Google has just launched an innovative new service that aims to monetize web content by providing crowdsourced consumer surveys for businesses. Google Consumer Surveys will connect brands wishing to collect consumer information to publishers wanting to monetize premium content. Publishers will be able to host consumer surveys that will be presented to visitors as a … Continue Reading
Advertising, Blogging, Google, Marketing
Pete Cashmore, Founder of Mashable was recently interviewed by Bloomberg (Video embedded below). Cashmore reported that Mashable now receives 50 million page-views per month, and has gained an incredible increase of 10 million in the span of 1 month. The publication is branching out to multiple news areas of interest to online readers beyond Technology … Continue Reading
Advertising, Blogging, Current Events, Internet
I created the Domain Name Marketplace group on Facebook over three years ago. Today, Facebook has provided the option for original group pages to upgrade to the fancy new version of social groups. Domain sales exposure in the old version was decent; as members visited the page the top listings would be seen. With the … Continue Reading
Advertising, Domain Industry, Domain Marketplaces, Domain Names, Domain Sales, Facebook, Social
I was pleasantly surprised this afternoon to receive notice that a domain had sold through GoDaddy’s Premium Listings service. After logging in to check out the sale, I noticed something new; Recommended Pricing. I’m not sure how long this feature has been live. I don’t recall seeing it before and the earliest I can find someone … Continue Reading
Advertising, Domain Industry, Domain Marketplaces, Domain Names, Domain Sales, Registrars
I have kept an eye on new monetization opportunities and the recovery of the Pay-Per-Click (PPC) industry for some time. You may be surprised to hear that I have not parked a single domain name in years. I decided to challenge myself this week to design a dream parking page; the ideal website framework for … Continue Reading
Advertising, Affiliate Marketing, Domain Industry, Domain Names, Parked Domains, SEO, Web Design, Web Development
An email list is one of the most effective ways to sell domain names over time. The biggest domain brokers in the world like Rick Latona, Sedo and BuyDomains all have something in common, they have the biggest email lists. Being able to reach out directly to hundreds or thousands of people at a time … Continue Reading
Advertising, Branding, Internet, Marketing, Scripts & Software, Tools & Resources
An independent study shows inspiring results for .CO domain owners. Bryan Marble is an entrepreneur working on a group travel startup. He decided to put his domain name ideas to the test using sponsored text-ad split-testing and by asking people their domain preference. The online usability study pitted GrpTrp.com against GroupTrip.co and the results speak for themselves. … Continue Reading
Advertising, Branding, ccTLD, Domain Names, TLDs
MediaPost recently published findings from a new study on paid-search (PPC) ad spending by JP Morgan. The analysts expect to see a 20% growth in revenue for 2011. This is great news after years of earnings in decline. Credit for the boom is given mainly to a rise in international search volume. The United States … Continue Reading
Advertising, Google, Google AdSense, Internet, Marketing, Parked Domains, Search Engines
In a recent announcement about the AdWords Keyword Tool coming out of beta, Google has finally revealed information which explains the significant decrease in search volume data. Domainers like to review Global and Local monthly search volume data for expired domain research, aftermarket valuations and more. It’s an excellent resource for getting a first impression … Continue Reading
Advertising, Expired Domains, Google, Search Engines, Traffic
When it comes to online advertising, those in the know seem to be confident that Facebook will soon launch it’s own display advertising network and open it up to third party publishers. Chris Dixon, co-founder of Hunch.com, has shared his thoughts and some interesting insight into the two different types of online advertising at play. 1. … Continue Reading
Advertising, Blogging, Facebook, Google AdSense, Marketing
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