Shawn Collins explains what you need to do to get started with a new affiliate program:
-who are you trying to reach
-know what they want and need
-how are you going to track it
-how much will you pay
-terms, trademarks
Tonight I have to admit I had never used IFrames before, or even heard of them until they were brought up in an online conversation.. Basically I will share with you what I found while researching this topic:
What is an IFrame?
According to Wikipedia, it is “an HTML element which makes it possible to embed another HTML document inside the main document. The size of the IFrame is specified in the surrounding HTML page, so that the surrounding page can already be presented in the browser while the IFrame is still being loaded. The IFrame behaves much like an inline image and the user can scroll it out of view. On the other hand, the IFrame can contain its own scroll bar, independent of the surrounding page’s scroll bar.”
This is why I needed it —> While regular frames are typically used to logically subdivide the content of one website, IFrames are more commonly used to insert content (for instance an advertisement) from another website into the current page
When would I use IFrames?
I was having trouble with Adsense not showing because there were no relevant ads on the site I was using and all I was seeing was psa’s (public service announcements).
How do I implement IFrames?
Since I have very little programming knowledge, this is how it was explained:
“On another site of yours make a html file named ads.html then put
example
Here’s some other resources that might be valuable:
IFrame Generator
IFrames Tutorial
Adjusting IFrames Height - Matt Cutts
A friend pointed me to a blog post from Apollo SEM about tracking Adwords keyword data in Google Analytics. I really recommend reading this article because there hasn’t really been an easy way to do this.
This is for sure a great way to help you budget your campaigns a lot better. By being able to see what keywords are doing the best/worst you can tweak your spending accordingly!
Sticking with the Adwords theme here, I also found a good post there about how to exclude your site from showing your own ads. Makes sense right? Why pay for someone to click on your ad when they are already at a site of yours?
Michael Grey talks about how to make Wordpress blogs more search engine friendly.
-Structure things in an easy way, only choose one particular category for each item. When posting, use “more” feature in every post to show main content on the front page, and the rest of the post on the page itself. He also gives good tips on how to avoid duplicate content.
Aaron Wall discusses how to create linkworthy content every day.
How to set up Google AdWords step by step. This is an AdWords beginner guide for advertisers who want to learn AdWords Setup and How to set up Google AdWords step by step. This is an AdWords beginner guide for advertisers who want to learn AdWords Setup and Some AdWords Tips. Most basic tips are covered in this PPC video tutorial for marketers.
Matt Cutts talks about getting rankings within 3-4 weeks
Todd Malicoat discusses four important sources for finding great backlinks.
PR Newswire -”how to apply SEO techniques such as keyword research and more to increase the relevance and longevity of your online press release.”
Shoemoney discusses why Adsense can be bad for blogs and how affiliate and direct advertising may be more beneficial for your blog.
