Here are the lists of some popular domain registrars that our clients are using. These domain registrars are all ICANN accredited, so you can trust them.
1. GoDaddy.com – GoDaddy is the biggest domain name registrar company. The good thing about GoDaddy is they offer special deals and promos. They are offering cheap package deals combining the domain registration and web hosting. Free email, free domain forwarding and masking. They don’t offer free private registration unless you register or transfer five domain names. The domain management panel is easy to navigate.
Domain Forwarding – Free
Domain Name – 11.99/yr
Domain Transfer – 11.99/yr
Domain Renewal – 11.99/yr
Private Registration – 9.99/year
The thing that you will not like about Godaddy is that they are very hard sell and push a lot of products while all you want is to purchase a domain. The process of paying is also challenging.
2. Network Solutions - Network Solutions is the fourth largest ICANN accredited domain name registrar. They offer complete domain name related solutions. Not really a cheap place to buy your domain. It is quite expensive and the domain management panel is kind of confusing. They offer services that other registrars provide for free like domain forwarding.
Domain Forwarding – 12.99/yr
Domain Name – 34.99/yr
Domain Transfer – 11.99/yr
Domain Renewal – 19.00/yr
Private Registration – 9.99/year
3. Name.com - One of the fastest growing registrars. They offer cheap price for domain and web hosting. Very simple interface for domain management panel. They also offer a service called Domain Grabber, if the domain that you really want is unavailable, you can pay Name.com to grab on the domain once it become available.
Domain Forwarding – Free
Domain Name – 9.99/yr
Domain Transfer – 7.99/yr
Domain Renewal – 9.99/yr
Private Registration – 7.99/year
4. Register- This domain name registrar stands in the 10th position of the top 10 domain name registrar list. They have a strong 24/7 support system. Not a cheap place to buy a domain. Prices are not very competitive.
5. 1&1 - All 1&1 domain registrations include a simple five-page starter website , an email account with 2GB of storage, and free private domain registration to shield your personal information. 1&1 also offers free domain transfer. 24/7 support by phone and email.
Domain Forwarding – Free
Domain Name – 4.99/yr
Domain Transfer – FREE
Domain Renewal – 9.99/yr
Private Registration – Free
Before purchasing a domain and choosing a domain registrar company, make sure to do some research. There are many out there, offering different adds on, fees and services, you can surely find the better company to purchase your domain.
What is Internet Payment Gateway? Online Internet payment gateways allow you to process credit card orders from your website in real time. The customer knows immediately whether the credit card was approved or not.
The shopping cart is usually used before the payment gateway. It allows the customers to pick and choose various items/product they want to buy from your website/online store, including different attributes like size, color, model, etc. At the check out, the shopping cart will total all the items, taxes, shipping fees and gather the customers shipping and billing information.
The payment gateway will capture the credit card transaction, encrypt the information transaction and route it to the credit card processor and then return either an approval or a decline notice. This is a flawless process and the customer does not directly interact with the payment gateway as data is forwarded to the gateway via your shopping cart and a secure connection.
With the use of Internet payment gateway, unlimited number of users/customers can use the gateway all at the same time, unlike using a terminal or other software solution where only one customer can checkout at a time. With the use of the Internet payment gateway, you can have multiple users entering transactions from various locations, all at the same time.
Authorization, settling, and reporting are the vital things that an online payment gateway does when a customer attempts to make a purchase from your website using a credit card or debit check card.
How to Bypass BIOS Passwords
BIOS passwords can add an extra layer of security for desktop and laptop computers. They are used to either prevent a user from changing the BIOS settings or to prevent the PC from booting without a password. Unfortunately, BIOS passwords can also be a liability if a user forgets their password, or changes the password to intentionally lock out the corporate IT department. Sending the unit back to the manufacturer to have the BIOS reset can be expensive and is usually not covered in the warranty. Never fear, all is not lost. There are a few known backdoors and other tricks of the trade that can be used to bypass or reset the BIOS
DISCLAIMER
This article is intended for IT Professionals and systems administrators with experience servicing computer hardware. It is not intended for home users, hackers, or computer thieves attempting to crack the password on a stolen PC. Please do not attempt any of these procedures if you are unfamiliar with computer hardware, and please use this information responsibly. LabMice.net is not responsible for the use or misuse of this material, including loss of data, damage to hardware, or personal injury.
Before attempting to bypass the BIOS password on a computer, please take a minute to contact the hardware manufacturer support staff directly and ask for their recommended methods of bypassing the BIOS security. In the event the manufacturer cannot (or will not) help you, there are a number of methods that can be used to bypass or reset the BIOS password yourself.
Do's and Don’ts in Building a Website
Do's in building a website
1. Good Domain Name
Choose a good domain name that is applicable to your company and will support your product, information or services that you offer.
For example: If your company's name is Mylene's Restaurant, you should consider buying the domain name mylenesrestaurant.com as well as the other additional top level domain extension of this domain name such as .net, .org, .us, etc... This is a good practice to prevent your competitors from benefiting from your marketing strategy.
Also, you should consider buying a domain that contains keywords relevant to your business. If your restaurant is in Florida, it’s good to purchase, floridamylenesrestaurant.com, or any other domains that relevant to your services.
It is also a very common practice to point multiple domain names to one website.
2. Company Logo or Banner
Make a solid logo that represents you company's services and make it visible throughout your whole website.
3. Visibility of your Phone Number on every page
As a service provider, the goal is to encourage potential clients to avail your services while viewing your website. Therefore, your phone number should be on every page of your website.
4. Promoting your expertise, specialization and credibility
Your website should tell your customers why they should choose you over your competition. Use your website to sell yourself. Put your experiences, achievements, sample of works, customer testimonials and other list that will legally support the services that your company offers.
Your website visitors are looking for a good reason to decide to avail your service, make sure to provide them credible information as much as possible.
Pay Per Click Advertising
Pay per Click Advertising is one of the best ways to advertise you website on search engines like Google, MSN and Yahoo. It will increase the traffic to your website and you only pay when someone clicks on your ads or someone visits your website. This makes it more cost effective for your business.
With pay per click advertising, you can use demographics; geo-targeting and specifically targeted keywords so you can reach your target audience in more effective ways. By reaching the right audience, you will get a better return on investment for your marketing campaign. In comparison, print and traditional advertising you generally reach a massive amount of audience which makes it more difficult to reach your target audience with your advertising message.
Another advantage of PPC is that search engines will not charge you a fee to place or run your ads; you will only pay when someone clicks your ad. In this kind of advertising, you can also reach out to other countries that you wish to expand your business to (global exposure). It is also a very effective branding for your business if your website will be listed on top placement of major search engine like Google, MSN and Yahoo.