Think All the Good Domain Names are Taken?

Have you heard of the other tlds (top leve domains) such as: .free, .church, .video, .travel, .llp, .golf, .school, .agent and .love? There are many more too. Wait! Don't wretch just yet. I'll tell you why in just a minute.
If you look for a great domain name for very long you will learn how rare they are. Trying to find a one word dot com is a futile effort. The only exception to that is the occasional name that someone gives up. The problem with that is you must search a list of thousands (or tens of thousands) to find one and of course you must get there ahead of the next person. If you just have to have a one word dot com, be ready to shell out thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.
Then there are the dot net, us, cc, org and biz. Generally if you checked a dot com a few years ago you could find the net, org or biz equivalent. Not so anymore. Besides, the only one of these related to business is biz.
So why am I writing this you ask. First, though, think about it for a bit. I did that and realized it would be (is) great to have stockpick.free, camera.video, poem.love, game.video and loan.travel. Are you beginning to see what I mean? Don't you agree that these are somewhat better than allthefreeebooksyouwant.com or stopheretogetaloan.com.
The point being made here is "type in traffic" (people who go online and just type what they want in the browser). You could wait for years for someone to go to the internet and type in one of those dot coms.
Think again, though, about how many will be looking for toy.free or camera.video. What would it be worth to you to have 30 or a hundred or a thousand people searching for a video camera typing your name into their browser? Pretty obvious now, huh.
I told you not to wretch, now I'll tell you why. There is a wesite where you can get these tlds, and there are lots of them. They are at new.net. When you finish reading here go and see for yourself, but let me tell you two more things.
1. You need to download a plugin to view these sites (very easy)
2. 175,000,000 people already have theirs
Copyright 2004 Dean Walden
About The Author
Dean Walden is the owner of http://www.clikngo.us. If you find some value in this article please do some searches with us (clikngo is a ppc search engine).

Tips and Tricks To Getting Top Money for your Domain Names

Would you like to be that lucky person who sells their domain for thousands or even a million dollars? It IS possible to find quality domains and resell them for huge amounts of money. The time is ripe for acquiring top domains and selling them. Now that the Internet Boom is behind us, valuable names expire everyday. The best way to find these domains is to use services on the Internet such as DomainsBot to weed out the bad names. Or just check out Hot Lists on sites like Namewinner or Pool.
So what makes a "good" domain name? Usually short, single word domains and 2-3 letter .coms, .nets, and .orgs are the best. The more specific the better. These can be hard to come by but when you find them, you can almost guarantee that you can make good money from them. Once you have purchased a nice domain name, get a good appraisal of the name to get an idea of the possible worth (see AppraisalBlast.com). In order to sell your newly appraised name, you have to find a buyer. Here are your basic options for selling your domain name in a nutshell:
1. Sell it on Ebay
This is the easiest and quickest way to sell your domain name. There are several tricks to landing a good sale at Ebay. One is, start your price low. People want a bargain. Once you have received an initial bid, it will draw peoples attention to your name and create more bids. You may want to set a reserve price if you want to make sure you get X amount of dollars. When selling your domain on Ebay, make sure your domain name is in the title of the description. Also, include an appraisal to show to possible buyers the value of the domain. Keep your description short, clean, and really emphasize how important and rare your domain is. For example, if your domain is 3 letters and ends in "I", stress how most 3 letter domains that are highly valuable end in "I" because it usually stands for "Incorporated". If it ends in "E" it could stand for "Enterprise". A little bit of marketing saavy can go a long way. I once sold the domain 0pp.com for over $200. It even has a number in it making it worth very little. But I emphasize its possible uses and potential. Also, spend the extra $1 for the Bold Listing and make sure your auction ends on a Sunday afternoon or evening. This is when most people are browsing Ebay. It will make a big difference.
2. Sell it on Domain Sites
The only sites you should even consider putting your name up for sale is on ebay.com, Afternic, or Sedo. These are the most popular and where some huge sales have taken place. The only downside is that there are high numbers of domains already for sale and usually the site will get a commission of something around 10%. There also may be a small fee to join. Appraisal Blast charges a minimal fee but no commission. Your domain will get more exposure there just because there aren't hundreds of domains for sale. You may also have luck selling it on forums such as DomainState. The prices of sales there seem to be lower.
3. Contact Large Businesses with Deep Pockets
This approach takes some time and patience. Let's say you have acquired a great domain name that would work great for any business in the field of the stock market. You may want to locate some of the bigger sites or businesses and make an offer to sell your domain name. Make sure the name you own doens't have any elements that are already trademarked because you may be forced to give up the name. You may want to go on the Internet and look up current websites that deal with stocks and find ones that don't have the greatest domain names. Make offers to these sites stating how your domain is much better and will HELP them. If you get a company to bite, the rewards are usually very generous!
In summary, selling domains for high amounts of cash depends on two key elements. First you must have a quality domain, one that doesn't have numbers or isn't too long. It must be clear and easily recognizable. ".com" is the best, but even domains such as the ".us" are gaining popularity. The second key is Marketing, Marketing, Marketing! I can't stress that enough. You have to create a good reason for someone to buy your domain. How can THEY benefit from it. When these two steps are fulfilled, a sale is almost guaranteed!
About The Author
Dayne Herren is a domain seller and buyer, web developer, and artist.

Why Your Hosting Company and Domain Name is Important to SEO

Why did you choose your hosting company? Was it because the service that the company offered was second-to-none and strong up-time was guaranteed. Perhaps the cost was affordable? Maybe you had no choice in the matter and it was part of your website design package. Whatever your decision was – if your site is running shared hosting then you may be getting penalized by the Search engines without you even knowing it.

The majority of websites on the Internet share an IP Address. A shared IP can average out at about 400 websites and it only takes one site to penalize all the rest. So, what sort of sites are a target for the Search Engines that they'll blacklist or devalue that IP address.

• Pornography or Adult content sites
• Spamming Sites
• Fraudulent or Phishing Sites (spoof sites that try to dupe personal details from users)
• Doorway Domains
• Link Farms (These are generally considered bad neighborhoods by the Search Engines)
• Sites that run duplicate content
• Doorway Pages

A great way to check who you share your IP Address with is to enter your web address into this tool: http://www.seologs.com/ip-domains.html which allows you to visually check who is sharing your IP Address.

What are the options to shared IP Addresses? Well you can get your own static IP address which instantly erases the threat of Search Engines blacklisting or devaluing your site through someone else's activities. Are the costs greater? The cost will be higher but not great. No-one knows for sure if Search Engines prefer a unique IP to one that is shared, however there has been cases when sites release themselves from shared hosting to obtain their own unique IP Address that their rankings improved as well.

Another factor that can also can affect a sites ranking is the domain itself. No I'm not talking about the domain naming convention (almost everyone nowadays tries to cram that golden keyword phrase into their domain name – I wonder when the Search Engines will change the rules on this one and consider it spamming). But how long you have actually purchased your domain for. Sites that have been purchased for two or more years in advance are saying to the Search Engines – were in this for the long run and come across more legit than those that purchase for a year in advance.

The reason is that spammers and malicious phishing sites are never around for long and their intention is to make as much money as possible in a very short period of time or in-case they get caught early enough without outlaying much cost. This is why Search Engines such as Google introduced the “Sandbox” to allow for a period of time for websites to become trustworthy to the Search Engines. Buying your domain for a lengthy period is a statement of intent by you to the Search Engines that your site is reputable and trustworthy.

SEO is like preventative maintenance. Every area should be covered, over and over, to gain you those prized ranking positions and that means including your hosting and domain registration in your checklist. A professional SEO Company ensures that the best model to suit your site is in place to get the best out of your website.

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Keeping Abreast Of Your Domain Updates and Keeping Up With It All

Another major complaint that most business owners have is all the reading they need to do to keep abreast of what is happening in their business area. Again time management and organization can be a tremendous help.

Be sure to put your reading times in your daily schedule. Schedule a half hour in the morning to read at least one article in a magazine.

While having lunch, read updates or small bulletins.

Make a folder in your e-mail program and organize the articles and newsletters you wish to read and then schedule time specifically to peruse these articles and newsletters in the evening and on the weekend. You don't need large blocks of time, half hour, forty-five minutes will do.

However, if you schedule your reading on a daily and/or weekly basis you will be better able to manage it all, and in the long run have more time to yourself.

I know you are saying, how do I find the time. Well remember to read our organizing and time management articles.

Remember, "the day you stop learning is your first day towards going out of business."

Copyright DeFiore Enterprises 2001

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How to Transfer a Domain Name

A domain name transfer refers to a change of ownership of a domain name. Some of the reasons to transfer a domain are:

1. You have just sold or purchased that domain.
2. You are dissatisfied with your current registrar.
3. You need to renew a domain.

Sometimes it is cheaper to renew a domain name by paying for a transfer, then by paying the renewal fee. For example, GoDaddy domain transfers cost around $7 and include a 1 year domain
renewal. If your domain is registered with Moniker where renewals cost $10, it is cheaper to transfer to Godaddy and get the inclusive 1 year extension. You will save $3. A $3 saving per domain renewal equates to a lot of cash, especially if you own hundreds of domains.

It is important to keep in mind that registrars do not allow the transfer of domains to another registrar within a set period of time following the registration of a brand new domain name. For example Godaddy allows transfer away of a domain 60 days after an initial registration. Transferring a domain from one account to another account within the same registrar can be done at any time.

Some registrars enforce an external transfer lock on a domain for a set time period if you make any alterations to contact information. Again, up until recently Godaddy placed a 60 day transfer lock if any changes were made on contact info on a domain. This was a security feature which was implemented to help prevent domain theft.

There are two types of domain name transfers.

1. Ownership transfers within the same registrar.

The following steps summarize such a transfer at Godaddy (other registrars follow a similar procedure, check their FAQ for details ):

1. Log-in to your registrar user account.
2. Access your domain list.
3. Access the change account details / transfer domain feature (different depending on registrar).
4. Enter new owner account details, including the email / username of the new owner.
5. Complete the transfer request.

At this point, your registrar sends an email notifying both parties of the transfer initiation. The email sent to the new owner usually contains a set of security keys combined with other information related to the domain transfer.

To complete the transfer the new owner follows the steps outlined in the email sent by the registrar.

At Godaddy these steps can be summarized as follows (other registrars follow a similar set of steps, check their FAQ for details):

1. New owner logs into their registrar account.
2. New owner accesses their account pending changes screen.
3. New owner enters the domain security codes as provided in the email they received from the registrar.
4. New owner completes the transfer process.

2. Transferring a domain from one registrar to another.

This type of transfer can be summarized by the following steps:
1. Owner of domain name removes registrar lock placed against the domain name. This is done by using the "Remove lock" feature of your account's domain administration interface. Note: A registrar lock is placed by the owner of a domain name in order to prevent any attempts of transferring that domain name.
2. New owner logs into their account at their registrar.
3. New owner accesses the transfer domain screen and initiates transfer of said domain.
4. Their registrar informs the present domain owner (email retrieved via WhoIs information of domain) that a transfer has been initiated.
5. Present owner confirms transfer via their registrar account.
6. Transfer is completed.Note: Transfer may take a few hours to show up in your registrar account.

Most registrars follow a similar pattern as above, but to be sure, check their FAQs or contact them directly.

John Motson runs a domain name forum, domain name blog and has authored the popular domain name book Domaining Manifesto.

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