Even if you don’t consider yourself “tech-savvy”, it’s helpful to know a few basics about DNS, short for Domain Name System. DNS is often called “the Internet’s phone book” for a reason, as it’s the reference source for directing yourdomainname.com’s website and email traffic to the correct places.
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You can do way more with your domain names than you may think. From websites to email to online marketing, here’s my top pro-tips for getting the biggest bang for your domain name buck.
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In a rapidly changing hosting market, what should a website owner consider when choosing a WordPress hosting service? There are lots of great choices, but selecting a host just on price or brand familiarity isn’t enough anymore. A site owner should consider the specific needs of their site and the features that make the most sense for their circumstances.
DNS is often called the “phonebook of the Internet” because its translates your human-friendly domain name into its numeric web server address (IP). In a nutshell, DNS is what makes the Internet usable by humans. DNS management services make your domain’s website and email traffic safer and more reliable.
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Deliverability is the name of the game with email. This is true for not only email marketing campaigns but also your day-to-day business and personal correspondence. Taking the time to improve email deliverability assures that your messages make it to the recipient’s in-box and that your name and email address can’t be spoofed by unscrupulous spammers. How can you avoid having your email messages sent to junk mail oblivion? Read on for my best advice…
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It’s easy to overlook one of the basic building blocks of your online presence: your domain name. You register it somewhere for a nominal fee and maybe set up email or website and then forget about it. Besides keeping up with annual registration renewals, what’s to worry about? Actually, lots.
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If you use any social media, you probably noticed how all the big media companies have their own customized shortened links (and not the usual bit.ly, ow.ly or goo.gl). Examples of custom shortened link domains include: huff.to (Huffington Post), for.tn (Fortune Magazine) or nbcnews.to (NBC News). When you see these branded URLs, you know who posted them and if you are a regular reader, you’re probably more likely to click on them rather than a more generic short link.
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I know there has been radio silence here for a few weeks, but I’ve been hard at work putting the finishing touches on my new venture, Specialty.Domains. This new domain sales site is focused on the new gTLDs (domain extensions) being added to the market every week. As I posted here back in May, between early 2014 and late 2015, it’s estimated that as many as 1500 new domain extensions will become available. This is a huge boon to marketers and brands because these new domains allow you to communicate exactly what you do – just by sharing your web address.
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If you’ve shopped around recently for a domain name, specifically one of the new domain name extensions available, you probably have been confronted with a lot of unfamiliar lingo. With the hundreds of new extensions presently being rolled out, shoppers are now navigating new choices that weren’t available before with the .com/.net world. This terminology is important, because it affects what you will pay for a domain name. As a general rule of thumb, the earlier you try to get dibs on a particular name, the more it will cost you. So, knowing the language is important. Here’s a few terms to be aware of…
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How many times have you had an awesome business idea and a name for it… only to find that the perfect .COM domain name is already taken? Depending on your desired name, finding a good .COM or .NET can be challenging, especially if it’s short or if you have basic dictionary words within it. Those days may soon be over. Domain name searches are getting a whole lot easier—and much more creative—with the new “gTLDs” – short for Generic Top Level Domains. ICANN, the organization that governs the domain name industry, has begun a slow rollout of hundreds of new “right of the dot” domain extensions.
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