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How to get a free domain name

Of course it is possible to get a free domain name for your website. There are many hosting companies out there that give free domains for the first year after you purchase hosting from them.

At Solidhostglobal we give free domain for life with all our Reseller Hosting plans. You just get a free domain., For life no yearly renewals. Just free for life. However this free domain offer is for new clients and not applicable to people who already have new domains.

What if you are not purchasing reseller hosting? Of course we still offer cheap domains with free email forwarding service, Free DNS management and much more.. See our domainpricing

 

Man loses $360,000, goes to court over stolen domain name

Do you know that your domain can be stolen even after registration? Check out the story below of a man who paid $360k just for a single domain , 81.com only to have it stolen afterwards.

A man who says he paid $360,000 to buy the domain 81.com alleges it has been stolen.

Sami Debizet filed an in rem lawsuit (pdf) against the domain in U.S. District Court in Virginia in an effort to recover the domain.

According to Debizet, he paid $360,000 to acquire the domain on May 7, 2013.

Two number .com domains are extremely rare and sales are infrequent, but this domain is probably worth a lot more than $360,000 today. NameBio shows just three two-number sales since 2014 and they are all for over $1.7 million. 2013 was before the big Chinese surge in short-domain investing.

One thing that’s troubling about the case is that it appears this domain has been out of the Plaintiff’s control for many years, and perhaps only in his control for a very brif period. Historical Whois records at DomainTools show the following timeline:

May 9, 2013: Japanese owner, domain at Melbourne IT

July 11, 2013: Domains By Proxy, domain at GoDaddy

September 13, 2013: Chinese owner, domain at eName

The Whois records show various Chinese owners since 2013.

Debizet’s declaration might shed more light on this, but it has not been add to the court system yet.

If anything, it seems like it will be difficult to argue common law trademark rights in a domain that was only in the owner’s control for a brief period of time six years ago.

Greenberg & Lieberman is representing the Plaintiff.

 

Source: domainnamewire.com

Comment by editorial team

We advise everyone to be careful as nothing is impossible especially in the virtual world of the web.

1. When registering a domain, make sure to search out a. Reputable domain registrar.

2. Be sure to confirm your domain by clicking on the verification link usually sent upon domain registration.

3. Make sure that your domain is under *Registrar lock* to prevent unauthorized transfers.

4. Keep a strong password in your accounts.

Avoid what you can avoid while it could still be avoided.

Are you unsure about the status of your domain? Contact us for assistance securing your domain(if hosted with us)

Don’t have a domain? Click here to register a domain

How to get an online store

Do you sell goods and services? have ever had any feeling to have an online presence for your business? These are the things you would need!

  1. Domain name  don’t know what a domain is? Click here!
  2. A fine logo to give first hand impression of what you do. Click here to check our logo design service. If you already have logo, fine.
  3. SSL(https with greenlock in browser)
  4. A Hosting Account. Click here to know what that means.
  5. Design fee to pay your developer
  6. SEO(search engine optimization, done after the site is fully done, so your Site and products will show in google and other search engines)

    What you’ll get
    1. payment gateways integration to accept card payments on the site (if you have business account, or you can use your personal bank account)
    2. PayPal integration
    3. Free listing in online business directories
    4. Integration of social media and promotion tools
    5.24/7 support
    6. Regular site checks and Recommendations

  7. Dedicated account assistant to help you with issues in your account.

Then you can decide if:
1. You want to have sub distributors/vendors that will have sub stores under your site and you pay them commissions
2. If you want SEO or not( above)
3. Your shipping/delivery method (to be listed on the site and includes in your terms and conditions on the site
4. If you want us to help with technical management of the site. (Site management is billed at $20/month for clients and $150 for non clients.

We’ll need from you:
1. All clear and quality pictures of your products( you can always send more if you add more, at any time)
2. Legal documents(privacy policy, terms of use, shipping policies, refund policies.) We can help you with these, after thorough consultations between you and our legal team.
3. Various social handles for your company

4. More details as work progresses and ends.

That’s all!

If you should need an online store, try our robust platform today!

How to start a Blog

I’m sure you must have heard about blogs and bloggers and blogging. And somehow something in your head would keep asking, how do i start my own blog?

Well to start a blog you have these things to deal with:

  1. Getting a domain name: For those who are just visiting our site for for the first time. Visit here to know what a domain means. The link would also guide you through the steps to get your own domain and the basic terminologies associated with domains. Check our various domain prices here
  2. Get a web Host : In case you don’t know what web hosting or a web host means or need recommendations of good web hosts, check here
  3. Find a web developer: These days there are many developers. You can even develop your blog by yourself without coding language We shall update it in our next series of tutorials.. check here  to see our tutorials. But if you feel that you would be too busy to do it yourself, you can place an order here for our professional web design services. We deliver in 5 working days.
  4. Start Blogging: We want to believe that before you embark on a blog creation project you must have determined what to blog about, and the sources of your blog. So once your developer is done, nothing again remains, blog away!
  5. Ensure to have your site Optimized for Search Engines: The popularity of your blog becomes real when it begins to come up in search pages. For that to happen you need to use the services of an SEO expert. You can reach us here or use our livechat or whatsapp channels to order for our expert SEO service.

However we would like to advise on

  1. The use of content. It is always special to be unique. Take your time, search the world, search the web, and deliver something new, something different from the normal COPY and PASTE that most bloggers have attuned themselves to. Copyright issues have dragged down so many blogs. Googl e has no tolerance for plagiarism. Take your time, get content and bring out a unique output.  You will find that you will drive traffic. The world always needs something new, a change in the way of things.
  2. Graphics and Images: Illustrations and images are one of the biggest things that grow blog traffic. But you must know that most of the images you see on the web have copyright. To be on the safer side, we advise that you use public license image services like pixabay or create your own graphics yourself. There are many free tools on the web for graphics and and illustrations.

Once your Blog gets good traffic, remember to pay our tutorials a visit for guides on how to monetize your blog. Every hardwork deserves a reward!

What is a domain?

A domain is the “Internet House Address ” of your website. Let’s look at the internet as a world, a villa. Your business will represent your house or estate on that world or village.
So if you were to ask someone to pay you a visit at your “Village house” you’re going to need to give them a specific “house” address to look you up.
This is where your domain comes in.
Let’s say your business name is davisconsults. You can register your domain using any domain extensions like: .com, .net, .biz, .store, .foundation, .org etc. Click here to see domain extensions
The .com domain is the most common domain extension for any type of website.
However these days many TLDs have come up such that you can have a domain extension for your type of business. Eg. An online store can use a .store, an organization can use a .org, a business can use a .biz. There are also country-based domain extensions like .in(India), .ng(Nigeria), .UK(United Kingdom) .us(United states) etc.
The prices of domain extensions vary depending on the WEB value.
So having decided which domain extension is best for your business you would need to register the domain.
Once registered it becomes your web address. Eg. davisconsults.com
Anyone anywhere in the world would be able to visit your “web House” by just typing your domain in their browser.

Start your domain search, find the perfect domain for your business today.

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