Checking For a Domain Name Safely

February 24 3 Comments Category: Tool Tips

When it comes time to brainstorm what domain you’d like to choose for your niche blog, it’s a good idea to use a safe domain checker. Why? Though it’s frowned upon, some domain registrars monitor when people check for available domains and if they think it might be valuable enough, they’ll snatch if before you [...]

For the Love of God, Get Your Own Domain for Your Corporate Blog

November 18 0 Comments Category: blogging, web developing

I’ve seen it again and again, Blog Misunderstanding Syndrome. It’s very common. A company gets convinced by someone, probably on their staff, that they should be blogging. Not wanting to spend money on the medium, said person starts a blog on a free service such as Blogger or WordPress.com. Great! They started a blog! But [...]