Re: Implications of using a .mu domain for an online service

From: S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2016 00:32:34 -0700

Hi Suyash,
At 02:14 25-03-2016, Suyash Sumaroo wrote:
>I was wondering about the implications of using a .mu domain for an
>international service. Apart from the obvious seo implications, will
>a .mu domain:
>make the user (outside of Mauritius) feel that this website is meant
>only for the Mauritian public?
>maybe show Mauritius as a startup hub in the indian ocean (even if
>its not necessarily true, I'm referring to the perception of users)
>give confidence to users that the website is trustworthy (other
>things might also come into play like ssl certificates, etc.)

It is unlikely that the average user outside Mauritius would know
about ".mu" or Mauritius. There are some top-level domains which
have a bad reputation. The question about confidence is related to
security (I am not referring to SSL certificates) and marketing.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Sun Mar 27 2016 - 07:34:36 PST