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Archive for July 2007

July 12th, 2007

To Each Their Own? Depends…

Okay, many have already discussed it. I think it might be the topic that will be kicked around for many more years to come. Apparently, there is no one singular solution to the issues. Welcome to the real world.
Comments, on Blogs of course. OR - how about - Letters to the Editor?
Seems to me that […]

By Mark -- 2 comments

July 9th, 2007

200 Signals?

I read the Webmasters’ Frequently Asked Questions where, in response to “I have a lot of new links pointing to my site but my site’s toolbar PageRank has not changed in months” the answer was;
“Don’t worry :). We actually recalculate PageRank quite frequently, but only push toolbar PageRank updates occasionally. This is our […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

July 9th, 2007

Who Do You Think You Are?

Its one thing to do whatever you can to maintain a positive attitude if you tend towards the negative, especially if you’re struggling to be successful. It is an entirely different deal if you’re already successful yet you’ve accomplished it, or are maintaining it, at the hands of other people.
Let’s say you’ve hired some freelance […]

By Mark -- 9 comments

July 6th, 2007

Its Share OF Voice Not Share YOUR Voice

And if someone could tell Loren Feldman that, it would be nice :)
“Share of voice” is defined as a relative portion of inventory available to a single advertiser within a defined market sector over a specified time period.
I first noticed it at Search Engine Land by Barry Schwartz: “Official: Google AdWords Adds Impression Share Metric.”
“Discover […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

July 6th, 2007

Domain Tasting

Have you ever spoken with someone who complained of searching for the availability of a specific domain name, finding it available, making an attempt to purchase it only, for example, to lose their internet connection momentarily. When they’ve returned, within minutes, and tried to pick up the original transaction they’ve discovered the domain name is […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

July 5th, 2007

“Make Me An Offer”

Do you know the value of the domain name you’re attempting to sell?
Do you know how to place a price on the domain name you’re trying to sell?
Would you happen to be a bit “manipulative” and are attempting to raise the price of this domain you’re trying to sell?
Or is the reality that you actually […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

July 5th, 2007

$50 Of Free Marketing For Your Business

Offer valid until 12/31/2007, from Google Adwords;
“Very often, your customers and prospective customers begin their search for a service or product on Google. When you target prospective customers searching for just what you offer, you can get your business growing. Try Google AdWords for free and get $50 worth of free marketing for your business […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

July 4th, 2007

Can’t See Your Adwords Ad?

From this post at Inside Adwords - Ten possible reasons you can’t see your ad on Adwords;

Your ad has been disapproved.
The keyword you used to search for your ad is not performing well and has become inactive for search.
Your ad rank is not high enough to allow your ad to show on the first page […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

July 3rd, 2007

A New PayPal? Looking Good Or…

You’ll be offered the choice to see the “New Version” or stay on the old if you go here…

What do you think of it?
While I’m at it, did you hear?
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June 28, 2007 Digital Transactions
Northwest Deal Lets PayPal Gain Altitude in Online Travel Sales
“Alternative payments have penetrated the market for airline tickets with Northwest […]

By Mark -- 2 comments

July 2nd, 2007

Michael Kovatch and Apple IPhone - Forever Linked

At least on the Internet…
IPhone.com - Michael Kovatch registered the domain name in 1995. That’s right. On June 29th, 2007 Apple purchased the domain name from Michael for something in the neighborhood of $1 Million, possibly more.
According to the DomainTools Blog “The Traffic on the domain had begun to skyrocket in the last 6 months […]

By Mark -- 4 comments

July 2nd, 2007

Appear Professional

Nowadays many folks who are Blogging are making appearances all over the globe. Its become painfully obvious that the old “work in your shorts” attitude has stricken most very deeply so - in total contrast to the name of this Blog I offer you…
Who Would You Buy From?

Come on now, you’re going to have to […]

By Mark -- 4 comments

July 1st, 2007

Quality Guidelines

Referencing Google’s newly beefed-up Webmaster Help Center because Matt Cutts offered a thought, there are a couple of points I personally find important. Whether or not, in actual practice, these are true, might not be the most important consideration, if you’re like me…
“Webmasters who spend their energies upholding the spirit of the basic principles will […]

By Mark -- 0 comments

July 1st, 2007

I Can Be Better Than You Think I Am!

Or, at the very least, I’m just as damn well good as anyone else is!
So, you say you want to be successful Blogging, or anywhere online for that matter?
Well then, the title of this post ought seriously be considered as the attitude you take into each day if you really want to be a force […]

By Mark -- 2 comments