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Sunday, September 25, 2005

Opera for free

Opera has removed the banners, found within our browser, and the licensing fee. Opera's growth, due to tremendous worldwide customer support, has made today's milestone an achievable goal.

Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Flashing texts before showing ads?

I found a site using flash techniques before showing Adsense ads.
Very creative!

It flashes a bunch of words for a few seconds at the top of the page, and then displays an AdSense ad.

http://www.freepromopage.com/

If you had any problem with Mozilla just use IE.

Wondering if it is against tos :?

Web Designer
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Friday, September 09, 2005

Google Backlinks Update?

I'm checking my backlinks with LinkVendor and I get 8 google backlinks :O

Is this a google update?
I don't see any changes on my other blogs and sites. Also the Pagerank toolbar doesn't show any changes.

Check your backlinks and pagerank and write a comment.

New ad category targeting added to YPN

Yahoo Publisher Network has added a brand new ad category targeting feature for publishers, which should help create tighter ad targeting.

In addition to the contextually-matched ads that Yahoo! serves, Ad Targeting enables you to target your visitors with ads based on their specific interests. You can choose up to two ad categories to apply to your web site (e.g., http://pets.yahoo.com), a specific directory of your web site (e.g., http://pets.yahoo.com/dogs/) or a content-specific web page on your site (e.g., http://pets.yahoo.com/dogs/toys.html). Your ad category selections, in combination with our matching technology, will determine what types of ads will be displayed. Selecting ad categories for a Targeted URL, however, does not guarantee that only ads from those ad categories will appear.

Here is a screenshot (click the screenshot to view full-sized version of the page):


They have quite a number of categories and sub-categories, much more detailed than I expected, a total of 20 categories and 134 sub-categories. For those who are still eagerly awaiting a YPN beta account, here they are:

  • Apparel and Jewelry
    1. Clothing
    2. Fashion Accessories
    3. Glasses and Contacts
    4. Jewelry
    5. Shoes
    6. Specialty Apparel
    7. Tattoos and Piercings
  • Automotive
    1. Aircrafts
    2. Automotive Resources
    3. Automotive Services
    4. Boats
    5. Commercial Vehicles
    6. Military Vehicles
    7. Motorcycles
    8. Parts and Accessories
    9. Passenger Vehicles
    10. Powersport Vehicles
    11. RVs
    12. Trailers
  • B2B
    1. "Commercial-Industrial Processing
    2. Commercial-Industrial Products
    3. Commercial-Industrial Services
  • Books-Movies-Music-Tickets
    1. Books
    2. Celebrities
    3. Movies
    4. Music
    5. Tickets
  • Computing
    1. Computer Hardware
    2. Computer Security
    3. Computer Service and Repair
    4. Computer Software
    5. Internet
  • Education and Career
    1. Careers
    2. Education
  • Electronics and Appliances
    1. Business Telecomm Equipment
    2. Cameras and Optical Equipment
    3. Consumer Electronics
    4. Home Appliances
    5. Office Electronics
    6. Professional Entertainment Electronics
    7. Scientific Electronics
  • Entertainment and Social Event Services
    1. Art Galleries
    2. Astrology
    3. Bars and Night Clubs
    4. Botanical Gardens
    5. Dating Web Sites
    6. Event Venues
    7. Events
    8. Museums
    9. Online Recreation
    10. Parks and Recreation Centers
    11. Radio
    12. Restaurants
    13. Social Event Services
    14. Television
  • Financial Services
    1. Accounting and Taxes
    2. Banking
    3. Collection Services
    4. Credit, Loans and Debt
    5. Financial Aid and Grants
    6. Financial Planning
    7. Insurance
    8. Investment
  • Flowers and Candy
    1. Candy
    2. Flowers
    3. Gifts
    4. Stationery
  • Health and Beauty
    1. Alternative Medicine
    2. Anatomy
    3. Beauty Products
    4. Beauty Services
    5. Diet and Exercise
    6. Eyecare
    7. Massage
    8. Medical Conditions
    9. Medical Services
    10. Medical Supply
    11. Spas
  • Home and Garden
    1. Furniture
    2. Home
    3. Yard and Garden
  • Mass Merchants
    1. Apparel and Accessories
    2. Automotive
    3. Baby Products
    4. Computers and Electronics
    5. Entertainment
    6. Food
    7. Health and Beauty
    8. Home and Garden
    9. Industrial Services
    10. Major Retailers
    11. Novelty and Gift
    12. Office Supplies
    13. Pet and Pet Supplies
    14. Sports and Outdoors
    15. Thrift Stores
    16. Toys and Hobbies
    17. Wholesale Warehouse Stores
  • Professional Services
    1. Advertising and Marketing Services
    2. Appraisal Services
    3. Architecture Services
    4. Business Services
    5. Child Care Services
    6. Engineering Services
    7. Financial Counseling Services
    8. Fund Raising Services
    9. Funeral Cemetery Services
    10. Government Services
    11. Laundry Services
    12. Legal Services
    13. People Finders
    14. Photography and Video Services
    15. Private Investigative Services
    16. Tailor and Alteration Services
    17. Web Designing Services
    18. Writing Services
  • Real Estate
    1. Apartments-Lofts-Flats
    2. Commercial Real Estate
    3. Condominiums
    4. Home Construction
    5. Houses
    6. Investment Properties
    7. Land and Acreage
    8. Manufactured Homes
    9. Moving and Relocation Services
    10. Property Managment Services
    11. RE Companies-Agents-Brokers
    12. Real Estate Business Space
    13. Real Estate by Owner
    14. Real Estate Foreclosures
    15. Real Estate Inspection Services
    16. Rental Housing
    17. Time Share Properties
  • Reference
    1. Academic Reference
    2. Charities
    3. Education Reference
    4. How To Online
    5. Information
    6. Maps
    7. Medical Reference
    8. News
    9. Online Information
  • Sporting Goods
    1. Sports Reference
    2. Sports Apparel
    3. Sports Equipment
  • Telecommunications and Internet Service Providers
    1. Internet
    2. Telecommunications
  • Toys and Hobbies
    1. Hobbies
    2. Toys
  • Travel
    1. Accomodations
    2. Cruises
    3. Flights
    4. Ground Transportation
    5. Travel Destinations
    6. Travel Services
    7. Vacations



thanx to jensense.com

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Thursday, September 08, 2005

AdSense Reporting Down On Thursday

Speaking to AdSense publishers at face-to-face events and in reading emails and forums, we on the AdSense team have seen a phenomenon develop that's probably best described as G.A.S.S. - Google AdSense Stats Syndrome. The primary sign of affliction is the compulsive need to check AdSense stats every 15 minutes or so to see how much you've earned since your prior login. Sufferers face strong withdrawal when separated from a PC with Internet access and have been known to experience mild abdominal discomfort and general irritability.

So for you G.A.S.S. sufferers, we will offer a bit of temporary summer relief this Thursday. For some scheduled maintenance, our reports will not be (visibly) updated for around 6 hours beginning at 12 noon PST (GMT -8 for you international folks). Your earnings will of course be unaffected, but you won't see any change in stats during this time as we work to improve the AdSense system.

Please enjoy the day and rest assured that things will be back to normal as soon as possible.

Posted by Rob - AdSense Product Marketing

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Tuesday, September 06, 2005

Sitekeepers, how to increase traffic

Surfing around pingoat.com I found TopicExchange.com . It gives you the opportunity to create a topic to add your blog posts without verification.

Sub pages have great pagerank and maybe it will help increase my traffic.

Blogclicker didn't send good traffic. Visitors just wait to get the blogclicker credit and leave. what a pitty :(

Monday, September 05, 2005

How do I add a Google AdSense skyscraper to the left side of my phpBB?

Add a Google Adsense skyscraper down the right-hand side of your board

How to - Step by step instructions for phpBB 2.0.8 subSilver

This is how to add a Google Adsense skyscraper down the left-hand side of your board.

Due to Google's conditions, you don't want ads appearing on every page, such as log-in pages, member-lists and search-results pages.

Apart from anything else, you would not get good results here because there is insufficient content to deliver meaningful ads.

The best place to put them is on the index page, the forum page, and the topic page.



code changes: http://www.internet-search-engines-faq.com/google-skyscraper-left-php.shtml

Sunday, September 04, 2005

Pingoat.com

Pingoat is a service that pings or notifies a number of services that keep track of weblogs and publish them. By pinging, you let the services know that your blog has been updated and hence, they crawl and index your site, publishing your blog contents, thus increasing your blog's popularity.

Saturday, September 03, 2005

High Paying Adsense Keywords

Adsense is a great way to earn money, working from home. Here is a list with most-high-paying adsense keywords. List found on seotweek.com

mesothelioma $84
mesothelioma attorneys $80
mesothelioma lawyers $69
malignant pleural mesothelioma $56
Asbestos Cancer $54
mesothelioma symptoms $53
peritoneal mesothelioma $52
trans union $52
lung cancer $43
search engine optimization $30
mesothelioma diagnosis $29
home equity loans $20
Baines and Ernst $18
consolidate loans $18
Lexington law $18
Lexington law firm $17
debt problems $16
register domain $16
home equity line of credit $16
affiliate programs $14
refinance $14
video conferencing $14
payday loans $13
credit counseling $13
asbestos $13
debt solutions $13
cash loans $12
refinancing $12
broadband phone $12
debt management $12
fast loans $12
credit card processing $12
credit reports $12
making money on the internet $12
merchant account $11
line of credit $11
money magazine $11
Adsense $11
credit counselors $11
identity theft $11
make money at home $11
free credit $11
cash advance $11
consumer credit counseling $11
freecreditreport $11
make money from home $10
free credit reports $10
make extra money $10
domain registration $10
adwords $10
citifinancial $10
my fico score $10
web hosting $09.90
American express credit $09.70
airlines credit card $09.50
credit report $09.50
earn money $09.50
hard drive recovery $09.50
hard money lenders $09.45
credit counseling service $09.45
consolidate $09.40
claims $09.20
debt consolidation $09.10
poor credit $09.10
low interest $08.90
web host $08.65
student credit cards $08.65
secured $08.60
merchant account application $08.60
loans $08.55
send money to India $08.45
discover credit $08.40
merchant accounts $08.40
hosting $08.35
money on the internet $08.35
credit loans $08.35
consumer credit $08.30
money making ideas $08.25
credit card applications $08.23
money lenders $08.10
discover credit card $08.10
money loans $08.10
dept help $08.00
credit card services $08.00
consolidation $07.95
ways to make money $07.85
student credit $07.75
online credit report $07.65
how to make money $07.50
accept credit $07.45
accept credit cards $07.45
student loan $07.45
internet money $07.40
credit repair $07.30
free credit check $07.30
bad credit $07.25
money making $07.20
SEO $07.20
University Degrees Online $07.15
credit card application $07.05
consolidating $07.05
people with bad credit $07.05
car loans $07.05
money fast $07.05
money now $06.90
household automotive $06.75
personal credit $06.75
money at home $06.70
bad debt $06.70
lenders $06.70
auto loans $06.65
making money online $06.60
Point of sale software $06.55
interest credit cards $06.55
credit history $06.55
lending $06.40
business credit $06.30
money to India $06.30
debt $06.15
online credit $06.15
student credit card $06.15
hard money $06.10
webhosting $06.05
credit cards $06.05
make money $05.95
credit application $05.95
online credit card $05.95
chase credit $05.90
interest credit $05.90
Equifax credit $05.90
video conference $05.90
credit card offers $05.90
American credit $05.85
credit card fraud $05.80
best credit card $05.80
no credit check $05.80
credit card $05.75
bankruptcy $05.65
best credit $05.60
money market account $05.55
mbna credit $05.55
for credit $05.50
webhost $05.50
pengar $05.45
college credit $05.45
money market accounts $05.45
best credit cards $05.40
credit reporting agency $05.40
credit card debt $05.35
credit checks $05.35
visa credit $05.35
credit check $05.29
secured credit cards $05.25
one credit card $05.25
Credit report $05.25
i need money $05.15
low interest credit $05.15
credit services $05.10
credit reporting $05.05
preapproved $05.05
online approval $05.05
credit card rates $05.00
credit score $05.00

Friday, September 02, 2005

New site analysis

by linkvendor

Google
MSN
Yahoo
Ask
Alexa
Links
Pages
PR Page Rank
great job
My links on RockaRolla.gr and some directories gave me great backlinks and quick indexing.

I hope for a PR4 :D

Although my traffic and earnings are pretty low :(

Thursday, September 01, 2005

PayPal Introduces New Micropayments Pricing

PayPal Introduces New Micropayments Pricing to Increase the Convenience of Purchasing Digital Goods


SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 31, 2005 - PayPal, the global online payment service, today announced new micropayments processing fees for digital goods. The new pricing will provide merchants with a more affordable way to process payments for low-cost digital content such as video games, online greeting cards, news articles, mobile phone content and digital music. PayPal's micropayments pricing is designed to give customers the convenience of a-la-carte purchases, such as 99-cent downloadable ringtones, without having to sign up for annual subscriptions or pre-funded payment accounts.

An extension of PayPal's existing payment service for digital music providers, PayPal's new micropayments pricing is designed especially for payments less than $2. The new fees will enable merchants to process payments at a rate of 5 percent plus 5 cents per transaction. Because of the reduced fixed fee, merchants can save 40 to 60 percent when processing low-cost payments, compared to the industry's current payment processing rates of approximately 2 percent plus 20 to 30 cents per transaction.

"The consumer response to a-la-carte pricing for music downloads has clearly shown that customers want to be able to pay as they go," said Peter Ashley, director of PayPal's micropayments business. "With our new pricing tier for digital goods, merchants can affordably provide customers with what they are demanding - the opportunity to purchase the content they want without the need to sign up for subscriptions or pre-payments."

PayPal's new fees enhance the convenience of downloadable digital content. Customers can buy as many or as few items as they choose using any funding method - including credit cards, bank accounts and stored PayPal balances.

PayPal's new micropayments pricing will complement PayPal's standard, volume-based transaction fees, which range from 1.9 to 2.9 percent, plus 30 cents per transaction. Digital content merchants can choose to process transactions at their current PayPal rate or the new micropayments rate, based on whichever is more favorable to their businesses.

Merchants can learn more about PayPal's new micropayments pricing by contacting micropayments@paypal.com.

About PayPal

Founded in 1998, PayPal, an eBay company, enables any individual or business with an email address to send and receive payments online securely, easily and quickly. PayPal's service builds on the existing financial infrastructure of bank accounts and credit cards and uses one of the world's most advanced proprietary fraud prevention systems to create a safe, global, real-time payment solution. PayPal has nearly 79 million accounts and is available to users in 56 markets around the world. More information about the company can be found at https://www.paypal.com.

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