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Someone Stole My Domain Name: Here’s What You Do

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Updated January 4, 2023

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Someone stole the domain name Perl.com. They thought it was just a domain name snafu, but in fact it was stolen, transferred from one domain name registrar to another without the owner’s permission.

I am seeing more and more domain names get stolen recently, especially as the value of domain names goes up. After all, some domain names are selling hundreds of thousands of dollars. So, it’s imperative that you protect this valuable digital asset that you own. If you suddenly find that someone stole your domain name from you, then you need to act quickly. The longer you wait the more difficult it will be to recover. Here’s what you need to do if someone stole your domain name: [Continue reading]

Facebook Rolling Out Facebook Articles

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Starting today, I noticed that on my personal Facebook account, when logged in, I am no longer able to make a Facebook post. Instead, there is an options for Article, Live Video, or Photo/video. Clicking on the Article option, it takes me to a new … [Continue reading]

Doing SEO is Better Than…

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I recently asked a bunch of SEOs about SEO (search engine optimization). I wanted to know what doing SEO is better than, and asked them to finish the sentence. Doing SEO is better than ----- (fill in the blank). Here is what they said. … [Continue reading]

Tucows and GoDaddy Report Q3 2022 Results

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Tucows and GoDaddy have both recently reported their Q3 2022 financial results. For Tucows, net revenue for the third quarter of 2022 increased 2.8% to $78.1 million from $75.9 million for the third quarter of 2021. For GoDaddy, GoDaddy delivered … [Continue reading]

Accidental SEO Manager: Interview with Ash Nallawalla

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Accidental SEO Manager: Managing SEO Teams, Agencies, and Websites that Sell (Tapping Organic Leads for Profit Book 1)

On the 85th episode of the Digital Marketing with Bill Hartzer podcast, I spoke with Ash Nallawalla, the author of the book titled "Accidental SEO Manager: Managing SEO Teams, Agencies, and Websites that Sell (Tapping Organic Leads for Profit Book … [Continue reading]

Sometimes Google Isn’t Family Friendly

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Sometimes Google is not very family friendly. I mean, we all know that you can turn on and turn off Google's SafeSearch feature. Their SafeSearch feature might not apply to events, though. I don't currently have the SafeSearch filter on, since I … [Continue reading]

Facebook Internet Tracking Settlement

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Facebook Internet Tracking Settlement

If you were a Facebook User (had a Facebook account) and used that account between April 22, 2010 and September 16, 2011 and visited a non-Facebook website that displayed the Facebook button, you may be eligible for a payment from a Facebook Internet … [Continue reading]

7 Ways to Protect Your Domain Name

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As you may (or may not) know, I run a company called DNProtect. We protect domain names, offer a domain name protection service, but also recover stolen domain names. Unfortunately recovering domain names takes up quite a bit of my time, as it's … [Continue reading]