For those webmasters using Adsense and Yahoo Publisher Network as a monetization model for their sites, getting kicked out of the program hurts their bottom line. While some are guilty of blatantly violating the terms of service, many who do their best to be legitimate don't get any reason for getting banned from the contextaul ad program. This has led to unhappiness and … [Read more...] about YPN Adds Compliance Manager
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Why Should You Bother with Achieving Search Engine Rankings?
The majority of web traffic is driven by four major search engines - Google, Yahoo, MSN, and AskJeeves. Not being found or not being indexed by these search engines puts your business at an incredible disadvantage. People all around the world, 24 hours a day 7 days a week, are searching for information, shopping, and buying. Search is the preferred method of navigating the … [Read more...] about Why Should You Bother with Achieving Search Engine Rankings?
Estimated Click Rates for Top 10 Search Results
Ever wonder what number of clicks you can expect for position #3 in Yahoo or #7 in MSN? Wonder no more... SEO Scoop derived data for Click-Through-Rates (CTR) of top 10 search results based on data from AOL. Total Searches:9,038,794 Total Clicks: 4,926,623 Click Rank1: 2,075,765 Click Rank2: 586,100 = 3.5x less Click Rank3: 418,643 = 4.9x less Click Rank4: … [Read more...] about Estimated Click Rates for Top 10 Search Results
My Favorite Collection of Search Research Tools
Whois and Reverse IP Lookup: Whois Web Hosting Info - This tool not only allows you to check domain whois, you can also use it to do a reverse IP lookup. All without logging in! Keyword Research: Overture and Google Keyword Suggestion Tool - Combo keyword tool to gives the searcher one-click access to all the popular free keyword research tools in the market. Great … [Read more...] about My Favorite Collection of Search Research Tools
Ask.com Launches Blogs and Feeds Search Engine
Ask.com announces new Blog and Feed Search. Ask.com's Blog & Feeds Search combines the rich data of Bloglines and Ask's search technology to offer better search results. It allows a user to search one of three ways: blog posts, RSS feeds, and from around 7,000 news sources. Search results can be filtered by date, popularity, or relevance. Ask.com added features that may … [Read more...] about Ask.com Launches Blogs and Feeds Search Engine