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About .tv Domain Names

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:50:34 +0000

You’ve probably come across the .TV domain extension while searching the Web for video and other multi-media content. But this top-level domain is more than just a rich-media-friendly extension; it is traditionally affiliated with the tiny and remote Pacific island nation of Tuvalu. Read on for a primer on this very special TLD, which you can, of course, register from Go Daddy. The .tv country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) is an extension that provides a highly memorable Internet address and represents the country of Tuvalu. However, .tv is not exclusively available for residents of Tuvalu — in fact anyone can register a .tv name. For obvious reasons, this extension is closely tied to dynamic video content, making these domain names uniquely suited to Web sites associated with rich media.

If you’re interested in registering a .tv domain from Go Daddy, this is how you do it:

Go to the Go Daddy home page and enter the desired domain name in the domain search field.

Select .tv from the drop-down list.

Click Go, and then proceed through the screens to Checkout and complete the purchase.

.tv domain names can be up to 63 characters, with a minimum of three characters, and can contain letters (a to z), numbers (0 to 9), and hyphens (except at the beginning or end of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters such as & and #.

Registering .ws Domain Names

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:49:27 +0000

There are quite a few commonly available domain extensions out there, and one of the more recent ones is .WS, which stands for — you guessed it — “Web site.” Originally, of course, dotWS was (and is) the country-code top-level domain name (ccTLD) for the Pacific island nation of Western Samoa — now simply known as “Samoa.” As such, dotWS domains are particularly useful for individuals and companies that reside or do business in Samoa or adjacent parts of the South Pacific Ocean. However, as anyone can register a .ws name, it’s also an obvious choice for registrants who are looking for a domain name that’s catchy and stands out a bit from the ubiquitous .com names on the Web.

dotWS domain names can contain 3-63 characters, including letters (a to z), numbers (0 to 9), and hyphens (except at the beginning or end of the domain name). You cannot register domain names with special characters, such as & and #.

Here’s how to register your very own .ws domain name:

Go to the Go Daddy Web site; then enter the domain you want to register in the Domain Search Field.

Select .ws from the list of available extensions.

Click Go, and then complete your purchase.

Downloading and Installing a Premium WordPress Template for Your Go Daddy WordPress Hosting Account

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:46:12 +0000

One of the great benefits of Go Daddy’s WordPress hosting program is that the company has teamed up with Template Monster to offer its hosting customers premium WordPress templates at a pretty decent price.

Here’s how to get your hands on such a template:

Purchase the template promocode from Go Daddy Hosting Connections.
Select a template and receive it using your promocode.
Download the ZIP file containing your template from the email Template Monster sends you.

After you download your Premium WordPress Template, you need to upload it to your hosting account, and unarchive it. To do so:

Go the Go Daddy Web site and log in to your Account Manager.

In the My Products section, click Web Hosting.

Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Launch.

From the Content menu, select FTP File Manager.

Click the directories to navigate to your WordPress site installation, click wp-content, and then click themes.

Click Upload.

Click Browse, select the ZIP file you received containing your template, and then click Upload.

Click Close.

Select the ZIP file you just uploaded, click Unarchive, and then click OK.

Next, activate the template:

From the Appearance menu, select Themes.

In the Available Themes section, under the template your Premium WordPress Template, click Activate.

Your new theme is displayed as soon as you visit your site.

Enabling Calendar for Your Email Account Through the Email Control Center

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:44:45 +0000

When you set up your Go Daddy email account, you can enable the Calendar feature and assign an email address to your Calendar account through your account’s Email Control Center. Associating your Calendar account with your Email allows you to access one from the other.

Here’s how to enable your Calendar and assign it to an email account.

Go to the Go Daddy Web site and log in to your Account Manager.

In the My Products section, click Email.

In the Email Account list, click Manage Account for the account you want to use.

In the Email Plans list, locate the plan that contains the email address that you want to link with Calendar.

In the Email Addresses list, click the email address.

Go to the Related Products tab, and then select the Calendar plan you want to use.

Click OK.

If you do not have a Calendar plan, you can purchase one by going to the Related Products tab and following the link to the Go Daddy site.

Activation instructions for the Calendar are sent to the email address selected. You, (or if the email address is not your own, the email address user) must then follow the instructions in the email message to activate the Calendar account and complete the setup process. Until the account is activated, the Email Control Center displays an icon in the Attributes column for the email address indicating the Calendar is pending setup.

Linking Your Go Daddy Account to Your Costco Membership

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:43:01 +0000

If you’re a Costco member you’ll be delighted to learn that the company has partnered with GoDaddy.com to offer Costco members exclusive bundles and special savings on Go Daddy products. Executive members receive additional savings and must maintain their executive memberships to receive the additional discount.

To take advantage of those great deals, you must first link your existing or new Go Daddy account to you Costco membership.

If you don’t have a Go Daddy account, here’s how to set one up:

Point your browser to godaddy.com/costco.

Click New to Go Daddy? Create Account on the godaddy.com/costco page, and then follow the prompts to create your account.

Once you’ve created your account (or if you already have one), proceed thus:

On the godaddy.com/costco Web page, click Go Daddy Customer? Enter Costco Member #, and then log in to your Go Daddy account.

Enter your Costco Member # and ZIP code.

Click Submit.

And that’s all there’s to it.

Once your accounts are linked and you’re logged in to your Go Daddy/Costco account a red “C” icon is displayed at the top of the page and the special discounted pricing replaces the standard retail pricing after you link your Go Daddy account to your Costco membership.

Viewing Your Go Daddy Hosting Account’s Traffic Logs

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:41:32 +0000

Your Go Daddy hosting account collects all requests it processes and stores them in your Traffic Logs. This very useful information includes requests for your Web site’s HTML pages, and their embedded resources, such as images and video.

To review your account’s traffic logs, you must first determine your hosting account’s platform. To do so:

Go to the Go Daddy site and log in to your Account Manager.

From the My Products section, click Web Hosting.

Next to the account you want to use, in the Plan column, your hosting account platform is marks as either Windows or Linux.

Now, to view the traffic logs for your Windows Hosting Account:

Next to the account you want to use, click Launch.

From the Statistics menu, select Traffic Logs.

Enter your hosting account’s FTP Username and Password, and then click OK.

To view the traffic logs for your Linux Hosting Account:

Next to the account you want to use, click Launch.

From the Content menu, select FTP File Manager.

From the directory structure that displays, click Apache Logs.

Installing & Uninstalling Go Daddy’s Workspace Desktop Tool

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:39:27 +0000

If you have a Go Daddy email and/or Online File Folder account, you can download and install the neat Workspace Desktop tool, which alerts you to incoming email messages and lets you manage your Online File Folder account from your local machine without having to log in with your browser.

Workspace Desktop Email Notifier — sends alerts when you receive new messages in Web-Based Email.

Workspace Desktop Online File Folder — lets you access files in your Online File Folder account and create document backups.

Here’s how to install and, should you wish to, uninstall Workspace Desktop on your machine:

To Install Workspace Desktop Using Web-Based Email

From the Tools menu, click Notifier.

Click Install Now.

Follow the prompts through the installation wizard.

To Install Workspace Desktop Using Online File Folder

From the Tools menu, click Workspace Desktop.

Click Install Now.

Follow the prompts through the installation wizard.

Uninstalling Workspace Desktop

If you want to uninstall Workspace Desktop, you can do so by following the instructions below. Keep in mind that uninstalling Workspace Desktop removes Email Notifier, Online File Folder backups and Drive Map from your computer.

To Uninstall Workspace Desktop on a PC

From the Start menu, select Control Panel.

In your Control Panel, double-click Add or Remove Programs. For Windows 7 users, this option is Programs and Features.

In the Add or Remove Programs window, select Workspace Desktop from our list of currently installed programs.

Click Remove.

Click Yes to confirm you want to remove Workspace Desktop from your computer.

To Uninstall Workspace Desktop on a Mac

Open Finder.

Click on your Macintosh HD.

Go to Applications, and then click on the Starfield folder.

Double-click Uninstall.App.

Note that when you uninstall Workspace Desktop Tools, your personal data settings are not affected.

Click on the Certificates menu item.

Click Browse and locate your signed SSL certificate.

Select the certificate file and then click Send File.

Navigate to the location of the saved site certificate you received from us. Select it, and then select Send File – this will upload and install the certificate against the corresponding private key.

On the displayed list, click on the name of the certificate.

Open the certificate bundle (gd_bundle.crt) in a text editor and copy and paste its contents into the box labeled CA Certificate.

Click the Send Text button.

Click Up Level.

Click Up Level again.

Select Web Hosting Settings.

At the top of the page, change the SSL Certificate field to the certificate you just installed and then click OK.

Click Home.

Click Service Management.

If your server is running Linux, stop and start the Apache process. If your server is running Windows, start and stop the DNS service.

To Install SSL and Intermediate Certificates in Parallels Plesk Panel 10.x

From the Hosting Services menu, click Domains.

Next to the domain name you want to use, click Control Panel.

Go to the Websites & Domains tab, and then click SSL Certificates.

Under Certificate name, click the certificate you want to use.

Next to the Certificate field, click Browse.

Locate your signed CRT file, and then click Open.

Next to the CA certificate field, click Browse.

Locate the certificate bundle, gd_bundle.crt, and then click Open.

Click Send File.

If your server is running Linux, stop and start the Apache process. If your server is running Windows, stop and start the DNS service.

Installing an SSL Certificate in Parallels Plesk Panel

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:37:27 +0000

Once you’ve bought a Go Daddy SSL certificate for your Web site, and the Certification Authority (i.e., Go Daddy) has issued a signed certificate, you must download and install it on your Web server. The specifics of the installation procedure are determined by your choice of Web server software.

If you’re using Parallels Plesk Panel, the installation process is as follows:

Note that, before you install your issued SSL certificate, you must install Go Daddy’s intermediate certificate on your Web server. An intermediate certificate is a subordinate certificate issued by the trusted root specifically to issue end-entity server certificates. The result is a trust-chain that begins at the trusted root CA, through the intermediate, and ending with the SSL certificate issued to you.

You can download the intermediate/root certificate bundle — (gd_bundle.crt) — from Go Daddy’s repository.

After you download the bundled certificate, intermediate certificate, and your issued SSL certificate, install all of the files on your Web server.

When you have completed the installation process, you must restart Parallels Plesk Panel so that your server will recognize the new certificate.

To Install SSL and Intermediate Certificates in Parallels Plesk Panel 8.x

From the left-hand menu, select Domains.

Click on the domain name that the certificate is issued for.

Click on the SSL Certificates menu item.

Click Browse and locate your signed SSL certificate.

Select it, and then select Send File – this uploads and installs the certificate against the corresponding private key.

On the displayed list, click on the name of the certificate.

Open the certificate bundle (gd_bundle.crt) in a text editor and copy and paste its contents into the box labeled CA Certificate.

Click the Send Text button.

Click Up Level; then choose Setup.

At the top of the page, change the SSL Certificate drop-down menu to the certificate you have just installed.

Click the Server item from the left-hand menu.

Click Service Management.

If your server is running Linux, stop and start the Apache process. If your server is running Windows, start and stop the DNS service.

Note: Simply restarting Apache will not work; you must stop the service and start the service again to complete the installation.

To Install SSL and Intermediate Certificates in Parallels Plesk Panel 9.x

From the left-hand menu, select Domains.

Click on the domain name that the certificate is issued for.

Click on the Certificates menu item.

Click Browse and locate your signed SSL certificate.

Select the certificate file and then click Send File.

On the displayed list, click on the name of the certificate.

Open the certificate bundle (gd_bundle.crt) in a text editor and copy and paste its contents into the box labeled CA Certificate.

Click the Send Text button.

Click Up Level.

Click Up Level again.

Select Web Hosting Settings.

At the top of the page, change the SSL Certificate field to the certificate you just installed and then click OK.

Click Home.

Click Service Management.

If your server is running Linux, stop and start the Apache process. If your server is running Windows, start and stop the DNS service.

To Install SSL and Intermediate Certificates in Parallels Plesk Panel 10.x

From the Hosting Services menu, click Domains.

Next to the domain name you want to use, click Control Panel.

Go to the Websites & Domains tab, and then click SSL Certificates.

Under Certificate name, click the certificate you want to use.

Next to the Certificate field, click Browse.

Locate your signed CRT file, and then click Open.

Next to the CA certificate field, click Browse.

Locate the certificate bundle, gd_bundle.crt, and then click Open.

Click Send File.

If your server is running Linux, stop and start the Apache process. If your server is running Windows, stop and start the DNS service.

Managing Spam Settings in Your Go Daddy Email Control Center

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:35:26 +0000

Spam is certainly one of the scourges of email communication. Fortunately, it’s usually not that difficult to spot such junk when it hits your mailbox — and in most cases an advanced spam filter will intercept most of this garbage and treat as, well, garbage, so that it never reaches your inbox. However, junk mail occasionally circumvents even the toughest spam filters. If you have a Go Daddy email account, you can use the Email Control Center to manage your spam settings. Here’s how to do it:

Log in to your Go Daddy Account Manager.
In the My Products section, click Email.
In the Email Account list, click Manage Account next to the account you want to change. The Email Control Center opens.
In the Actions section, click Edit Email Address. The Edit Mailbox window opens.
Go to the Advanced tab.

Recommended: To enable spam filtering, select Enable spam filtering for this account. If you don’t select this option, all email messages will deliver to your Inbox, including potential spam.

From the Behavior menu, select one of the following:
Recommended: Deliver to Bulk Mail Folder — Suspected spam delivers to your Bulk Mail folder. You can review it at your convenience.
Mark Subject With [SPAM] — Suspected spam delivers to your Inbox with [SPAM] in the subject line.
Restricted Mode — All mail delivers to your Bulk Mail folder, unless the sender is on your Allowed List.
Click OK.

Managing RSS Feeds in Your Go Daddy Quick Shopping Cart Account

Admin — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:31:49 +0000

Go Daddy’s Quick Shopping Cart Internet storefront building tool lets you publish RSS feeds that showcase your products. Quick Shopping Cart creates some Automatic Product Feeds, and you can create Custom Feeds featuring products you choose.

Managing Automatic Product Feeds

Quick Shopping Cart automatically creates RSS feeds featuring products in each category you set up, including your Featured Products and Sale Products. Quick Shopping Cart also automatically creates a feed featuring all your products.

You must publish your storefront each time you activate or de-activate Automatic Product Feeds.

To manage your automatic product feeds:

Go to the Go Daddy Web site and log in to your Quick Shopping Cart account.

From the Manage menu, go to the Catalog section, and then select Automatic RSS Feeds.

Check the feeds you want and then click Activate or Deactivate. Once you deactivate a feed, customers cannot see it.

Publish your storefront to display the changes you made.

Note that you cannot edit, copy or delete your automatic product feeds.

Managing Custom Product Feeds

Quick Shopping Cart also lets you create RSS feeds featuring products you choose.

Managing RSS Feeds in Your Go Daddy Quick Shopping Cart Account

Open the Catalog section, and then select Custom RSS Feeds.

Click the orange RSS Feed icon or the Add a Feed hyperlink.

Enter a name in Name of Feed.

Click Add Products. You can search for products by their title or SKU. Select the products you want and click Add.

Click Save. You custom feed is displayed in the Feeds grid.

Under Actions, you can Add Products or Delete in bulk, or Edit, Copy or Delete Custom Feeds.

Publish your storefront to take the feed live.