Archive for June, 2008
Thank You Gateway - For Proving You Suck
Sorry for the late delay in new blog posts. My Gateway laptop died two and a half weeks ago. Fortunately, it was under warranty so I called them up, got an RMA number, and sent the sucker back. After it taking a week to get there, they finally started working on it. Apparently (or so they say), it was a problem with the adapter. I don’t see how that is possible, since it was always plugged into the wall and at the time it died, it was at 100% battery power.
It took them a week to order a new adapter for me, because ya’know, it’s not like Gateway would keep something like adapters or batteries in their warehouses, right? They have to order them of course. Alright, fine whatever. So I wait a week and they call to let me know that it’s being shipped back to me.
Two hours ago, the “DHL guy” came up to my door and handed me my box for the laptop. I bring it up to my office (aka bedroom) and take it all out. So far so good. Then I notice that it’s missing half of the adapter. They give me the part with the box that plugs into the back of my laptop, but not the other half that plugs into the wall.
Great job Gateway. I just got off the phone with them and they are sending me another one. That’s great and all and I am happy they are sending me another one, but at the same time, that is a completely stupid on their part to send a customers half of adapters.
Increase Adsense CTR - No Longer a Guessing Game
** THIS IS NOT A PAID POST **
If you are a webmaster and use Google Adsense, you know how important your ad positioning is. The problem that most people get stuck up on is their ad positioning. They don’t know where to place them, so they just guess, and their Adsense earnings suffer.
Fortunately, there is a service that has been out there for awhile now that will help you with this. It’s called CrazyEgg. Despite the silly name, this service can really help you decide where to position your ads. In result, your Google Adsense account balance will skyrocket!
What this service does is absolutely incredible. It will show you a heatmap, as you see in the picture in this post. With that, it will show where people clicked, which can easily let you see what portions of your site are important, and once you know that, you stick your Google ads right there and watch the money roll in.
There are five different “plans” you can choose from on CrazyEgg. The first is a free plan, which is what I use, and then the other four plans are paid plans that go from $9 per month, all the way to $99 per month. Depending on how many different niche sites you run and how many visitors you receive should be taken into consideration when buying a plan.
The CrazyEgg service is great because you can place it on any type of site. Whether it’s a blog or landing page, it works great for any type of site. Not only will it show you a heatmap, it also shows a list of what was clicked by different traffic sources. If you ever wanted to know what type of traffic clicks on ads, CrazyEgg can will show you this through their Confetti chart.
Overall, CrazyEgg is a great service, and if you want to boost your Adsense revenue or just generate more sales, then CrazyEgg is definitely something you would want to look into.
