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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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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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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. There are real people out there who forget to renew their domain names.

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Best Buy Mistakenly Exposes Their Exclusive Blogger List

Bill Hartzer

Perhaps this might be a content marketer’s dream, to have these email contacts? I recommend that in the future Best Buy use an email list (email marketing software) to send these communications out rather than using the BCC feature of email. So, I am not going to release the list, under any circumstances.

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Search Engine Optimization and Network Marketing: How to Get More Leads

Bill Hartzer

I had an interesting conversation over the weekend with Marvin, who called me to discuss Network Marketing. My conversation with Marvin, a network marketer who is heavily involved in MLM (Multi Level Marketing) and network marketing, thought that he could sell me a domain name and website.

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10 Useful Google Chrome Tools for Web Designers

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Domain purchasing is a hot business for many people and the Domain Availability Checker allows you to inquire on the availability of domain names from within your web browser toolbar. When a hot domain name is on the market, don’t want to waste valuable time by navigating to another website to check on its availability.

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Web Hosts Hijacking 404 Error Pages on Live Web Sites

Bill Hartzer

Let me explain, in more detail, what is happening and what is becoming an increasingly common practice in the web hosting industy: When you set up a website, you pay for two things: a domain name and web hosting. A domain name (like www.BillHartzer.com) must be registered at an official Registrar. Search Marketing.

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