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OICUAM2 Focus On What Works

One thing I am slowly learning is that I need to focus on what works. Sometimes we can get stuck working on things we think should work even when they don't work. The internet doesn't always make sense. Online newspapers should make more ad revenue compared to print ad revenue, but the online revenue is paltry. I would think that financial sites would make good ad revenue, but they dont. I think this is primarily because financial ads are a little spammy. Also, the site visitors don't have a… Continue

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paul Google Analytics Time Of Day Report

There are two ways in Google Analytics to see what hour of the day visitors are on our sites:

The first is the easiest way with the best visual graph:

1. In Analytics, click on "Visitors" in the left column.

2. Click on "Visitor Trending"

3. Click on "Visits"

4. In the up

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paul Online Marketing Acronym Definitions - CPA, CPC, etc...

When people first get involved with online marketing, the numerous acronyms can get a little confusing. Here's a general breakdown of the major ones: ROI (return on investment) - One of the most important ones since we won't be in business long usless we can get more money back from what we are spending on ads or other business efforts. PPC (pay per click) - Usually associated with online advertising. You only pay when someone clicks on your ad. CPC (cost per click) - Sim… Continue

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James Scott Integrate Your AdSense & Analytics Accounts

I highly recommend that everyone should integrate their Google AdSense and Analytic accounts. It is really easy to do. Once you integrate your accounts, you just put a piece of tracking code on your site on top of your pages before the first AdSense ad. When you look at your Analytics account, you will then also see AdSense earnings information. You will be able to see what traffic sources and keywords are generating the most Adsense revenue. This is great information to have that wasn't avail… Continue

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paul Post Holiday Bump

I had a nice boost in traffic and revenue yesterday. I was hoping it was a new Google ranking sending free traffic, but it was just a boost in traffic from the normal sources. Saturday's are usually my worst day of the week. There must have been a lot of people spending some time online on the first day after Christmas. Looking for deals and moving on to the next purchase decisions after the holiday. I went to bed last night not knowing why my revenue went up. I only had time to see the revenu… Continue

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paul Nice To Have Some Revenue Again

I'm back on the upward revenue trend. After a couple of years of living off past earnings, I was getting close to running out of money. I've been trying different things in a desperate attempt to find a solid source fo revenue. Just as the money was about to run out, I think I have found something that is working. I can't reveal my source of traffic, but I get a good chunk of traffic each day. This has allowed me to do some testing on one of my sites. Three months ago, I was pretty disappointe… Continue

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lea Learning Something New Every Day

I've been experimenting with websites for a little over a year. It is amazing how much I have been learning in that span of time. There is so much to learn about how to do business online and new things keep happening every day. The most important thing I have learned is to not be in a hurry to spend money. It is really easy to lose a lot of money when buying traffic before understanding what is going on. After an initial loss, I have been trying to get some free traffic. This has allowed me t… Continue

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OICUAM2 The Return Of Ning Network Creators

I'm happy to report that Ning has recreated the Ning Network Creators network. This is great news for many people who have created networks on Ning. It is a great place to interact with other people who have created networks on Ning in order to share tips and motivation. If you have a Ning Network, make sure you check out the Ning Network Creators site. Also check out the group… Continue

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lea Good Days, Bad Days

The other day, I was watching a NFL highlights show where they had Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys mic'd up. He was in a game where the score was going back and forth with many big plays and a few dissappointments. They showed a clip of him teling one of his teammates that he needed to stay emotional even so he wouldn't ride the emotional rollercoaster fo such an up and down game. I thought it was a good point and is a good suggestion for the up and down game of trying to make money online. I… Continue

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OICUAM2 Sell Something!

I need to pound it into my brain that I need to sell something. For too long, I have been building sites with the idea of profiting from ad revenue. Well, I can make a profit with ad revenue, but not a very big one. Online ad revenue is not where it should be. Online ads should pay very well since people are taking direct action and can buy something immediately from the advertiser. Online ads should be far more valuable compared to print ads. The problem, of course, is that online ads are wor… Continue

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lea I Love The Google AdWords Quality Score

I love the Google AdWords quality score system. That is a bog step for me because I used to hate it. The thing that changed was that I stopped advertising on Google AdWords. I figured out that my sites will probably never score well in Google Adwords so I might as well stop pulling my hair out. The reason I now love the Google AdWords quality score is that some of my website revenue comes from Google AdSense. I want my visitors to click on quality ads with quality landing pages. This will mak… Continue

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OICUAM2 RingRevenue Is Coming Soon

Something great is about to happen to the affiliate marketing industry. I've been waiting a long time for affiliate marketing to include phone referrals. Instead of getting someone to click a link, the idea is that you have a personalized 800 number or a tracking code that allows you to generate leads by getting people to call a phone number. Sending leads to a phone rep should lead to higher conversion rates and higher sales amounts. Phone reps can anwer the customer's specific questions and… Continue

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paul Another Good Break Or Maybe Not?

I got a link to my site and it is delivering a healthy amount of traffic. This got me all excited, but I am having trouble monetizing the traffic. My first problem is that not many people are clicking on the ads or the affiliate links. I am trying a few different placements and colors to see if I can increase the click through rates, but so far it has been frustrating. The second problem is that the advertising clicks I am geting are not as big as I hoped for. I should be getting clicks worth… Continue

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OICUAM2 I Need To Create A Shopping Portal

Retail is one area I need to get more involved with. I don't think a shopping portal would be my "big idea" that could take off quickly, but I need to have a shopping portal so my friends and family can support me by doing their online shopping through my shopping portal. I have a good shopping domain name I will use, but I need to find the right technology to operate my shopping portal. The last thing I want to do is build my shopping portal by hand and be in charge of making sure all of the… Continue

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paul Big Commissions Help The Motivation

It is nice to get a big commission once in awhile to help give a boost of confidence. It makes the work worth it and gives hope for more commissions yet to come. It makes me think that if I can just get a few of these sales per day, I will be living my dreams. I know I can do it. The big commission today tells me that all the systems are in place. Now I just need more targeted traffic to go through my system. I have worked more today than I have in a while. It didn't seem like work today. It… Continue

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OICUAM2 I Need To Create Something Big

I need to create something big. I don't want to nickle and dime my way to success. I don't want to rely on buying traffic. I don't want to rely on free search engine traffic that can take years to build. I want to find an idea that will take off quickly and will spread and scale to a huge level. This is my goal. I need to think big. Continue

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OICUAM2 Beware Of Paid Recommendations

As affiliate marketers, many of us recommend products and services in order to get a commission. Do we always know everything about the products or services we are recommending? Do we sometimes recommend things that we know are not the best products or services? I try to only recommend things I would buy myself, but there are lots of internet marketers who are promoting services (like acai free trial scams). With the acai offers, people are creating fake blogs where people are giving fake test… Continue

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OICUAM2 Avoiding PPC To Focus On Working

Right now, I am trying to avoid building new PPC campaigns so I can focus on working and building new sites. One problem I have is that when I start a PPC campaign, all I want to do is play the game. I watch my numbers to see how much traffic I am getting and what the traffic is doing as I adjust my PPC campaign. It can be really addictive to play the PPC game. I have a site that needs some PPC traffic to get it going. The problem is that the site also needs some structural work and a lot mor… Continue

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Willie Googbye Monopoly Television

I can't wait for the death of cable tv. I can't wait for the birth of digital tv. On cable tv, we can only access a few channels owned by a few large corporations. These are not the "mainstream media" channels. They are the "monopoly media" channels because they are the only things we can access through our cable television. One day, we will be able to access anything we want on our telvisions through the internet. I can't wait for this to happen. It will be good for business, democracy, art… Continue

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paul Start With Someone Else's Problem

I think too many internet entrepreneurs start with their own problems when they should be starting with someone else's problems. The main problem of an internet marketer is that they need to make money. This can lead to failure if you start a business soley on the basis of trying to make money to solve your own problem. You can do a lot of crappy things in order to make money. A lot of "money making" ideas won't work or are simply short term solutions. The best way for an internet entrepreneur… Continue

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