Bigger or smaller?..
Some great selling websites advice
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/12/bigger-or-smaller.html
Every decision we make, every encounter we have... we get a choice.
Are we opening doors or closing them?
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The Next Web Media » Move over Yahoo. Facebook is now the world’s 3rd largest website. When selling websites , you need to consider facebook.
http://thenextweb.com/media/2010/12/24/move-over-yahoo-facebook-is-now-the-worlds-3rd-largest-website/?awesm=tnw.to_17Ei3&utm_content=twitter-publisher-main&utm_medium=tnw.to-twitter
It was only a matter of time, honestly. Facebook, according to recent numbers from Comscore, has now moved into the position as the 3rd largest website in the world. Who’s left holding 4th? Yahoo, of course.
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Puppies ‘n Dogs: Flipping a domain and website for $115,000 in just over a year. A great selling websites example.
http://fusible.com/2010/12/puppies-n-dogs-flipping-a-domain-and-website-for-115000-in-just-over-a-year/
The domain name puppiesndogs.com, which was registered in June 2009 after it apparently expired, was bought by Kemptonw, then developed into a website that launched in December 2009.
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10 Reasons Why You Have Not Made A Profit Domaining or selling websites
http://www.dnpimping.com/domaining/10-reasons-why-you-have-not-made-a-profit-domaining-part-1/
10 Reasons Why You Have Not Made A Profit Domaining
Part one only includes five reasons, look out for part two in the series in a follow up post. 1. You Continue To Make The Same Mistakes
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Using Advanced Due Diligence to avoid Buyer’s Remorse when buying and selling websites
http://www.flipfilter.com/blog/2010/12/11/buying-a-website-using-advanced-due-diligence/
Unfortunately, there’s no certain way to avoid buyer’s remorse; even hedgefund managers occasionally get it wrong when choosing a company to buy or invest in and will inevitably end up with a few non starters in their portfolio, but with a simple common sense framework in place, the chances of this can be reduced massively.
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How To Wipe Out Spam Email In Your Inbox when selling websites
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/12/how-to-wipe-out-spam-email-in-your-inbox/
Most of us have some kind of junk filter, but it’s not always effective. We’re going to take a look at the best ways to counter spam email attacks in both webmail and desktop email clients. That said, if you’re drowning in spam you might want to consider a shift to Gmail, as it has—as far as I’ve seen — the most effective means of blocking spam that you can get. There are a few ways to migrate your email to Gmail, and if you want to use Google Apps with your own domain name (it’s free), Google offers a migration tool to copy your inbox to their servers. We know not everyone loves Google as much as we do, so we’re going to go over as many other options as we can, but if you’ve been thinking about switching to Gmail and you’re having serious trouble with spam, now might be a good time to join up.
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7 Powerful Ways to Get Your Blog Post Noticed. Great advice for selling websites
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2010/12/11/7-powerful-ways-to-get-your-blog-post-noticed/
On a blog, a post has a few seconds to capture and pull in a reader. The writer needs to state their idea and immediately begin to persuade, entertain, and motivate.
For many, writing a successful post is a game of chance. They write hundreds of posts only to see a few do well. On the other hand, some seem to have a gift a supernatural ability to publish one blockbuster after another. What’s their secret?
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Domain Name Thief Pleads Guilty, May Spend 5 Years in Jail
http://domainnamewire.com/2010/12/13/domain-thief-may-spend-5-years-in-jail/
The man accused of stealing the P2P.com domain name and selling it to NBA player Mark Madsen has entered a guilty plea in a New Jersey criminal case.
Daniel Goncalves, 26, of Union Township, pleaded guilty to theft by unlawful taking, theft by deception, and computer theft, all in the second degree, before Superior Court Judge Stuart L. Peim in Union County. As part of a plea bargain, prosecutors will ask for him to serve five years in state prison.
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10 Reasons Why You Have Not Made A Profit Domaining (Part 1) great selling websites advice.
http://www.dnpimping.com/domaining/10-reasons-why-you-have-not-made-a-profit-domaining-part-1/
I’ve heard the excuses, horror stories and the flat out complaints about our industry. I hate to say it, but being successful in this industry has nothing to do with the economic climate.
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Breaking News: .Co To Star In Godaddy Super Bowl Commercial, by selling websites
http://www.thedomains.com/2010/12/07/breaking-news-co-to-star-in-godaddy-com-super-bowl-commercial/
The big news for domainers out of the ICANN meeting in Colombia today was delivered by none other than Bob Parsons CEO of Godaddy.
Tonight .Co held a party for some of the attendees of the ICANN meeting. As part of the party Juan Calle, who is the CEO of CO Internet S.A.S., gave a presentation using video to show some of the achievements of the registry.
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201.8 Million Domains Registered World Wide
http://www.domainnamenews.com/up-to-the-minute/200-million-domains-registered-world-wide/8464
201.8 Million Domains Registered World Wide
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selling websites news. Candy.com surpasses 50,000 fans on Facebook
http://fusible.com/2010/12/candy-com-surpasses-50000-fans-on-facebook/
Candy.com, the domain name that sold for $3MM+, surpassed the 50,000 fan mark on its Facebook page (www.facebook.com/candydotcom), hitting over 56,000 fans recently.
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Staggering domain collection turns up in France
http://domaingang.com/domain-news/staggering-domain-collection-turns-up-in-france/
A retired chocolatier and his wife have announced the availability of a rare, never before seen domain collection in France.
Totaling 271 premium quality domains that date from 1986 until 1992, the most prolific era of domain availability, the domains are valued at a staggering $15+ million dollars.
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Belly.com Hits $50K in NameJet Bidding But It May Not Be Enough
http://www.thedomains.com/2010/11/29/belly-com-hits-50k-in-namejet-bidding-but-it-may-not-be-enough/
However the domain has not hit reserve.
Although the auction doesn’t close until later today, bidding on the domain name Belly.com has already hit $50K.
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How Should Australian Domain Name Rules Change? | Lifehacker Australia
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/11/how-should-australian-domain-name-rules-change/
.au domains might cost more than their .com equivalents, but they clearly signal an Australian presence. auDA, which sets Australian domain name rules, is weighing up a number of changes, including possible changes to registration policies and the introduction of single-letter domain names, and it wants your thoughts.
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Dot .CO registers its 600,000th domain name
http://domaingang.com/short-news/dot-co-registers-its-600000th-domain-name/
The .CO Registry announced that they have just counted the beans and there are 600,000 registered .CO domains in their database.
This is yet another milestone for the popular TLD that promotes itself not only as a Colombian ccTLD but also as a valid and viable alternative to .COM
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selling websites news - Facebook Plans to Trademark the Word 'Face'
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/11/24/facebook-plans-trademark-word-face/
The social-networking giant was just given a green light in its efforts to trademark the word “face.” The company’s efforts have moved Facebook’s pursuit of face past the opposition period, according to the U.S Patent and Trademark Office, and a “Notice of Allowance” has been issued. And it looks like the application will be approved, Neil Friedman, a partner at law firm Baker and Reynolds who regularly practices trademark law, told FoxNews.com.
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Rupert Murdoch Buys TheDaily.com and The-Daily.com Domain Names
http://domainnamewire.com/2010/11/22/rupert-murdoch-buys-thedaily-com-and-the-daily-com-domain-names/
Earlier today news hit the web that News Corp founder Rupert Murdoch is working on a new iNewspaper called “The Daily”. The Daily will be designed for tablets such as the iPad.
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The Greeks are coming: .GR.COM registrations open on November 30th. Interesting if you're selling websites
.GR.COM – a new domain extension – is being launched via a Phased Roll-Out, from November 30 for registered trademark holders seeking domain names matching their marks, and from January 10, 2011 for all other registrants.
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Grab Up To 768MB Free Dropbox Space Through Social Media Connections
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/11/grab-up-to-768mb-free-dropbox-space-through-social-media-connections/
You don’t even have to actually post anything about Dropbox to your Twitter or Facebook accounts to activate the majority of the 128 MB upgrades listed at Dropbox’s quietly available “Free” page. Most of the tweaks involve simply registering Dropbox through Facebook and Twitter for future posts you might want to make about your shared files, following Dropbox on Twitter, and telling the Dropbox team how their product is useful. If you do want to shout out about Dropbox on your accounts, you get all 768 MB free.
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9 Sure-Fire SEO Tips for selling websites
1) Steal Your Competitors’ Keywords
Look at the keywords they use in their title tags.
Look at the keywords they use to link to their “money pages”.
Some webmasters are dumb enough to include their money keywords in their meta keywords tags. Take a look at these but keep in mind that smart SEO people won’t do this. In fact, just to mess with wannabe SEO’s they might actually put bad keywords in the meta keywords tags to get others to use them.
If stealing keywords sounds shady, its only because I used the word “steal” instead of “learn” to grab your attention. You should always learn about your competitors; you can bet that they’ll try to steal..err learn your keywords too.
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Automatic $300 a month Niche Health eBook Site With 12 Month Track Record
https://flippa.com/auctions/112861/Automatic-300-a-month-Niche-Health-eBook-Site-With-12-Month-Track-Record
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GoDaddy Makes .CO the Default for New Domain Names
http://mashable.com/2010/11/13/godaddy-co/
Domain names ending in .COM are in short supply, so popular registrar GoDaddy has changed the default domain name extension from .COM to the just-launched .CO — a sign that the alternative to .COM already has momentum.
Note that you can still register domain names that end in .COM — they’re just not the default anymore, and these days you’ll be lucky if your first (or second or third) choice isn’t already taken. .CO domains cost more but they’re given out and resolved the same way as domains ending in .COM, and they’re already recognizable to users in some countries (the United Kingdom and Japan, for example) so they’re a viable alternative if every .COM domain you want is held by either a legit company or an unmovable URL squatter.
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Website Auction Didn’t Meet Reserve on Flippa? Now You Can Negotiate | Flippa Blog | Buy & Sell Websites
http://flippa.com/blog/news/auction-didnt-meet-reserve-on-flippa-now-you-can-negotiate/
More than 55% of the auctions on Flippa result in a sale, which is not a bad success rate. However, of those which finish unsuccessfully, almost half have bids – they just fall a little short of the seller’s reserve.
Until now, these sellers were left with two options:
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Rejection of marijuana ballot a comedown for domain owners
http://www.siliconrepublic.com/new-media/item/18671-rejection-of-marijuana/
If you were thinking of selling websites in this market, the marijuana domain names are now redundant
California voters have rejected the introduction of legal marijuana in a recent vote (Proposition 19), leaving thousands of domain landgrabbers who snapped up drug-related domain names in the hope of a positive outcome at a loose end. Domain names such as icecreammarijuana.com and marijuanapastry.com had been taken up and intended for trading and purchasing the drug once legalised, but all are now redundant. Had the vote been passed it would have been the first US state to legalise the narcotic, even though 14 states have legalised medicinal use of the drug. California also recently rejected Proposition 23, which proposed a series of measures that would contravene progress in green technology and practices across the state.
It’s certain to feel like a bad trip for internet landgrabbers that acquired marijuana-related domain names as California rejects its marijuana ballot.
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Yaro Starak On Buying And Selling Websites
http://www.ryantmalone.com/selling-websites/yaro-starak-on-buying-and-selling-websites/
Yaro Starak is someone who has been primarily in the internet marketing space, however, has dabbled in buying and selling websites from time to time. In fact, he speaks of this on his blog going back to 2005, which being still somewhat fresh from the dot com bubble burst, this was a very exciting time for people to get into the buying and selling space. In fact, there was no better time to set yourself up for the boom that is fast coming again.
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Amazon Buys A Lot of Diapers.com For $540 Million
http://techcrunch.com/2010/11/06/amazon-buys-diapers-com-540-million/
First shoes, now diapers. Amazon is reportedly about to announce on Monday the acquisition of Quidsi, the New Jersey-based ecommerce company behind Diapers.com, Soap.com, and, most recently, BeautyBar.com. Fortune’s Dan Primack, who broke the story from a maternity ward in Boston where his daughter was just born (no joke), puts the price of the all-cash deal at $540 million. A year ago, Amazon bought online shoe retailer Zappos for $1.2 billion.
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How can you do it?!
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/11/how-can-you-do-it.html
Some people believe that if you have a good job, you shouldn’t start your own gig, because it’s foolish to give up a job you can’t easily replace.
And some people believe that if you don’t have a great job, it’s foolish to waste time (and the money you can ill afford to lose) starting something when you’d be a lot better off getting a great job or going to school until you do.
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Brad Pitt fights for domain name
http://www.domainnews.com/en/brad-pitt-fights-for-domain-name.html
The actor filed a complaint with the National Arbitration Forum,claiming rights over the disputed domain name .
Brad Pitt,one of the most popular actors in the world has filed for arbitration to get the BradPittApp.com domain name.
According to whois records,the domain name was registered in December 2009 by Mircea Roibu from Florida .
Brad Pitt is one of the most popular actors in the world and a well known producer.Therefore,supposedly he had not registered his name as a trademark,he definitely contended that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark.
However,this arbitration case is still pending compliance checks at National Arbitration Forum .
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Shareholder Of Bible.com Sues For “Lack Of Profit”: Is Bible.com Worth $100 Million Dollars?
http://www.thedomains.com/2010/10/21/shareholder-of-bible-com-sues-for-lack-of-profit-is-bible-com-worth-100-million-dollars/
Shareholder Of Bible.com Sues For “Lack Of Profit” - Is Bible.com Worth $100 Million Dollars?
by MHB
In a unusual case, James Solakian a shareholder who owns 28% of Bible.com filed suit against the board directors of the company alleging breach of their fiduciary duty by refusing to sell the site or run the company in a profitable way and for “failing to profit from the goldmine potential of the domain name”.
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Own The Original Facebook! Up For Sale!
http://perezhilton.com/2010-10-06-facebook_facemash_auction_precursor_mark_zuckerberg_social_network
The domain name, FaceMash.com, which was the prototype Mark Zuckerberg built in his dorm room as the precursor to Facebook, is up for auction!
Flippa is letting the highest bidder get in on the Social Network action, offering up the website that once housed a Harvard version of Hot or Not, but not just bashfully hides behind its 1,000 hits per day while Facebook dominates the Internet. If your interested in the domain, make sure you have $8,000 lying around. That’s the current big. Actually, that’s the opening bid. Actually, no one has bid on it yet, so you might consider it a steal. Or you might consider it a hassle, depending on what Facebook lawyers have to say about it! We’re surprised they haven’t intervened yet!
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Canadian.com sells for $60,000
http://www.domainnews.com/en/canadian.com-sells-for-$60000.html
Canadian.com domain name was sold through the Sedo domain marketplace and it was sold exactly at $60,000
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Are You Staying on Topic - or Losing Traffic?
http://dailyseotip.com/are-you-staying-on-topic-or-losing-traffic/1099/
What’s your niche? If you’ve been writing your blog for any more than a couple of weeks then you should hopefully be able to answer that question pretty easily. But how many times have you actually stopped to review your work? As you blog, you will naturally learn new things and grow. Like-wise your blog will continuously evolve; this is perfectly normal, and it’s certainly not a bad thing.
The problem comes when you start to meander and lose focus: As you build your blog you will of course think of new subjects you want to cover, but if you stray too far from what you set out to write about you might be leaving your loyal readers behind and perhaps ruining the hard work you put into your SEO in the first place.
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Five rules for your About page
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/09/five-rules-for-your-about-page.html
Five rules for your About page
When someone comes to your site for the first time, they’re likely to hit ‘about’ or ‘bio’. Why? Because they want a human, a story and reassurance. Here are some helpful guidelines (okay, they’re actually imperatives): 1. Don’t use meaningless jargon:
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7 Simple SEO Tasks to Complete for a New Site | Search Engine Journal
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/7-simple-seo-tasks-to-complete-for-a-new-site/24419/
I have assisted countless websites in launching a new or redesigned website. Regardless of the business or the industry, there are a number of tasks you should perform to make sure your SEO gets off on the right foot. The good thing is, these tasks can take no more than 30-60 minutes to complete and are well worth it.
1. Setup Webmaster Tools Using a service like Google Analytics is great, but you really should verify your site with each of the search engines webmaster tools. These services allow you to diagnose and analyze things on your site, that a website analytics solution can not. Submit sitemaps, find error pages, diagnose slow loading pages, and tons of other neat tools are provided by the webmaster tools.
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How Is Your Blog Doing? TechCrunch Sells For $25 Million
http://www.thedomains.com/2010/09/28/how-is-your-blog-doing-techcrunch-sells-for-25-million/
How Is Your Blog Doing? TechCrunch Sells For $25 Million
2010 September 28 by MHB
According to several reports the blog TechCrunch has sold to AOL for “only” $25 Million. TechCrunch has become a go to source for ground breaking internet news, and we hope that continues somehow despite the apparent sale to a huge mainstream media company.
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Cisco: 25 Billion Internet Users by 2025
http://www.thedomains.com/2010/09/21/cisco-25-billion-internet-users-by-2025/
Cisco - 25 Billion Internet Users by 2025
by MHB
According to a study Conducted by Cisco Systems , the internet will grow to 25 BILLION users by 2025 and will produce $3 TRILLION in commerce. The report says that in 1995 there were 16 million Internet users worldwide and today there are about 2 billion. So the internet has grown 100x from 1995 to 2010. So no one should we be surprised that values of domains rose drastically since 1995.
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Domain names surpass 196 million mark
http://www.itpro.co.uk/627112/domain-names-surpass-196-million-mark
Domain names surpass 196 million mark
More than 196 million top level domain names can now be found on the internet, according to VeriSign.
By Tom Brewster, 22 Sep 2010 at 11:21
There are now more than 196 million top level domain names on the internet thanks to a boost of over three million additions in the second quarter of 2010.
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Quit Screwing Around, Punch Your Website Visitors in the Face
http://www.seo.com/blog/punch-website-visitors-face/
Here are 4 commonsense ways how NOT to mess around so you can sell more stuff:
1. Directly punch your visitors in the face with what they have come to see That’s right. Hit ‘em where it counts. Make sure your site has a clear, powerful, influencing message — which should include points 2-4 below.
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Facebook gains control of domain name Facebok.com
http://stuff.techwhack.com/9705-facebok.com
Facebook gets control of domain name Facebok.com
Facebook has prevailed in a domain dispute case related to Facebok.com. The social networking giant would gain control of this domain name. TechCrunch reported about some other similar sounding domains which are not yet controlled by the company: Faceboook.com and Facebooj.com. It remains to be seen of Facebook would file more such cases to gain control over other domains that sound similar to theirs. The company has been very active in taking on services that includes Face or Book in their names.
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The Get Rich Never Plan: AKA Putting Up a Junk, Template Looking Sites in Mass
http://domainshane.com/the-get-rich-never-plan-aka-putting-up-a-junk-template-looking-sites-in-mass/
There is a simple way to avoid the long road to riches. It’s a tried and true method that will ensure that you never make any amount of long term financial gain. It’s selling inferior products in an inferior location while putting in a minimal amount of time. This is where mass development stands at this point in domaining.
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Selling at Flippa, What’s the Deal?
http://sullysblog.com/Flippa-Domain-Sales
With all the news about recent sales at Flippa.com, have you thought about trying it out for some of you revenue generating names? While I have known of the site for some time, I have not yet listed any domains there. I spoke with Dave Slutzkin, General Manager at Flippa, to get a better feel for the service and to find out some interesting facts.
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Twitter Bought Twitter.com for $7,500 in 2006
http://domainnamewire.com/2010/09/14/twitter-bought-twitter-com-for-7500-in-2006/
Today Robin Wauters wrote about how Twitter bought the domain name Twitter.com for $7,500 in 2006. The company launched with web 2.0 name Twttr, but it was always pronounced Twitter.
In this case the company got smart acquired the domain name. It was also lucky that the domain’s owner didn’t hold out for more money. But can you think of all the good startups with web 2.0 spellings that balked at paying such a small sum, only to regret it later? Most startups that choose a web 2.0 name end up paying dearly in the end. But they eventually get it. Think Flickr.com with Flicker.com and and De.lico.us (was that even where you put the dots in that stupid name?) with Delicous.com.
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3 Tips for Choosing the Right Domain Name
http://smartdatacollective.com/noipcom/27281/3-tips-choosing-right-domain-name
We see a ton of new domain names each day– some good, some great, some…well, you know. Regardless if it’s a blog, personal website, or a full-scale enterprise presence, choosing the right domain is crucial in creating a successful website project.
Registering your domain name may be a piece of cake, but deciding on a name isn’t always so easy. Below are a few simple tips to help you make the right choice when deciding on a new domain name: 1) Make it Relevant - When at all possible, choose a domain name that closely matches your project purpose. If you’re a business, use your business name when possible. For personal sites and blogs, focus on your core theme or brand goals when choosing a name. Remember- your domain name should always relate to and be cohesive with your overall business and brand strategy.
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Explaining Domains as an Asset Class to Finance types « Epik Blog
http://www.epik.com/blog/explaining-domains-as-an-asset-class-to-finance-types.html
A balanced investment portfolio could easily justify having 10% of holdings in income-producing domain names. A portfolio of names including Tshirts.com sold for $1.25 million in New York on Wednesday. Slots.com sold for $5.5 million earlier this year. Yet, every day, about 80,000 domains are abandoned by their prior owners.
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There are 1000's of opportunities every day to pickup dropped domains for your selling websites projects.
Why Google Instant Might be a Game Changer for Domain Investors
http://www.elliotsblog.com/why-google-instant-might-be-a-game-changer-for-domain-investors-5733
Google is in the process of rolling out its real time search functionality, now known as Google Instant. While the company previously made search suggestions as you type, Google Instant goes a step further and begins showing actual results before you finish with your search.
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Worth keeping an eye on if you're selling websites
New Record For A .Co Domain $76,000
http://www.thedomains.com/2010/09/10/new-record-for-a-co-domain-76000/
The domain name Mesothelioma.co just sold at the Land Rush Auction for $76,000. Mesothelioma is one of the highest paying PPC keyword in the world. Legal domains continue to shine on .Co from → .CO. selling websites
There is a new record for a .Co domain.
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How To Access Google Instant From Australia
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/09/how-to-access-google-instant-from-australia/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LifehackerAustralia+%28Lifehacker+Australia%29
Google’s new Instant Search looks pretty impressive, but isn’t officially available on Google’s Australian domain right now. Here’s some tricks to get it working
As with most Google online products, Google Instant is being rolled out gradually across its operations, so even some US users on the main Google.com domain haven’t yet got access and may not see it for a couple of days. Google said in a press announcement this morning that it “hopes” the service will be added to the Australian site “in the coming weeks”, but advises: “People outside the US will be able to use Instant Search through Google.com.” In practice, your success is likely to vary even if you try this. I raised this with Google, which says the service should be available via the .com site down under “in the coming days”.
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Keyboard Shortcuts That’ll Make Your Google Instant Searching Even Faster
http://www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/09/keyboard-shortcuts-thatll-make-your-google-instant-searching-even-faster/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+LifehackerAustralia+%28Lifehacker+Australia%29
Google Instant comes with three starter shortcuts baked in (and here’s hoping for even more to follow):
1) Tab to Autocomplete
2) Up and Down keys for suggestion navigation
3) Right arrow key for I’m Feeling Lucky Again, this time with detail:
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Shane Snow: How to Become an Internet Land Baron
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shane-snow/how-to-become-an-internet_b_705175.html
When entrepreneur Juan Diego Calle asked the Colombian government to let him sell their Internet real-estate, he knew it was a long shot. The Harvard-educated Colombian native was battling over only two letters of the alphabet, but his request was tall: Let me commercialize the nation’s Internet identity.
Juan Diego Calle
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The Lifestyle & Income of a Super Affiliate
http://www.clicknewz.com/2317/lifestyle-and-income-of-a-super-affiliate/
As promised in my last post, I’m going to show you more of the “big picture” of my life & income as a Super Affiliate.
I’m a full-time Super Affiliate. For me, it’s all about lifestyle. About working from home and raising my two children. Being a great mom, and creating the life I want to live – and one that I absolutely love.
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8 Tips To Gain A Buyer's Trust When Flipping Websites
http://www.articlelogy.com/business/e-commerce/8-tips-to-gain-a-buyer-s-trust-when-flipping-websites.html
In website flipping, being able to get the buyer’s trust, as much as a great site, is a crucial factor in your ability to sell a website. Listed here are 8 tips that site sellers can use to gain buyers’ trust, generate interest for their sites, and accordingly, increase sales. 1. Facts only please. Trying to get interest for your listing by exaggerating figures won’t get you anywhere. It’s not even advisable to calculate the “potential” earnings of a site (i.e., citing revenue for a day and multiplying this by 30 for a “month’s” income).
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30 Awesome Tools To Find Available Domain Names
http://www.howtomakeawebsite.net/tools-to-find-available-domain-names/
As you probably heard, domain names are the real state of the 21st century. Whether you want to build a personal blog of a startup company, the first step will be to find a good and available domain name. The task is not an easy one, but with the help of the 30 tools we listed below we are sure you’ll manage it!
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Arbitrator hands DisneyOffer.com domain name to Disney
http://www.domainnews.com/en/arbitrator-hands-disneyoffer.com-domain-name-to-disney.html
The National Arbitration Forum announced that a ruling has been issued in favor of Disney ,regarding rights to the Internet domain name DisneyOffer.com .Disney,represented in this case by J. Andrew Coombs,submitted a complaint to the National Arbitration Forum,asserting legal rights to the disputed domain name. The company owns many trademark registrations with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) for its “DISNEY” mark .Therefore,they contended that the disputed domain name is confusingly similar to its trademark. Moreover,they contended in the complaint that the respondent registered and used the domain name in bad faith . “Respondent registered the disputed domain name precisely for its trademark value, rather than in spite of it. Indeed, Respondent is no stranger to registering domain names which appear to infringe well-known trademarks including EBAY and CHEVY among others
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You Know You Are A Domainer When . . .
http://idnblog.com/2010/09/02/domainer-when/
Here is the history behind the offer. Years ago, when I introduced different family members and friends to domaining, I pulled up a simple GoDaddy registration page and told them that for fun they should type in words to see what was available. After realizing that domains like World.com and Love.com were long gone, they tried more niche domains like Grapes.com, only to learn that virtually every English word was taken. Eventually, my Mom settled on a two word brandable domain to buy for approximately $8.00, which she hoped to develop one day.
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Salary.com Fetches $80 Million- As First Predicted HERE, Cloud Computing SaaS Application Names a...
http://fragerfactor.blogspot.com/2010/09/salarycom-fetches-80-million-as-first.html
Yesterday we told you about the acquisition of Learn.com for $125 million. This follows big prices paid for Team.com, Mint.com (see a rebroadcast of my post below). Now TechCrunch reports that Salary.com has sold for $80 million. In all cases development is key because they are selling the perfect combination of a cloud software application and the brand name that describes it to a "t". This is not about search stats or Estibot scores. It's about ADVERTISING and BRANDING. The names ARE an ad so no advertising is needed.
This is the future of domaining to the next level for people with the best prospective names who got it early like him and them.
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Jerusalem.com sells for $510,000
http://www.domainnews.com/en/jerusalem.com-sells-for-$510000.html
Jerusalem.com domain name was recently sold through Sedo for over half a million dolars.
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5 SEO Mistakes Anybody Can Avoid
http://dailyseotip.com/5-seo-mistakes-anybody-can-avoid/1064/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DailySeoTip+%28Daily+SEO+Tip%29
Whether you own a small three page hobbyist website or a monster E-commerce store there are several things you can check to ensure you are not placing any barriers in the way of your search engine optimisation campaign.
Below you will find the 5 most commonly checked areas when a website is critiqued by an outsider. Any webmaster has the ability to check these and, depending on your content management system, you should be able to fix them.
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Due Diligence Before Buying a Domain Name
http://www.domaining.com/headline/?id=734455&t=2
In my opinion, it’s the buyer’s responsibility if he buys a stolen domain name, and all buyers should perform due diligence on a domain name before making the acquisition or risk losing his investment and domain name. Just like with physical property, if a purchase is found to be stolen, the person in possession of it will probably lose it and will likely not see his funds returned (I am sure there are cases where this isn’t true – especially when something is bought in good faith, but it’s an assumption).
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Almost 500,000 .CO domain names registered
http://www.domainnews.com/en/almost-500000-.co-domain-names-registered.html
Judging by the number of domain names registered until July (300,000),it is more than obvious that in a couple domain name registrations will hit half a million.
The number of .CO domain names is getting closer to half a million .The number of domain names registered to date hit 469,639 .
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MySpace Spends $25K on MySpace.Co, A Domain They Could Have Bought For $300
http://www.thedomains.com/2010/09/01/myspace-spend-25k-on-myspace-co-a-domain-they-could-have-bought-for-300/
They still have a lot to learn when it comes to domain names.
A reader informed me that they were in the auction for MySpace.co and that the domain sold for $25,000. The whois record now confirms that Twentieth Century Fox, which is owned by NewsCorp, which also owns MySpace.com, is the new owner of the domain. Of course as the trademark holder, Fox could have just applied for the domain in the Sunrise period for around $300 and gotten the domain. Moreover, one would think that they would have had a very good chance of getting the domain through a WIPO proceeding for 1/4 of the price they paid at auction.
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When selling websites it's tempting to chase the fast buck.
One sentence here would make this a legitimate offer, but you will never read " this is plr, not an original package and there are over 500 copies of this site online" on these listings.
Now if was click bank working.......
www.WorkAtHomeFortunes.com - Website for Sale: WorkAtHomeFortunes.com - ClickBank Ready Website - Potential For $4000/monthly!
http://flippa.com/auctions/104707/WorkAtHomeFortunes-com---ClickBank-Ready-Website---Potential-For-4000monthly
Introducing… http://www.WorkAtHomeFortunes.com
Work At Home Fortunes comes with a complete information product that will teach you how to effectively build profitable online businesses while making money with high paying freelance and telecommuting opportunities as well! Work At Home Fortunes is 100% Clickbank ready! The affiliate center even has hop links ready for those promoting your product, as well as high quality custom designed banners which you will receive all PSD files to!1. Premium *KEYWORD RICH* & Highly Memorable Domain Name - Work At Home Fortunes.com
The domain is registered for one full year (August, 2011) with Namecheap.com. Ownership will be transferred to you upon successful completion of your payment. 2. Your Own *High Quality* Clickbank Ready Information Package on a highly profitable topic:
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Blogging by Numbers: How to Create Headlines That Get Retweeted
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2010/08/30/popular-retweets/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+timferriss+%28The+Blog+of+Author+Tim+Ferriss%29
How do you learn what works? Headlines are as old as writing itself.
There are many sources, but rankings and data sets (often prolific bloggers) are what you want. The simple version is: study (look at “7 Days” or longer) and Seth Godin (look at the most retweeted). Seth is a brilliant copywriter and outstanding headline craftsman. I notice one of his repeating headline patterns appeared to be “The Difference Between [A] and [B]“, which I tested successfully with “The Difference: Living Well vs. Doing Well.” What the hell does my post title mean, exactly? Precisely.
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Leslie Rohde Interview – How SEO Effects Your Online Video Marketing
http://gideonshalwick.com/leslie-rohde-interview-how-seo-effects-your-online-video-marketing/
Inside today’s interview, I had the pleasure and honor of picking the brains of one of the world’s most respected leaders and thinkers on SEO, Leslie Rohde. Even though I’ve been doing internet marketing for around 4 years now, I don’t claim to know all that much about SEO, so it was a real eye opener having a chat to Leslie Rohde.
And to make it extra interesting, I asked Leslie a bunch of questions about how SEO relates to online video marketing, and how you can use that knowledge to boost your rankings in the search engines, using online video. Video marketing wizz kid…
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6 Ultimate On-Page Search Engine Optimization Tips
http://www.searchenginejournal.com/6-ultimate-on-page-search-engine%c2%a0optimization%c2%a0tips/23546/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+SearchEngineJournal+%28Search+Engine+Journal%29
These on-page search engine optimization tips will assist you in setting up your pages with the appropriate title and meta tags, headers, text elements and alt attributes.
1. Title Tag The Title tag is used to define the title of a web page, with the Title tag placed between the and tags in the html of the page. Search engines will recognize the Title tag as the title of the page. Each page should have its own distinct Title tag. Fundamentals: The Title will be displayed within the browser at the top of the browser window or tab.
When a user searches for a specific word or phrase, Google will return a link to the website, and the Title tag will be displayed as the anchor text for the website link.
The text in the Title tag is one of the most important relevancy factors influencing search engine ranking algorithms.
Using your most important keywords or keyphrases in the Title tag will have a dramatic effect upon your page’s ranking for those keywords.
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Proven Ways to Write Killer Blog Content and Get More Readers
http://www.getinthehotspot.com/write-killer-blog-content-and-get-more-readers/
Once upon a time there was a writer with a mission. She wanted to start a blog and get 1,000 subscribers after 12 months of blogging. After all, how hard could it be? She had 14 years of experience designing and writing for the Web plus 200 friends on her personal email mailing list. She figured if she couldn’t do it no one could.
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7 Tips To Help You Become A Millionaire
http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/3106/how-to-make-a-million-dollars/
There’s no doubt people are inspired by seeing how much money others make (I certainly was before I started earning much online), and for the person sharing their details, it’s great for the ego to talk about how well you are doing. It’s also beneficial as a practice to report income to monitor your trend growth rates and also see if you can sustain a level of income significant enough to live off long term.
I’ve often had people, especially those who work “normal” jobs, question the practice of revealing your income online. How much money you earn is considered one of the most private things you don’t tell even your friends or family, let alone the entire planet through the Internet. I personally don’t think income levels should be hidden, it could be a force for better wages if the knowledge was public, so I’ve never had a problem talking about how much money I generate. Plus it’s fun to report back your successes when you have them, even if it does seem a lot like bragging, which I think it is, but it’s great for social proof too.
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7 Tips To Help You Become A Millionaire
http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/3106/how-to-make-a-million-dollars/
There’s no doubt people are inspired by seeing how much money others make (I certainly was before I started earning much online), and for the person sharing their details, it’s great for the ego to talk about how well you are doing. It’s also beneficial as a practice to report income to monitor your trend growth rates and also see if you can sustain a level of income significant enough to live off long term.
I’ve often had people, especially those who work “normal” jobs, question the practice of revealing your income online. How much money you earn is considered one of the most private things you don’t tell even your friends or family, let alone the entire planet through the Internet. I personally don’t think income levels should be hidden, it could be a force for better wages if the knowledge was public, so I’ve never had a problem talking about how much money I generate. Plus it’s fun to report back your successes when you have them, even if it does seem a lot like bragging, which I think it is, but it’s great for social proof too.
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How To Write Eye-Catching Headlines that Transform Browsers into Buyers | Copyblogger
http://www.copyblogger.com/headlines-that-sell/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Copyblogger+%28Copyblogger%29
Once you understand why magnetic headlines pull readers in, you’ll know how to do it for your own sales pages, every time. Follow along with me for the next ninety seconds and I’ll show you exactly how you can turn a casual browser of your sales page into an avid reader, curious to drink in your copy until ultimately hitting the “Buy” button.
In order to stop readers in their tracks, capture their attention through every word of your copy, and persuade them to click that “Add to Cart” button without a second thought, you need to master the “headline reading psychology” of your soon-to-be customers.
First, get relevant: Tell your readers’ they’re in the right place
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How to Search Twitter List Archives
http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/how_to_search_twitter_list_archives.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+readwriteweb+%28ReadWriteWeb%29
Twitter lists are a beautiful thing, a great way to gather together expert opinion on any topic. If you thought Twitter’s own search was bad at retrieving archival conversations, though, is archival search of Twitter lists too much to dream of?
It may not be anymore, thanks to a startup called Nsyght. Nsyght has been around for a few years now, and it does a whole lot of things for and beyond Twitter, but the service’s newest feature is what really moves the needle for me: The ability to filter and search the archives of the lists of people I’m following. I can see what Chris Grayson’s Augmented Reality Peeps list has said about Google over the past few months, or what the members of the Enterprise Irregulars said about the much-tweeted #Workday analyst demo event earlier this week. Hello, useful!
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Sell the problem
http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/08/sell-the-problem.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+typepad%2Fsethsmainblog+%28Seth%27s+Blog%29
No business buys a solution for a problem they don’t have.
And yet, most business to business marketers jump right into features and benefits, without taking the time to understand if the person on the other end of the conversation/call/letter believes they even have a problem. My friend Marcia (we’ve advised each other on various projects) has a very cool idea for large professional firms. As an architect, she realized the firms were wasting time and money and efficiency in the way they use their space. Roomtag is her answer. The challenge is this: if your big law firm or accounting firm doesn’t think it has a space allocation/stuff tracking/office mapping problem, you won’t be looking for a solution. You won’t wake up in the morning dreaming about how to solve it, or go to bed wondering how much it’s costing you to ignore it.
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