Tidbits
Can a Little Guy Battle the Gurus in the Game of Domaining?
Monday, February 4th, 2008
You may think that thousands of people are flocking online daily to seek out their rightful place among domaining giants who have created a virtual empire of passive profits.
But while they may be looking into it, many prospective domainers are too intimidated to actually do anything to stake their claim. The primary reason? They don’t [...]
Free Domain Names
Monday, February 4th, 2008Without a domain name, a person does not have a suitable way to find a website. The only problem is domain names cost money. Granted, if a person is operating one or two sites, the cost of a domain name, (which ranges from $1.00 to $35), probably isn’t too steep. However, what if one is [...]
Get Traffic with Expired Domain Names
Friday, February 1st, 2008One of the greatest difficulties in being a new webmaster is trying to acquire traffic. This is because trying to build legitimate traffic requires both time and money. How is this so? Well, if a webmaster is trying to obtain traffic through search engines, they will need to spend a great deal of time with [...]
How to Balance Domaining with Home Life
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Working at home has its own challenges that differ from working moms and dads who leave home each day and enter the business world separate from their residence. It doesn’t matter if you’re a work-at-home parent or if you don’t have kids, the challenge remains in the fact that you are solely responsible for the [...]
Domain Name Basics for The Newb!
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008 What the heck is all this domain name stuff and why do we have them anyways?
Without a domain name, websites are specified by an IP address.Â
 What is an IP address?Â
It is an identifier that is used by computers or humans to determine the location of a server or website. However, for humans, an IP address, (which [...]
Are Dot Com Domain Names Over Rated?
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008When it comes to domain name extensions, most people are familiar with .com. Because of this the average webmaster is scrambling to get the perfect .com domain name. Some may even forego registering a potential goldmine of a domain name in favor of getting a less popular .com. Yet, there are dozens of other domain [...]
Hyphenated Domain Names
Monday, January 28th, 2008You think of a perfect domain name. It contains a keyword that is found in search engines, has no trademark issues and is memorable for website visitors. You try to register your domain name with a domain name company. It appears to be taken. So, you put a hyphen in it. That version of your [...]
Trademark Infringement & Domain Names
Sunday, January 27th, 2008Many webmasters erroneously believe that just because their domain name registrar says a particular domain name is ‘available’ that it truly is. This is not necessarily so. Even if a domain name is physically available, it may not legally be open for use. Why? It’s because there might already be a company that has the [...]
The Comical Side of eBay Domain Name Auctions
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007Browsing around eBay this morning, something dawned on me. Some of the domain names that people try to sell on eBay are just downright ridiculous. Â
Me included, sometimes.
I wonder if the “why did I just register that” feeling comes across the average domainer like it does me every once in a while - when I say “average [...]
