Google Gives a Little Love to Orginal 200K Analytics Users

Greetings from Google Analytics, We are happy to let you know that a new feature called Event Tracking is now available in the following Google Analytics profiles: www.mortgagehelp4u.com/, xxx, xxx and xxx. Please note that you are receiving this email update since you are an 'Admin' for the profiles listed above. When you log in to these profiles, you will see a new set of reports called "Event Tracking" under the Content section. As posted on our blog, this is a limited release currently available only to select profiles. Event Tracking allows you to track interactions with Web 2.0 style content such as Flash, AJAX, Adobe Air, Silverlight, social networking apps, etc. It essentially allows you to track interactions beyond just pageviews. To use Event Tracking, you will need to upgrade your site to use the new ga.js javascript. Detailed instructions on how to set up Event Tracking on your site are available on our newly launched CodeSite. To find your ga.js code snippet, edit the settings for your profile and click the "Check Status" link on the upper right corner of the page. Sincerely, The Google Analytics Team

Unable to delete profile in Google Analytics Account

Note: you won't be able to delete the last profile in your account - each Analytics account needs to have at least one profile.

If you want to delete the analtycis profile in your account, you can create a new profile and then delete your original profile. This profile will not collect any data from your sites as long as you don't place the code for this profile in any of your sites.

To create a new Google Analytics profile, follow these steps:

1. Click Analytics Settings
2. In the Website Profiles box, click Add Website Profile
3. Select a radio button to add a profile for a new domain.
4. Enter the website URL in the text field provided. You may enter a subdomain or domain path if desired.
5. Click Finish to add the new Google analytics profile.

To delete your original Google analytics profile, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your Analytics account.
2. In the Website Profiles table, find the applicable profile and click 'Delete.'
3. When prompted, click 'OK' to delete the profile.

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Google PageRank - Page Rank and Google SEO

Google describes PageRank:

“ PageRank relies on the uniquely democratic nature of the web by using its vast link structure as an indicator of an individual page's value. In essence, Google interprets a link from page A to page B as a vote, by page A, for page B. But, Google looks at more than the sheer volume of votes, or links a page receives; it also analyzes the page that casts the vote. Votes cast by pages that are themselves "important" weigh more heavily and help to make other pages "important".

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You can download the toolbar here at CA Search Engine Optimization [top of left side body column]

Once you have the toolbar installed you may have to go to the green settings button to the right side of the google toolbar. Then go to options in the drop down that appears. At this point go to the third tab over [MORE] in the settings box, then look down the dialog box until you see a little green PageRank icon. Click the box to enable. You will need to save your settings and approve the message that says you are allowing google to spy on your interaction with the web in trade for using their pagerank indicator.

What PageRank means to me

For years and years the best in the SEO Business have been telling us to ignore the stupid green pixels. Primarily I do ignore it. The times I key in on the PageRank is when it goes totally white for a client or totally grey. The latter is the worst which means the site has been banned, all white means you are penalized in a general sense; meaning you have lost your PageRank.

Additionally Google PageRank tells you when the system is updating, occassionally the PR will disappear for a day and then come back updated at a higher number of green pixels on a scale of 1 -10.

Of course we do a little dance when our Orange County SEO Expert competitions PageRank goes white due to their linking schemes!!! Sorry to see your PR go - NOT!!!!

You can read more about it in Wiki here: Google PageRank

Google Adwords - Landing Page Optimization

Landing page load time will soon be incorporated into Google Landing Page Quality Score

As part of Googles continuing efforts to improve end user experience, an additional factor of Quality Score: landing page load time.
Load time is the amount of time it takes for a user to see the landing page after clicking an ad.

Why is Google factoring in load time to the landing page?

Two reasons:

1. first, users have the best experience when they don't have to wait a long time for landing pages to load. Interstitial pages, multiple redirects, excessively slow servers, and other things that can increase load times only keep users from getting what they want: information about your business.
2. Second, users are more likely to abandon landing pages that load slowly, which can hurt your conversion rate.

Let Web marketing and design by JASE optimize your landing pages. We are seeing great return on investment for our clients. The reduced cost per click and over all spend has been awesome after we optimize the landing pages. We tune google landing pages for the following items:

• Speed or load time
• Cross browser compliance
• meta data insertion; with attention to prominience and density of keywords
• 508 compliance - so everyone is able to view and use the page regardless of disability
• keyword enhancements to the content of the page
• SEO html syntax corrections
• SEO tags for higher quality scores

Contact us today to see how we can save you money in one area and make you more money in others!!
Jason T Chandler aka. SEharness Orange County SEO Expert

Why do some of my search results say 'This site may harm your computer?'

Google search wants users to feel safe when they search the web and are continuously working to identify dangerous sites and increase protection for our users. This warning message appears with search results we've identified as sites that may install malicious software on your computer: If you click the title of the result, you'll be shown the following warning rather than being taken immediately to the webpage in question: You can choose to continue to the site at your own risk. However, please be aware that malicious software is often installed without your knowledge or permission when you visit these sites, and can include programs that delete data on your computer, steal personal information such as passwords and credit card numbers, or alter your search results. For more information on these types of sites, please visit StopBadware.org If one of these sites downloads malicious software onto your computer, please read our additional information about reporting these sites and removing the software from your system.If you're the administrator of a site we've identified with this warning message, please visit the instructions found in our Webmaster Help Center.

Google Knol - Google's Play To Aggregate Knowledge Pages

Google Knol is designed to allow anyone to create a page on any topic, which others can comment on, rate and contribute to if the primary author allows. The service is in a private test beta. You can't apply to be part of it, nor can the pubic see the pages that have been made. read more digg story

Google Decks the 'Sponsored Listing' Halls

Can Google increase their revenue by adding holiday decorations to their sponsored listings?We think so. These changes are the kinds of enhancements to your site or message that catch someones eye. Anymore with the advent of mass media tools to surf the web by land, air, sea, car, phone, [must i go on] the ones that are unique are the ones that get the eyes. The same corporate hum drum and drivel of Web 1.0 wears down the surfer. When they do find a site or message that is unique or truely valuable they will buy or convert at very high rates. Best,HTML Coder US read more digg story

Will Wikia topple Google? Or Fail Miserably?

Wikia, a search engine launching soon has a open algorithm. Not much scares Google — as they will just get more aggressive. I can almost hear someone at Google singing “Anything you can do, I can do BETTER.//-->I especially liked the comment about ASK.com advertising efforts and recall the unibomber billboard ads. [which also triggered many other relevant peices to fall into place with the latest engine algo's. read more digg story

Just launched from Google. Aim AOL Access

Google announces that they will be affiliating their Google Talk with AOL AIM service to garner more white pixels.

“It’s basic math,” he said. “More traffic means more searches means more paid clicks.”

Just launched!

Note: AIM, colored labels, group chat and rich emoticons only work in the latest version of Gmail, currently available for Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox 2.

Please upgrade your browser to take advantage of these new features.

More friends are more fun. Gmail welcomes your AIM® friends.

Say HELLO to Your Local Neighborhood SEO

Descriptive story of the nature of search engine optimization. Due to the Universal search algo [google.com's verbage] or "blended search" [Danny's term] marketing agencies are going for lcoal targets instead of Global or National. The global and national search engine optimization is steadily dwindling leaving only IP or TLD array results. read more digg story

Search 3.0: The Blended & Vertical Search Revolution

After years of no real dramatic evolution in search, the third generation finally arrived.

read more | digg story

PageRank - Fools Gold

PageRank continues to be a distraction placed on the toolbar by Google.

As the author states, pageRank has dropped but traffic continues. CA SEO Connsultants and Web Consulting Service Companies We educate our clients to ignore the page rank and focus on CPA, CTR and other metrics that show growth. My findings on this last PR change, it appears that anyone with “extra” links or verbose links are being penalized. I know a few local seo ‘experts’ that use massive link text with the anchor set to “#”. Basically an annoyance to the visitor and a fake out that the engines can detect. We suggest that you spend the time needed to compare your anchor text to the page you are sending traffic. As always they should be related to each other. One link with high relevance and positive human behavioral interaction is worth dozens of good PR4+ links. Quality over quantity people…. good luck fellow seo’rs!! Best always, Seharness

Google Reset Password - Five Day Wait period

Google Reset Password Message To prevent someone from trying to break into an account you're actively using, the security question is only used for Google account recovery after an account has been idle for five days. The Gmail team cannot waive the five day requirement or access your Google password under any circumstances. If you're unable to answer your security question or access your secondary email account, we regret that the Gmail team cannot provide further assistance. If you're concerned about the security of your account, please visit our Security Center.

How an SEO Expert Knows they are over working the engines?

How an SEO Expert Marketing Specialist - Knows Googlebot is Tired of Scanning the Cache?

I figure that the obvious sign would be the "bot" warning. But then Googlebot seems to have a nice trick, unless I am missing something. You can see from the added screen shot I entered the "bot / harvester" code. Google over looked the need for a submit button here. I try to hit enter on the keyboard to no avail. Now that I think about it - I get this warning more during the day most times; maybe a power outage at google (here in CALIFORNIA - brownouts are when they shut the power grids down to a trickle... I wonder if they are marketing specialists doing steady one off SEO research search queries. Once you use up your 25-50 KW searches, cache review and other "hacks" it appears to shut you out until refresh... drop me a line if you are seeing this too.

What is Case Based Reasoning?

General knowledge – search engine index

New case – search query

Retrieved case – historical results from previous cases

Solved case – top rank / landing page

Case Based Reason for SEO Enhancements