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	<title>Internet Marketing: SEO, PPC, Shopping Comparison and Analytics</title>
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	<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 03:06:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Google Adwords landing page quality</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ziavras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>internet marketing</category>
	<category>adwords</category>
	<category>google</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google official Adwords blog answers questions on Adwords landing pages. CTR and Google Analytics not considered in quality score. Using Website Optimizer will not improve score only On page relevance make a difference. No big surprises here.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="imagelink"><img align="right" id="image51" alt="google_small.gif" src="http://www.ziavras.com/wp-content/google_small.gif" /></span>Google official Adwords blog answers questions on <strong><a title="google adwords landing page score" href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2006/11/answering-your-landing-page-quality.html"><em>Adwords landing pages</em></a></strong>. CTR and Google Analytics not considered in quality score. Using Website Optimizer will not improve score only On page relevance make a difference. No big surprises here.
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		<title>Google Yahoo MSN Sitemap</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2006 02:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ziavras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>internet marketing</category>
	<category>google</category>
	<category>google sitemap</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[SEO Scoop earlier today broke the news that MSN and MSN will now be supporting Google sitemap protocal.  Google, Yahoo, and MSN are going to collaborate changes and enhancements to the sitemap protocol on this jointly-maintained site sitemaps.org.
Visit original post at Google webmaster central blog

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span class="imagelink" /><img align="right" alt="google_sitemap.JPG" id="image49" src="http://www.ziavras.com/wp-content/google_sitemap.JPG" />SEO Scoop earlier today broke the news that <a target="_blank" href="http://www.seo-scoop.com/2006/11/15/yahoo-and-msn-now-supporting-google-sitemap-protocol/">MSN and MSN will now be supporting Google sitemap protocal.</a>  <strong>Google</strong>, Yahoo, and MSN are going to collaborate changes and enhancements to the <strong>sitemap </strong>protocol on this jointly-maintained site <strong><a href="http://www.sitemaps.org/"><span style="font-weight: bold">sitemaps.org</span></a></strong>.</p>
<p>Visit original post at <a href="http://googlewebmastercentral.blogspot.com/2006/11/joint-support-for-sitemap-protocol.html">Google webmaster central blog</a>
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		<title>How to track Google Checkout in Google Analytics</title>
		<link>http://www.ziavras.com/how-to-track-google-checkout-in-google-analytics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 06:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ziavras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>internet marketing</category>
	<category>analytics</category>
	<category>google checkout</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google Analytics now supports tracking for Google Checkout; all you need to do is add some javascript on pages with Google Checkout button and your ready to go, you could follow instruction here.
This obviously helps Adwords advertisers view ROI and Revenue per Click previously unavailable.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><img align="right" id="image46" alt="google-analytics-checkout.JPG" src="http://www.ziavras.com/wp-content/google-analytics-checkout.JPG" />Google Analytics</strong> now supports tracking for <a href="http://analytics.blogspot.com/2006/10/google-analytics-google-checkout.html"><strong>Google Checkout</strong></a>; all you need to do is add some javascript on pages with Google Checkout button and your ready to go, you could follow <a href="http://code.google.com/apis/checkout/developer/checkout_analytics_integration.html">instruction here.</a><br />
This obviously helps Adwords advertisers view ROI and Revenue per Click previously unavailable.
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		<title>Microsoft updates adCenter Labs Tools with Search Funnel Tool</title>
		<link>http://www.ziavras.com/microsoft-updates-adcenter-labs-tools-with-search-funnel-tool/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Nov 2006 05:42:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ziavras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>internet marketing</category>
	<category>sem tools</category>
	<category>microsoft adcenter</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Microsoft has released a brand new useful tool for their adCenter Labs suite to analyze your visitors search behaviors.  Microsoft&#8217;s new tool Search Funnel helps search engine marketers view  keywords people typically searched before and after that.

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img align="right" id="image43" alt="search funnel tool" src="http://www.ziavras.com/wp-content/search-funnel-tool.jpg" />Microsoft has released a brand new useful tool for their <strong><a title="Microsoft AdCenter Labs" href="http://adlab.microsoft.com/">adCenter Labs</a></strong> suite to analyze your visitors <em>search behaviors</em>.  Microsoft&#8217;s new tool <strong><a title="search funnel" href="http://adlab.microsoft.com/">Search Funnel</a></strong> helps search engine marketers view <font> keywords people typically searched before and after that.</font>
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		<title>Shopping Comparison Engines cpc rates</title>
		<link>http://www.ziavras.com/shopping-comparison-engine-cpc-rates/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ziavras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>internet marketing</category>
	<category>shopping comparison</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brian Smith from comparisonengines.com post current cpc rates for shopping comparison engines Shopping.com, Shopzilla, NexTag, and Yahoo!.Click here for shopping comparison engine cpc rates

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span id="misp_compose_1" class="hm">Brian</span> Smith from <a target="_blank" href="http://www.comparisonengines.com"><span id="misp_compose_2" class="hm">comparisonengines.com</span></a> post current <span id="misp_compose_5" class="hm">cpc</span> rates for shopping comparison engines Shopping.com, <span id="misp_compose_7" class="hm">Shopzilla</span>, <span id="misp_compose_8" class="hm">NexTag</span>, and Yahoo!.<br clear="all" /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.comparisonengines.com/2006/10/02/cpc-price-floors-on-the-shopping-comparison-engines/">Click here for shopping comparison engine cpc rates</a>
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		<title>Google Base Store Connector</title>
		<link>http://www.ziavras.com/google-base-store-connector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ziavras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>google</category>
	<category>google base</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google Base Store Connector enables merchants to upload their current Amazon, eBay and Yahoo stores in Google Base Index, This New tool based on Google Base API automatically formats your items in proper Google Base format along with a link directly to your site on eBay, Amazon or Yahoo
Found on Google Base official Blog

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><a title="google base connector" target="_blank" href="http://base.google.com/base/storeconnector/index.html">Google Base Store Connector</a></strong> enables merchants to upload their current Amazon, eBay and Yahoo stores in Google Base Index, This New tool based on <a target="_blank" href="http://code.google.com/apis/base/">Google Base API</a> automatically formats your items in proper Google Base format along with a link directly to your site on eBay, Amazon or Yahoo<br />
<a target="_blank" href="http://googlebase.blogspot.com/2006/10/new-google-base-store-connector.html">Found on Google Base official Blog</a>
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		<title>Matt Cutts Interview</title>
		<link>http://www.ziavras.com/matt-cutts-interview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 07:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ziavras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>internet marketing</category>
	<category>google</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Battelle interviews Google&#8217;s Spam Commissioner Matt Cutts
 Click here for inteview

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img align="right" id="image39" alt="matt cutts" src="http://www.ziavras.com/wp-content/matt-cutts.thumbnail.png" />John <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_1">Battelle</span> interviews <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_2">Google&#8217;s</span> Spam Commissioner Matt <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_3">Cutts</span><br />
<a title="matt cutts interview" target="_blank" href="http://battellemedia.com/archives/002917.php"> Click here for inteview</a>
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		<title>Top Analytics Blogs</title>
		<link>http://www.ziavras.com/top-analytics-blogs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:12:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ziavras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>analytics</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avinash Kaushik presents his third annual round up of the top 10 web analytics blogs using fancy technology.
1    Hitwise Intelligence
2    E-Consultancy Internet Marketing Blog 
3    Google Analytics Blog
4    Occam’s Razor 
5    Web Metrics Guru
6    Web Analytics World
7 [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img align="right" id="image33" alt="analyticsblogs.JPG" src="http://www.ziavras.com/wp-content/analyticsblogs.JPG" />Avinash Kaushik presents his third annual round up of the top 10 web analytics blogs using fancy technology.</p>
<p>1    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://weblogs.hitwise.com/">Hitwise Intelligence</a></p>
<p>2    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.e-consultancy.com/news-blog/topic_13/web-measurement-and-analytics.html">E-Consultancy Internet Marketing Blog </a></p>
<p>3    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://analytics.blogspot.com/">Google Analytics Blog</a></p>
<p>4    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/">Occam’s Razor </a></p>
<p>5    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.webmetricsguru.com/">Web Metrics Guru</a></p>
<p>6    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://manojjasra.blogspot.com/">Web Analytics World</a></p>
<p>7    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.roirevolution.com/blog/">Unofficial Google Analytics Blog</a></p>
<p>8    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.webanalyticsdemystified.com/weblog/">Eric T. Peterson’s Analytics Weblog</a></p>
<p>9    <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://lunametrics.blogspot.com/">Increasing your website’s conversion rate</a></p>
<p>10<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.omniture.com/blog/">    Inside Web Analytic</a></p>
<p><strong><a target="_blank" href="http://www.kaushik.net/avinash/2006/09/top-ten-web-analytics-blogs-september-2006.html">Click here for full post </a></strong>
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		<title>Battelle Searchmob add me Button for wordpress</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2006 03:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ziavras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>internet marketing</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[John Battelle just launched a digg like site for the search industry; its called SearchMob (humm), well since anyone with any common sense would want to be featured on his site and what better way then to have a custom button just like the rest of those social sites right on your blog.
How to:
just paste [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img align="right" alt="searchmob-tm.jpg" id="image30" src="http://www.ziavras.com/wp-content/searchmob-tm.jpg" />John <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_1">Battelle</span> just launched a <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_3">digg</span> like site for the search industry; its called <a title="john battelle searchmob" href="http://battellemedia.com/searchmob/"><span class="hm" id="misp_compose_6">SearchMob</span></a> (humm), well since anyone with any common sense would want to be featured on his site and what better way then to have a custom <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_8">button just</span> like the rest of those social sites right on your blog.</p>
<p>How to:<br />
just paste the code below in your wordpress template index.php file.<br />
<img alt="searchmob3.jpg" id="image28" src="http://www.ziavras.com/wp-content/searchmob3.jpg" /><br />
right after<br />
<img alt="searchmobcod.jpg" id="image25" src="http://www.ziavras.com/wp-content/searchmobcod.jpg" />
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		<title>Inside AdWords - see ads shown around the world</title>
		<link>http://www.ziavras.com/inside-adwords-see-ads-shown-around-the-word/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Sep 2006 04:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>ziavras</dc:creator>
		
	<category>adwords</category>
	<category>google</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Inside Adwords an official Google service  overs what other companies have been offering for while, the capability to view what ads our shown in different Geo location, this tools will certainly change the CPC industry and give the smallest websites enough insite to make the right decisions. You could filter attributes down to the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span class="imagelink"><img align="right" alt="inside adwords" id="image34" src="http://www.ziavras.com/wp-content/insideadwords.jpg" /></span>Inside Adwords </strong>an official Google service  overs what other companies have been offering for while, the capability to view what ads our shown in different <em>Geo location</em>, this tools will certainly change the <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_10">CPC</span> industry <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_11">and give</span> the smallest websites enough <span class="hm" id="misp_compose_12">insite</span> to make the right decisions. You could filter attributes down to the zip code! Good bless Google!</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://adwords.blogspot.com/2006/09/view-where-your-ad-is-showing-around.html">Inside Adwords</a></strong>
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