Archive for the 'Search Engine Optimization' Category

During the previous Presidential election cycle, the new battle for internet voters made use of the “Googlebomb”. When people typed in “Miserable Failure” Google pulled up President Bush.
Google says they have changed their algorithm to stop the practice of Googlebombs. But it my opinion they should be forced to change the name of the formula […]

So says StartUpJournal
I’ve not personally used it, though I have used Google’s Adwords. Specifically Yahoo “upgraded” the sysem but small business feels they got the short end of the stick. Look at the following example and you’ll see the Wall Street Journal’s idea of a small business - $10,000 per month only ad budget! If […]

I ran across some interesting SEO information… I knew some of it but some of you folks trying to make your own sites and avoid the Search Engine Optimization scams and fads might like Matt Cutt’s blog. Here’s some of the information they put out, this one’s on long term strategies for Search Engine Optimization. […]

NearbyNow.com is a new service that let’s online browers - and shoppers at large malls via in mall kiosks and cell phone text messaging - get access to your product pricing and reminders to shop at your store!
This just points to the increasing importance of using the web to find local customers even for your […]

Did you know there were dangers to article syndication using venues like EzineArticles.com?
Yes! Steve Weber makes a good point in this blog post about the dangers of duplicate content.
Now, it IS GOOD to use these sites to get links back to your main website. Syndicating articles can create good traffic streams for your main site.
But […]

PreSellPageMan.com brokers content pages that actually are helpful to readers (not just easily de-indexed search engine bait) that also happen to link one way to your website and, hopefully, predispose someone to purchase your product or service. This service allows you to receive high quality exposure on sites that are valued for their content… as […]

PayPerPost.com has acquired Performancing.com signalling that the bloggers art is maturing into a science and business model that continues to attract big money and harness the power of the blogosphere to create unique content that helps advertisers get the traffic and search engine positioning they need to succeed.
Performancing.com is an internet community for 28,000 bloggers […]

One truism in the direct mail world - if you have a targeted list of hot prospects and a good product is “the more you tell, the more you sell”.
One very successful promotion in the late 80’s involved full page, all text (except one small corner photo) lead generation ads with a toll free number […]

Google Adword arbitrage has paid off handsomely for some folks.
They’d buy a cheap Google keyword traffic to pages with high paying Google keywords and pray for clicks.
Sometimes this made really good money.
But changes at Google allowing advertisers to reduce payout on content netowork ads made it less profitable.
Now a new Google effort is under way […]

Want to learn how to make $1,400 per month from Google Adsense? Here’s a website that’s doing that - American Desinotes - and what the webmaster learned about ad placement, ad type, and background.
What are your experiences with Google Adsense?