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Landing Page Optimization

Little-Known Ways to Get 100% Google Visibility for Your Landing Pages

Wednesday, October 21st, 2009

Here are a few methods that are getting online publishers at 100% Google visibility by targeting niche terms with smaller search volume … Continue Reading »

Everything You Missed at the Mequoda Summit (Well, Almost Everything)

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

This week we’ve been at the Mequoda Summit in Boston, and covering it live just for you!
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Notes & Quotes from Mequoda Summit Boston 2009 – Google Analytics for Publishers

Thursday, October 8th, 2009

12 things every copywriter, editor and audience development manager can learn using Google Analyics
Nicholas opened this session by diving into the Google Analytics dashboard of our own Mequoda Daily and gave the audience 12 things that you want to track when using Google Analytics:

Most Popular Content
Page Views for Specific Post
Page … Continue Reading »

Notes & Quotes from Mequoda Summit Boston 2009: Website Conversion Architecture

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

One take-away from this in-depth session on landing pages and website conversion architecture, were all the different types of ads and placements that publishers can place on their site
“Email Conversion Rate (ECR) is a direct driver of email circulation,” said Don Nicholas, explaining the importance of collecting email addresses from … Continue Reading »

Notes & Quotes from Mequoda Summit Boston 2009: Keyword Research & Targeting

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

Kim Mateus of Mequoda Group shows attendees how to write a rapid conversion landing page for free reports
Kim Mateus, Senior Partner here at the Mequoda Group led this session on keyword research and how to create landing pages using that keyword research.

Here are the steps that Mateus gave for writing … Continue Reading »

Get Trained on SEO Campaign Management!

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

SEO experts tell all about using free reports to build email circulation … Continue Reading »

So You Wanna Be a Mequoda System Editor?

Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009

Being a Mequoda System editor means following a regular, formal process that recasts the content of other media products.
As a Mequoda System Editor, or any online editor, you may have responsibility for developing content that is variously combined and disaggregated for four uses: emails, blog posts, free special reports and … Continue Reading »

The Best Way to Get Found in Google – Google Visibility Management

Thursday, September 17th, 2009

Get ranked in Google and make search engines become your largest source of targeted website traffic! … Continue Reading »

How important are product photographs?

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
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How important is it to have a product picture in your marketing emails? Has this been tested?

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TODAY is the LAST DAY to Save 35% On Your Seat at the Mequoda Summit

Tuesday, September 15th, 2009

Space at our upcoming Mequoda Summit is dwindling and today is the deadline to register at our early-bird rate, so register today! … Continue Reading »

8 New Speakers Announced for the Mequoda Summit

Tuesday, September 8th, 2009

Nine new speakers and five bonus sessions announced for the Mequoda Summit Boston 2009 … Continue Reading »

A Best Practice for Publishers: Rapid Conversion Landing Pages

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Build a valuable database by using your website to offer free reports that convert casual visitors into email subscribers … Continue Reading »

Rapid Conversion Landing Page Optimization Guidelines

Friday, August 21st, 2009

Discover the step-by-step formula for developing landing pages with free products that convert casual website visitors into loyal email subscribers and paying customers when you claim your COMPLIMENTARY copy of Rapid Conversion Landing Page Optimization Guidelines: Eight Simple Steps for Creating High Performance Rapid Conversion Landing Pages that Maximize Email … Continue Reading »

Here’s a Quick Way to Train Your Team in One Day

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

One method for training your entire online publishing team in one sitting (plus maybe a lunch break if they’re good) … Continue Reading »

Last Week to Save 50% on the Mequoda Summit!

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Come to Mequoda’s Online Publishing and Content Marketing Summit to discover the possibilities of an effective online publishing system when you model after publishers who are doing it right
If you’ve been thinking about the Mequoda Summit, or looking for the one conference you should attend this year that will ultimately … Continue Reading »

Watch All of Our Webinars On-Demand… Right Now!

Thursday, August 6th, 2009

Webinars now available on-demand in Mequoda Pro, our training library for online publishers and marketers … Continue Reading »

Landing Pages that Work

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Duration: Approximately 90 Minutes

What this session is about:

This session features two experts: BLR’s Bob Brady and Kiplinger’s Greg Krehbiel.
So if you suspect that your landing pages are underperforming, but you’re not sure how to test and tweak them, you’re not alone.
The fact is, multivariate and A/B split testing of landing … Continue Reading »

Join 70+ Special-Interest Niche Publishers in Boston

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Less than two weeks left to get our lowest price on this Internet marketing event for publishers
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Get Your Email Marketing Kit from Mequoda (it’s free!)

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Download these three free white papers and sending more effective email newsletters and promotions.
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Landing Page Optimization Book Review: The Definitive Guide to Testing and Tuning for Conversions by Tim Ash

Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Analyze your landing pages through the eyes of your customers … Continue Reading »

Project Services

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Outsourcing key assignments to our experienced research team can bring added energy and creativity to your in-house staff while saving you time and money
If you simply need extra help focused in a few concentrated areas, we offer our most requested project services ala carte — individually priced.
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Advanced Training Workshops

Friday, June 19th, 2009

Discover how to meet the challenges of 21st century online publishing with real-world, hands-on skills using free or low-cost software tools and reports.
We’re all familiar with the aphorism, “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will eat for … Continue Reading »

Tips and Tricks for Video Landing Pages

Monday, June 8th, 2009

How to incorporate video and new media into your landing pages … Continue Reading »

Two Huge Take-Aways from the Landing Page “Test Junkies”

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

How less is often more, according to the results of a few landing page multivariate tests at Business & Legal Reports and Kiplinger … Continue Reading »

15 Landing Page Tips to Talk About

Monday, June 1st, 2009

A collection of great landing page optimization tips covering SEO, website design, A/B testing, and copywriting … Continue Reading »

Become an Instant Link-Building Expert with Free Reports

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

An affordable link-building strategy: Use downloadable content to increase inbound links and build online friendships
Search engine optimized Rapid Conversion Landing Pages convert casual visitors into loyal email subscribers.
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PR & Link Building

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

Duration: Approximately 60 Minutes

What this session is about: Discover how to use free reports and search engine optimized rapid conversion landing pages to increase inbound links and build online friendships.
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Harvard Program on Negotiation Relaunches Site with a Mequoda Online Publishing Hub

Friday, May 22nd, 2009

PON.Harvard.edu, an educational publisher, relaunches their site with the goal of becoming a true online publishing resource for people interested in negotiation
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Why We’ve Been Obsessed with Landing Pages Lately

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

We’ve brought in two of our favorite “test junkies” for this webinar on how to test and measure your landing pages called Landing Pages that Work: Using a Proven Testing Method to Increase Conversion Rates. … Continue Reading »

How BLR Increased Membership Website Conversions 15.74% with a New Headline

Monday, May 18th, 2009

How a more robust registration headline on this membership website brought conversion rates from drab to fab … Continue Reading »

Why Google May be Ignoring your Rapid Conversion Landing Pages

Wednesday, May 13th, 2009

Keyword rankings and search optimization result from deliberate website architecture
The simple website architecture requirement that virtually guarantees your offer will be found and indexed highly by Google
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Five Essential Elements for a Great Sales Letter Landing Page

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

Make sure your landing pages answer this question for your users: “what’s in it for me?”
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Dedicated Landing Pages: Marketplace Landing Page

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Marketplace landing pages are the gateways to sales

A landing page is any webpage where a willing buyer and seller can start a transaction. It’s the first page on your website where a visitor enters the ordering process.

A dedicated landing page is an indispensable part of your online marketing campaign. It … Continue Reading »

Hybrid Landing Pages: Access Challenge Landing Page

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Effective membership websites employ an access challenge landing page that teases users with a snippet of the content that awaits them beyond the turnstile.

Private, exclusive, premium and paid-only vs. visible, available and accessible. The conundrum for membership website has long been how to have it both ways.

The idea of a … Continue Reading »

Why Susan Boyle is Like a Good Landing Page

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Test your landing pages, because 9 times out of 10, snap judgments will prove you wrong

In case you haven’t heard, Susan Boyle is the unlikely star of Britain’s Got Talent, a televised talent show over in the UK (and a sister to the US-based “America’s Got Talent”.) … Continue Reading »

Organic Landing Pages: The Author Landing Page

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Author landing pages showcase your talent and boost SEO

An author landing page is a page dedicated to a particular author or editor on a website, listing all the content written by an author, usually in reverse chronological order. These pages came into existence when publishers started noticing on their internal … Continue Reading »

Organic Landing Pages: The Glossary Index Landing Page

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Glossary Index landing pages capture user’s interest with specific terminology

A landing page is the first page a user sees when entering your site, and a user can enter and “land” almost anywhere. Therefore, every page on your website is a potential landing page, even the glossary index.

The glossary index … Continue Reading »

Dedicated Landing Pages: Rapid Conversion Landing Page

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

Rapid Conversion landing pages drive website traffic 24/7/365

When you think of a landing page, what do you picture? A single page, long copy, highlighted text, lots of bolding and italicizing, strong headline?

That’s one design for a landing page, most likely a rapid conversion landing page or email capture page. … Continue Reading »

Organic Landing Pages: The Keyword Index Landing Page

Monday, April 20th, 2009

Keyword Index landing pages expose your keyword universe and get you found

Many pages on your site are organic landing pages. If an internet surfer arrives at your site from a search engine, that person has naturally or organically “landed” on your site. Landing page optimization is an important … Continue Reading »

Organic Landing Pages: The Author Index Landing Page

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Use Author Index landing pages to create a directory of your author landing pages

Looking for keyword phrases to boost your results in search engines? How about a name?

If you’re looking for quick ways to build your page count and add content that is easily indexed by search engines, don’t forget … Continue Reading »

Organic Landing Pages: The Article Landing Page

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Article landing pages are search engine superstars

Article landing pages are most often associated with search engine optimization (SEO), but are also used for attracting any type of organic traffic. This would include any text link given by a webmaster or editor who is referencing one of your webpages as a … Continue Reading »

Organic Landing Pages: The Tag Landing Page

Wednesday, April 15th, 2009

Tag landing pages help you organize your content for better SEO

A tag landing page lists all the content a site has about a particular tag, or keyword. The literal translation of a tag page is a page about other pages. The difference between a tag landing page and a topic … Continue Reading »

Organic Landing Pages: Topic Landing Page

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

With Topic landing pages, persistent navigation is the key to success

The key to success is to send users to landing pages that are specifically designed to fulfill their goals. Any page where there is a direct response transaction — whether or not money is exchanged — is a landing … Continue Reading »

Organic Landing Pages: The Home Landing Page

Monday, April 13th, 2009

The Home landing page is your first opportunity to make a good impression

Organic landing pages are full of content that is designed to be attractive to both users and search engines. Essentially, an organic landing page is trying to be found by search engines.

Home landing pages are the first page … Continue Reading »

Get Ready for the Mequoda Summit in Boston!

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

When the Mequoda Summit returns to Boston October 7-9, 2009, it will surely be a sellout. Don’t miss this opportunity to reserve your seat at the guaranteed lowest price.
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Hybrid Landing Pages: The Priority Code Landing Page

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

The priority code landing page lets you know where sales leads originate in order to control advertising expenses.

The priority code landing page is a hybrid dedicated landing page that’s part of the online order flow. A publisher might drive users to a priority code landing page where they can enter … Continue Reading »

Is Daily Email Newsletter Frequency Right For You?

Monday, April 6th, 2009

I suspect that 50 percent of Mequoda Daily readers should not be launching their own Mequoda System periodical website and daily email newsletter…
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Join Me in Munich and London

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Online publishers now have an opportunity to monetize an international audience.

Digital products that can be downloaded from your website are only the beginning. If you conduct live events, you should also consider the potential of your overseas customers. … Continue Reading »

Bob Brady’s 10 Google Website Optimizer Best Practices

Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Thirteen best practices to consider when testing the elements of your website landing pages.
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Top 20 Online Publishing Books to Read in 2009

Friday, March 27th, 2009

How does a book make our list of “Top 20 Online Publishing Books”?

Over the past couple of months, we’ve been busily scouring Amazon.com for books on the topic of online publishing. There are 5,000+ books on Amazon that one could read to better their online publishing business. … Continue Reading »