5 Tips On How To Flip Websites And Make Profit
One of the first things you should do when deciding on flipping your website is to do your keyword research. The best way to do your research is to use Digital Points keyword research tool. This can be found at http://www.digitalpoint.com/tools/suggestion/ where you can type in keywords and if there is a popular word or keyphrase then you can decide to write content for your website. The importance of keyword research is for your articles. There is a lot of demand for content rich websites and therefore, this can help you.
If you are going to have your article written for your website then you should research on your competition and see which niches are being searched for.
Let me give you an example. Let's focus on a popular niche – "Weight Loss".
The niche "Weight Loss" has just over 27,000,000 competing websites and if you add double quotes to it as "weight loss" then there are over 68,000, 000 competing websites.
Then I will enter the search term "Weight Loss" using this tool. This tool uses the results from Overture and Wordtracker.
Let's go for a keyword such as "how to lose weight easily"
If you type this keyword on Google with quotes you get just over 50,200 competing results which is good news! Without quotes will get you just over 310,000 results. Therefore, I would select up to 15-17 main keywords from the list. Once I have selected my words I will write 20-30 articles on these words.
Secondly, you can also flip wordpress blogs. These can be found at http://www.wordpress.com and you can download free templates you can find on the Internet. There is a big demand for content on the Internet and therefore, if you add content to your blog people will buy them.
Thirdly, you can flip sites by adding affiliates, adsense and affiliates from other networks. This can add value to your website. Moreover, it can make people aware that this website is in demand.
Fourthly, you can flip your website by using a free open source template and then adding content. You can find free templates at http://www.oswd.org and then once you have found one you use the template to add value.
And finally, you can flip websites by using unique content. Write good quality content and update it daily or use RSS Feeds on your website. This will help with the rankings of your website.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | 0 Comments
Tips and Tricks to Increase Adsense CTR and making money with Google Adsense
Steps to Increase Google CTR which means more money:
a. Strictly adhere to the google Polices and TOS. If you are not aware, here it is
https://www.google.com/adsense/policies?hl=en_US
b. Do not alter the Google Adsense code
c. Do not ask your friends or visitors to click on your Google ads. Do not offer incentives for users to click on google ads. Don't label the Google ads with text other than "Sponsored Links" or "Advertisements"
d. Do not click on your own ads. Google can find it out easily and if it does, your account will be banned and all your money earned is gone. Do not reload your pages excessively. If you are testing your website layout with Google adsense, you can try the google adsense preview tool. Google does not account any clicks made in the ads displayed in the preview tool.
e. Do not place google ads in pop-up windows, error pages or even empty pages.
f. Don't start a website merely for making money from accidental clicks like "mesothelioma attorney" or "asbestos crisis". You will never make money out these "made-for-adsense-only" websites. Instead, write on topics what you are passionate about. Don't waste your money on high-paying adsense keywords lists.
g. For short content/articles, CTR(click through rate) is best when ads are placed just above the content
h. For long articles, CTR improves if ads are placed somewhere in middle of the content, as visitors read the long content and then they are looking for more resources.
i. Use Text Ads instead of Image Ads as users get more options. If you still want to display image ads, consider ad formats that support image ads. Statistics say that the 336x280, 300x250 medium rectangle or the 160x600 wide skyscraper works excellent, if you display multiple ad units on a page.
j. Reports tell that the following ad format/attributes works best,
background color = background color of your web site
link color = blue, color of your links
url color = black, #999999
text color = black, #333333, color of your main content
k. Always put ads above the main fold. Just have the following heatmap as a reference before placing your ads on your pages.
http://www.vaughns-1-pagers.com/internet/google-heatmap-2.htm
l. Placing images next to ads or above ads does help in attracting user attention, But google does not recommend.
m. Blend AdLinks with other navigation links or place horizontal adlinks at the top of your webpage. AdSense publishers are permitted to click on link unit topics on their web pages, provided that they do not click on any Google ads on the resulting page.
n. Request your friends or colleagues to navigate your website, watch their activity, it will provide vital clues about which regions on your website draw more user attention. Try putting ads near those areas.
o. You can put upto 3 adsense units on a page. Try putting a large skyscraper on the right navigation sidebar of your website. That area is close to the browser scrollbar. You can also add 2 AdSense for search boxes, 1 adlink unit and 1 referral button per product (i.e., 1 AdSense referral button and 1 Firefox plus Google Toolbar referral button).
p. The first few lines of your content are an important factor for determining what Ads are served on your webpage. That's the right place to put keywords in bold (strong or <b> tags) or header tags (h1, h2, etc).
q. Always select the setting to open Google Adsense search box results in a new browser window, so you won't lose your visitors. Click the Open search results in a new browser window checkbox and this add target="google_window" to your form tag.
r. Maximum people think the search box is on the top right corner. So you know where to put it.
s. Don't syndicate full content in your RSS. If people can read everything from the newsreader window itself, why would they visit your website where your ads are.
t. Use URL channels to determine performance of individual pages. I track my most popular pages with Google Analytics, Statcounter and create a channel for each of the URL. You can even track Adsense Clicks with Analytics
u. For low CTR pages, try changing titles or adding more content to get better focused ads
v. Block low paying advertisers with Filters. Why to loose a visitor for 0.01 cents. Use Overture or Google Adwords Keywords tool to discover keywords that are less popular with advertisers.
w. The AdSense for search Top Queries report shows you what your users are looking for, by listing the 25 most common searches conducted through your AdSense for search boxes. Use this report to identify additional topics to add to your site, or to keep track of your most sought-after information. Focus and improve that content.
x. Not everyone has an RSS reader. Use RSS to Email services like FeedBlitz, Bloglet or Rmail to let users subscribe to your blog by email.
Try experimenting until you get highest CTR. Placement of ads depends from site to site. What is good for Yahoo is not best for google. So, try try until you find a good CTR
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | 0 Comments
Make Money With Adsense
By now, Google’s Adsense program is the commonplace for many internet entrepreneurs. It has even spurned many "copy cat" type programs that had promised webmasters to earn more money than Adsense.But, the truth is that none of these programs is as successful or as widespread as Adsense. Of course, there is more to making money with Adsense than simply installing the script on your website. Here are a few tips and tricks to make sure that you are maximizing your opportunity to make money with Adsense:
1. Traffic Traffic Traffic. The more people you have visiting your site, the more people are likely to click on the ads displayed on your site. Ad clicks are what earn you money. Get the word out about your site! If you are a blogger, build your audience by commenting on others’ blogs (legitimate comments; nobody likes a comment spammer). List your site on some website and blog directories. Email all of your friends and family and encourage them to visit your site.
2. Update your site often. A static site might experience a large boom of visitors when it first goes live, but if the content is not updated (and updated on a regular basis), there isn’t any reason for people to come back. Make sure that your site has a steady stream of fresh content to entice visitors to your site. Another advantage of a regularly updated site is that you will have more opportunities to attract new visitors to your site. New visitors are more likely to click on the Adsense ads than people who visit regularly.
3. Make money with Adsense by placing your Adsense Code in a prominent place on your website. Near the top of the site is the best place as that is typically where the newest content is located. Visitors are not going to scroll down to the bottom of your page just to click on your ads. Put them in the most prominent location possible—“above the fold” or, if you are a blogger, consider putting the ads at the bottom of each of your posts.
4. Don’t discriminate the ads you approve. It is easier to make money with Adsense from well written but lower paying ads than the higher paying but not very relevant ads. Instead of paying attention to how much each ad pays, concentrate on the ads that are relevant to your site’s content. Visitors are more likely to click on ads that relate to what they have just read.
5. FOLLOW THE RULES. This is worth typing in caps. Google Adsense has some very strict rules including not asking site visitors to click on ads, not clicking on your own ads, etc. Google is very sensitive about what it calls “click fraud” and if they think you are guilty of click fraud you will be banned from the Adsense program forever! Read the rules and follow them exactly.
It is possible to make money with Adsense; it just takes time and practice. Everybody starts out with small earnings, but over time you will learn how to make the maximum amount of money possible with Adsense.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | 0 Comments
Effective Tips to Increase the Conversion Rate for a Website
Suppose you set up a website to promote your business and expand it from the limitation of your local area to the world wide market, definitely you will expect more and more visitors to go through your website. Obviously if there are more and more visitors coming to your site, the chances of your getting customers go up. This is called the conversion rate of your site. Increasing the conversion rate is the sole aim of the business owners or the marketers.
On an average the ecommerce sites drag conversion rate of 2-8%. Even if you look into the sites with the best-targeted keywords and rich contents they hardly pull approximately 15-20% of the web traffic. This must be giving you a strong feel to turn the single digit percentage to a double digit figure. There are quite a number of tricks that can boost the conversion rate. Moreover the number of professionals who help you increase the conversion rate, are gradually increasing. First of all you need to get some seasoned web analytics to work on your site traffic.
There is little information about the traffic that you need to track on a regular basis. They are-the number of visitors who come to your site, how many of those visitors leave the site instantly and the most crucial information is that how many of them turn into a customer. The analytics help you do these important research work and the results are used to upgrade your site. If the analysis does not show positive results then you should seek professional help to improve the advertising and marketing strategy for your site. But keep this in your mind that information tracking is not something that you need to do once and then be tension-free for the rest of your life. This is something that you need to do continuously in order to upgrade your site and modify the products according to the preference of the consumers.
The first thing that you can do about this is to add a box or a place on each and every page of your site so that the visitors and consumers can write their own opinion and rate your products. This will not only help you find the popularity of the products but also make them express their opinion before they get tired of going through the entire website. The other essential aspect that can make your site a user-friendly one is its being easily navigable.
The visitors should get the option to jump into the pages where they want to be and browse the products easily. And if there are pages that are getting the lowest ranking and hence fewer visitors because of some unknown reasons then just check the inbound and outbound links they contain. A conscious effort about this can increase the number. Keep a watch on the contents of the site because this is quite important for the page ranking which is required so that the consumers find the site easily on the web.
The site has to be easily accessible by all the users so via the Microsoft windows, Windows XP and Internet explorer. Bookmarking and e-tailing will surely give the conversion rate a substantial boost. If you feel that your business is the only one facing sheer competition, then you are wrong because it is common for all the industries including the service providers and the other industries. As there are uncountable online shops coming up now-a-days, the competition is growing tougher. So keep your site equipped with all the tools so that you never loose to your contenders.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009 | 1 Comments
