by Mark Thompson | Jun 2, 2019 | SEM
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...
by Mark Thompson | Jun 2, 2019 | SEM
I wanted to thank everyone who submitted their feedback on other “Making the Most Out of…” posts we should write about. Using your suggestions, I got a number of people requesting a post on how to better utilize your YouTube channel, so that’s...
by Mark Thompson | Jun 2, 2019 | SEM
Facebook is becoming an outstanding traffic generation strategy to drive massive amounts of traffic for extremely low CPC or CPM. I would not say that I am an expert in Facebook Ads, but I have run a number of campaigns and have gone through a number of FB Ad...
by Mark Thompson | Jun 2, 2019 | SEM, SEO
There are a lot of different companies out there that are taking on full time SEO’s (people skilled in the SEO biz) and handing them enormous paychecks. As you can see from this infographic, there are a lot of SEO jobs out there, and a lot of them are paying...
by Mark Thompson | Jun 2, 2019 | SEM
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...
by Mark Thompson | Jun 1, 2019 | SEM, 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...
by Mark Thompson | May 31, 2019 | SEM, SEO
Like any company, you have a budget. So how do you know if you are putting your internet marketing dollars to good use? Unfortunately there is no secret formulate to follow that tells you what percentage of your budget you should be spending on each marketing...
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by Mark Thompson | May 30, 2019 | News, SEM, SEO
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. ...
by Mark Thompson | May 30, 2019 | SEM, Social Media
Google is a great example of how powerful the Internet really is. With more users than all the other search engines combined, and by a crazy wide margin, Google is a powerhouse the likes of which the business community hasn’t seen for a long while. No More...
by Mark Thompson | May 29, 2019 | SEM
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...
by Mark Thompson | May 29, 2019 | SEM
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...
by Mark Thompson | May 28, 2019 | SEM
CTR is flagging, conversion are lagging and you’re in a funk. So what do to wake up your ad groups? Take one of these 5 tones for a test drive! Get your creative juices flowing, get the wheels turning and hey- you might even have some fun while you’re at...
by Mark Thompson | May 28, 2019 | Make Money Online, SEM
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...
by Mark Thompson | May 27, 2019 | SEM, SEO
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...
by Mark Thompson | May 27, 2019 | SEM
The Third Tribe is a private membership community offering to help business owners and entrepreneurs the chance to learn how to make money online through online marketing without becoming one of those “obnoxious” Internet marketing types. Who’s...
by Mark Thompson | May 27, 2019 | SEM, SEO, Social Media
I love when readers, clients and social media connections ask questions; the answers make great fuel for articles, so please keep them coming! Recently, a reader asked, “How do I know my web content is good enough or SEO’d well?” Thus, the topic of today’s blog. So...
by Mark Thompson | May 27, 2019 | SEM, SEO, Tools
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...
by Mark Thompson | May 27, 2019 | SEM
There are plenty of free event services out there on the web that you can use to create, manage, promote, and track local events. Here are a bunch of free services that will help you market your next event online. Eventful http://eventful.com/ Eventful will allow you...
by Mark Thompson | May 27, 2019 | SEM
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....
by Mark Thompson | May 27, 2019 | Blogging, SEM, Social Media, Tools
With all of the new communication tools and technology being introduced, the way that companies handle customer service has been transformed into a more effective and efficient manner. Users want to be able to receive real-time support and have multiple options to...
by Mark Thompson | May 27, 2019 | Blogging, SEM
Public Relations is all about creating buzz and/or exposure around a brand or company to a target audience, through various offline and online engagements. However an offline and online PR marketing campaign have many differences that are important to understand....
by Mark Thompson | May 25, 2019 | SEM, SEO
No matter what the industry, the bad apples often get more publicity than the folks that do business by the book which can give any industry a bad name. The search engine marketing industry is no different. Over my 11 years in the business, I have encountered...
by Mark Thompson | May 25, 2019 | SEM
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...
by Mark Thompson | May 25, 2019 | SEM
In my last post, I discussed how to create a Google AdWords campaign. Before purchasing keywords on Google AdWords, you may be curious to know how Google in fact ranks advertisements. Have you ever wondered how Google ranks advertisements when you perform a search on...
by Mark Thompson | May 21, 2019 | News, SEM
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. ...
by Mark Thompson | May 21, 2019 | SEM, SEO, Social Media
Recently I wrote a post on how much knowledge a client should have, but along with knowledge also comes responsibility. For any internet marketing agency to work well with their clients, there must be a mutual understanding of the overall strategy, and most...
by Mark Thompson | May 21, 2019 | SEM
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...
by Mark Thompson | May 21, 2019 | SEM
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...
by Mark Thompson | May 20, 2019 | SEM, SEO
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,...
by Mark Thompson | May 15, 2019 | SEM
It is important to maximize each marketing opportunity that comes your way. Identifying those opportunities and coming up with a strategy that will help your ultimate goals is something that every company should be thinking of. There are a number of ways you can...
