.eu domains?

Discussion in 'Domain Names' started by Gnome, Jan 19, 2008.

  1. #1
    Would you buy a .eu domain?

    I know there only new,but there already full of spam sites,but theres still 4 letter domains left in it,and there only 5euro a year.
     
    Gnome, Jan 19, 2008 IP
  2. bobchrist

    bobchrist Active Member

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    Yes, I will go for that if I am going to focus on EU market. :)
     
    bobchrist, Jan 19, 2008 IP
  3. LawnchairLarry

    LawnchairLarry Well-Known Member

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    Agreed! I don't think they're many spammy .eu websites (yet). Certainly not compared to .com or .net websites. Which registrar offers .eu domains for only € 5? Do they come with private registration or isn't that possible with .eu domains?
     
    LawnchairLarry, Jan 19, 2008 IP
  4. Richie_Ni

    Richie_Ni Illustrious Member

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    No,.com is still my favorite. :D
    really? how about those .info sites?
     
    Richie_Ni, Jan 19, 2008 IP
  5. IndianWebMaster

    IndianWebMaster Well-Known Member

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    .eu domains will be extremely hot properties couple of years from now as people in the European Union, who missed out on the bus when trying for their country domains, will all be running towards the.eu domains and the aftermarket prices are gonna shoot up like anything!
     
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  6. Gnome

    Gnome Active Member

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    so I should go for .eu yeah?
     
    Gnome, Jan 19, 2008 IP
  7. htmlindex

    htmlindex Prominent Member

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    Personally, I wouldn't buy .eu domains for resale. If you are looking to develop & target people in the EU, then it might be a good idea to own it.
     
    htmlindex, Jan 19, 2008 IP
  8. Nosfer

    Nosfer Well-Known Member

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    .eu is really low on my list of priorities so i don't think i'd buy a domain with that extension.
     
    Nosfer, Jan 19, 2008 IP
  9. ORZ

    ORZ Well-Known Member

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    I think .eu is too general, many people still only register there countries extension and leave .eu away.
     
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  10. pubsit1000

    pubsit1000 Peon

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    I don't like .eu and won't buy any. I don't think Germans will leave their .de or French their .fr Plus it's better for search engines to have your local business site with a local ccTLD. The only thing I would buy .eu would be for brand protection but I would 301 to the main site.
     
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  11. andrej

    andrej Notable Member

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    I own one and I'm using subdomains on it and it is .eu as I'm targetting the European market.
     
    andrej, Jan 20, 2008 IP
  12. Gnome

    Gnome Active Member

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    how do you find it? I like .eu but im seeing soo many .eu spamsites I dont know if ill buy into it.
     
    Gnome, Jan 25, 2008 IP
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    Pixelrage Peon

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    probably not, unless there are small common word .eu's available. I dont really plan to buy any more TLD's unless it's for a really clever domain hack.
     
    Pixelrage, Jan 25, 2008 IP
  14. Gnome

    Gnome Active Member

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    im still thinking about getting a .eu anyone recommend them?
     
    Gnome, Feb 8, 2008 IP
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    .eu will became very valuable in the coming years. Think about many countries joined the EU and will be more to come. Yes, I would go for .eu and actually I am in search for few good names. Godaddy I thing has .eu is for $15 reg.
     
    max68, Feb 8, 2008 IP
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    drugstores4u Peon

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    Yes. I think .eu will become more important in the future. powerhoster.com just sell it $12.99 per year.
     
    drugstores4u, Feb 8, 2008 IP
  17. visioninfotech

    visioninfotech Banned

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    .eu domains are good and they are picking up quite fast. We have seen the registrations going up from just 3 - 4 per week in last September to 12 - 18 per week in January.

    There will be some value, but the name should be good one. Many good names were blocked in the start of extension.

    Our company (A directi Reseller) is selling them much lower at USD 7.69 only.
     
    visioninfotech, Feb 8, 2008 IP
  18. Varley

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    I considerdd buying abolishthe.eu but decided not to :)
     
    Varley, Feb 9, 2008 IP
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    .eu is different from other gTLDs so not much analysis is available. http://blog.whoisireland.com/ has some in-depth analysis.

    You need to be careful with renewals as you can only do 1 year at a time and you have to pay an extra year to move them between registrars. Also a lot of registrars do not have mechanisms in place to accept transfers (even ones where you can register them at). This can be a pain if you want to consolidate names)
     
    gpmgroup, Feb 9, 2008 IP