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Wow! I just looked through 10+ pages of domain name listings on eBay and only found a couple names that were worth owning and at the same time reasonably priced.
Take a look at these eBay listings yourself.
I guess it is like anything; you have to put in the time and effort to find the diamonds in the rough. Let me tell you though, it is rough over there on eBay.
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I have a slight beef to pick with NameJet, so I thought I would go ahead and air my grievance here.
I tried backordering newyorkburgers.com before I took off for lunch because it was dropping today. I got it in my backorder queue, locked my machine, and headed off for a Kansas City burger and fries (oh the irony).
When I got back from lunch I expected to see one of two things. One, I was the proud new owner of newyorkburgers.com. Two, I was now a participant in an auction for newyorkburgers.com. To my surprise I found out that neither of the two scenarios came true. What’s up with that?
Does anyone out there in the domain world know what went wrong? This same thing happened with NameJet last month and I am getting a little frustrated. 
Is NameJet not catching the drop?
Am I missing something with the NameJet service?
I never have these problems with SnapNames. 
Update: It turns out I jumped the gun a little. The name was picked up by NameJet and I am now in on an auction. My apologies to NameJet for my lack of patience. I just don’t like to be left wondering.
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I read on Marketing Pilgrim that Google will be resetting a domain name’s built up equity within the search engine rankings when a domain name expires. This is an attempt to keep SEOs and domainers from gaming their ranking system by picking up valuable deleting domains.
My take is that just grabbing a domain for existing equity is a short-term play. You knew they are going to downgrade these types of sites eventually and now they have come out and admitted it. The good news is that now you can go back to focusing on good generic names that are dropping and you can disregard random names that offer little or no type-in probability.
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My posts have been a little less frequent than I would like them to be and I apologize. I am doing a bit of traveling for Thanksgiving and that has left me without a chance to hit this blog.
You can check out the deleting domains list for yourself at NameJet.com and SnapNames.com. You will have to wade through it yourself and find the good ones. You don’t have to worry about me bidding against you for the next couple days. Hopefully I don’t miss anything good.
I will try to post over the next few days, but can’t guarantee it will get done. Happy Thanksgiving! Hold down the fort while I’m gone.
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This has nothing to do with domaining, but oh well.
I am not sure how many of you have a blog, but those of you that do will be able to relate. How about that comment spam that rolls through on a daily basis? It sure is interesting, isn’t it?
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I keep getting more reinforcement on Google adjusting for keywords in a domain name. Take a look at a Google search for “handyman” and see what you find. Try another one for “plumbing“. It is the same thing. If you want to SEO your website, you should start with a good keyword-rich domain name.
The sites that don’t have the keyword in the domain still get by with a keyword in the page name. Regardless, it is a good time to have a generic domain name. Not only do they get type-in traffic, but now they are getting a little more love from the engines.
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Would you like an example of a company out there who gets the whole domaining concept? Too bad, you are getting one anyway. Check out who owns hunting.com.
Nice work Bass Pro Shops.
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It’s no secret that typos are a nice source of traffic for many. Apparently the braintrust at Google is aware of that important fact as well. According to ResourceShelf, Google has registered a typo for their newly announced OpenHandSetAlliance initiative. OpenHanSetAllance.com [missing “d”] is now a part of the Google fold. Nice work Google!
Do you think Google sees a few typos come across their search engine every day? Apparently so.
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I will sure be glad when this website gets out of Google’s doghouse (sandbox for those of you familiar with SEO). This domain name does not exactly lend itself well to direct navigation, so I could use a little love from the engines.
Like a tiger stalking its prey, I wait ready to pounce.
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Sahar, you inspire me. There is always more than one way to skin a cat, but we often times forget that simple truth. Check out this article from Mr. Sarid if you would like to see how the professionals play this game.