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guest blog on great sites linking back to your site and make some link worthy content on your site

yes -its called guest posting now

(we no longer see the value of article directories)

For adwords channel conv tracking will give you the keyword used to enter site etc. For non adwords channel you need to set up a goal in analytics to see the channel

The answer is to not use broad match use broad match modifier and other match types or you will always run into these problems.

The other way to do it is use broad and phrase match negatives instead of exact match.

Without seeing the account this is the best i can do to help you

I like PRNewswire better - but in terms of seo they dont have the same effect as they once had unless you expect it to get picked up and rewritten.

Yes you can make a custom report that shows hour of day traffic - see this image http://imgur.com/Hkwlf

Yes they show all sites you send out to and which pick it up with links.

If you do alot you can get it cheaper going thru vocus the parent company.

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Im sorry guys it seems i answered to quick - if you want to track a person back to a channel you would need the form to be programmed to pass that info into the lead.

No problem - if you use modifiers and phrase and broad negatives it should solve your issues- If you need more info on modifiers pm me

You can use http://topsy.com/ for twitter also or on pinterest use pinterest.com/source/site.com and search them or use google image search if its an infographic or image being shared.

You can write great content for your site that people want to read and share- Another great way is by writing high level guest posts on sites with high traffic and then linking back to you in the bio. Youmoz posts are a great way of gaining traffic and credibility to your site and service.

ps.- Remember to provide value -You need to write really good content to get noticed

Rule of thumb is if its a niche directory specific for your industry  then go for it otherwise unless it dmoz or really strong and popular dont. All the link and seo directories i would stay away from.

I have some high some low i think the key is to view it how we view bounce rates as a benchmark to improve - but the math is a bit wrong since you are making an assumption people are going to another search result so it isnt a true pogo but i guess its better then no metric.

If you see alot of impr for the keyword "buy keyword" after you run it on phrase etc i would make a new agroup for buy with the buy keywords with ads focused on that intent. This will allow you to bid on them separately and talk to what they are looking for better then a broad or phrase.

You need to set goals first for your account give a dollar target to those actions , track those goals in adwords and raise or lower bids based on how much those actions costed you to achieve per keyword. It could be a view of a key page , signup etc - but a 250 monthly budget is very low unless you have very little competitors.  - Look into google grants if you are a 501c3 non profit it can give you up to 10k of free spend*

*if you can spend it - restrictions apply

Without seeing the link i would say - i dont think any 1 sidebar  link  will have a negative effect on you if you have a normal looking backlink profile.

Niche Directories are fine if you think users will find your service in it

(ask yourself do expect that link to get clicks & If search engines didnt exist would you  still want that link) - such as a directories of seo companies based in Settle.

i would love to see an analysis of the relationship between bounce rate and this new pogo rate:)

Adwords re-targeting shows ads to people who have been to your site and then go to other sites around the web. If you are not getting imp somethings to check are

Check if your list is gaining users - You have to have a minimum of 100 users to start to see impr

Check your ads are approved and not on hold

Check you have popular ad formats ie 300 x 250 or text ads

Check your bid price it may be too low

If you still have issue give google a call

its a famous spider that tracks serp info - read more here http://moz.com/community/q/what-is-semalt