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Old 10-06-2008, 10:18 PM
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I'm late to this thread, but here is my $.02...

A fisherman with ten lines in the water will catch more fish than a fisherman with just one - even if the single line has a big hook and tasty bait.

I strongly believe ten highly focused unique web sites will generate more leads than one website.

Focus on keyword domains and build content around them. Build what I refer to as minisites. You can do it quickly and easily on a blogging platform like Wordpress or Blogger and add content as you have time. 'Aging' a website is critical for improved natural search results - so get those sites up ASAP, even if you don't have tons of time to add content.

I'm not a big fan of domain names with hyphen's. BUT, SEO tests have shown that the hyphen's don't hurt search engine results - but, they are terrible if you want customers to remember them. The point is - if this web site is ONLY used to attract online traffic from natural search engine results, it is OK to use hyphens. Never use a hyphened domain name in print or other advertising.

Dena, regarding crateandbarrel.com - dishes.com is a much stronger domain for natural traffic and type in traffic. 15%+ of all online searches are typed directly in to the address bar. In the domain industry we like to recognize big companies that 'get it'. Check out Johnson & Johnson's Baby.com.
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The problem here is the most of the broad generic domain names are taken. Austinhomes.com is available for rent at 2300.00 a month.
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Old 10-06-2008, 10:56 PM
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Dena,
I know the owner, a real estate broker, that registered AustinHomes.com and thousands of similar domains back in the mid-late 90's. He and two other people own around 10,000 of the best real estate domains in the country. They are making huge money off of the type in traffic and PPC ads on their sites, that is why they want so much for them.

Instead of thinking 'broad generic', think focused communities, towns and neighborhoods in and around Austin. People often search on very focused areas.

Using Goolge maps and my super secret domainer decoder ring I came up with these names that are available for registration at GoDaddy. There are probably hundreds of others available.

Good success, Mark

AUSTINAGENT.NET
AUSTINSENIORHOUSING.NET
AUSTINLENDER.NET
AUSTINBUYERSAGENT.NET
AUSTINVACATIONHOME.NET
AUSTINVACATIONRENTAL.NET
AUSTIN-AGENT.NET
AUSTIN-RENTALS.NET
AUSTIN-PROPERTIES.NET
AUSTIN-HOMESEARCH.COM
AUSTIN-HOMESEARCH.NET
AUSTIN-HOUSING.COM
AUSTIN-HOUSING.NET
AUSTIN-FSBO.NET
AUSTIN-SENIORHOUSING.COM
AUSTIN-SENIORHOUSING.NET
AUSTIN-LOAN.NET
AUSTIN-LENDER.COM
AUSTIN-LENDER.NET
AUSTIN-BUYERSAGENT.COM
AUSTIN-BUYERSAGENT.NET
AUSTIN-VACATIONHOME.COM
AUSTIN-VACATIONHOME.NET
AUSTIN-VACATIONRENTAL.COM
AUSTIN-VACATIONRENTAL.NET
WESTLAKEHILLSMORTGAGE.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSAPARTMENTS.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSMLS.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSCONDOS.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSRENTALS.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSPROPERTIES.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSHOMESEARCH.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSHOUSING.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSFORECLOSURE.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSFSBO.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSSENIORHOUSING.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSLOAN.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSLENDER.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSBUYERSAGENT.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSVACATIONHOME.COM
WESTLAKEHILLSVACATIONRENTAL.COM
JOLLYVILLEMORTGAGE.COM
JOLLYVILLEAPARTMENTS.COM
JOLLYVILLEAGENT.COM
JOLLYVILLEMLS.COM
JOLLYVILLERENTALS.COM
JOLLYVILLEPROPERTIES.COM
JOLLYVILLEHOMESEARCH.COM
JOLLYVILLEHOUSING.COM
JOLLYVILLEFORECLOSURE.COM
JOLLYVILLEFSBO.COM
JOLLYVILLESENIORHOUSING.COM
JOLLYVILLELOAN.COM
JOLLYVILLELENDER.COM
JOLLYVILLEBUYERSAGENT.COM
JOLLYVILLEVACATIONHOME.COM
JOLLYVILLEVACATIONRENTAL.COM
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