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		<title>(Paid internet jobs) How to Use AB Testing To Transform Your Wimpy Sales Page Into A Profit Monster</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Tim Robinson
&#160;If you have been in the internet marketing business for any length of time you should understand that your sales pages must have a high conversion rate for success. Your sales page must entice the reader to open up their wallet and get out their credit card.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Tim Robinson</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/29037745@N03/3042278330/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/3042278330_84b7e2f1d7_o.jpg" width="238" height="240" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;If you have been in the internet marketing business for any length of time you should understand that your sales pages must have a high conversion rate for success. Your sales page must entice the reader to open up their wallet and get out their credit card.</p>
<p> There are many successful sales pages but most likely they did not start out that way. A truly successful sales page should always be a work in progress. What worked wonderfully a few weeks ago may not be converting at a rate that is satisfactory now.</p>
<p> To super charge your sales pages you should be AB testing them. AB testing, also known as split testing is a process whereby you create multiple sales pages for the same product or service and track which of the pages has the higher conversion rate.</p>
<p> In order to be a successful internet professional you must convert visitors to customers. The internet is very impersonal in that you do not meet a prospective customer face to face or even have a conversation with them on the phone. All you have is your sales page to persuade a potential customer to buy. AB testing can be the difference between a sales page that converts one or two sales per week and one that converts 10, 20, 50 or more sales per day.</p>
<p>Here is an example of how I AB test my sales pages:</p>
<p> 1.) Creation</p>
<p> I begin with a new sales page that I have created and then create two alternate pages. On these alternate pages I change a single attribute. On the first I may change the headline and on the second I reword the first paragraph.</p>
<p>2.) Traffic</p>
<p> Once the pages are ready I start sending equal amounts of traffic to each page. In most cases I run the test for 7 days.</p>
<p>3.) And the Winner Is</p>
<p> The page that had the best conversion rate was the one on which I changed the headline. This is the one that I will keep. The other two I keep in a folder on my computer so that I can review them occasionally.</p>
<p>4.) Repeat</p>
<p> This time I start with the page that had the best conversion rate in my previous AB test. Again I write 2 new pages and change a single attribute. This time I will not change the headline because it was the winner in the last text. Then I run my process again.</p>
<p> The key to developing an exceptionally powerful sales page is constant testing. When I have tested all elements of the page I begin the process again. This constant cycle of testing will increase both sales and profitability.</p>
<p> If you are not AB testing then you basically saying &#8220;I don&#8217;t care about how many sales I make.&#8221; If you are saying something similar to that statement, you do not belong in the internet marketing business. Now that you understand the process you can start testing and start creating a profit pulling monster where you wimpy sales page used to be.</p>
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<p>It is a common tendency to try to begin making money online without the necessary preparation. There are requirements, specific skills you must learn or knowledge to obtain of which you have to know that to be a professional, a doctor, a cabinet maker, a construction worker, an office worker, a teacher, before you can be successful and you don&#8217;t just jump right in before planning and preparation.</p>
<p>This is also applicable to online Internet marketing, even though there is a large number people that would like you think it is simply a &#8220;piece of cake&#8221; and requires nothing more than a great attitude and a belief that you can simply do it.</p>
<p>In regards to it being a &#8220;piece of cake&#8221;, it could be in some aspects when comparing to what you do in the 8 to 5 working world where you punch a clock and are an employee for a person that does not have you best interests at heart. However, there does exist a process that you need to follow and there are things you need to avoid in order to make Internet marketing work for you. </p>
<p>Nearly all internet marketers lose money but there are some who make money and have spectacular results. Why do you think this is so?</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t have the systems and tools required in this competitive environment,and most people do not have a passion for what they are doing, don&#8217;t have the coaching/mentoring they need.</p>
<p>For the company products and/or service of any Internet business from which you expect to make money, to make money online you must first have passion for.</p>
<p>The real enthusiasm means research the company and its products or services. Therefore, you can then translate that &#8220;like&#8221;.  (or Passion) into the education, excitement and work that usually accompany Passion.</p>
<p>Passion can be ignored only by a few online entrepreneurs who can sell anything.  What concerns me is the large number who do not have the knowledge to work an online business successfully.   I feel strongly about providing help to the 95%.</p>
<p>I am not trying to make someone think that passion is the sole necessity.  There are many things you need to be successful,  you need more than passion.  While passion is important you need to have things like a good website,  good support, know how to  make use of key words.  Everything rolled into one will make you successful.  If you can get personal guidance and coaching along with a passion for a product, your chances for success are much greater.  You will not learn everything from the company that you join, and you will find that some team members will not be as willing to help you learn.</p>
<p>If this is true, if you are not passionate about the company and its products and services, you won&#8217;t work hard at the skills you are learning.</p>
<p>You need to have passion to make internet marketing work.  Marketing on the internet is not hard or time consuming,  but having a passion for your product and services will help you get a good start with it.  There are many things that are important in making money online  but one of the most important things is to have a passion.  the other important thing to making money online is having support and guidance.  Without these things you are likely to not be successful. </p>
<p>The internet is the greatest tool you have at your disposal.  USE IT!  This can give you all you need to know about a company  or product and you can get a good feel for the marketing industry for that product, and know if you can develop a passion for it.</p>
<p>Of what you like and have confidence in, is that your research should uncover a team/company. It needs to be founded on excellent principles, solid, and simple to comprehend with excellent products and services that you can sell and for which you have passion.  You need to move on if you don&#8217;t find it.  The right opportunity that contains attributes which were previously outlined can be found. </p>
<p>Comments like, well I guess I&#8217;ll start that business in case one sounds good and the compensation plan is excellent - does not sound like a decision based on anything near Passion. And remember, as I said earlier they are experienced and can sell just about anything, when you hear that an Internet &#8220;guru&#8221; does that as well don&#8217;t be tempted.</p>
<p>In case you didn&#8217;t know, it is your goal to get to where you are able to sell just about anything online and make a lot of money doing it.  your hard work will be more than justified by the abilities you will have</p>
<p>Frustration may be evident if you don&#8217;t research a company and if you don&#8217;t have a passion for what you are marketing on the internet.  That is why researching a company, its products and services is so important about.  You will know if you can stand behind the company and its product, you will have a passion.  Passion is not the only thing needed for success, however its a crucial ingredient.</p>
<p>There are many pitfalls and things that you must avoid, and not having passion is one of them.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Ben Needles
&#160;There are many different ways that you can earn money on your home computer. Some methods are more reliable than others, of course, but some methods are proven and very reliable. Some of the money making methods require some initial hard work, but once in place only requires a few hours a week. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Ben Needles</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jackmorton/3037570328/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/3037570328_21ef1739da_o.jpg" width="240" height="160" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;There are many different ways that you can earn money on your home computer. Some methods are more reliable than others, of course, but some methods are proven and very reliable. Some of the money making methods require some initial hard work, but once in place only requires a few hours a week. Other methods may need a little more effort and time, but can prove to be lucrative. The thing that you need to remember when you are looking for a good system that will allow you to earn money on your home PC, is to avoid illegal activity. You do not want to get mixed up in something that is not legal or could be potentially harmful to someone. MLM income opportunities also receive a great deal of opposition. The controversy that surrounds these so called opportunities is that they only make money for the person who started it or the few people who are in the higher ranks or tiers of the system. The people under them are nothing more than worker ants that make money for the upper tiers while never seeing much for themselves. These three tips will help you take your business to the next level by driving traffic to your website and giving people what they want (which will keep them coming back!). * Tip 1 - Article Marketing. Article marketing is one of the easiest ways that you can drive traffic to your website. Write content articles that people want and include your information at the end of the article along with a link to your website. Place the article and resource information in an article directory. When another web site owner picks up your article to place on their own website, they also include your resource information - and the link to your site. What happens is visitors to that website are exposed to your link so they click over to your site. Another thing that happens, though, is that your link winds up on other sites which increases your ranking in the search engines. You get a double win for your efforts! * Tip 2 - Affiliate Marketing. Affiliate marketing is another great way to earn money on your home computer. You simply sign up with a company as an affiliate. You then market their product or website. It is that simple. Any sales that your promotion and marketing generates earns you a commission. Some people do nothing but affiliate marketing and earn a very nice income. When you sign up, the company gives you a special link. You promote that link through article marketing, offering e-courses, newsletters and other promotional items. Some companies give incentives just for generating clicks to their site so you may earn income from that. Other companies offer commission on sales that you make through your own marketing efforts. This is a great way to earn money on your home PC because you dont have to stock inventory, create a product or worry about shipping. All you have to do is promote the product. * Tip 3 - Contextual Advertising. This is another income method that is very popular. All you have to do is place advertisements on your web page and you make money each time someone clicks through. Google AdSense was the first major contextual advertising program and today it is still one of the most popular. All you have to do is sign up with Google AdSense and they will give you some HTML code to place on your website. Place it on your website and you are in business! Of course, you will need to drive traffic to your site in order to generate the click throughs, but when you are successful it can be a great way to earn money from your home computer.Did you find this article useful? For more useful tips</p>
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		<title>How To Develope A (internet jobs) Brandable Website</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel Millions
&#160;When launching a corporate website, it is essential that the design and content of the site fits your company message and represents the brand. Your website is one of the primary ways that people find information about you, as well as purchase products and make important inquiries.  
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Daniel Millions</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/philiuzion/3040424826/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3071/3040424826_13ea45ec61_o.jpg" width="153" height="240" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;When launching a corporate website, it is essential that the design and content of the site fits your company message and represents the brand. Your website is one of the primary ways that people find information about you, as well as purchase products and make important inquiries.  </p>
<p>Without a fully functional and easily navigational structure, you will drive away most of the visitors who come in, and that is something no webmaster wants to do, especially a company. There are many suggestions one should follow if they aim to develop a brandable website, and more diligence is required than with a personal site.</p>
<p>The first step with creating any site is finding a domain. Ideally, your domain should simply be the company name, as that can be remembered the best by prospects, and it is substantially representative. If for some reason your company name is taken, you may want to look in to buying it from the current owner.  </p>
<p>Alternatively, you can try to find another suitable domain name, which could either be a shorter or longer version of your company name, or a description. The former is preferred and is better for customers, but the latter is more valuable in terms of search engine optimization.  </p>
<p>Unless you are a professional web designer, there is no reason for you to do any of the physical work. While it is possible to design a web site with little experience, it would be of vastly inferior quality to that of a professional. If you give a web design company specific details of what you want your website to look like and do, they can usually churn out something that is or better than what you expected.  </p>
<p>As always, the more money you are willing to spend, the higher quality of a site you can get, but you still need to take the time to find an experienced company.  Two thousand dollars at one firm might get you more than the same amount at another company.</p>
<p>If you do not already have a logo, it is a must that you get one as soon as possible. It is easier to remember images than words, and by having an attractive, memorable logo as an embodiment of your company, you ensure that visitors will keep you in mind. Unfortunately, logos are surprisingly expensive, with some companies charging between five hundred and one thousand dollars for them.  </p>
<p>Although they are expensive, a logo is not something that you want to skimp on, as it has a powerful impact on the image of your business. Depending on the type of business you have, the logos do not have to be overly extravagant, and if that is the case, you can save money in this area.</p>
<p>The color scheme of your website should be more or less the same on all pages. You want to present a consistent image to all of your prospects, and color is right up there in importance with logo. Consistency is certainly important and easily doable, but the most significant factor is what colors you choose.  </p>
<p>Different colors evoke specific emotions, so consult your web designer on what colors would work best for your business. You can also look on the Internet for detailed descriptions of the effects individual colors have, and make your decision based on that.</p>
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&#160;Everyone is looking for the secret wealth formula and a get rich fast scheme online these days. The truth is, building your online business and earning six figures a year from home can be accomplished, but not overnight. Let me remind you, I said &#8220;can&#8221; be accomplished. Before we go any further in our [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/creeksterva/3028301589/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3069/3028301589_c62283b19e_m.jpg" width="240" height="171" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;Everyone is looking for the secret wealth formula and a get rich fast scheme online these days. The truth is, building your online business and earning six figures a year from home can be accomplished, but not overnight. Let me remind you, I said &#8220;can&#8221; be accomplished. Before we go any further in our discussion, let&#8217;s take the preconceived notion that every business is a scam out of your head and clarify a few things. 95% of businesses fail online due to two simple factors. Number one, the level of your advertising and internet marketing experience and number two, finding a business that offers real value to the end user. If you are able to master these two factors, you will find that anything is possible online.</p>
<p>Becoming a marketing master  There are so many different techniques used today in internet marketing, it&#8217;s easy to become caught in the next best thing that you lose focus. Right now there are two techniques that are proven to work and one of them is cutting edge that every internet marketer should be doing. The first technique is called, &#8220;article marketing&#8221; In article marketing, the internet marketer writes informative articles discussing or reviewing a particular product or service. Taking this article, then submitting it to article directories provides content for hungry web masters. In return, when a web master posts an article on their website, it provides a link back to your service or product. Writing an effect article can lead to highly targeted web traffic and potentially a substantial influx of sales.</p>
<p>Your next question may be, &#8220;how do I know what to write about?&#8221; There are already plenty of pre-written articles on your subject matter. A simple search at www.ezinearticles.com will bring up articles related to your keyword search. Using a number of pre-written articles to re-write your own article is a good start. Craig Garcia, the co-founder of EDC Gold, says As a member of EDC Gold, we have several pre-written articles in a number of niche markets available for use. All you have to do is copy and paste them into the 110 article submission hubs in our members area</p>
<p>In addition to article marketing, video marketing is a new and upcoming technique. Google recently bought out youtube, a place where individuals can go and record videos of themselves promoting their business. Recording a simple video introducing who you are and the service or products you have available builds credibility and marks you as an authority in your niche market. Secondly, the Google search engine loves youtube. Posting a video on youtube in the proper categories using the proper keywords in your heading can earn you top positions in the Google search engine.</p>
<p>Both techniques are proven to work and have been working for many internet marketers. Obviously the more you do for each technique stated above will drive more traffic to your business and ultimately put you in a profit building position.</p>
<p>How to Determine if it is a Legitimate Business or Ponzi Scheme?</p>
<p>Ponzi schemes are a type of illegal pyramid scheme named for Charles Ponzi, an Italian immigrant who used technique in New England in the 1920&#8217;s. Although it was he who is most well known for using this scheme, the concept has been around for a long time.</p>
<p>These types of schemes are quite common and you have probably seen those hundreds of times, perhaps without realizing it. They are often in the form of messages that claim that for a relatively small investment, you can make huge amounts of money. There are many variations, but they all are based on the same concept: the promotion of what starts out to be, or appears to be, a real investment opportunity. Many times it involves the development of a valuable resource such as oil, gas, minerals or real estate. In a lot of cases, the resource does actually exist; however, the promoter has significantly overestimated its how much it is worth. In other cases the resource does not even exist. Either way, the promoter convinces investors that the asset can be further developed if they invest into it. In return, the promoter will share the profits with the investors.</p>
<p>The concept works in the beginning and the initial investors do make the huge returns that they were promised. Because of this they are likely to invest more money and recruit new investors. The money being paid out, however, is not coming from the asset, but in the influx of new investors. For this reason, the only way that the investors will continue to get paid is through the continuous reinvestments or investments from new investors. As soon as investing slows down, people stop getting paid and the scheme begins to collapse. When the scheme collapses, most investors lose their money and have no way to recoup their losses. Although Ponzi schemes can last for a fairly long time before collapsing, legal authorities often break them up before they even get the chance because a Ponzi scheme is suspected and/or because the promoter is selling unregistered securities.</p>
<p>The best way to avoid becoming involved in this type of scheme is to thoroughly research any investment before investing into it. If you see: a reliance on funds from new investors to pay commissions, a need for an inexhaustible supply of new investors, and/or absences of a profitable product or efforts to make profits through productive work; there is a good chance that it is indeed a Ponzi scheme.</p>
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<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zezafsrm/3031926313/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/3031926313_7b5da2d54d_o.jpg" width="240" height="160" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;Now more than ever consumers in the market to buy or sell a home are looking for help in how to go about doing that.  Many homeowners are on the verge of foreclosure while others may be looking to take advantage of the low housing costs to upgrade or add to their property.  The top priority in these consumer&#8217;s minds is to make sure they are making informed decisions that won&#8217;t come back to bite them later on.</p>
<p>At the same time, it is becoming increasingly difficult for real estate agents to generate the leads they need in this depressed market.  When you combine the 2 problems - the consumer&#8217;s need information and the agent&#8217;s need for leads - you will find a solution that benefits both parties.</p>
<p>Just a few short years ago, consumers needed to consult with a real estate agent to get information about houses for sale, pricing, neighborhood and surrounding community features, how to choose the right mortgage, etc.  Today, consumers look on the web.  So as an agent, it would make sense to ensure that you are source for the information they seek and that you can be found where they are looking.  Helping consumers by becoming an information provider is a win-win situation for the consumer and the real estate agent.  Here are just 3 of the benefits of becoming an information provider in this tough economy:</p>
<p>1. Positioning yourself as an information provider is a great way to generate leads.  Agents can generate leads by offering free reports through a toll free call capture system.  This way when consumers call in to receive your reports you are able to capture crucial information needed to start developing that lead into a client.  You will be able to capture their name, address, telephone number and know what they are in the market for based on the report requested.</p>
<p>2. As an information provider, you can begin to build rapport and trust until the consumer is ready to take action.  Many consumers in the information gathering phase will not be ready to act right away.  By putting yourself in front of them early in the decision making process, you can start to build a relationship with them.  Then when they are ready to make their move, you will be top of mind.</p>
<p>3. An informed client is one that already knows what they want.  As real estate agents know, a client that already knows what they want is much easier to work with than one that has no idea what they are looking for.  Keeping them informed and up to date on properties available, options for financing, ideas for how to get their house sold fast, etc, will cut down on the time from contract to close.</p>
<p>The current state of the real estate market is tough on both consumers and agents.  Real estate agents are in a position where they can reach out to consumers and offer a helping hand.  With their knowledge and expertise they can help consumers make informed decisions while helping themselves weather this real estate recession.</p>
<p>Brandi Cummings, an expert author on the unique issues facing small businesses - including real estate agents, recommends <a href="http://www.realtyone800.com">RealtyOne800.com</a> for more on becoming an information provider using <a href="http://www.realtyone800.com">call capture</a>.</p>
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		<title>Utilizing Keywords In Page Titles-00-955 (online business)</title>
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&#160;It is advocated to utilize keywords within page titles themselves. These title tags are unlike Meta tags, although it&#8217;s worth thinking about it in respect to them. Whichever text one inserts in the title tag (between the  areas) will show in the title bar of web browsers when they see the web page. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By dirtybluewidgets</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/odysseus62/3031106593/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3208/3031106593_cf2258cc5b_m.jpg" width="240" height="137" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;It is advocated to utilize keywords within page titles themselves. These title tags are unlike Meta tags, although it&#8217;s worth thinking about it in respect to them. Whichever text one inserts in the title tag (between the  areas) will show in the title bar of web browsers when they see the web page. A few browsers also supplement anything you insert in the title tag by attaching their own name, as for instance Microsoft&#8217;s Internet Explorer or OPERA.<br />
<br />The real text you apply in the title tag is among the most crucial deciders in how a search engine might choose to rank your web page. Additionally, every popular web crawler will utilize the text of your title tag as the text they apply for the title of your page in your lists.<br />
<br />If you have planned your website as a serial of websites or linked pages and not merely an individual Home Page, you need to remember that each page of your website should be search engine optimized. The title of every page i.e. the keywords you use on that page and the Terms you use in the articles will attract traffic to your site.<br />
<br />The individual combination of these words and phrases and articles will attract customers using various search engine phrases and formulas, so make certain you gather all the keywords and Terms you need for each merchandise, service or info page.<br />
<br />The basic error made by little business proprietors when they initially blueprint their website is to display their business title or company name in all titles of every page. In reality the majority of your prospective buyers do not bother to know the title of your company till after they have viewed your web site and determined it is deserving to bookmark.<br />
<br />Therefore, although you desire your commercial enterprise name in the title of the home page, it is likely a waste of precious keywords and real estate to place it in the title line of all pages on your site. Why not think about placing keywords in the title so that your page will show closer to the top of the search engine listing.<br />
<br />Devoting the first three places for keywords in title averting the stop words like and, at and such is imperative in search engine optimization.</p>
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<p><B><A href="http://www.articlekingpro.com/Article/The-Evolution-of-Online-Marketing/225751" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Evolution of Online Marketing</A></B><br />By Scott Lindsay</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gabricabri/3032302317/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3229/3032302317_8c981ee6f4_o.jpg" width="240" height="179" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;There was a time when the most comprehensive site promotional tools available were forged in the fire of four primary courses of action.</p>
<p>1. Submit your url to as many search engines as possible.</p>
<p>2. Tell everyone you knew about your website.</p>
<p>3. Pay to advertise your site.</p>
<p>4. Ask sites to link to your site in a link exchange arrangement.</p>
<p>In a time not so far distant the web was a place for experimental ideas and was more of a cyber playground than a place for serious ecommerce.</p>
<p>Today you will still find a significant playground in cyberspace, but even that arena has learned how to convert their play areas to cash. More conventional Internet advertising has found a rival in Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising such as Google AdSense. Ecommerce has found that secure online shopping carts have allowed timid consumers to venture onto cyberspace and locate items they need or want.</p>
<p>Cyber shopping has become so comfortable there has been a decided shift from brick and mortar shopping to stay-at-home shopping. The crowds are smaller and parking is rarely an issue.</p>
<p>As more individuals are logging on to web stores consumer interest has grown. Consumers are more likely to make a purchase from online shops providing knowledge-based resources that help them understand the product or service better. The additional use of a site forum for members allows your customers or potential customers to talk about the product or the industry you represent. </p>
<p>By making the forum available through a free membership you are given a new contact every time a new visitor signs up to voice an opinion on the forum. This point of contact is another site promotion tool that can allow you to use autoresponders to keep in contact with your site membership list.</p>
<p>Some web-based business solutions also offer ecourses or ezines to further capitalize on opt-in site membership. </p>
<p>One of the newer site promotional tools is Article Exchange. This concept is the new wave of simple link exchanges. In this scenario experts in a certain field request the exchange of knowledge-based articles from a complimentary site. If successful, each website will be filled with articles from other websites. This not only adds to overall content offerings, but the articles come with a link that will allow the readers to visit the site of the originating author. In the best of cases, this results in a network of complimentary online stores that are interlinked through article content that is beneficial to all parties.</p>
<p>New site promotional tools are being developed all the time and in the coming months there will be even more ways to get the word out about your website.</p>
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		<title>Pay Per Click Website Promotion and Managing Cost (data entry work from home)</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Terry Leslie
&#160;Pay per click promotions aren&#8217;t as simple as selecting a few keywords and sitting back and letting things happen. Often keywords and phrases require chronic adjustment, especially when using some of the more popular phrases. You have to be able to watch and study the trends and the performance any individual keyword or [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Terry Leslie</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/spamdd7/3021013737/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3198/3021013737_21db0ec4a1_o.jpg" width="240" height="159" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;Pay per click promotions aren&#8217;t as simple as selecting a few keywords and sitting back and letting things happen. Often keywords and phrases require chronic adjustment, especially when using some of the more popular phrases. You have to be able to watch and study the trends and the performance any individual keyword or phrase gives you and find more competitive keywords and phrases along the way. You also need to go long, creating as many different keyword combinations as possible while using as many different search engines as possible. Not all user only use Google. Google is very popular, but Ask, Dogpile, and MSN are filled with users that are looking for a good match.</p>
<p>There are tools available to help you manage your bids. There are tools available online as a downloadable version as well as software that you can purchase in most computer stores. These tools can help you collect the appropriate information which can help you determine what keywords on which search engines are being most effective, which ones are directly linked to your sales and successes, and the ratio between the cost of the clicks and your profit margin. Using a monthly subscription plan and downloadable software gives you instant access but software saves you money in the long right if you can find it at a good price. </p>
<p>Using such tools allows you to find and interpret data that you simply don&#8217;t have the time for off hand. However, you have to use them effectively in order to get accurate results and save you valuable time and money that guesstimating can cost you. When you list hundreds of keyword phrases on multiple search engines, you need help managing your information. The software and subscription services also allows you to track how high some of your competitors are going with the same or similar keywords when they are placing their bids.</p>
<p>Part of effectively managing your pay per click accounts is also managing your time and money well. It is more effective to use the software to print out a report that can show you in black and white what is working for you and what need improvement. With such information readily at hand, you can easily make daily adjustments and bring your sales and participation level up. Way up.</p>
<p>Pay per click advertising is one of the most effective forms of website promotion out there today. If you want to get ahead, you need pay per click. However, without tracking your keywords, their impact on your profits, and their effectiveness you really aren&#8217;t getting much more than a guided tour through the web. </p>
<p>In the mean time, Good Luck on your journey to success.</p>
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		<title>Ebay Auctions And Online Auctions By Harpreet Kaur (work from home moms)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Harpreet Kaur
&#160;The possibility of presenting your product to such a wide audience in a cost-efficient, secure and accepted manner has enticed many bricks and mortar businesses to jump on the Internet bandwagon. And the results are astounding. Online auctions provide merchandise from soup to nuts and everything in between, thus making it easier for [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Harpreet Kaur</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljesmith/3026440317/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/3026440317_fec81d3a90_m.jpg" width="164" height="240" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;The possibility of presenting your product to such a wide audience in a cost-efficient, secure and accepted manner has enticed many bricks and mortar businesses to jump on the Internet bandwagon. And the results are astounding. Online auctions provide merchandise from soup to nuts and everything in between, thus making it easier for customers to find and purchase a product or service that may have previously been unavailable to them because of either demographics or supply and demand. For more details.</p>
<p>Initially, the online auction business catered primarily to a particular group of individuals who were seeking specialty products or collectibles that were more difficult to attain in mainstream marketplaces. However, with the ever-increasing technological advances in online auction software, more and more businesses are recognizing that online auctions are a Mecca for millions of buyers who would otherwise not have had access to their product or service.</p>
<p>Future growth projections for online auctions are promising, offering businesses the avenue and potential to increase sales and develop exemplary customer service opportunities. The benefits are incalculable and more and more businesses, both large and small, are taking advantage of the awesome potential a successful online auction site can present as a powerful and efficient marketing tool.</p>
<p>The development of advanced, user-friendly, streamlined online auction software has made maintaining and executing control of your business with online auction sites an increasing simple matter. The result of this innovation and attention to customer satisfaction, coupled with ease of use and excellent tracking methods, has the added bonus of Internet Marketing often superseding more traditional methods of commerce. For more details visit.</p>
<p>As an added bonus, many small businesses are realizing the advantage of conducting their business in an arena that offers excellent potential with minimal risk. Expanding your services to the worldwide web does not detract from conducting your business in the more traditional method. Indeed, participating in online auctions can only serve to increase your customer base and add to your bottom line.</p>
<p>Notwithstanding the potential for success, there still remain a few drawbacks to online auction sites. Public awareness of online fraud has lent an aura of doubt and some customers are exercising increased levels of caution when dealing with cyberspace retailers.</p>
<p>A business that recognizes these fears and is able to allay them with outstanding customer service and fairness will soon develop a good reputation online and will be able to entice a wider group of customers to purchase their product and/or service.</p>
<p>Online auctions sites are also diligently working to weed out the more unscrupulous sellers, which, they hope, will offer both legitimate businesses and customers alike the opportunity to conduct commerce in a fair and impartial arena.</p>
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&#160;After interacting with a couple of online marketers, I found out that they arent taking the benefits of the available tools to help them improve keywords or wrap keywords efficiently. Adding negative keywords made a difference almost straight away in a particular case.
At the outset, PPC Advertisement will only be as effectual as your [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Allan</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/torke/3028943797/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3238/3028943797_99b9e56424_o.jpg" width="166" height="240" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;After interacting with a couple of online marketers, I found out that they arent taking the benefits of the available tools to help them improve keywords or wrap keywords efficiently. Adding negative keywords made a difference almost straight away in a particular case.</p>
<p>At the outset, <a href="http://www.viteb.com">PPC Advertisement</a> will only be as effectual as your keywords. This means that one needs to use the most significant and targeted keywords that are likely to attract the customers one is looking for. Bear in mind that keywords draw visitors and translate to conversions. Once youre through with some testing and assessment of keywords and have the ones you think are the most valuable, you can do a superior job with your PPC campaign.</p>
<p>Split-testing your website is a good method to test your keywords. You can test diverse words on different landing pages, titles, and text. Running a continual campaign to split-test keywords can pay you large amount of money in your PPC planning. If you haven&#8217;t by now recognized the best keywords, try this split-testing. Once you have the keywords and key phrases identified, you can use them in your ad campaigns. A lot of resources and PPC tools are available on the Internet and various blogs. These tools will help you categorize your keywords into &#8216;broad match&#8217;, &#8216;exact match&#8217;, and phrase match. This will save you time and make your words more effectual.</p>
<p>And don&#8217;t disregard the negative keywords because no website affords to catch the attention of avoidable visitors and worthless clicks. Your PPC plan may not work as well as you fancy because you arent using the best keywords so take advantage of the PPC tools to assist you. Finally, don&#8217;t overlook the fundamental law of PPC  promote related products and services for enhanced conversion rates.</p>
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<p>The principal resource of this write-up is drawn from various Internet articles on internet marketing, <a href="http://www.viteb.com/search-engine-optimization/">SEO Services</a>, pay-per-click or PPC campaigning, keyword targeting, <a href="http://www.viteb.com/">search engine marketing</a> (SEM) and online advertising.<br /> 
<p><B><A href="http://www.articlekingpro.com/Article/Product-Launches--How-To-Use-Teleseminars-And-Video-Squeeze-Pages/224570" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Product Launches, How To Use Teleseminars And Video Squeeze Pages</A></B><br />By Matt Bacak</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/liste1/3025317661/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/3025317661_c9d4daecc1_o.jpg" width="180" height="240" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;I&#8217;m getting ready to do two teleseminars per month in different markets involving distressed real estate investing.  What is the fastest way that I can build my list to attract commission real estate brokers and investors for an intro $44.97 seminar that will up sell them into a $5,000 seminar with a two day workshop after that?</p>
<p>Answer:  If you are specifically looking for these commission real estate brokers and investors then you need to team up with other information real estate marketers out there and do a teleseminar together that sells people into your seminar.</p>
<p>You will build a list faster offline.  Use offline direct mail lists and market to them offline to really identify who your list is.  You can&#8217;t buy an email list and market to them online because this is considered spam.</p>
<p>Question #2:  I&#8217;m doing a launch in a couple of weeks and will be using a video squeeze page.  I have a ton of testimonials just for the free stuff I already gave out.  I also have testimonials for the actual product itself when I did a mini-launch.  My initial small list is 500 people.  I&#8217;m doing a launch that coincides with the US Open Tennis tournament in late August to make the launch an event.</p>
<p>Should my testimonials that I use for my product go on the video squeeze page that I&#8217;m using to build my list for my product launch?  If so where on that page should the testimonials be?</p>
<p>Answer:  No, but it is worth testing.  I recommend that as soon as they opt-in say, Thank you very much for subscribing.  Here is what people are saying about me. Get ready for a message coming from me very soon.</p>
<p>Having a lot of testimonials on the page can be good or bad.  You really have to test it to see.  I usually find the best testimonial and put it on the page.  Use Google Analytics or Hyper Tracker to test it.</p>
<p>Use the time before the launch to start testing it.  This way you will have a better promotion.</p>
<p>Question #3:  A product launch I&#8217;m doing is leading into a continuity membership site and I&#8217;d like to get the squeeze page right.  I want to get as many people as possible enrolled in the membership during the website launch.  </p>
<p>Answer:  I would highly urge you to split test.  Drive traffic to the page and see which modifications yield you the most conversions.</p>
<p>There are many strategies to making money on the internet, but nothing makes sense unless you have a big list. Email Marketing is the most profitable way to make money on the internet. Discover how to use the internet and turn your computer into a cash gushing machine. Sign-up right now for Matt Bacak&#8217;s FREE online newsletter to find out how to do exactly that - Go here: <a href="http://www.GenerateMillionsOnline.com">www.GenerateMillionsOnline.com</a></p>
<p><B><A href="http://www.articlekingpro.com/Article/Ebay-Auctions-And-Online-Auctions-By-Harpreet-Kaur/224552" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ebay Auctions And Online Auctions By Harpreet Kaur</A></B><br />By Harpreet Kaur</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ljesmith/3026440317/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3070/3026440317_fec81d3a90_m.jpg" width="164" height="240" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;The possibility of presenting your product to such a wide audience in a cost-efficient, secure and accepted manner has enticed many bricks and mortar businesses to jump on the Internet bandwagon. And the results are astounding. Online auctions provide merchandise from soup to nuts and everything in between, thus making it easier for customers to find and purchase a product or service that may have previously been unavailable to them because of either demographics or supply and demand. For more details.</p>
<p>Initially, the online auction business catered primarily to a particular group of individuals who were seeking specialty products or collectibles that were more difficult to attain in mainstream marketplaces. However, with the ever-increasing technological advances in online auction software, more and more businesses are recognizing that online auctions are a Mecca for millions of buyers who would otherwise not have had access to their product or service.</p>
<p>Future growth projections for online auctions are promising, offering businesses the avenue and potential to increase sales and develop exemplary customer service opportunities. The benefits are incalculable and more and more businesses, both large and small, are taking advantage of the awesome potential a successful online auction site can present as a powerful and efficient marketing tool.</p>
<p>The development of advanced, user-friendly, streamlined online auction software has made maintaining and executing control of your business with online auction sites an increasing simple matter. The result of this innovation and attention to customer satisfaction, coupled with ease of use and excellent tracking methods, has the added bonus of Internet Marketing often superseding more traditional methods of commerce. For more details visit.</p>
<p>As an added bonus, many small businesses are realizing the advantage of conducting their business in an arena that offers excellent potential with minimal risk. Expanding your services to the worldwide web does not detract from conducting your business in the more traditional method. Indeed, participating in online auctions can only serve to increase your customer base and add to your bottom line.</p>
<p>Notwithstanding the potential for success, there still remain a few drawbacks to online auction sites. Public awareness of online fraud has lent an aura of doubt and some customers are exercising increased levels of caution when dealing with cyberspace retailers.</p>
<p>A business that recognizes these fears and is able to allay them with outstanding customer service and fairness will soon develop a good reputation online and will be able to entice a wider group of customers to purchase their product and/or service.</p>
<p>Online auctions sites are also diligently working to weed out the more unscrupulous sellers, which, they hope, will offer both legitimate businesses and customers alike the opportunity to conduct commerce in a fair and impartial arena.</p>
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		<title>Google AdWords: Tame The (data entry work from home) Fire-Breathing Dragon</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 22:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Frank Rumbauskas
&#160;Google AdWords is a fire breathing-dragon that cannot be tamed! Well, at least that is what many internet marketing professionals think. Today we are going to teach you how to slap a muzzle on that puppy and make it heel.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Frank Rumbauskas</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/qorkl/3026971976/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3205/3026971976_c888348890_o.png" width="240" height="125" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;Google AdWords is a fire breathing-dragon that cannot be tamed! Well, at least that is what many internet marketing professionals think. Today we are going to teach you how to slap a muzzle on that puppy and make it heel.</p>
<p>Most people who start out in the internet marketing business begin on a shoestring budget and fear pay-per-click advertising programs like Google AdWords. They are afraid that they will spend too much money on advertising with little or no return on their investment. This is a legitimate fear and we have all felt it but some of the best traffic that you will ever get will come from an AdWords campaign. All you have to do is understand the program and how to make it work for you.</p>
<p>The first thing that you need to understand is how the Google AdWords ranking system works.</p>
<p>There are a number of factors taken into consideration when Google determines the ranking for an advertisement.</p>
<p>1.) Maximum Bid Price</p>
<p>This is the thing that scares many people when it comes to running an AdWords campaign. In most pay-per-click programs this bid is the deciding factor when determining the placement of your ad. In those programs the highest bid gets the highest spot. Not so with Google AdWords. There are other factors taken into consideration in determining placement.</p>
<p>2.) Relevancy</p>
<p>Weight is given to relevancy by AdWords. If one ad is more relevant to the search input it may appear in a higher position.</p>
<p>3.) Click Through Rate (CTR)</p>
<p>Google AdWords records the CTR for your keywords, groups, and phrases from the day you begin using the system. The historical CTR of your campaign can affect both ad placement and cost. A high CTR can result in higher ad placement and at a lower cost.</p>
<p>This is the biggest challenge for new users. When you first begin using AdWords you will have a historical CTR of ZERO. This presents a problem but there are ways to improve your CTR score such as using keyword macros and other techniques.</p>
<p>4.) Quality Score</p>
<p>This is very important for all internet marketers. There are a number of factors taken into account when determining your quality score. These are click through rate, relevance of ad text, historical keyword performance, and the landing page.</p>
<p>Yes, your landing page can have an impact on your quality score. Google says &#8220;Your landing page must be true to what your ad copy promises.&#8221; If you ad copy promises a free report then your landing page must have an open download link. In the eyes of Google free means just that &#8230;free, not in exchange for a name and email address. Avoid using the word &#8220;free&#8221; in your ad copy if you are sending visitors to a squeeze page that requires that they submit their name and email address.</p>
<p>Google AdWords is not the mythical fire-breathing beast that it appears to be once you understand how it works. Understanding the AdWords ranking system is the just the first step in turning the dragon into a house pet.</p>
<p>Frank Rumbauskas is a New York Times bestselling author and a Google-Certified AdWords Professional. He has created several highly successful businesses using AdWords alone. <a href="http://adwordsinsidesecrets.com">Click here to download 10 chapters of Frank&#8217;s powerful Google AdWords system.</a><br /> 
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		<title>How to (internet jobs) Avoid Killing your Google AdWords Quality Score</title>
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&#160;Many AdWords users are killing their quality score and they don&#8217;t even know it. The quality score, among other things, is used by Google to determine ad placement and cost. There are quite a few advertisers who are absolutely killing their score and they don&#8217;t even realize it.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>By Frank Rumbauskas</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/klitaka/3023777970/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3201/3023777970_e8efa831b3_o.jpg" width="240" height="192" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;Many AdWords users are killing their quality score and they don&#8217;t even know it. The quality score, among other things, is used by Google to determine ad placement and cost. There are quite a few advertisers who are absolutely killing their score and they don&#8217;t even realize it.</p>
<p>The formula that Google uses to determine quality score may take many factors into account but there are two things that will kill your score in a heartbeat. A lower quality score means that you are going to pay more for your AdWords placement.</p>
<p>1.) Landing Page</p>
<p>In the eyes of Google the landing page must be true to the letter of your ad. If you promise a free report or e-book, then your landing page must have an open link to the download. No squeezing allowed.</p>
<p>Honestly, Google and AdWords are not against the use of squeeze pages; however they are against advertising something for free and then requiring your visitor to exchange their name and email address for your product. As Google sees it, free means free, not in exchange for something.</p>
<p>The best way to get around this is to NEVER use the word &#8220;free&#8221; in you AdWords copy if there is not an open download link on the landing page. If you insist on doing this, Google will penalize you.</p>
<p>A few words of advice on landing pages.</p>
<p>Keep your landing page relevant to your AdWords copy. Google loves sites that have relevant, high quality copy. Sites that are not relevant to their ad copy are considered low quality and while Google will not ban them they will raise their costs so high that using AdWords is no longer economically feasible.</p>
<p>Avoid redirects on your landing page. The the use of sneaky redirects seems to be a part of the underside of the internet marketing business and is a &#8220;black hat&#8221; technique we all pay for. Google hates redirects used on landing pages and in the future these pages my not be indexed or may even be de-indexed.</p>
<p>Do not use hidden text or links. If Google observes your site to have hidden text or links and deems them deceptive in nature, you may find that your site has been removed from the Google Index.</p>
<p>2.) Floating Layer and Hover Ads</p>
<p>Google and AdWords hate these things. Simply put, these types of ads will destroy your quality score. Get them off your landing page as soon as possible. Replace these ads with a static opt-in form built into your landing page.</p>
<p>3.) Pop Up or Pop Under Ads</p>
<p>Google sees these types of ads as a hindrance to navigation on a site and will ban your landing page from AdWords if you use them. They will only re-activate your AdWords ads when you have removed any type of pop up or pop under ads.</p>
<p>If you are using any of the points outlined here on your site then you are only hurting yourself. Clean up your site and you will find that your ad position may climb while you costs may drop!</p>
<p>Frank Rumbauskas is a New York Times bestselling author and a Google-Certified AdWords Professional. He has created several highly successful businesses using AdWords alone. <a href="http://adwordsinsidesecrets.com">Click here to download 10 chapters of Frank&#8217;s powerful Google AdWords system.</a><br /> 
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<p><B><A href="http://www.articlekingpro.com/Article/Build-Your-Clickthrough-Rate-in-Google-AdWords/224390" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Build Your Clickthrough Rate in Google AdWords</A></B><br />By Frank Rumbauskas</p>
<p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/30850786@N02/3025922597/" target="_blank"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3190/3025922597_67c3aaacd7_o.jpg" width="159" height="240" border="0" alt=" " hspace="2" vspace="2" align="left"></a>&nbsp;Google AdWords is one of the most powerful marketing tools that you will ever use. Every good internet marketing professional devotes the majority of their time to increasing the size and quality of their list. AdWords is one of the best methods to use to build your list quickly.</p>
<p>In many pay-per-click systems the only determining factor in ad placement is the maximum bid price. In those systems, if you are willing to pay more than a competitor then your ad will be placed above theirs. Google AdWords does not work that way and places your ad based on performance.</p>
<p>One of the criteria used by AdWords to determine the placement and cost of advertisements is the historical Click Through Rate (CTR). CTR is determined by how often your ads are clicked in relation to how often they are shown. Ads with a higher CTR get higher placement and a lower ad cost.</p>
<p>AdWords keeps a historical record of your individual keywords, phrases, and groups beginning the first time that you begin using the system. This can be a challenge for new internet marketers.</p>
<p>When you open your Google AdWords account you will have an absolute ZERO historical click through rate. The competition that has been using AdWords is leaps and bounds ahead of you and will be getting prime ad placement while you are at the bottom of the totem pole. Most people only look through the first page or 2 of a search and if your ad is on page 3 they will not see it. This might seem like a &#8220;lose-lose&#8221; situation, but don&#8217;t worry, we are going to show you how to turn that around.</p>
<p>Keyword Macros</p>
<p>Keyword macros are a feature of Google AdWords that allow you to create dynamic ad copy. This feature allows your ad to display the user&#8217;s exact search phrase as your ad headline.</p>
<p>To use the Keyword Macro feature all that is needed is a little syntax:</p>
<p>{KeyWord:alternate headline}</p>
<p>Using this syntax in your AdWords campaign will display the user&#8217;s search as your headline. Google AdWords allows only 25 characters as a headline however and if the search exceeds this limit your alternate headline will be displayed.</p>
<p>If you notice in the syntax above the K and W are in capital letters. Doing this will cause the user&#8217;s search to not only become your headline but the first letter of each word will be capitalized. This will make your ad stand out from those who do not use this macro.</p>
<p>Finally, using this macro will cause your headline to be shown in bold type, yet another way to make your ad stand out from the rest.</p>
<p>How does all of this help build a historical CTR? Using keyword macros will result in much higher click through rates than standard headlines. This is the fastest way to build historical CTR. If you keep your CTR high your ad will enjoy better placement and you will enjoy lower ad costs.</p>
<p>Frank Rumbauskas is a New York Times bestselling author and a Google-Certified AdWords Professional. He has created several highly successful businesses using AdWords alone. <a href="http://adwordsinsidesecrets.com">Click here to download 10 chapters of Frank&#8217;s powerful Google AdWords system.</a></p>
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