Archive for June, 2010
Keyword Domains and Mini Sites
Today I have started my presentation for ThinkVisibility.com in September. With 68 days to go I wanted to be well prepared, seeing as though it will be the first time I have spoken at the event. › Continue reading
Fly Fishing Books Domain Development Part 4
Since my last Fly Fishing Books post the other week , I have progressed nicely down the domain development road and finished with a great looking mini-site. I have added a full banner across the top of the page, finished off the CSS, which I have actually down on the same file, rather than separate it and changed the layout of the Google Adsense in an attempt to maximise CTR (Click Through Rate.)
After finishing the site I submitted it to Google and also built a few links from various other sites (directories and forums.) A few days has passed by since then and the site appeared today on its first index on the front page of Google for “fly fishing books.” › Continue reading
Guest speaker at Think Visibility
It’s that time of year again folks! The Think Visibility conference is coming to town. Based in Leeds, UK the Think Visibility conferences are a superb gathering of industry experts and new-comers covering Search, Affiliates, Social Media, Domains, Accessibility, Usability and everything in between, if you want to make more of your website, you’ll find a talk that suits you. The conference is on Saturday 4th of September 2010 at the Alea Casino Conference Arena and yes you guessed it, I will be speaking about domains there this year after being unable to attend the last 3 events due to poor diary planning on my behalf and an MRI scan too, which I surely can’t be blamed for?! 
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Fly Fishing Books Part 3
And so here we are, part 3 of my Fly Fishing Books domain development series of posts. This week I have spent 2 hours getting to the next stage of the build, which means I have spent 2.5hrs altogether on the site. You can now see that the basic content and monetisation tools are in place, a banner has been added and the domain is now starting to resemble an online book store of some sort. › Continue reading
About Me
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.
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