Archive for February, 2012
29 / 02 / 2012 by Mathew
in Information Technology
Gone are the days of carbon copy quotes and ledger books, having to file and catalog all these paper documents in document storage rooms is time consuming and of course takes up space which could be utilised in more productive ways. Save money and space by switching to a paperless digital office.
22 / 02 / 2012 by Kevin
in SEO / Web Design & Development
Did you know that Google takes the age of your domain (www.example.com.au) into consideration when calculating where you will rank in search results? That’s right, the people at Google create their search algorithms based on a large number of factors, but they all come down to one thing: trust.
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22 / 02 / 2012 by Adam
in Advertising Tips & Tricks / Google AdWords
Google recently posted an update on the AdSense blog “Making Ads Smart – Adapting Ads to the Device” where they discussed some of the changes they were launching to change the appearance of the ads on certain devices.
Google has also had a long time AdSense policy which prohibits “encouraging clicks”.
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21 / 02 / 2012 by Alex
in Google AdWords
Did you know your AdWords specialist at SponsoredLinX are like special forces ‘Traffic Controllers’?
They have trained eyes to detect Google searches that you do NOT want clicking your ads. Sure, a well structured campaign will reduce irrelevant traffic but that’s certainly not enough. Even though AdWords advertising is the most targeted way to advertise your business, AdWords is dynamic which means search traffic is changing all the time.
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16 / 02 / 2012 by Mathew
in Information Technology / Tips & Tricks
I’m sure everyone has heard the term “Cloud Computing” being the new buzz phrase on the internet, but what is it? In essence Cloud Computing is used to describe hosted services, whether it be storage, infrastructure or software.
As an example millions of people have moved away from running email software on their computers to cloud based email providers such as Google GMail or MSN Hotmail.
13 / 02 / 2012 by Joshua
in Advertising Tips & Tricks / Google AdWords
During the Google AdWords Health Checks that are run by our internet marketing specialists here at SponsoredLinX, we have began to notice a growing trend in Google AdWords accounts. One of the most alarming trends that has been identified is that the majority of accounts are lacking an extensive negative keyword list. Negative keywords are important because they are the gate keepers of your Google AdWords account, stopping your ad’s showing to unwanted traffic.
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12 / 02 / 2012 by Doug
in Advertising Tips & Tricks / Web Design & Development
Choosing to get a new website built can be a big decision. With 68% of internet users having made an online purchase in the 2010-2011 period and 79% of households in Australia with Internet access, having a website is a necessity. Having a website that works well is a luxury, a luxury that will give you an advantage over your competitors and give you the best return on your investment.
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09 / 02 / 2012 by Kevin
in SEO
If you’re looking to get into SEO services, THE most important part of this is selecting a list of keywords which will maximize chances of your return on investment. SEO takes time and you don’t want to waste months working on either a lost cause (keywords that are way too hard to rank for) or keywords that are bringing you irrelevant traffic.
There are a lot of misconceptions about what constitutes a good keyword, the most common of which is that more traffic means more business.
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06 / 02 / 2012 by Adam
in Google AdWords
One of the main optimisation techniques used at SponsoredLinX is to measure the results we get at various ad positions.
Google uses an algorithm to calculate which position an advertiser’s ad will appear.
Max Cost Per Click (CPC) x Quality Score = AdRank (AR) The higher the AdRank, the higher you are listed.
To get the actual CPC we user the AdRank of the advertiser below us and divide this by our Quality Score.
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