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TopSEOs.com Banned In Google

Bill Hartzer

TopSEOs.com, a site that listed the “top SEO firms” in a list (for a fee) has been banned in Google. His posts have always been entertaining, and informative: April 2007: [link]. They were banned in Google. No official word from Google yet why the site was banned. Penalized or Banned in Google?

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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. Specific domain name registration policies for employees. Also, my buddy Chef Patrick also is talking about the Snapnames domain name scandal here.

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Microsoft Doesn’t Play By The New Rules Anymore

Bill Hartzer

At least when it comes to domain names. Of the 19 domain names that Microsoft has failed to renew in the past 24 hours, there are three that apparently Microsoft doesn’t want anymore. They haven’t renewed these names, meaning that you soon can “play by the new rules”: playbythenewrules.com.

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8 Torlock Alternatives and Similar Websites and Apps

SocialFish

For example, to avoid exposure by the FBI in the USA, someone can host a copy of the site in New Zealand under a completely different domain name. Despite all the ups and downs, including changing the site’s domain name from thepiratebay.org to thepiratebay.se Most of them did not even serve the full year.

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When DIY Blogging isn’t for You: 5 Alternatives to Self-Hosted WordPress

ProBlogger

You may not have the budget for buying domain names and hosting. And if you want a custom domain name, you can register it through them too. A free domain name (of the format yourname.wordpress.com). You won’t have a custom domain name (i.e. Sound like you? 3GB of storage space.

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How to start an LLC

Taylor Marek

I thought up of a couple ideas, clever name twists, and wrote them down on paper. After I had a list of possible names, I googled each one in quotation brackets to see if it pulled up in a search result. If it didn’t, I would visit GoDaddy and see if the domain name was taken. and Why Google Wave? (1)

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Search Engine Optimization Horror Story Contest Launched

Bill Hartzer

He has written a regular column for Search Engine Watch since early 2007. 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.