Mideast Firms Vie for Dot Me (.me) Domain
Mideast firms vie for dot me (.me) domain
By Abdul Wasey
Almost all the big and medium-size companies, institutions, organisations and group in the Middle Eastern countries have their own websites. And those who don’t have are in the process of getting one.
Most of the firms have either ‘.com’ as their extensions or ‘.qa’, ‘.ae’, representing their respective countries. Some of the companies have both.
The importance of a website in the success of an individual or a business organization is an open secret. The rule is simple: If you don’t have presence in the cyberworld, your reach is extremely limited.
Domain Names (part 1) – the Art and Science of Choosing a Domain Name
But first, the science:
Using Back2Front as an example our web address looks like this: http://www.back2front.ca
http://The “http://” part is the protocol used to talk to web servers . Others examples are “mail” or “ftp” used to communicate with mail and ftp servers respectively.
. “dot”The rest of the address is the Domain Name. It is made up of parts separated with a “.” (pronounced “dot”).
WWWFor web sites the first part is usually “www” meaning World Wide Web. In some cases the www is optional. Web servers can be set up in such a way as the www part is assumed and so you can reach the same web site whether or not you type in the www part. For all of Back2Front’s clients the www is optional.
NAMEThe second part is the bit you make up, (the name) ours is “back2front”. More on this later.
TLDThe next part, usually the last part, is called the TLD or Top Level Domain. Ours is “ca”. Other examples are “com, org, net,”. Sometimes before the TLD you will see an additional part indicating a subsection of the domain. For example in Canada there are subsections of the .ca TLD to indicate province. The one for Ontario would look like this “www.back2front.on.ca”.Technical requirements for Domain names;UniqueYour domain name must be Unique. The “name” plus the “TLD” and any “subsection” there of, in combination, must be unique for each web site. But do not worry, you will not be able to register a domain name that is already taken the registries are responsible for preventing this from happening.
How Presence In The Cyberspace Can Help In Time Of Recession?
Though experts all over the world 24 hours a day and seven days a week, through TVs, radios and Internet, are busy offering tips on how to come out of the current global economic turmoil, there are no signs that it is going to die down in the near future. It is the first time in the Internet age that a recession of this level has affected the world.
But it is also true that the Internet has made the recession more bearable with thousands of blogs showcasing job opportunities, millions of online stores offering second hand and cheaper goods and services and trillions of websites and community forums airing and sharing views on ways to face the current credit crisis.
Thus, in this scenario, having a web presence becomes all the more important not only to keep yourself up-to-date on the current issues, employment offers or better bargains but also to present your views, skills, experience to the cyber community and above all earn some extra cash.
How To Choose A Great Website Domain Name
It’s true that your website is characterized by your website domain name. If you’re using your website to promote sales, or your business, it’s important that you spend a little time thinking of a great domain name. It really helps that the domain name you choose is unique, but it is possible to include the names or references to a product or service. Also common is to use a site that is similar to what you’d like to do for yourself – this is fine, as long as you don’t directly copy or plagiarize the example site.
Here are some useful tips that I’ve used over the years that can help you find a great domain name.
Easily Remembered
A good domain name is one that is easily remembered. If your name is one that stands out from others in your particular business, then people will be more likely to remember you and your site. Some examples are catchy phrases, “odd” – meaning “interesting” spelling, and popular phrases. Most website domain name with “how to” in front is extremely popular these days.
Your Domain Name – How Important It Really Is For Your Website
One of the most important steps in creating your website is to choose a Domain Name.
A Domain Name is the address of your website on the Internet. It consists of up to 67 basic characters. You can’t use any special characters, e.g. #, &, etc. in your Domain Name, only letters and numbers. You can, however, use underscores and hyphens to separate the words.
Your Domain Name should be relatively short (three words or less) and also be easy to remember and spell. Imagine trying to find the following website on the Internet: rememberpetsthebeststoreontheinternet.com. This looks like a long version of some of the vanity license plates on cars – and you know how hard they are to decipher! If you use a long Domain Name, your visitors will have to really look hard to determine what your name really is.
Learn How To Obtain (Get/Register) A Domain Name? Purchase/Buy A Domain Address For Your Website
To obtain a domain name, you have to pay an annual fee to a registrar for the right to use that name. Take into consideration that you cannot buy a domain for life. You get it for a period of one to ten years. If you fail to renew the domain name at the end of its term, the registration of the domain will be revoked and the domain name may be acquired by another party.
Buying a domain name is one of the easiest tasks. To purchase a domain name, take the following steps:
1- Refer to the website of an authorized registrar.
2- Use the registrar’s online search function to search to see if your desired domain name is taken.
3- If your domain name is available, you can then proceed to the next step to complete the registration form and pay by credit card.
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How To Choose A Great Domain Name For Your Website
How do you choose a great domain for your personal or business website? Depending on what you’re planning to do with your site, this can seem like a big decision. However, bear in mind that you are not stuck with the domain name you choose. You may opt to change it down the road, without affecting the content of your site (your site will stay the same, even if you change the URL address).
Did you also know that you can purchase multiple domain names (web addresses) and have them re-direct to the same site? It’s true. This is a good choice if you are debating between two or more domain names. A good example of this would be if you have a big company, let’s say Microsoft. You obviously want your customers to find you through Microsoft.com but you may also want them to be able to find you if they type WindowsXP.com into their address bar. Most major companies have thought of this and it helps sustain their branding initiatives and keeps their customers connected due to being more universally reachable.
Domain Name Transferring
Some years ago all domains on the internet where managed by a single company (Network Solutions) and so the issue of transferring domains was not yet visible.But with time government deregulated the internet sector to avoid monopoly.So today we have well over hundred companies registering and managing peoples domains.
Transferring of a domain simply means that a domain is transferred from a particular registrar managing it to another with the owner of the domain still retaining every right to it.The content of the domain site is still the same and accessible even during the transfer period.
There are reasons for transferring a domain form one registrar to another,and it is basically because the services offered by the previous one are no linger satisfactory.You can transfer you domain at any time you wish and just about any kind of domain can be transferred,but there are exceptions that could prevent you from doing so, and they include:
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How Keyword-Rich Domaining Will Increase Google Rankings
Everyone who wants a website to be hosted on the internet will have a purpose. The common aim for every website owner is to get more visitors to the website. When you run a website for your online business, you have to concentrate more on getting many visitors to your website. Search engine traffic is the highly targeted traffic, but to get visitors from search engines, your website must have high Google rankings. Apart from on page SEO, it is possible to increase search engine rankings by taking advantage of domaining. While buying domain name is an important task for a webmaster, many people ignore the importance of domaining. A domain name which contains the keywords of your website is likely to increase search engine ranking.
Search engines will first look out for URLs containing keywords that the user searched. If the search keyword matches the keyword in the domain name of your website, your website will be displayed in the search engine results increasing the possibility of getting more number of visitors. Your website will get higher increased ranking if it contains keywords in its domain name. Using exact keywords in the domain name is a small change in your domaining plan, but it can give you positive results which you thought were tough to achieve.
Business of buying domain names as an investment
Domain is basically the business of buying domain names as an investment.When thinking about this business, a good approach is to think of domain names asreal estate. Think of them as pieces of virtual internet land that have some intrinsic value, where the majority of that value stems from their location and from their degree of development. Their location is akin to their visibility on the web. Short recognizable names have the best location, and so they are also the most expensive. The buildings on a piece of land are akin to a website developed at a domain name.