Do .com.au domain need to be used?
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I would say yes
James
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I can buy a waterfront property and have the block of land sitting un-used for 20 years and never develop it whilst the whole street can be developed at the same time. Is this unfair? It is business.
If you are not first to buy something what makes you think you have claim to it?
findtim
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yes , good arguments joel and james
I don't think there is a covenant on domains like there can be on a block of land eg: must build within 5 years, must be X size house.
I personally don't think you need to build a site on a domain you own, surely now after so many years we should accept it is a first come first served.
"lack of use" isn't an issue as I consider parking lack of use renamed as monetisation.
tim
I don't think there is a covenant on domains like there can be on a block of land eg: must build within 5 years, must be X size house.
I personally don't think you need to build a site on a domain you own, surely now after so many years we should accept it is a first come first served.
"lack of use" isn't an issue as I consider parking lack of use renamed as monetisation.
tim
findtim
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true story:
a retired friend of mine buys " gum tree burls" ( google images it)
http://www.grantdixonphotography.com.au/galleries/image.php?id=175&gid=26
he has a heap of them and carves them into bowls, chairs, tables, etc
he has no time limit on what he does, just thinks about them, looks at them, then starts to carve them, and maybe one day they will be a beautiful piece of work.
he has mates that do the same, they swap burls, sell burls, swap ideas, give advice and some just never get touched.
that's how i generally think of domains
tim
a retired friend of mine buys " gum tree burls" ( google images it)
http://www.grantdixonphotography.com.au/galleries/image.php?id=175&gid=26
he has a heap of them and carves them into bowls, chairs, tables, etc
he has no time limit on what he does, just thinks about them, looks at them, then starts to carve them, and maybe one day they will be a beautiful piece of work.
he has mates that do the same, they swap burls, sell burls, swap ideas, give advice and some just never get touched.
that's how i generally think of domains
tim
I guess it depends on what your definition of used is .. but I guess you can register a domain simply to protect your brand, I guess that is a use. Plus .. Also, some domains had a particular use at some stage, but now they are just registered to the user, id hate to think if we decided to do a use or lose policy with au domains.
findtim
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Right ... so having the domain name parked on a page can be classified as being used, so long as the website doesn't have a for sale ad or something like that. Am i getting it right?
eBranding.com.au
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You're not too far off
It's actually ok to have 'for sale' or 'make offer' shown on the page.I wrote some articles on domainer.com.au not long ago that may be helpful:
http://www.domainer.com.au/monetisation-101-part-1-au-policies/
http://www.domainer.com.au/monetisation-101-part-2-parking/
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