I will be updating this list weekly and below is the most recent edition. I have used the Google AdWords tool to compile an updated list of the current highest paying keywords. It seems that lawyers are still paying the most out of all. With personal injury on the top of the list, I’ll make sure that I find my lawyer on Google if I ever slip and fall…..
I find it interesting to note the change in the trends from last week to now. Take last week’s top phrase: “mesothelioma lawyers” going for $54.33. This same phrase is now valued at $61.17. It should also be noted that while generating this list, out of my own curiosity I would often search two keywords hours apart and note the change in their price. I found that it is not uncommon for the price of a keyword to change even upwards of $1 only hours apart. It appears that keywords in the lower price-level do not fluctuate nearly as much, however bidding for the top-spot is continual and prices move more often than I initially thought.
I have updated the Highest Paying Search Terms page to include the current 300 top paying search keywords which I have found using the tool. Below are a few to check out:
People will often talk of the best time of day to make a trade on the market. It’s not very often though that you will hear of someone speak of the best time of day to publish your blog.
As I have said many times, AdSense is a numbers game. This being said, you always want to optomize your blog so that it will reach the most readers possible. After analyzing the logs of the 200,000+ unique visitors this site has received over the past few months, I have began to notice an interesting pattern; one which I follow myself.
We all (or most of us anyway) get up around 7AM on a normal work-day, and head into the office around 8:30. We then will grab a coffee, check & reply email and prioritize our tasks for the rest of the day. Being the computerish-type that we are, we will then slack off a bit and check some of our favorite news sites or blogs. This happens intermittently throughout most of the morning until mid-afternoon when we start to push a little harder before the end of the day.
Wednesdays and Thursdays are usually days that we work a bit harder, and Fridays, well Fridays are a different story. Sound too familiar? Well, it does to me.
CyberWyre visits, broken down by hour of the day
As you can see from the chart above, activity spikes around 10AM and remains solid through the morning and into the mid-afternoon, reaching a low-point around 5pm, when everyone is busy rushing home. Traffic regains some momentum after dinner hour, and peaks at 8pm.
CyberWyre visits broken down by day of week
For most of us, Fridays are a much more relaxed day and people generally feel more free to surf the web at work and catch up on the news and blogs that they missed throughout the previous week. For these reasons, we can see that if there is an important article that you have been holding back on releasing, posting it on Friday morning at 9AM should reach the most readers out of the entire week.
Google has released a great tool to search for the current CPC for keywords which can be found here. I have used this tool to compile an updated list of the current highest paying keywords. It seems that lawyers are still paying the most out of all. It’s a bit concerning that some of the highest paying keywords are for “Wrongful Death”, and “DUI”, but oh well..
I have updated the Highest Paying Search Terms page to include the current Top 230 paying search keywords which I have found using the tool. Below are a few to check out (in Canadian dollars):
Honestly, I was a little reluctant to post this tip simply because it is too good. Without a doubt this one suggestion trippled the number of bids to my auctions on eBay and I used it almost religiously. So what is it?
Use VIDEO in your auctions.
How much easier is it to sell something when you can actually SEE it? Now, this isn’t just limited to selling products. When I was selling web design services on eBay, I recorded myself giving a speech at my desk and then streamed the video directly within my auction text, and it couldn’t have been easier to do. Think about it. How much more effective would your auctions be if visitors could actually see a product being used in action, and watch you describe it. Below is a short clip from a recent trip to Quebec City as an example of video which you can stream. It was recorded on my Canon SD100 digital camera (only 3.2mp, and video @ 640×480).
So what’s the secret? Macromedia Flash MX 2005 or higher. Flash 2005 has a new feature which had not yet been introduced in prior versions: native streaming support.
First, you will need a video to stream. Show off your product being used, or deliver a speech to your audience. Many people are still afraid to purchase over the Internet, and this may be a way for you as a seller to gain their trust. Once you have your video prepared, you will need to use the Flash Video Encoder to convert from .MPG or .AVI to Flash Video (.FLV), which can then be streamed from any HTTP server.
In Flash, create a new project and drag the FLV Playback Player onto your stage. Then set the contentPath to equal the file name of the generated FLV file. Then save your project to a known destination, and afterwards hit SHIFT-F12 to publish your streaming video player.
You’re done! You can now upload the generated HTML and SWF files to your destination server.
Inserting Flash Video into eBay Auctions
Now that you have your streaming files generated, you will need to insert some HTML code into your auction to stream the video. Firstly, make sure that all of the generated SWF files are available on a public server. Next, open up the generated HTML file and view it in Notepad. Copy everything within the object tags. Now in the eBay auction editor, switch to HTML mode, and paste the Flash code in the place you would like the video to appear.
You’re done! Not too painful, was it? And now you just greatly improved your auction.
I would like to welcome Brett Morris as a new author on CyberWyre. Brett is a Webmaster specializing in website marketing and internet research. As a consultant he has used his skills in the SEO field to turn around failing e-commerce web sites. Brett has experience in customer relationship management and is actively involved with development of online communities. Avidly interested in learning, you may find him on a number of forums with subjects varying from psychology of cybercommunication to the Homestar runner fan forum.
Thanks Brett. I’m sure we will all learn a lot from your experience.
Whether you’re selling a product or service or ad space to advertisers, making money online will require you to generate targetted traffic to your site.
Traffic is the lifeblood of any online venture. Like most people you will rely at least partially on search engines to drive targetted traffic to your site.
The Title Tag is perhaps the most important element in achieving good search engine rankings as well getting somebody interested enough in your page to actually visit it. Combined with the tips given in the previous article on writing good headlines this article should give you some help and a better chance at attracting more visitors to your site.
The title of your page is what shows up on a search engine results page as the link to your site. It is the ONLY link to your site and people MUST click on it to get to your site. The same way a good title that is never seen won’t be clicked, a bad title with lots of exposure won’t have a great click through rate either. The key is to find a healthy balance that will get your pages indexed for the words people are searching for and be attractive enough for them to click through and visit.
The beginning of the title tag is the optimal place for your “money keywords“. Think of the keywords that best describe what your content and that you believe people interested in that type of content will search for. Make sure to use your best keyword first or as close as possible to the beginning. Avoid lengthy and vague titles with more words than necessary and avoid words unrelated to your content.
If your article is about “Salmon Fishing in the Great Lakes” and you want Salmon Fisherman as your audience then a good title would be exactly that.
“Salmon Fishing in the Great Lakes.”
You are more likely to turn up for searches like “salmon fishing” and “fishing in the great lakes” or “great lakes salmon fishing.” You are opening yourself up to a broader list of search terms that are all related to your content.
A bad or less effective title would be:
“Great Lake Fishin.”
Not only is salmon not in the beginning of the title it’s not in the title at all. Not to mention ‘fishin’ is slang and won’t be seen by people searching for Fishing. “Great Lake” is also not the same as “Great Lakes”.
This may seem an extreme example but is designed to really make you think out your titles. There are many people who still title their pages with their company name or altogether unrelated and irrelevant words and wonder why no one can find them.
Be specific with what your content is about and title it accordingly. Although this isn’t the only thing necessary to getting indexed properly in the engines and generating traffic, it will put you on the right track.
I’d like to welcome Ryan to CyberWyre who will be helping beginners learn about creating web pages, generating traffic, search engine optimization and generating revenue online. A bit about Ryan: he has been making money online various ways since 1997. His ventures have included web design and consulting, selling on eBay, Blogging, selling advertising and affiliate programs.
Do you have similar ambitions and experiences as mine? If so, and you are interested in becoming an author on CyberWyre, contact me. I am looking for a few additional writers to help liven-up the site and keep new content flowing. Any articles you write on CyberWyre, you will receive 100% of the AdSense revenue from them. Currently this site is receiving anywhere from 700-2500 readers/day. Those interested, please send me a sample article so I can get a taste of your writing style.
There is nothing like fresh content on your page to drive traffic. One problem with fresh content is that someone has to write it! Wouldn’t it be nice if you could develop a site which updates itself? Of all of my pages, my Top 15 Internet Searches page continually brings in new users from search results. Some of whom stay and browse my site, some of whom click a banner and never return. Either way, I’m happy. The best part of all is I haven’t touched that page in weeks – it is completely self-maintaining.
I have now simplified the script which I use myself and made it possible for anyone to make use of it. All that is necessary is to insert a few simple lines of JavaScript into their site or blog. Please refer to my Using the News Script page for installation details. Below is an example of what can be inserted into your own page. The Google link is customizable to point to your own AdSense account.
First, you will need a video to stream. Show off your product being used, or deliver a speech to your audience. Many people are still afraid to purchase over the Internet, and this may be a way for you as a seller to gain their trust. Once you have your video prepared, you will need to use the Flash Video Encoder to convert from .MPG or .AVI to Flash Video (.FLV), which can then be streamed from any HTTP server.
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