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Domain Name Scam Alert: ICANN Does NOT Provide Domain Name Appraisals

Bill Hartzer

There is a pretty nasty domain name appraisal scam going around that you need to be aware of if you own domain names. The scammer’s only intent is to make money from a domain name appraisal service, which is fake. This is a scam, and domain name owners should not fall for this online scheme.

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Are Web-Based Free Hosts Good For Business?

Small Business Mavericks

I’m talking about the free web-based website hosts. If you remember a website by the name of Geocities where you could sign in and build a website, then you might remember that it was just a couple of years ago that Yahoo! And all those people who had websites hosted by Geocities had to move their sites, or lose them.

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5 Quick Tips To Help You Start Your Blog

The Realtime Report

Join Facebook groups, forums, Reddit, Quora, wherever they are, then look and listen for the most common issues. Pick A Domain Name. It’s unnecessary to use a domain name that has an obvious connection to your niche. Most bloggers use their name, but if you can add relevancy after your name, all the better.

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8 Torlock Alternatives and Similar Websites and Apps

SocialFish

A mirror site is a copy or clone of the main site complete with all its torrent library, index, and database, hosted in a different region to escape detection. For example, to avoid exposure by the FBI in the USA, someone can host a copy of the site in New Zealand under a completely different domain name. Lime Torrents.

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The Complete Solo Build It! Review - An Insider’s Perspective

The Social Media Hat

Only when you've done your homework, figured out what your niche should be, and come up with some potential ways to earn an income from it, are you ready to select a domain name and start building a website. I know people who spend that much on their domain names and hosting alone. All of that is just $299 a year.

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Triple X Niche Case Study Update: Expenses Report

Viper Chill

Many of you have been following the case study closely on the forums and I’m proud to announce the threads have been viewed over 40,000 times with over 30 case studies being shared there. Here is a breakdown of my expenses to date: Domain name : $11. Web Hosting : $14. Domain Name : $10.69.

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Community Bootstrapping: Tools & Strategies To Build A Community.

Jason Yormark

They have hosted and self-hosted solutions depending on your needs. If you haven’t done so already, familiarize yourself a bit with FTP software and a dependable affordable hosting solution (I use Bluehost , they are outstanding). Three of the most used platforms these days are vBulletin , phpBB and Simple Forums.