Comments on: Why You Should Purchase a Domain Name for Your eBay Business http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/ eBay PowerSeller Tips for Successfully Selling on eBay Tue, 11 Nov 2008 15:08:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lizard Wisdom http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-317 Lizard Wisdom Tue, 05 Feb 2008 20:23:15 +0000 http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/#comment-317 Hi Doris, We think we understand what you mean. Your domain name (URL) does not need to be the same as your eBay ID or eBay Store name. We just suggest that it be the same, or similar, just to help with your branding. There is nothing to stop you from having your domain be www.happydays.com and your eBay ID to be LittleDaisy, for example. You can always come up with a cleaver eBay ID and/or Store name that isn't taken yet and then see if the domain is available also. Domains are so inexpensive that you aren't going to have to make a huge investment in one. Just make sure once you have settled on a domain name to use, and you have an eBay Store, to point your domain name to the web address (URL) of your eBay Store. This way, when someone types in your domain name, they go directly to your eBay Store. Whomever you purchased your domain name through should be able to help you do the redirect. Hi Doris,

We think we understand what you mean.

Your domain name (URL) does not need to be the same as your eBay ID or eBay Store name. We just suggest that it be the same, or similar, just to help with your branding.

There is nothing to stop you from having your domain be http://www.happydays.com and your eBay ID to be LittleDaisy, for example.

You can always come up with a cleaver eBay ID and/or Store name that isn’t taken yet and then see if the domain is available also. Domains are so inexpensive that you aren’t going to have to make a huge investment in one.

Just make sure once you have settled on a domain name to use, and you have an eBay Store, to point your domain name to the web address (URL) of your eBay Store. This way, when someone types in your domain name, they go directly to your eBay Store.

Whomever you purchased your domain name through should be able to help you do the redirect.

]]> By: Doris http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-315 Doris Tue, 05 Feb 2008 18:14:14 +0000 http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/#comment-315 If I have a domain name and I want to be a seller on ebay, can I use a different store name and user ID name and link to my domain name? The domain name is not exactly what I want it to be. Do you understand what I mean? I am a new ebay seller just setting up and not sure which way to go with the name situation. Thanks, Doris If I have a domain name and I want to be a seller on ebay, can I use a different store name and user ID name and link to my domain name?
The domain name is not exactly what I want it to be. Do you understand what I mean? I am a new ebay seller just setting up and not sure which way to go with the name situation.
Thanks, Doris

]]> By: Lizard Wisdom http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Lizard Wisdom Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:41:14 +0000 http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/#comment-51 Here is what eBay has to say about using and email address or domain name as your user ID: "What You Can’t Include in a User ID: Elements that imply an email address or Web address (for example, xyz.com), including but not limited to .com, .net, .org, .edu, or any variation of such (for example, _com or -com). Your User ID can, however, contain an element of an email address or Web address (URL) that, when viewed outside the context of the email address or Web address, identifies you or your brand (for example, xyz)."<br><br> So you cannot use the "www" or the ".com, etc" part of our domain name. Therefore, strictly speaking, you cannot use your exact domain name as your user eBay User ID. However, you can use the part in the middle that is really the important part of your domain name.<br><br> Very interesting that eBay didn't like the domain name you tried to use. There must have been something they didn't like about it, since you couldn't find another user with the ID already. eBay has their reasons and sometimes they don't share why... Here is what eBay has to say about using and email address or domain name as your user ID: “What You Can’t Include in a User ID: Elements that imply an email address or Web address (for example, xyz.com), including but not limited to .com, .net, .org, .edu, or any variation of such (for example, _com or -com). Your User ID can, however, contain an element of an email address or Web address (URL) that, when viewed outside the context of the email address or Web address, identifies you or your brand (for example, xyz).”

So you cannot use the “www” or the “.com, etc” part of our domain name. Therefore, strictly speaking, you cannot use your exact domain name as your user eBay User ID. However, you can use the part in the middle that is really the important part of your domain name.

Very interesting that eBay didn’t like the domain name you tried to use. There must have been something they didn’t like about it, since you couldn’t find another user with the ID already. eBay has their reasons and sometimes they don’t share why…

]]> By: Neville http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Neville Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:53:43 +0000 http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/#comment-50 If you already have domain name can you use the exact same name as your eBay user ID? I tried once to sign as a new user at eBay using my domain name, but was refused that name as it was already used. However, I could not find a user of that name when doing an advanced search. The best way to get around that was to add a couple of numbers to the domain name. If you already have domain name can you use the exact same name as your eBay user ID? I tried once to sign as a new user at eBay using my domain name, but was refused that name as it was already used. However, I could not find a user of that name when doing an advanced search. The best way to get around that was to add a couple of numbers to the domain name.

]]> By: Matt http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Matt Sat, 20 Oct 2007 01:37:29 +0000 http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/#comment-47 GoDaddy is awesome. We register most of our domains through them. GoDaddy is awesome. We register most of our domains through them.

]]> By: Nate Whitehill http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Nate Whitehill Fri, 19 Oct 2007 23:02:00 +0000 http://www.lizardwisdom.com/purchase-a-domain-name/#comment-46 Great article guys! Great article guys!

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