Choosing a Domain Name For Your Firm’s Website – Domain Name Selection

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Choosing a domain name is one of the most important decisions you will make when starting up your law firm’s website. Domain names are considered to be pieces of Intellectual Property and are highly valued. Prices for domain names range from very inexpensive to register to millions of dollars to purchase from a previous owner, if the website name is in high demand.

There are a few important points to consider when choosing the right domain name for your law firm. The most important is that the more relevant website names that are registered to a single firm, the better. The first domain names a law firm should register are its full name (everettlaw.com), a hyphenated name (everett-law.com), and an abbreviated name (elaw.com or evlaw.com).

Then any major practice areas should be considered (estatelaw.com, probatelaw.com) in addition to website names that contain any other keyword phrases (WashingtonLawyer.com, WashingtonProbate.com). If a firm is successful at getting good domain names, success with search engine traffic should follow.

It would probably be too expensive to register a great number of website names, as there is yearly maintenance costs associated with them. 3 to 5 domain names should be appropriate for most firms.

First, think several years ahead. Today, there are certain domain names which are very popular, because of the current trends in our society. Think ahead and predict the future trends. What will be en vogue years from now? From that, you can think of possible domain names which will become popular, and secure them as your own so that you can sell them for a high price in the future.

People have always associated dotcoms with the internet, so when securing a domain name, get a dotcom. Even if your name is unique, catchy, or popular, if it has a dot org, dot net or others, its price will be incomparable to a dotcom. Dotcoms are precious, so if you want a good investment, register for a dotcom. People always tend to put a dotcom after the name, so buyers will naturally want a dotcom.

Think of the name. It is unnecessary to say that the domain name you choose should be short. If you have your own dotcom but your name is ten words long, what does it matter? Getting your own domain name is for easy remembrance, so keep your name short and catchy. A fun or unique name is always a plus. It might be impossible to get a domain name with only two or three letters in it, but the best thing is having a one-word domain name, or at least two.

Finally, your domain name should end in “.com” and I don’t want to hear any argument or see any rolling of the eyes. The simple fact is that when people think of sites, they always type in .com. Yes, there are other extensions and .us, .net, .biz, etc., may seem unique, but it kills your traffic. Pavlov and his dog experiments had it right. People have been mentally conditioned to type in .com, so don’t select any other ending. If you do, a smart competitor will register the .com version of your name to get some free traffic. If you are really lucky, a porn site will do it!

Take a breath before you select a domain name. Like a spouse, it can be either a good or bad choice.

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Internet Marketing And Permission-Based Email Marketing

When you hear the term “internet marketing“, what do you think of?

For many, that term conjures thoughts of websites or spamming or search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing. For others, it’s all about graphical design, writing fancy code or even affiliate programs. All of those answers correct, but the essence of internet marketing is much simpler.

At its core, internet marketing is about these things:

* Understanding the target market to which the product/service/cause you’re marketing will appeal
* Determining exactly how your target market interacts with the internet
* Positioning your content on the internet to attract the attention of your target market
* Collecting information about your target market (also known as “leads”) for follow-up and conversion into sales
* Design of offers or incentives to induce the desired actions from your leads

Since there is insufficient space in this article to give all of these topics adequate attention, let’s focus on just one specific topic with the realm of internet marketing: Email Marketing.

My best payoff has always come by focusing on permission-based email marketing. Permission-based email marketing refers to the practice of collecting information (including email addresses) from website visitors and communicating with them via e-mail with their direct consent. The “permission” aspect of permission-based email marketing is what separates legitimate email marketers from the spammers that everyone despises.

My love of email marketing is strong for one reason: It works very well. Email marketing has been much like a never-ending goldmine: It enables us to produce income on demand simply by sending a good offer to our list. When you have thousands of loyal subscribers – as we do – and you put a strong and compatible offer in front of them, income becomes nearly automatic.

However, the key to successful email marketing is the development of a legitimate trust relationship with your subscribers. If you opt to send your subscribers a request for purchases every single day, they will likely tire of your badgering and cease reading your emails altogether.

Alternatively, if you take the time to provide good content to your readers on a regular and frequent basis, you’ll discover that your readers take all of your emails far more seriously, and as a result your emails will be opened, read and acted upon with greater frequency. Essentially, email marketing is really an exercise in trust.

Even though there are more sides to internet marketing than just email marketing (permission based), email has been the foundation that our business sits on.

Remote Working Part 3 – ‘Tools of the trade’

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Self discipline more….

Before I show you my kit of the best net tools that I promise will assist you to work remotely, I need to discuss one more item connected with self discipline and especially to do with maintaining your focus and levels of concentration

I’ve observed and verified a common behavior in men and women who work on the net and I’ve been in contact with for over a long time line and I call this behavior the 50 min rule. I identified these acquaintances who apply themselves and work for 50 mins. and then always take a whole 10 minute rest and are a significant order of magnitude more efficient and generate a significantly better quality of work than colleagues who don’t have set working practises.

OK as promised here is my list of choice remote working web applications:

E-Mail

Google Mail costs nothing. But in my opinion the search and label (similar to folders) mechanisms are second to none. The downside is it can be a bit slow on older machines

Phone calls

Skype
used to drive me crazy as the call quality and reliability was unacceptable, but all credit to the engineers at Skype now as they have substantially changed the quality of the service. For few dollars a month Skype lets me call and conference in any handset and Skype user on the planet. The latest version of Skype has a collection of superb functions and there is an ever growing list of valuable add ons.

Organising Content

Evernote
has secured in excess of a million users in a very short space of time – it enables you to store, organise and add notes to any type of digital media up on the Internet. Just go check it out…it’s free.

Invoicing, Time and Expenses capture, Accounting and CRM

You almost certainly know that my ambition to work remotely was originally sparked off by Quickbooks Online, a small business accounting software system. But it is easily beaten hands down by the free edition of salesorder.com – a lead to cash system that’s as easy to use as a pc mouse I looked at NetSuite whose pricing (and people) scared me off. My choice here is salesorder.com – Go check it out.

Email Marketing’s Role In Internet Marketing

When you hear the term “internet marketing“, what do you think of?

For many, that term conjures thoughts of websites or spamming or search engines like Google, Yahoo and Bing. For others, it’s all about graphical design, writing fancy code or even affiliate programs. All of those answers correct, but the essence of internet marketing is much simpler.

At its core, internet marketing is about these things:

* Understanding the target market to which the product/service/cause you’re marketing will appeal
* Determining exactly how your target market interacts with the internet
* Positioning your content on the internet to attract the attention of your target market
* Collecting information about your target market (also known as “leads”) for follow-up and conversion into sales
* Design of offers or incentives to induce the desired actions from your leads

Since there is insufficient space in this article to give all of these topics adequate attention, let’s focus on just one specific topic with the realm of internet marketing: Email Marketing.

My best payoff has always come by focusing on permission-based email marketing. Permission-based email marketing refers to the practice of collecting information (including email addresses) from website visitors and communicating with them via e-mail with their direct consent. The “permission” aspect of permission-based email marketing is what separates legitimate email marketers from the spammers that everyone despises.

My love of email marketing is strong for one reason: It works very well. Email marketing has been much like a never-ending goldmine: It enables us to produce income on demand simply by sending a good offer to our list. When you have thousands of loyal subscribers – as we do – and you put a strong and compatible offer in front of them, income becomes nearly automatic.

However, the key to successful email marketing is the development of a legitimate trust relationship with your subscribers. If you opt to send your subscribers a request for purchases every single day, they will likely tire of your badgering and cease reading your emails altogether.

Alternatively, if you take the time to provide good content to your readers on a regular and frequent basis, you’ll discover that your readers take all of your emails far more seriously, and as a result your emails will be opened, read and acted upon with greater frequency. Essentially, email marketing is really an exercise in trust.

While there are many more aspects to internet marketing than just permission-based email marketing, email has definitely been the cornerstone on which our business is built.

Remote Working Part 2 – Best practises

Quickbooks online

The most cited reason members of both sexes fail to adapt to operating remotely is they fail to see the need for good quality organisation and sustainable self management.

I have been operating remotely for more than six years since I first unearthed Quickbooks online an ‘on demand’ small business accounting software web application and was mesmerised by the fact that if you can do accounting on the web then why shouldn’t it be practical to perform other key types of of work at a distance?

Whilst working remotely has numerous upsides there are numerous traps that people easily fall into which convert into issues that result in reduced work output and reduced morale. The key reason for low productivity in remote employees is disruption and it is a proven and well known fact that it can take a employee up to twenty minutes to return to their original output level after experiencing an interruption.

Research also shows that persons who are continuously affected by interruptions are more likely to suffer from reduced memory ability and are prone to developing mental health trouble in later life. We exist in an over communicated society and it is essential that you recognise the issues this causes before you begin working remotely. Whilst working remotely you have to do everything possible to mitigate the threat of being disturbed.

Here are things that really do work:

1, Get a habit, tell everyone about it and rigidly adhere to it!

Good examples are a consistent time of day when you review or write and send e-mail and make or be available for phone calls. Before I began working remotely I used to receive well over two hundred electronic mails in 24 hours. Now I think I am unfortunate if I get in excess of four. To start over with my e-mail experience I changed my e-mail address and obsessively took steps to look after the details being made known to anyone. I then ‘trained’ every individual who I gave my e-mail address to, to use it wisely and sparingly. I also set up an auto-responder that swiftly informed anyone sending me mail at what time of day I would be processing mail and if an e-mail needed my immediate attention to mark it as ‘Urgent’.

2. Get rid of alerts.

Turn off every possible mechanism that can send you a interruption. This includes mobile and
ordinary telephones and types of alerts from e-mail such as on screen pop ups, beeps, screen changes to your inbox list and of course facing a window. Get a door on your work place and put up a ‘do not disturb’ sign on it.

In ‘Remote Working Part 3 – What should be in your tool box’ I will reveal my favourite tools and software.

 

Remote Working Part 1 – DIY Guide – Overview

Quickbooks online edition

Obviously not everyone is able to work remotely as there are some types of work that require employees to be at their office or travel to undertake their tasks in person. But for those of us who are able to work remotely then I thought it would be useful to share my experiences and share some practical directions by writing and publishing it online with the sole objective of providing useful advice for adapting to remote working or supervising remote workers.

I can tell you that there are many so called ’experts’ online who will try and sell you online education for significant sums of cash, trust me you don’t need to do this.

I am fortunate to be able to work in whatever location I choose and just about everyone who asks me what job I do wants to get details of how I manage to work remotely. Don’t get the wrong idea I am still improving the science of remote working as everyday I discover tribes on the Internet who show me new approaches and I am continually coming across new systems and ways that make my life simpler and increase my productivity.

During the past seven years I have immensely adapted my working processes to enable me to do just about all of my work remotely with a selection of internet tools and solid self management. One late night whilst browsing the net I found Quickbooks online and this got me thinking about what just might be possible. The encounter with ’cloud’ based ‘on demand’ small business accounting software was the turning point for me and the beginning of my ‘remote working career.

I have got to state up front that effectively working remotely is as much about the tools as it is about self discipline. Working remotely also means imparting to your co-workers, superiors and clients as to what they can expect and how they will interact with you.

In ‘Remote Working Part 2 – Why self discipline is important’ I steer you through how to focus.

Domain Name Servers and Parking

Hi friend. My name is Rob and I am the webmaster for Cheap Easy Web Hosting.com

That’s my web site for reseller web hosting. I basically bought a reseller account so I could host a number of domain names. But as I have had ideas for web sites, well,I found that I had a great imagination for web hosting domain names and domain names in general. But it takes an awful lot of time and effort to develop the content for a website and make money off of the domain names, right?

As a matter of fact, I actually went kind of crazy and registered a bunch of domain names. So before I knew it, I was paying registration fees for a whole lot of domain names I couldn't really spend the time on to maintain. What could I do to actually turn these fallow domain names into revenue producing websites?

Have you heard of domain parking? It's a low costway to turn your web hosting into actual revenue, but in most cases, domain parking comes at a price.

OK, what’s domain parking? It's really pretty simple. If you know anything at all about web hosting and domain name registration, you know that your web site needs a “domain nameserver”, or “DNS”, in order for the web pages of your web site to be visible on the internet. When you register your domain name you have to enter a value such as nameserver = ns1.domainregistrar.com and ns2.domainregistrar.com in a form at your domain registrar.

Its well known that actually all registrars default to their own nameservers, or sometimes if you don't choose your own nameserver, they default to their own nameserver. Let’s assume you register your domain name with GoDaddy, you don’t host with them, and you don’t specify your own domain name servers, before you can count to three, they will have parked your domain at their own nameservers.

OK, but if you specify your own name server , you can use your HTML editor and FTP program to put your web site up, and visitors can view your site. You see, GoDaddy makes it easy to park your domains with them and you can start making cash from your parked domains. However, they do charge a yearly fee fror their domain parking service, or if you join their domain club as listed in the link above.

Don't be disapointed,there is actually a free service that allows you to park your undeveloped domain names, it's called WhyPark.com and you actually earn a respectable amount of cash from either Pay Per Click or Cost Per Accquisition offers they provide on their servers. WhyPark.com's service includes free templates, free content based on your relevant keyword selections for your site, and you can add pretty much as many sites to their service as you like.

They do offer paid services, optimization, custom content and themes, RSS feed syndication and website submission, and their prices are quite reasonable. But if you are looking for a 100% free way to monetize your dormant domain names, you really ought to check out WhyPark.com. What have you got to lose? It’s Free!

Are Internet site Names Crucial?

The genuine identity of a website is known as an IP address.  Each site has an IP address associated with it.  This is one of the basic building blocks of the Net and simply a tiny topic which will be addressed in the Affiliate Classroom 2.0 training course.  ( If you’ve not heard of Affiliate Classroom or want to know more be certain and check out this Affiliate Classroom Review.) Because each IP address has to have a completely unique site name, picking a good website name is not only important for branding and your users, but maybe just as significantly for your SEO.

The word domain name could seem to be a self-important term which has significance just for PC magicians and for those that spend every waking hour their PCs.  The reality is the title domain is a straightforward geek term referring to the address of a Net site.  To make it quicker, site names are necessary to sites in the same fashion that names are vital to society. 

Like most numbers, IP addresses can be tough to recollect and they’re permanent meaning a new IP address for a new website host supplier.  While an IP address is simply a chain of troublesome to recollect numbers, a domain name is something that may be given personality and can be easily recalled.  Try to browse the Net and if you want to learn the site name of the site being viewed, look at the browser bar.  The last word or series of letters after the web site name is the domain extension in which the site address is registered.  The extension domains are sometimes predated by a period which is read as dot.  Both the name of the site, which I called the sub domain and the domain extension make up the entire website name of a site.  Having your own site name does not come free because with registration comes payment. 

By registering your internet site name, you have all the rights to have control over that website name but just for a specific set number of years depending on the policy of the company where you purchased your website name. 

When that time and you would like to resume using the web site name then you can renew your lease. 

When selecting your internet site name, you may use at most 67 characters made of letters from A though Z or number from zero to 9 or a mixture of both numbers and letters as well the hyphen.  The maximum of 67 characters already includes both the sub website name and the site name extension.  So if you want to have an easy to remember site then you better start considering a smart website name, The key’s to make your internet site name familiar, straightforward to remember and kind of tells the user a little clue as to what the site has in store for them.  However, you can already register a site name even if you don’t have a Net site.  On the other hand, registration of a web site name doesn’t carry with it an internet site.  While some domain registering companies offer website hosting, you can register your internet site name with them and make a selection from the sundry website hosting firms.  Never try to register a site name that has a trademark or name already belonging to another, unless you need to be prosecuted as a cybersquatter.

Get your domain register done as quickly as possible

A domain name is actually a representation of an Internet Protocol (IP) address. IP addresses are usually recorded in numeric form while domain names are recorded in words. If you’re looking to start a business, you should try to possess a domain name. The first thing to do is to register domain name but you need to ask why you should buy domain name as soon as you start a business even if you don’t use it yet.

Domain register process can be simple and pain-free if you understand what is required of you to register domain. All you need is the right domain name and an accredited registrar. Make payment and your name is all yours for keeps as long as you pay to maintain ownership of that domain name with an annual registration fee. Once you’ve enjoyed the benefits when you buy domain name even if you don’t intend to use it immediately, you will understand why so many companies park their domains until such time when they decide to use it or sell it.

Finding an accredited registrar is important especially if you are not familiar with domain register procedures. Take your time to look around for trustworthy registrars who will provide you with security, good customer service at reasonably affordable rates. With an accredited registrar, you can be sure that they are complying with legal online standards.

Choosing a name is an important aspect of your business. Your name has to reflect the type of business you do. With 63 characters allocated for your domain register, you can choose popular keywords but you must keep your name simple, catchy and easily remembered by current and potential customers. Even if you don’t have intentions to use your domain immediately register domain name is a good business item to possess.

When you process to register domain, apart from providing payment you will also be required to provide your personal details. However, unless you want your private information to be made available, for a small fee, you can request for you’re a private domain registration. Even if you’re not using your domain name immediately, you can keep your Internet name for a yearly registration fee. For the benefit of your business this is why you should register domain name as soon as you start a business even if you don’t use it yet.

Your Options For Getting Your Own Website

These days, the incentives to having your own website is endless. Maybe you’re intentions are to promote your services or expand your business to reach a worldwide client base. Maybe you want to showcase your art, literature, photography, or other work. Or perhaps you’re hoping to use a website to generate quick income through advertising and other internet marketing strategies. Whatever your personal incentive may be, one question is the same for all: how and where should you start? The answer to this question will not be the same for everyone. We’ll go over your options and some basic questions you should ask yourself in order to make the decision that is most suitable for your website needs.

Your Options

There are a total of three main options you can choose from as a means of getting your own website. The first of these is very time-consuming, it is to learn how to build and maintain your website on your own. This path is fitting for anyone interested in eventually starting your own web development business or possibly building websites as a freelancer. The downside is, it could take years.

The second route available, a much shorter process, is to use a web design/development company’s services. This gives you the freedom to utilize unlimited web functionality and advanced design created to fit your personal vision. Your website could be completed and published online in a matter of months. The drawback here would be the cost, which would increase as your website needs heighten and can often range from $500 to $6,000+. If you would like to have a better idea of what kind of costs you would be looking at for your personal web needs, you can always request a free quote from various web design/development companies.

The third and final optional route, the quickest and cheapest, is to use an “easy as 1-2-3” website builder. This sort of service can come as cheap as five dollars per month. The first thing you’ll need to do in this “1-2-3″ technique is pick out a pre-built, professionally designed template. Subsequently, you update the web pages with your own text, graphics, and logo, if you have one. Finally, you publish it, and there you have it–your very own website in a matter of minutes. However, as always, there is a downside-–this approach is limited on both advanced web functionality and design.

Which Option is For You?

Now that you know your options, there are a few questions you’ll need to ask yourself to help you determine which of them is the best for you.

You should be aware of your budget and ask yourself what amount of money you are inclined to spend and consequently, what degree of creative control on your website design you would be able to forgo in exchange for saving time and money.

If your funds are limited, you may want to think about using the cheap and easy as “1-2-3″ website builder approach. Yet, if you are not willing to negotiate complete design control, your only possible option will be to take the time to hunt down the better bargain with numerous web design/development companies.

You will need to ask yourself what kind of functionality you need your website to have. For instance, will you be requiring blogging capabilities or need to sell your products or services? As we’ve established, if costs are of little or no significance to you, the more fitting option is to go with a web design/development company. However, if you are interested in saving money, you can first determine whether or not a “1-2-3” website builder can fulfill your web needs. These days, it is even possible to manage an online store with a simple website builder. It is best to read up on the actual capabilities of a website builder instead of jumping to conclusions about it’s limitations.

As with anything, you always have the option to learn how to make a website on your own. If you have the time and will to put in the effort, the benefits will prove to be worthwhile. Obtaining these skills can allow you to turn into a freelance web developer, get signed on to work with a web design/development company, give you that technical advantage that any company is looking for in a potential employee, receive money with advertising on your websites, and more.

Whether you want to obtain fresh skills, give your business a web presence to escalate sales, or just have the liberty to post your content, having a website can open up many opportunities for your endeavor. Take a moment to review your requirements and decide on the best approach to benefit your website purpose.




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