Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
31st January 2009, 03:25 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,806 Re: Adsense - Right or Left Side
Generally speaking, I think the left side is better (as with the south african franchise site).
There's been some browser heatmap studies that show that that ads on the left get a higher...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th January 2009, 01:00 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,167 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th January 2009, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,167 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
5th January 2009, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,149 Re: Which Is The Best Keyword Research Tool?
Great as it is, the problem with Google's keyword tool is that you're basically using the same keywords as everyone else - which is to say competition will be extremely heavy.
But like someone...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd November 2008, 11:04 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 981 Re: Question about forum signature backlinks
My experience has been mixed. They do seem to help get sites indexed very quickly (couple of times I linked fresh sites with forum sigs on DP and they got indexed within 12 hours), especially with...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd November 2008, 09:54 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,196 Re: Best Source of Traffic
lol "no shit, sherlock" moment.
But going back to the OP, like you said, best traffic for adsense is organic S.E traffic.
In my experience, I haven't found anything else that clicks at a...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd November 2008, 09:51 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 5,493 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd November 2008, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 2,404 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
23rd November 2008, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 593 Re: Newbie - need some deatiled help!
There is one school of thought that a publisher shouldn't bother protecting his or her download page (at least for the low to mid-ticket products).
Reason #1: A protected download page is reliant...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd October 2008, 06:36 PM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,653 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd October 2008, 06:46 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,653 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st October 2008, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 42
Views: 1,653 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
30th September 2008, 03:08 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 852 Re: SEO question
Glenda,
Short answer:
Meta Keywords -> Not important.
Meta Description -> Very important
Reason is this: Google takes your page summary (the little blurb that a searcher reads about your...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th September 2008, 07:55 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 579 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th September 2008, 07:52 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 875 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th September 2008, 07:37 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 958 Re: Does "Adsense Arbitrage" Still Works?
Re-cycle,
The short answer is no, it doesn't work anymore. Ever since july/aug 2007 Google has been cracking down hard on arbitrage and actively banning adsense accounts that do.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
28th September 2008, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 789 Re: Google Analytics question
Google analytics isn't 100% accurate, in my experience. Sometimes, there's a "lag time" where your visitors shows up only on the next day's count.
If you have cpanel hosting, you can check your...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
23rd September 2008, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 963 Re: Buying diggs and stumbles
Well, there's a more practical reason for not buying diggs.
Social networks will eventually catch onto shady "vote sellers" (digg is especially strict) and ban the associated accounts. When the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
22nd September 2008, 01:13 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 586 Re: Commission Junction help please!
Kym,
No, you didn't miss the boat or anything. To get affiliate links on CJ, you must first get approved by individual advertisers you wish to work with. After approval, you will be able to access...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st September 2008, 08:10 PM
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Replies: 177
Views: 4,941 Re: College or IM ? Need your opinion !
Chris,
I'm going to go along with most of the people here and say that going to college (while continuing your IM biz) would be the prudent choice.
Aside form all the perks that everyone has...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
21st September 2008, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 805 |
Forum: Mind Warriors
17th September 2008, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 31,614 |
Forum: Internet Marketing Product Reviews & Ratings
17th September 2008, 03:02 AM
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Replies: 1
Views: 970 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
17th September 2008, 01:57 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 1,244 Re: what's the best antivirus?
I'm glad someone agrees with me here.
The problem that I have with the free antivirus solutions is that the virus writers are well aware that programs like AVG, Avast etc have a sizable...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
17th September 2008, 12:44 AM
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Replies: 47
Views: 1,244 Re: what's the best antivirus?
NOD32 is by far the best Antivirus software I've used (and believe me, I've tried them all).
The only downside is that its subscription-based and costs about $30 a year.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th September 2008, 10:43 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,260 |
Forum: Website Design
16th September 2008, 08:40 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 545 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th September 2008, 08:06 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 799 Re: Building an IM list from scratch
That's awesome advice, John. Thanks for the heads up about the diminishing returns part, didn't think of that.
But that brings me to another question, then. Would it be more effective to have 5...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th September 2008, 06:23 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 799 Re: Building an IM list from scratch
Thanks for all the responses guys, they've all been extremely helpful. I'll give article marketing a shot. :)
3 more specific questions:
1. With so many people doing article marketing (in the...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th September 2008, 02:58 AM
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Replies: 5
Views: 10,643 Re: Aweber vs iContact vs Mailchimp
I think aweber has some analytics features that getresponse lacks.
Also, the delivery rate for aweber is purportedly higher - though not by a significant figure.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
16th September 2008, 02:55 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 799 Building an IM list from scratch
Hello folks!
I'm kind of in a unique situation here where I have my own product (and a great one at that ;) - /shameless plug) but I'm still lacking a sizable mailing list to bring to the table...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th September 2008, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,331 Re: Link building with DoFollow Blogs
Andrew is right. Content matters tremendously.
In my experience, if you leave a good comment (meaning insightful, value-added, non-spammy) on a blog makes all the difference and owners are...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
15th September 2008, 08:21 PM
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Replies: 38
Views: 1,106 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
14th September 2008, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,315 Re: Has Anyone Tried SEnuke?
I tried it for a while, but the interface a little clunky for my liking.
Plus, you have to register accounts at all the social bookmarking sites BY HAND first (at least that was the case when...
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Forum: Search Engine Optimization
14th September 2008, 09:04 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 629 Re: Opt-In email Brokers?
4 Million email delieveries for $200? Sounds like a scam to me.
Either that, or they're spamming. Which only makes it much, much worse.
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Forum: Mind Warriors
14th September 2008, 09:01 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 6,932 Re: Want to sleep 2 hours a day? Try this..
I'm a strong DISBELIEVER in sleep deprivation. In college, I saw friends try those crazy 3-hour sleep regimens with all sorts of promises but nothing good ever came out of it.
Here's what...
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Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display)
14th September 2008, 08:55 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,992 Re: What The HECK is CPA
In a nutshell:
1. Merchant wants more leads/business, so he sets up a squeeze page to capture new potential prospects' information.
2. You (the affiliate) drive traffic to the merchant's...
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Forum: Ad Networks (CPM/CPL, Display)
14th September 2008, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 2,385 Re: Does anyone use adbrite here?
Adbrite, as with most CPC adsense alternatives, kind of sucks.
The best adsense replacement I've found so far is chitika. Pay arounds 50% - 70% of adsense in most cases.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th September 2008, 08:37 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 782 Re: Flippin Site!
Ah ok.
But the process (if you want to start from scratch) isn't terribly different.
1. Pick a good domain name for your chosen niche and hosting.
2. Get a batch of 10 - 20 articles,...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
14th September 2008, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 782 Re: Flippin Site!
It really depends. Sometimes, you can pick out a few gems on the Digitalpoint marketplace for cheap ($50 - 100). By gems I mean sites with relatively good domain names, quality content, but ugly...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
12th September 2008, 01:49 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,004 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
12th September 2008, 12:42 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 804 Re: A 100 Page Site?
Corey,
While it is *generally* true that a larger site = more page indexed = more visitors, you should also consider the quality of your content.
I'm a firm believer of quality over quanity:...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
12th September 2008, 12:37 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,004 |
Forum: Search Engine Optimization
11th September 2008, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 688 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th September 2008, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 454 Re: Do you always use the same type of sales copy?
Yes, precisely. The gurus all use the same formulistic sales letter for one reason - it works. Why spend hours and hours developing something new and unproven when the experts have already spent tens...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th September 2008, 08:13 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,050 Re: What would YOU do with $35,000?
Deric,
Please convince your friend NOT to build "the next generation social networking site". He will be chewed alive and see his $35,000 go down the drain. Trust me, I've seen it happen too many...
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th September 2008, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,191 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th September 2008, 12:47 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,004 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
11th September 2008, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 862 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th September 2008, 11:53 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 679 Re: Blogs Verses Static Pages
In the past, I usually went with static pages for sites smaller than 20 or so pages.
Lately, though, the simplicity and sheer number of customizations and plugins of wordpress has won me over....
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th September 2008, 11:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 984 |
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th September 2008, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,067 Re: New ClickBank Products
kevin, you can also go to Clickbank Analytics (http://www.cb-analytics.com).
They have new products grouped according to their release month.
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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum
10th September 2008, 09:44 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 638 Re: Blog Post Theft Through RSS
Sleaklight,
RSS scraping/stealing is an unfortunate fact of life in the blogging world and they can be difficult to deal with. If it really bothers you, send the site admin a warning email and a...
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Forum: Mind Warriors
10th September 2008, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 107
Views: 8,441 Re: Favorite Self Help Books?
I have a few favorites, but one of the more recent ones I've taken a liking to is "The 4 Hour Workweek".
I think he (the author) pretty much espouses where we aspire to be in terms of financial...
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Forum: Mind Warriors
10th September 2008, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,245 Re: Closed Mind = Limited options
I know the feeling. It sucks even more when I know people who are far more brilliant or technically inclined than I am. I KNOW they will be able to make it big online and build a fantastic lifestyle...
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Forum: Mind Warriors
10th September 2008, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,078 |