Domain Names: How to stop cyber squatters by Securing Typo, Singular / Plural and reverse of your domain names

Domain Names: How to stop cyber squatters by Securing Typo, Singular / Plural and reverse of your domain names

Domainers have always been regarded by most as cyber squatters, although I totally disagree to this statement, some domainers actually capitalize on this hence the negative image it portrays. As long as there are money to be made in it, there will be at least some who’d be doing it (Like how Google had many [...]

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Philippines and Web 2.0: Startups and current websites, where you at?

Philippines and Web 2.0: Startups and current websites, where you at?

I’ve always been a fan of Web 2.0, I believe it’s one of the biggest thing that changed the whole internet landscape (after the Internet bubble burst in 2001). The Philippines has always been known for outsourcing in the I.T. industry, but what I’m really interested is to find web 2.0 companies that exists here. [...]

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Domain Name: Questions to ask before you get that domain name

Domain Name: Questions to ask before you get that domain name

For people getting their own domain name the first time, whether it is for your business, self or as an investment, there are a series of questions that you might want to think about before you get a domain name. Here are some questions to ask before you get the domain name that you want…

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Domain name: How much would you pay for a domain name?

Domain name: How much would you pay for a domain name?

One of the things that I asked when I first started in domaining, is ‘how much would you pay for a domain name?’ I found it really interesting and vital before I do start investing in Domain names. If people were only prepared to pay a small value, it might not be enough for me [...]

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How companies or individuals should register a new domain name

How companies or individuals should register a new domain name

I remember the first time I registered some of my domain names, there were a lot of hesitations and questions that I had. There are questions on to how it all works and also how safe it would be for us to use credit cards online (yes, this has been and still is a problem [...]

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Zappos: Acquired by Amazon for $888 million, values domain names

Zappos: Acquired by Amazon for $888 million, values domain names

The idea started when the founder couldn’t find the right shoes for himself, and so he started a website called Zappos. Zappos was initially a online shoe retailer but has later expanded into different things (like clothes, accessories etc.). They’ve become a household name as an online retailer and is one of the most popular [...]

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Domain Name Investment: .INFO, cheap and less risky domain name

Domain Name Investment: .INFO, cheap and less risky domain name

There were only five types of domain names that I’ve invested so far, .COM, .NET, .ORG, .BZ, and .PH, the lowest price I remembered for a registration of my domain names were at $6.49 / year (a year ago, which GoDaddy increased to $6.99/year now). But with recession, how much can we risk for a [...]

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LogMeIn: Remotely Access your Files from your Computer

LogMeIn: Remotely Access your Files from your Computer

I’ve been using this service for almost a year now and I believe they deserve this post. I have a laptop, as well as, a desktop at home and one thing that I need at times is needing to set something up at home or grab a file to my laptop when I’m not at [...]

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Friendster: Looking for a new buyer, where did they go wrong?

Friendster: Looking for a new buyer, where did they go wrong?

I was a Friendster user from a few years back, it was when Social networks were starting to boom and it was the so called web 2.0 era. But today, as people were saying that its the death of web 2.0, one of the starters of that era is also dying. Where’d they go wrong?

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Domain Name development: The decline of domain name values

Domain Name development: The decline of domain name values

We’ve all been hearing about those really big success stories like Toy.COM and Candy.COM which has been inspiring us to pursue investing in domain names. But it’s not always sunshine and rainbows for us domainers, I’ve been noticing slight declines in values of our domain names. Which brings us to developing domain names…

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President Corazon “Cory” Aquino: A tribute to a great president

President Corazon “Cory” Aquino: A tribute to a great president

To a great president who has served us Filipino people well, we thank you so much for everything that you’ve done for this country. President Corazon “Cory” Aquino, mother of Filipino Democracy, her fight for justice for us will never be forgotten. This yellow ribbon signifies her campaign back in 1983…

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Make money with Domain Names: Affiliate Marketing + Pay Per Click (PPC) in Minisite

Make money with Domain Names: Affiliate Marketing + Pay Per Click (PPC) in Minisite

I’ve so far made 6 of my domain names into minisites, they’re all doing quite well with my expectations and is picking up good numbers of visitors every day. All of which were premium ccTLDs, which were equipped with WordPress and with Pay Per Click (PPC) Advertisements. I’ve then tried getting myself some .COM domain [...]

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Domain Name Development: Essential list of WordPress Plugins for your Minisites

Domain Name Development: Essential list of WordPress Plugins for your Minisites

For a lot of domainers out there, minisites are the way to go these days. I’ve written about my minisite developments here, here, and here, where I highlighted how easy and fast it is to set a WordPress website. One of the best thing about WordPress is the fact that it has so many free [...]

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Offline vs Online Marketing: Billboards vs Domain Names for companies

Offline vs Online Marketing: Billboards vs Domain Names for companies

In the Philippines, you’ll find that in our streets there are tons and tons of billboard advertisements. But when you mention domain names, not everyone even have a domain name and the ones that have a website might just be using Multiply website, Blogger or something free. This is what I think…

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