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Before You Register a Domain Name for Your New Online Business...
By Gerardas Norkus
Recently I made a mistake that may cost a great deal of traffic to
my new web site.
Let me explain...
I studied so many books about Internet marketing over the last
couple of years that I decided to start a new web site, and share my
knowledge and experience with other fellow Internet marketers.
Since I read lots of information about search engine optimization (SEO),
I intended to optimize all of my web pages for search engines from
the beginning on, expecting Google to be my number one source of
traffic in the near future.
I did an extensive keyword research using WordTraker, made a
blueprint for my product and article pages, and the time has come to
choose a great domain name for my new project.
I went to GoDaddy, the famous domain name registrar, tried this and
that, and finally came up with a beautiful domain name related to
Internet marketing - netmarketingstrategies.com
You probably know that Internet marketing is a very competitive
niche, so I was glad that this domain name was still available. I
registered it immediately.
My site was up and running in 48 hours. Now I needed some fresh web
content, and to get indexed by major search engines as soon as
possible.
So, I spent a week or two writing search engine optimized content
for my new online business.
I usually don't submit my new web sites to search engines for
indexing. I prefer when my sites are found on other web sites and
get spidered automatically.
One of the easiest ways to have a link to a web site from other
sites is by writing and distributing high quality articles. So, I
wrote an article about two-tier affiliate programs and submitted it
to major article directories.
Within a couple of days I searched for my article title in Google
and noticed that it did great. Publishers liked my article and they
were publishing it on their web sites and newsletters.
I expected my home page to get indexed very fast.
Time went.
Each week I searched Google to see if my site has already got
indexed. It didn't.
I decided to see if my domain has been spidered by other major
search engines. Yes, both Yahoo and MSN got it. So, what went wrong?
Why Google won't index my home page?
Here's what I think went wrong: my further investigation showed that
the domain name had already been used by another webmaster and had
been expired half a year ago when I registered it. It seems that the
previous domain name owner was using unfair search engine
optimization strategies and his web site was banned by Google.
I sent a request to Google explaining the situation and asking to
lift the ban from my web site. I am not sure if they will listen and
help me.
I am ready to register a new domain name in a few weeks time if I
still cannot get my site indexed by Google.
So, don't make the same mistake I did... If you intend to optimize
your new web site in order to receive traffic from Google and other
search engines, make sure to check out if a domain name you've
selected for your online business is not banned by Google before
registering it.
About the Author
Gerardas Norkus has been marketing online since 1997. Take advantage
of his battle tested Internet marketing strategies that could
quietly make you huge profits every single month. Take 7-part e-mail
course at:
http://www.netmarketingstrategies.com
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