Some people think Google is using expired domain info to track down so-called "Private Blog Networks". About ten years ago I made a mint from expired domains. These weren't good expired domains. They were just domains that had been used before, had ... Continue Reading10 Comments
Matt Cutts releases new video about using ccTLDs for generic purposes
· UncategorizedCutts explains when Google decides to make a ccTLD global. Google's SEO/Webspam leader Matt Cutts has released a new video about using a country code top level domain name for a website not targeted to that country. His message is the same that ... Continue Reading4 Comments
Matt Cutts: don’t park your domain right before launching a web site
· Domain ParkingCutts recommends taking down a parking page about a month before launching a new site. Google web spam czar Matt Cutts just published a video in which he asks himself a question (rather than taking it from the community): should I keep a domain name ... Continue Reading13 Comments
Go Daddy gets patent for SEO and search engine submission
· Domain RegistrarsPatent covers method and systems for SEO suggestions and search engine submission. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent (pdf) to Go Daddy for "method for improving a web site's ranking with search engines". U.S. patent ... Continue Reading10 Comments
How To Determine if Google’s Algorithm Changes are Aimed at You
· UncategorizedA handy guide to determine if Google is gunning for you. Last week Google announced some changes to its algorithm that affect a whopping 12% of search results. The target? "low-quality sites—sites which are low-value add for users, copy content ... Continue Reading12 Comments
Yahoo Files Patent App for Discovering SEO Link Spam
· UncategorizedSearch engine files patent application for methods of detecting link spam. Ever since people caught on to how Google used the number of incoming links to a web site in its ranking algorithms, people have tried to game the system. From selling links to ... Continue Reading3 Comments
Remember, No One Searches with Quotes
· ServicesPhrase searches are an important metric, but have their limitations. When domainers try to determine the popularity of keywords in their domain names, they usually find the number of phrase match results at Google. To find this, you just search with ... Continue Reading15 Comments
The Number One SEO Secret
· UncategorizedThe number one way to get search engine traffic to your web site. Want to know a search engine optimization technique guaranteed to get "loads of traffic" to your web site? How to get "laser-targeted" visitors? I'm "going to spill the beans". ... Continue Reading18 Comments
Merging the Worlds of Domain Names and SEO
· ServicesAdam Stetzer of HubShout discusses domaining and SEO, and how they fit together. By Adam Stetzer, Ph.D. [Editor's note: It always amazes me how far apart the SEO and domainer worlds are. The two combined could have tremendous power. All traffic - ... Continue Reading23 Comments
Some SEOs Understand the Value of Domain Names
· UncategorizedSearch engine optimizers are starting to realize the value of good domain names. If you viewed the results from Moniker's auction at Search Engine Strategies, you may have thought that no search engine optimizers (SEOs) understand the value of a good ... Continue Reading15 Comments
