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01.23.13
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Add-On Domains, Parked Domains and Sub-Domains


Once you have a website up and running, you may want to launch other websites. The default way to do it is to register new domain names and open new hosting accounts. However, opening new hosting accounts can be expensive, especially if you still have plenty of free space and bandwidth available in your original account. Fortunately, it is possible to share the web space and bandwidth of your original account among different sites.

You can basically do so through: Add-On Domains Parked Domains, and Sub-Domains

What is an Add-On Domain?

An add-on domain is a new domain name that points to a subdirectory within your existing domain hosting account, where the website for the new domain will reside. Add-on domains must be registered domain names that you own, and that are configured to point to your web host’s servers. A hosting account can be expensive, especially if you have
From a web user perspective, an add-on domain functions just like any other domain.

The advantage of add-on domains is that the browser’s address bar will show ‘http://www.add-on-domain.com’ (there will be no reference to the original domain), so the process will be totally transparent to your users. If your users navigate to another page, their browser will accordingly show ‘http://www.add-on-domain.com/anotherpage.html’, just like it should.

Apart from sharing web space and bandwidth with your main domain, add-on domains also get their own cgi-bin and statistics.

Many web hosts now offer to set-up add-on domains for free. This is only fair, since you are not getting any more web space or bandwidth. Others, however, will charge you a modest one time fee, which is not bad, especially when the cost of registering the new domain is included. Finally, some web hosts will charge you a montly fee for each add-on domain you set up. In some cases, that fee can be very close to the monthly cost of your web hosting account, to the point that it is better to just open a new hosting account for the new domain. If you plan to set up add-on domains in the future, you’re better off avoiding this kind of account.

What is a Parked Domain?
A parked domain is a domain that doesn’t have a hosting account associated to it, and that is usually enabled with URL forwarding capabilities, so that it points to an existing website. You may at one given point want to register a separate domain name for your newsletter, so that it is more memorable, but may not want to move its pages to a new server, open a new hosting account, or pay to establish an add-on domain.

The difference between a parked domain and an add-on domain from a web user’s perspective is that with a parked domain the URL in the address bar will change to the physical location of the page as the page loads. From a webmaster’s perspective, the difference is that the parked domain won’t have its own separate statistics reported through the control panel of your hosting account.

Parked domains are also a good alternative for webmasters whose site is hosted by a free hosting service, since by using a memorable parked domain users won’t need to remember the cumbersome web addresses usually associated with free hosting accounts.

They are also widely used by members of affiliate programs, who forward the parked domain to the merchant pages, so that they don’t have to use an affiliate URL that includes their affiliate id.

What is a Sub-Domain?

A sub domain, also known as a ‘third-level’ domain, is a great way to create memorable web addresses for various sub-sites of your site Large businesses use sub domains to establish branding and focus on separate products or services, because a sub domain creates a separate URL and web presence, all within your same main hosting account. It is also possible to redirect (forward) traffic from a particular sub domain to another location, either within the main site or to a different website altogether.

You should be able to set up and manage add-on domains, parked domains and subdirectories from your hosting account or domain registrar control panel. However, as we usually suggest, always consult with your web host before proceeding if you have any doubts.

01.23.13
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A Very Simple 3 Step Process To Find That Perfect Domain Name


There are very simple 3 step processes to find out the perfect domain name using some free online tools

Step 1: Decide on a Theme.
It is very important that you decide on a Theme for your web page. Once you decide on a theme you should pick a Name that works well with your Theme. If your theme is about Pets you wouldn’t want your Domain Name to be All-About-Plants.

Step 2: Find a Domain Name
If you do not have a Domain Name yet and if you are at a Loss at what name to use don’t despair their are a few free online tools you can use. If your web site theme is Debt Reduction and Bill consolidation then you would probably want a Domain Name with one or more of those words in it.

Step 3: Register Your Domain
Before you can register your Domain name you need to make sure it is still available. Once you have found that Perfect Domain Name and verified it is indeed available Internic has a List of approved Internet Registrars You will notice that the List of Registrars is Long and confusing.

Host Your Domain
Now all that is left is to host your Domain. There are hundreds of Web Hosts available some good and some not so good. It is really hard to know which ones to use. Now anytime you want a New Home on the Web Just follow this simple 3 Step System.

01.22.13
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Free Web Hosting Explained


When it comes to your business web site, you want to be sure that the hosting service you choose is dependable, affordable, and offers all the features you’ll need for future growth. Many business people just starting out sign on for free website hosting expecting to enjoy tremendous savings. Unfortunately, they soon realize there are many pitfalls in free website hosting. Let’s explore some of the main differences between paid and free website hosting to see which will work best for you.

Nothing’s really free, is it? That’s an old saying that goes a long way… even online. For any free hosting provider you find, there are always trade-offs for receiving free webhosting. For starters, you give up having your own domain name in most cases. Instead of having your own domain name, you’ll likely receive limited space at the host’s domain name. Your website name will appear after the “/” of their full domain name. This can hinder your business in the long run because you are not able to establish your own Web presence.

Other trade-offs include very limited web space, advertisements on your web page that can draw away your visitors, limited features, and limited programming capabilities. You will not be able to considerably expand your site with such limited space. Also, you will have to conform to the host’s programming requirements, which may be limited to only one style of programming. Your features and capabilities for web design will likely be very limited.
Free hosting is no cost involved but has some limitations with respect to the features, connectivity, bandwidth, disk space etc. A free web hosting is an option for limited bandwidth and disc space without any investment. Free hosting is always a best choice for a cost solution for personal web sites. A personal website can be managed with limited bandwidth and disc space with considerable services. For a learning purpose a free hosting could be taken where not much bandwidth, disk space and programming required.

01.22.13
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Upload your files using a FTP


Most graphical operating systems have a browser installed by default. The basic idea is to first establish a connection with server and your computer and then upload the files.

  1. Open your web browser and enter ftp://username@domainname.com in the address bar.
  2. You will be prompted to enter the password for this account
  3. Once you successfully login you will see a listing of the files in your website on server.
  4. You can now drag files from your local computer into this folder to upload files to server or drag files from this folder to your local computer to download files off your website.

If you require a different home page name (called a “default document”), you can update it through the Control Panel or technical support person accommodate your needs. Please let it know what name you require. In most cases it is easier to rename your home page to one of the documents above. Please note that some file names (such as .asp and .shtml) are reserved for specific types of web applications. If you are unsure of which file extension to use, you can probably safely use .htm or .html.

Also, these documents carry an “order of precedence” as they are listed above. For example, if you have both an index.html file and a default.html file, the index.html file will show up when viewing your site with the domain name or IP address.

01.22.13
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INTERNET SPACE


In computing, an internet space defines a range of discrete addresses, each of which may correspond to a network host.
Internet spaces are created by combining enough uniquely identified qualifiers to make an address unambiguous. Components of an internet space may be the same but unless all are identical, the locations will be different.
An internet space usually provides (or allows) a partitioning to several regions according to mathematical structure it has. Some nested domains hierarchy appears in the case of directed ordered tree as for the Domain Name System or a directory structure. In the Internet the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) allocates ranges of IP addresses to various registries in order to enable them to each manage their parts of the global Internet address space.
The user-friendly interface of the Internet is based on a multi-layer global network system connecting hundreds of millions of computers worldwide. This system is comprised of multiple local and global networks serving private, public, business, academic and government purposes.
The Uniform resource locator, popular as URL, is the global web address of documents, including web pages or image files, and programs such as Java applets. It is aimed at identifying the location of a document or a program available on the web and specifies the mechanism for accessing it through a web browser.
Internet addresses can be linked to the objects, and the final scenes can be published on the Web. Internet space is used to upload your website on the internet or in simple words we can say that if a person or company wants his website to be accessed on the internet then he or she has to buy internet space on the internet this is called IP address and is unique for all.
Uses of addresses include, but are not limited to the following:
* Various kinds of network host addresses in computer networks;
* Uniform resource locators in the Internet.
Another common feature of internet spaces is mapping and translation, often forming numerous layers. This usually means that some higher-level address must be translated to lower-level ones in some way.
The Domain Name System maps its names to (and from) network-specific addresses (usually IP addresses), which in turn may be mapped to link layer network addresses via Address Resolution Protocol. Also, network address translation may occur on the edge of different IP spaces, such as a local area network and the Internet

01.19.13
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FREE URLs


In computing, a uniform resource locator (URL) is a specific character string that constitutes a reference to an Internet resource.

A URL is technically a type of uniform resource identifier (URI) but in many technical documents and verbal discussions URL is often used as a synonym for URI.

URL (Uniform Resource Locator, previously Universal Resource Locator) is the unique address for a file that is accessible on the Internet. A common way to get to a Web site is to enter the URL of its home page file in your Web browser’s address line. However, any file within that Web site can also be specified with a URL. Such a file might be any Web (HTML) page other than the home page, an image file, or a program such as a common gateway interface application or Java applet. The URL contains the name of the protocol to be used to access the file resource, a domain name that identifies a specific computer on the Internet, and a pathname, a hierarchical description that specifies the location of a file in that computer.

The Uniform Resource Locator was created in 1994 by Tim Berners-Lee and the URI working group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) as an outcome of collaboration started at the IETF Living Documents “Birds of a Feather” session in 1992. The format combines the pre-existing system of domain names with file path syntax, where forward slashes are used to separate folder and file names. Conventions already existed where server names could be prepended to complete file paths, preceded by a double-slash (//).

Every URL consists of some of the following: the scheme name, commonly called protocol, followed by a colon, two slashes, then, depending on scheme, a server name such as exp. ftp. www. etc.) followed by a dot (.) then a domain name (alternatively, IP address), a port number, the path of the resource to be fetched or the program to be run, then, for programs such as Common Gateway Interface (CGI) scripts, a query string, and an optional fragment identifier.

The scheme name defines the namespace, purpose, and the syntax of the remaining part of the URL. Software will try to process a URL according to its scheme and context. The domain name portion of a URL is not case sensitive since DNS ignores case. URLs with https as a scheme require that requests and responses will be made over a secure connection to the website. Some schemes require authentication allow a username, and perhaps a password too, to be embedded in the URL. The domain name or IP address gives the destination location for the URL. The port number is optional; if omitted, the default for the scheme is used. If the port number is omitted for an http: URL, the browser will connect on port 80, the default HTTP port.

Some of the companies provide these URLs for free. A URL is a URI that, “in addition to identifying a resource, provides a means of locating the resource by describing its primary access mechanism (e.g., its network location)

01.17.13
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REAL ESTATE WEB PAGES


Real estate is “Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or housing in general. Also: the business of real estate; the profession of buying, selling, or renting land, buildings or housing.”

A web page or webpage is a document or information resource that is suitable for the World Wide Web and can be accessed through a web browser and displayed on a monitor or mobile device. This information is usually in HTML or XHTML format, and may provide navigation to other web pages via hypertext links. Web pages frequently subsume other resources such as style sheets, scripts and images into their final presentation.

Web pages may be retrieved from a local computer or from a remote web server. The web server may restrict access only to a private network, e.g. a corporate intranet, or it may publish pages on the World Wide Web. Web pages are requested and served from web servers using Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP).

Web pages may consist of files of static text and other content stored within the web server’s file system, or may be constructed by server-side software when they are requested. Client-side scripting can make web pages more responsive to user input once on the client browser.

So basically real estate web pages would establish a real estate agency on World Wide Web.

Property realtors want to convey the message that they’re reliable and well-established. They want home buyers to feel that they will be purchasing property from a company that’s dependable, steadfast and time-tested. That’s why most of them opt for a classic and sophisticated theme for their websites, rather than a sleek, modern theme.

DOMAIN NAME : One of the most important things in a web site is the domain name. In a perfect world the perfect domain for you will be realestates.com but nowadays you have to satisfy with some additions like myname-realestate or realestate2000 or other that matches you specific activities.

WEB SITE DESIGN : The next step is to make the site design. It’s important when a visitor comes to your site you have to keep his attention it can be done by using light, soft colors and a slogan like “We are probably the best …” These things will put you in better position in your visitor’s mind.

Structure of a web site:

WEB SITE MENU : The site must have a main menu near the header where the visitors can find basic information about your company.

Don’t put in that menu secondary information like Terms and conditions, you can put it in additional menu.

SEARCH FACILITY : The search engine is very important especially if you have a big number of properties. It’s good if it keeps the visitor’s previously search – for example if he search for all properties of type Apartments and he gets 120 results then it’s good if he can choose region London and the search engine shows him all the apartments from region London which are 90. Then if he can choose the property price range the search will tighten the results to 20. And here is his apartment!

If there are a lot of common characteristics of the properties you can place all of one kind in the left or right column.

NEWS : The news section is useful for the search engines, they like to know if your site is being updated recently and they will thank for your efforts in their search engine results.

NEWSLETTER : The same is for your visitors. You can send them your latest properties or you can just send them greetings. So they will know they are important for you and you hold on them.

PROPERTY LISTING : In the property listing – for example in the home page as Special Offers or in the search results usually the visitor gets a number of properties and you have to help him to decide which property is for him. Usually you put a part of the information here – for example the property name, a short description, price or other.

Once he had chosen a property there you must show him complete information.

PROPERTY DETAILS : Every visitor will be pleased to find complete information about the property he is interested in. Give as much detailed information as you can. Place an image of the property also.

You can also add some files for download such as price lists, brochures or other key information; it would be good if you place your contact information in case of further visitor’s interest.

ADDITIONAL FEATURES : In your real estate web site you can place also many other helpful information which can be useful for your visitors to reach you easily. Such as:
Property enquiry form – where the visitors can send their enquiries

Submit property form – where they can submit their own property for sale or rent. Etc.

01.17.13
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Pay Per Click Search Engine Marketing Strategies


PPC is one of the most popular ways to advertise the website or small business to reap the profits. Whether a company is dealing into selling of a product or just want people to gather few informative sites, you will need to make sure that people have the opportunity to click on it. PPC, or pay-per-click, as it is popularity known as offers that. You pay a search engine to register your site and keywords relating to your site. It is effective when people enter those words, your site pops up. You only pay when someone clicks on your link.

PPC is one of the most popular ways to advertise the website or small business to reap the profits. Whether a company is dealing into selling of a product or just wants people to gather few informative sites, you will need to make sure

It is true that in order to increase the traffic, a business has to pay for the right key phrases. Ones that are most commonly entered will cost more, so it can help to work with a professional to determine the best course. An internet marketing firm can manage your PPC Search Engine Web Marketing campaign and track your sales. For getting the success in online marketing, a company has to plan out its strategy to work upon. Know what your website will focus on and who will be the target audience. Write for some copy explaining some of your product or service needs. Where applicable, think about adding photos, sound or short movies. After that, youll require to register your domain name. Whoever you register with will also let you know if that name is already taken.

After hosting, you will require a host site. This allows your site to be available online at all times. Once you’re all set, you might want to think about hiring someone to help design your site and make it look professional.

Conversion of visitors into Potential Customers is the sole purpose of PPC activities is to increase the usability and popularity of the website so that customers can easily reach to your and avail your services.