EnkayBlog.com Is Here!
New Domain is Finally Here!
Well, I have been talking about buying a proper domain name for a very long time and finally, I went ahead and purchased one. I purchased http://www.enkayblog.com and it is redirected to the original location which is at http://www.enkayblog.com. The main reason for purchasing the domain was that it would be more convenient for my readers to remember than the actual location of my blog . I still have hosting for another 4 months or so and then after that I will transfer my hosting to my current account at 1and1. I purchased a domain through 1and1.com because when I was in the web design business, I had heard some good things about them. Their domains are fairly cheap at around $5.99 each and their hosting packages for 10GB of space with all the goodies (MySQL and PHP) is around $3.99 a month which is also conveniently priced.
Does This Affect Any Linkage?
This doesn’t affect any of my links or anything because the domain is a simple re-direct and that way I can still maintain my Alexa and Technorati ranking as well as all my accounts with ReviewMe and such. The reason for the domain purchase was sheer convenience for my readers because I am sure most of you know the blog as “Enkay Blog” and its just easier to type in “www.enkayblog.com” into your browser now. My free link exchange program links will all remain the same and I hope that the new domain will be taken with open arms. Thanks again and let me know what you think of the new domain name.
New Header – Opinions Anyone?
I decided on re-doing my header after receiving a short review from Ms. Danielle who was very nice in letting me know that the header could use a little updating. I decided to redo the header but this time I wanted to add my picture in there as a “brand image”. I also figured that with the launch of EnkayBlog.com, the new header would add a little distinction between some of the other blogs. I just wanted to get your opinion on the header – What do you guys think?
Well I hope the new domain is more convenient to access and the header is more appealing to look at! Thanks again for your support!
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about 4 years ago
Congrats on getting your own domain name! To be frank, I’ve been thinking of getting my own domain name but held back as I can’t take the pain of losing all those links, rankings and Google PR, which I’ve so painstakingly build up over the past few months.
Lately, I’ve been asking myself if i get a domain name, whether i should do a redirect or simply simply leave my current blog as it is, and just start all over again with the new domain.
As for your current header image, adding your image there is well and good. But the tag line slanting down, i really don’t get it.
Wish you more success with your new domain name!
about 4 years ago
Thanks! I think you should do the same thing. You could probably score http://www.betshopboy.com and redirect it and that way you wont lose your rankings or anything of that sort.
Also, the tag line slanting down was one thing I intended to correct so thanks for the reminder. It is now straight! phew!
Thanks again!
about 4 years ago
i like the tagline straight too. looks great!
about 4 years ago
Thanks for your advice. Do you think betshopboy.com has a nice ring to it? May I hear your opinion?
about 4 years ago
I think betshopboy.com is your best bet mainly because I have always associated that with your blog and I am sure most of your readers have too. Plus, its easy to remember! Just a suggestion, If you noticed, I got my domain from 1and1.com and I have a link in the post if you wish to use them too. The reason was that they let you use Paypal and offer 5 subdomains. Their domain price of $5.99 was kind of cheap too.