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...
Page ranking has a direct impact on your popularity. The most popular brands are the ones that are ranked highly by search engines, while the lowest ranked are least popular. Very popular brands are more trusted by customers than less popular brands, and this always has an impact on the profitability of your business. Ranking is determined by various factors, and you can work towards raising the ranking of your page through the following ways: 1....
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...
ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) recently voted and subsequently agreed that companies can create new Top Level Domains for their websites. Similar to most changes and innovations on the Web, this has sent ripples through the digital marketing world already, enflaming imaginations as to what this may mean in terms of Search Engine Optimisation possibilities. However, before we all get too excited, it is important to consider a few very important factors. Obviously...
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...
It’s no secret that one of the tactics search engine optimization specialists use to increase search rankings is domain purchasing. The idea is that you find a domain that currently ranks well within your niche, buy it and then redirect the site to your domain. Alternatively you could purchase this domain and continue to build off of it and utilize its existing rankings and site traffic. Below are several do’s &...
