Having A Face for Web Videos

Having a face made for video would be nice, but what if you don’t?
If you have a face made for online video but, behind the face is a void, then what?
Okay, so you’re blessed with a face that the camera and audience loves, and you’ve got an IQ score that would look impressive on [...]

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Paying To Get Paid To Write – RealWritingJobs or UnrealWritingJobs

What’s wrong with this picture.
First, the “Terms of Service”:
Membership requires a 10 DAY $2.95 risk free trial. During this time, you have the opportunity to cancel your membership with REALWRITINGJOBS.COM to avoid the continuation of service and the monthly fee of $47. You will be billed the $47 on the (11th) day after you sign [...]

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Why Microsites Suck Except Sometimes

Vanessa Fox, ex-Google employee, has put the smack down on microsites with an article entitled Microsites. A Bad Idea Most of the Time.
First, note her qualifier:
I find microsites a bad idea most of the time. Sometimes they are a great idea. Although the more of them you have, the less likely this is the case.
Her [...]

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Reputation Management 101 – The Viral Effects of Disappointing Influencers

I just initiated a thread at the WebmasterWorld Domain Name Forum, where I am one of the moderators, entitled Moniker.com Now Down For About 19 Hours
One of my fellow WebmasterWorld volunteers, Tedster, just commented as follows:
In the past I recommended Moniker’s services every time the opportunity came up. Now I need to re-think, because any [...]

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How Would I Ever Know How Great Your Domain Is If You Didn’t Tell Me?

Read the title again.
Any questions?
Still don’t get it?
Then you really should find another line of work.
Inserting this < >>> or !!!!!!!Example.com!!!!!!!!!!!! in a domain name forum subject line is just a waste of bytes and screen space.
Likewise, inserting superlatives into a subject line such as “REALLY GREAT!” or “SUPER OPPORTUNITY” will never transform [...]

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How to Effectively Inquire About Buying a Domain Name

I’ve been teaching others about “How to Buy a Domain Name from a Private Owner” for years, by answering related questions posed at WebmasterWorld.com, where I moderate the Domain Name Forum.
Despite my best efforts it appears the world hasn’t yet learned how to do it, so allow me to outline my view on the best [...]

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Converted Leads and Domain Name Aftermarket Values

If you haven’t read any of my posts at WebmasterWorld.com, where I moderate the Domain Name Forum, I suggest you start by reading what I’ve written about determining an aftermarket value of domain names based upon the value of the sales, customer or client leads the domain generates.
Basically I’ve called this model (I think [...]

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Poker.org Sale For $1,000,000. a Bellweather?

Mike Berkens, the lead auther of the website The Domains, asks the question “Is The Sale Of Poker.Org For $1M A Game Changer?”
His answer? “We Say Yes”.
I hold a few .Org domains so the sale and the commentary naturally drew my attention.
Arguing that any single aftermarket domain name sale lifts all gTLD associated (.Org gTLD) [...]

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Domain Development Necessity Versus Dreams

I surrender. To necessity. To practicality. To reality.
I’m choosing to develop certain domains because there is more money “in them”, i.e. the monetization potential of the domain names is inherent in the domain itself. I’m talking finance, insurance, law, etc. . . not the arts. I’m also not talking long term development potential. I’m talking [...]

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Want to Own a Domain Name Forum?

DomainState.com , a domain name forum where I have been a member for years (CrankyOldMan – if the nic fits, register it and wear it humbly) – is being put up for sale by the current 3 administrators.
DomainState has always been a free reg forum, unlike DNForum, and is run without advertising. The membership includes [...]

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