Thursday, August 29, 2013

The NewYorker covers new gTLDs: “The Great Internet Land Grab” & calls Mr. Schilling a squatter


The NewYorker Covers New gTLDs: "The Great Internet Land Grab" & Calls Mr. Schilling A Squatter

by Michael Berkens

The New Yorker just did a cover story on the new gTLD program entitled "The Great  Internet Land Grab" "Suddenly reorganizing the way we navigate the web with new strings like .guru, .club, or .google might seem frivolous or strange, but entities like ICANN and its stakeholders insist that they will make the Web more […]

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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Google Keyword Planner

If you’re a domainer like me, you have probably tried to utilize Google’s Adwords keyword Tool recently and was redirected to Google’s Keyword Planner tool instead. As you are likely aware, Google’s Adwords keyword tool is going away in the coming months and Google is already trying to wain people off the Keyword tool and onto the Keyword Planner tool. Over the years, Google’s Adwords Keyword tool has been utilized extensively, especially since Yahoo retired its Overture tool and Google became the big boy on the block. In any event, domainers need to know how to utilize Google’s new Keyword Planner tool as an alternative, especially if you’re not paying a company to assist you in your research. Since I starting playing around with the tool a couple of weeks back, I thought I’d write an article and share what I have learned.

Google Keyword Planner

Friday, August 23, 2013

Frank Schilling’s DomainNameSales.com Grows To 14 Brokers

TheDomains.com just got this email from Frank Schilling’s DomainNameSales.com announcing that they have grown to a brokerage teamof 14 people, (who speak 10 languages) and are available 7am – 7pm Central time.

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Tuesday, August 20, 2013

How to use new gTLDs to Create the Best Domain for Your Business

Soon there will be a wide range of new domain extensions available for purchasing which illustrate different themes like location (.nyc, .boston), business industry (.restaurant, .consultant), hobby (.blog, .music) and many more. Each holds their own purpose and is chosen at the discretion of its owner. By specifying your business category through the domain extension, you can create a greater impression on visitors rather than misleading them.

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Friday, August 16, 2013

gTLD's Are Here; Is It Time To Pivot?

For domain investors with premium domains, talk with your broker. There may be new gTLDs slated to come out that could affect the value of your domains. It might be time to pivot your strategy and sell before value is lost, or hold as value grows.

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