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Infoseek Trademark and Domain Name to Be Auctioned December 8th

Bill Hartzer

Do you want to own the trademark and domain name of a former search engine? The trademark and domain name of Infoseek , a search engine originally founded in 1994 by Steve Kirsch and the first search engine to sell advertising on a CPM (Cost Per Thousand Impressions) basis, will be put up for auction on December 8, 2010.

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Do You Make These 6 Domain Name Mistakes?

ProBlogger

I’m regularly asked about the mistakes I made when starting out with blogging and the first two words that usually spring to mind are ’Domain Names’ Most of the early mistakes I made (and some of the more recent ones) have revolved around domain names. Not Getting My Own Domain Name.

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Would An Online Presence Save Your Business?

Small Business Mavericks

In simple terms, you cannot blame the online world for taking away your business if you not also online competing with them. You can’t compete with the online world if you’re not online as well. That’s a domain name, hosting, a decent web site and blog thrown in. Book shops are a great example.

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5 Big Hosting Mistakes Bloggers Don’t Know They’re Making

ProBlogger

But what a lot of bloggers seem to forget is that our blog hosting setup is an extremely crucial piece in the puzzle. Setting up on a free host instead of your own. If you want to step up and compete in a very competitive niche, you’ll need your own domain name and a solid permalink structure.

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Creating Online Courses with Kunerango

Kikolani

No hidden fees, credit card required, or startup / hosting costs. While you can change your school’s name (mine is Kikolani in this example), you will have to contact Kunerango to change the URL that is formed from the school name you choose, so keep that in mind. Step 1: Sign up for Kunerango. To Learn More.

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How to Establish the Right Priorities to Grow Your Blog and Profits

ProBlogger

There’s just so much information, much of it competing, about what you need to do to make it big online. That means your blog and website, and I recommend that you get your own domain name and hosting. Here it is: You don’t need more how-to’s or to-do’s… You need priorities.

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70+ Resources on How to Start a WordPress Blog

Kikolani

You can use a hosted WordPress or a WordPress installation. First a list of sites where you can create a blog online, on another company’s site (even if you use your own domain): WordPress.com (hosted WordPress; in contrast, we will be discussing installing your own WordPress); Blogger.com ; Tumblr.com (discussed a bit, above); and.