Bequeath/transfer a Domain name?

OldHack

Can a domain name be willed to a beneficiary? And it also begs the question, can the domain name be transferred to someone else?

On one hand I am thinking of personal relationships, but I am also thinking of a site I work with that is a .org URL for a social club. The original person who acquired the domain name is no longer involved with the site and has minimal connection with the club.

B.

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NIc

You will have to get in touch with the domain registrar to find out exactly what they need to transfer the domain over to you

I do not know of a case where the registered domain owner did not have to at least send written approval (amongst other things)

Domain transfers are treated very seriously, but do happen all the time as websites are constantly sold and bought


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matte

This is a great question and one that will become increasingly pertinent as domain owners (well leasees aren't we? we don't actually 'own' them) die.

The internet is still young enough for this not to have raised its head as an issue.


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allenion

I come across this problem all the time. I do a lot of work for golf clubs and their sites are often set up my members who then leave taking not only domain names but ftp passwords etc.

A public campaign is needed to educate all types of social clubs to this.

Question is it possible to have 2 names on a domain ?


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Northie

Domain transfers are very common - sometimes it's just as simple as logging in and changing your details.

Other times the registrar may require written evidence from the current holder of the domain

No one actually "Owns" a domain - rather that a person has control over certain aspects of it while they pay for the privilege of doing so


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matte

Northie wrote:

Domain transfers are very common - sometimes it's just as simple as logging in and changing your details.

Other times the registrar may require written evidence from the current holder of the domain

No one actually "Owns" a domain - rather that a person has control over certain aspects of it while they pay for the privilege of doing so


Yes that what the other posts said....

Trouble occurs if say the domain owner dies and cannot provide evidence or permission. What then? Or if the person refuses to or cannot be contacted in the case of the clubs example?



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Northie

matte wrote:

Trouble occurs if say the domain owner dies and cannot provide evidence or permission. What then? Or if the person refuses to or cannot be contacted in the case of the clubs example?


Most registrars (probably all) have a domain name dispute resolution policy, whereby an impartial and independent body will review the case and instruct the registrar to hand over the domain to the "rightful" party

If a domain name is left in a will then I can see such a body behaving sensibly in carrying out the instructions within the will


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OldHack

As Nic suggested I contacted the registrar that I want to consolidate with. I also asked the 'bequeath' question. Their Contact page said they respond within 24 hours... not if they consult a lawyer! juggle

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1-Clan


I dont think most domain registers would contact a lawyer as that would cost them (or they would charge you but in that case would ask you before they contact one).

If you just email the domain own and ask him if he will hand it over to you with the info to show the domain should now be in your hands... if he then will not take the actions to pass the domain to you contact the domain register and im sure they will look into what can be done and give you the best advice.

Twitter...many followers....

dimhav

Hello every one!
I would like to ask you how can i do (collect) many followers?

Thanks
dimhav


[your URL has been moved to your sig by admin]

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Nic

by being social, providing interesting updates and 'value', being original, not being pushy and taking time to interact

and remember it's not the quantity but quality

i see lots of people with thousands of followers and then i look at how many they are following...equally they are following thousands

do people really have time or care to follow thousands of other people? NO, but people follow others in hope that in return that person will 'follow' them... it creates a vicious circle of followers who don't give a crap about each other's tweets...


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matte



and remember it's not the quantity but quality

agree 100%

I unfollow anyone who posts or reposts anything about getting more followers.
Those chasing big numbers are working on the spam principle - get as many as you can so a % may respond to your marketing messages.





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dimhav

Hello Nic!
As i read in many index,one way to get more traffic for a web site is to has many followers!
Why i cant do up to 2000 followers?

Thanks
dimhav

From lovely Greece

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1-Clan




dimhav wrote:

Hello Nic!
As i read in many index,one way to get more traffic for a web site is to has many followers!
Why i cant do up to 2000 followers?

Thanks
dimhav

From lovely Greece

I dont think Nic is saying dont get loads of followers its just spam... The comment means more on the lines of:

Dont go out looking to get loads of pointless followers just for numbers look for people that need your services etc.

So yes 2000 or even more is fine but if they are spam followers not people looking for your services its pointless and will be just that same as having 5 followers that do need you posts and services.

Back on the original post all you need to do is keep posting helpful information and people that like what you offer will soon start to join your great information run glad

Too Many Reciprocal Links Bad

flaxseoguru

Yea I never found an answer on this can someone tell me?

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waveshoppe

Well you first have to ask if participating in link exchanges offers a ranking advantage. Whereas the answer is no. So a few probably wont harm you, but if it starts looking like a link farm then it possibly could.


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1-Clan

waveshoppe wrote:

Well you first have to ask if participating in link exchanges offers a ranking advantage. Whereas the answer is no. So a few probably wont harm you, but if it starts looking like a link farm then it possibly could.

what do you mean just standard link exchanges? if so why would it look like a link farm? you need link exchanges with others to rank higher so I dont understand your reply dude




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waveshoppe

"you need link exchanges with others to rank higher so I dont understand your reply dude" Well I dont think you understand SEO dude.

One way links still have some influence on search engine results, but link exchanges are are ineffective and have been for years.


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1-Clan


thats not what google say they still value link exchanges within your niche + link exchanges are not just about the SE's are they, they also help with word of mouth which gets more visitor which is what SEP is all about so I think go for the link exchanges as long as its not a bad site it should not be bad for your site.

We have had no bad out comes from any link exchanges we have made only good with higher serp, more views and more sales. So surely link exchange are still a go part of seo?!



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waveshoppe

Well I don’t pay much attention to what Google says. It you take the top 50 factors that influence ranking, link exchanges are at the bottom of the heap, maybe even a negative factor. While link exchanges may assist with crawling and discovery, you cant say definitively that the exchanges themselves are directly responsible for a ranking improvement. Having the page indexed is closer to the truth and now a days that can be accomplished with a lot less effort. So if link exchanges are the main platform for ones SEO it will only keep you on an even platform with the other link exchangers. The goal in SEO is to dominate query space and not float around in the sediment with everyone else.




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matte

I get lots of link requests and over 75% of the time they will be to a third site that has nothing but links in it. Not even posing as a directory. So would these count - NO!!

I then get requests and the link page looks fine, bit is not linked to any other page (or from) on the main site so remains invisible to the bots. So would these count - NO!!

Or even if they do link but they have 3,000 links over hundreds of pages. So would these count - NO!!

Common sense prevails. If humans cannot see it and the directory or link page has no human value, then in my view it has no PR or SE value either. Being on the 40th page of a link exchange means you might as well be invisible.

If your link pages are like this, then it is time to refine the list, shed the porr ones and keep the good ones and get better ones.

My view anyway.



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Roger_Silvester


Google is rightly penalizing bad linking practices, webmasters who obtain links (sometimes irrelevant) in high volume using full duplex software's or services that make links without editorial discretion.

In regard to linking, the Google Webmaster and Quality Guidelines have not changed (although they did update them recently), saying in part:

"Don't participate in link schemes designed to increase your site's ranking or PageRank. In particular, avoid links to web spammers or "bad neighborhoods" on the web, as your own ranking may be affected adversely by those links ... Keep in mind that our algorithms can distinguish natural links from unnatural links. Natural links to your site develop as part of the dynamic nature of the web when other sites find your content valuable and think it would be helpful for their visitors. Unnatural links to your site are placed there specifically to make your site look more popular to search engines."

So if google considers the reciprocal linking between the two sites as artificial way of enhancing the Page Rank of a site then you could be in danger.



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rankhigher

I personally think that reciprocal links are useful for getting a website first established but after that I don't think that they have much value.

I think that Google will rank websites higher that naturally get one way links as people are linking to your content with an intent that your content is good and valuable.

I would also not recommend getting involved with a link exchange network as most of these are reciprocal link based anyway but if you really want to join one to save time I would recommend one where it is one-way link based.

Overall I don't think that reciprocal links have a negative or positive value on your SERP ranking.


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1-Clan

I thought that link exchanges were ment more for helpping you site with:
PR,
Getting better known (advertisments in away)
and more authority in your sites niche

Is that not what true link exchangeing is all about when you think about? I mean what eals would you want a link exchange for other then to help your site views and the above?

I know as waveshoppe said link exchanges are not a main factor in SEO but they still have their reasons in my view.


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rankhigher

It really depends on how the Google algorithm works these days.

If Site A has a PR of 8 and Site B has a PR of 1 and they both link to each other, will the PR 8 contribute towards Site B to improve the PR?

Would Google really consider this as it has detected a reciprocal link?

I'm simply against reciprocal linking as this would be very easy for a computer program (e.g Googlebot) to detect the sites taking part in the exchange. I would say that the majority of websites which take part in reciprocal link exchanging is for an intention that it will contribute towards their SEO, not because they think their content is valuable.

I'm just taking a generalisation on link exchange networks.



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amber.ella



Reciprocal links should of course relevant to your site.. Quality back links are the best compared to those irrelevant sites that you are getting.

What if PR is Lost?

flaxseoguru

Hi
One of My client lost the PR from 3 to 0.
What could be the reason of it?
How do i diagnose?
How do i get the PR back?


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waveshoppe

"One of My client lost the PR from 3 to 0" are you hinting that you are doing SEO on the site?


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1-Clan

why would that make any difference? lol

Where did you get the information about loss of pr from your client or from pr checker?

Is your site still coming up on google search's?


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waveshoppe

"why would that make any difference? lol"

Umm because we have people masquerading around as SEOs and charging people for services that that they have zero knowledge of.


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1-Clan

"why would that make any difference? lol"

Umm because we have people masquerading around as SEOs and charging people for services that that they have zero knowledge of.

I didnt think of that I was just thinking why would that change the reason for pr drop lol soz didnt under stand what you ment.

I have been working with seo from xmas this year and I still dont know it all as its a job where we learn more day by day as the se change all the time. but I dont think im doing bed as all the site I am working on are going up in sepr and getting many more customers and sales so can I call myself and seo person in your books yet? glad



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waveshoppe

I don’t have a beef against anyone that says they are learning SEO, the problem is when people demonstrate that are clearly unknowledgeable and they are charging for services. When is one a SEO? The 2 fold answer is when you feel confident enough to go head to head with the big boys and when customers are able to see that for themselves.




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matte

yes we have a lot of SEO "gurus" popping up at the moment on these forums and I agree with you Charles, they have little or no knowledge of it based on the very basic nature of their questions.

I just ignore them!



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Roger_Silvester

waveshoppe wrote:

I don’t have a beef against anyone that says they are learning SEO, the problem is when people demonstrate that are clearly unknowledgeable and they are charging for services. When is one a SEO? The 2 fold answer is when you feel confident enough to go head to head with the big boys and when customers are able to see that for themselves.

I agree with you here. If you are charging someone for the services then you could have good knowledge about the services you are providing. I have in the SEO business since last 2 years and still there are a lot of things that I am learning every now and then. SEO is a very vast field, but then too I could say that I am having decent knowledge about SEO.



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rankhigher

I wouldn't have said that losing Page Rank is a big deal belong as the ranking of your client is still high within Google.

The only down side is that Google PageRank is used a physchological factor in webmasters chosing your website to take part in a link exchange over someone elses.

Also some people may decide to stop linking to you.

The reason the Page Rank goes down could be that you had a fair number of links linking to your site but now they have decided to stop linking or that the PR of those sites has gone down.


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1-Clan

lol Northie do you hold shift for that key to work?

Well I wouldnt say im a pro at SEO but I feel ready to play with the big boys as the work iv been doing has been working and iv learnt a lot from guys here and other sources both on and off line glad

As for the PR drop it could be a number of things. One way to try and work it out would be to back track what work you have done for this site and try to work out where you went wrong and learn from your misstake's'. Once you have done this follow forums such as this one and learn before you offer any more SEO services to save face and even the loss of "your clients" company/lively hood!


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amber.ella

After having PR3, does he/she maintain his/her site? if not, you have to maintain getting back links.. You don't have stable PR rankings on google.. In order to get to your desired PR value and you wanted to maintain it, also maintain in getting more and more back links.. Quality of Back links, okay?! big_smile

scruff

Could be for a number or reasons.
1. You have linked to a bad site/s.
2. Your incoming links have disappeared or been removed.
3. You have over optimised and been penalised
4. There is a major fault on your site so the search engines cant spider the
pages
5. Your content is all duplicate copied from other sites
6. You are selling advertising on your site

Some of the reasons that can result in a page rank drop.



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rankhigher



scruff wrote:

6. You are selling advertising on your site

How does selling advertising decrease the PR on your site?

Can you elaborate on this please?


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MayaLocke

Going forward develop quality content and work to build quality and *relevant* incoming links.


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1-Clan

Did you even read the question? you reply dont make sence please reword so we can understand it if its even relivent to this thread!?


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Have question about domain Name

fdamours

have a travel webiste: www.alotmuchmore,com

but the name doesn't make you think its about travel, just how important is the website domain name?

I bought travelmastery.com (nothing in it yet), was thinking if it really was worth it to go through all that change for the name?

Thank you for your answers

4U2NV

Google considers your domain name as a part of its algorithm or ranking criteria. If your web site is well optimized and your domain name contains your main keyword, you definitely have better chance of higher placement on SERPS.

Matte

I would put all the content under the new domain and then do a 302 redirect from the old domain to the new.

Having the word travel in the domain is important

1-Clan

I agree this new domain would be much better for the name but on the other hand how old is your current domain as the old a domain the better and if you have high serp with good seo on the site as it is you may not need to change.

If you reg your domain for longer it is said the google will think its better as they can see you will stick at the site and not use for spam etc (I dont know if this is true or not its just been said to me and its on other sites).

Northie

well thank you very much i Will change it, don't know how hard and long it will be though.





Not a 301 redirect????

5 Secrets to Creating a Powerful Google Profile

I often want to find out more about someone before I decide to do business with that person. To get the information that I need, I Google the person's name and see how well-known they are online and what they have to say. What I discovered in my search is that their social media profiles, like those found on Twitter, Linkedin, and Facebook, show up high in the search results. Google, however, has started giving these well-known social networking sites a run for their money by creating their own online profile option.

Google Profiles are simple web pages where you can list general information about yourself. Anyone who can create an account on Google and verify their real name through a screening routine can now have a personal profile page on Google. The most powerful aspect of this system, however, is the ability to include links in your profile, which can pack a powerful search engine optimization (SEO) punch for you. Best of all, Google provides this service at no cost to you.

Profiles are public and include your actual name and/or a nickname. You can list your occupation, where you are located (your profile will be used for Google Maps), a list of links, your photo and a short introduction. Google even provides a way for visitors to click a link on your profile to contact you directly.

Here are 5 secrets to creating a powerful Google Profile:

1. Upload your photo. One of the keys to creating relationships online is to let others know you're a real person. The easiest way to do that is to provide a visual cue, like a photo, to help them remember you.

2. Include keywords in bio. The "About Me" section is where you can use outbound keyword-rich links to your advantage. As you compose this section, be sure and include several keywords others might use to find you, and link those back to your web site. For example, if you're a divorce attorney in Houston, you might have the keyword phrases, "Houston divorce attorney" and "family law attorney" as links back to your primary web site.

3. Link to your sites and profiles. You can link to any number of sites from your Google profile. Just like in your bio, use keywords to your advantage here as well. So, if you run a cleaning business and have produced several videos demonstrating what you do, instead of listing your link to your YouTube videos as "YouTube.com," you might instead use "Professional Cleaning Videos," which links to your YouTube stream instead.

You should add the following links to your profile:

--web site(s)

--blog

--all of your social networking profiles (Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Linkedin)

--YouTube.com or UStream channel

--Squidoo lens

--Social bookmarking profiles (Delicious, Reddit, Digg

--Article syndication page

--Free giveaway sign up page

--Products page

--Services page

4. Showcase your products and services. The page editor allows you to upload images through photo sharing sites Flickr and Picasa. Upload images of your physical or information products or shots of you in action delivering your service.

5. Take care when choosing your profile URL. If you have a Gmail account, Google will ask you if your want to use that username as part of your profile URL. Be aware that if you choose that option, you are inadvertently giving away your Gmail address. I chose instead the longer profile URL with the long string of numbers. I don't like my email address appearing anywhere online, so even though this profile URL is longer and more difficult to reference, it beats filling my inbox with spam.

If you don't use Gmail, you can select any available username to be part of your profile URL. If later on you sign up for Gmail, you can choose this username as your Gmail username. Once you've selected your customized URL, you won't be able to change it or delete it. However, you can make it private at any time by selecting your old URL on the "Edit profile" page.

Take a few minutes today to claim your name and create a powerful profile for your business. It costs you nothing, creates powerful one-way inbound links back to your site, and will help you get found online.

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Lessons from Scarlett: The Original Female Entrepreneur

I think if you've been a survivor of any sort, you can relate to Scarlett O'Hara from Gone with the Wind. Sure, she used her womanly wiles to get what she wanted, but hey... who hasn't? (And men, you've got 'wiles' of your own, so don't think you're off the hook.)

When Scarlett tore down her mother's green velvet drapes to make the dress that ultimately saved Tara from the tax collectors, it was 'necessity is the mother of invention' in action. It's sheer ingenuity to look at those curtains, one of the only things left by the Yankees, and see a fancy dress that could be the solution to her problem.

Scarlett was smart, savvy and had the spitfire spirit of her successful entreprenuerial-minded immigrant father. Over and over, Scarlett relies on her wits to maneuver her way out of predicament after predicament. And maybe some of her actions weren't those of a lady playing nice (like marrying her sister's beau) - but to her, the end result always justified her behavior. She took care of herself and her 'folk' with no apologies - and she made riches from it.

So, how does Scarlett's smart and savvy personality relate to your business?

Your biggest client decides to quit working with you, for no apparent reason, leaving you with a huge income hole to fill. Your shopping cart bills your customers three times for a single purchase. Your virtual assistant decides to fly off for a spur-of-the-moment week away, leaving you with hours of admin nightmare to deal with.

There isn't a businessowner around who hasn't been surprised by these or similar challenges once they've been in business for awhile.

Yes, it would be nice to be prepared for all of our worst-case-scenarios with back-up procedures and the like, but please... especially if you're the creative/idea type - who's going to deal with all that detail for the 'just in cases'? Not me...

When Scarlett turned that green velvet from drapery to dress, my heroine didn't know she was carrying out a perfect example of exactly how to zig-zag your way very quickly from problem to solution:

Here's how:

1. She stayed focused

Scarlett didn't let herself get all spun up about only having one dirty dress to wear, picking cotton herself, or having no food to eat during the war that was going on around her. What she did was stay focused on the task at hand: saving Tara.

All the decisions she made and actions she took came from focusing on that single goal.

2. She quickly shifted priorities when necessary

Scarlett's mantra of "I can't think about that now. I'll think about it tomorrow" kept her focused and on task, and allowed her to shift her priorities when necessary.

3. She was willing to fail quickly

Scarlett made a decision and took action. If things didn't work out the way she wanted them to, she took stock, made another decision quickly, and took action again. By being willing to fail quickly, instead of trying to figure out and manage all the potential pitfalls beforehand, she was able to rebuild her life on her terms much more quickly.

4. She was open to receiving

So maybe marrying two gentlemen she wasn't in love with for all the wrong reasons doesn't speak well of her heart, but Scarlett saw both marriages as a solution to a current predicament.

She wanted to stay close to Ashley Wilkes so she married his brother-in-law. She wanted $300 to pay the taxes on Tara to keep it, so she married her sister's beau to get it. She wanted the store and mill to make more money, so she did business with those who were willing and able to pay, even if it was with the Yankees and carpetbaggers.

5. She didn't let anyone stop her

Whenever Mammy protested Scarlett's plans, Scarlett persisted. When her sisters protested her behavior with her gentleman callers, she persisted. When she wanted to hire convicts as laborers for the mill, and both the men in her life told her it was wrong, she did it anyway.

If you know that a solution you've figured out is right for you, don't let anyone talk you out of it. Even if it doesn't work out, at least you know you stuck to your guns and your integrity to yourself is intact.

And lest you think I'm blind to some of the deeper layers of Miss Scarlett, let me assure you that no one is more satisfied than I when Rhett tells her, "Frankly, my darling, I don't give a damn."

And yet you can't argue with her results.
Alicia M Forest, MBA, Multiple Streams Queen & Coach(TM) teaches self-employed professionals how to attract more clients, create profit-making products and services, make more sales, and ultimately live the life they desire and deserve. For FREE tips on how to create wild abundance in your business, visit http://www.ClientAbundance.com