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Domain Names, There Are Some REALLY Good Ones Out There Now

By Frank & Jodi Orlando

Real Estate Broker/Owner with Frank & Jodi Orlando Get Us A Home Realty Atlanta Homes Sale

July 12, 2009 02:07 AM

I have my own way of SEO. Nobody taught me and no"experts" were used. Yet, I have been very successful with our web sites. A good domain name, in my opinion, can help with internet success. Many will argue the name does not matter for SEO purposes, if that is so, why does Google highlight it when searching? That being said.

I started www.AtlantaRelocate.com about 5 years ago. The domain name had expired from another real estate agent. Presto, no Google sandbox effect (Google takes a while before it trusts your site) and instant recognition on the search engines. Now is great time to search these great names. I'm sorry that some folks had to give in, but, business is business.

So check out some names that you thought 3 years ago would never be available. I'm scooping up some great domain names that I thought were unattainable. Whats in a domain name? A LOT! Good Luck!

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Carol Pease

JP & Associates Realtors - Bastrop, TX

CRS, Broker-Associate 512-721-6320

There are some great domains out there and I have made a tidy profit by buying some expiring ones and reselling them. There are a lot of agents who are getting out of the business who just simply let them expire. Anyone know someone who might like "Chattanoogaforeclosures.com." I picked that up a few years ago.

Jul 12, 2009 09:03 AM

Gene Riemenschneider

Home Point Real Estate - Brentwood, CA

Turning Houses into Homes

If I had thought I would have chosen a better one when I started, but I have been buying and starting to use others.

Jul 12, 2009 09:33 AM

Bob & Carolin Benjamin

Benjamin Realty LLC - Gold Canyon, AZ

East Phoenix Arizona Homes

Seems anyone serious about this at all owns a lot of domains -- forgot how many we own but it is a large number.

Jul 12, 2009 11:10 AM

Frank & Jodi Orlando

Frank & Jodi Orlando Get Us A Home Realty Atlanta Homes Sale - Cumming, GA

Rita, it is the simplest least time consuming SEO effort.

Sheila, look for relevance to the web site.

Carol, Godaddy has a website auction.

Gene, Now is the time to look! This is the best situation for names in quite a while...

Jul 12, 2009 11:10 AM

Frank & Jodi Orlando

Frank & Jodi Orlando Get Us A Home Realty Atlanta Homes Sale - Cumming, GA

Bob & Carolin, then this is a great time for you to check your inventory of names.

Jul 12, 2009 11:14 AM

Michelle Hatmaker

Real Living - The Hatmaker Group - Galveston, TX

Houston Galveston Real Estate

A few years ago I became ePRO certified. During the course, I learned a lot about domain names and started buying several. I only have about 40, but keep adding to my list whenever I have a new idea or concept. Domains are a wonderful way to track and monitor advertising, as well. One thing to keep in mind...the National Association of Realtors has strict guidelines about "terms" like REALTOR being used in a domain name. If I remember correctly, that particular word cannot be used in association with a geaographic area, for instance. Additionally, we cannot even own domains that have the term "mls" in them. So, before purchasing domains, it's best to review NAR's guidelines to remain compliant. GoDaddy.com has been a wonderful resource and very helpful in putting together my domain library. Their customer service has always been excellent, and I can set up my account to automatically renew any or all of the domains. I've had a blast just sitting and searching available names. Too bad my budget doesn't allow me to purchase more right now!

Jul 12, 2009 11:20 AM

Frank & Jodi Orlando

Frank & Jodi Orlando Get Us A Home Realty Atlanta Homes Sale - Cumming, GA

Michelle, there are very few things the NAR can get nasty about, you can do almost anything on the internet EXCEPT use the word Realtor in a domain, you are absolutely correct. Ohhh thats a hot spot for them. So, between you and me, I create web pages with the trailer mls_realtor_realty.htm Lol.

Jul 12, 2009 11:27 AM

Bryant Tutas

Tutas Towne Realty, Inc and Garden Views Realty, LLC - Winter Garden, FL

Selling Florida one home at a time

I just canceled about 50 of my domain names last week. Some were pretty good it's just I had had them for yerars and never used them. It was time to drop them. I would think many folks are doing the same thing. So you're right....good time to find good names.

Jul 12, 2009 12:06 PM

Frank & Jodi Orlando

Frank & Jodi Orlando Get Us A Home Realty Atlanta Homes Sale - Cumming, GA

BB, I've done the same, in fact more than once. As we learn the relevance we keep some and drop others. As we learn SEO we come to grips with we think will or not will work. Trial by fire I guess. 5 years ago everyone harped on short and easy to remember, now, it is relevance and who gets there first. I've had to do the same thing, re-think my ideas from a couple years ago.

Jul 12, 2009 12:17 PM

Eric Egeland

RE/MAX SUBURBAN - Libertyville, IL

SFR, e-PRO, CDPE

Thanks for the post.

I too have grabbed some good domain names, there is a lot out there.

Jul 12, 2009 12:31 PM

Rebecca Gaujot, Realtor®

Lewisburg, WV

Lewisburg WV, the go to agent for all real estate

I am on my way to godaddy.com.

Jul 12, 2009 12:34 PM

Frank & Jodi Orlando

Frank & Jodi Orlando Get Us A Home Realty Atlanta Homes Sale - Cumming, GA

Eric, Get them while you can and watch for the next couple years. there WILL be availability.

Jul 12, 2009 12:35 PM

Frank & Jodi Orlando

Frank & Jodi Orlando Get Us A Home Realty Atlanta Homes Sale - Cumming, GA

Rebecca, check www.lewisburghomessale.com if available , BUY IT. If not try www.lewisburghhomesrealestatessale

Jul 12, 2009 12:43 PM

Russ Ravary ~ Metro Detroit Realtor call (248) 310-6239

Real Estate One - Commerce, MI

Michigan homes for sale ~ yesmyrealtor@gmail.com

I need to check out go Daddy. I haven't been there in a while. Never hurts to have a good domain name.

Jul 12, 2009 02:07 PM

Jennifer Fivelsdal

JFIVE Home Realty LLC | 845-758-6842|162 Deer Run Rd Red Hook NY 12571 - Rhinebeck, NY

Mid Hudson Valley real estate connection

Frank and Jodi I suppose you can't have too many domain names. Great idea that some good ones do expire at times, so one should be on the look out.

Jul 12, 2009 03:29 PM

Christine Donovan

Donovan Blatt Realty - Costa Mesa, CA

Broker/Attorney 714-319-9751 DRE01267479 - Costa M

I can see how this could be a great suggestion with people dropping out of the real estate industry. Thanks for the suggestion.

Jul 12, 2009 04:19 PM

Chris Olsen

Olsen Ziegler Realty - Cleveland, OH

Broker Owner Cleveland Ohio Real Estate

Hi Frank and Jodi -- Great tips. Creating relevant content on multiple sites can be a huge drain in time, but if properly done, the benefits can outweigh the costs.

Jul 12, 2009 05:18 PM

Anonymous

John Willis - Willis eTech

I totally agree and have mentioned this before on Active Rain. The domain name is the first and most important thing you should purchase. If you can find one that states your city and business, that' even better.

You can also get additional domain names and either point the DNS (Domain Name Server) to your domain or create a small website with some company information and links to your main website, listings, or what have you. Be careful not to copy the information on your main website word for word though. Be creative.

Take the time to do some research on your possible domain names and look at your competitors.
What are they doing?
Can you do something that "bests" them? i.e. more specific domain name, page titles etc.
Go to their home page, right click (Windows) and select "view source". You can get a lot of valuable information from this technique.

Cheers,

John

Jul 12, 2009 06:39 PM

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Scott Guay

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services PenFed Realty - Ocean Pines, MD

Associate Broker. Ocean City and Ocean Pines MD

A great domain name is priceless. I need to check for others. Also do not forget to register .net also for all you domain names.

Jul 12, 2009 11:35 PM

Frank & Jodi Orlando

Frank & Jodi Orlando Get Us A Home Realty Atlanta Homes Sale - Cumming, GA

Russ, I have about 70 now.

Jennifer, An established name (by someone else) is instant credibility for Google.

Christine, You are welcome.

Chris we get a lot of relo's in our area, you HAVE to have a good Internet presence.

John, you obviously are pretty advanced at this. Yes, I do the same things. I also funnel clients from satellite web site to the main Sites. The longer I can hold them the better the odds,

Scott, Yes take www.atlantahomesrealestatesale.com I can branch off that with communities www.atlantahomesrealestatesale.com/east_lake_golf_club.htm

Jul 13, 2009 01:02 AM