Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India

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Post by akarambir » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 10:19 AM UTC

Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India
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Re: Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India

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Post by akarambir » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 10:40 AM UTC

for small and medium enterprises, this is a great opportunity. But i don't know if this would really increase web presence among small businesses as they are inclined to traditional methods. I'm from India, and I've tried personally with some small shop owners. But they don't understand the need to go web, especially in Tier II and III cities.

Re: Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India

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Post by comm_it » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 10:42 AM UTC

BlogSpot is banned at work, but is this similar to the 'Getting British Business Online' (http://www.gbbo.co.uk/) thing in the UK?

Hmmm, I suppose not, as GBBO seems to be a partnership offer. Still, I think more people should be aware of it :)

Re: Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India

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Post by orjan » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 10:43 AM UTC

They recently launched the same thing for Sweden: http://www.dittforetagonline.se/

Re: Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India

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Post by freejack » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 10:44 AM UTC

comm_it wrote: post #3

BlogSpot is banned at work, but is this similar to the 'Getting British Business Online' ( http://www.gbbo.co.uk/ ) thing in the UK? Hmmm, I suppose not, as GBBO seems to be a partnership offer. Still, I think more people should be aware of it :)

This is a global initiative, gybo.us, gybo.ca, etc. Not much new here, although it is a great program.

Re: Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India

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Post by BuddhaSource » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 10:49 AM UTC

comm_it wrote: post #3

BlogSpot is banned at work, but is this similar to the 'Getting British Business Online' ( http://www.gbbo.co.uk/ ) thing in the UK? Hmmm, I suppose not, as GBBO seems to be a partnership offer. Still, I think more people should be aware of it :)

Yes its same.

I wish they had partnered with a better hosting company.

Re: Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India

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Post by BuddhaSource » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 10:59 AM UTC

akarambir wrote: post #2

for small and medium enterprises, this is a great opportunity. But i don't know if this would really increase web presence among small businesses as they are inclined to traditional methods. I'm from India, and I've tried personally with some small shop owners. But they don't understand the need to go web, especially in Tier II and III cities.

Well its changing.

I know a steel trader (40+yrs old) with 2 person staff setup a website 1yr back. These days he is getting queries from pan India & also from big companies. He spend some money on SEO at the beginning. In the past he tried all types of classified but never happened that a company like Godrej reach out for quote.

This is just one example.

Re: Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India

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Post by yogrish » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 11:06 AM UTC

Great boost for small business in India who wants to make their presence more visible outside their towns/cities.

Re: Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India

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Post by subbu » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 11:14 AM UTC

A great tool for domain harvesters. I expect all meaningful .in domains to exhaust in a few months giving way to black market.

Re: Google offers Free Website with .in domains in India

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Post by forkrulassail » Wed, Nov 02, 2011, 11:19 AM UTC

It's sad that Google would associate themselves with an overage hosting company as pathetic as Hostgator.