I first heard about this money saving news from a press release that wound up in my inbox. I haven't heard it posted anywhere else so I decided to do a little digging on my own, and do what I can to spread the good news. Effective January 15, 2000, ...

The story of the domain name dispute between etoy.com and eToys.com uncovers an important issue facing all webmasters, should we register domain names that are similar to ours? In the eToys debacle, a group of artists registered the domain name "etoy....

Would a rose.com by any other Top-Level-Domain (TLD) smell as sweet? Some entrepreneurs seem to think so. They're betting that they can profit by investing in the new dot-biz extensions set to go live this October. Once again, single generic words like...

There is no question that the Internet is the all time gold mine of wealth to anyone. Some of us are obtaining it and in abundance while others of us are just getting by. Why is that? That's a question I had to answer for myself after a few years of...

Let me ask you some questions that may sound "obvious" but can have downright scary answers. Did you buy your domain name from a service? Do you know who is in control of your domain name? Have you done a "Whois" search to find out? The answer may very...

How long ago was it that you purchased your Domain Name? Is it time to re-register? Check your expiration date today! If you have six months or less on your contract, re-register today, before something happens and it's too late. Don't think it can...

Did you know that you can lose your digital piece of real estate, even without an eviction notice? Imagine losing everything in a single heartbeat: your business, your brand equity, your traffic and your source of income ... Without your knowledge or ...

By Shelley Lowery I recently received an email from a concerned, fellow Internet business owner, asking for my opinion on an issue that could literally destroy his Internet business and the business of several other domains involved. He had received...

Have you felt the frustration yet? Are you one of the 50,000 new netrepreneurs trying weekly to get your site online only to get caught up in the dot com feeding frenzy? It starts like this: You dream up a list of possible names for your company. Y...

What's in a name? In a word: Everything! Choosing an appropriate domain name for your web site is one of the first and most critical decisions you'll have to make on the road to Internet success. What Makes A Great Domain Name? Is it punchy, s...

Domain Names and Anchor Text May 21, 2004 Branding vs Naming Many people say that the name of a website should be original. It should convey some sense of branding unlike any other site. They say your name should not be generic. The truth of this...

Every day thousands of domains 'expire' and are put back into the pool of available domains that anyone can register. They can be very valuable if you are looking for a quality domain for your online business, or if you want to re-sell them for profit....

Domain name speculation has to be one of the very best ways to make money on the Internet. It's easy, fun, takes a very low investment and has a huge profit potential. Businesses and webmasters are always looking for high quality, marketable domain na...

Cybersquatting is the purchase of a domain name in bad faith. Usually this is done with the intention of reselling that domain name back to the legal copyright holder, although sometimes there are other reasons. This is considered a violation of the t...

Look out! The new domains are coming! "Dot-biz is going to be the next coming of dot-com," I recently read in an article in the Denver Post. The buzz has begun. Seven new top-level domains have been approved by ICANN, the organization that governs dom...