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How to view where DNS has propagated all over the world

Dan — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:44:49 +0000

I just wanted to quickly share a nice tool that I use all of the time when transferring sites to different servers or just changing DNS entries. Sometimes it's hard to tell how long or if the DNS for your domain has updated in other regions in the world. In this case, I use WhatsMyDns.net. It's a neat tool that allows you to look up the current DNS listing for common entries (I really only ever need to use A or CNAME) in quite a few servers located around the world. Since DNS propagates differently by geographic region, this tool is a very good overview as to how users are accessing your site.

Also, if you're like me and constantly need to check your IP address and don't want to always search google for "whats is my ip", I'd recommend you bookmark whats my info, a simple, non-bloated site that gives you what just you're looking for.

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Valid Google PageRank for each server

Dan — Wed, 21 May 2008 06:39:59 +0000

I just thought I’d share the site that I use to find my sites’ PR. I use DigPageRank. The site is a very useful tool. Obviously, there are a lot of PR tools out there, but I find this one particularly useful because it’s simple and it returns results from multiple servers, which can be useful in verifying it’s validity – which is also another nice feature that the site boasts.

Link: http://www.digpagerank.com/

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Useful SEO tools, etc.

Dan — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:19:18 +0000

I consider myself somewhat of a domainer, so I’m always trying to keep a good overall look over the industry so I know what’s going to happen before others do. When I find domains or sites I might be interested in, I typically do some quick research on them. I also like to keep a good handle on the statistics for my sites and how their keywords are operating.

The following is a list of random web tools I use nearly on a day-to-day basis in no particular order.

Estibot
- This is a nice tool for evaluating the potential value of a domain. It uses several techniques including keyword value and frequency, domain length, TLD (top-level-domain) value, domain registration length, Google PageRank, etc. to produce a handy (generally somewhat realistic) domain valuation. Keep in mind that a domain or site is always worth what someone is willing to pay for it, so make sure you do far more research than just this.
DNScoop
- This tool is very similar to estibot, except that it uses a slightly different algorithm to determine the valuation and has a slightly nicer interface, though Estibot is faster.
Nameboy
- Again, this tool is similar to the other two. I would use it more, but it delivers the results via email which sometimes can take a while and be a pain. Oh well, it’s still free!
Dope Domains
- This site has a very simple idea to it. It automatically spiders sites like TDNAM (GoDaddy’s domain after-market) and Sedo for the latest and greatest expiring domains. The filters are nice so that you are able to spot out domains you’re interested in by TLD and/or categories like domains with traffic, short domains, dictionary domains, etc.
DigitalPoint Forums
- This site is a very large, active community with a small proportion of helpful people. They will give you their insight on the good, the bad, and the ugly of your domains and sites (sometimes whether you want it or not). It’s also a good place to buy and sell domains, sites, and services.
NamePros Forums
- This site is very similar to DP (DigitalPoint). I have lost interest in it because it seems to be less active and people seem less helpful.

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