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Choosing Effective Domain Names, June 14, 2004

Domain names are no longer a web address these days. Many profitable companies have been built around their domain name making it the brand and the company. Choosing the right domain should be as important as naming your product. Given that status, here are some pointers how to find a name that will see you through it all.
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Getting the Domain Name You Want, May 14, 2004

So you tried to register the perfect domain name and it was taken. NO! Really?!?! Of course it\'s taken! Unless you can transport yourself back to 1997, you\'ll have a tough time getting a single phrase English language domain name. Here are some tips to help you out.
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Good Domain Names, May 7, 2004

No matter what domain name you buy its unlikely to be worth $ millions straight away, but with some careful though and preparation you can maximise your domain names potential.
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Domain name hijacking!, May 6, 2004

Domain names are becoming \"hot\" property - as in *theft* for resale. More and more companies are finding they cannot get their trademarked names as a domain name because so few good names are left. But sometimes it\'s outright extortion as when a Fortune 500 company name is reserved by someone that has no intention of developing a site under the domain, but simply \"parks\" it somewhere and waits to be contacted by the big boys to purchase the name for astronomical fees.
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Making Money with Parked Domain Names, April 10, 2004

Have you ever typed in a domain name and came to what looks like a default page of a domain name registrar that reads, \"http://www.thedomainyoutyped.com is under construction\". Well it is time to stop advertising your domain name registrar\'s site and start using that parked domain name for making money.
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The In\'s and Out\'s of Pre-Owned Domain Names, The In\'s and Out\'s of Pre-Owned Domain Names, May 10, 2004

I don\'t know about you, but sometimes it seems like all of the best domain names have already been taken. On more than one occasion, I\'ve come up with a great domain name for a site, only to find that someone else had already purchased it. I can live with that, but sometimes I\'ve found that it has been purchased by some scum domain scavenger, and that\'s really annoying.
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Why You Need A Domain Name, Why You Need A Domain Name, May 2, 2004

On the World Wide Web your domain name is your own unique identity. No two parties can ever hold the same domain name simultaneously; therefore your Internet identity is totally unique. If you have a business site on the Internet your domain name is your own online brand and in a sense you can use your domain name as your online business card. With your own domain name your web site, and e-mail addresses for example will have that professional look, being unique to your business. Many people often miss the importance of having and then keeping their domain name until they lose it. Once this happens they soon realize that they have lost their whole online identity.
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When Does an Expired Domain Name Become Available?, When Does an Expired Domain Name Become Available?, April 29, 2004

In order to know exactly when an expiring domain name will become available for re-registration by a new owner, you must understand the \"Status\" of a domain as listed in the \"whois\" database.
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New Domains Renew Naming Debate, New Domains Renew Naming Debate, April 20 , 2004

SO YOU PONIED UP $70 TO LOCK DOWN TWO YEARS\' CONTROL OF THE WEB address www.[your name here].com, plus another $140 for the suffixes .net and .org. What about .cc, .nu, .md, or any of the almost 250 other country-code top-level domains that have hit the Internet?
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Get Traffic using Expiring Domain Names, Get Traffic using Expiring Domain Names, December 13, 2004

Each day 20,000 plus domain names expire and become available for anyone to register. This is valuable if you are seeking a domain to help you boost your traffic, or are looking to resell the names for a profit.
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This section is dedicated to reviews of domain registrars. These reviews are not commercial but customer-oriented so we're trying to review the Best of the Best.

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Launched on January 15, 2000, Dotster has established itself as a major player among ICANN accredited registrars and has registered more than 1 million domain names for customers all over the world.

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Domain Name
The unique name that identifies an Internet site. Domain Names always have 2 or more parts, separated by dots. The part on the left is the most specific, and the part on the right is the most general. A given machine may have more than one Domain Name but a given Domain Name points to only one machine. Forexample, the domain names:

domain.com,
mail.domain.com,
workshop.domain.com

can all refer to the same machine, but each domain name can refer to no more than one machine. Usually, all of the machines on a given Network will have the same thing as the right-hand portion of their Domain Names.

Domain Registration
The act of registering a second-level domain through an official registrar. "Registering" a domain name means you are associated with that domain name for the period of the registration. Registration rates vary by registrar.

Domain Registrar
This is the company where you actually search for a domain name you like, and register so the domain name is yours and cannot be taken by anyone else. There is usually a small yearly fee for this.

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