Monthly Archives: November 2007

For Christmas I’d Like… Simple SEO!

Posted on November 29, 2007 by Neil_Shearing

What do you think… would you like to know the basics of SEO… I mean the TRUE basics and not the “guru fluff” that people with zero knowledge of SEO pass off as “the hidden truth”? I’d like to get … Continue reading →

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Free Camtasia! Free Snagit!

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Neil_Shearing

My recent product, Passive Cashflow Secrets, was made using Camtasia 2.0. Now Techsmith are giving away version 3.0. Why? Because they want you to upgrade to version 5.0! Hey. Who needs version 5.0? Like I said, I was quite happily … Continue reading →

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OK, Now I’m Getting Mad!

Posted on November 26, 2007 by Neil_Shearing

Why do people not “get” how to make money online? Nowadays, it’s simple. Back in 1998, when I sold a text file (yeah, this was before ebooks!) called “How To Make Money Online”, it was also simple. You create a … Continue reading →

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Oh C’mon. Is that Really SEO?

Posted on November 21, 2007 by Neil_Shearing

I was referred to a website selling “how to do SEO” information. They claim that they get great search engine rankings… OK, fine. But on their sales letter they show a screen-capture from Google for the search construction auditing firm … Continue reading →

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Burning Plastic Smell? That’ll Be The Power Supply Unit!

Posted on November 20, 2007 by Neil_Shearing

You know what never fails to amaze me… that after 10 years making money online, I’m still learning new things and tackling new challenges on a daily basis. Yesterday it was wresting with the concept of “wget” and “cURL” in … Continue reading →

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Kontera eCPM… Early Data…

Posted on November 19, 2007 by Neil_Shearing

Well, I didn’t take off Adsense ads from my pages, so I guess the earnings from Kontera have to be seen in that light. Even so, I’m quite surprised at how low the eCPM is. (eCPM is earnings per thousand … Continue reading →

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Adsense changes… only clicks on titles and url’s will work.

Posted on November 16, 2007 by Neil_Shearing

Adsense have just changed their system… “we’ve just changed our text ads slightly to help reduce accidental clicks. In the past, users could click on both the background and full text of an ad, but now they can click only … Continue reading →

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Do Kontera Ads Make You Money?

Posted on November 15, 2007 by Neil_Shearing

I’m testing Kontera ads over at my RefreshArticles.com site. See this example page on Internet advertising. The words highlighted within the article are Kontera ads, which will earn me cash if clicked on (not when someone puts their mouse over … Continue reading →

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Should I Sell Text Links?

Posted on November 12, 2007 by Neil_Shearing

I regularly get emails from people asking to buy text links at http://www.ScamFreeZone.com . Why? Perhaps because it’s been around since 1997. Perhaps because it was once PR7 (for a short time). Perhaps because it ranked very highly for “home … Continue reading →

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Neil Shearing Tube and the Guiness Tipping Point Advert

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Neil_Shearing

What the heck is Neil Shearing Tube? It’s my page at YouTube.com. I’ve picked the new Guiness Tipping Point Domino advert as my Featured Video because I thought it was pretty cool and I loved how the objects got larger … Continue reading →

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