Posted on June 1st, 2009 by njw
Posted on May 16th, 2009 by njw
Posted on April 9th, 2009 by njw
I was thinking the other day about the process of naming a new business.
The long process that it is has been complicated further by the advent of the Internet. Naming a business now also requires that you also have a matching name for your web presence.
There’s not alot of single word names left available with a dot com extension, and only a few million more on dot. net. So, do you settle for a dot net when dot com isn’t available?
Choosing a dot net over a dot com is like the difference between opening a hot dog stand business in Winnemucca, Nevada or New York City’s Wall Street.
If at all possible, choose a dot com domain name. Think outside the box and change up the spelling, come up with a new word entirely. Sometimes, it only makes sense to go with dot net. If your selling widgets, and widgets.com is taken, widgets.net may be acceptable. The problem comes when the owner of the dot com see’s your success, he may attempt to copy it and easily take part of your hard earned market share.
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Posted on April 1st, 2009 by njw
Posted on April 1st, 2009 by njw
Deciding whether or not to outsource your SEO or search engine optimization work is a decision based partially on your website goals, your product or service and your own SEO abilities.
Example hypothetical #1; You’re a Realtor, with a local office and you just want to be found online when someone types in your ‘name or agency’ into Google or Yahoo. You’re web proficient, you have available time to devote to SEO work and you can follow step-by-step instructions.
More than likely you can reach your objectives on your own without an outside SEO professional simply by using and adhering to Google’s Webmaster Guidelines and, implementing available Google tools and services that apply to your business model like Google Analytics, Google Local, Google Base, and Google Webmaster Tools.
Example hypothetical #2; You are a manufacturer, retailer or wholesaler who wants to offer their products or services for sale online by using a shopping card or order processing system.
Shopping carts and order processing systems are inherently not SEO or search engine friendly and require a knowledgeable expert in SEO specifically, SEO for shopping carts or dynamic website systems.
Nick J. West is available for private consultation on SEO or a variety of website issues by phone at: 404-567-6095.
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