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    Which Language to Learn First

    Personally, I learned html from scratch back in a high school web design course, and then started dabbling in the other languages a bit after, working my way as I needed new information. Obviously it varies by specific needs, but in general, which languages tend to be the most needed now? Or...
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    Branding Multiple Similar Sites

    I have a couple sites that I have "branded" in similar ways. They're both connected to me directly with a unique name......so I'm known at various forums by this name, comment on blogs with this name, use similar logos/favicons on the sites themselves, and keep them connected, even though...
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    All-in-one Phone Number (Grand Central)

    A lot of smaller online businesses don't seem to have a phone line for customers to call. Maybe it's just me, but unless they're larger, they seem to stick to support through email or sometimes chat and forums. I was reading an article on Google's blog about them taking over Grand Central...
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    Owner Passed Away

    This is a rather touchy subject, but I'm really not sure how it should be handled. Long story short, I'm involved in a community and the owner of the site passed away. He lived alone and a few that knew him well have been in contact with his family. He was only 27 and died of a heart attack, so...
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    Hyphenated Names

    I found a couple other threads here that mentioned hyphens (one suggesting that if the domain is multiple words, then hyphens are needed for Google to pick up on the distinct words).....but now I'm stuck at a crossroads. I'm a firm believer that although domain names are important, they're not...
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    Legal to Lie about Whois Info?

    http://www.circleid.com/posts/whois_privacy_vs_anonymity/ The article is from 2005, so I'm sure I just missed the news and talk about it when it was going on and now I don't know all the details I should. How does that law get put into action and actually used? Would someone have to turn the...
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    Short Domain Names

    I keep seeing people who want domains with only 3 or 4 letters/characters. I assumed this was for the sake of being easy to remember and therefore, great to market with, etc. Wouldn't a longer, more beneficial keyword be better, though, or is there an appeal for short domain names that I'm missing?
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    How much downtime do you have?

    No host is perfect and even the best have a little downtime every now and then. So how often does 'your' host have downtime? How much more downtime would there have to be for you to consider switching hosts?
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    Approaching the site with an offer

    I found the perfect domain name for a site idea, but as usual, someone else already snatched it up long before I did. Normally I'd just move on and look for another, but this one appears to be parked. I checked it several months ago and it had a page up saying "hey, I'm working on this site...
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    Giving Up and Switching Hosts

    How long would you wait before giving up on a host? A friend of mine has switched hosts 3 times in the last year because of various issues. With the first, he waited 7-8 months because just as soon as he wanted to switch, things would get better and resolved. Things are going wrong with his...

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