My saga of bad customer service continues…
The Charter Fiasco
A couple of months back my monthly bill for internet service at home changed from $34.99 to $39.94. Raises in fees are a fact of life and I never gave the $5 monthly increase more than a couple of seconds thought. That was until I got my bill last month which added an additional $15 to my newly increased monthly bill.
Algos Gone Wild: Google Exposed!
This Google patent application speaks volumes… literally. As I understand it, the SEO junkies are rightly going over it with a fine-toothed comb to discover how exactly Google plans to fold personalization into the rank-ordering of search results.
Merck Tactics On Vioxx Exposed
The drugmaker encouraged its sales team to accentuate the positive about the painkiller and minimize discussion of potential heart risks.
Click Fraud Exposed
Joe Holcomb is the Senior Vice President of Marketing for BlowSearch. Over at his personal blog, he has written one of the most eye-opening reports on what is going on with click fraud.
Pay-Per-Click Fraud Exposed–Part II
According to Andy Jones, a member of the Best Practices Search Engine Forums, fraudulent clicks are just another aspect of the business. “Any of us that use AdWords or any other PPC has to pay for a certain percentage of fraudulent clicks,” he said in a forum discussion. “I factor it in as a cost of doing business.”
Pay-Per-Click Fraud Exposed
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Google Bug Exposed
While searching the term nissan armada headrest monitor, Jason Dowdell, of Global Promoter, discovered an interesting glitch in Google’s results.
42 Killer Domain Secrets Exposed!
The Basic Stuff
Every website needs a domain name. Example “WebBootCamp.com” is a domain name. Your domain is your website address, a.k.a. URL (universal resource locator). Should you use your company name for your domain? Maybe, maybe not. Is it memorable? Easy to spell? Does it contain keywords that relate to your business? For more considerations on choosing a domain, I’ve put together the following checklist.
SEO Myths & Rumours Exposed!
SEO myths and rumours exposed is not a top 5 – top 10 list or the like, simply an attempt at a comprehensive list of rumours about search engine optimization, marketing, pay per click, advertisement, page design techniques and so forth. The problem with most things is they start out well and with a focus on quality, and then the brain starts thinking of ways to cheat. In the case of the Internet, people are trying to cheat the search engines more and more often.
Google’s Brandy Update Exposed
If you’re a forum regular you know by now that Google’s results are changing again. I hope your rankings improve.