
References
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ICANN and Top-Level Domains
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names & Numbers)
Root Zone Database (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority)
What Is a Top-Level Domain (TLD)?
Changes in Top Level Domain Names That May Affect Your Business (RWO Law, Apr. 15, 2021)
What is a TLD? (Hostinger, May 24, 2021)
Top-Level Domain (TLD) (Techopedia, Jan. 15, 2021)
Why the TLD Structure Is Changing & What It Means for the Internet
Changes in Top Level Domain Names That May Affect Your Business (RWO Law, Apr. 15, 2021)
More and More Companies are Using New TLDs (Domain Name Wire, May 22, 2020)
ICANN Rejects Sale of .Org Domain to Private Equity Firm (Associations Now, May 1, 2020)
Association Agenda: Internet Sticker Shock (Associations Now, Jun. 2, 2019)
ICANN Encourages Registry Operators to Adopt Industry Best Practices and Rights Protection Measures (AEI, Apr. 23, 2019)
Four Things to Think About When Considering Domain Names (TechRadar, Apr. 1, 2019)
New TLDs, Five Years In (Domain Name Wire, Feb. 28, 2019)
The .realtor™ and .realestate Domains
Learn why NAR launched .realtor™, and find out what it means for you:
get.realtor — Claim your .realtor™ domain here
5 Tips for Using NAR’s Online Domain in Your Business (RISMedia, May 28, 2019)
Mapping Your .REALTOR Domain to Placester (Placester, May 20, 2019)
Make Double the Marketing Impact With .realestate (REALTOR® Magazine, Nov. 12, 2018)
Become the Master of Your .realtor™ Domain (REALTOR® Magazine, Dec. 2014)
Association .realtor™ Marketing Program (National Association of REALTORS®, 2014)
.realtor™ Launch Fact Sheet (National Association of REALTORS®, 2013)
Top-Level Domains and Your Business
What Happens When Your Domain Expires? (Forbes, Jul. 7, 2020)
The Importance of Top-Level Domains (Medium, Sep. 17, 2019)
Strategies for Getting the Most Out of Your New Domain Name (Forbes, May 22, 2019)
Goodbye, .com, Hello, .inc: The Rise of Premium TLDs (Inc., May 7, 2019)
Do I Still Need a .com TLD for My Business? (Hub Spot, Mar. 25, 2019)
eBooks & Other Resources
101 Ways to Promote Your Real Estate Website (Kindle, eBook)
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creating a Website ( eBook)
I’ve Got a Domain Name—Now What??? (Kindle, eBook)
Building Websites All-In-One For Dummies (Kindle, eBook)
101 Ways to Promote Your Website (eBook)
The Rough Guide to the Internet (eBook)
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