MixedMarketArts Will Soon Be Moving

August 11, 2008 by Collin LaHay
Filed under: General 

Thats right, I have decided that this blog will be better off on CollinLaHay.com, so I will be transferring it fairly soon (after the new logo is done).

There are a number of reasons, but the main one is for branding purposes.

Comments

23 Comments on MixedMarketArts Will Soon Be Moving

  1. Exposed SEO on Mon, 11th Aug 2008 5:22 pm

    2. You should just buy mixedmartialarts.com :D

    Good luck with the move.

  2. Melvin on Mon, 11th Aug 2008 9:14 pm

    3. Whew…. all backlinks and rankings would be lost…

  3. Link Building Bible on Mon, 11th Aug 2008 9:28 pm

    4. No they wouldnt… all of the pages will be redirected…. so there will be a delay of some sorts…. but after 3 months, everything should be directed properly, and all will be back to normal for Collin…

  4. Garry Conn on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 12:08 am

    5. Hi Colin,

    I watched you in TAC. In fact, I hate to say this, but amazingly what caught my eye was your domain name. To lay it on even thicker… I saw the domain name zip by me in the credits at the end of a TAC show.

    I have actually marveled at how cool your domain name is. I don’t know the history of the site at all and I trust what you know, but wow… I can’t imagine re-branding to a personal name. If I had the ability to do it over again, I would have never used my personal name for what it is.

    Either way, thanks for the notice, I have been reading your blog for about a month now.

  5. Regan Johnson on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 12:48 am

    6. Good luck mate!

  6. Melvin on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 3:45 am

    7. yeah but then you would be promoting collinlay.com then and for me it doesnt look that good… and also i like the name of this domain.. ;-)

  7. Web Development Blog on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 5:07 am

    8. Do so I have to update my subscriptions? (FireFox Live Feed?)

  8. Neon Signs on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 6:51 am

    9. Are you going to have the same layout? I really like the current setup

  9. adda4u on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 7:05 am

    10. is there any official launch??

    and wish u good luck for tht

  10. Sacramento Weddings on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 8:04 am

    11. Colin, I actually thought your domain name was CLEVER….it made me think you were possibly a Tae Kwon Do or Martial Arts instructor, and much older than your actual age. The “MixedMarketArts” name is a good one— do not underestimate the intelligence of your readers….for every moron who mistook it for “Martial Arts”, there are TEN of us who don’t make the same error!

  11. Exposed SEO on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 10:57 am

    12. I have to agree with the rest of the guys and say that I also thought your domain name was quite clever and it stuck in my head. In fact if it was not for your domain name I would not be here. Your second name is quite an unusual one as well so people will have trouble remembering it.

  12. Jason on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 12:01 pm

    13. If I was you, I’d sell this one (would fetch a decent amount of money judging by past blog sales) and start afresh on CollinLahay.com :)

    Just a thought.

  13. Collin LaHay on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 12:50 pm

    14. If everything redirects properly, no you shouldn’t.

  14. Collin LaHay on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 12:51 pm

    15. Yes, the only thing that would change is the logo.

  15. Collin LaHay on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 12:52 pm

    16. I appreciate the suggestion, but I don’t plan on every selling my blog.

  16. Collin LaHay on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 12:54 pm

    17. You just contradicted yourself. You thought I was a Martial Arts instructor but at the same time didn’t mistake it for Martial Arts?

    At the end of the day, my blog has nothing to do with martial arts and thats where the problem lies.

  17. Collin LaHay on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 12:55 pm

    18. Quite possibly at first, but in the long run of things it is insanely beneficial to have your name branded into people’s heads.

  18. Collin LaHay on Tue, 12th Aug 2008 1:01 pm

    19. Yeah I will let you know.

  19. Julie on Wed, 13th Aug 2008 1:57 am

    20. Probably the idea to move on CollinLaHay.com is a good one. Will see there

  20. Neon Signs on Wed, 13th Aug 2008 9:49 am

    21. Yeah nothing a 301 redirect cant handle.

  21. Tool Belt on Wed, 13th Aug 2008 3:30 pm

    22. I am sure the move will better help brand your overall business, so this is a good idea indeed.

  22. Stefanie on Wed, 13th Aug 2008 3:55 pm

    23. I always kind of liked the domain name, too – no confusion here. I hope you own ColinLaHay, too, though. It’s one of those names that’s easy to misspell.

  23. One Year Millionaire on Tue, 19th Aug 2008 1:08 pm

    24. Good decision.. I personally got the idea of Mixed Market Arts , but I guess it wasn’t clear to everyone… good luck :)

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