Domain Names: Simple Rules for Choosing Smart Names

It is not true that all of the good domain names are taken. You may still be able to register your name, your business name, or another catchy URL.

Getting Your Own Domain

Questions and Answer on how to get your own domain

Domain Names

Practically speaking, your domain name (web address) is the core of your Internet identity, your online brand. Your customers and friends will remember this name and use it to find your website, your products or your services. Don't take your domain name lightly.

Protecting Your Domain Name Registration Info From Prying Eyes

While registering a domain name is usually a good thing, it can have some pitfalls. One of them is when your private domain name information becomes available to the internet community through the whois system.

Domain Name Questions You Thought Were Too Stupid To Ask

Domain Name Basics Just like people have fingerprints that are unique to them and identify them from billions of other individuals, your website’s domain name is its online fingerprint...

Are all the Good Domain Names Taken?

If you think all the best domain names are taken. Think again. See how some simple tweaks and tricks can make your desired domain do-able!

Domain Extensions Battlefield

Hosts do everything to attract new customers. From 'Free domain name promotions' and '$1 Domain names' to 'Free Domain Name for Lifetime', all those are just a small part of marketing techniques hosting companies use to get new customers. Of course there's nothing free so you always paid one way or another.

Subnet Mask - Subnets

Subnet mask shows which bits of an IP address (read the article IP Addresses, by the same author) represent the network and which represent the host. By default we have:

Domain Transfer Information

Domain transfers are without a doubt one of the most confusing things to a domain name owner, especially if you've never done it before and you don't have a clue as to where to start.

Why You Can't Afford Traditional Domain Parking

Many people have heard the term domain parking, but aren't all that sure what it is. The problem is, domain parking is an issue for a lot of web owners out there, and they just don’t realize how much it is affecting how much they could be profiting from their current and future websites.

Buying and Selling Domain Names for Profit

Buying and selling domain names for profit is something that many people are figuring out can be done and can even be quite fun when approached in the right way. If you spend much time on the Internet you’ll see that there are many websites out there that are just collecting dust when they could be making huge profits.

Transfer Domain Registration

For transfer of domain, you should apply to the gaining registrar, as it is responsible for the operation. It is the duty of the gaining registrar to ensure that the application for transfer by the domain owner is a valid one. The validation usually is in the form of an email sent to the admin contact that requires a reply. In some cases, however, signed faxes are used. Losing registrars these days may resort to 'double-checking.' In this case, they will perform additional security checks if you seek transfer from them. The losing registrars may ask you to reply to an email, or dispatch a notarized letter. After completion of the transfer, a year is always added to the end of the registration period.

Why Every Company Needs its Own Domain

This morning when I drove to the office I had a big truck in from of me. A truck has a huge surface to be used as advertising space, and the owner cleverly placed the company name, phone number and e-mail address on the back. However, the e-mail address was an address given by the internet connection provider – Wanadoo in this case. I was amazed. There was this huge truck, costing ten-thousands of euros, with professional lettering costing hundreds of euros giving an amateur image because they did not care to spend ten euros to buy their own domain name!

Domain Name Owner Search

Suppose the domain name you have chosen has already been taken. Now what will you do? You may either keep searching for a name that is not yet taken, or contact the owner of the domain name and want to purchase it. Before negotiating with the owner, visit the domain name you want and check if it is active. Some owners prefer to sell the name if they are not using it at all. Some others buy domain names for selling them for a large price in the future. Be careful not to overpay for your domain name.