The word is out. You can now register domain names of up to67 … This is going to shoot your ranking way up onthe search engines. Because if you stuff all your … your domain name,
The word is out. You can now register domain names of up to 67 characters. This is going to shoot your ranking way up on the search engines. Because if you stuff all your keywords into your domain name, search engines are simply going to love your site. Or so they say…
But is that really the truth?
No point speculating. Let’s do a little test…
Go to your favorite search engine, say AltaVista. Key in your search term, say “website promotion.” Look at the top 10 rankings, closely.
How many of these top rankings actually have the full term “website promotion” in their domains?
No hype, just facts.
Call me a natural sceptic if you want. When the news hit the town, with all the “Special Announcements” flying everywhere, urging people to “go grab a new all-you-can- stuff keyword rich domain name and emerge tops in search engine ranking,” I was not at all moved. I believe this is too simplistic an approach to getting high search engine placements:
1. Besides keywords in domain names, search engines look at a few other factors for relevancy. In fact, this is what Don Dodge, AltaVista’s Director of Engineering said: “Keywords in the domain name do not help much in ranking. We look at half a dozen factors in ranking. The words on the page, their frequency and position on the page, are still among the most important factors.”
2. Search engines are constantly evolving. Once they find out that such keyword-stuffed domain names are content-poor sites with low relevance, they are going to come up with new rules to preclude such sites from getting the top spots.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not against registering for long domain names. I just feel that we should see things in perspective. If you’re getting a long domain name in the hope of securing a high search engine placement, err… based on the facts, please don’t expect miracles.
So what should we look for when choosing a domain name? I use a simple “3 Es” guide:
1. Easy To Remember Yahoo is certainly easier to remember than AltaVista. No surprise why Yahoo is doing a LOT better.
2. Easy To Spell If you have a long domain name, be careful. One spelling mistake by a potential visitor is all you need to lose him forever.
3. Easy To Pronounce If your domain name is hard to pronounce, how do you expect people to spread the word and tell others about it?
What do the 3 Es have in common? They make things simple for your visitors! Our world is complex enough. We don’t need another complex domain.
Must your domain name be relevant to your site content? Not necessarily. What has the name “Yahoo” got to do with a search engine or a directory? And is there any real connection between the words “Amazon” and “books”?
Selecting a domain name is an extremely important step. So do it carefully.
Alan Yap, founding editor of ProfitJump.com. Alan offers free tips and strategies for effective Internet marketing. Visit now or subscribe at and receive 3 Bonus Reports, guaranteed.
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A good domain name is … but the … of a domain name anda good vanity 800 number can be … in … The right … allows your … to reach several times as ma
A good domain name is valuable, but the combination of a domain name and a good vanity 800 number can be priceless in marketing. The right 800 number allows your advertising to reach several times as many people that are not on the internet regularly. It generates instant credibility and recognition and helps to create that all important million dollar brand name. But with the incredible scarcity of both .COMS and 800 numbers, how could you ever come up that all important combination?
All too often companies get one piece (like the domain name) without considering the other and then often run into also brick wall and have to settle for something less. The phone companies will often tell you that 877 is exactly the same thing as 800. And that is true if you consider .CC or .TO the same thing as .COM. They may be technically able to do the same thing, but in their marketing potential they are totally different. So if you arenÂ’t willing to settle for .CC for your domain, then donÂ’t settle for the same thing in your phone number since just like your domain name, that is how so many of your customers will find you.
The first step is definitely the most important and often the one that gets skipped over way to quickly. Creativity is definitely the key to finding either a domain name or a phone number. The good news is that it doesnÂ’t cost any more money to be more creative. It just takes some brain power and a little effort. IÂ’ll outline the process of getting the number briefly but youÂ’re really not ready until you have 50-100 or more possible names. So be prepared to really spend time in this part.
The first step of brainstorming is to look for any type of keywords. Just put down everything possible you can come up with related to your company, your message, your product or service, your benefits or your customers and what they are looking for. Take a look at the keywords from your website or those of your competitors. Carry the list with you for several days, and involve as many people as you can. If there are other people in your organization consider having a contest to see who can come up with the most possible names/words. Short words are good because they allow you to combine them with a number of other prefixes or suffixes.
Next use some of these mechanical brainstorming exercises and sites which will help you come up with possibilities you may not have thought of. Start with an excellent online thesaurus tool at Plumb Design (http://www.PlumbDesign.com). Next, after youÂ’ve added any possible synonyms, take a look at what other people have done to get ideas at Whois.net (http://www.whois.net). Look at the registered and perhaps better, the recently unregistered domain names there. Finally use an interesting java search term suggestion tool available (click on option number one) at GoTo.com (http://www.goto.com/d/about/advertisers/othertools.jhtml) Try these tools with each of the words that you come up with and you will literally get dozens of additional possible names. You can also try a neat tool for creating new words at a site for inventing new words called, NetSubstance (http://www.netsubstance.com) Then finally, you should combine as many of these names together with my list of possible prefixes and suffixes at http://www.TollFreeNumbers.com/finding.htm to stretch your list even further.
These tools together with your creativity and thoroughness are extremely important, because you really canÂ’t expect to make a critical decision in your business without knowing what all of the possibilities are.
Next after you have built a really creative and thorough list, check out the possibilities for one of those phone numbers. Unfortunately, there is no short cut or easier way to do this than simply to pick up the phone and call them all! Keep track of all the information you get, and look for ones that donÂ’t go through to an end customer or that go to recorded phone company messages. If it goes to an end customer then the phone company canÂ’t get it for you, so only give them the list of ones that donÂ’t have any apparent customer. That doesnÂ’t mean that they will be available, they probably wonÂ’t but they are at least worth a try.
All phone companies work off basically the same database so the best place to start is usually where you already have an account. Then while they are checking on the phone numbers, look into the same possibilities on the domain names. Remember, with more and more new ventures springing up every minute, space on the net is getting tight and only going to get tighter but a good combination can literally transform your organization and even your industry! So remember the two most important ingredients in coming up with the right name are CREATIVITY and PERSISTENCE!
If this doesnÂ’t work, visit http://www.TollFreeNumbers.com or just call 1-800 MARKETER. We specialize in getting 800 numbers when the phone company says theyÂ’re not available.
No this is not an Abbot and Costello comedy routine, but … … you need to know if … your own website. If you have ever looked into getting your own domain name,you have no
No this is not an Abbot and Costello comedy routine, but some serious information you need to know if considering your own web site. If you have ever looked into getting your own domain name, you have no doubt done a “whois” lookup. If you haven’t, you can search to see if the name you wish is available at: http://www.networksolutions.com/
There are three types of extensions available for our use at the current time. For example, abc.com is an example of a dot.com site – abc.net a dot.net site and finally a dot.org site.
Dot.org sites were traditionally the domain of non-profit organizations, but have since opened up, so anyone can have that extension. There are other extensions such as dot.gov, but these are not available to the average person.
Before choosing a name with an extension, you should be aware that most browsers will allow you to simply enter the domain name such as “abc”. The browser will then search for a web site with that name – but it isn’t as simple as that.
Internet Explorer first searches for a domain name with a dot.com extension. If it finds one, it connects to that site. If it doesn’t, it will search for a dot.net extension and finally a dot.org extension.
If you think you have a really neat name, and the dot.com extension is already taken, but the dot.net is available, it may not be a good deal. People are conditioned to enter a name followed by “.com” and if you have the dot.net or dot.org extension, you just may be sending your clients to a competitors site.
We recently tried to reserve a web site and checked under several names, but all the dot.com names, that we initially thought of, were all taken. Rather than settling for a dot.net or dot.org extension, we continued to search until we found one with a dot.com that was appropriate for our business.
Remember – when you do a “Whois” search, the dot.com name is on first.
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… … affects your future on the … is a secret war going on over the rights to … Name. Your Domain Name rights are … ripped off by the major Dom
WARNING… This information affects your future on the Internet.
There is a secret war going on over the rights to your Domain Name. Your Domain Name rights are currently being ripped off by the major Domain Name registration giants. This rip-off is affecting your Domain rights NOW!
Your Domain Name can become a casualty of the Domain Name Registrar’s Renewal War. Reading this article and understanding your Domain Name rights can prevent you from losing your Domain Name altogether, and can at least save you about 50% on your Domain Name renewal.
This is real and it is scary. As to not mislead you, I am Tag Powell, CEO of DomainNameVault.com, and I have been drafted into this battle against my will. DomainNameVault.com and our service Renew-Your-Domain-Name.com is on one side of this war. We do have a vested interest in this battle’s outcome.
First, let me give you the short background story to get you up to speed.
Until a couple of years ago ALL Domain Names had been registered and managed by one company, Network Solutions. Network Solutions made billions of dollars on this market for years. All .COM, .ORG, .NET Domains were held in one master database exclusively under their control. They, as a monopoly, could charge anything they desired. Originally they charged $50.00 per year (two year minimum). Then after registering millions of Domains and fielding massive complaints of over-charging, they graciously reduced the fee to $35.00 per year (two year minimum).
For the first few years, Network Solutions did a good job, but as the Internet mushroomed the database problems grew. Hackers entered the database and caused problems. Domain ownership’s were illegally changed. Other Domain Names were rerouted to open to other companies. Domain Name security became a joke. Trying to get through to Network Solutions was a nightmare, getting email answered took weeks and they were often ignored completely, and getting through by phone took days. We speak from experience as we have been assisting Domain registrations since 1995. We helped Network Solutions register many hundreds of thousands Domain Names.
By the way, it still could take hours today to get a phone answer from Network Solutions.
A couple of years ago the government, after many public complaints, broke up the monopoly to exclusively register and renew Domain Names in to the master database. This gave the public, for the first time, the right to chose who would manage their Domain Name.
New rules allowed applications from other companies to manage new Domain Name registration and renewals into the master database. After a serious background check and a lot of money some of these companies (over a hundred to date) are allowed to become registrars, and are able to add and subtract Domain information to the master database.
This new ruling allowed our company to put Domain info in and take information out of that master database for our clients, and we are also allowed to set our own prices for this service.
(Instead of the Network Solutions’ charge of $35.00 (per year) for .COM, .ORG, .NET Domains and $55.00 for .BIZ and .INFO Domains, our fee is only $19.95 per year for all extensions.)
Shortly after the breakup Network Solutions was sold to VeriSign Corp., a giant multi-conglomerate. At this point their policies seem to have degraded to several quasi legal processes. I can only suppose that suddenly VeriSign must have become aware that millions of their clients (the same clients they had paid big bucks to collect the yearly fees from) were transferring (renewing) through other registrars. This will cost them millions.
VeriSign filed a complaint with ICANN, the official ruling body over Domain Names, that the competition (they named Register.com and our partner Tucows) was “slamming” and stealing Domain Name management against the will of the public. “Slamming” as you may know is an expression of the illegal process of switching telephone companies without the permission of the customer.
Please note, although I am sure that “slamming” is probably taking place in this industry, I know of NO case where this is true. Certainly “slamming” is NOT being done by our partner Tucows and probably not by Register.com. Network Solutions’ case (complaint) was based on a survey they did of clients requesting Domain Name transfers for renewal.
They sent an email message informing the Domain Name owners (you) that your Domain Name was being (stolen) transferred away; they could lose their rights to their Domain; and did they request a transfer to an unknown party? Most of the public had no idea who was Network Solutions or who held management of their Domain Name. Out of fear and misunderstanding of the message, most said they did not know that their Domain Name was being transferred to another party.
To prevent this mass exodus Network Solutions seems to have develop several quasi legal techniques: put off the renewal process until the name is close to expiration, they can then legally lock up the Domain and prevent you from transferring away from their control.
They do this, by at least two ways we know. When Network Solutions receives the notice of transfer, they…
1. Sent a notice that someone is trying to transfer your name. You will get the feeling that someone is trying to steal your Domain. This frightens most people who respond to not approve of the transfer (or do they nothing). Network Solutions then sends an email telling the renewing registration company that the Domain owner refused to reply (timed out) and the transfer was canceled.
2. Somehow don’t send the required notices. They say they did not receive an answer and lock up the name. The Domain Name owner must now quickly renew with them or the Domain Name goes up for resale.
This is borderline honest but… YES, the plot thickens.
When a Domain Name nears renewal time Network Solutions will lock up the Domain Name and not transfer it. If a transfer has been requested, using one of the above rip-off techniques, Network Solutions denies the transfer. Then they will quickly immediately after the expiration date, offer the Domain Name for resale on one of their many sites. If they can not sell the name (after an unknown time) the Domain Name will then be available to the general public.
This problem swells when somehow the Domain owner requesting a transfer does not receive notice. Without notification their name can be resold to a third party. Bam… the total rights to their Name belongs to the third party. Although this is legal, it is not fair. We have seen this happen several times. They seem to only cancel quickly if a transfer has been requested. We have seen expired Domain Names sit for as much as four months before cancellation.
There are several other nasty quasi legal tricks being performed by Network Solutions. We will get into these at another time.
Our partners, Tucows, have filed an official complaint to the governing body, ICANN, against Network Solutions for these and other borderline practices but it will take months before this is resolved.
The Bottom Line. You have the right to chose who manages your Domain Name in the master database. You can reduce the yearly cost of your Domain Names by 50%, but you should renew at least a month before expiration date. In fact, you can renew at any time with no loss and the renewal is added to your current expiration date. You can renew a year or two years in advance with no loss of time. A month before expiration date will give you time to get by the tricks of Network Solutions. Do not wait, if your Domain expires in a week, it is too late to transfer. You can pay Network Solutions for one year only. They will try to get you to renew for two years. You can then choose a new registrar and get your Domain Name management moved.
Blatant Plug… Of course, there are benefits with going with a smaller company. You can get a real email answer from us as to your Domain problems within 24 hours. We do not use autoresponders to reply. You can get us on the phone between 1 and 5 P.M. EST, most time on the first try. Please call us with only Domain problems we have registered or renewed.
At DomainNameVault.com our security is unique, a human firewall, all of our registrations and renewals are hand processed by a live body. This prevents hackers from getting control of your Domain through the automatic processing.
Really, it doesn’t matter if you renew with us or one of our competitors, like Register.com, but it is wise to do it now and get it out of the control of Network Solutions. Who knows what they will try next.
Anyone can win a … name, … have heard how the Internet is like the Old Wild West?You have not seen anything yet. The greatest Internet goldrush lottery will start June 25th, and
Anyone can win a million-dollar name, Really!
You have heard how the Internet is like the Old Wild West? You have not seen anything yet. The greatest Internet gold rush lottery will start June 25th, and probably no one told you. The prediction is that over 5 million new .BIZ and .INFO Domain Names will be registered within the first few hours. Like the old days when settlers lined up for a Free Land Grab, a select group of “in the know” businesses and entrepreneurs are now quietly lining up by pre-registering before the opening day of the land rush lottery. For the first time the “little guy” can join them in the game and get a million-dollar name for $20 to $40. In fact you could get several Domain treasures by pre-registering.
These new ICANN approved Domain extensions, the first in over 10 years, will quickly become the dot extensions of choice for the Internet, next to the Big Chief .COM.
1. .COM 2. .BIZ 3. .INFO
In the past developers and squatters had several years head start on the good .COM Domain Names. This was also true with the .CC, .TV, .WS and all the other dot extensions. The really good Domain Names were pulled by the promoters before the names were offered to the general public. This time you have the same chance to get those million dollar Domain Names as the wheelers and dealers.
The only exception is that trademark owners can register their Domain trademark names now for a filing fee of $199.75 (includes five years registration). The Trademark Owners advantage ends June 24th.
The Starting Gun Will Fire June 25th. On this date the .BIZ registration Land Rush lottery will open, followed by the opening of the .INFO public lottery on July 25th.
All Domain Names pre-registered at that time (not registered by the Trademark owners) will go into the “hopper.” The new Domain database holders, NeuLevel (.BIZ ) and Afilias (.INFO), will then select Domain Names at random from each of the different Domain Name registrars, round-robin fashion. Yes, it will be a real lottery.
The random lottery drawings will continue until August 22nd for .INFO Domains and September 29th for .BIZ Domains. At that time the remaining Domain Names will be sold by standard registration methods.
How To Win Those Million-Dollar Domain Names
The Secrets…
1. Most Important Pre-Register Now! You want to be among those put into the “hopper” first. You should pre-register before the starting day. After that the whole world will know about the Land Rush.
2. You can vastly increase your odds by pre-registering the same .INFO names with several Domain Name registration companies.
3. You can now buy several “tickets for the same .BIZ Domain Name from the same registration company.
Like the lottery, you are simply buying more tickets but with different companies each having their “own” drawings from the same pot. You don’t care which registrar gets that great Domain Name for you, just so it is registered to you.
How Much Does It Cost For A Pre-Register Lottery Ticket For A New .BIZ Or .INFO Domain? >From FREE to $27,250.00 per name.
1. FREE Pre-Registrations. http://newdomains.networksolutions.com Network Solutions (Internic) has been collecting .BIZ and .INFO Domain Names for pre registration for months. They probably have over a million new .info and .biz names pre-registered. The good news is you can add your selection to this list for FREE.
By all means, pre-register your .BIZ and/or .INFO Domain desires with Internic. If you actually get that great new Domain Name you will only have to pay Internic (about $70.00) for the first two years.
Our suggestion is to register every great new Domain Name you can afford to pay for into the Internic que. (I pre-registered about 40 .BIZ and .INFO names with Internic myself.) Of course, just because you have a great new Domain pre-registered with one registration company, it does not mean you will get the name. If your Domain choice is pre-registered by someone with another registration company whose list is filed first, they will get the Domain. But try to pre-register the names you desire. As the expression goes, “It is hard to beat FREE!” Late Breaking .BIZ Information…
NeuLevel (BIZ master database holder) received the OK from ICANN to charge fee for every .BIZ Domain pre-registered until the end of the Land Rush Lottery period. This non-refundable fee is $10.00 per pre-registered .BIZ Domain. Some registrars like Domain Name Vault are discounting this fee to $6.00 and down to $4.50 depending on volume. Many registrars are still offering free .BIZ Domain pre-registrations but the free pre-registration does not include in the Round-Robin lottery. Your actual free .BIZ registration may not be submitted until after the lottery.
More Late Breaking .BIZ Information… Now like the lottery… You can buy as many pre-register “tickets” as you desire for a specific .BIZ Domain Name.
2. Paid Pre Registrations. Due to the large numbers of Internic free pre-registered .BIZ and .INFO Domains, your odds for getting a hit are low. The odds increase when you go to a Domain Name registration company whose que has smaller numbers, i.e. a paid pre-register. Because the Domain Names are fed into the database at random from each registrar, the smaller registrars should get their list of Domains registered first (as it is a smaller number).
$1.00 Per Name Pre-Registration. Domain Name Vault will pre-register your choice for $1 per name, minimum of twenty names. The money is non-refundable. Any new Domain Names you actually obtain, you will pay the discounted Domain price of $19.95 per year, two year minimum. http://DomainNameVault.com
$6.00 Per .BIZ Name Pre-Registration. Domain Name Vault will discount the $10 pre-registrations fee your .BIZ choice for $6 per name. You can pre-register as many “tickets” for the same name as you desire at $6.00 each and down to $4.50 by volume. The money is non-refundable. Any new Domain Names you actually obtain, you will pay the discounted Domain price of $19.95 per year, two year minimum. https://pollux.safe-order.net/domainnamevault/BizPreReg.htm
The lower number in the Domain Name Vault que should increase your chances of obtaining your selected new .INFO Domains. (I also pre-registered the same 40 new .BIZ – .INFO Domain Names as I did with Internic to increase my odds of success)
New ICANN Approved Rules… You can now buy as many “tickets” for a specific .BIZ Domain Name as you desire. This will increase your odds of winning. As an example: you can buy 20 pre-registration tickets for “Loans.BIZ,” your investment for the twenty names ($6.00 per ticket) is $120.00. If you win the Loans.BIZ Domain you will then pay only $19.95 per year (two year min.) The more .BIZ “tickets” pre-registered the better chance of winning.
.INFO Name Pre-Registration. .INFO Pre-Registration are still only $1.00 (at least at Domain Name Vault.) The rules are different for .INFO. There is only one pre-registered specific name per registrar. To win your best bet is to register your favorite .INFO Domain with several registrars.
$10.00 Per Name Pre-Registration. http://www.NewInternetExtensions.com will pre-register your choice for $10.00 per name. The money is also non-refundable. Any New Domain Names you actually obtain you will pay an additional $50.00 – $60.00. There are already over 250,000 .BIZ – .INFO pre-registered Domains here to date, so you will be on a large waiting list. (I also pre registered my 10 best Domain Name choices.) This $10.00 non-refundable $10.00 fee may become the rule.
$7,560.00 Up Per Name Pre-Registration. Yes, that’s not a typo. And the bidding seems to start at $7,560.00 per Domain. http://www.eNom.com will pre-register .BIZ – .INFO Domains but you must bid against others desiring the same name and the highest bidder will get the Domain Name. You pick any .BIZ – .INFO name and make a bid.
This has to be the craziest Domain Name deal ever. eNom Domain Registrar is auctioning off things they do not own and remember eNom.com may not get any Domains bided.
The current top three .BIZ – INFO Domains in the eNom bidding game are:
* golf.info current bid $27,250.00 * computers.biz current bid $10,000.00 * xxx.biz current bid $8,020.00
Want to know the top 50 requested .BIZ – .INFO Domains? https://www.enom.com/NewTLDs/TopRequests.asp
Isn’t America great? As I see it, paying the $27,250.00 price for golf.info will have the same success odds as the $1 pre-registration. Duhh… (I did not place a bid with eNom but if you have big bucks to play the game, go for it!) The Bottom Line
1. Get pre-registered for your .BIZ and .INFO names NOW! There will never be an Internet gold rush like this one. Remember, if you get a .BIZ and .INFO Domain Name you will be charged. You will want to choose wisely and register only as many Domains as you can afford to pay if you actually get the name(s). The cost, depending on where you pre-register should be between Domain Name Vault’s discount price of $19.95 up to Internic’s $35.00 per year (both two years minimum). If you get one of these million-dollar names and decide not to use it you can always resell the name for big bucks. https://pollux.safe-order.net/domainnamevault/BizInfoPreReg.htm
2. Pre-register the same Domain with several different Domain Name registration companies. If your chosen .INFO name is already selected by someone else, do not be discouraged. Go to another registration company. Remember NO .BIZ or .INFO Domains have actually been registered anywhere… you still have a chance!
3. Pre-register the same .BIZ Domain with several times with the same Domain Name registration company. .BIZ Domain Name odds can be increased by buying several pre-register “tickets” with the same registrar.
Two More .BIZ And .INFO Domain Tips. A. Protect Your Trademark. Trademark owners can keep the squatters away by registering .BIZ, .INFO names during Sunrise Period. Save a lot of lawyer fees by registering your Trademark with .Info and .Biz. This is your cheapest insurance to protect your Trademark. Special advance registration will end on June 24h, after that all new .BIZ Domain Names are up for grabs. Trademark Owners Pre-register Now! https://pollux.safe-order.net/domainnamevault/SunrisePreReg.htm
B. Protect Your Current “.COM” Domain. You can keep the squatters away by registering .BIZ – .INFO backups. We are protecting our Domain Name “SubmitPro5000.com” by pre-registering “SubmitPro5000.biz” and “SubmitPro5000.info.” This is cheap insurance to protect our Web future. It will be smart to pre-register all Domains you need for your business and a few more on speculation. Do not put this off, do it now. If you choose the Domain Name wisely it will be worth many times what you paid. Remember, hot Domain Names are selling for hundreds of thousands of dollars, and a few are selling for over a million.
Pay attention! Don’t let this chance of a lifetime slip by,
Get ready for the Land Rush!
Dr. Tag Powell tag@DomainNameVault.com
Want more info on the .BIZ and .INFO Domain Name Lottery? Articles at: The New Domain Name Extensions And The .INFO/.BIZ Land Rush http://DomainNameVault.com/BizInfoLandRush.htm
BIZ-INFO Pre-registration General Public Land Rush https://pollux.safe-order.net/domainnamevault/BizInfoPreReg.htm
This Article URGENT INFO… Trademark Owners Must Protect Their Rights Within The Next 60 Days… Or Go To Court. http://DomainNameVault.com/BizInfoTrademark.htm
BIZ – INFO Registration Trademark Owners Only https://pollux.safe-order.net/domainnamevault/SunrisePreReg.htm
Dr. Tag Powell Ph.D. Award-winning world trainer, author of over 20 books including the international best seller, Silva Mind Mastery For The ’90s, which sold over a million copies. Email to mailto:Accepted@DomainNameVault.com
Dr. Tag Powell Ph.D. Award-winning world trainer, author of over 20 books including the international best seller, Silva Mind Mastery For The ’90s, which sold over a million copies. Email to mailto:Accepted@DomainNameVault.com
Not that long ago, you could run an internet business without domain name. Not anymore. … is … to fail. This little article tells you how
Not that long ago, you could run an internet business without domain name. Not anymore. http://www.somefreeprovider.com/~myspace/mbusiness.html is a guarantee to fail.
This little article tells you how to pick the traffic generating domain name for your business. I assume you already know the advantages of having a domain name: professionalism, traffic trough search engines and directories, added value and so on. Every domain registrar will tell you why you need a domain name. But no one tells you exactly how to find it. Read on to find out.
Basically, there are three types of domain names:
1) Domain name is equal to your company name, like microsoft.com or yahoo.com. Pretty good choices if you either have a well-known company either have the marketing budget to make it well-known.
2) Domain name consists of popular keywords relevant to your business such as http://www.national-car-rental.com. These can drive traffic to your site because of two reasons: search engines attach some weight to the domain name, and surfers will remember the name because of the connection between the name and the business it stands for.
3) Bad domain names: all others. Why on earth would you choose a name that nobody knows, nobody remembers and does not drive traffic to your site?
For the rest of the article, I assume you don’t have a well-known company or a big budget, but you still want a good domain name. The logical choice would be to choose a keyword-laden name.
I hear you yelling: “Okay, okay, I want a name. But keep it short”. So I’ll offer you a seven-step plan. Here it is: 1) Perform a keyword analysis. First list all words that are relevant to your business. Now pick all those words that you think people use to find you in a search engine. Rank these keywords in order of popularity. You can use the keyword research tool at http://www.jimtools.com/ to estimate popularity.
2) Pick your two or three main keywords. For each one, write down synonyms or almost-synonyms. For example: if your keyword is “car” you could add to this list: auto, automobile, autos, cars, van, truck, vehicle, wagon,…
3) Combine the words in the lists to make candidate domain names. From the first list, take the first word and combine it with the first word from the second list and the first word from the third list.
4) You can also have a list with prefixes like i, e, www, b2b,… or suffixes like 4me, forsale, and so on. You can combine these with all keywords.
5) Decide whether to use hyphens or not. A simple rule: “use hyphens whenever you suspect people will type in your keywords in one search term”. For example, “usedcarse4me.com” is better than “usedcars-4me.com” because people won’t remember the hyphen. But “national-car-rental.com” is better than “nationalcarrental.com” because approximately 15000 people use exactly these three words as search term each month and the domain with hyphens is likely to show up higher in the search results.
6) Decide on your top-level domain like .com, .org or .net. A very simple rule of thumb: use .com unless you have very good reasons not to. The fact that the .com is already taken is *not* a good reason.
7) Rank the domain names in order of attractiveness, verify whether they already exist with a whois tool, and register the best one.
I can assure you, steps 3 to 7 are necessary but not quite what *I* consider fun. I wrote a small program to do this for me. On its first launch, I found the domain name “domain-name-tool”, registered it and build a site. You can download the domain-name-tool at http://www.domain-name-tool.com/. It’s freeware. I mean “real” freeware.
If your present domain name doesn’t get you top … in … … A second domain name pointing to your web site can give you … … in Yahoo (with over 25% of all
If your present domain name doesn’t get you top placement in directories, it’s broken.
A second domain name pointing to your web site can give you guaranteed top placement in Yahoo (with over 25% of all online searches).
If you are just starting a web site, you can choose a domain name that will get top directory placement and bring visitors to your site.
Most online traffic is directed to web sites by search engines and directories (over 50% by most estimates). Many sites get more visitors from specialized directories related to the subject matter of their site than from search engines. Visitors coming from directories specializing in what you offer are much more likely to be genuinely interested in your products or services. That means qualified customers coming to your site.
When people input search words into the search engines and directories, they produce lists of web sites (often thousands) related to the search words. Unless you are at or near the top of the list, it’s very unlikely people will ever find your listing. How do you get to the top of the list?
Here are some key strategies for getting your site placed at the top of the list ahead of those thousands of sites in the search results. Use these strategies to get major numbers of qualified interested visitors to your site.
Top Directory Placement
To place high in directories you must learn to use the key features of directories. All directories list alphabetically:
Yahoo lists alphabetically by domain name Yahoo puts a few web sites at the top of the list that have the key search words in the domain name Many directories list alphabetically by page title
For guaranteed high placement in directories you need:
Domain name with alphabetical priority Domain name with high scoring search words Page title with alphabetical priority
Alphabetical Priority
The key here is that numbers appear before letters and symbols appear before numbers in alphabetical listings.
Domain Name – Your domain name cannot begin with a symbol, but it can begin with a number. For example, “1st” gets high alphabetical priority and suggests the best or the first. Some names from our domain auction that use this principle are:
“4Naming.com” and “4WebDesigning.com” are other examples from our domain auction of domain names beginning with numbers.
Page Title – Getting priority with the title of your web page is easy. Use a symbol or a number or both at the beginning of your page title. For example:
#1 Source for … (whatever products your site offers) 1,001 Ways to … (whatever services your site offers)
Key Search Words
The words following the number in your domain name and page title must be the key words related to your site subject used the most in actual online searches. They should also attract visitors to come to your site by telling what is available on your site.
There are many great generic names available with high scoring key words by placing numbers at the beginning of the names. “Airline”, “automobiles”, “html”, “people searches”, and “pictures” are all highly used search words.
You may want your company name to be your primary domain name because people already know your name and can click to your site. But, you can have any number of other domain names with high alphabetical priority and high scoring generic search words pointing to your site. To point additional domain names to your site can cost as little as $1 to $5 a month depending on your web host.
The cost of a second domain name and low monthly pointing cost are certainly worth getting thousands of visitors. You can get the qualified visitors who may not know your company name, but who use generic search words to find products or services like yours.
So, for guaranteed top placement in directories, like Yahoo with over one fourth of all searches online:
Use a domain name beginning with a number Use a domain name with high scoring search words Begin your page titles with a symbol and/or number
Use these strategies and your site will be on top of the directories, including Yahoo. You can get all of the qualified visitors you want with the right domain name and page titles.
Domain name … has to be one of the very best ways to make money on the … It’s easy, fun, takes a very low … and has a huge profit … … and … are al
Domain name speculation has to be one of the very best ways to make money on the Internet. It’s easy, fun, takes a very low investment and has a huge profit potential. Businesses and webmasters are always looking for high quality, marketable domain names and will pay you big bucks if you have the name they want. Many people are making a good living buying and selling domain names. And you can too.
Below I will tell you everything you need to know, including where to find good domain names that are still available for registration (for as low as $14.) This used to be one of the hardest and most frustrating parts of domain investing. In the past to find good domain names you would have to search, one by one, until one came up that was available. But now there are research tools and compiled lists that do this for you! You can also get lists of domains that have expired, due to non- payment, and have been put back into the available pool. More on this below, but first lets discuss what makes a good domain name.
WHAT MAKES A GOOD DOMAIN NAME:
The suffix is the most important factor. .COM, .NET, and .ORG are by far the most popular. Other alternative domains like .WS, .TV, .FM, are becoming more and more popular because they are wide open. For example where you couldn’t get DW.com you can still get DW.ws (well maybe not anymore). For now, I would stick with .COM because they will be the easiest to sell.
Would a webmaster or business want it? Ask yourself that question and if you can’t instantly say “Yes!” than don’t buy it. Also the more generic the domain name the better. And remember it is illegal to register a business name or trademark that you do not own. This is called “cyber-squatting” and tough laws are now in place to protect against this.
The shorter the name the better. These are the most memorable and easiest to market. At the time of writing this, there are only about a thousand three character domain names left. To find out how to get a list of these and four-character domain names see below.
What names are selling? Do some research on Ebay.com or Afternic.com (popular domain auctions) and see what names are selling and for how much. Below are what some domains recently auctioned for or have current bids at Afternic.com:
There is a myth circulating cyberspace that all the good domains are taken already. And although it is true that thousands of new domain names are registered everyday, there are still good names to found. The best way to find great domains is to subscribe to expired domain lists. These are compiled lists of the thousands of repossessed domain names that have been put back into the domain pool every day. They are available again for anyone to register and contain some really great names; recently race.com appeared in one and was snatched up by a lucky subscriber. As a subscriber you will get first pick at registering these names. There are two such lists that I know of:
These lists are literally worth thousands of dollars. To get the lists all you have to do is subscribe, which is easy and cheap. Then each week you will receive a fresh list of expired domains in your email inbox.
You may also purchase a custom keyword search in the recently expired domain name pool from DNS research – http://buy.at/DNSResearch .
Other tools to help you find great domain names:
DNS Research – http://buy.at/DNSResearch sells lists of all available Dictionary Word .COM, .NET, and .ORG domain names. They also offer lists of remaining three character domain names.
DNS Index – http://join.at/DNSIndex – sells lists of available three character and four character domain names as well as custom searches of the expired domain pool.
FREE tools to help you find great domain names:
DomainsWeekly.com offers a free weekly e-zine that includes a list of over 200 high quality expired and available domain names. The website also has tons of domain related links, resources, services, news and more.
NameBoy.com has a great search engine that recommends available domain names based on a keyword you enter.
NameU.com has a search engine that does pretty much the same thing except you have to click on each name individually to see if it is available.
DOMAIN REGISTRATION:
After you find some good domain names, you will need to register them. Not too long ago the cost to register a domain name was $70 for two years. But with new regulations and the distribution of registering privileges the cost of registration has become more affordable. Meaning more profit for you! You can now register a domain name for as little as $14 for a year. One place to do this is at DomainsWeekly.com
SELLING YOUR DOMAIN:
The most effective place on the Internet to sell your domain names is on auction sites. List them first on Ebay.com, Afternic.com, and Ezdomainauction.com. There are also domain name brokers that will list your site for free, a fee when sold, a fee to list, or both a fee to list and when sold. GreatDomains.com is a great high traffic site to list on and you only pay them only a small percentage when you sell your domain. If you have a good domain name, and your price is right it won’t be long before a buyer bids or contacts you.
Many new domain sellers make the mistake of trying to sell every domain name for thousands of dollars. When, in fact, you will do much better selling more domains for a few hundred dollars. This way you will have a much higher turn around rate. Remember you are registering the names for $14 and if you sell one for even $200 that is still a huge 2600% profit!
CONCLUSION:
As you can see, domain name buying and selling is a good way to make a great deal of money. It’s very easy and you can do it in your spare time. Get started today by subscribing free to DomainsWeekly.com, subscribing to DNSIndex – http://join.at/DNSIndex (instant access to expired domains) and any of the other available and expired domain lists listed above. Register with Ebay.com and Afternic.com and begin selling! Good Luck!
Every day … of domains ‘expire’ and are put backinto the pool of … domains that anyone can … can be very valuable if you are looking for a … for your online bus
Every day thousands of domains ‘expire’ and are put back into the pool of available domains that anyone can register. They can be very valuable if you are looking for a quality domain for your online business, or if you want to re-sell them for profit. But wait! There is another huge advantage to a domain that was previously owned — Instant Traffic!
As I said above, expired domains have all been owned by someone in the past. Many of these previous owners built Websites for these domains, advertised them, registered them with search engines, and even exchanged links with other sites. All translating into traffic to that domain name.
Now, why would someone who took the time to do all that work let the domain expire? It could be one of several reasons:
* the author simply lost interest * an online venture ran out of funding * poor management of the domain * they couldn’t afford the fees
Whatever the reason, it happens. And you can reclaim some of the wasted traffic and use it to your advantage. You can either point it to your existing site or use it to jumpstart and add value to a new site.
How do you know if an expired domain has traffic?
While there is no way to gauge the actual amount of traffic going to an expired domain, you can find out its link popularity in the major search engines. This will tell you the number of Web pages listed in a particular search engine that link to that domain. The more links, the higher link popularity and the more traffic that domain is getting (in some search engines, the higher ranking, too).
A free online tool to help you find the link popularity of an individual domain at five top search engines can be found at http://www.Webofsuccess.com/popularity/popularity.cgi
Another way I recently discovered is to use this powerful software program called Popular Domains. Among other features, it allows you to import a list of expired domains and automatically check the link popularity of each one. To learn more about it, check out http://www.Webofsuccess.com/domainsweekly/popular.html
As you can see, this can be an affordable way to gain instant traffic to your site. Be nice, though, and do not abuse this technique, make sure the site you are sending traffic to relates to the domain. For example don’t register the expired domain ‘ehairplugs.com’ just because it has a high link popularity and then forward the domain to your site about Internet marketing. Other than that you may use your new domain with ‘built-in’ traffic however you wish!
Wayne Ford, mailto:info@domainsweekly.com, is the founder and president of DomainsWeekly.com the leading supplier of daily expired and soon-to-expire domain lists. He also publishes a free weekly newsletter packed full of domain- related information and a list of quality available domains. You may subscribe by sending a blank email to mailto:domainsweekly-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Wayne Ford, mailto:info@domainsweekly.com, is the founder and president of DomainsWeekly.com the leading supplier of daily expired and soon-to-expire domain lists. He also publishes a free weekly newsletter packed full of domain- related information and a list of quality available domains. You may subscribe by sending a blank email to mailto:domainsweekly-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Since Network Solutions lost its monopoly over the domain nameregistration business, a multitude of competing registrars andthousands of resellers have popped up. Now a domain buyer maychoose between …
Since Network Solutions lost its monopoly over the domain name registration business, a multitude of competing registrars and thousands of resellers have popped up. Now a domain buyer may choose between these various sites at various rates for basically the same service.
So why does it matter where you buy your domain names?
No two registrars are the same. They vary in price, services offered, ease of use, management system, etc. This is why which registrar to go with is an important decision. If you register your new domain name at one, and find you have overpaid compared to other registrars or you’re not happy with the service, you either have to let the domain drop when the registration expires or pay to register it again in order to transfer it to another registrar.
The following are the main factors to consider when choosing a registrar when buying a domain. Whether you are buying a new domain or thinking of transfering an existing domain to a different one, consider these before choosing:
1. PRICE
The price you pay for your standard .com, .net or .org domain can vary greatly between registrars. While there are “free” domain name services available, many of them either buy the domain themselves and only permit you “use” of the name, or force you to place large frames full of advertisements on your site in exchange for the domain name.
The cheapest you can expect to pay for a domain name would be between $12 and $15. At others you may expect to pay from $20 to $35 a year for the same domain.
Remember that price is not the only factor. When comparing prices, take into account the other services offered by the registrar, their customer support, testimonies, etc.
2. SERVICES
Does the registrar you are looking at offer more than just registration? Many will offer additional services with the registration of your domain which may make up for additional cost in price.
For example, Register.com offers site building tools, a domain redirection services and email services for free with the registration of a domain. If these services are useful to you, they may make up for the $35 registration fee.
If you don’t need any services, then Register.com may not be the registrar of choice for you, as there are many other good registrars that charge much less than $35 for a single domain.
3. MANAGEMENT
Another important factor to consider when choosing a registrar is their method of domain management. In other words, once you have registered the domain, how do you manage the information associated with it? You may want to change contact information or nameservers in the future.
Most registrars offer a control panel type interface for managing your domains. This allows you to simply log in on the web and change the information you want changed.
Others, however, have much more complicated systems. Network Solutions was known for its inefficient and complicated system of making simple changes. If, for example, you switched to a new e-mail address, you might have had to fax in multiple forms of identification in order to change simple information related to your domain.
4. SUPPORT
When you need to know how to do something or you’re having a problem with your domain, customer support is important. Smaller sites reselling domain registration may not be able to provide the same level of support one of the main registrars could. Check out the site’s help section for its depth and check how easy it is to find an email address or form to fill out for help.
Consider these factors when choosing where to register your domain name to come up with the registrar offering the perfect combination of price, service, management and support for you.
Dan Grossman runs http://www.websitegoodies.com where you can find over 250 hand-picked resources, articles, and tools! Dan also publishes the free weekly “WebDevPortal” newsletter for website owners! Subscribe today and get articles like this every week: mailto:subscribe@webdevportal.com?subject=article-subscribe
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