CNN Money’s Actual Top 100 Places To Live for 2008
I’m not sure how I managed to do it, but my post about CNN Money’s top 100 places to live was pulled from the 2007 edition, not 2008. I must have been reading previous years and forgot to go back to 2008. Big blunder on my part.
I only felt the need to correct myself since it’s my second most popular post.
So, here is the 2008 version of CNN Money’s top 100 places to live.
And for the lazy:
- Plymouth, MN
- Fort Collins, CO
- Naperville, IL
- Irvine, CA
- Franklin Township, NJ
- Norman, OK
- Round Rock, TX
- Columbia, MD
- Overland Park, KS
- Fishers, IN
Neal Voron of Fractional Domaining Blog Interviews… Me?
Neal Voron of Fractional Domaining Blog has posted an interview with yours truly. It is a four part series; you can view part 1 here. If you wanted to know a little bit more about how I research trends and apply them to domaining then this is a must read.
While you are there, be sure to read up on fractional domaining. Not familiar with it? From Neal’s blog:
[Domainers can] decide to purchase a small fraction of many premium domains rather than 100 percent of fewer domains, thus spreading his or her risk/reward potential while associating with other co-owners who each bring their own knowledge, experience, skills, and resources to the venture(s).
Obviously any domainer, amateur or veteran, can take advantage of this strategy. But I believe this is something that newer domainers should take a moment and strongly consider. By purchasing a fraction of a domain, you can team up with veterans and learn so much from them. Now, I’ll be honest and say that this isn’t from experience as I have not participated in this strategy yet. But it’s something I believe works and will try in the near future.
And if this interests you, then you should probably check out his Fractional GeoDomaining group over at GeoDomainer.com.
Thanks Neal!
The Death Of Newspapers Is The Birth Of Nichepapers
The death of the modern day newspaper has been long predicted. Microsoft’s CEO chimes in to predict this will happen within 10 years. Wired shows that you don’t exactly want to buy newspaper stocks. There’s even a site that chronicles the death: NewsPaperDeathWatch.com.
This article on TrendBird goes into detail the slow death of the newspaper and what the companies are trying to do to survive. 48% of newspaper editors are “conflicted” over the internet. That spells doom. If they don’t embrace it and jump on board, they will go down with the ship.
But in the end, I only partially agree. I agree that the higher you are, the farther you fall. I don’t see bright futures for the print editions of the Wall Street Journal, New York Times or London Times.
On the other hand, I see a bright future for nichepapers (the .coms were taken). I am in full agreement with psfk.com when they say that magazines and newspapers will merge into one and cover very specific niches, like domaining.
This is closely related to other trends:
- Everything going local
- Everything going personal
- Longtail keywords
They all lead to one result: the EXACT information that YOU are looking for and pertains to YOU, not Bob the carpenter in Spokane. This is the way of the immediate, and foreseeable future.
Free Unique Content: Hotels And Resorts
Hotel domains and sites have always been in high demand from domainers and end users alike. There are loads of sources on the net to get lists of hotels and resorts.
But I have something that is truly unique here and you most likely won’t find them on affiliate lists. TrendHunter has posted it’s 30 Hip Hotels of 2008. If you have a geo site of a location that contains any one of these hotels, you should add a detailed review even if you won’t get an affiliate kickback. If you live near it, you sould definitely spend a night so you can provide a believable opinion.
People salivate over weird stuff like what is on this list. Death Star inspired hotel? Sign me up! TrendHunter has more you can view here.
Content like this can help set you apart from the rest of the competition.
TrendDomaining.com To Provide Free Unique Content
I’m going to try something new. I have loads of material that don’t really warrant their own post. They are trends, just not really big trends; they’re notable in their uniqueness and increasing popularity. In other words, they would be excellent unique content for your sites, geosites, mini-sites, affiliate sites or any other site you have.
The posts will be labelled Free Unique Content and are aimed to get you the quality content you need on your sites to keep your visitors coming back for more.
Of course, it will be up to you to actually write the unique content, I’ll provide the actual information and angles.