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Perhaps you already know that it is possible to get a free
domain name. However, have you ever wondered how a country
can afford to give away its domain names for free? Why
would a country just give away its domain names instead of
charging for them?

1. Free Domain Names from Dot TK

It is possible to get a free top-level domain name from
Dot TK (www.dot.tk).

According to their website, “Dot TK is a joint venture of
the Government of Tokelau, it’s communication company
Teletok and Taloha, Inc., a privately held company. The
Government of Tokelau has appointed Taloha, Inc. as the
exclusive registration entity.”

Of course, for free .tk domains, ownership remains with
Dot TK. This means that you can’t sell it. As well, there
are other restrictions and disadvantages of free .tk
domains, including:

• You can register only a maximum of three free domain names;
• You need 25 visitors within a ninety day period;
• You need to have existing web content somewhere so that
  your dot tk name can be forwarded to it; and
• Dot TK uses frames to show your website. This being the
  case, you may have issues with navigation (bookmarking or
  finding specific pages) and search engine friendliness.

For serious business use, you might want to pay the
nominal cost for a domain name.

2. Why Do They Offer Free Domain Names?

Still, it is free. Why would they do this when they
could make money from the sale of domain names?

According to their website: “Why does Dot TK give away
free domain names? We believe that the Internet was
supposed to be ‘Free’. Meaning no charges, payments or
expected return favors.”

3. How Can They Afford to Give Away Free Domain Names?

This logically leads us to our next question: How can
they afford to give away free domain names?

Dot TK makes money from paid domain names, including
some special and trademarked names.

To help support Dot TK, you can optionally have an ad
displayed on your website. Thus, they do receive some
advertising revenue from this. However, the big money
would be in the sponsorship by large corporations.

4. Other Free Top-Level Domain Names

By the way, this is not the only ccTLD (country code
Top-Level Domain) that gives away some domain names
for free.

As just one example, cg is the ccTLD for the Republic
of Congo. Each of its citizens and lawful residents
are allowed one free .cg domain name.

5. Free Subdomain Names

Additionally, subdomain names are also available for
free. For example, eu.org states on their website
that their goal “is to provide free subdomain
registration to users or non-profit organizations
who cannot afford the outrageous fees demanded by
some NICs, especially in Europe.”

As well, nr is the ccTLD name for the Republic of
Nauru. You can receive a free subdomain name from
co.nr. Thus, your domain name could be something
like yourcompany.co.nr.

Why do countries give away free domain names? They
want their citizens and others to be able to enjoy
the benefits of domain name use without cost being
an issue. It can also be a promotional method
designed to get the word out about their ccTLD.

How can these countries afford to give away free
domain names? Advertising revenue and the sale of
paid domains are two ways of funding free domain
names.

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When the Internet was very young, all you had to do to get a domain name was call a man named Jon Postel, and ask for it. Things have changed greatly with the popularity of the Internet. Now the competition for a good, short, generic domain name is fierce. If you want a domain name in the popular .com namespace, you have to settle for a long, sometimes confusing, domain name.

ICANN has been using a process of “rounds” to introduce new tlds. When they do create these new tlds, they are generic in nature, like .info or .biz. This creates trademark conflicts. Many companies hold the same word as a trademark, such as Apple Records and Apple Computers. Both are legal trademarks. Both have the legal right to use the word apple to sell their respective products and services.

So which one has the legal rights to apple.com or apple.biz? What if I start a company tomorrow called Apple Printing Services and get a trademark on the word apple to sell printing services? Do I not then have equal rights to use apple.com or apple.net as my domain name?

If ICANN would open the TLD market, so that any company with the technical expertise and the financial capability, could start a new TLD, we would have more option like apple.computer, apple.music, apple.printer. TLDs like .lyr, .atty, .cpa, would crop up. This would help eliminate trademark conflicts.

First come, first serve, in the demand for domain names was the method used and seemed fair when namespace was less congested. Now, if we are going to insure that future generations of people, who are not even on the Internet yet, or who have not even started their business yet, will have the opportunity to get domain names they want, we must create more tlds. ICANN claims there is no demand for new TLDS.

I disagree. Demand is far from being met. It is not fair business practice to have few TLDs where a few companies/people get short one word domain names while the rest must settle for two and in most cases three word domain names. By limiting space with few TLDs, ICANN makes the decision that businesses that were in existence at a certain point in time shall have an advantage over any business created at a later time.

As a city grows, more streets get paved and more buildings get built allowing for more businesses to get good locations, more corner lots if you will. As name space expands ICANN wants businesses to continue to build upward and not outward. They leave new businesses the equivalent of existing on the third and fourth levels Vs having a ground-floor storefront.

Cities grow outward to allow for more development. TLD space needs to grow outward to meet the same demand. Cities that stifle development and that are not business-friendly find their economy in ruin before too long. Cities that do their best to offer more development opportunities to businesses i.e. corner lots, breaks in certain costs, etc., prosper.

It would be uncommon for a city to tell a new business, “nope can build on that lot, you have to build onto existing buildings above your competitors, so that they have the ground floor and your customers must walk past your competitors to get to where you are.” That is the analogy. If you own design.com already, I must get something like webdesign.com (a 2nd floor location), the next business must get something like websitedesign.com, (3rd floor), the next few businesses can share the 4th floor with greatwebsitedesign.com, websitedesignplanet.com, etc. Others will get the 5th floor with even longer names as new businesses come to the web.

You might say well they only need their business name for their website and that should be easy to get. I would answer that many businesses have the same name and in addition to that, generic keywords in domain names are an advantage to only having your business name as a domain name. People are not searching the web for you, but they do search for what service or product you sell.

ICANN is currently forcing an unfair disadvantage to new business owners and to people new to the web by not allowing them to get good, short domain names for their personal or business use. Not allowing new tlds to be created is an unfair business practice and a restraint to free trade. It is also anti-free enterprise because they are telling me I cannot go into the domain name selling business and that only a few businesses they have selected can do so. They may also be in violation of laws written to avoid monopolies.

Chris McElroy has been an advocate for domain name owners and individual users of the Internet since 1995. He participates in working groups, mailing lists, and forums, that deal with issues regarding domain names, IP Number allocation, and the DNS. His current project at www.affiliatewebsitedesign.com (a 3rd floor location, when what I want is the opportunity to have a location on the ground floor, in a new neighborhood), deals with website promotion and domain names.

Would you like to be that lucky person who sells their domain
for thousands or even a million dollars? It IS possible to find
quality domains and resell them for huge amounts of money. The
time is ripe for acquiring top domains and selling them. Now
that the Internet Boom is behind us, valuable names expire
everyday. The best way to find these domains is to use services
on the Internet such as DomainsBot to weed out the bad names. Or
just check out Hot Lists on sites like Namewinner or Pool. So
what makes a “good” domain name? Usually short, single word
domains and 2-3 letter .coms, .nets, and .orgs are the best. The
more specific the better. These can be hard to come by but when
you find them, you can almost guarantee that you can make good
money from them. Once you have purchased a nice domain name, get
a good appraisal of the name to get an idea of the possible
worth. In order to sell your newly appraised name, you have to
find a buyer. Here are your basic options for selling your
domain name in a nutshell:

1. Sell it on Ebay

This is the easiest and quickest way to sell your domain name.
There are several tricks to landing a good sale at Ebay. One is,
start your price low. People want a bargain. Once you have
received an initial bid, it will draw peoples attention to your
name and create more bids. You may want to set a reserve price
if you want to make sure you get X amount of dollars. When
selling your domain on Ebay, make sure your domain name is in
the title of the description. Also, include an appraisal to show
to possible buyers the value of the domain. Keep your
description short, clean, and really emphasize how important and
rare your domain is. For example, if your domain is 3 letters
and ends in “I”, stress how most 3 letter domains that are
highly valuable end in “I” because it usually stands for
“Incorporated”. If it ends in “E” it could stand for
“Enterprise”. A little bit of marketing saavy can go a long way.
I once sold the domain 0pp.com for over $200. It even has a
number in it making it worth very little. But I emphasize its
possible uses and potential. Also, spend the extra $1 for the
Bold Listing and make sure your auction ends on a Sunday
afternoon or evening. This is when most people are browsing
Ebay. It will make a big difference.

2. Sell it on Domain Sites

The only sites you should even consider putting your name up for
sale is on ebay.com, Afternic, or Sedo. These are the most
popular and where some huge sales have taken place. The only
downside is that there are high numbers of domains already for
sale and usually the site will get a commission of something
around 10%. There also may be a small fee to join. Appraisal
Blast charges a minimal fee but no commission. Your domain will
get more exposure there just because there aren’t hundreds of
domains for sale. You may also have luck selling it on forums
such as DomainState. The prices of sales there seem to be lower.

3. Contact Large Businesses with Deep Pockets

This approach takes some time and patience. Let’s say you have
acquired a great domain name that would work great for any
business in the field of the stock market. You may want to
locate some of the bigger sites or businesses and make an offer
to sell your domain name. Make sure the name you own doens’t
have any elements that are already trademarked because you may
be forced to give up the name. You may want to go on the
Internet and look up current websites that deal with stocks and
find ones that don’t have the greatest domain names. Make offers
to these sites stating how your domain is much better and will
HELP them. If you get a company to bite, the rewards are usually
very generous!

In summary, selling domains for high amounts of cash depends on
two key elements. First you must have a quality domain, one that
doesn’t have numbers or isn’t too long. It must be clear and
easily recognizable. “.com” is the best, but even domains such
as the “.us” are gaining popularity. The second key is
Marketing, Marketing, Marketing! I can’t stress that enough. You
have to create a good reason for someone to buy your domain. How
can THEY benefit from it. When these two steps are fulfilled, a
sale is almost guaranteed!

The mushrooming of coaching centers all over the cities big or
small, metros or districts highlight the growing trend of
students opting for coaching classes apart from the regular
curriculum. Once upon a time coaching was a rare phenomenon,
generally unheard of and only taken by those who were weak in
their studies. But now it is a way of life for students,
aggressively promoted by the teachers and too some extent by the
parents also. But does coaching really help in scoring good
marks in school or in competitive examinations? Is it advisable
for the school students to opt for coaching? When is the right
time to join coaching? Does it take away time of self-study and
make student dependent on coaching centre? Or does it give your
career the right boost and direction?

These are some of the questions which every student and their
parents face. The craze for coaching has led to opening of
coaching centre in every bylane of Delhi selling dreams of
guaranteed success. One can see the newspapers, magazines or
roads filled with advertisements like you can ‘learn English in
30 days’ or ’score 90% in Boards with our guidence’ or ‘clear
PMT/IIT with our two year package’. More and more students are
flocking these centers as an alternative or supplement to school
teaching. Many experts believe that education is a natural
process of learning. For the regular and attentive students
coaching is not really required till class twelth. However for
professional courses like entrance examinations of CPMT and IIT
professional guidance is required in today’s competitive world.
A student has no background and idea of the examination he is
appearing for. He or she needs proper study material and
guidelines on the important topics, exam patterns, and short-cut
methods of solving numerical and analytical questions. It is
here when the coaching centers play an important role in helping
students. They plan each topic methodically and time schedules
to complete the modules. The students feel that the tutors know
what the important and less important topics are. The minute
details like the sections of question paper that need to be
solved first are explained by these teachers.

The coaching classes also help students prepare for interviews
and face group discussions. For those who cannot attend regular
classes, correspondence coaching is helpful. They are relatively
cheaper also as they charge one fifth of the regular courses.
The students can benefit from the study material and model
papers that are sent to them regularly. There are a number of
factors that need to be taken into consideration before
selecting a coaching centre. The quality, experience and
expertise of the teachers should be the top priority. One should
also talk to other students before taking admission. The
standard of coaching can best be analyzed by the success rate
and academic performance of the students studying there. Whether
to join a coaching or not is an individual’s decision. If a
student is sincere and hardworking with good grasping power he
or she can prepare for competitive exams even at home. But if
professional help is required then select the coaching centre
which offers the best options.

Learning that a competitor is using a domain name that is identical or “confusingly similar” to yours is a problem frequently encountered in the internet-driven business world of the 21st century.

Cybersquatting is the purchase of a domain name in “bad faith.”

Usually, “bad faith” is the intention of selling the domain name back to the legal owner. A number of large companies (including Panasonic, Hertz and Avon) have paid large sums to buy their domain names from parties that had no legitimate right to the domain name.

What if your family name sounds like a famous name?

If your family name sounds like a trademarked name, such as McDonald’s Plumbing, your use is legitimate because it is not confusingly similar to McDonalds. In some situations, the use of a family name can still be disputed by the trademark owner. For example, see the discussion about Microsoft’s dispute with teenager Mike Rowe about his website mikerowesoft.com (Click here: CNN.com - Teen fights to keep MikeRoweSoft.com - Jan. 20, 2004).

What should you do if someone is using a name “confusingly similar” to yours?

The first step is to write a letter. Before firing off a nasty “cease and desist” letter, read http://www.webtechniques.com/archives/2001/05/legal/ to understand how it can backfire. I recommend that you think carefully about the outcome that you want. Then, write a fact-based letter, summarizing the situation and making it clear what you want them to do (e.g., transfer or cancel the domain name by a specified date). Conclude with a statement that you hope the situation can be resolved without escalation and you need to hear from them by a specified date.

The next step - if the letter does not produce a satisfactory response - is to file a complaint with Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP). Everyone registering a domain name automatically agrees to be bound by this policy. This is a paper-based arbitration process that is relatively quick and inexpensive compared with a court proceeding and can result in getting the domain name transferred to you. For more information see: http://www.icann.org/udrp/udrp-policy-24oct99.htm

If you want monetary damages, you have to file under the federal Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act (ACPA). In addition to authorizing the transfer of the domain name, the Act gives the court discretion to award statutory damages of not less than $1,000 and not more than $100,000 per domain name. For more information, see: http://www.patents.com/acpa.htm

In conclusion, there are ways to resolve domain name disputes. As always, an ounce of prevention is still better than the “cure.” Taking steps to register your domain name and trade/service marks are good business practices.
If you’ve taken steps to protect your name by reserving the domain name and registering a trade/service mark, you are in a strong position to defend your rights. If you haven’t registered your name, there’s no time like the present.

Jean Sifleet is a practical and experienced business attorney whose career spans many years in large multi-national corporations and includes three successful entrepreneurial ventures. Jean has extensive experience in dealing with intellectual property matters in the large and small companies and as a small business owner. She has authored numerous books and publications on avoiding legal pitfalls in doing business. This article is excerpted from her new book, Advantage IP – Profit from Your Great Ideas (Infinity 2005). For more information, Jean’s website is http://www.smartfast.com.

Many people got lucky and sold their domain for unbelievable prices. Was that pure luck? Or was there something that we still don’t know? Is there still domain-gold left in the already mined domain market, to lay our hands on? Lets see.

First of all what we will look in some of the main reasons which makes a domain priceless and sellable.

# Generic or Day to Day life words.

# Their extensions weather it is .com or .net. Its popularity. (Right now .com)

# Less characters. (Say 4 or 5 at most)

# Their pronunciation. (Don’t say epdu or something else it is not pronounceable)

# The keyboard relationship. (It would be easier to type in “tyru” instead of “oqzk”. Some companies who wants brandable names see this)

Now If we look into the very first point about generic or day to day life words most of them are taken. So how to find some other? Here is the tip. Just try and sit with a pen and paper when you are watching television. Write down the words that you think might be available as a domain name. You can do the same when you are reading some novel or newspaper. This trick surely pays I got many of my domains watching “Terminator” and “Home Alone” kind of movies.

Now the extension. If you have found out a great word which is already registered with .com extension. Then you can try other TLD’s. But in this you run into some kind of risk. You can surely reg “fast.net” & “Love.net” but you can’t bet your money on “babyboydomains.net” or “Simplyrockingnames.org”. So just apply some thinking over here.

Talking about less characters If you find a 3 letter name then just pounce on it. It really has the market. But there are none available right now. So look for 4 or 5 character names. Apply all our rules that we saw before and even then if it passes through all that steps without a hitch then take it in.

Pronounceable or not is also a factor. If you know english language, which I think you will be knowing as you are reading this article then there are no problems. For those who are weak at english they can try http://www.thesaurus.com or any other dictionaries which are available online to look for that name.

Don’t get discouraged if your word is not listed in it. You can surely ask some other guy on chat who is not interested in domains about this word. Otherwise the guy to whom you are asking may reg it before you and all your dreams might get shattered into pieces.

The last but not the least is the keyboard relationship. Some companies may look into it. If they are willing to spend their millions for this domain and other millions for marketing it and making it into a brand. You can try this. some words are just a flick on keyboard. As I said before “tyru” is easy to type in. while oqzk is a bit tougher. Just try it and see the difference.

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Your choice of domain names is as wide and as fresh as your
imagination or as near as your dog, your street, or your own
name!

Here are some of the types of names being registered:

- Full names

- Family names

- Pet names

- Team or club names

- Names of books, poetry, music, movies, literature or art that
people have created or plan to create

- Names that will be used for marketing a business in order to
track advertising results. For example, a farmer named Joe can
register an everyday domain name such as joefarmer.com. He can
also register a special domain name, such as www.myfarmweb.com.
When Joe buys print advertising, he can use “myfarmweb” as the
contact web address in the ad and point this URL at his regular
farm website. He can then track the number of “hits” to his
website generated by that particular ad.

- Toll-free phone numbers (this is very popular in Asian
countries, because Asian characters cannot be registered in the
global data base)

- Names that protect a brand. People are registering the .com,
.net, .org, .info, .biz, .name, .ca, .us, .cn, .eu, .de and .pro
domain names for their companies, in order to stop
cybersquatters from taking advantage of their success.

The domain name for your business is your online identity. You should be very careful about choosing a domain name that is memorable, scores quite well with search engine listings, has a trust factor attached to it, and commands a brand value. A domain name is quite important for your business correspondences and emails. A long one can cause problems in communication, especially if the domain name seems complex. Here are some tips in choosing a well-meaning domain name that captures the essence of your brand image or business:

1. Keyword oriented or a unique domain name? If your website is going to have a crucial role to play in your business, then it is important to have an adequately researched keyword incorporated within the brand name. Use the most searched-for term in search engine queries, within your domain name. Prior to launching your online business, you should do some research through website tools to find out which keywords register the most number of traffic during a month. For example, if you want to make a website based on advising people, you will find that the keyword help is normally typed in the search engine query window a lot more frequently than the word aid. If your domain name includes targeted keywords, than you will get higher rankings in the search engines like Google and Yahoo. You should bear in mind that, apart from having the targeted keyword in your domain name, you should also have keywords in other parts of your site as well.

2. Use a company name only if you are famous: That is right. If your company name overwhelms the basic product name, then by all means go for the company name as your domain name. For example, people normally use the term Xerox rather than photocopy and if you are Xerox, then you should go for Xerox as a domain name because of the sheer popularity of the brand name. This is usually not the case, so using a keyword-rich domain name is a better move for most people. To be on the right side of balancing your business well, you should buy a set of two domain names, one that represents your business/brand name, and another that represents keywords or key phrases.

3. Keep your domain name short: The shorter your domain name, the more memorable it is. If your domain name has an every-day lingo, the better it is! More often than not, you may find that a simple two-word domain name is already taken. The alternative in this case, is to put a hyphen (-) to your targeted keyword and then add the other word. SEO experts are of the belief that hyphenating two or more words makes a long domain name more search engine friendly. The flip side is that people do not tend to write words with hyphens naturally, and there is a chance that if someone has recommended your site to a friend, the friend may find himself going to a competitor’s site. So one has to understand and undergo a lot of study while choosing a domain name. After all, it is one prominent thing that can dictate the flow of your business. Also, you should avoid putting numbers like 4 instead of for in your domain name. It will only lead to confusion.

4. Dot.com only: If you intend to have a website for commercial or business reasons, then by all means go for a website which ends in extension .com. The domain name companies will market other options like .org, .us, .net, etc. However, by all means try stick to .com for better mass appeal.

5. Register similar domain names: If you believe that in the future you are going to have a huge amount of people visiting your website through word-of-mouth advertising, then you should consider registering similar domain names that direct to your main URL (e.g. www.datinginformation.com and www.datinginfo.com). There are cyber-squatters who register domain names in the hope that they will be selling them for a profit to someone who really needs that domain name. Before they do this, you should register the domain names if you think that such a possibility can occur.

6. Be patient: You should not choose a domain name in minutes merely just to get it done and over with. A hasty decision may cost you a lot. It is better to invest time in research and arrive at the right kind of domain name. You should also discuss the comprehensibility and usage of the domain name with friends, neighbors and well wishers to find how simple and commonplace it really is.

Tanya Swithins, Website: www.pecdesigns.com Bio: Tanya writes for PEC Designs, a manchester web design agency.

In Part 1, we discussed how to come up with your new
domain name. In this article, we will look at
inexpensive places to register your newfound beauties.
You’ll find, as with Lay’s potato chips, “no one can eat
just one.” Once you make your first purchase, you’ll most
likely find yourself registering other names as well;
maybe to use as redirects to your
existing site, or possible new business ideas for all
those new sites you’d like to launch.

Due to the temptation to “load up,” you’ll want to find
a cheap but reliable domain registrar to park them
with. If you don’t, you’ll find your new “habit”
leaving a big hole in your wallet.

As with most things in life, prices vary –
from as little as $8.00 up to $35.00 per year. My suggestion
to you is to never spend more than about $10.00
per domain annually. My favorite place to register names charges
less than that. When researching a registrar, do make note
of what services they offer and their support policies.

Let’s cover your options:

1) NameBargain.com: My favorite, where I register all
of my domains: $8.88 per year. Sign up for .com,
.net, .org, .biz, .Info, and .Us. Transfer names for
only $7.95. You can handle all of
your domains from one easy interface and
see all of your listings at a glance.

2) GoDaddy.com: At $8.95 a year, GoDaddy is #1 with
many Web entrepreneurs. From what I’ve seen and
read online, they’re very reliable and have great
prices. Includes free domain forwarding and free
parked page with every domain registered.

3) DomainOfMyOwn.com: $12.99 per year for new name
registrations and only $11.98 for transferred names.
Once a member, you can manage your domains with
their user-friendly interface.

4) DotEasy.com: If you want to register a domain
name and get free hosting to boot, you can’t beat
this package deal. For only $35.00, a year you
can buy and host your newfound name. This is
a nice service if you want to put up some
mini-sites inexpensively.

There’s also a big market for expired
and deleted domains. You would not believe how many people
forget to renew their domains and let
some really super ones fall through the cracks.
Many of them already have a high ranking in the
search engines and increased link popularity.

The trick to expired domains is knowing where to
find them so you can cash in on them before someone
else does. Many sites will charge for this privilege,
but there are some freebies (if you know where to
look):

http://www.DeletedDomains.com: I love this site
and the best part is it’s totally free. Just
type one or two keywords into the search box
and it will come back with all kinds of little
gems for you. You will find so many good names
to register that if you’re a “Domain Junkie” (like
me), you could find yourself in real financial
danger here. Remember, I warned you.

http://www.Recycled-Traffic.com: Pick up on
“recycled traffic” by snapping up domain
names that have expired and benefiting from
their already established traffic. Search
through this index according to keyword and
search engine ranking.

http://www.DroppedDomains.com : Do free searches
by keyword. Look for deleted domains available
soon or ones available to register right away.
You can exclude domains that contain dashes or numbers
if that’s not your cup of tea.

So now that you know where to purchase domains
you need to know how to manage them. It’s not
unusual for one person to own 20 or more names, and
keeping track of them and knowing when to renew
them can quickly become a full time job. I
should know; I own over 30 myself. My recommendation
to you is to register all of them at the same
place. Preferably, a registrar that will allow you
to modify your own DNS and make any other changes
at will.

In the beginning I had many sites registered at
many different places and it was tough trying to
remember which domain was where. Don’t make the
same mistake I did. Find a registrar you feel
comfortable with and stick with it. There are
also some excellent tools that can help make
managing your domains a breeze:

1) WatchMyDomains Pro: http://WatchMyDomains.com

Software that will automatically monitor all of
your domains, regardless of where they are registered.
Highlights names that will expire soon and much
more in a nice list format. Download a 21-day
free trial.

2) Easy DNS: http://EasyDns.com/dnsmanager.php3

Manage all of your domains from one easy
web interface.

3) Domain Manager Pro: http://DomainMgrPro.com

Software that will help you track multiple domains
and register data and also the websites (if any)
connected with them. Download a trial version
at the site.

The longer you’re active online, the more you’ll be struck with great
ideas; resulting in domain names you’ll want to register.
Remember, don’t pay more then you have to, keep
your eyes peeled for expired bargains, and make
sure you have some form of management tool in
place.

Domains are indeed like chips; you really can’t register
just one. In Part 3 of this article we’ll look
at some fun and useful things you can do with
your newfound gems.

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Here we will try to give you some tips that may be help you to purchase domain names you need.

Purchase domain names in the extension that is as much relative to your business organizational model as possible. For example, .ca means your business is based in Canada and .de clearly explains your German location. However, there are global domains, such as .com or .net.

Be careful when choosing a domain name registration service provider. Some of them are scammers and after you tell them the name you want to register, they do it themselves and then make you buy it from them. They may also charge you for more money than you though from the initial offer. Do some research - scammers are usually mentioned at least once on the Internet. Telephone support availability is a good sign your domain name registration service provider is a serious business and it is simply comfortable to settle up problems instantly by placing a call. Besides that, look for accreditations, for example from ICANN. Serious companies try to gain as much accreditations as possible so that it improves their image and guarantees their security. If a domain registration service doesn’t have any accreditations, it shouldn’t be considered to be a scam or alike, but it is a warning sign.

Try using keywords when choosing your domain name. Some search engines, like Google for example, do take keywords in the domain name into account so this may help you rank a little bit higher in search results. However, choose the shortest name possible so that it is easy to spell and remember.

Make sure you purchase domain names that are not potentially dangerous to be sued for. Avoid trademarks infringement and don’t try to squat someone’s domains. This is simply not fair and may cause problems.

If the domain name you want is available in several extensions, we recommend you to consider buying as much of them as possible so that no one can take advantage of your success.

Let’s imagine you’ve found a company you like. Hit Google to search for example for “domain registration” or “domain names purchase”. If you find information about the company your chose in the first several pages of results, it means the company has been operating in domain registration business for quite a long period of time. If you can’t find any traces of the company in search results and/or observe it only in AdWords, for instance, this is just another reason to check everything once again.

Therefore, when you purchase domain names, remember to go through careful planning and research. Choose the companies you trust not only because you want to. Register domain names that will appeal to your visitors and won’t infringe someone’s rights.

Kevin Dark is an online marketer. Read more on how to purchase domain names.