What is a Domain Name?

The term domain name refers to the address of a website. To make it simpler, domain names are essential to websites in the same manner that names are important to people. Can you imagine people being addressed or being called using a series of pin numbers instead of their names? Remembering names is already a problem for most people so you can just imagine how chaotic it would be if people do not have names but just numbers.

This works the same way with websites which are addressed using domain names instead of a series of numbers commonly referred to as IP address. Like most numbers, IP addresses can be hard to remember and they are permanent meaning a new IP address for a new web hosting company.

While an IP address is just a series of hard to remember numbers, a domain name is something that can be given character and can be easily remembered. Try to browse the internet and if you want to know the domain name of the site being viewed, look at the browser bar.

The last word or series of letters after the domain name is the TLD (top level domain) also called extension under which the website address is registered. Examples of most common TLD´s are .com which refers to a commercial domain, .org which refers to a non-profit domain and even cn or fr which stands for China or France and which refers to the country domain. The extension are preceded by a period which is read as dot.

Both the name of the website and the domain extension make up the complete domain name of a site. People who are about to register their domain names should think carefully about the name because domain names are unique and it is what gives the website a unique characteristic.

By registering your domain name, you get the exclusive right to use that domain name but only for a certain number of years depending on the policy of the company where you bought your domain name. When that period expires and you want to continue using the domain name then you can renew your contract.

When choosing your domain name, you can use a maximum of 67 characters made up of letters from A to Z or number from zero to nine or a mixture of both numbers and letters as well the hyphen. The maximum of 67 characters already includes both the sub domain name and the TLD. SO if you want to have an easy-recall website then you better start thinking about a witty domain name, The key is to make your domain name catchy, easy to remember and more or less gives the user an idea of what the website is all about.

However, you can already register a domain name even if you do not have a website. On the other hand, registration of a domain name does not carry with it a website. While some domain registering companies offer web hosting, you can register your domain name with them and choose from the various web hosting companies.

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The Shortcut List

Let’s say you wanted to find two thousand people who would share an interest in your upcoming product.

Now, let’s say that you wanted a way to contact them and to send them updates and even a purchase link when you were ready to go.

Time for a squeeze page and an auto responder, right? Not necessarily. There’s nothing wrong with creating a list, but there could be a much more efficient way to get the job done.

Twitter.

You can gather thousands of followers and “Tweet” them the messages of your choice at any time. You don’t need to worry about opt-ins, delivery or staying on the right side of the regulations.

If you’re not using Twitter to create a “shortcut list” that can drive traffic to your offers, you’re missing a great opportunity. This is one of the easiest ways to get started with permission marketing in the history of the Internet and many marketers are already making money by talking to their followers instead of just sending those emails to their list.

Are you on Twitter? Are using it the right way? If you’re not sure, you need to do some investigation.

Build your Website Tonight

WebSite Tonight is an Internet-based, do-it-yourself Web site creation tool. It enables users at any level to build a professional-looking Web site. No knowledge of HTML is required.

Professionally designed Web page templates with color-scheme and photo combinations provide you with thousands of options. You really can build your own Web site even if you have no technical skills. Open your Internet browser, select your images and type your text. Just like that, your site gets built or updated.

Get a head-start building your site with WebSite Tonight’s pre-built templates. There are over 90 five-page sites to choose from! Page titles, navigation buttons and layouts tailored to your interests are all built right in. You simply replace the text and images with your own, and your site is ready for the Web. It’s easy!

Over 8,000 FREE images… animals to architecture, people to places. And don’t worry; you’ll find what you’re looking for fast thanks to the Image Gallery’s handy Search feature. Of course, if you still can’t find what you’re looking for, easily add your own favorite images. WebSite Tonight supports .jpg, .gif, .png, .bmp, .jpe, .jfif, and .dib.

Start using Website Tonight now.

A Multi-media Course on Blogging

I'm evaluating a multi-media course on blogging from the folks at Simpleology. For a while, they're letting you snag it for free if you post about it on your blog.

It covers:

• The best blogging techniques.
• How to get traffic to your blog.
• How to turn your blog into money.

I'll let you know what I think once I've had a chance to check it out. Meanwhile, go grab yours while it's still free.

Advertising Your Website In Your Email Signature

If you have a Web Site that you are particularly proud of, and that you want to share with other people, there are a lot of free ways that you can get your site noticed.

One of those ways is something that you do everyday, and that you may not even consider as a way to share your Web Site. Put the link to your site in your email signature.

Chances are that you send out emails more times that you can count during the day, Each time you send out an email, you can advertise your site by putting the address of your Web Site in your email's signature.

It's always a good idea to write something catchy like, The Best Marketing Tools or Real Estate in Michoacán, depending on what type of site you have.

The thing to remember about putting an advertisement in your signature for your site is to make it short, but eyecatching.

You want people to be interested enough to want to click on it, but you also don't want to scare them off.

Just like it is with any advertisement, you want to give them just enough to be interested and take a closer look at what it is that you are advertising.

Think about what it is that your site is about. What is really going to interest people about it and want to visit? That is what you should include in your signature, and that is what is going to get people to go to your Web Site.

6 Tips In Working Online From Home

To be successful in working online from home, there is more you should do than just have a computer and strong Internet connection. Remember that this setup is unlike the traditional office environment. You need to make certain adjustments in your working style, schedule, and even attitude to ensure productivity. There are certain working online tips that can help you perform well.

1. Have a definite work place. This can be a spare room anywhere in the house or a space in your bedroom. One thing you have to keep in mind is that your work place or home office, as what others like to call it, should allow you to function with little or no distractions. It should be well-lit and -ventilated and spacious enough to accommodate your other office gadgets. Once you have identified your work place, orient your household members about it and request them not to trudge in whenever you are working.

2. Determine your working hours. Though there are online jobs that require you to work during specified hours, some jobs allow you to work anytime of the day. Choose the time when you are most productive and be very disciplined. Just like in a corporate office, you are not supposed to leave your work when you feel like it. Keep in mind that you should maintain a professional attitude even without a prying boss or officemates.

3. Set daily goals. Doing so can help you identify your priorities and allow you to manage your time. Write your goals in a journal and see if they are met at the end of your working day. Without outlining your daily goals, you seem to be shooting aimlessly and might achieve nothing in the end.

4. Get away from online distractions. There are many of them really—social networking sites, video streaming sites, downloading sites, among many other things. Not only can they slow down your computer, they can also take much of your time. Consider this, the full 30 minutes you spend watching a video is possibly the same amount of time you need to type one thousand-plus words. And you don’t want that significant loss, would you? It’s not that you are not allowed to visit any of these sites; it’s just that you have to make good use of your working time and be as productive as you can be. Remember, there’s a proper time for play.

5. Take some breaks. The other extreme tendency in having a work-from-home online job is overworking. This is because work is just within reach and it is easier for you to spend more time doing it than relaxing. Working too much is not the way to do it, as this can potentially burn you out. Rest when you need to. Take your meal on time. Have coffee breaks. Take a day off.

6. Go out regularly. Since your job now only involves you, a computer, and a virtual community, you need to socialize and get connected with people. You can, for instance, have a movie date with your best friend or a slumber party with your former officemates. Never spend a whole week locked in the house; find a way to spend at least a day somewhere.

While these tips can help you function well, much of your success in working online from home still depends on your perseverance, dedication, and patience.

Real Estate Virtual Office

The Real Estate Virtual Office is integrated with a central MLS site as an additional source of traffic. The realtor site has everything it needs to publish properties and get contact messages from visitors.

Each site can be custom-fitted with special designs, flash, graphics, colors, etc. The modular scripting design allows each site to be completely customized.

Each site is independant from MLS site, but all properties will be automatically sent to MLS. Site owner can add anyone to member list of his site that he chooses. Each member gets a personal page with controls to add/manage properties, communicate with other members and reply to contact messages, and edit personal webpage.

Virtual Office Features:

Controls to manage:
- pages
- members
- properties

Realtor tools:
- property listing tools
- contact message management system
- internal communication system


Standard Pages

Site Map
- create/edit/delete pages
- each page has spanish/english version
- each page has traffic log
- each page has access control setting (public/members)
- automatic page listing in site map


Contact page
- displays contact info and form
- automatically accepts contact messages


Property Listings Search Page
- includes all active properties from agent members
- each property has contact form
- unlimited photos per property (includes spanish and english description space)
- can enter prices in pesos or dollars with auto-convert


Agent List
- create/manage list of members that can log into site.
- display sales agent list for public viewing

Visit the virtual offices we are hosting at:

www.DelBosqueMorelia.com

www.Mexatua.com

The anual fee to use a virtual office is $650.00 USD (for the first year) payable through Paypal.

Second year and therefore $300.00 USD. Domain name is included.

Contact us if you want to use a virtal office.