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 y...

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 b...

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 mo...

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 h...

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.

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.

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...

This is another one that helps to build trust with your visitors, and potential customers. If you haven't figured it out, building trust is a very important part of having a website. If people don't trust you, they w...

Want to get paid to park your spare domains? Fancy knowing in real-time how many visitors these names receive? If you have answered yes to either of these questions, you should consider setting up your names with a domain parking service. Here are some of the benefits of a typical paid parking s...

Imagine this: you wake up one morning to find your web site has disappeared, your e-mail has stopped working and a person you've never heard of is listed as the owner of your domain name. Such a Kafkaesque loss of digital identity is actually surprisingly common. The main cause is not the well publ....