May 25 2008
Not all information is worth the price!
Let me first say that the old saying of, “it cannot be that good if it is free” does not apply to all situations.
Or perhaps I should be saying that compiled free information should not be bundled as expert advice.
You know, I am not entirely sure what I am trying to say. I will just note my opinions and what sparked the post.
The awesome Killer Tech Tips site is offering a book by Daniel Scocco called Killer Domains.
I have no clue about the quality or value of the material Daniel covers. This book could be amazing above all others in its domain (no pun intended).
However, from the brief post about it I was left thinking, “Couldn’t I find most of this information on the Internet?”
- The process of researching domain names — is that not a business or marketing responsibility?
- Keyword research is useless in the choice of domain names as it relates to a business model.
- Prefixes and suffixes — this one in particular gave me the “prey” feeling. Such simplistic information should not be paid for.
- Prefixes — the easiest thing to remember is that ANYTHING dot YOURDOMAIN dot SUFFIX is a sub-domain. That is right. Even the WWW.
- Suffix — look up any TLD on Wikipedia or another good search engine.
Granted this was a generalized and compacted subsection of Daniel’s book, but it just seemed extremely lackluster.
Not to mention I have been wanting to gripe about people purchasing information that is generally considered publicly available and free.
