Comments on: WordPress; A Domainers Miracle Wand http://www.skydomains.com/developed-domains/wordpress-a-domainers-miracle-wand/ Frank talk by an everyday domainer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:15:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: admin http://www.skydomains.com/developed-domains/wordpress-a-domainers-miracle-wand/comment-page-1/#comment-53 admin Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:56:06 +0000 http://www.skydomains.com/?p=119#comment-53 Greg, Thanks for the permalink reminder. I forgot about it. Greg,
Thanks for the permalink reminder. I forgot about it.

]]> By: Greg B http://www.skydomains.com/developed-domains/wordpress-a-domainers-miracle-wand/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Greg B Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:06:31 +0000 http://www.skydomains.com/?p=119#comment-52 I've been using the "connections" theme, I heavily modify it for different uses but it is a pretty straight-forward theme that is easy to modify and takes plugins well. I too use them as "selling sites" - I looked at the safariracks.com site and right off the bat I'd like to suggest going to the admin panel and changing the permalinks settings to "Custom Structure" and "/%postname%/" to get some SEO friendly URLS. I do it as soon as I set up the site. I try to imagine the end user and a few pages that they might typically want and then I make them so that they will get indexed by Google. Then, when the site is sold the end-user can simply exchange the content on the pages and start reaping the benefits of immediate search engine visibility. You can see it on one of my sites at http://stpeterslawyers.com/ - notice the URLs and also notice that I password protected the "About This Domain" page so that the search engines don't index it, the reason being that I have a large part of the text that is applicable to many of my domains and I don't want that to be found and treated as duplicate content. I've also nearly completed my modifications of a shopping cart plug in that makes it amenable to both selling and auctioning domains. It integrates well with a nice forum plug in that allows selling of products within forum posts. It should be ready for real use in a day or two and I'll update then. I’ve been using the “connections” theme, I heavily modify it for different uses but it is a pretty straight-forward theme that is easy to modify and takes plugins well.

I too use them as “selling sites” – I looked at the safariracks.com site and right off the bat I’d like to suggest going to the admin panel and changing the permalinks settings to “Custom Structure” and “/%postname%/” to get some SEO friendly URLS. I do it as soon as I set up the site.

I try to imagine the end user and a few pages that they might typically want and then I make them so that they will get indexed by Google. Then, when the site is sold the end-user can simply exchange the content on the pages and start reaping the benefits of immediate search engine visibility.

You can see it on one of my sites at http://stpeterslawyers.com/ – notice the URLs and also notice that I password protected the “About This Domain” page so that the search engines don’t index it, the reason being that I have a large part of the text that is applicable to many of my domains and I don’t want that to be found and treated as duplicate content.

I’ve also nearly completed my modifications of a shopping cart plug in that makes it amenable to both selling and auctioning domains. It integrates well with a nice forum plug in that allows selling of products within forum posts. It should be ready for real use in a day or two and I’ll update then.

]]> By: gps in uk http://www.skydomains.com/developed-domains/wordpress-a-domainers-miracle-wand/comment-page-1/#comment-50 gps in uk Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:36:04 +0000 http://www.skydomains.com/?p=119#comment-50 Thanks for the speckyboy plugins, I think the googlemap plugin is pretty cool. Might try that. Kindly list any other cool plugins and themes. Thanks for the speckyboy plugins, I think the googlemap plugin is pretty cool. Might try that. Kindly list any other cool plugins and themes.

]]> By: Jason http://www.skydomains.com/developed-domains/wordpress-a-domainers-miracle-wand/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Jason Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:19:38 +0000 http://www.skydomains.com/?p=119#comment-49 More and more resources come online for Wordpress everyday: themes and plugins, etc... blog themes have come and go, now the "magazine" themes are hot. Not many people venture beyond these basic formats. Here's a recent list of some very cool plugins to get your Wordpress blog humming: http://speckyboy.com/2008/10/06/18-wordpress-plugins-to-add-professionalism-to-your-blog/ Here's my foreclosure site :) http://foreclosuredex.com/ I've done some work making cleaner/SEO-friendly URLs, but still needs work... More and more resources come online for WordPress everyday: themes and plugins, etc… blog themes have come and go, now the “magazine” themes are hot. Not many people venture beyond these basic formats. Here’s a recent list of some very cool plugins to get your WordPress blog humming:

http://speckyboy.com/2008/10/06/18-wordpress-plugins-to-add-professionalism-to-your-blog/

Here’s my foreclosure site :) http://foreclosuredex.com/ I’ve done some work making cleaner/SEO-friendly URLs, but still needs work…

]]> By: Mark Powell http://www.skydomains.com/developed-domains/wordpress-a-domainers-miracle-wand/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Mark Powell Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:35:22 +0000 http://www.skydomains.com/?p=119#comment-48 Good post, I'm also a Wordpress enthusiast. I'm writing a series on building a Wordpress Domain Selling Website which you can link to thru my name above. Stephen, Thanks for the Foreclosure.com links - good idea. I have a bunch of domains this will work on. Mark Good post, I’m also a WordPress enthusiast. I’m writing a series on building a WordPress Domain Selling Website which you can link to thru my name above.

Stephen, Thanks for the Foreclosure.com links – good idea. I have a bunch of domains this will work on.

Mark

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