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The Sassy Lawyer on Blogging

19. July 2005

This will the first of many interviews with the movers and shakers of the Pinoy Internet marketing scene. Through these interviews, it is hoped bloggers can pick up practical tips and pointers to effectively monetize their blog traffic. Pinoy megablogger Connie Veneracion a.k.a. The Sassy Lawyer is considered by many as the queen of Pinoy blog [...]

How to Increase Contact Us Page Conversions

19. July 2005

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Most Contact Us forms are of the “post your feedback here” type. This isn’t wrong. But it misses out on one of the key uses of a website: lead generation. Visitors to your Contact Us page are qualified leads, more qualified in fact than those responding to a direct response offer. You want more Contact [...]

SaveTheRepublic.net

18. July 2005

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To add credibility to its online petition signup sheet initiative, SaveTheRepublic.net (GMAresignNow.com) needs to revisit its signature collection process and make the following changes: Add additional javascript validation scripts - I entered asdas@asdfdsaf.com.asd in the email address field and it was accepted as a petitioner. Somebody can create a script to automate submissions - something like the [...]

Revised AdSense Terms and Conditions

18. July 2005

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Bloggers beware. Did anyone else notice this item in the revised Google AdSense Terms and Conditions (updated 07/13/2005)? I heard it’s been there since the March update but I must have missed it completely.

Google Knows Best

18. July 2005

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Via DigitalPoint Forums.

Pinoy Top Blogs and 302 Redirects

18. July 2005

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Some search engine related conerns regarding Pinoy Top Blogs’ redirect method Pinoy Top Blogs is a very nice project in that it adds an acceptable measure of objectivity as far as blog rankings go. Nothing could be sweeter than landing in the top 10. But to track hits to Pinoy Top Blog’s partner websites, Pinoy Top [...]

New AdSense UI Changes

15. July 2005

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What do you think of the new cosmetic changes to the AdSense screen?

Retro SEO Tactics II: Ambergris Solutions

15. July 2005

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The competition for search engine rankings among call center service providers is starting to heat up as more and more call centers set up shop in the Philippines. Progressive companies know that search engines provide good advertising ROI and have invested resources to increase the visibility of their web properties in search engines. Some [...]

Retro SEO Tactics

15. July 2005

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MyAyala doing the hidden text retro SEO tactic. Not cool. Here’s a followup to the MyAyala.com hidden text and keyword stuffing fiasco posted in October 2004. Nearly a year later, I can see no marked improvements as far as SEO tactics go. Like the blind leading the blind, other players in the Philippine online shopping space have [...]

Bloggers, Forget Adsense

15. July 2005

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Most “enterprising” bloggers have Google AdSense™ on their site. But not too many actually make money out of it. Some do, but just barely enough to cover their hosting costs. Then there’s the super exclusive UPS club who earns 5-digits (US Dollars mind you) per month. So comes the primordial question: how do I make real [...]