- Your domain should be .com extension, especially if your website is a business website, or e-commerce site
- It shoud be short and memorable
- It should be something that is unique
- It should not contain hyphens
- it sounds something brandable
The characters can use to register a domain name
Any domain name must contain between 2 and 63 characters before the punctuation. Upper or lowercase letters is not case sensitive, but most people sue lowercase letters. Some top level domains allow international characters such as Æ, Ø and Å, though these are encoded in a special way making the encoded domain name containing A-Z, 0-9 and hyphens. But normally a domain name can only contain the letters A-Z, the digits 0-9 and hyphen (-), in addition to one punctuation (.) used for grouping the domains in hierarchies, e.g. under .no or .com.
Whonami- How is a great domain name?
It must be simple, unique, and easy to remember. That means that there are many factors what a great domain belongs to, including overall length, number of words, ease of spelling, and how much traffic goes there without prompting. Basically, .com domain name is pricy.
If you are going after a registered .com domain, you will have to contact the current owner, and even then, prices could be high for misspellings and multiple word domains. Before you allow yourself to completely fall in love with a domain name, create a few variants and backups.
Whonami-Here is the statistics in the world of 10 most expensive .com domain names sold until 2015
Basically domain names are very cheap, it is about 10 usd but if you want a best domain you can pay more money to register. These domain names sold as noted in the news and media:
Hotels.com $11 million in 2001
Porn.com $9.5 million in 2007
VacationRentals.com $35 million in 2007
Fund.com £9.99 million in 2008
Internet.com $18 million in 2009
Insure.com $16 million in 2009
Insurance.com $35.6 million in 2010
PrivateJet.com $30.18 million in 2012
Sex.com for $14 million in 2014
360.com $17 million in 2015
Whonami-Some requirements and rules to register a .us domain name
- There are 7 words and phrases are not allowed to register in any .US domain name: fuck, piss, shit, tits, cunt, motherfucker, cocksucker
- Domain names are reserved beginning with: 1-8aaa, 18aaa, 8aaa of any length and ” a” is any numberfrom 0-9. Domains beginning with AAAAA, where A is any number from 0 to 9. Domains beginning with NXX or 1NXX or 1-NXX followed by exactly seven numbers not including hyphens, where N is any number from 2-9 & and X is any number from 0 to 9.
Whonami- It is very easy to register .asia domain names
If at least one of your domain name contacts resides there
OR
Your business, organization, or community group is located in the Asia-Pacific region, you can register a .asia domain.
You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #. We support Chinese, Japanese, and Korean IDNs (Internationalized Domain Names). Domain names can be up to 63 characters, with a minimum of three characters, and can contain letters (a to z), numbers (0 to 9), and hyphens (except at the beginning or end of the domain name).
Whonami-Top 6 domain sales, they are 3 digit or 3 letter domain names reported by September 2015
These are the highest domain sales during the middle week of September, 2015. And please be note that these are the highest value cash only sales that have been reported to The DN Journal.
Domain Names Sold For (USD)
- 588.com 1,000,000
- OBE.com 200,000
- 419.com 150,000
- V68.com 44,000
- QEI.com 14,500
- TGL.net 11,200
The domain 588.com was sold from 4.cn
Why should I register more than one domain name?
If you’re thinking about registering more than one domain name, you’ve got the right idea. Registering and using multiple domains names is great for building your business, protecting your brand name, and creating a dynamic online identity.
When you register multiple domain names, you can:
- Keep your competition from registering a similar domain name drawing customers to them instead of you
- Promote the different products and services you offer
- Drive more traffic to your website
- Enjoy more opportunities to market to — and be listed in — search engines
- Create distinct advertising strategies reaching different target markets
- Provide customers more ways to find you when searching the Internet
- Capture common misspellings of your domain name, instead of sending visitors to an error page
- Protect your brand and online identity
Setting Nameservers for Your Domain Names
When you register a domain name with us, we set it up on our parked nameservers so a temporary page displays when visitors go to your website. After you determine which hosting provider to use, you can change your domain name’s nameservers to remove the parked page and activate your domain name.
If you registered your domain name with another provider, you can still purchase a hosting account with us, use our Off-site DNS services, or use our CashParking® or Quick Content services. If you do any of those, you must view your nameservers in your account with us, and then set the nameservers with your domain name registrar.
Setting Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered with Us
If your domain name is registered with us, use the following instructions to update its nameservers depending how you use or host the domain name.
To Set Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered with Us
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- In the My Products section, select Domains/Domain Manager.
- Select the domain name(s) you want to modify.
- From
(Nameservers), select Set Nameservers. - Select one of the following:
- I want to park my domains — This option parks your domain name on our parked servers. When someone opens your domain name from a Web browser, our default parking page displays.
- I want to forward my domains — Use this option if you want to forward this domain name to another URL. See Forwarding or Masking Your Domain Name for more information.
- I have a hosting account with these domains — Use this option when your domain name is hosted with us.
- I have specific nameservers for my domains — This option indicates that you are hosting your domain name with another company (enter the two or more nameservers your hosting provider gave you), or you have custom nameservers you want to use for this domain name.TIP: For .com, .net, and .edu domain names, see Custom Nameserver Restriction for .com, .net, and .edu Domain Names for information on using custom nameservers with these domain names. Likewise, certain country-code top-level domain names (ccTLDs) have specific requirements for their nameservers. See About ccTLDs (Country-Code Domain Names) to find the Help article with the nameserver requirements for your ccTLD.
NOTE: You must enter at least two nameservers. After you set third-party nameservers and the DNS propagates, you can no longer manage your domain name’s DNS in our system and must contact your third-party provider to do so.
- (Optional) If DNSSEC is available for the domain name’s extension and the domain name is hosted with another provider, you can click Manage DS Records to set up self-managed DNSSEC. See About Self-Managed DNSSECfor information.
- Click OK.
Setting Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered Elsewhere and Hosted with Us
If you registered your domain name with another registrar but are hosting it with us, it must use our nameservers. We send you an email that lists your nameservers when you set up your hosting account. You can also use the instructions below to view the nameservers your domain name uses. Then, ask your domain name registrar how to set the nameservers with them.
NOTE: If you cannot access the Hosting Control Center or have difficulty viewing your domain name’s nameservers, you can contact our support team for assistance.
To Set Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered Elsewhere and Hosted with Us
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- From the My Products section, click Web Hosting.
- Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Launch.
- From the Settings menu, select DNS Manager.
- Click change zone.
- Select the domain name you want to use, and then click OK.
Your domain’s nameservers display in the NS (Nameserver) section. You must provide these nameservers to your domain name’s current registrar.
Example of Standard DNS nameservers:
ns01.domaincontrol.com
ns02.domaincontrol.com
Example of Premium DNS nameservers:
pdns01.domaincontrol.com
pdns02.domaincontrol.com
Setting Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered Elsewhere and Using Off-site DNS
If you purchased your domain name registration with another registrar but are using our Off-site DNS, your domain name must use our nameservers. Use the Standard DNS or Premium DNS instructions below to find your nameservers, and then ask your domain name registrar how to set your nameservers with them.
To Set Nameservers for Standard DNS Accounts
If you are using our Off-site DNS and have Standard DNS (the basic version of our DNS Manager), ask your registrar to update your domain name’s nameservers to:
- mns01.domaincontrol.com
- mns02.domaincontrol.com
To Set Nameservers for Premium DNS Accounts
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- In the left sidebar, click My Account.
- In the Domain Related section, click Off-site DNS Management. The DNS Dashboard displays.
- For the domain name you want to work with, click Edit Zone. The Zone File Editor displays.
- Go to the NS (Nameserver) section to view your nameservers, which are in the following ranges:
- [pdns01-pdns13].domaincontrol.com
- [pdns02-pdns14].domaincontrol.com
NOTE: Nameservers use consecutive odd and even pairs, sopdns01.domaincontrol.com works with pdns02.domaincontrol.com, whereas pdns12.domaincontrol.com would not work withpdns13.domaincontrol.com.
- Set your nameservers with your domain name’s registrar.
Setting Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered Elsewhere and Using CashParking or Quick Content
If you purchased your domain name registration with another registrar but are using our CashParking or Quick Content services, your domain name must use our nameservers. Check with your domain name registrar for specific instructions on how to set your nameservers with them.
To Set Nameservers for CashParking
If you are using CashParking, you must tell your registrar to update your domain name’s nameservers to:
- ns01.cashparking.com
- ns02.cashparking.com
To Set Nameservers for Quick Content
If you are using Quick Content, you must tell your registrar to update your domain name’s nameservers to:
- hpns01.domaincontrol.com
- hpns02.domaincontrol.com
After updating your nameservers, allow 4 to 8 hours for other networks to access information for .com and .net domain names, and allow 24 to 48 hours for other networks to access information for all other domain extensions. If you have difficulty, contact our 24/7 technical support team for assistance.
Setting up Email For Outlook 2007
We know you’re excited to get your email set up on your computer. We offer a variety of ways to help you through this process below: written step by step instructions or the Outlook Setup tool that does everything for you automatically. Ideally, 5 minutes is all you need to get your email working in Outlook 2007.
BEFORE YOU START: To set up Outlook with your email, you need to know your POP or IMAP Email Server Settings and ports. To find them, got to the InfoCenter and write down the information that displays under Email Server Settings.
Setting up Email in Outlook 2007
To manually set up your email account, just follow the instructions below.
To Set up Email in Outlook 2007
- Open Microsoft Outlook 2007. From the Tools menu, select Account Settings.
- Click New.
- Enter Your Name, E-mail Address, Password, and password confirmation.
- At the bottom, select Manually configure server settings or additional server types and click Next.
- Select Internet E-mail, and click Next.
- Enter Your Name and full E-mail Address.
- Select either IMAP or POP3 for your Account Type. Use these settings for your incoming and outgoing servers, depending on the type of email you have:
POP3 Incoming mail server pop.secureserver.net Outgoing mail server (SMTP) smtpout.secureserver.net IMAP Incoming mail server imap.secureserver.net Outgoing mail server (SMTP) smtpout.secureserver.net - Enter your User Name (your full email address) and Password, and selectRemember password.
- Click More Settings.
- Click the Outgoing Server tab. Select My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication and Use same settings as my incoming server.
- Select the Advanced tab.
- Next to Outgoing Server (SMTP), type 80. Then, click OK.
- Click Next, and then click Finish.
That’s it. Go ahead and check your email. If you don’t see any messages, press F9 on your keyboard. To make sure you can send messages, try composing an email and sending it to yourself.
Using the Outlook Setup Tool
The Microsoft® Outlook® Setup Tool automatically configures your email account with Outlook. For the tool to work, your email must be hosted through us, you need to have Outlook installed on your computer, and you need to open Outlook at least once.
To Use The Outlook Setup Tool
- Download the Outlook Setup Tool, install it, and then run it.NOTE: The Outlook Setup Tool is an executable file that you will need to save to your computer, and then launch.
- If applicable, select the email client you want to set up.
- Enter Your Name. This displays in the From field of your email messages.
- Enter your Email Address you want to use with this account.
- Enter your Password.
- If you want to access your email in Workspace Email, confirm that Leave a copy of messages on the server is selected.
- Click Set Up Account.
- Click OK.
Some Internet service providers might not accept the Outlook Setup Tool’s default settings; you might need to manually edit them. For more information, see Troubleshooting Problems Connecting to Email in Outlook Express.
The Outlook Setup Tool supports the following operating systems and email programs:
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If you’re not receiving email messages or you can’t send messages, see Outlook 2007: Troubleshooting. Don’t worry. There are a few things that can happen during the setup process. We’ll help you investigate and fix them.
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