Domain name services abound. Most are reputable, but some charge large fees.
Yesterday, I received a letter in the mail telling me that one of my domain names was about to expire and their service would renew it for me for the low price of $50.00!
Since I only pay $9.95 ? for two domain names ? I found this to be a fraud and threw the letter away.
When you obtain your first domain name for your work from home internet business opportunity, you should also buy other domain name variations. For example, suppose I obtained the domain name, www.startanewbusiness.com, I also would buy:
www.startanewbusiness.net
www.startanewbusiness.org
www.startanewbusiness.ws
Why spend this extra money?
Wisdom dictates that you purchase them because greedy companies will find your small home business opportunity?s website. If they can steal your clients, they will.
One common tactic is to purchase similar domain names in an attempt to redirect people looking for your website to theirs.
Obtaining the similar domain names first heads them off.
As you now know, our new fictional website is www.startanewbusiness.com. However, if you type in www.startanewbusiness.net, you will end up at the www.startanewbusiness.com web page. Since I own both, I simply had the .net page redirected to the .com page. You can do the same thing with yours.
If you find that the other extensions are taken, you may want to choose another domain name for your low cost business opportunities to make sure that you don’t risk losing any business.
What extension should you purchase for your low cost business opportunities?
Are you are wondering if you should buy a .com, .org, .net, etc. for your online internet business opportunity domain name? If you are planning a commercial business (selling goods of services), then “.com” would be appropriate. Churches, ministries and non-profit agencies use the “.org” extension.
Should you be building a network of influential people, choose “.net”. For example, you may be considering an online referral group.
If the referral group does not file for a non-profit corporation status with the IRS [501 (C) 3], than the .net extension would be suitable.
There are other extensions available, but only used for definite reasons.
For example, a college would use “.edu”. A government agency would use “.gov”, etc.
It is important to purchase the correct domain name extension, so you do not inadvertently mislead people about your online internet business opportunity.
Surveys show that people tend to trust web sites that use the “.org” extension more than the “.com” extension.
However, it would be misleading to use a “.org” extension if you are selling something. People would believe that you are a non-profit corporation. It is best to stay true to the extension which your dream calls for.
In summary, getting a variety of domain name extensions not only protects you from losing business, it also helps your potential customers find your web site. It is an inexpensive, safe and reasonable approach to protecting your new small home business opportunity.
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