I received another phishing attempt today that is trying to prey on individuals who know little about how the Internet and websites work. This one tries to get people to pay the sender to “register your domain name search engine listing.”
Domain Registration Scams
Folks, there are people out there who just really want your money. I received four copies of this letter on January 8, 2016 via email, one for each of four different domains that I control. The title of each message was the same – something to the effect of FINAL DOMAIN SERVICE NOTICE. First, these […]
Why do You Need a Website?
Let’s assume that your small business is local and you like it that way. Your clients come from the city or area where you are physically located and your personal service insures that they are repeat customers. Let’s also say that right now you don’t have the time, money or energy to physically expand into […]
Where Do You Start – Website Hosting
When you decide to move up to a self-hosted solution for your website one of the first decisions you will encounter is how and where to host your website. You will have so many hosting companies to choose from, each with it’s own set of hosting account options that making a selection can easily result […]
Where Do You Start – Domains
Domain names are explained including ICANN and the Domain Name system (DNS), the parts of a domain name, top-level domains and how to research and register domain names.