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Domain Registration Prices Going Up in July 2010

{ Posted on Feb 24 2010 by Pixelrage }
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If you hadn't heard, let me be the first to infuriate you: domain name purchase and renewal prices for .com and .net are going up  by a shocking 7% and 10%, respectively. The announcement came to me from a GoDaddy email ...Read More »

Domain Names in 3D

{ Posted on Jan 29 2010 by Pixelrage }
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Ever since CES 2010's big theme of "3D" went rampant for 2010, so did the domain name market. Domainers are snatching up everything under the sun related to this year's hottest new introductions: 3D TV and 3D Blu-Ray. Unfortunately, there's ...Read More »

Two Extensions I’ve Lost Faith In: .me and .tel

{ Posted on Dec 18 2009 by Pixelrage }
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I was amongst the angry mob on the day when the .me and .tel domain names went into open registration. I was able to get 17 .me's that day (many of them one-word generic terms), and I got 1 .tel ...Read More »

Knowing When Domain Parking Works Best

{ Posted on Dec 01 2009 by Pixelrage }
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Well, I've finished testing a new strategy for a few of my domain names and came to a conclusion: I will probably never understand why things work opposite from pure logic and common sense. For the past quarter, I took ...Read More »

Proof that “Sex” Domain Names are in High Demand

{ Posted on Nov 20 2009 by Pixelrage }
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Just a quick little post that might arouse (hah, I said arouse) a smile, or at least a vigorous "I can't believe it" head-shaking. Here's some proof that the word "sex" is in ridiculous demand in the realm of domain ...Read More »

As the Economy Drops, So Do Domains!

{ Posted on Nov 10 2009 by Pixelrage }
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Just in the past two weeks, I've been able to snag what could be considered a semi-premium domain name: a two-word, exact keyword .net domain of a kind of machinery. It has an estimated monthly search volume of 33,000 searches ...Read More »

Register a Free Domain Hack

{ Posted on Nov 01 2009 by Pixelrage }
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If you're a fan of domain hacks, you'll love this little collection I put together. Personally, I see no worth in using domain hacks for business purposes, but it's rather fun for personal projects or for creating a quick online ...Read More »

Subdomains Done Right

{ Posted on Oct 14 2009 by Pixelrage }
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If you can't find a good domain name, why not branch off of your own website with a subdomain? They're given the same regard to search engines as newly-registered domain names, and can be a great solution when it seems ...Read More »

Your Company Sucks…Dot Com

{ Posted on Sep 17 2009 by Pixelrage }
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While at the office, I spoke with a Godaddy representative over the phone who later laughed at how the latest domain I purchased was a "CompanynameSucks.com" domain (he already knew why I did it). Personally, I was amazed that it ...Read More »