We have entered into a new age where everything around us seems to be attached to a domain name; television and radio advertisements, billboards, even conversations with our friends contain a reference to domain name with something cool they found on the Internet.
For Online Business Professionals, it is important to understand how domain names work, the importance of selecting a name, and the additional services associated with domain names to protect you and help your business.
We have just posted our newest lens on Squidoo! that addresses these topics.
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If you’re like most Internet Marketers, you have a library of domain names that you use to promote your various products on the Web. Some of these ventures work well, while others don’t produce much revenue or traffic at all.
When the later happens, what do you do with those well thought out domain names that are no longer generating money? Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to make money from those domain names? You could sell the domain name … but that takes time and isn’t always guaranteed to …

Many of us already understand the importance of having a domain name that correctly reflects to the visitor some idea of what our web site is about and/or the products we are offering. Selecting the right name is important for placement on search engines as well. Some questions to ask yourself about your current service provider are:

If my name is not available, do I get a list of suggested alternatives?
What other TLD’s (i.e. - .com, .net, .org, .info, etc.) are available?
Do I get a discount for multiple year registration?
Are there …