Is it illegal to buy a domain name of a company in a different country for future use?

Having in mind that a certain trademark or brand is registered and certified internationaly, though you could register it, if you don’t have legal rights to it you may end up with infringement lawsuit.

The trademark owner can contact the registry operating that domain, file a complaint and you could lose the domain ownership.

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What makes a domain name good?

Domain name is good if it is serving its purpose, depending on the type of its website. When choosing a domain name there are some things to remember: For a website that is a company presentation with contact info the domain name can be same as company name. For a product or a brand presentation website, the domain name should be catchy, memorable and easy to recognise - as it is a part of a long-term strategy with branding in mind. Domain name does not have to contain keywords or location if you are focusing on making your own branding (Example: Amazon, EBay, Google…). Keywords in domain name are still beneficial as search engines will put at the top search results that are very relevant to your search criteria. Creating shortest most memorable domain name that people will share takes time, don’t rush. Be original, take time and research what brands the competition is using, don’t copy or get a similar brand as you will probably lose brand identity. Chances are...

Quick guide: Website search engine optimisation

Some points on website SEO (search engine optimisation): Your website pages should have “a proper word names” and text links from one page to another and search engines will better index your website Different page content should have titles and subtitles, you can use different keywords that essentially mean the same so you get more word hits by search engine Content should be unique, educational Never copy paste from another website as it will only give other website better ranking Use meta tags - https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/79812?hl=en Optimise use of images, give titles and alt titles to images, use common file types like jpg, png etc. Next thing is the so called off page SEO: Be sure to promote your content, make use of social media - Facebook, Google+, Youtube etc. That will lead to faster content discovery by those who are interested in the same subject Add your business to Google Places Use Google Analytics to monitor your ...

After the domain name expires, who can sell the domain name and make a profit?

Original owner can renew before it expires, after it expires there is a redemption period when he can renew but with added redemption cost fee. When the redemption period is over, if the domain name has value, the registrar will put it to auction and after the auction end it will go to the highest bidder. If there are no auction bids then registrar will return the domain to its registry and it will be available once again for anyone to register.

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