BusinessName.com.au Reviews 

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TrustScore 1 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

As a small business owner, I was trying to renew my business name and genuinely believed I was dealing directly with ASIC. It wasn’t until afterwards that I realised I had gone through a third-p... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM!!! I was seconds from falling for this scam before heading to the ASIC website. ASIC will send you a renewal notice 30 days prior to the due date. These guys are scraping data and sending misle... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

TOTAL 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... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Zero Stars. When your renewal comes around they will neglect to forward you the payment details to stop your business name from being cancelled. Not to mention that they charge twice as much as doin... See more

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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.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware Scammers!!

I 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

5 October 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do NOT use Businessnameregistry.org

I 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.

8 August 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

$199 for renewal when ASIC charges $85…

$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!

13 May 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

If 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

8 May 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I got tricked into using this…

I got tricked into using this "service"!!! When I clicked on the "Pay now - renewal" link in ASIC's renewal emailed notice, it took me to their website - heaven knows how that happened, because both ASIC and these tricksters deny that it is possible to "hack" into a link! I know I should've been more vigilant and investigate this business, but was in a hurry and just assumed that it was the new or preferred ASIC service provider. Paid the exorbitant fee and anxiously had to wait a MONTH, instead of 5 days to get confirmation that my business name had been renewed - that's how long it took them to forward to ASIC the mere $36 of the $139 fee! I have reported this breach of privacy and trust to ASIC. User Be Aware!!

10 January 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give a zero I would

If I could give a zero I would. I paid this company to register my business in 2018 and they didn't do it. I found out my name was registered by someone else 2 months ago and I contacted them They claim to have emailed me for my TFN. One email. Never contacted me again but took my money.

27 December 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE THESE GUYS.

DO NOT USE THESE GUYS.

I paid $299 for three years – found out it's only $85 for three years when you register for ASIC.

Of course they won't answer the phone.

Tuckfards... I don't know how they get away with it.

15 October 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give 0 star if this is…

I would give 0 star if this is possible.The most unprofessional and arrogant people I ever dealt with . I’ve “renewed” my business name with this “ company “ back in 2016 for 3 years and paid $199 / got the invoice / to find that 3 years later in 2019 that my business name has never been renewed !!! What a joke ?! I called the Asic and they confirmed that my business name has expired in April 2016 and hasn’t been renewed since then . I rang the Honcho which is the same business, just different trading name “ businessname.com.au” and asked how this is possible and the guy said that everything is done properly at their end didn’t listen at all what I’m trying to tell him. Stay away from this morons , they are truly liars and only care about to take your money and to charge you over 200% of what ASIC charge for the same service .

16 August 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This is a con

I have just received a renewal notice from this organisation for a name I never owned. The name was used on a website only. I purchased the domain name only. If it has a Queensland base it is automatically suspect in my eyes.

28 July 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

this company is a scam

this company is a scam. So I’ve been ripped off. Thought I’d go through these guys to make it easier.
I’ve requested a business name search and domain name
Registration. They’ve done the business name but haven’t done the domain name. They have my money. They don’t respond to emails or phone calls and hang up on me even when I’m being polite. Scam

17 March 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pathological lying (also called…

Pathological lying (also called pseudologia fantastica and mythomania) is a behavior of habitual or compulsive lying. It was first described in the medical literature in 1891 by Anton Delbrueck.
THIS COMPANY IS THE TRUE DEFINITION OF LIAR AS PER ABOVE.

26 February 2019
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Complete and utter thieves

Complete and utter thieves. Do not fall for this scam, somehow this company can charge more then double the fees to register a business name without informing you of their huge mark up. When they do register your business they put their email address on it so you have to pay their exorbitant fees to re-register. Go direct through ASIC, do not give these thieves a cent.

4 December 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid unless you want to pay more than double!!

Avoid these guys and purchase directly from the asic.gov.au website. These guys push a 3 year renewal for $200 it's only $89 on the ASIC website. Sneaky and unethical and pray on those who have minimal knowledge. The government should step in and put and end to these sharks.

17 July 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Zero Stars

Zero Stars. When your renewal comes around they will neglect to forward you the payment details to stop your business name from being cancelled. Not to mention that they charge twice as much as doing it yourself through ASIC Connect.

I DO NOT RECOMMEND THESE SLACKERS...

6 December 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

RIP OFF!

RIP OFF!! Register your Business name with ASIC and you will save more than half of what you'll pay with BusinnessName.com.

4 October 2017
Unprompted review

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