Domain Hosting News and Questions

Zach Bastick asked:




Before you buy a domain name, consider your options. But if you are like most domain buyers, you may be thinking ‘there are so many companies from which I can buy a domain… how do I know which one to choose?’. Well that choice certainly isn’t easy, but it is an important one. I will go over the most important factors to consider when selecting a company with which to buy a domain name.

Firstly, and this may seem obvious, but the company should be reliable. Check out their website and try to judge the credibility of their services. You may also want to do a quick Google search on ‘buy a domain name from company’, which ‘company’ is the name of the domain company that you are investigating. The last thing to check, but this is very important nonetheless, the website of the company should have an ICANN symbol indicating that it is an officially registered company to buy a domain name.

Secondly, consider the usability of the website. This is accessory, but if you plan to have multiple domains, or to buy another domain name later on, you should have an easy way to manage your domains. You should be easily able to set the DNS preferences, domain forwards, whois information, and so on. If these terms seem alien to you, don’t worry. They may not all apply to you, but after you buy a domain name you will soon realize that some of these features may come in handy.

Thirdly, the company shouldn’t monopolize your domain. If you buy a domain from them, but then decide that you don’t like their services, you must be able to change companies. The act of switching companies after you buy a domain name is called domain forwarding. It is an official process with set steps and guidelines. The company from which you plan to buy a domain name should make these processes easy for you.

Finally, the best way to learn about the domain industry is simply to read. The most helpful resource that I have found have been the Domain Book (at Domain Book) and the DomainSocial forums. If you want an all-in-one, easy to access resource, then check out the book before you buy a domain name.



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Mark Bellinger asked:




The Domain Name Dilemma – How to Secure the Right Domain Name

Whilst most of the words in the dictionary have been registered as dotcom names by speculators hoping to sell them at a profit in the future, there are still many domain name options and combinations available with various extensions.

It is important to consider the following when choosing your domain name…

* Choose a memorable name

The right domain name allows your prospective customers an easy way to remember and find you. It’s your location on the web and also your email address.

* Your Domain Name is your Brand

Secure the domain name that best represents your business name and keep it out of the hands of your competitors.

Domains are valuable online real estate and securing more than one helps protect your brand and increase your reach.

You can easily direct as many domains as you want to a single website.

* Build Credibility

Having an appropriate domain name and using it to personalize your business cards and email addresses helps establish credibility and professionalism.

For instance, an email address such as john@ebusiness.com is more professional than john112@freeemail.com

Therefore, do not use a freebie domain name – it is short sighted and gives your prospective client the perception that you are “out to get a quick buck” type of business.

* Your Domain Name is an Investment

Domain names, like real estate, appreciate in value as time goes by.

Furthermore, as a domain name ages not only does it become more valuable, it importantly gains more credibility & integrity with the search engines.

Therefore it is extremely important to secure as many appropriate domains as possible as soon as you can.

Not only can they all be directed to one website but it keeps them out of the clutches of your competition as well as adding to your business’ online presence and credibility.

* If your preferred name has already been registered…?

The chances are that your preferred domain name has already been snapped up and that you’ll have to settle for a name that isn’t totally ideal.

Whilst you should always go for a top level domain (TLD) such as a dotcom extension if you’re a business, as people continue to assume that dotcom equals a business and professionalism, there are some good alternatives.

Other top level domains such as .net .org .biz are good choices for the appropriate type of business, eg. a computer network business should have a .net extension & a non-profit organization shouyld have a .org extension.

However if your business is country specific, you should consider using a country-specific top level domains (TLDs) like .de, .nu, .sg, etc.

However, if your name has been taken you can always consider adding a search engine friendly term or area to the name.

For instance if your preferred name is internetbusiness you could choose internetbusiness-startup or internetbusiness-texas or internetbusiness123 etc..

Also always once your domain is registered, remember to make sure your domain record remains locked.

This feature ensures that your domain remains secure and untouchable.

So if you want to transfer your domain name to a different registrar you have to unlock it before the new registrar can actually transfer it from your current registrar.

To start your Domain Name Search click how to secure your preferred domain name to see with what extensions (TLD’s) your preferred domain name is available and register as many appropriate domains as you can get – it’s an investment in your business’ future!



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Gen Wright asked:




If you already run or are planning to start an online or offline business, you need a website that will help your business succeed. But since the business world is well into the new millennium, you can be sure that all the plum domain names are already taken. So how do you go about getting one for yourself?

Enter the premium domain name: a domain name that has already been registered by someone else, and is not available in the primary market. But it is available for sale in the secondary market, at a price. Premium domain names are much more expensive than primary market domain names due to their brandability, their length, their targeted keywords and a host of other reasons which make them a necessity for any business in the competitive internet marketplace.

They are well worth the price, too. Here are a few reasons why you need to get yourself a premium domain name even at a higher price:

1. All the marketable names in the dictionary have already been registered, so it is quite possible that the name of your brand is already a premium domain name. If that is the case, it makes complete business sense to get it, because your website needs to be an integral part of your branding strategy. It can be a permanent, interactive and informative virtual billboard that talks to your customers, day in and day out.

What is more, your brand needs to be protected at any cost. You cannot have a service or product unrelated to your specific brand existing on the domain name that epitomizes it.

2. Chances are high that a short, memorable generic name related to your business is already a premium domain name. Such a domain name might be able to draw targeted type-in customers to your website. This leads to automatic higher search engine ranking. This gives it tremendous development potential, especially if you are into e-commerce, and hope to attract paying customers to your site.

3. Most premium domain names have good extensions, mostly .com, because that is one of the reasons they were snapped up from the primary market in the first place. A good extension also assures a lot of type-in traffic, another reason you need to grab it for your business.

4. While the above reasons are good for you if you are a business owner, it also holds true if you are a domainer and buy and sell domain names for profit. A good premium domain name can be an extremely sound investment, because sooner or later a business owner would want to pay a lot just in order to acquire the domain name from you. You would find such a premium domain name at a reasonable price after an incredible amount of research, but it could all be worth it in the end.

Whichever way you look at it, a premium domain name is an asset which cannot be overlooked if you want to establish a genuine and lucrative web presence. There is every reason why you should begin your research on a great premium domain name that could well prove to be your springboard to success.



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