August 30, 2006

New SEO Contest win up to $1,000!

Hey guys it's your good folks at All About Google Adsense here for another exclusive. Who here has heard of SEO(Search Engine Optimization) contest? Well just in case they are contests aimed at seeing who has the most SEO skills in a group of people. Usually it's based on the search engine google. SO whoever has the highest website on a given keyword wins the pot. Usually of course the contestants have a required html code to ensure that the winning website is a contestant.

Without further ado I present to you the new SEO contest hosted by the folks over at preCharge Forum. The contest is on the keywords "precharge projectnet". And the search engine is google. The prizes are incredible first prize is a whooping' $1,000 and the prizes go on till 5th place:

2nd Place Winner
* 1GB Creative Labs Nano from Amazon
* 5 Domain Registrations from Domain Site
3rd Place Winner
* 1 Template from TemplateMonster - Up to a $75.00 Value
* $25.00 Gift Certificate from Amazon
4th Place Winner
* $10.00 Cash
5Th Place Winner
* $5.00 Cash

As the official all about google adsense representative I staked it out and of course joined in this contest to test my SEO skills. The official url of the contest , and of course the search query in google they'll use to announce the winner. The domain has to be a new one to ensure fairness.

My entry to the precharge projectnet. It's second right now but if you want to support me you can link to it from your website. Either way I wish good luck to all of you and hope the best man wins if you decide to join us.

Thank You

August 27, 2006

Free Backlink Giveaway: Week #5

Every sunday I am going to offer a free backlinks post. In which the first 5 comments on that post will get a free backlink from this site. The comment should have the link and a brief description of the website. Since this page is PR4 this is a nice way for people to get their new websites crawled by google quiclky. The links will go in the left hand side of the site and will last for the coming week starting that Monday till the next Monday. No porn or warez sites please.Remember this will be every Sunday so don't worry if you are too late check back next week for another chance. So hurry and comment away before someone takes your spot.

From your good folks at All About Google Adsense.

Sites are up guys, check the main page on the left side. Sorry, only first five served. Be sure to come back this Sunday when I put up the post for new links. An easy way to know this is to subscribe to the All About Google Adsense Feed.

Thank You

August 26, 2006

What will MTV and Viacom Bring To Adsense?

Google Adsense has signed a deal with Viacom and MTV to display a new kind of ads. These ads will be in the form of clips that are then followed by ads from Viacom. Only 200 google adsense publishers are included in this so far. And they will pay by CPM meaning each time a user presses play the webmaster gets pays. The earnings will be sent to the user on their referral page in their Google Adsense account manager. This will go on for four weeks and probably will be back for a longer period of time and a more wider range of publishers. They will be in two sizes the 336x280 and 300x250 ad units.

Many people are saying it is because many people are using video services more and more like youtube and google videos. Google adsense publishers like us have been waiting for google to get in touch with the entertainment industry as this is going to increase our chances to earn revenues. Among the shows to be shown in these clips will be “SpongeBob SquarePants” and MTV’s “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County". And as Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, The N, and Nickelodeon channel are in owned by the Viacom company shows on these channels are expected to be included.

And of course your good buddy here at All About Google Adsense has got you an inside look of the direct info that Google Adsense sent to participating publishers:

What is this?
Google is running an experiment with syndicated video supported by ads, to help publishers and video content owners better monetize their properties. Premium video owners provide Google with their content, Google matches the content with ads, and the site owner presents the combined product to their users.

The content to be displayed through these units is premium. We're running this pilot to open the door to initiate branding concepts within the Google AdSense advertising model, and you've been handpicked to be one of the few exclusive partners to help launch this program. Advertisers ready to move forward are of the highest caliber, and the value-add of supplying this content is tremendous. If successful, these efforts will become more robust, and the end results will greatly enhance the user experience on your site.

What is the video content?

For the initial test, we will be using channels of video content provided by MTV Networks, such as from their Comedy Central, MTV, MTV2, The N, and Nickelodeon channels. The video content is mostly short-form clips of up to a few minutes in length.

What are the ads?

For the purposes of this test, the video advertisements are provided by MTV Networks; the interstitial ads will be varying lengths (most 30 seconds or less) and shown between segments of the video content. For future syndicated video, Google will be leveraging its network of advertisers to match content to advertisement for syndicated video content.

How much money will I make?

Revenue is generated on a CPM basis, by the number of views on each ad inside the content. For instance, if someone watches the first three minutes of the content, and sees two interstitial ads, you will be paid for those two views. There is no payment unless a user has seen an ad within the content.

For syndicated video, the revenues will be split three ways, between the content owner, Google, and the site owner. For the purposes of this test, Google is not disclosing the three-way revenue split. Please also understand that CPM values and expected payouts at the end of this pilot cannot be disclosed at this time.

How do I add this to my page?
We will send you all necessary code amendments and modifications, which can simply be dropped-in to the source code of your page.

What is the unit size?
The embedded video player is the standard IAB 336x280 & IAB 300x250 size.

Do I have to put this in a certain place on my page?
You can place this unit above the fold (ATF) anywhere on your site, but keep in mind that you should try and optimize its position for playbacks.

How many impressions will I get?
As this is the first experiment of this type, we are not making projections of impressions or views. This video content, however, is only available to certain sites, so there is an element of exclusivity that your users may find attractive, and may help you get new visitors.

What if I'd like to display this Flash player on the sub domain (subdomain.root.com) of a pilot approved website?
Please respond to this email and let us know if this applies to your site.

Are we guaranteed to make at least as much as our ads would?
For the purposes of this test, we are not making revenue guarantees or predictions. This is a new concept in Google advertising history and we have worked hard with our advertisers to secure inventory for this premium channel. Our expectation is that monetization will only improve as this channel, concept, and project becomes more built out, but until then, we're in full beta with this pilot. As such, your patience and collaboration is of extreme value to us.

Will ads be served through AdSense or will I have to implement another type of code?
Ads will be served through special video player code provided for the purposes of this test, though publishers will be paid through their AdSense account.

Will Google serve the highest paying ad/content or is this a fixed unit?
This is a fixed unit, serving only the MTV preferred channel content selected for your site. There is no auction of content for the purposes of this test.

Can viewers skip ad and content display? Do publishers still get paid if viewers skip ad display? Yes, viewers can skip both content and ad display. However, users must begin to watch interstitial ads to qualify an ad event/impression.

How often does the video content refresh/change?
Content will likely change every three to seven days.

Will this player/content slow down my site?
No. As with Click-to-Play Video Ads, the video in this ad unit will not start buffering unless the user clicks on the play button. Publishers should not see any effect on site performance.

Do I have to reinsert the code when it changes?
No. By adding the video unit to your page, the content will automatically update without your changing the code on your site.

Can I have more than one unit on my page?
No, you can only have one of these video units per page.

Will the video unit be click-to-play, or initiated upon page view?
The video unit will be click-to-play, meaning initiated by the user, NOT upon page view.

Will there be alternate ad capability with these video units?
No. Since these video units are not standard ad units, you will only have the ability to serve this content through this pilot's unit.

Is there a separate legal agreement or will Google just serve through AdSense with the standard AdSense T&Cs?
AdSense Online Standard Terms and Conditions apply to this pilot.

How long is the pilot?
The pilot will span four weeks; we will provide pilot exit information prior to its completion.

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August 23, 2006

Custom Google Toolbar With Your Website!

Google Toolbar has been used by users everywhere ever since it was release, useless to us webmasters until today! With this new feature you can let your users know when you've updated your website as well as search your website, straight from the google toolbar. Let me not make you wait anymore here is the breakdown:

  1. Install the Google Toolbar (duh)
  2. Go to http://slashdot.org/
  3. Right click on the search box at the bottom of the page and select "Generate Custom Search..." from the menu that appears:

4. Click on "Add" and then "OK" in the Custom Button installation dialogs
5. Congratulations! You've created a custom button for Slashdot on your Toolbar.

And you can either submit your own button or just use one of theirs here. And that's it users can choose to add your button to their toolbar when they get to your website. This is exciting as it is guaranteed to get you free traffic and create a loyal traffic base for your website.

Have Fun With This!

August 20, 2006

Free PR4 Link To Your site: Week #4

Every sunday I am going to offer a free backlinks post. In which the first 5 comments on that post will get a free backlink from this site. The comment should have the link and a brief description of the website. Since this page is PR4 this is a nice way for people to get their new websites crawled by google quiclky. The links will go in the left hand side of the site and will last for the coming week starting that Monday till the next Monday. No porn or warez sites please.Remember this will be every Sunday so don't worry if you are too late check back next week for another chance. So hurry and comment away before someone takes your spot.

UPDATE:

Sites are up guys, check the main page on the left side. Sorry, only first five served. Be sure to come back this Sunday when I put up the post for new links. An easy way to know this is to subscribe to the All About Google Adsense Feed.

Thank You

August 17, 2006

Google Adsense Couple Of New Features

What's up guys everybody ready for another round of all about Google Adsense updates? Well here it goes:

First Google Search for Adsense has now been modified to include an option to land your searchers on your website. Usually it redirected them to Google taking away your precious visitors. The results now show up in a i-frame on your website. Google Adsense of course was all ready to release a directions page.

Second a nice little feature that shows you when you last logged into Google Adsense so for those of you Adsense junkies who go there every minute you can be reminded of what you are doing. I hope I am not the only who sometimes finds themselves on the Google Adsense control panel even though I wanted another website.

Third this one is a new bug discovered but what quickly fixed. Some people kept reporting that they were being asked to download third party applications on pages with Google Adsense. Users with Internet Explorer 6 or 7 reported this. After further review this little code was founding the http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js javascript code:

var plugins=new Array("image/svg-xml", "application/x-director", "application/x-shockwave-flash", "audio/x-pn-realaudio-plugin", "video/quicktime", "application/x-mplayer2", "application/pdf")

After four days of contacting Google Adsense the problem was fixed.Well that's all for today folks enjoy!

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August 16, 2006

Blogger Beta Issues You Don't Know About: Read Before Switching!

Found the problem with my template and quickly resolved. Thank You for you patience.

And if you haven't figured it out yet blogger has a new beta out. And I signed up for it with high hopes only to find my template blocked and the fact that I can't edit my posts. But for those of you who are still optimistic about this new blogger here are some of the new features it offers:

  1. The search feature on your Edit Posts page.
  2. The NextBlog button on the Navbar.
  3. Edit HTML mode for Layouts (though if you are still using the old template system, this will work normally).
  4. Support for certain types of blogs. These accounts will not be able to upgrade until later.
  5. Support for some browsers. If you use IE 6.0 or Firefox, you should be fine, but we're still working on the compatibility issues in other browsers such as Safari, Opera, etc.
  6. Other languages. It's English-only for now, but other languages will be coming soon.
And of course the knoe problems an dissues just as a warning:
  1. Users who have not switched to Blogger in beta will not be able to login to comment on blogs that have been switched. Commenting using the "anonymous" or "other" options will still work.
  2. Spell check and labels have problems with accents or other special characters.
  3. If you are using Layouts, the edit widget icon on your blog will occasionally appear in the wrong place or not at all. You can still edit everything from the Page Elements tab, however.
  4. The archive list will not display posts without titles.
  5. A blog owner's comments are not exempt from comment moderation.
  6. Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 attempts to download links to site feeds, rather than display them in the browser. You can right-click the link to copy the location into your feed reader.
  7. Some "view blog in new window" links will open in the same window.
  8. There are general formatting issues in various places throughout the application. These are mostly just cosmetic and nothing to worry about in terms of functionality.
  9. The "Remember Me" login option will not work correctly in Internet Explorer 6.0. The best workaround is to simply use Firefox. However, if you prefer IE, you can add google.com to the list of allowed sites under Internet Options > Privacy.

Not to mention the fact that if you use a custom template and have the code that hides your profile you may want to erase it. Many services that offer free blogger templates have these include already.

So that's about it but in my opinion Don't Switch to The New Blogger Beta wait a month or so when it's more developed.

Thank You

Template Problems

I would like to apologize to all my users as the new blogger beta doesn't let me use my custom template. I hope to fix this problem very soon in the meanwhile this default template will show up. Please be patient with me as I try to figure out what's wrong.

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