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Incubator Q&A Why don't registrars redact country and state/province?

How come country and state/province is often excluded from WHOIS privacy? So everything else is redacted, but not country and state. However, apparently there's no special requirement from ICANN, s...

0 answers  ·  posted 7mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

Question Webmasters domains
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Incubator Q&A Why won't setting a CNAME DNS record for the domain apex work?

I am setting up a domain that uses a CNAME record so that is hosted on the same server as another site. I seem to be able to set up the www subdomain just fine with a CNAME but I'm having trouble ...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 10mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Is it possible to set up a website that will last for 100 years, paid in advance?

I've seen a lot of domain names expire or hosting go dark when a website owner stops maintaining the site. Is there a way to prevent that for my own site? I'd like it to remain up, well after I'm ...

2 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  last activity 10mo ago by matthewsnyder‭

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Incubator Q&A Can I use a domain name I already own with my AWS-hosted website?

I'm hoping to move my website to cloud hosting using AWS. Can I use my existing domain with AWS, or do I need to buy a new domain at AWS? If I can use the domain I already own, how do I transfer ...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Incubator Q&A How do I configure Cloudflare to redirect my alternate domain name with HTTPS support?

I have several alternate domain names that I would like to redirect to my site: misspelling.example -> example.com longer-domain-with-hyphens.example -> example.com old-brand.example -&g...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Incubator Q&A When choosing a domain name, is it more important to have keywords in the domain name, or to brand my website?

I'm building a company with a website about widgets. The .com domain name with just "widgets" is already taken, and so are a lot of other keyword related domains. I could get a domain on an alter...

1 answer  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by ArtOfCode‭

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Incubator Q&A Will multiple dashes in a domain name look spammy to search engines and hurt SEO?

I'm trying to choose between domains with and without multiple dashes: my-awsome-company.example myawesomecompany.example The dashes make it much more readable to me, but I've heard that sea...

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭

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Incubator Q&A Domain or prefix property in Google Search Console?

When signing my site up for Google Search Console, I see I can add a "domain property" or a "prefix property?" Which should I choose? What are the advantages and disadvantages of one over the oth...

0 answers  ·  posted 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭  ·  edited 11mo ago by Stephen Ostermiller‭