Forex Robot Wars

As you can see by my last few posts I've had a couple of trading robots slugging it out for the last few days.

I'm happy to announce that the latest robot has absolutely thrashed my initial robot. Here are the recent earnings for this week:

Sun 0.19%

Mon 3.23%

Tue 3.16%

Wed 3.26%

Obviously, I'm going to retire the previous robot, which earned at an average pace of approximately 0.5% per day, and allocate it's funds to the newer robot.

The next question is... can I find ways to improve this robot's operation? I'll have to think about that.

UPDATE:

I do have an improvement idea. Basically, use the trading and positions of one account to act as signals for another account. This way you can spot the inefficiencies in one and adjust for them with another -- while coding for them directly might require much more effort.

I foresee a second robot that would open less positions but at a higher rate of risk. It could potentially have better performance characteristics based on what I'm seeing happen on my charts.

Maybe I'll dub this concept "meta-robot" in the event that I eventually build it and post about it.

Broker Quotes beta launched

After a substantial development period we’re proud to unveil Broker Quotes, the world’s first multi-source Forex quotes! You can check out the live version in the left column of the News page.

Broker Quotes is small in size but big on functionality. It supports 27 currency pairs quoted in real-time by any combination of eleven brokers. The gadget is fully customizable and remembers your settings with cookies. The details of Broker Quotes operation and design are covered in the user guide, which is a required reading if you want to get the most out of the gadget.

We’ll be testing Broker Quotes on the News page until we feel it’s stable enough to move to it’s permanent residence on the homepage. The gadget has an intricate back-end that is yet to be load tested, so there may be a few crashes and bugs during the beta period (disclaimer! ).

10 Questions To Get Answered Before Choosing A Web Host

It is particularly important for individuals and SMBs (Small and Medium-sized Businesses) that build their own websites, or spend very precious capital to do so, to find a good web hosting plan. If you are just now getting up to speed in this area, it is important that you know how quickly things change in this industry. In addition, you need to know what the basic components of a good hosting plan are, and learn to compare apples with apples, as they say.

It used to be crucially important to pick the right web host, as there were fly-by-night firms actually ripping people off and running away to Belize or somewhere. Things have settled down quite a bit, and there are scores of hosting firms to choose from, all of which are reputable and honest. It may still be true that some hosts have better uptime statistics or offer better deals, but as long as you stay with an established host you should not have any problems with rip-offs.

After making a list of potential companies, you should get these 10 questions answered before choosing a web host:

1. Will you get unlimited disk space?

You certainly can't afford to run out of disk storage space when people are relying on your site to provide important information or services. Most of today's plans, even low-cost ones, feature unlimited disk space, a testament to how much the price of hard drives has come down.

2. Is there unlimited bandwidth?

This term refers to the amount of traffic that can be sent back and forth, to and from your site. When a lot of people want to connect to your site at the same time, limited bandwidth is a real problem and a business-killer, too. Again, even low-cost plans now offer unlimited (or extremely high amounts of) bandwidth.

3. Is there a 99.9% uptime guarantee?

No web host can honestly guarantee 100% uptime, but many hosting services get very close. A standard in the industry is now 99.5%, but leading hosts will advertise a 99.9% uptime guarantee.

4. Do you get free setup?

Setup fees were appropriate at one time when the tools were less powerful and the process less automated. There is currently no reason in the world to pay setup fees, and companies that advertise that they "waive" these fees are essentially imputing a value to something they wouldn't charge for anyway.

5. Do you get subdomains allowing for unlimited sites?

You may begin your Internet strategy with a single site, but when you want to launch others you will need a way to do that, and without setting up a new domain at new cost. This option is quite important, as subdomains (with the format, subdomainname.maindomainname.com) allow you to spread out and create other separate online entities that may not be strictly related to the main domain's purpose.

6. Is 24/7 support available, and how much of it is from real people?

Some hosting services don't let customer call by phone, which should throw up a red flag. Support is absolutely critical, so make sure it's available, and the best companies will provide it in several ways-via e-mail, online web forms, chat and phone calls to real human beings.

7. Do you get installed software for databases, scripting, email, etc.?

Even if you don't understand or make use of Perl, CGI, MySQL, PHP or other acronyms you've been told are important, you do need them. You can make use of them through graphical-interface applications that ease the process, or your IT consultant or employee can handle all of it. You do need these.

8. Is the cPanel hosting tool used?

This is by far the most useful control panel for managing sites, and is made available by many of the leading hosts. If not cPanel, what tools are offered? If you can't find much information in a web search about the toolkit being used by a potential host, considering choosing only a host company that has this one available. The cPanel took is the best example of its kind.

9. Is the plan affordable?

Many hosting plans start at under $10 per month. That's very affordable, but you can do even better by paying for a year's hosting service in advance. When you start requiring e-commerce components and huge database access, your hosting cost will increase, of course.

10. Are there contracts, excessive fine print and/or hidden fees?

Everything in the plan should be made crystal clear from the beginning. Read every word of the user terms and conditions, and don't sign up for anything if you don't understand them. If you start hearing about extra fees, scratch the company off your list of potential hosts.

Domain Geolocator

How do search engines assign a geographical location to a domain name? There are two methods:

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  • Look at the top-level domain (TLD) of the domain name; for example, site.co.uk, the TLD is 'uk' (United Kingdom), while for site.es, the TLD is 'es' (Spain).
  • If you have a generic TLD (such as .com), then the location of the hosting is important. So a .com site hosted in the UK will show up in the UK-specific searches better.
  
  
• Look at the incoming backlinks to a domain name, and profile their geographical location. For example, if a lot of sites related to Canada link to your site, your site will rank well for Canadian-specific searches.

The first method is what Google uses (see their Tips for non-US sites) and there is evidence that MSN and Yahoo use the second method (see this great post at SEOmoz).

How does the Domain Geolocator Work?

This tool profiles the geographical location of a domain name using the two techniques described above. You simply feed it a domain name, and it uses a combination of whois searches, IP resolution searches, and the Yahoo! API to profile the domain name.

The first thing it does is check the TLD of the domain name and check where the domain is hosted. For that, it uses a geo-to-IP database that is 97% accurate. If you spot an inaccuracy, please let me know.

The second thing the Domain Geolocator is profile the incoming backlinks for the domain name using the Yahoo! API. To do that, it retrieves the first unique 1000 backlinks it finds, and then groups them by TLD (.com, .net, .uk, etc as they are found). This gives you a quick glance about which countries might be most relevant to the domain name.

Further, you can get a detailed view for each TLD group. The detailed view tells you what the incoming links are, which domain they belong to, what is the TLD of the domain (country-specific or generic), and where the linking domain is hosted. You can export the detailed views into Excel files.

A note on speed: The Domain Geolocator can be slow as it retrieves the 1000 backlinks. The Domain Geolocator 'plays nice' and is speed throttled to avoid stressing the Yahoo! service (and avoid a ban!). Also, if the data is not retrieved for whatever reason, the Domain Geolocator automatically waits a few seconds and tries again. During peak times, the retrieval can be slow, so please be patient!

How to Register a Domain Name - Step By step

Here's more detail on registering your domain name.

1. Check Availability (opens in new window)

   This is where you check that your preferred domain name hasn't already been registered by somebody else. A domain name can only be registered to one person at any one time, so if someone else has already registered it, you won't be able to (or you can put it on back order). Of course, the good thing about this is that, once you register your own domain name, nobody else can get it - it's yours for as long as you want it to be!

   To check availability, go to ZappyHost, enter your preferred domain into the search form, and click "GO!".

2. If the domain is not available, try again using an alternative name.
3. If the domain is available, continue to checkout.

   This part is just like purchasing any other product online. You simply follow the prompts through to the checkout. You may be offered related products, such as similar domain names or different top level domains. To add these to your order, click "YES! Add these to my order.". Otherwise click "Continue to checkout".

   Note that you must supply up to date contact details. Domain name registrars won't let you register a domain name without providing these details. This is a requirement by ICANN (see below for info on ICANN).

Who is the Worldwide Authority for Domain Names?

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is the organization responsible for top-level domains. Top level domains include .com, .org, .net, and much more.

Although ICANN is responsible for top-level domains, you can't actually go directly through them to register your domain name. You have to go through an accredited domain name registrar or partner site (such as ZappyHost).

ICANN operates the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) and is in charge of maintaining the DNS root zone.

About Domain Name Registrars

Domain name registrars are companies accredited by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and/or by a national ccTLD authority to register Internet domain names. These companies are often web hosting companies who offer a range of website-related services.

Domain Names

One of the most important things you will have to do when starting a website is to pick a domain name. It for sure is not the easiest thing to do, as most good ones already are taken, and it is at the same time something that can make or break your business. A domain name is a unique name that usually offers a public service as the World Wide Web or e-mail. Originally it is a numeric IP Address, but the DNS (Domain Name System) translated into IP addresses into alphabetical letters. Having an alphabetical address instead of a numerical makes the site easier to find for visitors.

So, how does one know what domain names are up for grabs? You can use a domain searcher such as our  - simply type in the name that you want. You will immediately find out if the domain name is taken or not. If the domain you want is already taken, you will get a list of names that could be of interest to you. GoDaddy and similar domain registrars work in a similar way. One difference is that if you go directly to a registrar and the domain name already is taken you could possibly obtain it anyway with the help of a "Domain Buy Agent." These agents will look up and contact the owner of the domain and make them an offer to sell it.

More about DNS

The [[LinkExternal:www.webhostingsearch.com/articles/what-is-dns.php]]Domain Name System[[/Link]] was created in 1983 and it translates numbers into letters and meaningful domain names for us humans. One can say that the DNS is the phonebook of the Internet. Ít also makes sure that the readable names are translated into the abstruse IP addresses, which the computers need to communicate with each other.

Apart from allowing you to easily surf the Internet will the Domain Name System also make sure that all of your e-mails find its way to the inbox. In other words, a stabile DNS is necessary for companies wanting to work effectively and that wants everything to run smoothly.

Are web hosting and blog hosting two different things?

Web hosting is a business that provides servers or computers for your website to actually reside in. It allows users all over the world to be able to access your website. There are a number of ways you can use web hosting.
One of the methods is to do web hosting on your own. This method allows you to have total control over your website and be able to have control of all hosting services you require.

To answer your question, web hosting does include blog hosting.

Choosing a Web Hosting Service

Many offer an array of features for different prices. If you are expecting heavy website traffic, keep in mind that you get what you pay for in a hosting service. Heavy traffic requires a dependable server, and this may not be available on an inexpensive hosting site. Before signing up with a company, find out about billing practices and important supported services such as e-commerce, shopping carts, discussion forums, blogs and customer support. If these features are vital to your website, make sure your hosting service can support them. Be sure to ask about customer support and website design support as well. It is also imperative to sign up for an e-mail feature when choosing a web hosting service.

Blog is an application installed on a web hosting. Most web host will have allow one-click installation (via Fantastico etc) of a blogging software such as Wordpress. If you are having problem choosing a web hosting to use, I suggest you do the following:

1. Go to the webhost review sites such as webhostingjury, http://bestcheapwebhosting.org or webhostinggeeks and list down about 3 common top hosting companies.

2. Next, for each web hosting X, do a “X sucks” search on Google. Read some complaints and see if you may encounter the same problems like them. Some of the complaints may relate to certain groups of users only such as VPS, dedicated server users or resellers. So you may not be affected if you are not from these categories.

3. Eliminate those hostings you feel uncomfortable with, and look for the best bargain hosting for your money.

Some good hosts that will allow you to install blogging software such as Wordpress is Justhost, Fatcow and Inmotion.

15 tips on how not to get screwed by your web host

As a smart consumer, you must be aware that every web host are in the business to make money. Therefore, it’s necessary for web owners to put up certain level of defense against their own web host (even if they are trustworthy and efficient).

To get you started, here are 15 ways to protect yourself from a bad web hosting deal.

1. Register domain separately from your web host

Just because your web host offer a free domain doesn’t mean that you should let the hosting company controls your domain registration. Personally, I prefer keeping my domain names with a large registrant (in my case, GoDaddy) and separate them from the web host. By doing so, I can change my domain DNS anytime I want and avoid myself from being locked with a particular web host.

2. Test customer service before you sign up with a web host

A web host customer support department can be your savior or, nightmare. As most hosting companies provide 24/7 online chat support I suggest you to talk with their staffs at least once before you purchase. Ask questions to test the quality of their services and only go with those that provide satisfying answers.

3. If possible, pay with a debit card or PayPal

Lousy web hosts do not play gentlemanly when you are leaving them. I once had my website hosted with Network Eleven (which is a terrible hosting company) and they refused to stop charging my credit card when I unsubscribed my service. Eventually, I have to cancel my credit card in order to stop them bullying me. Moral of the story, always go safe when it comes to money. If possible, always pay your web host with a debit card or PayPal account. Just in case your web host turn bad, you can stop your subscription easily.

4. Learn the basics in web hosting

One good way to avoid from being fooled by the web host personnel is by educating yourself. Even if you are a non techie, make time to learn the basics in web hosting. You should at least understand the differences between various types of web hosting, pros and cons for different web host operating system, as well as some fundamental knowledge about hosting bandwidth.

5. Avoid web host with black-holed IP

Does your favorite web host allow spam activities? Is your website sharing the same server with a porn sites? All in all, is your hosting provider listed on Spamhaus Block List? Many hosting companies care little about what their clients are doing with the hosting as long as they get paid. Sharing same IP with such spammers will bring you nothing but troubles (imagine if your emails can only be found in your recipients spam box – terrible!).

So before you make any purchase decision, make sure you run a quick check with SpamHaus Block List.

6. Check your web host spam policy

I can’t stress how important it is to avoid hosting your website at a spammy web host. In fact, checking on SpamHaus Block List is not enough. A web host that isn’t black listed now doesn’t mean that they will not be blocked in future. To be safe, check out your web host’s spam policy in the FAQ section. A responsible web host will normally have clearly written guidelines in fighting spams. For example, as in my recent post about Lunarpages, there’s a policy where unsolicited bulk emails are forbidden with all Lunarpages accounts.

7. Understand the meaning of overselling

Overselling might not be a bad thing as it cuts down web hosting cost. However you have to be clear about the meaning of overselling. A manged-overselling is acceptable; but overselling without proper planning is simply rubbish and you should runaway from such hosting services as far as possible. To learn if your web host is well prepared for overselling, check your server load regularly. Do not hesitate to complain or even switch host if things look fishy to you.

8. Make sure your web host offer long enough trial period

Following up on the overselling issue, it’s important to work only with web host that offers long enough trial period. This is to ensure you have sufficient time to test out the servers without any risk of losing money.

9. Understand that unlimited hosting is NOT unlimited

Accept it, unlimited hosting is only unlimited when you are not using too much of the hosting capacity. All hosting services are offered based on series of limited resources – how are you suppose to get unlimited hosting capacity with just $3.95 per month? So be wise, if you foresee your website will attracts crazy volume of traffics, a dedicated hosting is the way to go.

Learn when you should pick up a dedicated server.

10. Ensure that your web host provide clear refund policy

Does your web host provide full money return if you choose to refund your service within trial period? How about the refund policy after the trial session? It’s important to know your web host refund policy in-and-out so that you won’t panic when things go wrong. A point worth noting is that some good host (Bluehost, for example) provide pro-rated refund even if your trial period is past. Needless to say, web host offering such benefits is always recommended.

11. Find out what others have to say about the web host

When it comes to web host shopping, it’s important to get opinion from your experienced friends. These friends can be your neighbors, Poker buddies, favorite bloggers or even Internet friends you met on FaceBook. User reviews are always helpful when it comes to picking up the right host!

(In case you need my opinion, here’s where I place my honest hosting review based on my real usage experience.)

12. Read and participate in related forum discussions

As said, nothing’s more important than getting yourself educated. If you are into website hosting, make sure you visit frequent enough on related forums. Web Hosting Talk and Webmaster World are the two best places to visit. I suggest all of you mark them down on your favorite list and visit them from time to time.

13. Make sure your web host runs on with a redundancy protection plan

When dealing with smaller hosting merchants, make sure they have their own data centers and more over, have the data centers fully protected with redundant power supplies and connectivity. “How many lines do they have coming into the facility? Do they have redundant power to the servers? Do they have an on-site power generator? What sort of security measures do they have for the network?” – these are the basic questions to be asked.

So go back to tips #2 and test their support!

14. Do your own backups regularly

Even if your web host provides sufficient redundancy protection, do not trust them 100%. Your website should be backed up always. Utilize cPanel’s cron job and backup features to ensure backup works are done regularly without fail.

15. Always keep your option open

Last but not least, always have an open mind in term of your web hosting choice. It is, after all, simple to switch your website from one host to another. So why stuck with the same old lousy host? If they don’t appreciate your business, someone else will.

Domain Name Registrars

A Domain Name Registrar is and does exactly what it sounds like - it registers domain names. Companies working with this are accredited by ICANN, when it is a matter of generic TLD's, or by a national ccTLD authority. Domain name registrars have not been around for long and it took until 1999 (prior to this everything was handled by NSI) for them to get established. Since then they grew in force and there are now over 500 registrars to turn to when picking a domain name.

It is not possible for an end-user to register a domain name directly to ICANN - a designated registrar must be chosen. Each accredited registrar must pay a fixed fee of $4000 to ICANN as well as dividing a fee of $3.8 million among all registrars.

The rule says that only one designated registrar is allowed to modify or remove information about a domain name. The business is very competitive and as an end-user you are able to obtain services at many various price ranges. When a .com domain name is registered for an end-user the registrar has to pay $0.20 administration fee to ICANN and a maximum annual fee of $6.86. The cost of the registration will often be somewhere between $7.5 and $35 per year for the end-user.

Transferring Domain Names

When you are giving a new registrar the authority to modify, delete or add information about a domain name, this concerns "Domain Name Transfers." When this happens, there will be a transfer process between the end-user and the new registrar. When the process is over, the new registrar will take over all the accounting and DNS issues from the old registrar.

The reason people transfer their domain is most often, they are not satisfied with the services of the old registrar. Perhaps you can save money with a new registrar or get more value for the dollar.

General Rules

All the major registrars can handle and register domain names ending with for example .com and .info but when it comes to ccTLD's it is a bit different. Say that you want to register a .de address - then you have to go through Germany's registrars and this goes for any given country.

Handling the domain name this way is cheap but there are also some disadvantages. As a foreigner there could be some trouble with language, filling out formulas, laws and understanding routines. Do not forget that some countries require that you live in the country where you register a domain name.

There is however also another way of handling country specific top level domains. Four web sites are offering you the opportunity of turning to them if you wish to get rid of the hassle of turning to a local registrar.

With the help of these sites you will be able to buy a domain name wherever you wish. This also goes for countries requiring you to live in their country in order to usually be able to obtain their ccTLD. These four websites have companies in countries worldwide and what they simply do is act as your representative. Of course, you must set up a contract between the two of you but they will stand as owners of the domain in Whois database. The advantage with this approach is obviously that you will get rid of much extra work but their service will cost you a tad more, or in some countries such as Mexico quite much more.

What is there to look at in a Registrar?

There are lots of things to think about when looking at registrars, here are the points we consider to be the most important. They are as follows:

• Price
• Services & Spin-Off Services
• Private Registration
• Where the Registrar is located geographically and juristically
• Reputation
• Possibility of getting actual invoices
• Support
• Experience
• Technical Platform

If you make sure that the registrar will be able to satisfy you when it comes to the bulleted points, chances are high that you will be pleased with the over all experience.

Other Ways of Obtaining Domain Names

There are other ways of obtaining domain names than going straight to a registrar, and one that we would like to recommend is auctions. There are two sites that we think stand out: SnapNames.com and NameJet.com - both have teamed up with a ton of Registrars to offer their services. At these sites you can see domain names that are soon to be expired because of previous owners letting them go or not paying the annual fee. It will not cost you anything to sign up at these sites and if you keep your eyes open you might be able to snap a top domain at a low cost. The minimum cost for an auctioned domain name is around $50 and $60.

Domain Hosting and Bandwidth

Why bandwidth is so important when you sign up for a web hosting plan? By definition, bandwidth is the amount of data that passes through a certain connection over a period of time. Its unit of measurement is bits-per-second or bps, while it can also be measured in megabits per second, or mbps. This term is interchangeable with data transfer allowance.

Web hosting provider put a high regard to bandwidth because as the web hosting client, you need to see to it that the amount of data transferred is acceptable, because this will help determine how much data is allowed for your website. The transfer allowance is basically the amount of allowable data transferred between your website and the people accessing your website. Now the million dollar question is: how do you determine the amount of transfer allowance that your website needs? If you want to know, you should take a good look at the actual data transfer created by your website.

To cite an example, if your website has 5 pages, then each page is approximately 50 kb. This means that if a user will take a look at one page of your site then that amounts to 50 kb. If he views 5 pages then that's 50 kb multiplied by 5 (pages) which makes it 250 kb. If you have around a hundred visitors in a day and they view all your web pages, then that is about 25,000 kb or 24.41 megabytes. If you multiply this amount with 30 (number of days in a one month period), then that is the transfer allowance or the bandwidth you will need per month. Take note that there should still be extra room for other things which require data allowance, such as emailing, utilizing FTP, and uploading. So you see, getting a good understanding of the bandwidth your site needs will surely help smoothen the flow of traffic to your website.

Making money by using smart expired domain trading techniques

Expired domain trading is possibly one of the most profitable businesses around and probably the most satisfactory one with least business risks involved. With this wonderful business opportunity, you can create a viable and stable income generating opportunity. Of late, expired domain trading is gaining international prominence, because many people believe that expired domains name will always be in demand irrespective of the state of the world economy. With increasing domain name registration, there is also a tendency of large number of them dropping and becoming dead due to a number of reasons.

Expired domains are similar to scrap materials, which you can use to make decent amount of money. There is a famous saying – one man’s scrap is another’s treasure. Domains discarded by someone could be a big treasure for you! It is almost like a hidden treasure trove that contains precious gemstones and ornaments. A big pool of expired domains is there up for grab by you. You just need to select and buy few good ones to make money out of them. However, choosing such domains expiring or expired is not so easy! You will need to use the best techniques and methods to buy a small inventory of expired domain names.Professional expired domain traders use a series of intelligent and well-conceived methods that ensure them very good expired domains. These techniques are very sophisticated and sometimes automated. However, seasoned domain traders also use a number of simple techniques that do not involve complicated procedures. Even you can use one or may of them to choose your domain name.

Professional expired domain traders, who are in the business, know how to pinpoint to a good domain. Street-smart and intelligent, they can easily select the best domain from a big stock of domain names. In fact, most of them avoid long and elaborate domain names that come with numbers as suffixes or prefixes. Longish domain names with hyphen in between two or more words are always inferior to those that are simple, short and without any suffixes o prefixes.

Generic names do not come so easily these days and you may wish to buy those domains that are offshoots of generic domain names. For example, you may like to buy domain name that act as adjectives to the main search term. Books.com is never available for purchase, but you can always buy domains that come with names like hitbooks.com or oldbooks.com. If you go one level down, you can choose domain names like hitbookcounter.com or classicbookshelf.com.
Another commonly used technique is the usage of keywords that are in excessive demand on Google or Yahoo. People always search for information by typing keywords or their phrases. You can use this user’s preference to choose a good expired domain name. For example, leather shoes are the most commonly used durables by people. People always search for web portals that sell leather shoes.

To find an e portal that sells leather shoes, a typical web user will enter search terms like “black leather shoes” or “Italian leather shoes”. Based on this search trend, you may wish to look for expired domain names that reflect the buyer’s search preference. For example, you can buy expired domain names that reflect the main theme of leather shoe business. Here, you can easily buy expired domains like blackleathershoes.com or Italianshoes.com. These are some of the most common techniques used to search for good expired domain names. You can use them along with other techniques.

John Khu, an author and a seasoned professional with vast experience in expired domain name business. He is also the owner of the path breaking web site called http://www.expireddomainsecret.com which provides complete and up-to-date information on expired domains and their eternal secrets. “This article may be freely reprinted or distributed in its entirety in any e-zine, newsletter, blog or website as long as the resource box remain intact.”

Buy .Asia Domain Names: Get Free 2GB Mini USB Drive

In a first of its kind deal, register .Asia domain names and domain owners get a 100% assured free 2GB mini USB drive! Its incredible that DotAsia has found this unique incentive to promote .asia domain name sales.

How to get a free mini USB drive?

First you register your .Asia domain for 2 years or more, with a participating registrar. There are many participating partners, but we prefer to buy our domain names from GoDaddy.
You will be sent a redemption code by email a week after your domain is registered. The go to FreeB.Asia and enter your redemption code and .Asia domain name. Confirm your postal address and a USB memory stick will be sent to you via mail within 6-8 weeks. FreeB USB memory stick promotional offer is valid from July 6 to October 6 2009 or while supplies last.

Who is promoting the offer?

DotAsia is a not-for-profit organization that oversees governance of .Asia domain names and promotes its Internet development and adoption across Asia. DotAsia has come up with this unique deal and it will surely promote .asia domain name sales.

I think this will start a trend where lesser known domain name registries will offer freebies to domain name buyers to promote sales. Who minds extra free gifts with domain names… I don’t.

3 Free domain name websites : Advantages and Disadvantages

It is a well known fact that a Domain Name adds a profession touch to your website/brand. But, it is sometimes a case of financial crisis or some other problem that a web publisher is not able to purchase a Generic Top-Level Domain for his brand or Website in general.

In such cases a need for free Domain names is required. So, I am going to tell you about three Services which allow you to register a Domain name for free. I mentioned above that these services will allow you to register a Domain name for free, but another bonus is that they will also allow you to manage your DNS entries like CNAME, A, MX, NS records for free! Now I will describe the benefits and Demerits of each of these service for you to decide which one is the Best suited for you.

CO.CC Advantages:

• Zero Renewal fees for Personal Domain names
• Allows registrations of two domain names for free
• Web forwarding facility available
• If you donate to co.cc, you can register 100 more free domains in your account
• You can earn money by referrals

CO.CC Disadvantages:

• If you place Ads on the Domain name, then you have to pay 3$ as renewal fee of the Domain name every year. If you don’t pay the required amount then your Domain name will be deleted
• The domain name will be suspended without notice if it contains any illegal/ spam/ adult material
• Not all the Domain names are free to register. Some domain names need you to pay a small amount to register
• You need to Set-Up your Domain name before 48 hours of Registering, else it will be deleted

CO.TV Advantages:

• Allows registrations of three domain names for free
• Web Forwarding Facility available
• Site Builder functionality available

CO.TV Disadvantages:

• Domain name is registered only for one Year. You need to re-register it after one-year.
• Registering a Premium Domain name costs you 199$ flat.[Premium domain names are usually keywords which are short, can easily be remembered, has multiple meanings or generic quality names]
• The domain name will be suspended if any violent/ humiliating/ illegal/ spam/ ad*lt material is hosted on it
• You need to Set-Up your Domain name before 24 hours of Registering, else it will be deleted
  No referral system for earning through affiliates
• They can Anytime convert any free services to paid services, remove a part or all of the services temporarily or permanently

UNI.CC Advantages:

registered for Life-Time. Forget about renewals!

UNI.CC Disadvantages:

• Only one domain name can be registered per IP Address
• UNI.CC might serve Advertisements on your website (in some cases)
• Your Domain name will be deleted without notice if you don’t get more than 10 Hits in 3 months duration
• Domain name is deleted if any defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, obscene, infringing, or threatening content is hosted on it
• Members need to pay a small maintenance fee to keep their sites free of banner Ads
  You cannot manage CNAME entries in your DNS settings

Even though there are many more services like these ones, most of them are spam sites. Keep in mind that these services allow you to Manage your Domain names completely by giving access to DNS setting and these services are completely different from URL redirection services.

Now, I think I have made a decent effort to tell you the Advantages and Disadvantages of these services and I would like to know which services interest you and which of these will you use for free domain name and WHY? . Looking forward your answers!

Absolutely Free Domain Names

For anyone wanting to establish a presence on the web, a domain name is essential. Whether it be for business or personal use, you must have a domain name if you want the rest of the Internet world to find you. Domain names used to be very costly, but now there is a way to get absolutely free domain names. In this article, I will explain to you how to get these absolutely free domain names.

WS Domains and Global Domains International

Global Domains International, also known simply as GDI, is the official worldwide registrar for all .WS domain names. This means that, no matter who you register your domain through, your registration is initially handled by GDI. They are a very well established debt-free company, and have been listed in Inc.

magazines 'Inc 500' list of the 500 fastest growing companies in the United States. Part of the success of GDI is due to the fact that it offers absolutely free domain names on a 7 day trial period.To get your free domain from GDI, you must register a .WS domain. As the official .WS registrar, GDI can offer these absolutely free domain names on a trial period. You can register a .COM, .NET or other domain extension if you wish, however the free domain trial only applies to .WS domains.

Your free domain will also include web hosting. After your free trial, your domain and hosting will only cost you ten bucks a month. Plus, GDI has a way for you to get that money back every month, plus more, with their optional referral program. Just refer others to their service, and GDI will pay you a percentage of all your referrals monthly fees, down through 5 levels of referrals. This means that, not only do you get paid on the people you refer. You also get paid on the ones they refer, and the ones their referrals refer, through 5 levels.

Regional Domain Names

If you are aiming at a regional audience as well as a global one, our advice is to try to register names with different extensions (e.g. .com and .co.us). If you are a US based company then a .co.us domain name will give your US based audience the confidence that they are dealing with a company 'close' to them as well as ensuring International audiences are aware of the fact that you are a US based company.

A .com extension will ensure that you will attract casual visitors, as well as providing your site with an International profile.As you will likely be using your domain names for email as well as other marketing, you should ensure that they are both memorable and enduring.We hope that you have found these domain name tips useful.

You can check to see if your choice of domain name is available by visiting our domain name registration. If it is available, register the domain name straight away, as any delay can cause it to be snatched up by someone else and put you back to square one.

Visual Domain Names

Human memories remember words by visualizing them as pictures. For example, if you think of the words "pink" and "pig", your mind doesn't bring forward pictures of the words into your short term memory, it brings up a picture of a pink pig. It therefore follows that you should, if at all possible, use words that can be easily visualized in your domains. If you want customers to remember your domain name above all others, use words such as red, hot, purple, square etc.... It really is important.

Don't just take my advice, prove it to yourself. Read the next four site names; bartholimuwpatersonandsonsrecords.com, pink-pidgeon-records.com, square-penguin-cds.com and usbasedrecordandcdsuppliersandsupplies.com. Give yourself five minutes, reading the rest of the page and without referring back, write the four names down from memory. There is a 90% chance that you will remember number two and possibly number three, because your memory will have created a picture as you go along, but it's unlikely that you will accurately remember the other two. Even if you do, try remembering them again tomorrow. It won't be so easy.

Short Domain Names - Good Advice

Keep your domain names short and simple and you'll make them memorable. If you are using multiple words in your domain name, think about inserting a "-", between the words. For example, domainnameregistrationtipsus.com is an awful lot more difficult to read, recognize and to remember, than domain-name-registration-tips-us-com. While offering short domain name advice, I would suggest that you avoid acronyms, as they are sometimes hard to remember, for example; xscpr.com.

Choose a Memorable Domain Name

We would advise you to choose a domain name that your target audience will be attracted to and will remember. This does not mean that when you are completing your domain name registration, you should be packing the URL with keywords. It is better to use a brand or company name, particularly if you already have an established corporate identity, than to try to create a name, purely for the search engines. Many visitors may try to guess your domain name based on your company name (e.g. www.jimmy-domain-registration-advice.com), and by increasing the possibility of them finding it without having to use search engines, it is possible increase your flow of traffic. For example, we choose RDI Technologies as our domain name, as it is easy for our clients to remember, (and to return to), rather than using something like SEO-design-domain-name-registration-tips.com, as the latter is hardly memorable,. (RDI is derived from the names R:: Resources D:: Driven I:: Intelligently).

It used to be the case that using lots of keywords in your domain name gave you an advantage with the search engines, and that is often the outdated domain name advice that you will find elsewhere on the web, but now the advantage is so minimal, that it is more advantageous to have a corporate identity that is easily remembered.

How And Why Of Giving Away Free Domain Names

Perhaps you already know that it is possible to get a free domain name.However, have you ever wondered how a country can afford to give away its domain names for free? Why would a country just give away its domain names instead of charging for them?

• Free Domain Names from Dot TK

It is possible to get a free top-level domain name from Dot TK (www.dot.tk).
According to their website, "Dot TK is a joint venture of the Government of Tokelau, it's communication company Teletok and Taloha, Inc., a privately held company. The Government of Tokelau has appointed Taloha, Inc. as the exclusive registration entity."
Of course, for free .tk domains, ownership remains with Dot TK. This means that you can't sell it. As well, there are other restrictions and disadvantages of free .tk domains, including:
-You can register only a maximum of three free domain names; -You need 25 visitors within a ninety day period; -You need to have existing web content somewhere so that your dot tk name can be forwarded to it; and -Dot TK uses frames to show your website. This being the case, you may have issues with navigation (bookmarking or finding specific pages) and search engine friendliness.

For serious business use, you might want to pay the nominal cost for a domain name.

• Why Do They Offer Free Domain Names?

Still, it is free. Why would they do this when they could make money from the sale of domain names?
According to their website: "Why does Dot TK give away free domain names? We believe that the Internet was supposed to be 'Free'. Meaning no charges, payments or expected return favors."

• How Can They Afford to Give Away Free Domain Names?

This logically leads us to our next question: How can they afford to give away free domain names?
Dot TK makes money from paid domain names, including some special and trademarked names.
To help support Dot TK, you can optionally have an ad displayed on your website. Thus, they do receive some advertising revenue from this. However, the big money would be in the sponsorship by large corporations.

• Other Free Top-Level Domain Names

By the way, this is not the only ccTLD (country code Top-Level Domain) that gives away some domain names for free.
As just one example, cg is the ccTLD for the Republic of Congo. Each of its citizens and lawful residents are allowed one free .cg domain name.

• Free Subdomain Names

Additionally, subdomain names are also available for free. For example, eu.org states on their website that their goal "is to provide free subdomain registration to users or non-profit organizations who cannot afford the outrageous fees demanded by some NICs, especially in Europe."
As well, nr is the ccTLD name for the Republic of Nauru. You can receive a free subdomain name from co.nr. Thus, your domain name could be something like yourcompany.co.nr.

Why do countries give away free domain names? They want their citizens and others to be able to enjoy the benefits of domain name use without cost being an issue. It can also be a promotional method designed to get the word out about their ccTLD.
How can these countries afford to give away free domain names? Advertising revenue and the sale of paid domains are two ways of funding free domain names.

Tips on Choosing a Good Domain Name

Before you rush out and choose your domain name or name your website, you might want to consider the following points:

Your Domain Name Should Be Your Website Name

Naming your site after your domain may seem obvious to some of you, but you'll be surprised to learn that not every website is named after the domain name even when the webmaster owns that domain name.
Naming a site after its domain name is important, for the simple reason that when people think of your website, they'll think of it by name. If your name is also your URL, they'll automatically know where to go. For example, when people think of thefreecountry.com, they don't have to wonder what URL to type into their browser to get there. The name of the site is also the URL.
Imagine if your business (or website) is called "Acme", but somebody else holds that domain name. Instead, you have some obscure domain name called, say, "mybusiness.com". What happens when your customers, recalling that Acme has a product they want, type "www.acme.com"? They'll wind up at your competitor's website. One lost sale.
In the modern world of the Internet, where people automatically turn to the Web for information, it pays to have a domain name that reflects your site or business. There are just fewer things for your customers or visitors to remember. Moreover, you don't seriously think that they'll try to memorise an unrelated URL just because you want them to, do you? The only people who'll memorise it are you and your competitors who want to compare your prices.
What if you cannot get the domain name of your choice? It really depends on how committed you are to that particular name. If you have an existing brand name that you're known for, you'll probably not want to ditch that name just because you couldn't get the domain name. After all, it took you a lot of time and money to establish that name. If so, you might simply want to try to buy over the domain name from the current owner. Check up the "whois" information for the domain, and contact that person listed to see if they're willing to sell it. You probably should be aware that they are likely to want to charge a higher fee than you'll normally get when buying new domains (assuming they want to sell it in the first place).
On the other hand, if you're just starting out, you might prefer the cheaper alternative of trying to obtain a domain name first, and then naming your website (or business) after the domain that you've acquired. So if you've acquired, say, the domain name "acme.com", then your website and business might be named "Acme" or "acme.com". I know this seems a bit like putting the cart before the horse, but that's the reality if you don't want to lose out on the Internet.

Generic Names Or Brand Name Domains?

know that a number of people seem to think that your domain name really must be some generic name like "cars.com" if you are selling cars. Witness, for example, how much money those generic names are being sold for. But seriously, if you were looking for a car, you'll probably already have some brands in mind, and you're more like to try out things like generalmotors.com or toyota.com rather than just cars.com.
For that reason, I personally feel that a domain name that matches your brand name is very important. The very name that you use to advertise your product is the name that you will want for your domain, because that is the first thing that people will try in their browser. It is also the easiest thing for them to remember, and whatever that is easily remembered, will be more likely to be tried out than the obscure domain name

Long or Short Domain Names?

Domain names can be of any length up to 67 characters. You don't have to settle for an obscure domain name like avab.com when what you mean is AcmeVideosAndBooks.com.
Having said that, there appears to be some disagreement about whether a long or short domain name is better.
Some argue that shorter domain names are easier to remember, easier to type and far less susceptible to mistakes: for example, "getit.com" is easier to remember and less prone to typos than "connecttomywebsiteandobtainit.com".
Others argue that a longer domain name is usually easier on the human memory - for example, "gaepw.com" is a sequence of unrelated letters that is difficult to remember and type correctly, whereas if we expand it to its long form, "GetAnEconomicallyPricedWebsite.com", we are more likely to remember the domain name.
Some of these arguments are actually academic. It's increasingly difficult to get short meaningful domain names. I have not checked, but I'm fairly certain that names like "getit.com" and "good.com" have long been sold. If you manage to get a short domain name though, the key is to make sure it's a meaningful combination of characters and not the obscure "gaepw.com" in my contrived example above.
Long domain names that have your site keywords in them also have an advantage in that they fare better in a number of search engines. The latter give preference to keywords that are also found in your domain names. So, for example, if you have a site on free C++ compilers with a domain name like freecpluspluscompilers.com, it might fare better in a search for "free C++ compilers" than my other site, thefreecountry.com.
Which would I go for? I'd go for the shorter name if I can get a meaningful one, but I'm not averse to longer names. However, I would probably avoid extremely long names verging on 67 characters. Aside from the obvious problem that people might not be able to remember such a long name, it would also be a chore typing it and trying to fit it as a title on your web page.

Hyphenated Names?

Should you get a hyphenated name? There are a few things to consider here:
a. Disadvantage: It's easy to forget the hyphens when typing a name. Many users are used to typing things like freecpluspluscompilers.com but not free-c-plus-plus-compilers.com. They'll probably leave out the hyphens and wind up at your competitor's site.
b. Disadvantage: When people recommend your site to their friends verbally, having hyphens in your domain name leads to more potential errors than when the name does not contain hyphens. For example, how do you think your visitors will refer to your site if it is named "acme-books-and-videos.com"? They might say, "I visited Acme Book and Videos dot com yesterday. It was fabulous." Their friends, remembering that comment later, might type into their browsers "acmebooksandvideos.com". Oops.
c. Disadvantage: It's a pain in the neck to type. Enough said.
d. Advantage: Search engines can distinguish your keywords better and thus return your site more prominently in search results for those keywords occurring in your domain name.
e. Advantage: The non-hyphenated form may no longer be available. At least this way, you still get the domain name you want.
Personally, I prefer to avoid hyphenated names if I can, but I guess it really depends on your domain name and your situation

Plurals, "The", and "My" Forms of the Domain Name

Very often, if you can't get the domain name you want, the domain name registrar will suggest alternate forms of the name you typed. For example, if you wanted website.com, and it was taken (of course it is), it might suggest forms like:
thewebsite.commywebsite.comwebsites.com
and the like, if they were not already taken as well. The question is, should you take them?
My personal opinion is that if you take the "the..." and "my..." forms of the domain name, you must always remember to promote your site with the full form of the name. Otherwise, people are likely to forget to affix the necessary "the" or "my". For that reason, I always advertise my sites as "thesitewizard.com" and "thefreecountry.com" in their full domain name forms, rather than just "Free Country" or "Site Wizard" (without the article).
On the other hand, I would not take the plural form of the domain name (eg, websites.com) if I cannot also get "website.com", since the chance of the visitor failing to type the "s" in the name is very great. Think about the famous name tussle between etoys.com and etoy.com. Many people wanting to go to etoys.com were apparently going to etoy.com instead. If it happened to them, it can happen to you too.

COM, ORG, NET, etc?

One common question I encounter is from people who can't get the ".com" domain of their choice, but find the ".net", ".org" or other country-specific top level domains (TLDs) available (like .de, .nu, .sg, etc). Should they try for these?
The answer is not as straightforward as you might think. If your website or business caters to the local community, such as a pizza delivery business or recruitment agency or the like, then it makes sense to get a country-specific domain. You actually benefit from having such a local domain because the people in your country know that they're dealing with a local entity, which is what they want. After all, if they stay in (say) the United Kingdom, they're not likely to want to try to order pizza from pizzaparlour.com, which suggests a US or an international site. You'll have better luck calling it pizzaparlour.co.uk, ie, with a UK domain.
What if yours is a site or business that can benefit from an international audience? There are actually many schools of thought on this. I'll just mention a few common ones.
The first school of thought goes on the premise that it is better to have a domain name of your choice "myperfectdomain" even if it has a TLD of ".net", ".org" or some other country specific extension, than to wind up choosing an obscure domain name for the simple reason you can't get your first choice. Thus they would settle for domain names like "myperfectdomain.de" or "myperfectdomain.net" or whatever. Against this is the argument that if you get a country specific domain, people might think that your business only caters to that country.
Another school of thought finds that ".net" and ".org" extensions are actually quite acceptable domain names. For some, the ".org" extension actually describes the non-profit nature of their organisation. So, for example, the famous Apache web server can be found at "apache.org".
Others settle for the ".com" extension and no less. As grounds for their arguments, they cite the browser algorithms used to locate a website when a user simply types a name like "acme" into the browser. Apparently, the browser searches for a domain name "acme.com" before attempting "acme.net", etc. As such, people who do that will be delivered to your competitor's site if you do not also own the ".com" extension. Indeed, even if people do not rely on their browser to complete their typing, many simply assume a ".com" extension when they type a domain name, so if your business is "Acme", they'll just assume your domain name is "acme.com" rather than "acme.net" or some other such name.

Tips to buy domain

As a continuation of previous article Understanding domain and hosting, this article will discuss a few tips to buy domain. At a glance, buying a domain seems an unimportant thing, and it may be right. However, if you aren’t careful to buy domain, it can be the serious problem in the next days because a domain is like a trade mark to be protected when it has been so popular. It is not good that you cannot control for something you have.
The following are the most important thing to consider when you want to buy domain:

Buying domain at the trusted places

Buy the domain at the trusted places. If you find websites selling domain, find out the information about the websites, don’t think the cheap price is good for you. To find out the information, you can seek through search engine such as Google, or ask your blogging friends.

The transparent Customer Service

Make sure that the place where you buy the domain has the easy-to-contact customer service, if possible, find the customer service that supports 24 hours.

The access to control the domain you buy

Actually, Kang Rohman wants to focus on this point – Domain Access Control. Before you buy a domain, make sure that later you can log in to your Domain Access Control, because from the Domain Access Control, you can freely set up what you desire. For instance, you can change The Server Name so you can freely direct it.

List of top free domain providers

What is more better than having your own domain name? But it comes with a cost, yet there are alternatives, all you have to do is to choose among them. Here is a list of top free domain providers that will provide you free domain for absolutely free of cost. No hidden charges and no Terms and Condition's just pure giveaway by them.

Here is the list

• Freedomain.co.nr (http://www.your-name.co.nr/)
• Smartdots.com (www.YourName.net.tc, www.YourName.eu.tc,www.YourName.us.tc & many more)
• Cydots.com (www.Your-Name.net.ms, www.Your-Name.us.ms,www.Your-Name.info.ms and more..)
• co.cc (http://www.your-name.co.cc/)
• dot.tk (http://www.your-name.tk/)
• DotEasy.com
• Mister.Net
• x10Hosting
• Fire Productions Hosting
• Award Space
• FreeHostia

If you know some more do share with us.

Domain Extensions

More correctly called 'top-level domains' they fall into two main categories, international top-level domains (COM, NET, ORG, etc.) and country specific top-level domains (US, UK. AU, CA, DK, etc.). The criteria for selecting a top level domain is simple and straightforward. If you want to target your site content to users Worldwide then you should choose an international top-level domain (e.g. '.COM') and if you want to target your site content to users in a specific locality or country then you should use a country specific top-level domain (e.g. '.CO.UK'). Do not make the mistake of thinking that you are obliged to choose a country specific top-level domain simply because you happen to live in that country.
For example, if your site is about web design then it is likely to be of interest to users all around the World and this means that you should choose an international top-level domain. At the opposite end of the spectrum, if for example you are a local window cleaning company then it is just not useful for your site to appear in search-engine listings thousands of miles away in other countries and this means that you should choose a country specific top-level domain. Choosing a country specific top-level domain name will give your site higher search engine positioning to searchers in that country and is likely to mean that you get preferential listing in local and area directories, etc. These factors can be very useful for a locality based business.
Failure to select the correct type of top-lever domain can result in great problems when it comes to promoting a web site or the product it sells.

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Who Owns Your Domain?

Domain registration can be an overwhelming task since there are so many different registration companies. A Google search alone brings up 5,740,000 results! Each company seems to offer the same service so what should you look for, and which company do you choose?
The most important thing is to make sure that when you register a domain, YOU are the owner. It is a common mistake to allow the person or company who registers it for you to be the owner. If you do not own the domain, it can be difficult if you ever want to move to a new hosting company. The good news is that there is a resource online called “whois” that can identify the domain owner. If you discover that you don’t own your domain, you should work to get that fixed right away.
If you are not 100% sure if you own the domain, go to www.whois.com right now. When you get to the site, click on the words that say “WhoIsLookUp” located in blue above the search bar. You will be able to see all of the contact information related to the registrant. By the way, did you know all that information is public? Be careful of what personal information you type in because if you’re not, anyone could start emailing or calling your personal information. The good news is there is a way to hide this information. Tell your registration company that you are interested in privacy and they can hide it for an additional fee.

Domain Name Registration :Best Value package offered by Yahoo..!!

Yahoo! Domains is one of the leading domain registrars in the world and has the backing of Yahoo!, a leading internet company. In fact, Yahoo! hosts its domains and websites on the very same servers as Yahoo.com, making it the most reliable domain and hosting provider in the industry.

Power of Yahoo DomainsDomain Name Features

• 24-hour phone and online support
• A starter web page
• Domain forwarding
• Domain locking
• Private domain registration
• Complete DNS management

Get a full web site, and your domain is FREE.

Yahoo! Web Hosting includes:

• Free domain name
• Free business email
• Easy site design tools — no prior experience necessary
• Unlimited site storage, data transfer, and email storage
• 30-day satisfaction guarantee

The first step is to find and register a domain name for your business. You may use Yahoo every day to search the Web, and fortunately, they’ve also made domain registration very simple. Yahoo Domains is popular among website owners all over the world because of the Internet giant’s reliability and cost effectiveness. Yahoo also offers private registration, which allows you to hide your personal information from spammers and other malicious Web users who mine the domain registration (WHOIS) database for personal information.
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When you register a domain name with Yahoo Domains, they also provide services to guide you through the process of building a standard website or an e-commerce site.
For important sites you don’t want to leave to chance, Yahoo domain registration includes security measures to help prevent domain hijacking and other forms of abuse. You can also be assured that your private information will not be shared with third parties or individuals wanting to buy your registered domain name.
The domain name you choose is critical. It should be concise, memorable, and represent your business well. Unfortunately, many domain names are already registered by other site owners. In cases like this, Yahoo’s domain registration process assists you in selecting an appropriate domain name for your site or business by suggesting available domain names based on slight variations of your initial request.
Even if you are on a limited budget, Yahoo domains are affordable, costing less than $20 per year for all top security and customer service features.
Affordability, security, reliability, and great support make Yahoo domains an excellent choice for small businesses and even non-commercial site owners.

How to save hundreds of dollars with multiple domain hosting while hosting several websites on 1 account

Multiple domain hosting lets you host different websites on 1 account while paying the hosting fee for just 1 website. This way you can save hundreds of dollars on hosting. And if you are an internet marketer with numerous mini sites or niche sites, you can cut your costs even more.

How much money can you save with multiple domain hosting?

Let's say you have 2 different websites, one is your personal blog, and another one is about your hobby (e.g. about DIY). You buy a 'traditional hosting' package that costs you $7 / month. For a whole year it would cost 12 x $7 = $84. And you would be charged that amount twice, since you have 2 websites. Your hosting costs would add up to $168.If you use multiple domain hosting where the fee is, for example, also $7 / month, then you would only pay 12 x $7 = $84 for hosting both your websites. Your savings are $84 / per year. It's not that much yet, but if you host much more websites on your multiple domain hosting account, your savings will rise exponentially. For example, if you have 10 different websites, you can save as much as $756 a year.

Comparision of the amounts you can save:

Different hosting companies and hosting plans allow a different number of additional domains (add on domains) that you can host on your account. Bluehost offers you the opportunity to host unlimited websites on 1 account while paying for only 1 account, The monthly free can be as low as $6.99 per month. Check out their site here >

Find The Right Web Hosting Provider At Web Hosting Geeks

Finding the right web hosting provider is not easy. Competition is stiff and there are lots and lots of web hosting providers out there and of course, we only want the best provider that offers affordable packages. By that, I mean, we look for a balanced package of a web hosting provider that rarely has downtime and offers good bargains for its customers. Web Hosting Geeks saves you the trouble of having to look for and browse through all web hosting provider websites one by one in the internet. You save time by using Web Hosting Geeks’ resources to check out independent reviews, features, bonus features and ratings of the best web hosting providers in its list.

Whether it is a cheap web hosting service for a few bucks a month, shared or for a dedicated server, most if not all web hosting providers offer one free domain registration (which seems quite a given these days) and a 1 month money back guarantee. How great is that? Browsing through the site’s various categories for a web hosting provider, if you are looking for awarded sites, say, top rated web hosting, no problem. The cheapest? No sweat. Green hosting? They have it. You can also let the world know what you think about a web hosting provider that you have had experience(s) with by contributing a review about it.

Web Hosting Geeks has compiled its list of web hosting providers in such a way for you to be able to find the best web hosting provider suited to your needs and preferences. Its in depth reviews are more than enough to give you an idea what each web hosting provider can offer. My blog’s preference is having little or no downtime as much as possible and Web Hosting Geeks has quite a number of good web hosting providers that fit what my site needs.