With blogs, there exist as many or more optimization opportunities to optimize as with a web site. While most blog software is more search engine friendly out of the box than many web sites, the opportunities for blog optimization are readily available. For our SEO and blog marketing consulting service, we have a very long list blog optimization tactics to employ. For this post, I will focus on a short list that can make a difference for any blog.

Source: http://www.searchengineguide.com/odden/007720.html

This is a very basic article covering the optimization of blogs. I found this article to be useful, as I’m just now venturing into the blog realm. A lot of the principles applied in this article are principles that are already readily applied to search engine optimization of websites, so no particular part of this article really jumped out as revolutionary.

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I maintain websites for Interlock Group of Companies. (Metal Roofing)

I was just served with a legal notification from a Domain Dispute Case Coordinator Supervisor (National Arbitration Forum) regarding a domain name I picked up because of its keyword significance www.classicmetalroofing.com

I have bought hundreds of domain names due to a rumor years ago about keyword importance in a domain name. Since Classic is such a mainstream keyword along with metal and roofing, I would assume this would grant usability. Google keyword assistant ranks classic metal roofing as a strong keyword - so as any webmaster would do - I purchased the domain name.

The Complaint was submitted by Classic Metal Roofs, LLC.

http://www.webproworld.com/viewtopic.php?t=64302

This post, and resulting comments, highlights many very relevant issues with the domain name registration process, and domain names in general. It seems like at least once a week I either read or hear something about a domain name dispute. These disputes range from copyright infringement, domain “squatting”, intellectual property laws, and even stolen domain names.

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Domain name registrations seem to be a very hot topic at the moment, and I firmly believe that it stems from many prominent articles recently published in mainstream publications regarding domain names and the riches associated with their sales.

I also believe that a much of this buzz around domain names is unfounded, and leads a lot of people to believe that they will be able to quickly get rich off of domain prospecting. I would even go as far as saying that many of these articles create a false hope that people will be making BIG money off of domain acquisitions and sales. Although it’s very true that few people make BIG money off of domain name purchases (and when I say a few, I’m talking less than 100 people in the world), for the average domain name prospector big profits are rarely seen.

Why is this? Well, I believe it’s due to a lack of availability for quality domain names. We’re in 2006 right now, and the mature Internet we see today is far departure from the wild wild west of the Internet gold rush we experienced in the late 1990’s and early 21st century. While the Internet as a whole is once again beginning to experience a financial comeback, there are still lingering effects. Namely, most of the good domain names are taken!

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A database that contains information on who registered a particular domain name. The whois protocol allows Internet users to easily see and contact the owner of a domain name.

Digital Mantis Application

Digital Mantis frequently uses whois databases to find information on domain names. Many clients are impressed with our ability to easily peruse the whois information, and easily provide them with otherwise complicated (or even unattainable) information.

During domain name registration, there is an option to have your domain name registered privately. Private registration essentially removes any personal contact information from the domain name you are acquiring. While it costs extra (upwards of $20 a year), it completely hides the domain name owners information from the whois database.

Digital Mantis Application

Digital Mantis has aided clients in securing private registrations of domain names. While there is a small fee associated with private registration, it has helped ease the minds of clients who do not want their personal contact information to be available on the Internet.