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That old domain with all the backlinks might have a legacy domain penalty

December 29, 2020 by Raymond Hackney

Over the past couple years we have seen a greater interest in buying old domain names for their SEO/Authority value. I had a friend mention to me over the weekend that he bought a name for that very reason, that just can’t seem to rank. I mentioned to him an article I read a few […]

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Filed Under: Domaining 101, Google, SEO

CiteULike.org popular with researchers closes at $36,000 in expiry auction

December 13, 2020 by Raymond Hackney

CiteULike.org closed at $36,000 on GoDaddy auctions. This is the kind of name that newcomers need to understand why it went so high. It was not for the name. Popular with researchers. According to Wikipedia: was a web service which allowed users to save and share citations to academic papers. Based on the principle of […]

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Filed Under: Auctions, domaining news, SEO

A look at the keywords that are rising and declining in a Covid world

November 8, 2020 by Raymond Hackney

A couple weeks back someone had asked on Namepros if there were certain categories or keywords being devalued due to Covid-19. Are you dropping certain names in specific niches, or at a minimum lowering prices? SearchEngineJournal published an article on the topic from an online search viewpoint. The research is courtesy of BrightEdge Here are […]

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Filed Under: Domain trends, Search Engines, SEO

Google’s John Mueller on the future of SEO

October 20, 2020 by Raymond Hackney

SearchEngineJournal.com published an article on Google’s John Mueller and his thoughts on the future of SEO. I was most interested in the predictions for the future. That AMP is not going away. Accelerated Mobile Pages are always stirs emotions. If you Google AMP Sucks, you will find many articles of those voicing their displeasure. From […]

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Does High domain authority with backlinks guarantee high ranking on Google?

August 21, 2020 by Raymond Hackney

A lot of people are out there buying and bidding on names for the purposes of link profile and domain authority. An article at SEroundtable.com had some comments from Google’s John Mueller on whether or not high domain authority guarantees high Google rankings. Of course Google never wants to be completely transparent, so whether what […]

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Filed Under: Domain trends, Google, SEO

Suite101.com once one of the fastest growing sites – Closes at $35,501 Sunday

July 19, 2020 by Raymond Hackney

Sunday was a hot day with excessive heat warnings in place. Things were heated at GoDaddy as well for Suite101.com. Suite101 was a collaborative publishing site based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It formerly generated revenue from advertisements and shared that revenue with contributors; but effective November 1, 2013, that revenue sharing program was terminated. […]

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Filed Under: Auctions, Domain Sales, Go Daddy, SEO

How Do You Know When You Have a Bad Domain?

July 18, 2020 by Raymond Hackney

Brian Harnish wrote an article that’s well worth a read for a variety of domain investors. Over the last year we have seen a great interest for domain names with a strong link profile and high domain authority. WebMonkey.com sold for $65,500 on the strength of it’s backlink profile. Last year YMCDN.com was another one, […]

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Filed Under: Domaining 101, SEO

11 tips to increase conversions using local SEO landing pages

December 16, 2019 by Alvin Brown

If you operate a local small business, or even a regional or national business, local search engine optimization (SEO) is a necessity to garner and dominate local search engine rankings within certain markets. With the increase of tablet and mobile search on the rise, local SEO is becoming mandatory for all small businesses. No longer […]

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Filed Under: Alvin Brown, Domain trends, KickstartCommerce, SEO

Recipe4Living.com at $40,500 on GoDaddy auctions

October 23, 2019 by Raymond Hackney

Looks like another domain with a solid link profile is getting a lot of action at GoDaddy. Recipe4Living.com has been online since 2002. recipe4living.com is currently at $40,500 with a couple days left. A look at Majestic.com Registrar: NAME.COM Creation Date: September 19, 2002 Expires: September 19, 2020 The website has an alexa rank of […]

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Filed Under: Auctions, Domain trends, Go Daddy, SEO

8 free keyword research tools

August 7, 2019 by Raymond Hackney

Marketing Land published a sponsored content post, that was actually solid for those looking for free keyword SEO tools as opposed to paying for the more expensive options. I was actually looking for some new keyword tools and came across the article and thought it was worth posting for those who do not read Marketing […]

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