Recent content by DRDR

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    Is Affiliate Marketing Dead?

    There are different attributing that a PPC agency can report. If they think last click from voucher sites is stealing all their sales and affecting their ROAS in the report, then they can just report on a different attribution model so that the report is not just based on last click. Affiliate...
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    Influencers

    You can consider using influencer platforms if you are just starting out and not sure on which influencers are in your niche. Once you start using those platforms, it'll be easier for you to catch up and learn which influencer would actually work for you. Once you build your own influencers...
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    Recording a conversation

    Don't know the legality but know that it won't hold up in court sine its just a voice recording.
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    Home Page Not Always Showing For Keyword Phrases

    The rank trackers are not always correct so don't trust them fully. There are expensive monthly seo tools such as AHREF that you can track your backlinks and keywords you rank for. It is well worth the money if you are making enough from the site to pay for it but make sure you have time to...
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    Posted or hand-delivered letters

    Slightly off topic but RE: recommendations. I've just recently joined those local group looking for recommendations but it turns out they are filled with people spamming their business whenever someone is looking for a recommendation. Its the same accounts constantly commenting on the company...
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    Posted or hand-delivered letters

    You should only hand delivery letters if you plan on trying your luck to talk to someone that can make a decision. If that is what you are looking to do, then practice your elevator pitch for the event that you get to them. If you are going to drop it into a postbox then it doesn't matter at all...
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    Initial link building for new website

    This. There are many people giving their own opinion on here its hard to make out whose advice to take. So you are better off reading from sources that have performed tests and have data to back up what they said.
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    Finding companies to advertise on our site

    People are signing up to your website to try and win the cash prizes. You mentioned you are trying to target students but it is mostly older people that are in your list it seems. And it is alarming that many people actually did not claim that prizes which is very unusual since I run...
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    Reversing a 301 Re-direct

    You'll need to tell us why you think it was a mistake. You already did 301 once and it turned out bad for you so I would be hestitate to suggest you revert back to it without knowing you reasoning.
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    How important are portfolios and Testimonials for new Digital Agency start ups

    As someone that has received lots of quotes and proposals, I would not consider anyone without a portfolio of clients if they charge the same price as everyone else. I've heard people from other forums suggest that you should never work for free since your time is important and even suggested...
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    What is the best way to learn PPC?

    Learn from reading guides from Respectable websites in the same area. Read a few articles and actually put it in action. You can actually learn and run a campaign just from following those guides. But it'll take you time to learn it.
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    Ready to Give Up pre 1 year...please help

    You've mentioned Adwords isn't working for you but also mentioned all your sales this month are from Google Shopping. You need to determine which is it. If Google Shopping is the only place bringing in sales and you stop Adwords, you will lose out on all sales. You need to set up remarketing...
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    Thoughts about Contests and SEO

    First, determine where you are promoting to get all these sudden comp entries. Your blog don't seem to get much visitors so it should be coming from elsewhere. Is it social? Is it newsletter? If it came from those channels, they may be the channels you should consider focusing on first. SEO is...
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    Removing yourself from Voucher Code Websites

    This shows there are interests in promo codes and that it works. You should spend more time on your social and try to offer more discount offers. Even if you don't want to do this, it would just be a template response to your potential customers if you don't have any new codes anyways so it is...
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    Removing yourself from Voucher Code Websites

    "Hi, could you explain more in detail about affiliates, please. We tried to join Awin, but they said our traffic was too low (around 50 visitors a day). They said to come back when traffic goes up to around 20K a month. The idea to join Awin was to increase traffic to our website in the first...