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Hi all, I'm looking for a really good stats program that isn't going to break the bank. I use Google AdWords, so I'm hoping the program will also be able to determine which sales were made from the AdWords Program. I know Urchin is the best, but the money hasn't …

I thought this was an interesting little article. Certainly reminds me of a number of sites that I've come across -STUFFED to the gills with search terms. I hope the message gets out to the needy! Curbing SEOs Who've Gone Wild By Anne Kennedy, Guest Writer May 10, 2006 When …

I had 43.000 indexed pages and 50.000 unique visitors per month a few days ago. But now, On google I have only 1000 pages majority of which are too old. (about 1 year!) Now I have very few visitors as you can guess. Is there any similar occasion you have/had. …

i wanted to learn search engine optimization like link checker,link popularuty check ext.any body help how to start?.thanks

When I look at site stats, a very high percentage of paypal sales are forwarded to cancel.html page. Should I switch to a different (faster)cart system? Seems like they go thru 3 steps to making a purchase and change thier mind. Shipping is low, flat rate, and clearly marked, so …

Mine is Authorize.net. I've been using it for years. I find it to very flexible and open source, reliable, and easily navigatable. Although the price tag is a little high, I still choose it. Anyone else know of anything better and less expensive?

I am doing a little research on which forums are usually used by the average Joe. :o

How important is keeping in contact with your members via email?

Is it necessary to add the plural form of keywords into an AdWords campaign? In other words, would I need to have keywords: widget, widgets, blue widget, blue widgets, red widget, red widgets, etc?

Hello Every Body How can i know that the [B]Site runs on the IIS or Apache Webserver[/B]. And how can i redirect a webpage using 301 Redirect in .htaccess.. [B]in Windows and Linux Server.[/B] I write the Coding in .htaccess but it does not work. Regards Ujjwal

i would like to understand what constitutes as spam on MySpace because i don't want to accidentally spam having not known the rules. Is this spam? If i share a common interest with people on the site and the people are listed as using MySpace for Networking purposes - Can …

Is SEO a big part of how you do business online? If so, stop! The number one piece of advice I could give anyone is to design and develop your websites for your target audience - for your users - instead of for the search engines. In fact, doing so …

There's a new feature for Google AdWords ... You can essentially pick various demographics you wish to target, and the system will create a list of Google Network sites that are popular with that audience. The demographic information comes from comScore Media Metrix.

Hi there, I recently started an online based business and I have decided that I need email autoresponders to automate the more tedious bit of the business, dealing with a growing number of clients. Due to my limited budget, I have decided that I should only aim for free or …

The quality of the traffic derived from sponsored ads has diminished over the past couple of months. I've noticed this more with one of the search engine provider's of cost-per-click traffic services, more so than the other important one. When I check my server logs I see too many, of …

I'm looking for ways to attract links to my website content. Ideas: - Cartoons. - Original research (with authoritative sources). - Answer a popular/repetitive question. - Online game. Or, should I just rely on regularly publishing? Any other ideas?

Adsense maximize: Any good websites to read for a rookie?

Hello, My forum didn't require a code verification and thus by a script or a software, someone made automated registrations for hundreds of fake usernames and emails. The common point in these users are their IP adress and birthdays. How can I mass delete those users? I use VBulletin 3.07 …

Hey everybody! I too am creating my own community right now, and trying to figure out if I'm "in-line" when it comes to its membership ratio. For every 1000 unique visitors, I'm getting about 5 people to become members, so about .5%.....What does everybody think should be considered the norm?? …

Hi, I am using the matatage for search engine optimization and i am also entering keywords and descriptions but any of the search engine will not showing my page when i am typing such a keyword. so is there any otherway for SEO means ranking the page or we have …

hi, I am looking for an E_commerce project and do not have any ideas what to build and call it does anyone have any ideas???

I found [URL=http://www.wrongplanet.net/blog/?p=31]someone coming from gtools.corp.google.com in my referrer log...[/URL]: [QUOTE]I found an odd url in my referrers list. Upon googling the term “gtools.corp.google.com

I have just installed a hack that won't let people post messages under a set number of characters. That makes my people stop posting one liners. Love it. Did you install such things?

It's been said time and time again that one of the best ways to promote your website is to post in other forums and link to your site in your signature. Many other people, myself included, frequently visit various webmaster forums out there (such as this one) and ask for …

What do ya all think of Microsoft's newest search engine?

Does anyone know anything about Google's payment system, which will operate as a PayPal alternative of some sort?

For those of you out there who purchase text links for SEO ... Which works better for you? Sitewides or homepage / section specific links? For me, I've always had much better experience with sitewide links on relevant sites that generate a lot of traffic and have lots of pages …

Has anyone had any luck with the AdSense Affiliate Program where you refer other publishers to AdSense and earn commission? Just about all publishers nowadays have heard of AdSense already, so I'm not sure how much potential it has.

Do you think it's alright to have a zero tolerance policy when it comes to self-promotion, spam, or even the posting of any and all links - in a webmaster-oriented community (ie WebmasterWorld, DaniWeb)? On one hand, it seems good to have a black and white policy - and on …

I have discussion forum where we talk about crashing computer games, possible fixes and other problems. i receive tremendous amount of visitors yet nobody coming forward to participate, reply and help others in the forum. This site had already been for about a year still i havent noticed any single …

As community owners and administrators, we often have the least opportunity to actually sit back and enjoy our own communities. When we post, it's either to deal with some behind-the-scenes administrative issue, or for some other reason such as welcoming new members, getting postrate up, or the alltime favorite, keeping …

Hi, how would I increase web traffic effectively? I don't really want to pay for web traffic because my I'm doing my website just for fun.

hello, im planning to add a chatroom or web instant messenger to a website im building, to allow users to chat with each other in real time. i was thinking to buy a script like [url]www.123flashchat.com[/url], but their price is (ridiculousy) toohigh. so instead im thinking about programming one myself. …

When using a third party ad server, do you use the IFRAME or JavaScript method? Usually the JS method is more robust and offers more features, but it can slow down page rendering times. Currently struggling with this battle right now.

I need to set up a CC system that would rebill a set amount when the account balance becomes low. Here's an example: A client pre-pays $500 for leads. He starts getting leads. When the account is drawn down to $50 - his CC is re-charged $500 similar to the …

are there any merchant accounts out there as simple to use as Yahoo's? I'm becoming more and more of a fan of Yahoo's services. I've been using them for a year or so now. It's funny, because at first I was not to excited about yahoo.... but the more I …

Hi guys, This forum is very interesting and I couldn't wait to post something, so please forgive me if this has been asked before! I decided to build my own forum instead of using one of the prepackaged units such as phpbb or vbulletin. I've tinkered with phpbb and even …

I am running a referral program to draw more visitors but the program hasn't drawn much traffic at all. Any suggestion on running an effective referral program? Thanks all.

I have a directory where the directory is ODP style and at present i am thinking of using a scoring system for all the submission links into my directory. All sites in my directory will be manually reviewed for quality, content, free of any spam. What are the most important …

I believe there are sites out there where you can sell bits of your site off to potential advertisers, like banner or skyscraper space you might have for example. Does anyone know what those sites are called or any examples? Thanks

I have already started the war on an admins forum and on my community, want a heated discussion here too :) Nope, am not trolling, just want a serious debate :) I see many forums add news in their content. RSS, article bots or just the admin copying news from …

After an extended search in the forum, I haven't find anything good about this topic, so I thought to start one. Well everybody knows that a contest can bring lots of traffic and conversions to a web site, especially for forums. The thing that I would like to discuss, is …

Hey guys I need to send out a mailshot to my 10,000 members and my host has freaked out on me because of server overload. My question is do you guys know of a trusted service that will do this for me, of course paid. Thanks in advance JohnT

Hello everybody, I was wondering what could be the difference between buying a link for example from << link broker >> "35$ each" or buying each month +- 240 one way links to your site for "24,99$ total" << url snipped >> What is the catch?? Many thanks! Kind regards …

I'm trying to gain better positioning in my Adwords Campaign. So far the only way i know of to gain better positioning is to fine tune my keywords and increase my bid amount. I don't like increasing my bid amount because although it improves my position, it creates more risk. …

I noticed today that Google has a Google Mars now. I wonder if all this innovation is really just a form of viral marketing.

How do you get rid of all those one post wonders? They come, post once, and leave. Or, better yet, they register and just don't post at all? I have already customized the welcome email sent out to new members. I am thinking about sending new members a PM upon …

What types of advertising does everyone run on their forum? How many ads is too many? Do you just stick with AdSense and YPN or do you do graphical campaigns? Anyone with IntelliTXT? What is user response like? What is considered going too far? Most importantly, at what point do …

I have 400,000 pages of content-light pages. That's because many have an image, and a very short description that is legally regulated. I want to add unique keyword-rich content to all the pages on the left sidebar. However, I don't want to handwrite 400,000 pages of unique content. I've thought …

Since some of us are forum admins ourselves, I thought we could have a nice chat about this too: what did our last banned member do to get shown the door?