Client Shoots Self in Foot

So I have — er, had — this client. Let’s call him Mr. X. I didn’t design his website originally; I inherited him from a colleague who had designed it and was hosting it, and who wanted to get out … Read the rest »

Your Domain is a Valuable Business Asset — Treat It Like One

Once again, I’m trying to help a client track down and gain control of their domain. A couple of years ago, they hired someone to develop their web site for them. He registered their domain in his name, and he … Read the rest »

Watch Out for Domain Registrar Phishing Attacks

Phishing warning posted on Network Solutions home page

Official-looking e-mails appear to be from prominent registrars — they’re really attempts to steal your domains

Both eNom and Network Solutions, two very large registrars that handle millions of domain registrations, are the target of a major phishing attack. It … Read the rest »

Network Solutions Caught Front Running

“We had to destroy the village in order to save it, sir!”

That was basically the response of Network Solutions when it was caught with its hand in the cookie jar, registering domains for themselves that people had looked up … Read the rest »

Choosing a domain name

You’ve decided your business needs a web site. Good, that’s the first step. You have a lot of additional steps to get through before you actually have a web site. One of those steps is selecting a domain name for … Read the rest »