Lesson #01
Search Engine Overview: Key Factors
One of the toughest steps for webmasters new to search engine marketing is finding that ground level of solid, reliable...
Lesson #02
SE Overview: Who's Updating Who?
Knowing where search engines get and send the information they collect, who is updating whom, and where the best...
Lesson #03
Search Engine Overview: Terminology
The following is quick overview of search engine marketing terminology. If you are new to marketing on the web you truly need...
Lesson #04
Search Engine Overview: Key Concepts
Choosing the right keywords for web page marketing in the search engines is a crucial part in getting the most out of ranking...
Lesson #05
Submitting to Yahoo! & ODP
Submission to Yahoo.com and Open Directory Project (Dmoz.org) has very similar guidelines. For both, the way you...
Lesson #06
The Power of Subdomains
When marketing in search engines, using subdomains can be a powerful ally. Since subdomains are often viewed by engines...
Lesson #07
SE Overview: Optimization Factors
We have talked about the Key Factors of optimizing pages for search engines. We know Who's Updating Who in 2002...
Lesson #08
SE Overview: Optimization Tricks
Although there is no "magic formula" for high ranking in all the search engines, there are a few HTML coding tricks you can use...
Lesson #09
Creating Effective Doorway Pages
Optimizing all of the viable entry pages of your site for listing in the search engines is often not enough to cover the range...
Lesson #10
Creating Doorway Page Templates
I know that many of you esteemed Traffic Talk readers may be wondering why I would offer very valuable information about...
Lesson #11
Layers of Optimization: Using HTML Layers
Since there are many ways you can optimize your web pages for ranking in the search engines, it is wise to use as many...
Lesson #12
Getting Around Frames
In this lesson we will uncover the advantages and disadvantages to optimizing framesets and frames web sites. Frames are usually...
Lesson #13
Submitting Your Site for Free
The number of search engines that will accept web page submissions for free has been dwindling, and search engine...
Lesson #14
Places to Submit for Free
Below are descriptions of each engine, where and how often to submit, and how long you should expect to wait before your...
Lesson #15
Ode to Google: Algorithm Update
Google had a birthday this past month, turning 4 with their traditional custom logo post for a week on their home page to mark...
Lesson #16
Sitemap Your Advantage
Often overlooked in search engine marketing strategies, a sitemap can not only help your visitors navigate your site more effectively...
Lesson #17
Intro to Pay Per Click SE Marketing
Pay per click search engines offer a good way to find out how well your site will convert with qualified traffic. It is often difficult...
Lesson #18
Essential Traffic Management Basics
Effective traffic management is often one of the most overlooked skills a webmaster should nail down once a few hundred...
Lesson #19
10 Questions about SE Marketing - #1
Your site must be extremely relevant to drive your website business. Sure "hotels" may be the most popular term searched this...
Lesson #20
10 Questions about SE Marketing - #2
Ultimately you want to select keywords that appear in the content of the page, that is relevant to the page, and are keywords that are...
Lesson #21
TGP vs. Pic Post Marketing
In a world where search engines dominate the traffic game and true ability and good knowledge is scarce, adult webmasters have...
Lesson #22
Tracking Your Adult Traffic
Knowing what your traffic is worth can be the difference between success and failure for any website. Properties such as...
Lesson #23
Gateway Pages: Tips to Boost Your...
We all know that a doorway page, loosely described, is any page optimized for search engine ranking that can expand...
Lesson #24
Using Form Tags for Optimization
As more and more webmasters get “down” thinking that achieving good search engine rankings is impossible unless your site...
Lesson #25
Layers of Optimization #2: Behaviors
As optimizers are always trying to get as many pages indexed and ranking for relevant search matches as possible, we need to keep...
Lesson #26
Getting Traffic for Free -Part #1
Ok, so maybe not everyone is a search engine marketing expert. Not only does it take time and experimentation to learn...
Lesson #27
Link Exchange Strategies Explored
Strategic linking is advantageous in a number of way. Obviously, the more incoming links to your site, can increase your traffic...
Lesson #28
Pay Per Inclusion: Worth the Investment?
Today, only about half of all search engine traffic can be marketed to for free. As more search engines gravitate towards the pay...
Lesson #29
Marketing to Adult Webmasters!
When I first found myself in the adult industry promoting my first adult sites I thought "Hmm, if I ask for reviews on adult...
Lesson #30
Summer Search Engine Report!
Since the start of this year there have been a wide range of hard hitting headlines in the Search Engine Marketing (SEM)...
Lesson #31
Google AdWords Explained
We've all heard the expression "It takes money to make money" but how much money is that? What exactly do you need, what...
Lesson #32
SEO Recap - Part #1 - Getting Started!
Although we at Traffic Talk have covered a wide range of the elements of search engine optimization, many of our readers have...
Lesson #33
SEO Recap - Part #2 - Checks & Balances!
Welcome to Part 2 of the Search Engine Optimization Recap. In this edition of Traffic Talk we will cover some key points when it...
Lesson #34
Pay Per Click: Options & Advantages
Webmasters have a tendency to think that all advertising is expensive. Search engine marketing experts charge anywhere...
Lesson #35
Buying Advertising for Adult Sites!
"It takes money to make money" so the saying goes, and for adult site owners there is no greater truth. Beyond start up costs...
Lesson #36
Profiling International Traffic Programs - Part #1
Over the past year several international traffic programs have been launched that are designed to create an opportunity to...
Lesson #37
Sex Toy Store Marketing!
Changes in online shopping trends have affected the adult industry, making pay site conversions more and more difficult...
Lesson #38
Tradeshow Marketing and Considerations
Tradeshows are an important part of business marketing in every industry. The excitement of promoting your latest programs...
Lesson #39
Tradeshow Marketing and Considerations Part #2
Adult industry tradeshows are an excellent way for webmasters to get a leg up on the competition by becoming more informed...
Lesson #40
Cyndalie's Traffic Rant
I would like to stray from my usual lesson based progression through marketing in the adult internet landscape and in search...
Lesson #41
SE Update: Changes at Yahoo!
Yahoo is beginning to launch their new search engine technology and will now begin to use it's own algorithm and crawler...
Lesson #42
SE Update - Part #2: Yahoo's Paid Inclusion War!
Drastic changes have taken place at Yahoo at the end of February 2004 that has both marketers and small internet business...
Lesson #43
The Power of Newsletter Marketing
Regardless of what type of site you run, Newsletters can be a very valuable commodity. In fact, next to member databases...
Lesson #44
Affiliate Program Marketing - Part #1
An integral part of marketing a pay site, online store, or service successfully is recruiting affiliates to assist in the promotions...
Lesson #45
Affiliate Program Marketing - Part #2
Figuring out what to pay your affiliates can be a daunting task. Just how much of your sales are you willing to give up? How much...
Lesson #46
How Colors Affect Website Usability!
Colors can have both a direct and indirect impact on your visitor's response to your web site (usability) and how effective your...
Lesson #47
2004 Summer Search Engine Report!
Well it's that time of year again! It's time to sort out the changes that have been affecting the search engine world and update...
Lesson #48
Tips for Increasing Return Visitors!
We work so hard for each and every click to our websites. We spend time and money on design, content, and elements to...
Lesson #49
Utilizing International Traffic Programs - Part #2
In Part One of this series on International Traffic Programs we discussed how different programs are designed to be used...
Lesson #50
Preparing for Disasters!
As an adult webmaster I've been aware of the potential risks, liabilities, and environmental dangers we face due...
Lesson #51
The Expanding Search Engine!
The search engine marketplace has become a fierce battle ground with companies reducing the number of ways...