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Category: Domains

Domains 101 – Everything a New Website Owner Should Know

3.04.14 By Erez No comments

Domain names are a part of the system we use to distribute and locate information on the web. Every website has a domain name and most of us browse through them everyday, yet we seem to know very little about them. What is the difference between a domain and a URL, how do I get […]

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Web Hosting vs. Domain Registration Explained

24.03.14 By Bitsy No comments
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Many internet users rarely give a second thought to the inner working of the web until it comes time for them to dive into the deep end themselves. All of a sudden, bewildering questions arise: Should I register my domain name first, or will my web hosting service do that for me? Do I need to go through a domain registrar if I have a web hosting service? Do I need a web hosting service, or can I go it alone? Relax, we have all your web hosting vs. domain registration questions covered:What...

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The Pro’s and Con’s of Generic and Local TLDs

19.03.14 By Bitsy No comments
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A “TLD” or “Top Level Domain” may sound foreign at first, but chances are you see dozens of them each day. A TLD, after all, is a website’s suffix; the .com, .net .co.uk, or .info that comes after all website domain names. When you register a domain name for your own website, the registrar will ask you what kind of TLD you want to use. Should you use a generic TLD, like the classic “.com”? Or would a geographically-specific TLD like “.co.uk” or “.de” be more understandable...

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The Ultimate Guide to Finding Your Domain Name

11.03.14 By Erez No comments
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You’ve assembled your team, picked a killer name, and designed a fabulous logo. Everything is in place until…thud, you find out someone else has cruelly registered the domain on your name before you had the chance to! Fear not. The internet is awash with solutions to the problem of finding the right domain name, and this is a particularly informative place to start. In this blog post, we’ll outline top tips and tools you’ll need to get your website up and running in no time.Great Tools...

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Why You Should Have Your Own Unique Domain?

1.10.13 By Erez No comments

Many of our users are creating beautiful websites but decide to keep their website on the default URL we provide them under our brother-site i-m.co. This usually looks like i-m.co/myusername/mywebsite. Although we enjoy the free promotion from these sites, when doing so, many of them don’t realize how many benefits connecting their own domain might […]

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