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8 Fantastic Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office

8 Fantastic Free Alternatives to Microsoft Office

Microsoft Office has a fantastic range of office products including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Whilst I do find their products useful, it is difficult for me to justify paying a premium to use them. Firstly, because I only need to create invoices for clients every few months …

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What is a Subdomain?

A subdomain is a subdivision of a domain name. The most common subdomain on the internet is www (i.e. www.kevinmuldoon.com); however many website owners use subdomains for different areas of a website. For example, a website owner could use blog.website.com for their blog, forums.website.com for their forums, shop.website.com for their …

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The World of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Eleven Reasons Affiliate Marketing Sucks

Affiliate marketing is an industry in which companies reward people who generate business for them. These people are known as affiliates. There are a lot of ways in which affiliates can generate leads and sales for companies. This includes email marketing, Pay Per Click (PPC) marketing, content marketing, and more. …

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Domain Name Best Practices

Your domain name is your online identity and a vital part of your company’s online and offline success so it is not something to be taken lightly. In this article I would like to explain some of the pitfalls to avoid and give you all some recommended best practices to …

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Does it Matter Where You Register Your Domains Names?

There is a massive number of services online that offer domain registration (think tens of thousands, not hundreds). You can register domains through a top-level registrar or through a domain reseller. You can also register domains through website hosting companies and blogging platforms such as WordPress.com. With so many different …

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How to Register a Domain Name

This guide will show you how to register a domain name online. All you have to do is follow the steps outlined in this series of articles and you will be able to register a domain name for your website. Choose a Domain Registrar There are thousands of websites online …

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What Information Do You Need to Give to Domain Registrars?

Registering a domain name can be a daunting experience for those that have never did it before. I have spoken with many people who believe that owning a domain name is reserved for geeks with technical experience on running websites. That is simply not the case. Most domain registrars have …

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DNS Records

The Domain Name System (DNS) can be viewed as a large phone book that contains information about every domain name on the internet. Whilst a domain name will always remain the same, information associated with the domain name will frequently change. Therefore, when you move your website from one website …

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DNS Nameservers

Information about domain names are stored in the Domain Name System (DNS). When you register a domain name you need to advise the world where your website is hosted. Doing this ensures that when someone types in your website address they are directed to your website. To do this, you …

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Domain Name Contact Information

When you create an account with a domain registrar you need to enter your personal information. This personal information is normally referred to as “Contact Information”. The information you entered can be applied to all of your domains or you can enter unique contact information for each domain in your …

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