March 21, 2007
I love referral programs. Google AdSense has been running a referral program for several years now. You can make $1 per Firefox download, or as much as $100 per AdSense publisher. Now, you can make $1 for every user you convert to Google Checkout.
Google Checkout is a convenient payment system for shopping online. Checkout is […]
March 7, 2007
This month I’m looking at some of Google’s best webmaster tools. Today: Maximize your revenue with AdSense Channels. Using channels with your AdSense account will give you detailed reports about the performance of specific ad units. I was able to double my earnings on one of my content site by simply testing different channels.
AdSense channels […]
March 6, 2007
One thing is for sure, Google has definitely been reaching out to webmasters lately. Over the next few weeks I’ll examine what I believe to be the most useful Google tools for webmasters. Today: Google Sitemaps. If you have a website that you’re trying to optimize for search engines, you need to have a sitemap. […]
March 1, 2007
Oh why does Google hate me so? Ontora.com’s been around for over a year now. When I moved the blog to WordPress.com, it took Google a few weeks to figure out that it was the same site. Eventually they counted all of the links to Ontora.com as links to Ontora.WordPress.com, giving the new blog […]
February 21, 2007
It’s a little known fact that you can change your AdSense ad fonts manually. Simply apply a div style or hard tags around your code and wala! You have a new look for your ad blocks. Google hasn’t specifically stated this to be a violation of the AdSense TOS. However, chances are they wouldn’t like […]
February 3, 2007
One aspect of SEO that doesn’t get enough attention is internal linking. Recently on one of my blogs, I achieved a PageRank of 4. However, traffic for the blog remained at about 40 uniques a day even after Google adjusted my PR.
Now, I am finally seeing my traffic grow. The reason? I blame internal linking. […]
January 29, 2007
2006 was a good year for us. The ride was a bit bumpy - switching from host to host and all, but we have come a long way since we started this site over a year ago.
To celebrate to occasion, let’s take a look back at some of the best Google-related articles featured on the […]
January 25, 2007
When Google announced they were acquiring YouTube for $1.65 billion, everyone had one question on there minds: why? Google already has a flourishing online video service (ala Google Video), so how did they plan to integrate YouTube with their services? Well, we finally have some answers.
Google is all about search and connecting people with information. […]
January 22, 2007
Wikipedia has always been a gold mine for web developers. Wikipedia serves up massive traffic, and articles usually have a high Google PageRank. So getting linked from a Wikipedia article has been one of the best ways to beef up your site.
However, Wikipedia will no longer be a very effective tool. As of now, all […]
January 4, 2007
Many factors will determine how successful your blog is. I have always said content is key. However, the truth is that there is one simple thing your blog needs to be successful.
Inbound links. No matter what your site is about, how search-engine-optimized it is, or how great your posts are, your blog will fail if […]
