Paul Jacobson - Latest Comments in Downhill from here

Re: Downhill from here

Paul — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:34:33 -0000

I haven't actually. I just use Google AdSense.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 09:34:33 -0000

I haven't actually. I just use Google AdSense.

Re: Downhill from here

Pete White — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:51:08 -0000

Paul, have you used any services like payperpost or text link ads? Google is known to penalise people who use these services.

Re: Downhill from here

Pete White — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:51:08 -0000

Paul, have you used any services like payperpost or text link ads? Google is known to penalise people who use these services.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:15:18 -0000

Hi Richard

Thanks for the SU tip. I'll take a look at that!

Re: Downhill from here

Paul — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 23:15:18 -0000

Hi Richard

Thanks for the SU tip. I'll take a look at that!

Re: Downhill from here

Richard Catto — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:25:23 -0000

Paul, looking at your supplied Google analytics, it seems that Google has dropped you.

They may have removed you from their index.

I suggest, if you have not done so already, that you use Google's webmaster tools. Add your site. Ask Matt Cutts for his assistance (on his blog).

It could be that Google's algorithm has decided that your site is bad and just dropped you.

Another way for you to get traffic is to start using your stumbleupon account. SU gives me MORE traffic now than Google. Bonus is that I get local traffic from it, whereas Google sends more internationals than locals.

Re: Downhill from here

Richard Catto — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:25:23 -0000

Re: Downhill from here

Richard Catto — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:17:43 -0000

LOL @ Tertia.

That's like trying to comfort someone with a fractured pelvis by saying, "Well, look at me, I stubbed my toe this morning!"

Re: Downhill from here

Richard Catto — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 00:17:43 -0000

LOL @ Tertia.

That's like trying to comfort someone with a fractured pelvis by saying, "Well, look at me, I stubbed my toe this morning!"

Re: Downhill from here

Tertia — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:07:01 -0000

Me too dude, me too. I used to be #2 on Amatomu. Now I am #6. But I am not bothered. Rankings are all relative anyway. xx

Re: Downhill from here

Tertia — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:07:01 -0000

Me too dude, me too. I used to be #2 on Amatomu. Now I am #6. But I am not bothered. Rankings are all relative anyway. xx

Re: Downhill from here

Paul — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:16:14 -0000

Very true Richard.

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Paul — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:16:14 -0000

Very true Richard.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:15:48 -0000

Hi Eve

That is a good question. Part of what I do is to promote myself as a new media lawyer (my blog at jacobson.co.za is a good example of that) and part of what I have done has been to promote other work and projects.

What I have found, though, is that I just enjoy doing this. I enjoy blogging (mostly!), connecting to people and connecting people to each other.

It is very much a work in progress.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 23:15:48 -0000

Re: Downhill from here

Richard Catto — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:51:53 -0000

"sometimes you're the windshield sometimes you're the bug"

http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Dire-Straits/T...

Re: Downhill from here

Richard Catto — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:51:53 -0000

"sometimes you're the windshield sometimes you're the bug"

http://www.seeklyrics.com/lyrics/Dire-Straits/T...

Re: Downhill from here

Eve — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:09:07 -0000

Hi Paul,

I certainly cannot explain why your site has fallen in the rankings, but I am surprised because your blog is one I continue to enjoy.

But here is a question I have been meaning to ask for a while: You are one of the most connected people I know, with a strong, clearly defined online presence through the various channels. My question is, (seriously, no tongue in cheek) Why? Is it to cement your identity as a new media lawyer, is it for pure passion for the medium or are you seeing some other benefits?

Just curious. And awed ;-)

Re: Downhill from here

EveDmochowska — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 06:09:07 -0000

Re: Downhill from here

Paul — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:29:29 -0000

The people have spoken. Twitter updates and del.icio.us posts have been banished! That stuff all feeds into my Jaiku stream anyway. ;-)

I also noticed that my Amatomu tracking code on the blog is different to the code suggested on Amatomu. I corrected that and will see how this changes my ranking.

Re: Downhill from here

Paul — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 07:29:29 -0000

Re: Downhill from here

Craig Nicholson — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:48:13 -0000

Have you looked at your feed readership? I don't believe Google Analytics can track RSS feed readership as the Google Analytics tracking is enabled through JavaScript on the page itself. The same goes for Amatomu.

I personally prefer to use both Google Analytics, Amatomu and FeedBurner in conjunction. And yeah, I agree with all, the Twitter updates must go, del.icio.us isn't that bad.

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Craig Nicholson — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:48:13 -0000

Re: Downhill from here

Paul — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 01:37:18 -0000

Hi Nic

That eventually occurred to me last night. It was just odd because the drop off wasn't just on Google. It was on other services too (unless they are all affected by Google's page ranking?).