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Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Adobe or Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2
Software like Photoshop Elements from Adobe or Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo X2, which are slimmed-down versions of industrial strength programs, offer a wealth of options for editing photos. Users with a smaller budget can look to titles like Magix Digital Foto Maker or Ulead Photoimpact.
In many cases only a fraction of the potential of these programs actually sees use: "Most amateur photographs don't do a lot of photo editing," Luettgers says. Yet a "crazy improvement in quality can be achieved" by just fiddling with the tonal values, Klaus Vogel says. Whether the images need to be cropped or not depends largely on the eye of the photographer.
In many cases only a fraction of the potential of these programs actually sees use: "Most amateur photographs don't do a lot of photo editing," Luettgers says. Yet a "crazy improvement in quality can be achieved" by just fiddling with the tonal values, Klaus Vogel says. Whether the images need to be cropped or not depends largely on the eye of the photographer.
Friday, October 19, 2007
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
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Friday, October 12, 2007
Adsense Tips
Medium to large rectangles outperform other ad types.
Try to blend your ads into your website if possible because it increases CTR.
Horizontal ads can be successful if strategically placed.
Remove low earning pages and focus on high-earning pages for the highest eCPM.
It helps to minimize AdSense on sites that have a lot of affiliate links.
Put appropriate keywords around AdSense ads.
Understand heatmaps of your site and place your ads in suitable locations.
Try to blend your ads into your website if possible because it increases CTR.
Horizontal ads can be successful if strategically placed.
Remove low earning pages and focus on high-earning pages for the highest eCPM.
It helps to minimize AdSense on sites that have a lot of affiliate links.
Put appropriate keywords around AdSense ads.
Understand heatmaps of your site and place your ads in suitable locations.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
keyword researchers
I like to ask my keyword researchers to follow:
(a) use a keyword research tool like Wordtracker to come up with an initial líst of 1000 keywords by using the seed keyword I described in step 1 above.
(b) manually go through that líst and select only the highly-relevant keywords according to the context I described in step 2 above. This probably pares the líst down to 50 or so.
(c) for each of the 50 keywords on this shortlist, individually go to Google and type each keyword in to the search engine and look at the top 10 search results.
(d) for each of these top 10 search results (for each of the 50 keywords), go to Marketleap and type in each of the web pages and record the number of inbound links in a spreadsheet. It isn't important to record the URL's of each of the competitors, just their search result rank.
Now, if this sounds like a tedious manual chore, it is! This is why it is a favorite task to outsource. Chances are, if you're stuck doing it yourself, you'll take shortcuts or just not do it at all. Far better to outsource this to a reliable keyword researcher who will follow directions and produce the output you request.
At the end of the day, you need to know which keywords to target and there is only one way to get this information: diligent research. Outsource this properly, and you are well on your way to better search engine ranking for your website.
(a) use a keyword research tool like Wordtracker to come up with an initial líst of 1000 keywords by using the seed keyword I described in step 1 above.
(b) manually go through that líst and select only the highly-relevant keywords according to the context I described in step 2 above. This probably pares the líst down to 50 or so.
(c) for each of the 50 keywords on this shortlist, individually go to Google and type each keyword in to the search engine and look at the top 10 search results.
(d) for each of these top 10 search results (for each of the 50 keywords), go to Marketleap and type in each of the web pages and record the number of inbound links in a spreadsheet. It isn't important to record the URL's of each of the competitors, just their search result rank.
Now, if this sounds like a tedious manual chore, it is! This is why it is a favorite task to outsource. Chances are, if you're stuck doing it yourself, you'll take shortcuts or just not do it at all. Far better to outsource this to a reliable keyword researcher who will follow directions and produce the output you request.
At the end of the day, you need to know which keywords to target and there is only one way to get this information: diligent research. Outsource this properly, and you are well on your way to better search engine ranking for your website.
Monday, October 08, 2007
Guerrilla Marketing Perry Marshall
I helped grow a company from quasi-startup and no name recognition to over 100 pages of press exposure. Four years after I began, that business was acquired by a publicly traded company for 18 million dollars.
If you're making even ONE cold call a day, you're wasting time and money. And if your company is like 99% of all other businesses in America, you are ignoring millions of dollars in untapped sales.
A finely tuned marketing and publicity system delivers a predictable number of quality sales leads to you every day, month in and month out, so your salespeople only spend time with people who already understand what you do and who have proactively asked you to help them solve their problem."Guerrilla Marketing For Hi-Tech Sales People." I promise you'll never think about sales the same way again
If you're making even ONE cold call a day, you're wasting time and money. And if your company is like 99% of all other businesses in America, you are ignoring millions of dollars in untapped sales.
A finely tuned marketing and publicity system delivers a predictable number of quality sales leads to you every day, month in and month out, so your salespeople only spend time with people who already understand what you do and who have proactively asked you to help them solve their problem."Guerrilla Marketing For Hi-Tech Sales People." I promise you'll never think about sales the same way again
Sunday, October 07, 2007
serious webmasters
All serious webmasters should take the time to build up a spreadsheet of where customers have been active, and where
they have clicked out of the site, so that the placement of links and their phrasing can be adjusted properly.
Specialist tools are much more effective, chiefly by cutting the amount of time spent analyzing logs leaving
more time for the creation of new sites, and business relationships to present on them.
they have clicked out of the site, so that the placement of links and their phrasing can be adjusted properly.
Specialist tools are much more effective, chiefly by cutting the amount of time spent analyzing logs leaving
more time for the creation of new sites, and business relationships to present on them.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
SPAM: WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT
While the tech-heads work on newer and better ways of stemming the flow of spam on a global level, there are tactics you can adopt at home to protect your computer, your time and your precious sanity. Here are three key nuggets of wisdom:
PLAY SAFE -- In 2007 there's no excuse for not having frequently updated anti-virus and spam-filtering software on your computer, whether it's built in to your e-mail program or purchased as a separate package. Going without means a best-case scenario of annoying amounts of junk e-mail, and a worst case of your computer being crippled by malignant software or taken over as an automated "zombie" that sends spam to others without your knowledge. Always use protection.
DRESS IN LAYERS-- Spam-filtering software is a good start, but it's worth adding even more defensive barriers against inbox-clogging crap. Consider using an e-mail service that offers front-line spam shields which inspect e-mail before it even reaches your computer. It's also a good idea to have an alternate e-mail account that you can use when signing up for online offers and such, keeping your primary account as far away from spammers' roving eyes as possible.
SMARTEN UP -- No, this is not the one time when the Nigerian prince/Swiss diplomat/British lawyer is legit and really does want you to have 35% of his $28 million fortune. This is not the one time when eBay, PayPal or your bank really is asking for your sensitive account information via e-mail. This is not the one time when that file attached to a stranger's note really does contain an offer you need to see. It will never, ever be that one time.
One of the best defenses against spam is simple, old-fashioned common sense. Educate yourself on the tactics used by junk e-mailers and learn how to avoid them. Ignorance and gullibility are the spammer's best friends.
PLAY SAFE -- In 2007 there's no excuse for not having frequently updated anti-virus and spam-filtering software on your computer, whether it's built in to your e-mail program or purchased as a separate package. Going without means a best-case scenario of annoying amounts of junk e-mail, and a worst case of your computer being crippled by malignant software or taken over as an automated "zombie" that sends spam to others without your knowledge. Always use protection.
DRESS IN LAYERS-- Spam-filtering software is a good start, but it's worth adding even more defensive barriers against inbox-clogging crap. Consider using an e-mail service that offers front-line spam shields which inspect e-mail before it even reaches your computer. It's also a good idea to have an alternate e-mail account that you can use when signing up for online offers and such, keeping your primary account as far away from spammers' roving eyes as possible.
SMARTEN UP -- No, this is not the one time when the Nigerian prince/Swiss diplomat/British lawyer is legit and really does want you to have 35% of his $28 million fortune. This is not the one time when eBay, PayPal or your bank really is asking for your sensitive account information via e-mail. This is not the one time when that file attached to a stranger's note really does contain an offer you need to see. It will never, ever be that one time.
One of the best defenses against spam is simple, old-fashioned common sense. Educate yourself on the tactics used by junk e-mailers and learn how to avoid them. Ignorance and gullibility are the spammer's best friends.
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