Comments on: Reason #1 a Domain Name is Better than Facebook URL: You Control It http://www.elliotsblog.com/reason-1-a-domain-name-is-better-than-facebook-url-you-control-it Domain blog featuring domain investing strategy, domain valuation, and domain development commentary from Elliot Silver, founder of Top Notch Domains, LLC. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 By: NFL Does it Right With Ticket Exchange | Elliot's Blog http://www.elliotsblog.com/reason-1-a-domain-name-is-better-than-facebook-url-you-control-it#comment-31196 NFL Does it Right With Ticket Exchange | Elliot's Blog Fri, 10 Sep 2010 02:29:06 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=4820#comment-31196 [...] Does it Right With Ticket Exchange I’ve written three different articles about this topic before, criticizing large companies for advertising either Twitter or [...] [...] Does it Right With Ticket Exchange I’ve written three different articles about this topic before, criticizing large companies for advertising either Twitter or [...]

]]> By: SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 25, 2010 http://www.elliotsblog.com/reason-1-a-domain-name-is-better-than-facebook-url-you-control-it#comment-17987 SearchCap: The Day In Search, January 25, 2010 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:59:08 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=4820#comment-17987 [...] Reason #1 a Domain Name is Better than Facebook URL: You Control It, Elliot’s Blog [...] [...] Reason #1 a Domain Name is Better than Facebook URL: You Control It, Elliot’s Blog [...]

]]> By: remonatrix http://www.elliotsblog.com/reason-1-a-domain-name-is-better-than-facebook-url-you-control-it#comment-17979 remonatrix Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:03:08 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=4820#comment-17979 Domain names are the way to go plain and simple. Don't tell Facebook I told you cuz they might remove my facebook page from their site ... FaceBook and Twitter are 2 online machines that are hard to ignore ... useage and volume dictate the tendance. I unfortunatly have trouble mixing business with pictures of my son and quirky remarks found on my wall. The segregation of types of information on this site is still for me kinda too involved ... I don't want to put information on the same site about my business and about my pleasure ... I'm just old fashionned (circa 2004). Domain names are the way to go plain and simple. Don’t tell Facebook I told you cuz they might remove my facebook page from their site …

FaceBook and Twitter are 2 online machines that are hard to ignore … useage and volume dictate the tendance.

I unfortunatly have trouble mixing business with pictures of my son and quirky remarks found on my wall.

The segregation of types of information on this site is still for me kinda too involved … I don’t want to put information on the same site about my business and about my pleasure … I’m just old fashionned (circa 2004).

]]> By: Saas http://www.elliotsblog.com/reason-1-a-domain-name-is-better-than-facebook-url-you-control-it#comment-17944 Saas Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:04:02 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=4820#comment-17944 My main reason for using a Domain over a FaceBook page is that my competitors can buy Ad Space on a FaceBook page. Why send traffic to the competition? My main reason for using a Domain over a FaceBook page is that my competitors can buy Ad Space on a FaceBook page. Why send traffic to the competition?

]]> By: Rob Sequin http://www.elliotsblog.com/reason-1-a-domain-name-is-better-than-facebook-url-you-control-it#comment-17942 Rob Sequin Sat, 23 Jan 2010 22:26:11 +0000 http://www.elliotsblog.com/?p=4820#comment-17942 I think Facebook is a great COMPLEMENT to an existing website but should never be anyone's main online presence. 1. Facebook could ban you or change the terms or do something that makes your facebook page less attractive to you. 2. If you want to move away from facebook, it's not easy to take your content with you. Same with blogger.com or other hosted services. 3. I can't say I've seen any facebook pages showing up high in search engine results so having facebook as your only online presence is probably not a good long term strategy. 4. Like having an AOL email address, it shows you are really not serious about your business. "Go to my facebook.com/mybusiness page". AMATEUR MOVE! 5. No value to building out your facebook page since I doubt the URL would ever have any resale value and if it did, it's probably against the TOS to sell it. Invest in a good domain or brand one and load it up with lots of original content with a sustainable competitive advantage business model and use Facebook as a marketing tool only. I think Facebook is a great COMPLEMENT to an existing website but should never be anyone’s main online presence.

1. Facebook could ban you or change the terms or do something that makes your facebook page less attractive to you.

2. If you want to move away from facebook, it’s not easy to take your content with you. Same with blogger.com or other hosted services.

3. I can’t say I’ve seen any facebook pages showing up high in search engine results so having facebook as your only online presence is probably not a good long term strategy.

4. Like having an AOL email address, it shows you are really not serious about your business. “Go to my facebook.com/mybusiness page”. AMATEUR MOVE!

5. No value to building out your facebook page since I doubt the URL would ever have any resale value and if it did, it’s probably against the TOS to sell it.

Invest in a good domain or brand one and load it up with lots of original content with a sustainable competitive advantage business model and use Facebook as a marketing tool only.

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