article thumbnail

New gTLD Domain Name Forum Launched

Bill Hartzer

A New gTLD Domain Name forum has recently launched. I’ve recently joined the forum, and so far have made several helpful connections through the site. Right now, there are domain name forums out there and they have areas to discuss the new gTLD domain names. Domain Names'

article thumbnail

Google Activates Their First New gTLD Domain Name

Bill Hartzer

Google has activated their first New gTLD domain name, which is nic.google. If you haven’t noticed yet, I’m a big fan of the New gTLD domain names, but not because I just “like them” or like the way they sound. Is.Com Better than a New gTLD Domain Name? Domain Names'

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Domain Name Uniform Rapid Suspension System URS: National Arbitration Forum First ICANN Provider

Bill Hartzer

If you haven’t heard, there is a new domain name system in place to quickly takedown or suspend domain names that clearly infringe trademark rights. The National Arbitration Forum is the first officially ICANN -approved provider of the URS. And now it appears that the URS is going to be put into action.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Facebook First Brand Owner to File Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) Domain Dispute

Bill Hartzer

Facebook used the new Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) system to dispute the ownership of the domain name Facebook.pw, where they prevailed. The Uniform Rapid Suspension System is a new domain name dispute resolution system designed to quickly suspend domain names that are infringing on a brand’s trademarks.

article thumbnail

Are Web-Based Free Hosts Good For Business?

Small Business Mavericks

Some of these web-based hosts provide services like analytics, a blog platform, forum add-ons, and their sites even show up in the search engine rankings so the SEO is good. It costs less than $20 per year for a domain name and less than $15 per month for good hosting. Not all of them. Is it more work?

Hosting 161