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BusinessName.com.au is an online Australian business name registration service. The site features real-time searches for available business names as well as 60-second online name registrations.
Reviews 219
Clinton McKenzie
Dec 02,2024The star is for the speed with which the business name was registered (and my payment taken). Trouble is that they registered the holder as an "unincorporated structure". The applicant for the business name was a corporate entity, in its capacity as a trustee. The fact that the applicant was applying in that capacity made no difference to the fact that the applicant was incorporated. All emails ignored. Lots of automatically-generated acknowledgements and advertising, but nothing substantial. And note: Their website says they'll respond within 48 "business" hours. What does that mean? When I complained through the chat on line, I was told how much businessnames.com.au would charge me to get the details changed. And businessnames.com.au entered their email address as the address for the service of documents, so that they received the 'corporate key' from ASIC. Without that key, I could not do anything about the registration details. I've just spent the whole morning on the phone to ASIC and on-line through ASIC Connect, fixing a mistake that businessnames.com.au made.
Pat T
Jun 12,2024TOTAL RIP OFF! BEWARE OF THE CHAMELOEN. They email you your Business Name Renewal with similar looking documentation as Registry Australia. The only difference is, Their rates. WOW BusinessName.com.au AKA Honcho!!!!!!!!! charges 3 times as much. Honcho charged me $199 for 1yrs compared to Registry Australia, $199 for 3 years. READ all posted reviews. I'm waiting for my refund. (which incurred a $43.85 admin fee) even though my Business name doesn't expire for another 10 days.
Donna Wallace
May 02,2024UPDATE I asked for a full refund and they said they have done it so ill wait and see and change my review if they do. So pissed off right now. I kept getting emails from this business to renew my business name. I've only registered it 3yrs ago so this is my 1st renewal so I renewed it for $299 for 3yrs. Then today I get an email from ASICS to renew my business name. I thought but I already had so I went in to see what happened and it's showing I still need to renew it and it's only $98 for 3yrs. From what I can tell this business puts it through to ASICS if so ive been ripped off $200.
Katie Winters
Nov 22,2023IT IS $98 TO RENEW YOUR BUSINESS NAME FOR 3 YEARS ON ASIC! This company will charge you $297 for them to do it. that's a $200 increase on something you can do quite easily yourself! They claim its professional fees!! Don't fall for their scam, save yourself $200 and go to ASIC it's so simple!
Katie Martin
Jul 06,2023PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. Save your money and go direct through ASIC and get your domain through a reputable Australian host provider like VentraIP. Stop ripping off start-up businesses!
Jacob Jackson
Dec 09,2022Shiitt house asf
Ailsa Graham
May 10,2022Buyers beware! This company will rip you off. ASIC charges $88.00 for a 3-year business name renewal. BusinessName.com. au charges $297.00 for the same service. I recommend you do business with ASIC and give this company a wide berth or you will be out-of-pocket by $209.00.
P.c
Nov 10,2021Very misleading company. make it looks like a government website. when search with abn all details pop up. no mention of fees or whatever and when put in credit card details, was hoping to have the total it just say submit but instead it process the application with a quick small pop up sentence saying it is $299! I thought Asic price has gone up but think it was very unprofessional and saw the reviews that it is a scam.
jessie hall
May 21,2021DISGUSTING!!!! SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM SCAM DO NOT USE!!!!!!! WHAT A RIP OFF!! DONT DO IT!!! REGISTER WITH ASIC DIRECTLY FOR A QUARTER OF THE PRICE
Andrei Baibak
Jan 19,2021THIS IS A SCAM operating from Philippines, its easier and cheaper to register a business yourself through ASIC website. Buisnessname.com.au charge $199 for 3 years and ASIC charge $87. it takes about 20 minutes to do it yourself through ASIC website.
Belinda Croker
Oct 28,2020Do not buy a business name from this company!!! They charge $290 for a business name that you can obtain from ASIC for $87. They also claim to issue the name within 3-5 business days which they have not yet done. They are happy to take your money but do not expect anything in return.
Matthew Loone
Oct 23,2020This is a scam and reported to cyber.gov.au and reported to scamwatch. This is a Russian scam. Do not provide your TFN. To the associates of “Inter tax Agency of Maroubra- expect a knock on your door
Gabrielle Lethlean
Oct 05,2020I just got scammed through businessnameregistory.org. have charged me $398 for an ABN number. I'm absolutely furious and will be taking these scammers down. Has anyone else had any success with getting a refund? I will be demanding a refund, and if I don't get it I will be taking this to the news
Riley Ngwenya
Aug 08,2020I just realised that it costs $87 to register for 3 years and yet I have been charged $299. I saw these reviews an hours later after noticing the drastic price difference on ASIC. I was gobsmacked! Lesson learnt.
Joe Blow
Jul 10,2020Scam they want $120 for yearly business name subscription but if you go direct to ASIC website its only $37! And don't fall for any good reviews for them they are not true
Freya Elliott
Jun 13,2020Sham, I am going to make a complaint to NSW Fair Trading and you should too
Rochelle Cooper
May 13,2020$199 for renewal when ASIC charges $85 for a 3 year online renewal. Called to cancel 17 minutes after purchase and there was a $50 admin fee to be deducted, no longer can I renew by name with ASIC online, and further issues. Absolute nightmare. Terrible Customer Service. Do not use!
Ivana McBreen
May 08,2020If you want to pay more money for a business name registration and go through a process more laborious than just using ASIC Connect yourself you should use this sham of a company. You'll also have the displeasure of paying for auto renewal that never happens, a complete lack of responsibility and the potential for having your business name cancelled because you trusted their auto renewal process to take care of deadlines. Not only did our business name get cancelled, it was reregistered by someone else and is now no longer available to us. Their response.....register another name with a variation. What a complete joke! Do yourself a favour and use ASIC Connect....I'm in the process of making a formal complain to ACCC about businessname.com.au
Nimesh Sandakalum
Apr 19,2020Good work Business Name
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Troy PATERSON
Jan 07,2025SCAM.... Go straight to the ASIC site to register or renew your business name. 1/3 of the price.