Think back to 1998, the IEDRs rules were very restictive, if you wanted a .ie you might have settled for a .ie.nu domain.
It’s now 2006, the IEDRs rules have been relaxed, does the .ie.nu still have anything to offer?
Well including VAT a .ie.nu costs EUR 84.70, and a .ie costs EUR 54.45 (from a reseller called blacknight, as the registry encourages potential registrants to deal with resellers rather then with it directly by a pricing policy)
Regardless of pricing one cannot recommend a psudo cctld, the extension for Ireland is .ie full stop. Readers will recall the .uk.co saga
Technically speaking .nu is the cctld for Nieu, an island in the South Pacific. It is a member of the commonwealth of nations, and since 1974 has been a self-governing parliamentary area in free association with New Zealand. So while its policitical climate seems more solid then Columbia’s using the domain still doesn’t look good, and remember when it comes to domains looks are everything! as it is humans that visit websites. Continue reading ‘.ie.nu’
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