A new week, a new list. I am pleased to announce this weeks extreme designs.

In no particular order:

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Here is our list of designs that made it to our top 5 this week. I’ve liked these designs for a while but can’t find the authors so please enjoy them, they’re here for your appreciation.

In no particular order:

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Extreme Designs of the Week is our way of showing appreciation to other web designers who spend their time and effort to create unique, stylish, sleek, and creative designs whether it be logos, web pages, business cards, or anything else that is eye catching and worth looking at. These special people will receive our undesputable appreciation and get their designs featured on this blog.

So How Do I Submit A Design?

We were getting to that. You can submit up to 5 designs a week that you either a) created, or b) really love! If the design you submit is not yours, for example you saw it on 99designs or somewhere else, please be sure to include the source of the design so that we may ask the author for their permission to display their work.

Ok I get it, so how do I actually submit?

Submit designs for review here.

I don’t know about the majority of you guys, but the VeriSign Security Seal(tm) means quite a bit to me when buying online. If I were looking for something on Pricegrabber, I would most likely buy from someone who is verified with VeriSign for two reasons:

1. I know I’m using a secure site.
2. I’m buying from a company that is willing to invest in the security of its clients.

That being said, if you’re running an eCommerce platform and selling goods or products online, then VeriSign(tm) is something to look forward to. VeriSign offers not only secure transactions for your clients, but also:

• Full business authentication
• $250,000 warranty
• VeriSign Secured® Seal
• Express delivery
• Installation Checker

I will say that just the VeriSign Secured® Seal is enough to buy one of their SSL packages because of the great service VeriSign has provided. In case you didn’t know, VeriSign provides their security services to 465 of the Fortune 500 companies as well as to 40 banks in the United States.

If you’re a small time eCommerce business owner, then VeriSign is probably not in your budget as the cost of having a 168px x 47px seal starts at $399 per year. However, if you’ve been doing business for a number of years, and you’ve reached a plateau where you’re receiving the same number of sales every month, then this could be that catalyst that will get you over the top and open up a whole new level of opportunity.

On a side note: Many anti-virus, firewall, and web security software companies as well as checkout platforms are also using VeriSign’s technology to show visitors that you’re website is secure and safe.

Most of you readers might be thinking, why am I even writing on a topic like this? Choosing a domain name should be a no-brainer. But in reality, many people choose a domain name without thinking too much about what they’re choosing. Here are some important tips to consider in order to have an effective domain name.

1. Choose a plausible name - This is very important. Don’t choose a domain name “mrchaverskewysflowerwebsite.com”. Instead choose something shorter, nicer, and easy to remember like “greatflowertips.com”.
2. Choose a domain that reflects your site - This might sound obvious, but surprisingly, there are domains that have no obvious reflection of the site. So if you’re going to make a website about cars, make sure the domain has something to do with cars.
3. Keep it short - “mrchaverskewysflowerwebsite.com” is not an example of a short and sweet domain. If you want search engines to pickup your domain, limit the name to under 55 characters. But my recommendation would be to keep it under 15-20 characters unless you have two long words that sound plausible like “bloggingunderground.com”.
4. Dashes/Hyphens - This is a question that is frequently asked. Should I use dashes in my domain name. When it comes to search engine rankings, dashes help domain names due to the alphanumeric hierarchy search engines use to rank domain names, so if you want traffic to come mostly from search engines, that’s something to consider. Perhaps you can register two domain names, one with hyphens, one with out. Dashes also help search engines break down keywords. However, as my own preference, for a professional site, I would register without dashes because it looks neater and dashes can throw off some visitors.
5. .COM/.NET/.ORG/etc… Which domain extension should I register with? .COM domain names are valued more than other names and are more commonly used than any other domain. However, this does not mean you should get a .COM. If you’re operating in Russia and you sell furniture, you probably want to get a .ru domain. But if you want to register a normal English site, think about what it will be used for. Some names sound better with a .org extension, others with a .net. Take for example my company site, AlloraWeb.net. When I was choosing my domain name, I decided to market it as .NET because it sounded better. But this is not to say that I did not register a .COM. I registered a .COM as well for the following reason. When a person types in say AlloraWeb into their browser without typing in an extension, they will be directed immediately to AlloraWeb.com. If you do not own that domain name, then you’re basically sending visitors to a competitor’s website. So if possible, try to own the .COM name.

In summary, I would like to say choose a domain name that sounds good, has good keywords, and is easy to remember. When I was registering my college book swap website, I went through several domain names before I settled in on the right one. First I registered coedexchange.com and coed-exchange.com. Then I changed it to classmatechannel.com, and finally I settled in on classmateswap.com.

On a final note, I read often how authors will write “a domain name will cost you about $40-$50 per year”. I will say this: a .com domain name is going to cost you $5.99 per year. Visit name.com for details. TLD domain name registrations cost no more than $10 per year and if you run across one that does, just ask me and I’ll give you another company to register with.

I have briefly outlined in a post a little while ago that I will be giving in depth tips on the Seven Deadly Ways of Making Money Online and basically this post will clarify things up. Each month, starting in July, I will go through the list of the seven deadly ways of making money online and explain my methods of earning a successful income. So For the month of August, I will do a blogging crash course; in September - internet marketing; in October - freelancing, and so forth. I don’t even know if I will have enough days in the month to even finish each of these topics, but I’ll do my best and to keep this going.

The other part of “What’s the point of this blog” is to gain user feedback and answer your questions. This is similar to a one-on-one tutoring deal except in some cases, I may post your answer for everyone to see. So ask away and I’ll be more than welcome to answer your questions.

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