Comments on: It all comes back to the domain name http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/11/it-all-comes-back-to-the-domain-name/ Skills to Pay the Bills Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:45:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ICANN Expanding Top Level Domains (TLDs) – SeO What? | Search Engine People | Toronto http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/11/it-all-comes-back-to-the-domain-name/#comment-129610 ICANN Expanding Top Level Domains (TLDs) – SeO What? | Search Engine People | Toronto Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:12:26 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=62#comment-129610 [...] Jeremy Schoemaker once asked does the domain pass “the phone test?” Meaning, can you easily direct a person on the opposite end of the line to your domain without confusion?  Add to that now the infinite possibilities of top level domains and confusion. [...] [...] Jeremy Schoemaker once asked does the domain pass “the phone test?” Meaning, can you easily direct a person on the opposite end of the line to your domain without confusion?  Add to that now the infinite possibilities of top level domains and confusion. [...]

]]> By: 7 Ways to be Best Buds with an A-List Blogger! | Theres a Blog in my Soup: A Blog by Patrick Curl http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/11/it-all-comes-back-to-the-domain-name/#comment-59592 7 Ways to be Best Buds with an A-List Blogger! | Theres a Blog in my Soup: A Blog by Patrick Curl Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:39:53 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=62#comment-59592 [...] Must have your own domain name. It is true, some blogs have taken off from blogspot, such as Kumiko’s, but eventually even she wised up and registered cashquests.com. A domain name basically says that you’re here to stay(at least for a year, till it expires - hopefully you make it past that 1st year).A domain name also helps with search engine rankings, for your brand (and yes your name can be your brand like John Chow or if you’re name is overly popular you can brand yourself as anything you like, eg: Shoemoney). [...] [...] Must have your own domain name. It is true, some blogs have taken off from blogspot, such as Kumiko’s, but eventually even she wised up and registered cashquests.com. A domain name basically says that you’re here to stay(at least for a year, till it expires – hopefully you make it past that 1st year).A domain name also helps with search engine rankings, for your brand (and yes your name can be your brand like John Chow or if you’re name is overly popular you can brand yourself as anything you like, eg: Shoemoney). [...]

]]> By: Hone Watson http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/11/it-all-comes-back-to-the-domain-name/#comment-615 Hone Watson Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:36:35 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=62#comment-615 Successive Press Releases are a real good way to generate traffic - and links also. Imagine your press release in off line format with a domain name.... spamword-spamword-spamword-spamword.com How much harder is it for people to type in and get it wrong? Successive Press Releases are a real good way to generate traffic – and links also.

Imagine your press release in off line format with a domain name….

spamword-spamword-spamword-spamword.com

How much harder is it for people to type in and get it wrong?

]]> By: FunCareers http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/11/it-all-comes-back-to-the-domain-name/#comment-614 FunCareers Wed, 14 Dec 2005 05:22:28 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=62#comment-614 Google seems less interested in the spammy dash names but they still seem to work a OK on MSN and Yahoo. There are a ton of great domain names still available - if you know the tricks and how to program :) - plus expired domains show up every day. I currently have more good, reasonably short, brandable, speakable, niche-targetted domains than I have time to develop. I don't know how shoemoney does it! Google seems less interested in the spammy dash names but they still seem to work a OK on MSN and Yahoo.

There are a ton of great domain names still available – if you know the tricks and how to program :) – plus expired domains show up every day. I currently have more good, reasonably short, brandable, speakable, niche-targetted domains than I have time to develop. I don’t know how shoemoney does it!

]]> By: Shawn Hogan http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/11/it-all-comes-back-to-the-domain-name/#comment-613 Shawn Hogan Wed, 14 Dec 2005 04:55:58 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=62#comment-613 ebay.com wasn't eBay's first choice. They wanted echobay.com (and wanted to call the company Echo Bay). :) http://www.auction-registration.com/2005/11/echo-bay-california.html ebay.com wasn’t eBay’s first choice. They wanted echobay.com (and wanted to call the company Echo Bay). :)

http://www.auction-registration.com/2005/11/echo-bay-california.html

]]> By: cardsup http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/11/it-all-comes-back-to-the-domain-name/#comment-612 cardsup Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:09:44 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=62#comment-612 I always try to avoid the long domain names, but lately it is harder than ever. When I was building an ecard web site, I went with 2ecards.com as I needed a short descriptive domain. It proved to do well in SE I always try to avoid the long domain names, but lately it is harder than ever. When I was building an ecard web site, I went with 2ecards.com as I needed a short descriptive domain. It proved to do well in SE

]]> By: Jason Winn http://www.shoemoney.com/2005/12/11/it-all-comes-back-to-the-domain-name/#comment-611 Jason Winn Tue, 13 Dec 2005 14:37:30 +0000 http://new.shoemoney.com/?p=62#comment-611 I think all the points above are valid. I would also add that making sure your name gives some level of detail about your site is important. I think the days of the catchy made up word domain names is coming to an end as the web becomes the main stream and not a exclusive place for geeks to shop and talk. I think you’re being overly optimistic if you think http://www.quibnic.com is a better domain name than http://www.widgetrepairs.com or http://www.widgetzone.com; if your site is all about widget repair than “widget? should be in the domain name.

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