Domain Names Tips

All Domain Hosting is Not Equal

Choosing a Domain Name with Your Domain Web Hosting

Choosing Cheap Domain Hosting

Research Doesn't End with Your Domain Hosting Service

Save Money on Domain Hosting Services with Bulk Buying

All Domain Hosting is Not Equal
If you've been buying domain names for awhile, you already know that domain hosting is about as equal as the two halves of that brownie your brother shared with you. There are several very nice features WingSix offers that give extra value to your domain purchase. To get some extra bang for your buck, you should look for these bonus features.

• Subdomains are probably the most important additional feature Wingsix offers. Hosting that offers subdomains enables you to organize your website more easily. In addition, many search engines consider subdomains to be more important than folders on the main domain. The subdomain tells the search engines that you thought a topic was so important that it needed its own space.
• Email aliases run a close second to subdomains. Being able to give everyone who works on your site an individual email makes that mom and pop online store look like a corporation.

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Choosing a Domain Name with Your Domain Web Hosting
Once you have a domain web hosting package with WingSix, the next step is to decide on a name. This is one case where a rose by any other name is not as sweet at all, so you will need to choose wisely. Long names, names with more than two hyphens, or names that could cause confusion are all things to avoid. To choose a domain name you should:

• Search to be sure the name you want isn't already taken. Wingsix offers a convenient domain availability search box.
• Decide if a name already in use is important enough to you that you don't mind hyphenating it or using a different extension, such as .info instead of .com and complete your search again with the new extension.
• Consider adding a descriptive word to the name you've chosen if it isn't available. For example, dogs.com is taken, but you could search for aboutdogs.com, moredogs.com, or everythingdogs.com, as well. One of these options may be available.

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Choosing Cheap Domain Hosting
If you are looking for your first domain name, you may be concerned that cheap domain hosting with WingSix is not as good as more expensive hosting. However, pricing has little to do with whether you are choosing a good host for your domains.

• WingSix offers automatic domain name renewal. There is nothing worse than having the perfect domain name and losing it because you didn't see a notice that it was due for renewal.
• WingSix makes it easy for you to manage your domains, such as a user-friendly dns interface.
• Of course, WingSix also offers free technical support.
• WingSix doesn't tack on additional fees onto the advertised domain price. For example, some companies add ICANN fees to the domain price. If too many additional fees are added to the price of the domain, it may not be so cheap, after all.

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Research Doesn't End with Your Domain Hosting Service
If you thought you were finished with your research when you chose WingSix as your domain hosting service, you haven't ever been unlucky enough to buy a domain name with a record. To check your domain's history, you should:

• Use the Internet Archive's WayBack Machine to check that the domain name you are considering doesn't have a shady past. Search engines often ban spammy sites or sites that use vulgar content and a new domain owner with a completely different site can still be penalized for the old domain owner's actions.
• Consider whether the site's history could make your site look bad to people who may not realize you had nothing to do with the previous site. If you are discussing day care tips on a domain that formerly belonged to a hate group's site, it could be a problem.
• Check to see whether the domain name still comes up in the search engines because other sites are linking to it. If you are raising poodles and the previous domain owner was also raising them, that's a plus. If the previous domain owner had a vulgar site, it is a definite minus.

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Save Money on Domain Hosting Services with Bulk Buying
Do you make a trip to buy household items in bulk at Sam's Club or Costco while your neighbor buys individual pickles at the local deli counter? If so, you know that buying domain hosting services in bulk may not be right for everyone. If you only plan to build one site, it is obviously better to only buy one domain name from WingSix. However, if you are planning to build several websites, blogs, or forums, then domain hosting from WingSix that offers bulk buying are the perfect option for you.

• Buying ten or more domains at once usually saves you money on the per domain price. WingSix offers even higher discount levels for larger domain purchases.
• Buying a group of domains at the same time means less work on your part in the future. You won't need to remember a large number of different expiration dates. They'll all come up for renewal together.

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