Manage Domain Names

Domain parking is not the only alternative to full web development. There are many ways to monetize, utilize and grow your web traffic without taking the expensive, long road of full web development.

By understanding your domain name market, you can generate greater revenue than from just parking, even if your site – or your pocketbook – is not ready for full-scale development.

Tia Wood October 9, 2011 7

Although Google Analytics has become virtually a requirement of web analytics toolboxes, most website owners know that Google Analytics does not provide real-time data.

One of the best free applications for monitoring web analytics in real time is StatCounter.com. Best of all: you can share your domain name web statistics in real time with any interested buyers.

Jason Allen Goodlin October 3, 2011 8

Do you want to transfer your domain name to a different registrar, but aren’t quite sure where to start? Maybe you are initiating a domain transfer process to sell your unused domain. Maybe you need additional services that your current registrar does not provide. Maybe you are simply looking for a price break.

Regardless of your reasons, transferring your domain name to a new registrar is relatively easy and straightforward. We show you how.

Aishwar Sharma September 11, 2011 4

Savvy use of the Internet must be a key component of almost any political campaign, as Jon Huntsman and Newt Gingrich have recently discovered.

An easy-to-find, well-branded and well-constructed website can be a powerful tool for politicians – a place for sharing information, building a public image and collecting campaign donations. And the whole process starts with a domain name.

Trev Alex August 28, 2011 6

Most small and medium businesses would be thrilled to be listed even once in the top 10 organic search results on Google for a keyword phrase that describes their business. But what if you could rank in six of the top 10 positions?

Christian Walter, the chief technology officer of NowYo.com, has helped a small landscape design firm in Cincinnati do just that. The firm ranks in positions 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 and 10 of the top 10 positions for “Cincinnati hardscaping structures,” as well as many other search phrases. In today’s show, Walter shares the secret to achieving these results.

Michael Cyger August 9, 2011 24

Today’s guest first became knowledgable about domain names as a webmaster at the dawn of the World Wide Web and later while working at an Internet high-flier. Now, he is an attorney specializing in intellectual property and domain names.

In an interview that will be sure to interest entrepreneurs, start-ups, and domain name investors, David E. Weslow discusses: buy/sell domain name agreements, trademarks, auto-blogging software that is popular with WordPress-powered websites, UDRP issues, lawsuits, and much more.

Michael Cyger July 26, 2011 28

For anyone thinking about launching a new TLD under ICANN’s new rules, there are many lessons to be learned from the successful launch of the .CO top level domain.

While Juan Calle, CEO of .CO Internet S.A.S., will be the first to admit that there is a bit of luck in the success of .CO, luck favors the prepared. In this interview, Calle reveals his company’s strategy and provides many tips and best practices for you to consider.

Michael Cyger July 5, 2011 27

The Internet Corporation For Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has approved plans that will make sweeping changes to domain names. This article includes what your business needs to know to prepare.

The ICANN Board of Directors approved a plan to dramatically increase the number of generic top-level domains (gTLDs) – from the current 22, which includes such familiar domain extensions as .com, .org and .net – to any number, if approved through the ICANN process. Hundreds could be approved next year.

Michael Cyger June 20, 2011 10

Many domain investors are on-the-go and away from their computer for a good portion of every day. The problem is that domain name inspiration can strike at any time — watching TV, in transit, at a meal, or at the gym — and looking up availability, whois information, and alternatives is difficult without a computer. Fortunately, there are a number of domain name-related iPhone applications that you can take with you to accomplish these tasks.

These 10 essential iPhone apps will help you to determine the availability of your desired domain name, enter keywords to produce domain name suggestions, look up important information on existing domain names, and much more. These apps are available in the iTunes store, and most run on iOS 3.0 or higher and are under $2.00.

Andrew Tenney April 17, 2011 7