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What to do when your domain name is stolen
David Airey | 7:00 am | December 28, 2007 | Domain hijack
I’m a graphic designer, specialising in branding and logo design. I currently live in Edinburgh, Scotland’s capital city, and can be contacted at the following email address:
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This particular website (davidairey.co.uk) acts as a warning against people using Google’s free GMail service for handling sensitive information. I do not intend to update this website for some time, and can’t promise a reply should you leave a comment.
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5 Comments »
Comment by Manishan | January 19, 2008 | 5:19 am
Im manishan from sri lanka,
Hey i read about what had happened to you…
Good that you are back in business……
I jus thougth of dropin in and leaving a comment….
Bye n God Bless You..
Comment by priscilla grim | January 22, 2008 | 1:42 pm
This happened to me two days ago and I am still waiting to hear back from Google– any advice?
thanks-p
Comment by David Airey | March 13, 2008 | 10:37 am
Thanks for your comment. I hope all’s well.
Priscilla,
If you read my articles you find some advice. Should you have a specific question, let me know.
Comment by Raja Selvam | March 19, 2008 | 11:24 am
Hey great job. Being an attorney myself I often come across such matters and I am glad that as a individual you have put up a great fight which was fruitful.
Good luck for your business.
Raja Selvam
Comment by Kathy Bennett | May 9, 2008 | 4:47 am
If your target customer base is in the UK then you should always promote the *.uk based domain name as the primary domain name for your search engine rankings.
Domain names with a country specific extension such as .co.uk are classed as second level domains and those with .com, .net etc. are classed as top level domains. (.com is was originally country specific for the USA but that’s another story and for the purposes of this explanation just clouds the issue).
When you use a search engine such as Google, there is some initial filtering based on the domain extension which is country specific. Therefore if you are promoting a .com domain name in the UK you just have to work a bit harder in your optimization.
If your target market is global then the reverse is true i.e. you should promote your .com domain name.
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