Archive for December, 2006
Friday, December 29th, 2006
New Web Host for Ironvine Search Marketing
After more issues than I can count with DotNetPark, I decided to move my web hosting to a different company.
The consistent down time of the database servers has been painful to say the least. And when I asked for a reason, or some kind of recompense three times I was ignored.
So far the transition [...]
No Comments » - Posted in General, News by Steve Terjeson
Thursday, December 28th, 2006
Search Relaxation and Preparation
This week has certainly been the search holiday break. Google, Yahoo, MSN, and most of your search marketing staff personnel are away on vacation. The holiday rush insanity shopping sprees are over and the after Christmas sales are flowing nicely. Me, I am here working hard building more campaigns to help the sales keep flowing.
My [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Blog, Marketing, SEO by Steve Terjeson
Friday, December 22nd, 2006
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas from Ironvine Search Marketing.
I wish everyone the best and a safe holiday with friends and family.
Cheers!
Steve
Technorati Tags: Ironvine, Christmas
No Comments » - Posted in Blog, General by Steve Terjeson
Thursday, December 21st, 2006
A Spin on Social Search Marketing
Social search marketing, what does that mean? Well you could explain it with a few other newer web terms like Web 2.0 or the blogosphere effect, but in reality it goes back to the oldest method of advertising, word of mouth. Just with the new technology we speak out online in blogs, such as this [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Blog, Marketing, SEO, Yahoo by Steve Terjeson
Wednesday, December 20th, 2006
Google Checkout and ChannelAdvisor in the NY Times
The New York Times published an article today about “Google Steps More Boldly Into PayPal’s Territory” which includes a report from Scot Wingo, CEO of ChannelAdvisor about the waves Google Checkout is making in the online marketing pool against services like eBay and PayPal.
Read Page 1 Google Steps More Boldly Into PayPal’s Territory
The article explains [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Google, Marketing by Steve Terjeson
Tuesday, December 19th, 2006
Links Updated
Feel free to visit the links section of the Ironvine Search Marketing blog for useful links to resources I have created or related companies. In the links section you will also find links to articles I have written about SEO and search marketing.
If you have comments, content, or things you would like to write about [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Blog, General, Programming by Steve Terjeson
Monday, December 18th, 2006
AdWords: Download Bulk Sheet to be Disabled
There is a new message on Google AdWords. It looks like Google is trying to migrate people over to use their AdWords Editor instead of having so many ad-hoc tools and utilities spread throughout the AdWords interface.
Your ‘Download bulk sheet’ link will be disabled soon. Use AdWords Editor instead!
The Download bulk sheet (.csv) feature [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Google, Marketing by Steve Terjeson
Friday, December 15th, 2006
AdWords Editor Video Lessons
Google has posted on their AdWords blog that you can now view multimedia tutorials on how to use the AdWords Editor.
You can view this lesson as part of the AdWords Learning Center which are also available in a text-only format.
Technorati Tags: Google, AdWords, tutorials, AdWords Editor, Ironvine
No Comments » - Posted in Blog, Google, Marketing, News by Steve Terjeson
Thursday, December 14th, 2006
Yahoo Publisher Network
I recently was accepted into the Yahoo Publisher Network beta program. I really like how they have it set up. One unique feature I really liked seeing was the ability to add an RSS feed ad to your WordPress or TypePad blog software.
I added this to my AjaxKnight blog today, but I haven’t had much [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Blog, Code Samples, Marketing, Yahoo by Steve Terjeson
Wednesday, December 13th, 2006
AjaxKnight
In the interests of keeping focused information and relevant content, I have decided to move my programming section of Ironvine Search Marketing to a new blog AjaxKnight (http://www.ajaxknight.com/blog/).
I hope to have more programming information there and posts at least weekly.
You should still get daily updates here about search marketing, search engine optimization and marketing news [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Blog, News, Programming by Steve Terjeson
Tuesday, December 12th, 2006
Yahoo Search Marketing Bidding Information Changes
Today Yahoo sent out an email letting account managers know that their Sponsored Search accounts have changed the way they now report bidding information.
On the Manage Bids page they have removed the “Top 5 Max Bids,” “Position” and “Your Cost” columns as well as the bid tool.
They have been replaced by three new columns, [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Marketing, News, Yahoo by Steve Terjeson
Monday, December 11th, 2006
PayPal Coupon Code Center
PayPal Coupon Code Center from eBay Strategies
PayPal is currently running a $15 off $30 (and greater) promotion for purchases made between Feb 8 to March 31. There are several caveats so be sure to read the terms and conditions carefully. Promotion details here.
This micro site has some great holiday saving codes for those eBay [...]
