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Tue, 04 January 2005 00:55
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Ok I know this has been done a few times, but your creative juices may just inspire me.
I am looking to start an online pet supply business, and need a domain (and company) name. Any Ideas?
I was thinking www.epet.com.au but some bastard is stiin on that, maybe www.epet.net.au? But I would prefer a .com.au
Any ideas poeples? thanks in advance!
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Tue, 04 January 2005 01:26
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What about just a .com?
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Tue, 04 January 2005 01:35
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I would prefer a .com.au as i would be trading in Australia. I am particularly sceptical of 'Australian' companies running .com because in a lot of cases they aren't Australian.
I also feel that my customers would be happier to deal with a .au for similar reasons.
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Re: Domain Names
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Tue, 04 January 2005 01:35
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what about e-pet.com.au?
only problem with that is that people may accidently go epet.com.au instead
i would proberly suggest think of something else.
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Re: Domain Names
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Tue, 04 January 2005 01:47
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| Squid wrote on Tue, 04 January 2005 11:35 |
I would prefer a .com.au as i would be trading in Australia. I am particularly sceptical of 'Australian' companies running .com because in a lot of cases they aren't Australian.
I also feel that my customers would be happier to deal with a .au for similar reasons.
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Most Australian companys are turning away from .com.au domains as they are being ripped off. I mean a .com domain is $7US a year and a .com.au is like $80AUS a year! How does that make sense? I mean a a .com.au is bassicly a sub-domain so it should be cheap.
I know what you mean though by having the .au making it look like an Australian company, but in the future .com will be the norm.
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Tue, 04 January 2005 01:48
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yeah don't like the risk of giving business to a competitior...
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Tue, 04 January 2005 17:08
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| Squid wrote on Tue, 04 January 2005 12:51 |
From a customers perspective:
You know that with a .au the company is a registered Australian company and you can legally pursue them if the default on good etc.
with a .com, you don't have the same backup.
I wouldn't necessarily deal with an Australian company that is too tight to pay the extra $70 to give their customers that piece of mind...it is only $70 and it is a pre-tax expense!
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your actually wrong in the sense that when trading through the net it doesnt matter what it says. i could be in america and get a ,au address, wheres the proof im a registered business in australia? the ABN should appear somewhere within the site (usually under the CONTACT US section). therefore with that they will know you are australian and will still be able to persue you if required.
also even if the company/business was overseas, they should still show the equivallent ABN for that country and due to international trading laws over the net you can still persue them if required... i would be more scared of a site without their ABN
also it is not about being tight but reasonable and sensible, Cool1 is right why the hell do we pay SOOOOO much more for .au? whats the justification?
in the business profile area oif you have one you can state your australian, on the first place you can state australian owned and based... but there is no real justification for having the .au... also it is easier with just .com. these days whenever typing in an address you just put .com
anyway do what you want but i wouldnt and dont pay the extra for my site... but to answer you Q how about:
- petsonline.com.au
- petsuppliesonline.com.au
- onlinepetssupplies.com.au
- petsupplies.com.au
- onestoppetshop.com.au
- thepetshop.com.au *
- petshop.com.au
- petsonly.com.au
- petsworld.com.au
man i could think of a million names with the word pet in it, though some are pretty long... the one with the * is good i recon
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Tue, 04 January 2005 20:37
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Yeah I agree that www.thepetshop.com.au is good, currently tossing up between that and www.AussiePets.com.au
As for the .com .com.au debate, I want a .com.au as i believe it will make customers happier dealing with a .au. Considering that I am paying for it then I am happy to spend the extra $70.
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Tue, 04 January 2005 21:10
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| fade-e wrote on Wed, 05 January 2005 04:08 |
| Squid wrote on Tue, 04 January 2005 12:51 |
You know that with a .au the company is a registered Australian company and you can legally pursue them if the default on good etc.
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your actually wrong in the sense that when trading through the net it doesnt matter what it says. i could be in america and get a ,au address, wheres the proof im a registered business in australia? the ABN should appear somewhere within the site (usually under the CONTACT US section). therefore with that they will know you are australian and will still be able to persue you if required.
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well acutally to acutally create a .com.au address you need to have a registered australian business as you cant register the domain without the ABN number. There is a whole check thing where when you request a .com.au address it then does a search on a goverment server or something and tracks down to see if the abn is correct and to the right contact and company name.
there is noway for a american to get a .com.au address
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Re: Domain Names
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Tue, 04 January 2005 21:11
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| djcougar wrote on Wed, 05 January 2005 08:10 |
| fade-e wrote on Wed, 05 January 2005 04:08 |
| Squid wrote on Tue, 04 January 2005 12:51 |
You know that with a .au the company is a registered Australian company and you can legally pursue them if the default on good etc.
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your actually wrong in the sense that when trading through the net it doesnt matter what it says. i could be in america and get a ,au address, wheres the proof im a registered business in australia? the ABN should appear somewhere within the site (usually under the CONTACT US section). therefore with that they will know you are australian and will still be able to persue you if required.
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well acutally to acutally create a .com.au address you need to have a registered australian business as you cant register the domain without the ABN number. There is a whole check thing where when you request a .com.au address it then does a search on a goverment server or something and tracks down to see if the abn is correct and to the right contact and company name.
there is noway for a american to get a .com.au address
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What he said!!
(I just couldn't be bothered typing that out!)
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Re: Domain Names
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Tue, 04 January 2005 21:23
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what about something that is as simple as:
www.mypet.com.au or www.yourpet.com.au
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Wed, 05 January 2005 00:53
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www.dogeatdog.com.au
www.catsndogs.com.au
www.dingostolemebaby.com.au
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Wed, 05 January 2005 01:11
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lol @ dingostolemybaby.com.au
surely someone would have that!! funny tho!
Not really the right company image tho!
I want to aviod any specific animal names as I want to cater to all pets!
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Re: Domain Names
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Wed, 05 January 2005 01:29
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THEPETHOUSE.COM.AU
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