Changing a Business Name

Brendan Flowers

I registered a Business name 2 years for the sole purpose of getting a .ie domain. I've since closed down that website and the domain name expired. Im in the process of creating a new website which will require a .ie domain. Rather than register a new business name can I just change the old one to the name I want to use for my new website?

RedRockets

Brendan Flowers wrote: »

I registered a Business name 2 years for the sole purpose of getting a .ie domain. I've since closed down that website and the domain name expired. Im in the process of creating a new website which will require a .ie domain. Rather than register a new business name can I just change the old one to the name I want to use for my new website?

If the new website is in the same industry as your old business name the answer is no. Just submit your old business name.

If its a new area of business you have to prove to the domain registry that you are entitled to that new domain name. So they look for relevance.

Hope that helps.

jhegarty

That is how boards.ie was setup.

Company name was changed for one day.

Graham

Things are much easier these days as you can now apply for a discretionary domain name as an individual.