Web Design

Google seems to favour it a lot now, great for small niche sites.

The closer keyword will be the first priority for SE to index your site, so www.prescriptionglassesonline.net is better than cheapprescriptionglasses.net if your keyword is prescription glasses.

Domain name is more important in the first stages of your site… a good domain name will help you to rank higher for that keywords but then is a lot more important the links to your site and your site content

Here is the list of domain registration, renewals and transfer coupon code from major domain registrars. You can save few bucks in domain purchase with just a simple copy paste step. I’ll keep updating and post the list every month to ensure all the coupon are work. Please reply if you have other coupon code that didn’t listed here.

Godaddy.com

CODE: CJCSave10
Description: Save $1
CODE: cjc695dom
Description: $7.15 any .COM domain
CODE: cjcdeal
Description: Get 15% off when order $75 or more

Mydomain.com

CODE: HTMLI.INFO
Description: 15% off of entire order, including domain registration, renewals, transfer, hosting and SSL certificate.
CODE: webmastersave
Description: .net domain at only $6.25 (ICANN fee included)
CODE: 399DOTINFO
Description: New .info domain at only $3.99

Namecheap.com

CODE: summerends
Description: New registration domain for $8.41 (not valid for renewals)

1and1.com

Register a new .us domain at only $2.99
(No Coupon Required)

EuroDns.com

CODE: GOME08
Description: 20% Promotion for the .ME

The one below also worked for me on Friday.
Godaddy:
goxtgi200c .COM (or .NET ?, .org ?)
Worked for $6.85 .com + $0.20 ICANN = $7.05 total

Domain aging starts from when google indexes content, not when the domain was registered. It’s a well known fact that it (or age of backlinks) plays a role in rankings and is mentioned in the google algorithm patents. A site that has a history is less likely to engage in blackhat methods that a brand new domain.

The age influences the sites position in th results. Google gives more credit to the old sites.
As I mentioned the old sites grow easier.

I often go to domaintools(http://www.domaintools.com/) then click on the “suggestions” tab (http://domain-suggestions.domaintools.com/), enter your keyword and then search.

the results will return options for .com .net .org .info .biz .us.

Search engines place high value on the age of domains and the length of registration for a domain name. The age of your site signifies to the search engines that you have some amount of stability and authority.

While at the other hand the length of the domain registration increases your trust to the search engines. The longer the registration the more likely you are to have a trustworthy site. (more…)

POMPANO BEACH, Fla., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ — Moniker, the first and only provider of Domain Asset Management(TM) services, announced today that it will hold an online auction of premium gaming and casino industry domain names during the Casino Affiliate Convention 2007 (CAC 2007), in Macau, China at the Venetian Resort & Casino on November 28 through December 6, 2007. (more…)