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		<title>Understanding Adsense</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mason</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Monetization]]></category>

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AdSense is Google’s popular advertisement serving program.  This system allows website owners to implement text, images and even video-based advertisements into their web pages.  The ads themselves are administered by Google and generate income for the webmaster via pay per click or pay per impression.  This program has become very popular and [...]]]></description>
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AdSense is Google’s popular advertisement serving program.  This system allows website owners to implement text, images and even video-based advertisements into their web pages.  The ads themselves are administered by Google and generate income for the webmaster via pay per click or pay per impression.  This program has become very popular and is viewed less intrusive than pop-ups and other types of advertisements.</p>
<p>AdSense uses Google search technology to display advertisements based on various factors such as the user’s niche market and geographical location.  These advertisements are incorporated into websites using the JavaScript programming language, which limits the program’s ability to aid in search engine optimization.  </p>
<p>Success with AdSense is primarily achieved in three ways:</p>
<p>1. Generating traffic to the site hosting advertisements</p>
<p>2. Creating a website that attracts AdSense advertisements </p>
<p>3. Creating copy that encourages visitors to click on AdSense advertisements </p>
<p>Google AdSense has been especially important to small websites with limited resources, giving them a way to generate revenue and ultimately stay alive. Numerous case studies reveal that sites that are rich with content have been the most successful with Google’s advertising program.</p>
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		<title>Is Adsense Right For You?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 17:49:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mason</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Monetization]]></category>

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Running a website is not easy or cheap.  The more traffic you generate, the more time and money you will have to invest into keeping it updated and functioning properly.  However, there is a system that enables you to let your website pay for itself.  That system is AdSense.
AdSense is a Google [...]]]></description>
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Running a website is not easy or cheap.  The more traffic you generate, the more time and money you will have to invest into keeping it updated and functioning properly.  However, there is a system that enables you to let your website pay for itself.  That system is AdSense.</p>
<p>AdSense is a Google advertising program that generates money for several websites throughout the world.  This program is simple to use and will provide you with genuine, virus-free links.  Once the money starts rolling in, you’ll no longer have to worry about how your web hosting bill will get paid.</p>
<p>AdSense only provides you with advertisements that are relevant to your site.  This adds credibility to your cause and will keep your visitors around.</p>
<p>Of course, making AdSense work for you will take a game plan, quality content and a marketing strategy.  If you’re able to master the system like so many others, these conversions might not only pay for your web hosting, but could also provide you with some extra cash to spend on something nice.</p>
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		<title>40 New Places to Spread Your Articles</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>iisbum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Getting people to your site is all about the links to your sites, this collection of 40 places to promote your articles is a great way to get some traffic.
]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Getting people to your site is all about the links to your sites, this collection of <a href="http://www.pvmgarage.com/en/2009/07/3-super-simple-ways-to-increase-your-visitors-and-40-new-places-to-spread-free-your-articles/">40 places</a> to promote your articles is a great way to get some traffic.</p>
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		<title>50 Ways to Get Your Site Noticed</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>iisbum</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The folks over at ThemeForest have a great post for getting your site noticed.
Some great tips, if your just starting up or have been around for a while.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The folks over at ThemeForest have a great post for <a href="http://blog.themeforest.net/resources/50-ways-to-get-your-site-noticed/">getting your site noticed</a>.</p>
<p>Some great tips, if your just starting up or have been around for a while.</p>
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		<title>How To Write The Perfect Post</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 01:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mason</dc:creator>
		
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There’s a lot that goes into creating a successful blog, but actually writing the blog post often gets lost in the midst of these efforts.  Here are a few tips to help you perfect one of the most important elements of blogging.  
Express Yourself
Blogs are all about opinions and believe it or not, [...]]]></description>
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There’s a lot that goes into creating a successful blog, but actually writing the blog post often gets lost in the midst of these efforts.  Here are a few tips to help you perfect one of the most important elements of blogging.  </p>
<p><strong>Express Yourself</strong></p>
<p>Blogs are all about opinions and believe it or not, people want to hear what’s on your mind.  Get your facts together and tell the world exactly what you think.  </p>
<p><strong>Less is Better</strong></p>
<p>You want to combine the maximum amount of details with the least amount of words.  Time is essential and people do not want to read a five hundred word post just to learn what happened to you yesterday.  Grab your readers right away with short but informative content.  </p>
<p><strong>Use Catchy Headlines</strong></p>
<p>There is a way to cleverly script your entire argument into the headline of your blog post.  Capture the reader’s attention where they want to find out what all the rave is about.    </p>
<p><strong>Use Keywords</strong></p>
<p>Come up with a few keywords readers may use to find your blog and sprinkle them throughout your posts.  This goes for the body text, headers and your links.  </p>
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		<title>7 Popular SEO Myths</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 05:05:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mason</dc:creator>
		
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SEO myths get more outlandish each year.  To help you separate fact from fiction, we have listed 7 of the most popular myths.

# 1 - You must submit your site to the search engines - though true years ago, this no longer has any bearing on rankings.
# 2 - You must constantly update your [...]]]></description>
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SEO myths get more outlandish each year.  To help you separate fact from fiction, we have listed 7 of the most popular myths.<br />
<strong><br />
# 1 - You must submit your site to the search engines</strong> - though true years ago, this no longer has any bearing on rankings.</p>
<p><strong># 2 - You must constantly update your pages</strong> - this may increase the number of spiders that visit your site, but not necessarily the rankings.  .<br />
<strong><br />
# 3 - PPC ads boost your ranking</strong> - pay per click campaigns do not contain anchor text and have no bearing on your rankings.<br />
<strong><br />
#4 - Buy links and you’re banned</strong> - there is a bit of truth to this myth.  Google tries not to include paid links into their rankings.  However, they can’t always make this determination.</p>
<p><strong>#5 - Title tags are irrelevant</strong> - the title tag is that clickable link displayed in search engine results.  You definitely want it optimized.</p>
<p><strong>#6 - SEO copy must be a certain length</strong> - there is a misconception that SEO copy shouldn’t be longer than 250 words.  You should use as many words as it takes to get your point across.</p>
<p><strong>#7 - SEO equals more sales</strong> - there are no guarantees.  You must effectively market your products and services in order to succeed.</p>
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		<title>Why Your Landing Page is SO Important</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 14:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mason</dc:creator>
		
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While you certainly hear much more about it these days, the landing page is nothing new.  From a marketing aspect, a landing page is a specialized web page, other than the homepage, where visitors first enter your site.  For instance, when you send someone an email and refer them to a link, that [...]]]></description>
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<p>While you certainly hear much more about it these days, the landing page is nothing new.  From a marketing aspect, a landing page is a specialized web page, other than the homepage, where visitors first enter your site.  For instance, when you send someone an email and refer them to a link, that link takes them to a landing page you have set up.</p>
<p><span id="more-34"></span>Landing pages offer numerous benefits and can drastically improve your conversion rate.  Someone entering your site through the homepage is typically greeted with general content and will have to navigate around to find what they’re looking for.  When entering through the landing page, that visitor is presented with information they specifically requested or specifically suits their needs.  This content can be easily set up to lead to the order page of your product or even a subscribe button for your newsletter.</p>
<p>Landing pages can also measure the effectiveness of your external links.  This well help you determine how many people responded to your email campaign or those who arrived via a pay-per-click campaign.  Landing pages can help you the determine the effectiveness of keywords, improve search engine optimization and strengthen your overall marketing efforts.</p>
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		<title>A Picture Speaks A Thousand Words</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mason</dc:creator>
		
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There are literally millions of new blog posts being published to the web everyday.  In order to stand out from the crowd, one must consider much more than just posting textual content.  Your blog needs to be designed with vibrant content that demands attention.  This can be done with ease by adding [...]]]></description>
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There are literally millions of new blog posts being published to the web everyday.  In order to stand out from the crowd, one must consider much more than just posting textual content.  Your blog needs to be designed with vibrant content that demands attention.  This can be done with ease by adding images to your posts.</p>
<p>Images can enhance your blog posts in several ways.  It’s no secret that most of us are more intrigued by visuals opposed to boring text.  In most cases, images will draw attention much faster than that catchy headline or opening sentence it took an hour to conjure up.  They will enable you to illustrate clear examples of your posts and ultimately give your blog more authority.</p>
<p>I’m sure that what you’ve got to say is extremely important.  However, these vibrant images can be used as the sinker that helps your posts get read.</p>
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		<title>Keep It Organized</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mason</dc:creator>
		
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On the surface, managing your blog categories seems like an easy task.  However, several new bloggers can’t seem to figure it out and often leave their site clustered with needless content.  Here are a few tips to help you optimize your blog by keeping those categories organized.

Descriptive Titles 
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On the surface, managing your blog categories seems like an easy task.  However, several new bloggers can’t seem to figure it out and often leave their site clustered with needless content.  Here are a few tips to help you optimize your blog by keeping those categories organized.<br />
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Descriptive Titles </strong></p>
<p>Properly name categories so they appeal to your visitors.  They should also coincide with the theme of your blog.  A long-time reader may know what to expect under “Count’s Adventures” while the newcomer will have no clue.  If readers can’t determine what your blog is all about, they’re likely to click their way to the next one.<br />
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Keep it Simple</strong></p>
<p>The purpose of blog categories is to organize your blog posts.  You don’t have to create a new category for every blog post you write.  Your blog should be structured with a few categories that support relevant posts.  Once you have developed this structure, simply fill in your categories with the appropriate posts.</p>
<p><strong>Choose the Right Template</strong></p>
<p>Some templates will only hold a certain number of categories before spilling out of the design.  Pay attention to this as it will make your blog look unorganized and very unprofessional.</p>
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		<title>What You Need To Know About SEO</title>
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SEO (search engine optimization) is the practice of optimizing web pages to achieve higher rankings in the search engines.  Whether you hire a professional or choose to go at it alone, there are a few things you should know before starting out.
Google Rules 
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<p>SEO (search engine optimization) is the practice of optimizing web pages to achieve higher rankings in the search engines.  Whether you hire a professional or choose to go at it alone, there are a few things you should know before starting out.</p>
<p><strong>Google Rules </strong></p>
<p>When searching for content on Google, you will notice sponsored advertisements along with general search results.  Keep in mind that attempting to pay your way to the top of the rankings doesn’t always work.  In fact, Google looks down on such things and may actually disqualify you for doing so.  You can however, achieve natural rankings by learning the importance of keywords and link popularity, which will cost you nothing.</p>
<p><strong>All Links Are Not Good Links</strong></p>
<p>Link popularity involves creating links for other sites on your pages and most importantly, having your pages linked to other sites.  The key here is to make sure the links are relative.    Seek out people in your industry and look to exchange links them.</p>
<p><strong>No Guarantees</strong></p>
<p>Regardless of what a company tells you, no one can guarantee specific search engine rankings.  SEO is essential but you should also focus on building the best site possible and marketing your business.</p>
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