Blog to Build an Audience
Some people blog to get good search engine rankings. But getting good rankings should not be an end in itself, but rather a means to an end. That’s because a first page ranking, by itself, does you...
View Article7 Tips for Maintaining and Growing Your Blog
It’s now been 4 years since I started the blog you’re reading right now. During that time, I’ve written more than 400 articles and received more than 5,000 comments. I’m not crushing any records, but...
View ArticleThe Fluidity of Google Search Results
Google is making a significant change to its core search engine today. This change will result in your Google search results being more customized than they’ve ever been before. The basis for the...
View ArticleHas Google Finally Lost Its Way?
Has Google finally lost its way? It certainly seems that way. Over the last year or two, the signs that Google has lost its way have been many. First there was the wholesale lifetime suspension of...
View ArticleResults of Daily Blogging Experiment
I blogged daily, Monday through Friday, from January 1st through March 31st, 2012. The results were interesting. Traffic went WAY up. It more than doubled. I had 21,707 unique visitors in 4th quarter...
View Articleleeclowsbeard VS. ryanhealyssoulpatch
I learned about leeclowsbeard last week. Lee Clow is an ad man. He created the famous Apple 1984 commercial. leeclowsbeard is a Twitter profile that posts little bits of wisdom about advertising. But...
View ArticleI’m No SEO Guru, But…
…I’ve been able to get fairly decent rankings for a few competitive keyword phrases in multiple markets. Each month, I get thousands of visitors from Google, Yahoo, and Bing. (90%+ is from Google.) One...
View ArticleA Shocking (But Not Unexpected) Facebook Statistic
This morning I came across shocking (but not altogether unexpected) Facebook statistic. It is this: “Only 16% of fans see any given post on the average Page.” (Source: Mashable.com) Here’s what that...
View Article7 Simple Tips for Getting More Traffic
Since I’ve been marketing on the Internet for more than six 13 years now, both as an employee and a freelance copywriter, I’ve learned quite a few things about generating traffic. In fact, TRAFFIC was...
View ArticleWhy My Google AdWords Account Was Suspended & What I’m Doing About It
I’ve been suspended from Google AdWords since early September 2010. First, I got a vague warning in late August. Less than a week later, I was suspended. Here’s proof: I still don’t know exactly why I...
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