I recently visited GoDaddy for one of my clients and found that they have made it quite challenging to link your GoDaddy domain to a web host separate from their services. As a web developer I am familiar with their marketing efforts so with a bit of searching I did find what was needed, yet…
For a business website most people will want an email address that is domain specific. So instead of using something like mybusiness@gmail.com, instead have an email such as contact@mybusiness.com. In the past this was commonly provided for by using the hosting accounts email server and then either routing the email to one’s Outlook mail application…
A question I am often asked is how to get a domain specific email address. There are a few options here, so I wanted to provide you the most common options. My long time favorite for mail is Gmail. It provides a great deal of space (10 GB currently for the standard account), the tools…
URL Naming Overview One of the primary considerations of search engine optimization is to ensure that the principle aspects of a web page are named effectively, which ideally will help achieve a good web page relevancy rank. If you’ve read my other posts you will have noted I talk a lot about the importance of…
GoDaddy.com is one of the most popular domain name and hosting companies, and since working within the GoDaddy environment is not always so easy (and they have changed things a bit with their recent update) I thought I would talk a bit about how to navigate the common areas. Firstly, when you log-in you will…
I thought I would share a few thoughts regarding common Domain Name oversights my clients (and yes, even I at times) have made with their websites, and a few strategies for web success that are often overlooked. 1. Domain Name Choices: When you choose a domain name for your business, do your best to select…
I’ve talked some about parked domains in the past, but since so many of my clients are confused on this subject, I wanted to provide a bit more information. The first thing to understand are that parked domains are additional domains which you host or have pointed at your hosting account by a domain registrar…
There are times where you will need to redirect a URL to another, and considering that there are lots of methods of redirection, and lots of questions about the best method, I wanted to offer a few thoughts on this. Firstly, we need to look at the common reasons for redirection. These are: Moving to a…
A question that often comes up for the website designer is when is it necessary to change a domain name, and upon changing, what is the best method to link to it? Firstly, as a rule it is generally not a good idea to change your domain name if you have an established web presence…
You have likely seen ads for buying vanity domain extensions, those .xxx commercials, and have asked yourself, is this something I need? My answer in short is “NO”. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) used 2011 to encourage customized (and very expensive) extensions for top-level domains (i.e. Volkswagon buying .vw or Wells Fargo…