This next month I will be working on a new website for Masters Fence Company. Masters Fence Company builds fences, and they do an awesome job. They are installing a vinyl fence in my yard as we speak. I have to say, my fence posts are way straighter than my neighbor that used someone else! They do good quality work. They specialize in all kinds of fences, but mainly install vinyl because that is what most people want anymore. Please be sure to checkout the site: Masters Fence Company and let me know what you think as it progresses. It should look better soon ( today is Oct 16th, 2008 ).

So definitely if you live in the Coeur d alene, Post Falls, Hayden and Stateline area ( pretty much anywhere in North Idaho ), then give them a call at 208-755-1142.

I’m in the middle of re-hashing some of my adsense strategies. I currently have 280 domain names. Some of which are being used for large, web 2.0 projects and others are just sitting waiting for me to develop them. Currently they are all on my own personal parked domain system. I can manage the content on each individual name parked on this system and I only have 1 template file that controls the design across all 200+ websites. This is great because if I need to tweak the design or the adsense layout, I can do it very easily and all from 1 place. However, there are a few problems.

The first problem is that even though my template is really a clean design, it looks just like all the rest of my 200+ parked pages. And, the design is very basic. I cant customize all of the graphics, colors and themes to that individual market. Thus, it might appear to many to be a parked page, and cause them to “bounce”.

So, my new adsense involves this:

Building individual websites

Even though it will be very time intensive, building an individual site will mean that I can customize the look and layout of each design and make it more attractive to users. It also means that I can develop multiple page sites which will definitely make the site appear to be more kosher.

Using eye catching Adsense Ads

After doing a ton of research, I have found that the “blue link” adsense ads work the best because people are already programmed to click on “blue links”. As a student in one of Joel Comm’s classes said, “Its the color people trust”. I hesitate sometimes because it seems like that blue is so bright, but its also what people notice.

Writing Unique/Original Content

I plan on making my 200+ websites worth something. I desire to build trust in my readers. I dont want them to come to the site and feel like its just another adsense revenue site. I want them to come to the site, learn something, and then post links on forums to my sites and tell their friends to visit my sites also. In the end, I will make way more money having quality content. Also, by having quality, unique content, and gaining those links from my trusted followers, I will also be granted favor with search engines.

That is the plan. Does it sound like insanity to try and build up all of those websites? Yes. But here is the thing… I have a heck of a time getting my web design clients to pay for any value I give them in their websites. Everyone wants to be on the web, but nobody wants to pay for a good job. I spend so many hours doing a good job, and coming up with unique, attractive works of art for people only to be paid pennies. If I put just a little of that effort into building unique websites every day, that make me even $10 a month, I will be doing way better for myself, building up my own business and domain name value, and have a great residual income to show for it.

$10 a month multiplied by 200 is…$2000 a month. If I can pull this off, I will do it full time. Only with 1000 domain names.

Choosing the right domain name for your website is critical to your success. I’ve probably registered well over 400 domain names in my life and after throwing away 399.5 junk domain names I can tell you the difference between a good domain name and a bad one. Instead of telling you what you definitely should or should not buy, I will give you some suggestions based on your sites purpose.

1. Personal Sites: Register your name as your domain name. Regardless of if you plan on starting your own website or not, register your name! I registered both my full name and short name, andyisaacson.com and andrewisaacson.com many years ago. If you cannot get your first/last name, try getting your first name/last initial or something easy to remember.
2. Blog Sites: Try to come up with something unique, something catchy. More and more I’m noticing that the big blogs have a unique identity. I would try to avoid putting the word “blog” in my blog domain name. I put the name blog in “Blog of Revenue” because I thought it was catchy. Had it been “Revenue Blog” it might have been kinda cheesy, however, it also might have received better search engine ranking. Some good examples of unique, popular blog names are: engadget, lifehacker, technorati, doshdosh, just to name a few. I helped a friend setup a blog today that will be dedicated to Registered Nurses. We registered the name rnitus.com. Its catchy, short, has to do with “RN’s” and a disease. Perfect.
3. Forum Sites: As with blogs, forums also demand a certain level of a unique/catchy name. However, I think that with forums it is most important to grab the most direct keyword domain name available. You can cover for not having a unique/catchy name with a sweet logo and design. Because so many people are searching directly for “Dodge Dakota Forum”, “Mac Forum”, “Honda Forum”, those are the best domain names to purchase (dodgedakotaforum.com, macforum.com, hondaforum.com). When the “forum” domain name is not available, look for something catchy. To find out what keywords people are using, check out: SEO Book Keyword Suggestion Tool.
4. Ecommerce Sites: A unique/catchy domain name that relates to your product and niche is important. A few good examples of domain names in the Auto Parts industry for example are: AutoAnything.com, AutoPartsWarehouse.com and TruckRacingParts.com. Very descriptive and still catchy. These domain names leave the user with no question as to what the sites might be selling.

www.GoDaddy.com is the only registrar that I will ever use. They have competitive pricing, the best domain name management, and the best customer support that I have used so far. I have used other companies such as Network Solutions, Moniker and Enom in the past and GoDaddy is way better in every area.

In the end, you want a domain name that people can remember. The most important thing is the content you put on your site. Stay tuned and we will get to that shortly.

Do you want to get your business online, but dont know where to start? We can help! Having offered services online and sold product online, we have a good understanding of what does and does not work. If you are trying to get your product online and thinking that you need a shopping cart, it might not be the best idea.

A common misconception: “If I have a shopping cart, people will buy my products on the internet!”

Not necessarily true. Give us a call. We will be able to offer you some good, informed advice to help you make the best decision possible. Dont throw all of your hard earned money away, give a little bit to us instead. You can call us at: 208-755-0538

What makes a good website? I’m finding that more and more people do not understand the basics of a good website. Most people I talk to think that its all about show, lots of moving things and flash-iness. I get asked a lot,

“Do you do flash?”

I always reply,

“No.”

First reason not to do flash websites is they are not search engine friendly. Adobe and Google are working on making Flash search engine friendly, but it will probably be a while and probably will never have the potential like a good standard css/html site.

As an internet marketer, and not just a “web designer”, I often have to rely on my websites and projects to sell in order to bring income. In other words with many of the websites I build, if the product or service is not selling, I dont make anything. In fact, in internet marketing I often loose money if the website is not doing a good job at selling. This has made me one of the best and most practical website designers that anyone could hire. In all humbleness.

Some things to think about when building a website:

1. Is my website distracting?
2. Are people finding what they are looking for immediately? (product/service information, phone numbers, a way to buy)
3. Is there anything preventing a potential customer from making a purchase?

Those are just a few things to think about. The best kind of site you can build is simple. Make it attractive to the eye, but not distracting. Make sure that its easy for people to use, and to get the information they came there for.

Flash type sites may look cool sometimes, but like many flash ads and banners that people see on a day to day basis, people grow blind to it. Often times Flash sites are too distracting for people to use, and so they leave.

If you woul like us to build a practical, but totally awesome website for you then call: 208-755-0538

What is Search Engine Optimization? Search Engine Optimization, otherwise known as SEO is that we do to your site to get it “optimized” for search engines. There are certain elements that Search Engine “spiders” look for when they are indexing your website. We make sure that that those elements are there, and optimized to get you the best rankings for your target keywords.

If you are local, and you are not in the top few spots for your business name plus, “cda” or “coeur d alene”, then something is wrong. You would be a perfect candidate for Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Depending on your needs of course, SEO, is not that expensive especially if you are trying to target local markets for your product or service. If people are not finding you for the keywords that they need to be, give us a call.

We can also find out what people are looking for in your area to help you target your keywords better. Give us a call at 208-755-0538