That’s right folks, I have decided to reposition my ads. Why?
A few reasons:
- To hopefully get a better CTR (click-through ratio). Since they are now more in the content, maybe people will look more at them.
- To possibly be less annoying. I noticed that the drop-down menus are sometimes shown under ads, making them impossible to click.
- The sidebar should now be more usable without the big block ad there. Categories and archives are now visible without scrolling down.
- I’ve opted for less ads on most pages, so pages should load just that tiny bit faster.
So, I’ll see how they go. I’ll let you know if they do better.
Let me know if you think they are more anoying where they are and if you have any problem with their positioning.
-Cash
I’ve mentioned the importance of good keywords/keyphrases in previous articles, but I’ve never told you how to choose them. So today, I’ll get back to basics, and I’ll introduce you some of the tools I use to find search terms (keyphrases) for my websites.
You can then use these keyphrases to help you select a domain name, a website name and also to fill in your meta description and keywords.
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A few days ago, I read a news article, talking about YouTube’s latest idea to boost revenue. Their idea is to allow YouTube partners to offer their video for download, for free or for a fee (choice of the partner). They are currently testing the plan with selected partners. I think it is a step in the right direction. More information at: The Washington Post
Decrease piracy?
With the success of iTunes Store, I think YouTube’s plan has the potential for get users what they want cheaper, quicker and LEGALLY. If the big TV networks and movies producers are willing to jump on board, it could seriously help to decrease piracy.
I have no problem paying for a video (if the price is reasonable). At the moment, when you buy a DVD, most of the money you’re paying, goes to the retailer and to the distributor. So I’m all for cutting out the middle-men! I’m not saying I pirate TV episodes or movies at the moment, but I do have a friend who does.
The bad news for me
Because YouTube wants people to PAY for downloads of certain videos, they seem to be cracking down on websites allowing users to download YouTube videos.
Unfortunately, YouTubeKeep falls into this category.
Well it was nice knowing you! 
If you’ve used WebsiteGrader, you might’ve noticed the section mentioning that you need to redirect www.yoursite.com and yoursite.com to the same location. I’ve done my research on the effects of not doing this, but there are a lot of conflicting opinions. The general though is that your search engine score might be split between the two “seperate” sub-domains.
There is a chance that other problems can be caused also. SSL certificates are for one sub-domain only (with or without the www.), so your certificate might show the user an error if they use the other.
Some search engines may realize they are the same website, others may not, but why risk lowering your score, when it’ll take you less than 5 minutes to fix this problem?!
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That’s my news! I know, I know, it doesn’t really suit the theme of the website; it’s not really related to SEO at all. But I’ve decided to steer the website in a slightly different direction. I plan to write more personal articles and add a personal; more friendly element to SEO-related articles.
So rather that “Bang! Here’s some information.” I’ll try to be less of a robot (hard for me )
So, back to the main reason I’m writing this entry/article: I now have Wireless Internet for my laptop. What’s the significance of this? Well, now I can use the Internet at work. I’ll be able to update my websites and more importantly, this blog. Shhh, don’t tell the boss!
Subscribe to the RSS feed or come back soon, because I will (hopefully) be updating the blog a lot more often!
It’s been a few days, so I thought I’d jump on the ol’ blog and write something.
With the 14th of February just passing and other work commitments, etc, I’ve been a little busy recently. But more exciting than all that (to me at least) I’ve got a new website in development.
It’s an Articles Directory, where users can sign up and post an article about pretty much whatever they want.
This is good news for you webmasters out there. You can advertise your website AND get some backlinks.
I’ll keep you posted!