.tel domain launch, the next mobile story

Olaf — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:45:21 +0000

Since a few days domain names with the .tel TLD are available for registration. After a sunrise and landrush period it’s possible to register your personal .tel ID for less than $20.

Why buying a .tel domain?

A .tel domain is not like other domain names. These domain names are hosted by “special” .tel hosting providers and a .tel website looks totally different. Since this domain is released for mobile devices, it’s not possible to create your own custom website. What you get is a kind of personal profile page where it’s possible to add personal (contact) information, links and custom text.

Next to this information it’s possible to show “private” information which is accessible only by “friends”, yes there is also a soialc idea behind the .tel domain. People can send messages too each other and become Friends. All communications are done though the .tel control panel or the interface from telfriends.tel website (you need to join that site too). The idea is that people are able to access your personal site on a mobile phone with the ability to choose the way how to contact you (Phone call, e-mail, SMS, MMS, Skype, etc.)

How does it work?

If you register a .tel domain the name server point to the .tel hosting platform from your registration provider or his partner. I guess a domain transfer is not that easy because all data on your .tel website is stored inside the DNS. To enter your data you have access the control panel provided by the .tel hosting provider.

It looks like that a lot of domain names are already registered and there is also a lot of endorsement about the .tel domain. While peope using more and more mobile devices to access the Internet, has this way of communication maybe a market. Telfriends is working now but need really more functions for socialmedia sites like MySpace, facebook Linkedin etc. I’m sure if more people will register a .tel domain the whole idea has a future.

Register your personal .tel domain

Several ICAN credited registrars offer the .tel domain for registration (Dynadot, Name…). Check also the cheap offer by dotster.com below (please send us a comment if the offer is expired)

Dotster: Limited time only $11.95
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Registering a domain name – important considerations

Olaf — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:16:04 +0000

When you are setting up a website for the first time, one of the more important considerations is the domain name you will use. Probably as important as the domain name you will use for your website is the company that you use to register the domain. Here we will explain how you can choose a domain name that matches the needs of your business as well how to choose a domain name registrar that will be suitable for your type of business.

Choosing the domain name

There are two ways to choose a domain name for your website; a branded name or a keyword focused name.

Keyword focused domain names

Keyword focused domain names are exactly what they sound like, choosing a domain name that incorporates the use of keyword phrases, or terms that you would like to rank for in search engines. Let’s say, for instance, that you want to offer writing services on your website. If going the keyword focused domain name route, you might look for “writingservices.com”, “freelancewriter.net” or the like.

There are two benefits to choosing a keyword focused domain name:

When somebody visits your website or finds your website from performing a search in their favorite search engine, they will likely know exactly what your website has to offer.
In terms of search engine optimization (SEO) purposes, having a domain name focused on your target keywords will automatically help you to achieve higher rankings for the words used in your domain name. You should take note that even if you go the route of a keyword focused domain name; this does not imply that you will achieve top rankings for these keywords, only that this can help considerably with other optimization methods in place.

Branded domain name

Opting for a branded domain name is recommended when you are looking to establish yourself as an “authority” on the group of people that you are targeting. The real benefit for using a branded domain name is that if you have worked to brand yourself then people will automatically associate a certain product or service with your brand name.

Some examples of branded names, though not all necessarily domain names are Dominos, Subway, eBay, Google, Yahoo, Digg, etc. When you hear some of these names, you automatically associate a certain product or service with the name. When you hear Google or Yahoo, you think of a search engine, when you hear Dominos or Subway, you will likely think about pizza and sub sandwiches and so on.

Choosing a domain name registrar

Possibly more important than choosing the domain name itself is choosing a registrar for your domain name. A registrar is more or less the records keeper for your domain registration information, and registrars hold the physical “address” of your website so that it can direct visitors to your website, somewhat similar to the way that the post office directs your mail to your physical address.

Arguably, the most important aspect of acquiring a domain is being sure that you have complete control over it. Some web hosting companies will register your domain name for you, though in most cases this is not the recommended course of action. When you take an interest in a particular domain name, you want to be certain that you have full control over this domain name at all times; sometimes when a web hosting company registers your domain name for you, you lack the element of full control, something that you might end up regretting later on down the road.

Popular domain name registrars

There is one domain name registrar that is exceedingly popular on the internet today:

Godaddy.com

Undeniably, Godaddy.com is the most popular domain name registrar on the planet. With nearly three times the amount of domains registered than their closest competitors, Godaddy.com is licensed to offer domain registration for .com, .net, .biz, .info, .name, .mobi, .jobs and .asia domains. Because of the popularity of Godaddy.com, you can find a plethora of coupon codes for domain registrations with Godaddy; even though their pricing rather competitive even without the use of coupon codes.

Namecheap.com

Namecheap.com offers domain registration services as well. Though Namecheap is technically a domain registrar offering services through enom.com, they are a popular alternative to Godaddy for many webmasters and we thought that they deserved a mention due to their continually increasing popularity. Namecheap.com offers competitive pricing on domain registration as well.

Finding a domain name that is best suited for your business will help you in the long run with your website’s marketing, and choosing the proper domain name registrar will work to protect your newly acquired asset (your domain name). If you’re new to the idea of running a website of your own, making these important decisions before you decide to purchase can not only save you some money later down the road, this decision can save you some headaches as well.Similar Posts:

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