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Apple Deletes Over 500 Domain Names

Bill Hartzer

Apple has deleted over 500 domain names this week, and decided not to renew these domain names. Most of these domain names were registered by Apple exactly one year ago, and after coming up for renewal they have not renewed them. US (registered Nov 04, 2005). Domain Status On-hold (redemption Period).

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Rogue Snapnames Employee Bids on Domain Name Auctions, Drives Up Prices

Bill Hartzer

Snapnames, an aftermarket domain name auction service, has reportedly discovered that a rogue employee set up an account and bid against other bidders. The incremental revenue from the bidding represented approximately one percent of SnapNames’ auction revenue since 2005. Specific domain name registration policies for employees.

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Search Engine Optimization Tip: Include Keywords in URLs

Bill Hartzer

Here is what Matt Cutts says about Keywords in URLs: Your domain name is a big place to start. If you aren’t at that point yet, you want to make sure you get a domain name that has powerful keywords in it. By doing so, you will quickly start to see many opportunities you have to put keywords into that domain name.

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Search Engine Optimization Horror Story Contest Launched

Bill Hartzer

in July of 2005.Mark In fact, most likely, once you registered your domain name, all the major search engines have visited your website within one week. Sometimes it’s within hours: and I’ve seen Google spider a new domain name within minutes. Post on Google Buzz. Post this on Diigo.

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Search Engine Optimization: Search Engine Ranking Problem Solved for a Reader

Bill Hartzer

My site, 4insure.net, was recently penalized in Google. I got one of those -50 penalties where I go down to page 5 or 6 for all of my search terms (including site name). Google penalizing your site and not telling you the reason/never responding. Post on Google Buzz. getting penalized for incoming links. Tweet This!

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Blogging in 2023: How To Start A Professional Blog And Make Money

ProBlogger

Darren wrote this in 2005: A blog is a type of website that is usually arranged in chronological order from the most recent ‘post’ (or entry) at the top of the main page to the older entries towards the bottom. This was a time before Google Analytics so reporting up to the C-suite of site success required analyzing web server log files.

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How (and When) to Register a Trademark Without Hiccups

ProBlogger

August 2005 – Facebook registered as a trade mark in Canada. Back in 2011 a client of mine had a domain name that included the brand name of a product they sold. The brand name was registered in the United Kingdom as a trade mark of their supplier. We even had the US company buy the domain name for $3,000.