Picking a URL co.uk vs .net vs .biz which is best for SEO?

[JamesBryant]

Hi

I was always told that you only want a .co.uk or a .com is this still true?

I am setting up an ecommerce site and the ideal .co.uk is gone!

Am I better to have a longer ulr with maybe a hifen or a uk in it or is it ok to have a .biz or a .net these days?

You help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks

James

[TakeshiYoung]

If you're based in the UK, .co.uk is the best way to go. I would avoid hyphens as they can be seem spammy and can be hard to type out. If you're in the US, .com is the best bet, but .net and .org are also fine from an SEO perspective.

[Brian-H]

Becareful setting up a .com/.net etc with the same name as the .co.uk you wanted. Check first that the brand name is not trademarked and then still you can run in to problems. Do you really want to register a .com and then have a % of your clients type .co.uk and go to the other site?