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What is a keyword? Keywords are words which describe the nature of content on a page. These are used by contextual programs to identify which ads to serve. So if Adsense or YPN determines the keyword to loans and payday  on a page, it will serve related ads while if it finds holiday and fun, it may serve vacation and travel related ads. This means that once you are able to finetune the keywords on your site, you can control the type of ads served and in turn get higher paying ads. There are various keyword analysis tools available on various sites to help you optimise your keyword strength. Read the rest of this entry »

The v7n contextual program which pays bloggers to write about their advertisers has announced that they will increase the payout to bloggers.

According to a mail sent out to all blogger members, all new orders will be paid at the rate of $20 instead of the existing $10 per post. As John Scott mentions on the v7n forums, the new payouts will be applicable only to new orders - the existing orders will still be paid at $10 each. Read the rest of this entry »

Can you tell us why CBravo is a good general web directory? Or can you give us some ideas on how it can be improved? Or better still tell us what you think about when a directory can be called good?

If you check out CBravo, you will be stuck by the layout. It is different and catches your attention immediately. When most browsers give only a couple of seconds to decide whether the site is good enough, the first couple of seconds are vital. Read the rest of this entry »

We are giving away a free full developed, content based website for free. The site under consideration is www.oop-concepts.com. This site deals with object oriented programming concepts. It consists of 5 pages of uniquely written content. With some promotion, this site has a lot of potential and could make some decent money from Adsense and other PPC programs.

To qualify to be a receipient of www.oop-concepts.com, you need to blog about this offer on your site. This post should be up and running throughout the duration of this contest which ends on 18th April, 2007. At the end of the contest period, we will transfer the site to the owner of the best post. Read the rest of this entry »

We, at myContentWebsite take great pride in trying to ensure that ours is a blog that will be of use to webmasters, whatever their niche. Based on the feedback that we get, we know we are somewhat successful but there is a long way to go. In our quest to provide our readers with data and resources that will save time, we sometimes review sites and products. Today, we check out one such site - www.bloggst.com. Even though this may be sponsored, we ensure that our review is honest and provides constructive feedback. Read the rest of this entry »

Your website is your business. Just like you take various insurance policies to cover your risk in case of unforeseen situations, you need to prepare yourself for the worst scenarios regarding your website also. This is especially true if your website is database driven. Online backup of websites is very simple if you have the right tools. For example, iBackup.com provides Web-Manager, a browser based tool that makes managing of backup activities very simple. Read the rest of this entry »

A good idea has to be put into action to be called successful. An excellent idea or concept, if badly implemented is a failure.  The same applies to websites too.

If you are looking to succeed in an online project, then it is of utmost importance that you give enough importance to the design and development of your site. Web development companies can do this job if they are good enough. Consider DataDial. This company, based in London is an excellent example of a great web development company. With over 150 clients DataDial has designed websites that are developed to generate leads, what the company terms ‘ a compelling call to action’ for users. Read the rest of this entry »

More and more webmasters are opting to sell a part or the full advertising inventory directly. This means that they solicit (directly or indirectly) the advertisers, finalise the terms and conditions of the deal, implement the advertisement and handle the billing and complaints, if any. This benefits both the publisher as well as the advertiser since they save on the cost that would otherwise have paid to the intermediary. Also with direct contact between the advertiser and publisher the needs of each other are understood in a better way. Also a number of webmasters have used this model to sell other services from their online store/site. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you looking to buy text links for your website? Then ensure that you consider the following before you make the purchase.

1. What is the purpose of the purchase? Are you looking to improve PR or increase traffic? Based on it, get the relevant information from the advertiser like PR of the page where the link will be placed, traffic to his site etc.

2. Demographic of the visitors to the advertiser site. If the site in question is a forum then the number of unique visitors will be less. In such situations your link will be more useful for transfer of PR rather than anything else. Read the rest of this entry »

If you are a regular reader of this blog, you may also be interested in this person, all of 25 years old who goes by the name of Jim Westergren. Jim is a name you would come across regularly if you visit the most frequented SEO/Webmaster forums. He does not duck under aliases and you can find his screen name to be the same as his real name.

Jim’s claim to fame was the second place finish in v7n SEO contest in May, 2006. You can see the results of this contest here. With no black hat techniques used and a number of large companies in the fray a top 10 finish is in itself a matter of great achievement - finishing second and that too a close second is definitely laudable. Read the rest of this entry »