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The criteria is simple,
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If you’re already a RevenueWire affiliate, you’re automatically entered to win.  And if you’re not yet a RevenueWire affiliate, don’t worry, the odds are in your favor!  There will be two ‘Special Agent’ Winners: The Top New Affiliate, and The Top Incremental Increase Affiliate.

And don’t forget, we’re here to help you win, so feel free to contact us affiliates@revenuewire.com and we’ll work with you to help get you selling and on the road to 007 status.

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We can tell you that some powerful new information has come to light regarding how to avoid the Google Slap. Just how fresh is it? Enough that you’ll want to jot it down in your favorite spiral-bound notebook for later use.

But before we get down to the latest fight-back-against-the-slap-science, make sure to prep your head by downloading RW’s awesome one-page takeaway from last semester re: Avoiding The Google Slap. Just click the download link at the top of the page in The Source to get this meaty PDF anti-slap juggernaut.

Your one-pager includes, but is not limited to, the following tips:

*Niche site building
*Avoiding being flagged as a ‘bridge page’
*Linking to external websites
*Using dynamic keyword insertion effectively
*Self hosting .exe files and cloaking your affiliate links

These power-tweaks will provide you with a list of natural slap-proofing techniques to instantly raise the shields on your landing pages and protect your AdWords account from Google’s hard knocks.

For real-world examples on how to put these techniques into practice, watch our very own Avoiding The Google Slap video, already viewed by over 500 avid affiliate marketers.

Guaranteed kids, you’re going to want to have this wisdom in your arsenal when it comes to dodging the Google Slap bullet.

Now. Let’s move on to the new information.

Q. What’s today’s revelation, Mr. Teach?
A. Today we’re gonna talk about arbitrage.
Q. Never heard of it – What’s it all about?

Glad you asked. For those readers who don’t know, here’s how the Adwords AdSense Arbitrage system works:

Chalkboard Economics 101

An individual (or a company) buys cheap Google AdWords ads to drive search visitors to their own site where they write about topics that are likely to attract high-paying ads (e.g., health, medicine, loans, legal cases, etc.).

If a reader or search visitor clicks on this cheap Google ad to come to their site, and then leaves the site by clicking on an expensive ad, the website owner makes money on the difference, minus Google’s commission.

The minimum bid for buying a Google AdWords ad is 1 cent so anyone can experiment without spending a whole lot of money but, it doesn’t matter, because its against the rules.

Google’s Tough Stance On Arbitrage

Google’s position is and always has been that high ad quality and landing page quality are important for providing a positive user experience. It follows that Google AdWords doesn’t permit ads directing to landing pages that were specifically made to show additional ads (the nefarious practice known as “arbitrage” described above).

Furthermore, Google is extending the definition of arbitrage to include websites that are primarily occupied by display ads. In these cases, the ratio of ads to unique, non-ad content is measured to determine if a landing page violates the Google arbitrage policy. Google measures this ratio by looking at content above the fold (i.e. without scrolling).

Check Your Head For Excellence

A landing page is not considered arbitrage if all of the following conditions
are met:

1. The browser display area consists of a healthy ratio of unique and relevant content. Our guess is at least one-third. This excludes search boxes, headers, navigation links, logos, etc. Specific, well organized commercial offers (such as those found on retail sites) may count as unique and relevant content as long as they provide significant user value.

2. The browser display area used for ads cannot exceed the browser display
area used for unique and relevant content.

3. The site has user value other than just providing ads. For example,
Google provides web search, news sites provide regularly updated original
content, and other services.

The Arbitrage Litmus Test

To check that your website complies with Google’s arbitrage policy, take the following steps:

1. Open the site in a new browser.
2. Make sure you have minimal browser menus and your font is set to medium or normal.
3. Scroll to the very top of the page, as evaluation is based on what appears above the fold.
4. The site is considered compliant if the area of ads is less than or equal to the area of content.

The Consequences Of Non-Compliance

If you’re not in arbitrage compliance, you could receive a low landing page quality score, which will negatively affect your Quality Scores, cost-per-clicks, and ad positions. Lesson: It’s best to stay on top of the curve!

Learn more about landing page quality at:

http://adwords.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=113575&hl=en_AU.

You can review Google’s Landing Page and Site Policies here:
http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=46675.

Is there a silver lining in these slap-happy times? Of course. Affiliates who learn to roll with the punches and make the necessary changes to their campaigns stand to make more money in the long run.

Watch Our New Google Slap Video For Awesome Pointers!

To help you adapt to the changing landscape, we’ve created a short video covering the basics of what the Google Slap is, the criteria that govern it, and the different strategies you can use to avoid it.

This short video is tailored for affiliates in the digital product niche, with real-world examples of what to do and what not to do with your campaigns. The main goal is to communicate that providing quality, unique content on your sites is the most effective way to stay out of Google’s doghouse and build your business for the long haul.

You can watch the full video here and now right on this page, or scroll down to read the individual segment descriptions and watch the video in 4 parts.

Sign Up Now with RevenueWire to get your one-page summary of The Google Slap video and other great marketing support materials from our Tutorial Center.

Part 1. What Is The Google Slap?
Ever wondered what exactly constitutes a Google Slap? You’ll find out in the first segment of our new Google Slap video, anchored by RevenueWire Affiliate Manager Seth Hornby. Watch It Now >>

Part 2. Tips For Your AdWords
This segment covers 3 tips for how you can meet and exceed Google AdWord Guidelines, including Relevant and Original Content, Transparency and Navigability. Watch It Now >>

Part 3. Real-World Examples
Seth takes 2 real life examples of a Driver Product Landing Page and a Driver Mini-Site that have been blacklisted on Google. You’ll learn in detail the different page elements that can result in a Google Slap. At the end, Seth shows an example of a well-designed landing page to provide you with a clear idea of how your landing pages should look. Watch It Now >>

Part 4. Brief Summary
The Google Slap is not all doom and gloom. Seth shares a few positive changes that have come out of the recent rise in number of Google Slaps, including its beneficial effect on competitive keyword bid price. Seth concludes the presentation by explaining the long term advantages of building content rich web sites as promotional tools. Watch It Now >>

You can also watch the video in 4 segments in the Playlist.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE VIDEO. IT WAS DEFINITELY FUN TO MAKE. MAKE SURE TO USE THESE TIPS AND STRATEGIES IN YOUR CAMPAIGNS!

Remo Recover is an advanced data recovery application for Mac & Windows that’s already being hailed as the most powerful disk recovery software available on the Internet. The webinar has some great insights and tips regarding the product to help you promote it.

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Thanks to its fast and intuitive recovery functionality, Remo Recover has been getting rave reviews from end-users and software review sites alike. What’s more, the software is user-friendly and doesn’t require special technology or recovery skills.

Remo Recover will locate and restore major video, audio and digital photo formats from hard drives, USB drives, external hard drives and removable storage cards. Not only that, but Remo Recover can recover from digital cameras, mobile phones and video cameras. And photographers can rejoice as RAW files from DSLR cameras are included on the recovery list.

Remo is seeing initial conversion rates over 4% with this product already, and the awards are rolling in, too. It has earned high marks from both TechRadar and Tucows, with more awards on the way. If you’d like to get started with data recovery, now’s the time! Don’t forget to promote the Mac version too – the selection out there is pretty bare bones and Remo is doing quite well comparatively!

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“This year, eMarketer estimates that 66.7% of US Internet users—147.5 million people—are watching video online each month. By 2014, that figure is forecast to rise to 77% of Internet users, or 193.1 million people. In the same period, online video advertising spending will surge from $1.4 billion to $5.2 billion.”

The numbers get your attention don’t they. Imagine the revenue potential of hitting those millions of viewers with targeted video advertising!

You can read the full article (packed with lost of juicy stats and facts) here: http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007664

Topics Covered:
• Ad Auctions
• Google Quality Score
• Creating a Quality Landing Page
• Google’s Ad Ranking System