Welcome to the 9rules Community

Wow! For all you visitors from the 9rules new additions post, welcome to Apogee Weblog! Not quite sure what to say. Will take awhile for this to sink in. I've been reading some fantastic 9rules blogs such as Pronet Advertising, Paul Stamatiou and Mashable for quite some time. It will certainly be an honor to be a part of the 9rules network. Wow. Should be crashing (~1am as I type) but I wanted to get a quick post up to say hi - and thanks. (I have 3 kids, the oldest is 5 so mornings can be quite a challenge.) Anyway, while you're here, enjoy a game of TagMan:

There are versions for Technorati, Squidoo, del.icio.us and Flickr. (The Flickr version is the most popular since you see a set of pictures as the "prize" for winning a game.)

On this blog, I mostly write about web marketing topics, particularly search engine marketing (SEM). I also like to create free tools for the SEM community. Some are open source. Examples:

• Keyword Research Tool
• Google Content Ad Tracking Script
  (open source)
• Yahoo Search Marketing Tracking Script (open source)
• AdWords Help Engine

Here's a sample of some blog posts to give you a flavor of this blog:

• Is Google the Grinch Who Stole Christmas?
• Click Fraud Minimization Strategies
• Pixel Advertising is Dead. Done. Over. Or is it?
• Fun with Google Code Search
  

These are some of the most visited articles:

• 11 Tips for Google AdWords Success
• Local Search Advertising with Google AdWords
• Meta Keywords Advice

Thanks for stopping by. I'm keen to contribute to the 9rules community. And humbled by the inclusion of my blog in the network. Wow. Cool.

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