May 2009
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Domain Name Tasting
A good domain name not only makes people more likely to visit a website, but it can also increase search engine rankings. This is because search engine bots index websites based on keywords found both in its content and domain name. Yet, how does a webmaster know if their domain name is going to be profitable? Usually most don’t until they put it into practice. Hence, there is the practice...
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How a domain expires
Contrary to popular belief, domains do not expire when they say they do. If the owner of a domain does not renew by the expiration date of the domain, the domain goes into “expired” status. For 40 days, the domain is in a grace period where all services are shut off, but the domain owner may still renew the domain for a standard renewal fee. If a domain enters this period, it is a good first...
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Who owns a domain name?
If you are looking for a Domain name that is already taken, and you want to know who owns it, you can check it in WHOIS (“who is”) databases.
The simpliest way to do it directly from Domaintyper is that you click on the ‘WHOIS’ link under the taken domain after you searched for it.
This takes you to a page where you can check all kind of information regarding the domain itself.
Normally...
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What do the domain extensions stand for?
A Domain Name has two parts, name and extension. While you can choose any name for your domain, you can choose the extensions from the pre-defined combination.
Every domain name ends in a top-level domain (TLD) name.
Top level domain (TLD) can be categorized as generic top level domains (gTLD) and country code top level domains (ccTLD).
List of Top-Level Generic extensions...
Six naming myths to ignore
When people face challenges they feel unprepared for, they want rules. They want experts to explain to them clearly and unequivocally what to do. And there’s usually no shortage of people willing to step into that expert role.
Naming is one challenge that many people find baffling, and naming rules abound in blogs, books, and magazine articles. The rules are often stated in uncompromising terms...
The Effective Strategy For Choosing Right Domain...
Naming is linguistic design, and a good domain name is an important part of the overall design of a website. A name plays a prominent role when people discover, remember, think about, talk about, search for, or navigate to a website. It establishes a theme for the branding of a website before people even visit it for the first time.
Coming up with a good domain name requires a combination of...