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Old 05-22-2007, 07:04 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Many people agree that starting with adwords PPC using a brand new account pretty much means that you are in the position where Google doesn't yet trust you. This tends to result in not recieveing any traffic and having your ads displayed low down on the chain.

It's a fairly competitive niche, and the CPC is fairly on target. The 'estimated positions' are total bullshit.

With a campaign that already has lots of focused ad groups, a highly relevant landing page for all keywords/ads, and just an overall high quality score for keywords, how would you go about breaking the 'new account' barrier to start recieving your fair share of traffic?

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Suppose I have a few hundred dollars to spend on having “automated tools” developed for backlink building and traffic generation. What are some specific methods/directions you would suggest employing for custom forum spammers, blog commentors and other similar tools?

Are there any other specific tasks you would recommend having automated as a priority?
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If you had to start all over and given your experience in the finance market, what type of site would you launch right now to capitalize on the excellent finance offers online? Examples?
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Whats the first thing you do when looking for your first product to push. I understand that there are areas to stay away from due to saturation (ring tones etc). Also, should you start with a low payout product or high payout, or does it really matter? Finally, short lead or long lead for your first affiliate attempt.
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OK, I'm starting a forum that i think has great potential. I'm trying to think of ways to grow and grow fast. One of those ideas is a basic refferal contest with prizes. Heres the thing, i really want to approach a company in my niche about sponsering the contest with their product/s. How should I approach this company ie. what kind of things should i talk about/ offer them to make it so they know they are going to get enough exposure to be worth thier donation
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Many people agree that starting with adwords PPC using a brand new account pretty much means that you are in the position where Google doesn't yet trust you. This tends to result in not recieveing any traffic and having your ads displayed low down on the chain.

It's a fairly competitive niche, and the CPC is fairly on target. The 'estimated positions' are total bullshit.

With a campaign that already has lots of focused ad groups, a highly relevant landing page for all keywords/ads, and just an overall high quality score for keywords, how would you go about breaking the 'new account' barrier to start recieving your fair share of traffic?

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With any new Adwords PPC account, you're going to start off at the bottom of the barrel. This is a good thing if you are NOT a new account, but sucks if you are one.

The only way to be able to get cheap clicks for your ad groups for it is to start off by bidding HIGH. Yes, I am telling you to bid high. The other thing to do is to only have your keywords in [exact match] and "phrase match". Using this will increase your CTR like mad, will also set you apart from someone serious, and will improve your overall QS. After about a week or two, usually less though, you will be able to bid much lower for the same keywords and traffic. Thus increasing your overall ROI and decreasing your investment burn rate.
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If you had a PR 6 + 100k alexa domain sitting empty, what monetization method or type of site would you start to get it's full value?
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what other ppc sources/engines do you recommend other than adwords, yahoo, and msn adcenter?

I know it depends on the niche... but I want to know generally speaking. thanks!
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I'm not a fan of any of those things for the sake of traffic, or really as a primary way to get traffic. If you were doing it for something like BH SEO and having it as a form of getting your pages indexed and ranked, then fine, but to get traffic, they are really dumb ways that can do more harm than good for you in the long run. Sorry.
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I'm still and will most likely always be a firm believer in mortgage leads. I say this because even back in the early 80's when rates were at something like 18%, people were still getting mortgages. There is an unlimited demand for them. Sure, it may not be as high as it was in the last few years, specifically for refinance loans, but new purchase (when someone buys a house) will always be there as a back up.

If I were just starting off, I'd make a lead gen site for mortgages, no doubt about it.
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