Deep Impact Probe Aiming To Hit Comet: Cost $330 Million. Sure Makes These Free Search Engine Tips Seem Like A Bargain!

Deep Impact Probe Aiming To Hit Comet: Cost $330 Million. Sure Makes These Free Search Engine Tips Seem Like A Bargain!

After 172 days and 268 million miles of deep space stalking, NASA's Deep Impact successfully struck comet Tempel 1. The cosmic collision between the coffee table-sized impactor and city-sized comet occurred at 1:52 a.m. EDT.

"If this doesn't make for a spectacular July the 4th, what does?"

And you're asking, "Is this the blog I was meaning to read?" Yes, this is a blog about improving your business by better implementing your online marketing campaign for Seaborne. The bottom line goal is to get quality destination page "hits"... not a hit like Comet Tempel 1, but a hit none-the-less from a targeted visitor.

Why all the NASA talk you ask? Well the truth is, I found this news story fascinating , just as I'm sure many others did and felt it was rather topical for this Independence Day.

It just so happens that being "topical" and relating what you do with Seaborne to news and current events is also a highly recommend (yet rarely used) marketing strategy. Millions of people are on the internet today searching for information about all sorts of current events. If you're writing about that event or news item, you can increase the odds that searchers will find you. If what you do (or what you market) is related in some way, then "bingo" you'll create some real traffic fireworks at your blog or site.

The kind of hits a savvy marketeer can achieve by riding on the comet tail of current events and news stories can be as spectacular as one might imagine. The impact on your business can be equally stellar.

In my previous blog entry we started our series of PPC search engine tips that can help your campaign for better targeted earthbound visitors. Without further ado, I'll continue with these tips this week.

Pay per click tips for this week:

• When thinking up keywords, use examples of specific things your product is used for: 'clean floors', clean countertops', 'wash floors', 'mop floors', 'polish stove top', 'remove grime', 'shine appliances', 'disinfect bacteria', 'hide furniture flaws' etc.
• Explore variations: 'soy milk', 'soymilk', 'soy-milk'
• Add plurals: 'protein bar' and 'protein bars'
• Use abbreviations and acronyms
• Use US and UK spellings
• Keyword phrases may be questions: 'how to repair bad credit', 'when should I diet', 'how do I lose weight', 'where are discount cosmetics', etc.

Last week I posted the first round of search engine marketing tips. Check there for more ideas.


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It happened on the 4th...
1970 - Casey Kasem hosted radio's "American Top 40" for the first time.

NASA's Deep Impact Mission Projectile Strikes Comet (Update4) (Bloomberg.com)
July 4 (Bloomberg) -- A projectile from NASA's Deep Impact spacecraft slammed into the comet Tempel 1, creating a crater that scientists hope will shed light on some of the solar system's most mysterious objects.

Hubble captures Deep Impact's collision with comet (EurekAlert!)
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captured the dramatic effects of the collision early July 4 between comet 9P/Tempel 1 and an 820-pound projectile released by the Deep Impact spacecraft.

Hubble's View of Deep Impact (Universe Today)
The powerful Hubble Space Telescope was on hand to watch the collision between Deep Impact and Comet Tempel 1. Even though Hubble is one of the most sensitive telescopes available, the shroud of dust and gas surrounding Tempel 1 obscures a view of the comet's nucleus. Hubble was able to see the flash from the impact, making the comet 4 times as bright, and then an expanding fan of debris moving


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