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23 Dec 09 Domain registrations?

Why are .info registrations a lot cheaper? And why is .info so less popular than .com although it is not restricted?
Would I be noticeably disadvantaged to use a .info domain name?

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19 Oct 09 Domain Registration Reseller

Thoughts and experience on how to become a domain name reseller. Generally, I recommend reselling domain names but if you’re buying to save money, I don’t. See why.

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22 Sep 09 Are There Any Sites That I Can Get A Domain And Hosting From For VERY Cheap, Or Even Better Yet: FREE?

I’m looking to buy a particular .com domain name that’s listed as available, however I’m on a budget, I’m also looking for hosting.

If you know of a company/site, can you list it here for me to review, and list it’s pro’s and con’s.

I’m looking for the following features with my domain registration/hosting:

Multiple email addresses, (around 10 should suffice).
Construction tool and HTML editor, (my knowledge of HTML and CSS is intermediate at best, but I do have some widgets and custom HTML that I would like to impliment in conjunction with the construction tool).
Very cheap, or free, with no advertising.

Thanks for your suggestions.

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12 Sep 09 How to direct domain name to my blog ?

Help ! I just purchase a domain name from eNom through Google. How do i direct this domain name to my existing blog ( with Blogger.com ) ?
I would appreciate if someone could show me STEP BY STEP to do this.

Another question, i have received email from Google confirming my registration of this domain name but was told to that the name would be activated shortly. Will Google email to me once the name is activated ( they did not mention that they would ) ?

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10 Sep 09 Who owns rights to a domain name prior to me registering it in my name?

If I goto yahoo small business services to register a domain name that is listed as being avalible, who owns the rights that are transfered to me upon registration?

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01 Sep 09 Domain Registration – Choosing a Good Domain Name

One would think that registering a domain is the first step when setting up your website. This is not quite true. Hopefully you had done your research first to identify your niche keywords, in other words, the primary key terms that people are looking for in relation to your business.

Your domain name should reflect what your site or your business is about. It should be descriptive and easy to remember. If you can register your domain name by using your best niche keyword you will also score a few points in trying to get your site high up in the search engine rankings.

Just note, however, that while this was especially true a couple of years ago, the prevalence of garbage made-for-adsense type of sites to try and register a domain name with keywords in have led to this factor being overused and abused. Search engines are wising up to the fact that a domain name like www.red-widgets-blue-widgets-purple-widgets-cheap-widgets.com might not really be a real business and you should therefore be careful not to STUFF your domain name with keywords.

Here are some tips to choosing a good domain name:

1) If your company has a distinctive name that you use in your marketing campaigns, and if your company is well known among your customers it is best to try and register your company name as your domain name. For example, it will be better for Standard Bank to register standardbank.co.za as opposed to bankingservices.co.za. Branding yourself as a company that provides a specific service is very important.

2) But if your company does not have such a strongly branded presence in the market, or if you are offering a product or service that you specifically want to market through the internet without even HAVING a company, then a descriptive name might be a better option (e.g. www.health-products.co.za)

3) Hyphens are easier to read in print, are easier to ‘understand’ by the search engines (remember that a key linking strategy is to have text links contain your targeted keywords. If your domain name is legible to search engines and it is used to link to your site, you score some points since your keywords are already contained in your domain name), and gives you more choice. The negatives about hyphens are that they are difficult for people to hear! You will probably have difficulty in spelling out your domain name over the phone or in conversation when it contains hyphens.

It is also true to say that a name without the hyphens are also seen as being more professional (often the hyphenated name is seen as being a bit johnny-come-lately as well as spammy due to the reasons mentioned above). Search engines are also getting more and more proficient in understanding text that are embedded within domain names (even without the hyphens) and using a hyphenated site purely so that the search engines can understand them is probably not necessary these days.

4) But a good piece of advice is that when you register a domain name is to register as many variants (with hyphens as well as without hyphens) and as many domain extensions (.com, .net, .info, .biz) as you can afford. Registering domain names are really not that expensive and you will be protecting the investment into your company and your website brand. Remember that there are unscrupulous domain squatters (typo squatters) out there that will register variants of your domain name to either try and sell it back to you at a high cost, or to try and capture some of your traffic.

5) It is extremely difficult to come up with a good .com domain name these days. Most good domain names have been taken already. Here is a good resource page that contains a list of language tools that you can use to try and mix and match words or portions of words to come up with a good domain name. http://marcusvorwaller.com/blog/archives/2005/08/09/how-to-find-a-great-domain-name/

6) If you are located in a country other than the United States, always try and register your domain name with your local Top Level Domain extension (e.g. .co.uk, .co.za) since the local version of Google will give preference to names with extensions matching your own country.

7) Always try and register your domain with an independent registrar and NOT with your hosting provider. If you ever want to move your website to another hosting provider, it will just be easier to do it if your domain name registrar is also not your hosting provider. You might find it more difficult to get your website away from a bad hosting provider if they have control over your domain name as well.

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28 Aug 09 What all to consider before opting for your.com Domain Registration

The first step to the procedure of online marketing is selecting a perfect domain. It is surely not a very complicated task, but, it does demand due consideration. Moreover, although it might not affect your search engine rankings, it is actually your identity for both search engines and users. A domain name is an identification mark of a business online. For this reason only, having an appropriate domain name is the first basic requirement of any brand, entering the world of Internet. So let us now consider some vital ways of choosing the perfect web address.

While shopping for your perfect domain name, always try to pick up the top level and the regional domain name. One should consider other country domain name extension only if his/her business is pertinent in that regions. Secondly, you must think about short domain names as they are easy to catch and remember for your targeted visitors. Otherwise, if in case you do not get a short name domain name; try to have a memorable and likable domain name that easily stays in the memory of the visitors. Another similar thing that you have to keep in mind is avoiding difficult spelling terms in your domain name.

It is believed that inclusion of keywords in your domain name works wonder. Often this helps in generating new visitors, who browse through the search engine for something that you deal with. Hence, before creating your domain name, ensure to create a list of your popular keyword and if in case, you find a domain name with a highly searched keyword then you your site will surely have a good ranking on search engines. A good keyword in the domain name makes it additionally ‘search engine friendly’.

Fourthly, we need to talk about the usability of Hyphens in domain name. Hyphen is generally used between two words to clarify that they are two different keywords. This technique makes your site search engine responsive. However, it may turn against you if your potential customer skips the hyphens and land on a different site or on a competitor’s website. Fifth important thing you have to take into consideration is utilization of plural words. Often happens that on unavailability of a particular domain name, your registrar try to offer you plural of that word. However, this is not a very fruitful technique and is offered advised by the experienced webmasters to away from plurals.

Instead of using plurals, another thing that you may try is using your popular product in your company and then register that product name as a domain name as well. And finally, take initiatives to check and make sure that you are not intervening in any domain name trademarks while signing up for a domain name. This is quite an important job to execute as negligence of it might cause troubles of fraudulence and forgery in future.

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24 Aug 09 Can I write off the expense of a domain name for my HOA?

I will be maintaining a web page for our home owners association in 2007. Can I write this expense for registration and monthly charges on my taxes next year?

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28 Jul 09 Which is the best domain registration service providing website in india?

I want to register for a domain name and also host my website. There are several cheap options available that throw in free POP email etc etc, and then there are some well-known websites that are a tad costly and provide no extra features. So which one should I go with?

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26 Jul 09 Domain Registration Best Places to Register Domains

Domain registration has always be the critical first step to any type of internet presence that you or your company wants to develop. On the web, the domain is equivalent to your address. But, do remember that until you put a house on that piece of property, it is still only an address. The same is true with a domain. Domain registration gives you your first step in establishing your digital place of business.

The word domain itself has several meanings, but the one that is most suited to gaining a full understanding of this is a realm or range of personal knowledge, responsibility, etc. There are also definitions that are more detailed that address the area of computers, such as this: The top level in a domain name, indicating the type of organization, geographical location, or both, and officially designated in the suffix, as .com for commercial enterprises in the US.

Thus, a person’s domain becomes their realm and their range of personal knowledge. That is what you see on the internet today. Thousands upon thousands of domains have been registered and websites created and maintained all showing that person’s or company’s realm and range of personal knowledge.

Domain registration is where it all begins. The goal is to locate some good registrars, find a domain name that is perfect for your company or yourself, and then register that name. Now that you have registered your domain, you can get it hosted and you can get your website development under way.

Some commonly asked question about domain registrars are, What is the best place to register my domain? Or Where can I find a good registrar? Also, How do I know if this is the right registrar for me?

To gain an answer to these questions, it is a good idea to determine what you will actually need from the registrar. For example, is it going to be a simple domain registration and nothing more? Will you need the registrar to also be able to provide hosting for your domain? Does the registrar offer special services such as DNS, name servers, and domain forwarding? Do you need these services as a part of your long term domain registration. If you don’t know the answers to these questions, it would be a good idea to interview the person or people who will be developing your website. In most cases, they will know what precisely you need out of a domain registrar and the best place to go for domain registration.

However, it is advisable for you to also do your own internet searches using words like domains, domain registrations, and domain registrars. You will find that hundreds of companies exist, which can be daunting at first, but just check out a few of the registrars, and even talk with your programmer or website designer to get a feel for what they like or dislike about the domain registrars you have looked into.

The most important thing to remember is that your domain is your realm. You want to start out with the right domain name, registered at the domain registrar service that will work best for you in the long run.

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