YouTube has been the revolution in the Internet for sharing videos covering different topics. There are 24 hours worth of video uploaded every minute on YouTube making it the second largest search engine in the World. It has become vital for business to gain market value over the Internet and YouTube has the right [...]

YouTube has been the revolution in the Internet for sharing videos covering different topics. There are 24 hours worth of video uploaded every minute on YouTube making it the second largest search engine in the World. It has become vital for business to gain market value over the Internet and YouTube has the right mix with its varied topics. YouTube has a reputation of being the place to look for funny videos. It is the second place to go after probably ‘Googling’ it. Most videos generate a one-time audience response, as very few people look for the same video again. Since YouTube plays such an important in search results and ranking, it cannot be overlooked. To reach out to your audience ... Read more...

The reason why Google Analytics (GA) is sought after is that you can track website traffic for a complete process defined in an online business model. One can set the ultimate target as the goal for GA tracking and GA will track every step of the process until the defined goal. However, the problem is [...]

The reason why Google Analytics (GA) is sought after is that you can track website traffic for a complete process defined in an online business model. One can set the ultimate target as the goal for GA tracking and GA will track every step of the process until the defined goal. However, the problem is that GA does not reprocess historical data.  GA will only start to track goal conversion data from the day you set the goal in GA. Nevertheless, here is a simple way to track goal conversions without setting goals in GA for historical data as well. To do this, here are some conditions: 1) You should tag your entire website by the proper Google Analytics Tracking Code (GATC). ... Read more...

We can use four keyword match types for PPC campaigns: 1. Broad: Display your ad if your Keyword is anywhere in the Search term 2. Phrase: Displays your ad only if Search Term and Keyword are in the same order 3. Exact:  Displays your ad only if the Search Term exactly matched with the Keyword 4. Negative: Your [...]

We can use four keyword match types for PPC campaigns: 1. Broad: Display your ad if your Keyword is anywhere in the Search term 2. Phrase: Displays your ad only if Search Term and Keyword are in the same order 3. Exact:  Displays your ad only if the Search Term exactly matched with the Keyword 4. Negative: Your ad will not be displayed if a negative Keyword is included in a search term. These keywords help us control broad and phrase match keywords. We can use Negative keywords in all Broad, Phrase and Exact match types. Glossary Search Term: word used by the user Keyword: word bid on by the advertiser The grid below will help you understand the various terms used by the top three search engines: Read more...

A significant portion of the process of managing PPC campaigns is keyword bid management. The sheer volumes of keywords, its interaction with each other and the highly competitive search engine bid environment makes it a challenge worth automating! The Position2 AutoBid Engine can predict keyword positions for each bid and provide recommendations to maximize the [...]

A significant portion of the process of managing PPC campaigns is keyword bid management. The sheer volumes of keywords, its interaction with each other and the highly competitive search engine bid environment makes it a challenge worth automating! The Position2 AutoBid Engine can predict keyword positions for each bid and provide recommendations to maximize the revenue. This short article covers the overall framework of our engine. Most companies start off its bid management with a heuristic rule based bidding model. The next level is adding statistical and probabilistic analysis to the historical  information. The biggest challenges in this are:

Identifying variables to model and how each of these variable have a effect on other models? This include - Conversion rates, click through rates ... Read more...