2012
Godaddy Caught Registering Domains Names After Availability
Godaddy, the domain name registrar, has apparently been caught registering domain names after someone has looked up the availability of a domain name. This guy claims that he looked up a domain name to see if that domain name was available. The domain name was available, but apparently he did not register the domain name that day. He came back a fe
How to Find Buyers for Your Domain Name
For those who like to do affiliate marketing, buying domains is a familiar subject. You never know what set of keywords will be the next big thing, so you buy several domains with several different combinations of keywords. Many affiliate marketers buy tons, and tons of these types of domains, and work to get those domains ranked in the search engi
Google to Retire Hosted Domains Product within AdSense
Google has decided to retire the “hosted domains” product that they have through the Google AdSense program. According to an email directly from the Google AdSense team, they have evaluated the benefits of their partner network and decided to retire the Hosted Domains program with Google AdSense.
2011
How to Boost your Website Domain Authority
For Search Engine Optimization, in order to show the search engines (mainly Google), that your website is quot;worthy quot; of ranking well in their search results, you need to boost your domain authority. When you are creating a website and adding links to direct people to your site, you must consider the type of domains directing people there an
Conde Nast Purchases 285 Reddit Domain Names
When large groups of domain names are purchased such as the one I came across today, most of the time it indicates that the company purchasing them has major plans in the works. That happened today, when I was alerted to the fact that Conde Nast Digital, the folks behind the popular Reddit website, purchased a few hundred domain names. These are no
Microsoft Moves Synsup Labs Domain Names
In April 2011 I first reported that Microsoft had acquired 47 domain names related to something (a brand or a company) named Synsup Labs. Those domain names had previously been pointed to the Bing.com search results. Now, the total number of domain names related to Synsup Labs that Microsoft owns is an even 50 domain names, and a name server has be
Microsoft Acquires 47 SynsupLabs Domain Names
In an interesting acquisition today by Microsoft, the company acquired 47 domain names and has pointed them to the Bing.com search engine. I usually watch the list of Microsoft domain names and have not seen such a large acquisition of new domain names in a long time. Perhaps this is the indication of a new product, a new service, or upcoming proje
2010
Popular Domains Suspended Due to Invalid Whois
When Nikki Craft woke up one morning recently and checked her websites, they were not working. In fact, all 20 of her high-traffic websites were down. These high profile domain names were suspended due to invalid whois data.
Why You Should Buy a Keyword Rich Domain Name
The expired domain name auctions are a best kept secret in the search engine optimization industry because many do not take advantage of these expired domain name auctions. Here is why you should buy a keyword rich domain name.
2008
First Time Domainers Get Free Hotel Room at TRAFIC Conference
If you are a domainer that has never been to a T.R.A.F.F.I.C. show because of the expense, Howard and I will pay your hotel room in Orlando to prove what a value TRAFFIC is.
Afternic Launches Pre-Expiry Domain Auction Service
NameMedia today announced the launch of Afternic Auctions on the company’s award-winning AfternicDLS domain sales platform. With this launch, NameMedia expands AfternicDLS’ suite of products to include exclusive pre-expiry domain auctions.
What s in a (domain) name? Some serious cash.
While America s housing market slumps, sales of domain names, the real estate of the Internet, climbed 60 percent last year. More than 100 reported domain sales exceeded the $100,000 mark in 2007 – up from 70 the year before. And last May, an adult-themed domain sold for $9.5 million.
Secondary Domain name Sales Total GBP37 Million in 2007
Sedo, the leading online market place for buying and selling Internet domain names and websites, has launched its annual report on the growth of the secondary Internet domain name market in 2007.
Tips for finding Expired Domains with Value
Here are several alternative tips for finding expired domain names that have value. There are several tips that you probably have not thought of before.
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