Real Canadians on the Internet??
tritium @ Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:25 pm
Just a crazy question, maybe a really stupid one.
If you are going to build a web site, as a Canadian would you buy a .ca or .com
.ca being the Canadain extension
.com being the US extension.
The reason I ask is, I see lots of smaller companies in Canada with .com web sites. If they are not proud enough to register a .ca, then why hire that company.
Does it even make a difference to you??
RUEZ @ Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:35 pm
I personally would get a .ca. I think a .ca is very popular, and as a Canadian I personally prefer .ca because I automatically know the website I'm dealing with is Canadian.
Canadaka @ Wed Feb 14, 2007 5:58 pm
.com isn't really for the US, its international, like .net and .org
There is actualy a .us now as well.
Also in the 90's you could only get a .ca if you had a business that operated in multiple provinces, or else you could only get a .bc.ca
I like .ca, I have several .ca domains
Mr_Canada old @ Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:08 pm
.ca of course.
"Proud.ca"
Don't steal, 
If I were to register a US domain...
It probably would be like "Canadaisbetterthenthe.us"
tritium @ Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:24 pm
I love the CanadianHottie.ca
tritium @ Wed Feb 14, 2007 6:36 pm
WDHIII WDHIII:
If im looking for something (information, products etc) I ALWAYS go to the .CA site first.
Now heres a question that maybe someone can answer.... CAN a company, person, organization OUTSIDE of Canada register for a .CA domain name?
Just wondering....
Now heres a question that maybe someone can answer.... CAN a company, person, organization OUTSIDE of Canada register for a .CA domain name?
Just wondering....
YES. Legally so you don't loose the domain, register a Canadian corporation (Alberta is the cheapest) and have that company own the domain name. (YOUR DMAIN IS SECURE)
OR: just register the domain, saying you are a "Canadian Citizen" and pick a Canadian address. However, if cought you could loose the domain.
OR: Have a Canadian friend register the domain in their name.
kathematics @ Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:29 am
i guess if you want more traffic you gots to go .com. .ca is great internally but its like .poland or something. not what the majority of people look for.
i'd go .gov personally
Clogeroo @ Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:42 am
I think the point of country codes is sometimes you can preference your search for things in your country like cars and such and maybe the .ca accounts might show up first? Perhaps if you are providing a service mostly to Canadians then .ca might be better but if you are international maybe a .com, .org, or even .net might be more suitable?
tritium @ Thu Feb 15, 2007 10:43 am
kathematics kathematics:
i guess if you want more traffic you gots to go .com. .ca is great internally but its like .poland or something. not what the majority of people look for.
i'd go .gov personally
i'd go .gov personally
That is actually a myth; "I have a .com so I will get more traffic."
Like any business, online or not, you have to advertise that business. Unless the domain is sex.com or something extremely generic.
Advertising is the key, not a domain extension.