I don't get the domain discussion. Even if you launched locally with .com, it's not that big a deal keeping it local. (I wouldn't even bother with .com.au tbh) Surely it's about strategy - local v global?
For what it's worth, I'm in the 'think global, act local' camp. Launch your first/beta version and focus efforts on the local. Find out what works, what doesn't, build upon it rinse, repeat. Have a look at Friendorse.com for an example. They started off with a focus on Hornsby, tweaked things along the way, and (from what I can tell) cover greater Sydney now. Rai On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 5:19 PM, Kelvin Yip <kyi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Aymeric. > Although I have both .com and .com.au domain names, I don't intend to > market both .com and .com.au straightaway. This is what I am trying to > figure out which is the best way to do. If I start .com and market to > global straightaway, it should naturally attracts larger > international audience including US and UK where the people are more > savvy, the uptake should be better. If I go .com.au first, I can go > deep but then the market is relatively small and if it does not work > here, does it mean it won't work in other countries? > > On Mar 1, 1:10 pm, Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli <lavieestbe...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I think the problem is not the cost of a domain name, but the effort of > > marketing on both fronts. > > > > If the Australian market is big enough to make your venture profitable, > it > > would be an easier market to go for at the beginning. You would have less > > competition, higher visibility in Google and potentially cheaper > > advertising. > > > > Then you can decide to grow and go global later once you have proven your > > idea works. > > > > If the Australian market is not big enough then consider to go global > > straight away. At the start you can't really market two websites at the > same > > time, it is really time consuming and might require a different approach. > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 12:51 PM, David Lyon < > david.lyon.preissh...@gmail.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > If you are able to source and supply global, then go global. > > > > > Domains are relatively inexpensive. Chances are you could afford to do > > > both. > > > > > On 3/1/11, Kelvin Yip <kyi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > Hi guys, > > > > > > I am working on a Q&A type of project so it can be either local > > > > specific (e.g. where can I get this?) or general type of questions > > > > (e.g. how to fix?) > > > > > > I have been thinking the following scenarios: > > > > > > 1. Launch .com.......... when there is enough Australian audience, > > > > launch .com.au (similar the way Freelancer.com and Freelancer.com.au > ) > > > > 2. Launch .com.au..........capture the local market.......then > > > > launch .com once it has proven the model is working. > > > > > > I would like to get some opinions on pros and cons when launch it to > a > > > > global market (.com) versus local (.com.au). > > > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > > > Kelvin > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon > Beach > > > > Australia mailing list. > > > > > > Guidelines on discussion: > > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e13. > .. > > > > > > No lurkers! 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