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Domain names are like your wesbite’s phone number. Or address. Something like that. They’re necessary, but have you actually put thought into yours?
Maybe your web developer disappeared. Maybe your webmaster is holding your website hostage. Maybe you’re fed up and ready to fire your web designer. Maybe an employee that registered everything has lost all the usernames passwords. You’ve lost control of your website!
What does your email address say about you? Does using a Gmail or Yahoo email address come across as professional as one using your own domain? Obviously, it’s subjective. But first impressions are important, so you should put thought into your email address rather than just using that Gmail address you’ve had for the past ten years.
It’s pretty common that we have to help clients transfer their domain name from one provider—a domain name registrar—to another. Frequently, they want us to move it over to our account so they don’t have to worry about it any more. And we also occasionally have clients leave us, so we have to help move those domains as well.
Your domain name is a key part of your online identity. At the most basic level, a domain name is a website address (such as www.tandsgo.com), but it’s actually a little more complicated than that.
If you have a website, you’re almost guaranteed to have a domain name. But if you’re not careful, your domain name can expire and you may even lose it, which results in your website being offline.
What’s in a name? A lot, when it comes to consistency across the web. If somebody searches for you on Twitter using your domain name, but your Twitter handle is different, your company’s Twitter feed might not show up. The same goes for platforms such as Instagram and LinkedIn. Without a consistent name across all of those platforms, potential customers will have trouble finding you. Figuring out an alias for your company isn’t always as straight forward as it sounds.
Whether you’ve never had a website or have had one for years, you may benefit from some guidance on domain names. You may be fine with the one you have, or you may need some guidance in picking a new domain name. This quick insider’s guide will help you make sure you have the best domain name for your organization.
Have you received a bill for your domain name in the mail? You may be getting scammed. If you receive what looks like a bill for your domain name in the mail, it may be a company practicing some questionable (at best) marketing tactics. There are several ways to know if the bill is a scam.
