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301 Redirects and Resources

Jason — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:40:51 +0000

The 301 redirect garners attention from the beginner to pro in that many times it’s not known just how to implement. Rather, what are the benefits, risk and anything else that comes along.

For this post, I will say use 301 to redirect old traffic to a new site or new content page. You may also use the 301 redirect to point a domain to a Website so as to build the link juice up on one site rather dilute over many. The following comment below is geared towards the use of anchor text and 301…

Want more? Watch this from Google. And the library of other interesting comments.

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Backorder Domain Player

Jason — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 01:26:35 +0000

No booyah for me today, just when you expect to at least gain a place in an auction for a dropped domain. The domain was safedata.com and was set to be released Aug. 5, 2007. I got wind of a new player goitalydomains.com who proceeded to snag this lucrative domain. I was so hoping to at least bid on it even though the domain lacked any traffic from its long existance. The name speaks for itself and would have fetched a decent amount given a couple of years. Yet another lucky name lost. Maybe backordering with Godaddy works.

Yep, there’s a landrush…

Jason — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 05:04:31 +0000

I came across Bob Parson’s web blog with an interesting story and response to the .EU tld landrush. As it turns out, the mystery behind domain grabbing is simple, you just need some smarts and infrastructure to work with. The point he makes is the lax on behalf of the EURid Registry. Essenentially, with the release of .EU in April the registrars who signed up to gain access attempted to do so in a huge way. Thus, most Europeans were unable to snag a domain relevant to their geographic and business area.

Excerpt:
“For the record and so you might understand how the process actually works, here’s a more accurate description of the process:

1. Each accredited registrar could designate up to five I.P. (i.e. Internet Protocol) addresses with which to connect to the registry.
2. Despite the fact that there were five available addresses per registrar, most registrars were able to connect to the registry only once per second. However depending upon the activity at that split second, the registrar could be lucky and connect up to five times, or unlucky and not connect at all.
3. After connecting and making a request for a domain name, whether the registrar was successful or not, the registrar was forced to disconnect and attempt to reconnect again.”

I like buying international domains just like the next person. But I don’t have an impact or ability to swipe a domain that someone else may have had the opportunity. Rather, each TLD to be released gets a waiting list-and from what we assume-a process to ensure locals and corporations get the first shot. The .ASIA tld is going to be something to watch.

There’s .MOBI, and now .ASIA

Jason — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 04:23:55 +0000

Well, looks like .ASIA is going for a spin on the domain scene. I’m not sure how this will pan out, but I must admit that getting in would be the best bet. As fast as the Internet has grown, it’s just another reason to pay attention. They require that anyone who can come up with a great .ASIA website will likely get the domain they propose to develop on. I wonder what the fee will be. So really, how’s the .MOBI coming along? Serious folks, the other TLD’s work fine on wireless devices. Is there really that much adoption or drive to make .MOBI something better than yours truely: .COM?

Read the specs…

Multiple Sites – One IP Address

Jason — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:09:35 +0000

There seems to be some concern or discussion that hosting multiple sites on one IP is harmful to search engine ranking. What? Are you kidding? The fact that you can pay so little per month to host 5-20 web sites is a boon to the Internet development. Why should we, the consumer, pay hosting fees per domain. So many good host have this option to offer, Godaddy and 1and1.com to name a few. As for a response from Google, read this.