tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74909831300508387932024-03-08T10:28:58.459-08:00Affiliate CentralTomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-90968290459299416202007-04-06T10:22:00.000-07:002007-04-06T09:40:23.641-07:00Some Google posts for Good Friday<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:navy;">This is a good post…talking about Adword’s campaigns that go disabled vs paused….<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/012990.html">What is the Difference Between "Disabled" and "Paused" for <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Adwords</span></b> <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">Search Engine Roundtable - USA</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />A WebmasterWorld member asks if there is a difference between <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> campaigns that are marked as "Paused" or as "Disabled" in the API. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><a href="http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ncl=http://www.seroundtable.com/archives/012990.html"><span style="color:green;"><span style="color:green;">See all stories on this topic</span></span></a> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:navy;">This post discusses the new Impression Share Metric at Adwords…<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://searchengineland.com/070405-113242.php">Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> Adds Impression Share Metric</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Barry Schwartz </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />Vinny Lingham reports finding a new metric on his Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> console named Impression Share. Impression Share is a statistic available at both the campaign and account level. (1) Campaign: If an advertiser has more than one campaign <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><span style="color:green;"><span style="color:green;"><a title="http://searchengineland.com/" href="http://searchengineland.com/"><span style="color:green;"><span style="color:green;">Search Engine Land: News About... - http://searchengineland.com/ </span></span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:navy;">This post talks about Googl changing the color of the top listed ad….<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://seoblog.intrapromote.com/2007/04/googles_adwords.html">Google's <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> New Color</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;">Hey, am I the only one who noticed Google switched it's top-listed <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> ads to a yellow color today??? Personally, I think the yellow is a little much for my eyes and don't really care for it. I like the...<br /><span style="color:green;"><span style="color:green;"><a title="http://seoblog.intrapromote.com/" href="http://seoblog.intrapromote.com/"><span style="color:green;"><span style="color:green;">SEO Speedwagon - http://seoblog.intrapromote.com/ </span></span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-46610927360624796982007-04-05T08:34:00.000-07:002007-04-06T09:39:30.268-07:00A few posts on the Adwords Optimizer<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:navy;">A few helpful posts from today….<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:navy;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:navy;">A few posts about the new Google Website Optimizer</span></span><o:p></o:p></p><br /><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2007/04/04/google-plans-to-win-adwords-converts">Google Plans To Win <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> Converts</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">WebProNews - Lexington,KY,USA</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />The Website Optimizer tool received a formal launch for Google's <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> clients today. Marketers using it should see conversion rates improve for their <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /><span style="color:navy;"><span style="color:navy;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/blog/entry/176682.html">Google Offers New Web Tool</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">Entrepreneur - USA</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />Google's Website Optimizer is integrated into Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> and is free to <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> advertisers. Here’s how it works: The Website Optimizer gives <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.mediabuyerplanner.com/2007/04/04/google-launches-website-optimizer/">Google Launches Website Optimizer</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">Media Buyer Planner - Elkton,MD,USA</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />Website Optimizer, released as a closed beta in fall 2006, is integrated with Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> and is free to <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> advertisers. The tool allows advertisers <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2007/04/website-optimizer-now-available-to-all.html">Website Optimizer now available to all</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Inside AdWords crew(Inside AdWords crew) </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />If you're unfamiliar with Website Optimizer, it is a free multivariate testing application built into <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> that helps online marketers increase visitor conversion rates and overall visitor satisfaction by enabling them to continually <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-76377292290995364962007-04-04T11:01:00.000-07:002007-04-04T10:10:43.092-07:00Here's some info on Google<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;">A few posts on how Google Adwords works…Quality Score..etc.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:navy;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=23273">Pay Per Click Advertising (PPC) vs. Natural or Organic Search <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Adwords</span></b> enables businesses, young and old alike, to infuse their advertising message to the masses. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Adwords</span></b> works like a standard auction. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.ewhisper.net/blog/google-adwords-quality-score-factors-demystified/">Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> Quality Score Factors Demystified</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Brad Geddes aka eWhisper </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />There are several different factors that affect Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> Quality Score. It’s time to walk through each in detail and list the major contributing factors to each.First, it’s important to note why Quality Score matters. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><span style="color:green;"><span style="color:green;"><a title="http://www.ewhisper.net" href="http://www.ewhisper.net"><span style="color:green;"><span style="color:green;"> </span></span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-24962737233847751942007-04-04T10:23:00.000-07:002007-04-04T10:10:09.418-07:00A Post for MicroISV'ers and one on Google and Splogging!<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;color:navy;">For you MicroISV’ers<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://microisvjournal.wordpress.com/2007/04/01/march-stats-and-a-note-of-thanks/">March Stats and a note of thanks</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Patrick </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br /><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> has been working really well as of late ($.34 per demo download sustained over the entire month. Close to my best ever.) With $90 budgeted I could pay for more traffic but I haven’t found the keywords yet to bring it in without <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;color:navy;">Splogging?</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:navy;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.marialanger.com/2007/04/01/google-adsense-and-splogging/">Google, Adsense, and Splogging</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Maria Langer </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />How can Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Adwords</span></b> customers be assured that their ads are appearing on legitimate sites and are being clicked by humans who are genuinely interested in the products or services advertised? I hope Jim gets his AdSense account back. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-57971649766305598842007-04-04T10:19:00.000-07:002007-04-04T10:09:27.012-07:00Google Quality Score and Slap Discussion<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;">Score…check it out…<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.ewhisper.net/blog/a-week-of-adwords-quality-score-posts/">A Week of <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> Quality Score Posts</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Brad Geddes aka eWhisper </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />In preperation for Search Engine Stratedgies New York, I’m writing an entire series on <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> quality score as that’s one of the most common questions I receive at the conferences. I’m not speaking on the quality score panel, <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;">This article concerns the Google slap…I have experienced this and am trying to unslap myself!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://blog.revenuewire.com/?p=73">Recovering from a Full-On Google Slap</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Geordie Carswell </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />Trying to open a brand new <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Adwords</span></b> account isn’t recommended as eventually Google will connect the dots on your account history and you could put all of your accounts at risk of being banned. Now here’s the other crappy part: starting a <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:navy;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-40790865251792879522007-04-04T10:12:00.000-07:002007-04-04T10:08:59.237-07:00Two More Articles to Check Out<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;">A few more interesting posts…the first talks about an aff marketing site/book…I will probably look into this a bit…trying to keep an open mind.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;">The second deals with keeping your motivation up and finding a niche.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/viewArticle.asp?articleID=23183" target="_blank">Make Money Online - Insider Secrets Revealed.</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">American Chronicle - Beverly Hills,CA,USA</span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />There are thousands of <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">affiliate programs</span></b> around but then i discovered one that eventually changed my life called Internet Marketing Center. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.johngall.com/?p=36">Getting Back On The Horse</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By jgall </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />For awhile i’ve had motivation issues, basically spending no effort or investment on Search Engine Marketing. I’ve been collecting my Google checks at their size reduced since 10/28/06 when MSN dropped a ton of sites from their index. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-44304079509013846272007-04-04T10:07:00.000-07:002007-04-04T10:08:20.845-07:00A Few Interesting Articles from Tuesday....yep...backed up!<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;">Here are a few articles I found interesting today……One is on traffic generation methods, another on one person’s analysis of their March performance, and the last a general aff marketing post that looked to have some additional links on the sidebar I want to check out.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;color:navy;"><o:p> </o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.steverenner.com/internet-marketing/3-traffic-methods-for-affiliates">3 Traffic Methods For Affiliates</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By admin </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />With <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Affiliate</span></b> Marketing you rely on sales to make money with <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">affiliate programs</span></b>. The only thing is that many new participants forget that they also need to rely on web site traffic. After all, without traffic, no one will be able to <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><a href="http://www.greenllama.net/blog/2007/04/03/march-2007-online-earnings-report/">March 2007 Online Earnings Report</a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Leroy Brown </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />Just as fast as <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">affiliate</span></b> profits came for me, they nearly vanished. Profit from <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">affiliate programs</span></b> dropped 96% in March, vs my record February. Not good. That puts <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">affiliate</span></b> earnings at a meager 2% of total profit, vs 43% last month. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.darjanpanic.com/affiliate-marketing/affiliate-marketing-business-program/"><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Affiliate</span></b> Marketing business <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">program</span></b></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Darjan Panic </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />Firstly, you need to set up a site that would serve your purpose of <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">affiliate</span></b> marketing site. With a range of web-page building <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">programs</span></b> directing every step of the process available, it is none less than a cakewalk for you to construct <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /><span style="color:green;"><span style="color:green;"><a title="http://www.darjanpanic.com" href="http://www.darjanpanic.com"><span style="color:green;"><span style="color:green;"> </span></span></a></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-54769760677993642812007-03-31T10:29:00.000-07:002007-03-31T09:43:08.733-07:00Tips for monetizing your blog<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;">Some tips about building up a blog and whether to monetize it now or later.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.doshdosh.com/blogging-tip/blogging-tip-dont-make-the-mistake-of-monetizing-your-blog-too-early/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Blogging Tip: Don’t Make the Mistake of Monetizing Your Blog Too Early</span></span></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Maki </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:10;"><br />This also allowed me to more accurately test the potential of other monetization strategies like <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">affiliate programs</span></b>. This doesn’t mean I won’t have any more randy trysts with other ad networks in the future, just that I’ll definitely be <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-69486423241424321652007-03-31T10:21:00.000-07:002007-03-31T09:42:36.778-07:00Adword's Editor Tips<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;">More tips on the Adword’s Editor…I gotta check that thing out!<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.directoryvault.com/blog/3-huge-adwords-editor-timesaving-tips/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">3 Huge <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Adwords</span></b> Editor Timesaving Tips</span></span></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Chad </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:10;"><br />In the <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Adwords</span></b> Editor click on the main top level campaign on the left panel (not an adgroup). Now click on the keywords tab. Then click the status bar (usually twice) to sort by inactive words. Now you will see all the inactive <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-23549298775785656442007-03-31T10:19:00.000-07:002007-03-31T09:41:50.563-07:00A Walkthrough of the Google Pay Per Action beta<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;">This pretty self explanatory…without further ado…<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.ewhisper.net/blog/the-guide-to-creating-adwords-pay-per-action-campaigns/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Guide to Creating <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> Pay Per Action Campaigns</span></span></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Brad Geddes aka eWhisper </span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:10;"><br />Related Articles at eWhisper.net:. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> Makes it Easier to Control New Campaigns; Creating Limited Time ‘Sale Campaigns’ in Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b>; Creating Blog Evangelists; Creating Privacy Policies; <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> Editor V3 to be released this week.<br /><br /></span></span><o:p></o:p></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-77122829274634605572007-03-31T10:07:00.000-07:002007-03-31T09:41:24.420-07:00The Adword's Editor...top ten favorites<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;">Here is a post at the Adwords blog that talks about the Adwords Editor. I downloaded this but have yet to try it out. Let me kow what you think.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><a href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2007/03/adwords-editors-top-10-favorites.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-family:Arial;" >AdWords</span></span></b><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"> Editor's "Top 10 Favorites"</span></span></a><br /><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="color:#666666;">By Inside AdWords crew(Inside AdWords crew) </span></span><br />The <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> Editor folks are always interested in hearing your feedback, so email them at adwordseditor@google.com if you have any comments or suggestions. If you haven't already downloaded <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> Editor, you can get started now. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-80252404367840218722007-03-31T10:02:00.000-07:002007-03-31T09:37:59.687-07:00Some more sites that could be of use to anyone doing blogging/affiliate marketing related on the internet.<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;">I just started looking at this page. It looks like it has a bunch of tips and links to sites that can help with Affiliate Marketing research. Of course there didn’t seem to be anything that was laser specific here but it points you in the right direction if you have questions.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.doshdosh.com/money-making-resources/26-affiliate-marketing-and-webmaster-forums-to-help-you-make-money-online/" target="_blank">26 <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Affiliate</span></b> Marketing and Webmaster Forums to help you Make Money <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b></a><br /></span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#666666;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Maki </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;"><br />Free Signature Backlinks. Signature links from reputable forums will help new websites to be indexed by search engines. You can also sell your signature links for money or use it to promote your website or <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">affiliate programs</span></b>. <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">...</span></b><br /> </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-39530299152498282272007-03-31T09:57:00.000-07:002007-03-31T09:36:50.294-07:00Making Mistakes? Here is a List.<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:12;">Here is a link to Avangate…a listing of mistakes that people getting into affiliate programs may make.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><a href="http://www.avangate.com/articles/mistakes-affiliate-programs_61.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Mistakes in <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Affiliate Programs</span></b></span></span></a><br /><b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Affiliate</span></b> marketing does not qualify as a "get-rich-quickly" scheme. Here are the most common 10 mistakes that are usually made wh ...<br /><span style="color:green;"><span style="color:green;"><a title="http://www.avangate.com/" href="http://www.avangate.com/"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:green;"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10;color:green;"> </span></span></a></span></span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-22736976707354787752007-03-31T09:39:00.000-07:002007-03-31T09:35:27.737-07:00Boost your CTR....with caution!<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-size:100%;color:navy;"><span style="font-size:12;color:navy;"><span style="font-family:arial;">In the link that follows is one individual’s take on improving your Adwords CTR. I did something similar along with some other changes and found that my CTR did improve. However my impressions also dropped way down and my sales petered out. One would think that if you keenly focus your campaign you will get better sales as your context gets better…not always the case.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:12;"><a href="http://ojvcentral.com/wordpress/?p=71" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-family:Arial;">How to Improve your Click Through Rate in Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b></span></span></a><br /><span style="color:#666666;"><span style="color:#666666;">By admin </span></span><br />One of the affiliate products I promote (Proposal Kit) had been performing particularly well for me recently and I decided to help things along by creating a Google <b><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">AdWords</span></b> campaign based around my reviews of [...]<br /><br /><o:p></o:p></span></span></p></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-83395854740586810372007-03-27T21:28:00.000-07:002007-03-27T20:29:54.563-07:00Caveat Emptor....look it up.<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span class="984500604-28032007"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;">The words of a skeptic..and also probbaly closer to reality than many would lead you to believe......</span></span></div><div style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"><p style="WIDTH: 600px"><a style="COLOR: #00f" href="http://www.mainstreamwebmasters.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=16697#16697" target="_blank"><b>Affiliate Programs</b> :: ALL ARE NOT SUPER AFFILIATES!!</a><br /><span style="font-size:-1;">Stop pretending to know what you’re talking about, trying to sell them shit, and start doing it on your own and reach that super <b>affiliate</b> status! It’s not THAT hard. Yeah, it takes work, but hell, everything does! <b>...</b><br /></span></p></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-90867867148406905122007-03-21T21:42:00.000-07:002007-03-24T10:17:54.020-07:00One more take on Google's PPA<div class=Section1> <div> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>One more take on Google’s PPA program.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://rodgerv.wordpress.com/2007/03/21/google-ppa-advertising-affiliate-eyez-killa/">Google PPA Advertising - <b>Affiliate</b>-Eyez Killa!</a><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'>By rodgerv </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'><br> <b>Affiliate</b> Marketing as we know it is GONE. It’sa horrible name, a hold out from old days of two-cent <b>affiliate programs</b>. <b>Affiliate</b> marketing has grown up to the point where it at least can be termed “performance marketing” and can <b>...</b><br> <br> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-70491569382373484712007-03-21T21:39:00.000-07:002007-03-24T10:17:16.935-07:00A Few Posts Regarding Google's PPA (Pay Per Action Beta)<div class=Section1> <div> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Here are a few posts regarding Google's PPA (Pay Per Action Beta)…interesting move by Google. I’ll be curious what it does to the likes of Clickbank and Linkshare.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2007/03/pay-per-action-beta-test.html">Pay-per-action beta test</a><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'>By Inside AdWords crew(Inside AdWords crew) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> If you're an <b>AdWords</b> advertiser located in the US and are interested in participating in this beta, please fill out this short web form. We'll let you know as soon as you've been added to the test and will continue to add advertisers on <b>...</b><br> <br> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.techmeme.com/070320/p60#a070320p60">Pay-per-action beta test (Inside <b>AdWords</b>)</a><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Do you know how much that action is worth to your business? If so, you may be interested in our pay-per-action beta test. Here's Rob K., Product Manager for Pay-Per-Action, to tell us more:. Source: Inside <b>AdWords</b> <b>...</b><br> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-43181107916881239502007-03-20T08:23:00.000-07:002007-03-24T10:18:25.269-07:00Adsense Tips<div class=Section1> <div> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This post has some tips for using Google’s Adsense.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://aglocohype.blogspot.com/2007/03/tips-to-get-most-out-of-google-adsense.html">Getting The Most Out Of Google Adsense</a><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'>By Adam(Adam) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"'><br> First I want to point out that every blog will generate different amounts of money by using Google Adsense, this is because the Ads come from people who are paying Google <b>Adwords</b> to display them and some people pay more then others, <b>...</b><br> <br> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-45843042846746570772007-03-19T08:30:00.000-07:002007-03-19T07:35:15.829-07:00Breakdown of Adwords Use For a Small Biz<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';">Here on the RaveAboutItBlog they talk about how to improve traffic to your small business website. They talk about page ranking, inbound links, reciprocal links, and relevancy of content….some good stuff.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"><a href="http://raveaboutit.blogspot.com/2007/03/small-business-websites-how-do-you-get.html">Small Business Websites - How do you get more traffic to your site?</a><br /></span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Mark(Mark) </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"><br />Google <b>Adwords</b> Meg has written a good post on sponsored advertising here .Whilst Google is the most popular search tool from a user perspective, from an advertising point of view, it is extremely competitive. If you are not content with <b>...</b><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-60211046083006777782007-03-19T08:26:00.000-07:002007-03-19T07:34:25.318-07:00Adwords B2B Newsletter<div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal">Google launches a new B2B Adwords Newsletter….check it out!<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.google.com/adwords/newsletter/industry/tech/index_0307.html" target="_blank">Adwords B2B Newsletter</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:#2461aa;">Introducing the AdWords Technology Business to Business Newsletter</span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Welcome to the inaugural issue of our quarterly Technology Business to Business Newsletter for AdWords advertisers. Each issue will bring Tech BtoB-related information, tips, and updates right to your inbox, helping you to make the most of your AdWords campaigns.</span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:black;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="color:black;">In this issue, you’ll find a number of tips for optimizing your keywords, ads, and landing pages. We’ve also included an introduction to <a href="http://www.google.com/a/?utm_medium=et&utm_source=awtechnews&utm_campaign=gafyd">Google Apps</a>, a set of next-generation communication and collaboration tools designed to meet your company’s needs………<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-51991923644663456402007-03-18T12:29:00.000-07:002007-03-18T12:30:42.252-07:00Improve Your Adwords Campaign?<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';">This post runs down a list of things you can do to improve your Adwords campaign. I have tried some of these and some do work. Let me know how they work for you.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 12pt"><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"><a href="http://www.breezetree.com/process-flowchart-blog/index.php/how-to-improve-your-adwords-campaign-in-10-simple-steps/" target="_blank">How to Improve Your <b>AdWords</b> Campaign in 10 Simple Steps</a><br /></span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Nick H. </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"><br />Overwhelmed by all the advice you read about running an <b>AdWords</b> campaign? Here?sa simple and concise list I?ve gathered from several reliable sources: Break your campaign in groups of 10-20 highly related keywords. <b>...</b></span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-36446189952359200682007-03-18T12:26:00.000-07:002007-03-18T12:30:17.750-07:00Tips on Affiliate Marketing<div class="Section1"><p><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';">This blog post has some tips on Affiliate Marketing…check it out.<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"><a href="http://37secrets.blogspot.com/2007/03/4-secrets-to-succeeding-with-affiliate.html" target="_blank">4 Secrets to Succeeding With <b>Affiliate</b> Marketing</a><br /></span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;color:#666666;">By Liam Webb(Maverick) </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';font-size:10;"><br />For one, <b>affiliate</b> marketing does not cost you anything to begin. All you need to do is to choose an <b>affiliate program</b> to promote and then promote it. There is no limit to the number of <b>affiliate programs</b> you can join. <b>...</b> </span><span style="font-family:'Arial','sans-serif';"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /></div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-50477393764267069612007-03-16T10:16:00.000-07:002007-03-16T09:17:26.678-07:00Blogging Software to Get Organic Search Boost from HitTail<div class=Section1> <div> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Here is article about using blogging as an alternative to Adwords. They talk about how blogging can get your organic search ranking up there if you post on terms that have good rankings…check it out…<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://www.hittail.com/blog/2007/03/blogging-software-as-adwords.html" target="_blank">Blogging Software as <b>AdWords</b> Alternative</a><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'>By Mike Levin(Mike Levin) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> And doing the big natural search fix takes what more marketers have got, and they often get intimidated enough by the experience to flock to pay-per-click, or PPC, services like Google <b>AdWords</b>. But what is not commonly known is just how <b>...</b> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-73305664143072410792007-03-16T09:04:00.000-07:002007-03-16T08:06:17.569-07:00Adwords vs Adsense....Inconsistencies?<div class=Section1> <div> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This blog post speaks about inconsistencies between Adwords and Adsense in the way that ads are displayed…check it out.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="http://aw4p.blogspot.com/2007/03/inconsistent-information-from-adwords.html" target="_blank">Inconsistent Information from <b>AdWords</b> and AdSense?</a><br> </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:#666666'>By Ian F.(Ian F.) </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br> On the <b>AdWords</b> side, we're hearing that ads are ranked according to Bid (max cpc) x Quality Score AND that ads on the content network are ranked in the same way. However, on the AdSense side we're hearing that Google will display the <b>...</b> </span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7490983130050838793.post-84115772101952521112007-03-15T11:46:00.000-07:002007-03-15T12:07:58.236-07:00Affiliate Marketing vs Adsense on your blog<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN class=870004518-15032007>This post discusses using affiliate links in your posts as opposed to placing Adsense ads on your blog. Food for thought.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: sans-serif"> <P style="WIDTH: 600px"><A style="COLOR: #00f" href="http://bill2me.com/2007/03/08/is-affiliate-marketing-a-better-choice-for-small-blogs/" target="_blank">Is <B>Affiliate</B> Marketing a Better Choice for Small Blogs?</A><BR><FONT size=-1><FONT color=#666666>By WildBil </FONT><BR>Now you're probably wondering how <B>affiliate</B> and associate <B>programs</B> are better, right? The first curse of the previously mentioned <B>programs</B> is their reliance on JavaScript. Many Firefox users may have JavaScript blocked for sites they <B>...</B><BR></FONT></P></DIV>Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283425557594419955noreply@blogger.com0