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Google Activates Their First New gTLD Domain Name

Bill Hartzer

Google has activated their first New gTLD domain name, which is nic.google. If you haven’t noticed yet, I’m a big fan of the New gTLD domain names, but not because I just “like them” or like the way they sound. You might also want to read my SEO’s Guide to New gTLDs over at Moz.

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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? Many SEOs still believe that it does, and many of them teach their clients that it does. However, many websites have been successful without exact match domain names. Here are a few: Google. Small Business Mavericks.

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Domain Names, Developed Domains, and Expired Domains

Bill Hartzer

When it comes to search engine marketing, one issue that many people struggle with is the domain name. There’s some confusion out there regarding domain names and how they effect a site’s ability (or inability) to rank well in the search engines. Looking right now for expired domains to register?

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Insider’s Guide to Choosing the Best Domain Name for Your Site

Idaconcpts

You’ve finished building the site and are ready to register the domain name, but there is already a website with that domain name. Either way, you need a domain name, and suddenly what seemed like a simple task feels like the biggest decision you’ve ever had to make. Choose an Original Name.

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Selling Your Domain Name with LeadRefs

Bill Hartzer

For those who like to do affiliate marketing, buying domains is a familiar subject. You never know what set of keywords will be the next big thing, so you buy several domains with several different combinations of keywords. At the very top of the page you can put in a URL to check to see if a domain name is available.

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New Search Engine Launched: Only Searches New gTLD Domain Names

Bill Hartzer

Using Google’s Custom Search Engine, Newgle has done what no other search engine has ever done before: only show search results from websites on New gTLD domain names. I have personally done lots of PPC research , and even some SEO-related research regarding websites and rankings.

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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?