July 6, 2007; 02:23 AM The .uk domain name register has passed the six million mark. The
domain name taking us to the landmark six million figure was
klassikbuilders.co.uk, registered by Tony Hunt, a tradesman from
Merseyside.
The
continued increase in .co.uk registrations indicates that British
Internet users recognise the value of having a .co.uk address. A
recent survey of 2,324 Internet users, carried out by YouGov
demonstrated that users were six times more likely to choose a .uk
rather than .com address when looking for information via an Internet
search engine.
Lesley Cowley, Chief Executive of Nominet,
comments: "With six million domain names now registered and a large
percentage of these linked to e-commerce, it's easy to see the
importance of a .co.uk domain name to a business. Local companies such
as Klassik Builders are realising the value of a .uk domain name for
promoting their business to customers."
Tony Hunt, registrant of
Klassikbuilders.co.uk, argues: "I found that not having a web site was
restricting the growth of my business. These days people go straight
to the Internet to find information - even if they are just looking for
a local builder. I plan to use the web site as a shop window to let
people know what services are available and how they can contact me. I
felt that by choosing a .co.uk address, people would be more likely to
visit my web site."
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