Comments on: Social Media: Internet advertising and search placement on steroids: The social media rant! http://socialmediasystems.com/blog/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/ 805-827-2450 Build Market and Improve Your Business 805-827-2450 with social media marketing services, cutting edge website development, and advertising agency services. Tue, 22 May 2012 13:19:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: coffeer http://socialmediasystems.com/blog/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-868 coffeer Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:57:14 +0000 http://socialmediasystems.com/03/15/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-868 I have noticed when slowing down comments, even on a personal blog, that the comments levels drop drammitically but can also be replenished by some old fashioned time and effort. I have noticed when slowing down comments, even on a personal blog, that the comments levels drop drammitically but can also be replenished by some old fashioned time and effort.

]]> By: Israeli Rothman http://socialmediasystems.com/blog/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-257 Israeli Rothman Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:17:57 +0000 http://socialmediasystems.com/03/15/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-257 There is no substitute for hard work. There is no substitute for hard work.

]]> By: Toby http://socialmediasystems.com/blog/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-256 Toby Tue, 20 Mar 2007 17:53:40 +0000 http://socialmediasystems.com/03/15/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-256 To go along with comments that provide value it also needs to happen on a fairly regular basis in order to keep people returning to a site. I have noticed when slowing down comments, even on a personal blog, that the comments levels drop drammitically but can also be replenished by some old fashioned time and effort. To go along with comments that provide value it also needs to happen on a fairly regular basis in order to keep people returning to a site. I have noticed when slowing down comments, even on a personal blog, that the comments levels drop drammitically but can also be replenished by some old fashioned time and effort.

]]> By: Israeli Rothman http://socialmediasystems.com/blog/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-255 Israeli Rothman Sun, 18 Mar 2007 23:50:02 +0000 http://socialmediasystems.com/03/15/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-255 Another overlooked time-honered system is to comment real, relevant comments on industry related sites: not comment spam, but actual information. I have been succesful in getting some very prestigious links by endorsing good products and services. Another overlooked time-honered system is to comment real, relevant comments on industry related sites: not comment spam, but actual information. I have been succesful in getting some very prestigious links by endorsing good products and services.

]]> By: Solomon Rothman http://socialmediasystems.com/blog/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-254 Solomon Rothman Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:34:04 +0000 http://socialmediasystems.com/03/15/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-254 Nick, nice to have you join the conversation. Nice advice, Adgrid looks like an interesting site and I've used many similar services for individual clients before. There is something I would be very careful about though. Because of the great number of adsense affiliate sites and thin content sites, having ads displayed on your front page or any page leading to your call to action could dramatically decrease your conversion rate and cost you more money then the traffic brings you. That's why so much attention is currently being given to viral traffic and SMO is because unlike other methods of increasing traffic, social media can increase the trust factor of your website as it makes you look more popular and therefore easier to believe and purchase from. If you were going to use free advertising and link exchanges on a commercial site or business blog, I definitely would not place any visible ads on your front page or any path to accomplish your call to action. It would probably be ok to have some advertising like adgrid on your resource pages or maybe your older blog posts, but I'd definitely be wary of pasting up ads on your main business blog or website. Of course if you're talking about a personal blog, then maybe traffic and exposure are more important then trust factors or your audience may be more forgiving in that area. My personal blog has adsense and text link advertising on it. Nick, nice to have you join the conversation. Nice advice, Adgrid looks like an interesting site and I’ve used many similar services for individual clients before. There is something I would be very careful about though. Because of the great number of adsense affiliate sites and thin content sites, having ads displayed on your front page or any page leading to your call to action could dramatically decrease your conversion rate and cost you more money then the traffic brings you. That’s why so much attention is currently being given to viral traffic and SMO is because unlike other methods of increasing traffic, social media can increase the trust factor of your website as it makes you look more popular and therefore easier to believe and purchase from.

If you were going to use free advertising and link exchanges on a commercial site or business blog, I definitely would not place any visible ads on your front page or any path to accomplish your call to action. It would probably be ok to have some advertising like adgrid on your resource pages or maybe your older blog posts, but I’d definitely be wary of pasting up ads on your main business blog or website.

Of course if you’re talking about a personal blog, then maybe traffic and exposure are more important then trust factors or your audience may be more forgiving in that area. My personal blog has adsense and text link advertising on it.

]]> By: Nick http://socialmediasystems.com/blog/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-253 Nick Fri, 16 Mar 2007 04:36:38 +0000 http://socialmediasystems.com/03/15/social-media-internet-advertising-and-search-placement-on-steroids-the-social-media-rant/#comment-253 Another good method to increase traffic and site visibility is to use free advertising and link exchanges. A lot of bloggers nowadays are so amped up on ‘SMO (social media optimization)’ and ‘viral marketing’ that they forget about this simple and efficient method. I have used a couple of these since I have been blogging and found that they bring in a good amount of traffic without requiring much upkeep or money (always an added bonus). One of the better services that I have used is http://adgridwork.com because they allow content targeting and work with both Wordpress and Blogger. I’ve also dabbled with http://bla.st and found it to be a good directory as well. Hope these help. -Nick Another good method to increase traffic and site visibility is to use free advertising and link exchanges. A lot of bloggers nowadays are so amped up on ‘SMO (social media optimization)’ and ‘viral marketing’ that they forget about this simple and efficient method. I have used a couple of these since I have been blogging and found that they bring in a good amount of traffic without requiring much upkeep or money (always an added bonus). One of the better services that I have used is http://adgridwork.com because they allow content targeting and work with both WordPress and Blogger. I’ve also dabbled with http://bla.st and found it to be a good directory as well. Hope these help.

-Nick

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