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Can anyone help me?

Oct 15, 2007 3:16PM PDT

Hello friends,
I am running an online business but I have problem with my site url because it?s too long and ugly. I want shrink it down to a manageable size. Please let me know if you have any idea. Any advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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Use a shorter link. (how to)
Oct 15, 2007 11:31PM PDT
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A few easy Fixes
Oct 22, 2007 2:03AM PDT

Hi,

The easist thing to do if you would like to keep the web site where it is and not change the hosting options, is to register what you'd like your domain name to be with either Yahoo ($9.95 /year) or GoDaddy. You can register as many domains as you want. Then, using Yahoo as the example, Log In to your yahoo account. You will see all the domains you registered, then under "Domain Mangement" you can select domain "domain forward" and then "Masked". WHat this means is that if you go to www.yournewdomainname.com it will show your current site and display the domain name.

Or you can get a new hosting plan, upload your website to the new domain name, then do a forward from your old domain name to the new one so anyone who has it bookmarked will still be able to find it.

Hope this makes sense.
-Matt

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