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Will Brand Domain Names Be A Small Business Opportunity?

Small Business Mavericks

I know Frank Reed says a recent ICANN ruling that will allow large corporations to purchase their own domain name extensions for their brands will only be available for the big guys – small businesses won’t be able to afford it. However, I can see opportunity here for small businesses.

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Does Your Domain Name Need To Be Exact Match?

Small Business Mavericks

Is it necessary that your domain name be an exact match for your primary keyword? However, many websites have been successful without exact match domain names. Small Business Mavericks. Small Business Mavericks is not exactly a perfect example, however. Here are a few: Google.

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Yahoo!’s Domain Name Auction

Small Business Mavericks

listed more than 100 domain names for auction at Sedo. was in the domain name business. Some of these domain names are actually pretty valuable and whoever ends up with them will have great keyword-based domain names that should do well in the search engines for years to come.

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Top Cloud Solutions for Small Businesses

The Realtime Report

Top Cloud Solutions for Small Businesses. Running a small business in today’s modern world is both challenging and exciting at the same time. It is challenging because being a business owner basically means dealing with a series of problems, almost on a constant basis.

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Your First Small Business Step To Online Marketing

Small Business Mavericks

I’ve changed my thinking over the years about how small businesses can make that first all-important step to achieving an online presence. Advice I’ve given in the past is the same advice that most small business marketing consultants give: Buy a domain name, pay for hosting, set up a website, etc.

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Personal Brand, Meet Business Brand: How Small Business Owners Can Make Them Work Together

Buffer Social

In my experience as a creative, brand strategist, and coach for small businesses and startups, separating your personal brand from your business both strengthens your business and allows individual autonomy and professional growth. Don't want to maintain this type of website in addition to your business website?

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Microsoft Small Business SMB Deal Hub Coming?

Bill Hartzer

Microsoft may be getting ready to launch a “Small Business Deal” hub if their plans correspond with the domain names that they recently purchased. Microsoft owns about 100,000 domain names, and Domain Tools reports that the email address domains@microsoft.com is associated with about 100,018 domains.