Have met up with an accident and have asked a friemd to keep this blog flowing...
Will see you in 3 months.....
Am really gonna enjoy the attention !!
Saturday, 28 March 2009
Sunday, 22 March 2009
Writing the Resource Box so it Makes People Click
The internet is the information highway, this phrase has been used so may time it should be nominated for the Internet Cliché Award. People that go to the internet are subdivided into groups, but generally, they are out to search information. Whether for gaming, business, fun or anything else the internet has provided us with information that has proved to be very beneficial.
Through the recent years many people have learned the secrets of Search Engine Optimization. More and more sites have seen the effects articles have done for the traffic of their sites. Some have even created sites devoted entirely to providing articles that could be read by their website visitors and have links that could lead to many sites that are related to the topics and subjects of the articles.
For example, the sites may feature many articles about a whole lot of topics. As a website visitor reads the articles they have searched for, they can find at the end of the article a resource box that can be clicked on to link them to the site that has submitted the article. Of course the article would be in relation to the site. Lets say if the article is about rotating the tires, the resource box may lead to a link to a site that sells tires or car parts.
A resource box is what you usually find at the end of an article. They will contain the name of the author, a brief description of the author, a brief description of the sponsoring site and a link. If a reader likes what they read, they would have the tendency to find out where the article came from to read more. The resource bow will be their link to the source of the article and this will entice them to go to the site and do some more reading or research for the subject or topic they are interested in.
But like the article itself, the resource box must also be eye-catching to demand the attention and interest of the reader. While the resource bow encompasses only a small space, providing the right keywords and content for your resource box will provide more prodding for the reader to go to your site.
Now we know what resource boxes are, what are the benefits of having a good resource box? Mainly its driving traffic to your site. Many sites would allow articles to be placed in their sites because they can make use of the articles to fill their pages. They also get affiliation with other sites that can be beneficial for them as well. For the sponsoring site, when you get people to click on your resource box, you generate traffic that can be counted upon as potential customers.
So what would be a good content for your resource box? Basically it is keywords, learning about the proper keywords that people are mainly searching for. There are many tools you can find in the internet that can help you in determining what keywords to use.
Resource boxes can also make use of all the creativity it can get. You only get a small space for your resource box so you better make the most of it. Try to catch the attention of your reader with resource box content that can make them give a second look. Unlike TV ads, you don’t have visual aids to drive your point in. But you do have the power of imagination of a reader. With the right content, you can make them think and intrigued.
Another tip is to use keywords that should be related to your site. Do not mislead your potential website visitors. Build your credibility so that more people would get enticed to visit your site and browse what you have to offer. Make the people click your resource box by providing resource box content that makes a lasting impression. You only get one chance to wow them and hundreds of chances to repulse them.
Never underestimate the power of the resource box. It may be small in size but they will provide a significant aid in driving traffic to your site. A boring resource box will never get a job done. Be fun and creative but at the same time show that you have a great deal to offer, too much to ask for something that couldn’t fit a paragraph? Yes and no, there are many tips and guides that can help you in doing this, the first step is realizing how important a resource box could be in making people click your link and be directed to your site.
Through the recent years many people have learned the secrets of Search Engine Optimization. More and more sites have seen the effects articles have done for the traffic of their sites. Some have even created sites devoted entirely to providing articles that could be read by their website visitors and have links that could lead to many sites that are related to the topics and subjects of the articles.
For example, the sites may feature many articles about a whole lot of topics. As a website visitor reads the articles they have searched for, they can find at the end of the article a resource box that can be clicked on to link them to the site that has submitted the article. Of course the article would be in relation to the site. Lets say if the article is about rotating the tires, the resource box may lead to a link to a site that sells tires or car parts.
A resource box is what you usually find at the end of an article. They will contain the name of the author, a brief description of the author, a brief description of the sponsoring site and a link. If a reader likes what they read, they would have the tendency to find out where the article came from to read more. The resource bow will be their link to the source of the article and this will entice them to go to the site and do some more reading or research for the subject or topic they are interested in.
But like the article itself, the resource box must also be eye-catching to demand the attention and interest of the reader. While the resource bow encompasses only a small space, providing the right keywords and content for your resource box will provide more prodding for the reader to go to your site.
Now we know what resource boxes are, what are the benefits of having a good resource box? Mainly its driving traffic to your site. Many sites would allow articles to be placed in their sites because they can make use of the articles to fill their pages. They also get affiliation with other sites that can be beneficial for them as well. For the sponsoring site, when you get people to click on your resource box, you generate traffic that can be counted upon as potential customers.
So what would be a good content for your resource box? Basically it is keywords, learning about the proper keywords that people are mainly searching for. There are many tools you can find in the internet that can help you in determining what keywords to use.
Resource boxes can also make use of all the creativity it can get. You only get a small space for your resource box so you better make the most of it. Try to catch the attention of your reader with resource box content that can make them give a second look. Unlike TV ads, you don’t have visual aids to drive your point in. But you do have the power of imagination of a reader. With the right content, you can make them think and intrigued.
Another tip is to use keywords that should be related to your site. Do not mislead your potential website visitors. Build your credibility so that more people would get enticed to visit your site and browse what you have to offer. Make the people click your resource box by providing resource box content that makes a lasting impression. You only get one chance to wow them and hundreds of chances to repulse them.
Never underestimate the power of the resource box. It may be small in size but they will provide a significant aid in driving traffic to your site. A boring resource box will never get a job done. Be fun and creative but at the same time show that you have a great deal to offer, too much to ask for something that couldn’t fit a paragraph? Yes and no, there are many tips and guides that can help you in doing this, the first step is realizing how important a resource box could be in making people click your link and be directed to your site.
Wednesday, 11 March 2009
How To Make Top Writers Write For You – Outsourcing
Your site content in a way reflects a lot about your website.
In short, it describes what the site is all about and what it has to offer.
So the whole objective of articles and website content is to get the attention of the reader and how to retain them there for atleast over a minute, instead of bouncing them off to another source
In a way, articles and website content can make a whole lot of difference to your site – Good content means a lot more dedicated readers
Now how can content or blog posts or articles generate you traffic?
A lot of people think that this can be achieved by dumping the article or blog post with keywords. Although, this partly generates traffic, the actual method is by the proper usage of “exact keywords”. In other words, through proper optimization of the article or blog post. Although many search engines depend on keywords and keyword phrases to put it in their results list, your content would be chosen only if it has a good number of proper keywords. Only then, it may be chosen to be one of the top listed sites in the resulting search result pages. So your keyword density has to be optimum.
With good content you get the benefit of clearly depicting what is it that you want to share with other people. Besides, good website content and articles can also lead people to your site. As a result, with an increase in traffic, you get to earn more from your site, thus making it more profitable. So, in a way a site’s success depends a lot on its flow of traffic
So, before you dump your site with all the keywords and keyword phrases that it could possibly hold, just remember that search engines also filter out the dumping. It is imperative that you have well written articles which have been search engine optimized (SEO’d) well, so that the keywords and keyword phrases have been properly incorporated.
Those of you who don’t have the time to write their own posts, content or articles, try hiring someone who will do it for you, instead of copying or just dumping keyword rich articles.
It is a fact that most of us don’t have the time to learn content writing or article writing. There are writers out there who have good experience in doing so as this is their livelihood, and most of all they charge only a small fee for such a work. Writers like these, can be of great help to your website to get that spot in the search engine rankings.
Although writing specifically for the internet may take some getting used to, and some researching and learning, just remember that there are many writers that are available all over the world who could do it for you.
Other than getting your site in the top pages of the search engines, they can also provide your site with articles and content that impresses your website visitors and entices them to constantly visit your site thereby increasing traffic.
In short, every site could use that extra bit of visitors.
Then there are those who need papers to be done either for their school or office work.
Although I do a lot of writing myself, I am very much against this concept of writing an essay or doing a report for a school project. The whole concept stinks. It is just that money can buy anything and hence get your report written by a third world national for peanuts
Bullsh*t may take you to the top, but it will not keep you there. Most of these kids realize this later.
Now, what is my single voice against a huge lot of good writers around the world, who are not only knowledgeable, but do a lot of extreme researching to present a job well done. Now tell me would any of these kids, get a C or a D for their project works
Money talks huh !
Now a lot of writers charge a minimal fee depending on the type of writing job required, that is to say in line with the number of words required, or whether it is going to be a blog-post or an article copy
Normally, a 500 word article could cost as per existing market standards anywhere from 3 to 10 dollars depending on the writers experience and ability. Ofcourse there are exceptions where the prices are lower than the ones mentioned and there are those who get upto 50 dollars and above for a 500 word article
Once again, it is to be noted that there are so many variables involved in the editing and writing process, it is difficult to provide an idea on the prices
The above figures in NO WAY reflect fees charged by individual freelancers, which can vary.
Whatever said, the above is a small price to pay for a well researched and well written blog post
Then there are those site who offer you these services as well as commenting on the blog posts that they have written. This is done because they have a team of well-trained writers, who offer many writing services to cover all possible writing needs.
The best part of the net is that a writer can be based anywhere in the planet. Not only you get your money’s worth, but they guarantee in offering you good content.
So, the next time you are busy and you urgently need something written or need any information on how to outsource low cost any of your works, drop me a line and I shall send you some sample work to get an idea of how much the outsourcing is going to cost you.
In short, it describes what the site is all about and what it has to offer.
So the whole objective of articles and website content is to get the attention of the reader and how to retain them there for atleast over a minute, instead of bouncing them off to another source
In a way, articles and website content can make a whole lot of difference to your site – Good content means a lot more dedicated readers
Now how can content or blog posts or articles generate you traffic?
A lot of people think that this can be achieved by dumping the article or blog post with keywords. Although, this partly generates traffic, the actual method is by the proper usage of “exact keywords”. In other words, through proper optimization of the article or blog post. Although many search engines depend on keywords and keyword phrases to put it in their results list, your content would be chosen only if it has a good number of proper keywords. Only then, it may be chosen to be one of the top listed sites in the resulting search result pages. So your keyword density has to be optimum.
With good content you get the benefit of clearly depicting what is it that you want to share with other people. Besides, good website content and articles can also lead people to your site. As a result, with an increase in traffic, you get to earn more from your site, thus making it more profitable. So, in a way a site’s success depends a lot on its flow of traffic
So, before you dump your site with all the keywords and keyword phrases that it could possibly hold, just remember that search engines also filter out the dumping. It is imperative that you have well written articles which have been search engine optimized (SEO’d) well, so that the keywords and keyword phrases have been properly incorporated.
Those of you who don’t have the time to write their own posts, content or articles, try hiring someone who will do it for you, instead of copying or just dumping keyword rich articles.
It is a fact that most of us don’t have the time to learn content writing or article writing. There are writers out there who have good experience in doing so as this is their livelihood, and most of all they charge only a small fee for such a work. Writers like these, can be of great help to your website to get that spot in the search engine rankings.
Although writing specifically for the internet may take some getting used to, and some researching and learning, just remember that there are many writers that are available all over the world who could do it for you.
Other than getting your site in the top pages of the search engines, they can also provide your site with articles and content that impresses your website visitors and entices them to constantly visit your site thereby increasing traffic.
In short, every site could use that extra bit of visitors.
Then there are those who need papers to be done either for their school or office work.
Although I do a lot of writing myself, I am very much against this concept of writing an essay or doing a report for a school project. The whole concept stinks. It is just that money can buy anything and hence get your report written by a third world national for peanuts
Bullsh*t may take you to the top, but it will not keep you there. Most of these kids realize this later.
Now, what is my single voice against a huge lot of good writers around the world, who are not only knowledgeable, but do a lot of extreme researching to present a job well done. Now tell me would any of these kids, get a C or a D for their project works
Money talks huh !
Now a lot of writers charge a minimal fee depending on the type of writing job required, that is to say in line with the number of words required, or whether it is going to be a blog-post or an article copy
Normally, a 500 word article could cost as per existing market standards anywhere from 3 to 10 dollars depending on the writers experience and ability. Ofcourse there are exceptions where the prices are lower than the ones mentioned and there are those who get upto 50 dollars and above for a 500 word article
Once again, it is to be noted that there are so many variables involved in the editing and writing process, it is difficult to provide an idea on the prices
The above figures in NO WAY reflect fees charged by individual freelancers, which can vary.
Whatever said, the above is a small price to pay for a well researched and well written blog post
Then there are those site who offer you these services as well as commenting on the blog posts that they have written. This is done because they have a team of well-trained writers, who offer many writing services to cover all possible writing needs.
The best part of the net is that a writer can be based anywhere in the planet. Not only you get your money’s worth, but they guarantee in offering you good content.
So, the next time you are busy and you urgently need something written or need any information on how to outsource low cost any of your works, drop me a line and I shall send you some sample work to get an idea of how much the outsourcing is going to cost you.
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Just A Few Moments Of Silence
For an energetic persona, who was always alive and full of life
Juhie (the person on the left), decided to call it quits and leave us last Thursday, 26th February, 2009.
May she rest in peace......
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Can Articles Really Build Your List
A lot of people have asked me whether using articles gould really build their list.
The answer to this question is YES.
But how ?
I guess you know that getting customers to your site should always be ranked equivalent to the quality and the excellence of the product and the services that you provide. In other words, they should go hand in hand in providing your customers the satisfaction that they get in exchange for the money they have paid for them.
Basically, customer service should be good, if not fantastic, and that the customers are provided with the same satisfaction of buying the product
If the product is a load of bull….then it’s not worth reading further
But how does using an opt-in marketing method enhance your list.
In short, by using an opt-in list, or an opt-in marketing method, you are able to get the best out of marketing and customer service. With an opt-in list you get the opportunity to introduce your site and products on a good time basis. The opt-in marketing method is virtually low cost and not time consuming and you also get the consent of your website visitors to subscribe to your newsletters and other promotional materials such as catalogs and free promotions.
Besides, opt-in marketing would go through your list of subscribers and sends e-mail to each of them. It is important that your subscribers receive promotional items in a way that gets their interest and keeps them asking for more. The best way to do this is to keep on providing them with entertaining articles that contain great information and leaves them asking for more.
Articles that are well written, and which are full of content and has useful information will only help in building your list. This is obvious as more and more subscribers will sign up for your list. When they read the samples of your contents in your sites, they should be intrigued as to what kind of information would be coming next. So they have to understand that subscribing to your newsletter will mean that they are in the lookout for what comes next.
Many sites and companies have realized the potential and the importance of articles and how it helps search engine optimization. In other words, as more and more people head towards the internet for their information needs, you have to serve them the right information to them via articles in your site and which will only increase the flow of your traffic. With more traffic, the percentage of your sales will grow and Ofcourse more sales mean more profit.
Well written, information enriched and keywords packed articles for the content of their site are always in demand. These are the articles that provide the info that many are looking for across the net. If your site has them, more people will be going to your site for information and research.
Articles that are descriptive and well would only boost a sites reputation. If they are filled with many information you will be regarded as well informed and an expert on the subjects that you tackle. Your articles must be well researched so that the people will trust you. When you have gained their trust, they will always come for you for their needs on that subject.
In connection, you must write articles or commission them to tackle subjects that are closely connected with your type of business. If you have a site for a medicine tackling a certain disease, your articles must be about the diseases. Alternately, if you are selling items for home improvement, then you got to write articles with that subject in mind.
Most articles searched for are tips, guidelines, methods, manuals and such. If you provide these articles to your customers and you have their trust, they will always go to your site for help and advice as well as for your products.
With the loyalty of these customers, they may subscribe to your opt-in list to receive all the information that you send them. If you provide them with the answers for that need, they will be happy to be receiving your newsletters as well as other promotional materials to keep them well informed. There are chances that some of them may even recommend you to others when they find a certain article or something that is interesting.
You should provide links in your newsletter so that when other people are reading it and wants to read more, they may click on the link and go to your site. With the articles you have in your site that are good, they may decide to sign up as well for your opt-in list. This will build your list and make it bigger.
Lastly, if you are writing an article for your site, you can afford to be descriptive, and school-master like. But don’t ever write blog-posts with the same flavor as you write to your articles. Here you got to write as if you are writing to each one of the subscribers. They identify with your writing and are sure to leave a comment, before they leave. They return to find out whether you have replied to their comments, and that is how your subscriber list grows. Make sure to reply to their comments as well
Remember that you have to ensure that your subscribers are kept happy and interested in your newsletters and promotional materials. For that, it is a must that you got to keep posting good articles not only for your site, but also for your newsletter. If you are not interested in writing them or if you just don’t have the time, there are many available well experienced and knowledgeable writers available to help you out.
This is an investment that will pay for itself in time.
So get down and start building your list
The answer to this question is YES.
But how ?
I guess you know that getting customers to your site should always be ranked equivalent to the quality and the excellence of the product and the services that you provide. In other words, they should go hand in hand in providing your customers the satisfaction that they get in exchange for the money they have paid for them.
Basically, customer service should be good, if not fantastic, and that the customers are provided with the same satisfaction of buying the product
If the product is a load of bull….then it’s not worth reading further
But how does using an opt-in marketing method enhance your list.
In short, by using an opt-in list, or an opt-in marketing method, you are able to get the best out of marketing and customer service. With an opt-in list you get the opportunity to introduce your site and products on a good time basis. The opt-in marketing method is virtually low cost and not time consuming and you also get the consent of your website visitors to subscribe to your newsletters and other promotional materials such as catalogs and free promotions.
Besides, opt-in marketing would go through your list of subscribers and sends e-mail to each of them. It is important that your subscribers receive promotional items in a way that gets their interest and keeps them asking for more. The best way to do this is to keep on providing them with entertaining articles that contain great information and leaves them asking for more.
Articles that are well written, and which are full of content and has useful information will only help in building your list. This is obvious as more and more subscribers will sign up for your list. When they read the samples of your contents in your sites, they should be intrigued as to what kind of information would be coming next. So they have to understand that subscribing to your newsletter will mean that they are in the lookout for what comes next.
Many sites and companies have realized the potential and the importance of articles and how it helps search engine optimization. In other words, as more and more people head towards the internet for their information needs, you have to serve them the right information to them via articles in your site and which will only increase the flow of your traffic. With more traffic, the percentage of your sales will grow and Ofcourse more sales mean more profit.
Well written, information enriched and keywords packed articles for the content of their site are always in demand. These are the articles that provide the info that many are looking for across the net. If your site has them, more people will be going to your site for information and research.
Articles that are descriptive and well would only boost a sites reputation. If they are filled with many information you will be regarded as well informed and an expert on the subjects that you tackle. Your articles must be well researched so that the people will trust you. When you have gained their trust, they will always come for you for their needs on that subject.
In connection, you must write articles or commission them to tackle subjects that are closely connected with your type of business. If you have a site for a medicine tackling a certain disease, your articles must be about the diseases. Alternately, if you are selling items for home improvement, then you got to write articles with that subject in mind.
Most articles searched for are tips, guidelines, methods, manuals and such. If you provide these articles to your customers and you have their trust, they will always go to your site for help and advice as well as for your products.
With the loyalty of these customers, they may subscribe to your opt-in list to receive all the information that you send them. If you provide them with the answers for that need, they will be happy to be receiving your newsletters as well as other promotional materials to keep them well informed. There are chances that some of them may even recommend you to others when they find a certain article or something that is interesting.
You should provide links in your newsletter so that when other people are reading it and wants to read more, they may click on the link and go to your site. With the articles you have in your site that are good, they may decide to sign up as well for your opt-in list. This will build your list and make it bigger.
Lastly, if you are writing an article for your site, you can afford to be descriptive, and school-master like. But don’t ever write blog-posts with the same flavor as you write to your articles. Here you got to write as if you are writing to each one of the subscribers. They identify with your writing and are sure to leave a comment, before they leave. They return to find out whether you have replied to their comments, and that is how your subscriber list grows. Make sure to reply to their comments as well
Remember that you have to ensure that your subscribers are kept happy and interested in your newsletters and promotional materials. For that, it is a must that you got to keep posting good articles not only for your site, but also for your newsletter. If you are not interested in writing them or if you just don’t have the time, there are many available well experienced and knowledgeable writers available to help you out.
This is an investment that will pay for itself in time.
So get down and start building your list
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Avoid Getting Your Adsense Account Terminated
How do you monetize your site?
A quick answer is by earning a few dollars per click from displaying Google Adsense adverts on it. A lot many people are now realizing that good money is made from this source of revenue.
Now just try and multiply those clicks for every page on your website and you get a summation of earnings equivalent to a monthly residual income with that little effort you have made. Ofcourse, you need fresh content and a good amount of traffic, without which Adsense is basically useless.
Although Adsense may be a fast and easy way for all kinds of website publishers to display relevant text-based Google ads on their pages and earn money in the process. These text ads displayed are related to what your users are looking for on your site. This is the main reason why you can not only monetize but also enhance your content pages using Adsense.
Google Adsense has always dominated forums, discussions and newsletters all over the Internet and there are tales of fabulous riches to be made and millions made by those who are just working from home. It appears that Adsense has already dominated the internet marketing business and is now considered one of the easiest, if not the easiest way to making money online. All you need is a good flow of traffic.
Obviously, the key to success with Adsense is the placing of ads on pages that are receiving high traffic for high demand keywords. If the cost-per-click is higher (to the advertiser), the more you will receive per click from your site. In other words, it does not pay to target low cost-per-click keywords and place them on those pages of your site that do not receive hits.
With the number of people getting online and clicking away everyday, it is no wonder why Google Adsense has become an instant hit.
Google, being the undisputable leader in search engines is obviously placing a high importance on the quality and relevancy of its search engines. Most especially now that the company is public property. In order to keep their shareholders and their clients happy, the quality of the returned results are given extreme importance.
For this same reason, doing the wrong things in the Adsense and other forms of advertisements, whether intentionally or unintentionally, will obviously result in a severe penalty, may get you banned and even have your account terminated.
So for those of whom, who are thinking of starting a career in Adsense, do not just think of the strategies you will be using to generate more earnings. You have to also consider the below mentioned points, before you actually get involved.
Hidden texts
Filling your advertisement page with text too small to read, has the same color as the background and using css for the sole purpose of loading them with rich keywords content and copy will earn you a penalty award that is given to those who are hiding links.
Page cloaking
There is a common practice of using bot sniffers to serve the bots of a different page other than the page your visitors will see. Loading a page with a bot that a human user will never see is a definite no-no. This is tricking them to click on something that you want but they may not want to go to.
Multiple submissions
Submitting multiple copies of your pages is another thing to avoid. For example, trying to submit a URL of an Adsense as two separate URL’s is the same as inviting trouble and even termination. Likewise, this is a reason to avoid auto submitters for those who are receiving submissions. It is better to check whether your domain is already submitted to a certain search engine before you try to submit to it again. If you see it there, then move on. Don’t just invite trouble by submitting there again.
Link farms
Be wary of who and what are you linking your Adsense to. The search engines know that you cannot control your links in. But you can certainly control what you link to. Link farming has always been a rotten apple in the eyes of search engines, especially Google. That is reason enough to try and avoid them. Having a link higher than 100 on a single page will classify you as a link farm so try and not to make them higher than that.
Page rank for sale
If you have been online for quite some time, you will notice that there are some sites selling their PR links or trading them with other sites. If you are doing this, expect a ban anytime in the future. It is okay to sell ads or gain the link. But doing so based on the advertisement of your page rank (PR) is a way to get on search engines bad side.
Doorways
This is similar to cloaking pages. The common practice of a page loaded with choice keyword ads aimed at redirecting visitors to another “user-friendly” page is a big issue among search engines. There are many seo firms offering this kind of services. Now that you know what they actually are, try to avoid them at all costs.
Multiple domains having the same content
In case that you are not aware that search engines also look at domains IP’s and registry dates and many other criteria. Having multiple domains with the same exact content is not something you can hide from them. The same goes with content that are repeated many times on separate pages or sub domains and forwarding multiple domains to the same content.
Most, if not many of the above techniques also apply to most search engines, and it is not entirely pointed to Google only. By having a mind set that you are building your Adsense together with your pages for the human users and not for bots, you can be assured of the great things for your ads and sites.
Alternately, should you decide to overstep you are only facing the wrath of the search engines and getting your Adsense account terminated altogether.
A quick answer is by earning a few dollars per click from displaying Google Adsense adverts on it. A lot many people are now realizing that good money is made from this source of revenue.
Now just try and multiply those clicks for every page on your website and you get a summation of earnings equivalent to a monthly residual income with that little effort you have made. Ofcourse, you need fresh content and a good amount of traffic, without which Adsense is basically useless.
Although Adsense may be a fast and easy way for all kinds of website publishers to display relevant text-based Google ads on their pages and earn money in the process. These text ads displayed are related to what your users are looking for on your site. This is the main reason why you can not only monetize but also enhance your content pages using Adsense.
Google Adsense has always dominated forums, discussions and newsletters all over the Internet and there are tales of fabulous riches to be made and millions made by those who are just working from home. It appears that Adsense has already dominated the internet marketing business and is now considered one of the easiest, if not the easiest way to making money online. All you need is a good flow of traffic.
Obviously, the key to success with Adsense is the placing of ads on pages that are receiving high traffic for high demand keywords. If the cost-per-click is higher (to the advertiser), the more you will receive per click from your site. In other words, it does not pay to target low cost-per-click keywords and place them on those pages of your site that do not receive hits.
With the number of people getting online and clicking away everyday, it is no wonder why Google Adsense has become an instant hit.
Google, being the undisputable leader in search engines is obviously placing a high importance on the quality and relevancy of its search engines. Most especially now that the company is public property. In order to keep their shareholders and their clients happy, the quality of the returned results are given extreme importance.
For this same reason, doing the wrong things in the Adsense and other forms of advertisements, whether intentionally or unintentionally, will obviously result in a severe penalty, may get you banned and even have your account terminated.
So for those of whom, who are thinking of starting a career in Adsense, do not just think of the strategies you will be using to generate more earnings. You have to also consider the below mentioned points, before you actually get involved.
Hidden texts
Filling your advertisement page with text too small to read, has the same color as the background and using css for the sole purpose of loading them with rich keywords content and copy will earn you a penalty award that is given to those who are hiding links.
Page cloaking
There is a common practice of using bot sniffers to serve the bots of a different page other than the page your visitors will see. Loading a page with a bot that a human user will never see is a definite no-no. This is tricking them to click on something that you want but they may not want to go to.
Multiple submissions
Submitting multiple copies of your pages is another thing to avoid. For example, trying to submit a URL of an Adsense as two separate URL’s is the same as inviting trouble and even termination. Likewise, this is a reason to avoid auto submitters for those who are receiving submissions. It is better to check whether your domain is already submitted to a certain search engine before you try to submit to it again. If you see it there, then move on. Don’t just invite trouble by submitting there again.
Link farms
Be wary of who and what are you linking your Adsense to. The search engines know that you cannot control your links in. But you can certainly control what you link to. Link farming has always been a rotten apple in the eyes of search engines, especially Google. That is reason enough to try and avoid them. Having a link higher than 100 on a single page will classify you as a link farm so try and not to make them higher than that.
Page rank for sale
If you have been online for quite some time, you will notice that there are some sites selling their PR links or trading them with other sites. If you are doing this, expect a ban anytime in the future. It is okay to sell ads or gain the link. But doing so based on the advertisement of your page rank (PR) is a way to get on search engines bad side.
Doorways
This is similar to cloaking pages. The common practice of a page loaded with choice keyword ads aimed at redirecting visitors to another “user-friendly” page is a big issue among search engines. There are many seo firms offering this kind of services. Now that you know what they actually are, try to avoid them at all costs.
Multiple domains having the same content
In case that you are not aware that search engines also look at domains IP’s and registry dates and many other criteria. Having multiple domains with the same exact content is not something you can hide from them. The same goes with content that are repeated many times on separate pages or sub domains and forwarding multiple domains to the same content.
Most, if not many of the above techniques also apply to most search engines, and it is not entirely pointed to Google only. By having a mind set that you are building your Adsense together with your pages for the human users and not for bots, you can be assured of the great things for your ads and sites.
Alternately, should you decide to overstep you are only facing the wrath of the search engines and getting your Adsense account terminated altogether.
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