A lot has been written about how Google Adwords have changed the way advertisers interact with their market online. A lot has been written about how to use and abuse the system to make money for your business, either as an advertiser or as a publisher of the ads. Harold Davis puts it into simple terms which should help you see if your ads are paying or not. He does raise an … [Read more...] about Are your google ads paying?
Secure RSS?
An interesting article on XML.com on about encrypting and decrypting RSS feeds using blowfish and greasemonkey. I don't know too much about crypto, but it sounds like an intriguing idea, although I am not so sure how secure it really is. … [Read more...] about Secure RSS?
Adsense enhanced
More and more bloggers seem to be using Adsense, though I doubt if that many of them are making "big bucks". Google has made even more improvements to the interface recently. You can now see at a glance exactly how much money you've earned in a given period. The interface is much simpler to navigate as well, so you should be able to see which sites are performing better than … [Read more...] about Adsense enhanced
Do we look stupid? Market research gone wrong
Market research is an important exercise. You should know: What people have What people would like to have What people need (not the same as above) What is on offer (in the market) How it is offered There's probably a more scientific way of presenting those ideas, but you should get the general idea. In the hosting market it is not uncommon to contact competitors to seek … [Read more...] about Do we look stupid? Market research gone wrong
How to get banned from directories – anti-seo
Human edited directories take time to manage. If you insist on breaking the rules you will end up being banned. A few things to avoid: Submit the same URL more than once Request link exchanges Spam Argue with the editors I've also made a point of posting some of this over on the new browse.ie forums … [Read more...] about How to get banned from directories – anti-seo