I got my first email address when I was in high school. Yes, I had a really embarrassing email ID too, which I use to this date. But as I began my career, I learnt of the importance of domains and professional email IDs. My first professional ID was amrita@mycompany which I was proud of. As you may know, a brand can give its employees and departments such an email address because they own the…
As you work through your long list of things to take care of before you launch your business, you’ll need a website, and of course, a domain name. Consider this your easy guide to choosing the right domain name for your business. Why Domain Names are So Important You may have found during your research that you could snag a free domain name (also called a URL) from sites like WordPress, Blogger, etc. But in…
Creating a blog which one can use for affiliate marketing is a simple way to make money right at home. No specific experience is needed, but there are several rules one should follow to improve the chances of success. Affiliate Marketing to Make Your Writing More Profitable Sharing your experiences and thoughts is now easier than ever. You might think that a blog is just a way to tell people about your interests and maybe…
Every day, more and more customers are making purchases from e-commerce websites. In fact, the global online market is expected to grow significantly over the next few years, reaching nearly $4.9 billion by 2021. When you are working to expand to global markets, you need to approach the SEO aspect on a local level. Regardless of how big or small, your operation is, localization is critical for website visibility. This process involves everything from using…
.CO is more than just a web address! While .CO started off in 2010 as a ccTLD for Colombia, it was not until 2010 that .CO opened up to just about anyone in the world. Today the 2 letter domain ending conveys a whole lot – COmmunity. COmmunication. COrporations. COmpany. Why opt for .CO? .CO is perfect for innovators, entrepreneurs, startups, businesses, communities and more. It’s globally recognized, has great recall value and is professional.…
WordPress Hosting is, in most cases the ideal hosting for WP websites. Not only does it provide great performance owing to the fact that it is configured to be highly compatible with WordPress, but it also provides a range of WordPress management features. This makes it very easy for website owners to manage and maintain the website without having to allocate additional resources to do the same. Although different hosting providers provide different features, we…
The two most frequently asked questions that business owners ask in the context of SEO when buying a domain name are: 1. Do domain names affect SEO? 2. How do new domains help with search rankings? In this post, we’ll solve the mystery sans the complicated jargon. A new website is like a blank slate in the eyes of Google and other search engines. This website is treated the same way as any other new…
Remember the time you tried logging in to your WordPress and it would take forever to load? And finally, just when you thought it was about to load, there appeared a doodle with a hammer or a screwdriver trying to fix something! You guessed it right! We are talking about the 500 internal server error. In this article, I’ll walk you through what are the causes of this error and how to fix it for…
In one of my earlier articles, I talked about URL redirection, covering why website owners choose to redirect their websites to a different domain, the difference between Permanent Redirect (301) and 302 Redirect, its implications on SEO and, in turn, your website. Once you’ve decided to redirect your website, it is equally important to decide, how you want to execute it. Technically there are two URLs, www and non-www and, although these two URLs are…
The terms ‘blog’ and ‘website’ are sometimes used interchangeably on the internet today. Therefore, let’s take a look at what really distinguishes a ‘blog’. What makes a blog? Web pages with a series of posts in chronological order that allow comments from readers. In other words, content that will be regularly churned out takes centre-stage. Setting up a blog is not difficult. While there are several blogging platforms such as WordPress, Blogger, Medium, Wix, Weebly…