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09-Aug-2007
Renewing your Domain – Don't Get Caught Out
Don't let anything distract you from renewing your domain name. It can happen to the best of us: in January 2007, for a few embarrassing hours, Google.de was owned by an opportunistic cybersquatter – all because, apparently, the search engine giant forgot to renew the
17-Jul-2007
Registration and Renewal of Your Domain
When you've selected your domain registrar, there are a few things you should keep in mind about domain name registration. A Domain For Life? The shortest time for which you can r...
12-Jul-2007
Cybersquatting and Typosquatting
With the increase in ecommerce and the necessity of a web presence for any business, protecting trademarks has become increasingly important, as large companies face the risk of their valuable traffic being hijacked by cyber- and typo-squatters. Cybersquatting is the...
10-Jul-2007
Software to help you create a robots.txt file
By Sumantra Roy Robogen is a software for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT based computers which can help you create robots.txt files without having to worry about the correct syntax of a robots.txt file. It comes in two editions: the free Limited edition and th...
05-Jul-2007
Sins of The Internet: Domain Sniper
Author: Richard Lowe The internet sure makes it possible to do things quickly, sometimes so quickly it will make your head spin. One day your site is selling lots of product or is very popular, and the next no one is visiting. Perhaps your site got kicked out of a major ...
04-Jul-2007
Domain Slamming by Dishonest Registrars
Even after court convictions, some domain name scammers continue to operate and may target your domain next. A technique known as "domain slamming" fools innocent domain owners into handing over the rights to...
04-Jul-2007
Five Common Domain Name Myths
Author: Steve Ashton Copyright 2006 Steven Ashton With domain name articles and tips floating around all over the Web, most people probably feel that they know a good deal about picking and protecting a domain name. However, some common domain name myths pe...
04-Jul-2007
Domain Reasons
Lots of people will tell you that you either don't need a domain name or all the good ones are already taken. I don't agree, I find (and register) good domain names on your regular basis, and I think they're more than worth the money (you can register domains for less than $20...
04-Jul-2007
Protect Your Domain Name From Theft
Roger Overanout Your domain name is you on the Internet and not many people realise that it may be at risk of theft! It's a fact that many people leave themselves exposed to the risk of domain name theft, when all they need to do is take a few simple steps to signifi...
04-Jul-2007
Protect Your Domain Name and Reputation
Emma Kalson - littlefishwebdesign.com CYBERSQUATTING - The Problem Cybersquatting, or registering a domain name in bad faith (usually a variation or mis-spelling of your domain name) an cause untold damage to a company and is a major problem on the Intern...
04-Jul-2007
5 Domain Name Tips
What is a domain name? A domain name is the location of your website on the Internet. Your domain name will be what you become known by online so it's important to get it right. Each website on the Internet is labelled with something called an IP address which is the...
04-Jul-2007
Domain Security
The security of domain name registrations is an increasing concern for domain name registrants and registrars. However, there are steps you can take to increase the security of your domain name registrations. Domain Name Security is often neglected by most organisati...
03-Jul-2007
Cybersquatting
Getting clicks and traffic by accident appears to be big business. And by "big" I mean worth MILLIONS of dollars! While typosquatting is unfortunately not a new online marketing practice, its use and, moreover, its ABUSE has grown significantly and exponentially sin...
03-Jul-2007
Sensible Steps To Take Before Choosing Your Domain Name
10 Sensible Steps To Take Before Choosing Your Domain Name Emma Kalson With such a huge growth in the number of websites and the resulting difficulty in finding an available domain name, it is tempting to grab the first one that sounds like it might do the tr...
03-Jul-2007
Tips on Domain Name Choice
When you're choosing a domain name for your website, make sure you take the following into account: - Your domain name and the name of your business should, ideally, be the same. If you are already an establi...
02-Jul-2007
Domain Theft
Many individuals and businesses have a web site but few understand their rights to the ownership of that site, or their responsibility to maintain that ownership. I bring this up because of a call I received last week from an individual whose website was "stolen". Th...
02-Jul-2007
Tips for Accurate Domain Registration
You should think about registering a domain name before you actually do it. Many people come up with a catchy name, or feel the need to lock in their name, and rush out to buy a domain name. But there are several things to consider in your domain name. After all, your
02-Jul-2007
Forget Domain?
Did you forget your own name? Now before you go reaching for your identification to check who you are, let me reassure you. I'm talking about your domain name. Forgetting to Expiring Domains Protect Your Domain Renewal