I always wonder what the reason is behind owning ccTLD domains that don't resolve. If you don't setup a website on a local domain, making it redirect to the main one (not necessarily the .com) should be obvious IMHO.
I always wonder what the reason is behind owning ccTLD domains that don't resolve. If you don't setup a website on a local domain, making it redirect to the main one (not necessarily the .com) should be obvious IMHO.
I agree with you, the_poet. At the very least, the related ccTLD domain should be redirected (rather than it not resolving). Perhaps some companies are more concerned about preventing others from registering the domains than about the benefits of owning such related ccTLD domain.
- if possible, the company can try buying the already registered domain;
- it can use a domain that promotes a brand or tagline rather than the company name - eg snapcracklepop.com and gotmilk.com
- it can use an acronym that stands for the company name instead of using full company name - eg "LG Electronics" uses LGE.com (or vice versa but then company will likely lose traffic to LGE.com if it doesn't own it)
- it can can use a domain that promotes the company's products/services rather than the company name - eg gadgets.in and hosting.co.in