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Versions without separators,
however, are easier to pronounce,
making it easier to communicate
them to others. The best solution
in this case is to register both
versions of the domain and set
one up as a parked domain for
the website. At an annual cost of
under €15 for the registration of
a domain, this option allows us to
enjoy the advantages of both.
Many visitors do not even attempt
to remember domains, but simply
search for a website using search
engines. For this reason, one must
realise that search engines
respond well to websites with
domain names containing the
sought after key search terms.
This means that, for specific types
of events, it is sensible to include
the name of the place or the year
of the event in the domain name.
It is also necessary to cover the
use of an acronym in the domain
name. This is only recommended
if the acronym is a recognised
term in the expert community who
will be attending the event. If this
is the case, then it is possible that
visitors will enter the acronym
as a search term; if not, we only
interfere with peoples’ ability to
remember the address, as well
as its entry in the address bar.
Another question arising is the
choice of suffix of one's domain
name. Again, the answer depends
on the visitors. If the event is an
international one, a domain ending
.com or .org should be chosen;
if it is only a Slovenian event,
the ending should be a .si suffix.
Beekeepers’ Congress in Ljubljana, the domainprimondia2003.com was
registered again by a provider offering pornographic content, publishing
their website and its contents under that domain name.
The second possibility of ‘hijacking’ a domain consists of hijackers
exploiting opportunities provided by good forecasting skills. If an event
appears at regular intervals and uses a domain that includes the name
and year of the event, then people can register that domain in advance
with the intention of reselling it at a higher price. All this indicates that it
is wise to register the domain as early as possible, even if the website
might not be needed immediately. A bit of investment of effort and
thought regarding domains from the start may save quite a bit of trouble
later and also increase the number of visits to your website.
Uroš Čimžar, RSKLAN.com
How to prevent
someone stealing
your domain name?
Finally, a word of caution regarding
the hijacking of domains: two
things may occur in the case of
events of this sort. We must
remember that domains, in
essence, are not purchased. They
are simply leased for a defined
period of time. When this period
expires, the domain becomes
available for registration once
again and, if it was highly visited,
that would make it sensible to take
advantage of this traffic. For
example, a year after the World
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