Author Archives: Saniya

01.23.13
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a .com or a .ws?


I am a Comp Eng major and I am developing this small tool which I will be selling for a small fee. I need a domain name for my “company”. Ok so I am between two available choices: either a 8 letter .com or a 4 letter .ws .. which one do you think I should go for??
I think .com will be best.
Neither.

Take both the .info and .biz

.com is king and will be for a long long time. The others are for those unable to acquire the .com.
.biz is the ultimate in cheese wiz
no choice. .com

.ws means worth shit (actually means western samoa)

Take any open global domain (com,net,org,info,biz) if you want to sell globally, or a .us if you want to be associtiated with the US market.
I’d avoid repurposed Country code domains. For a busines .com is preferrable even if longer, but .biz a second choice.
01.23.13
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Linux Web Hosting: The All You Need to Know


Linux hosting is also famous now the time but Linux web hosting is so named, based on the operating system on which the web server software, database, and coding conventions reside. The functionality and robust nature of Linux has definitely made it a very viable alternative to Microsoft and Unix-based operating systems. Linux is now recognized worldwide as an enduring network, file/print, and web server operating system. Endearingly called a LAMP server, the Linux web hosting model is based on the server having a LINUX operating system, an APACHE web server application, a MYSQL database, and a PHP server markup coding application.

The advantages of Linux-based web hosting surround the premises of reliability, security, functionality, and price. In the case of reliability, there have been documented cases of Linux servers running for one year without technical difficulty or downtime.

Security is a bittersweet advantage. While out-of-the box installations may have known security vulnerabilities, Linux is continually evolving patches to make the operating system more bullet-proof, and overall, provide a greater degree of security than most Windows-based installations.

01.23.13
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Domain Forwarding/Redirection


I have listen about Domain Forwarding/Redirection but dont no what is this.
anybody can tell me

Domain forwarding is also called as URL redirection/forwarding. It is a technique on the world wide web for making a web page available under many URLs. It allows to redirect web requests for our domain name to content hosted on a different server.

The users might search the same URL’s under different names, example gogle.com and googel.com. In this case, the companies or organisation can register these domains. So that it will redirect to the correct one google.com.

An author may move a site to a new domain name. Using the URL redirects, the incoming requests to the old URL will be redirected to the new URL. This will help the users who use bookmarks and also avoid to search and detect the new URL in search engines.

01.23.13
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Is it better or not to get domain name separate from hosting company


hi,

i’m all new to this but was wondering if i should register domain name with a registrar or whatever it is you call it or can i just sign up with a hosting company like ix webhosting where they allow you to register 1 domain name. my concern is this, if for any reason i decide to switch hosting company, can i bring this domain name with me.

Prevent yourself from any possible trouble and register the domain at a registrar seperate from the web hosting company.

Never register your domain with your web host. It’s a bad idea!

most of the problems i read are usually because the users did not check to see if the domain name is actually registered to them insted of the hosting company. i was assured by the company i asked ( ix webhosting ) that i have full control over my domain and would be listed as the owner so i assume shouldn’t be too difficult to transfer if i find their services lacking. please correct me if i’m wrong

Completely agree with actually owning your domain name, because if you ever have problems with the hosting company, you can always transfer your domain name. From personal experience I have lost a domain because of this.

My answer is yes! I learned it the hard way, with my site down for a whole week.

While sayng ALL hosts are “keeping your domain names” may be a bit exaggerated, there are DEFINITELY more than just a few HUNDRED horror stories. I have personally come across quite a number of situations myself switching hosts for my clients; many, including some well established hosting companies, are making transfers or even changing nameservers DIFFICULT, and you could guess the reason why

Having two different provider for Domain and Hosting is totally depends on the clients and the way in which he find himself comfortable, some prefer different providers and they cant give the whole control to one ervice provider, whereas some prefer single provider as it help them in resolving the technical issues. So its all upto you and your mode of working.

01.23.13
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How to Choose a Hosting Web Package Cheap


You can get a cheap hosting but the thing which is very important is this to find a hosting web package cheap you really need to do your homework and search the internet for the right host for you. But beware, just because a company might offer a hosting web package cheap you really need to look at what the package offers.

Many companies offering a hosting web package cheap may only give you a limited amount of Disk Space like 100 or 150 MB(megabytes).If you want an ecommerce site then you may need more disk space if you plan on having more customers. Another thing to look for when trying to find a hosting web package cheap is the amount of Transfer they give you. Transfer is the traffic or the amount of visitors that they allow to come to your site. If the amount of visitors exceeds what they offer in there hosting package, they may charge you more per month for extra Transfer. Again with a cheaper hosting package you may only get 10 or 15 GB(gigabytes) of Transfer. Common Gateway Interface, is a protocol script used to make your site dynamic. Flash banners, moving objects. With the right web design program or scripting knowledge and a host that offers CGI you can easily bring your site to life.

01.23.13
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How many domain name??


hello,

When you all buy a domain name – Made-up Example: cpwebhosting.net

Do you also buy cpwebhosting.com, cpwebhosting.us, cpwebhosting.info, cpwebhosting.org etc to park? To protect others for using your idea

If you have an ambitious project in the works, then yes, register all related domain names.

Normally having a multiple versions also helps in search engine efficiently.

If you have the money, you can buy up all the tld. No one can blackmail and extort you for money holding any of your domain name.

I think its best to buy up as many versions as you can afford. But only market one brand, and like you said park the rest at your main site. If you run a webhost, or use private name servers, you could use one(I usually use a .net) for the name servers, and still park it on the main site. Many uses for variants of a name.

I think you’re safe if you buy both the .com and .net extensions.
It helps in search engine when all the gTLDs are registered with the same domain name and same owner, when you register all the gTLDs for single domain and try to search for that name in google then the google will list all the services and related pages for that domain name.
Thats Better to get other extensions too but if you are going to keep your brand and have your domain name be kept in your visitors mind, dont park those domain names on top of the main one.
01.23.13
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Free Web Hosting


For free web hosting you should look for some features like:

A brand new hosting provider which boasts features that are too good to be true usually won’t last for too long. They were offering 500MB of storage, 10GB of bandwidth per month, domain hosting, unlimited domain parking, CPanel with just about all possible features, absolutely no ads and this only for 150 posts in their forum.

If the site looks like it was bought from a man in a white van, or if it’s using a design from a free template site, it’s probably just a waste of time.

Advertising placed on your web space is how free web hosting providers support their service. Having someone else’s ads displayed on your page is usually the price you have to pay for their free service. There are a select few hosts that won’t plug in banners or other forms of advertising in exchange for your performing other services in their favor.

Forums, guest books, counters, polls are always nice features to add to your site. If you can’t or don’t want to handle installing such an addon from a third party you could look for a host that already provides it.

Also consider going with a host that will offer you a paid subscription if you go over this quota instead of simply blocking access to your page. On these basis you can choose a free web hosting.

01.23.13
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Can .eu domains for US residents?


Can I register / own .eu domains even if I am from the US?

Does anyone have any experience on this?

as far as i know, NO

To own the name, you need a business connection with the EU or an address in EU.

Unlike .us or .ca citizens of EU countries that are living outside the EU cannot register .eu

how ever if u have a contact person residing in EU, you can register a domain in his/her name.
01.23.13
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Does Your Host Fight Spam?


Is your host is capable to fight with spams? Then your answer is very important actually Website hosting companies generally provide their clients email accounts for use with their domain, but are you with a host that provides those email accounts with Spam and virus protection?

Webmasters shouldn’t need to seek out local filters for their site’s contact email addresses. There are a variety of server level solutions a hosting company can offer to protect their users from unwanted emails. A most basic step is provision of a very rudimentary blacklist functionality to their users, allowing them to prevent future Spam emails from arriving from the same address.

More advanced server level Spam filters are available. A small advance is accomplished using keyword filters. Keyword filters merely check for instances of a certain string of characters and deny the message if that string if found.

Currently the most sophisticated filtering methods use Bayesian inferences. Bayesian filters take a large data set and determine the probability a message is Spam based on its similarity to previous Spam messages.

01.23.13
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.in aftermarket prices


Hello,
There are some LLL .in domains available. I think .in aftermarket prices will be going up very quick!

I think u r right because India’s economy is booming.

I think india .com is growth but ltd .in maybe after this wave

Only 3% or so of India is english speaking. That’s still over 30 million people, but a far cry from 1 billion. It’s still a nice extension and probably a good mid to long term bet.

India has more people who speak or understand english than any other single country in the world. That would make sense being they were a former British colony.

Still there are premium domains are available ??

200 premium and some thousands low-quality like zxj domains are available.

The sheer size of the economy is probably not that important.
What is important is the work ethic, biz traditions, stable financial institutions.
India is lacking all those.
The really bright Indian kids from the low castes have zero chance to make it good.
Instead – they go to UK or US.
The maharajas are loaded & fat & somewhat foolish. But they control the country.
On top of that: Both India & China are going to experience the extreme social unrest for generations to come. Both of these countries are practicing selective abortions (mostly girls). As a result, the ratio of boys to girls will be around 70/30 in India and 60/40 in China.
Good luck there with your investments.
Iraq anybody?

I might be interested in regging a few but please be aware while India may have the growth, the people, the money, the economy it lacks infrastructure to support the internet growth it needs to compete with developed countries, even China lags here. USA, Germany,UK, even Norway and Sweden are way ahead because of infrastructure not economy as it relates to the internet & domains so it’s something to consider when buying domains with the .in ext.