A TLD, or top-level domain, is the part of a website’s URL that comes after the “dot” (e.g. “.com,” “.org,” “.edu”). TLDs are a way to categorize websites and indicate the purpose or intended audience of the website. There are many different TLDs, including generic TLDs (gTLDs) such as “.com” or “.org,” which are intended…
It’s a common question, and a valid one at that. “Can my website handle heavy traffic?” In order to make sense of this, we first have to look at what ‘heavy traffic’ looks like to your website. This can take many different forms, be it heavy upload or download usage, or a large number of…
Email deliverability on the internet is a complicated process when approaching it from a technical standpoint. As the internet has grown over the last two decades, we have seen a large increase in spam emails as more people gain access to more and more resources. To combat the sending of malicious or spam emails, the…
Domain ID protection (also known as WHOIS privacy) hides your personal or company contact information from the publicly accessible WHOIS database. When you registered a domain you are required to provide accurate contact details which must be verified. This is in accordance with regulations set forth by ICANN. These contact details are then stored in…
Search Engine Optimization is a topic that garners quite a bit of attention, especially after the recent push to E-Commerce during the 2020-2021 pandemic in the United States. Although it gets quite a bit of attention, it’s difficult for most people to actually describe what SEO is or does for a website. So how are…
Premium domain names are short, catchy, or memorable names that are already registered to a person, entity or organization. A good example of this would be a city or municipality. The cost of a premium domain can range from as low as $100 to as high as $750,000+ in some cases, depending on the current…
Web hosting is an important part of any website process and is the first step to getting any site online. So why is there such a variation in pricing between different providers? To understand why the ranges seem so large, and how companies can get away with charging pennies for hosting, we have to dive…