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5 Added Benefits of Being an Affiliate for Domain Cost Club

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Domain Cost Club offers great at-cost pricing for Top Level Domains (TLDs) including classics, like .com, country code TLDs (ccTLDs) and new generic TLDs (gTLDs). All DCC members get to take advantage of this at-cost pricing along with at-cost renewals, replicated sites, and the ability to easily invite your friends to learn more, among other included services. Beyond these personal benefits of being a member, here are a few more benefits of being an affiliate for DCC that you and all other members and “domainers” will get.

1. News of TLD Releases

gTLDs have been gradually released by ICANN, the governing body of the domain industry, since 2008. New are still being released and are released at different set dates. Often times, these new TLDs have special pricing associated with their release. With so many new TLDs being released, it can be hard to keep track of what to wait for next unless you have a reliable news source. Look no further than DCC for your news of TLD releases. Simply navigate to https://www.domaincostclub.com/tlds.dhtml to see what domains are avaialble and what is coming up next, as well as pricing. Anyone has access to this page, so if you know someone interested in getting started with exciting new TLDs, this is a powerful page to share.

2. Domain Transfers

Even if you weren’t lucky enough to originally purchase your domain through DCC, you can still transfer it to DCC for no additional cost. DCC offers all members at-cost transfers with no markup on renewals, unlike other registrars. When it’s time to renew, take advantage of DCC pricing, or get started with an entirely new domain for a great price.

3. Bounties

If someone you tell about DCC decides to become a member, you get what DCC calls a bounty, also known as a commission. Bounties are one-time commissions that reward you each time someone you know signs up to become a member with DCC. Bounties reward you for sharing your smart choice to join DCC with others.

4. Lifetime Membership

Those interested in signing on to be a DCC member can choose from two membership options, the annual Club Membership for $99 per year or the Lifetime Charter Membership for a one-time payment of $499, no need to ever renew again. Both memberships allow you to enjoy at-cost pricing and earn commissions, but anyone seriously interested in buying a selling domains benefits most from the Lifetime Charter Membership. The Charter Membership makes sense if you’re interested in investing seriously in domains, or if you want increased benefits from your membership like semi-monthly bounty payouts and giftable memberships. Charter members also enjoy other unique benefits and will continue to do so for the length of their membership (which is a lifetime!)

5. Wide Opportunity

DCC’s wide selection of TLDs means huge opportunity and flexibility. Try purchasing bundles of cheaper domains or invest in higher market priced domains. The range of pricing and branding options available with DCC’s TLDs provide a wide opportunity for you to invest and have fun!

 

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How to Choose A Good Domain Name or TLD

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Purchasing a domain name through DCC can be a great investment, so you want to be sure you’re choosing the right one for your needs. But how do you know what makes a good domain name for yourself or others? Read our tips below to help you make the right domain name investing choice or to learn how to choose the best domain name for yourself.

Use

How do you plan to use this domain? If you’re interested in using it for your own business, think of how the domain will best represent your business. If your business is a pizza place named Rudy’s, consider the domain name that includes Rudy’s and pizza like www.rudyspizza.net or www.rudys.pizza. These kind of domain names promote your business. However, if you want to purchase a domain name to sell, consider something more generic like www.menu.pizza or www.local.pizza . The use of the domain you’re buying will play a large part in the naming of it.

TLD

DCC offers you a large number of top level domains that are newly available. These are the kind of domains that unlike .com and .net are descriptive and give website visitors a better idea of the site they are navigating to. DCC offers all kinds of TLDs, so it’s up to you whether you want a domain name that lives at a .com or something more descriptive like .money or .science. Of course, you can buy domains at multiple TLDs through DCC, so it may be best to buy some more traditional .coms and experiment with other TLDs to see which you are more interested in.

Application

How are you going to use this domain? Will you be using it at all or just looking to sell it down the road? Considering the application of this domain will go into your choices of domain name. If you’re building a portfolio, do research on popular domain names and see what these domains names often sell for. If you’re using the site for yourself, do your keyword research. What keywords are popular in your industry and will get people to your domain?

Spelling, Grammar, Homophones

Domain names aren’t forever, but that doesn’t mean you should be sloppy with them! When choosing your domain name, be careful of accidental misspellings. Some companies get creative with the spelling of their name, but that only works if it’s intentional. Spellcheck everything you plan to include in your domain name and get a few other opinions on it  before you purchase. The same goes for grammar and homophones.

Homophones are one of those things you learned in elementary school but didn’t think you would need, but you do now! Homophones are words that are spelled differently but sound the same, so watch out for “to” two” and “too” or “our” and “are”. Be sure you are using the version of the word you want in your domain and get a second opinion before you buy!

 

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Five Reasons to Purchase Multiple Domains

Five Reasons to Purchase Multiple Domains

 

Domain Cost Club’s pricing and exceptional service makes it easy for members to purchase multiple domain names at many different top level domains (TLDs). But should you purchase multiples or maybe just one domain to start? For cost reasons, the benefits are great for DCC members. Your membership grants you at-cost pricing, so multiple domains won’t break the bank with markup. But are multiple domains the right choice for you? Read on to learn the benefits of owning multiple domains.

Diversity

For many people, a domain is an investment, and like many investments, a grouping of multiple domains is often referred to as a portfolio. A portfolio is often used when discussing stocks, which is a great way to frame reasons for having multiple domains. You wouldn’t invest all your money into just one stock, would you? That’s one reason to own multiple domains. Consider buying multiple domain names as well as domains at multiple .TLDs. This way, your investment is spread across many options that could give you a return on your purchase.

Experience

While there is much money to be made in domains, that doesn’t mean you’ll get rich off of your first domain sale or even feel totally sure of what you’re doing. With the low price point of domains purchased through DCC, you can learn domaining as you grow your portfolio. Perhaps your first few domains will be inexpensive, as you have success selling them or using them, you may feel comfortable buying domains in a higher price bracket with the hope of  a bigger return. Your experience in “domaining” and your portfolio can grow alongside each other.

Price Points

Due to demand and different TLDs, price points for domains purchased through DCC can range a bit. However, you can always be sure you’re getting the best price for your domain. Currently, domains with a .energy TLD purchased through DCC run around $66.00 dollars per year, where .net is just $7.54 per year. These TLDs offer different branding opportunities and a priced differently to reflect that. People might be interested in these domains for many different reasons, so it makes sense to purchase a few domain names at different TLDs and different price points to build your portfolio. This will help you to get different levels of return from your domain sales or personal use.

Investment

We’ve mentioned it a few times, but domains can be a great investment! The more domains you purchase, the more money you stand to make from sales of those domains. Just be sure you can manage the number of domains you own. Like stocks, domains will have high and low days and not everyone will be interested in the ones you own. Remember, investments can take time, so dont be afraid to hold out for the sale price you think your domain is worth.

Establish

As you purchase and sell more domains, you will become more experienced and established in the domain industry. This allows you to work with others who will benefit from your experience. A prospective buyer might be unsure if the person selling them a domain has only purchased one, built a portfolio can show a buyer that you’re experienced and have many domains to offer. This will give you great referrals too!

 

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A DCC Global Domains International History Brief

Global Domains International History

 

GDI History

Global Domains International was launched in 1999 by Alan Ezeir and Michael Starr. The founders of GDI had the foresight to see beyond the restricted world of .COM and wanted to gain another top level domain (TLD) for use by people like you. Ezeir and Starr decided on the TLD of .WS, which stands for website and many other branded names.

In the early days of TLD, countries around the world were each granted their own  TLD, usually an abbreviation of the country name. As such .WS was the TLD of Western Samoa. GDI’s founders worked with the government of Western Samoa to secure .WS for use with GDI. GDI launched as an opportunity for people to have their own branded domain for life at .WS. The average consumer could never afford an expensive .COM, but .WS opened personalized domain names to everyone at an affordable price. In addition, GDI launched many support tools to build out the website at those domains as well as an affiliate marketing opportunity. To this day you can secure your .WS and more through GDI and earn income.

Domain Cost Club

Much like Ezeir and Starr predicted, .COM  is becoming less and less powerful while personalized TLDs are now becoming a hot commodity. Starting in 2013, ICANN began releasing TLDs never before imagined for public use. Think of .attorney, .pizza, and .website to name a few. These TLDs give the opportunity to brand your website in a whole new way.

Domain Cost Club was launched to bring these TLDs to you at the lowest price possible. All you have to do is become a member and you can have any number of these TLDs at cost—no markup! Now you can uniquely brand your business or businesses with any number of exciting top level domains. You can also become a DCC affiliate and work to offset your membership cost and make additional income.

The Connection

As you can see, GDI and DCC were both founded by the same people, Alan Ezeir and Michael Starr. In 1999 they saw the potential of opening the world of TLDs to buyers like you and as the landscape of TLDs changed, they are doing it again. GDI is still a great way to secure your Internet Address for Life as well as some great support tools to build out your website. DCC is a wonderful way to get into investing in domains and being ahead of the curve as the world of TLDs once again changes forever.

 

 

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8 New TLDs Available in 2015

8 New TLDs Available in 2015

It’s no surprise by now that descriptive TLDs, or Top Level Domains, have a number of benefits over the .COM in this new Internet age. With new TLDs being released all the time, getting on the bandwagon and reserving these domains early is beneficial to businesses, individuals, and professional domain purchasers!

These new TLDs can be available a variety of places, but the best place to purchase newly available TLDs for a lower cost is Domain Cost Club. There are plenty of reasons to join a domain club like this, including the discounted pricing on the newest TLDs available on the Internet. The price differences between Domain Cost Club and other domain registrars can be compared below.

The following new TLD options will be available within the first few months of the New Year – so, don’t miss out on the opportunity to purchase!

1) Dot Degree (or .degree)

Available 1/14/15.  Membership into DCC gets you this domain for $30, while non-members pay $58. Perfect for various certification businesses, schools, online programs, and more.

2) Dot Gives (or .gives)

Get this one 1/14/15 for $20 with a DCC membership. Non-members pay $38. Charitable organizations, or event charitable events by regular businesses could benefit from this descriptive domain.

3) Dot ForSale (or .forsale)

Ready for purchase 1/21/15, this domain will only cost you $20 as a Domain Cost Club member. Real estate agents, listing agents, and the like would benefit from a domain like this. Non-DCC members can purchase for $38.

4) Dot Band (or .band)

You can buy this one on 1/28/15. Obviously great for musicians, singers, and bands, DCC members can get this TLD for only $15. Get it for $28 without membership.

5) Dot Rip (or .rip)

Available on 1/28/15 for a member price of $12 and a non-member price of $22, this TLD can be used for funeral announcements, funeral businesses, tribute or memorial sites, etc.

6) Dot Cricket (or .cricket)

Fans and enthusiasts of the sport of Cricket can purchase this new TLD on 2/17/15. With a slightly higher price point, members of Domain Cost Club can take advantage of a tremendous discount and acquire this domain for $50, while non-members pay $98.

7) Dot Party (or .party)

Get your hands on this new domain on 2/17/15. Events, festivals, clubs, and even individuals can make great use of this TLD for marketing and promotion. At an extremely affordable price of $19.98 for DCC members, there’s nothing to lose! Those who are not members of DCC will pay $38.

8) Dot Science (or .science)

This domain, great for scientists, labs, meds, and the like, will be released 2/24/15. This descriptive domain is priced at $19.98 for members of the club, and $38 for non-members.

These descriptive domains, with all of their immense benefits for marketing and promotion, will go quickly. If you have a business or other use for one of these new Top Level Domains, don’t wait – purchase these domains as soon as they are available. Make sure to take advantage of the Domain Cost Club discounts by joining our affiliate network!

 

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5 Reasons You Should Use a Descriptive Domain Over a .COM

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What’s one of the most important first steps you need to take as a new business owner in this digital era? That’s right, making a website geared at sharing information about your business and generating leads. When deciding on your website domain, the most common TLD (or, “Top Level Domain”) chosen right now is the .COM – simply because it is the most well known.

Here are 5 reasons you should ditch the .com, and move on to the new wave of internet marketing with descriptive TLDs:

1. Increases Branding

In the past, a business owner may have purchased “johnsbestcoffeeshop.com”, which may seem a bit long and hard to remember for most of us. Perhaps “JohnsCoffee.com” was taken, or too expensive. By increasing the length, and changing the meaning to locals who know this place as “John’s Coffee”, the owner isn’t doing himself any favors in the branding department. New TLDs like “.shop” or “.coffee” might be the perfect way to keep the brand integrity for his local shop. “Johns.coffee” or “Johnscoffee.shop” allows this business owner to advertise and continue his branding efforts just through his domain name. When you secure your extremely accurate, memorable, and concise domain name, you are building your brand!

2. Less Expensive

New TLDs have opened up an entirely new set of domain real estate that most people would not be able to secure without paying a hefty price tag. Domain registrars like Domain Cost club offer hundreds of new TLDs to consumers at cost! That means you pay exactly what it costs to purchase your domain name, with no registrar markups, and nothing more.

New Top Level Domain Extensions3. Increases Possibilities

New TLDs give you the opportunity to get creative, and the possibilities really are endless. From domains that begin with your brand and end with your industry (i.e. “SmithandSmith.attorney”) to domains that allow you to take advantage of a slogan or catchphrase (i.e. “Cleanyour.computer” or “Cleanyourpc.guru”), you can ensure you choose a domain that is catchy and beneficial for your business. Hundreds are already available, and more are being added every day! You could even try multiple domains and test market with each of them – although, be sure to have your other domains 301 redirect to your main site so it gets credit for the traffic.

4. Easy SEO

If you want a better search ranking in Google, your domain name needs to be directly related to content on your site. By using descriptive keywords and TLDs within your domain, and having matching content on your website once someone clicks, you will be building SEO for your website without even trying! In other words, if your site is called “Freemoney.guru”, make sure your site content isn’t about dry cleaning – Google will not rank you very high in the search results and you won’t benefit from that potential traffic.

5. Top of Mind

With so many options for creativity with these new TLDs, you have the opportunity to give your business the best chance at success. Choosing a domain name that is rich in keywords, is easy to remember, and perfectly describes your business will make current customers more likely to remember it, and new customers more likely to understand what your site is about before they even click on it!

Times have changed, people. Gone are the days that one must lower the effectiveness and branding of their business because all of the best .COM domain names are taken, or too expensive. Now there is a better option. Hundreds of new TLDs being offered are actually more descriptive, more effective, and less expensivethan any .COM name you could choose!

TLDs as descriptive as “.boutique”, “.guru”, and “.events” and as specific as “.blackfriday” or “.engineer” are available at DCC to help brand your business right now! The only thing left to do is reserve your domain and start generating leads for your business.

 

 

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13 Tips for Choosing a Domain Name That Increases Traffic

How to choose a perfect domain name

Choosing the right domain name is one of the most important steps to ensuring your business’ online success. Your domain name matters immensely for branding purposes, direct traffic to your site, referral traffic to your site, and many more reasons! If you are just about to launch a new website for a business, or even for a personal blog, read on to find out how to pick the perfect name.

1. Make Sure the Domain is Consistent with Your Brand

The first decision you will have to make is if you are simply choosing your already existing brand name as the domain. Plain and simple – (i.e. Target.com, Nike.com, etc.) Or, are you going to choose a more creative domain that incorporates some keywords with the brand name – i.e. JuicyCoutureClothing.com instead of just JuicyCouture.com). Either way, make sure that your domain accurately represents your brand, what you are selling, or what your business consists of.

2. Keep it Short and Sweet

Consumers are bombarded enough as it is with brand names, keywords, and marketing info. Make it as easy as possible for them to remember and type in your domain name. The shorter, and catchier you can make it – the better.

3. Make it Catchy

Have a marketers mind – stand out from the crowd. You know those songs or jingles you just can’t get out of your head? Or those infomercials that you know every word to? That’s how you want to think. There are so many domain names out there, in the same industry, try to be different. For example, there are millions of ecommerce women’s clothing websites out there: Tobi.com, Modcloth.com, ASOS.com (what do they all really mean?). The one that sticks out in your mind because it’s so out there? NastyGal.com – that domain will make people wonder and click

4. Use Keywords if Possible

Making your domain name SEO friendly will have huge advantages for your site traffic. While keeping it as short and easy to remember as possible, including a keyword with your brand could help drive organic search traffic to you. For example, if you are selling eco-friendly pool cleaning products, you might want to choose something like “GreenPoolProducts.com” or “EcoPoolSupplies.shop”. This way, you will be returned high in the results for someone searching “green pool supplies”, etc.

New gTLD5. Choose the Right Domain Extension

Get a TLD extension that suits your idea for the domain, it’s no longer necessary to pick your TLD from a few generic extensions – (like .COM or .NET) For example, let’s say you’re a local coffee shop looking to increase organic search traffic on Google. Choosing a name like “SeattleBrewCoffee.Shop” is likely to be much less competitive, capture more local searches, and increase the visibility of your site. New TLDs are growing and being added everyday. There is a large advantage to being a first mover on an enormous up and coming trend like unique domain extensions (i.e. .CITY, .CASH, .CLUB, . HEALTHCARE). You can even find registrars that sell new TLDs for lower prices than anywhere else, like Domain Cost Club.

6. Be Creative

Sometimes the domain name you want just isn’t available – get creative and choose something even better! Your favorite domain name being taken may actually give you a reason to think outside the box and choose a name that sounds even better and stands out from the rest.

7. Make it intuitive

Make your domain easy to type – don’t use purposeful misspellings. This info is also useful for choosing your brand name in general. Many people think it’s clever to purposefully misspell a word similar to their brand name in order to be unique, but this can sometimes confuse consumers, and make it difficult to remember. For example, go for “ExpressPizza.com” over “XpressPizza.com” – who knows if there is already a Pizza shop that spells it correctly and receives some of your traffic!

8. Don’t Choose a Name Too Close to Someone Else’s

Taking the time to research and make sure that your name isn’t one letter off from a competitor is going to do you a lot of good in the future. Making sure your domain name is original enough to not be confused with another brand or company will not only increase legitimate traffic to your site, but may also help you avoid any legal issues.

9. Don’t Use Random Characters

Using things like dashes or hyphens can get tricky. Generally, someone is not going to take the time to remember where a character other than a letter goes within your web address. Make it easier on them and just leave it out – EVEN if your first choice of domain names was taken, and this is the only way to get it. Refer to #6.

10. Purchase Multiple Domains for the Same Brand

Don’t let someone infringe upon the brand you’ve created for yourself by creating a very similar domain name with a different extension or misspelling. Buy all domains associated with your account to prevent any confusion and/or fraud.

11. Try Rhyming or Alliteration

This might help you take care of some of the tips above. Rhyming or alliteration makes the human mind remember more easily, and makes a brand name catchier. For example, doesn’t Dancepants.shop or DanceDivas.clothing have a nice ring to them for a website that sells dance clothing and costumes?

12. Take Timing into Consideration

Search for some domains/terms and then take a break for a bit. Performing multiple searches spread out over a day or two might help to generate ideas instead of sitting down and attempting to search for and purchase all at once. Keep in mind though, if you find a great domain it may not be available the next time your search for it.

13. Don’t Forget About a Blog!

Blogs and content marketing are one of the best tactics out there right now to drive traffic to your website, and nurture leads into making a purchase. Sharing of useful information through blog posts is the best way to gain a potential customer’s and move them down the sales funnel. Once you find the best domain name, make sure you purchase a blog at your domain to go along with it!   The perfect domain name goes hand in hand with making your website easier to find, and increasing traffic. In conjunction with a well-written blog of the same domain, you give yourself and your business the best chance at being a successful online brand. Be sure to buy your domain at DomainCostClub.com so you’re able to get at-cost pricing on the registration and future renewals. You don’t want to have to worry about high priced renewals next year when your successful site is up and running!

 

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