I maintain websites for Interlock Group of Companies. (Metal Roofing)

I was just served with a legal notification from a Domain Dispute Case Coordinator Supervisor (National Arbitration Forum) regarding a domain name I picked up because of its keyword significance www.classicmetalroofing.com

I have bought hundreds of domain names due to a rumor years ago about keyword importance in a domain name. Since Classic is such a mainstream keyword along with metal and roofing, I would assume this would grant usability. Google keyword assistant ranks classic metal roofing as a strong keyword - so as any webmaster would do - I purchased the domain name.

The Complaint was submitted by Classic Metal Roofs, LLC.

http://www.webproworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=64302

This post, and resulting comments, highlights many very relevant issues with the domain name registration process, and domain names in general. It seems like at least once a week I either read or hear something about a domain name dispute. These disputes range from copyright infringement, domain “squatting”, intellectual property laws, and even stolen domain names.

Given my recent struggle with re-obtaining the digitalmantis.com domain name, it seems like I have an infinite number of resources and articles bookmarked that pertain to domain name property rights, the governing body of domain names, international policy surrounding domain names, and many more fascinating topics (well, perhaps it’s not as fascinating to you as it is to a geek like me).

I’ll share many of these articles in future posts, as I feel it is essential reading for ANY website owner. I think that too often business owners and site owners in general put a lot of faith into a domain name registration system that they do not fully understand. I know I have been guilty of this in the past, and it lead to me losing a domain name that I held dearly since my college days.

It is to your advantage to become more educated on topics such as domain names, and I intend to provide much of this knowledge during the upcoming months of this blog.

If you have any specific domain-related questions that you’d like to ask, please feel free to comment on this post, or send me an email!