Using Google AdWords as a “Keyword” Research Tool
Posted by Mike | Filed under Google, Traffic-buildingThis is a great way to write articles that will gain you Google traffic instantly!
I have not spent money using Google AdWords in months, but I still use AdWords powerful Keyword Tool to help me decide article topics. The Keyword Tool will detail the current month’s search volume, the average search volume for the past 12 months and give you an of the advertiser activity competition (how much advertisers are actively campaigning towards specific keywords). Google AdWords provides you insight into what keywords are hot in Google Search, helping you focus your content and gain tons of Google traffic.
To continue with this tutorial/article you will need to log into your Google AdWords account. If you don’t have an Google AdWords account I recommend Google Trends or other services that can provide the keyword tool data.
Once in to your AdWord account click on a existing or expired campaign (or create one if you don’t have one). To do this go to “Campaign Summary” in the navigation bar and click on a campaign. Then click on one of the Ad groups. Click on “keyword tool.”
Use the “Descriptive words or phrases” option and type in a keyword for the theme of your site/blog. In my example, I will use the “Hawaii” keyword for my Hawaiitopia.com blog.
You will get results for all keywords including and/or related to the “Hawaii” keyword. You can easily sort these results by relevance, current month search volume or past 12 month search volume. I recommend sorting the results by current month search volume. This will show your the current “hot” keywords. It also gives you an idea of what keywords advertisers value the month thus giving you a better chance of getting solicited down the road for advertising money. Here is an example of my “Hawaii” keyword results sorted by current month search volume (by current month I mean the last month Google has full data on).
I now have a list of 100s of keywords relevant to my blog/website and have a starting point on where to focus my next few articles on. Based on my results I would focus on a few articles related to “hawaii vacations”, the “big island hawaii” and maybe even “hawaii beaches.” Here are some articles I will be writing based on this information.
- “Top 5 Hawaii Vacations”
- Things to do on The Big Island Hawaii
- Top Hawaii Beaches
While writing my articles I would focus on the keywords and ensure they are in the subject, meta data and through out the article. I would include at least 2 pictures with the ALT TEXT containing these same keywords. Once the articles are completed I would submit them to these 7 websites knowing they will help me get noticed quicker by Google, Yahoo and other spider/bots. I have used these techniques with a lot of success on my other blogs to gain tons of traffic.
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PayDay Loan Affiliate Program
Posted by Mike | Filed under Affiliate Programs
Affiliate programs are quickly becoming a primary source for webmasters. While Google AdSense provides a steady stream of Pay-Per-Click income, affiliate programs provide large commissions. Affiliate programs perform best when the affiliate program matches the theme of your site. Today, I will talk about a Payday Loan Affiliate Program by Payday One.
I don’t ever see myself needing a payday loan, but I’m sure there are thousands out there that can use cash fast. Payday loans are typically deposited within 24 hours with a required payment plus interest due in 14 days. The interest is typically very high. That is the drawback for getting fast cash. If you have an emergency or need cash quickly Payday loans may be the best way to get cash quickly. You can see Payday One’s rates here.
Payday One’s affiliate program pays out $25 per commision. The payout is based on the referred person completing an application, being accepted by PayDay One , have the loan funded, and not be a previous PayDay One customer. If this affiliate program interestes you sign up for the Payday Loan Affiliate Program.
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Britney Spears Officially a Google AdSense User?
Posted by Mike | Filed under Google AdsenseApparently, Britney Spears has decided to use Google AdSense to makes some money. You will notice the 720-Wide Leaderboard AdSense Ad at the bottom of the official Britney Spears Website.
I have two theories about Britney Spears use of this;
- She is broke and needs the money or;
- Her manager is smart and has found away to cash in on her name even further
Reason two makes the most sense. Think about it. How many unauthorized Britney Spears websites are there out there? How many of them are making money off her name and not paying her royalties? There are likely thousands of unauthorized sites and many making a ton of money off of her fame. This could be a briliant way for Spears to take a cut off those profits. For example, the only reason a person would spend money using Google AdWords is to get Britney Spears interested Google traffic to their website with the intent to sell a product/service. The webmaster pays per click in hopes of making a product. By using Google AdSense, Britney Spears can now get paid for sending traffic to unauthorized websites thus taking a cut. Britney Spears official website likely gets tens of thousands of unique visitors a day and is making a pretty profit using Google AdSense. Could this be a presidence for future celebrities? I think so!
