Sitemap consistency between Yahoo!, Google, and MSN
Friday, 17 November 2006
In case you haven’t heard yet, Google, Yahoo! and Microsoft recently announced that they will recognize the same Sitemap settings and structure.Sitemaps are an easy way for webmasters to inform search engines about the pages on their sites that are available for crawling. Simply put, a Sitemap is an XML file that lists URLs of
- Published in Search
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Let Offline Experiences be your Guide
Monday, 06 November 2006
This weekend I had the good fortune to spend some time with Elliot Sloan, lead singer of Blessid Union of Souls at a Train concert. I often feel so focused on the day-to-day opportunities and challenges of online marketing that I fear losing perspective on traditional marketing; this experience was a refreshing view of event
- Published in Brand Marketing, Fun, Natural Search / SEO, Search
Great Articles and Blogs
Thursday, 02 November 2006
Not much time to post today so here’s a quick update on some great sites I’ve been meaning to share. One is a blog, the other two merely articles but all great additions to your RSS Feed ReaderLee Odden runs Online Marketing Blog, a wonderful summary of news, great articles, and blog reviews. His marketing
- Published in Blogs & Blogging, Natural Search / SEO, Paid Search, Search
Partners and Platforms Support Retailers Developing Keywords Lists
Tuesday, 31 October 2006
Online stores in need of help with a paid search keyword program should turn to Yahoo! and Google for support.With much anticipation, Yahoo’s new search platform allows advertisers to test different copy no the same keyword while auto-optimizing by favoring the ad which performs best. Yahoo! elevates paid search to the next level with their
- Published in Insights / Research, Search
Tail Keywords are likely a Better Value
Monday, 30 October 2006
I’ve written before about an often overlooked opportunity for retailers to easily increase and maintain the tail of their paid search keyword list. The tail is a commonly used name for the thousands of less popular keywords which get few impressions yet, in bulk, make up the greater number of terms. Your keyword list should
- Published in Comparison Shopping, Paid Search, Search
Ammunition for those Search Marketing Budgets
Friday, 27 October 2006
Earlier this month Piper Jaffray & Co released a study of 5 marketing channels concluding that consumers, rather than going to online stores, are increasingly likely to use Online Search to find products and services.Further, Search is by far the most efficient at acquiring customers. With an average cost per acquisition of $8.50 across all
- Published in Paid Search, Search