Get Ranked for Anything with Google

While checking the logs for my collection of “self-parked” domains, I noticed that Google is ranking my websites for the keywords that appear in the domain names -AND- for the generic categories in my sidebar. Sweet!, but nonsensical really. This just means untargeted traffic, which generally doesn’t convert as well as the targeted variety. Here […]

Self-Parking

I’ve got about 100 domain names and have tried various parking services: Bodis, Parked, Sedo, NameDrive, etc… With mediocre names, they all perform about the same for me (well, Sedo is paricullary horrible). And switching between services sucks. Even with only 100 names, re-doing the templates, re-choosing the keywords, re-optimizing every time is a huge […]

You know you have a GREAT domain name if…

GoDaddy says so! If only it were so obvious…

Making Money With Domain Names

Here’s is a super read on how domains can make you money. It’s short and to the point with all the required buzz words. Thanks!

Domains NOT to Register

There are people in the world who are willing to take big chances for short-term gain. For domainers, this could mean registering an obviously trademarked name. “Tinker Toys dot US” became available today. Wow! Big one for Hasbro and a product that has such recognition and history. I think I’ll drop Hasbro a little email.
Oh, […]

Domain Parking Gets Moving

There are more alternatives to domain parking being realized every day. Developing a parked domain still takes an effort, but there are a lot of resources out there that make it easier, including (of course) ways to continue monetize type-in traffic. The keywords for this are: cobrands, datafeeds, affiliate programs, custom stores, custom domains and […]