Archive for November, 2009
This Week’s Top Affiliate Marketing News Stories (November 20, 2009)
Posted by Kathy Jackson in Affiliate Marketing Friday, 20 November 2009 11:54 2 Comments
Google always has something new just over the horizon. This could be Google’s latest innovation:
Google tests putting images into search ads and new pricing
According to the Internet Retailer website Google has a big plan. The writer says, “Google’s new Product Listing Ads program is being tested by several online retailers as a new way to get paid search ads featuring product images in Google.com search results. Retailers are charged only when they make a sale, not on each click.” Interesting, huh?
A spokesperson for Google said, “We’re trying to figure out what type of information is most useful to searchers on Google.com. At the same time the Product Listing Ads program offers retailers a way to advertise their products in the results of searches conducted on Google.com without having to engage in bidding for keywords.”
Get Your Site Online Fast Using a Content Management System
Posted by Anthony Glynn in Affiliate Marketing Tuesday, 17 November 2009 14:09 30 Comments
Select the Best Content Management System for Your New Website
Part 2 of the Perfect Foundation Series
Once you’ve bought a domain and hosting, you want to put some content on that domain instantly. Getting content onto your domain will get your foot in the door so you can build the site out into the distant future.
What Are Content Management Systems?
Put your site up online within minutes and be able to scale it out by using content management systems.
A content management system (CMS) is a program that you install on your domain to provide you with an online admin area where you can write and publish content to your websites.
This Week’s Top Affiliate Marketing Stories November 13, 2009
Posted by Kathy Jackson in Affiliate Marketing Friday, 13 November 2009 17:52 2 Comments
Marketing Spending Pays Off for Small Biz
The experts say you should be spending MORE on advertising now than you were before the recession hit. “Marketers have seen budgets slashed in the recession, but that can create a dilemma: “More marketing spending in a downturn can help a company come out ahead when the economy picks up again.” According to the “Small Business Marketing Health Check” report from Hurwitz & Associates, there is a correlation between small businesses that are doing well and greater marketing spending.”
The Four Most Critical Tips for Domain Name Selection
Posted by Anthony Glynn in Affiliate Marketing Tuesday, 10 November 2009 16:38 39 Comments
Part 1 of Our “Perfect Foundation” Series
Master these quick tips for picking the perfect domain name for your site:
1. Make it relevant.
- Make sure you have industry-related words.
- Make sure your words explain clearly what your site is about. Before you can choose the words, you need to consider what value your site will provide to visitors and exactly who your target visitors are. Then think of the experience your site will give your visitors, and use words related to that.
This Week’s Top Affiliate Marketing News Stories (November 6, 2009)
Posted by Kathy Jackson in Affiliate Marketing Friday, 6 November 2009 12:56 11 Comments
Going Social Anywhere and Everywhere
On the eMarketer website there’s an interesting article about the power of going social. Under the subtitle “Tweeting while driving ” the writer says,
“Despite the slowing growth of Twitter after its explosion earlier in 2009, many users still cannot get enough. Crowd Science reports that in August 2009, although only 27% of Twitter users posted daily, 46% checked for updates every day. Almost one in five social media users reported using Twitter in the past week.”
