VITAMINDCOUNCIL.ORG closed at $62,300 at GoDaddy auctions on Sunday. Why? It’s another SEO link play, although when I see the first 100 links Ahrefs provides I am not sure they are the greatest links, someone with a stronger SEO background please chime in with a comment. The Vitamin D Council is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, […]
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NCADD.org expires, long history, mega link profile, 6 figure close
NCADD.org is an example of why you need the story behind a domain name transaction. Too many times people unfamiliar with the business, or new will quote a sale price. They will compare a name they own if they are a domain investor, when that means little most of the time. There is no comparison […]
Continue Reading15 things people think help them rank with Google but do not
Ryan Jones published an article that delved into things people think matter in relation to ranking in Google but really don’t. Some of these things I see mentioned on Namepros and social media. Jones goes onto list 15 things. I have heard a few people swear by the fact that bounce rate and time on […]
Continue ReadingThat old domain with all the backlinks might have a legacy domain penalty
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 […]
Continue ReadingCiteULike.org popular with researchers closes at $36,000 in expiry auction
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 […]
Continue ReadingA look at the keywords that are rising and declining in a Covid world
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 […]
Continue ReadingGoogle’s John Mueller on the future of SEO
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 […]
Continue ReadingDoes High domain authority with backlinks guarantee high ranking on Google?
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 […]
Continue ReadingSuite101.com once one of the fastest growing sites – Closes at $35,501 Sunday
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. […]
Continue ReadingHow Do You Know When You Have a Bad Domain?
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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