I just scored my first dropped domain on SnapNames! A couple days ago, I saw that a hot keyword matched mortgage domain had dropped, and after 30 minutes of a bidding war, I scored the domain for $2,061.
My heart is racing, and although it hurts to know I just dumped $2k on something imaginary that I can never touch, I am sure that the ROI on this purchase is worth it. You gotta love those KW matched domains!
One thing that pisses me off about SnapNames is that they extend the auction by 5 minutes if you try to snipe. What’s up with that?!? It totally defeats the purpose of sniping. Greedy bastards.
Posted by evq at 10:32 AM. Filed under: Domaining
Question: Why is Google so anal about paid links?
Answers
- It is a massive shortcoming in the PageRank algorithm.
- Paid links work.
- There is no sure-footed algorithm (yet) to detect paid links
- The web-o-sphere is catching on. Webmasters curious about buying links are at an all-time high!
No wonder they hand-banned text-link-ads.com from the SERPs. Google is scared….
Posted by evq at 10:32 AM. Filed under: SEO Talk
The SEO F*ckup section is a chance for me to make fun of sites that have done a crappy job of SEO. First up is Inkjets136.com. They’re competing for the coveted [ink cartridge] SERP on Google, so skilled SEO is a must.
At first glance Inkjets136 looks like a perfectly fine and reputable ink cartridge website, but can you spot the SEO F*ckup?
HINT: You’ll have to get down and dirty to the search engine level to find the SEO F*ckup.
(answer below)
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Posted by evq at 10:32 AM. Filed under: SEO F*ckups
Saw this video of Frank Schilling on DomainTools blog. There’s not really anything educational about domaining in the video, but I just liked watching it because Frank Schilling seems like a pretty cool guy.
Considering he’s worth millions, he sure is down to earth, friendly, and accessible.
Posted by evq at 10:32 AM. Filed under: Domaining
I wonder if she charges by CPM?
Posted by evq at 10:32 AM. Filed under: SEO Laughs