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Top 10 Domain Registrars
Posted by: | CommentsDomain registrars are necessary for building a website. If you want your website to have a professional domain, you will need to sign up with a specific domain hosting website. The domain is important because most Internet users prefer a domain that is short and sweet and ends with .com. The only way you can have your website end with .com is to essentially lease one by signing up with a domain registrar and purchasing the rights of use.
There are lots of domain hosting websites to choose from which makes it difficult to decide which one you will use for your personal website. However, there are quite a few domain registrars that take the lead over all the other domain registrars on the Internet. These domain websites also accept a variety of payments including PayPal, which is definitely convenient and safe.
Below is a list of some of the top domain registrars on the Internet today:
GoDaddy
This Company has been around for such a long time and own just about 30 percent of the market share. This website is reputable and trusted; it is a company that you know will do the right job and never scam you. During the first year of services, you will be charged around $11 a month. This amount seems quite affordable when you think of all that the domain registrars will do for you. They have handled over 34 million domain names in the past and present and will continue to handle more domain names in the future as more and more people build their own websites. GoDaddy offers so much more than just a domain name to the customers that they provide service to. GoDaddy also offers email accounts, web hosting, online security products and website builders. All of these important tools have been helping people do better in business which also enables them to have more success with their website and, in return, make more money with it as well.
Enom
Enom is a good website for domain hosting but it has a long way to go to catch up to GoDaddy in the market share. Enom only owns about 8 percent of the market share. Customers who use Enom will typically have to pay around $35 a month which is just too much to some people. This is the main reason why many people prefer other domain registrars that are much more affordable. That is not to say that Enom does not provide excellent service, because it surely does. Enom has handled only a little after 10 million domain names.
TuCows
The only way to get domain names from TuCows is by going to their affiliate sites. They only own about 6 percent of the market share. TuCows has handled close to 8 million domain names which is still a long way to go to even come close to catching up with GoDaddy. TuCows charges $15 a month for the first year of service. The cost of service is definitely cheaper than Enom but is still more expensive than GoDaddy. TuCows also sell other types of internet services on their website.
NetworkSolutions
NetworkSolutions offer domain service solutions like no other. They only have 5 percent of the market share and have handled over 6 million domain names. Much like Enom, they charge about $35 per month for the first year of service.
Schlund+Partner
Schlund are the leader of the most Europe domain registrar names. They currently own over 5 million of the Europe domain names. Their domain services are only for people with 1&1 internet which is why they only own about 4 percent of the market share. For the first year of services, you will be charged about $16 per month.
MelbourneIt
This site offers domain names in various spaces which includes com, org, biz, info and edu. As of right now, their market share is 3.5 percent. They’ve handled over 4 million domain names and charge $35 for service.
Wildwestdomains
Wildwestdomains only owns about 3 percent of the market share. They have handled over 3 million domain names. The website also offers wholesales during their first year to new customers who want to use their services.
Resellerclub
This website has some competitive prices which is why they are slowly gaining popularity. As of right now, they own 2.1 percent of the market. They have handled over 2.4 million domain names and offer wholesale prices for customers who are interested in signing up for several domain names with them.
Register
This website offers a support system that is quite amazing and is the best thing that they seem to have going for them. They only have 2 percent of the market share. They have handled 2.3 million domain names and charge nearly $35 for the first year of service.
Moniker
This website can help you choose the right name for your own website, even if it was already registered before. They also provide auctions on domains and a domain brokerage. They currently have 2.4 percent of the market share. They have handled almost 3 million domain names and charge $8 for the first year of service.
Conclusion
Bellow are the market share stats of the top domain registrars by Webhosting.info:
It can be hard choosing a domain registrar due to the expansive providers. However, these are just some of the domain hosts that are currently on the market. Amongst these ten different domain hosts, there are a bunch of other domain registrars as well.
Most people would probably advise you to go with GoDaddy because it has been around for such a long time and is also cheaper than all of the other websites. Affordability and dependability are two things that many people look for when they are putting their website in the hands of someone else. It is ultimately your decision as to which domain registrar you will go with. Just make sure that you make the right decision and choose one that will have a lot to offer you.
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NameCheap Vs. GoDaddy
Posted by: | CommentsNameCheap and GoDaddy are two separate domain websites. If you want o own a website that ends in .com without any of that extra advertisement for free sites in the URL, you will need to pick out a domain, which will cost you. However, while it is not free and you will need to buy a domain, you can get great deals on your domain with both of these websites. NameCheap and GoDaddy are constantly on the top five and top ten list for websites that offer domains. While these websites both have something in common, offering domain names at a decent price, there are several differences between the two which can help you decide which website you will use for your domain. When you are building a website, having a domain is a necessity which is why it is so important for you to do the research to find out which will be the best.
The Cost of Using NameCheap
The cost of a domain name at NameCheap is less than $10. Believe it or not, the actual cost is $9.98 and you will receive a free subscription to WhoIs Protection for an entire year. Below you can see the pricing for popular domain extentions:
WhoIs is important because it protects your website and private information. You can also find coupon codes that you can use to make the cost of $9.98 even cheaper than before. For the month of December alone, there are three separate coupons available for NameCheap. One coupon will take of .88 cents for the purchase and the other two codes will help you save 10% during your first month of usage. Not only is NameCheap absolutely cheap, it is also a reliable and dependable website. There are hundreds of thousands of users who can vouch for the website in its dependability in providing and protecting all of its users who trust in the website for their domain wants and needs.
Importance of WhoIs Protection
There are plenty of people who have never heard of WhoIs Protection. Each website owner has their own WhoIs record. On the record, private information is provided which will include your personal address, e-mail, house phone number, cell phone number and possibly even more. This may not seem like a bad thing but this is the way that spammers will work to harass you with junk mail and spam e-mail that you don’t need. You should always want to keep your private information PRIVATE and WhoIs helps with that task. When you sign up for domain with NameCheap, you will receive a free one year subscription to WhoIs Protection. After the first full year free, you can continue your subscription for the low price of $2.88 each year. Honestly, you cannot beat that, especially since your first year with NameCheap will offer this great protection for free.
The Cost of Using GoDaddy
The cost GoDaddy, while still cheaper than some, will cost you a bit more than name cheap. The price for .com extension domain with GoDaddy will cost you $11.99. Here is the pricing for the popular extensions:
You will sometimes be able to find coupon codes to help you reduce the cost of this price but NameCheap happens to offer many more coupons for your convenience. If you want WhoIs Protection with your GoDaddy domain, and you should since it is a means of protecting you and your personal information, you will need to pay $8.99 a month. GoDaddy does not offer free WhoIs protection for your first year of usage and the cost of protection is more expensive than it would cost if you were to have domain with NameCheap instead. While the cost is more expensive than NameCheap, there are still some people who swear by this particular domain website.
GoDaddy has been around for more than a decade and has been offering its services to people from all over the world who are interested in creating and developing their own domain. GoDaddy is reliable. It just costs a lot more than NameCheap when you add up the price each month along with the cost of WhoIs protection each month and the fact that there are not nearly as many coupons for GoDaddy as there are for NameCheap. Another problem with GoDaddy is, sometimes they offer coupon codes but there is usually a catch to that. In most cases, the coupon codes are only offered to people who are buying tons of domain names at once. If you only need one domain name, there is no purpose for buying tons of other domain names which means the coupon code would do nothing for you. GoDaddy will also try to encourage you to buy web hosting with them in order to receive special discount codes for your domain.
When you attempt to buy GoDaddy, you will notice there are other items in your cart that you did not even want to buy. Of course, you do not have to buy these items but GoDaddy definitely tries to push it to the point where you feel forced to buy these different items. All you need is a domain name and you should not have to feel that way when trying to get your domain. NameCheap understands this and never tries to push other items into your shopping cart. They are a reliable and honest business that cares about customers where it seems as though GoDaddy does not care nearly as much as they should.
Conclusion
While both of these domain websites have a good reputation on the Internet, when compared, it is obvious that NameCheap is the better choice. Not only will save money, you will have an abundance of coupons to choose from and you will not feel forced to buy anything else except for what you need which is a domain. Both of these websites have received positive reviews from hundreds and thousands of users. It is ultimately your decision as to which website you will use for your domain but if you are interested in reliability and honestly along with cheap prices, NameCheap is obviously the best choice to make.
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Multiple domains – When Will This Benefit Your Endeavors?
Posted by: | CommentsFrom the dawn of web hosting, one of the most commonly offered features for a user’s account was the ability to host multiple domains under a single account. This was a welcomed feature for those reselling accounts or performing website design work for a number of different clients. It was also a good thing for individuals whose projects became so sprawling that it made more sense to host them under multiple domains than to try to keep them all under one URL roof.
This naturally costs money, though, so it’s not as if setting up this kind of arrangement is the right idea by default. Furthermore, multiple domain names can potentially create more confusion than clarity. On top of that, there are different types of domains that you can use to spread your site out. Thus, which of these options is the best idea for you?
How diverse is your site?
The main question you want to ask as your site is expanding is whether or not some part of it is so unique that you want its URL to help solidify its individual branding. Let’s consider a hypothetical example.
Let’s say that your web site is for a car rental service. You have many different types of cars that you rent. Let’s now also say that there is a new type of car that is so different from the rest that it creates its own unique buzz and, as a result, you have a special type of rental arrangement setup for: call it “LightningCar.” This car may warrant its own coverage and thus, you will want people to be able to look up and focus on the vehicle independently. For a case like this you would want to create, perhaps, lightningcarrental.com. This would be easier to remember than http://www.companynamerental.com/lightningcar/, and shorter to put into advertisements.
Also remember sub domains
An important and underused option to remember is that of the subdomain. If many people know your main domain name and you would prefer not to switch from it, then remember that most hosts allow you the option of subdomain.companyname.com. Besides, leaving your main name in tact, it also means that you avoid new domain registrar fees.
Advantages of all domains
Remember that, if you choose either of these options, you aren’t just giving users a new web site address. If you have employees, then they will be able to put bob@lightningcarrental.com on their business cards. This will also look better and cleaner in advertisements: though the tech world accepts the realities of hosting, you don’t want a driver looking at your ad on a billboard and trying to remember a URL with three or four unique words in it.
When you approach this question what you want to ask yourself is whether your secondary or subordinate web site really is enough of its own venture to warrant the new name. Typically the answer is “no.” But if you really are pursuing a new direction that has its own fingerprint, then this is a valid and commonly used option.
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Ongoing Battle over the new .Music Domain Extension
Posted by: | CommentsCritics continue to argue over the new domain name extensions that will be available in January 2012. The most recent battle is with the potential creation of the .music top-level domain name. The music industry recently announced their concerns with the new extension. However, instead of simply complaining online, the industry is bringing their concerns to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) which is part of the Department of Commerce.
New Regulations
ICANN is the current organization that administers the domain extensions process under contract from the NTIA. Therefore, any new regulations set by the NTIA must be followed by ICANN in the U.S. market.
Newly Proposed Rules
The new rules proposed by the music industry would require ICANN to document how the proposed extension has receive support from relevant stakeholders and can safely be supported by the global public interest prior to introducing new domain names. In early 2011, music industry groups such as the RIAA, ASCAP and A2IM sent a let to ICANN listing their concerns regarding the domain name change.
Initial Concerns of the Music Industry
Their main apprehension was the lack of direct control over who could register a .music extension. The industry does not want unlawful online music services to acquire a .music extension. Since the sharing of illegal music across the Internet is a current issue, an illegal website acquiring a .music domain name extension could significantly affect revenues within the industry.
Reiterating Concerns
This same group of advocates recently reiterated their trepidations to the NTIA to support the agency’s proposal to enforce stricter measures for the purchase of any new domain extension. The group released a statement informing the public that they do not feel as if ICANN has adequately address all concerns raised by relevant parties with regards to the sale and launch of new global top-level domains.
Awarding of the Domain Extensions
Also, the organizations want to be clear that they do not have an issue with the .music domain. Instead their concern is how the extensions are being awarded. The heart of the issue relates to who owns music online. There are many music companies that allegedly operate on the Internet outside the confines of the rules.
Small battles such as that with .music domain name extension are beginning to pop up across the globe as the launch of new top-level domains approaches. Hopefully ICANN can address all issues to ensure a streamlined launch.
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Domain Name Expansion Expected to Create Major Problems
Posted by: | CommentsThe number of top-level domains is expected to become much more populated in the coming years. The landscape for this explosion will begin in the coming months so battles for branding and digital turf are expected to get ugly. This is a result of the decisions made by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to create new domain name extensions for a more brand-able online appeal. For instance a DuPont top-level name could be .DuPont.
Current Preparations
A local Internet lawyer is already preparing to fight for one of his clients for .Philly. New York City officials have clearly indicated that .NYC is a civic asset and has already taken the necessary steps to preserve the domain name. Additionally, large companies are scooping up their domain name extensions such as .Microsoft, .Google and .Ford.
Application Process
Unfortunately, the rules enforced by ICANN will not stop at new entrants. Beginning January 2012, the application process will become official. However, ICANN is only expecting several hundred domain registrants to pay the $185,000 application fee. Unfortunately, qualified applicants will be able to create domain names based on any word.
Supporter Reaction
To supporters of the new extensions, this has been a long time coming. They are claiming that customers are looking for a way to capture their preferences. Therefore, businesses should not be restricted by the usual .com’s, .net’s and .org’s. Instead, they should be able to try .Music or .Food.
Recognition of Upcoming Challenges
Unfortunately, these same supporters recognize that the new rules will inevitably cause turf-battles and they are unsure how they will pan out. During the early years of the Internet, similar legal turf-wars were over the control of generic domain names with high value. The new laws will indefinitely change that aspect of domain names by depreciating the value of generic .com domain names as a result of the endless possibilities.
Critic’s Reaction
Critics of the new Internet law view this as creating duplication (from the past) and redundancy rather than implementing a value-added system. The only positive impact it will have on business is for those in the domain name registry industry.
It appears as if this change implemented by ICANN is going to cause more problems than its worth. At the same time this could improve company branding and increase online business. It is difficult to predict the outcome once the dust settles.
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The Difference Between Private and Business Domain Registrations
Posted by: | CommentsRegistering a domain is the first step in building and managing a web site, and it plays a pivotal role in the site’s success. Some mistakes made during registration cannot be fixed, so it is important to make sure you get everything right the first time. For example, if you change your mind about the name of your web site after you’ve already built the site on the domain, there is little you can do other than domain forwarding, unless you’d like to hurt the search engine ranking of the new domain name.
There are many factors to consider during he registration process, leaving many people confused about the simplest options. Business and private domain registration are two prominent features offered by registrars during the checkout process. The following information can help you understand the difference between private domain registration and business domain registration.
What is Private Registration?
Private registration is a service offered by registrars, which keeps all of the information that you provide to the registrar private. If you do not purchase private registration, all of the information you give the registrar (except for payment details) will be available in a publicly viewable free database known as the WHOis database. Private registration protects you from annoying and aggressive marketers that can find your phone number, address and email address within the WHOis database.
Private registration also protects you from lawyers, competitors and predators that could use your information for nefarious purposes. Considering the low cost of private registration, (anywhere from $8-$10, depending on the registrar and whether or not an applicable coupon code can be found) it is easy to see why many people choose the option when registering their domain.
What is Business Registration?
In a sense, business registration is the complete opposite of private registration. Whereas private registration is meant to conceal your registration details, business registration is meant to to promote them. When you opt for business registration during checkout with your domain registrar, you’ll be placing your domain and the DNS records (registration information) into a business WHOis database that is picked up by various business directories online.
Business registration is another way to promote your business and build immediate exposure by putting yourself in an openly viewable database that can be viewed by your clients and competitors alike. Having your registration information available in the business database automatically instills trust in many people that want to know more about your company and your online business. Ideally, you should provide all business information when opting for business registration. For example, you would want your support line phone number to be the default phone number in the database, and you would want the address of your office to be the registration address.