Registry and registrar are both domain name terms, but I find a lot of people do not understand the difference between the two and often misuse the terms in conversations. What is a registry? A domain name registry is a …
Looking Up PageRank, Fake PageRank, Bulk PageRank Etc
Google PageRank has become synonymous with websites and domain names. It is easier to rank posts and pages written on websites with PageRank. For that reason, it is easier to sell domain names with PageRank. Sites with higher PageRank more …
What Is Domain Flipping?
Domain Flipping has become big bucks for a number of amateur investors that turned to domain names for a chance to profit in the current economic climate. We are still at the very start of a huge industry. If you …
Email Hacking And How To Protect Your Accounts
The last couple of days have seen some major concerns raised over email account security and how secure that makes your domain portfolio. If like many domainers you own domain names to the value of thousands of dollars, you ought …
How To Get A New gTld
ICANN have announced they will release the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) Applicant Guidebook, also called the “draft Request for Proposal (RFP)”, within the next two weeks. The Draft Applicant Guidebook, which will be in a draft format and posted …
Expired Domain Grabber Tools
Expired domain grabber tools were more popular in the past when the likelihood of an individual grabbing a domain name as it expires was quite high. This was before expired domain dropcatching services like NameJet, SnapNames and Pool came to …
Value Of Expired Domains
People acquire expired domains for a variety of reasons, but it all comes down to one thing – Expired Domains Are Worth Money! Many believe that an aged domain is looked at differently by a search engine than a brand …
How Do Domain Names Expire?
Domain names expire. Registrars are allowed to provide a domain name registration with a duration period of between 1 and 10 years. After your domain name registration period elapses, your domain is set to expire. You are usually notified by …
How To Transfer A Domain Name
A domain name transfer refers to a change of ownership of a domain name or change of registrar where said domain name is registered. Some of the reasons to transfer a domain are: 1. You have just sold or purchased …
How To Change Your Domain Nameservers
When you want to change your website’s webhost, you must change your domain’s DNS ( domain name system nameservers ). DNS information is specified by your hosting provider. By default, your domain’s DNS point to your registrar’s parked page. If …