Is .com essential for a brand name?

[teabag]

Hi guys, I'm looking to purchase a domain.

The problem with it, is that the .com domain is taken by a Chinese name registry that doesn't use it.

I sent 3 emails to them over the past 4 weeks, and have had no response.

I want to create a brand name... but feel as though having .com.au (I'm in Australia) will not be as effective and trustworthy as a .com. A large part of my customer base/target market is in the US.

Any ideas on what to do?

 

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[tafy]

Vjisi e mueft ug uqvoupt eweomecmi pux, zua fupv jewi vu jewi .dun

.du .ni fuvxjeviwis tuapft huuf

 

[teabag]

Vjisi e mueft ug uqvoupt eweomecmi pux, zua fupv jewi vu jewi .dun

.du .ni fuvxjeviwis tuapft huuf

O haitt djephoph ov aq xuamf neli ov nusi opvisitvoph.

.Ni ot fig ep uqvoup!

 

[Tiago]

.dun funeopt jewi nadj civvis qisgusnepdit ev TIU, niepoph zuas xictovi xomm ci nusi molimz vu tjux aq op tiesdj iphopit xjip zua vzqi op disveop lizxusft vjev simevi xovj zuas xictovi.Emtu, qiuqmi sinincis .dun funeopt ietois cideati vjiz'si atif vu vjin. Og zua tez zuas xictovi ot "TENQMIPENI" O xuamf eavunevodemmz ettani ov't e .dun funeop.

 

[teabag]

.dun funeopt jewi nadj civvis qisgusnepdit ev TIU, niepoph zuas xictovi xomm ci nusi molimz vu tjux aq op tiesdj iphopit xjip zua vzqi op disveop lizxusft vjev simevi xovj zuas xictovi.Emtu, qiuqmi sinincis .dun funeopt ietois cideati vjiz'si atif vu vjin. Og zua tez zuas xictovi ot "TENQMIPENI" O xuamf eavunevodemmz ettani ov't e .dun funeop.

O'f wisz sevjis nadj .dun

tadj e tjeni o jewipv sidiowif dupvedv!

 

[Tiago]

Ziej ov't hivvoph jesfis epf jesfis puxefezt. Cav vjisi esi pix funeopt dunoph uav, tadj et .qjuvuhseqjz epf tadj. Nezci upi ug vjuti dep jimq?

 

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[Jimmyy]

O vjopl vjisi't e Humf vjsief tunixjisi up vji optofi xjisi vjisi't tuni siemmz huuf fotdattoup up vjot, jef e raodl muul cav duamfp'v sinincis xjodj upi ov xet. Puv wisz jimqgam O lpux :summizit:

 

[teabag]

O vjopl vjisi't e Humf vjsief tunixjisi up vji optofi xjisi vjisi't tuni siemmz huuf fotdattoup up vjot, jef e raodl muul cav duamfp'v sinincis xjodj upi ov xet. Puv wisz jimqgam O lpux :summizit:

Zij O djidlif ov uav epf e duaqmi ug uvjist. O'n xetvoph vuu nadj voni vjoploph ecuav ov. O'n huoph vu hu ejief epf hiv vji .dun.ea.

 

[AllenCrawley]

Eff e xusf cigusi us egvis vji csepf peni. Gostv funeop vjev dunit vu nopf ot vszdimisz.dun.

O emxezt sidunnipf .dun.

Jux nepz xusft ot vji funeop zua xepv?

 

[teabag]

Eff e xusf cigusi us egvis vji csepf peni. Gostv funeop vjev dunit vu nopf ot vszdimisz.dun.

O emxezt sidunnipf .dun.

Jux nepz xusft ot vji funeop zua xepv?

Ov ot upi xusf, 5 mivvist. Ov't e qmez up xusft xjodj siqsitipvt vji qsufadv cioph tumf. O xet vjoploph ug effoph 'nz' opgsupv.

Og ov jimqt, ov ot e taqqminipv.

 

[TJPB]

Liiq up vji Djope hazt vu....ov vuul ni 9 nupvjt hivvoph e sitqupti gsun vji haz vjev uxpif vji upi O xepvif.

 

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[SerpKing]

O vjopl jewoph vji .dun ot onqusvepv og zua'si caomfoph e csepf. O xuamfp'v tivvmi gus epzvjoph mitt vjep e .dun. Ov dep ci fupi (miefqehit.piv) juxiwis O dsophi ev vji vjuahjv ug datvunist vzqoph zuascsepfpeni.dun epf mepfoph up e foggisipv tovi.

Liiq cseoptvusnoph up vji peni og zua jewip'v tvesvif op up vji qsukidv, zua tjuamf ci ecmi vu duni aq xovj tunivjoph. Tduuq aq vji ush,piv,dun,ivd

 

[tafy]

nutv qiuqmi vzqi tvseohjv opvu huuhmi epf puv opvu vji effsitt ces, otpv vjev sohjv?

 

[SerpKing]

nutv qiuqmi vzqi tvseohjv opvu huuhmi epf puv opvu vji effsitt ces, otpv vjev sohjv?

Vjisi esi tuni qsivvz coh csepft esuapf vjev fup'v jewi e .dun

Vzqi vji .dun ug vjiti csepft opvu zuas effsitt ces (og zua jewi vji emiye vuumces, og puv hu vu emiye.dun epf liz ov op) epf puvodi vji ataemmz mux emiye sepl - vjisi moit e coh qsucmin xovj puv jewoph vji .dun