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Domain Name Help and Tips



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Domains - The Basics | Choosing a Domain Name
Search Engine Ranking/ Traffic | Specualtion/ Investment, Buying & Selling
Cybersquatting, Copyrights and Trademarks
Domain Management
General Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) | Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs)
Humor and Miscellaneous

The Basics

  • Interesting not-so-frequently-asked-questions
  • Domain Names - The Basics
  • Domain Names - Why you need to have at least one
  • Domain Names - What they are and how to get one
  • How Domain Names Work
  • A domain name is your web address
  • Registering Domain Names 101
  • The anatomy of a domain name
  • What is Domain Parking?
  • Domains and IP Addresses
  • Domain name Servers (DNS) Explained

  • Choosing a Domain Name

  • Indispensible domain naming secrets
  • Ten great domain naming tips
  • Top Ten most asked domain naming questions
  • General domain naming guidelines
  • Choose a realistic Domain Name
  • Choose a clever Domain Name
  • Choose a memorable Domain Name
  • Like naming a new baby
  • Picking a domain - for richer for poorer, for better or worse...
  • Be sure to pronounce your domain name out loud
  • Your company name may be hindering your online growth
  • Make your domain name Professional
  • The folly of /~freehosting
  • Free hosting will cost you business
  • Show people you are serious about your business
  • Protect your privacy when registering a domain
  • Importance of a catchy domain name
  • Make your domain name short and relevant
  • Getting a domain
  • Make it easy for people to remember your domain
  • "1-800" Numbers and Domain Names
  • Make your Domain Name Easy to Type
  • Domain Naming Guidelines
  • Domain Naming - A Few Rules
  • Deciding upon your Internet Identity
  • Eight things to consider when naming your domain
  • Domain Naming - Both Sides of the Coin
  • The Lowdown on Sub Domains
  • Domain Naming Strategies
  • Domain Naming made simple
  • A website is more than a collection of pages
  • Name your domain for success
  • Reduce the frustration of domain naming
  • Relevance and other Domain Registraton considerations
  • Owning a website - no longer optional
  • If at all possible, secure a ".com" Domain
  • Choosing a great domain name - Free eBook
  • Free resources for finding the perfect domain name

  • Domain Management

  • Price vs. Service -- A look at budget hosting
  • Don't lose your valuable domain
  • Protect your personal information with Private Domain Registration
  • Select a quality Domain Name Registrar
  • Stay Vigilant, or poachers may steal your domain name!

  • Search Engine Ranking/ Traffic

  • Boost search engine ranking - Renew your domain for multiple years
  • Google ranking new TLDs much higher than ".com"
  • Get more out of your domain name
  • Expired domains may increase traffic to your website
  • Be sure your domain forwarding is correct for web-crawlers
  • Hyphens, SEO, and user-friendliness
  • Utilizing sub-domains to increase and analyze your traffic
  • Your domain name can help your Search Engine Rankings
  • Domains with built-in Traffic
  • Search engines now considering a link's popularity

  • Cybersquatting, Copyrights and Trademarks

  • A good look at Domain Disputes
  • When and why you should Trademark your domain name
  • Trivial Pursuit's Cybersquatting case
  • Be sure your Domain name does not infringe on a trademark
  • Copyrights and Domain names
  • Domain squatting is unethical

  • Domain Speculation, Investment, Buying & Selling

  • Great ideas on where to sell your web site
  • Thought about Domain Speculation?
  • Easier than winning the Lottery
  • Expired Domains - A potential goldmine
  • The age of Domain Name Speculation is not over
  • Part time work - potentially great profits - Part One
  • Part time work - potentially great profits - Part Two
  • Sell your Domain the Scientific Way
  • Selling your Domain Through Sedo
  • Vying for Expiring Domains
  • Check before betting the farm on any domain name
  • Good reasons to buy an expired domain
  • Don't fret - the domain you want may still be available
  • Domain Name market prices
  • Domains can appreciate like real-estate
  • Backordering domains - how and why
  • Maybe try a stealth or cloaked domain
  • Get traffic to your site from day one
  • Even if your domain is not in use, you could make money with it!
  • Parked Domains as a source of Revenue
  • The problem with domain appraisal
  • How to get a Good domain name at a fair price
  • Getting top-dollar for your domain

  • General Top-Level Domains (gTLDs)

  • Try one of the new TLDs
  • Use the ".info" Extension for information only
  • The new ".md" Domains for the Healthcare Industry
  • ".net" - Not just for Providers anymore
  • A new TLD for adult content?

  • Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs)

  • The rising popularity of Country Code Top Level Domains
  • Registering a ".za" Domain
  • The "de" Domain passes a milestone
  • "jp" Domains worldwide - at a price.
  • ".in" The Domain of India
  • ".is" Domains now available outside Iceland
  • ".ru" - Russia's national domain
  • The Sunrise of the ".eu" Domain

  • Humor and Miscellaneous

  • Be the master of your own domain
  • Expired Domains, waybacks, linkpops, and other curious terms
  • 60 Million domains out there. And Counting.
  • Detagged Domain Q&A
  • The marketing genius of Walt Disney
  • Information - The Gold of the New Millenium



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    VeriSign SSL to Support Internationalized Domain Names - TMCnet

    VeriSign SSL to Support Internationalized Domain Names
    TMCnet - 20 hours ago
    By Niladri Sekhar Nath VeriSign’s (News - Alert) SSL Certificates is set to support Internationalized Domain Names (IDNs). IDNs display Web site addresses ...

    Domain Quality, Length, and Memorability Matter (Search Engine Roundtable)
    Daniel Scocco has written a really great blog post at Daily Blog Tips of the importance of domain names--that length and quality do matter. After looking at the Alexa top 250 sites (and the "last 250 sites on the front page of Digg," he concludes that good domain names are vital in the long term success of the site: All other things being equal (e.g., marketing budget, content quality, ...

    Domain Quality, Length, and Memorability Matter - Search Engine Roundtable

    Domain Quality, Length, and Memorability Matter
    Search Engine Roundtable - 3 hours ago
    Daniel Scocco has written a really great blog post at Daily Blog Tips of the importance of domain names--that length and quality do matter. ...

    Hostway Announces ''The .Pro Red Carpet VIP Affair'' Domain Reservation Period (PRWeb)
    In anticipation of the relaunch of .Pro Top Level Domain on September 8, Hostway encourages reservation of .Pro names with ''The .Pro Red Carpet VIP Affair'' (PRWeb Aug 20, 2008) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/Domain_Name/TLD_DNR/prweb1229494.htm

    PagesJaunes blocks pagesjaunes.com, .net, .biz domain names - Telecom Paper (subscription)

    PagesJaunes blocks pagesjaunes.com, .net, .biz domain names
    Telecom Paper (subscription), Netherlands - Aug 13, 2008
    In 2000, PagesJaunes' former owner, France Telecom, tried in vain to block or recover the .com and .net domain names before the world IP organisation. ...

    Is it Sebelius? Stay tuned - Topeka Capital Journal

    Is it Sebelius? Stay tuned
    Topeka Capital Journal, KS - 11 hours ago
    The Web site www.tribble agency.com reviewed the owners of such Internet domain names as www.obamasebelius.com and www.obamakaine.com. ...

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