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Why I Gave a Domain Name Back to Its Former Owner

Bill Hartzer

I gave a domain name back to its former owner. The former owner called me on the phone, told me that the domain name I bought several years ago at a Godaddy TDNAM domain name auction, was their former family-owned website. Those are advertisers. They are paying to advertise their business.

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Infoseek Trademark and Domain Name to Be Auctioned December 8th

Bill Hartzer

Do you want to own the trademark and domain name of a former search engine? The trademark and domain name of Infoseek , a search engine originally founded in 1994 by Steve Kirsch and the first search engine to sell advertising on a CPM (Cost Per Thousand Impressions) basis, will be put up for auction on December 8, 2010.

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How to get a Free Domain for your Blog like a pro?

OnlineRockersHub Marketing Blog

In the world of online property and Internet marketing, domain names and the abilities that come with them have become quite the commodity. Your domain is your company’s face to the cyberspace community. Your domain is your company’s face to the cyberspace community. Free Domain with Eligible Hosting Plan.

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Why Become a Web Hosting Reseller?

Idaconcpts

Web hosting reselling entails renting a server from another web hosting company and leasing out bandwidth, hard disk space, and processing power to other customers at a lower rate. In turn, you can place ads on the websites of people you host on your private server. Hosting Reselling Can Be Difficult.

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Do You Make These 6 Domain Name Mistakes?

ProBlogger

I’m regularly asked about the mistakes I made when starting out with blogging and the first two words that usually spring to mind are ’Domain Names’ Most of the early mistakes I made (and some of the more recent ones) have revolved around domain names. Not Getting My Own Domain Name.

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Web Hosts Hijacking 404 Error Pages on Live Web Sites

Bill Hartzer

Some web hosting companies have now taken it to a new low: they are monetizing (making money) from your web site without your knowledge. Web hosts are now hijacking their customers’ 404 error pages and putting up a slew of paid ads: advertisements, when clicked, make the company money. Search Marketing.

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Six Steps To Having A Successful Business Website

The Realtime Report

Choose A Name. For your website’s domain name, you may want to register one that’s as close as possible to your trading name. A domain name which features your trade and location may help with the search engine optimization (SEO) for your site therefore helping your website appear higher in the search engine’s results.