Thursday, October 11, 2007

Google Video...Now In Adsense

Google now lets website owners place video ads on their website to generate revenue. This is a true sign that video advertising is a growing advertising method. Here's what Google has to say about this new feature.

"Were excited about the launch of video units " a new way to enrich your site with quality, relevant video content in an embedded, customizable player. Simply embed a snippet of code and have relevant YouTube partner content streamed to your site. You can choose categories of video to target to your site, select content from individual YouTube partners, or have video automatically targeted to your site content. Companion and text overlay ads are relevant and non-intrusive. To further blend the YouTube player into your site, you can also customize the color scheme and layout as well as choose from three different player sizes."

Click here to learn more about Google's Adsense Video Units.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Blogging At Its Best

Although it is time consuming to create a traffic generating and exciting blog, the rewards heavily outweigh the burden. It is very important that your blog is frequently updated because your blog becomes more searchable, which has a high chance of getting new traffic.
Here are some tips to creating a successful blog:
1. Add video or photo slide shows. Such interactive media can attract new visitors and keep loyal visitors coming back for more.

2. Make your blog searchable. Submit your blog to Google Blog Search to be found in search engines.
3. Remeber to tag keywords. When you create labels or tags for your blog, those words come up in search engines.

4. Keep your information current. When your blog is current, you receive a score. The higher your blog's score, the more possibility you have to be found in search engines.
5. Add affiliate links to your blog and generate money from your blog.