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Why ccTLD extensions actually sell

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First you may be asking yourself, what the heck is a ccTLD? The term itself means “country code top level domain.” So what exactly does that mean? Basically, every country has its own top level domain. The United Kingdom has .co.uk, Russia has .ru, India has .co.in, Europe has .eu, and so on and so forth. You can easily find a large list of countries and what their top level domain extension is by searching Google. You can also find a domain registrar to register these different domain extensions at by searching Google. Now that we’ve gone over the basics you may be wondering why you were searching your favorite webmaster forum and see that names like SMS.gy (Guyana) sell on sedo for $1,300.00, or better yet, Forex.nr (Nauru) selling on Afternic for $2,000.00. I mean honestly, the population of Guyana in 2008 is only roughly 750,000. Out of that many people, how many actually have the internet? Also, how many are actually going to visit SMS.gy? Probably not many! The main reason someone purchased this domain in the first place was not to target Guyana citizens; it was to develop the domain for search engines and target people all across the globe. Considering the term “SMS” has thousands of searches each day, you could take this short brand able name and make it rank number one for a dozen terms. Accomplishing this would make your $1,300.00 back in no time. On top of that, a couple years down the line you may find someone in a nearby country wanting to purchase the domain for double what you paid for it. Believe it or not, there is actually a large market and high demand for popular keywords that use ccTLD extensions. Words like security, casino, poker, sex, forex, stock, and proxy are almost a guaranteed sale in any extension. If you are looking to register domain names in ccTLD extensions then lookout and try not to register less common dictionary words – these normally will not sell. Your keywords should be popular in multiple languages and get thousands of searches on a daily basis.

Online game

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I’m glad to present our new website called www.arcawe.com . This is a new arcade web site with more thatn 1k of free online games.

The big difference from other arcade sites is that this include high score system so all the records or high score that you make will be tracked on the site.

Now you can play for fun and play to be the best on each game

incrase your rank

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The best way to increase your traffic and your rank is with this pagerank 4 bidding directory

Putting a link there will increase your visits and your serps rankings. It has alot of pagerank 4 categories and some links have an individual pagerank 3 after the pr update.

Some of the pagerank 4 categories:

Put your link here

Increase the visists of your blog

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Today I’m here to present a new tool that i found on the net, this is called “blogrush”

With blogrush words: is the fastest and easiest way to instantly drive a flood of targeted reader’s t your blog… Absolutely Free!

When you sign up you will have to give your blog title, url and feed url. Then you will have to install a code in the side bar of your blog and that’s all.

After installing the code you will have something like this:

There you will see titles of other people that have submitted his/her blog to blogrush.

For each impression that you give to this “blogroll” you will earn one credit and for each credit you will have an impression in other bloggers blogrush box.
Also they will give you a referral link where you will earn more credits:

To start today click here

PD: while I’m writing I have earned 22 credits.

Now you can also choose the color of your blogrush box:

Famous people domains

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The first recommendation that I can give to you is to avoid registering domain name of famous people. You can register a famous surname but just if you or any relative of you have it.

If you think in registering a domain name just to score it you provably will have Trade Mark problems. If you have the same name and surname or any of your family, you can register it but you CAN’T put a site about the famous people.

You can’t or don’t have to make any $ with the name of the famous people.

The problem is that you want to make a Fan Site about the famous people. In theory you can but then, you can’t make any $ with that site but provably you will can lose this site.

My tip is: register a generic name like “famouspeople” and make any number of single pages you want about any famous people.

www.advancedpolls.com Free polls to your website

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I’m glad to present my new project. This site offers a free polll system to put polls in your website. Is that simple as creating a user and create the poll. Then you will just have to place the poll code to your site.

Advancedpolls.com offer the opportunity of creating a polltoll: We created the “polltool” system to save you time placing polls on your website. In your user account you can create a polltool (s) and assign poll to it. The system will create simple html code. All you have to do is place the code to where you want the poll to appear. Now, in your user control panel you can assign different polls to your website and there is no need to edit the code on your website anymore.

Also you can customize the whole poll. All I recommend is to enter to advancedpolls.com and try by you.

Example:

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Key Facts you should know about Web Site design and Search Engine Optimization

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This article was origanly created by Rajitha Dahanayake and updated by me.

1. Web site File Structure / File Naming

Most search engines do not recognize beyond two directory levels.
Make sure to name your files and directories with keywords.
Don’t separate keywords using the underscore instead use hyphens.
File names should be not too long.

2. Load Time

If a page doesn’t load in 8 seconds, Web site will lose 1/3 of the visitors.
Images and Graphics -Image optimization will help to improve the load time. Images can be optimized using the “GIFBOT” image optimization tool (http://www.netmechanic.com/accelerate.htm)

3. Browser Compatibility / Screen Resolutions

Make sure the all the web pages are compatible with the latest versions of Internet explore and Netscape. (Eg: IE 7.0 and above, Netscape 4.7 and above and Mozila firefox 1.0 and above)
Screen resolution is very important. Compatibility in 800 and 1024 resolution is a must.

4. Site Map

A very important page on a web site.
Search Engine spider’s prefers Site maps.
Name the Site Map page-using hyphen (site-map.html).
Make sure the site map has links to every page of the web site.
Use key words on the anchor.
Try to describe the links with two or three lines.
Give a link o the site map from all the pages of the site.
Keep the site map simple with no or few images.

5. HTML Validation

Make sure the coding is done according to the W3C standards. (http://validator.w3.org)
Search engines are constantly rewarding web sites that utilize clean and validated HTML.
Validate the HTML coding using the “CSE HTML Validator” before the site goes live. (http://www.htmlvalidator.com/)

6. Custom 404 Error Page

Through the custom 404 error page, make it easy for the users to find where they want to go.
Use HTML links and include a search box.
For information on how to create custom 404 pages for every type of server, visit the 404 Research Lab (http://www.plinko.net/404/). The site also features many examples of custom 404 pages.

7. Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

Cascading Style allows Webmasters to control Web page design parameters, such as margins, font/typeface appearance, link appearance, colors, and placement.
CSS decreases download time. Style sheets alone don’t matter to the search engines.

8. Using JavaScript / Frames / Flash

JavaScript - JavaScript is not search engine friendly and not important to the engines, so move it to a separate .js file.
Frames – Try to avoid using frames. In a situation of using frame make sure to use the Tag. Frames must be navigational within the frames. Include an option to use the site with or without frames. And, use JavaScript to keep frames intact.
Flash – Search Engine spiders cant read the flash (Except Fast.com). Anyway Flash can be used for demos and presentations.
Layers – It is recommended not use layers.

9. Font Styles and Colors

Font Styles – It is important to use the font styles compatible with the browsers.
Colors – Web Safe Colors A few years ago, when most computers supported only 256 different colors, a list of 216 Web Safe Colors was suggested as a Web standard. The reason for this was that Microsoft and Mac operating system used 40 different “reserved” fixed system colors (about 20 each).For more information Please visit
http://www.w3schools.com/html/html_colors.asp

http://www.webdevelopersjournal.com/articles/websafe1/websafe_colors.html

10.Title / Meta Key Words / ALT tags

Title / Meta Key Words – Title and Meta key words play an important role search engine optimization.
ALT Tags – It is important to have an Alt tag to each and every image.

Creating A Quality Web Site Design

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In this article, Martin Lemieux attempted to cover the basics of creating a great quality web design template for your site. Now it’s a known fact that the layout or “eye candy” as I put it will determine whether your visitors will stay more than a few seconds or they will just become another statistic.

That’s right, if you don’t catch your visitors attention right away, statistics shows us that your visitors will come and go within 15 seconds or less.

That doesn’t leave you with a lot of time to grab someone’s attention!

Some of you may be asking yourself:

Well why does this happen????

See when you think about it, 15 seconds to the “browsing eye” is like an eternity. In other words, it takes about 15 seconds for the average person to browse your main page and determine whether they will explore your site further!

So with that being said;

How do we grab your visitors attention????

Every new client of mine is asked to perform the same tasks. I ask them to explore their competitor’s web sites and look for specific triggers that would make them want to click on or buy right away. More times than none, my clients will notice specific “Headlines” or “Graphics” that really peek their interest. In doing this, you’ll have 1st hand knowledge on what you expect your visitors will see and possibly expect themselves.

Step 2, I’ll ask my clients to do one more process just like the previous one. I’ll ask them to make a list of all the “eye candy” that really caught their attention and write me a little note as to why it caught their attention. In doing this, it will give your web designer a 1st hand knowledge on what to implement within your site!!!

With these great tasks, you’ve made your job and the job of your web designer a lot easier to target your audience.

Sites that sell “Web Site Templates” :

You may have seen some sites that sell your the right for a specific “Template Style”. There are 100’s of resources out there. I need to clarify something for you, these templates are targeted at web designers only!!! Reason being, the files that you receive will no doubt require some expensive and time consuming software just to open them.

Now being a designer, I’m not about to “knock” pre-made templates but there’s a couple of things you may want to consider:

1) Although the templates you may encounter are very impressive, you will be sharing your layout template with 100’s, maybe 1000’s of other sites. The reason why they are so cheat is because those “specific templates” are sold and re-sold as much as possible!

2) I’ve noticed that many template examples out there on the web are extremely “Graphic Driven”. This will result in “slow loading times”. I’m sure we’ve all come across a site that seemed to take FOREVER to load!! How long did you actually wait for the site to load????

The best way to get a template is to have someone professional design your web site layout for you! This will ensure that your template is uniquely designed for your business. It will be easier for you to make changes in the future. Typically, a template may cost you between $0-$500 depending on the intensity and added features!

Now, we’ve talked about “Slow loading pages”. I’ve found a good “norm” to stick with when it comes to size and speed: Web sites are compiled of 2 elements:

1) Graphics & Layouts

2) Programming & Pages

Both of them require memory from your computer when downloading them. If one or the other is too large then this may result in negative results for your visitors.

Here’s a good norm to stick with, either you or your web designer should stick with these specs:

1) Graphic Design Layout: Should be no more than: 30-50K in size

2) Programming Pages: Shouldn’t be more than: 10-30k in size

Giving your entire web page no more than 40k-80k in size. Anything drastically more will result in the loss of many visitors from slow downloading pages.

Animation: Last but not least, making “some” aspects of you page stand out by adding small size animations. PLEASE NOTE: DO NOT overkill your site with graphics and animation!!! I can’t stress this enough, your visitors will most likely get a head ache from it and won’t be coming back very soon.

Instead, try targeting specific promotions or services you wish to attract your visitors to right away! Many sites exchange “animated banners” with other sites to exchange traffic. I personally NEVER take part in adding ANY banners on my site. I honestly feel that banners only take away from the design, not add to it! A typical “Banner Dimensions” is 468px x 60px. There are many other sizes!

What I will usually take part in, if any, is smaller, more unique banners that are geared to complimenting an article or text with it. This is much more effective because study shows us that “Content (text)” accompanied by a “graphic image” is more likely to be read by our visitors than just text on its own.

That about raps it up to having an effective web site template. Please look for my “continued” issues related to this article.

File Extensions and Information

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Have you ever came across some weird file extension and you are trying to remember which one it is? This kind of thing happen to me many a times. And I was looking for a website or a searchable index where I can lookup the extensions.

File stuff is one of the site that I recently came across and does the same thing. It has a database of around 5000 file extensions and anyone can search for the file extension for free. There is explanation and information available for many of those file extensions which you are looking for. Has a neat and clean layout and also has an easy navigation.

SEO and marketing

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This page describes basic search engine marketing tips. If you would like more information on marketing your site for the search engines contact us for more information.

If you need higher rankings in the major search engines we specialize in search engine optimization and copy writing techniques that result in better positioning and increased return for your business.

The vast majority of Internet users find web sites by using a search engine. A position within the top 30 listings of a major search engine tremendously increases traffic to a web site. Plus, the traffic you get will be more targeted — it will consist of people who set out to find exactly what your site has to offer. With this said, its also important to be ranked within the top 30 listings. This is where site optimization comes into play.
It is important to have your web site ranked high with the key phrases that describe your business or services. We work with you to analyze your site and recommend the keywords and phrases that you should target and then we will monitor your website and do our best to help your web site achieve top rankings. Christina is earning a certification in search engine optimization and marketing by Search Engine Workshops, you can trust she will only use professional means to help your site succeed. For more information on how to detect an unethical SEO firm read Google’s article on what to know before hiring a search engine optimizer.

The goal search engine optimization is to obtain and maintain top positions for the relevant words and phrases that your site is based upon.

A Few Search Engine Optimization Tips to follow:

1. Sit down and brainstorm all the keyword PHRASES (not just a word) but phrases you believe your future customers will find your website under. Yes, this requires many hours and sometimes days of research. Once you discover the best key phrases for your website you need to place them in the correct positions. To help you with your research see: Wordtracker.com

2. Keyword Frequency: is how often a keyword/phrase appears on the web page. Search Engines take in consideration how many times the keyword phrase is mentioned inside the webpage. But be careful to not go overboard with the number of times you include your phrase, if used in excessively your site will be banned for spamming.

3. Keyword Prominence. Prominence describes how close to the start of the area that the keyword appears. Place your well researched keyword/phrases closer to the beginning of your page. However, sometimes placing them near the end can be relevant. The important thing to remember is to use your keyphrases evenly and naturally through out your web pages.

4. Hypertext and Keyphrases: Place your keywords at the start of a link whenever possible. If your navigational bar is not written as text links (but is an image) make sure to include text links with your phrases throughout your the body text, side nav bar and at the bottom of your page. Having links that tell exactly what will happen when clicked on helps in usability efforts and can utilize your keywords: Example: Affordable Web Pricing : Always include your keyword inside the link command.

5. Always be aware of what the engines consider to be spam techniques. Its important or your website could be banned for their engines. Be sure never to repeat your keywords over and over and over, or to use invisible texts, use of mega refresh, doorway pages, linking farms and some forms of cloaking. Please keep in mind there are more spamming rules you must know, please always consult with a SEO professional.

Basically the search engines rank websites higher for easy, professional and well-navigated websites. The key is to create valuable relevant content. Its good practice for your web viewers and the search engines love it. Comment from Altavista’s FAQ for webmasters: “Spend your energy and money making your pages as useful as possible to your target audience. The quality of your site is an important ranking factor! Part of improving the quality of your site is thinking about what your audience wants, and the terms your audience might use to search. Write your text so your pages are better matches for specific queries.”

Listed below are a few important places to emphasize your keyword phrases:

Words in Title Tag
Words in the Page
Words in Links
Words in Headings
Words in Bold
Beginning Words
Words in URL
Meta Tags (some engines)
Directory Listings
Link Structure
ease of use of your website
and many other rules

Many Many other rules and techniques exist to help your website get noticed by the search engines!

More ideas to consider when optimizing your website for the search engines:

The top search engines which are Yahoo (30%) and Google (35%) can take a few months for their engine bots to index your website. Then you’ll need to monitor your placement within the search engines, you’ll usually discover you’ll need to change your keyword structure. Many tools exist to help you do exactly this as webtrends, clicktracks and many others. This tools help you analyze how many hits your receive on your website each day, their browser settings, what serach engines they used to find you and even the keywords/phrases that lead them to your website. Plus many other software exists that help you prepare a website to gain prominence in the engines: one popular seo software program is Webposition Gold.
If you’re listed in Yahoo your web pages will also show up here:
espotting, Goo, MSN, About, HotBot, Overture (non paid listings), and other distribution partners . Yahoo has recently purchased Alta vista, FAST and Inktomi search
Get listed in Directory as the Open Directory Project. Its free. Having a spot within this directory helps your ranking in Google and AOL listings.
To get listed, ranked and seen in these engine you need to think about obtaining legitimate links from other websites. Create a list of sites you feel would have a good synergy with you and ask for a link exchange.
If you want immediate web traffic you need to consider PPC campaigns as Overture and Adwords. Briefly, list your business in sponsored search results across the Web. You control your position by the amount you bid on keywords by setting your own price-per-click and pay only when a customer clicks through to your site.
Web Engines Companies and the algorithms they use to index web pages changes monthly!! You need to stay current on the latest trends. I’m a fan of planet ocean communications monthly newsletter (fee based) and search engine watch. Its important to stay up to date!

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