How to buy a custom domain name?
How to buy a custom domain name?
Domain name registration is not only necessary but mandatory process for every websites. The buy domain is a name which you need to have before launching your website to the World Wide Web or before make it live. Are you thinking of domain name registration? If so, then this article is dedicated about custom domain registration.
The procedure is as important as you have to register your company before doing business. Before choosing and registering your domain name, there are lots of points which you need to know. At first you should decide what name will suits to your business. Then you have to rethink about the name which you’re going to take whether is beneficial for you or not. Buy .in domain with choosing proper keyword for you.
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There are many companies from whom you can buy domain names, usually for very reasonable yearly prices. A Google search for domain registrar will turn up numerous options. Keep in mind that you can also buy a domain name directly through Blogger; doing so will configure your DNS and Blogger settings automatically. You can also shop around through this list.
Sedo CEO Looks 2013 Has in Store
Sedo CEO Looks 2013 Has in Store
Exactly one year ago today Tobias Flaitz became the CEO at domain industry powerhouse Sedo.com, taking the reigns from company Co-Founder Tim Schumacher who, after more than 10 years at the helm, decided it was time to let someone else run the show. I caught up with Tobias to get his thoughts on the direction of Sedo and the industry in general over the past year, as well as where he saw things going in 2013.
"For both the industry as a whole and for Sedo, 2012 was a year of change" Flaitz said, "While parking was a challenge for everyone in the domain world, the needs of buyers and sellers have also changed, which has resulted in both groups asking for better usability and smarter tools for domain trading."
"At Sedo, we spent last year talking with our international customers and attending events so we could determine what changes were most important to our clients, and we have successfully implemented those changes. We also worked proactively to develop innovative solutions and channels to make buying, selling and parking more efficient and more successful for Sedo’s customers. Our vision is to make buying and selling domain names as simple as any other kind of online transaction, and we have been determined to pursue this vision and make it a reality," Flaitz said.
"To bring new buyers to Sedo’s platform and offer them a simpler, more intuitive search and purchase experience, we improved many aspects of our interface and relaunched our German language homepage. This was a direct result of buyers making it clear that they want to be able to research and purchase a name on their own, at any time."
"Our buyers – both investors and individual users – also told us that they simply want to know what’s available, when, and for how much, without wasting time on negotiations," Flaitz said. "Sellers have heard this message too, and have increasingly turned to Buy Now pricing. This was reflected in the number of Buy Now sales during 2012: accounting for 41% of all transactions at Sedo, Buy Now was the most popular sales channel. We expect this trend to continue at Sedo and across the industry throughout 2013."
"Hand-in-hand with this was the need for sellers to have better, more reliable pricing tools, so that they could list domains for sale with prices that encouraged buyers to make an immediate purchase. This need came to the forefront in 2012, and with scientific pricing tools developed by our dedicated pricing expert Thies Lindenthal, we provided sellers with the most accurate pricing tools and features ever," Flaitz said.
"The most exciting and toughest challenge in 2012 was parking. Using alternative monetization methods was something that the domain community and our customers asked for, and so we added great new parking partners as well as leading second-tier providers to ensure that all traffic is monetized and that our customers get the best parking earnings possible."
"An ongoing goal for Sedo was to bring more buyers and sellers together worldwide, increasing sales and spreading the word about the value of premium names. 2012 saw expansion of the SedoMLS network to include both more international partners as well as industry leaders like Go Daddy. This put more of our customers’ domains in front of more buyers across the globe," Flaitz added.
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Looking ahead to the new year, Flaitz agreed with many other industry leaders had to say in our current State of Industry Cover Story about what would have the biggest impact on the domain business in 2013. "2013 will be the year of the gTLD, marking a critical point in our industry’s history," Flaitz said. "New gTLDs offer a great deal of new opportunities for everyone connected to the domain industry. It is important that we as an industry show consumers that the new gTLDs have the potential to change forever how consumers and companies interact online."
"Sedo’s goal in 2013 is to partner with registries and applicants to support the launch of the new gTLD program. This will be tied closely to our goal to grow the SedoMLS network so we can provide end users with access to premium new gTLD domains as well," Flaitz said. "As with our other products, Sedo’s new gTLD services are designed as an integrated solution, providing registries and applicants a seamless experience for the launch and promotion of their new extensions. We’re helping find innovative ways to maximize reach and help grow the value of these new extensions, starting from our unique approach in developing customized, premium reserve lists, to our historically strong track record of launch and premium auctions, and our award-winning brokerage."
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"Flaitz added,"We also tie marketing into every aspect of what we do for our clients: bringing new ideas on marketing new gTLDs, as well as providing them to end users through the largest global domain distribution network will be key to the industry in 2013."
"While gTLDs are a main focus in 2013, ccTLDs will remain successful on the marketplace. Part of the reason these have been successful is because the industry has gone international – companies everywhere learned that they need to speak the language of buyers and sellers in
order to succeed. It is important for our sellers to know that median prices and average prices of ccTLDs will likely continue to increase," Flaitz said.
"Looking at other areas of the industry, we are sure that our strong partnerships with Google and new second tier providers will ensure that earnings will remain stable as we move into the New Year. Our parallel bidding system, which was implemented several weeks ago, delivers the best results for our parking clients, and we are continuing to work on additional improvements in the parking sector to deliver innovative and outstanding traffic monetization options in 2013."
"Finally, Sedo is refocusing on our core strengths: providing superior, innovative domain solutions for our partners, buyers, parkers, and sellers, all in one location. With some new management and strong leadership, we will continue to focus on new strategies and ideas to help all of our clients to succeed this year," Flaitz concluded.
Flaitz was introduced in his new role as Sedo CEO at last year's Domainfest Global conference in Santa Monica, California. He will be back in the Golden State (where, by the way, he earned one of his two MBA degrees at the University of California in Berkeley) next week for this year's conference - now known as Webfest Global. If you'll be at the show, meeting the personable Sedo CEO should definitely be on your to do list.
Buy Domain Names 2013
What comes first: Your business name or domain name?
A little over a decade ago, businesses could just register their company name and begin their marketing journey through the Yellow Pages. With the internet age, many businesses now understand the need to get online and have a website for their business. With the rise of Aussie domain names being registered every year, it’s very important for a business to check whether the domain name is still available for registration. So if you are thinking of setting up your own business, what do you think should get registered first? Your business name or yourdomain name?
How to choose a good Australian domain name for your business
When you start developing a website, the most difficult process can be choosing a domain name as successful online businesses simply cannot exist without one. The domain name is an important foundation in helping to build your online brand, with potential customers immediately associating the domain name to your business. Think of the domain name as being like a virtual online property. If you are in the property sector, having a web address such as melbourneproperty.com.au would be better than themelbourneproperty.com.au or melbourne-property.com.au, as it not only looks much more professional but it’s also a lot easier to remember.
A domain name should reflect your organization’s name and should give an insight into what your business represents. Choosing and registering a domain name is a big decision as you could potentially live with this choice for a long time.
Firstly, choosing the domain name, which could be different from the actual business organization’s name, must be done. It should be registered as quickly as possible to avoid ‘Cyber Squatters’ from taking your domain name and holding it ransom for large amounts of money. Cyber Squatting is very common in TLDs such as .com, .co, .co.uk, .ca,co.nz to list just a few, however in Australia; the auDA (Australian Domain Administration) has implemented tight policies to tackle this issue. To register a domain name in Australia, the applicant must have a registered Australian business – for example an ABN, ACN or RBN – and even extensions such as .org.au are closely regulated with only non-profitable organizations allowed to register. There are still cyber squatters in the .com.au domain space, however. Also, generic key phrases such as ‘domain names’, ‘melbourne real estate’, ‘coffee’ etc. can only be registered by businesses which meet the criteria and can prove their eligibility.
If your organization is new and you haven’t decided on a name yet, having an attractive domain name can also help you select your company’s name. With the internet having a major role to play in today’s economy, having a good domain name can make a great difference to your sales and popularity.
Since the internet has become very competitive, having a generic domain name like melbournerealestate.com.au is a very good decision. Although it’s long, it contains the generic key phrases ‘Melbourne real estate’, and a lot of users would search this key phrase through search engines. In most cases, established websites in that sector such as real estate development firms would purchase this domain as another address through which visitors can access their website.
Using a generic Australian domain name will help people remember your products and services and can thereby increase business sales. It could also help you get a good resale value if you want to sell the website later. Furthermore, the generic words in a domain name will make your website easier to locate through search engines.
To get started, make a list of all the products and services your business will supply then add all of your preferred business names and the locations you will be operating in. Use this list to search for available domain names until you can find a name that’s available for purchase, has good generic keywords, and is memorable to users.
Once you’ve chosen your domain you can get started building your website.
Market Report Domain Properties
Market Report Domain Properties
Domain Properties, a dynamic key player in the New York City hotel real estate market, has released an eye-opening report about this revitalized industry. Spring 2011 brought a record level of activity in NYC hotel transactions. The city's hospitality sector is expected to gain even more strength during the summer months.
Over two decades, Domain Properties, a New York hotel real estate industry experts, have seen their share of excitement about the NYC hotel sector. Yet according to their latest report, this experienced team has never witnessed such vast opportunities and tremendous activity in the New York City hotel market.
Domain Properties outlines comprehensive data about hotel deals during spring 2011 and the results are overwhelming even to the most seasoned industry professional. New York City is a market in the midst of strong recovery and intense growth.
Executives at the recent 33rd annual New York University International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference in New York City attested to the current strength of the NYC market. The main message to emerge from the world's premier conference dedicated to the hospitality sector – perfect timing for hotel investments.
Investors are showing renewed interest in the city's hotels. Even if specific properties had run into problems in the past, smart investors are still ready to take on NYC hotels. The current state of the market presents opportunities for hotel buyers and sellers.
At the beginning of June, Yotel, the European pod hotel chain, paid $263 million for space in the Related Companies' MiMA tower at 440 West 42nd Street. Yotel has opened its doors to a 669-room hotel offering 170 square-foot guest rooms for about $150 per night. The remainder of the 60-storey tower includes 500 rental units, 151 condos, 23,000 square feet of amenities, and 13,000 square feet of retail space.
Latest News Today: Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (PEB) agreed to pay $152 million for a 49% stake in six upscale hotels in Manhattan through a joint venture with affiliates of privately held Denihan Hospitality Group Among Them Benjamin located at Lexington Avenue and 50th Street 209-room Affinia Dumont in Murray Hill Affinia Gardens on the Upper East Side Affinia 50 in Midtown Manhattan Affinia Manhattan, located on Seventh Avenue near Madison Square Garden.
Latest News Today: New World Hospitality to Add Rosewood Hotels & Resorts Brand to its Portfolio of which The Carlyle Hotel is part of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts portfolio.
Recently, the 597-room Paramount Hotel, landmark boutique hotel, sold to developer Aby Rosen. The purchase price was $275 million. The new owner sees tremendous potential in the Paramount (one of the first hotels opened by former nightclub impresarios Ian Schrager and Steve Rubell) and plans to restore the property to reflect its 1980s glory days. Hotel buyers in New York City can get terrific deals. Investors become players in the ever-strengthening hotel market. The Cooper Square Hotel is one of the present choices for NYC hotel buyers.
This property struggled previously during the recession. Yet in this current market, the Cooper Square Hotel is expected to bring in a price of more than $80 million. With its latest report, Domain reminds buyers and sellers about basic facts concerning the New York City hotel market.
"Hotel owners will face competition but the NYC market can handle the influx of new hotels," explains Domain Properties.
According to reports by PKF International Report Manhattan is the leader in hotel transactions across the nation with year-to-date sales over $1 billion (a quarter of national upscale urban hotel trade volumes).
Domain Properties offers expert hospitality valuation and advisory services about the NYC market. This professional team knows the New York City hotel industry and recognizes the tremendous potential of its hospitality sector.
Their recent research indicates that one major factor is encouraging the current hotel market. According to their Spring/Summer Report, "An increase in tourism over the past six to twelve months is driving economic growth in this key market." Spring has been promising for investors in New York City. Indeed, summer is looking just as positive for hotel buyers and sellers. NYC hotels are bound to attract vacationing tourists and business people as things heat up in the Big Apple.
The New York City market holds much potential in the near and distant future. Generally, established markets perform well and provide excellent opportunities for investors.
The most wanted gun in America
The phone rings again at Pasadena Pawn and Gun, and a familiar question comes down the line: "Got any ARs?"
The answer is no. Pasadena Pawn and Gun, a gun retailer and pawnshop 15 miles south of Baltimore, is pretty much sold out of America's most wanted gun, the AR-15-style semi-automatic rifle. Since the massacre in Newtown, Conn., in December, the AR-15, the military-style weapon that the police say was used in the shootings, has been selling fast here and across the nation.
Before Newtown, the rifles sold for about $1,100, on average. Now some retailers charge twice that. At Pasadena Pawn, on the wall behind glass counters of handguns, are three dozen or so AR-15-style rifles. Dangling from nearly every one is a tag that says "Sold."
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"The AR-15, it's kind of fashionable," says Frank Loane Sr., the proprietor. His shop has a revolving waiting list for the rifles, and a handful of people are now on it. "The young generation likes them, the assault-looking guns."
On one level, what is happening here and elsewhere simply reflects supply and demand. The gun industry has spent decades stoking demand for the AR-15 and rifles like it. Now, after the mass killings in Aurora, Colo., and Newtown, President Barack Obama wants to reduce the supply. He has asked Congress for tougher controls, including a ban on what are commonly called "military-style assault weapons"; the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on gun violence last Wednesday. Many enthusiasts are rushing to buy one of the rifles now, in case the president prevails.
But how did gun makers stir up the demand for these particular guns in the first place? The answer is a story of shrewd advertising, aggressive marketing and savvy manufacturing - a virtual recasting of the place of guns in American life. With speed and skill, firearms manufacturers transformed a niche market for the AR-15 and similar rifles into a fast-growing profit center.
When certain rifles and features were banned under federal law from 1994 to 2004, gun makers tweaked their manufacturing specifications - and introduced more AR-15-style rifles than ever. With ads celebrating the rifle's military connections, they lured a new and eager audience to weapons that, not long ago, few serious gun enthusiasts would buy.
It might seem remarkable, given the national conversation about gun control, but guns are a relatively small business in the United States. Sales of commercial guns and ammunition - as opposed to those sold to the military and police - amounted to about $5 billion in 2012. That's less than half of the profits that Apple earned in the final 13 weeks of last year. But despite the headlines, and partly because of them, commercial gun sales are growing. Last year, they were up 16 percent industrywide, according to estimates from the National Shooting Sports Foundation, an industry trade association. Semi-automatic rifles like the AR-15 are responsible for a significant share of that growth.
By now, many Americans probably recognize the AR-15, whether or not they recognize the term. Unlike its military counterpart, the M-16, the civilian AR-15 cannot spray a continuous stream of ammunition with one pull of the trigger. But, as a semi-automatic, it can fire individual bullets as fast as the trigger can be squeezed. By design, it looks and feels like something commandos might carry. That is part of its appeal, and of manufacturers' pitch.
On one level, marketing military-style weapons to civilians is not so different from pitching professional sports equipment to high-school athletes. Garry James, the senior field editor at Guns & Ammo, says a military pedigree inspires consumer confidence in a gun's reliability.
"Credibility of performance is what appeals to the firearms enthusiast," James wrote in an email.
Yet marketing combat-derived weapons to civilians is a risky business, particularly now. The industry itself has promoted the guns by using battle imagery and words like "assault" and "combat." Bushmaster Firearms, a leading maker of AR-15-style guns, and whose rifles have been used in several mass shootings, features the Bushmaster ACR, short for adaptive combat rifle, on its website. "Forces of opposition, bow down," part of the site says. All the same, gun makers say customers buy these weapons with peaceable intentions.
The AR-15 isn't the first military-style weapon to gain a consumer following. After World War II, some people bought surplus German service rifles made by Mauser and repurposed them for hunting and competitive shooting. But the selling of the AR-15 represents the first mass marketing of a military-style semi-automatic rifle made by a number of different gun makers. Its success has led to an increasing militarization of the entire consumer firearms market, says Tom Diaz, a gun industry researcher and gun control advocate.
"It speaks to the fact that there are a lot of young men in the U.S. who will never be in the military but feel that male compulsion to warriorhood," says Diaz, the author of "The Last Gun," a forthcoming book on the industry. "Owning an assault weapon is a passport to that."
SHREWD ADVERTISING
A Remington model 870, a classic pump-action shotgun with an all-steel receiver and walnut stock, sits on a brown gingham tablecloth along with a slice of apple pie,a mug of coffee and an issue of the Old Farmer's Almanac.
This is how guns were marketed in 1981. That year, the Remington 870 was featured on the back cover of the July issue of Guns & Ammo, in an ad that emphasized quality and durability. "The 870," the ad read. "Still as American as apple pie."
The front cover of the same issue showed something very different: a photograph of two gleaming black rifles, with the cover line: "The New Breed of Assault Rifle."
That breed's military antecedent, the M-16, developed by Colt, had been an American staple of the Vietnam War; soldiers had nicknamed it the "black rifle" for its anodized coating. But, by the 1980s, with the war ended and military orders waning, the industry was eager to find a market for the civilian AR-15. Many gun makers were under pressure as traditional customers like hunters were aging and young Americans were taking up other pursuits like computers and video games. Net domestic gun sales fell from more than five million guns in 1980 to fewer than four million in 1987, according to a report in 2000 from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Some gun makers responded by advertising handguns for women. Others found success in adapting combat weapons for civilians. Colt, which had introduced an updated version of the M-16 for the military, began selling a similarly tweaked AR-15 for the consumer market. Some parts manufacturers started selling AR-15 parts to consumers who wanted to piece together their own rifles. Other companies imported semi-automatic Uzis, a version of the Israel Defense Force weapon, for civilian use.
The look and the gas-powered mechanisms of the new black rifles offended some gun enthusiasts, who viewed them as mere high-powered toys. Even magazines like Guns & Ammo, the Vogue of firearms, had to acknowledge the initial wariness of some readers.
"The dyed-in-the-wool deer hunter watching his domain being infiltrated by these black and gray guns assumes these 'new generation' hunters are merely fantasizing 'war games' and are playing 'soldier,"' Art Blatt, a writer at Guns & Ammo, said in that 1981 issue. Blatt, now deceased, covered all types of firearms for the magazine and was himself a shotgun enthusiast.
But the gun media found ways to appeal to readers. In that 1981 article on the Colt AR-15 and similar firearms, Blatt invoked the rifles'military pedigree, "spawned in the crucible of war." He spoke of their military-level durability, speed and accuracy. In a 1983 cover article on "Bushmaster assault systems," he noted that in tests on a human-size silhouette target 10 yards away, a Bushmaster with a full 30-round magazine could be "rapidly emptied into the lethal zone."
The new rifles used ammunition - .223 caliber - that was considered too small for big-game hunting in most states. Before long, consumers were buying the guns for small game - "varmint hunting" - as well as recreational shooting called "plinking."
Some gun writers were not entirely comfortable with the rifles. In his article on Bushmaster, Blatt wrote that the guns seemed "a mite too powerful and penetrating" for home defense. He recommended the Bushmaster for police SWAT teams "in close-quarter encounters with evildoers."
Despite such reservations, the AR-15-style rifle - which is fast, modern, ergonomically designed, relatively easy to handle and produces little recoil - soon found a wide audience, be it Vietnam War veterans who had used the military version or first-time gun buyers.
"End users with minimal firearms exposure can learn to quickly become safe and proficient with the platform regardless of prior firearms experience," James, the editor at Guns & Ammo, wrote in an email.
Another feature of the AR-15 is that it can be easily personalized and accessorized. "You can take the whole gun apart and replace any part you want to without special tools, without knowing a whole lot," says Tim McDermott, a range officer at the Personal Defense and Handgun Safety Center in Raleigh, N.C. "They are Legosfor guys."
SAVVY MANUFACTURING
In 1976, Richard Dyke, a Korean War veteran, bought a bankrupt gun maker in Bangor, Maine, for $241,000. That business grew into Bushmaster Firearms, which quickly earned a following after target shooters began winning competitions with its rifles.
"That did give us prestige," Dyke said in an interview with The New York Times in 2011. "Then we won law-enforcement contracts and started getting recognition in the trade press." (Dyke later sold Bushmaster and started another gun company, Windham Weaponry. He declined to comment for this article).
Then, in 1994, the AR-15 hit a speed bump. Congress passed a 10-year ban on "assault weapons," which legislators defined as semi-automatic rifles that included two or more specific features, like pistol-type handle grips and metal mounts, called bayonet lugs, to which bayonets could be attached. People who already owned such rifles were allowed to keep them.
The ban made the rifles only more desirable for some consumers. To meet the demand, gun makers removed prohibited features, like bayonet lugs, and marketed them as legal alternatives.
"It was unfortunately an industrywide event where companies were openly braggingabout their ability to sell guns in circumvention of the law," says Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center, a research and gun-control advocacy group in Washington.
The industry produced an estimated 1 million modified AR-15-style rifles during the ban - more than it had produced of the original version in the previous decade - says Gary G. Mehalik, a former marketing executive at the National Shooting Sports Foundation and at Taurus USA, a handgun maker in Miami. He denied that gun makers circumvented the law.
"If you drive 40 miles an hour in a 40-mile-an-hour zone, are you exploiting a loophole or following the law?" Mehalik asked.
After the ban's expiration, gun makers simply restored the once-prohibited features. Some companies added muscle to the rifles - to enthusiastic reviews in the gun media.
"Scoffed at for being a 'poodle shooter,' the AR has grown fangs and is now available in a variety of calibers including big bores," said an article in Guns & Ammo in 2005. "Today's ARs ride in an increasing number of patrol cars," the article said, adding that the guns' military counterparts "are turning live terrorists into dead ones in Iraq and Afghanistan."
Combat allusions increased in ads as well. In a 2008 issue of Guns & Ammo, an ad for Stag Arms, a leading AR-15-style rifle and parts maker, showed a photo of two policemen wearing bulletproof vests and helmets, carrying the black rifles."Stag Arms rifles meet the highest standards of engineering precision and reliability," the ad said. "Just ask these guys."
An article about Stag Arms in the same issue described one of the company's models as "a southpaw's dream" and invoked "the role this rifle plays in combat."
Mark Malkowski, the president of Stag Arms, declined to comment.
James, of Guns & Ammo, said his magazine devoted many articles to AR-15-style rifles because manufacturers over time had improved the guns and introduced a variety of accessories, thereby attracting readers' attention.
"Guns & Ammo's role in popularizing the platform is purely a function of reader interest and the platform's unique adaptability for a wide range of sporting purposes," James wrote.
Pressured by investors in the wake of Newtown, Cerberus Capital Management, a private investment firm that bought Bushmaster from Dyke and has built the nation's largest gun company, the Freedom Group, announced that it would sell its gun interests. It has yet to find a buyer.
AGGRESSIVE MARKETING
A woman wearing mirrored aviator sunglasses and a make-my-day smirk aims a hefty black semi-automatic Benelli rifle at an unseen predator. "This baby handles prairie varmints or the kind that come uninvited through your door," the Benelli website says of the rifle. "Chosen by the United States Marine Corps."
Gun makers seem to be competing to roll out the next civilianized combat weapon. Today, one trendsetter in handguns is a new generation of semi-automatic pistols with large-capacity magazines and other features. An ad for a pistol from Taurus USA promoted it as "the extreme-duty next-generation handgun, created for Special Operations Personnel."
Such marketing aside, the industry disavows a link between military-style guns and gun violence. Industry representatives, like the National Rifle Association, often fault news outlets for demonizing and mislabeling the rifles.
"As you should know, but your non-gun-owning friends probably don't, the guns our opponents call 'assault weapons' are not 'high-powered' when compared to other firearms," Chris W. Cox, the executive director of the NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, wrote in a 2009 article in American Rifleman, a monthly NRA publication.
Some marketing executives take a different view, suggesting that the industry include warnings the way alcohol and cigarette ads do. In a blog post last month on Adage.com titled "In a Culture of Mass Shootings, the Ad Industry Shares the Blame," David Morse, a contributor, recommended that gun makers develop "more responsible ways" to present their products.
"Should we be holding manufacturers accountable?" Morse, the CEO of New American Dimensions, a multicultural marketing research firm, asked in a phone interview. "The marketing messages do share in the blame because the messages are picked up and misinterpreted by the wrong kind of people."
The Essential Guide to International Domain Names
The Essential Guide to International Domain Names
If you are reading this, chances are you already understand a bit about International Domain Names (IDN) or at least the concept of fully localizing your website to suit local market needs. Perhaps you are wondering how important they are for your business. Do you really need to worry about IDN’s? Do other companies similar to yours have them?
To clarify, IDNs are domain names represented by local language characters. When a user types out a URL address in local language characters, an IDN resolution process is required to locate the corresponding website or e-mail address. The goal of IDN’s is to improve the international accessibility and functionality of the Internet by allowing users to register domain names in non-English languages.
Domain names in general are hot property. Securing even a local one in your brand name can involve high costs and negotiations with existing proprietors, and most start-ups will need to consider available domain names before deciding on a brand name.
People are growing increasingly aware of the importance of international domain names. Once ‘.com’ (the world’s most popular top level domain) goes multilingual, it is safe to assume costs for IDN’s will soar and availability reduce.
Securing an IDN in your brand name now could be the best investment you make this year.
I’m not operating an international business – why would I need an IDN?
The internet opens us all up to a global market, whether we intentionally target overseas or not. Ensuring your brand ‘translates’ in international markets is essential in maximising the online success of your business.
A new European Union study – Born Global: The Potential of Job Creation in New International Businesses, supports the opinion that start-up businesses should look to tackle overseas markets regardless of how established they are in home markets. The study suggests that start-ups driven to do more business abroad in the early stages of development tend to be more profitable and innovative than those that don’t, showing faster growth and incremental work hires.
English currently dominates the number 1 position for languages used on the web, but Chinese and Spanish are not far behind. We tend to forget that most of the world’s population is non-English speaking. Globalization and the adoption of technology by indigenous and less developed countries means that the web is now more multilingual than ever before, and we can expect this sociographic trend to continue.
China now has 564 million internet users and an internet penetration score of 42.1% according to the China Internet Network Information Centre. Populations will naturally perform internet searches in their native language – this is where localization plays an essential part in your online success. Adoption of an IDN is just one element of localization, but an essential one. Without ensuring your site is as searchable as possible, additional localization efforts will come to nothing as traffic will not be driven to your pages.
Who else has made the move towards international domain-ation?
Russia
In 2010, Russia opened its own top-level IDN, .Рф (which is the Cyrillic abbreviation of Russian Federation) for registration. In less than a year, nearly one million IDNs were registered, making .Рф the most popular IDN and one of the world’s most popular country codes.
India
With over 20 official languages using a range of scripts, India now boasts seven approved IDNs.
So what next?
By registering all international domain names you think you may need for your products and services now, you will ensure you are at a distinct competitive advantage in a global marketplace.
Businesses have already started paying above market value for IDN’s currently owned by other companies so get researching and secure the global future of your brand.
will still deify Chavez despite looming economic crash
In the nature and the suffering of what may be his impending death, Hugo Chavez will probably achieve the immortality in human memory that he has always sought, the certainty of a veneration reserved for saints, martyrs and redeemers.
The images appearing in the streets of Venezuela leave no doubt about it. They don’t compare Chavez to Simon Bolivar – the inspiration of the nation’s “comandante” – but to Jesus Christ. And there are explicit slogans displayed that go further and deeper into Venezuelan reality: “The people are Chavez” and “We are all Chavez” – like some modern miracle of transubstantiation.
It is possible that the ruling government of Cuba (where the Venezuelan is in hospital) may try to preserve the authority of a moribund Chavez, like the famous Spanish Cid Campeador, whose body – strapped to his horse – led troops in a victorious battle. But it is much more likely that, after a protracted and agonising struggle with cancer, Chavez’s death will be announced.
And a broad portion of the Venezuelan people will be plunged into mourning. Something similar happened in the case of Eva Peron, the heroine of the Argentine poor, when she died suddenly of cancer at 33. She was instantly sanctified and continues to be so.
There are various scenarios for the future of Venezuela, and none of them is certain. It is most likely that the mourning for Chavez will last for months and will be followed by a new national election, which will be won by a “Chavista” candidate, a supporter of Chavez.
The decisive emotions will be grief coupled with the gratitude that many Venezuelans, especially the poor, feel for Chavez and his social policies. And the electoral, financial judicial and partly legislative organs of the state will continue to be controlled by the Chavista movement. The favoured candidate would be Nicolas Maduro, already anointed by Chavez.
In the period of mourning, Venezuela will live with the fiction of “Chavismo without Chavez”. His portrait in his days of glory, his empty presidential chair, his televised image will be retransmitted and, for a time, will continue to accompany the new president.
But for all religions, sacred and secular, and for the very nature of humanity, mourning always comes to an end. And all Venezuelans – Chavistas and non-Chavistas – will awaken to a severe economic predicament that can’t be ignored. It happened in the Soviet Union in 1989. It will definitely happen in Cuba. It will happen in Venezuela.
The evidence is in the public domain, and it is alarming. The Venezuelan economy shows a deficit of $70 billion (R629bn), 22 percent of gross domestic product. The official monetary exchange rate is 4.3 bolivars (R8.98) to the dollar, but on the black market it is 18 bolivars.
For years, the inflation rate has been the highest in the region. Domestic shortages have become almost a tradition in Venezuela, due to the dismantling of industry, agriculture, animal husbandry (practically all productive activities except petroleum extraction), the exodus of many middle-class professionals and the lack of private investment, internal or external.
Only in 2012 was there an improvement in the continual shortages of many goods and services, but at an extremely high cost, when the Chavez government purchased all sorts of products to grease the votes of its partisans. Venezuela is now suffering an acute shortage of available cash. How can an economy be in such a grave condition when Venezuela has registered more than $800bn in oil sales?
Much of the explanation lies in the handling of all this oil. In 1998, Venezuela was producing 3.3 million barrels of oil a day. The country was exporting 2.7 million barrels a day and reaping the profits. Production has now fallen to 2.4 million, and only 900 000 barrels – exported daily to the US (the hated “empire”) – is now directly paid for.
With the rest: About 800 000 barrels are consumed internally (so cheaply as to be almost free, and stimulating a lucrative black-market trade in illegal exports); 300 000 go directly to China, as payment for products and the repayment of loans; 100 000 barrels are allocated for the importation of petrol; and 300 000 to various Caribbean countries that pay (when they do pay) at huge discounts and very protracted terms of payment.
Or they pay – like Cuba, which receives 100 000 barrels daily – with a supply of medical, educational and police personnel. (Cuba benefits so amply from Venezuelan oil that it actually exports some of its received supplies.) Venezuelan oil profits have shrunk by a third since the Chavez government came to power.
Amid the mourning for Chavez, or immediately afterward, a Chavista president will have to confront this reality and explain it to the Venezuelan people. But this president won’t be Chavez himself, the hypnotic Chavez, Chavez the magician, Chavez the leader who used to explain everything, justify and muffle everything.
It is likely that the reaction will be the typical one within Latin American political culture. The people will react with indignation. They will blame the Chavista government for not being at the level of their former leader and representative. They will say that Chavez wouldn’t have permitted this, Chavez would have prevented it. It will be the end of “Chavismo without Chavez”. And a great opportunity for the opposition.
In the last election, the Venezuelan opposition, after long years of errors and inconsistencies, united among themselves and chose an intelligent and courageous leader in Henrique Capriles. He lost to Chavez but did very well, winning almost 7 million votes.
During Chavez’s physical decline and suffering, the opposition has continued to be critical of the government yet has also showed a noteworthy prudence. And it has done well to do so. Any overflow of vindictive or triumphant passions would be taken as a provocation and lead directly to violence.
If the opposition, after so much time, preserves its cohesion and energy, it could show further gains in the next national elections and recoup its losses, especially once the period of mourning has ended. And this awakening could well be supported by a force of protest that has now somewhat waned but remains latent, that of the Venezuelan students who played a crucial role in defeating a 2007 referendum that would have openly converted Venezuela to the Cuban model of government.
At stake is not only the economic recuperation of a country that has an ocean of largely wasted oil, but the normalisation of democracy, which has been sequestered for almost 14 years by Chavez’s policies of political “redemption”. At stake is the fundamental possibility of contentious groups living together in a society that has been torn apart by discord, intolerance and a propaganda of hatred, by a devotion to an absolute binomial: friend versus enemy.
Few Latin-American governments have shown such devotion to this distinction. Once the mourning for Chavez has ended, it would be best if this distinction were to vanish from the political scene. Only then can Venezuelans arrive at reconciliation.
Consumers are Advised Against New gTLD Domain Pre-Registration
Consumers are Advised Against New gTLD Domain Pre-Registration
New gTLD education and awareness resource, Newgtldsite.com, is advising consumers to avoid new websites offering 'pre-registration' for domain names that may be available through the ICANN New gTLD Program this year. These offers are often misleading and carry risks that outweigh any benefits of pre-registration at this time.
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Have a great idea for a new domain name using one of ICANN's New gTLDs? You're best keeping that information to yourself, at least for now.
With the approaching launch of new top-level domain extensions through the ICANN New gTLD Program such as .app, .music, .web, .nyc and hundreds more (see list), websites are beginning to emerge that offer ‘Pre-Registration’ of domain names using the new web address endings.
These websites have enormous potential to cause confusion among consumers as no sort of 'registration' in any official sense is remotely possible at this time.
New gTLD pre-registration websites today encourage visitors to reveal their desired domain names through a process that mimics an official domain registration one might experience when registering an existing .com, or .org domain name today. They use language like: ‘Secure Your Name’, ‘Reserve your Domain’, and ‘Protect Your Brand’. Or, ‘Secure your Chance to Own a Great Domain Name’.
"Right, and you can ‘secure your chance’ at that Powerball Jackpot by shelling out $100 for some numbers." responds NewTLD-vangelist, "Not-com" Tom Gilles of NewgTLDsite.com, "But we all know how that usually turns out."
Any belief that 'pre-registration' grants a real claim to a domain name under a New gTLD is grossly misinformed. There is a long road yet before that will be possible.
Pre-registration of New gTLD domains today is comparable to booking passage on a ship that hasn’t been built, has not been approved to be built, and in some cases, may likely never be built.
All New gTLD applications are currently in Initial Evaluation - The first stage of the approval process. If they pass this stage, they will still need to run the gauntlet of objections, contention and possible government intervention.
There is no guarantee any of them will ever come to exist.
Even if a TLD is approved there is a series of launch phases that a New TLD will undergo that will trump any ‘pre-registration’. Trademark owners will get first crack at names through a Trademark Sunrise. Communities may offer registrations to members first. There is a Landrush phase and also reserve auction, where registries hold names back in order to auction to the highest bidder. All of these may occur before domains are offered for open registration and are beyond control of any website currently offering domain pre registration.
There is Risk in Pre-Registering Domain Names
First, an aspiring registrant for a specific domain name may have the false belief their pre-registration has secured the domain name. This is entirely untrue. There are opportunities to register domains that preclude any pre-registration offer being made today. Others may register the domain first. A hopeful buyer might lose the opportunity to secure their domain because they took no other action.
What does 'pre-registration' really mean?
Also, domain names are a lucrative trade, and bad actors have been known to exist in the domain name landscape. Hopeful buyers for domain names have made requests for names that appeared to be available one day only to learn later that name was registered by someone else, who now holds it ransom. Pre-registering a domain name at this early point may actually reveal valuable information that could be damaging.
This is not to suggest that every website currently offering pre-registration has nefarious intent. Many are benign - simply collecting information and providing an information service. But, unless the website is familiar and trusted, it's best to keep the details of that must-have domain name confidential, at least for now.
What is the best course for those wanting to own one of the new domains?
'Watchlist' rather than 'pre-register'.
There are services online that allow users to 'watchlist' specific New TLDs. It is not required to input the exact domain name, simply add the top level domain to track. This way, consumers are able to get important TLD release updates, registration timelines and requirements for the different stages of New TLD launch.
A watchlist is the best way to stay informed of developments and get valuable instruction without revealing valuable domain details. One such service can be found here.
Consumers should take care to not input specific domain names. Rather, simply add the TLD, or top level domain (what comes after the dot) to their watchlist.
Staying informed is the best option for now. A watchlist service will provide this while protecting valuable sensitive details.
About NewgTLDsite.com
NewgTLDsite.com is the world's first consumer awareness and education resource dedicated entirely to New Generic Top Level Domains. It's mission is to educate consumers and small businesses about challenges they may face as well as opportunities that will emerge with the introduction of hundreds of new top level domain extensions by ICANN in 2013. NewgTLDsite is produced by one-time .tax and .dds TLD registry hopeful turned New TLD-vangelist , "not-com" Tom Gilles with the hope to help minimize harms and maximize benefits of New TLDs for consumers by providing useful insights and information not found at the ICANN website or anywhere else.
keep the RUUs, just give us the domain name
The third chapter in the HTC RUU trilogy has finally been brought to a close. James Taylor, founder of the HTCRUU.com repository of HTC ROM Update Utilities just recently let me know that HTC is no longer demanding that his files be taken down. Instead, any RUUs released for production models and custom ROMs can continue to be hosted at ruu.androidfiles.org. All HTC requires is that no test versions of its RUUs be posted, its trademarks be respected and that a disclaimer be posted stating that the site is not officially endorsed by or affiliated with HTC.
It appears that the negative publicity directed at HTC as a result of its earlier action against HTCRUU.com had a sobering effect on company officials, since the company went out of its way to reaffirm its support for the development community on Thursday, and today has backed its words with actions in allowing Taylor to continue hosting post-release RUU files and custom ROMs.
I feel that I must reiterate the point that not only RUUs hosted by third parties but also custom ROMs based on Sense are actually unauthorized distributions of HTC's rightful intellectual property. The company would have been completely within its rights to issue Cease and Desist orders to all sites that host these files, including XDA and RootzWiki.
Nevertheless, HTC has repeatedly expressed support for the development community (as have other OEMs such as Sony, Samsung and even Motorola where carriers allow them to). To demand that all Sense-based RUUs and custom ROMs be taken down would directly contradict HTC's previous statements and would result in a great deal of bad publicity for the company. True, the rooted community takes up a tiny fraction of any manufacturer's global sales, but it is a very vocal fraction, and I find it both refreshing and sobering that such a small group can sway the decisions of multibillion dollar multinational corporations.
The full statement by James Taylor follows:
Backstory: In Nov 2012, I decided to start a RUU repository. I registered htcruu.com domain. At the time I saw no issues other than a backup to the files football was providing. When football quit providing RUUs, I posted links to my site around XDA. Around Jan 17th, 2013, I recieved a complaint from a HTC lawyer about the domain and the files I was providing. The domain was in trademark infringement and the roms were copyrighted material. I then took down the domain. Around the same time I deleted the website from my server and the htcruu.com resolved to my androidfiles.org domain by default. I recieved the request to transfer the htcruu.com to HTC which I have no issues with. Looking at it now I see it was a bad choice to pick for the domain name. Oh well. I was also told I was required to take down my custom roms also as they are copyrighted material. On Jan 31st I was contacted by Nick Sherrill (Senior Manager, Global Communities) of HTC. On Feb 1st, I had a conference call with Nick, Leigh Momii (Developer Evangelist), and Jason Dunn (Leads the HTC advocacy program). The conversation started with clearing up some misconceptions about my old site (htcruu.com). It was reported to the lawyer that I was selling the RUUs. Which was untrue in every aspect. The Paypal button was for donations and donations only to help keep the site running. Also, I unknowingly had test roms on my site. Given HTCs reasoning for preferring these to not be released alongside regular release RUUs, I removed them. So from this moment out, the site will only contain release RUUs. They also said they are looking into hosting the RUUs themselves negating the purpose of my site and I hope they do. There is no timeframe for it but it is something they are looking into. As for my personal opinion of this whole situation. The domain name htcruu.com was obviously a bad choice and I was wrong. I never denied that fact. As for the rest of the issues, they have been resolved. HTC as a company has no desire to hinder the developer community with no allowing people to distribute custom roms. They apologized about the misunderstanding that happened. This is why all my custom roms and the RUU repo are back up. There were little issues I had to deal with regarding my site but overall they were very polite and informative about the entire situation. Also, as a general disclaimer this public statement was my choice. I felt it was wrong to leave a misunderstanding unresolved on the internet. And no, I wasn't threatened or paid off. :)
SnipesShop.de was $50,000 buyer of Snipes.com
SnipesShop.de was $50,000 buyer of Snipes.com
Company shrinks URL and gets a .com for its online store.
In December Afternic reported that it had brokered the sale of Snipes.com for $50,000.
I’ve patiently watched the domain as it sat in escrow for a loooong time.
The whois record on the domain name just changed to reveal the buyer: Snipes GmbH.
The company sells sportswear and skate clothing at SnipesShop.de.
It already owned Snipes.de, which it forwarded to SnipesShop.de. Getting Snipes.com is even better and well worth the money. It now forwards to SnipesShop.de as well.
The only buyer I could think of when I saw the sale was actor Wesley Snipes, but I can’t think of any celebrities that have shelled out big bucks for their last name domain name.
People will be talking about this commercial Monday morning.
People will be talking about this commercial Monday morning.
Wow.
I have a feeling this commercial will be more talked about than many of Go Daddy’s previous Super Bowl commercials. That’s despite this ad not having any nudity or suggestions that you can “see more” if you go to GoDaddy.com.
It’s got enough of that “ewww” factor and chock value that people will react to the commercial.
I’ve got to wonder how much they paid Bar Refaeli for this one. I guess the draw of being in a big commercial will make you do things.
Apparently this commercial took 45 takes to complete. That makes actor Jesse Heiman one lucky man.
registers internet domain names
Herbalife registers internet domain names featuring Bill Ackman's name
Supplements firm appears to be laying groundwork for campaign against investor who accuses it of being a 'pyramid scheme'
Bill Ackman (right) traded insults with fellow hedge funder Carl Icahn on television over the former's short bet against Herbalife. Photograph: Reuters
Herbalife appears to be preparing to launch a campaign against Bill Ackman, the billionaire activist investor who accused the dietary supplements company of being "the best managed pyramid scheme in the history of the world".
The company, which sells slimming powder and body building supplements and appeared on David Beckham's shirt when he played for LA Galaxy, has purchased several internet domain names featuring Ackman's name, including therealbillackman.com and billackman.net.
Domain registration documents show Herbalife, which has a $4bn (£2.5bn) turnover, registered the websites on 18 January, shortly after Ackman accused the company of duping some of the world's poorest people out of $3.8bn (£2.4bn) by running an elaborate Ponzi scheme. The registered sites are currently blank.
Ackman, founder and chief executive of hedge fund Pershing Square Capital Management, launched his campaign against Herbalife last month with a presentation in which he vowed to make it his "patriotic" duty to bring the company down. He also launched a website, factsaboutherbalife.com, which has risen to the top of Google's unsponsored search rankings about the diet supplements firm.
Herbalife, which has dismissed Ackman's accusations as "bogus", did not respond to requests for comment about why it registered the Ackman domains.
He questioned the motives of such a move, saying: "What legitimate company would do something like that? The spotlight is on Herbalife and they are doing everything they can do to turn it away."
Herbalife's chief executive, Michael Johnson, has said Ackman's claims are a "ridiculous assertion by people who are trying to manipulate our stock".
The latter has accused the former of misleadingly implying that his Herbalife empire of self-employed salespeople could all become millionaires selling dieting supplements door-to-door.
Ackman claimed that 1.9 million Herbalife salespeople from Arizona to Zambia have failed to make money since the company was founded 32 years ago. Each recruit would have paid about $2,000 for supplies and training, which Ackman said meant they had collectively lost $3.8bn. Johnson is the highest-paid CEO in the US.
The battle has already led to TV sparing between some of America's best-known financial heavyweights. On CNBC last week, billionaire hedge fund tycoon Carl Icahn called Ackman a "liar" and a "major loser" during an attack on his short bet against Herbalife. In return, Ackman accused Icahn of being a dishonest bully.
Dan Loeb, the founder of hedge fund Third Point, has described Ackman's claims as "preposterous" and bought up Herbalife stock, which fell sharply following the latter's attack.
The shares, which have recovered most of their loses, were down almost 7% to $36 in morning trading on Wall Street on Wednesday.
Domain Names
McCarthy takes bigger role in IFFOR and group offers policy making services.
Former ICANN General Manager of Public Participation Kieren McCarthy will become Executive Director of IFFOR this April.
McCarthy has been IFFOR’s manager of public participation since 2011. He will replace outgoing executive director Joan Irvine.
IFFOR, which stands for International Foundation for Online Responsibility, was set up as part of the .xxx domain name launch. IFFOR gets $10 from every .xxx domain registration in order to initiate “a series of policies for responsible business practices and conduct within the .XXX online adult-entertainment community.”
The group is also going to start offering policy making services to new top level domain name applicants:
Our Policy Engine service first provides you with an assessment of policy requirements for your registry. From there, IFFOR offers a full policy development and/or a policy review service if you choose to develop your own policies and want independent expert review. We also offer professional child protection and compliance consulting, plus auditing and Ombuds
What is a domain name, which one to choose and how to register a domain name?
What is a domain name, which one to choose and how to register a domain name?
So if you’re looking to get your home business online, where do you start? Registering a domain name is one of the very first starting points.
What is a domain name?
A domain name is the address of your website – the thing that people type in to then go to your site. So for this site it is www.homebusinesshub.com.au.
Do I get a .com.au or a .com or a .net domain name?
You can register whatever you like but there are two general rules when selecting a domain name:
If your business is operating (or likely to operate) internationally, then try to register a .com domain as a first option. If your preferred domain is unavailable, then try for a .net or a .org
If you are only going to operate in Australia, then definitely go for a .com.au address. People will identify through your domain whenever they glance at it that you are an Australian business. There’s some other technical advantages to having a local (.com.au) domain name within Google, but all you really need to know is that a .com address is of no extra value if you’re not targeting an overseas market.
I’ve heard that I should get a domain name with my target a keyword in it, is this right?
This is referred to as buying an Exact Match Domain name (it matches exactly with a target keyword). It used to be one of the top recommendations for operating a website and the reason for that recommendation was that Google, until recently, favoured websites that had a domain name that exactly matched what users were searching for in Google.
For example if you owned the domain name homebusinessinaustralia.com.au and I did a Google search for “home business in Australia”, you’d almost be assured that your website would appear on the first page of Google results very quickly. Long story short, Google made a major change that now almost totally wiped out the benefit of using an exact match domain to rank quickly and stay on page one.
HOWEVER, it still makes sense to purchase a domain name that indicates what your business is about to people at first glance.
Your options for registering a business domain name are:
Register your business name: e.g. yourbusinessname.com.au
Register a domain with a keyword in it: For example, if you sell hand made cupcakes, then try to register handmadecupcakes.com.au. Although the benefit in terms of ranking in Google is now significantly less than before, anyone that searches in Google for “hand made cupcakes” that sees your website name in the search results is still very likely to click through to your site because it appears to be highly relevant.
Can I register more than one domain?
Yes you can and in many cases, this is highly advisable. Domain names are like real estate. For every word or phrase, there is only one .com or one .com.au available. The last thing you want is someone registering your business name first!
So even if you did choose to register handmadecupcakes.com.au and intended to use that as the website address that you promote, it would still be a good idea to register your business name as well (for example CupCakesByJill.com.au).
But if I register the domain name, do I need to use it?
No. You can sit on a domain name and never use it. Nothing happens to a domain name until you attach it to a website and make that site ‘live’. Once you register your domain through a domain registration site (examples below), you get a username and password. When you come around to using the domain name, you log in and yourself for your website developer will ‘point’ the domain name towards your new website. I personally have dozens of domain names that are not yet used.
I’ve seen some people with their own name as their domain name, should I register my name?
I have and it makes sense to do so. The same principles apply here to that which I covered for securing your business name – you want to register it before someone that shares the same name does before your!
For example, I was able to secure HollyNunan.com for my wife Holly and the domain name is just sitting there unused currently – but at least it’s secure. However GregNunan.com was already taken when I went to register it. I therefore had to purchase a different domain name. Don’t let this happen to you.
Where can I register a domain name?
There are plenty of websites where you can register domains, however I personally use either of crazydomains.com or GoDaddy.com. They’re very popular sites to register domain names and if you click the following link: www.GoDaddy.com where you will be taken to the Go Daddy website to search for domain names immediately.
How much do domain names cost?
As you will see at GoDaddy, they’re very inexpensive – less than $1 per month. Even if you are not yet sure of the exact domain name you are going to use, you still might consider registering a likely domain name, or your own personal name at a minimum, before someone else gets it first.
Visit www.GoDaddy.com to register your domain name before someone else gets it first!
Would you like any more information in this article? If so, leave a comment below and I’ll respond as soon as I can.
Best domain name registrars
Best domain name registrars
Creating a website? Get the most bang for your buck with these awesome domain name registrars.
After you’ve moved past the conceptual phase and you’re ready to transform your website idea into a reality, step number one is to register your site’s domain name through an ICANN accredited registrar. There are hundreds of different registrars out there all vying for your business and each one offers a different set of services and perks, so finding a package that suits your needs can sometimes be a time-consuming endeavor.
Going with the cheapest service isn’t always the best option — sometimes more expensive options come with extras and ‘freebies’ that make make building your website less of a hassle. Keeping that in mind, we put together this list of the best domain name registrars that offer not only low prices, but great customer service, product variety, and site design as well.
GoDaddy
Perhaps the most well-known registrar in the business, GoDaddy is both loved and hated. On the one hand, people love it for it’s relatively cheap package deals and abundant promotional codes that can be used to get deep discounts. On the other hand, some users criticize the service for its aggressive advertising and upselling practices. Regardless, we like them for their fast customer service and wide variety of domain registration/Web hosting bundles.
NameCheap
If their name didn’t already give it away, you probably gathered that this site offers simple domain name registration services for relatively low prices — but that’s not the only reason they made the list. They’ve also gained a reputation for providing excellent customer service, and they offer a wide range of different package deals to suit just about every user. You can check out their pricing schedule here and scroll through some of their free features here.
Name.com
Name is a dead-simple domain registration site that boasts a few features that most others don’t have. When you search for a domain name of any kind, it goes beyond simply telling you if it’s available or not and will actually let you know if a domain is (or will be) up for auction. They also offer this thing called the domain grabber, which is essentially a service where you pay Name.com to snatch up a taken domain that you really want as soon as it becomes available. You can check out their prices here.
Gandi.net
Gandi’s motto is ‘no bullsh*t‘, and it shows in just about every aspect of their service. Their site is clean and easy to navigate, and their customer service doesn’t beat around the bush when you call in. When you register a domain, you get a bunch of freebies too — three free BaseKit pages, one free DotClear 2.0 blog, free private domain registration, a free 1-year SSL certificate, and a personal email. It’s definitely not the cheapest service listed here, but all of the free perks might be worth it for the right user. Check their price schedule here, and read more about their free services here.
1&1
1&1 is definitely a front-runner when it comes to low prices, but they’ve also got tons of added value bonuses that come with registration. Buy a one-year registration and you’ll get a five-page domain parking package, an email account with 2GB of storage, and free private domain registration to shield your personal info from prying eyes. They also offer free domain transfers if you’re looking to switch over from another registrar. You can check out their pricing plans here.
iWantMyName
IWMN takes a super minimalist approach when it comes to their domain name registrar services. The company made a point to cut down on clutter and make registering a domain as painless as possible. Upon arrival at the site, you’ll find a mostly white page with very few buttons and links — but they’re the important ones. IWMN also makes it easy to add various web services to your domain at the point of registration. Pricing plans are available here.
Hover
Hover is another clean and simple registration site that we like for it’s top-notch domain management tools. In addition to a great control panel, each domain you buy comes with unlimited domain forwarding and free private domain registration to keep your personal info hidden. Email accounts are available for an additional fee. Check their pricing schedule here to learn more.
What do you think of our list of the best domain name registrars? Did we miss something? Let us know in the comments below.
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