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Were always into a good conspiracy theory – who isn’t? But this one about Google is a corker!
One webmaster over at Webmaster World has a theory that for some sites, Google may give the site higher ranking based on what day of the week it is.
The webmaster has been tracking his traffic from Google for a number of months and has discovered a pattern. Here is…
The Google AdWords Help Forum, is a great resource for those of you with AdWords campaigns, as Google posts various tips every couple of weeks or so.
AdWordsPro Sarah, who is a Google employee, is a regular contributor to the forum. Her latest help came in the form of tips for testing keywords for products with low traffic.
Here are the 3 main tips:
1) Start Small. The knee jerk reaction is to…
Many webmasters fail to take advantage of seasonal traffic peaks, which are an excellent way to generate new sales and traffic. ‘Back to school’ searches are happening right now and are the second highest traffic season after Christmas - so it’s well worth taking advantage of!
Back to school searches can have a very wide target; from influences (teens and kids) to decision makers (parents and college…

In recent research from Hitwise that may surprise some (and perhaps not others), it appears that properties owned by Yahoo! actually receive more traffic from Google rather than from Yahoo! Search.
Here’s how much traffic each Yahoo! property receives from both Google and Yahoo! Search as per the Hitwise data:
Yahoo! Answers showed the biggest difference, with 49% of its U.S. traffic coming from Google in June, while only 20%…