{"id":5052,"date":"2010-07-15T13:07:47","date_gmt":"2010-07-15T13:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/?p=5052"},"modified":"2010-07-15T13:07:47","modified_gmt":"2010-07-15T13:07:47","slug":"5-reasons-to-get-a-co-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/blog\/5-reasons-to-get-a-co-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"5 reasons to register a .co domain name"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With only five days to go until general release of the .co domain name, here are five top reasons to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/domain-names\" target=\"_blank\">pre-register your .co domain name<\/a> before it\u2019s too late!<\/p>\n<p>1.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;70% of the world\u2019s top 500 brands have signed up for their .co name already, and WorldTrademarkReview.com has discovered that some big brands intend to provide new services and products just from their .co website, cementing its popularity.<\/p>\n<p>2.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;It\u2019s a good way to get a generic domain name that describes your brand or field rather than just having to stick to your company name, e.g. webdesign.co or slimming.co.<\/p>\n<p>3.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Over 75% of people surveyed associated .co with COmpany, COrporation or COmmerce, making it a great extension for professional websites and businesses.<\/p>\n<p>4.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;It\u2019s cheap \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/domain-names\" target=\"_blank\">pre-order your .co domain name with Heart Internet for just \u00a319.99<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>5.&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;There are still plenty of short and memorable domain names up for grabs, unlike other older extensions, and you can also benefit by gaining extra traffic due to .com typos.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget we also offer a selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.heartinternet.uk\/web-hosting\/\" target=\"_blank\">web hosting packages<\/a> to accompany your .co name, so you can benefit from the convenience of having everything in one place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With only five days to go until general release of the .co domain name, here are five top reasons to pre-register your .co domain name before it\u2019s too late! 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5052","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-domain-names"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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