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Should a Startup Spend VC Funding on a Domain Name?

David Teten

This is part 1 of a 2-part series on domain names and startups; part 2 will be “ Build Your Startup on a Vacant Domain Name ”. This bench at Cathedral Lawn is engraved with country domain names such as.uk,us,nz It is no coincidence that companies with the best domain names often tend to rise to the top of their space.

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28 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, naming your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. Here is what some CEOs said about how they came up with a business name. #1- Some people turn to their childhood for inspiration or a beloved family pet.

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5 New Realities of SEO

Duct Tape Marketing

5 New Realities of SEO written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Back in the day, SEO was more technical and less, well, semantic. Google officially rolled out a new search algorithm recently that employs a great deal of their progress in semantic search. Link building is networking.

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3 Pitfalls of Marketing Automation You Need To Be Prepared For

Brandanew

For instance, suppose you mean to address someone by a first name (e.g. Dear John) at the start of a mail but one of the recipients has put a Mr in front of his name. So, the first word actually is not his first name (such conventions are followed in some cultures). Automation sometimes can lead to embarrassing situations.

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Hyperlocal Marketing: A Tried And True Method For Successful Online Marketing

YoungUpstarts

So will pages published on a domain name the user visits frequently. The user’s zip code determines whether local results are displayed, and latent semantic indexing (LSI) returns pages with keywords that connect to the phrase that’s been searched. Keyword research hasn’t been accurate for years.

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How To Get Actionable Feedback And Find Out What Clients Really Think

YoungUpstarts

In our design and naming projects, clients can leave specific feedback directly for the creative or designer on each entry. And, once a client chooses a winning design (or name), they can easily communicate with their creative in a dedicated wrap-up area. Reputology gathers all of your online mentions in one convenient place.

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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

This method was perfected by Gil Elbaz and his team at Applied Semantics in LA and in what some have called “ the most important acquisition ever made by Google ” they acquired the company for $102 million before Google had even IPO’d. And LA is the largest retail & trade employment metropolitan zone in the country.