YOU'RE surfing the web, and come across a web site that doesn't
tell you much about *who* is really behind the workings. Who controls
that site?
You can find out, and here's how.
All web sites have to be hosted somewhere. Some company or organization that provides a computer that's connected to the Internet all the time (known as a web server) provides this hosting service.
They're called "web hosts".
The web site is found by domain name, such as newbieclub.com. Who registered the newbieclub.com domain name? Who is behind the site?
Some person. Some individual is the 'registrant' of the domain. Who is it? Or maybe I should ask 'to whom' does this domain name belong?
Just visit OneWhoIs.com and type the domain name of any site... and you'll have the answer to your question.
Up comes a bunch of information about the site, and the person who registered it!
If you're having problems with a site, you can try contacting the person who registered the site. They may be able to help.
Example: you visit onewhois.com
and type 'newbieclub.com' (without the quotes) and you'll find that
Joe Robson, my partner, registered the domain name. And you'll also
see where he lives, and what his phone number is.
Apply this bit of knowledge to any domain you are interested in. You may even want to call the owner and make an offer on the purchase of that domain.
The WHOIS database is a repository of all the domains that are registered. Who is behind that domain? They can't hide.
And now you know... so there you go!
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Another easy to understand book that shows you how to get
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