A Questions For The Aussies Out There

13 years ago

Hi

I have never used either of these companies nor am I affiliated with them but a google search cam up with

crazydomains dot com dot au
digitalpacific dot com dot au
webhostaustralia dot com dot au
ausweb dot com dot au

Maybe check them out and compare prices and see if any of them can suit your needs

Hope I helped

Edwin

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LiamP 13 years ago

You'll need to be a registered Australian business (or at least some kind of access to one) in order to buy a .com.au
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John Romaine

13 years ago

Crazy are probably the easiest in terms of domain names. DO NOT use them for hosting though - I had a nightmare experience!

Seriously, host overseas if you can, the cost just doesn't compare.

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Audrey Harvey

13 years ago

From this site: .com.au and .net.au Australian domain name registration eligibility

In accordance with Australian Domain Name Policy, to be eligible to register .com.au domain names and .net.au domain names, registrants must be one of the following:

An Australian registered company
Trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory
An Australian partnership or sole trader
A foreign company licensed to trade in Australia
Be an owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark
An applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark
An association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory
An Australian commercial statutory body

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TBInternetMarketing

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Audrey Harvey

From this site: .com.au and .net.au Australian domain name registration eligibility

In accordance with Australian Domain Name Policy, to be eligible to register .com.au domain names and .net.au domain names, registrants must be one of the following:

An Australian registered company
Trading under a registered business name in any Australian State or Territory
An Australian partnership or sole trader
A foreign company licensed to trade in Australia
Be an owner of an Australian Registered Trade Mark
An applicant for an Australian Registered Trade Mark
An association incorporated in any Australian State or Territory
An Australian commercial statutory body

Wow, I had no idea you guys were so strict over there with your domain names. Since I am none of the above yet, I guess I won't be doing that.

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infomaniacs

13 years ago

crazy domains for a .com.au domain, but yeh you will need an abn.
I use blue host and hostgator for my hosting, but they aren't Australian based, found cheaper overseas.

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John Romaine

13 years ago

As you dont have an ABN...Im assuming your in the US yes??

Another option might be to simply register a .com then use Googles Webmaster Tools and set the Geographical preference to Australia

As for Google places however, I believe you require certain demographic details such as a postal address, phone numbers etc.

Dont quote me though, I could be wrong.

Heres the link to my suggestion above. Ahh, they call it 'Geotarging'

Geotargeting - Webmaster Tools Help

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TBInternetMarketing

13 years ago

Originally Posted by ramone_johnny

As you dont have an ABN...Im assuming your in the US yes??

Another option might be to simply register a .com then use Googles Webmaster Tools and set the Geographical preference to Australia

As for Google places however, I believe you require certain demographic details such as a postal address, phone numbers etc.

Dont quote me though, I could be wrong.

Heres the link to my suggestion above. Ahh, they call it 'Geotarging'

Geotargeting - Webmaster Tools Help

Thanks for the reply,

Yes you are quite correct with needing an address, phone number etc, but from what I can see it is possible to rent a virtual office or address in most cities in the world, so it is something I was going to look into.

I actually use the geographical targeting with some of my sites in the US, but for some reason had assumed for local places it would be best to use local hosting in that country.

I'll give it a try though with a normal hostgator account using Geotargeting, and also a standard .com domain.

Thanks and all the best

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Aiming High

13 years ago

For sure you need a physical address here in Australia for Google Places. When you set up the listing and provide the physical address then Google sends the password to that address by snail mail.

That precludes trying to attempt anything on Google Places unless you have a representative over here with a physical address that does not already have a Google Places listing - one address, one listing

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John Romaine

13 years ago

Dude, I have a number of .com.au registered websites and ALL of them are hosted overseas. All of them!

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Audrey Harvey 13 years ago

Originally Posted by ramone_johnny

Dude, I have a number of .com.au registered websites and ALL of them are hosted overseas. All of them!

Same, my .com.au domains are hosted overseas too. No idea why they are so strict, I think they must be the only ones to be that picky, because I've owned a .co.uk and a co.nz with no problems.
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iWingsDOTnet

13 years ago

Hey TB. As stated you do need an ABN (Australian Business Number) as a minimum. There might be another way around it though, I don't know. However crazydomain.com.au is probably the best. I have registered several .com.au domains with them. They have worked very well for me. I have never hosted with them though. I do all my hosting with HostGator.

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itsallwhite

13 years ago

As mentioned you'll need an ABN, not just an Australian address for the .com.au domain. In terms of hosting I would always host in Australia if you are looking for organic traffic - you'll generally get better SE rankings if you host in the country you target.

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John Romaine 13 years ago

Originally Posted by itsallwhite

always host in Australia if you are looking for organic traffic - you'll generally get better SE rankings if you host in the country you target.

Sorry but thats just not true.

Ive owned numerous sites that sit first page (one was an authority site that held 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th position on the first page of Google for its primary keyword) and all of them were/are hosted in the US.
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WillR

13 years ago

Originally Posted by itsallwhite

As mentioned you'll need an ABN, not just an Australian address for the .com.au domain. In terms of hosting I would always host in Australia if you are looking for organic traffic - you'll generally get better SE rankings if you host in the country you target.

I'd be interested to know where you are getting your information from? One of the sillier things I have heard.

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John Romaine 13 years ago

Originally Posted by WillR

I'd be interested to know where you are getting your information from? One of the sillier things I have heard.

Cornflakes packet dude
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Sire

13 years ago

I moved to overseas hosting because the Aussie one I used to use was somewhat lacking.

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celente

13 years ago

I have a abn number for tax and bas.

But my webites are all .com as these are much cheaper. Hosted on us websites no doubt.

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TBInternetMarketing 13 years ago

Originally Posted by celente

I have a abn number for tax and bas.

But my webites are all .com as these are much cheaper. Hosted on us websites no doubt.

So you would say it's still possible to rank a .com hosted in the US, for the Aussies Google? I guess all you would need to do then is change the Geo Targeting?
Anyone had any experience with this?
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