Comments on: Seo For Adwords http://blackbooksblog.com/adwords/seo-for-adwords/ Tue, 24 Mar 2009 02:59:20 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Admin http://blackbooksblog.com/adwords/seo-for-adwords/comment-page-1/#comment-526 Admin Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:54:11 +0000 http://blackbooksblog.com/?p=203#comment-526 Hi Erik, You can just use the same Wordpress that comes with most hosting accounts and install it using Fantistico. I use shared hosting on HostGator. This blog, for example, is on Hostgator and installed with a click or two using Fantastico. The theme is free - see the link at the bottom of the page. I've also paid for other themes from Brian Gardner (designer of this theme). With other blogs I've had a template created - just a standard minisite template. Then I hired a guy through Rentacoder to do whatever he does to make it a Wordpress template for $35. Here's a tip, because the regular blog is not going to help you. I wouldn't pay for traffic to this blog, for example. I don't want to share any of my sites publicly, but take a look at this one: http://blog.worldwidebrands.com I've started putting together pages that look similar to this. The normal header image area become larger and instead of wasting that space there's a video with an optin - with relevant information falling at and below the fold. This has been working very well. There's a bit of a learning curve with Wordpress and so many options it can be overwhelming - but I'll never build another site without it (unless something better comes along). X Hi Erik,

You can just use the same Wordpress that comes with most hosting accounts and install it using Fantistico. I use shared hosting on HostGator.

This blog, for example, is on Hostgator and installed with a click or two using Fantastico. The theme is free – see the link at the bottom of the page. I’ve also paid for other themes from Brian Gardner (designer of this theme).

With other blogs I’ve had a template created – just a standard minisite template. Then I hired a guy through Rentacoder to do whatever he does to make it a Wordpress template for $35.

Here’s a tip, because the regular blog is not going to help you. I wouldn’t pay for traffic to this blog, for example.

I don’t want to share any of my sites publicly, but take a look at this one:

http://blog.worldwidebrands.com

I’ve started putting together pages that look similar to this. The normal header image area become larger and instead of wasting that space there’s a video with an optin – with relevant information falling at and below the fold. This has been working very well.

There’s a bit of a learning curve with Wordpress and so many options it can be overwhelming – but I’ll never build another site without it (unless something better comes along).

X

]]> By: Admin http://blackbooksblog.com/adwords/seo-for-adwords/comment-page-1/#comment-520 Admin Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:25:18 +0000 http://blackbooksblog.com/?p=203#comment-520 Hi Kirk, Good question. Obviously I didn't explain that well enough. Numbers make the image irrelevant in Google's ranking/QS. So things like "order-button.gif", "guarantee-seal.jpg", etc, hurt your QS. If you're selling apples and you have a good image of apples on your site that viewers of Google Images are clicking on (indicating it's a good and relevant image of apples) then that could help you. But you're selling oranges with an image of apples, and a poor one at that, it could be hurting you. I hope that clears it up. X Hi Kirk,

Good question. Obviously I didn’t explain that well enough.

Numbers make the image irrelevant in Google’s ranking/QS. So things like “order-button.gif”, “guarantee-seal.jpg”, etc, hurt your QS.

If you’re selling apples and you have a good image of apples on your site that viewers of Google Images are clicking on (indicating it’s a good and relevant image of apples) then that could help you. But you’re selling oranges with an image of apples, and a poor one at that, it could be hurting you.

I hope that clears it up.

X

]]> By: ejlund http://blackbooksblog.com/adwords/seo-for-adwords/comment-page-1/#comment-518 ejlund Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:02:30 +0000 http://blackbooksblog.com/?p=203#comment-518 Quick question: To use WordPress to power the squeeze pages and Web sites I build, I am assuming that you are talking about the WordPress.org tool that I have to install on my own Web sever, not the standard WordPress hosted blogs, correct? Do I need or do you recommend a dedicated as opposed to a shared hosting Web server for this? Thanks, Erik Quick question: To use WordPress to power the squeeze pages and Web sites I build, I am assuming that you are talking about the WordPress.org tool that I have to install on my own Web sever, not the standard WordPress hosted blogs, correct? Do I need or do you recommend a dedicated as opposed to a shared hosting Web server for this? Thanks, Erik

]]> By: KirkMcD http://blackbooksblog.com/adwords/seo-for-adwords/comment-page-1/#comment-509 KirkMcD Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:19:47 +0000 http://blackbooksblog.com/?p=203#comment-509 >>>Use only numbers to name your images. >>>Google Images might be more important than anyone knew - if you name an image “apples.gif” then Google serves that in Google Images. Isn't this contradictory? >>>Use only numbers to name your images.

>>>Google Images might be more important than anyone knew – if you name an image “apples.gif” then Google serves that in Google Images.

Isn’t this contradictory?

]]> By: hjuan99 http://blackbooksblog.com/adwords/seo-for-adwords/comment-page-1/#comment-508 hjuan99 Tue, 02 Dec 2008 17:39:07 +0000 http://blackbooksblog.com/?p=203#comment-508 John, Your assessment of Wordpress is absolutely correct. It does sooo much seo stuff for you there's almost no reason to not build a site with anything else. A few weeks ago I made a blog post about it: http://www.jonasblog.com/2008/11/tools-i-use-wordpress.html John Jonas http://www.ReplaceMyself.com John,

Your assessment of Wordpress is absolutely correct. It does sooo much seo stuff for you there’s almost no reason to not build a site with anything else.

A few weeks ago I made a blog post about it:
http://www.jonasblog.com/2008/11/tools-i-use-wordpress.html

John Jonas
http://www.ReplaceMyself.com

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