Archive for December, 2005
Look For AOL Adsense Blocks?
Posted by Anik Singal in Affiliate Marketing, PPC Wednesday, 21 December 2005 15:55 1 Comment
As many of you may already know, Google bought a 5% stake in AOL for $1 Billion and it looks like they did with a reason in mind – they wanted to use AOL’s ad sales force.
Here is a snippet from NY Times:
�Under the new deal, AOL’s sales force will also have the ability to sell search advertising that appears only on AOL’s sites, even though those ads will compete for placement with those sold by Google. AOL’s sales force will also have the right to sell some display advertising that will be placed on the vast network of Web sites for which Google sells ads.
AOL executives are attracted to the idea of offering marketers a full range of Internet advertisements, from splashy ads on the home page of AOL.com to text ads.�
I got this information from Revenews on a post by Beth Kirsch, have a look:
Click here to read more…
Show Live TV News on Your Blogs…
Posted by Anik Singal in Affiliate Marketing, Blog Marketing Tuesday, 20 December 2005 15:30 No Comments
Here’s a VERY exciting development for affiliates who operate news blogs. Reuters, the international news agency, just launched a pilot program that allows blogs and other online publishers to show Reuters news video on their Web sites.
The Reuters video affiliate program is free – for now. You can check it out at http://labs.reuters.com/video/. You can place a video player on your site and show up to 20 of Reuters’ breaking news stories from around the world. Video is updated throughout the day, is Windows and Macintosh compatible, and is reportedly very easy to integrate into a site.
During the pilot period, the Reuters player is free – but it does contain advertising. But after the service is launched commercially in early 2006, affiliate sites may have the option of showing ads or paying a license fee. Get a full report and more details at ZDNet:
December 2005 Magazine Released…
Posted by Anik Singal in Affiliate Classroom Magazine, Affiliate Marketing Thursday, 15 December 2005 13:52 No Comments
It’s that time of the month again, the December 2005 Affiliate Classroom magazine is out and ready for you to download at absolutely NO cost.
Download Now!
More specifically, here are some of the topics discussed:
- What’s coming in 2006
- How search influenced affiliates in 2005
- The top affiliate technologies of 2005
- Is SEO too tedious for you?
- Who won the AC Thanksgiving Competition?!
Do Traffic Exchanges Work?
Posted by Anik Singal in Affiliate Marketing, Link Building Wednesday, 14 December 2005 15:06 No Comments
Alright, today’s post is not really for the “Expert” affiliate (since most of you are nose, neck and shoulders deep into SEO).
Today’s post is for the beginners who start a website and want some traffic right away. SEO can take months to kick in, so what to do in the mean time?
Unforunately, in the midst of an affiliate’s desperate search for fast traffic, many fall victim to the websites claiming to deliver 50,000, even 1 million “targeted” visitors to your website for $9.99…
Think I’m kidding? Just go to google and search for “fast traffic” or even just “website traffic.”
Just make sure to hide your wallet because even after reading this blog you may fall for their great sales pitch…
This brings us to our question of the day: “Do traffic exchanges really work?”
In a short answer: NO
In a longer answer: They don’t work for me or for any student I have ever coached. However, there almost seems to be a “underground cult” of people who have learned how to make them work.
For that reason, if you want to try it, I say “sure, go ahead…” But, more than anything it seems to be a game of volume (to have any luck at making it work).
If you want my opinion: Your time is better spent on other forms of fast and inexpensive targeted traffic:
1. Link Exchanging
2. Forum Posting
3. Article Syndication/Distribution
4. Start a Blog
5. Post Website in Directories
6. Advertise in Newsletters
7. Banner Advertising
8. Pay Per Click (Depending on your niche)
If anyone is having good experiences with traffic exchanges, I would love to hear from you!
Your Landing Page Will Effect Your Adwords Now…
Posted by Anik Singal in Affiliate Marketing, PPC, Website Development Tuesday, 13 December 2005 12:06 No Comments
Google is now going to begin evaluating the page you send your adwords visitors to. Based on their evaluation, you may need to pay more because of your landing page…
Here is a quote directly from the article:
“Advertisers who are providing robust and relevant content will see little change. However, for those who are providing a less positive user experience, the Quality Score may decrease and in turn increase the minimum bid required for the keyword to run. To help define site quality, we’ve created a general set of website design tips and guidelines that should help you evaluate and optimize your site.”
Having been a major advocate of having “direct sales” driven landing pages, this could potentially have a huge impact on many “adwords affiliates…”
To read the full article, click here…
