Archive for February, 2007

Why Google Needs You Right Now

Wednesday, February 28th, 2007

by: Ted Kushner
Copyright 2005 Ted Kushner

Let me ask you a simple question- what do you think is the number one driving force behind the enormous success of Google?

While you’re pondering this for awhile- and may even think of a variety of answers to this question- the bottom line to it is this- Google continually strives to serve up the best relevant content to its customers then its nearest competitors and it usually does.

Content that is provided daily by thousands of web masters, marketers and experts from a variety of fields and industries across the globe.

Content that could be- provided by yourself if you are one of the smart ones that is using Google to your benefit.

Anyone that has been marketing on the internet for knows that Google loves content- and the more the better. But it should be quality content that informs their customers on subjects of their interests.

So, if you are one of the ones who is providing it to them and answering their customers questions- Google will in turn reward you by listing your content high in their natural search engine results for some of your content as long as it is relevant for that subject.

The more relevant the content- the higher your ranking will be on that subject.

Providing this content isn’t difficult either. There is a multitude of information you can write about by just visiting some of the article banks online to get ideas on different subjects. It can be on anything like health, finances, business techniques or web promotion.

Once you get a few ideas to write about, you can then use this information to provide content for:

* Articles dealing with subjects that are informative or solve a problem.

* Top 5 or top 10 lists that are easy to construct. Like “Top 5 Ways to Market Affiliate Products Online” or “Ten Easy Ways To Lose Weight This Year”

* Press releases that inform about new web sites, products, services or announcements. Press releases usually get picked up quickly by the online news outlets and then have a tendency to be added to the natural search engines listings shortly there after.

So you see, getting a top ten position in Google is actually quiet easy to achieve- if you know how. Once you do know how- then you can take advantage of the system by partnering with Google.

Because in essence that is what you have become- Google’s partner. You are providing them with what they want and need in satisfying their customer’s demands- while you end up benefiting from the increase in traffic to your site by being the one supplying them with the information.

So, while other web masters are paying SEO firms top dollars trying to optimize their sites for better search engine positioning, or slaving hours away changing keyword densities and monitoring rankings- you could be implementing a few steps in supplying the search engines with what they really want and need.

While all along- you will be driving hundreds or thousands of targeted visitors to your site to eat up the content you are providing.

Targeted visitors that you can use to gain additional subscribers, members, or customers for your affiliate programs, products or mailing lists.

You may think I’m crazy- but personally, I couldn’t care less if my site ranks dead last against my competitors as long as I’m consistently driving targeted traffic to my site from multiple sources.

While it is nice to be ranked #1 for your site, I consider it more of an ego trip. Getting a number one rank is easy for some terms, but does it end up converting the traffic you’re getting into sales for the keywords you are targeting?

I have found that by using some proven methods of utilizing my time more effectively, like writing articles and press releases centered around some modestly competitive keywords, has given me more top ten positions for my keywords then by me trying to figure out how Google’s ever-changing algorithm works.

Another method of getting your topics posted and indexed quickly is by using other sites that are known to be top contenders with Google. Search for any topic and you will find certain sites that pop up in the top ten for articles, ads, or press releases all the time.

Now remember- these sites are not writing all of their own content. They are also using other peoples content on their sites. All you need to do is provide them with your relevant content- let the search engines spider their side and then piggyback on their ability to be ranked at the top for your targeted keywords.

I don’t know about you, but I just don’t have the patience to keep knocking my head against the wall trying to figure out how to outfox Google, Yahoo or any of the other search engines. Plus, I don’t have a Ph.D. in search engine science voodoo.

So I’d rather be putting my efforts into methods that I know are getting proven and guaranteed results- and will continue doing so, no matter what changes Google makes.

Because no matter how many changes Google makes the outcome still has to be the same- serving up relevant content better and faster then it’s competitors. And if you help Google accomplish this, they will continue to help you gain the customers you need.

So the fact is- Google will always need you- so take advantage of this and start writing some of your own quality content today!

About the author:
Ted Kushner of AffiliateRevenueSources.com writes about the latest trends in affiliate marketing and web site promotion. To see how you can use Google yourself and gain a top ten position in just a few days visit-
http://www.affiliaterevenuesources.com/get-in-google-now.html.

Awesome Free $50 Adwords Coupon For Christmas

Tuesday, February 27th, 2007

Hurry up and grab your free $50 adwords coupon located at the google adwords website before the offer ends. I just found out about this but this should be a great way to get you started with google adwords.

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What To Expect from Washington Post Blogroll?

Monday, February 26th, 2007

The news is out well for me anyways. The washington post a prominent newspaper has decide to enter the world of online advertising. It’s official called “Blogroll” according to their blog and is sure guaranteed to create a lot of buzz in the blogosphere.

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100 Best Albums Made in the Last 50 Years

Sunday, February 25th, 2007

How cool would it be if you had an unlimited amount of space on your hardrive? But since the new rap movement all you can find when you look up lists like these, is a bunch of noisy trash that they call music nowadays.

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Introducing SEO News Blog

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Remember a while ago I said that I was going to move this blog to it’s own domain? Well plans were changed and I decided instead to create a new blog sorely based on SEO it’s called SEO News Blog and it will be officially launched in a week or two.

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Adsense Site Maintenance Saturday 9th

Friday, February 23rd, 2007

Just to warn you guys in case you didn’t know google adsense is planning a site maintenance on Saturday 9th at exactly 10am PST. And it’s supposed to last at least 4 hours. If you are in another country here is the time translation:

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The Evolution of Google AdSense

Tuesday, February 20th, 2007

by: Sharon Housley
Copyright 2005 Sharon Housley

The web has evolved into a complex “organism” which, to some, appears to have a life of its own. As the Internet has evolved, so too have online marketers and publishers. The dot-com balloon is said to have burst but savvy publishers have grabbed the coat tails of the Google search monster and employ Google AdSense on content-rich websites. Google AdSense, a pioneer for providing content-sensitive advertisements, has been a boon to webmasters looking for alternatives to amortize their web trafffic.

How Does Google AdSense Work?
The concept is simple: The publisher or webmaster inserts a java script into a website. Each time the page is accessed, the java script pulls advertisements from Google’s AdSense program. The ads are targeted and related to the content contained on the web page serving the ad. If a web surfer clicks on an advertisement served from Google, the webmaster serving the ad earns a portion of the money that the advertiser is paying Google for the click.

Google handles all the tracking and payments, ultimately providing an easy way for webmasters to display content-sensitive, targeted ads, without the headache of having to solicit advertisers, collect funds, monitor clicks or track statistics, any of which could easily become a full-time job.

While Google AdSense, like many pay-per-click programs, is plagued by claims of click-fraud, it is clearly an effective revenue source for many reputable web businesses. There seems to be no shortage of advertisers in the AdWords program from which Google pulls the AdSense ads. Webmasters seem less concerned by the lack of information provided by Google and more interested in cashing their monthly checks from Google.

The Evolution of AdSense
While Google’s initial system was fairly rudimentary, only providing publishers the option of displaying a handful of advertising formats, the technology behind even the first ads was anything but simplistic. The technology used to employ Google AdSense goes far beyond simple keyword or category matching. A complex algorithm is used to determine the content contained on the web page serving the ad. Once the content is assessed, and appropriate ads that contain related content are served.

Early on, Google implemented a system that allows publishers to filter advertisements from competitors or sites which they deemed inappropriate. Google also allows vendors to specify an alternative advertisement, in the unlikely event that Google is unable to provide related content ads.

The Progression of Google
Google has come a long way in understanding the needs of publishers and webmasters. Google now offers a system that allows full ad customization. Webmasters can choose from twelve text ad formats and can customize Google advertisements to complement their website and fit into existing webpage layout. The options provided allow webmasters to select and create custom color palettes that match an existing website’s color scheme, making the ads a much more natural fit.

Many sites have been able to integrate ads into their site design using different ad formats.

Sample sites with integrated ads:

Investing Partners - http://www.investing-partners.com
Podcasting Tools - http://www.podcasting-tools.com .
RSS Network - http://www.rss-network.com

Online Reports
Google recently took a huge step forward, providing publishers the ability to track their earnings based on webmaster-defined channels. Recent improvements to the Google AdSense reporting have resulted in webmasters having the capability to monitor an ad’s performance with customizable online reports that can detail page impressions, clicks and click-through rates. Webmasters now have the ability to track specific ad formats, colors and pages within a website. Webmasters can quickly spot and track trends. The new flexible reporting tools allows webmasters to group web pages by URL, domain, ad type or category, providing webmasters insight into what pages, ads and domains are performing the best.

Reporting is real-time, allowing webmasters to quickly assess the effectiveness of any changes. The new reporting makes it significantly easier for webmasters to optimize and increase click-through rates. Optional reporting allows webmasters to monitor traffic, viewing both ad impressions and page impressions.

Advertisers realize the benefits associated with having their ads served on targeted websites, increasing the likelihood that a prospective web surfer will have an interest in their product or service.

Truth Still Not Revealed
Google still does not reveal what percentage of the advertising revenue earned is paid to the webmaster serving the ads, but they have made strides related to disclosure, recently lifting the ban preventing webmasters from disclosing the amount they earn through serving Google ads.

About the author:

Sharon Housley manages marketing for FeedForAll http://www.feedforall.com software for creating, editing, publishing RSS feeds and podcasts. In addition Sharon manages marketing for NotePage http://www.notepage.net a wireless text messaging software company.

Google Image Logo On Google Adsense

Monday, February 19th, 2007

It seems google adsense is trying out new ad formats no tin the sense you are thinking of though. More in the sense of removing the ads by google label with something a little easier. Relbenezon reported that google was using the image logo on it’s ads instead of the normal ads by google.

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Google Adsense Bans Images Next To Ads

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

The google adsense blog just announced that images next to google adsense ads are not acceptable any longer!They’ve received many emails from webmasters asking them if it’s okay since it appears to increase CTR numbers by a long shot and decided to release a post about it.

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New Google Adsense Payment History Page

Friday, February 16th, 2007

Google adsense just released a new look and even more features for google adsense. I’ve always complained about how complicated the payment method for google adsense is but with this new page more details appears to be the key:

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