Archive for August, 2007

August 24, 2007

Turning a Wordpress Blog into a CMS

For one of my ecommerce sites I needed a very simple CMS. I always use Wordpress for my blogs, and love it, but I wanted to have a more CMS than a blog. After spending a few minutes, I have turned the wordpress blog into a CMS. I’m pretty sure this has […]

August 23, 2007

Understanding NET ROI for Google Adwords

Google Adwords has become a MUST not for only online marketers, also for many small business owners. Competition increases every day within advertisers. Especially with the direction Google is taking to become the monopoly in advertising industry, you need to become an advanced user of Adwords to be able to make money. […]

August 22, 2007

YouTube Social Marketing Experiment

Have you ever tried bringing traffic from YouTube? I have tried uploading a few videos before, but never had the chance to test the actual traffic coming from YouTube.
Social marketing is becoming huge. There are many popular websites like YouTube, StumpleUpon, MySpace, etc. If you have direct links from a site, you […]

August 18, 2007

Most Creative Viral Marketing

I have recently written about creative link baiting. Being creative is great, but do you think there are limits?
I remember the day, when a hot blond girl auctioned advertising rights on her boobs on ebay. It was creative, close to the limit. But a guy named Joe is pushing the limits in creativity.
When I […]

August 17, 2007

Importance of Email Newsletters

If you have a blog, probably you have a loyal group of readers, or you will get them soon. If you basically write every single tip or idea on your blog, and share all your genious secrets, what is the difference between regular/loyal readers and first time readers?
I thought about this a lot, and […]

August 16, 2007

Business Networking with Meetup Meetings

It’s been a long time since I first wrote about Meetup Meetings. I’ve attended NYC Affiliate Marketing Meetup Meeting last night. I’ve been a member of meetup.com and have attended a number of meetings in business and IT topics. Yesterday, only 4 people showed up, including me and the organizer. This is the first […]

August 14, 2007

Google Monopoly in Advertising Industry

What is google?
- A search engine
- A full service advertising agency
- A verb in English language
This list will go on and on. But what is actually Google doing? What is their goal in the long run? What were the Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin’s plans when they first started google?
This is a […]

August 12, 2007

Setting Goals with Online Marketing

I have been busy working on my websites, reorganizing them, deciding which ones to sell, and which ones to keep. If you have a large network of websites, and if you haven’t worked on them for a while, it’s hard to get back in shape.
Setting goals with your online marketing plans is an important […]

August 9, 2007

Search Engine Traffic From Misspelled Keywords

I was checking google analytics stats for one of my blogs, and I was very surprised to see around 15 unique visitors/day traffic coming from Google searched for a specific keyword search. You’d say what’s surprising about this? It was for a 3 word misspelled keyword phrase.
I went right away to my blog […]

August 9, 2007

Funding For Startups

Before the internet era, finding a VC or an angel investor for your business plan was hard. You needed a great business plan with an innovative product, and also connections to those VC (Venture Capital) companies.
With the starting of internet era, funding game has shifted from big projects to smaller ones. We have […]