tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6145211484744525232008-10-23T13:46:09.849-05:00My running commentary with clients on SEO, PPC , RSS issues they face.<p><center> <a href="http://www.medbanner.com"><b>Medbanner Home</a>♦ <a href="http://www.medbanner.com/ppc_management.htm">PPC Management</a>♦ <a href="http://www.medbanner.com/search_engine_marketing.htm">SEO Services</b></a></center>Robert Truoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14513919846011153279noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-614521148474452523.post-34963162577349754202008-10-23T13:45:00.000-05:002008-10-23T13:46:09.950-05:00

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Google states clearly how to create a good website. Create a useful, information-rich site.....Another useful test is to ask (about strategy for your site), "Does this help my users? Writing The content should be unique, not articles taken from sites that offer free content...to everyone else. Also, it should be written with the user in mind, as if search engines did not exist. Links The

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Bob Is there a simple tutorial or method you could point me at that would allow me to learn the process and get one up for Natural Scratch rather quickly? I could begin working on it later today. Certainly I have plenty to write about so that's not a problem. Thanks, Ted --------- Blogging : The Tutorial! Seven steps.... 1) Go to: http://www.naturalscratch.com/blog.html 2) Click on Sign In

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Bob, Next week my neighbor is going to be filming a little video on ThePetCheckup for YouTube (and also my website and anyone else who wants to have it on their site). It will be me and Dr. Wiegert at the vet clinic....I have someone who can edit it and put it in the sites and am writing a little script this weekend. I think it will end up being 3 minutes total. Since I have

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Jaison wrote: I see this morning it has risen to #4. In Yahoo it is #7. What is the reason for the difference? Jaison, They each have their own way of evaluating links and content... sites seem to rise fastest on MSN and then Google then Yahoo. Except if you get a lot of links for a keyword phrase...yahoo might move faster and higher than on Google. Google tends to do a better job of

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I have been to your site. Most of the on site optimization is already done. The titles to each page and the html page names repeat the keyword are fine. Although there are not any meta descriptions, Google has already indexed the content of each page correctly ( query Google site:www.yoururl.com). You could add some alt tags to the graphics, but this tweaking would not have a big impact.

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I have been to your site. Most of the on site optimization is already done. The titles to each page and the html page names repeat the keyword are fine. Although there are not any meta descriptions, Google has already indexed the content of each page correctly ( query Google site:www.yoururl.com). You could add some alt tags to the graphics, but this tweaking would not have a big impact.

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Most people think of click fraud as an internet crime in pay per click advertising caused buy a person, automated script, or computer program imitates a legitimate user by clicking on an ad, for the purpose of generating an expense to the advertiser without having actual interest in the target of the ad's link. However, there are several different types of pay per click fraud: competitors

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Keywords are those words or phrases that you think people might use to search for your product or service. Both Google and Yahoo give you ample tools to help you determine which phrases might be best for you. There are several issues to deal with when selecting keywords. RelevanceEnough trafficToo much trafficRelevance means that these words must be in line with the content of your site. Many

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Bob, Our strategy has been to maintain the number one position for our keyword phrase. We do not want to be considered #2. What is the advantage to being in any other position? Brian --- Brian, If your objective is to maximize traffic then you are right, the top position is the only place to be. The number one position generates the highest percentage clicks. Each subsequent position (2,3 and

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Bob, I had asked google adsense if it was OK to put up sites which substantially mirrored partial content from our main site. There are currently quite a few of them, using the .info domain, etc. It was OK with adsense, but maybe now it is NOT ok with google search. Mike, Duplicate content is duplicate content. A search engine wants only to display unique content and the original source of

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The Google Analytics code is in the wrong place. The currentl placement is at the top of their site just under their meta tags. ------------------------ It should be at the last element on their page... right above the body html tag like this.. ----------------------- The code will work in either case...but if Google Analytics ever goes down....all of your page will still load....just a

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Bob, We are using Drupal for our content management and wonder about changing the urls for our site. The old urls were with ID numbers and a short query string http://www.oursite.com/?q=node/456 and the new will be http://www.oursite.com/a_keyword_variable Should we have any concerns about this move? ------------------- Well, switching to text urls is good for two reasons. 1. Search

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We have a client using Google Analytics to confirm the clicks we say are going to his site. Analytics has typically been a problem, but we need an explanation for the difference. What could be causing this? ----------------- M, There will always be differences in traffic count. However, this discrepancy is way to large to explain as acceptable. Generally over 10% is considered unacceptable

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Hi Robert, Thanks! Yeah, I tend to agree its a good site even if it has seen better days. At this point the problem is keeping people interested in maintaining it. I've been involved for a long time and am one of the advocates for keeping it going in some form - I'll pass along your message to the powers that be (I'm a powers that be lite - webmaster and former chair of the board). Seems like

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127 Blog directories to submit your blog to ranked by PageRank. Obviously, all of these directories can help drive traffic to your blog. Theoretically the higher PageRank will help your blog more, but in practice some directories will drive real traffic whether they have good PR or not. Sometimes larger directories may bury your content and result in no benefit. There are undoubtedly better

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A few directories approve immediately and some within a day or two, all of these I have listed as quick approval. Everything else is slow...from a week to much longer. These directories are for RSS feeds rather than just a blog directory. Most allow multiple feeds from one URL...a few do not. I have ranked these directories by Alexa.com, admittedly not the most accurate measure of traffic.

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www.syndic8.com : Sundic8 has created a sort of Dmoz/Wiki come approve all these feeds that the public has submitted situation. This is the most sophisticated directory I have found. It tests all RSS feeds for syntax and for providing fresh content. I don't understand the structure which four different directories within it of: Syndic8, DMOZ, NIF, NIF_DOMZ and TX At any rate there is a lot of

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Content vs. Search AdvertisingBoth Google and Yahoo (and soon MSN)display advertising on search results pages and content affiliate sites. These are sites that have Google and Overture code which delivers relevant ads to the sites’ viewers. The ads are determined by the same criteria and analysis of the content used for displaying the site in their free results. When these ads are clicked on,

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Conversion Tracking A conversion occurs when a click on your ad leads directly to user behavior you deem valuable, such as a purchase, signup, page view, or lead. They have tools that allow you to measure the cost of each conversion and tell you the effectiveness of your adword campaign. Conversion code tracking differentiates advertising that generates traffic from advertising that

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Pay Per Click Management Pay per click advertising refers to small text ads at the top and sides of search engine results pages. Advertisers aggressively bid for search terms that people employ to find products and services. As one queries a term, an ad appears. Clients are only charged when the ad is clicked upon and transports the viewer to the site. Pay per click management is the

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Bob we need to market ourselves to advertising agencies about our services, what steps can we take? Debbie In school marketing Debbie, It seems that the agencies are using Google more now than ever to research advertising possibilities. Most of the contacts we get are from small advertisers, but we also are being contacted by the largest agencies in New York ...all from the internet. I think

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Moving beyond three letters. These three are intertwined. Pay per click has the advantage of immediately reaching the broadest market and to track its effectiveness in measuring sales (or conversions). Once you find out what is driving your revenue you are able to better focus your SEO campaign on those terms. The hardest part of SEO is making a site important in Googles eyes, PageRank. With

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