Cloud computing is the future of technology. Most techies would say the present. It’s the shift from running software applications locally on your computer to online applications that run “in the cloud” – the cloud being the internet. You pay a monthly service fee to use these “software as a service” or “SaaS” applications and they are accessible anywhere you are connected to the internet.
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Adsense is a program offered by Google that allows website owners to earn revenue by placing Google ads on their site. You get paid when someone clicks on an ad.
Google Adwords
Google Adsense works in conjunction with another Google program called Adwords. Google Adwords is a network of advertisers that buy ad placement on Google search and also on Google’s site partner network (Adsense).
Adwords advertisers buy ad space on the content network by bidding on keywords. If their bid is high enough, they get placement on sites with that particular keyword.
Because …
Great video by Radian6 on how social media is changing business through personal interaction and instant feedback.
Cloud computing is the future of technology. Most techies would say the present. It’s the shift from running software applications locally on your computer to online applications that run “in the cloud” – the cloud being the internet. You pay a monthly service fee to use these “software as a service” or “SaaS” applications and they are accessible anywhere you are connected to the internet.
This type of business model also makes it easy for smaller companies to use sophisticated software cost-effectively. Most SaaS companies have scalable step functions in their …
Writing content that is unique and relevant to your target audience should always be your main goal when creating a new blog post. Never sacrifice the quality of your message just to improve your search engine optimization. Fortunately, many of the things that make your content Google friendly also make your content better.
Use these guidelines to write Google Friendly Content
One Page/One Topic: Remember that Google likes . As long as your content includes relevant highly ranked keywords, you give your page a good chance to be indexed highly by Google.
Include …
Optimize your titles for Google Search by using descriptive keywords or phrases that clearly describe your blog post. To further optimize, use the same keywords from your title in the URL and throughout your post to show consistent use of keywords. Google looks at the page titles, URLs, and blog post content to determine what the blog is about. In order to drive more traffic to your blog, choose terms that get high search volume on Google.
To research descriptive keywords and phrases, visit Google Keyword Tool and Google Trends.
These …
I started StGermaine.ca at the end of 2008 to try out new marketing strategies that I could implement on my major income earning sites – BCjobs.ca and Albertajobcentre.ca. Once I began, I found myself completely enthralled in this world of blogging. It gives me great pleasure to share my expertise and contribute to the social web.
Over the holidays, I reflected on the year and started putting my goals down on paper. From this, I decided to turn StGermaine.ca into a business (StGermaine Marketing) and I’d like to share my simple …
The official website of The Vancouver Convention Centre is designed using WordPress as a CMS. This is a great site and an even better example of what you can do using WordPress.
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Setting up your blog for the first time can be a little intimidating. If you are holding off because you’re uncertain of where to begin, not to worry. This post will get you through the process unscathed. It really is painless, I promise!
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