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Yes, You Can. Do It!

In today’s economy, it has become very challenging for the consumer choosing the right business place that is quality, time and commitment conscious. And for the entrepreneur it is equally challenging to remain in business. So how does one survive in the explosively hyper competitive business world?

Your success in the marketplace depends a lot on the message you convey and the image you project. You may have an excellent product, but if your visibility in the market place is weak you may not get noticed amongst other business houses with a stronger identity. So the most important thing to do is to make people perceive that you are there and you are the best!

In this superfast Internet period, no one has the time to look around and compare products and prices. They rather would finish the deal quickly based on instant communication, flashing specific benefits and added values for what they are looking for, with a click of the mouse. Your website creates lifetime identity for your business. So it is imperative that you have the right name for your website, convey the right message in the right tone and intensity.

If you take care of the basic three ‘C’s-Continuity, Clarity and Confidence, then you have a great chance to win over your competitors.

Continuity: You have to be consistent in projecting your image in terms of your basic marketing and promotional guidelines. There should be continuity in using your logo, choosing the colours and typefaces and placement of information in the right order of importance. In other words your visual presentation. Also take care to have continuity in your message presentation, making sure the tone is kept up, whether it is traditional, playful or humorous.

Clarity:  Today’s consumers are bombarded with influx of information. So you have to make sure you stand out in the crowd. Don’t whisper or shout. Use the right pitch to say who are, where you are and why are you!

Confidence: That is what you need to create in your clients, about your credibility, reliability, commitment and service back-up. Promise only what you will deliver and keep up what you say. And see your client list building up.

Choose the right domain name. Build a good site. Do a great business. Good Luck!

Let ‘.yu’ , ‘.me’ and ‘.us’ Rule the World

Nobody dies, not being able to have access to five star meals. A burger or a sandwich still makes living possible.  When people can’t get what they want, they always grab the next best available and affordable option. There was a time when the domain world thought it began and ended at dot com, single letter, and one word TLDs. But it continued to expand to two, three and many lettered and word domain names. Today, anyone with a laptop, iPhone or a Blackberry can go online in a jiffy and the expansion and growth in the domain name extensions are also unlimited.

The registry’s executive director Predrag Lesic in a statement said, “The appeal for dot ME domain names is truly global. The best part is there are still so many great names available, in every language.” DoMEn reports that the ‘.ME’ domain extension has become popular in the US for both personal and business uses. It is not only popular in the U.S. but also in other countries because it is available and being actively registered in more than 181 countries including Canada, India, Australia, Israel, Spain, the Netherlands and its originating country, Montenegro. Currently, more than 100 registrars offer ‘.ME’ TLDs. So‘.ME’ web names have great potential for Internet users across the globe because it’s all about YOU, making it possible for you to establish a personalized and unique space on the web that is unlike any other.

Christian Zouzas, one of the largest ‘.US’ domain holders says “Many organizations, especially those based overseas, are strengthening their identity in American markets with a ‘.US’ domain name.

There is no end to your imagination. All you need to do is think and ask. And thou shall be given help.

Have a great day

Buy a Domain Name and Kick-start Your Business

Some sites on the web are visited more than others which offer the same service. What could be one of the main reasons? When a client takes the help of a search engine to search for the best place for what he is looking for, he uses the appropriate search word. For example when someone is looking for a place to buy a computer he uses the word computer, laptop, PC and the like, for his search. And he is presented with a million results. So it makes sense to match the domain name to your business to make you more visible on the web. It can be a generic (e.g. ‘computers.com’) or brand name (e.g.  ‘apple.com’) Brand names may rank a little lower than generic names because the search words are mostly general like ‘computer’ than specific, like ‘dell’ ,  unless the search itself is specific.

You are allowed to use as many as 67 characters to coin a name for your domain. But a short name is easy on the mind for remembering and on the fingers for typing. Possibilities of typing errors are minimal on short names. Talking of typing, it is best to keep away from complicated spellings.

It is good to avoid using hyphens because it is confusing when pronounced orally and chances of missing the hyphen while typing is high. 

Mixing numbers with letters is again not a great idea unless it is part of your service, like ‘101computermodels.com’ which actually reflects the choice of products.

‘.com’ TLDs (top level domains) are in highest in demand for a domain name. ‘.net’ or ‘.org’ are the next best choices when you are keen on a name whose ‘.com’ version is not available.

Another alternative to a ‘.com’ name you badly want but which is not available is to try adding prefixes or suffixes to the word.

Be sure that the domain name you want to register does not violate any copyrights or trademarks to create any legal issues or disputes.

Consider registering multiple TLDs to avoid loosing traffic due to type squatters. The same name with ‘.com’, ‘.net’, ‘.org’ etc can point to the same website.

Have a word with your friends, colleagues and clients to know their feedback and impressions. For example ‘experts exchange’ may be read as ‘expert sexchange’!

It is a good idea to avoid domain names with a past history of abuse by spammers or type squatters. It is possible that popular search engines might have penalized them by lowering the page rank (a number which indicates how good a website is in the eyes of Google).

When selecting a domain name have a good plan of action in mind for expansion of your website as your business expands. Suppose you are selling Dell computers and call your domain ‘DellOnly.com.’ It may be a great name, but later when you want to expand selling other brands it is less applicable. In this example you might be better off with a domain name like ‘ComputersOnly.com’.

If your website users are from a specific region or country, then you should consider country TLDs which are location and user based, like ‘.ca’, ‘.au’ etc. Country specific TLDs can rank well when searches are performed within that country.

At all costs try to avoid confusing domain names. Do not pick the wrong spelling (unless you already have established brand name with that spelling).”CoolKits.com” is a better choice than KoolKits .com.

Numbers mixed with letters for fancy spellings like, 4 instead of “for” or 2 instead of “to”, can confuse people. Names that are spelt differently but pronounced the same can also cause some difficulty, like “spear” and “sphere”, “face” and “phase”.

In many instances the plural form of a domain name is more valuable and preferred over the singular form. For example “Coolcomputers.com” is a more desirable name than “Coolcomputer.com”. To ensure you do not loose any traffic to type squatters, register and secure both the singular and plural version of a domain name if they are available.

Your domain name is as unique and important an identity to your domain as your name is to you. Be creative in choosing a domain name. Choose a domain name that can stand out, conveys a positive message and reflects the nature of your website. Choose a name that motivates you. Be sure about what you want so that you do not have second thoughts and want to change it in the future.

What you would ideally want may already have been registered. It is OK to compromise a little. Settle for a domain name that fulfills as many of your criteria as possible.

Good luck with your domain name search!

Have a great day .

Ready Steady Go!

The resources that the World Wide Web provides seem to be limitless for creative minds, young and old. Gone are the times where one could connect to the web world only through expensive, bulky processors, machines, computer monitors and net connections. The web world is now available to be carried in the back of your trousers or in your palm.  If you don’t have a machine walking with you, today you can just walk into a coffee shop and connect to the web world while sipping your cuppa for maybe half the price of the coffee. Every age in the history of mankind has seen economic problems in different shades but mankind continues to survive and flourish.  Whether it is a question of resurrecting timeless problems or realizing the new challenges and available opportunities, all of us have to think about where to take shelter in the passing economic storm.

The virtual world definitely offers unending possibilities for survival. While the entrepreneurs and businessmen in various other fields today are gripped with fear and anxiety about the future of their business, the new ideas of Internet entrepreneurs add spark for the future light. Look at some of the most successful and popular sites like google.com, facebook.com or sedo.com, all founded by brilliant young minds.

Especially in today’s economic scene, there are hundreds of possibilities to brand an idea or concept. Primarily you need a catchy, original domain name. Whether you are a novice, young or seasoned, or an experienced business person, you need a perfect domain to first establish your web identity. Then you just sell your business or additionally, might want to consider monetizing on the potential traffic. There is a booming secondary market willing to satisfy your needs. The face of the web is bright and vibrant waiting to cater to creative ideas and concepts.

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This is Buying Time

Every one is talking about the economic crisis. Whatever may be the scene on global economy, from plumber to paper boy to pastor, every one has something to sell. People sell only because there is someone wanting to buy. And someone buys because there is a need for whatever it is. Despite the economic slump many of us are still on the move and getting the Internet on the go.

Current scenarios offer opportunities for the worldwide industry investors, the domainers, that shouldn’t be overlooked. A recent auction report says more than 20 million dollars of cash – money was bid in about a day (8 hours over two days) by a handful of people who wanted to own just a smattering of domain names.  Some of these names were good and many were just average. All this happened during a week when markets were correcting, new credit/banking problems came to light, mortgage rates inched higher, inflation made headlines and generally bad stuff was foreshadowed to happen in the broader economy. And imagine – all this for something not even physical but the ‘virtual real estate’. Internet is targeting its audience in all possible fields while many real ‘brick and motor’ stores are rolling up shutters. There is still money, a lot of it like a lazy python in the under-bush, picky and choosy about what to target at!

A year or two ago, buying a few domains was difficult because the owners’ asking prices were too high for your liking. Or, maybe you wanted to start up a simple website and couldn’t raise the needed capital for the domain you wanted. Whatever the case may be, these hard times have changed many people’s valuations and priorities. Today, right now, domain sellers are far more approachable. Just a while ago, you couldn’t even think about buying any three character .com for less than several thousand dollars. Now you may be able to pick one up for a couple of hundreds. It’s easier for buyers to flex a little negotiation muscle in today’s situation. Potential names suited to the need of the hour, like obamastaxpolicy.com, obamapolicies.mobi, dot us, dot biz, jobhunts.org, jobhunt.us, jobhunts.mobi, jobhunts.info, and the like are available.

Contact us for your domain name needs. We are ready to help you to buy a domain name.

Spiritual Domaining – Perseverance Pays

It could be buying or selling, it could be stocks, real estate or domains, the biggest mistake one should avoid is to take decisions based on greed or fear.

There are high end stores in any market and they survive because there are enough upscale buyers . There are thrift stores and flea markets with their own clientele too. There is always a demand for both types. Sometimes you pick up great stuff on a second hand sale, an antique piece may be. This is true to any market. More so in the net market. The primary requirement for e-business is acquiring an address in the web world. It may not be possible always to find a valuable or generic name in the primary market. There is a secondary market, small sellers who may have valuable names.

Sedo’s domain market study 2008 shows that of the sale in the year 76% are dot com, 9% dot net,7% dot info. 5% dot org and 3% dot biz names .While 45% was sold on offers & counter offers, 40% in market place,5% as external transfers,5% by brokers 3% at special ‘themed’ auctions and 2% as fixed price domains.There are plenty of dot com, good dot com names still available. As time goes by Internet users and net business is rapidly growing posing a great need for more and more domain names.

As we see and hear stories of many losing millions turning into paupers, we also hear of ’slum dog millionaires’ hitting head lines. Recession is as much a part of any social structure as is growth.After all mankind has survived for many many centuries. This is the time to sow. Sure, a good harvest is assured in times to come. Domains will go up in value faster than any other commodity ever known to man.