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The Truth behind Buying High PR Domain Names

Rob Jackson — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 16:50:17 +0000

Some people work hard in order to increase the page ranks of their websites but on one hand, others prefer to do it the easy way. Yes, there’s an easier path to take if you want to have a site that has a high PR but it does come with quite a heavy price. Some [...]

Solve Domain Routing Issues with Visual Dig Tool

Brian Flores — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:10:31 +0000

This domain routing lookup tool graphically shows any domain name issues or domain routing issues you may be having. It works by first performing a lookup using the dig command for your domain’s nameservers. It then loops through each nameserver individually and digs each of them for all of the A and MX records listed [...]

Domain squatters – Why it’s vital to get all your domain’s extensions

Alexandra Gavril — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 17:42:54 +0000

Your domain name is vital. Not many are aware of the role a simple name plays for a business’ success. If you’re planning to create a brand, it’s important to know how you can secure your domain name and protect your business so that others don’t take advantage of it. When you register for a [...]

Do you know the true cost of your web domain?

theWHIR.com — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 23:05:25 +0000

A couple of obvious factors come into play when picking a web hosting provider for your business. Firstly there’s price, even though domain names on the whole are pretty cost-effective these days – a .co.uk address costs around 3 pounds a year, while the price for a .com domain is in the region of 15 [...]

New ICANN Domains: The Birth Of The Search-Optimized gTLD Registry

theWHIR.com — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:37:22 +0000

Back in 2008, I wrote a couple of columns for Search Insider about ICANN’s new vanity generic top-level domains (gTLDs), where a person or business could now register “.anything” for the purpose of creating an open registry, or reserving it for primary brand sites (see “Anythinggoes? The Impact Of New ICANN Vanity Top-Level Domains,” and [...]

Help Choosing a Domain Name URL

Ramadama Dingdong — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 22:45:12 +0000

With so many important web development and Internet marketing decisions to make, entrepreneurs and business owners very often arrive at a hurried decision, when selecting their website domain names; and popular social media URLs. This should be regarded a very risky practice, for businesses to engage in. Before launching a website, blog or social media [...]

New domain name registration process provides 'amazing opportunity' for firms

theWHIR.com — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 20:55:09 +0000

Proposals to open up the domain name registration process to new suffixes will create an “amazing opportunity” for businesses across the world looking to increase their presence online.nThat is according to Theo Hnarakis, chief executive of Melbourne IT DBS, who told the Daily Telegraph that companies which have lost out in previous rounds of domain [...]

Should you Trademark your Domain?

Marcus Lim — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 20:07:18 +0000

When you’re researching for domain names it’s important to figure out whether or not you should trademark it. There are several business owners out there who utilize keyword tools to find domains, brainstorm to come up with a new name, and various other choices that provide them with a name everyone needs to know. Then [...]

Should You Purchase All Of Your Domain's Available Extensions?

Marcus Lim — Sun, 29 May 2011 15:05:51 +0000

Even though you might think that there would be a cut and dry answer to this question, there isn’t. There are some people who believe that there is no reason to spend an extra one or two hundred dollars a year on various extensions of domain names and then there are others who believe it [...]

Video: Top 5 Original Dot COM Domain Names

theWHIR.com — Wed, 25 May 2011 19:45:20 +0000

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