Comments on: Domain names and self-hosted content still important in a Web 2.0 world

Yeah it does take time so you need to put in much time and effort into it. However the fruit of your labor will be visible in the months to come. If you do not have time to do it, then let somebody do it for you. Try outsourcing.

By: Rock Star

Rock Star — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 11:01:48 +0000

If you have the time to do that than, you may as well take control of your marketing.
It’s a lot more rewarding to build a mini network of site you own. By the time you have spent running around all the social networks within 12 months you can have total control of your outbound and inbound traffic without all those ads you find plastered all over those types of sites.

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By: Charles Lau

Charles Lau — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 05:57:29 +0000

you’ve brought an important point about having a centralised domain of your own, while mashable mentioned about a good point about decentralised branding for brand awareness to the rest of the world..

It’s scary to see a social media website to close. But by not having to build our dedication over there, it certainly feels like we are not putting our best over there.

By: Webmaster Ultra

Webmaster Ultra — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:26:01 +0000

If you don’t own it, you don’t control it. Use third party sites as much as they can serve your needs, but just remember, they can pull the plug on you at any time, for any reason.

By: Seo uk

Seo uk — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 06:30:39 +0000

Very nice post.
Thanks for the sharing.

By: richest indonesian

richest indonesian — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:48:49 +0000

yess… beside the hosting server, name means a lots

By: Catalin Nichita

Catalin Nichita — Sun, 31 May 2009 01:29:30 +0000

I think site name have a important role if you want to rank in a difficult niche. Branding is good at long term.

By: Mellaly

Mellaly — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:16:06 +0000

Nice Post
Very nice idea of redirect subdomain to social site !

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 30 May 2009 10:33:23 +0000

good info

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By: Blog Angel a.k.a. Joella

Blog Angel a.k.a. Joella — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:35:46 +0000

This is a great way to make a simpler URL to social media sites. Now why didn’t I think of that? Thanks for the great idea.

By: bigbabou

bigbabou — Fri, 29 May 2009 06:20:55 +0000

Very nice idea of redirect subdomain to social site !

By: J Angelo Racoma

J Angelo Racoma — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:39:55 +0000

Best for companies to have a static website to serve as their “business card,” a blog to serve as their “CV” and microblogging for interaction.

By: psychological abuse

psychological abuse — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:21:52 +0000

I really like the idea of vanity URLs. They are really effective in my opinion.

For social networks that don’t have an easy to use URL (such as myspace) I just went out and created 301 redirects so that will take care of that.

Very nice!

By: Abendego

Abendego — Thu, 28 May 2009 09:44:58 +0000

I still believe in keeping a “corporate site”. For the reason you explained. I just need to own and control something.

However I will strongly consider using the microsites you mentioned.

By: lunaKM

lunaKM — Thu, 28 May 2009 08:14:45 +0000

I totally love the idea of vanity URLs for social networks that don’t have an easy to use URL (such as facebook). I immediately went and created subdomains and .htaccess files to take care of that. Thanks so much for the tip!

By: Ari Lestariono

Ari Lestariono — Thu, 28 May 2009 05:23:14 +0000

Difficult to define these publishers nowadays, it’s all a matter of trust and reliable resources and benefit into maximum not just one side of coin policy that the advertiser has to follow!!