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How To Check the Availability of Domain Names

May. 8th 2008

1. InstantDomainSearch.com

Domain Search by InstantDomainSearch.com

Some of Instant Domain Search features:
• Suggestions - click and takes you to GoDaddy.com where you’ll see ‘More Options’ of alternative domains you may like.
• Acquire Domain - links to Sedo.com, a Domain Acquisition Service
• WhoIs - select this option takes you to http://whois.domaintools.com to learn more about the ownership of the domain
• Hacks - goes to Xona.com which will give you unconventional domain combinations (i.e. delicious.com to del.icio.us)
Alexa - which will talk about the site’s web traffic rank
• Visit Site

I’ve been using InstantDomainSearch.com for years.

2. Domize.com

Domain Search by Domize

3. AjaxWhois.com

Domain Search by AjaxWhois

Some of AjaxWhoIs features:
• Ability to preselect your preferred extensions (.com, .net, etc.) for your domain search
• Also partners with GoDaddy.com and even includes GoDaddy coupons
• Whois - without leaving the site will display the domain’s ownership information with a bit of added security to make sure you’re human wanting the information (thanks AjaxWhoIs) for not promoting spambots!
• Domain hacks will appear on right-hand column if a combination exists
Statsaholic - which uses Compete and Quantcast traffic data
• Go to website link

TELL US: Which domain name search site did you like better and why?
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How to Keep Your Digital Filing Cabinet Organized

May. 8th 2008

Virtual workers, freelancers and web designers alike: How do you keep your projects organized?

Reminders:
Myself, I use my handy Palm T|X which I usually carry around with me everywhere I go.

Lists:
When brainstorming, having an Ah-ha! moment, need to add/remove things to my to-do or could it be that I’m simply obsessed with writing lists (am I alone here?)… I visit my TaDaList. I highly recommend creating a web-based to-do list using TaDaList.

Digital Filing Cabinet:
Wish you were more thorough about how you organize your projects? Here’s a tip from ActionMethod.com’s Tip Exchange on Creating a Useful Desktop.

ActionMethod.com Tip - Useful Desktops

“Instead of having an escapist travelogue photo as the desktop pattern, I’ve found it useful over the years to create background images that show discreet “hot” to “cold” areas. This way, before getting involved in any one task, you can arrange files of active projects according to priority and urgency, and move items along the line towards completion and archiving.” Read the rest of the tip at ActionMethod.com

HOW DO YOU KEEP YOUR WEB / CREATIVE PROJECTS ORGANIZED?
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Best To Do List Software

Mar. 17th 2007

I use Ta-da.

TELL US: What To Do List software do you use? Leave a comment.

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HELP THEM VISUALIZE THEIR OPTIONS AND SHOW THEM TOOLS TO GET THINGS DONE.