Google's most recent algorithm update (A.K.A. Panda) is causing quite the stir in the land of SEO. The main purpose of the update was to remove shallow sites, content farms, and sites overloaded with ads. According to a recent Wired.com article, it affected roughly 12% of all … [Read more...]
Google Instant & The Hype It’s Caused
Exactly two months ago today, Google launched their Google Instant (GI) technology. As you type a keyword phrase into Google's search box, GI attempts to predict what you want to search for and populates keyword suggestions and results in real time. When GI first … [Read more...]
What’s Your Best-Performing AdSense Unit?
How well an AdSense unit performs on a site depends on several different factors... 1) The page the unit is on 2) Ad relevancy 3) Amount and quality of traffic to the site/page 4) Placement of unit So I am by no means about to suggest that one size fits all in regards to … [Read more...]
Making The Most of Your Free AdWords Credit
If you've been involved in affiliate marketing or AdSense for at least a year, you've probably received at least one free Google AdWords credit. For those who don't know, Google AdWords is a pay per click program (PPC) that allows you to bid on keywords, and you only pay when … [Read more...]
Reporting Content Thieves to Google
I always say... You know you've made it when people begin copying your work. And thanks to services like www.copyscape.com it's much easier to spot offenders these days. Plagiarizing used to really bother me, especially when the search engines weren't as smart as they are … [Read more...]