For a while now I’ve been trying to use Google product search to look for stuff I want. I don’t like eBay because it’s been infiltrated by unwanted persons, and I absolutely can’t stand the comparison shopping engines. Part of it I think is that I know how these businesses work, and I don’t like it. So, knowing that Google product search does not charge for listings and that I generally like Google anyway, I thought I’d give it a shot. Unfortunately, when I sort by price (low to high, of course), here’s what I always got… (more…)
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Google Product Search is NOT Useless!
Send an Email that Sells!
Today I received an email from Microsoft extolling a free new eBook they are going to give me called, “Build a Website that Sells.” Now, typically, I don’t click on Microsoft stuff… even when it’s free. (more…)
Ideas for Google Adwords
One thing I’ve always loved about Google is their support team. My questions aren’t always satisfied, and I don’t necessarily always get my way, but at the very least they listen. For a while now I’ve been sending them my feature requests and I always receive a personal response from a real person who actually read my suggestion and forwarded it on. As a user, this encourages me. As an advertiser, it comforts me. (more…)
Why Proof-read Ad Copy?
That’s why.
Google Guidelines. The Ends Produce the Means. Which Produce the Ends. Again.
Google seems to have conflicting priorities. On one hand, they appear to be the all-loving benevolent indexers, content to stay in the background, the original idea being that they could figure out natural behavior online and use that behavior to display the most relevant information on any given query. At least that’s how I always thought a search engine was supposed to work. (more…)
