Domain Development
ME.UK Domain Names. Putting To Bed The Stigma
There has never been more stigma around a domain name extension (apart from .mobi, perhaps) than with .me.uk domain names. In my experience, UK domainers simply don’t attach any value to this extension. Certainly the black sheep of the .co.uk, .org.uk and .me.uk family. However like I did with .mobi earlier this year – selling one in January this year for £3,500 – featured on DNJournal.com. I intend to prove the majority of haters wrong.
So let’s get something straight before we kick this off. Domain name extension doesn’t matter when it comes to SEO. A good UK keyword domain will rank just as well as any other. Co.uk, Org.uk and Me.uk are all equals in the SERPs.
It is funny how there is a certain snobbery within the UK domainer scene that co.uk is THE domain name extension. Certainly for resale value I agree, but when it comes to developing domain names to rank in the search engines, for what ever purpose, let’s get real it doesn’t matter. So let’s put it to the test and get a .me.uk domain name ranking with the minimum effort possible and put the stigma to bed once and for all.
Domain Development: Finish What You Start
My memory is terrible at times. The inspiration for this post was given to me by someone I spoke to the other day, or something I saw someone mention on Twitter…I don’t really know. However it was a valid point and I wouldn’t be writing about it at 3:22am on a Sunday morning if it wasn’t.
Why am I up so late? (or early depending on which way you look at it) Well my dog, Alfie, is poorly and has been sick everywhere and now that he has finally got settled I am wide awake. So I turn on the Mac and begin to write a post about domain name development and why you should always finish what you start. › Continue reading
My 3D Ready TV Domains progress
So I have spent another couple of hours setting up my Amazon affiliate links for 3DReadyTV.co.uk. At the moment there are only a handful of TVs available on their platform but it is enough to get the site off the ground content-wise so that I can begin some link building. The main idea being hear that I get the site ranking and generating traffic. Once this is happening I can then start to play around more with the products in terms of placement, affiliate programs etc to increase conversion rates. › Continue reading
3dReadyTV.co.uk page layout uploaded
A QUICK UPDATE: I have just spent the last couple of hours preparing the basics of the page layout for 3dReadyTV.co.uk. I have come to the conclusion that I need to have a handful of “featured TVs” and the use the rest of the site to bulk up the content. I have made the template relatively simple for the moment until I research the affiliate programs for the TVs themselves.
Once I have the affiliate links sorted out I can then finish loading the rest of the graphics and content before starting a link building campaign, which will include some directory submissions, articles and blog posts. › Continue reading
3D Ready TV Domain Test
True Story: In December of 2008 I was lying in a hospital bed at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. I had been there for almost two months after suffering from acute liver failure (not alcohol related I might add.) Now there’s not much you can do in a hospital 3 days before Christmas, but read and go on the internet, of which I was doing a lot…
However, 5 days previous to this I had been reading a press release in The Guardian announcing Sky’s plans to launch 3D Ready TV. Doing a little more reading I shortly found Sky’s original press release announcing their plans to launch their 3D TV package at some point in 2010. › Continue reading
About Me
Hi, I'm Gary Taylor. I have been developing domain names since 2002. In 2008 I won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Midlands Business Awards. I am an industry blogger and have recently spoken at conferences like ThinkVisibility.com and SAScon.co.uk. 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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