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Google Activates Their First New gTLD Domain Name

Bill Hartzer

Google has activated their first New gTLD domain name, which is nic.google. 302·Found Location:·[link] Cache-Control:·private Content-Type:·text/html;·charset=UTF-8 X-Content-Type-Options:·nosniff Date:·Mon,·24·Nov·2014·19:16:13·GMT Server:·sffe Content-Length:·228 X-XSS-Protection:·1;·mode=block Alternate-Protocol:·80:quic,p=0.02

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Never Use a Hyphenated Domain Name for Your Website

Bill Hartzer

It’s solid proof that the right keyword rich domain name will out-rank a hyphenated domain name in the search results every time. silktide did an SEO challenge where they used 3 different domain names and web sites and saw if nonsensical content or real keyword rich content would rank better.

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Does It Really Matter What Domain Name You Choose?

Kikolani

If so, you’ll want to be extremely careful about the domain name that you choose for your new official company website. The wrong domain name is one that could haunt you for years to come. On the other hand, the right domain name can help you get a healthy start and advantage over your competitors.

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HOW DO I BUY A DOMAIN NAME?

Social Media with Romona

The post HOW DO I BUY A DOMAIN NAME? Disclosure: Some companies that I mention are my marketing and training partners. I am an affiliate of others. I get commissions for purchases made through… Read more. appeared first on Social Media Workshops | Washington DC, Maryland & Virginia | Social Media How To's with Romona.

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Beware of Domain Name Parking Scams and Schemes

Bill Hartzer

If you own a domain name, and you don’t currently have a live website on that domain, then one option is to park that domain name and potentially earn revenue from it. Whatever you do, don’t leave the default name servers and let your registrar keep all the revenue from your domain name.

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How to Host Your Domain Name with Bing.com For Free

Bill Hartzer

Tired of having to pay for web hosting and don’t want to park your domain name with a domain name parking company ? Well, you can (temporarily) host your domain name with Bing.com for free. Log into the registrar where your domain name is located, and change the name servers so that they point to ns1.msft.net

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How to Know if You Should Renew Your Domain Name?

Bill Hartzer

If you own domain names, then you are inevitably going to have answer the question: should I renew this domain name? Here are fourteen questions to ask yourself to help you decide on whether your should renew your domain name or not. What is the current status of the domain name?