Archive for January, 2007

Google Page Rank & Link Building

Tuesday, January 9th, 2007

Like many of you I’m seeing a Google Page Rank increase across most of my websites with this last update.  I’m noticing many of my WhyPark websites also gaining some PR.  But you know what? 

I really don’t stress over PR as the end all be all like a did back in the day when it was launched.  It sure is nice to get another site listed in Text Link Ads though. 

SEO professional Andy Hagans stated in a previous article

With each new Google update, it is apparent that PageRank counts for less, while other factors (trust, age, authority links) count for more.  "Really, the importance of the green pixels is now negligible, aside from a very rough indication of a site’s link popularity and assurance that it isn’t banned in Google. But as long as Google continues to show PageRank in the toolbar, it will never ‘die’ in the public consciousness.

I couldn’t agree with him more.

Google Page RankHowever, if PR does keep you awake at night, for some strange reason, then here’s the most productive White Hat link building methods:

1. Shift your linking focus to getting links from relevant sites that are in DMOZ and Yahoo! directories.  Some may argue and that’s their perogative but Google does still place a fair amount of weight on these links because they are generally of higher quality.

2. Focus on unique content building.  No brainer on that one right!  Build a solid relationship with reporters, writers, press release firms and above all write some unique articles.

3. SEARCH WITH ALL YOUR POWER for the highly prized .gov and .edu links.  Hmm…maybe you should go back to school and take one college night class somewhere in something you always wanted to learn about.  Besides enhancing your education you’ll also usually get a free web page under the .edu domain upon registration.  I wonder how many enterprising college kids are selling links off their websites to make some weekend money?  =)

Whatever you do please don’t set up a link exchange on your site that’s focused on real estate and exchange links with a site themed on antique cars.  This really seems like a no brainer but I still see many webmasters exchanging links with every site on the planet.  That’s backwards, it’s quality over quantity so be selective.  Remember, Google only wants to see your site linking to other websites if they truly offer something of value to web surfers.

Best of luck to you in your link building campaign in 2007!

Stephen Ralph

[tags]google page rank, page rank, link building, link exchange, pr, text link ads, content building[/tags]

WhyPark Domain Parking Adds Custom Themes

Saturday, January 6th, 2007

Domain parking with WhyPark just got a little better.  WhyPark is probably one of the best domain parking services on the web with all of the features it offers its clients.  One feature it was lacking however was the ability to create custom themes for your parked domains….but not anymore.

WhyPark recently released a new custom layout feature.  You can now customize the layout of your parked domains by updating a few forms within your backoffice with your own HTML and style sheet. WhyPark layouts use placeholders to easily populate the content into the template you define. Layouts can be updated with these steps:

  1. Create your HTML layout in any program you use
  2. Use the placeholders where you want that content to show on your site. For example, wherever you want the "more articles" section to appear on your page, enter [[related]]. When your page is shown, the [[related]] text will be replaced by the WhyPark content.
  3. Copy your html starting after the opening body tag and stopping before the closing body tag.
  4. Paste into the form below
  5. Click Submit and your site will be updated immediately

The images you use in your layout must  be hosted elsewhere, such as a free image hosting service.  If you’re on a tight budget you can use photobucket.com or i you have a traditional site you can create a new directory and upload your images there .  Then, use the full url to the image in your layout.

Available Placeholders To Use On Your Custom WhyPark Domains:

  • [[sitename]] - The name of your website
  • [[forsale]] - If your website is for sale, enter this placeholder where you want the "this site is for sale" link to appear
  • [[textads]] - When you add text ads through the Earn Revenue section of WhyPark, your text ads will be shown in place of this placeholder
  • [[related]] - Each page shows up to 15 related articles and content to help make your site more unique. Use the [[related]] placeholder to insert this content into your layout
  • [[whypark]] - If you entered your Clickbank login into the Account section, you will earn revenue when someone clicks from your website and then signs up for WhyPark. The [[whypark]] placeholder shows this affiliate link
  • [[mainbody]] - This is the main text on each page; for example the full article, home page article summaries, site map, etc.

This is a really smart move by WhyPark within the domain parking world.  In my opinion they offer the best value or your dollar compared to other domain parking services who keep a percentage of your revenues, while offering you very little room for customization.

WhyPark Domain Parking

Stephen Ralph
http://www.Top-Affiliate.com
http://www.FreeAdvertisingBlog.com

[tags]whypark, domain parking, domain parking services, custom themes[/tags]

Monthly Adsense Templates By Joel Comm

Friday, January 5th, 2007

Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the past decade you’ve probably heard of Joel Comm.  Joel is an Internet entrepreneur who has been building successful web sites since 1995.

Joel wrote the best selling ebook "What Google Never Told You About Making Money With Google Adsense."  In it he shows you how he took his Google Adsense earnings from $30.00 a day to over $500.00 per day.  Needless to say  Joel is THE subject matter expert on how to make money with Google Adsense!

Back in late 2006 Joel re-released his sold out Adsense Templates system for a very limited time…And it sold out again a matter of days.  Now he’s releasing Monthly Adsense Templates!

With his new membership site Monthly Adsense Templates you’ll get just that.  New, professionally designed, ready to deploy, Adsense, CPC, CPA, etc templates.  Obviously memberships will be limited to preserve the profitability these templates will provide the Monthly Adsense Templates members.

How to Make Money With CPC & CPA AdvertisingMonthly Adsense Templates will not be made to the general public until January 10th but YOUcan get on the advanced notification list HERE

Before the release of Monthly Adsense Templates Joel’s offering a brand new eBook, "How to Make Money with CPC and CPA Advertising."  This will walk you through step-by-step how to monetize your site with other revenue streams besides Google Adsense.

Remember, Joels Adsense Templates are NOT just for Adsense publishers.  They’re perfectly optimized for promoting affiliate CPA programs, Clickbank products, Comission Junction,  Amazon and basically anything you want to monetize your site with.

Don’t miss out on this one…again.  Just read through the list of glowing testimonials from beginners to seasoned vets like Michael Cheney.

Stephen Ralph
Monthly Adsense Templates

[tags]monthly adsense templates, adsense templates, joel comm, google adsense, adsense, cpc, cpa, michael cheney, how to make money with google adsense[/tags]