Before You Register a Domain Name for Your New Online
Business...
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 knowladge 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 registar, 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
submited 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.