Self Domain Appraisal: Written in 2002 and Still Valid Today
Lately a few friends and I have been discussing mathematical models for predicting domain values. More for fun than profit but during the discussion a friend sent me a post written by “Lisa” on WebmasterWorld.com wayyyy back in 2002. Although I’m not sold on this as an estimator or agree with her [...]
Using MousePath to Find out Your Surfing “Trends”
When laying out a website a designer always want to lay it out in a way that draws the eyes and the clicks. Almost all websites are all laid out the same based on these studies. Banner ads to the to the top right, logo to the top left, navigation and more ads on the [...]
Sarah Palin Uses DomainTools.com
I was reading through Sarah Palin’s emails because ……..well…because I could, and came across one of her co-workers emailing her about a domain. I feel it’s a bit of an invasion of privacy as I wouldn’t want anyone reading through my emails but my curiosity just overcame me on off I went. Naturally I looked [...]
Creative Selling: Using Your Whois To Point Searchers to Your Site
Now you know how to use your whois to find out the value of your domains using my How Many Whois Searches Do You Have article. You’ve seen what domains have interest based on the amount of whois searches. If you’re like me you were amazed how many people searched for certain domains and how [...]
The Positives and Negatives of Having Your Articles and Website “Scraped”
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then taking your stories and building a site around them must be lust. There are many ways to make a website. One, you can write your own content and post it for the world to enjoy. Two, you can put up an aggregator and compile RSS feeds [...]
PR 10 Link for Sale: The Current Value of Links by PR
I don’t really buy or sell links but I am always following the value of such links on the net. Obviously a lot determines the value of a link with the major determining factors being Pagerank and age. A page rank of 8 in a completely different category may have less juice for you [...]
An Unusual Way to Get Search Engine Trafic from Googel
It works especially well with this blog. Maybe it’s because it’s because I’m in a hurry. I’ve figured out a way to get search engine traffic that is targeted traffic but not many other people get. What’s this super secret way? Typos in the headlines.
It seems that people mistype things all the [...]
Do Your Family a Favor: Leave a Domain Will and Records
As domainers we register and buy a ton of domains. Over time, these buys seem to leave us with domains at dozens of registrars all with different usernames and passwords. After doing my taxes this quarter I realized I had spent 17K on domains this year and that my portfolio of domains had turned into [...]
A Quick And Easy Way to Check For Pagerank Fraud Without a Special Site
I’m always surprised how many people bid good money on sites that have obvious PR fraud. It’s easy to make your site appear to have a better pagerank than it does but it’s even easier than that to check it. You don’t have to go to some pagerank site to check, you simply have to [...]
I Think Bido Has Turned the Corner
When a commercial site is created it has to provide three things. 1. Provide a service to the user 2. Have an interface that is easy to use 3. Make money. In a constant battle to do all three, Bido has been an ever evolving endeavour that most likely has Jared and Sahar sitting [...]
