.com.au domain names

Suzanne · 01-02-2004, 11:22 AM

Any ideas where I could buy .com.au domain names cheaply?

**ian** · 01-02-2004, 11:27 AM

I use http://www.namescout.com/dot_au.asp
There was one place I found cheaper for around 56, but I preferred to go with a company that I was familiar with than to save 4 dollars.
Oh yeah the $59.99 at namescout is for two years registration, so about 30 aussie bucks a year which I think is quite cheap.

Suzanne · 01-02-2004, 11:32 AM

Hmm I might stick with .com in that case, that is so pricy....do you still have to be a related business to buy the domain name?

**ian** · 01-02-2004, 11:33 AM

Also, you can find a full list of .com.au registrars here
http://www.ausregistry.com.au/domains/registrars.php
You would have to check them all to find the cheapest, I was too lazy to do that, besides I recall reading somewhere that the wholesale cost for .com.au domains was somewhere around the AU$50 mark, so I thought the price I was paying was reasonable.
One thing to look for with namescout.com.au is that they charge you even if the registration is not successful, but your account gets a credit which you can use in future.

Suzanne · 01-02-2004, 11:36 AM

Why would the registration not be successful??

**ian** · 01-02-2004, 11:44 AM

Well I believe you have to have a registered business, and the reason for registering the business needs to be tied in in some way to your registered business.

Suzanne · 01-02-2004, 11:49 AM

Yeah that's what I was asking about above, I thought they'd changed that

**ian** · 01-02-2004, 11:58 AM

Sorry, I posted my reply at exactly the same time as yours 10:33 so I somehow overlooked your post.

AainaalyaA · 01-02-2004, 07:49 PM

is it costly to setup a small business in australia?

**ian** · 01-03-2004, 12:28 AM

no, not that much.
If you are a sole trader, you just have to register a business name which costs around AU$126
If you start a company it costs around $1,000 to register a company, plus you have to lodge a company return each year.
I think there are still a lot of relatively untapped markets here in Australia, the downside is that there is only a relatively small population of 20 million in which to market your product or service to.

01-02-2004, 11:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
Suzanne VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 447	.com.au domain names Any ideas where I could buy .com.au domain names cheaply?

01-02-2004, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
ian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,450	I use http://www.namescout.com/dot_au.asp There was one place I found cheaper for around 56, but I preferred to go with a company that I was familiar with than to save 4 dollars. Oh yeah the $59.99 at namescout is for two years registration, so about 30 aussie bucks a year which I think is quite cheap. __________________ Computer Forum

01-02-2004, 11:33 AM	#4 (permalink)
ian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,450	Also, you can find a full list of .com.au registrars here http://www.ausregistry.com.au/domains/registrars.php You would have to check them all to find the cheapest, I was too lazy to do that, besides I recall reading somewhere that the wholesale cost for .com.au domains was somewhere around the AU$50 mark, so I thought the price I was paying was reasonable. One thing to look for with namescout.com.au is that they charge you even if the registration is not successful, but your account gets a credit which you can use in future. __________________ Computer Forum

01-02-2004, 11:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
ian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,450	Well I believe you have to have a registered business, and the reason for registering the business needs to be tied in in some way to your registered business. __________________ Computer Forum

01-02-2004, 11:58 AM	#8 (permalink)
ian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,450	Sorry, I posted my reply at exactly the same time as yours 10:33 so I somehow overlooked your post. __________________ Computer Forum

01-02-2004, 11:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Suzanne VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 447	Hmm I might stick with .com in that case, that is so pricy....do you still have to be a related business to buy the domain name?

01-02-2004, 11:36 AM	#5 (permalink)
Suzanne VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 447	Why would the registration not be successful??

01-02-2004, 11:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
Suzanne VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Melbourne Posts: 447	Yeah that's what I was asking about above, I thought they'd changed that

01-02-2004, 07:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
AainaalyaA Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: EuroAsia Age: 38 Posts: 308	is it costly to setup a small business in australia? __________________ AainaA Lifestyle

01-03-2004, 12:28 AM	#10 (permalink)
ian Administrator Join Date: Nov 2003 Posts: 7,450	no, not that much. If you are a sole trader, you just have to register a business name which costs around AU$126 If you start a company it costs around $1,000 to register a company, plus you have to lodge a company return each year. I think there are still a lot of relatively untapped markets here in Australia, the downside is that there is only a relatively small population of 20 million in which to market your product or service to. __________________ Computer Forum

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