


Professional Marketing Organizations to Think About Joining
If you are a search marketer, you may want to think about joining a few of these professional organizations. They can provide some good exposure in the industry, as well as help get authoritative links into your site. Here is a quick list of places to look into....
Ultimate Roundup of Advertising Networks
PPC, PPV, Banner Ads, Media Buys, Text Link Ads, Video Sponsored Ads, Mobile Ads….the list goes on and on. I thought I would compile a HUGE list of all of the different advertising networks that are out there. Feel free to help ad to the list and leave a...
3 Key Steps to Starting an A/B Test
Ever wondered if your site would generate more sales/leads with a larger call to action (CTA)? Perhaps reducing the amount of text and using bullet lists instead? Even the experts will tell you “It depends…”, but with 3 easy steps you can let your...
Making the Most Out of Google Places
Recently I have been very impressed with the new Google Places aka Local Business Center. They have been continuing to add new features to your Local Business Listing that allow you really make the listing a viable marketing tool. As you probably have noticed,...
Is Pay-Per-Click Advertising Old School Marketing Already?
When you think of old school marketing, you think of print, television, billboards, and radio….but pay-per-click? Now pay-per-click is not necessarily old school marketing in the sense that you are shouting your message out to everyone and anyone that will...
Four Search Marketing Strategies That Work
Search engine marketing is the art of promoting websites by increasing their visibility in search engines using SEO techniques, PPC, contextual advertising and more. What makes search marketing different is the fact that you do not search for customers. They search...
When To Implement a Bid Management Tool
If you are managing pay per click campaigns, both on an agency level or as an in-house marketer, you are constantly trying to figure out the best way to maximize your ad spend. Depending on what type of budget you are working with, you may be spending a few minutes a...
Guide to Decrypting Google’s Ad Quality Score
Have you ever wondered how Google determines where to rank your pay-per-click (PPC) ads in the sponsored search results? Google has come up with what they call an Ad Quality Score that will help explain how they go about ranking ads. Google defines Ad Quality Score a...
Understanding the Different Types of Content Creation
A few weeks ago I got an email from a reader asking me about content creation specific to all the different types of content for the web. Since that is more of an involved question than replying with a simple e-mail, I told him that I would answer his question in an...
How Pay Per Click Management Can Be Effectively Used In Ecommerce
On certain occasions, handling a PPC or pay per click campaign for an e-commerce website might turn out to be difficult. E-commerce advertisement companies often face plenty of hardship in the paid search domain when they are trying to maintain everything in order....
LIVE Webinar Tonight at 9pm EST – Two 7-Figure Info Marketers Spill Their EXACT Blueprint
StayOnSearch Readers….I wanted to tell you about a little TREAT I have in store for all of you! At 9pm EST, I will be hosting a webinar with two of the most respected Informational Marketers in the industry. This content-packed webinar is going to be chalked...
Back to the Basics: Getting Started with Keyword Research
Keyword Research is the foundation for any good search marketing campaign. Whether you are running a PPC campaign or optimizing your site for search engines, keyword research can make or break your search efforts. If you try to rank for keywords that are too broad you...
Introducing the New Google Adwords Certification Program
Google has made some changes by officially retiring the Google Advertising Professionals program and changing it to the Google Adwords Certification Program. The new program provides agencies with comprehensive, strategy-focused training and certification on the...
What Makes a Dynamic Internet Marketer?
What does it mean to be a dynamic marketer? To me, a dynamic marketer has a balanced, long-term marketing approach that involves all aspects of Internet Marketing. They need to be able to adapt, move fast, be willing to fail, and understand what their target market...
How to Use PPC to Complement SEO
Recently I wrote a blog post on How SEO and Social Media Are Joining Forces, so I thought it would be beneficial to show how PPC can help to compliment SEO. Now that Pay-Per-Click (at least in Google) is becoming so saturated with advertisers, compared to 5-7 years...
6 Types of Training for Internet Marketers
Continuing education for an internet marketer is a must! The industry is always changing and evolving, so it is important to have a system in place that allows for you stay up-to-date with what’s going on in the industry. There are lots of different ways that...
The Increasingly Popular Internet Marketing Degree: What do you Learn?
More than a billion and half people use the Internet, and this has created plenty of opportunities for savvy Internet marketers. There will be a growing need for Internet marketing specialists as more businesses seek to create an Internet presence. One way to acquire...
Is Google Places Revolutionizing Organic Search for Local Businesses?
In 2011, in a world where online media dominates our culture, most business owners are aware of the impact that Google and other search engines have on their ability to attract customers. Through search engine optimization, search engine marketing and more,...
Point Copy Profit, 16 Year Old Making 6 Figures Online!
As you may have noticed recently I have been trying to add more information about making money online, rather than just the normal SEO and social media type posts that you are accustom of seeing. I think this is extremely important, as it is one thing to be able to...
List Eruption Launch Week: List Building Essentials – Tip #1
I am extremely excited for next week, as it marks the date of my first REAL product launch. As many of you know, I have been working on a WordPress plugin called List Eruption that I anticipate will make a huge impact on the industry. This WordPress plugin has been...
Your Internet Marketing Strategy: Less Talking and More Doing
I want to make a pretty bold statement (semi rant) to start this blog post…“Your Strategy is Only As Good As Your Execution!”. Too many times I have seen great concepts and strategies never materialize because the project was just in theory and...
The First 5 Things You Should Do in a New PPC Campaign
In Google AdWords, whenever you start a new campaign, there are a myriad of options available at the campaign level ranging from networks, bidding, budgets, ad serving, dates, times, location, language, experiments, ad position and devices to name a few. But what are...
Live From SMX Seattle: Search Marketing & Surviving A Recession
Moderator: Jeffrey Rohrs, VP of Marketing at ExactTarget Speakers: Andrew Beckman, President of Location3 Media Dave Davies, CEO of Beanstalk Search Engine Positioning Russ Mann, CEO of Covario Jon Miller, VP of Marketing at Marketo This was a back and forth...
What Was Your Biggest Traffic Day and How Did You Achieve It?
Darren Rowse from ProBlogger asked the question on his blog, “What was your biggest traffic day and how did you achieve it?” I thought it would be fun for everyone to share their story about their biggest traffic day on their website or blog and how you...
Understanding the PPC Advertising Editorial Guidelines
If you are just starting out with doing some paid search campaigns, it can be very frustrating when you keep seeing your ads get disapproved. That is why it is important to learn each of the advertising editorial guidelines, so you reduce the chance of getting your...
Five Ways to Quickly Increase Email Response Rates
A higher percentage of people go online just for sake of checking their emails. And there’s no doubt that email marketing can prove to be an extremely powerful tool for reaching out to new customers. However, the success of an email marketing campaign depends on the...
Creating Content of Substance vs Blah! Blah! Blah!
Recently I have been speaking to a few companies about content development. During our discussions a lot of questions were asked around the type of content that should be produced. What I explained to them were that are different types of content and strategies...
15 Websites to Find Excellent Internet Marketing Whitepapers
Whitepapers have been a great marketing tool for gaining industry credibility, relevant leads, and more traffic to your website. Even though there are probably thousands of Internet Marketing Whitepapers out there, there are a select bunch that are know for creating industry-recognized, high-quality whitepapers.

Top 10 Forums to Engage with Internet Marketers and Web Professionals
Forums can be a great way to communicate with industry experts, gather feedback, position yourself as an industry leader and drive relevant traffic to your site. The first step to marketing via forums is to find the right forums, where people are discussing your...
Why Affiliate Marketers are The BEST Marketers
Hopefully just by reading the blog post title, it got your attention! It may seem like a bit of a bold statement and I’m sure many of you disagree with this statement. However let me try to explain my point of why I think affiliate marketers are the best...
Google Announces User-Generated Filters for Unwanted Search Results
Google may have finally discovered a way to rid the internet once and for all from undesirable search results. The answer: Let its users handle it. The Official Google Blog on March 10 announced the debut of a new feature that allows you to block all results from any...
5 Brilliantly Simple Ways to Keep Your Newsletter Away from the Spam Folders
We all hate spam but some guys and gals are making a living out of sending emails of the legitimate variety. Even if you don’t belong to this group because you send newsletters only occasionally, the tips in this article will be of great use to you. 1. Never...
What You Can Learn from Google Instant Search
Google has just rolled out the new Google Instant search results. Now, all you have to do is type in one letter and you will start to get results instantly, without even hitting the Search button or enter key. Some interesting tidbits about the new search system...
Tips for B2B Search Engine Marketing
Today, strong search engine marketing strategies are a survival necessity for any business, be it a small or big show. Even using this as just a general rule, the fact remains that B2B (business-to-business) marketers will have to think and act slightly different from...
Formulating an Internet Marketing Strategy: Asking the Right Questions?
It doesn’t matter if you are building a new website, conducting search engine optimization, PPC advertising, or a social media strategy, there are always going to be important questions that need to be answered by the client. Having detailed answers to these...
5 Reasons Your PPC Campaigns Are Not Performing
With pay-per-click advertising becoming more and more expensive, it is important to understand how to make sure your campaigns perform to their full potential. There could be a number of things you are doing that are prohibiting the performance of your campaigns....
How to Use Ad Extensions to Improve PPC Campaigns
You may believe it or not but the pay per click ads have already captured majority of the properties found in the results pages of search engines. If you are in doubt about this, then spend a minute to do a search in Google for something that you wish to purchase over...![My Thoughts on the Newest Google Algorithm Update [w/ Results]](https://www.stayonsearch.com/httpdocs/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/google-algorithm.png)
My Thoughts on the Newest Google Algorithm Update [w/ Results]
On Friday, Google officially announced an algorithm change that is one to pay attention to. Typically when Google updates their algorithm, it is something so minor that you wouldn’t really notice a huge increase/decrease in your traffic and organic rankings. ...![Making Money Online with SEO [Webinar Replay]](https://www.stayonsearch.com/httpdocs/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/70_webinar_replay1.jpg)
Making Money Online with SEO [Webinar Replay]
Hey guys, I wanted to give everyone who missed the webinar a few weeks back, a chance to watch the replay. Daniel Lew and I discuss a number of different tactics and strategies for turning your SEO efforts into dollars. We went for almost two hours, so there is a lot...
Online Marketing Crossing The Conventional Conception of SEO
The connotations associated with the word online marketing include the processes of SEO and PPC. To most of the businesses in the market, the online marketing is either search engine optimization or Pay per click. Businesses are either oblivious of the rest of online...
List Eruption Launch Week: List Building Essentials – Tip #2
First off, if you didn’t have a chance to read the first tip I highly recommend that you do. Yesterday we discussed providing content for free and how perceived value and tangibility can significantly improve your subscriber rates. Today we are going to talk...
Google Adwords Automated Rules – Say Goodbye to PPC Bid Management Tools
Over the last few weeks, Google has rolled out a feature I have been waiting for FOREVER. For anyone that manages PPC campaigns with Google Adwords, you know that its annoying if you are trying to manage a monthly budget for a client. The reason being is that...
What Will the Internet Be Like in 2025
It’s amazing how fast the Internet is moving! I remember like it was yesterday when I had to use my obnoxiously loud 56k modem to dial into America Online. A welcome message would popup that gave me access to my email, “Channels” and buddy list. ...
Introduction to Product Recommendation Engines
For those adept at internet marketing, you may have heard of product recommendation engines before. For those who haven’t, you’ve likely stumbled upon one in your internet browsing experience before and weren’t aware of it. What is a Product Recommendation Engine? A...SEM vs SEO: Short-Term vs Long-Term
For clients, it can be hard to see the big picture when it comes to an effective internet marketing strategy. Their initial response is similar to “I need to get traffic to my site immediately. How can I get results today?”. The mentality is always now,...
How I Found More Internet Marketing Jobs – Free Resource Inside
Are you an Internet Marketing company looking for new clients? Are you an Internet Marketing freelancer or consultant looking for new clients or agencies to partner with? Are you an Internet Marketer looking for full-time employment? If you are one of these people,...
How to Use Email to Reach Out to an Existing Customer Base
When it comes to promoting or growing your business online, mailing lists and email campaigns offer massive benefits. However, many business owners overlook one of the most powerful ways to utilize these tools. While building your mailing lists and capturing customer...
Opt-In Placement for Maximizing Subscribers
You have probably noticed that many bloggers are adding opt-in forms throughout their entire blog to help increase subscribers. Gaining new RSS and E-mail subscribers to your blog allows you to not have to depend on Google or other traffic sources to get your readers...