Domain Name Hierarchy
- Thread starter Ashman
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I would choose the .com.au then .net.au not a real big fan of hyphens although I do have 1 hyphenated .au domain
I would always choose the .net.au over a hyphen.com.au
Ashman
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You forgot Snoopy's hierarchy.
.com.au (Because the rest are rubbish, worthless and shouldn't exist)
But in the real world were us mortals don't own the whole .com.au domain registry there must be alternatives.
aus11
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Exactly. I have a mixture of the first 3 (don't own any -.net.au) and find my preference for the middle two (.net.au and -.com.au) alternate quite often. I'd probably consider them fairly similar in value if it were a valuable keyword.
Lately however, I've tried to focus on only picking up .com.au's because if I can't find the time to develop them, they are most likely going to be easier to sell and recoup my money.
Shane
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That's the one I go by.
snoopy
Top Contributor
.net.au versus a hyphenated .com.au? It is a bit like asking what is better, a poke in the eyes or a kick in the balls?
All these alternatives are bad. Hyphenated .net.au's? We are really scraping the bottom of the barrel now.
When people can't get the .com.au they want, 99% look for another keyword. Look harder before choosing something that is obviously flawed, that is my advice.
All these alternatives are bad. Hyphenated .net.au's? We are really scraping the bottom of the barrel now.
When people can't get the .com.au they want, 99% look for another keyword. Look harder before choosing something that is obviously flawed, that is my advice.
aus11
Top Contributor
So that's your long way of agreeing with what I said?
You forgot Snoopy's hierarchy.
.com.au (Because the rest are rubbish, worthless and shouldn't exist)
Ashman
Top Contributor
Snoopy if they are my only options I would take a poke in the eye over a kick in the balls any day. debt-collectors.net.au (or is that a kick in the balls).
Probably a good test of the market is health-insurance.net.au on the drop today.
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snoopy
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I think so, most domainers own hundreds of domains and there is lot of usable .com.au's that can be bought for peanuts so why bother with 3rd rate stuff.
snoopy
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So that's your long way of agreeing with what I said?
Yep, certainly agree.
snoopy
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.com.au names with reasonable potential can be bought for $100. For the people registering .net.au etc for development plans (or resale also) that is madness in my view if it is something beyond MFA.
payattention
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If the exact match .com.au is taken and you seriously want to enter that niche, I would suggest registering a prefixkeyword.com.au or keywordsuffix.com.au instead of an exact match .net.au or a hyphenated .com.au - they're shit unless already developed.
Having said that - I picked up a hyphenated .net.au the other day for $300 off Flippa because it came with a Xenforo licence ($140 value on it's own) and a forum with 75k posts and almost 6k members (I think $160 for a 6k email list of people who like sports is a bargain). If you're gonna buy a hyphenated .net.au, at least let someone else developed it and then pick it up on the cheap - don't start from scratch with them.
Having said that - I picked up a hyphenated .net.au the other day for $300 off Flippa because it came with a Xenforo licence ($140 value on it's own) and a forum with 75k posts and almost 6k members (I think $160 for a 6k email list of people who like sports is a bargain). If you're gonna buy a hyphenated .net.au, at least let someone else developed it and then pick it up on the cheap - don't start from scratch with them.
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