Shopping.com ?

http://www.shareholder.com/visitors...eleaseid=164975

I'm new to this domain game and questions on my way to fame....

Q: I just got my first domains (awww.....) and I want to really design the sites myself for ads, but for now, I'd like to park them. What kind of commitment is involved? Can I park domains for a couple weeks and then get out of the parking spot?

Q: For parking, do I need to pay hosting fees? Or I just register a domain and park, no fees?

Q: Why does it seem like some domains that mean nothing, make no sense (dcoulpet.com etc) draw traffic and sale bids? What does it take to get traffic?

Q: Is it possible/feasible to register a brandnew domain (ie, no pre-existing traffic, links) and build traffic? How?

I got a lot more questions but for now, I'm all questioned out.

Originally Posted by RJBlocks

Q: Can I park domains for a couple weeks and then get out of the parking spot?

Yes, you can park your domains for whatever time you see fit. Would it be couple of weeks, couple of years, couple of days or even couple of hours (yes, even couple of hours is possible - nowadays DNS propagation is almost instant). The only thing you will need to change when you'll feel like parking them at another spot is nameservers at the registrar.

Originally Posted by RJBlocks

Q: For parking, do I need to pay hosting fees? Or I just register a domain and park, no fees?

This depends on your hosting company. Usually they make it clear to you, how many domains you'll be able to host/park/add with hostingplanA or hostingplanB. Sometimes it could be unlimited (although I strongly discourage you to using hosting which advertises 'unlimited' space and bandwith). Contact your hosting company if in doubt.

Originally Posted by RJBlocks

Q: Why does it seem like some domains that mean nothing, make no sense (dcoulpet.com etc) draw traffic and sale bids? What does it take to get traffic? Q: Is it possible/feasible to register a brandnew domain (ie, no pre-existing traffic, links) and build traffic? How?

Good questions. Please let us know when/if you'll get an answers to them.

Q. What "DNS" stands for in domains industry ? :love:

A. "DNS" stands for Domain Name "System, Service or Server".

Server.But as on Wikipedia .
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a system that stores information associated with domain names in a distributed database on networks, such as the Internet. The domain name system associates many types of information with domain names, but most importantly, it provides the IP address associated with the domain name. It also lists mail exchange servers accepting e-mail for each domain. This means that DNS is involved with each page visit on the internet and with each email message sent.

DNS is useful for several reasons. Most well known, the DNS makes it possible to attach hard-to-remember IP addresses (such as 207.142.131.206) to easy-to-remember domain names (such as "wikipedia.org") Humans take advantage of this when they recite URLs and e-mail addresses. Less recognized, the domain name system makes it possible for people to assign authoritative names, without needing to communicate with a central registrar each time.

can anyone please be so kind to explain what the term rep added mean?

reputation added

Heya

What should i do if i have bought a domain what a company with a tm has?
Answers: Redirect your site to there current site

Q: What does "pr4" mean?

Originally Posted by agasonex

Q: What does "pr4" mean?

Google pagerank 4. :)

Wow, thanks. (Feels kinda dumb now. >.>)

Originally Posted by smadison

I'm really surprised no one responded to this one, as it's something all of you domain speculators should be jumping on, and doing so loudly. Dynamic DNS allows broadband internet users to identify their domain name with a dynamic IP. Since most ISPs allocate dynamic IPs to home users, these subscribers are otherwise inhibited from establishing their own domains. With DDNS, users can register their domain and associated with a server on their own network (say, a WinXP box running IIS) in spite of the fact that their IP will change periodically. Originally we used to roll our own DDNS services using bind and nsupdate, but today anyone can subscribe to a DDNS service provider. And the best bit is--it's usually FREE! The DDNS provider then updates the A records, MX records, and CNAME records to your new IP every time it changes, snap!

got to dyndns.org for dynamic dns services. cheap as heck.

Though I do like how each of the entries are posted in a category specific to their content, is there a way to see them all in one shot? Since there are not a lot of them to view right now, it probably isn't much of a big deal, but then again, I like ot take chunks of time from my day to read FAQ's, and to read them all in one shot would be great.

Also, thank you for the site.

Lisa

hi to everyone
I am new here (joined just today!) as well new investor too in domain names. Could you please suggest me the best ways to sell domain names? Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by macbd

hi to everyone I am new here (joined just today!) as well new investor too in domain names. Could you please suggest me the best ways to sell domain names? Thanks in advance.

Well, feel free to start your own threads and look through the forums and see if your questions have already been answered recently. IF the haven't - them post a new thread and one of the many helpful members will help you.

-Steve

Thanks
 

Hi Steve!
Thanks for your nice suggestions....

Originally Posted by KingDon

How do I choose a good name to register? If you can find 5 people you strongly believe would have an interest in the name, then it's worth a shot. Know who your prospects are before you buy the domain name. The object is to buy something you can sell, not because it sounds nice. This is what separates the collectors from the sellers. Only buy what you think you can sell, and always go with reason over emotion when uncertain.

Nice post!
I would like to add few more things regarding this questions.

If we think of the other aspects of domain name which plays
a very important role in SEO. Then choosing a good keyword
for a domain name is also very improtant.

So waht makes a good keyword?

You can choose a good keyword by doing a bit of research using
google, wordtracker, and overtune.

Using wordtracker & some other SEO tools you can check the traffic
of that particular keyword. The more traffic that keyword has the
more profitable that keyword becomes and so the domain becomes.

Then if the cost per click of that keyword is high, then it can pay
you some good bucks if you are parking them.

But again these tow factors are secondry the main point which one
should take care that your main aim is to sell that domain name,
so the name must attract the buyers.

Now a days most of the general names are registered so you should
think of some innovative names. But then again you should take care
of the fact that you are buying the domain name for selling.

Originally Posted by agasonex

Q: What does "pr4" mean?

PR- Google Page Rank (or PR as it is often referred to as) is simply an indication of the number of websites that link to a specific website. It also attempts to indicate the quality of those links. PR ranges from 0 to 10 (with 10 being the 'best' PR and 0 being the 'worst'). The vast majority of small business websites will usually find they have a PR of between 0 and 5.

To calculate a particular sites PR, Google uses a fairly complicated algorithm based on the number of web links that it is aware of that link to the site in question. This algorithm will also take into account the PR of the page that is providing the link, thus a link from a web page that has a PR of 7 will be considered more valuable than a link from a page with a PR of 4.

For more details on PR and DMOZ see this thread-
http://www.namepros.com/domain-newb...html#post712182

Q: What is the order of importance between .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .web, .name, .us (and any other of the popular ones)

Originally Posted by mbony

Q: What is the order of importance between .com, .net, .org, .biz, .info, .web, .name, .us (and any other of the popular ones)

What activity you have in mind behind the domain? I.e. will it be for a big corporation, church, portal, etc?

Originally Posted by localpub

What activity you have in mind behind the domain? I.e. will it be for a big corporation, church, portal, etc?

They would be used for a minisite.

1) .com-->most imp

2) Then .net, .org or .biz depending upon the kind of site you are
trying to develop.

If it is business related then .biz.
If it is internet related or some kind of portal or information site .net is good.
If it is for any non profit organisation then you can go for .org

3) Then .info

4) Then .us

5) Then .name or .web-- these names are not widely used.

Originally Posted by invincible.vib

4) Then .us

Or *YOUR* contry's ccTLD...

Who is RJ?

Originally Posted by texasgamer

Who is RJ?

Nobody knows. Some suspect he's a secret agent of Mossad, MI5 or FBI; but as you realise, this information couldn't be confirmed.

Joking... Joking...

He's the owner of NP.

If I want to redirect my namepros domain somewhere, how do I do that?