GoDaddy just made a major change to their bulk search feature… Huge change! This change might lead to increased sales for domain name investors who have names listed on GoDaddy & Afternic with Buy it Now prices. “So, what have they done?” you may be asking. GoDaddy has changed the results algorithm on bulk searches. […]
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The Untapped Online Marketing Asset You Might Not Be Aware of
Introduction What if I told you that there is a marketing asset, at your disposal, which can increase your business, in many cases for free? Might this be of interest to you? If yes, please do read on. In the business world, all too many people assume that their corporate website should have one domain […]
Continue ReadingWere You Contacted By A Facebook ChatBot Today?
Most readers are likely unfamiliar with chatbot… Many have probably never heard the term. That’s ok as chatbot is an emerging technology which is just making its way into our lives. Chatbot combines artificial intelligence with instant messaging, allowing humans to interact with bots. This can have far reaching applications including: Customer Service Interactive Toys […]
Continue ReadingDirect Navigation Returns! Do You Want Your Address Bar Back?
Many of you recall those heady days when Mozilla entered our lives and empowered us with the freedom to directly navigate the Internet. Prior to Mozilla, we were confined within the walled gardens of AOL, Prodigy and CompuServe. Up until a number of years ago, our browsers had an address bar, much like the image above. […]
Continue ReadingIs This Why Microsoft Purchased LinkedIn?
It is not surprising, to many of our readers, that LinkedIn was acquired by Microsoft on 13 June 2016 for $26.2 billion dollars. LinkedIn is the preeminent business network and has realized tremendous growth and acceptance over the last decade. LinkedIn is a very powerful resource and has greatly benefitted its users and the business community […]
Continue ReadingWhen Major Conglomerates Assist Small Businesses, Everyone Benefits!
In 1996, when I was launching my first online businesses, I saw the Internet as a great vehicle for offering goods and services to people who would not have easy access to them otherwise. My very first online business offered Drakes Cakes to customers across the country. Drakes Cakes (Devil Dogs, Yankee Doodles, Ring Dings and more) are […]
Continue ReadingAre High Annualized Domain Name Renewal Fees a Recipe for Failure?
Most of us are familiar with the concept of registering a domain name for around $10.00 USD and then renewing said name for around $10.00 per year. Some of us are attuned to the concept of buying a domain name in the aftermarket for a greater sum and then renewing that domain name for around […]
Continue ReadingWho Says You Have To Pay A Fortune For A Great Brand?
There are a great many people who believe that all of the great domain names are taken and that their owners won’t part with them for less than a small fortune. They are correct, but not entirely so. Category defining, one word dot-coms do have great intrinsic value…. as do two and three-letter acronym dot-coms. There […]
Continue ReadingChanging Course
Hello Friends, I have had a long and fruitful relationship with the .TV extension. In 2010, I sold an online swimwear business which I had launched in 1996. Shortly thereafter I started registering .TV domain names, after Verisign’s pricing metamorphous. My swimwear business featured video clips of runway shows as early as 1999. I believed […]
Continue ReadingThe Online Branding Article Every Marketing Executive and CEO Should Read
One can compare domain name extensions (eg. .Com, .Net, .TV, .Org, .Tips, etc) to neighborhoods. Many people prefer to live and/or operate their businesses in well established neighborhoods. Some people choose to live in new subdivisions. Some businesses chose to operate out of major metropolitan areas and some out of suburban neighborhoods. There is no […]
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