Archive for May, 2006

Google Video Adwords hitting the streets

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

Here comes a shock: Google has announced yet another new feature/product/enhancement/mod. This time, we're looking at Google Video AdWords. This is another way for an intrepid web marketers to find new customers, this time through the power of video. Video is clearly the future, especially for the ...

Shoemoney: legend or legendary bullshitter?

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

Often in life, we hear of people who are legends in their own time. In the case of Shoemoney, we may have that, but we have something even dearer: a legend in his own mind! And let's face facts, if loving yourself were a crime, Jeremy Schoemaker would ...

The harrowing true tale of free web directories

Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006

One persistent myth which continously re-occurs in the SEOSphere is the myth of the helpful free web directory. The "free web directory" is the one where you can submit your website, and the friendly, unpaid staff will quickly review your website and add you to their incredibly popular directory. ...

Unavoidable peaks and valleys with Context Sensitive Ads

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

I've use both Google Adsense and YPN since the inception of each program. Overall, I'm very happy with both programs, and they've provided me with a very nice sum of cash. But I have to say, the fluctuations you sometimes experience can be extremely flabbergasting, and they make ...

SEO Contests: the playgrounds of idiots and morons?

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

I just got my first spam for the "V7N Spam Contest" and I have to admit to not being impressed. On the one hand you have a hard up webmaster forum (V7N) promoting a contest to a bunch of hard up "SEOs". How can this help the search ...

YPN announces direct deposit features

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

It's good news for YPN Beta users: YPN now offers direct deposits. This, of course, means you can expect getting your money a lot quicker, and having it deposited into your account automatically. Changing over to the direct deposit was quite easy. You merely add your checking ...

Being patient is good, but watch out for complacence

Sunday, May 21st, 2006

Lot's of times you'll hear to be patient when it comes to achieving search engine rankings. This is generally good advice, but at some point you can't just sit around being complacent. If you become too involved in data center watching, you develop a mindset that you're "waiting" ...

What’s your competitive advantage? Online marketers need to know

Saturday, May 20th, 2006

If you're selling a product or service on the internet, you need to ask yourself one basic question: what makes me so special? Customers always ask a lot of questions, and one of their most frequent is why they should choose you. Purchasing from any company is a ...

Low indexed page count carnage continues in Google

Friday, May 19th, 2006

Google has rolled out their Big Daddy update and now everyone knows the answer to the oft-asked question: Who Is Yer Daddy? Looks like it's the Big G after all. And now Google has added a number of new quality parameters to their ranking algo and their "crawl ...

To achieve SEO success, ignore the prevailing wisdom

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

I've been vacationing a bit this week in sunny Vegas, and it's got me pondering about certain issues. You can't sit around Las Vegas and not be impressed with the incredible success being achieved by many of the businesses here. But when you think about it, the companies ...