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AdSense Checks Can Bounce?
2007-07-31 17:19:00
Here is some interesting testimony..."So, today I go to cash the check. I?m standing at the teller window, and realize, gee - this is taking a long time. She looks up at me and says, ?There aren?t sufficient funds in the account to cover your check.? *stunned silence* I say, ?Excuse me, could you repeat that?? She does."Carol Anne More on her story"Has this happened to anyone else? My account isn't suspended, I've been with adsense forever, and blammo, the bank calls and says that one of the checks I cashed (Google's) bounced! Anyone else have this happen this month?"McMasters More on his storySo...I seem to falling on the same two stories above searching Google. I'm sure this must have happened to others...right. I just think it is very strange following my Google's AdSense Isn't NonSense post. I'm sure we would have heard if the $900,000.00+ check bounced...or maybe this is what caused the insufficient funds.
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Google's AdSense Isn't NonSense
2007-07-29 21:44:00
With the right traffic and skills, Googl e's AdSense program can really pay out for small businesses. Take for example the online dating service "PlenyOfFish.com" made the largest Google AdSense check to date on Feb. 27, 2006 for over $900,000.00. Yes that is almost a million dollars in one month!As stated by Markus Frind of PlentyOfFish: "I was poking around alexa today and saw that Plentyoffish is now a top 30 site In Canada ahead of all other dating sites. (Ask.com's toolbar network) puts me in the top 43 most viewed sites on the web. In the bigger picture Plentyoffish.com is neck in neck with yahoo personals and still a ways behind match.com. It amazes me to think that my 1 person company is able to compete at a level where all the competitors have 600+ servers, and 300+ full time staff. I feel like I am ahead of my time, and when I look around at the companies out there today I have a hard time seeing them existing in a few years. I believe that in a few years 2 or 3 person co...
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SEO Terms Defined
2007-07-25 19:08:00
In the confusing world of Search Engine Optimization (SEO), webmasters have to deal with many difficult aspects and obstacles. The ever changing world of the search engines is difficult enough without the enormous list of SEO terms which need to be defined in order to move ahead in understanding SEO. I have compiled a large list of SEO terms and the definitions in order to create "one less obstacle".Glossary:AlgorithmAnchor TextBack LinkBotCloakingConversionCrawlCPCCTACTRDo orway PageFFAGateway PageGoogle SandboxIBLKeyword/Key phraseKeyword DensityKeyword StuffingLink FarmLink PopularityPRReciprocal LinkRobots.txtSEMSEOSERPSpamSpamdexingSpi derSpider TrapStop WordTitle TagMeta TagMirrorPFIPortalPPCAlgorithm Back to GlossaryA complex mathematical formula used by search engines to assess the relevance and importance of websites and rank them accordingly in their search results. These algorithms are kept tightly under wraps as they are the key to the objectivity of search engines.Anchor ...
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SEO - Content, Popularity, Saturation...
2007-07-25 18:54:00
Now I will briefly discuss the more difficult and time consuming aspects of SEO..Assuming the information from the first 3 pages have been utilized, it is time to make sure your site has plenty of quality content. Good web site content does several things. It gives your web site visitors a reason to return, it gives site owners a reason to link to your site (link popularity), and it adds pages for the search engines to index and display in their search results (search saturation).Content , content and more good content.Any "relevant" content will due, as long as it is useful to the visitor. Original content is best (but more difficult). This will not only add quality pages to your site, but attract visitors. The more often new content is added, the more of an increase in repeat visitors. Make sure it is useful and relevant to your site, or you will only "water it down" which can have an opposite effect. Good content will then incourage others to link to your site. The infamous "backl...
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SEO - Linking Structure
2007-07-25 18:53:00
Your web pages anchor text and structure is one of the MOST important aspects of SEO, for two big reasons. The first is for the web site visitor. If your site is tough to navigate and/or confusing, you will lose visitors. The second reason is that many of the search engines not only give the linking (anchor) text a lot of weight, but good navigation helps their indexing robots or "spiders". If the robots get stuck or have no where to go, they will stop indexing.So let's begin with static text links.Here's an example:<A href="myPage.html">My Link Text</A>This is basic enough. Now you should again add your keyword phrase inside the anchor text linking to a RELEVANT web page. Here is a good example:<A href="/seo/seo-tools.html">b rowse through our large selection of SEO tools</A>Note that the link text, AS WELL AS THE DIRECTORY (named SEO) AND THE PAGE NAME it is linking to, have the keyword phrase. This will help your SEO greatly....
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SEO - The Body Content
2007-07-25 18:50:00
Page text is very important part of search engine optimization. Many search engines like Google "strip" the body text and use it to not only to display sections in their search results, but they also use the body text to determine the subject matter of web pages. This way mostly relevant sites are found in their search results.Keywords and phrases should appear toward to the tops of your web pages and "trickle" down the page. Here is how. Let's start with the HEADING tag.Here are example Heading tags in order which should appear in-between the BODY tags of your web page(s):<H1>My 1st Business Heading</H1><H2>My 2nd Business Heading</H2><H3>My 3rd Business Heading</H3>I would suggest no more than 4 headings on a page and each heading should be accompanied by text with subject matter that pertains to the heading above it. Then I would add your keyword phrase 1 time inside one heading, preferably the first heading.Here is a good ...
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SEO - Title and Meta Tags
2007-07-25 18:44:00
Good search engine optimization includes several factors that are explained in these SEO articles to help you achieve better search engine placement. Most of the advice given can be achieved almost immediately, where as other factors explained will take a lot of your time and effort. If you are serious about search engine optimization then you're on the right track. Please note that the tips mentioned in these SEO articles are used by SearchBliss and some of the information stated is merely our opinion.Before you begin reading these articles, please keep this in mind. The most important advice I can give you is to build your web pages with your visitors in mind. We have all been to sites that "don't make much sence" as a result of webmasters targeting keywords that they have trouble placing into readable text. You can have thousands of web site visitors each day, but it is useless traffic when they exit your page out of frustration, and they may never return.Targting the Right Key...
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