Another hit for the little publisher trying to make revenue from content sites. On March 31, Yahoo! announced the closure of the Yahoo! Publisher Network. (more…)
Yahoo Publisher Network To Close
International ecommerce survey results
Are you selling to customers outside your shores yet? If not, you may be missing out on a ton of cash. (more…)
Search engine rankings war heats up
The battle for prime search engine rankings will get even harder this year with companies spending more on search marketing; both paid search and organic. (more…)
Email unsubscribe survey results
While no marketer likes people unsubscribing, making people jump hoops to get off a list is counter-productive – and can be illegal. (more…)
Adwords offers remarketing (retargeting)
Ever noticed how certain ads seem to follow you around the web? It’s called remarketing (or retargeting) and it’s now being offered to Google Adwords advertisers. (more…)
There’s a fraction too much friction
Friction on landing pages and particularly lead capture pages, can have an incredibly negative effect on conversions. So what is friction? (more…)
The Internet vs Senator Steve Fielding
I read a headline and snippet on the ABC this morning and initially thought an Australian politician’s web site had been hacked. It wasn’t and just goes to show how out of touch some of our politicians are about the nature of the Internet. (more…)
Ignore email crackpots and hecklers
While angering your social network following by disregarding them isn’t a wise idea, next time some idiot emails with you unduly harsh criticism or general whacko comments, ignore them totally. Here’s why. (more…)
When social network “fans” attack
Having a Facebook or Twitter presence can really lift the profile of your business – but sometimes for all the wrong reasons as Nestle is currently discovering. Their Facebook “fan” page is currently a company’s worst public relations nightmare and serves as a caution for us all. (more…)
Google Analytics to release opt out plugin
It appears that the Google Analytics team will soon be releasing a browser plug-in that will allow people to opt-out of being tracked by the web analytics application. (more…)