Adsense Dynamics - Online Business Tips

Unlocking Business Success of Using Facebook Pages

2010-11-15T07:53:00.000-08:00

Sure there are 500 millions friends on Facebook, but it’s not a guarantee that putting an official business page will increase your leads or sales by leaps and bounds. Just like any new social media tool, you need to harness Facebook pages’ potential.

Use it as a customer service tool. Why not? A full blown custom service web feature would cost you a lot. With Facebook pages, you’ll have a discussion board, FAQ page, about us page, and contact us section all rolled into one. Answer inquiries; provide clarifications or instructions on things like promotional events. The best thing is your Facebook fans could also contribute solutions and help each other.

As your Page starts to build up fans, you will notice that there are certain persons who constantly contribute to your discussions or updates. Befriend these people and promote them as administrators. Provide them with benefits like coupons, discounts or freebies from your business. You’ll see the benefits these loyalties bring in to your business.

Always uphold an atmosphere of client testimonials. With this, I mean, always encourage your fans to post what they had to say about your product or service. In fact, when a customer visits your business, ask them of their Facebook account so you can add them up. Or if you’re extravagant, encourage customers to surf via your free shared WI-FI connection. The idea is to get customers connected to you.

Promote your Page by putting a Like button on your website. But make sure you place it somewhere appropriate. Like at the sidebar, at the bottom of the title each article or blog or even beside your business’ logo. You can even promote your page offline. Like putting your Facebook page address on your official receipt.

Never disable your comments, allowing wall posts by fans may be optional. But always provide room for them to post their thoughts. Although, there are odds that customers might post negative feedback. In the end, it is how you quickly clarify and address the issue that really matters.

Encourage tagging by posting photos or videos that are relevant to your customers. But do it though in such a mild and regulated manner so as not to annoy them. Some people are allergic to tagging. But you get the idea, tagging increases the chances that your photos and videos will be seen by more people since updates are reflected on the tagged person’s news feeds.

Because social connectivity is the bottom line why your business embraces social media, make sure your fans or customers feel like they own your brand. Make them feel they are important to you. Refrain from posting too much sales pitches and start connecting and listening to them. You’ll never know how many doors will be unlocked for your business’ success.

Google Adsense Updates Dashboard

2010-11-12T20:14:00.000-08:00

Google Adsense has recently made a facelift on its dashboard. It now pretty much resembles that of Analytics because of the integration of charts, which is great because before, I had to download the .csv file and import it to MS Excel and then make a chart out of it.

It's not just the interface that's new, now it's easier to keep track of all your existing Adsense units. Plus, it's a lot faster to create a new unit, before it would bring you to several pages. Now, creating, formatting, and grabbing the code is done within one page and window.

My relationship with Adsense is very romantic I should say. There is nothing I would do to upset it. So, it's only be rewarding that Adsense reciprocates my love by giving me new features everytime, and of course, a monthly check. Whew.

Key Points to Search Engine Marketing Success

2010-10-02T00:32:00.000-07:00

These days it’s not enough that you have a website. And it’s not enough that your website is found on search engines. Because if people find out about your company on Google via a rant blog against your brand, then you’re no good.

Search engine marketing means quality visibility, visibility that helps, that builds up the brand.

Here are other key points to consider:

1. Maximing SEO
2. Knowing the ups and downs of pay per click programs
3. Optimizing videos, PDF attachments, and images
4. Integrating search and social media
5. And turning your brand into social

Why bother with these pointers? Because the future of business has already included search engine marketing.

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Google Instant Search A Great Source For Keywords

2010-09-30T02:28:00.000-07:00

Keywords are important for web entrepreneurs, why? Because you need to know what words or phrases your target market is using when they search online. However, with the advent of Google Instant Search. It doesn't matter now what the user types on the search box, but what matters now is which keywords does Google suggest to users.

How to take advantage? Now let's say your niche is about handbags, try keying in "handbags" on the search box and you'll be bombarded with a list of keywords like handbag reviews, handbag company and such. This isn't new though since Google has been suggesting keywords before.

What's new is that it will now display results in real time as you scroll on the suggestions. Now, you'll be able to see which web pages you'll be up against with.

Project Ideas To Help Make Ours A Better World

2010-09-29T01:24:00.000-07:00

I have always been an advocate of Social Media for Social Good. And while we can use the internet however we can, we need to be really responsible with what we post. As I searched on the web for efforts in making the internet a better place to be on, I bumped into the Project 10 100. It's a call to help as many people as possible.

The ideas go from novel to wild. And I like when the video says at the end, may the winning entry help as much people as it can. Watch the 10 ideas on how to change the world by helping as many people.

How Will Your Online Business Prepare For The Rainy Season

2010-06-06T05:40:00.000-07:00

Whether you are telecommuting or doing online business, the rainy season can really bring about a lot of hassles and adjustments. We’re talking about slow down in internet speed among other annoyances. Here are ways you can prep for the wet and wild season.

1. Keep track of the weather

http://www.pagasa.dost.gov.ph/ is one source I go to. Follow the 5 day forecast so you can plan. Out of town trips, events and product deliveries are things to be considered.

2. Beef up internet connection

If you have plans to upgrade your internet speed, do it now while the skies are clear. ISPs might decline or delay any technical works during a very hostile weather.

3. Weather-proof your workstation

I am talking about using UPS (uninterruptible power source). Not only do you get to save your work during power interruption, you will also be protecting your PC or laptop.

4. Have a back-up internet connection

If you are not lucky to be situated within a wi-fi hotspot, you can use USB modems as back up to your fixed dial up or DSL connection. (There is Globe Tattoo, SMART Bro plug-it, and Sun Broadband).

5. Prepare offline and manual works

Just in case, you are going to be spending a whole day without internet connection, at least you can still be productive.

6. Always have your mobile phone batteries and credit filled up

Most of us really don’t want to lose contact with clients and our online friends, so your 3G or wifi enabled phones will come in handy, in the event your fixed connection gets busted.

I use a fixed broadband connection at home and although I have no qualms about my connection (under clear skies), I often experience speed slow-downs and yes, power interruption during weather disturbances. I have learned my wit to prepare and still be productive while it’s raining cats and dogs outside.

So how do you prepare for the rainy season?

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2010-05-16T20:01:00.000-07:00

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SEO Will Become Obsolete As Social Search Rises

2009-11-03T16:36:00.000-08:00

Upon writing this post, I have considered that only a very few people will read this through search engine. Unless I or someone else shares this on Facebook or Twitter, I won't expect any surprising number of hits.

This is how social media is changing the way people on the web dig for information. Unknowingly, they have started to rely on Tweets, Wall posts, and shared shortened links. This doesn't really drastically defect SEO but it is, slowly diminishing its importance.

While SEO constantly evolves as new media emerges, social search is slowly taking the frontline.

Google amongst other search engines is also constantly revising its algorithms pushing more publishers to create more relevant, high quality content. In the future, it will become less important how many relevant keywords you have in the site. What will matter is how many people recommends you.

What is the future of the web in five years, get to know it now here

Getting Serious With Adsense Blogging

2009-05-26T23:29:00.000-07:00

As of today, this blog's stats have risen to an amazing 233.3% of daily hits. That's awesome, considering that my previous month's visits were no more than 10 hits per day. And considering as well, that this blog is less than a year old. I have other blogs though that I maintain and within 4 yours of blogging, I have come up with these strategies.

1. Read, comment on other blogs and do them a favor.
2. Link exchange doesn't work, so network with people with same interest.
3. Blog everyday.
4. Increase average time on site, by putting freebies. Podcast, mp3s, free downloads, or video embeds are a great way to let your visitors stay for at least 3 minutes per visit.
5. Decrease your bounce rate by putting widgets such as Related Posts, Most Commented, and stuff.

Today, I am setting a $3.00 target of Adsense income for this site. And I think I'm getting there. What about are your blogging strategies?

Multiple Blogs Means More Adsense Earnings, Myth?

2009-05-24T18:29:00.000-07:00

Does it really make sense? Do you really earn more if you have like 10 blogs? I am not sure, but based on experience, if you intend to earn a living out of blogging, you should keep a minimum. Find out why and how.

Less blogs means more time to keep, market, and maintain them. Unless you are working with a team of bloggers, or if you can afford to outsource a writer or an SEO agent, you can have as many. Remember the saying, you can't serve two masters at the same time?

Take it from me, I have like at least 5 blogs. And all of them really eat so much of my time that I ended up focusing on just 3. I got so much to maintain, in fact, the last time I posted on this blog was two months ago.

Click Exchange Can Disable Adsense Account

2009-02-25T17:09:00.001-08:00

With blogging social platforms allowing you to connect to similar-minded bloggers, the idea of exchanging ad clicks has become a very common thing to do. Most of the time, the trick works. I actually call it a "trick" since Google Adsense do not support this kind of activity. Why?

I know a lot of friends who asked people to click his ads and in return clicked theirs', who only ended up with a banned or disabled Adsense account. The company has a very intelligent way of knowing whether or not the clicks are fraud.

Is Click Exchange considered fraud?

Not exactly. But when you intentionally click an ad for the purpose of other than really checking what the link is all about, then that is fraud.

Which is why I don't practice click exchange, the safest way to get visitors and readers to hit your links is to place them strategically and visibly, and most importantly, create informative and relevant articles. Have you tried click exchange? Did it work for you?

Follow Blog: How it Helps to Increase Earnings

2009-02-19T23:57:00.000-08:00

I have just found out how to effectively use the Follow Blog feature of Blogger. I know for first time users and even for those who have been running blogspot for years already, they can get very excited with the new add-on. The tendency is, people will just follow every blogspot account they stumble upon.

The real and workable trick in using the Follow Blog is to follow at most 20 blogsites. This number is manageable. It's like your Top 20 list of blogs that you visit, read, and comment everyday.

Make sure also that the blogs you follow updates regularly. The rule is 'hits reciprocity'. You wanna make sure that those 20 blogs will hit your blog back. So before you finally decide to follow a blog or not, scroll down and try to see if the blogger posts regularly, daily, almost daily, but not monthly.

Remember to read and open your followed blogs whenever you go online. Commenting is not necessarily frequent, but other visitors, who will read your comment, might click on your profile and eventually hit your posts.

The purpose of following blogs is not just to keep a list of favorites, it's also a way to keep those hits coming everyday.

Find Out If Christmas Dips Your Adsense Earnings

2008-12-25T18:38:00.000-08:00

December 25, 2008, my Analytics and my Adsense dashboards agree - my traffic dipped and my earnings dropped. What could be the possible reason? I checked the stats of my other sites and the figures say the same thing?

Is it normal to have low earnings during the Holiday Vacations? There is actually some truth to it. Remember, lesser people log on to the internet, so that means less traffic and less traffic translates to less earnings.

But that depends on the niche or topic of your blog. In my case, I have blogs about radio production and broadcasting, so I expect less CTR and CPM coming since I suppose my target readers may probably be in their vacation.

So what do you do in times like these? Well, just continue to make quality and make-sense articles. You are still serving readers and visitors although they maybe few. Don't stop posting articles on your blogs just because there might be lesser people who are logging on the internet.

Welcome To Adsense Dynamics

2008-12-22T04:23:00.000-08:00

I have been an Adsense earner for two years now. And within that two years, I have learned the ins and outs of the business. The real secrets to a successful Adsense-trepreneur is NOTHING! Just like in the movie Kung FU Panda, there are no secrets. All these years, you are made to believe that there are.

In this blog, I'm going to show you how I earned big with Adsense, the hard way and the easy way. Yes, my ways will not always be effective in your end. But you get the idea, you learn it from those who earned it.

So, enjoy this blog, bookmark it. Unlike other Adsense blogs, this won't sell you books, affiliate stuffs, self help audio files, or whatever, just plain experience-teacher.