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1 and 1 Custom Domain Instructions

Friday, February 12th, 2010

1. Login to you 1 and 1 account and click on “Administration”.

2. Click on “Manage Domains”.

3. Check the box next to the domain you want to setup.

4. Select “Edit DNS Settings” under the “DNS” drop down

5. Select the “CNAME” option, enter in “stores.flyingcart.com” next to the Alias, click the checkbox at the bottom, and click “Ok” at the bottom to save.

6. Login to your Flying Cart store headquarters

7. Navigate to the Store -> Settings tab and locate the “Website Address” section on the page

8. Type in your domain name under “Use your own domain:”

Enter Website Address

9. Hit the “Update Settings” button towards the bottom.

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Network Solutions Custom Domain Name Instructions

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Follow these instructions if you own a domain with Network Solutions.

1. Login to your Network Solutions account.

2. Click on “Account Manager”

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3. Scroll Down to the page and select the “Designated DNS” radio button and click the “Apply Changes” button

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4. Scroll down the page and click the “Manage Advanced DNS Records” button

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5. Click on “Add/Edit” under “Host Aliases (CNAME Records)”

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6. Type in “www” for the alias, select the radio button next to “Other Host” and type in “stores.flyingcart.com” and click on the blue “Continue” button at the bottom.

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7. Login to your Flying Cart store headquarters

8. Navigate to the Store -> Settings tab and locate the “Website Address” section on the page

9. Type in your domain name under “Use your own domain:”

Enter Website Address

10. Hit the “Update Settings” button towards the bottom.

11. Wait a full 24 hours

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Register Your Domain for 5 Years

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

Here is a quick tip.  If you own a custom domain register it for at least 5 years.  Google favors websites that have been registered for 5 or more years.  It shows them that your website will be around for a while.

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How to Pick a a Domain Name for the Search Engines

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

If you are building an online store and want to pick a domain name that is better for search engine placement. Here is a tip!

Put the Keyword in your domain or subdomain name. If you are targeting the keywords handmade cloth purses, make your domain name HandmadeClothPurses.com

Instant Domain Search is a great website to quickly see which domain names are taken and which aren’t.

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Generic custom domain instructions

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

You bought a domain name.  Congrats!  Must feel good.  Now it’s time to link it your Flying Cart store.  Follow the instructions below to get it going.

1. Get to your DNS settings in your domain provider.

2. Look for the www alias. It is probably currently pointed to @. This is the CNAME you will be editing.

3. Enter “www” for the Alias Name, and “stores.flyingcart.com” for the Points to Host Name and save.

4. Setup forwarding on your domain so http://www.YourStoreDomain.com to http://YourStoreDomain.com

4. Login to your Flying Cart store headquarters

5. Navigate to the Store -> Settings tab and locate the “Website Address” section on the page

6. Type in your domain name under “Use your own domain:”

Enter Website Address

7. Hit the “Update Settings” button towards the bottom.

8. Wait a full 24 hours

If these instructions don’t work for you.  We can help! Please contact us under the “Help” tab in your store headquarters.  Please include where you purchased your domain name.

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MyDomain.com Custom Domain Instructions

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

My Domain LogoYou have a domain name from MyDomain.com.  The next step is to link it to your Flying Cart store.  This way your customers can just type in your domain name and go right to your store.  Exciting!  Follow these instructions to get it setup.

1. Login to your MyDomain.com account.

2. Click on the “My Domains” tab at the top.

My Domains Tab

3. Click on your domain name

4. Scroll down and click on “Manage” next to “DNS Management”.

My Domain Other Services Section

5. Locate the “CNAME” section enter “www” and make the canonical name “stores.flyingcart.com”.  Click the “Update” button.

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6. Login to your Flying Cart store headquarters.

7. Navigate to the Store -> Settings tab and locate the “Website Address” section on the page.

8. Type in your domain name under “Use your own domain:”.

Enter Website Address

9. Hit the “Update Settings” button towards the bottom.

10. Wait a full 24 hours.

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Register.com Custom Domain Instructions

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

Register.com LogoYou have a domain name from Register.com.  We love custom domains, a great way for customers to remember your store.  Follow the steps below to get it working with your Flying Cart store.

1. Login to Register.com.

2. Click on your Domain Name that you wish to use (i.e. mystore.com).

3. Scroll down and under the “Advanced Technical Details” section click on “Edit Domain Alias (CNAME)”.

Register.com Advanced Technical Details

4. Enter in “www” right before your domain name and in the next field over enter “stores.flyingcart.com.” Click the “Continue” button twice to confirm your changes.

Register.com Domain Alias

5. Click on “Web Site Forwarding”.  This is a paid option in Register.com, you will need to purchase this.

Register.com Website Forwarding

6. Enter in “www” and enter in your domain name with http://www. before it.  For example if your domain name is sassyc.com then type in http://www.sassyc.com.  Click the “Continue” button twice to confirm your changes.

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This step allows your customers to be able to type in http://www.myCoolStore.com or http://mycoolstore.com and get to your store.

7. Login to your Flying Cart store headquarters and navigate to the Store -> Settings tab and locate the “Website Address” section on the page.

8. Type in your domain name under “Use your own domain:”.

Enter Website Address

9. Hit “Update Settings” button at the bottom of the page.

10. Wait a full 24 hours.

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GoDaddy Custom Domain Instructions

Saturday, December 22nd, 2007

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You own a domain name that you bought from GoDaddy!  Nice job. Custom domain names are fun.

Here is a step by step video tutorial on how to setup your custom domain:

You can also follow our screen shots and instructions below or watch this video to set it up with your Flying Cart store.

1. Log into your Godaddy.com account. Click on Domains and then Domain Management.

2. Click on the domain you would like to use for your Flying Cart store.

Click on the Domain GoDaddy Screen Shot

3. Click on Launch underDNS Control.

4. Click the edit button next to www under CNAME. Click Ok when it asks if you are sure you want to modify your CNAME Alias.

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5. Enter www for the Alias Name and stores.flyingcart.com for the Points to Host Name.  Hit Ok.

6. Click on the Domain tab at the top to return back to the Domains details page.

Flying Cart Domain Tab

7. Click on the forward GoDaddy Forward Button button and enter in your domain name with http://www. before it.  For example if your domain name is MyCoolStore.com then type in http://www.myCoolStore.com. Click the check box next to Enable Forwarding, click the radio button next to 301 Moved Permanently, and hit Ok.

GoDaddy Forwarding Screen

This step allows your customers to be able to type in http://www.myCoolStore.com or http://mycoolstore.com and get to your store.

8. Login to your Flying Cart store headquarters

9. Navigate to the Store -> Settings tab and locate the “Website Address” section on the page

10. Type in your domain name under “Use your own domain:”

Enter Website Address

11. Hit the “Update Settings” button towards the bottom.

12. Wait a full 24 hours

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How do I use a custom domain?

Friday, December 21st, 2007

1. You must register your domain name. Companies you can buy from are GoDaddy , myDomain, register.com, etc).  Skip this step if you already own a domain name.

2. Follow the instructions for the company you choose.

Contact us if you have any problems.  We will help you get your custom domain going!

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4 Tips on Advertising your Domain Name

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007

Funny blog to learn about Good URL’s and Bad URL’s: http://www.goodurlbadurl.com/

Here a few tips on advertising your domain name

1. Don’t use ALL CAPS. For example COOLESTANDBESTDOMAINEVER.COM hurts the eyes

2. Don’t adverstise a super long link in a newspaper or magazine. For example MyStore.com/shoes/boots/laces/blue.html chances are people are less likely to remember and type in the entire URL. Posting a long link on the web is a different story.

3. The Domain lets you know what the entire store is about is HUGE. For example BagsRUs tells you exactly what their store is about in their domain.

4. If you use multiple words in your domain upper case the first letter in each word like: TimelessFavors.com

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