How do I find out who owns a domain name?
Q. I want to buy a certain domain name to put up a website. The domain name isn't used, but it unavailable. How do i find out who owns it?
Asked by Ben M - Fri Nov 14 03:24:19 2008 - Other - Internet - 7 Answers - 1 Comments

A. To find the owner of any domain, the first step is to go to a whois site. 1) 2) Input the domain in the 'WHOIS Lookup' section 3) You will generally see the owner of the domain under 'Registrant','Administrative Contact', or 'Technical Contact'. *Sometimes domain owners have hidden their names by purchasing extra privacy options. In a case like this, they generally will have a made up name and company, BUT you will see a masked email address. This masked email address will not be the owners actual email address, but will forward to the owner. If you need additional help or questions please feel free to contact me as I own a domain company and work with similar matters often.
Answered by texeyes - Sun Nov 16 23:05:36 2008

How do I find who my domain name is currently registered with?
Q. In my job, I've inherited responsibility for a website that was set-up long before I started working here. There are no records as to who the domain name is registered with and what the domain's passwords, etc, are. We're about to shift to a new hosting company and I need to know this info - how can I find out? Thanks
Asked by Lex - Thu Aug 28 04:32:25 2008 - Other - Internet - 3 Answers - Comments

A. very simple .. Just type this in your browser and press enter Note : yourdomain.COM ~ mywebsite.com ( do not include "www")
Answered by ramakrishna_gudipudi - Thu Aug 28 17:23:42 2008

How important is a top level domain name relatively to a subdomain when creating a website?
Q. From SEO point of view, how much does it matter if I purchase a new domain name for each website or I create all my websites as subdomains, when creating a subdomain I can target a specific keyword, without worrying about it not being free!
Asked by GP - Sat Oct 1 15:07:10 2011 - Search Engine Optimization - 2 Answers - Comments

A. Search engines treat subdomains as separate domains. Example: any CMS - wordpress, joomla - where each hosted blog is a subdomain which is obviously treated differently: your blog on gadgets is streated as blog on gadgets (granted that you SEO it well) and another blog on the same CMS will be treated as blog about "widgets" So subdomain is not a bad option, especially if you are budget conscious.
Answered by Kim Cunnings - Tue Oct 4 04:06:01 2011

How do you put two names as owner of a domain name?
Q. Me and a partner are buying a domain name of value. I want to know how, after we have both paid half and half for it, how do we list BOTH our names as owners of this domain? Thanks.
Asked by Seven - Wed Nov 16 03:16:49 2011 - Programming & Design - 1 Answers - Comments

A. the WHOIS database normally only supports a single name and or Business name. My suggestion would be to register the name under a business, that both of you would have a 50/50 ownership . Officially it would be owned by the company and you can put each others information under the admin/tech/billing sections. The person who would be listed as the "owner" then becomes only the person who processed the transaction. I have some partnerships and do the same thing so I can buy domains where they have restrictions.
Answered by Joshua Eaton - Wed Nov 16 03:23:46 2011

How can you put two names as domain name owners?
Q. Me and a partner are buying a domain name of value. I want to know how, after we have both paid half and half for it, how do we list BOTH our names as owners of this domain? Thanks.
Asked by Seven - Wed Nov 16 03:19:36 2011 - Other - Advertising & Marketing - 2 Answers - Comments

A. I don't think you can register a domain to two individuals. You should use a trading name and use that - ie. whatever name you plan to trade under. You don't have to formally register the name as long as you are happy to trade as a partnership rather than a limited liability company. Whatever name you choose, that's the name to register the domain with - you should think about drawing up a document which you both sign to say that you paid equal halves to purchase the domain - both keep a copy, and you are sorted...
Answered by livewyre - Thu Nov 17 05:52:27 2011

How to change a Domain name with no traffic loss?
Q. Hi I need to change my domain name. My website has around 3 million unique visitors/month and generates revenue through adsense. It has around 10.000 pages. I have to change my domain name. I am very concern with traffic loss and revenue loss. I will 301 redirect all the old pages to the new domain. Is it possible to do it without traffic loss and revenue loss? How can I do it?
Asked by Day - Fri Mar 26 11:28:44 2010 - Search Engine Optimization - 2 Answers - Comments

A. You need to 301 redirect at the server level, don't you?
Answered by raysor - Fri Mar 26 11:39:21 2010

If you sell a domain name you have owned for 13 years do you pay capital gains taxes on thoses monies?
Q. If not what taxes would you pay and if you sell the domain next year (2008) are you exempt from CGT under the rule that if you fall into the 10% to !5% tax bracket you pay no CGT in 2008. This would be in the United States. Obviously we would make a profit from the sale of the domain name.
Asked by irelandboundaries - Fri Dec 14 13:10:44 2007 - United States - 4 Answers - Comments

A. It's an asset, so yes, any gain is capital gain. Yes, it's possible that if your taxable income is small enough, some of the gain will be taxed at 0% in 2008.
Answered by a tax lady - Fri Dec 14 13:23:52 2007

domain name?
Q. hi as far as i know, to have the pharse after @ on your email whatever you want, you have to get a domain name. Where can i get one for free?
Asked by lubomirbotev - Tue Apr 18 07:37:13 2006 - Other - Internet - 2 Answers - 4 Comments

A. I don't know of any registrar that offers domain names for free. But here is a really good registrar I use and tell my friends, they offer domains as low as $3 for a .info. Rapid Domain Name Registration
Answered by fixerupper - Tue Apr 18 07:42:13 2006

I have a domain name and unused hosting. What's a good business idea for an online business?
Q. I have a very catchy domain name, and a hosting server laying around for about a year now. I want to start some type of online business, but I'm only sixteen. What I want to start is a business that will get me some money in my pockets, not a billionaire. What are some good ideas I should start? I've tried selling my things on ebay, but that's not really what I want to do. I want to provide a service, or anything on my website to make money.
Asked by Armin - Tue Sep 18 21:09:01 2007 - Small Business - 5 Answers - Comments

A. There are various types of online business. Find out from the link below. I have happened to come across it and hope that it will be helpful to you. Tom
Answered by Tom - Wed Sep 19 05:19:57 2007

What happens to domain name and website when hosting company closes down?
Q. Need to know what to do about website. Hosting company has closed down with no warning. What happens now? Is the website and domain name lost?
Asked by zips101 - Thu Mar 5 06:09:52 2009 - Programming & Design - 4 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Hello, First check at following: 1. Name of ICANN Registrar 2. Details in Admin Contact details If admin contact details are yours, then approach Registrar directly and ask them to provide you control panel. They will help you for gain control on domain name. If admin details are not yours, then it is bit difficult for you to prove that domain is owned by you. Still contact registrar and ask if they can help you in this matter. They may ask you to provide few legal documentation and some other proof to give you the control of domain. Regards, Vinay
Answered by vinay_murarka - Fri Mar 6 05:43:14 2009

What can I do with a domain name waiting to be transferred to drive traffic to my site in the future?
Q. I have a domain name registered with Dreamhost. I am currently waiting for it to become available for transfer (60days) so I can transfer it to Go Daddy. I'm planning on starting a blog and earning a little money from Google Ad Sense. What can I do to get people to recognize my blog name and prepare it for the release date?
Asked by Shane Pintavirooj - Wed Dec 1 05:40:56 2010 - Other - Internet - 3 Answers - Comments

A. Start writing content that optimizes the search engines by using not too competitive keywords.
Answered by Joshua Nyamache. - Thu Dec 2 06:12:53 2010

What are the differences between different Domain name registrars?
Q. Why do i have to pay 10 dollars per year at yahoo and 3 dollars at some other company, for a domain name? It's just the domain name right? i'm not talking about email or hosting services. When you register a domain name www.something.com You get the same thing at every company, right? so what does it matter if i get it at yahoo or at whatever place else? Also, is it maybe so that you can't get email and hosting at a registrar if you didn't get the domain name from them?
Asked by John - Sat Aug 8 15:43:48 2009 - Other - Internet - 6 Answers - Comments

A. Don t trust any cheap service, many of them don t allow you to have full control on your domain name. If you re going to buy domain names, refer to: Gold Puma is the lowest cost service which is full-featured and really works for you ($9.99 /year). They offer free extras with every domain name: Quick Blogcast Hosting with Web site builder Personalized Email Account Starter Web Page For Sale/ Parked Page Domain Parking Domain Forwarding Domain Masking 100-Pack Email Forwarding Total DNS Control Change of Registration Status Alerts Domain Locking Good Luck!
Answered by Joe G - Sun Aug 9 14:08:44 2009

How do I get domain name onto my website?
Q. I have a website hosted by Weebly, and a domain registered with Crazy Domains.. how do I put the two together? Weebly says I need to create A-Records via my domain manager, but my domain manager says I need 'Name Servers' and IP addresses. Help!
Asked by Alyi - Fri Apr 29 02:37:16 2011 - Programming & Design - 5 Answers - Comments

A. you will get domain for free for 1 year and after you may do use other domain
Answered by MrYusufNM - Fri Apr 29 02:56:59 2011

Where can i determine or put my name domain name up for auction?
Q. What are the sites that have proven to get the most traffic for auctions and what pre-requisites do i need( other than owning the name) necessary prior to an auction? Out of curiosity is there a site that lists some of domain names that have sold for large sums? Thanks and 5 points as i always offer to a good answer.
Asked by River - Sat Sep 25 21:02:35 2010 - Programming & Design - 3 Answers - Comments

A. This is a good place to find info. ~ And all chosen answers here are 10 points. Are you thinking of stars?
Answered by Psychic Computer Repair r PEBKAC? - Sat Sep 25 21:09:29 2010

How can I start my own real website with a domain name, when I don't know anything about web hosting?
Q. Can anyone give me a little know-how about starting up a website? Perhaps some step-by-step about how to go from knowing nothing about this, to running a website? I think alot of people would benefit from this information besides just myself. I need to know some of the steps that I need to take to register a domain name, and how to host it. Some of the terms I've heard associated with this were My SQL and c Panel (I think). Does anyone know what these terms mean? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks alot!
Asked by know_it_all23 - Tue Mar 21 01:29:09 2006 - Other - Internet - 7 Answers - 1 Comments

A. Step 1: Register your domain name. You can register a domain name at yahoo or at godaddy.com. Step 2: Get web hosting. YOu can get web hosting thru Yahoo or Godaddy, or a gazillion other web hosting companies on line. You will likely only need a teeny bit of disk space for your site, but you may want to make sure you have at least 500mb of space so that you have enough room to have email accounts associated with your website/domain. Get a UNIX/Red Hat/Linux/Apache type account. You don't need to pay for "windows" hosting. You should pay between $7 and $20 per month for hosting... less, and you don't know what kind of customer service you are going to get, more, and you are paying too much. Step 3: Go to the place where you… [cont.]
Answered by Estelle - Tue Mar 21 01:51:51 2006

How can I transfer a domain name from one registrar to another?
Q. I registered a domain name a few months ago with a little known company. The problem is the company's service is a piece of crap - half the time their name servers are down. So I want to transfer that domain name to godaddy. So how do I go about it? Do I need to notify the old registrar and get their permission or can I just pay godaddy for the transfer and have it take place?
Asked by Jack - Sun Aug 16 19:11:38 2009 - Programming & Design - 2 Answers - Comments

A. Don t trust any cheap service, many of them don t allow you to have full control on your domain name. If you re going to buy domain names, refer to: Gold Puma is the lowest cost service which is full-featured and really works for you ($9.99 /year). They offer free extras with every domain name: Quick Blogcast Hosting with Web site builder Personalized Email Account Starter Web Page For Sale/ Parked Page Domain Parking Domain Forwarding Domain Masking 100-Pack Email Forwarding Total DNS Control Change of Registration Status Alerts Domain Locking As you may know a domain name is just a name, not a real website. If you are going to create your website: 1- Buy a domain name. A domain name is a name you want to call your website (ex: www.yahoo.c [cont.]
Answered by Joe G - Mon Aug 17 12:34:57 2009

How do you configure your domain name to run from your own server, to be available on the web?
Q. I already know how to configure a local host. I got a domain name, and want to display my local website on the web when the domain name is typed in. Thanks very much.
Asked by Dunor - Wed Feb 25 14:32:25 2009 - Other - Computers - 1 Answers - Comments

A. You should have name servers and point those name servers from your domain so that your website can be visible. Use any ftp program to upload your website to hosting server.
Answered by Sumit K - Sat Feb 28 03:44:25 2009

How long can my domain name be and what characters can I use?
Q. What should be the maximum length of my domain name and what characters can be used in it.
Asked by chinku - Thu Apr 15 05:39:56 2010 - Other - Internet - 3 Answers - Comments

A. 67 characters long including the top level domain (4 characters - .com, .net, .biz) The characters you can use for the domain name are letters, numbers, hypens. The special characters such as exclamation, underscore cannot be used.
Answered by Savitha - Thu Apr 15 07:40:14 2010

Domain Name?
Q. Internet Domain Name for Sale How much could I get from Babylambo.com and baby-lambo.com In reference to the Lamborghini Gallardo its nick name is baby lamborghini
Asked by dreamk13000 - Wed Jul 30 19:57:36 2008 - Other - Cars & Transportation - 1 Answers - 1 Comments

A. I'll give you $13.00 each for them! %^)
Answered by The Oracle - Wed Jul 30 20:07:38 2008

Domain name?
Q. Is it possible in any way to get a FREE domain name for a fansite? I want to make one for the Jonas Brothers
Asked by Lisa J - Sat May 10 21:05:17 2008 - Celebrities - 5 Answers - 4 Comments

A. No there isn't. I don't see why you can't just use a subdomain.
Answered by Kevin - Sat May 10 23:22:58 2008