It seems like common sense for anyone who expects to be in the public eye in any way at all to register a personal website. The internet is the natural place for the curious to search out new information and as such is an excellent platform for people to get their message across. Sadly when politics and the internet collide it seems like common sense is the first casualty. Here are five upstanding pillars of the community who didn't manage to snare a relevant domain name and were left to rue their misfortunes. 1 – Ricky Perry "What's that you want to be President? Cool. Well I guess if I go to RickPerry.com I'll be able to read all about your policies and decide if I want to...
For those not in the know, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has recently announced a new domain naming convention for domain name endings, also known as generic top-level domains (gTLDs). In the past, there were 22 gTLD endings including .com, .net, .gov and .org. But the new domain naming convention brings the .brand in the spotlight, and you soon may see gTLDs like...
Website flipping has quickly become the ether world equivalent to the 'real world' real estate flipping. What is it? What is making it so popular, and can it really make money? Operational Definition of Flipping Regardless of venue or commodity, flipping is buying with intent to sell. That's the sole idea behind the purchase. Real Estate Flipping has its origins in the terrestrial world in the real estate market. Real estate flippers buy property—land, houses or buildings, for...
Choosing the right keyword domain can help boost your rankings in the SERPs. Or can it? Since the Google Vince Update no matter how strong your domain name is you still have to compete with big brands. But in my opinion I have seen it still helps. Types of keyword domains: One word - www.shoes.com Long tail - www.computersforsale.com Geographical - www.usedcarsLondon.co.uk ccTLDs - .co.uk, .de, .com.mx lower quality domain names, sponsored domains; .mobi So what can keyword domain be used for? Ranking...
Why Buy an Aged Domain There are a number of a reasons for purchasing an old site, some of the most common are. Competition: Purchasing a competitor in your niche can sometimes be a lot easier than attempting to outrank them. Link Equity: Aged domains can pass on link equity to a money site. I wouldn't recommend 301 redirecting aged domains for link equity if they are not related to your market. Domain Name: You may just want to...
*This is a guest post by A.J. Wilcox* Domain names are a funny thing. They are a low-cost, high-value item that many domainers have long used as a moneymaking tool. If you were first to the game, you could pick up some extremely important domain names. If you’re just now getting into the game, you are likely finding out why so many companies are choosing arbitrary names that...
*The following tip was shared by Eric Gesinski who does SEO in Tulsa, OK* There are two quick tricks to getting a jump start on SEO for a new site. They work better than they should (in many people's opinion), but nevertheless - they do work. 1) Buy a domain containing your primary keyword(s). By purchasing a domain with your primary keywords (if it's available), the search engines will...
That's a frequent question I get from my clients. Really, apart from taking care of internal anchor text and adding links with proper text yourself, is there any way to control the anchor text of naturally acquired external in-links? Let's find a few ways together: Get a domain name containing your keyword: Putting aside all debates about whether domain name plays any direct role in the search ranking algorithm, there's no denying the fact that most people...
