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Ever wondered that your blog/website has the longest URL in the world? Now you can shorten it with a free url redirect website that I have just found. They have more than 10 domains for you to use. Before they let you use their domain name, you are require to be a registered member.

Being a registered member is easy. Complete a couple of blank form and that's it! You are on the way of making your URL shorter. This short url service works simply like this:

Example:

Your initial url: http://ihavethelongesturlintheworld.blogspot.com
Your new url: http://you.dreams.ro

Here's a couple of other domains that they offered:

dreams.ro
isfast.com
sniffed.info
cracker.ro
fedora.name
unavailable.name
unixclan.org
corrupted.biz
wizard.ro
buglife.com
blogfun.org
afterfuture.com
privatestory.com
rehash.net
eviscerate.com
blogdive.com
cia-gov.us
sadness.ro

So, try them now and tell us what you think!

Today, I found a website that can actually give the meaning of your name.
I don't know whether it's true or not in terms of how precise your name meaning. A little bit about the website, it looks almost similar to wikipedia.org in terms of design. They even get the name almost similar: namespedia.com

I don't know the source where they actually get your name's meaning and I'm not pretty sure if the results is 100% correct. But it's kinda fun to try and read about what they are saying about your name.

Experiment

I did a little experiment on the website, because I am addicted to Hindustani's films, I key-in Aishwarya in the form and this is what I got from this names meaning website:

Meaning: Aishwarya- The woman who possesses significant wealth. Rai- Last name, but also often used as first. It means friend, beloved, husband, well-respected person etc.

Try it now, and let us know what's your name actually means.

I always wondered which one is the best for SEO, whether a domain name with hyphens or not. A lot of webmasters did argue about this in webmaster forums all over the world. This factor has always make me careful in buying a domain for SEO purposes.

From survey that I made in a popular webmaster forum, this is what I get:

1) It is important to have hyphens for a keyword that is more than a word.
2) Hyphens or not hyphens, both have the same impact.
3) Keyword in a domain doesn't important at all.

These are just some of the opinions I got from webmasters around the world. But, you can't just believe them, action and experiment is always important in SEO.

But for me, after looking at several 'famous' keywords in Google, like 'make money', 'work from home', 'home business ideas'. The owners of the first page on the result doesn't have those keyword at their domain.

For instance, at this time when this post is written, the first website in Google SERP for the keyword 'make money' is 5xmom.com. The website owner doesn't implement the word 'make money' on its domain name. At the same time, MakeMoney.com is available. I didn't say that it doesn't contribute to SEO at all, but what's the most important thing is your off page optimization strategy.

Off page optimization strategies include exchanging link (have your link in a higher PR website would be better), article marketing and directory submission.

Share with us, where to buy domains and which is your favorite places to buy a domain?