Archive for February, 2009

Japanese bug fights

What a superb domain name… japanesebugfights.com, a masterpiece of generic domain wizardry with an essence of viral marketing potential, I can imagine this being a smash hit! Check it out › Continue reading

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Saturday, February 28th, 2009 Other 1 Comment

Key to ranking on Google

I’ve been having a think about what actually is the key to ranking on Google and how does this help me with developing my domains… where am I going this blog post? Well, its very hard to mention the phrase domain name industry without being sucked into the huge abyss that is search and online marketing. I mean, what’s the point in having a domain name? So I’m finding myself in a position whereby I believe I should be including more information about search engine optimisation and online marketing and how these tools affect the domain name industry and domain development as a whole. Because lets face it, I don’t buy domain names to do nothing with them, I buy them because I feel they should be developed into a tangible asset, a brand if you will, in their own right. But to unlock their potential your must find the key to ranking on Google. › Continue reading

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Saturday, February 28th, 2009 Online Marketing & SEO No Comments

Top 10 domain name sales WE 22nd Feb 2009

So here I go again (on my own!) sorry, a bit of Whitesnake on the mind. Anyway it’s that time of the week again to report on the top 10 domain name sales for the last week that have been reported from around the globe, and a chance for me to give my intellectually stimulating review of each. With out further ado, here is a fresh top 10 after some great six-figures sales were acheived. › Continue reading

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Saturday, February 28th, 2009 Domain Name Sales 1 Comment

Domain names and SEM video

I’ve been doing some research into finding a simple yet quality video that clearly explains the benefits of domain names from an SEM (search engine marketing) point of view. I think this about sums it up, so a big thank you to Aaron Wall at seobook.com for taking the time to create this free video. › Continue reading

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Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Nuggets Of Gold No Comments

Your name dot com

You know what has really annoyed me, the fact I never registered Gary Taylor dot com! If you suffer from the similar handicap to me of having a really common name and sharing it with global musicians and worlds strongest men etc…you simply have to settle for a not quite so good TLD. I’ve got garytaylor.info, but do you know what?…I just don’t like the sound of .info domains. So I don’t use it…rant over.

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Monday, February 23rd, 2009 Domain Names No Comments

About Me

Gary Taylor


Hi, I'm Gary Taylor. I have bought and sold domain names since 2002. In January 2008 I won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Midlands Business Awards. I have been featured on sites like Mortgage Strategy, speak at events like Think Visibility and SAScon and develop sites like Rottweilers.co.uk and South Africa. I am a Director of One Result and head up all aspects of SEO, Project Management and Internal Operations. I live in Birmingham with my dog Alfie and love to play the guitar. You can follow me on Twitter or connect with me on Linked In.