What is Pay Per Call? How does it work? – Internet-Marketing
What is Pay Per Call? How does it work?
Pay Per Call is the next wave of advertising on the Internet. Similar to a Pay?Per?Click advertising. Pay Per Call has a lot more to offer and a wider audience in mind. The Pay-Per Call (PP-Call) is geared towards small businesses that do not have a web presence on the internet. However, this form of advertising can be used by all types of business or services offered on the net.Advertisers create an ad similar to a Pay-Per-Click (PP-Click) ad. Advertisers choose key terms in which they would like to appear under. They also choose their geographical location (local, regional or national) Pricing starts at $2 and can exceed $20. The ad itself consists of a headline and 2 additional lines of text, (including a URL if the company has one). Surfers then call the toll free number shown in the ad. After the surfer calls the number, the call is forwarded to the actual business phone. Seems pretty basic doesn't it? But, I had a few questions I needed answered so I contacted Ingenio and spoke to them about their service.My first question regarded calls placed after business hours. If my business phones are manned Monday ? Friday, 9 to 5, will calls still come in after 5pm on Friday? The answer is that currently there is no automated scheduling that will turn your ads on or off at a specified time. However, you can go in manually and pause your account so that your ads are not shown during non-business hours. The automated scheduling is in the process of being implemented but there is currently no set date for this to take effect. Of course, you can place your business hours in the ad as well but this may take up valuable space that could be better utilized describing products or services. Businesses that have a call center for after hours calls are effectively 24 hour businesses, so this should not be an issue for them.My next question concerned wrong numbers and short calls. We have all done it. We see one number and dial another. Or, we see something and on impulse we reach for the phone, and then change our mind ten seconds after dialing. So, does the advertiser pay for these types of calls? Is there a time limit a person needs to be on the phone for? There answer is yes. The calls need to last at least ten seconds. This should be more than enough time to establish that a wrong number as been dialed. I also wondered about people trying to beat the system. The trouble with PP-Click is that people may dial and occupy a salesperson with no intent other than to try and boost their revenue off the ads placed on their site. Ingenio has taken this into account. They can track calls that come in through their system. Any numbers seen abusing it can be blocked. Hopefully, this will discourage any type of scam to boost profits on sites that sponsors these ads.I was also interested to know about ads that did provide a URL. Was there an additional charge levied when someone clicked on the ad? Fortunately, there is not. If a business sells over the net as well, they could certainly use this to their advantage. Of course, one of the main advantages to this type of advertising is that it caters to potential customers that do not, for whatever reason, like to make purchases online. Overall PP-Call may be worth its weight in gold. At least the potential is there. Will it surpass PP-Click as far as the preferred method of advertising? Probably, not. It does however give advertises who couldn't advertise on the net before a reason to start. Maybe then they will see the importance of having a web presence on the Internet.Visit Joe's blog http://mr-seo.blogspot.com/ to learn more about SEO. His affordable web design service is located at http://www.jnb-design.com and for more tips on SEO and his services visit http://www.mr-seo.com
Does Your Bichon Frise Eat His Own Poop?
Does Your Bichon Frise Eat His Own Poop?
Hi,I'm Janet CombsMy mother bred and raised Bichon Frises for 23 years. I have been a Bichon Frise breeder for 13 years. Between what my mother taught me and my own personal experience I know a little something about Bichons.The reason I'm addressing this issue is because, over the years
I've had quite a few people ask me; "How do I stop my Bichon Frise from eating his own poop?"This is a habit that many dogs (of all breeds) develop.Well, keep the faith! Help is on the way.There are a couple of things you can do to break your dog of this nasty habit.One: Try putting some diced pineapple in with his food.
Yes, I said diced pineapple. About 2-3 teaspoons.
When the pineapple is digested it produces an enzyme
which deters the dog from, you know, doing what we're
trying to make him stop. Some Bichons may not eat
pineapple. Our little male, Walker will eat just about
anything. But, our female, Annie, is very finnicky. But,
I think most Bichons will go for it.Two: If, for whatever reason, the pineapple doesn't do the
trick, there is a product called "Deter" which has the
same effect. Give him 1-2 tablets per day (depending on
size) for two weeks. It has been proven to be effective.
You can find it at a discount price at www.dog.com.I hope I have been of some help.
If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to email me at jennasgifts.cinci.rr.comWishing you and your Bichon happiness always,Janet CombsIf you would like to learn more about caring for and training your Bichon Frise go to: http://www.combsinfo.com
What Does It Take To Be An Interior Designer? – Home-Improvement
What Does It Take To Be An Interior Designer?
When trying to decide if Interior Design is right for you, it helps to know what that really means. Interior Design is not simply the profession that "makes rooms and places pretty"; it takes a little bit more than that. You need to know how to do some of the technical aspects of design also. Some of these technical things include:Designing and reading blueprints:This is particularly for the projects that require a great change in the area's structure like wall removal etc. This is also required in order to make additional rooms, build gazebos, and adding extra rooms. You will need to draw up blueprints of the entire house or read the originals copies, so that you can do your job without causing much disturbance to the rest of the house or environment.Environmental Analysis:Once you can read blueprints, you will have to analyze the information that is listed so that you can best decide where to go with your ideas. You need the ability to effectively create or remove space in a particular environment so that you can cause little or no disturbance the environment as a whole when making your changes.Environmental Lighting:Many people forget that lighting is included in any space changing project. You must have knowledge of how lighting works, and have a general idea of what is needed to install light fixtures in areas that do not have them already.Many homes are not equipped with lighting fixtures in some rooms. Of course, if you wish to change the lighting fixtures from general lamps to say, track lighting, you may have a problem if you do not understand how to install it.Basic Plumbing & pipe structure:If adding or changing spaces in kitchens and bathrooms, plumbing fixtures are often changed or re-organized. You will need to understand their basic functions in order to effectively plan a change that involves them, or is to be done around them.Before you consider home decorating as a profession, you should ask yourself these questions.Creativity?Creativity is a subtle, but important quality to have when considering interior design as a profession. Much of your advancement will depend on your ability to be original in your creative efforts to design any space. Clients will always want to keep a designer that can offer them something that nobody else has.You will also need to be able to turn whatever items that they already have into works of art. Sometimes clients do not want to change everything, or buy new furnishings and draperies; they simply want to make whatever they do have look and feel different. Creative thinking is the only thing that is going to help here.