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Why The New gTLDs Matter to Me

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Elliot Silver

November 7, 2013

As someone who runs a website in the domain investing space, the new gTLD domain names will likely lead to advertising revenue opportunities. I don’t have any open banner spots nor do I have plans to add banner space, but at some point in the future, I assume there will be new gTLD advertising inquiries. That aside, new gTLDs matter to me as a domain investor, and I want to discuss why that’s the case.

In the next year or two, we are going to see most major domain registrars marketing new gTLDs to customers. I think we will see

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October 29, 2013

I received an email from Google this evening to let me know that I can now use a custom URL for my Google+ profile. The email had a subject of “Get a custom URL for your Google+ profile,” and the email said “You’re now eligible for a unique Google+ custom URL.”

My new custom url for Google+ is google.com/+ElliotSilver. I was able to change it from a long url made up of a bunch of random numbers and letters, so this is an improvement. Although Google reserved this particular url for me, I was permitted to request a different url, but I like the one that was selected for me.

There are a few rules that people who use custom urls will need to follow. These rules, found on

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Elliot Silver

October 26, 2013

Name in Meta Title I have a question for Google’s Matt Cutts, and I am going to post it here on the off chance he sees this article. Even if Matt doesn’t happen to see this article, I am hopeful someone else can let me know how I can resolve the issue.

Ever since changing my blog’s domain name from ElliotsBlog.com to DomainInvesting.com, I have noticed that Google is adding my name (Elliot Silver) to the meta title of my blog posts in search results. I use the Yoast SEO plugin to help manage my meta tags, but Google doesn’t seem to be paying attention to what I would like the title to read.

Up until today, the meta title was

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Elliot Silver

September 18, 2013

According to a blog post from Google today, “Google today announced Calico, a new company that will focus on health and well-being, in particular the challenge of aging and associated diseases.” Google CEO Larry Page also announced the new company on his Google Plus page.

To me, the most interesting aspect of this news is that the exact match domain name for this company, Calico.com, is owned by technology giant Oracle. I did some research and here’s how it appears Oracle came to own Calico.com:

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Elliot Silver

August 27, 2013

I’ve used the external Google Adwords Keyword Tool (GAKT) for many years to research keyword metrics before buying keyword domain names. Not only did the GAKT let me know the approximate number of monthly searches for specific keywords and terms, but it also suggested similar search terms. I know many domain investors used GAKT for research, and Google has killed it off.

When I visited GAKT this morning, I was sent to a page with the following message at the top “Keyword Planner has replaced Keyword Tool.” The page explained how the Keyword Planner tool is taking over for the Google Adwords Keyword Tool.

I learned about this change a few months ago when Google announced that it would be happening. The company didn’t set a date for GAKT’s demise, but apparently this happened very recently.

Prior to GAKT, I used the Overture Keyword Tool, and that tool was taken down by Yahoo several years ago. With that in mind, I am sure I will figure out how the Keyword Planner tool will be helpful to my research, and hopefully it will be an improvement over GAKT. Time will tell though.

Good bye GAKT, it was nice knowing you!

Gmail Can Help You Identify a Buyer

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Elliot Silver

March 26, 2013

I use Gmail for a number of reasons, primarily because it stores all of my email and is simple to search through tens of thousands of emails nearly instantly. It’s inexpensive to use, and setting up it on various domain names is a cinch.

Did you know that Gmail can also be a great tool to identify someone who inquired about your domain name, even if you’ve never had any dealings with the person before?

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Why The New gTLDs Matter to Me

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