[meteorite-list] Sponsored met adds in google search

From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2011 22:20:16 -0500
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Hi Melanie,

I think part of the reason is economics and the demographic of
meteorite collectors. Meteorite collectors are a passionate but
relatively-small group. I tried advertising on Google over a year
ago, by using sponsored keywords. The result - zero sales and only a
minor increase in hits. Based on that performance, I decided that my
advertising dollars are best spent elsewhere. The aggravating thing
is, now I get spammed constantly from Google wanting me to advertise
again.

Best regards and clear skies,

MikeG

PS - FWIW, I get more sales from Facebook than I do from Google.

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On 2/3/11, Melanie Matthews <miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca> wrote:
> It would be nice if when one punches in the key words: "meteorite",
> "chondrite",
> "chondrule", "achondrite", "pallasite", "Martian", "Lunaite", etc...that a
> sponsored link (or links) would appear in the upper right of the page to
> online
> stores that sell mets such as "Meteorites USA", "Meteorite Market", and so
> forth.. In fact think I remember a few years ago that was the case, but what
> happened? Search those keywords now and nothing comes up other than search
> contents..
>
>
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> -Melanie
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> eBay: metmel2775
> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
>
> I eat, sleep and breath meteorites 24/7.
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