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DDoS protected DNS service – Everything you need to know

DDoS protected DNS service prevents malicious attacks. There are numerous types of attacks, such as DDoS, DNS Tunneling, DNS Spoofing, DRDoS, and so on. In this article, we will focus on and discuss the first kind of attack – DDoS.

A brief definition of DNS

The DDoS attack targeted the Domain Name System of certain businesses. We’ll take a quick look at what this was. It is a system that allows us to obtain the IP address of a domain name. It is used to quickly and easily access a website, for example, by typing in its domain rather than the long and difficult-to-remember Internet Protocol.

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Top 10 most expensive domain names

You can’t even imagine how expensive can some domain name be! No, not thousands of dollars. We are talking millions! Domain flipping, the practice of selling domain names, has been getting extremely popular and amazingly profitable. Especially for some.

Here are the top 10 most expensive domain names of all time. They are ordered by the absolute value of the deal, but I calculated the impact of inflation, so you can see the real price in today’s money.

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What is domain flipping?

Just like in the offline world, online, creativity for doing all kinds of businesses seems unlimited. Domain flipping is an example. It has been really profitable for some, let’s check what it is about exactly.

What is domain flipping?

Domain flipping is a business about buying domains at the lowest possible price to resell them later, ideally getting a high profit. Good deals are possible only by buying domains with the potential to be interesting for specific clients that can make an attractive offer.

Benefits of Domain flipping

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How to choose the best domain name for your new website? (5 Tips)

Choosing a domain name is critical. It will be the representation of your business on the Internet, and it’s a key for clients to find you or not, increase or decrease the chances of success on the search engines.

Here you have 5 useful tips to get the best domain name for your website!

Pick a short and clear domain name.

Short-clear names are easier to remember, pronounce, spell, and type by users. When you can’t remember a name properly, you can finish on a very different website while trying. Orthography mistakes are another possibility. The limit to build a domain name is 63 characters. Don’t go further than 15 characters!

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