The change affects all search volume numbers. The ones we’re interested in for SEO purposes are generally the exact match volumes, though. In some cases, the drop in search volume is dramatic, with numbers being only fractions of what they were just a few hours or days ago and in other cases the changes are less dramatic. From the quick scan I had through my keywords list, it seemes that all of the search volume numbers dropped by at least 50%.

So, what’s going on, here?

Well, it’s been known for a long time that the search volume numbers presented in the keyword tool tend to be inaccurate. More precisely, they tend to be inaccurate on the side of exaggaration. I don’t think I’ve ever heard of someone getting surprisingly more visitors than expected when hitting the number one spot for a targeted keyword. On the other hand, I’ve often heard of disappointingly low traffic coming to the number one spot of a sought-after keyword.

There’s a thread here on the Warrior Forum and another one on the topic here on Backlinks Forum. From the developing discussion on both of these threads, it seems like the numbers are now more accurate, overall. So, the simple explanation for what happened with the keyword research tool is this: It was inaccurate before and now it’s fixed.

But what are the implications? So far, there hasn’t been an official statement by Google, so we don’t know what was changed or why. Did they simply improve the filtering for automated, non-human queries? If so, does that mean that there are far more non-human queries to Google than there are actual searches done by human users?

And what does this mean for niche marketers and SEO’ers? Will the change in numbers impact what kind of keywords they go after or even change/invalidate entire strategies? Also: Is that part of the reason for the change?

And for some more unpleasant implications: What does the change mean for Google itself? Is it actually getting only a fraction of the traffic we formerly believed? Have they been deceiving advertisers with grossly inflated search numbers?

Don’t get me wrong: I’m not predicting the end of SEO, here (as I’m sure many will…). Traffic volumes themselves haven’t changed, only the search volume estimates have. Still, it will be interesting to see what develops of this. Also: Prepare for some epic moaning and complaining as well as apocaliptic forum threads (particularly the Warrior Forum is a favourite for those).

What’s happened to your keywords? Will you change anything, now that the numbers are different? Let me know in the comments.

Cheers,

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So, what’s so special about SERPAssist? Is it just another gimmick or can it truly set itself apart from other link-builders? And is it poweful enough to compete with (or even surpass) SENuke?

Read on to get the full scope.

SERPAssist Overview

SERPAssist is a tool that automates certain aspects of link-building. This is certainly not a novelty. However, the user interface and approach used in SERPAssist are very different from what you may be used to with the typical submitters and automators out there.

You can create complete backlink networks using a simple diagram tool and then send that complete network to SERPAssist to build. To see exactly what I mean, check out this video:

SERPAssist Link-Building Features

As demonstrated in the video, the thing that sets SERPAssist apart from it’s competitors is the unique way in which the link-building is automated. You can map out an entire backlinking campaign using an easy drag-and-drop system and all of the account creation, registration, CAPTCHA solving and submission tasks are done completely automatically. It can take several days for the tasks to get completed, but since there’s no extra work on the part of the user required, that really isn’t much of a concern.

The only real work you need to do is create spun articles to post to the free blogs and embed your backlinks within. Here’s an example of a link-network that can be created with just a few minutes of work, in SERPAssist (assuming you’ve already written your spun content):

There are three types of backlinks you can build to your sites, using this tool:

• In-post links from free blogs (e.g. LiveJournal, tumblr, vox)
• Bookmark links from social bookmarking sites
• Profile links from forum profile pages

Problems…

As impressive as the technology behind all this is, there are some major issues with the software, at the time of this writing.

For example, SERPAssist apparently only submits to four different forums for profile links. That’s not exactly a wealth of link sources. And the profile links don’t show up in the URL reports, so there’s no way to check how long they stay alive. Because of this, the profile links are practically a non-feature, at this point.

Bookmarks all come from only 7 different sites and they also don’t show up in the URL report. In my eyes, this makes the bookmarks more of a neat extra than a full feature of their own. What you’re left with are the free blog posts and those also come with some limitations: On several of the blogging platforms, SERPAssist is unable to submit more than one post, meaning that you’ll have lots of new blogs with just one post and only a few “growing” blogs that have new content added to them as you keep using them to build more links.

Clearly, a blog that gets updated regularly is more valuable as a source of links than lots of single-page blogs…

So, in essence, what you get with SERPAssist is a very sophisticated tool for building link-wheels and link networks using free blogging platforms.

In my opinion, SERPAssist has the potential to become the most powerful and useful link-building tool ever, but it’s definitely not there yet.

Results

I’ve seen good results using SERPAssist in conjunction with other link-building tools and methods. Unfortunately, as long as it’s mixed in with other tools, it’s very hard to tell how much of a ranking increase can be attributed to it.

Because of this, I am currently testing how much of a ranking improvement I can get on pages that I’m promoting with SERPAssist exclusively. I will update this section of the review as soon as enough time has passed for some results (or lack thereof) to show up.

Conclusion

I’ll write a final conclusion and decide whether I can recommend SERPAssist once I’ve gathered more results.

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Read on and watch the video below to find out just that.

Overview:

SEOPressor installs like any plugin for WordPress does. Once you’ve set it up, it has two funcions: Automation and “Consultation”. Here are those two features in more detail:

SEOPressor for On-Page SEO Automation

For “normal” or manual blogging use, the plugin can automatically add bold, underline, and italic text-decoration to your keyword throghout a post or page (in this case, you specify the target keyword for each individual case). It can also add the keyword to the post or page title and it can add it as an alt-text to any images you include in the post.

If you are familiar with the principles of on-page optimization, you’ll recognize these as some important factors that search engines pay attention to. The text-decoration is one factor that helps search engines determine what keywords to rank your page for, the page title is perhaps the most important on-page SEO factor and image alt-tags can also help keep all of your content relevant to the target keyword.

For auto-blogs, you can also enter one or several keywords and set SEOPressor to automatically text-decorate those keywords as they appear in each new post.

On-the-Fly SEO “Advice”

The second major feature this plugin brings with it is that it keeps track of all on-page factors for any post or page you create or edit and presents you with a “score-card” and suggestions for improving your SEO. Here’s an example of what that looks like:

As you can see, it’s telling me which factors I’m getting right and where there’s still room for improvement. It also keeps track of the keyword density on the page (i.e. how often does the target keyword occur compared to the total number of words) and warns the user if the density is too low or too high.

I particularly like this feature because I’m too lazy to calculate keyword density myself, but I’m aware that it shouldn’t be too high. So, before using SEOPressor, I was always a bit nervous about this factor. Can I repeat the keyword again or do I need to change the sentence around, so that I can use a different word? Is this too much or too little? Now, each time I hit “Save Draft” or “Update”, the scorecard refreshes and I see exactly where I’m standing.

Here’s a video with a quick demonstration of how SEOPressor is used. I also briefly talk about the actual test-results I got with it, so make sure you watch this:

Complaining

Of course, no review on RQR would be complete without me complaining about something, so here goes:

1) There are one or two suggestions that SEOPressor makes, that I don’t agree with. For one, it advocates “Page Rank Hoarding”, by adding a “nofollow” tag to your external links. I don’t agree with this for several reasons, not the least of which is that it’s bascially “unethical”. You want others to link to you with dofollow links, right? So, don’t attach nofollows to your links. I’ll explain more about why I’m against PR hoarding in a separate article.

2) Many WordPress themes automatically place your post title in H1 tags. SEOPressor will still tell you that you don’t have your keyword in an H1 tag and that you should add one, in this case. Not tragic, but not optimal, either.

3) At $97, the price for this plugin is pretty steep. While I wouldn’t say that it’s not worth it, it’s just a price point that certainly doesn’t feel like a bargain. The price and utility of the plugin clearly makes this kind of a “luxury purchase”.

SEOPressor: Conclusion

Overall, SEOPressor does what it’s supposed to do: It helps you with on-page optimization which in turn helps with getting your pages ranked. On-page SEO is an important factor, but it alone will not get your pages ranked in the top spots for any keywords worth pursuing. It will, however, make your journey to the top quicker.

In my opinion, whether you should purchase SEOPressor or not comes down to your budget: If $97 is a large investment for you, then I can’t recommend getting it.

If you use WordPress on a regular basis and have several sites out there that are already generating good revenue, then I see no reason not to buy SEOPressor. It’s a very neat tool and it’s just nice to have the ongoing feedback while you create or edit posts. Use it on sites that are already making you money and you’ll make your investment back in no time.

Click Here to Get SEOPressor!

Have you used this plugin? Do you have any further questions or comments regarding SEOPressor? Let me know in the comments!

Cheers,

(If you want to take a look at the report mentioned at the end of the video, you can get it here.)

This video is definitely made for newbies, so if you’re one of my seasoned readers, there’s gonna be no news for you here. Hopefully, the video can help some beginners steer clear of a bad experience and help them not get scammed out of their money…

As I was thinking abou this, I decided to make a video containing as much useful and essential information about making money online as possible, aimed at a complete beginner (basically me, a year ago). I wanted to keep it short and to the point (attention spans are short, these days), so there could only be a very limited amount of information in the video. I had to cut it down to what I believe are the most important things a newbie needs to hear.

Here’s the result and I’d love to know what you think about it:

In case you’re interested, here’s the link to the report mentioned in the video.

So, what do you think? Is this a good place to start, for a newbie? Would you (will you) recommend this to beginners who ask you about how to make money online?

Let me know in the comments!

If you have no idea what I’m talking about, watch the first AffiliateDotCom video here and then watch my (brilliant) analysis of it below.

Otherwise, watch my brilliant analysis right away:

As always, your thoughts and comments are welcome.

Cheers,

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Right now, though, it’s not available yet. And to pass the time until it is, I’m going to be giving out some free tips, tools and techniques.

You can sign up here to go get them.

Backlink Battleplan is all about building links and there are two things that really set it apart:

1. It gives you a clear, step-by-step site promotion plan to follow. Basically, you repeat all the steps in the Battleplan until your page reaches that #1 spot for your target keyword. Then you move on to the next site.
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2. It relies on automated link-building systems, but all of those systems are free. In other words, the Battleplan can save you a couple hundred bucks a month in paid tools. Or, you can add the free tools to your arsenal of paid ones and get even more links, even more quickly (hint: that’s what I do).

Anyway, to get an impression of what this thing is all about, head on over here and sign up.

Also: Please leave a comment below the free videos, letting me know what you think. Thanks!

Cheers,

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What it really comes down to is that I’m working on finding a way to bring good, solid marketing skills and authenticity, honesty and integrity together in my marketing messages.  Watch the video below to see exactly what I’m on about:

So, what are your thoughts on this? Of all the marketers you know, how many of them are closer to the “marketing machine” end of the scale and how many are more authentic?

And from which of those have you bought more?

I’d love to hear what you have to say, so leave a comment!

Cheers,

Just recently, I came across a forum that I hadn’t known about yet, when I wrote those articles. The forum I’m talking about has the catchy name: Honest Work From Home Success (and I thought I was bad at coming up with short, memorable names…).

I’ve had a good look around the forum, which is UK based (as far as anything can be nationalized on the internet). All in all, it’s a very pleasant community and it has quite a high level of activity, which I think is important in a forum.

And that’s about all there is to say, because instead of reading my thoughts about it, you should just hop over and take a peek yourself. Let me know what you think.

Question of the day: What’s your favourite online marketing forum?

Let me know in the comments!

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Read on to get the full details.

Overview

The Premium Squeeze Pages are templates that you can easily edit in a program like Kompozer and then upload to your server. Thanks to the templates, you can easily and quickly create beautifully styled and formatted squeeze- and sales-pages, with minimal editing (all you need to do is change the text and add in your autoresponder code).

Images/Impressions of the Squeeze Page Templates

Here are a few images and comments, so that you can get a better idea of what’s being offered.

First off, you get a wide range of templates:

The templates include several types of “classic” squeeze pages as well as video-squeeze pages in a total of 12 different designs. Each design is available in 5 different colors (black, blue, green, orange and red).

All of the designs are distinct and look good while still being generic. You can use all of the themes for any kind of niche.

Apart from the squeeze pages themselves, there are also several extras, including stylish opt-in forms:

In total, seven different opt-in forms with five color variations each, are included.

You also get a collection of “buy-now-areas” like these:

In addition, a wide range of graphics (buttons, arrows etc.) and even a very nice WordPress theme that allows you to prominently place and opt-in area front and center, are included.

All in all, the scope of the package is quite impressive and if you own the Premium Squeeze Page Templates, you probably won’t be finding yourself in need of marketing templates or graphics for quite a while.

Premium Squeeze Page Templates – Videos

To really see what this product is about, I think it’s best to use video. The following videos show off some of the templates in detail and also explain how to edit them.

Video 1:

Video 2:

Conclusion

Overall, I really like the Premium Squeeze Page Templates pack. All of the templates have a nice, high-quality look to them and the range of different styles and colors as well as the bonus graphics are excellent.

If you are looking to build your list through several channels (i.e. more than just one squeeze page and one product), then I highly recommend you take a look at this product. If you won’t be running several campaigns, then the package is a bit overkill, however the price is hard to argue with. Even just one custom designed template will cost you about the same or even more than this entire package.

Click here to visit the Premium Squeeze Page Templates sales-page.

**UPDATE:**
Get a $10 discount by going through this link. (Courtesy of the generous creators of the squeeze page templates).

Cheers,

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