Domain Name Management Services
Benefits
Namestead offers a vast array of features and benefits to a membership comprised of corporate brand managers, intellectual
property attorneys, web hosting providers and enterprising individuals with large domain name
holdings.
These members successfully leverage Namestead domain name management services to:
Quickly gain visibility over a large domain name portfolio
Namestead provides a centralized view
for all domain names in your portfolio.
Your domain name portfolio can be "mixed", encompassing
any domain names of interest, including all owned, wanted, client and competitor domain names.
With Namestead, you realize immediate and lasting visibility over your domain name
portfolio for easy management.
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Control domain name administration from a single online system
Namestead members administer domain names from a convenient and easy to use
control panel.
In addition to offering the typical set of database operations such as add, edit and delete,
the Namestead control panel provides functions to fully annotate, categorize,
sort and filter domain name lists.
The bulk import feature which is also available from the control panel
quickly extracts domain names from large file lists and automatically categorizes
domain names into a consistent "portfolio-style" format.
Namestead simplifies domain name administration through standardized domain
name interfaces.
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Sort and filter domain names with powerful spreadsheet-like capabilities
When you
have many domain names to manage, the sorting and filtering capabilities of the
application are the most important features needed for detailed tracking and analysis.
Namestead allows you to quickly sort, tabulate and analyze the domain
names in your portfolio. In an instant you will know, for example, the
total number of domain names that your own or the total number of domain names matching a personalized category or search
expression that you have defined.
Namestead saves you time, because the system performs the calculations for
you in real-time. You can be certain the calculations are
correct, because the process is systemized. All of your information
requirements and reporting needs are freely available to you as you need them.
In some ways, Namestead mimics the functionality of a powerful spreadsheet
application custom designed for analyzing domain names. With Namestead you sort domain names alphabetically, by domain name expiration date
and even by the domain name's last changed date.
But Namestead goes much further than a mere spreadsheet application...
Namestead is pre-populated with default categories for errors, domain name
ownership and those domain names that you watching that are currently in the "pending delete" status.
On top of that, you can personalize Namestead to fit your needs by creating
categories that correspond with your business units, marketing programs or
company policies.
Most of these fields are automatically filled-in as the domain names in your
portfolio transition through various states.
With Namestead, you tap into powerful-spreadsheet like functionality.
At
the same time, you leverage domain name specific tools that fit well with your
company policies and business processes.
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Improve organizational efficiency through automated expiration date monitoring
The key to
successful domain name management is the systematic automation of routine tasks.
Routine
tasks such as automated expiration date checking and database updates are easily
scheduled with Namestead.
Instead of checking domain names every day to ensure
that none are soon to expire, you are freed to work on other, more interesting tasks.
The
Namestead automated system prevents the introduction of data entry errors
because you do not have to manually update the domain name database. With
Namestead, all expiration dates and other
important fields are extracted directly from the domain name registry.
Namestead
improves organizational efficiency by automating routine tasks thereby eliminating errors and the possibility of lost domain names.
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Automate domain name change detection
Namestead not only tracks domain name expiration dates, but also monitors
registrar, name server and IP address changes for
all domain names in your portfolio.
Track domain name registrar changes
If you intend to centralize all domain name registrations around a single
registrar, Namestead allows you to quickly determine where all of your domain
names are currently registered. Namestead detects changes to the registrar
field for you automatically.1
When your domain names are registered by multiple registrars, Namestead
automatically sorts, filters and detects registrar changes -- all from a single,
top-level view.
Monitor name server changes for a domain
If unscrupulous individuals hijack one of your domain names, then their first
move will probably be to change the name servers for your domain
name. Their aim will be to redirect your internet visitors to a
competitive or embarrassing website (i.e. adult).
To combat domain name hijacking, Namestead automatically detects unexpected changes to the name server field
for all of your domain names.
If any changes are made to the name servers for your domain names, you will
know...
IP address lookup and ping
The fastest way to determine if a domain name is currently being hosted is to
"ping" it. Namestead automatically looks up the IP address for
each and every domain name in your portfolio. If a particular domain name
does not have an IP address, you will know that the domain name is either not
currently hosted or has some problem that needs immediate attention.
Changes to domain name status
In addition monitoring expiration dates, registrar, name servers and IP
addresses, Namestead tracks domain name
status changes for the following states:
- Available
- Active
- Soon to expire
- Expired
- Pending Delete
- Deleted / Dropped
Now you are no longer pressured every week to perform endless
whois lookups from static HTML forms -- just to research domain names.
With Namestead, all relevant domain name details are centralized and kept up-to-date from
within a convenient, easy to use control
panel.
Namestead is a valuable time-saver that eases your administrative burdens through
automated domain name change detection.
1 It should be noted that while consolidating the administration of your
domain name portfolio into one system is a good idea, experienced domain name
managers are generally against registering all domain names with a single
registrar. Because registrar
independence is much less risky.
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Receive intelligent notifications the moment domain names change
Namestead notification is programmed with intelligence. All domain name
changes are filtered so that you only
receive notification of relevant changes.
Namestead makes good sense...
Unlike other domain name change notification systems, Namestead provides
timely notification by only
sending relevant changes to you.
Every little change in a domain name record does not rate a
notification. For this reason, each Namestead account is defaulted with the "quiet"
option enabled.
Quiet
The Namestead "quiet" setting ensures that you are only alerted when your
domain name status transitions to any of the following states:
- Available
- Active
- Soon to expire
- Expired
- Pending Delete
- Deleted / Dropped
That is a grand total of six alerts per domain name.
With the quiet setting, you will only receive high-value domain name change
alerts.
Silent
If you prefer the convenience of the Namestead control
panel and would like
to opt out of the email alert service, then you can set all domain names or any
individual domain name to "silent".
The silent setting suppresses any and all domain name email alerts.
With the silent option, a full domain name change history is still visible
from the Namestead control panel.
Blast
If you require detailed domain name status tracking, then you should
select the "blast" feature under the Namestead control panel.
With the blast feature enabled, you will be alerted to every status change to
the domain names in your portfolio. This includes any and all of the
following:
- Available
- Active
- Soon to expire
- Expired
- Redemption Period
- Registrar Hold
- Registrar Lock
- Pending Delete
- Deleted / Dropped
Note that the blast feature is essentially the same as the "quiet"
feature with the addition of status change notification for redemption period,
registrar hold and registrar lock.
So even though "blast" is a strong word, with this feature enabled,
you will still not receive an excessive number of alerts.
Nothing could be simpler.
The detection of relevant changes to domain names in your portfolio triggers
immediate notification to your email, pager, ICQ or text messaging device.
Namestead is uniquely configurable to your needs.
With Namestead, you will never again lose track of your domain names.
And you do not have to trade control for a barrage of meaningless or
unimportant notifications. With Namestead you receive timely notifications
for domain name changes, filtered first by relevancy.
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Respond more quickly to domain name errors
While domain name registry errors are very rare, they do happen from time to
time.
And any developer of a domain name management tool that does not disclose
this fact to you and how they handle these scenarios is truly lacking.
Because given the nature of
everyone's dependence on the integrity and high availability of the global domain
name registry, errors have the capacity to impact everyone.
But in different ways...
Even though Namestead has no control over the domain name registry, Namestead
still handles the vast majority of errors seamlessly and transparently.
In most cases you will never know the domain name registry was unavailable, because Namestead
is built on a proprietary, self-healing architecture.
Namestead elegantly handles domain name registry error conditions through
patented error handlers. And this code logic with its embedded rules are
adaptable to the changing states and conditions of the domain name registry.
Being alert with the ability to learn is the foundation of intelligence.
Finally for those issues that can not currently be addressed programmatically, they are
resolved directly by Namestead staff who are always monitoring the system for unusual
occurrences.
Download Software vs. Web-Based Applications
Unlike some of the shareware / download software that you can buy to watch
your domain names (i.e. WatchMyDomains),
with Namestead you are not and never will be "on your own" when it comes to
technical support.
Namestead staff members are working to constantly improve the service.
It is our goal to anticipate
and resolve problems proactively.
The makers of download software can not promise the Namestead level of
service guarantee,
because their distribution model is inefficient and their sales strategy
provides few incentives for ongoing support.
| Download Software |
Web-based Application |
| With download software, good "service"
is an occasional software patch or new release which could be ready in a few weeks
to many months. |
In contrast, web-based services from Namestead
are fully tested and published online in a matter of a hours.
Like
all applications, web-based applications require significantly less testing than download software.
This is because, when tested properly, download software has
to first be regression tested for many different environments and
operating systems.
And regression testing is a significant time and cost expense.
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| Download software is risky
because you never really know what you are downloading onto your computer.
Download software is usually delivered as an executable, exe
file. It always best to exercise caution when downloading executable
files.
Many organizations will not allow dot-exe files through the corporate
firewall, because .exe files can contain viruses, ad-ware and other
malicious payload.
For these reasons, download software should be double-checked for no
viruses and validated to be ad-ware free. |
Namestead is different,
because it is entirely web-based.
There is nothing to download and it is technically impossible to
install a virus from simply using a web-based service like Namestead.
Namestead will not crash your computer, hog your computer memory or in
any way slow down or busy your computer.
Web-based services are not the future, they are now.
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| Download software requires upfront costs that
transfer all of the risk to the buyer.
In some cases, this can even induce a pump-and-dump sales
strategy.
When all of the costs are collected up front and there is no real
business or income stream to protect, there are very few tangible
incentives for the developers to continue supporting the product.
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Conversely, the Namestead subscription-based
service approach emphasizes excellence in customer service and continuous
improvement.
We feel that in order to continue providing service, we must
proactively respond to customer needs and constantly innovate the service
offering.
The Namestead focus on service is the reason for our success at
retaining a solid customer base.
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When you become a Namestead member, you are buying into a high quality, ever-changing, turn-key system.
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Safely, share accounts with multiple users throughout your organization
Namestead offers a
secure, multi-user environment.
A web enabled software application like Namestead ensures that all users safely share
domain name management and information.
No actual registrar-specific, domain name fields can be changed from Namestead. You and your team can access Namestead without any
security risks to your actual domain name records.
Safely, share your account with multiple users throughout your organization
without risking accidental domain name deletion or other unexpected changes.
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Maintain vendor independence
Namestead is not
an ICANN accredited registrar or reseller. Namestead is independent from any and all such associations.
When you choose Namestead, you chose vendor independence because Namestead membership does not require you to register or transfer any of your
domain names.
With
Namestead, you have the freedom and flexibility to find the best value for your
organization's domain name registrations.
Namestead is a vast improvement over the domain name portfolio management
"solutions" offered by ICANN accredited registrars and
resellers. These offers by domain name registrars are typically only marketing
attempts to register all of your domain names.
But who can blame them?
The domain name registration business is very
competitive and the registrars are always on the lookout for ways to increase
their billings. And their version of domain name portfolio "management" is the
marketing hype they like to use.
However consolidating all of your domain names around a single registrar is a
risky proposition because you vastly increase your costs of switching by
becoming dependent on just one vendor.
How many times have you changed or wanted to change vendors due to customer
service or sudden price increases?
Consolidated domain name registration, as a way to get domain name portfolio
management... This is a bad idea also because you
are not able
to track, for example, all of your domain names wanted or the domain names of your competitors.
Bottom line: Leave legacy domain name registrations with the current
registrar, or change them if you like, but
manage your domain name portfolios with Namestead.
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Passively audit domain name administrators to validate performance and retain accountability
Domain name administration can be safely delegated and even outsourced, but
these types of decisions should not be taken lightly.
Quite simply, you can lose an important domain name, due to any number of
reasons not the least of which are human factors.
As the responsible party, you can delegate the day-to-day domain name
administrative duties, but you can not delegate accountability.
If a domain name does not get renewed, it is lost. And you are accountable.
If you delegate or outsource domain name administration, Namestead is the system that adds
"checks and balances" to the process.
You achieve piece of mind that your domain names are in capable hands,
because Namestead is the reliable solution for domain name portfolio management.
In addition Namestead serves as a trusted third-party for passively auditing
your domain name administrator.
Your use of Namestead is in parallel to your existing solutions and
procedures. Namestead can passively audit your domain name administrator
with or without their knowledge.
However secrecy is not required in the majority of cases, because most domain
name administration service providers are already very familiar with Namestead.
Domain name administration service providers usually welcome your use of the
powerful monitoring technology from Namestead.
They have nothing to hide...
In fact many domain name administration service providers are the ones to
introduce Namestead to their prospective outsourcing clients, because Namestead
is an excellent auditing tool which benefits both the client and the service
provider.
By choosing Namestead, you add redundancy into the delegation
or outsourcing process while at the same time increase focus on revenue
priorities through validating performance and
retaining accountability.
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Combine domain name portfolio management with automated link popularity analysis
Namestead has successfully combined domain name portfolio management with
link popularity analysis.
Having access to both tools from a single interface facilitates your research
for the domain names that interest you the most.
With Namestead you are able to review side-by-side comparisons between all
owned, wanted, competitor and client domain names in your portfolio. And
you are able to perform this analysis without any additional data entry.
You have already entered the domain name details once, why should you have to
repeatedly enter domain names into a static web form?
Comprehensive research is valuable, but definitely not worth spending any
more time per week than required.
With Namestead, all domain name research is now no more than just a few,
simple clicks away...
- With the addition of link popularity analysis, you receive objective
measures for domain name valuations for each domain name in your portfolio
- If you need
to evaluate the effectiveness of your organization's online marketing efforts
when compared with the competition, then Namestead provides the insights you need for making informed decisions.
Namestead is the innovative, all-in-one solution for domain name portfolio
management and analysis.
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Simplify link popularity reporting through automatic email notification
Namestead automatically charts thousands of inbound links for multiple domain names.
With Namestead you receive regular link popularity reports for each
domain name in your portfolio.
The reports include all indexed links from the top search engines.
And you get to choose the frequency of reporting -- weekly or monthly.
You will never again neglect link popularity
analysis, because Namestead completes and delivers comprehensive reports to your
email inbox.
You are now free to work more interesting tasks and align individual actions
to priorities.
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Work Anywhere
Namestead frees you from being tied to a desk, because the domain name
management system is entirely web-based.
All that is required is a computer with an internet connection.
Unlike download software or desktop applications, Namestead allows you to
successfully manage domain name portfolios from any location... even while on
the go.
You are free to check and administer domain names while telecommuting, on
vacation and even while in-transit during business travel.
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