Last week I received a letter from the Domain Renewal Group claiming to offer to renew my domain DailyEcoTips.com because my domain is close to expiry. However, it felt really odd, as I already knew which registrar the domain was registered with, and I had never heard of the Domain Renewal Group. Something smelt fishy, a quick google turned up lots of information about a scam. (more…)

I was recently offered the opportunity to review Richard Branson’s new book, Business Stripped Bare, and as a fan of Branson’s, I jumped at the chance. I’m usually very busy, so its rare I’ll make time for a book. However, I was curious to discover Branson’s style of business that had helped him to become successful. (more…)

Whilst I’ve been pondering the ways I can exploit my experience and skills to make money and eventually escape the rat race, I wondered how I should represent myself. Having an online identity relating to you as an individual makes a lot of sense if your business is heavily related to you as an individual too.

For example, if you have a reputation as a public speaker, photographer, life coach, counsellor, or any other similar service, it would make sense to have a domain name that uses your own name. (more…)

I was looking around at dropped .co.uk domains recently, and I discovered a few potentially good domains, but not ones I could think of using in any sensible way. Therefore I thought I’d share them here on PowerDosh.com for free. If you register or use any of my ideas, I’d love to know how you got on. (I also wouldn’t mind a beer in return either, if you’re offering.) (more…)