Fox News by the Numbers Misses April Fools Prank
A equivalent of a hamster lap dance fell into oblivion as Fox email screeners missed out on a Kilmeade vs Doocey Fox News April Fools Prank. It took some thought to understand so must have been passed up. Too bad...It was a spoof setup to pit Brian Kilmeade against Steve Doocey. It showed that Brian had Steve's number ( the domain 64783742779.info that loads an appropriate website to honor Mr. Happy) At the time the domain 64783742779.info loaded up 'The Hamster Dance." A techni... Read Full Story
SEO Insight | Internal links and Clean URLs
This is an informative article: Internal links are important and under-used in SEOGary attained SEO Hero status with this article...Domain name SEO Week 2: Gary Taylor. Internal links: I will continue to use my Domain Name Videos post as the example… and there we have it a straight forward internal link, right before your very eyes. You will notice that I have structured the link as a text link directly to the URL http://www.3ac.co.uk/domain-name-videos. As far as the search engines are conc... Read Full Story
That Great SEO... What's so great about it?
Web heads brought about the perpetual hamster wheel that drives online marketing visibility, totally dismissing business types that close sales by phone and leaves invisible websites buried amongst keyword mumbo-jumbo, parked pages and pay-per-click for pennies. Useless content clutters up the web and hides valid websites pissing off surfers.But you have to try. Survive, compete, work."it goes to show that if you want a great Google ranking not having the best category killer name should... Read Full Story
Internet Business Naming Tips
As the About.com, Women in Business article below suggests,the internet killed AA Naming strategies with keyword domain names and the dismissal of a "Alphabetical 1st seen gets the call" marketing plans.But everyone knows things change and competition breeds innovation; especially in the internet age. Eventually someone conquered the internet dead-end for phone centric businesses. 2 Things Happened to Enable Web to Phone Crossover Marketing Paper phone books transitioned to the web ... Read Full Story
A Domain Name as a Business Name
Analysis: Picking a domain name has far reaching business implications and choosing a business name is a tough and daunting task. Consider that the domain name becomes the brand. The dotcom version of the name rules. The industry keyword owner is your primary competition for eyeballs on the web. The industry keyword domain sucks in the phone book. The web offers no way to transition customers from phone to web. Phone lists are transitioning to the web. No one told domainers... Domainers Spe... Read Full Story
Companies Waste $40 Million Every Day on SEO
Save $40 Million Every Day on SEOPick a better business name.The domain name becomes the brand.Real business has little use for a keyword mumbo-jumbo business name.Save real money and say no to internet SEO alimony.Hello, some businesses still use the phone to close sales. (cough pizza, taxi, limo)If you own a phone centric business, choose a name that says, "Call us. We answer the phone."Choose a name with integrated marketing for web and phone.Choose marketing that becomes a web s... Read Full Story
1-Ask.com and 6 other Religious Domain Names for sale
Buy these domain names if you expect to begin a ministry that answers the phone.Crossover web-savvy branding for phone and internet marketing. Integrated to extend marketing reach from the web to phone book and back. No other domain name crosses over from web to phone... 1-Ask Search Prototype 1-Ask.com would be a great website for a religious organization that wants to get phone calls. The keyword 'ask' wrapped up like a phone number sends a message that says, "Call us. We answe... Read Full Story
"Business 101" Convergence of Phone and Internet
Domain Business becomes "The Business 101 Formula Convergence of Phone and Internet" Ricks "The Domain Business Man" Quotes:"The equation has changed and you can't play this game with an outdated equation." "long talked about domains as an overnight success that took 20 years." "The domain is the land rights. " "We have built in advertising rights. " 3. Many category killer domains will be coming to market 4. Fresh eyes ... Read Full Story
Business 101, Toys to Men, Dot com that is.....
Ricks insight into the domain name business is always right-on. this sale that ignites a new outlook and will have many companies revisiting this subject. Why did they buy this domain now? One word......"Survival."Business 101 Analysis Business survival, risk, threats, opportunities.Leverage one crossover business name for web, internet and brand to maximize marketing dollars.The Rick Schwartz Domain and Traffic Blog RicksBlog.com... Toys to Men, Dot com that is..... Read Full Story
The AAA Business Naming Strategy Defined
  ...and how did AAA Naming  get started? Years ago someone noticed  that the first ad seen in the phone book gets proportionally more phone calls. This quirk in human nature evolved to a business naming strategy that involves crafting a name, beginning with the letter "A" so that it was the 1st name people saw in the phone book.   Next, AA and AAA Prefixes were prefixed to keywords like towing; AAA Towing etc. to claim top position over business names that began with just one A .... Read Full Story