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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. The Google Registry was looking for registrar partners to help test their registry platform. 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.

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Wordpress.com Vs Wordpress.org: Which Is The Best Blog Platform

Social Media Marketing

Wordpress is one of the most popular blogging and web hosting platforms. Users can make modifications to the code and customize the design as per their requirement and taste with this platform. You can make changes and get domain and FTP access to your website. There are a few disadvantages to using Wordpress.com platform.

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Rogue Snapnames Employee Bids on Domain Name Auctions, Drives Up Prices

Bill Hartzer

Snapnames, an aftermarket domain name auction service, has reportedly discovered that a rogue employee set up an account and bid against other bidders. The rebate will be available in cash or in credit on the SnapNames platform, at your discretion. Specific domain name registration policies for employees.

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I've Used Bluesky for 6 Months – Here's What You Should Know

Buffer Social

Although the flood of users leaving has slowed to a trickle with several new initiatives from the platform, several Twitter alternatives have been developed. You can also turn a domain name into your username, a feature “ allowing users to self-verify and own their username across the network,” according to the platform.

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Creating An Online Store In 2020

The Realtime Report

Before starting to sell products through Amazon or other platforms, you will have to decide what kind of products you will sell, and what niche will cover the new online store. Choosing A Name. When we say “name”, we are not referring just to the name of the store, but also the domain name and the website name.

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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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5 Quick Tips To Help You Start Your Blog

The Realtime Report

Pick A Domain Name. Your domain name is what you’ll be known by online, it’s your unique address, how people will find you in the search engines and it’s your until you decide you don’t want to pay for it anymore. Choose Your Blogging Platform. Image by Pexels from Pixabay.