here's what i am sending, you will at the bottom it links to domainer who has provided a very informative list of links for both sides of the coin. i
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hi ******, here's the info............. It takes just 3 minutes !
short version here, long version below
Vote in Auda's survey at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WKZZLPV
put in your name and email and here are the answers
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 1A: Vote No
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 1B: Vote No
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 2A: Vote Yes
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 2B: Vote Yes
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 2C: Vote Yes
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 3A: Vote Yes
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 3B: Vote Yes
at the end type your opinion
DONE
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PLEASE read this as you have a .com.au domain name, its very IMPORTANT , PLEASE read it in full and do it TODAY.
please do this and email me after you complete the survey. please forward it to people you know if you agree
you know i never send emails unless they are important, so keep reading
NOTE: at the end i will provide you with a bunch of links if you would like to read more about this issue.
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Auda the governing body behind .com.au registrations has released a recommendation to introduce direct .au registration to the market.
Essentially, what this means is that someone else could easily register the .au version of your website without you knowing. If you owned YOUR-BUSINESS-NAME.com.au, someone else could come along and register YOUR-BUSINESS-NAME.au - unless you registered it first.
PLUS act on it TODAY, as it closes on friday, PLEASEEEEE email me you have acted on it ( or i am going to phone you ), i don't care which way you vote but i'm here to tell you if it comes in it WILL COST YOU $$$$ in its present form of recommendations.
The best case scenario, is that your registration costs are doubled as you’ve had to “defensively” register the .au version of your website. The worst case? Someone beats you to it and you lose traffic and business to a competitor.
there are 3 options that need to be taken before 24/9/2015:
1) read my brief and do the survey how i think it should be done to protect you.
2) read my brief and read all the information i'll provide at the BOTTOM of this email, then make your own decision
3) do nothing, and we all lose
If you think that doubling your costs, competing for a domain name you already own, having your competitor potential get it instead is a bad idea, have your say.
How to vote
Vote in Auda's survey at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/WKZZLPV it only takes a couple of minutes.
Sign up with your own name and an email that you can be contacted at.
If you oppose the introduction of direct .au registrations vote as follows
(comments are not mandatory – you don’t need to fill these in)
this is the intro screenshot, this asks you to READ the whole thing !!!! , i've done that for you so skip it.
http://screencast.com/t/VhtjH5fGoX
sign in: best to use a domain name address but it doesn't matter
http://screencast.com/t/U9oocu87Jvhj
this survey can ONLY be taken from 1 location, if you own many domains you can survey many times but it has to be from a different computer eg: say you own nambourdentist.com.au and also noosadentist.com.au, then if you complete the survey from those locations it is valid as you are talking about the effect it will have on 2 different businesses.
but you can not lie and SPAM the survey, we want to get our opinion across but always play fair.
( the links below are previews only, no need to click if you don't want to )
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 1A: Vote No ,
http://screencast.com/t/nMIjlIkjf
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 1B: Vote No ,
http://screencast.com/t/Blk33Vwq
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 2A: Vote Yes ,
http://screencast.com/t/CliIzrZW
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 2B: Vote Yes ,
http://screencast.com/t/Qmr07Gtnw
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 2C: Vote Yes ,
http://screencast.com/t/sSH2z217
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 3A: Vote Yes ,
http://screencast.com/t/Co0FLRwtS
For DRAFT RECOMMENDATION 3B: Vote Yes ,
http://screencast.com/t/ZMf1h5KsPadn
For the General Comments section: Leave this blank if you want to, or make a comment along the lines that you object to the proposed introduction of direct .au registrations as they are either a threat to your brand or an additional cost to your business.
Click Done.
That’s it!
If enough people vote, we can stop this.
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now here's another link which is a fantastic coverage of whats been going on with a BUNCH of links to articles that is fair for both arguments so you can decide, but i decide the responses above for your best interest.
( NOTE: there is a lot of reading to be done here )
http://www.domainer.com.au/au-policy-considerations-a-quick-recap/
A expanded explaination of the reasons to vote as above:
http://www.domainer.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Submission-Luke-Summers-The-Lucky-Country.pdf
i hope to receive an email from you soon.
tim connell
0439 859 860
feel free to call about anything you'd like to discuss.
