 | Quotes or no quotes for search term analysis?
This is a response to the Domain Name Wire post ‘Remember, no one searches with quotes’
In the post, the reader is reminded that while we often cite term frequency as the number of results we get from Google when searching for a term in quotes, most people do not use quotes when searching.
I agree that
| Estibot.com - Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 8:20 |
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| LuxuryNames.com Auction ends soon - here’s the Estibot Analysis
LuxuryNames is presenting over 300 generic domain names in their current SnapNames auction. There are certainly some deals to be had. I analyzed the whole inventory using the Estibot v2.0 engine (in private beta) and present here a list of domains that Estibot v2.0 found to be potentially the best deals.
| Estibot.com - Sunday, November 22, 2009 - 15:24 |
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| My experience with the SEDO affiliate program
I thought I’d report my experiences with the SEDO affiliate program. I have been a SEDO affiliate for about 2 years. The great thing, or that’s what I thought, about their program is that the referred accounts will always have my affiliate stamp on them, unlike many other programs where you only earn a commission
| Estibot.com - Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 6:43 |
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| My experience with the SEDO affiliate program
I thought I’d report my experiences with the SEDO affiliate program. I have been a SEDO affiliate for about 2 years. The great thing, or that’s what I thought, about their program is that the referred accounts will always have my affiliate stamp on them, unlike many other programs where you only earn a commission
| Estibot.com - Saturday, October 17, 2009 - 5:43 |
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| I know how to make Firefox a better browser. Here’s how.
Firefox is a pretty good browser. So is Safari, although it’s far from being as stable as Firefox, especially when running Java applications. I have no experience with Chrome yet. There are some things however that irritate me greatly about these browsers. For us domainers, browsers are our most important tools. Our workflow de...
| Estibot.com - Thursday, August 6, 2009 - 9:10 |
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| Hiatus
Just an update on the personal front, I’m on a hiatus because we have a 2-week old baby boy in the house (our second boy). Everything on the website is functioning normally, expired auction lists are being updated, SEO and minisite services are available, and Estibot support is online. My man Sri is handling the
| Estibot.com - Saturday, June 13, 2009 - 6:21 |
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| Bargains at Moniker/TRAFFIC: The Whole Inventory Appraised and Analyzed
I’ve run the whole MONIKER/TRAFFIC Extended auction inventory through the analysis tools, and here is the list of over 5,000 domains, complete with Search popularity, Alexa, Traffic, PPC bids, availability info, $valuation and more. All the data you need, complete with sorting function, to find the real bargains!
You can also ...
| Estibot.com - Friday, May 1, 2009 - 6:59 |
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| Bargains at Moniker/TRAFFIC: The Whole Inventory Appraised and Analyzed
I’ve run the whole MONIKER/TRAFFIC Extended auction inventory through the analysis tools, and here is the list of over 5,000 domains, complete with Search popularity, Alexa, Traffic, PPC bids, availability info, $valuation and more. All the data you need, complete with sorting function, to find the real bargains!
You can also e...
| Estibot.com - Friday, May 1, 2009 - 5:59 |
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| Adventures in Domain Statistics: A look behind the scenes
In this post: Look deep into domain name statistics. Presenting stats visually helps to understand the numbers ··· You can always learn from the masters – get the information on how to better manage your portfolio and actually make some domain sales ··· GEO Domain Expo 2009 is over – how did ...
| Estibot.com - Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 14:42 |
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| Contest: Valuate Shows.com, win $136 Development Package
Shows.com is among the many premiums to be auctioned at TRAFFIC Silicon Valley. The most important thing is, there is no reserve, so the market can fully decide its value.
I offer a free domain development + SEO Super package ($136 value) to whoever gets closest in their prediction of the final sale price. Deadline for
| Estibot.com - Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - 7:6 |
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| Nobody Reads Your Blog Posts and They Don’t Click Your Ads Either
Visitors do not read your entries. They scan them. Visitors don’t look at ads. They are banner blind. They don’t even look at any real content that looks like an ad, even if it’s inside the main content element. These are all proven facts. Yet many bloggers and webmasters disregard these facts completely. So –...
| Estibot.com - Saturday, April 18, 2009 - 0:29 |
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| The Only True Law Is That Which Leads To Freedom
I ordered a wake-up call the other day. The phone rang and a woman’s voice said: “What the hell are you doing with your life?
-Demetri Martin
The airplane you see in the header image of this blog is a Cessna 152. It’s a classic single-engine trainer, a little gem of an airplane that has made the
| Estibot.com - Thursday, April 16, 2009 - 15:5 |
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| Domain Development (part III): Benefits, Bulk Development, and Further Development
In this series, I've explained in detail how to turn a losing domain portfolio into a profitable one with domain development strategies. In this third part, I will address the following points: 1. Benefits of Domain Development 2. Revenue Expectation 3. Scalability and Bulk Development 4. SEO
| Estibot.com - Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 15:47 |
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| Minisites and Domain Development (part II): Choosing the domain name and keywords
Please read Minisites and Domain Development: Part I first.
Part II
In my last post, I presented the initial steps that need to be taken in order to transform a domain portfolio from making a loss to making a profit. I also showed my Adsense stats demonstrating how my portfolio is well on its way to achieving
| Estibot.com - Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 10:5 |
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| Domain Development Strategies, a complete guide in III parts
Do your domain names work for you, or is it the other way around? In this 3-part series, I will explain in detail how to transform a losing domain portfolio into a profitable one through domain development strategies. Part I: First steps towards profitability, Part II: Domain Selection and Keyword Research, Part III: Bulk Development...
| Estibot.com - Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 8:6 |
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| Snapnames: Where’s the Snap?
It might be that I’m just a bonehead, but I can’t get my head around the Snapnames user interface. Every time I visit the site I get discouraged because either I can’t find what I’m looking for, or I can’t find a way to download the lists I need. Snapnames.com is the legendary site for
| Estibot.com - Saturday, April 11, 2009 - 5:21 |
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| Last chance for parking: Google Adsense for Domains
Google recently launched Adsense for Domains, allowing domain owners to park their names directly with Google, thus avoiding the ‘middle man’, i.e. the parking company. Whether this results in increased revenue share for the domainer is unclear as Google do not reveal their cut. Logic says it shouldn’t hurt the doma...
| Estibot.com - Friday, April 10, 2009 - 11:10 |
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| New Free Tool: Domain List Generator with Overture scores
I saw this post on Jamie’s blog DotWeekly.com, and got inspired to write a tool for him that would save time and enhance his domaining workflow a little bit.
He explained how he used excel and notepad to turn search terms into domain names. Not a bad method, but with this new tool it’s fully automated
| Estibot.com - Saturday, April 4, 2009 - 17:49 |
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| A Happier New Year: Why You Need Powerful Keyword and Domain Tools in 2009
This year, gain a competitive edge in Domaining, SEO and SEM: Automate your research. Get daily bargain selections for Namejet, Snapnames, Deletion lists. Get realtime TDNAM/GoDaddy auction lists with appraisals and keyword data. Optimize your domaining workflow with powerful bulk tools. Explore the long tail of Search and find thous...
| Estibot.com - Monday, January 5, 2009 - 9:3 |
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