AboutMichael Michelini Expertise selling on ebay, selling on your own website via ecommerce, listing on google adwords, landing pages,
Experience Since 2003 I have been doing marketing and sales for technology companies. In 2004 I started my own online ebay and ecommerce shop. I have fun and good (and bad!) experiences with ebay, amazon, google adwords.
In late 2007 I opened a company in China, where I source products for ecommerce as well as build and promote my US and China online shops.
Organizations Google Adwords Certification
Shadstone Associates, Inc
Parallel Phenomena, Inc - New York Bar Store
Education/Credentials Google adwords certified professional, masters in Tech management, bachelors in engineering management
The domain name I have was created when I read back than, that the "1" in the beginning of the URL, will put you on top of the list in SEO - what a mistake. However, can I purchase another domain name and direct/share the 2 URL's so that I can still keep the current old one and gradually switch to the new one. Please explain. Also, any recommendation as how to add a shopping cart? I have a merchant account already - Visa + Matercard . buy a software, join some program?? looking for an inexpensive solution. And last one, any good SEO program or advice
Thank you, Gabe
Answer Hi Gabe,
glad to be of assistance to you - switching domains can be a bit difficult. You can do a "forward" of your old domain to your new domain, but your old domain will stay in search engines and then clicks will re-direct to new domain.
You also have to be careful of having 2 domains with the exact same content - as search engines may see it as you trying to double your visitors. It is best to make a 1 page explanation on your old domain, like a news article, that explains you have a new domain and have a link to the new domain.
As far as a shopping cart, it really depends on your budget, amount of products, etc - but if you are just getting started I would recommend www.prostores.com because it starts at around $10usd / mo and you can grow with it to a very large shop.
