Overture - using up money and stopping campaign

[computerincome]

[NetDebut]

[computerincome]

Hi Kevin,

Thanks for reply. I have tried many keywords, but very hard to even get them approved by overture in the first place. I am testing now for just one set with higher bids and will then try on another ad but really think time and money better spent on other things.

But want to use up money in account and not add any more. Just not sure how to do this. They seem to have you over a barrell.

Rachel

[NetDebut]

Hey Rachel,

As a non-believer of search engines, I find it as a waste of time. And I know some people will want to grab me by the throat for saying that, but really. It's ridiculous. You have about a BILLION web sites (literally) on the Internet and yet we're suppose to get #1 ranking or even be listed on the first 5 PAGES!

Who has the time for it? Certainly not me. Do you? I didn't make money through the search engines. I never have, never will and will never mind it. Heck, my first successful online business was accomplished with JUST traffic exchanges.

Here's a good example. I do a search for "computer income" on Google and received over 85 million listings/websites. It's the name of your domain, you would think yours will come up first... no. In fact, your BLOG showed up as listing number 3... not your web site, your blog.

Alright, I stopped looking after page 5 of the search results. Only people who do research go past page 3. If someone is looking for something in particular, they go no further than page 2. Tell me the truth, do you? Anyone else? No, didn't think so.

Just my 1/2 a cent of course.

I'm not saying not to use it at all. I use it just so people could find me in case they forgot how to spell "networkersdebut.com."

[computerincome]

Well at least my blog shows up!

I am beginning to think that the best way to spend my time is promoting via hit exchanges, doing good link trades, good ezine advertising and just updating my site regularly with good content and writing articles.

Forget the search engines and if I get a good listing - excellent but will not dwell on it too much!

Rachel

[NetDebut]

Good to see you're still optimistic about it. So then I'm assuming I didn't make you glum, lol.

Yes, stick with those plans, but don't forget about web design. That means navigation. Here's a good example on your web site. I was looking through your ebook review. There's a lot of good reviews... but a visitor would have to keep scrolling down and down to view all of them. Why not make them individual pages and just a T.O.C. kind of page where they can select each one from 1 page.

Here's an example of what I mean: http://www.networkersdebut.com/reviews.php or http://www.networkersdebut.com/articles.php

[computerincome]

Thanks for the tip, will keep in this in mind.

By the way - do you accept articles for your website?

Rachel

[NetDebut]

Absolutely! You can submit it from my forum so other members can read it. I'll then add it to the article section in accordance to its category and alphabetical title.

Lynn, please don't be mad at me for putting this link here: http://www.networkersdebut.com/forum - you know I still want to be a moderator in your forum, lol.

[Lynn Terry]

[robbyk333]

When using Overture use a prepaid credit card that way you dont have to worry about them charging your card. They cant charge it if its not there. I have done this for a while it works. All they do is send a email saying credit card declined and when it gets to me out of funds i have to just put more money on the account and im back up and running.

[mrLenin]