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Australian Domain Names

Your Domain Name or Names are a vital component of your Business identity. They are not only an integral part of your online business but they are also an effective and efficient marketing tool.

The majority of businesses, register their business name/s as their preferred Domain. Where possible and depending upon which Country you live, it may be prudent to secure the .com and .com.au version of your Domain name.

In our case, we secured www.hostingimpact.com  www.hostingimpact.com.au www.hostingimpact.net and www.hostingimpact.net.au

Why ? Simply to protect our brand. We have heard horror stories whereby an Australian Business has secured their .com.au domain and have left their .com domain name available. Their opposition have come through and registered the .com version and then built a site along the same lines and yes you guessed it, customers would forget to type the .au extension and go to the opposition. Let’s be honest, for the sake of around $15.00, why would you not secure it.

If you’re not ready to design and develop your website just now, thats ok, however, registering your domain name is still an important step to consider.  The added advantage of securing your domain name, is the fact that you can then create personalised email addresses, e.g. support@hostingimpact.com instead of yourbusinessname@hotmail.com  

Congratulations, you have secured your Domain Name, now what….Please ensure that your Domain details and registrant contact email address remains valid and up to date.

For additional information regarding Australian Domain Names please visit www.auda.org.au

Search for your preferred Domain Name here.

We trust you have found this post of benefit and should you require additional information please do not hesitate to contact us accordingly.

Until Next Time …
Happy Blogging

SEO Steve
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Australian Website Design Professionals

After you have your website designed and developed, one of the next most important considerations should be, “Who Will Host Your Website ?”

There are numerous points to consider when selecting a suitably qualified web host to host your website.

In no particualr order are a number to consider:

The Company 
Their background
Check their references
How many customers do they serve?
What is their uptime or Uptime percentage ?
What are there charges ?
Do they charge set up fees ?
Do they offer Customer Support ? 
Can you upgrade free of charge?

Web hosting services and prices can vary and when choosing your web host, please ensure that you are receiving exactly what you paid for.  All to often, Hosting Impact hears horror stories from new customers, about this host and that host. Bottom line, cheap hosting can, not always, but can cost you more. 

Additional things to consider:

 Use your own domain name (www.yourname.com) – not a sub domain 
 Your own POP email account – name@yourdomain.com 
 Ability to access and upload your website. 
 Offer daily server backup
 Easy access to your log files
 Statistics on visits to your website

Hosting Impact is an Australian Based Professional Web Hosting Company and offers various packages for personal, Business or Commercial websites.