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Our Domainer’s Community is powered by Mixx an amazing social media and link sharing portal that has rapidly grown in size and popularity over the last year.  The interface is clean, beautiful, quite simple to use and packed with great features like member messaging, tagging, photo and video display, secure voting, message boards, comments and more.

Sign Up For Your Chance to WIN!

The first 50 members to join the Domainer’s Community and comment below on this announcement will be put into a prize giveaway drawing for 2 free domain name registrations at GoDaddy and a copy of “The Domain Game” book!

Comment below with your member username for your chance to win!

• 2 Domain Registrations from GoDaddy.com
• 1 Copy of David Kesmodel’s new book “The Domain Game“

Competitors Lack Many Important Features

Currently the domain industry has three sources which aggregate and deliver domain news.

• DNHour – A website powered by the Pligg script which is plagued by spam links and has virtually no organization or social features. Voting can easily be duped by deleting cookies or voting on different computers.
• Domaining.com – An excellent resource for top domain blogs, but lacks versatility, customization, voting and commentary.
• Discussion Forums – Rarely updated and often only displaying the biggest news items.

The Domainer’s Community is fulfilling the need for a one-stop stable and easy to use domain industry news source.  Please join us and contribute your favorite domaining resources, news, photos and videos.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Domainer’s News & Media Sharing Community Goes Live!

It’s not everyday that a company hands out $50 to anyone willing to take it, but today is one of those days!  Facebook is holding a private promotion for their innovative advertising system.  Advertising on Facebook allows you to target very specific niches, age groups, interests, gender, religion, political views and much more.

How to Claim Your Free $50 Credit Code

Naturally, I don’t want this free $50 code to get in the wrong hands or spread like a wild fire, so I have published instructions for redeeming your free $50 credit on the DotSauce Forums in this private thread.  You must first register a username before you can view the private forums.

This code expires on July 7th, so act now!  Registration only takes a minute and you will find many more coupons, discounts and tons of domaining resources, scripts, software and free services.

Domainers Are Taking Over Facebook

Thank you to Omar for sharing this news with me. Omar runs two successful Facebook groups that you should definitely  check out:
Internet Marketing Strategies and the Facebook Domain Name Network.

If you would like more information on the domain industry’s presence on Facebook, please check out this article, “Facebook: Social Domaining” for a list of groups and applications relevant to domainers.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Free $50 Credit for Facebook Advertising!

When selling domain names you need to consider what goes through the mind of potential buyers.  Almost all domain sales marketplaces allow domain sellers to list multiple domain names for sale, be it domain forum posts, classified listings, email newsletters or auctions.

Large amounts of domain names in a single place can be overwhelming to a buyer.  Even if they find value in several of your names they may be unwilling to make a decision on a specific few and let’s face it, they are not going to buy them all.

This idea can apply to almost any industry.  The fewer options a user has to pick from the better chance they will actually make a purchase.

The phenomenon can be attributed to a buyer’s time spent browsing or shopping.  We all have the equivalent attention span of a goldfish on the internet.  A buyer can easily find 1 or 2 names in a list of 10 very quickly and make an offer or purchase.

Give it a try, start posting sales listings with 10-15 names instead of 50-100.  And it should go without saying that your short list of names must be of good quality and decently priced.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Domain Name Sales Tip: Less is More

In honor of geeky fathers everywhere and their clueless children, here is a fool-proof Father’s Day gift guide for dad’s who like gadgets, computers, and websites.

1. Domain Names!

(Price: $8+) It’s obvious Dad would love a cool domain name. However, we don’t recommend picking it out for him. Buy a gift certificate at GoDaddy and let Dad work his magic registering some awesome .COM names.

2. New 3G iPhone

(Price: $199 on July 11th) Dad will have to wait a month for his present but this marvel of gadgety goodness will absolutely be worth it. The new 3G network iPhone is much faster browsing the web and much cheaper than the original iPhone.

3. Designer T-Shirts

(Price: $12) Not only are designer shirts at Threadless.com cheap, but they are high quality, often hilarious, professional designs. Make Dad unique and stylish with a couple of Threadless tees.

4. Tech Magazines

(Price: Free!) Dad doesn’t have to know that these cool print magazines are free to subscribe to. Sign up to have Modern Domainer and Website Magazine delivered to Dad’s doorstep for some quality reading material.

5. Deluxe Mini-Fridge + Warmer Combo

(Price: $99) There is no doubt Dad will enjoy this expertly perfected deluxe mini-fridge that doubles as a food warmer. This has a digital display, holds a 6-pack of your favorite liquid in a can and is silent!

6. Optimus Maximus Keyboard

(Price: $1,589) Dad would probably cut his pinky finger off to own one of these keyboards. Save Dad’s pinky and buy him this heavenly keyboard from ThinkGeek. I’m not even going to go into detail… check out the video below.

7. “The Domain Game” Book

(Price: $20) This newly released book by David Kesmodel has been receiving some great reviews. Help Dad build up your inheritance money! Buy The Domain Game, How People Get Rich From Internet Domain Names.

8. Ties Suck!

(Price: $25) This stylin’ 100% silk tie has a secret message. Should you decode the binary pattern you will soon find why this tie is named “Ties Suck” Buy it at ThinkGeek. Turn Dad into a real non-conformist.

9. 500 GB Hard Drive

(Price: $95) Yes you read correctly, 500 gigs of storage space squeezed into a Seagate 7200 RPM 3.5″ drive of the SATA variety with a 16MB cache for less than $100 bucks. Do you know anyone with a 500 GB hard drive? Make your dad that guy!

10. Moo.com Printed Goods

(Price: $10+) Go beyond the gift card. Design amazing printed products at Moo.com or buy a gift certificate and let Dad design his own MiniCards, PostCards, StickerBooks, NoteCards and more. The real amazing thing about Moo’s service is the ability to print 100 different images on 100 different cards at no extra cost.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Top 10 Gifts for the Dot Com Dad

Are you ready to market your domain names to the whole world? Here are the most popular forum communities, online auctions and social networks to maximize exposure to your domain and website sales.

Be sure to let them know DotSauce sent you!

Forums

NamePros – The industries largest domaining community.

DNForum – Popular domain forum requiring paid membership.

DotSauce – Our own private community has a forum marketplace.

DomainState – Yet another highly popular domain forum community.

SitePoint – A leader in website auctions also allows domain sales.

V7N – Popular webmaster forums features domain sales forum.

DigitalPoint – Long time webmaster forum also has domain sales.

WebHostingTalk – Long time web hosting and webmaster forums.

Webmaster-Talk – Sell domains in a fashion similar to SitePoint.

AcornDomains – Popular domain forum specializing in .CO.UK sales.

DNLodge – Great domainer specific community.

NamesLot – Another domainer specific forum.

dnScoop – Popular web developer and domainer forums.

FreeHostForum – Webmaster forum featuring domain sales.

WebsiteAuctionHub – Forum community specifically for sales.

WebsiteAds – Another forum mainly for domain and website sales.

Auctions

BQB – A new marketplace for short domain names.

SnapNames – The leader in domain backorders also offers sales listings.

eBay – Large audience of domain buyers and sellers. (Listing Fees)

Afternic – One of the leaders in aftermarket domain sales. (Membership Fee)

TDNAM – GoDaddy’s popular aftermarket sales. (Listing Fees)

Sedo – One of the leaders in aftermarket domain sales. (Listing Fees)

FlipSquare – A new website and domain marketplace.

Social Networks

Synergy Domain Club – A new social network for domainers.

Facebook Domain Marketplace – Domain sales board on Facebook.

GeoDomainer – Another new social network for domainers.

The Domain Name Network – Soon to feature domain auctions.

Did we miss something?

Please leave a comment below with any suggestions!

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

27 Great Marketplaces for Selling Your Domain Names (and Websites)

Are you ready to market your domain names to the whole world? Here are the most popular forum communities, online auctions and social networks to maximize exposure to your domain and website sales.

Be sure to let them know DotSauce sent you!

Forums

NamePros – The industries largest domaining community.

DNForum – Popular domain forum requiring paid membership.

DotSauce – Our own private community has a forum marketplace.

DomainState – Yet another highly popular domain forum community.

SitePoint – A leader in website auctions also allows domain sales.

V7N – Popular webmaster forums features domain sales forum.

DigitalPoint – Long time webmaster forum also has domain sales.

WebHostingTalk – Long time web hosting and webmaster forums.

Webmaster-Talk – Sell domains in a fashion similar to SitePoint.

AcornDomains – Popular domain forum specializing in .CO.UK sales.

DNLodge – Great domainer specific community.

NamesLot – Another domainer specific forum.

dnScoop – Popular web developer and domainer forums.

FreeHostForum – Webmaster forum featuring domain sales.

WebsiteAuctionHub – Forum community specifically for sales.

WebsiteAds – Another forum mainly for domain and website sales.

Auctions

BQB – A new marketplace for short domain names.

SnapNames – The leader in domain backorders also offers sales listings.

Moniker Marketplace – An established venue for online domain auctions.

eBay – Large audience of domain buyers and sellers. (Listing Fees)

Afternic – One of the leaders in aftermarket domain sales. (Membership Fee)

TDNAM – GoDaddy’s popular aftermarket sales. (Listing Fees)

Sedo – One of the leaders in aftermarket domain sales. (Listing Fees)

FlipSquare – A new website and domain marketplace.

Social Networks

Synergy Domain Club – A new social network for domainers.

Facebook Domain Marketplace – Domain sales board on Facebook.

GeoDomainer – Another new social network for domainers.

The Domain Name Network – Soon to feature domain auctions.

Conferences & Live Auctions

DomainFEST – The largest gathering of domain industry professionals.

TRAFFIC – Another popular conference featuring live auctions.

DomainRoundTable – An established domain industry conference.

DomainerMeeting – Domain conference and live auction held in Paris.

Moniker Live Auctions – Host to several premier live domain auctions.

Did we miss something?

Please leave a comment below with any suggestions!

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

33 Great Marketplaces for Selling Your Domain Names (and Websites)

“Bounce Rate” is when a person visits a page on your website and then immediately clicks through to a different website. As webmasters we would love for people to browse several pages of our website and explore our content in depth. This then gives us more of a chance to impress the visitor so that they may subscribe and visit again, more page impressions and essentially more revenue.

Here are some tips for reducing bounce rate on your websites and improving the experience for your visitors.

Watch a Friend Browse Your Site

Ask a friend or family member to browse your website casually while you look over their shoulder. This can be extremely beneficial as it helps you see things you may have overlooked. Don’t give them any direction other than to explore the site as they want. You may be surprised how they choose to navigate and what areas they completely ignore.

Analyzing Visitor Statistics

I highly recommend using an advanced statistics logging software such as Google Analytics. This can provide you with an easy to read view of your most popular pages, where people are coming from and what they are clicking on. By getting into the mindset of your visitors you can optimize your navigation and content to be user friendly.

Study Common Exit Pages

Google Analytics provides data on “Top Exit Pages.” These are the pages where the majority of your visitors are leaving your website from. Sometimes this is normal, such as when you are referring a popular product or service elsewhere on the web. Other times you may want to question why that page is causing people to leave your website.

Optimize Your Home Link

A link to your home page should be prominently displayed in your navigation bar. Make it very easy to find, highly visible and keep it in the same location on every page. This link is essentially your visitors way of finding more of your content after landing on one of your sub-pages or individual articles.

Optimize Your About Page

This is probably the most important page you can have on your website. A reliable statistic that I have now lost but remember quite well informed me that an “About” link is the most visited page after a first-time visitor lands on your website. Tell a little bit about who you are and what content can be found on your website, highlight some of your best content areas and articles, and provide contact information. Here are some more tips from ProBlogger about creating an about page.

User Friendly Navigation

Provide your visitors with a clean and prominent navigation system. It has been found that a horizontal bar at the top of your page works best. If you have to use a list style format in you sidebar that is alright, but make it simple, short and sweet. If you have alot of content to navigate it is important to use category labels for your navigation, this prevents the user from having to scan an entire list of page names and improves usability.

Heat Mapping Software

Heat Mapping is essentially a way to visually view what links and areas your visitors are clicking on. CrazyEgg software provides a free heat mapping account which allows you to track up to 5000 visits per month. This is a simple way to observe what areas of your site need improvement.

Hope these tips and tricks helped you out with your websites!

Got something to add?
Your comments and suggestions are greatly appreciated.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Reducing Bounce Rate and Increasing Website Usability

My buddy Russel Rockefeller pointed out some interesting news today about a change in Google search results. Many, including myself, have confirmed that Google search results are now case sensitive. I don’t know how long this has been in effect, but many developers and marketers are surprised and concerned about the impact this may have on their business.

Check out the results yourself. Searches for “Domain Industry” and “domain industry” return similar websites, but rankings are changed up significantly. Other keywords and phrases have even more dramatic changes.  Oddly enough, this documentation on Google clearly states that search results are not case-sensitive.

There is speculation that this may be an attempt to serve more accurate results. For example if someone was to search for “widget” it would be assumed they are looking for a thing. But, when someone searches for “Widget” they may be looking for a company or specific product.

How will this affect search engine optimization and marketing? Will marketers now need to write copy with varying capitalization of keywords and phrases? I guess we will have to wait and hear what Google has to say if anything.

This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

Google Searches Now Case Sensitive

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This article is from DotSauce Magazine – The Domain Industry’s HOTTEST Publication!

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