Recently, the blogosphere stirred up quite a bit due to the release of .Tel domain names. Remember how the .Com age took the Internet by storm? Literally thousands of businesses and individuals spent lots of time and money acquiring domain names on Internet. Some register these names for their own use, while others do it to make a profit.
For sure, there are some lessons to be learned here. That is, if you want to secure the domain name that you desire, you must act quickly. If you don't, they could be registered by someone else the next day. Today, if you visit any domain registrar and make a quick search, you will find that almost all the valuable properties are taken up. It's very hard to find a good virtual property.
And that is exactly what a name becomes once you own it - it is a piece of real estate in the cyber world. If you are running a business, and you know that your name helps bring in sales for you because of the reputation you have worked so hard to build, you know that you must absolutely own this name. You don't want to wait until someone looking to make a quick buck register for the name and then try to sell it back to you for a few thousand dollars. Happens all the time to .com domains.
With the release of .Tel domains, you once again have the opportunity to own the name that you really want. The main difference between a .Tel and a .Com is that you get a web presence immediately the moment you are the owner of a .Tel. In other words, there is no need to sign up for web hosting, hunt for Content Management Systems, or hire a web designer. All you have to do is to logon to your account, and fill in the details.
There is a .Tel for business, and there is a .Tel for individuals. The key difference between the 2 product lines is that you can setup different locations for business plans. For individual plans, the process is more straight forward. Simply go through the wizard, fill in all the information, and you have a website online.
The best part is, you don't just get a website to go with your .Tel domain. You get a traditional website, and a mobile website. That allows you to reach out to a wider audience. Your prospects and customers can reach you anywhere as long as they are connected to the Internet. If they are connecting from the office, they can browse your traditional website. If they are traveling, they can logon to the Internet using their latest 3G mobile phone and access your mobile website.
This is great news for many business owners because the new service essentially eliminates the need to be technically savvy. Anyone can get a web presence immediately with zero knowledge about HTML, FTP, HTTP, HTTPS, Editors, etc.
A .Tel domain costs just $21 and the price includes the hosting. If you buy in bulk, you get to enjoy incredible discounts. With bulk discounts applied, the cost of a domain name can go down to as low as $12.25 per name.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Domain Name Registration Through Your Web Space Host
In view of the that the World Wide Web is as large like it is, it should not come as too much of a shock to anyone the Internet is loaded with sites . This band of websites covers just about any conceivable subject matter imaginable. Everyone of these websites are stored on specific computers called web site servers, and they are all over the world. All of your HTML, and pictures are stored there, and the proprietors of these servers are considered to be webhosts. This type of hosting guarantees that whoever stores their information on these computers gets a fast and constant Internet connection from their ISP. sites from big companies to personal and community sites are covered by a webhost, as there is no prerequisite.
Audio clips, pictures, hypertext markup language files, and your webmail are all stored on your data storage space on the web site server or hosting company. Depending on what your website will be used for will determine exactly what amount of data storage you will want for your website. its said that having 100 files of text only is the same as a single MB of storage; thankfully not too many sites on the Internet nevertheless simply show text. There are many websites that have pictures, and Audio clips or video. This in turn will make the requirement for added storage space a must. The more you expand your website, for instance specific member ad ons or maybe forums makes needing added storage space a must too. Whenever there will be features for the browsers to retrieve info, for instance audio tracks or video clips one will want a good deal more storage space than a regular text only based website.
Furthermore, a totally important thing to workout is the size of data~site transfer that you are receiving. This makes up the size of content that is being passed through your Internet line. A lot of this information transfer is allocated to the utilisation of your webmail, and the clicks to your website. Essentially for every one hundred web pages of text that a somebody looks up on your website, a single MB of information transfer is utilized, if 10 people accessed the same information 10 MegaBytes would be utilized. This would be how things can amount rather fast. It is the magnitude of the website that can determine simply the amount of website transfer you will require. This nevertheless, is not the sole influencing ingredient as to the amount of transfer one will want. Whenever you are posting files or video and sound clips this can chew up transfer rates really fast. It is very easy to clock up 1.5 GigaByte of website transfer, if you have 100 users viewing a presentation that is 1.5 MegaBytes. If you multiply this into a monthly figure, you have just devoured a solid forty-five MegaBytes of website transfer. It is said that VR websites, and animated sites are the websites that clock up the most website transfer of all possible websites so it may be beneficial to keep this in mind when purchasing an offer from a webhost.
A URL can be called a domain, and it is utilized for your website and the utilisation of your webmail. You can get a domain provided that it has not been previously snaped up. It is also possible for a domain holder to transfer their domain that is already active to a webhost thru a domain service provider. Assigning your domain to your webhost account from a domain service provider is relatively simple. It is also possible for one to hold multiple domain extensions for your chosen domain with a domain service provider account. It is very important these days to secure brand identity, thus a lot of people these days are snapping up many domains in one go. This fights piracy in the web site hosting domain, and keeps clicks going to everyone's websites smooth without mix up. With the amount of site traffic these days on the Internet its important to have your domain registration safeguarded. Programs known as domain Protect guarantees that there is no unauthorised domain transfers. This is a very important option to have available, when organizing a secured domain for the World Wide Web. Make sure you do your homework when researching a domain service provider, or web site service provider, or else you could find many issues later on that will leave one without any clicks to your websites.
Audio clips, pictures, hypertext markup language files, and your webmail are all stored on your data storage space on the web site server or hosting company. Depending on what your website will be used for will determine exactly what amount of data storage you will want for your website. its said that having 100 files of text only is the same as a single MB of storage; thankfully not too many sites on the Internet nevertheless simply show text. There are many websites that have pictures, and Audio clips or video. This in turn will make the requirement for added storage space a must. The more you expand your website, for instance specific member ad ons or maybe forums makes needing added storage space a must too. Whenever there will be features for the browsers to retrieve info, for instance audio tracks or video clips one will want a good deal more storage space than a regular text only based website.
Furthermore, a totally important thing to workout is the size of data~site transfer that you are receiving. This makes up the size of content that is being passed through your Internet line. A lot of this information transfer is allocated to the utilisation of your webmail, and the clicks to your website. Essentially for every one hundred web pages of text that a somebody looks up on your website, a single MB of information transfer is utilized, if 10 people accessed the same information 10 MegaBytes would be utilized. This would be how things can amount rather fast. It is the magnitude of the website that can determine simply the amount of website transfer you will require. This nevertheless, is not the sole influencing ingredient as to the amount of transfer one will want. Whenever you are posting files or video and sound clips this can chew up transfer rates really fast. It is very easy to clock up 1.5 GigaByte of website transfer, if you have 100 users viewing a presentation that is 1.5 MegaBytes. If you multiply this into a monthly figure, you have just devoured a solid forty-five MegaBytes of website transfer. It is said that VR websites, and animated sites are the websites that clock up the most website transfer of all possible websites so it may be beneficial to keep this in mind when purchasing an offer from a webhost.
A URL can be called a domain, and it is utilized for your website and the utilisation of your webmail. You can get a domain provided that it has not been previously snaped up. It is also possible for a domain holder to transfer their domain that is already active to a webhost thru a domain service provider. Assigning your domain to your webhost account from a domain service provider is relatively simple. It is also possible for one to hold multiple domain extensions for your chosen domain with a domain service provider account. It is very important these days to secure brand identity, thus a lot of people these days are snapping up many domains in one go. This fights piracy in the web site hosting domain, and keeps clicks going to everyone's websites smooth without mix up. With the amount of site traffic these days on the Internet its important to have your domain registration safeguarded. Programs known as domain Protect guarantees that there is no unauthorised domain transfers. This is a very important option to have available, when organizing a secured domain for the World Wide Web. Make sure you do your homework when researching a domain service provider, or web site service provider, or else you could find many issues later on that will leave one without any clicks to your websites.
Why You Should ALWAYS Use A Promotional Domain
I've had extensive conversations with my mentors, and affiliate marketers who do extremely well. We all agree that you should always use a promotional domain when promoting an affiliate product.
A promotional domain is a domain that you buy just to promote an affiliate product. To use a promotional domain, you can:
1) Redirect that domain to your affiliate url at the registrar
2) Put some redirect code in the index page that's physically loaded on the promotional domain itself
3) Pre-sell the affiliate product on the index page of the promotional domain, and then have them click through to the affiliate site
There are several reasons that you should use a promotional domain.
One reason you should use a promotional domain is because, during a BIG product launch, there are often a lot of spam complaints against the primary domain for the affiliate product. This is due to tons of overly aggressive affiliates "hammering" their lists so much that list members get irritated and file spam complaints. These spam complaints lead to that domain getting blacklisted. When you send out emails containing references to that blacklisted url, your emails are often blocked by filters!
Using a promotional domain can increase your email deliverability substantially. This can lead to a massive increase in sales!
A second reason that you should use a promotional domain is that many people hate clicking on affiliate links. The very though that someone is earning a commission from their purchase upsets some people who understand affiliate marketing. They just have a psychological hang-up against an affiliate profiting from their purchase. It doesn't matter that they often would have never known about the product if it wasn't for the hard working affiliate.
A third reason to use a promotional domain is that it allows you to pre-sell the affiliate product and to also build your list. You can set up a page on the promotional domain where you do a review of the product, or pre-sell it in other ways. On that page you can collect the visitors' email addresses prior to forwarding them on to the affiliate site. Do this by offering a free report, or using other standard list building techniques. Then, instead of sending them to a standard "thank you page," you send them to the affiliate site.
The sales page on many affiliate sites really stink. If you can do a better job of selling that product, then perhaps you want to post your own sales letter on your promotional domain, and then have your order link "deep link" into the affiliate site, bypassing the "sucky" homepage, and linking directly to the order form. If you do this you just need to make sure that the order is tracked properly. If you're not sure how to do this, ask the owner of the affiliate program, or a trusted programming expert who understands cookies, etc.
Bypassing terrible sales pages works so well that many professional copywriters spend a lot of time writing better sales pages for great products that they know would sell IF the sales letters were better. They sift through places like the Clickbank Marketplace, looking for niche products that would be in demand if properly marketed. They do the standard market research, and when they discover these hidden gems, they fix the webpages and make lots of sales on products largely ignored by other affiliate marketers.
As an aside, if you do discover one of these gems, and it's obvious that the sale page is not working, you may even want to offer to buy the rights to the product from the owner. You know that he's not making much money, and you know how to fix the problem! Buy the business, fix the website and then resell the business at a profit.
My friend Dr. Mike Woo-Ming, and his copywriter, have the rewriting of terrible sales letters down to such a science that they run a membership site where they pass along revised sales letters to their members. That's how important the sales letter is and how impactful it can be to rewrite "sucky" web pages. You can check out what Dr. Mike is doing at: http://WillieCrawford.com/DrMikesSecret.html
Getting back to using a promotional domain, if you are a serious affiliate marketer, it's often a non-decision. A domain costs you less than $9 per year. Just one sale of an affiliate product more than pays for the domain for a year. If you sell big ticket items, as I do, the commission on a single sale is often $700 or more. Just one extra sale covers the cost of 80 - 90 promotional domains for a year (I buy my domains wholesale).
If using a promotional domain means that 20% more of your email gets through, since it's not mentioning a domain that may be blacklisted, you've just increased your sales by 20% (all things being equal). If that's just one or two extra sales paying you a few hundred dollars extra commission, it's certainly worth it.
I buy my domains through a domain name reseller account that I have. I pay $90 per year for this account, but earn a commission every time that I sell a domain. I also save every time that I buy or renew a domain. You can check out the service that I use at: http://875PerYearDomains.com If you click the link at the top of that page labeled "Become A Domain Reseller" it tells you how to get setup as I am (so that you can buy your own domains at wholesale).
By now you should be convinced that you really should be using promotional domains. However, let me give you two additional reasons.
Many online communities, and discussion forums, have stopped allowing you to post affiliate url’s in your signature file. They've done this largely because many affiliate program managers were teaching their affiliates to post to some of the more popular forums and then leave a link. Many inexperienced affiliate marketers were making a lot of "spammy" posts that really said "nothing," just to leave a link. Forum and community owners noticed this and thus the backlash was a prohibition against posting affiliate links.
At the same time, many of these forum owners have said that it's ok to post links pointing to your own domains where you then mention affiliate products. So, in those forums, you would post links to your own domains. On your domains you have pages that pre-sell the product, or perhaps even offer a bonus for buying the product, and THEN you have them click through to the affiliate site. This is the PERFECT place to explain your bonuses if you are offering some extra inducement for them to buy through your affiliate link rather than your competitors'.
A second and final reason for using a promotional domain is that it looks better to ezine publishers and owners of article directories. These publishers want to offer their visitors and readers professional looking material, and frankly... affiliate url’s with all kinds of strange characters don't look very professional. Articles with those obvious affiliate links scream "He wrote this article to sell me something!" Articles with less obvious affiliate links allow your readers to "lower their shields" and be less defensive. They are more open to your marketing message, so you will make many more sales... and isn't that what it's all about?
A promotional domain is a domain that you buy just to promote an affiliate product. To use a promotional domain, you can:
1) Redirect that domain to your affiliate url at the registrar
2) Put some redirect code in the index page that's physically loaded on the promotional domain itself
3) Pre-sell the affiliate product on the index page of the promotional domain, and then have them click through to the affiliate site
There are several reasons that you should use a promotional domain.
One reason you should use a promotional domain is because, during a BIG product launch, there are often a lot of spam complaints against the primary domain for the affiliate product. This is due to tons of overly aggressive affiliates "hammering" their lists so much that list members get irritated and file spam complaints. These spam complaints lead to that domain getting blacklisted. When you send out emails containing references to that blacklisted url, your emails are often blocked by filters!
Using a promotional domain can increase your email deliverability substantially. This can lead to a massive increase in sales!
A second reason that you should use a promotional domain is that many people hate clicking on affiliate links. The very though that someone is earning a commission from their purchase upsets some people who understand affiliate marketing. They just have a psychological hang-up against an affiliate profiting from their purchase. It doesn't matter that they often would have never known about the product if it wasn't for the hard working affiliate.
A third reason to use a promotional domain is that it allows you to pre-sell the affiliate product and to also build your list. You can set up a page on the promotional domain where you do a review of the product, or pre-sell it in other ways. On that page you can collect the visitors' email addresses prior to forwarding them on to the affiliate site. Do this by offering a free report, or using other standard list building techniques. Then, instead of sending them to a standard "thank you page," you send them to the affiliate site.
The sales page on many affiliate sites really stink. If you can do a better job of selling that product, then perhaps you want to post your own sales letter on your promotional domain, and then have your order link "deep link" into the affiliate site, bypassing the "sucky" homepage, and linking directly to the order form. If you do this you just need to make sure that the order is tracked properly. If you're not sure how to do this, ask the owner of the affiliate program, or a trusted programming expert who understands cookies, etc.
Bypassing terrible sales pages works so well that many professional copywriters spend a lot of time writing better sales pages for great products that they know would sell IF the sales letters were better. They sift through places like the Clickbank Marketplace, looking for niche products that would be in demand if properly marketed. They do the standard market research, and when they discover these hidden gems, they fix the webpages and make lots of sales on products largely ignored by other affiliate marketers.
As an aside, if you do discover one of these gems, and it's obvious that the sale page is not working, you may even want to offer to buy the rights to the product from the owner. You know that he's not making much money, and you know how to fix the problem! Buy the business, fix the website and then resell the business at a profit.
My friend Dr. Mike Woo-Ming, and his copywriter, have the rewriting of terrible sales letters down to such a science that they run a membership site where they pass along revised sales letters to their members. That's how important the sales letter is and how impactful it can be to rewrite "sucky" web pages. You can check out what Dr. Mike is doing at: http://WillieCrawford.com/DrMikesSecret.html
Getting back to using a promotional domain, if you are a serious affiliate marketer, it's often a non-decision. A domain costs you less than $9 per year. Just one sale of an affiliate product more than pays for the domain for a year. If you sell big ticket items, as I do, the commission on a single sale is often $700 or more. Just one extra sale covers the cost of 80 - 90 promotional domains for a year (I buy my domains wholesale).
If using a promotional domain means that 20% more of your email gets through, since it's not mentioning a domain that may be blacklisted, you've just increased your sales by 20% (all things being equal). If that's just one or two extra sales paying you a few hundred dollars extra commission, it's certainly worth it.
I buy my domains through a domain name reseller account that I have. I pay $90 per year for this account, but earn a commission every time that I sell a domain. I also save every time that I buy or renew a domain. You can check out the service that I use at: http://875PerYearDomains.com If you click the link at the top of that page labeled "Become A Domain Reseller" it tells you how to get setup as I am (so that you can buy your own domains at wholesale).
By now you should be convinced that you really should be using promotional domains. However, let me give you two additional reasons.
Many online communities, and discussion forums, have stopped allowing you to post affiliate url’s in your signature file. They've done this largely because many affiliate program managers were teaching their affiliates to post to some of the more popular forums and then leave a link. Many inexperienced affiliate marketers were making a lot of "spammy" posts that really said "nothing," just to leave a link. Forum and community owners noticed this and thus the backlash was a prohibition against posting affiliate links.
At the same time, many of these forum owners have said that it's ok to post links pointing to your own domains where you then mention affiliate products. So, in those forums, you would post links to your own domains. On your domains you have pages that pre-sell the product, or perhaps even offer a bonus for buying the product, and THEN you have them click through to the affiliate site. This is the PERFECT place to explain your bonuses if you are offering some extra inducement for them to buy through your affiliate link rather than your competitors'.
A second and final reason for using a promotional domain is that it looks better to ezine publishers and owners of article directories. These publishers want to offer their visitors and readers professional looking material, and frankly... affiliate url’s with all kinds of strange characters don't look very professional. Articles with those obvious affiliate links scream "He wrote this article to sell me something!" Articles with less obvious affiliate links allow your readers to "lower their shields" and be less defensive. They are more open to your marketing message, so you will make many more sales... and isn't that what it's all about?
Learn How To Obtain (Get/Register) A Domain Name? Purchase/Buy A Domain Address For Your Website
To obtain a domain name, you have to pay an annual fee to a registrar for the right to use that name. Take into consideration that you cannot buy a domain for life. You get it for a period of one to ten years. If you fail to renew the domain name at the end of its term, the registration of the domain will be revoked and the domain name may be acquired by another party.
Buying a domain name is one of the easiest tasks. To purchase a domain name, take the following steps:
1- Refer to the website of an authorized registrar.
2- Use the registrar's online search function to search to see if your desired domain name is taken.
3- If your domain name is available, you can then proceed to the next step to complete the registration form and pay by credit card.
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Important Tips:
1- As you're registering your name, you will be presented with the option of adding Privacy to your domain registration. A private domain registration will keep your information (name, email address, etc.) out of the global Internet database, and will prevent a lot of spam from reaching your email box. It is highly recommended you select this option.
2- Avoid web hosts offering free domain. Try to register the name yourself, so that you can be sure that you are registered as the owner. If your web host places itself as the owner, they can always decide to not let you change your web hosting service. Especially if you are not happy with their hosting service it can be catastrophic! So don't accept any free domain name and pay for it.
3- Don't trust any cheap service. Some registrars are cheating and misleading their customers. For example if the price of a domain name is $10 /year, they offer it $2 for first year. But next years they charge $35 to renew the domain name! On the other hand, many of cheap services don't allow you to have full control on your domain name.
Buying a domain name is one of the easiest tasks. To purchase a domain name, take the following steps:
1- Refer to the website of an authorized registrar.
2- Use the registrar's online search function to search to see if your desired domain name is taken.
3- If your domain name is available, you can then proceed to the next step to complete the registration form and pay by credit card.
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Important Tips:
1- As you're registering your name, you will be presented with the option of adding Privacy to your domain registration. A private domain registration will keep your information (name, email address, etc.) out of the global Internet database, and will prevent a lot of spam from reaching your email box. It is highly recommended you select this option.
2- Avoid web hosts offering free domain. Try to register the name yourself, so that you can be sure that you are registered as the owner. If your web host places itself as the owner, they can always decide to not let you change your web hosting service. Especially if you are not happy with their hosting service it can be catastrophic! So don't accept any free domain name and pay for it.
3- Don't trust any cheap service. Some registrars are cheating and misleading their customers. For example if the price of a domain name is $10 /year, they offer it $2 for first year. But next years they charge $35 to renew the domain name! On the other hand, many of cheap services don't allow you to have full control on your domain name.
Dangers of Dropped or Expired Domain Names
There are many dangers in buying a dropped domain name. A dropped domain name is basically a domain that was purchased by someone else, but that person let the domain expire. This can happen for many reasons. The owner may have forgotten to renew the domain, in which case you may be able to turn a profit in selling the domain back to the original owner. The owner may have let the domain name expire due to any number of reasons as well, although the most common reason for this is that their enterprise failed.
Beware of the Danger
This is where the danger lies. Expired domain names come with a history, and that history remains with the domain even after you buy it. If the domain has a low PR rating, it could seriously affect your success with the domain. The domain may also have been used for spamming or other illegal activity, in which case you may have problems getting visitors to your website. Search engines can also be wary of the domain, or simply have banned it from their registries due to a break in terms of service.
Before buying any domain you should be certain that it is not a dropped domain name. Many people will engage in illegal, unethical, and immoral activities with a domain until it is banned from all emails and search engines, and then drop it for a new domain name. If you get one of these domains, you will be stuck with a designing of website that no one will list, no one will visit, and everyone will ignore.
Check Out Domain before Purchase
The best way to protect you from this type of situation is to check out the domain thoroughly before purchase. You can do this in any number of ways, but the easiest way is to use the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. This handy free tool allows you to enter the domain you are considering and view snapshots of the pages at several different dates. If the domain has changed multiple times you can see this, as well as how long the domain has been in existence.
You should also check that the domain has not been pointed to a parked page, meaning an "under construction" or "buy domain now" type message. These parked pages cause a loss in PR rating, back links, and search engine rankings. These issues can take some time to fix. You can visit the domain to see if it is on a parked page, and if so, use the Wayback Machine to determine how long it has been like that.
In the end, it is simply easier and less stressful to buy a new domain name. However, if you find that perfect domain, check it out thoroughly and make sure you have a plan to dig it out of the gutter. Contacting search engines and other traffic building websites and services to let them know that you recently purchased the domain may help in this, but nothing is guaranteed. Be wary, and enjoy your web experience!
Smartime Inc. is a leading web designing, development and hosting company providing large assortment of services like web designing, site maintenance, Site marketing, promotion, Ecommerce, software development etc.
Beware of the Danger
This is where the danger lies. Expired domain names come with a history, and that history remains with the domain even after you buy it. If the domain has a low PR rating, it could seriously affect your success with the domain. The domain may also have been used for spamming or other illegal activity, in which case you may have problems getting visitors to your website. Search engines can also be wary of the domain, or simply have banned it from their registries due to a break in terms of service.
Before buying any domain you should be certain that it is not a dropped domain name. Many people will engage in illegal, unethical, and immoral activities with a domain until it is banned from all emails and search engines, and then drop it for a new domain name. If you get one of these domains, you will be stuck with a designing of website that no one will list, no one will visit, and everyone will ignore.
Check Out Domain before Purchase
The best way to protect you from this type of situation is to check out the domain thoroughly before purchase. You can do this in any number of ways, but the easiest way is to use the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine. This handy free tool allows you to enter the domain you are considering and view snapshots of the pages at several different dates. If the domain has changed multiple times you can see this, as well as how long the domain has been in existence.
You should also check that the domain has not been pointed to a parked page, meaning an "under construction" or "buy domain now" type message. These parked pages cause a loss in PR rating, back links, and search engine rankings. These issues can take some time to fix. You can visit the domain to see if it is on a parked page, and if so, use the Wayback Machine to determine how long it has been like that.
In the end, it is simply easier and less stressful to buy a new domain name. However, if you find that perfect domain, check it out thoroughly and make sure you have a plan to dig it out of the gutter. Contacting search engines and other traffic building websites and services to let them know that you recently purchased the domain may help in this, but nothing is guaranteed. Be wary, and enjoy your web experience!
Smartime Inc. is a leading web designing, development and hosting company providing large assortment of services like web designing, site maintenance, Site marketing, promotion, Ecommerce, software development etc.
GDI Moving Up The Rank's Of The Best Domain Companies.
Registrants of .ws domains include individuals, small businesses and major corporations throughout the world in over 200 countries and include such notable companies as Yahoo, Intel and Cisco Systems, Inc.
I have joined (Global Domains International) Inc since 2005 and it has never missed a single commission payment. GDI and/or your "Wealth Online Website" is set up for you to duplicate what has proven to work. When you refer a new affiliate to GDI, you will receive an email notification with the new affiliates email address.
GDI don't want payment for 7 days from the time you sign up ! This means you have seven days to try the website builder and the email system absolutely free! GDI has no competition in the network marketing industry. They are the only company that has the ability to market dot.ws domain names. GDI is not a scam or a rip-off. I'm tired of hearing people say this because they don't know what they are doing.
GDI is the best business I've ever seen. Without spending any money on marketing and with only my $10/month domain name and website hosting, I've had nearly 300 people sign up in just a few weeks. GDI is an INC 500 ranked company, ranked at #37. How many affiliate programs can boast and INC 500 ranking?
When you buy a website you're already joined the income generating opportunity automatically. Website.ws is a privately held company. They receive many inquiries from people wanting to know how they can invest in there company. WebSite.ws reached this milestone absent extensive and costly advertising and marketing campaigns. Other registry companies have boasted multi-million dollar advertising and marketing programs in an attempt to kindle its registration base.
WebSite.ws offers you a safe and secure way to be contacted. If someone looks up your domain name on their name search server, they can leave a private message for you. As you can see GDI has a good reputation and have for year's. They will alway's continue that standard as they started.
I have joined (Global Domains International) Inc since 2005 and it has never missed a single commission payment. GDI and/or your "Wealth Online Website" is set up for you to duplicate what has proven to work. When you refer a new affiliate to GDI, you will receive an email notification with the new affiliates email address.
GDI don't want payment for 7 days from the time you sign up ! This means you have seven days to try the website builder and the email system absolutely free! GDI has no competition in the network marketing industry. They are the only company that has the ability to market dot.ws domain names. GDI is not a scam or a rip-off. I'm tired of hearing people say this because they don't know what they are doing.
GDI is the best business I've ever seen. Without spending any money on marketing and with only my $10/month domain name and website hosting, I've had nearly 300 people sign up in just a few weeks. GDI is an INC 500 ranked company, ranked at #37. How many affiliate programs can boast and INC 500 ranking?
When you buy a website you're already joined the income generating opportunity automatically. Website.ws is a privately held company. They receive many inquiries from people wanting to know how they can invest in there company. WebSite.ws reached this milestone absent extensive and costly advertising and marketing campaigns. Other registry companies have boasted multi-million dollar advertising and marketing programs in an attempt to kindle its registration base.
WebSite.ws offers you a safe and secure way to be contacted. If someone looks up your domain name on their name search server, they can leave a private message for you. As you can see GDI has a good reputation and have for year's. They will alway's continue that standard as they started.
Finding the Right Domain Names to your Company
A domain represents the unique name assigned to an organization or individual on the Internet. For instance, we are all familiar with names such as google.com, microsoft.com, and so on. A particular name (domain) may only be owned by one person or company. To use an analogy, a domain represents your "street address" where you live on the Internet. It uniquely identifies where you can be found. Having a straight-forward, easy to remember domain is crucial to your business success.
The domain name is comprised of several parts. The last part of the domain (e.g., .com) is referred to as the top-level domain (TLD). In theory, the TLD represents a type of entity. For instance, .com stands for "commercial". It was originally meant to be for commercial enterprises (business), but that has become something of a misnomer as even people with personal websites use the .com TLD.
Other popular TLDs include: > .net - originally meant to signify Network organizations such as Internet Service Providers (ISP) > .edu - Education establishments (colleges/universities) > .mil - Military > .org - Non-profit organizations > .gov - Government organizations > .biz - a business > .name - individual/person > .info - information service
There are others as well such as: .aero, .pro, .coop, and so on. In addition, there are TLDs assigned to countries (e.g., .ca for Canada).
Before you can launch your site on the Web, you will need a domain name. There are literally hundreds of millions of domains already taken so you may have to be creative in finding the name you want. It can be frustrating at times, so brew yourself a pot of coffee or grab your favorite beverage before you sit down to find that special domain that will become your address on the Web.
Several months ago, I was attempting to acquire a domain for a customer. I tried just about every combination of his actual business name to find one that was available. As is becoming much too common, I ran into a brick wall. Out of sheer frustration, I just randomly pounded my fingers on my keyboard and came up with sdfsdfsdf.com. I submitted that to the domain search. You probably know the punch line. To my total amazement that name was already taken. At that point, I decided I needed to take a walk around my garden.
But there is no way around it. If you plan to put your own site on the web, you will need to identify an available domain. Once you do so, you should purchase that name immediately as it may not be available the next day. If the name you want is already taken, you will have to find a different one. For instance, if you wanted the domain CandlesForSale.com, that is already taken. However, the name CandlesForSale.biz is available (as of the date this article was written). You could select the .biz name, or try to find an alternate such as Candles4sale.com, candles4u.com, candlesonline.com, and so on. All of those of course, are taken. By trying the different combinations you would find that candles-forsale.com is (currently) available.
It is much easier to find available domains ending in .biz,. info, and so on. The major problem with using any of these is that people are just inherently conditioned to type in the .com extension after the business name. If you did register the candlesforsale.biz name mentioned above, it is quite likely that people surfing the Web would type in candlesforsale.com instead. That of course, would lead to a competitor, which is not what you want to do.
Selecting just the right (available) domain name for your business can be a frustrating process, but it is important to get it right. Many people I have spoken to don’t seem to realize that your domain name is part of your branding; it represents who you are on the web. In many cases, the domain name is the first piece of information a potential customer may have about your business. Your domain name is every bit as important as the logo you put on your business card. If all else fails, check some of the domain auction sites to see if there is a good match available. You will have to pay more than normal, but in the long run, it may just be worth it.
Be creative, stay patient, and don’t break your keyboard as you go through this process.
The domain name is comprised of several parts. The last part of the domain (e.g., .com) is referred to as the top-level domain (TLD). In theory, the TLD represents a type of entity. For instance, .com stands for "commercial". It was originally meant to be for commercial enterprises (business), but that has become something of a misnomer as even people with personal websites use the .com TLD.
Other popular TLDs include: > .net - originally meant to signify Network organizations such as Internet Service Providers (ISP) > .edu - Education establishments (colleges/universities) > .mil - Military > .org - Non-profit organizations > .gov - Government organizations > .biz - a business > .name - individual/person > .info - information service
There are others as well such as: .aero, .pro, .coop, and so on. In addition, there are TLDs assigned to countries (e.g., .ca for Canada).
Before you can launch your site on the Web, you will need a domain name. There are literally hundreds of millions of domains already taken so you may have to be creative in finding the name you want. It can be frustrating at times, so brew yourself a pot of coffee or grab your favorite beverage before you sit down to find that special domain that will become your address on the Web.
Several months ago, I was attempting to acquire a domain for a customer. I tried just about every combination of his actual business name to find one that was available. As is becoming much too common, I ran into a brick wall. Out of sheer frustration, I just randomly pounded my fingers on my keyboard and came up with sdfsdfsdf.com. I submitted that to the domain search. You probably know the punch line. To my total amazement that name was already taken. At that point, I decided I needed to take a walk around my garden.
But there is no way around it. If you plan to put your own site on the web, you will need to identify an available domain. Once you do so, you should purchase that name immediately as it may not be available the next day. If the name you want is already taken, you will have to find a different one. For instance, if you wanted the domain CandlesForSale.com, that is already taken. However, the name CandlesForSale.biz is available (as of the date this article was written). You could select the .biz name, or try to find an alternate such as Candles4sale.com, candles4u.com, candlesonline.com, and so on. All of those of course, are taken. By trying the different combinations you would find that candles-forsale.com is (currently) available.
It is much easier to find available domains ending in .biz,. info, and so on. The major problem with using any of these is that people are just inherently conditioned to type in the .com extension after the business name. If you did register the candlesforsale.biz name mentioned above, it is quite likely that people surfing the Web would type in candlesforsale.com instead. That of course, would lead to a competitor, which is not what you want to do.
Selecting just the right (available) domain name for your business can be a frustrating process, but it is important to get it right. Many people I have spoken to don’t seem to realize that your domain name is part of your branding; it represents who you are on the web. In many cases, the domain name is the first piece of information a potential customer may have about your business. Your domain name is every bit as important as the logo you put on your business card. If all else fails, check some of the domain auction sites to see if there is a good match available. You will have to pay more than normal, but in the long run, it may just be worth it.
Be creative, stay patient, and don’t break your keyboard as you go through this process.
The Ins and Outs of Transferring a Domain Name
The initial thought of transferring a domain name to another registrar can seem daunting. However, it only takes a few simple steps to gather the information you’ll need to go from one registrar to another.
First, select a new registrar, or "home" for your domain name. You can either use your web hosting company’s domain registrar or opt for a separate domain registrar. If you go with a domain registrar that doesn’t offer web hosting service, then the internet directory system (DNS) will be contacting them to locate your website when someone tries to access it. Many web hosts, however, now offer domain registrar services, so this may not be the lowest cost option. It may also be easier to have both your web host and domain name managed at the same location. If you’re still searching for a new registrar we recommend Bluehost, which offers a free domain name with your service. Now you’re ready for step number two.
Second, obtain your authorization code from your current registrar. It’s required by your new registrar for the domain name transfer. Sometimes all it takes is navigating to the proper page. You may need to use the search function to locate its storage place, or even call the registrar to request it in rare cases.
Third, ensure that the domain name is open to transfer. Sounds complicated, but changing the state of your domain name is usually managed from the same page you found your domain name. In worst cases you may need to use the search function or contact the registrar for help, but once this is done you’re allowed to begin the transfer.
Fourth, begin and accept the domain transfer. Once you’ve located the domain management or transfer tool on your new registrar’s site, you’ll be asked to enter the name of the domain and the authorization code. Then you’ll be asked to check the email address of the domain name – which is most likely the one you used to sign up. If you no longer have access to that address getting this step accomplished may be a bit more complicated, but doable. Just contact the registrar to explain what happened. This may take time to resolve. If you still have access to that account, however, you will simply click a link to "agree" to the transfer or receive a code that’ll be entered later to initiate the transfer. In anywhere from a few days to a few hours, the actual transfer will be complete.
But wait, you’re not done yet! Once the transfer is finished, be sure to verify that everything works. There’ll be no downtime for your site if everything goes smoothly. If not, you might see up to 48 hours of connection problems for some users as their DNS servers are updated, but from our experience these cases are rare. If everything works, congratulations! You’ve successfully moved your domain name.
First, select a new registrar, or "home" for your domain name. You can either use your web hosting company’s domain registrar or opt for a separate domain registrar. If you go with a domain registrar that doesn’t offer web hosting service, then the internet directory system (DNS) will be contacting them to locate your website when someone tries to access it. Many web hosts, however, now offer domain registrar services, so this may not be the lowest cost option. It may also be easier to have both your web host and domain name managed at the same location. If you’re still searching for a new registrar we recommend Bluehost, which offers a free domain name with your service. Now you’re ready for step number two.
Second, obtain your authorization code from your current registrar. It’s required by your new registrar for the domain name transfer. Sometimes all it takes is navigating to the proper page. You may need to use the search function to locate its storage place, or even call the registrar to request it in rare cases.
Third, ensure that the domain name is open to transfer. Sounds complicated, but changing the state of your domain name is usually managed from the same page you found your domain name. In worst cases you may need to use the search function or contact the registrar for help, but once this is done you’re allowed to begin the transfer.
Fourth, begin and accept the domain transfer. Once you’ve located the domain management or transfer tool on your new registrar’s site, you’ll be asked to enter the name of the domain and the authorization code. Then you’ll be asked to check the email address of the domain name – which is most likely the one you used to sign up. If you no longer have access to that address getting this step accomplished may be a bit more complicated, but doable. Just contact the registrar to explain what happened. This may take time to resolve. If you still have access to that account, however, you will simply click a link to "agree" to the transfer or receive a code that’ll be entered later to initiate the transfer. In anywhere from a few days to a few hours, the actual transfer will be complete.
But wait, you’re not done yet! Once the transfer is finished, be sure to verify that everything works. There’ll be no downtime for your site if everything goes smoothly. If not, you might see up to 48 hours of connection problems for some users as their DNS servers are updated, but from our experience these cases are rare. If everything works, congratulations! You’ve successfully moved your domain name.
What Is Domain Parking?
Domain names are being snapped up all the time so if you have thought of a cool domain name for a future project then it might be wise to register it now. There is a chance that if you leave it too late someone else may register it. While you’re planning your site you can park the domain name. Domain parking is the practice of registering a domain name and then allowing a third party to place ads on a site located at the registered URL, so that any key in traffic is captured and converted into revenue as people clicks on the ads. To learn more about domain parking more online money making programs visit domain parking review.
Domain parking is simply refers to generating profit through placement of advertisements on an auto-created web site. There are many ways to make money on parking your domain. You can definitely generate income from a quality domain name. Try to look for the best domain name parking sites that make genuine SEO sites and 100% return of revenue. Be careful of domain parking sites that are void of content and filled with sponsored links. They will not help you make money out of your domain name and might affect the value of your domain name in the case you sell it in the future. The next domain parking service is your web host. If all you’ve done is set up the domain with your web host and pointed the name servers at the host, chances are that you will get a page that says something really interesting.
There is no doubt that domain monetization is lucrative, most domineers are biting their fingers because their account was terminated. If your account was terminated, then check your practices as it could likely be your fault. Domain parking and monetization is the strong alternative to Ad Sense. It is easy as it requires no Ad Sense set up or sophisticated web site. However, you will need to take it as your business and handle your portfolio with all sense of responsibility.
Through the websites that offers you domain parking and gives you commissions for every click or purchase a visitor of your domain might do, and you get commissions out of it and if you have a good domain name, you might want to give this a try. Learn more about Domain Profiteer by going to domain name selling tips.
Domain parking is simply refers to generating profit through placement of advertisements on an auto-created web site. There are many ways to make money on parking your domain. You can definitely generate income from a quality domain name. Try to look for the best domain name parking sites that make genuine SEO sites and 100% return of revenue. Be careful of domain parking sites that are void of content and filled with sponsored links. They will not help you make money out of your domain name and might affect the value of your domain name in the case you sell it in the future. The next domain parking service is your web host. If all you’ve done is set up the domain with your web host and pointed the name servers at the host, chances are that you will get a page that says something really interesting.
There is no doubt that domain monetization is lucrative, most domineers are biting their fingers because their account was terminated. If your account was terminated, then check your practices as it could likely be your fault. Domain parking and monetization is the strong alternative to Ad Sense. It is easy as it requires no Ad Sense set up or sophisticated web site. However, you will need to take it as your business and handle your portfolio with all sense of responsibility.
Through the websites that offers you domain parking and gives you commissions for every click or purchase a visitor of your domain might do, and you get commissions out of it and if you have a good domain name, you might want to give this a try. Learn more about Domain Profiteer by going to domain name selling tips.
How to Resell Domain Names and Make Money
Several of the large domain name registrars allow individuals or small businesses to buy domain names and then re-sell them to other customers. You're not buying specific domain names and trying to sell those domain names. Instead, you buy a package that guarantees you a lower price from the domain name registrar. Often times, the domain name registrar provides a template website for you to use so you can become your own domain name registrar and sell those domain names at a higher price and make your commission.
For example, let's say you become a domain name reseller for eNom. They set your domain price at $9.95 per year for a .com domain name. If you sell domain names at $15.95 (your retail price), you'll have to pay $9.95 to register the domain, $0.95 as a "merchant service fee", and then an additional $0.47 (3% of your retail price) as a "Merchant services convinience online access fee." Bottom line is that you make $4.58 as your net commission from the sale of one domain name.
Depending on how many domain names you can sell and how much you're willing to pay upfront as a set-up cost to be a domain reseller, you can get different rates to buy your domain names.
In the eNom example, in order to get your domain name price at $9.95, you would need to pay $495 in set up fees. If you wanted to sell eNom domain names without a setup fee, the domain name price that you would get is $10.95 per year which eats into your commission.
On the other hand, you could pay a larger set up fee like $995 and get a domain name price of $8.95 per year for a .com domain name. If you were willing to pay $1595 in set up fees, you could get a .com pricing of $7.95 per year. You get the idea.
To put this all in perspective. eNom allows their power resellers to buy .com domain names at $7.95 per year. If you wanted to buy a domain name from eNom directly, you have to go to their eNom Central website which sells .com domain names at $29.95 per year. This suggests that eNom is making over $20 commission on the sale of their domain names.
Would you be able to sell .com domain names at $29.95 per year? Probably not. There are several good domain name registrars out there that sell .com domain names at $10 per year including domain name privacy registration. You just need to know where to look.
As an interesting side note, eNom advertises on their reseller FAQ page that they never solicit your retail customer and that all tools and email communications are private labeled with your company name. The fact that they need to state this information on their website raises some questions about what the other domain name registrars are doing. As always with domain names, buyer beware.
For example, let's say you become a domain name reseller for eNom. They set your domain price at $9.95 per year for a .com domain name. If you sell domain names at $15.95 (your retail price), you'll have to pay $9.95 to register the domain, $0.95 as a "merchant service fee", and then an additional $0.47 (3% of your retail price) as a "Merchant services convinience online access fee." Bottom line is that you make $4.58 as your net commission from the sale of one domain name.
Depending on how many domain names you can sell and how much you're willing to pay upfront as a set-up cost to be a domain reseller, you can get different rates to buy your domain names.
In the eNom example, in order to get your domain name price at $9.95, you would need to pay $495 in set up fees. If you wanted to sell eNom domain names without a setup fee, the domain name price that you would get is $10.95 per year which eats into your commission.
On the other hand, you could pay a larger set up fee like $995 and get a domain name price of $8.95 per year for a .com domain name. If you were willing to pay $1595 in set up fees, you could get a .com pricing of $7.95 per year. You get the idea.
To put this all in perspective. eNom allows their power resellers to buy .com domain names at $7.95 per year. If you wanted to buy a domain name from eNom directly, you have to go to their eNom Central website which sells .com domain names at $29.95 per year. This suggests that eNom is making over $20 commission on the sale of their domain names.
Would you be able to sell .com domain names at $29.95 per year? Probably not. There are several good domain name registrars out there that sell .com domain names at $10 per year including domain name privacy registration. You just need to know where to look.
As an interesting side note, eNom advertises on their reseller FAQ page that they never solicit your retail customer and that all tools and email communications are private labeled with your company name. The fact that they need to state this information on their website raises some questions about what the other domain name registrars are doing. As always with domain names, buyer beware.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Selling Expired Domain Names- Simple Ways to Monetize your Domain Trading Business
Selling expired domain names forms an important aspect of domain trading, and a domain trader who excels in this activity can accumulate internet riches within a short time. A domain trader who is also a seasoned web master will have an edge over an inexperienced trader. An expired domain name that displays a considerable amount of traffic tend to have a lot of commercial value and it may sell for a very high price. There are a few numbers of domain-trading entrepreneurs, who are earning thousands of dollars every year. With little bit of basic knowledge and trading skills, even you can buy and sell domains to make a handsome amount of profits.
Here is some basic information and details that will help you conduct your domain trading business:
Step# 1: The first right step in domain trading business is finding a good and relevant keyword attached with the domain. Ensure that you are choosing a keyword not used frequently by people. A good keyword analyzer will help you evaluate and assess the commercial viability of a particular keyword. You can find a number of free keyword search tools in the market. But, they may not offer the best of features required to conduct a research. As far as possible, buy a good keyword tool that offers additional utilities to make your research better and complete. Paid keyword trackers also offer you additional details on a selected keyword like density, search probability and keyword demand placed by people. A carefully chosen keyword will assist you choosing the most suitable expired domain name.
Step# 2: Monetizing an expired domain name means adding value and empowering it to earn more money for your efforts. Monetization is an economic activity of entailing an expired domain with an opportunity to earn meaningful income. Hence, you may wish to buy a web hosting package and design a good web site. You may ask why you need a web hosting package and a dedicated web site. You can use the designed web site to drive traffic from that site to the purchased expired domain. Your overall focus should be to ensure enough traffic to the domain.
Step# 3: Selecting a good themed web site works wonder for your site visitors. You can even design a web site with a page or two to attract your visitors. If you wish you can add and incorporate relevant content to your web site.
Step# 4: You will also need to help and assistance of other service providers to monetize the expired domain name. Possible ways of monetizing your expired domain are enrolling your web portal with a good affiliate program or other commercial programs like Adsense. These lucrative programs provide you an opportunity to earn income by the way of click-through commission.
Step# 5: Traffic building is perhaps the best known monetization technique. If you are confident, you can even buy traffic from a commercial seller; ensure that you are buying a good pack of organic and generic traffic and not incentive ones. A good traffic pack will enable you to increase the overall traffic to your site by other portals. To enhance the viability of your traffic, you can register and upload the domain with major search engines and online directories. The ultimate secret to your expired domain trading business is to build links over a period, so that the domain becomes commercially ready to reap a rich harvest.
Finally, when you feel that your expired domain is ready for auction with a rich deposit of traffic, you can initiate the process by subscribing to major auction sites. If the expired domain based site is good, you can expect to sell it for a premium price.
Here is some basic information and details that will help you conduct your domain trading business:
Step# 1: The first right step in domain trading business is finding a good and relevant keyword attached with the domain. Ensure that you are choosing a keyword not used frequently by people. A good keyword analyzer will help you evaluate and assess the commercial viability of a particular keyword. You can find a number of free keyword search tools in the market. But, they may not offer the best of features required to conduct a research. As far as possible, buy a good keyword tool that offers additional utilities to make your research better and complete. Paid keyword trackers also offer you additional details on a selected keyword like density, search probability and keyword demand placed by people. A carefully chosen keyword will assist you choosing the most suitable expired domain name.
Step# 2: Monetizing an expired domain name means adding value and empowering it to earn more money for your efforts. Monetization is an economic activity of entailing an expired domain with an opportunity to earn meaningful income. Hence, you may wish to buy a web hosting package and design a good web site. You may ask why you need a web hosting package and a dedicated web site. You can use the designed web site to drive traffic from that site to the purchased expired domain. Your overall focus should be to ensure enough traffic to the domain.
Step# 3: Selecting a good themed web site works wonder for your site visitors. You can even design a web site with a page or two to attract your visitors. If you wish you can add and incorporate relevant content to your web site.
Step# 4: You will also need to help and assistance of other service providers to monetize the expired domain name. Possible ways of monetizing your expired domain are enrolling your web portal with a good affiliate program or other commercial programs like Adsense. These lucrative programs provide you an opportunity to earn income by the way of click-through commission.
Step# 5: Traffic building is perhaps the best known monetization technique. If you are confident, you can even buy traffic from a commercial seller; ensure that you are buying a good pack of organic and generic traffic and not incentive ones. A good traffic pack will enable you to increase the overall traffic to your site by other portals. To enhance the viability of your traffic, you can register and upload the domain with major search engines and online directories. The ultimate secret to your expired domain trading business is to build links over a period, so that the domain becomes commercially ready to reap a rich harvest.
Finally, when you feel that your expired domain is ready for auction with a rich deposit of traffic, you can initiate the process by subscribing to major auction sites. If the expired domain based site is good, you can expect to sell it for a premium price.
The Ins and Outs of Transferring a Domain Name
The initial thought of transferring a domain name to another registrar can seem daunting. However, it only takes a few simple steps to gather the information you’ll need to go from one registrar to another.
First, select a new registrar, or “home” for your domain name. You can either use your web hosting company’s domain registrar or opt for a separate domain registrar. If you go with a domain registrar that doesn’t offer web hosting service, then the internet directory system (DNS) will be contacting them to locate your website when someone tries to access it. Many web hosts, however, now offer domain registrar services, so this may not be the lowest cost option. It may also be easier to have both your web host and domain name managed at the same location. If you’re still searching for a new registrar we recommend Bluehost, which offers a free domain name with your service. Now you’re ready for step number two.
Second, obtain your authorization code from your current registrar. It’s required by your new registrar for the domain name transfer. Sometimes all it takes is navigating to the proper page. You may need to use the search function to locate its storage place, or even call the registrar to request it in rare cases.
Third, ensure that the domain name is open to transfer. Sounds complicated, but changing the state of your domain name is usually managed from the same page you found your domain name. In worst cases you may need to use the search function or contact the registrar for help, but once this is done you’re allowed to begin the transfer.
Fourth, begin and accept the domain transfer. Once you’ve located the domain management or transfer tool on your new registrar’s site, you’ll be asked to enter the name of the domain and the authorization code. Then you’ll be asked to check the email address of the domain name – which is most likely the one you used to sign up. If you no longer have access to that address getting this step accomplished may be a bit more complicated, but doable. Just contact the registrar to explain what happened. This may take time to resolve. If you still have access to that account, however, you will simply click a link to “agree” to the transfer or receive a code that’ll be entered later to initiate the transfer. In anywhere from a few days to a few hours, the actual transfer will be complete.
But wait, you’re not done yet! Once the transfer is finished, be sure to verify that everything works. There’ll be no downtime for your site if everything goes smoothly. If not, you might see up to 48 hours of connection problems for some users as their DNS servers are updated, but from our experience these cases are rare. If everything works, congratulations! You’ve successfully moved your domain name.
First, select a new registrar, or “home” for your domain name. You can either use your web hosting company’s domain registrar or opt for a separate domain registrar. If you go with a domain registrar that doesn’t offer web hosting service, then the internet directory system (DNS) will be contacting them to locate your website when someone tries to access it. Many web hosts, however, now offer domain registrar services, so this may not be the lowest cost option. It may also be easier to have both your web host and domain name managed at the same location. If you’re still searching for a new registrar we recommend Bluehost, which offers a free domain name with your service. Now you’re ready for step number two.
Second, obtain your authorization code from your current registrar. It’s required by your new registrar for the domain name transfer. Sometimes all it takes is navigating to the proper page. You may need to use the search function to locate its storage place, or even call the registrar to request it in rare cases.
Third, ensure that the domain name is open to transfer. Sounds complicated, but changing the state of your domain name is usually managed from the same page you found your domain name. In worst cases you may need to use the search function or contact the registrar for help, but once this is done you’re allowed to begin the transfer.
Fourth, begin and accept the domain transfer. Once you’ve located the domain management or transfer tool on your new registrar’s site, you’ll be asked to enter the name of the domain and the authorization code. Then you’ll be asked to check the email address of the domain name – which is most likely the one you used to sign up. If you no longer have access to that address getting this step accomplished may be a bit more complicated, but doable. Just contact the registrar to explain what happened. This may take time to resolve. If you still have access to that account, however, you will simply click a link to “agree” to the transfer or receive a code that’ll be entered later to initiate the transfer. In anywhere from a few days to a few hours, the actual transfer will be complete.
But wait, you’re not done yet! Once the transfer is finished, be sure to verify that everything works. There’ll be no downtime for your site if everything goes smoothly. If not, you might see up to 48 hours of connection problems for some users as their DNS servers are updated, but from our experience these cases are rare. If everything works, congratulations! You’ve successfully moved your domain name.
Importance of DCPROMO Command in Domain Controller Installation
The term does not as such signify exact and accurate information but if you are a server support expert you will probably be through this command. Yes this is the domain controller promotion command. Although there are also different ways to install the domain controller but this command is widely used. Other options for the same job are that we go to manage my server option and run the domain controller setup.
The following are various parameters for the command dcpromo.
answer[:]
The installation parameters and the values will be listed in the answer file which is to be added in the file name
/unattend[:]
The unattended answer file where all the parameters and values are listed.
/?[:{Promotion - CreateDCAccount - UseExistingAccount - Demotion}]
Displays all the parameters for the DC promotion.
There are more switches to the DCPROMO command. Most of the times system administrator or server support technician or would take care of the type of domain controller installation. Before installation we would have to analyse the network as to how the network has been defined. Weather the current domain controller is a part of a preinstalled domain or a new domain in itself. It can also be an additional domain controller. Server Specialist would ask you these questions as they would have to specify it at the time of installation.
The Domain controller installation is a critical part of the network setup. More over the specification of your network depends of number of other domain controllers which have been installed. This would also include other child domain controllers, additional domain controllers and will have to follow the terms like forest and trees. DNS server support technician will also have to do work while installation of domain controller.
The specification will also include the database folders for the same. The folders would be saved on the default location i.e c:\WINNT\NTDS. You will also have to make sure that the drive is formatted in NTFS format otherwise the sysvol folder cannot be created. System volume information will only take effect in case of a NTFS format. If you have formatted the drive in any other format so please consult from experts.
In case of a child domain is being installed then we will have to specify the domain name for the child domain as well. The child domain will also include the connectivity and the link to the parent domain. The Domain controller which the user is installing should have run the proper IP configuration. Technician would always suggest you to first make the parent domain controller IP address as the primary DNS and if there is an additional Domain controller then keep that as alternate DNS. If there is no additional domain controller present then you can specify the current domain controller IP address as the alternate DNS.
If the domain controller is not able to find the parent domain controller then it will give you error to check the DNS. If this is a parent domain then no error of this kind would be generated. There would also be compatibility permissions needed for the pre windows 2000 services. You should contact server support or your system administrator to inform you about the same. Ok very important option that will be listed is the Directory services restore mode password. This password would be asked when repair of directory services is taken in consideration.
This whole process would end the DCPROMO and the domain controller setup. By checking into the tools and verifying the installation of the domain controller went well you will have to check the Active directory or use the following command dsa.msc to check the whole procedure. Server support engineer would help you in creating users and assigning some of the important policies and permissions.
The following are various parameters for the command dcpromo.
answer[:]
The installation parameters and the values will be listed in the answer file which is to be added in the file name
/unattend[:]
The unattended answer file where all the parameters and values are listed.
/?[:{Promotion - CreateDCAccount - UseExistingAccount - Demotion}]
Displays all the parameters for the DC promotion.
There are more switches to the DCPROMO command. Most of the times system administrator or server support technician or would take care of the type of domain controller installation. Before installation we would have to analyse the network as to how the network has been defined. Weather the current domain controller is a part of a preinstalled domain or a new domain in itself. It can also be an additional domain controller. Server Specialist would ask you these questions as they would have to specify it at the time of installation.
The Domain controller installation is a critical part of the network setup. More over the specification of your network depends of number of other domain controllers which have been installed. This would also include other child domain controllers, additional domain controllers and will have to follow the terms like forest and trees. DNS server support technician will also have to do work while installation of domain controller.
The specification will also include the database folders for the same. The folders would be saved on the default location i.e c:\WINNT\NTDS. You will also have to make sure that the drive is formatted in NTFS format otherwise the sysvol folder cannot be created. System volume information will only take effect in case of a NTFS format. If you have formatted the drive in any other format so please consult from experts.
In case of a child domain is being installed then we will have to specify the domain name for the child domain as well. The child domain will also include the connectivity and the link to the parent domain. The Domain controller which the user is installing should have run the proper IP configuration. Technician would always suggest you to first make the parent domain controller IP address as the primary DNS and if there is an additional Domain controller then keep that as alternate DNS. If there is no additional domain controller present then you can specify the current domain controller IP address as the alternate DNS.
If the domain controller is not able to find the parent domain controller then it will give you error to check the DNS. If this is a parent domain then no error of this kind would be generated. There would also be compatibility permissions needed for the pre windows 2000 services. You should contact server support or your system administrator to inform you about the same. Ok very important option that will be listed is the Directory services restore mode password. This password would be asked when repair of directory services is taken in consideration.
This whole process would end the DCPROMO and the domain controller setup. By checking into the tools and verifying the installation of the domain controller went well you will have to check the Active directory or use the following command dsa.msc to check the whole procedure. Server support engineer would help you in creating users and assigning some of the important policies and permissions.
Domain Name Registration With Your Web Space Host
In view of the that the web is as sizeable like it is, it should not come as too much of a shock to anyone the Internet is loaded with websites . This assortment of websites deals with almost any likely area one can think of. All of these websites are stored on particular computers known as web servers, which are wold wide. Every bit of your web pages, and photographs are held there, and the handlers of these servers are referred to as web host companies. This hosting assurances that whoever shares their content on these computers gets a fast and stable Internet connection with their ISP. websites ranging from big companies to individual and family websites are catered for by a webhost, as there is no qualifications needed.
Audio clips, photographs, HTML web sites, and your Internet mail are all held on your site disk space on the web workstation or service provider. Based on what your webpages will be used for will determine precisely how much site storage you will want for your site. it is alleged that having a hundred web pages of text only is like having 1 MegaByte of storage; fortunately not that many websites on the Internet however entirely carry text. There are endless websites that have photographs, and Audio clips or movie clips. This in turn will make the demand for added disk space essential. The more you build on your site, such as special client plugins or conceivably blogs makes needing added disk space a must also. If there will be features for the visitors to download info, such as sound tracks or movie clips one will require much more disk space than a routine text only based site.
Another really important thing to think about is the amount of datawebsite~web site transfer that you are going to get. This constitutes the amount of data that is being passed through your web site host line. A lot of this information transfer is allotted to the utilization of your Internet mail, and the traffic to your site. Basically for each 100 pages of text that a somebody accesses on your site, 1 MegaByte of data transfer is used, if ten people read the same content ten MB would be used. This would be how things can add up rather quickly. It is the size of your site that can determine just the amount of data transfer you will require. This nevertheless, is not the single decisive component as to the amount of transfer one will require. If you are accessing files or movie and audio clips this can chew up transfer limits very quickly. It is very easy to go through 1.5 GigaByte of data transfer, if one has a hundred users viewing a presentation that is 1.5 MB. When you add this onto a monthly figure, one has just consumed a massive 45 MB of data transfer. It is alleged that VR websites, and flash websites are the websites that use the most data transfer of all possible websites so it may be a good idea to bear this in mind when picking a plan from a webhost.
A web address can be called a domain, and it is used for your webpages and the utilization of your Internet mail. You can purchase a domain name provided that it has not already been snaped up. It is likewise possible for the domain holder to transfer their domain name that is currently active to a webhost via a domain host. Pointing your domain name to your webhost account from a domain host is comparatively easy. It is likewise feasible for one to have multiple domain name extensions for your chosen domain with a domain host account. It is very important in this day and age to keep brand identity, thus most site owners in this day and age are taking many domains at one time. This ensures that there is no piracy in the web hosting domain, and keeps traffic going to everyone's websites smooth without confusion. With the volume of site traffic in this day and age on the Internet it is important to get your domain registration protected. A program like domain Protect guarantees that there is no illegitimate domain name transfers. This is a very important service to have available, when setting up a registered domain for the web. Be sure you do your homework when researching a domain host, or web host, if not you might find some problems later on that might leave one without any traffic to your websites.
Audio clips, photographs, HTML web sites, and your Internet mail are all held on your site disk space on the web workstation or service provider. Based on what your webpages will be used for will determine precisely how much site storage you will want for your site. it is alleged that having a hundred web pages of text only is like having 1 MegaByte of storage; fortunately not that many websites on the Internet however entirely carry text. There are endless websites that have photographs, and Audio clips or movie clips. This in turn will make the demand for added disk space essential. The more you build on your site, such as special client plugins or conceivably blogs makes needing added disk space a must also. If there will be features for the visitors to download info, such as sound tracks or movie clips one will require much more disk space than a routine text only based site.
Another really important thing to think about is the amount of datawebsite~web site transfer that you are going to get. This constitutes the amount of data that is being passed through your web site host line. A lot of this information transfer is allotted to the utilization of your Internet mail, and the traffic to your site. Basically for each 100 pages of text that a somebody accesses on your site, 1 MegaByte of data transfer is used, if ten people read the same content ten MB would be used. This would be how things can add up rather quickly. It is the size of your site that can determine just the amount of data transfer you will require. This nevertheless, is not the single decisive component as to the amount of transfer one will require. If you are accessing files or movie and audio clips this can chew up transfer limits very quickly. It is very easy to go through 1.5 GigaByte of data transfer, if one has a hundred users viewing a presentation that is 1.5 MB. When you add this onto a monthly figure, one has just consumed a massive 45 MB of data transfer. It is alleged that VR websites, and flash websites are the websites that use the most data transfer of all possible websites so it may be a good idea to bear this in mind when picking a plan from a webhost.
A web address can be called a domain, and it is used for your webpages and the utilization of your Internet mail. You can purchase a domain name provided that it has not already been snaped up. It is likewise possible for the domain holder to transfer their domain name that is currently active to a webhost via a domain host. Pointing your domain name to your webhost account from a domain host is comparatively easy. It is likewise feasible for one to have multiple domain name extensions for your chosen domain with a domain host account. It is very important in this day and age to keep brand identity, thus most site owners in this day and age are taking many domains at one time. This ensures that there is no piracy in the web hosting domain, and keeps traffic going to everyone's websites smooth without confusion. With the volume of site traffic in this day and age on the Internet it is important to get your domain registration protected. A program like domain Protect guarantees that there is no illegitimate domain name transfers. This is a very important service to have available, when setting up a registered domain for the web. Be sure you do your homework when researching a domain host, or web host, if not you might find some problems later on that might leave one without any traffic to your websites.
How To Choose The Best Domain Reseller?
Domain reseller program is proving a very lucrative business for web designing and development companies. But, how do you recognize the best one? Majority of the people do not know the answer or feel quite uneasy. Basically, there are bundles of responsibilities for domain name resellers. So, choosing the best means choose the best services. You can not have idea about such services unless you check out domain reseller program of domains.resellergenie.com. It is ICANN accredited company.
Just relax and think; what do you expect from a domain reseller?
Probably, you might be interested into price, scalability, automation, and the overall flexibility. One more important thing is domain registration limit which is major profit determining factor. The best part of domains.resellergenie is its economic domain price tag i.e. less than $10.
Apart from lower price tag, there are several unique features which can be obtained from its official website. Here, let’s have a look upon some of the most crucial features:
• Let’s begin with control panel features. It comprises of a single point management window for all products and services. It has been designed to handle infinite level of reseller chain. It is translation friendly and available in more than 18 languages.
• API (application programming interface) of domains.resellergenie is its most special feature. It is quite comprehensive and easy to use with ready made client side kits. API is based on SOAP/WSDL
Probably, these two features can make you realize how important can be a domain reseller. So, if you are serious with your business then never compromise with the quality and choose the best one. Since, ICANN accreditation is utmost important factor. So, one can find list of ICANN registered domain reseller from its official website. List can make the rest of the work easier.
Before finalizing the deal, one must be specific about its own requirement because, features and services offered by your domain reseller must be compatible with your requirements. For instance, you plan an e-commerce website. So, it needs high-end security system. It may require a member panel and live chat feature for maintaining healthy relationship with your client.
Just relax and think; what do you expect from a domain reseller?
Probably, you might be interested into price, scalability, automation, and the overall flexibility. One more important thing is domain registration limit which is major profit determining factor. The best part of domains.resellergenie is its economic domain price tag i.e. less than $10.
Apart from lower price tag, there are several unique features which can be obtained from its official website. Here, let’s have a look upon some of the most crucial features:
• Let’s begin with control panel features. It comprises of a single point management window for all products and services. It has been designed to handle infinite level of reseller chain. It is translation friendly and available in more than 18 languages.
• API (application programming interface) of domains.resellergenie is its most special feature. It is quite comprehensive and easy to use with ready made client side kits. API is based on SOAP/WSDL
Probably, these two features can make you realize how important can be a domain reseller. So, if you are serious with your business then never compromise with the quality and choose the best one. Since, ICANN accreditation is utmost important factor. So, one can find list of ICANN registered domain reseller from its official website. List can make the rest of the work easier.
Before finalizing the deal, one must be specific about its own requirement because, features and services offered by your domain reseller must be compatible with your requirements. For instance, you plan an e-commerce website. So, it needs high-end security system. It may require a member panel and live chat feature for maintaining healthy relationship with your client.
Picking A Good Domain Registrar
After having some idea on how to make cool money through domain flipping and casualization, the next step is how you can get good domain name registrars, you may think that this is easy, but I tell you there are some scam registrars, also there are also some registrars with very slow panel and there are some that will also take too much time to update changes.
Knowing where to buy domain names can be a very difficult task. If you are trying to register more than one domain, it's best to choose a site that allows you to buy your domain names in bulk at a reduced price.
Sites like emidomains.com are very good choices. As a wholesaler, you are able to get domain names at a very subsidized price yearly. If you have a two hundred domain names you can be asked to register all of them for $300 or even lesser.
Also you should carry out research on the site you will like to work with before registering your domain names; this will help you to understand them better so as to know the best to work with. Some of these registrars may be a death trap, so you will have to be very careful.
You will also need to determine the companies that are customer friendly and the ones that respond to your questions daily, because some of them may not have chance to attend to you, maybe because of too much domain names, inexperience and lack of efficiency, so you should be very careful.
Knowing where to buy domain names can be a very difficult task. If you are trying to register more than one domain, it's best to choose a site that allows you to buy your domain names in bulk at a reduced price.
Sites like emidomains.com are very good choices. As a wholesaler, you are able to get domain names at a very subsidized price yearly. If you have a two hundred domain names you can be asked to register all of them for $300 or even lesser.
Also you should carry out research on the site you will like to work with before registering your domain names; this will help you to understand them better so as to know the best to work with. Some of these registrars may be a death trap, so you will have to be very careful.
You will also need to determine the companies that are customer friendly and the ones that respond to your questions daily, because some of them may not have chance to attend to you, maybe because of too much domain names, inexperience and lack of efficiency, so you should be very careful.
Domain Parking
When browsing online, I really do not like it when I come across a site that sounds promising in Goggle, click on it and discover nothing but ads. What is the purpose of such a site? This is known as domain parking which can be done for free by some domain companies.
Before development - developing a web site takes may be difficult, or may take time according to your level of understanding of web designing. When you know that it will be quite a few month before you can do anything, but you can't let the desired URL slip through your fingers. Who's to say that it will be available in six months? So you buy the name, park it and then it is online.
The company that you may offer to park it or in most cases put their default page on your domain name, you can then register with a parking company, then submit the domain names and then change the domain name servers to that of the parking company, after which you can then optimize it to make it look more attractive.
Now, here is the interesting part.
You can park a domain name and leave it and even make money from it, so you will earn from the adverts that are put on your domain names, also post a sign saying under construction so as to make your visitors come back.
Getting visitors – You can but related or typo domain names, for example if the real domain name is fish.com, you can buy fiss.com or fist.net, this is a very useful tool, I bet you so many visitors will definitely make mistakes and find themselves in your domain names. Remember that you do not need to drive traffic to your domain name, with this tool you will still get good visitors.
So parking domain names can be good if you are buying at a low price and having the intension of selling it higher in the future, this also look like buying a land developing it and selling it later for a higher price, which is also called real estate. So before selling your domain names you can park them and make money from them for a while before selling them.
This is a goldmine because there are some internet real estate investment companies online which will actual buy your domain names, work on it and still sell it to interested webmasters at insane prices. If you buy a domain name for $5 and sell it to them for $300 after a week, you will agree with me that it is a good investment, imagine you selling 10 of such names monthly.
Before development - developing a web site takes may be difficult, or may take time according to your level of understanding of web designing. When you know that it will be quite a few month before you can do anything, but you can't let the desired URL slip through your fingers. Who's to say that it will be available in six months? So you buy the name, park it and then it is online.
The company that you may offer to park it or in most cases put their default page on your domain name, you can then register with a parking company, then submit the domain names and then change the domain name servers to that of the parking company, after which you can then optimize it to make it look more attractive.
Now, here is the interesting part.
You can park a domain name and leave it and even make money from it, so you will earn from the adverts that are put on your domain names, also post a sign saying under construction so as to make your visitors come back.
Getting visitors – You can but related or typo domain names, for example if the real domain name is fish.com, you can buy fiss.com or fist.net, this is a very useful tool, I bet you so many visitors will definitely make mistakes and find themselves in your domain names. Remember that you do not need to drive traffic to your domain name, with this tool you will still get good visitors.
So parking domain names can be good if you are buying at a low price and having the intension of selling it higher in the future, this also look like buying a land developing it and selling it later for a higher price, which is also called real estate. So before selling your domain names you can park them and make money from them for a while before selling them.
This is a goldmine because there are some internet real estate investment companies online which will actual buy your domain names, work on it and still sell it to interested webmasters at insane prices. If you buy a domain name for $5 and sell it to them for $300 after a week, you will agree with me that it is a good investment, imagine you selling 10 of such names monthly.
Domain Flipping And Casualization
Domain flipping is one of the most lucrative businesses online, about 20,000 domain names are bought daily, recently I found out about a real estate entrepreneur who has 5,000 domain names and earns $2 million yearly, that is about $5,500 daily from his 5,000 domain names.
You may think that this is a lie because of the numbers, it will also surprise you to know that a man called Yen Yu who has 100,000 domain names makes about $100,000 daily, you may be saying that I like big numbers, but I am saying the truth. You may also say how did he register that large number of domain names, also how did he make his money. It will also surprise you to know that he sold the 100,000 domain names for $164 million to goggle.
Then after registering those domain names he parked them with domain parking companies, which will put relevant adds relating to the domain name for free, so when visitors click on any of the adverts to get additional information, the owner of the domain name is paid from $0.10 to $10 per click or even more, so the owner makes money with or without any effort from his domain names daily, especially if the domain names are keyword related.
So you can Register so many domain names and make at least $1 from each daily without any work to drive visitors to them, or you can also build a website for the domain names and put affiliate programs or even sell your e-books on it, you can do this and place your websites and e-books on online stores, like clickbank, click2sell, or e-junkie, with which affiliate can help you sell your products, with this you can make reasonable money without any further work.
After some time you can decide to sell your domain names by listing them on auction sites, for prospective buyers to see them. Imagine you selling your first domain name for $1,500, and then $5,000, this is very much possible. Fish.com was sold for $1 million dollars.
You may think that this is a lie because of the numbers, it will also surprise you to know that a man called Yen Yu who has 100,000 domain names makes about $100,000 daily, you may be saying that I like big numbers, but I am saying the truth. You may also say how did he register that large number of domain names, also how did he make his money. It will also surprise you to know that he sold the 100,000 domain names for $164 million to goggle.
Then after registering those domain names he parked them with domain parking companies, which will put relevant adds relating to the domain name for free, so when visitors click on any of the adverts to get additional information, the owner of the domain name is paid from $0.10 to $10 per click or even more, so the owner makes money with or without any effort from his domain names daily, especially if the domain names are keyword related.
So you can Register so many domain names and make at least $1 from each daily without any work to drive visitors to them, or you can also build a website for the domain names and put affiliate programs or even sell your e-books on it, you can do this and place your websites and e-books on online stores, like clickbank, click2sell, or e-junkie, with which affiliate can help you sell your products, with this you can make reasonable money without any further work.
After some time you can decide to sell your domain names by listing them on auction sites, for prospective buyers to see them. Imagine you selling your first domain name for $1,500, and then $5,000, this is very much possible. Fish.com was sold for $1 million dollars.
Nashville SEO - A Case Study in Choosing The Right Domain Name for Your Business
Many factors go in to achieving high rankings on the major search engines—but any business that achieves high rankings know how valuable it can be to a business. One important factor is choosing the proper domain name. So this article documents the process of choosing a proper domain, for maximizing ranking potential.
I. FINDING YOUR AUDIENCE
The first step is to locate your audience. Specifically, looking for what phrases your potential customers or clients are typing in, when looking for the products and services your company offers.
In my case, I am a Nashville SEO. Since search engine optimization can be performed for clients in any city, I could consider going after a nationwide audience. But going so broad based in an area that is already saturated on the search engines wouldn’t be a wise decision. I am also a Christian, so I could also look in to targeting potential Christian SEO clients.
So to find my audience and figure out what phrases they re using, I simply went to the Google Adwords Keyword Tool and did a search for the most generic phrases I could think of—allowing the search to come up with synonyms of my searches. Remember, you may know the buzzwords for your industry, but most don’t use them when looking for your company.
As it turned out, there weren’t a lot of average monthly searches for a Search Engine Optimization Nashville expert, nor for a Christian SEO; but there were some, enough to start honing the choices.
So here are the raw numbers. On average, every thirty days, 1,600 people are going to Google and typing in the phrase “nashville seo” (without the quotes). Interestingly, none of them are typing in “nashville seo firm”. Only 390 are searching for “christian seo” nationwide. Since I want to target local clients, I was glad to know there are a solid base of searches locally each month.
The only other phrases that returned results were “search engine optimization nashville” with 210 searches per month and “internet marketing nashville” with 170 searches. The phrases containing forms of Tennessee or TN, like “Nashville SEO Firm in Tennessee” returned zero results. So for me, the clear choice emerged. It isn’t always wise to go completely generic for your domain name; but in an industry as competitive as mine, it made sense to do so.
II. Choosing the Domain Name
If possible, it is always best to get a domain name that mimics the keyphrase you are targeting. Having a dot com is the best bet; but in my case, it was already taken. So I was left with two choices: either go the hyphen route “Nashville-SEO” or go with the available domain name “www.NashvilleSEO.info” without the hyphen.
I have never been a fan of the hyphen. It is tacky and is often times used by websites that end up being somewhat spammy. I wanted quality. Plus, I was planning on using the site to offer helpful free advice. So NashvilleSEO.info was a perfect choice for me.
III. Climbing the Rankings
How to achieve high rankings is a topic for another...well, hundred or so articles. But I will give a key factor that is typically overlooked in these types of informational articles and is a common mistake made by amateur web developers, trying to raise their own sites in the rankings.
Be warned, I am about to drop some Ninja SEO on you that even Chuck Norris would be proud of: Decide your path and walk your path decisively.
That sounds vague enough to be deep or meaningless; but here is what I mean. A lot of people will create a website and find out that there are twenty different similar phrases that relate to their product. So they enter in all twenty phrases in their keywords and stuff their site with too many phrases. Can you say spammy?
In addition, they will create links with anchor text for a few phrases and when the search engines don’t raise them to page one, they change their strategy and begin targeting other phrases. It takes months of dedicated focus to demonstrate your site to be relevant for its category and related phrases.
So a wise decision would be to choose two or three phrases and target them and only them. Do so for anywhere from three to nine months, depending upon the competition of whether it is a local phrase or national phrase. Then and only then should you reassess your direction. It takes months to raise up a new site in the SERPs. Why months? To raise up in the rankings takes establishing a reputation of quality and consistent in the eyes of the Google Algorithm. It is no different than the time it takes to gain respect from a colleague, a new friend, or someone you begin dating.
IV. NASHVILLE SEO - One Year Later
I decided to focus on three phrases and only three phrases. I went with Nashville SEO (since it is my domain name and has the highest searches), Christian SEO (to target at least one nationwide phrase—one that was also attainable within a year), and Nashville SEO Firm (since my goal was to drive business to my firm). I focused most on the two local phrases and am now ranked either at the top or in the top three results, at all times. I personally don’t put much time in to my own site; I prefer to focus most of my time into raising up my client’s sites in the rankings. Word of mouth is still my primary source of new clients—which tells me I’m doing something right.
I. FINDING YOUR AUDIENCE
The first step is to locate your audience. Specifically, looking for what phrases your potential customers or clients are typing in, when looking for the products and services your company offers.
In my case, I am a Nashville SEO. Since search engine optimization can be performed for clients in any city, I could consider going after a nationwide audience. But going so broad based in an area that is already saturated on the search engines wouldn’t be a wise decision. I am also a Christian, so I could also look in to targeting potential Christian SEO clients.
So to find my audience and figure out what phrases they re using, I simply went to the Google Adwords Keyword Tool and did a search for the most generic phrases I could think of—allowing the search to come up with synonyms of my searches. Remember, you may know the buzzwords for your industry, but most don’t use them when looking for your company.
As it turned out, there weren’t a lot of average monthly searches for a Search Engine Optimization Nashville expert, nor for a Christian SEO; but there were some, enough to start honing the choices.
So here are the raw numbers. On average, every thirty days, 1,600 people are going to Google and typing in the phrase “nashville seo” (without the quotes). Interestingly, none of them are typing in “nashville seo firm”. Only 390 are searching for “christian seo” nationwide. Since I want to target local clients, I was glad to know there are a solid base of searches locally each month.
The only other phrases that returned results were “search engine optimization nashville” with 210 searches per month and “internet marketing nashville” with 170 searches. The phrases containing forms of Tennessee or TN, like “Nashville SEO Firm in Tennessee” returned zero results. So for me, the clear choice emerged. It isn’t always wise to go completely generic for your domain name; but in an industry as competitive as mine, it made sense to do so.
II. Choosing the Domain Name
If possible, it is always best to get a domain name that mimics the keyphrase you are targeting. Having a dot com is the best bet; but in my case, it was already taken. So I was left with two choices: either go the hyphen route “Nashville-SEO” or go with the available domain name “www.NashvilleSEO.info” without the hyphen.
I have never been a fan of the hyphen. It is tacky and is often times used by websites that end up being somewhat spammy. I wanted quality. Plus, I was planning on using the site to offer helpful free advice. So NashvilleSEO.info was a perfect choice for me.
III. Climbing the Rankings
How to achieve high rankings is a topic for another...well, hundred or so articles. But I will give a key factor that is typically overlooked in these types of informational articles and is a common mistake made by amateur web developers, trying to raise their own sites in the rankings.
Be warned, I am about to drop some Ninja SEO on you that even Chuck Norris would be proud of: Decide your path and walk your path decisively.
That sounds vague enough to be deep or meaningless; but here is what I mean. A lot of people will create a website and find out that there are twenty different similar phrases that relate to their product. So they enter in all twenty phrases in their keywords and stuff their site with too many phrases. Can you say spammy?
In addition, they will create links with anchor text for a few phrases and when the search engines don’t raise them to page one, they change their strategy and begin targeting other phrases. It takes months of dedicated focus to demonstrate your site to be relevant for its category and related phrases.
So a wise decision would be to choose two or three phrases and target them and only them. Do so for anywhere from three to nine months, depending upon the competition of whether it is a local phrase or national phrase. Then and only then should you reassess your direction. It takes months to raise up a new site in the SERPs. Why months? To raise up in the rankings takes establishing a reputation of quality and consistent in the eyes of the Google Algorithm. It is no different than the time it takes to gain respect from a colleague, a new friend, or someone you begin dating.
IV. NASHVILLE SEO - One Year Later
I decided to focus on three phrases and only three phrases. I went with Nashville SEO (since it is my domain name and has the highest searches), Christian SEO (to target at least one nationwide phrase—one that was also attainable within a year), and Nashville SEO Firm (since my goal was to drive business to my firm). I focused most on the two local phrases and am now ranked either at the top or in the top three results, at all times. I personally don’t put much time in to my own site; I prefer to focus most of my time into raising up my client’s sites in the rankings. Word of mouth is still my primary source of new clients—which tells me I’m doing something right.
Do You Know The Easiest Way to Creating Articles Effortlessly Using Public Domain Methods
Is article writing for your website daunting and will always be placed at the bottom of your task-list? People procrastinate mainly because they simply dread researching on the topic and having to consolidate all the information - that is just too time-consuming and taxing.
How you wish if you can simply download an article without worrying about receiving some possible lawyer's letter about infringement of copyright laws. Fat hope you think? Not exactly! There is a most easy way to create good articles - through the Public Domain. These are intellectual properties or articles that were penned by authors who have declared that their works are not owned by anyone and hence, can be reused by anybody for any purpose.
Though most authors would prefer to copyright their works, authors of Public Domain articles have waived their rights to their articles and it is openly available for public use. You can therefore freely use the Public Domain articles to help you rewrite your articles. You can edit, restructure, rewrite in whichever way you prefer, according to your style. All the ideas and information are already in place - it's all a matter of finding the article that carries your preferred subject or topic.
Isn't this the easiest and most effective solution to all the hassle of having to spend hours gathering information and starting an article from scratch? Webmasters may just modify the article by adding keywords and phrases related to their site to generate higher ranking for their websites in search engine results. No webmaster will risk any copyright infringement since the source is Public Domain articles. Imagine the amount of time saved!
The other strong argument for using Public Domain articles is that you literally save a lot of money. You can do away with the need to hire and pay writers. Imagine, if a 500-word article will usually cost you 10 bucks, and if you need hundreds of articles for your website, how much money you can literally save!
Those of you who constantly use newsletter or an e-zine on your websites will find Public Domain articles most beneficial. You will not have to be dependent on your contributors or pay writers to pen articles. You may simply copy the articles, reword it here and there and place them in your newsletter and e-zine in the shortest time imaginable.
Potential from Public Domain articles are currently still under-utilized. Internet-based businesses and websites that aim for high rankings in search engine results will realize the power articles, keywords and keyword phrases can garner. Worldwide demand for new articles covering new topics and subjects are constantly increasing. As a result, content writers and number of articles have also risen.
If you are running short of cash, time or is simply not adequate to write articles from fresh, Public Domain articles is the solution. It is so easy to search for Public Domain articles - as easy as A-B-C. Select the topic or subject of interest by doing a search on search engines or directories. Then, read the article. If you like it, simply copy and paste to a word processing program and edit it from there to suit your preference. It is just about that! So, garner the power from the Public Domain and you will have your articles easily; effortlessly!
How you wish if you can simply download an article without worrying about receiving some possible lawyer's letter about infringement of copyright laws. Fat hope you think? Not exactly! There is a most easy way to create good articles - through the Public Domain. These are intellectual properties or articles that were penned by authors who have declared that their works are not owned by anyone and hence, can be reused by anybody for any purpose.
Though most authors would prefer to copyright their works, authors of Public Domain articles have waived their rights to their articles and it is openly available for public use. You can therefore freely use the Public Domain articles to help you rewrite your articles. You can edit, restructure, rewrite in whichever way you prefer, according to your style. All the ideas and information are already in place - it's all a matter of finding the article that carries your preferred subject or topic.
Isn't this the easiest and most effective solution to all the hassle of having to spend hours gathering information and starting an article from scratch? Webmasters may just modify the article by adding keywords and phrases related to their site to generate higher ranking for their websites in search engine results. No webmaster will risk any copyright infringement since the source is Public Domain articles. Imagine the amount of time saved!
The other strong argument for using Public Domain articles is that you literally save a lot of money. You can do away with the need to hire and pay writers. Imagine, if a 500-word article will usually cost you 10 bucks, and if you need hundreds of articles for your website, how much money you can literally save!
Those of you who constantly use newsletter or an e-zine on your websites will find Public Domain articles most beneficial. You will not have to be dependent on your contributors or pay writers to pen articles. You may simply copy the articles, reword it here and there and place them in your newsletter and e-zine in the shortest time imaginable.
Potential from Public Domain articles are currently still under-utilized. Internet-based businesses and websites that aim for high rankings in search engine results will realize the power articles, keywords and keyword phrases can garner. Worldwide demand for new articles covering new topics and subjects are constantly increasing. As a result, content writers and number of articles have also risen.
If you are running short of cash, time or is simply not adequate to write articles from fresh, Public Domain articles is the solution. It is so easy to search for Public Domain articles - as easy as A-B-C. Select the topic or subject of interest by doing a search on search engines or directories. Then, read the article. If you like it, simply copy and paste to a word processing program and edit it from there to suit your preference. It is just about that! So, garner the power from the Public Domain and you will have your articles easily; effortlessly!
Tips for Traffic Pulling Domain Name Registration
Now a days , Internet marketing is the most effective and efficient method to generate business worldwide. In this people used to promote themselves online, in different marketplaces. To start an Internet marketing for your business you need a domain name. Getting an effective domain name is the most important step for online business success. Before going for domain name registration, it is very important to have an action plan.
Below are few of the tips to help you to find the right domain name for your business, that will be a successful choice for you.
1. The extension of domain name should make a notice to the user about your location and target marketplace. If your business targets to local community than you must go to get country specific domains. You will get benefits of such local domains in your search engine results and people in that country will know that they are dealing with local entity. If you would like ti target globally or you are based in US than go for .com domains.
2. Use of keyword in domain names sometimes helps in search engine results
3. Short names are much easier to remember and spell correctly. Using long name, by only one spelling mistake you can lose a potential visitor forever. If it is hard to pronounce than you can't expect users to spread the word.
4. Try to avoid hyphens. If straightforward names are gone than its better to come up with different idea with different name.
5. Go for reputable domain name registration company. Some of the companies are just the middlemen, they charge much higher fees for the domain name you want. In some of the cases they register using their own information and it becomes difficult for the customer to do anything with that domain.
6. When buying a domain name avoid copyright and trademark infringement. Companies can take legal actions against the website owner, so be careful.
7. Try to buy several different extensions of your domain name, so no one else can violate on your success by registering a similar name.
8. Before you proceed to pay for the domain registration, always do a spell check. Once you registered the domain name, you can't edit it even in your domain control panel.
These tips will help you to register an efficient domain name for your business.
Below are few of the tips to help you to find the right domain name for your business, that will be a successful choice for you.
1. The extension of domain name should make a notice to the user about your location and target marketplace. If your business targets to local community than you must go to get country specific domains. You will get benefits of such local domains in your search engine results and people in that country will know that they are dealing with local entity. If you would like ti target globally or you are based in US than go for .com domains.
2. Use of keyword in domain names sometimes helps in search engine results
3. Short names are much easier to remember and spell correctly. Using long name, by only one spelling mistake you can lose a potential visitor forever. If it is hard to pronounce than you can't expect users to spread the word.
4. Try to avoid hyphens. If straightforward names are gone than its better to come up with different idea with different name.
5. Go for reputable domain name registration company. Some of the companies are just the middlemen, they charge much higher fees for the domain name you want. In some of the cases they register using their own information and it becomes difficult for the customer to do anything with that domain.
6. When buying a domain name avoid copyright and trademark infringement. Companies can take legal actions against the website owner, so be careful.
7. Try to buy several different extensions of your domain name, so no one else can violate on your success by registering a similar name.
8. Before you proceed to pay for the domain registration, always do a spell check. Once you registered the domain name, you can't edit it even in your domain control panel.
These tips will help you to register an efficient domain name for your business.
Is Domain Squatting A Great Business for You?
Domain squatting is a very unconventional and yet very successful business if you know how to go for it. You can earn good money by selling domain names that you have kept parked. Domain name squatting has resulted in some big money for the people dealing with it!
It is a great business to opt for if you want to make some money with very less effort. Market speculation is very important for this and if you are not careful with what you are doing, you may end up with a lawsuit. Here is some information that will render better awareness about this business.
How To Select Domain Names And What Does It Cost
Registering a domain name is quite cheap. Moreover, if you are not happy with it, you can cancel it within the first 5 days and get a full refund of the money you spent. However, it can get you a huge amount of money. Domain names have been sold for as high as 8 million USD in the past!
While it is parked, you can even use it to earn some money through advertisements like the pay-per-click programs. Even this can generate some good money for you while you wait for a good offer to come your way. Try to utilize the forwarding and redirection service of your domain registrar for this.
How Else Can You Use The Domain Name While It Is Parked
You can even opt for affiliate marketing with your parked domain. Simply use your domain to divert traffic to other sites that have similar content that relates your domain name. For example, if your domain name is www.greatshoes4u.com, you can tie up with a shoe company and direct your traffic to their website when a user visits your site. This can generate you good money as well.
While you wait, check the demand and the market value of domain names similar to yours on the various auctioneer sites. When you feel that the market is ready to offer you good money for your domain name, make your move and sell your domain name at the price that suits you.
The important thing to consider is if you are selecting the proper domain names that will get you good money when you sell them. Speculate this with intelligence and then choose a domain name that you think will work the best. This will enable you to make good profits and save you from wasting your money on names that will never see any demand!
It is a great business to opt for if you want to make some money with very less effort. Market speculation is very important for this and if you are not careful with what you are doing, you may end up with a lawsuit. Here is some information that will render better awareness about this business.
How To Select Domain Names And What Does It Cost
Registering a domain name is quite cheap. Moreover, if you are not happy with it, you can cancel it within the first 5 days and get a full refund of the money you spent. However, it can get you a huge amount of money. Domain names have been sold for as high as 8 million USD in the past!
While it is parked, you can even use it to earn some money through advertisements like the pay-per-click programs. Even this can generate some good money for you while you wait for a good offer to come your way. Try to utilize the forwarding and redirection service of your domain registrar for this.
How Else Can You Use The Domain Name While It Is Parked
You can even opt for affiliate marketing with your parked domain. Simply use your domain to divert traffic to other sites that have similar content that relates your domain name. For example, if your domain name is www.greatshoes4u.com, you can tie up with a shoe company and direct your traffic to their website when a user visits your site. This can generate you good money as well.
While you wait, check the demand and the market value of domain names similar to yours on the various auctioneer sites. When you feel that the market is ready to offer you good money for your domain name, make your move and sell your domain name at the price that suits you.
The important thing to consider is if you are selecting the proper domain names that will get you good money when you sell them. Speculate this with intelligence and then choose a domain name that you think will work the best. This will enable you to make good profits and save you from wasting your money on names that will never see any demand!
Selling Expired Domain Names- Simple Ways to Monetize your Domain Trading Business
Selling expired domain names forms an important aspect of domain trading, and a domain trader who excels in this activity can accumulate internet riches within a short time. A domain trader who is also a seasoned web master will have an edge over an inexperienced trader. An expired domain name that displays a considerable amount of traffic tend to have a lot of commercial value and it may sell for a very high price. There are a few numbers of domain-trading entrepreneurs, who are earning thousands of dollars every year. With little bit of basic knowledge and trading skills, even you can buy and sell domains to make a handsome amount of profits.
Here is some basic information and details that will help you conduct your domain trading business:
Step# 1: The first right step in domain trading business is finding a good and relevant keyword attached with the domain. Ensure that you are choosing a keyword not used frequently by people. A good keyword analyzer will help you evaluate and assess the commercial viability of a particular keyword. You can find a number of free keyword search tools in the market. But, they may not offer the best of features required to conduct a research. As far as possible, buy a good keyword tool that offers additional utilities to make your research better and complete. Paid keyword trackers also offer you additional details on a selected keyword like density, search probability and keyword demand placed by people. A carefully chosen keyword will assist you choosing the most suitable expired domain name.
Step# 2: Monetizing an expired domain name means adding value and empowering it to earn more money for your efforts. Monetization is an economic activity of entailing an expired domain with an opportunity to earn meaningful income. Hence, you may wish to buy a web hosting package and design a good web site. You may ask why you need a web hosting package and a dedicated web site. You can use the designed web site to drive traffic from that site to the purchased expired domain. Your overall focus should be to ensure enough traffic to the domain.
Step# 3: Selecting a good themed web site works wonder for your site visitors. You can even design a web site with a page or two to attract your visitors. If you wish you can add and incorporate relevant content to your web site.
Step# 4: You will also need to help and assistance of other service providers to monetize the expired domain name. Possible ways of monetizing your expired domain are enrolling your web portal with a good affiliate program or other commercial programs like Adsense. These lucrative programs provide you an opportunity to earn income by the way of click-through commission.
Step# 5: Traffic building is perhaps the best known monetization technique. If you are confident, you can even buy traffic from a commercial seller; ensure that you are buying a good pack of organic and generic traffic and not incentive ones. A good traffic pack will enable you to increase the overall traffic to your site by other portals. To enhance the viability of your traffic, you can register and upload the domain with major search engines and online directories. The ultimate secret to your expired domain trading business is to build links over a period, so that the domain becomes commercially ready to reap a rich harvest.
Finally, when you feel that your expired domain is ready for auction with a rich deposit of traffic, you can initiate the process by subscribing to major auction sites
Here is some basic information and details that will help you conduct your domain trading business:
Step# 1: The first right step in domain trading business is finding a good and relevant keyword attached with the domain. Ensure that you are choosing a keyword not used frequently by people. A good keyword analyzer will help you evaluate and assess the commercial viability of a particular keyword. You can find a number of free keyword search tools in the market. But, they may not offer the best of features required to conduct a research. As far as possible, buy a good keyword tool that offers additional utilities to make your research better and complete. Paid keyword trackers also offer you additional details on a selected keyword like density, search probability and keyword demand placed by people. A carefully chosen keyword will assist you choosing the most suitable expired domain name.
Step# 2: Monetizing an expired domain name means adding value and empowering it to earn more money for your efforts. Monetization is an economic activity of entailing an expired domain with an opportunity to earn meaningful income. Hence, you may wish to buy a web hosting package and design a good web site. You may ask why you need a web hosting package and a dedicated web site. You can use the designed web site to drive traffic from that site to the purchased expired domain. Your overall focus should be to ensure enough traffic to the domain.
Step# 3: Selecting a good themed web site works wonder for your site visitors. You can even design a web site with a page or two to attract your visitors. If you wish you can add and incorporate relevant content to your web site.
Step# 4: You will also need to help and assistance of other service providers to monetize the expired domain name. Possible ways of monetizing your expired domain are enrolling your web portal with a good affiliate program or other commercial programs like Adsense. These lucrative programs provide you an opportunity to earn income by the way of click-through commission.
Step# 5: Traffic building is perhaps the best known monetization technique. If you are confident, you can even buy traffic from a commercial seller; ensure that you are buying a good pack of organic and generic traffic and not incentive ones. A good traffic pack will enable you to increase the overall traffic to your site by other portals. To enhance the viability of your traffic, you can register and upload the domain with major search engines and online directories. The ultimate secret to your expired domain trading business is to build links over a period, so that the domain becomes commercially ready to reap a rich harvest.
Finally, when you feel that your expired domain is ready for auction with a rich deposit of traffic, you can initiate the process by subscribing to major auction sites
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