It seems like I just did a this and that post not all that long ago.. Oh well, not much free time today to blog, but here was what I was up to.

~ I was working on some SEO via my blog today. Lot’s of things to learn, but many things make sense what I was reading and trying to apply to DotWeekly.com . If you want to read some PREMO info on SEO for WordPress, Yoast.com and this SEO post are well worth your time and the read. 1 hour video if you wish to watch then read.

~ After reading about SEO a little bit, here is something Aaron Wall wrote that will make you want to improve your SEO. The article is titled: How Much Money is a Top Google Ranking Worth? It will take you a bit to read it, but it’s well worth the read for anybody that owns a site or is thinking about building one. A lot of great examples with proven facts.

The article shows you right off the bat the traffic difference between ranking #5 and #1 on Google. (which happens to be 8.5 Times the amount of traffic) 6,000 uniques at #5 and 50,000 @ #1… Again, both links above are well worth the read.

~ Lot’s of chat about the Bido.com auction today and the lack of quality of domains listed lately. The domain MyEntitlement.com sold for $2 USD. BuyCheaply.com sold for $16 on last Friday, DressOrganic.com for $55 and HipHopPhotography.com for $28. I think the prices speak volumes of the quality. I’m sure the quality will pick up, as Bido has a great plateform in place… the domains just need to get better and be consistant.

~ BuyExpiringDomains.com is getting a Full new look and should be ready within a couple days. Pretty excited about rolling it out. I gave Vessio.com another shot and Mike is pulling through as he did before the back log problems awhile back. I will let you know soon when it’s ready. Sneak Peak to the right… New colors, new functions etc.

~ I have heard many times when Domaining.com had went to a pay site and then back and then a pay site and then back (LOL) that if a Donate button would be added, people would use it…. Well, I put up a Donate Button on the upper right part of DotWeekly.com and so far I have had One (1) person donate. So I think those who think Donate buttons are a way of making some $$$ on a free site, it doesn’t work.

I have a very hard time making $$$ with banner ads as well. I do get some clicks, but they do not seem to turn into $ all that much. In text links seem to do the best, but still really do not do much. Advertising seems to be the best way to make $$ on a site, but it is a strong commitment to have paying advertisers I must say.

I have a new little trick that I may give a shot pretty quickly. It will be something along the lines of  "Let Me, Help you" to give you a hint. Advertising, but in a different way.

~ Twitter.com was down a lot today but what can you expect from an extremely popular "free" site. It won’t be long and I think Twitter will no longer be free or Google or Facebook will purchase it. I think people would actually pay a small fee $5-$15 per month to use it. That’s if they were smart, they would pay to use it. It needs some improvements… I hate replying and the person reading a reply has NO Clue on what you are replying about. Same thing if somebody replies to one of your tweets.

~ WeddingPicture.com ends tomorrow at Afternic auction. The domain name WILL sell. I sent it to auction at Afternic.com on a $1,500 offer. You can see the auction here: http://www.afternic.com/name.php?id=20543445 . If you visit WeddingPicture.com you will notice it goes directly to the auction listing…. Not a bad idea if you are selling a similar domain

~ I added prices to all my domain names via Sedo.com after I wrote about How to list a domain on Sedo with a Price That took a bit of time, as I had to sync listing prices but I hope it pays off with increased offers and sales.

Pretty busy day! Hope you had a good one! Feel free to post a Comment, I look forward to chatting.