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Split Testing 101 [Increasing Conversions]

It isn’t a secret that when we want to make money on the Internet, we do things like make sales pages and opt-in forms to collect leads. But, just putting up these things is only the start. It takes a continual process of optimization to increase the percentage of your visitors that actually DO what [...]


Traffic Geyser Responds [More Coming Later]

I have written a few posts here about online video and I talked about Traffic Geyser and TubeMogul. In my write-ups, I have been quite clear about the fact that I prefer TubeMogul.
As I said, though, in my original article, I am willing to be wrong. It is in that light that I want to [...]


Don’t Be a Video Spammer - Here’s Why

We all know spam is bad. However, it is possible that you might get lumped in with spammers and not even mean to do it. You might ask – how would that happen and why does it matter?


Using Your TubeMogul Account Strategically to Upload Videos

Several days ago, I compared Traffic Geyser to TubeMogul and threw my wholehearted support behind TubeMogul. I stand by that totally, but there is a caveat here that TubeMogul users have to know if they are doing high-volume video content.


Traffic Geyser vs. TubeMogul: The REAL Truth

Chances are, if you’re reading this blog, you probably already realize the power of video on the Internet. OK, great. Next logical step is to get that video out all over the Internet on as many different video sites as possible. But, how?


Ustream Working On New Revenue Model?

Today, I went into my account at Ustream.TV to convert recorded videos over to MOV format. I started one, then moved onto another one to convert it. I got this:
 
Relevant in this screenshot is the statement “Maximum is 1 at the Basic user level“.
Basic user level? I didn’t know Ustream had more than one kind [...]


Google Reader Gets Notes - And Its Kinda Stupid

I have been a long time user of Google Reader. It is really convenient for monitoring all the various blogs that I want to keep track of. It has some drawbacks (like not being able to nest folders), but one that Google decided to solve was a problem I didn’t even think was a problem.
Being [...]


Alexa Overhauls Stats: You Seeing Changes?

Alexa has long been used as a source for data on traffic for websites. Problem is, it has also long been known for being wildly inaccurate.  It is a decent indicator of trends, but not actual traffic. Well, Alexa has announced it is changing the way it counts traffic, according to a story on Techcrunch.
From [...]


Importing List to Aweber - Very Drawn Out

I talked earlier about how I decided to move my email lists over to Aweber. As many who have done this know, it is the importing process that is the most grueling.
Today, I am on the 5th group of 2000 imports into the Aweber system. Tomorrow, they are supposed to review my email list and [...]


WYSIWYG Flash Programming Sprouts Up

This looks to have "super-cool" written all over it. Sprout is a new web-based application which serves as a WYSIWYG editor for Flash applets. It was released today Tuesday at DEMO.
From the website:
Building a sprout is easy. Choose from dozens of pre-built templates or start from scratch. Drag-and-drop shapes, text, images, video, and more. [...]