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Online Advertising – How to Measure Success

According to Doubleclick, the average click-through rate for an online ad campaign is .10% .  Yes, that’s one-tenth of one percent.  

Wow, I was surprised.  I’ve managed campaigns, my own or others, over the years and while .10% may be average, I certainly don’t consider it good – unless that tiny percentage translates to hundreds of visitors.  

I [...]

Paid Link Tip – Specificity

A recent study by Yahoo! confirms what I’ve said for years:  it’s better to bid on very specific phrases than generic terms.  So if you have an Adwords or Yahoo! advertising program, go for those specific products or services when listing your keywords.

Be a big fish in a little pond!  You’ll get caught more often [...]

Scams and Spam

Under the guise of religion, scammers try to get product without [...]

Are You Monetizing Your Website?

You might make a little money by adding Google Adsense ads to your website, whether’s it’s ecommerce or an information [...]

Product Descriptions

Don’t lose a sale because you haven’t fully described your [...]

My Daughter's Art

Cool designs, mugs, t-shirts designed by my artist daughter. My artist son won’t let go of any of his fabulous glass [...]

Him and Me, He and I

Good grammar adds to your credibility. A lot of people speak the King’s English and you’ll lose them if you sound like an ignorant [...]

It’s All About You

Every online store should have an about us [...]

Social Networking

List of social networking websites – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If you want to get overwhelmed by the subject, visit Wikipedia’s list above. Yikes!

But suffice it to say, there is, no doubt, a social network for whatever industry you’re in or hobby you have.

Some of you may have heard of include Plaxo, Facebook, MySpace, and LinkedIn. [...]

Top 10 E-Commerce Tips

Making sure your online business is its [...]