I just posted a great page on Google's Supplimental Index with an explaination of what it is and how to avoid it. And if you can't avoid it, then how to get out of it.
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It's the big yellow box to the right above my Affiliate Blogger image.
You know I recent did a post showing John Reese a little love and I wanted to added that it's acts of amazing charity that cause me to like this guy … in adition to his marketing knowledge.
John recently donate $5,000 during the Karaoke 4 Cancer fund raiser that was sponsoredby PayPerPost. Way to go John!
I received a nice email from Google today letting me know that they've upgraded their analytics tool. Here's the deatils….
We are happy to announce the release of a new version of the Google Analytics reporting interface. Since you are an existing user, you will automatically be upgraded - there is no action required on your part. To access this new version click the "View Reports" link next to any profile in your account by logging in at http://www.google.com/analytics.
For a smooth transition, we've listed some helpful resources and notes below. Also, you will still be able to access your old reporting interface for at least a month by clicking "Previous Interface" below the "View Reports" link for any profile in your account. Other than a few improvements detailed in the version notes below, your data and configuration settings remain unaffected by your choice of interface and your data continues to be tracked in the same way as it was prior to this redesign.
*What is new?* In the new version, your reports have been redesigned for clarity, greater visibility of important metrics, and ease of use. Here are just a few of the features you'll notice:
- Email and export reports: Schedule or send ad-hoc personalized report emails and export reports in PDF format.
- Custom Dashboard: No more digging through reports. Put all the information you need on a custom dashboard that you can email to others.
- Trend and Over-time Graph: Compare time periods and select date ranges without losing sight of long term trends.
- Contextual help tips: Context sensitive Help and Conversion University tips are available from every report.The new interface has everything the previous interface had and more. In addition, links within reports make it easier to navigate related information and explore your data.
The following resources are available to help you get the most from the new Google Analytics interface:
- Report Finder Tool: will help you see where data from the previous interface is located within the new version (it is also linked to from within your reports on the left nav menu.
- Support: if you encounter any issues with the new version that you can't resolve with the help center, you can contact our support team through the Contact Us link at the bottom of the help center web page, or receive higher-touch support through a Google Analytics Authorized Consultant. Find one here: http://www.google.com/analytics/support_partner_provided.html
- Analytics Help Forum: If you would like to discuss the new version or get tips from experienced users, please visit the Analytics Help Forum in English within Google Groups at: http://groups.google.com/group/analytics-help
I spend a enjoyable evening last night IM-ing with Ros about LinkConnector opportunities.
I found Ros to be witty and very personable. She was caring about my work as an affiliate, and seemed to be very genuine about wanting to help find me the right merchants within the LinkConnector network.
She was also very upfront about it when I name a few niches I was searching for stable relations in and she didn't have anything for me. Of course, I'm not going to tell you what those niches are, but I have a pretty good feeling that if she does get a merchant in my niches I'll be first on her contact list.
Well, it seems that Google does one thing really well and only one thing. The search engine company tried their hand at competing with other startup ventures and according to Ben Charny of MarketWatch, Google failed miserably.
What's troubling for Google, analysts say, is how far behind it has fallen in markets considered key to its future. The impact won't be felt now, but years from now when Google can no longer rely on its search engine for the bulk of its revenues.
"Google hasn't succeeded in most things it has tried outside of search," said Nate Elliott, an analyst with Jupiter Research. "They just don't seem to have done a lot of other things right."
Bottomline is that Google needs to diversify if it's going to enjoy a long life span. That's why we're seeing Google offer us free email, mapping, blogs, etc. We've also seen Google jump into the Affiliate Marketing space with their new CPA ads.
My guess is that Google will keep doing what they do well, and just buy what they want eventually. I mean, every startup has it's purchase price.
Reseller has pulled out a post at WebmasterWorld linking to a Google Groups post by a Google Employee saying;
There are a few things to consider about our overall crawl and indexing pipeline. As part of some recent updates (http://www.mattcutts.com/blog/bigdaddy/) we're taking a much closer look at affiliate links, linkfarms, duplicate content, and other factors as described in our webmaster quality guidelines.
As with the Florida update, when Google went after sites that were perceived as going against Google Quality Guidelines, some good & clean sites were hit in the cross fire. With this, the same has happened, and it will always happen.
So if you are suffering, you can try posting in the Google Group or emailing Google, as specified in the thread.
I just got this compelling email from Anik Singal and thought I'd pass on the information to you:
Hi Bobbie,
I just got an email about Mike
Filsaime's Free Report called
"The Death of Internet Marketing"
I will admit, like you may be
feeling now, that I thought it was
some hyped up offer to get me to
join for free and get some offer…
…Turns out I was wrong. Way wrong.
The bottom line is, this report
really opened my eyes to what really
is the death of Internet marketing.
The good news is, the report also
shows you what you need to know to
succeed in the near future.
The times are changing and I it would
be a shame for anyone to not read this
report and fail like many will.
I read it, and I wanted to share it
with you ASAP.
I recommend you take a break from
what ever it is you are doing if you
can and get access to this report now.
Holy smoke! This SENuke software is a real mind blower … and frankly it's about time we had a new product to help with Search Engine placement … and SO effectively too!
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There's no commitment. You can test drive their software, if you like it, then there are two levels to chose from. But the serious affiliate marketing promoter should focus on the Pro version of SENuke. That one's wicke hot!
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