Everything About Domain Names

Sex.com Domain Sale Entered into Guinness Book of World Records

2011-02-22T23:53:00.001+02:00

Sex.com Domain Sale Entered into Guinness Book of World Records

The Sale of Sex.com has now been entered into the Guinness Book of World Records. The entry is currently listed online only, but will be included in the next print edition. The domain name was sold for $13 million USD by Escom LLC to Clover Holdings Ltd on 17 November 2010. Sedo brokered the sale

Domain Name Basics For The Entrpreneur

2011-02-11T00:34:00.000+02:00

The first thing you do before building a website is to register a domain. Some hosting companies will do it for you but it is often not very advisable as they do not give you much control and they can be very expensive. There are many registrars out there but most of them are very expensive. Be sure to check out a website like GoDaddy or Network Solutions as their prices are often much cheaper. There is no need to overspend on your domain.

A good thing to do is to register your own name as a domain. This is important for those who want to start a blog and begin building their personal brand. It is not critical to have a .com…so be willing to settle for a .net, a .co or another domain type.

There may come a time when you will want to transfer your domain. You may be dissatisfied with your hosting company or feel that it will be a better way to manage your domains under one roof. Be aware that it is easy to transfer your domain and many companies are more than willing to increase their customer count and will make the process painless for you. Here are some points to consider when transferring a domain.

Remember to never change your domain name, keep the same one and have your hoster service transfer it over. Do not think that a similar domain will not affect your SEO as your domain has likely already been spidered and scored by Google’s bots. You may have to park your new server with a spare domain name while the process runs its course. This is an easy process and can be done by anyone with a general knowledge of computers or DNS registrations.

If you don’t have a spare domain you can easily register one at an affordable price. After the registration of your spare domain you can test to see if it is working by simply putting the url into a browser that is connected to the internet. You will want to run this test on your new domain server as well.
Be sure to identify your old and new domains by adding a marker in your website or email server. This will assist you as you transfer the data over to the new servers and help you to ensure there is no duplication or that critical information is lost.

Dynamic Domain Systems For SMBs

2011-02-11T00:30:00.000+02:00

Dynamic Domain System is a process of keeping a domain name linked to a shifting IP address as not every computer out there uses a fixed IP address. Usually, when a person connects to the Internet, the person’s internet service provider assigns a brand new IP address from a group of IP addresses, and this address is used only for the duration of that specific connection. This manner of dynamically assigning addresses broadens the usable group of available IP addresses. A dynamic domain name system provider uses a particular program that runs on the user’s computer, contacting the domain system service each time the IP address provided by the internet service provider changes and subsequently updating the domain system database to imitate the change in IP address. In this way, even though a domain’s IP address will change often, other users do not have to know the changed IP address in order to connect with the other computer.

When any domain name system server resolves your domains information it will store it so the next time it can react faster. Occasionally it may store the data for several days. If anyone searches your domain and gets old or stored information they will not be able to reach your services until their DNS server has the new information. If our company hosts your domain we specify a low time to live on all searches. This tells all other DNS servers on the web to only store your records for a short amount of time and to come back and re-search for new data after that. This results in faster duplication of your new IP address throughout the web. Dynamic DNS is not just for users with dynamic IP addresses. Dynamic domain system can also be used for fixed IP addresses that need to be changed every so often, for example when you change web-hosting providers, move from one internet service provider to another, etc. This diminishes or removes the downtime between the switch from one IP to another.

Internet resources are usually given by a domain name and a server hostname. The www part of a URL is frequently the hostname of the Web server (or it could be a different name to a server with a separate host name). A dynamic domain name system is basically just a database with records for these URL’s.

8 Quick Tips to Choosing a Domain Name

2011-02-09T19:48:00.001+02:00

Your domain name is the center of your Internet identity. So what type of things should you take into consideration when choosing the name that will represent you on the Web? Jumpline.com offers these 8 handy tips.

1. Keep it short

Although some places allow you to register a name with up to 63 characters, you have to keep in mind that people need to be able to remember it, and easily type it into their browser. Try to register the shortest name that your customers and visitors will associate with your Website. The general rule of thumb is, keep it under seven characters if possible. (Not including the suffix.)

2. Dot What?

There are many different extensions available right now. For businesses, we recommend a .com suffix. It is the first extension that most people try when searching for a Website. Also, since it is one of the oldest extensions, .com shows that your business has been around for a while and that you have a well-established presence on the Web.

3. Avoid Trademarked Names

There are two really good reasons for this. First, it’s not very nice. We have all heard the stories about the zany guy who thought ahead and bought "some-huge-multi-million-dollar-company.com" and sold it to the company for enough money to retire on. But, remember that those companies, like yours, have spent lots of time and money creating their brand, and what goes around comes around. Also, companies are no longer opening their pocketbooks to get their names back. They are calling their lawyers.

4. Register Your Domain NOW

Domain names are being snatched up faster than candy at the St. Patrick’s Day parade. You must register soon unless you want to get stuck with "the-domain-name-that-no-one-wanted.net". You do not have to have a Webmaster or an ecommerce department or a Web design consultant or... Heck, you don’t even need a Web page. Just get out there and register before you loose the opportunity to get the name you really want.

5. One May Not Be Enough

Sometimes, it isn’t a bad idea to register several similar domain names. If you have "yourname.com", register "yourname.net" so no one else takes it. You can register your full company name and a shorter, easier to remember version. Some people even register common misspellings of their company’s name. (You don’t need a separate Web page for each. Several domains can point to the same Website.)

6. Character Types

Just a reminder. Domain names can only use letters, numbers, and dashes. Spaces and symbols are not allowed. Also, domain names are not case sensitive.

7. Ask Around

When you have settled on several available name choices, see what your friends and clients have to say. A name that may make perfect sense to you may be too hard for other people to remember. Is your domain easy to say? Is it hard to spell? Do you have to explain why you chose the name?

8. Don’t Shell Out Large Amounts of $$$

At one time, companies were able to get away with charging reservation fees plus a "mandatory" $70 InterNIC fee. Recently, it was decided that other companies should be able to compete to sell domain names. This has lowered prices dramatically.

And remember, if you think that if you have found the right domain name, but you're not quite sure if it's the one... register it anyway before someone else does!

Domain Name Pre-Appraisal

2011-02-08T13:44:00.000+02:00

Domain name pre-appraisal - Because the service of appraising a domain name has a cost associated with it, it is worth doing a pre-appraisal yourself to determine if your domain name might have enough value to make doing the appraisal worthwhile

In order to evaluate your domain name yourself before paying for a domain name appraisal, ask yourself the following fifteen questions:
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The first questions have to do with the top-level domain your domain name has.
1. Is the top-level domain (TLD) of your domain name .com?
2. Is the top-level domain (TLD) of your domain name the .net or .org version of a popular .com site?
Length

The next questions have to do with the length of the domain name, in characters and words.

3. Is the length of the domain name (without the TLD extension) less than five characters?

4. Is the length of the domain name (without the TLD extension) three words or less?

Meaning

The next questions have to do with what the domain name means or represents.

5. What does the domain name mean? Is the name integrally connected to a high-paying market, such as some type of popular technology?

6. Is your domain name a popular phrase? For example, do you just happen to have a domain name that's identical to the latest words on Donald Trump or Paris Hilton?

Ease of Use

The next questions have to do with how usable your domain name would be for users.
7. Is your domain name instantly memorable?
8. Can your domain name be pronounced in a reasonable way so that they could then reproduce it later, if you were to wish to say it to someone on the phone or use it in a radio advertisement?
9. Does your domain name include no dashes or hyphens?
10. Does your name include no numbers?
11. Is your domain name spelled in the expected way, with no misspellings or typos or is your domain name a popular misspelling of a highly-rated website?
Marketing Interests
The next questions have to do with the business potential of your domain name.
12. Does your domain name reflect a concept that would fit a business or product (rather than, say, your personal identity)?
13. Does your domain name contain one or more high-frequency keywords? How many searches were performed on your domain name recently?
If you answered "yes" to at least some of these questions, you may wish to take the follow-up step of getting your domain name appraised.

5 Things You Should Know Before Choosing Your Domain Name

2011-02-06T19:19:00.004+02:00

So you’ve decided to expand your horizons to the World Wide Web – congratulations! Promoting your business online is one of the best decisions one can make in today’s times – the scope and reach are far greater online than traditional media outlets. The first step in establishing an online identity is choosing the right domain name. Here are five things you must consider before selecting one.

Is the domain name unique?
The trickiest part of choosing a domain name is ensuring that it bears no striking or passing similarity to another domain name, especially a trademarked one. At the same time, you also have to keep the KISS formula in mind for higher recall value – keep it simple/short, stupid. Though you will have great leeway in terms of character limit, it’s best to choose a shorter name because longer domain names tend to be confusing. Also, make sure that there is a distinct connect between the domain name and your business – keep unnecessary wordplay to a minimum. As soon as the visitor sees your domain name in search results or an online advertisement, should you choose to advertise, even before he sees the accompanying text or the metatag, he should get an instant idea as to what your business is all about. Also, ensure your domain name IS your website name.

Does it need to have a prefix in it?
If you want to add a definitive article (the) or add a personal touch to it (my), think again if it’s really necessary. Statistics show that the online audience tend to remember the most important part of your domain name and tend to ignore prefixes, especially “the”. If at all a prefix is required, make sure you promote your business’s domain name ALONG WITH the prefix. For example, if you’re a florist, and your domain name is thebouquet.com, remember to let even your offline audience know that your domain’s called thebouquet.com, and not bouquet.com.

Which suffix is best?
Studies have shown that of all suffixes like .com, .org, .net, .edu, etc., people tend to associate every domain name with .com, even if they’ve visited the site only recently and it was .org. Unless your business is very specific, and also to err on the side of caution, choose .com as your suffix.

Have you arrived at the domain name after careful consultation and consideration?
As with every business, make sure you do your research before you choose a domain name. Speak to your business partners, clients, professional contacts and friends about what they think is the best choice of a domain name for your business. Chances are they might surprise you with facets and aspects of your business that you might yourself have unwittingly neglected. Make sure they are active online, which will broaden the scope of arriving at a suitable domain name for your domain name.

Is it search engine friendly?
This is the most important part of choosing a domain name. A search engine has to be able to “catch” and “highlight” your domain name in its search results. For this, you will have to work with a search engine optimization expert, who will guide you and share his instincts which will go a long way in ensuring that your domain name choice is wise, smart and business savvy. And hence contribute to your online business expansion in a big way.
Good luck with choosing your domain name. Treat it as you would name your baby. Coupled with the points above, you will choose a domain name that will be the envy of your competition

Recently sold Domains BIG MONEY!!!!!

2011-02-06T11:25:00.001+02:00

During the early years of the Internet, there was furious competition for Web site Domain names accompanied by lawsuits and huge sums paid for well-known names. Last year the buying and selling of Web site domains amounted to a $77 million enterprise, says a recent study by Sedo.co.uk an international company that offers domain transfer and escrow services.

	Domain	Sold For	Where Sold
1.	06.com	$91,888	Sedo
2.	Coyote.com	$65,000	Sedo
3.	Serbia.com	$62,000	Sedo
4.	Tout.com	$47,000	Sedo
5.	TRT.com	$45,000	Sedo
6. tie	NordGold.com	€25,000 = $34,250	Sedo
6. tie	NordGold.eu	€25,000 = $34,250	Sedo
8.	England.net	$30,000	UpmarketURLs
9.	Mumu.com	$27,060	Moniker/SnapNames
10.	Fridges.com.au	$20,000	NetFleet.com.au

11.	303.com	$17,300	Moniker/SnapNames
12.	Pimp.tv	$15,250	AllThings.tv
13.	HotMelt.com	$15,125	Moniker/SnapNames
14.	HotBoat.com	$14,433	NameJet
15.	RIN.com	$14,000	Sedo
16. tie	Macaron.com	€10,000 = $13,700	Sedo
16. tie	Macarons.com	€10,000 = $13,700	Sedo
18.	Mellow.com	€9,200 = $12,604	Sedo
19. tie	ChinaFinance.com	$12,500	GoDaddy Auctions
19. tie	CloudTalk.com	$12,500	QualityNames

Everything About Web Hosting

2011-02-05T14:18:00.003+02:00

Web hosting is a service which allows people to showcase their web pages, and make them accessible via World Wide Web 24/7. The web pages are stored at servers - powerful computers with large hard drives. Every server has a unique numerical IP (Internet Protocol) address. If you rent a space on a server, you can be reached by a unique address, i.e. the website address.
There are a lot of different types of cheap web hosting and many hosting providers. The prices for the Web hosting range from toll free to rather expensive and depend on your needs and features the package comes with. If you need a web hosting for personal homepage, which is aimed at small amount of visitors, you can find free or cheap web hosting (for less than $2). Usually this kind of hosting comes with limited features and with low traffic. This means that it is intended for not great number of viewing.
Free or cheap Web hosting has several drawbacks. Usually, hosting providers require allowing the server to run advertisements on your webpage, such as banner and pop-up ads. If you want to remove the advertisements, most free hosting services offer an alternative pay-plan.
Another drawback of free hosting is that free services usually allocate your website address as an extension of their server's address. As for instance: www.freewebhosting.com/yourwebpage. To avoid this you will have to register your own domain name.
If you’re looking for web hosting intended for professional purposes there are a lot of Web hosting services that provide commercial packages that come bundled with various business tools.

Domain Name Registration

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If you want to use a particular domain name, you have to register it.
The process of registration may be a bit time- and effort consuming. There are lots of companies on the web which offer domain registration. The domain name you choose must be approved and checked against already existing names. If the chosen name is not taken, it is available for registration. After completing domain registration, the domain name comes entirely in your possession. It is yours for a certain period. Usually the period of contract lasts one year. When the period expires it must be renewed, if desired. The Domain Name Server (DNS) database is managed by ICANN - the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.
When you register a domain name, you are required to leave your contact information, which will be available to publicity through the WHOIS database. Everyone can look up who owns a particular domain name.

The process of completing the domain registration may take a period of several hours to several days. After this period you will be able to see your domain online.

What is Domain Parking?

Domain name parking is a convenient way to hold or 'park' domain name for an extended amount of time. Usually, this service is very inexpensive and the majority of registrars offer this service for a small fee. Every domain name must be linked to a name server, otherwise it is not valid. If people don’t have their own name servers, the registrar offers domain parking on its servers.

Useful Tips on Domain Names

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It is preferable to choose short and simple domain names, to make them memorable to the Internet users. If a domain name is too long, complicated, and incomprehensible, people may often misspell it. The domain mane may be spelled through hyphen. It will separate the name, if it consists of two or more words. This separation will make it easier to remember the name.
It is advisable to register different combinations of your domain, but with different spelling. It will help you catch those visitors who misspelled the original name.
It is not a very good idea to choose acronyms for a name, as for instance sgwi.com. They are complex too complex to remember.
If your company name is famous, make your domain name close to your company name. Some visitors may find your site based on your company name. It will increase the possibility of finding it without using search engines.
If your company webpage is aimed at global audience, it’s better to register domain names with different extensions, as for example, .com, .de, .co.uk).
Avoid using words spelt differently around the world, as photo and foto.
Never even try to use domain names that are similar to famous trade-marks, or spelled alike the names of already existing companies.
Watch your competitors - see how other companies are using their domains.

Everything about Domain Name which you should Know

2011-02-05T12:36:00.000+02:00

A domain address is the web site address http://www.yourwebpage.com . Generally, domain addresses are used with the scope not only to help users remember the address of a website, but also to hint users what a website is about. Every website has an IP Address, for example 230.150.12.88. An Internet webpage is identified by a domain name, which consists of two or more parts, separated by dots, as for example www.example.com
There can arouse a question - what does .com mean. .com is used on the Internet's Domain Name System. It is a generic top-level domain. .com stands for commercial.
Other generic top-level domains are:
.biz - intended for domains used by businesses
.edu - intended for educational institutions worldwide
.gov – intended for government entities in the US.
.info - intended for informative websites. Its usage is not restricted.
.int intended to be used by the Internet's Domain Name System.
.mil – intended for the US Department of Defense and its organizations.
.name - intended to be used by individuals' real names, pseudonyms, nicknames, screen names.
.net (network) – is intended to be used on the Internet's Domain Name System.
.org (organization) is intended to be used on the Internet's Domain Name System.