Olleg Visual ContentShutterstockDoes a web address have a price? Yes, you can make money with domains. If the demand is high enough, you can even make high profits through domain trading. However, it’s not enough to just own any web address and hope for the best. To successfully buy and sell domains, there are…
agsandrewshutterstockNowadays, it’s easier than ever to register a web address. Simply fill out a request for the domain you want and submit it to a web hosting provider, and the rights to the address may be yours in next to no time. But what happens behind the scenes? We’ll take a look at the…
Alexander ChaikinShutterstockA small, remote island nation in the South Pacific is a major player in the domain business. On the Pacific islands of Tokelau lives a population of about 1,400 people on just over four square miles of tropical paradise. There are, however, over 25 million registered domains with…
GutzembergShutterstockThe internet has completely changed political elections across the world. Online media offers candidates the chance to get closer to their voters, providing an essential communication channel for the electoral battleground. But the freedom of information online means that you’re…
noppawan leecharoenphongShutterstockEmoji domains immediately catch your eye. Why continue to register normal domains when you can get the message across with a few smileys? Registering a smiley URL doesn’t come without its problems though. In this article, we explain what is needed to set up an emoji URL, and…
Buying expired domains can be a profitable business – just look at this example from the US. University graduate, Cameron Harris, was able to earn more than $20,000 (£15,000) with an expired domain. But how did Harris actually make this small fortune? This article reveals what…
Cybersquatting, typosquatting or legal battles over domain names – these are the potential risks of not taking advantage of the right to register your site’s .uk domain soon. The rights of using the .uk domain name have been reserved for established websites since 2014, but not…
Ivan MarcShutterstockAs of the UK’s withdrawal date from the European Union, individuals and businesses owning a .eu domain will face the risk of it being revoked should they fail to have an EU address. Read more about the European Commission’s communication and the steps to follow in order to…
TippaPattShutterstockThe Domain Name System (DNS) ensures that we can use domain names instead of IP addresses to surf the Internet. But the web now has some stiff competition in the form of the blockchain. Blockchain domains are decentralised and are not managed by a single organisation. Another…
metamorworksshutterstockWhile traditional websites and online shops with domain names ending with .com or .co.uk are hosted across central servers, NFT domains provide entirely new possibilities. Not only is the ending different but an NFT domain is stored in a decentralised manner and is based on…