When you’re interested in managing your domain name portfolio, start here. This category includes information on how to manage your portfolio, navigate legal issues, create a website, build a business and search engine optimize a website.
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There are a plethora of domain name tools and services available on the market. Most people who are interested in domain name investing have to learn the ins-and-outs of domaining by trial and error. However, with the right advice and the right tools you can get up-to-speed quickly, and be more productive in your domain name buying and selling.
Michael Cyger March 27, 2011
Many of us are addicted to buying domain names. Often times we hold onto them with no likelihood of development, no plans to actively market, and only a slight chance of receiving an unsolicited offer. The problem then is that our domain name portfolios (with their associated renewal fees) become too large for our budget to allow. So we turned to the experts (the folks who have wrestled with this situation multiple times) to ask what they would do.
Michael Cyger March 7, 2011
ICANN (Internet Corporation on Assigned Names and Numbers) is the not-for-profit organization in charge of setting policies that govern domain name sales, distribution, management, protection and dispute. Domain name transfer policies — from one person, company or organization to another — also fall under the authority of ICANN. It’s this last area of ICANN authority that should concern you the most, because if you don’t follow the rules you may lose your domain names.
Aishwar Sharma March 2, 2011
In my previous article, 6 Ways to Recover a Domain Name from an Infringing Cybersquatter, I provide six ways you can deal with trademark infringement. In this article article I go a little deeper, providing a sample cease-and-desist letter that you might find useful when dealing with trademark infringement of a domain name.
Charles Runyan February 14, 2011
Whether you’re planning a start-up or building out a parked domain, you can maximize your chances for attracting and converting traffic by following a handful of critical steps related to landing page design, optimizing content, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), on-site offers and forms,user-generated content, and driving traffic from social media. Bring a notepad, because you’ll need it to write down all the great tips! Plenty of time for Q&A, too.
DomainSherpa February 2, 2011
This article shows you how to set-up free email for your own personal or business domain name using Google Apps. It provides a step-by-step tutorial for free email on your own domain name using Google’s industry-leading Gmail service.
Aishwar Sharma January 27, 2011
How long does it take to transfer a domain name between registrars? That is what this article documents from a recent transfer from Yahoo Domains to Moniker. If you’re too busy to read the details, the answer is 5.5 days.
Andrew Tenney January 26, 2011
A trademark owner — whether registered or common law — who finds a domain name that is identical or confusingly similar to its mark has several options for dealing with the possible infringement, including ICANN’s Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy and the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.
Charles Runyan January 20, 2011
Like being pick-pocketed and unaware that your wallet is missing for an extended period of time, when your domain name is hijacked it could be a while before you notice. Countless examples of domain name hijacking have happened (e.g., Prince.com, CheckFree.com, Adios.com, P2P.com, etc.). You may not notice that your email inbox has been lighter […]
DomainSherpa January 18, 2011
Although many people say, “I own xyz.tld” (where xyz is the domain, such as apple, and tld is the top level domain, such as com), people don’t really own domain names. Instead, they are leased to an individual, business or organization for at least a year, and at most 10 years. While domain names can […]
Naeem Mobashar January 14, 2011