Australian Webmaster Blog

This topic is often debated however I still wanted to briefly discuss it because I still see so much confusion about what PageRank (PR) is.
Firstly, PageRank is actually named after Larry Page, co-founder of Google Inc. So the “page” part of PageRank doesn’t refer to a web page but its creator. I think this is [...]

A favicon (short for favorites icon) is a small icon associated with a particular web site.
Having a favicon is a great way gaining a little bit more attention and build your branding. Some people even suggest that having a favicon can help your search engine rankings as they believe it’s one of the indicators use [...]

To me there are 3 key things to look for in a host. They are:

features,
reliability, and
support

I don’t feel that either one of these factors is more important than the other, they are each critical to the success of your web site.
Features
This is an obvious one, the host must be able to provide the features you [...]

Forums can be a great benefit to webmasters in many ways.
Unfortunately many people see forums as a way of just gaining back links to their sites, however this is nothing more than online graffiti. Forums should be used to seek advice from like minded people, build your reputation and for networking in your particular niche market.

Are you after the best price on an AU domain name from an auDA accredited registrar?
The following list will allow you to compare prices of the various AU domain name extensions on offer.

Google indicates that it does.
Google looks at three things to determine your relevance to specific countries

I’m often asked this question however valuing a site can be very difficult as no two sites are ever the same. There are some site valuation tools available however they simply use a formula based on links, Alexa ranking, Page Rank, etc and I’ve found them to be grossly inaccurate.
The most accurate answer to the [...]

Although auDA has very strict rules on AU domain transfers to discourage investing, trading in AU domain names is becoming quite strong. Obviously it’s still no where near the prices of GTLDs however it is growing.

Although a couple of posts like our popular list of Australian Directories were published towards the end of last year, January 2010 is the official launch of the Australian Webmaster Blog. Welcome!

Getting the right domain name for your site is extremely important. Here are a collection of web sites that will help you come up with that perfect name.
Note: most of these do not support AU domain names, only gTLDs such as .com, .net, etc.
http://nameboy.com/
At NameBoy you simply enter a few keywords to find, and NameBoy [...]