Twitter Updates for 2010-02-03

  • SEO tip: Use the ~ operator for synonym search. For example ~pear would also return search results with “fruit” in it. #
  • SEO tip: Use wildcard operator with Google search. For example: +vancouver *travel would find substitutes for the word travel. #
  • The most beautiful city in the world: http://sandrosalsi.com/2870/vancouver-bc-the-most-beautiful-city-in-the-world/ #
  • Use RSS feeds to increase the number of backlinks to your site #
  • Use RSS feeds as an Alternative Communication Channel #
  • Google is considering disclosing the share of AdSense revenue they share with their publishers. That would be interesting to know… #
  • Google Fixes Webmaster Tools iGoogle Gadgets. #
  • Google announced a new feature for Google News that lets users “star” news items. You can “star” clusters by clicking on the blue pale stars #
  • Food plots video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNbn2qwMTys #

Vancouver, BC – the most beautiful city in the world

Incredible video. Absolutely breathtaking…

“Vancouver City” music video is an artistic collaboration between Innerlife Project and TimeLapseHD (www.innerlifeproject.com). These time lapses are shot with a 12 mega pixel digital single lens reflex cameras. Original resolution is 6 times better then HD (high definition). The images have been resized for HD and are much better quality then shown on YouTube.

Arbitrage in Internet Marketing

from wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbitrage):

In economics and finance, arbitrage is the practice of taking advantage of a price differential between two or more markets: striking a combination of matching deals that capitalize upon the imbalance, the profit being the difference between the market prices. When used by academics, an arbitrage is a transaction that involves no negative cash flow at any probabilistic or temporal state and a positive cash flow in at least one state; in simple terms, a risk-free profit.

However arbitrage can be applied to different business models.

For example in Internet Marketing you may want to buy cheap traffic to send visitors to a page that contains ADS from different sources and you’d be pocketing the difference.

Very simple, very effective, very profitable. Be careful with terms and conditions, for example I know Adsense does not allow arbitrage.

Here’s some tools you can use for:

  1. Competitive intelligence:
    Some of the best keyword tool available today are: SpyFu, Ispionage, and Wordstream. These tools aggregate data from Google and can tell you:– > what ADS your competitors are using
    — > how much they pay for those keywords
    — > how long they have been online, etc, etc.

    It’s a goldmine of information. Why reinventing the wheel when all this is available to you?

  2. Getting traffic:
    Since you already know what keywords and what ADS are working, it’s time to build some campaigns. Some of the tools that can help you generate thousands of ADS/campaigns/landing pages in minutes are: Wordstream, Speed PPC, and LP Gen.
  3. Managing your campaigns:
    Now that you have all these campaigns, and potentially, thousands of ADS running, managing them (if you are using excel or similar) would be a nightmare. Luckily there are tools out there making your life easier. For example: Clickable, Acquisio and Click Sweeper (the last 2 are for big accounts).

Play with these tools, you will not be disappointed.

Twitter Updates for 2010-02-01

  • YouTube tip (7): reply the video by Appending ‘&loop=1′ to make the video start again without user intervention after it reaches the end. #
  • YouTube tip (6): you can make a video playing immediately by adding ‘&autoplay=1′ to the url part of the embed code. #
  • YouTube tip (5): Embed only a part of Video by appending ‘&start=xx′ to skip first xx of the video #
  • YouTube tip (4): The search box appears when you hover over a video. To hide the search box add ‘&showsearch=0′ to the embed url. #
  • YouTube tip (3): link to the most interesting part of a video directly by adding #t=XXmYYs (XX mins and YY seconds) to the end of URL #
  • YouTube tip (2): embed high quality videos by appending “&ap=%2526fmt%3D18″ and “&ap=%2526fmt%3D22″ to the embed url. #
  • YouTube tip (1): use the high quality video option is avaliable. #
  • PPC conversion tips (5): use (short) videos whenever possible. Sometimes that is the best way to explain a service. #
  • PPC conversion tips (4): be sure the message is clear or you will never make sales. Have outsiders judge your message and study the feedback #
  • PPC conversion tips (3): segment visitors by their intentions. That creates extra work but it is well worth it. #
  • PPC conversion tips (2): if you can prove that you are the best at what you do, TELL THEM ! #
  • PPC conversion tips (1): before doing anything else you need to figure out why your visitors are not buying. Everything else comes after. #
  • I am really sick today but…I still have to work 🙁 #
  • Hippie Masala, the spiritual travellers: http://sandrosalsi.com/2840/hippie-masala-the-spiritual-travellers-that-decided-to-stay/ #

Hippie Masala – the spiritual travellers that decided to stay

Have you ever experienced, during a holiday, the desire to stay permanently? Maybe because the place is absolutely stunning, maybe because you need a change in your life or for whatever reason?

While some (very few) are able to do that, the majority decide to go back home, also because, if they were to stay, after the initial thrill, they would probably face the same hardships they face at home.

Hippie Masala is a documentary that tells the story of few of those travelers that went to India in the 60′ and 70′ and unlike the majority, decided to stay and create a new, simpler life for themselves.

Watch the trailer below. Very inspiring, at least for me…some of these stories resonates strongly with where I am right now.

Hippie Masala Trailer

Meera Has No Guru

Cesare Meditates

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-01-31

  • Get recipes and ratings with Bing: http://sandrosalsi.com/2830/get-recipes-ratings-calorie-comparisons-with-bing/ #
  • How to UNshorten Any URL: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-unshorten-any-url/16662/ #
  • Google is crawling Ajax? That would be great ! #
  • Press release tip: how to get accepted (3): double check. A typo can damage your credibility and sink your chances of publication. #
  • Press release tip: how to get accepted (2): Be patience, calling to inquire if your PR was received is not a good idea. #
  • Press release tip: how to get accepted (1): understanding a publication target audience is key to increasing your chances of being accepted #
  • Press release tip: finally invite the reader to learn more about you. Provide the name, title, email/phone number of the contact person. #
  • Press release tip: a pr is usually around 500 words. The body is where you can elaborate on your news by providing additional information. #
  • Press release tip: use a summary of your news below the headline. The entire paragraph must be in italics and standard punctuation. #
  • Press release tip: the headline must be concise and attention grabbing. Bold and in a slightly larger size. Capitalize the first word. #
  • Video tip: search google keywords tool to find the best keywords then create a good title + description with the primary keyword in it. #
  • Sideo tip: Use the annotation tool from YouTube to mMake sure the videos include links back to the site to increase traffic. #
  • More Haitian adoptees arrive in Canada. Good news 🙂 #
  • Deer Food Plots Made Easy eBook Review (YouTube Video): http://www.vetjudy.com/deer-food-plots-made-easy-ebook-review/ #
  • Networking tip: first rule, HAVE FUN !!! #
  • Networking tip: be genuine and always ready to helf expecting nothing in return. You WILL get something in return. #
  • Networking tip: rescue the lone wolf. Always include people in the conversation when they join the circle. #
  • Networking tip: get out there even if you do not feel like it. People do business with people they like and to like you they need to see you #
  • Google AdWords Professional exam is timed. 2 hours to complete 100 questions. You cannot pause the test or stop it and pick it up later. #
  • Adsense news: publishers are complaining about making less money. Pretty normal this time of the year IMHO… #
  • Google URL shortening pool: Goo.gl . At this stage, is only available within Google Toolbar and Feedburner but available to everyone soon. #
  • Wildlife and Whitetail Deer Plot Services PA: http://www.vetjudy.com/wildlife-and-whitetail-deer-plot-services-pa/ #
  • Whitetail Deer Food Plots: The Weed Enemy Series: http://www.vetjudy.com/whitetail-deer-food-plots-the-weed-enemy-series/ #
  • .tel intended purpose is to house all types of contact information directly in the Domain Name System. #
  • Ubuntu: via a revenue sharing agreement, the default search engine for firefox that will be shipped with ubuntu will now be Yahoo! search. #
  • Google wave: ways to use it – http://www.maclife.com/article/feature/20_cool_uses_google_wave #
  • Tools for domain search: http://bit.ly/9FyEM6 #
  • 44% of Google News Visitors Don’t Click Through
    It seems that many online news consumers are more like grazers. (Marketing Pilgrim) #
  • SEO resources for Beginners: http://bit.ly/ac21x9 #
  • Ballmer said that Google’s decision to no longer filter out internet searches was an irrational business decision. I disagree… #
  • Sency has built an interesting real time engine which shows you what is being said, and today’s most popular links for that topic. #
  • Web search tip: NoBrandSearch.com is a site where you can find out which search engine is best…worth a try 🙂 #
  • The Financial Impact of Not Hiring the Least Best – Revisiting “What is the Target” : http://bit.ly/aSY8s3 #
  • US Continues Breaking Records, Installs 9922 MW of Wind in 2009 #
  • Adwords tip: make it easier for customers to reach you by adding a phone number in ads that appear on mobile devices with full web browsers. #
  • Google Reader Tracks Changes To Web Pages, How to Block It: set up an RSS feed and give that feed less content then you want. #
  • Duplicate content between HTML & PDF pages: use the robots.txt or x-robots-tag to prevent the PDF files from getting indexed. #
  • Want to remove a page from Google’s index PERMANENTLY? Add this to your .htaccess file: Redirect gone /page-name.htm #
  • Toyota recall list: What to do if your gas pedal sticks: http://bit.ly/cZA2OK #
  • Apple Unveils the iPad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU6isGR3PaM&feature=player_embedded #
  • Apple Announcement Live: Watch Coverage Of Apple Event (27th January 2010): http://bit.ly/d3PQng #
  • Shifting 20 percent or more to wind energy by the year 2024, is possible: http://bit.ly/duTDUO … just words? Then just business as usual? #
  • Aweber New Hosted Web Forms. Get the FREE Trial now: http://sandrosalsi.com/2802/hosted-web-forms-how-to-grow-your-list/ #
  • Vancouver has world’s least affordable housing: http://bit.ly/ams52u #
  • For a decade, Europe has been supporting biomass thermal energy, creating a market for resources like wood pellets. Good for them 🙂 #
  • Once you have the View, although the perceptions of samsara may arise in your mind,
    you will be like the sky – Dilgo Kyentse Rinpoche #
  • This is going mainstream: Exxon starts biofuel research 🙂 #
  • DOE Awards $80 Million to Algae Biofuel Dev: http://bit.ly/5aVjlY #
  • Ecran trop grand funny video: http://sandrosalsi.com/2778/ecran-trop-grand-funny-video/ #
  • FREE eBook about deer hunting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl5dc8FbDJg #

Twitter Updates for 2010-01-31

  • Get recipes and ratings with Bing: http://sandrosalsi.com/2830/get-recipes-ratings-calorie-comparisons-with-bing/ #
  • How to UNshorten Any URL: http://www.searchenginejournal.com/how-to-unshorten-any-url/16662/ #
  • Google is crawling Ajax? That would be great ! #
  • Press release tip: how to get accepted (3): double check. A typo can damage your credibility and sink your chances of publication. #
  • Press release tip: how to get accepted (2): Be patience, calling to inquire if your PR was received is not a good idea. #
  • Press release tip: how to get accepted (1): understanding a publication target audience is key to increasing your chances of being accepted #
  • Press release tip: finally invite the reader to learn more about you. Provide the name, title, email/phone number of the contact person. #
  • Press release tip: a pr is usually around 500 words. The body is where you can elaborate on your news by providing additional information. #
  • Press release tip: use a summary of your news below the headline. The entire paragraph must be in italics and standard punctuation. #
  • Press release tip: the headline must be concise and attention grabbing. Bold and in a slightly larger size. Capitalize the first word. #
  • Video tip: search google keywords tool to find the best keywords then create a good title + description with the primary keyword in it. #
  • Sideo tip: Use the annotation tool from YouTube to mMake sure the videos include links back to the site to increase traffic. #
  • More Haitian adoptees arrive in Canada. Good news 🙂 #
  • Deer Food Plots Made Easy eBook Review (YouTube Video): http://www.vetjudy.com/deer-food-plots-made-easy-ebook-review/ #
  • Networking tip: first rule, HAVE FUN !!! #
  • Networking tip: be genuine and always ready to helf expecting nothing in return. You WILL get something in return. #
  • Networking tip: rescue the lone wolf. Always include people in the conversation when they join the circle. #
  • Networking tip: get out there even if you do not feel like it. People do business with people they like and to like you they need to see you #

Get recipes, ratings, & calorie comparisons with Bing

Unleash your inner Chef and let Bing help you out! Get recipes, ratings, & calorie comparisons for each one. Whether it’s spaghetti alfredo or apple pie, they’ll show you how to make it.

Good video, I also noticed Bing maps just launched a Haiti Earthquake app where you can see before and after the earthquake images.

Get recipes, ratings, & calorie comparisons with Bing

Unleash your inner Chef and let Bing help you out! Get recipes, ratings, & calorie comparisons for each one. Whether it’s spaghetti alfredo or apple pie, they’ll show you how to make it.

Good video, I also noticed Bing maps just launched a Haiti Earthquake app where you can see before and after the earthquake images.