SiteShrine Blog » Articles http://siteshrine.net Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:08:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Domain Name Extensions http://siteshrine.net/2009/05/21/domain-name-extensions/ http://siteshrine.net/2009/05/21/domain-name-extensions/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 19:01:12 +0000 Scott http://siteshrine.net/?p=68 The dot coms have ruled the net since day one but are you aware that there are over 250 available extensions for domains. Below is an extensive list of domain name extensions and their corresponding country or purpose.

a (unknown)
bitnet (unknown)
ac United Kingdom academic institutions
ad Andorra
ae United Arab Emirates
af Afghanistan
ag Antigua and Barbuda
ai Anguilla
al Albania
am Armenia
an Netherlands Antilles
ao Angola
aq Antarctica
ar Argentina
as American Samoa
at Austria
au Australia
aw Aruba
az Azerbaijan
ba Bosnia and Herzegovina
bb Barbados
bd Bangladesh
be Belgium
bf Burkina Faso
bg Bulgaria
bh Bahrain
bi Burundi
bj Benin
bm Bermuda
bn Brunei Darussalam
bo Bolivia
br Brazil
bs Bahamas
bt Bhutan
bv Bouvet Island
bw Botswana
by Belarus
bz Belize
ca Canada
cc Cocos (Keeling) Islands
cf Central African Republic
cg Congo
ch Switzerland
ci Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
ck Cook Islands
cl Chile
cm Cameroon
cn China
co Colombia
com US Commercial
cr Costa Rica
cs Czechoslovakia (former)
cu Cuba
cv Cape Verde
cx Christmas Island
cy Cyprus
cz Czech Republic
de Germany
dj Djibouti
dk Denmark
dm Dominica
do Dominican Republic
dz Algeria
ec Ecuador
edu US Educational
ee Estonia
eg Egypt
eh Western Sahara
er Eritrea
es Spain
et Ethiopia
fi Finland
fj Fiji
fk Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
fm Micronesia
fo Faroe Islands
fr France
fx France (Metropolitan)
ga Gabon
gb Great Britain (UK)
gd Grenada
ge Georgia
gf French Guiana
gh Ghana
gi Gibraltar
gl Greenland
gm Gambia
gn Guinea
gov US Government
gp Guadaloupe
gq Equatorial Guinea
gr Greece
gs South Georgia and South Sandwich Island
gt Guatemala
gu Guam
gw Guinea-Bissau
gy Guyana
hk Hong Kong
hm Heard and McDonald Islands
hn Honduras
hr Croatia (Hrvatska)
ht Haiti
hu Hungary
id Indonesia
ie Ireland
il Israel
in India
io British Indian Ocean Territory
iq Iraq
ir Iran
is Iceland
it Italy
jm Jamaica
jo Jordan
jp Japan
ke Kenya
kg Kyrgyzstan
kh Cambodia
ki Kiribati
km Comoros
kn Saint Kitts and Nevis
kp Korea (North)
kr Korea (South)
ku Kuwait
ky Cayman Islands
kz Kazakhstan
la Laos
lb Lebanon
lc Saint Lucia
li Liechtenstein
lk Lanka
lr Liberia
ls Lesotho
lt Lithuania
lu Luxembourg
lv Latvia
ly Libya
ma Morocco
mc Monaco
md Moldova
mg Madagascar
mh Marshall Islands
mil US Military
mk Macedonia
ml Mali
mm Mynamar
mn Mongolia
mo Macau
mp Northern Mariana Islands
mq Martinique
mr Mauritania
ms Montserrat
mt Malta
mu Mauritius
mv Maldives
mw Malawi
mx Mexico
my Malaysia
mz Mozambique
na Namibia
nc New Caledonia
ne Niger
net US network
nf Norfolk Island
ng Nigeria
ni Nicaragua
nl Netherlands
no Norway
np Nepal
nr Nauru
nt Neutral Zone
nu Niue
nz New Zealand (Aotearoa)
om Oman
org US Non-Profit Organization
pa Panama
pe Peru
pf French Polynesia
pg Papua New Guinea
ph Philippines
pk Pakistan
pl> Poland
pm Saint Pierre and Miquelon
pn Pitcairn
pr Puerto Rico
pt Portugal
pw Palau
py Paraguay
qa Qatar
re Reunion
ro Romania
ru Russian Federation
rw Rwanda
sa Saudi Arabia
sb Solomon Islands
sc Seychelles
sd Sudan
se Sweden
sg Singapore
sh Saint Helena
si Slovenia
sj Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
sk Slovak Republic
sl Sierra Leone
sm San Marino
sn Senegal
so Somalia
sr Suriname
st Sao Tome and Principe
su USSR (former)
sv El Salvador
sy Syria
sz Swaziland
tc Turks and Caicos Islands
td Chad
tf French Southern Territories
tg Togo
th Thailand
tj Tajikistan
tk Tokelau
tm Turkmenistan
tn Tunisia
to Tonga
tp East Timor
tr Turkey
tt Trinidad and Tobago
tv Tuvalu
tw Taiwan
tz Tanzania
ua Ukraine
ug Uganda
uk United Kingdom
um US Minor Outlying Islands
us United States
uy Uruguay
uz Uzbekistan
va Vatican City State
vc Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
ve Venezuela
vg Virgin Islands (British)
vi Virgin Islands (US)
vn Viet Nam
vu Vanuatu
wf Wallis and Futuna Islands
ws Samoa
ye Yemen
yt Mayotte
yu Yugoslavia
za South Africa
zm Zambia
zr Zaire
zw Zimbabwe
]]> http://siteshrine.net/2009/05/21/domain-name-extensions/feed/ 0 Fast Track eCommerce with a Turnkey Website http://siteshrine.net/2009/05/13/fast-track-ecommerce-with-a-turnkey-website/ http://siteshrine.net/2009/05/13/fast-track-ecommerce-with-a-turnkey-website/#comments Wed, 13 May 2009 02:49:33 +0000 Scott http://siteshrine.net/?p=30 So you want to start an online business. Maybe youre a stay at home mom and want to generate additional cash or youre a brick and mortar business looking to tap into the vast potential of virtual traffic. Either way the internet has provided a spectacular opportunity to achieve great success however, creating an online business takes time and money. It also requires a great deal of knowledge of domain names, website creation, and services available to optimize your businesses success.
First you will need to purchase a domain name. Once you have chosen a name that represents and describes your business you will need to build a website. This website becomes the doorway to your products and/or services. This website is the first impression to a world of potential clients/customers.
If you do not know how to build a website then chances are you will have to contract the services of a website developer in order to put your business on the fast track to traffic and sales. However, hiring a developer can become costly and time consuming.
Now there is a new option that has become popular. The purchase of a turnkey website can get you up and running in record time at a percentage of the cost involved in developing a website from scratch. A turnkey website is a fully functioning site that contains product descriptions and images, prices, shopping carts and checkout, as well as other essential tools to meet the needs of your business. Buying a turnkey business is like buying a new home that is ready to move into. You get your key, walk through the door, and start living. All of the components necessary for you to begin your endeavor are already in place thus providing you less work, less stress, and less cost.
As the owner of a new turnkey website all you have to do is tweak the site to your preferences and details. It is simple for you to add the essential elements to finalize your sites appearance and function.

There are several advantages to purchasing a turnkey website.
Less cost involved in start-up.
Less time involved in set-up.
Less requirement for website design and technical skills.
Generally a tried and tested template/script so learning the functions is simplified

As you begin searching for sellers of turnkey websites you should ask the following questions:
1. What are the limitations to the site? Make sure that you are able to see a live demo and get a complete description of the functions. If there is a feature missing that is necessary for your business then be sure that it can be modified to meet your needs (though this may be an additional fee).
2. Is hosting included with the site and at what cost? Most turnkey websites are sold along with a hosting package. You can compare prices and services for hosting and determine whether to purchase the package or host elsewhere.
3. Is the site installed for me or do I receive a file? A true turnkey website is just like it soundsturn key. You should receive notification that the site is installed and be provided with the log in details to access the back end control panel of your site.
4. Does the site come with technical assistance? The resale of turnkey websites has become popular as people are always looking for something inexpensive to resell on the net. If you are going to secure the future of your business on a turnkey website then you want to buy from a professional company. Be sure that you are able to obtain contact information including a phone number. Multiple email addresses and live help are always a benefit too. Although some modifications may be done at an additional cost, be sure that the seller is offering some assistance while you get up and running. Verify whether or not you will receive on going support and for how long. If you purchase a turnkey website with hosting then it would not be unreasonable to have unlimited support for certain aspects of your websites function.

If you are seeking an online venture and need to get on the fast track then buying a turnkey website can be a great way to jumpstart your new business. More and more people are starting online businesses everyday so it is time to open up your own door of opportunity and success. Good luck in your ventures.

Article written by Scott Marshall of SiteShrine.com.

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