The first step in creating a successful website is choosing the right domain name—and the right domain registrar! In this article, we’ll explain how to go about choosing your domain name and what your options are. Then, we’ll take a look at the best domain registrars you can use. Choosing the Right Domain Name The […]
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If one of your projects for 2017 is to get a website online for your business, the first step you need to take is to decide on your domain name (e.g. mybusiness.com). While you want your domain to accurately represent your business, you ideally also want it as concise as possible. Gone are the days
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We do a lot of comparisons between web hosting companies regarding their hosting services. But what about domain names? While most web hosts now give you a free domain name when you sign up, for those webmasters who purchase multiple domains in bulk it often makes more sense to maintain domain names separately. GoDaddy has
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It’s now been several months since ICANN started rolling out the new TLD extensions for domain names. When I wrote my previous post in February about the new TLDs, the domain registrars like GoDaddy, Namecheap, and 1&1 were just starting to offer a small amount of new domains. Today, there are a greater number of
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After many months of promoting the new, more descriptive domain name extensions (and the subsequent pre-registration processes put in place for obtaining these new TLDs), some of the well-known domain registrars and web hosts are now selling these new domain names. However, as of now only a very small subset of the promised hundreds of
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You can now add Go Daddy to the list of web hosting providers offering cPanel as their control panel interface. In the past, Go Daddy has included their own custom interface with their Linux web hosting packages. Apparently, as part of their ongoing efforts to enhance the customer experience, they have decided to add the
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One of the main features that most web hosting companies promote is a free domain name when you purchase a hosting plan. While the cost of a domain name may not break the bank, it’s always nice to avoid extra charges. However, not all free domain name offers are the same. The majority of web
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Having auto renewal set up for your web hosting and domain names can be a great convenience. However, there may be times when you may not want to auto renew (see my previous post on auto renewing your web hosting). While having your web hosting account set to auto renewal isn’t usually a problem, if
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1&1 Hosting has now joined web hosts such as Go Daddy in offering the new tld extension domain names. Briefly in case you’re not aware, later this year ICANN will start making available hundreds of more descriptive domain name extensions. So instead of just .com, .net, etc., you can have domains with .money, .food, .tech,
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Go Daddy is one of the most well-known but also most controversial web hosting companies. Most people have heard of them and seen some of their television commercials. Unfortunately, being one of the largest players out there, Go Daddy has also received a fair amount of criticism and complaints. In the past, I’ve found Go
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