What is .COM Social URL Forwarding or .COM Domain Name's Social Redirect?

    

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What is .COM Social URL Forwarding or .COM Domain Name's Social Redirect?
Why is Social redirecting your .COM Domain Name important?
How does .COM Social URL forwarding work?
How to set up .COM Social URL/domain forwarding?

What is .COM Social URL Forwarding or .COM Social URL Forwarding?

.COM domain name's social URL forwarding or redirect is a feature that allows you to automatically redirect traffic from a .COM domain to a social media profile or page (such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) or another specified URL.

Why is Social redirecting your .COM Domain Name important?

1. Brand Consistency: It helps create a consistent online presence. Redirecting a .COM domain to your social media profile or page reinforces your brand identity, as people can easily associate the domain with your social media presence.

2. Easy Access: A short, memorable .COM domain is easier for people to remember and type than a long social media URL. It makes it simpler for your audience to find you online, boosting traffic to your social media.

3. Professionalism: A custom .COM domain gives your business or personal brand a more professional image, signaling credibility and trustworthiness compared to just using a social media handle.

4. Improved Marketing: It enables you to drive traffic from one platform to another, consolidating all your online channels under a single, easy-to-share domain. This can enhance marketing campaigns, promotions, and collaborations.

5. SEO Benefits: While social redirects themselves don’t directly impact SEO, the process can still help in tracking web traffic and improving user engagement by making it easier for visitors to find your social profiles.

6. Control and Flexibility: Unlike social media handles, you control your .COM domain. If a social network changes its policies or if you switch platforms, your domain remains the same, preserving your web identity.

How does .COM Social URL forwarding work?

1. Set Up URL forward: please start the social URL redirect through your domain name’s control panel to forward visitors to a specific social media URL or another specified website.

2. How it will show: When someone types in the .COM domain in their browser, they are automatically redirected to the social media profile or another webpage you've specified.

This can be helpful for branding purposes, making it easy for people to remember a single domain that takes them directly to your social presence.

How to set up .COM Social URL/domain forwarding?

To set up social URL/domain forwarding, please follow the instructions below:

1. This option is only available if the .COM Domain Name is using NiceNIC.NET's name servers.

2. Log into your NiceNIC.NET’s control panel and click “My Account > My Products > .COM Domain Name > URL Forward”:

or “My Account > My Products > .COM Domain Name > Manage > URL Forward”

3. Please submit your social URL forwarding link as specified in the “Forwarding List”:

i.e. 

https://www.facebook.com/NiceNICDomainServer

https://www.youtube.com/@NiceNICDomainServer

https://x.com/NiceNIC_NET

https://www.pinterest.com/nicenicnet/

 

 

Warm reminder:

(1) .COM social URL forwarding is free and must not be used for illegal or unlawful purposes, otherwise it will be automatically cancelled.

(2) After setting up the forwarding, our URL forwarding server will forward it to your requested social URL address via 301.

(3) Please be aware after setting up the URL, the original .COM Domain Name resolution will be overwritten and can’t be recovered.

(4) DNS changes usually need up to 24 hours to propagate throughout the entire Internet.

(5) If you have any questions please get in touch by “Submit a Ticket” and we'll be happy to help!

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