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Your Internet Stamp: Domain Names

Brian Disbot Written by Brian Disbot

Domain names are a key component of every website. Establishing a domain name is one of the first tasks completed when setting up a new site. Making a memorable, effective domain name is easier than you may think. Because this is such an important gateway to your business, here are a few suggestions for picking [...]

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Domain Purchase Tricks

Jacqueline Sinex Written by Jacqueline Sinex

Did you recently get an email about a “dispute” for your “trademarked domain” in another top level domain? I have seen a lot of these types of notices received by our customers, boldly urging the owner of a .com domain about the “pending purchase” of a similar domain with another country’s extension – such as [...]

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Domain Name Contacts

Jacqueline Sinex Written by Jacqueline Sinex

The next time you go to register a new domain name for your company, consider the point of contact that you specify.  Technically, the administrative contact in your domain name records indicates the manager or owner of that name.  When the registrar needs to communicate about important issues including billing and renewals for that domain [...]

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How to tell if your website server is down

Bobby Martinez Written by Bobby Martinez

Are you asking yourself “Is my website down?” There are many, many different things that can cause a connection error between between you and your website. Just because you can’t load your website, it doesn’t mean that your web hosting server is actually down. If your web browser is displaying a connection error, try these [...]

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Fashion Trends Your Business Can Actually Use

Rachael Pierce Written by Rachael Pierce

People are always trying to keep up with the latest trends. Whether it’s the latest trend in handbags or shoes, people are stopping to take notice and see what is emerging on the fashion scene. For all of the fashionistas out there, this post is for you. Let’s take our fashion sense and translate it [...]

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Quick Tip: Multiple Domain Names

Jacqueline Sinex Written by Jacqueline Sinex

Having trouble deciding on a particular domain name to represent your business?  Keep in mind that you do not have to decide on just one – you can have more than one domain name pointing to the same web site presence.   Your primary domain is usually the one that you use to advertise on business [...]

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Represent Quality: Using Fine Photography

Jacqueline Sinex Written by Jacqueline Sinex

When it comes time to provide photos of your product or service for a website, don’t make the mistake of skimping on quality.  A poor, low resolution, fuzzy photograph can kill the presentation of your business.  If you are trying to convey to your prospects that you offer a high-quality product that is of value, [...]

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What’s In a Name?

Jacqueline Sinex Written by Jacqueline Sinex

Business owners commonly hesitate when we ask “What will your domain name be?”  Sometimes, they are lucky enough to have a unique and simple business name that is available to register as a .com.  But more and more often these days, those names just are not available.  Here are a few tips to help you [...]

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Common Web Terms You May Have Missed

Bryan Lokey Written by Bryan Lokey

The internet if full of terms that can seem quite confusing.  Many sites use terms and abbreviations that they expect a person to know without even giving them a brief overview about what the terms mean.  Even when you search for the definitions of these terms some of the information you find can read like [...]

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A New Wrinkle in an Old Trick

Bryan Lokey Written by Bryan Lokey

As we have mentioned before, there are a lot of methods that deceptive domain registrars use to trick you into registering a domain with them. One trick we previously mentioned involved sending a final extension notice for a domain that you never even registered. A new trick these companies are using involves sending an email [...]

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