WordPress is THE hot blogging and content management solution these days, and you’ve probably thought about installing WordPress on your website, right? If not, it’s worth checking out. Our last post went over many of the general features and functions of WordPress, but to get to that point you’ll have to install it first. There [...]
You've Installed a WordPress Blog – Now What?
If you've spent much time online looking to build a blog, create a personal website, or find a content management system, you've undoubtedly heard of WordPress. While WordPress has been around for a while, its popularity as a website and blogging platform has grown immensely in the last year thanks to new versions 2.7 and 2.8. These latest releases added a great deal of new functionality and truly developed WordPress into a state-of-the-art blogging platform ...
What is a Top-Level Domain, Anyway?
You may have heard of the term top-level domain, often referred to as TLD, when talking about domain registration. The top-level domain is the .com or other extension that follows your individual domain. They fall into two categories - generic TLDs and country-specific TLDs. Currently there are just over 20 generic top-level domains (the most notable being .com, .net, .org, .gov, .edu, .biz) plus top-level domains for most countries. What's in a Domain Name? A domain is ...
Windows Versus Linux Hosting
A common topic that is confusing to many people looking to buy web hosting is Windows and Linux hosting options. What's the difference? Is there even a difference? After reading this post, you should have a clearer understanding of what it's all about. First Up: A Common Misconception Don't let the operating system you're using on your computer confuse you. Whether you have a PC with Windows or Linux or a Mac running OS X won't matter ...
Installing WordPress – Two Options at Domain.com
November 5, 2009 | No Comments
You've Installed a WordPress Blog – Now What?
September 15, 2009 | 1 Comments
If you’ve spent much time online looking to build a blog, create a personal website, or find a content management system, you’ve undoubtedly heard of WordPress. While WordPress has been around for a while, its popularity as a website and blogging platform has grown immensely in the last year thanks to new versions 2.7 and [...]
What's New at Domain.com
August 24, 2009 | No Comments
It’s been a little quiet around here lately. It’s summer, which means people are away from their computers and instead out enjoying the weather. Regardless, we’ve been busy internally here. So what’s new?
Our Domain.com Decoder contest and Domain Day contests earlier this summer were both well-received, and we plan to keep going with that type [...]
What is a Top-Level Domain, Anyway?
July 31, 2009 | 1 Comments
You may have heard of the term top-level domain, often referred to as TLD, when talking about domain registration. The top-level domain is the .com or other extension that follows your individual domain. They fall into two categories – generic TLDs and country-specific TLDs. Currently there are just over 20 generic top-level domains (the most [...]
Track Your Brand: Social Monitoring Deep Search Basics
July 28, 2009 | No Comments
Our last post focused on how to own your online presence, but also equally important is monitoring what other people are saying about you online. Whether you’re a company, a freelancer, or just an individual who wants to be more active online, it’s important to gauge both the amount of activity and the sentiment surrounding [...]
Are You Master of Your Online Domain?
July 23, 2009 | No Comments
The importance of having a presence online continues to increase, but how to establish and maintain that presence is changing rapidly. New social networks are popping up all over the internet, and being active on the major social networks online is an important way to make sure you can be found, whether you’re an online [...]
We're Looking for Feedback!
July 19, 2009 | No Comments
What good would a blog be if it didn’t cater to the people reading it? We aim to make sure this blog is a useful tool as a part of your Domain.com experience. If you’re a Domain.com customer, a potential customer, or just have a question you think we can answer, let us know!
We want [...]
Windows Versus Linux Hosting
July 17, 2009 | 2 Comments
A common topic that is confusing to many people looking to buy web hosting is Windows and Linux hosting options. What’s the difference? Is there even a difference? After reading this post, you should have a clearer understanding of what it’s all about.
First Up: A Common Misconception
Don’t let the operating system you’re using on your [...]
Welcome to the Domain.com Blog!
July 12, 2009 | No Comments
You’ve come to the brand new Domain.com blog! At Domain.com, we’re dedicated to providing you with a great place to find domain names, web hosting, and other internet services. A big part of that process is providing great customer service and informing our customers and potential customers about what our products can be used for.
This [...]




