Domain Names And Web Optimization
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the domain names are registered with regulatory body eg. all domains ending .uk are registered with Nominet regardless of who you registered it with.
It is this regulatory body who charge the renewal fee to the people who registered the domain who then pass this on to you (with a markup!!).
As this is the case you can not buy a domain name outright, you just need to negotiate a better price based on the length of time you have it. ie. "how much if i pay ten years all at once now?"
Hope this answers at least one of your questions.
It is this regulatory body who charge the renewal fee to the people who registered the domain who then pass this on to you (with a markup!!).
As this is the case you can not buy a domain name outright, you just need to negotiate a better price based on the length of time you have it. ie. "how much if i pay ten years all at once now?"
Hope this answers at least one of your questions.
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c2webdesign
Looks like the post above has helped with points 1 and 2 - and I can help with 3.
There's many different techniques to optimising a site which can not be summed up in a one lined answer. The following should help set you on your way:
- Make sure the title of each of your pages is relevent to the content of each page (preferably by adding your keywords) - plus make sure each page has a different Title
- Ensure your keywords are shown throughout your page - but remember not too much as you may be penalised for over using your keywords.
- Try to conform with the W3 standards at http://www.w3.org - this helps ensure your coding is valid and that search engines can visit and index your site more efficiently.
- Add ALT tags to all images, which can also be used to increase keyword count
- Add a sitemap
- Get relevent and relevent themed sites (preferably those who are linking to your competitors at the top of the search engine listings) to link back to you
- Don't use hidden text (same colour text on same colour background) otherwise you could be penalised
For more tips, hints and articles join my free weekly search engine optimisation newsletter at http://www.c2webdesign.co.uk
Hope this helps,
Dean
C2 Web Design
http://www.c2webdesign.co.uk
Web Design | Online Marketing | Search Engine Optimisation
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There's many different techniques to optimising a site which can not be summed up in a one lined answer. The following should help set you on your way:
- Make sure the title of each of your pages is relevent to the content of each page (preferably by adding your keywords) - plus make sure each page has a different Title
- Ensure your keywords are shown throughout your page - but remember not too much as you may be penalised for over using your keywords.
- Try to conform with the W3 standards at http://www.w3.org - this helps ensure your coding is valid and that search engines can visit and index your site more efficiently.
- Add ALT tags to all images, which can also be used to increase keyword count
- Add a sitemap
- Get relevent and relevent themed sites (preferably those who are linking to your competitors at the top of the search engine listings) to link back to you
- Don't use hidden text (same colour text on same colour background) otherwise you could be penalised
For more tips, hints and articles join my free weekly search engine optimisation newsletter at http://www.c2webdesign.co.uk
Hope this helps,
Dean
C2 Web Design
http://www.c2webdesign.co.uk
Web Design | Online Marketing | Search Engine Optimisation
Sign up for a FREE weekly search engine optimisation newsletter at http://www.c2webdesign.co.uk
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LT said:
Nominet will only register in periods of 2 years at a time for .co.uk's .coms you can register for up to 10 Years.
Some companies offer discounts for purchasing multiple domains. We charge a flat fee of £5.47 for a .com or co.uk and £1.50 for a .info (who uses them anyway??)
We offer 10% off all domains if you have more than 10 - that means people can benefit from registering more domains for cheaper and longer!
As for optimisation, we periodically do a free google review and report on a webpage for UKBF members - if you'd like one then have a read through what we'd need on the following forum.. http://www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=3187
Rob
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LT
Yes, what I meant was that some companies will charge for 20 years for example in advance and they just pay Nominets renewal every two years.
i do not advise people to do this as if the ISP you have paid your fees to goes bust you have lost your big advance payment and still need to pay Nominet anyway!!!
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Mathew said:
You're better off letting Google find your site through someone else linking to it.
Maybe you can find someone to add a link to your site - you should have a web statistics package with your hosting - just keep an eye out for the googlebots coming in and indexing your site. Then it's just a matter of time. This doesn't however guarantee any rankings.
Rob
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VeryMark
One of the things I have come across is the disreputable practice of some ISP's of registering customer's domain names in their own name. This means that if you want to move ISP or the ISP goes bust, you have a problem - one of our clients found that their ISP had gone into liquidation and the Treasury Solicitor was trying to sell their domain name as crown property!
If your ISP has registered your domain name in their name, you are legally entitled to demand that they transfer it to you at no charge, since you are the beneficial owner in law and they hold the registration only in trust for you.
As, like company name registration, domain name registration provide no legal right or protection, you should always consider registration of your name as a trade mark, since this is the only effective method of legally protecting your identity across all areas.
If your ISP has registered your domain name in their name, you are legally entitled to demand that they transfer it to you at no charge, since you are the beneficial owner in law and they hold the registration only in trust for you.
As, like company name registration, domain name registration provide no legal right or protection, you should always consider registration of your name as a trade mark, since this is the only effective method of legally protecting your identity across all areas.
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Crossguard said:
Just to strike Philips point home...
I would advise you check with the ISP that they don't do this. If you're at all unclear simply register the domain elsewhere as you do not have to register the domain with the hosting company you are using - so long as you can at least change your nameservers you can theoretically host anywhere.
I have seen too many people caught out by this practice and most times they have been people that we are familiar with and that just forgot to check with us before doing something they were unsure about.
Just one story out of hundreds.... I have a client who firstly got convinced into purchasing their domain name for £600 per annum and then it was registered in the salesmans name.
Rob
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LT
I will also stress this point!!
i had a client who did not realise the domain was not registered to him. the isp would not transfer it at all and would not even change nameservers. they insisted on forwarding the domain to the site we built but it went through a loading page stating "this domain registered by XXXXXXX"
if that was not bad enough they insisted on renewing it every year to ensure i could not register it for him when it expired!!!
to say that it annoys when people do this type of thing understatement as unfortunately we all get tarred with the same brush. you have do to three times the work to prove your credibility to your clients!!! so many people have been stung by ISP's that it makes the market a lot more difficult for those of us who want to genuinely help our clients. I am sure Rob will agree!
i had a client who did not realise the domain was not registered to him. the isp would not transfer it at all and would not even change nameservers. they insisted on forwarding the domain to the site we built but it went through a loading page stating "this domain registered by XXXXXXX"
if that was not bad enough they insisted on renewing it every year to ensure i could not register it for him when it expired!!!
to say that it annoys when people do this type of thing understatement as unfortunately we all get tarred with the same brush. you have do to three times the work to prove your credibility to your clients!!! so many people have been stung by ISP's that it makes the market a lot more difficult for those of us who want to genuinely help our clients. I am sure Rob will agree!
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VeryMark
You can check ownership details of any domain name through various "whois" services - see for example http://www.networksolutions.com/en_US/whois/index.jhtml
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@ LT I agree
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You can also check domain and whois here http://www.register.matrixxhosting.com
The domain registration is totally seperate to our hosting and we're backed by one of the biggest registrars.
You can change nameservers simply, create your own-branded dns, register different owner, tech, admin + billing contacts etc etc if you wish.
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Rob
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You can also check domain and whois here http://www.register.matrixxhosting.com
The domain registration is totally seperate to our hosting and we're backed by one of the biggest registrars.
You can change nameservers simply, create your own-branded dns, register different owner, tech, admin + billing contacts etc etc if you wish.
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Rob
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