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Intellectual Property Domain Name Scam Changes to Brand Registration Scam

Bill Hartzer

If you respond to their email, they will then try to sell you over-priced domain name registration for your company’s domain name (a CCTLD (Country Code Top Level Domain). I have removed the business name from the email: From: Mark Wang [mailto:mark.wang@dingscom.org.cn]. Subject: [!!

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Are The New Top Level Domains Valuable?

Small Business Mavericks

In 2012, ICANN started the process for the introduction to new top level domains. For $185,000, investors could pick a generic top level domain (gTLD) name extension and register it. Many registrars will charge premium prices for people who want specific domain names on these gTLDs. Strategic marketing, yes.

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How New gTLDs Will Create New Search Opportunities

Small Business Mavericks

If you’ve been involved in search for five years or more, then you know that it is continuing to evolve and that search is constantly creating new opportunities for businesses, entrepreneurs, and search marketers. Since June 13, 2012, there have been 1,930 new gTLD applications. SEO for Small Business domain names gTLD search'

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560 Resources for Blogging, Online Marketing, and Starting a Business

Kikolani

As 2011 comes to an end, I thought I would share my 10 favorite list posts for anyone ready to learn more about analytics, conversions, email marketing, engagement, link building, keyword research, social media, starting their own business, usability testing, and WordPress. Unlock Your Marketing Genius to Make Money Online.

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Does Buying Facebook Likes Help Search Engine Rankings?

Bill Hartzer

Note that my domain name, LinkEarning.com , even though it has a small one-page website, has not really been developed. href=[link] and change out “LINKEARNING.COM” with your domain name and see how many Facebook Likes your domain/site has had. Search Engine Marketing Social Media'

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The Complete Solo Build It! Review - An Insider’s Perspective

The Social Media Hat

I was quite surprised then when, 6 months later, she recommended me to take the role of Chief Marketing Officer for SiteSell, a company that has been helping solopreneurs like her to start online businesses since 1997. For several hours, we discussed marketing strategy and my experience. No joke: I was floored. I love Amy.

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SEO Isn’t Dead. The New SEO

Firebelly

If you used the right keywords in your domain name, your website title, the headline of any page or post, and even inside the meta description and the right number of times within the body copy, you could rank higher for that particular keyword. This has created some interesting problems in the content marketing world.

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