Monthly Archives: January 2013

01.17.13
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RESELLERS


A reseller is a company or individual that purchases goods or services with the intention of reselling them rather than consuming or using them. This is usually done for profit. One example can be found in the industry of telecommunications, where companies buy excess amounts of transmission capacity or call time from other carriers and resell it to smaller carriers.

They are responsible for interfacing with his/her own customer base, but any hardware, software and connectivity problems are typically forwarded to the server provider from whom the reseller plan was purchased. Being a profitable reseller firm usually involves extensive advertising to get customers. While the monthly fees with major hosts are only a few dollars a month, it’s a low margin business, and resellers must devote large advertising budgets to compete with established competitors.

According to the Institute for Partner Education & Development, a resellers’ product fulfillment-based business model includes a corporate reseller, retail, direct market reseller (DMR), and eTailer; less than 10 percent of its revenue comes from services. Resellers are known to conduct operations on the Internet through sites on the web.
For example, this occurs where individuals or companies act as agents for ICANN accredited registrars. They either sell on commission or for profit and in most cases, but not all, the purchase from the registrar and the sale to the ultimate buyer occurs in real time. These resellers are not to be confused with speculators, who purchase many domain names with the intention of holding them and selling them at some future time at a profit. Resellers, by the very nature of their business are retailers.

Another common example of this is in the web hosting area, where a reseller will purchase bulk hosting from a supplier with the intention of reselling it to a number of consumers at a profit.

Software and eBooks are two products that are very easy to obtain by resellers. Their digital format makes them ideal for internet distribution. In many cases, such as brandable software, the reseller can obtain even the right to change the name of the software and claim it as one’s own and resell it on an eBook shop hosting platform.

A reseller is responsible for interfacing with his/her own customer base, but any hardware, software and connectivity problems are typically forwarded to the server provider from whom the reseller plan was purchased. Being a profitable reseller firm usually involves extensive advertising to get customers. While the monthly fees with major hosts are only a few dollars a month, it’s a low margin business, and resellers must devote large advertising budgets to compete with established competitors.

01.17.13
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Dot Com or Dot Net, Which is the Best Domain Name to Settle


.com Vs .net

When seeking domain names most people get confused over whether to settle for a dot com address or a dot net one.

There are a few important facts that one needs to realize before they opt for a dot net address. Quite often when people need to commit the address of a website to memory, they will not remember the dot net and the first place they will check is the given address with a dot com ending. Many times when they do not find it there, they will hardly ever think of using dot net to repeat the search. That is a lost visitor and maybe even potential client.

What is even more worrying is that there is increasing evidence to suggest that an increasing number of people end up at a website after hearing about it either from a friend or acquaintance, or by seeing an advertisement on Television or hearing about it on radio or reading something about the site. When committing the website address to memory very few will distinctly remembers the dot net address if that is the domain name that you have chosen.

Exhaustive efforts should be made to try and secure a dot com domain before you give up and move to dot net. For example you can try and search for abandoned domain names. In fact by making an effort to be really creative and not hurrying the process, it is quite possible to secure a reasonably good dot com domain. You can be sure that it will be well worth the extra effort and time you put into it which will result in better success when you begin to seek traffic. Of course if you just cannot get a dot com domain, a dot net one is a good second choice.

01.17.13
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Domain Name Registration and Privacy


When you register your first domain name, you get your introduction to one of them. There’s a lot of information they want. Your name, your email address, your physical address, your phone number. For each of 4 separate categories, and the Registrant, Admin and Technical categories are publicly available

Email addresses, phone number and physical addresses must be valid. Once again the right to privacy of law-abiding individuals is being abridged supposedly to help catch lawbreakers. Since this information would be provided under a court order making it publicly available just invites abuse.

Spammers, scammers, stalkers and the idle whacko can easily get this information. The result is an increase in the amount of spam. So, there are two ways to protect your privacy if you are a private individual without access to a legal entity:

First a proxy registration is one alternative. You make binding legal agreement with a company which will register the domain name as if they owned it and then provide their own information to meet the requirement. For each domain, they will set-up a special email which they will monitor and forward to you, usually after spam filtering, if you want them to.

They retain your data and will also monitor physical mail. You will be notified of first class mail which appears to or could be legal documents or if registered or couriered mail arrives.

The other alternative is called “private registration”. Here your name would still appear as registrant. You would provide the names of the admin and technical contacts. But the address, email and phone number would be provided and monitored by the organization handling the private registration in essentially the same manner as a proxy registration. Thus with this alternative you remain in full legal control of your domain name since it is registered in your name rather than the name of a proxy.

If you decide to pursue a proxy or private registration, make very sure that you are working with a legitimate company with a track record. A domain name can be a very valuable possession. Both your registrar and, if it’s a separate organization, the entity that does the proxy or private registration must be quality, legitimate outfits. Registrars offering extremely low prices which are way out of line with the going rates – unless it’s a special – just might be after your credit card and identity.

01.17.13
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Domain Name Trademarks


Now days internet business grows and the value of your domain name increases. The issue of a domain name trademark should move to the top of your list. You need to guard against unscrupulous competitors that may try to incorporate your domain name in their meta tags to obtain search engine rankings under your name. If you are having domain name trademark you can go after these individuals and compel the search engine to remove their listings.

What Is A Trademark?
A trademark is a distinctive item that is used to identify a logo, product, device, package or service. The trademark identifies the item as being provided by a particular firm. To protect these items you can obtain a mark from the patent and trademark office that prohibits others from trying to gain economic advantage from your mark.

Locators Cannot Be Registered :
A domain name is a locator for file pages. When you type in your domain name, a server locates and displays files. If a domain is used solely for this purpose, it will not be granted a mark. Instead, the domain name must be incorporated into the site.

Generic and Descriptive Terms :
Domain names that are generic or descriptive in nature cannot be registered because they fail to designate a distinctive product or service.

Trademarks are an important factor in protecting your Internet business. Armed with a trademark, you can keep competitors from pulling traffic off the search engines when people search for your site.

01.17.13
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Benefits of having a domain name and web site for your business


A website give a customer a ‘shop-front’ that is not only for 24 hours a day or seven days a week but it is also situated right on their desktop. A website gives the customer. Customer can access information on all your products, no more sales person with limited knowledge trying to explain something. No more waiting lines for help, all people will access immediately.

Domain name of your website gives great freedom to the business process. Having your own name is like having an address, then infinite emails can be added to the name so different departments within the company can be reached without having to wait at reception.

A domain name adds professional authenticity. In the area of communication the email system opens up many avenues. Instead of having to put clients on hold because of limited personnel, innumerable email can arrive at once, even when there is no one in the office. Website and domain name is easy, simple and most importantly it’s very cost-effective process. It’s a key door to anyone those who wants to enter in a mall.

01.17.13
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Corporate Domain Name Hosting


The corporate domain name hosting plan is the ideal web hosting solution for those who require extra features for a more efficient website. These include additional web space, email addresses and professional technical support. In addition, the clients have the option of choosing a UNIX or Windows server hosting package. Browse our website and sign up for the cheap corporate ecommerce hosting solution.

The Best Corporate Hosting Services :
Our corporate web hosting account is perfect for businesses looking for the stable and reliable web hosting option. We offer our clients the most affordable way to take advantage of the best hosting features and to present a very professional image on the Internet. With plenty of space and useful features, this corporate domain name hosting account will give you room to grow as your business grows.

Corporate Web Hosting Reseller Plan :
Reseller website hosting is the perfect option for those of you who wants to start their own Internet hosting business without worries about servers’ setup, monitoring, and all other technical issues. We’ll do all the technical staff for you – so you can focus entirely on making your business grow! As our hosting reseller you can create as many hosting plan variations as you like. You will have the flexibility to monitor each client’s disk and bandwidth usage using the H-Sphere Software. We remain completely in the background and manage the server hardware and software for you.

Expand your online presence and take advantage of our corporate web hosting packages. We have all the facilities to fit any customer’s needs, because our affordable corporate ecommerce hosting solution and personal website hosting plans range from simple basic plans to professional packages with lots of features.

01.17.13
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5 Reasons to Invest in a Domain Name for Your Business


Though Economic times call for small businesses to get creative and acquiring a domain name is an important first step in building a successful online business. Purchasing a domain name is only the solution to make your business online. Cpwebhosting.net provides you 5 reasons why to purchase a domain name:

  1. COST :
    The cost of acquiring a premium domain names is cheaper than continuously paying for local or regional print advertising.
  2. THE INTERNET IS KING :
    Customers now look to the internet first where they can find you 24/7 support. When was the last time you flipped through the Yellow Pages?
  3. GEOGRAPHY :
    You can immediately reach a broader market with the Internet because your site is always available to all potential customers no matter what time it is where they are.
  4. CUSTOMER CONTACT :
    You can more easily stay in touch with your prospects and customers by gathering their email address and interests directly from your website.
  5. MEASUREABLE AND FLEXIBLE MARKETING OPTIONS :
    Online advertising is easy to track and adjust based on your budget. Dial up or dial down your marketing efforts depending on how well they are generating traffic.
01.17.13
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Importance of Domain Name


Domain name is the name given to a website. It distinguishes one website from another. It provides a unique identity for you in the web world. You can promote your business by choosing the domain name carefully. Domain names are permanent and it retains your identity throughout your web presence. Generally, companies choose the company name or brand name as the domain name.

World Wide Web is the name given to the huge network that we call as Internet. It contains millions of sites. New and new sites are being added on a daily basis. More and more people are using the Internet for their business and work purposes. With this wonderful medium, business has truly become global.This has given a new dimension to modern day business. In future, it is expected that business will be done online only. Already online transactions are the preferred mode of business for a high percentage of the consumers in the advanced countries. So, we can safely assume that modern businessmen cannot do without online transactions. Everyone knows about the importance of the business card for the companies. Domain names have become the modern day business card. Business cards have their limitations, whereas websites has the potential of accessing innumerable customers. It helps to promote business and get new customers. The domain name should be able to portray the image of the company. Domain name should also be search engine friendly, so that customers are able to find your company easily. This makes your products accessible to millions of customers worldwide. Modern day business has become highly competitive and having the right domain name enhances the prospects of a company in a huge way.

The next step after choosing your domain name is to register it. Domain name registration is very easy. You can approach one of the many web hosting companies to register the name for you. It hardly takes a few minutes to register. Once registered, the domain name will become the unique online identity of your company. Computers find the domain names through Internet Protocol (IP) addresses. But it is not humanly possible to remember these IP addresses. Domain names are more user-friendly and easy to remember thus enabling the prospective online customers to find your company. Domain names are generally simple words or phrases. It is essential to choose words of phrases as relevant to your company as possible. Always choose short names which are easy to remember.

01.17.13
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Domain Name Registration and Privacy


When you register your first domain name, you get your introduction to one of them. There’s a lot of information they want. Your name, your email address, your physical address, your phone number. For each of 4 separate categories, and the Registrant, Admin and Technical categories are publicly available

Email addresses, phone number and physical addresses must be valid. Once again the right to privacy of law-abiding individuals is being abridged supposedly to help catch lawbreakers. Since this information would be provided under a court order making it publicly available just invites abuse.

Spammers, scammers, stalkers and the idle whacko can easily get this information. The result is an increase in the amount of spam. So, there are two ways to protect your privacy if you are a private individual without access to a legal entity:

First a proxy registration is one alternative. You make binding legal agreement with a company which will register the domain name as if they owned it and then provide their own information to meet the requirement. For each domain, they will set-up a special email which they will monitor and forward to you, usually after spam filtering, if you want them to.

They retain your data and will also monitor physical mail. You will be notified of first class mail which appears to or could be legal documents or if registered or couriered mail arrives.

The other alternative is called “private registration”. Here your name would still appear as registrant. You would provide the names of the admin and technical contacts. But the address, email and phone number would be provided and monitored by the organization handling the private registration in essentially the same manner as a proxy registration. Thus with this alternative you remain in full legal control of your domain name since it is registered in your name rather than the name of a proxy.

If you decide to pursue a proxy or private registration, make very sure that you are working with a legitimate company with a track record. A domain name can be a very valuable possession. Both your registrar and, if it’s a separate organization, the entity that does the proxy or private registration must be quality, legitimate outfits. Registrars offering extremely low prices which are way out of line with the going rates – unless it’s a special – just might be after your credit card and identity.

01.17.13
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DOMAIN NAME


A domain name is an identification string that defines a realm of authority, or control in the Internet. Domain names are formed by the rules and procedures of the Domain Name System (DNS). Domain names are used in various networking contexts and application-specific naming and addressing purposes. In general, a domain name represents an Internet Protocol (IP) resource, such as a personal computer used to access the Internet, a server computer hosting a web site, or the web site itself or any other service communicated via the Internet.

Domain name is basically divided 3 subordinates levels these are called sub domains. The first-level set of domain names are the top level domains example of these domains are com, net, and the country code top level domain etc. The second and the third level domain names are typically open for reservation by end-users that wish to connect local area networks to the Internet, create other publicly accessible Internet resources or run web sites. The registration of these domain names is usually administered by domain name registrars who sell their services to the public.

An important function of domain names is to provide easily recognizable and memorizable names to numerically addressed Internet resources. This abstraction allows any resource to be moved to a different physical location in the address topology of the network, globally or locally in an intranet. Such a move usually requires changing the IP address of a resource and the corresponding translation of this IP address to and from its domain name.

Domain name registration with a registrar does not confer any legal ownership of the domain name, only an exclusive right of use.

The rapid growth of the network made it impossible to maintain a centrally organized hostname registry and in 1983 the Domain Name System was introduced on the ARPANET and published by the Internet Engineering Task Force.

Today, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers manages the top-level development and architecture of the Internet domain name space. It authorizes domain name registrars, through which domain names may be registered and reassigned.

A domain name consists of one or more parts, technically called labels that are conventionally concatenated, and delimited by dots, such as example.com.

  • The right-most label conveys the top-level domain; for example, the domain name http://www.example.com belongs to the top-level domain com.
  • The hierarchy of domains descends from the right to the left label in the name; each label to the left specifies a subdivision, or sub domain of the domain to the right. For example: the label example specifies a node example.com as a subdomain of the com domain, and www is a label to create http://www.example.com, a subdomain of example.com. This tree of labels may consist of 127 levels.
  • A hostname is a domain name that has at least one associated IP address. However, other top-level domains, particularly country code top-level domains, may indeed have an IP address, and if so, they are also hostnames.
  • Hostnames impose restrictions on the characters allowed in the corresponding domain name. A valid hostname is also a valid domain name, but a valid domain name may not necessarily be valid as a hostname.

Few companies have offered low-cost, below-cost or even cost-free domain registrations with a variety of models adopted to recoup the costs to the provider. These usually require that domains be hosted on their website within a framework or portal that includes advertising wrapped around the domain holder’s content, revenue from which allows the provider to recoup the costs.