Comments on: International Domains – which are actually used? http://www.stevepoland.com/international-domains-which-are-actually-used/ Serial entrepreneur and former early @TechCrunch Writer. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tom Sieron http://www.stevepoland.com/international-domains-which-are-actually-used/comment-page-1/#comment-1352 Tom Sieron Sat, 24 May 2008 21:32:41 +0000 http://blog.stevepoland.com/?p=323#comment-1352 In Poland the most popular TLDs are .pl and .com. .com.pl is rarely used and not recommended. Most company websites are bilingual in Poland (polish & english) - maybe that's why .com's are also very popular. I know that .de and .co.uk are very popular in Germany and UK respectively. .com.de rather not. In Poland the most popular TLDs are .pl and .com. .com.pl is rarely used and not recommended. Most company websites are bilingual in Poland (polish & english) – maybe that’s why .com’s are also very popular.

I know that .de and .co.uk are very popular in Germany and UK respectively. .com.de rather not.

]]> By: Dan W http://www.stevepoland.com/international-domains-which-are-actually-used/comment-page-1/#comment-1341 Dan W Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:04:41 +0000 http://blog.stevepoland.com/?p=323#comment-1341 Depends on what your site is. If it's the same content and language regardless of country use a .com. If you're localising then get the local domain. For example Amazon.com is the US store whilst Amazon.co.uk shows you UK products. .uk.com and similar others are never used in the UK, unless you wish to confuse people. Depends on what your site is. If it’s the same content and language regardless of country use a .com. If you’re localising then get the local domain.

For example Amazon.com is the US store whilst Amazon.co.uk shows you UK products. .uk.com and similar others are never used in the UK, unless you wish to confuse people.

]]> By: Charles http://www.stevepoland.com/international-domains-which-are-actually-used/comment-page-1/#comment-1337 Charles Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:40:29 +0000 http://blog.stevepoland.com/?p=323#comment-1337 I think it depends on the nature of the website in question. Certainly sites in New Zealand that serve the local market use the .co.nz extension and users looking for local content will expect to go to a .co.nz domain name. Not to mention of course that Google weights local sites in local search results, ie. when I use google.co.nz then local domains are weighted more in the results. I think it depends on the nature of the website in question. Certainly sites in New Zealand that serve the local market use the .co.nz extension and users looking for local content will expect to go to a .co.nz domain name.

Not to mention of course that Google weights local sites in local search results, ie. when I use google.co.nz then local domains are weighted more in the results.

]]> By: Burak Gulbahce http://www.stevepoland.com/international-domains-which-are-actually-used/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 Burak Gulbahce Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:09:30 +0000 http://blog.stevepoland.com/?p=323#comment-1336 In Turkey although the TLD is com.tr, to get com.tr domain names you should provide official papers to prove that the domain name is a registered trademark, or a company registered to the chamber of commerce in Turkey. Otherwise getting a com.tr domain name is not very possible. Hence com.tr had a good credibility for me, but in the latest months I`m seing crappy domain names with com.tr extension, I guess establishing companies are getting easier in Turkey. In Turkey although the TLD is com.tr, to get com.tr domain names you should provide official papers to prove that the domain name is a registered trademark, or a company registered to the chamber of commerce in Turkey. Otherwise getting a com.tr domain name is not very possible. Hence com.tr had a good credibility for me, but in the latest months I`m seing crappy domain names with com.tr extension, I guess establishing companies are getting easier in Turkey.

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