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Expired Domains: Outrageously Effective Traffic Generation Technique

Expired domains, how can I receive traffic from them? Can I profit from expired domains?

Those are two very important questions you are asking yourself. Here is the bottom line. You are probably like most on-line entrepreneurs. You have been struggling to snatch your share of that whirl wind of traffic that you hear about from every guru wannabe out there.

Chances are you have probably invested strongly in banner ads, classified ads, search engines or even spent a pile on so-called “safe lists” only to find yourself disappointed again and again.

There is a perfectly legal, outrageously effective, traffic generation technique that, until now, has gone relatively unnoticed by the masses.

What if you could recover existing web traffic that is currently being overlooked and basically being flushed down the toilet?

What if you could grab one of those prized listings in Yahoo that cost $200 with no guarantee you’ll even be included in the directory?

What if you could get that traffic for a fraction of what other advertising methods charge?

Expired domains might be an option to mull over. Every day over 3 million hits of targeted traffic are lost due to abandoned web sites.

Why does this happen?

Webmasters may lose interest or they don’t have the money or time to manage the site. Occasionally they just forget to renew. A large part of these expired domain clicks come from sites that were never developed. BUT, some were once solid sites generating traffic and sales.

Expired domains is all about capturing all the effort, time and money that the previous owner developed and putting it to good use for yourself.

What if a domain name had link popularity, had a coveted dotcom (.com) extension, or was even listed in Yahoo or had Google Page Ranking?

What is Link Popularity? Simply put, Link Popularity is the number of other websites that link to your site. Doesn’t it stand to reason that if a domain name previously had Link Popularity or was one of those coveted dotcoms or was even listed in Yahoo, that it might have once been a thriving website?

Not only that, but with a little time and effort, you might even be able to pick up some popular domain names just for conjecture or to resell on eBay ! Many of the domain names that expire every day could be resold even without Link Popularity or any of the other “carrots” because they just happen to be highly regarded as a tangible asset. Short, descriptive domain names that end in a “.com” or “.net” are examples of this.

The best part is that you can get these names for the price of registering them, often for less than $10!

Even if you didn’t use the domain name to redirect traffic to your own web site, if you find a couple and sell them at auction for $25, $50 or more, that’s a pretty suitable return on a very small investment.

A certain amount of caution needs to be taken when using this tool for any purpose. Make certain you do a bit of homework to make sure the previous web site was not an adult site. Occasionally the domain name may not necessarily reflect the former content. There is a tool that can be used to determine the history of the site. Best of all, it’s free! Here is the link:

http://web.archive.org

If you are looking for alternative ways to generate traffic to your site, expired domains might be a good investment.

December 20th, 2006 Posted by Administrator | Tips & Bits, SEO, Home Business, Website Hosting | no comments

5 Minute Guide To Finding The Best Price Online

Finding the best price for the gifts you want can drive you crazy at the best of times – add a holiday deadline, limited budget and a list as long as Santa’s, and you’ve got major stress. Even if you shop online for the sake of convenience, the experience is often bewildering. Who can you trust? Which vendor has the best price? What about customer service?

And how can you find the answers to those questions, fast?

Online comparison shopping sites like Shopzilla.com, Pricegrabber.com and Shopping.Yahoo.com (all well-regarded services) were designed to solve those problems. Growing numbers of US consumers turn to these sites to help them quickly locate the best prices on a wide variety of products.

So how do online price comparison sites work, and how do you use them to find the best deal?

Most comparison pricing sites allow you to enter the specific item you want – an iPod Nano, let’s say – and then show you a list of retailers that carry it. Usually, you’ll see the price that stores are charging for the item and some rating (using stars, checkmarks or smiley faces) of the merchant’s reliability. If you know exactly what you want, this fast, basic search may be all you need.

The Search

But if you need to do some browsing to find what you want, or if you want to see results from more vendors, you’ll have to look further. Trying a different price comparison site may help. Some have more participating merchants; some focus on specific product categories.

For example, try AddAll.com for book price comparisons, AMusicArea.com for music CD comparisons and AMovieArea.com for movie DVD comparisons. Generally speaking, electronics, computers, appliances and techie “gadgets” are easiest to find at online shopping comparison sites.

Be sure to use the search tools sites offer, such as searching by price, zip code, shipping fees, product popularity, product rating, and so on.

The Stores

iPod Nanos are sold at hundreds of stores, so why don’t you see hundreds of merchants in your comparison shopping price results? That’s because only vendors that pay to be included will come up in your search. The fact that a site is listed (or listed first), does not mean that it is endorsed or that it has even been checked out.

This is one of the biggest downsides of using product price comparison sites. If your favorite online retailer(s) do not appear, you’ll need to do a separate search at their site.

Be sure to do your research before buying from stores you’ve never heard of, or paying a price that seems too good to be true.

The Scoop

One of the most useful features of online shopping price comparison sites is that consumers are usually given the option to rate and/or review merchants. Buyers grade vendors on delivery speed, customer service and quality of items.

Some sites also award certifications for track records of good customer service, such as “BizRate Certified” or “Trusted Merchant” status. (Stores cannot pay for these designations; they must be earned.)

Many of the better comparison shopping services also offer product reviews as well.

It pays to read the reviews, even if a store (or a product) is generally ranked favorably. You may learn something that helps you make your decision.

November 17th, 2006 Posted by Administrator | Tips & Bits, Money Finance | no comments

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