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The Newbie’s Guide to Getting Online

Web hosting, bandwidth, domain names and code – where to start?! We understand that getting a website set up for the very first time can be a little on the overwhelming side for those not experienced. Choosing what’s going to work best for your needs takes into account numerous factors, but we’ve tried to make [...]

AuDA’s NEW Domain Name Drop List

AuDA, the Australian domain authority, has recently released the Domain Drop List on their official website. The Domain Drop List will mention all domains in the .au domain that are about to be purged from the registrant system, and then put back on the market as available to be registered by anyone who so desires. [...]

Happy Belated Birthday, Dotcom!

Did you know that the dotcom domain celebrated a milestone birthday last week? March 15, 2010 marked the 25th anniversary of the day the very first dotcom domain name was registered. It was 1985, and one company – Symbolics computers – registered the very first domain with a dotcom address (symbolics.com). You were probably oblivious [...]

Creative Ways to Choose a Domain Name

1.Use Keywords When a good domain name is taken, such as one matching your business name, then using a combination of keywords is a good alternate route. Make a list of words and phrases that web users might be entering into search engines to find a site like yours, and then come up with a [...]

Domain Renewal Scam – Warning

Knowing how important the domain name is to individuals and businesses online, some sneaky scam artists are tricking people into renewing the domain name early, and transferring domain registrars in the process. There is one company in particular that we have received various letters on ourselves that we would like to point out to unsuspecting [...]

Free Domain Names Giveaway – Get ‘em while they’re hot!

You can stop pinching yourself because you are definitely not dreaming. Digital Pacific is making it easier, and cheaper, to get your business online with a free domain name giveaway. Now, with every 3, 6 or 12 month subscription to a business web hosting plan, we will provide a registration of your chosen domain name… [...]

How do I transfer my domain?

Sometimes a domain name provider may charge a lot more than another for domain names. Because of this, a very popular support call to Digital Pacific involves the question, as seen in the title, “How do I transfer my domain name?” Normally, this question is asked in the sense that a customer has already purchased [...]

Choosing the Right Domain Name

Andrew Koloadin. Most people starting business online are so concerned with the products or services they want to promote that they neglect the importance of choosing the right domain name for their web site. Choosing the right domain name should be your first priority in the quest for online success. Many entrepreneurs are oblivious of [...]