It's a mix. About 100 names are set up, or considered "primary" names we have running., or are primary names pointing to another domain. About 2000 are variations of those names, alternatives, .net/org etc., traffic catchers, competition blockers, etc. About 2000-3000 are names that are good site names, good links directory names, or otherwise names we had wanted to develop at some point. The remainder are odds and ends.
You can get a feel for them at http://identitydots.com
I'm really surprised at what names are being hit, and how often. I don't think it's all robot hits, or "feeler" hits, since the click-throughs on the advertising has gone up as well.
Part of my "auction" and "catalog" system was to deal with domain names, as well as collectibles such as trading cards, rocks and model kits. I wish I had implemented this a long, long time ago! It would have been invaluable to plan. This sort of data would have directed me into some other directions, than the ones I followed.
The domain names have prompted much of my Links development. What the postcards/graphics didn't do, the domain names did -- the alpha-bar search, updated search logging, updated ratings tracking, server tweaking, etc <G>
Hopefully, all this will come together on the http://beadiecritters.com site once the database is set up. This is a "real world" site, that the owner could not afford to maintain. It will bring together all the parts I've talked about over the past couple of years -- file upload, image processing, multiple images/attachments, catalog/shopping, auction services, printing, etc. It will be the template site for the other sites -- miniature printables, beads, dollhouses, postcards, rocks, new-age information, etc. The advantage of doing it there, is there is a ready made market for this, and certain expectations in the audience/surfers that will help debug and tweak the programming -- plus non-admin editors (something I've never had on any of my sites before).
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You can get a feel for them at http://identitydots.com
I'm really surprised at what names are being hit, and how often. I don't think it's all robot hits, or "feeler" hits, since the click-throughs on the advertising has gone up as well.
Part of my "auction" and "catalog" system was to deal with domain names, as well as collectibles such as trading cards, rocks and model kits. I wish I had implemented this a long, long time ago! It would have been invaluable to plan. This sort of data would have directed me into some other directions, than the ones I followed.
The domain names have prompted much of my Links development. What the postcards/graphics didn't do, the domain names did -- the alpha-bar search, updated search logging, updated ratings tracking, server tweaking, etc <G>
Hopefully, all this will come together on the http://beadiecritters.com site once the database is set up. This is a "real world" site, that the owner could not afford to maintain. It will bring together all the parts I've talked about over the past couple of years -- file upload, image processing, multiple images/attachments, catalog/shopping, auction services, printing, etc. It will be the template site for the other sites -- miniature printables, beads, dollhouses, postcards, rocks, new-age information, etc. The advantage of doing it there, is there is a ready made market for this, and certain expectations in the audience/surfers that will help debug and tweak the programming -- plus non-admin editors (something I've never had on any of my sites before).
PUGDOG� Enterprises, Inc.
The best way to contact me is to NOT use Email.
Please leave a PM here.
