Sometimes an old scam shows up in a new technological guise. So it is with domain slamming, where one registrar tricks you into switching from the company with which you currently have your domains registered, to his. In this article, I’ll explain what it is, where it came from, how to spot it, and what steps to take to make sure you don’t become a victim. You may have heard about a practice that telephone companies engaged in several years ago. They would have “customer service agents” call customers from other phone companies, pretending to be

Some have compared it to trying to get into your own bricks-and-mortar store and discovering you’re locked out, while a stranger sits behind the counter – and worse, the cops can’t do anything about it. It’s been going on for years, and if you’re not careful you could be the next victim. Read on to find out how you can stay the master of your domain. This particular crime is usually called either domain name theft or domain hijacking. Another variation of it is domain slamming, which I’ll define a little later in this article. By any name, the results are the same: for some reason, you can’t get into your own domain, you’re not receiving email from that domain, and you

On the World Wide Web your domain name is your own unique identity. No two parties can ever hold the same domain name simultaneously; therefore your Internet identity is totally unique. If you have a business site on the Internet your domain name is your own online brand and in a sense you can use your domain name as your online business card. With your own domain name your web site, and e-mail addresses for example will have that professional look, being unique to your business. Many people often miss the importance of having and then keeping their domain name until they lose it. Once this happens they soon realize that they have lost their whole online identity. How does a domain name work? To understand why you need a domain name you first need to know how a domain name works. A domain name is an

Are you having sleepless nights thinking of the right domain name for youronline business? You aren't the only one. In this day and age, there aremany companies out there competing for the same online customers. Sometimes,something as simple as a domain name may be the difference in who winsthe business in the end. Well, everyone and everyone's grandmother knows by now why having your own domain is so important. To sum it up, here are