Category Archives: Search Marketing

Using marketing to help others find your web site through online searches.

AdWords Pitfalls – Broad Keywords

Warning: Broad keywords can be dangerous to your profitability! And I’d say this is the leading cause of people losing money on AdWords – especially for beginners. What I’m thinking is “overly” broad keywords. I was recently talking to someone … Continue reading

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Conversion Tracking – Intermediary Goals

Ideally, when you’re split-testing the performance of your ads, you’d like to pick a winner according to which one best converts to sales. Now if you’re testing with high-volume you can do that. Such as via a big list, CPA … Continue reading

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Short Ads vs More Detail

The tendency, when writing ads, is to use every character possible, in the headline and description lines. It’s often hard enough to even fit what you want within that small amount of room. I’ve had cases where I mentally pat … Continue reading

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How to Use Twitter to Boost Business

Boosting business with Twitter Most people hear the hype about Twitter (and Facebook) and how some users are using this technology to enhance their businesses. Many think they just signup at Twitter and the other followers will come. Not actually … Continue reading

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Keeping an Ear to the Ground: Holistic Niche Selection

I love talking to people about their niche, since the answers are never that varied. It’s usually some variation of Payday-Teeth-Loss. With the recent devastation in the continuity section of our industry, I think it’s a great time to stop … Continue reading

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