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Will New Domain Name TLDs Carry Extra Weight in the Search Engine Rankings?

Bill Hartzer

You’ll be able to buy a domain name other than they ‘typical’ com,net,org,info,biz domains. So, with all of these new TLDs, will these new domain names carry any extra weight when it comes to search engine rankings? Think about when you search for information. Absolutely Not.

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Registering Domain Names with Google Domains

Bill Hartzer

For a few months now, I have had the opportunity to have access to the Google Domains program, where you can buy (and transfer in) domain names. Google has been a domain name registrar for many, many years now, but has only recently opened up their registrar services to the public. Turn on private registration.

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Google Cookie Choices Domain Name: Response to EU Ruling About Right to Be Forgotten?

Bill Hartzer

In what looks to me like a possible response to the European Union’s ruling this week about the right to be forgotten, Google has just registered the domain name CookieChoices.org. So, I’m not sure how Google will use this CookieChoices.org domain name in the future. Domain Names Google Search Engines'

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Search Engine Optimization Tip: Check the Whois on Your Domain Name

Bill Hartzer

This is only one SEO tip out of many search engine optimization tips I have been providing over the years. All of my search engine optimization tips are meant to be specific, they should not take too much time to implement, and are meant to be directly to the point. Your domain name goes with you, even if you change web designers.

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Selling Your Domain Name with LeadRefs

Bill Hartzer

You never know what set of keywords will be the next big thing, so you buy several domains with several different combinations of keywords. Many affiliate marketers buy tons, and tons of these types of domains, and work to get those domains ranked in the search engines. Just for fun I tried “Facebook.com”.

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Domain Names for Sale: Why You Should Buy a Keyword Rich Domain Name

Bill Hartzer

One of the best kept secrets of the search engine optimization and search engine marketing industry is the expired domain name auctions that exist out there. If someone does not renew their domain name, it is frequently put up for auction on by the registrar itself, like Godaddy.

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Google Removing Domain Names From Search Results Increases Internet User Vulnerability

Bill Hartzer

On Thursday, April 16, 2015, Google announced that they are beginning to remove the domain name from the mobile search results. Rather than displaying a URL in the search results or a domain name, Google has begun to display a website name or a website name and a breadcrumb of the website’s page.