Posted on November 18, 2009 by Tim Schroeder

The number of internet marketing products available these days makes it tough to sort through which ones are the best to use.
That in itself is what sets the SpyFu keyword research tool apart.  They aim to give actionable information that search marketers can use now.  It’s like the answer to analysis paralysis, instead kicking you [...]

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Tim Schroeder

Effective keyword research is the most important step when starting up a PPC campaign.
When I first began PPC advertising, I basically used the keyword tools in Google and Yahoo, dumped a bunch of keywords into my account, and later refined my lists, deleting poor keywords and raising bids on better performing keywords. It was a [...]

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Tim Schroeder

This is a long over-do thanks and shout out for Wes Mahler’s self-hosted Prosper202 PPC keyword tracking software.
Wes contacted me a couple months ago about testing out his Tracking202. Long story short, I never really got around to it. I’d previously been using something called Xtreme Conversions to tracking my PPC keyword conversions.
I don’t have [...]

Posted on July 30, 2007 by Tim Schroeder

1. Google Trends: http://www.google.com/trends

Google trends is a nice little tool by Google that lets you take a sneak peak at the day’s hottest searches.
Google Trends highlights searches that have sudden surges in popularity rather than showing the most popular searches overall, which would always be generic terms like “weather.” The algorithm analyzes millions of web [...]

Posted on June 06, 2007 by Tim Schroeder

In Affiliate Marketing, choosing the right niche and using the right keywords is key to the game.
For the complete newbie, keywords are the words and search phrases potential customers type into the search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN etc) search box while looking for products and services like yours. Keyword research tools allow you to discover [...]