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Microsoft Buys 8 Search Engine Optimization Domain Names

Bill Hartzer

Microsoft has purchased eight domain names related to search engine optimization (SEO). Microsoft purchased 49 domain names today, and eight of the domain names were related to “search engine optimization&# for their Bing.com search engine: searchengineoptimizationforbing.info. seoforbing.info.

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Domain Name Appraisal Services and Domain Name Values

Bill Hartzer

Now, Leapfish has brought back a popular feature of their site, their domain name appraisal service. Type a domain name into their search engine and they will attempt to put a dollar figure on it, telling you how much it’s worth. How much would that domain name make?

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How to Evaluate an Expired Domain Name

Bill Hartzer

A friend recently asked me about a domain name he was thinking of buying. He mentioned that one of the websites he owns and has developed is the name of a city: and he noticed that there is a ‘related’ domain name that is for sale. Here is how to evaluate an expired domain name for “SEO Value&#.

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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. Technically speaking, Whois is is a query/response protocol which is widely used for querying an official database in order to determine the owner of a domain name, an IP address, or an autonomous system number on the Internet.

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How to Pick the Right Domain Name for your Business

Bill Hartzer

And when it comes to driving more traffic to your website later on, if you have chosen the right domain name then you will have a huge advantage over your competitors. , I’m the guest speaker on July 9, 2009 at Bido.com in their online chat area, come by and we can chat one on one about domain names and SEO.

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How to Properly Redirect a Domain Name and Get Link Credit

Bill Hartzer

I recently received an email from Duane Long asking a question about redirecting a domain name that he had recently purchased. He is trying to redirect the domain name so that he can get the proper link credit; so that the links from the domain name he bought is credited to his current, live website.

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SEO for Sites in Various Countries/Languages (International SEO)

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You will have to spend a considerable amount of time and money in SEO so they appear high in each country’s SERPs. They are much cheaper than purchasing different domains and hosting various sites. Cons of Sub-domains. Google treats them as different domains so you will need a lot of SEO time so they all rank well.

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