Kontera and the Keywords of Doom
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I'm new to using Kontera. So far, I like them. Heck, they are almost working...heh.
I was playing around with my site, just doing some mouse-overs of the keywords (not clicking them, that's against the rules), and I noticed something funny about the information that popped up.
Rather than just tell you about it, let me show you what I mean.
It would seem that Nationwide insurance has the corner on the kewords 'blog' and 'blogger'. Interesting. I suppose that if you want to hijack traffic, you just have to outbid everyone else on the keyword you want, and then hope and pray that they don't actually LOOK at the pop-up info before clicking on the link.
Personally, I don't really think this is a reliable method of getting traffic.
I mean, I'm sure anybody with any common sense would see right through this keyword chaos.
You need to give people a reason to click on your links. Using totally unrelated links to gain traffic (like using 'blog' to sell insurance) doesn't really seem to do it.
Ah well. Such is marketing, right?
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How to Write Articles With Stupid Keywords
One of the main tools I have been using this year to try to make a few extra bucks has been sponsored posts, mostly using services like PayPerPost. The problem with services like this is that it requires you to use certain keywords. If you don't, you will not get paid.
I get the feeling that whoever places these advertisements have no freaking clue how to write a coherent paragraph.
For example, this came from my last post:
Fortunately, the boss is a fair, kind man who decided to call it a lay-off rather than a ‘get out’, so even though I was only with the company for two months, he is willing to give me a good reference, as well as some photos of rhinoplasty. Strange man, I’m not sure if he was trying to tell me that I needed a nose job, or if I just needed to get my nose worked on. Maybe I snored when I was at work. I wonder what I’d look like…
There is no way in heck that I can logically use the key phrase 'photos of rhinoplasty' on this site without doing some idiotic, illogical rambling...just like that.
Another problem is that I tried to use keywords that consisted of a person's name. It was rejected 3 times because I have to have a few sentences that are directly related to the keyword. I don't know the guy, and would not be likely to write about him on this site. I may have to try to work it in soon, if I want to get paid, which is a good thing. Of course, it's just the hassle that makes me want to just pour Mountain Dew on my monitor. Good thing I am patient. It's also good that I don't have any Mountain Dew.
I'm willing to bet that there are quite a few of you out there that have had this dilemma in the past. How can I write good posts while inserting totally unrealistic keywords?
My only solution is to just get insane with your topics. Hey, I could use the extra few bucks.
I'd like to hear from anyone who has come up with a creative solution to this problem. Sound off!
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The Social Millionaire: Can It Be Done?
Pat Hankinson, the man behind the site thesocialmillionaire.com, has an idea...a big idea. An idea so big, it makes some people question it.
So what is this idea?
Pat sells keywords on his site. These keywords are then linked to the buyer's website. The catch? His site is really only promoted (as far as I can gather) on social networking sites.
The concept sounds pretty good, considering the popularity of social networks, such as MySpace, Entrecard, and Twitter. But the question still remains as to whether this is a good idea or not. Naturally, a project of this type is going to have both supporters and those who question. For example, John Chow.
Promoting The Social Millionaire on the various social networks seems like a solid idea, but I don’t think that it’ll be enough for Pat to rake in seven figures. I encourage him to prove me wrong though! -- JohnChow.com 3/14
John also pointed out that with keywords selling for as little as $1.00 each, it might be slow-going at best.
On the other hand, word-of-mouth has its advantages. In just one day (after the post on Mr. Chow's blog), Pat's sales have gone from $213.61 to $1,005.08. That's a pretty staggering amount of change for just one day.
My prediction, while not nearly as 'valid' as John Chow's, is that Mr. Hankinson will make a nice fat paycheck when it is all said and done. Social networking or not, word of mouth might just push this idea right to the finish line.
Why didn't I think of that?
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