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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.

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SEO Steve
Hosting Impact – Australian Domain Names

Should you renew your domain name for a long period of time and if so, how long is long enough ? We know of countless examples of where a Domain Name has expired and been lost and has subsequently been purchased by somebody else.

This can be avoided simply by looking at the length of time you have registered your domain names. For the sake of your brand and peace of mind, consider registering it 5 or 10 years. Please ensure that you have a valid email address when you register your Domain Name and it is kept valid and up to date. Sounds simple doesn’t it, however, when customers say that they did not receive any notification, this is one of the first things that we check and 99.9% of the time it is because they are no longer using their hotmail address. 

Does registering your Domain Name for 5 or 10 years benefit you within the Search Engines, who knows..who cares, the important thing is to secure your brand.  Search Engine Optimisation can be achieved via far more effective means.

By registereing your Domain Name for an extended period of time, it saves the hassle of dealing with the annual process of renewing them every year. 

If your domain name expires and is released to the open market, there’s a good chance that someone will register your domain name immediately after it expires. If, for whatever reason, you don’t renew your domain name, someone watching a ‘watch list’ of expiring domain names will try to capitalise on the online business that you’ve built over the years. They know that there is potential website traffic they can have simply by renewing your old domain name. By renewing your domain name for several years, your domain name won’t expire for a while, and it won’t be opened up to expired domain name buyers.

Please visit http://www.hostingimpact.com/domains.htm to Manage your exisitng Domain Name.

Please feel free to contact Hosting Impact for additional information or assistance.

Until Next Time …
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SEO Steve
Hosting Impact – Australian Search Engine Specialists