Ever wonder why DNS systems came into existence? Efficiency. Every computer has a distinct IP address, and the Internet needed an elite method for obtaining these addresses and for managing the system as a whole. Enter ICANN. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Number manages the DNS root of the Internet domain namespace. ICANN’s […]
Understanding the process and options involved with registering an expiring domain can be a confusing task. How, Where, When?
This article will explain the basic steps to researching an expiring domain name, and the many different options (or should I say necessary steps to insure success).
The normal domain expiration process for .com .net
(domain […]
Everyone likes a bargain. It’s even wise to keep one’s costs down. On the other hand, you can be so cheap that you cut your own throat.
Here are two ways to register a domain name for free and some reasons why you might not want to.
1. You Must Have Your Own Top Level Domain (TLD) […]
In this digital age, your company’s web site is your electronic business card. A strong domain name is the key to your Internet presence. It should be recognizable and relate to your business name, brand, product, and/or activities. Make sure it fits on a business card and is easy to remember whether seen in print […]
1. Proper names VS Common Names. First of all there are two different kinds of names, proper names (unique words, person, place), or common names (things like cars or cheese.) The types of names that will have good lasting effect on the internet are proper names. Think of some of the biggest sites on […]
It seems everyone is jumping into the “traffic domain name” game
- either purchasing them for their own use or purchasing traffic
from others who own these domains. For those that don’t know, a
traffic domain is one that has either expired and still
receiving traffic, or one that is being typed into the browser
url location (type-in traffic) by […]
Content is King If you provide great content online users will
make sure that they can find your website. You can create a
domain with hyphens, longer phrases and words. You don’t want to
use the 67 character maximum allowed for domain names, but 15
plus characters is totally acceptable.
To make your domain name memorable, it should […]
“What was the name of that website? It was good. It has something to do with…”
Is your web site like many others?
Domain names always on the tip of a visitor’s tongue, but not quite memorable enough?
Your choice of domain name needs to be easy to remember, as well as focused enough that your visitor will […]
More than 1.3 million .EU domain extensions have already been registered according to Eurid. Most of them, about 700,000 are registered on the first day when any European citizen was allowed to apply.
The German consumers were leading the race for new names in their first registration day.
The .EU “land rush” period began on 7 April […]