| Your domain name is the .com, .net, .org
| |
| | you're looking for affiliate blog, we
|
| or some other dot something that people
| |
| | will be in the top five search results.
|
| use to get to your web site. is mine.A
| |
| | In this case, Google ignores TLD unless
|
| group of investors headed by Jake
| |
| | you tell it otherwise. Affiliateblog.info
|
| Weinbaum (the guy behind Disney's go.com)
| |
| | will come up before us because their
|
| paid $7.5 million for the name back in
| |
| | pagerank is higher (that's a discussion
|
| 1999, aiming to make it a showcase B2B
| |
| | for another day). So if you think getting
|
| site. According to their own press they
| |
| | near the top of the organic search
|
| have succeeded. Yes, it's a terrific name
| |
| | results is more important than having
|
| - short, sort of descriptive and easy to
| |
| | someone type your name directly into the
|
| remember. There's some cachet there, but
| |
| | address bar (and you very well could be
|
| is it $7.5 million worth? That cash could
| |
| | right), then grab yourkeyword.cc or
|
| have bought a lot of promotion or
| |
| | yourkeyword.to. I've done it, and I've
|
| branding for whatever name they could
| |
| | suggested it to others.Once the user
|
| have had for ten bucks, or a hundred, or
| |
| | comes to your site the name just needs to
|
| two hundred grand.Each year for 15 years
| |
| | be memorable enough so they type it in to
|
| The first $500K in profit goes toward
| |
| | get there the next time. Or they may
|
| amortizing the cost of that domain name.
| |
| | forget and Google you again. I do it
|
| That could also pay for a terrific
| |
| | every day. No matter how great your name
|
| affiliate program, a truckload of banner
| |
| | is, if the content is lousy they won't
|
| and PPC advertising, and a nice BMW lease
| |
| | come back anyway.So should you buy a
|
| for Mr. Weinbaum (who probably doesn't
| |
| | domain name? I don't know - I bought this
|
| need a BMW).But the thing has set off a
| |
| | one. And I made honorable mention in the
|
| wave of domain name speculation that
| |
| | Domain Name News for the price I paid
|
| staggers the mind. People are snapping up
| |
| | ($2500). I bought the name because I
|
| domain names and ransoming them off to
| |
| | liked it, I liked the number of incoming
|
| wide-eyed entrepreneurs with business
| |
| | links to it, and I felt comfortable
|
| plans and dreams of riches. Being a
| |
| | paying for it. I've never paid more than
|
| hardcore capitalist I am torn about
| |
| | a couple hundred dollars for a domain
|
| domain name speculation - I am tempted to
| |
| | otherwise, and I have more than 200 of
|
| applaud the person making a buck by
| |
| | them. My favorite by far is Blozzo.com,
|
| getting there first and grabbing up the
| |
| | which I just bought today for $25. I have
|
| good names, but I am annoyed at the
| |
| | a pretty terrific idea in mind for Blozzo
|
| restraint of commerce that takes place
| |
| | too.I would try to come up with my own
|
| while someone negotiates with one of
| |
| | name before I bought someone else's. Here
|
| these guys to get the right name.So if I
| |
| | are some tips:1. Try to go with a .com.
|
| look at the top 50 websites on Alexa,
| |
| | It's the name everyone associates with
|
| most of them should be easy to remember
| |
| | the Internet. Any other Top Level Domain
|
| names, right? Wrong. I would argue that
| |
| | (TLD) like .org or .net is just going to
|
| only one, match.com, is an
| |
| | confuse people, unless it sounds better
|
| easy-to-remember name that describes what
| |
| | than the .com. For example, if you are
|
| the site is about.I keep hearing that the
| |
| | about networking or a network, a .net is
|
| reason these so-called generic or
| |
| | more natural. If your site is
|
| descriptive domain names are so valuable
| |
| | informational, you should use .info if it
|
| is that some people just type domain
| |
| | sounds okay. One of my favorite $10
|
| names into the address bar of their
| |
| | domains is seosecrets.info. I think it
|
| browser rather than using a search
| |
| | sounds good. Hands down the most
|
| engine. This fact seems to be intuitively
| |
| | ingenious use of a TLD is del.icio.us,
|
| false. I find it hard to believe that
| |
| | the social bookmarking site. The use of
|
| someone looking for information on a
| |
| | the .us TLD is absolutely brilliant.2.
|
| particular business would type in
| |
| | Leave out the dashes and meaningless
|
| Furthermore, if I look at the top 50
| |
| | numbers. If it's a choice between
|
| websites on Alexa only one, match.com, is
| |
| | this-domain.com, and thisdomain.net, take
|
| an easy-to-remember name that describes
| |
| | the .net. No one remembers to put the
|
| what the site is about.I wondered how
| |
| | dashes or the numbers in, unless they are
|
| many people actually type in their
| |
| | an integral part of the name like or 3.
|
| address bar (address bar?) instead of
| |
| | Use the fewest letters possible to
|
| using a search engine anyway. I didn't
| |
| | describe what you do. I own Purple Monkey
|
| find the answer, but Jupiter Media tells
| |
| | Media Group. would have been perfect.
|
| me that 64% of people looking for
| |
| | It's taken, of course. was not. I grabbed
|
| something use a search engine.That means
| |
| | it. I could have taken
|
| that 36% of people use something other
| |
| | purplemonkeymediagroup.com, but it would
|
| than a search engine. What makes me
| |
| | have been too long. Remember, every
|
| believe that people typing stuff into
| |
| | additional letter is a potential typing
|
| their address bar doesn't happen much is
| |
| | error.4. If you have a domain name that
|
| this simple fact...of the people using
| |
| | needs to be reinforced, get a good
|
| search engines last November, 43%
| |
| | logoand sprinkle it liberally on your web
|
| searched for common websites like Ebay.
| |
| | site, along with some slogan that will
|
| In other words, instead of typing in
| |
| | reinforce the name in people's minds. You
|
| people Googled Ebay and clicked on one of
| |
| | would be surprised at how inexpensive
|
| the results. That is absolutely
| |
| | this can be.5. If you can save a few
|
| hysterical. And totally believable.What
| |
| | bucks with your own domain name or by
|
| do all these facts mean? They mean that
| |
| | buying a cheaper domain name, do it, and
|
| as far as getting the person there the
| |
| | use the money to get yourself placed
|
| first time, everyone starts off on the
| |
| | higher in the search results or Adsense
|
| same square. If your domain name can get
| |
| | placement.6. If you can't come up with a
|
| the minority of people who just type into
| |
| | descriptive domain name, go the other
|
| their address bar to your website without
| |
| | way. Depending on your site's focus, pick
|
| a search engine, it's worth more than
| |
| | a memorable short name that will stick in
|
| someone who can't.Here are some of the
| |
| | people's minds, get a great logo and
|
| legendary domain name sales in the past
| |
| | include the name prominently in your
|
| several years, according to
| |
| | advertising and marketing. It's called
|
| Zetetic:$14,000,000 - 2006 - $7,500,000
| |
| | branding, and it's tried and true.7. Ask
|
| - 1999 - $5,500,000 - 2003 - $5,000,000
| |
| | your wife, friend, boyfriend, husband,
|
| - 2002 - $5,000,000 - 1999 - $3,500,000
| |
| | dog, lawyer, associate, Mom, Dad, cousin,
|
| - 1996 - $3,350,000 - 1999 - $3,300,000
| |
| | uncle, Police Chief, blog writer. They're
|
| - 1999 - $3,000,000 - 1999 - $3,000,000
| |
| | smarter than you anyway, and they are
|
| - 1999 - $2,750,000 - 2004 -
| |
| | going to be the one looking for the site,
|
| creditcards.comAll of these with the
| |
| | not you. Some of my best ideas have come
|
| exception of (computer networking) should
| |
| | going to or from somewhere with my wife
|
| get address bar traffic, because people
| |
| | and just brainstorming.Here's the bad
|
| who type will type in the descriptive
| |
| | news: it may take you a while to come up
|
| names - if I'm looking for sex-related
| |
| | with the right name. There's more good
|
| stuff, I'll type in Where my mind gets
| |
| | news though - in the real world most
|
| boggled is in ROI. If you're selling
| |
| | domain names sell for $1,000 or
|
| something on that nets you $25, you'll
| |
| | less.Can't get started? - Go to a site
|
| need to sell 200,000 of those George
| |
| | that sells domain names (here's mine),
|
| Foreman grills just to pay for your
| |
| | and put in a word that describes your
|
| domain name.It also dawned on me that if
| |
| | business. See if the name is taken (it
|
| you pay $12,000,000 for sex.com, the free
| |
| | probably will be). Open your word
|
| publicity generated is probably also
| |
| | processor or go to and put the word in.
|
| worth millions.So now everyone gets
| |
| | Get a few more words. Check those. If
|
| dollar signs in their eyes and thinks
| |
| | there's a .com available and it looks
|
| they can make a million with their domain
| |
| | good, grab it. If not, add the word site
|
| name. Here are some examples of asking
| |
| | or blog or online to your word, and see
|
| prices from (yes, that's a 6) -
| |
| | if that works. Don't wait. If you think
|
| $7,000,000
| |
| | it might be useable, spend the $9.00. I
|
| - $3,500,000
| |
| | came up with I liked it. I decided to
|
| - $1,000,000What does this mean for you?
| |
| | think about it some more. Someone grabbed
|
| Well, there's some good news and some bad
| |
| | it that afternoon. Just chisel loose the
|
| news. Remember back a few paragraphs when
| |
| | nine bucks (or less) and buy the
|
| I said that everyone starts on the same
| |
| | domain.If you want something a little
|
| square? That's really the good news. You
| |
| | more sophisticated there are several
|
| can choose a pretty good domain name, put
| |
| | sites that are good for helping you come
|
| together some terrific content, employ
| |
| | up with a name, like DomainsBot and
|
| some simple Search Engine Optimization
| |
| | Nameboy.If you draw a blank, go over to
|
| and buy some keywords or exchange some
| |
| | Sedo or Afternic and see what's for sale.
|
| links and you have a pretty good chance
| |
| | Search for a word that describes what you
|
| of getting people to your site the first
| |
| | think people will associate the name of
|
| time. Since most of them are coming via a
| |
| | your site with, and see what pops up.
|
| search engine they're not going to notice
| |
| | That may give you some ideas.These sites
|
| your domain name until they get there
| |
| | and more can be found in the Tools
|
| anyway, so your domain name means the
| |
| | section of Name Journal tracks domain
|
| same thing (nothing) to the majority of
| |
| | name sales.Matt DeAngelis runs
|
| people using the search engine.One last
| |
| | AffiliateBlog. Matt is the former CTO of
|
| thing: if you're hoping to be close to
| |
| | Modem Media, a pioneer in the Internet ad
|
| the top in the search results (the
| |
| | space. As a foot soldier in the Internet
|
| so-called organic SEO), having your
| |
| | revolution, Matt devised the technology
|
| keywords in the name of your website
| |
| | behind many of the most successful ad
|
| gives you a huge boost. For example, if
| |
| | campaigns of the time.
|
