Marketing on the web
Posted in Internet marketing on Mar 29th, 2011
Okay, (my wife and) confess we are AdSense gurus (annual six figure income). Now, there is one simple truth that you have to remember about the web. Let us say that you went to a hotel and it was the worst hotel that you stayed in and you are so upset. The [...]
Posted in Internet marketing on Oct 14th, 2009
Recently one of the bloggers I like has been promoting herself as a blogging expert and dispenses advise to other blogger on how to make a blog successful. I know she has an inspiring personal story (and that is why I visit her blog because I feel a personal connection with her), but her [...]
Posted in Internet marketing on Sep 3rd, 2008
A brand is a name we remember and associate with certain attributes. Brands can be powerful if they stick in peoples’ minds; this is called positioning.
If you think headache, what comes to your mind? Tylenol, ibuprofen, etc. If you think soda, Pepsi or Coke? If you think search engines, Google or Yahoo? [...]
Posted in Internet marketing on Aug 25th, 2008
While I am a big fan of developing blogs from bottoms up, I also understand that in some cases it makes perfect sense to buy an established blog. However, as I have learned the hard way after purchasing several blogs, there can be some issues with a transaction going smoothly and all sides being [...]
Posted in Internet marketing on Aug 18th, 2008
Obviously you can register a new domain, start a link campaign, create great content, and you have a new blog or website. Another alternative is to buy a website or blog and for the price that you will pay you will be able to buy something that has some content and many links pointing [...]
Posted in Internet marketing on Jul 18th, 2008
An entrepreneur writes to me, “What do you think about the travel, hotel bookings, and airline tickets reservations related topics for a new website? I want to make portal to run it long term with Google AdSense ads and affiliate programs. Please also tell me any other good niche.”
I like travel — it attracts [...]
Posted in Internet marketing on Jul 16th, 2008
I don’t know how many times I get asked about growing your traffic, specifically in Google. What many people do not realize that Google is a very smart company and there is no way you can rank higher than you should. In fact, if you try to manipulate the search rankings (that is [...]
Posted in Internet marketing on Jul 14th, 2008
One of the most frequently asked questions to me is “How do I grow my traffic?” Obviously, more traffic means more income from advertising but for many of my friends who blog without advertising, more traffic to their blog is validation of their identity as a blogger and confirmation of their status as a [...]
Posted in Internet marketing on Jul 10th, 2008
It turns out you can’t. Despite all the cuteness associated with these tld the bottom line is that you cannot transfer ownership to someone else.
I recently paid to buy a blog and the initial transaction went through GoDaddy without a hitch. The domain still shows in my dashboard as if I own it. [...]
Posted in Internet marketing on Jul 9th, 2008
A fellow webmaster writes, “Is it okay to write unique articles regularly and forget about the links building? Actually, I don’t have time to build links for every page of my websites. Kindly suggest me which approach to adopt for the website’s promotion and search engine optimization?”
I think if you work in isolation [...]
