I have finished another huge cURL scraping project. The cURL really isn't the hard part now, it's all the string replacement it takes to make the other site look good inside my site. (For those that are going "OH NO, HE CAN'T DO THAT!", they both belong to my boss, so it's okay.)
This is a section of a site to help small businesses or even large corporations find the logo imprinted or logo imprintable promotional products. These are often given away at trade shows, or as employee incentives. We have also had inquiries about ordering branded items for resale such as movie merchandising or other memorabilia You can see it here: Promotional Products
There is a search feature here:Stress Relievers I defaulted the search to "stress relievers" because they are so popular.
Friday, March 7, 2008
Monday, December 24, 2007
cURL multipart form data file upload
I searched long and hard with that as a search phrase, and only found others asking how to do it. I finally figure it out, Praise God!
If you are struggling with cURL trying to upload files as part of a POST action form in PHP, try this: cURL multipart form data file upload
I posted a brief explanation and my complete code (modified for privacy of course).
This link sat broken for quite some time, but has recently been restored!
If you are struggling with cURL trying to upload files as part of a POST action form in PHP, try this: cURL multipart form data file upload
I posted a brief explanation and my complete code (modified for privacy of course).
This link sat broken for quite some time, but has recently been restored!
The Ultimate Marketing Tool
A friend of mine wrote an article. I decided to paste an excerpt here. you can read the full story here.
The Ultimate Marketing Tool
by Sherman Lin
"Target Marketing" Most people and companies are aware of that term. Target Marketing is advertising to a specific segment or subgroup of the general population that you believe will lead to a higher sales return than everyone in the general population at large. If you have placed fliers in your neighborhood or sent them out by mail then you have practiced it and your target market was people living in a certain geographic area.
We’ve all seen target marketing. If you watch ESPN or sports on television you will see a higher number of beer ads than if you were watching CNN, the Disney Channel or the Discovery Channel. Those beer companies are target marketing to the audience that they believe are more likely to be beer drinkers. Of course there are probably some beer drinkers watching CNN, Disney and Discovery too, but they are a smaller percentage of the audience. The trick is to get your message to those people most likely to be a potential customer.
So how can your business focus on those customers most likely to be your potential customer?
The answer is simple.
The Ultimate Marketing Tool
by Sherman Lin
"Target Marketing" Most people and companies are aware of that term. Target Marketing is advertising to a specific segment or subgroup of the general population that you believe will lead to a higher sales return than everyone in the general population at large. If you have placed fliers in your neighborhood or sent them out by mail then you have practiced it and your target market was people living in a certain geographic area.
We’ve all seen target marketing. If you watch ESPN or sports on television you will see a higher number of beer ads than if you were watching CNN, the Disney Channel or the Discovery Channel. Those beer companies are target marketing to the audience that they believe are more likely to be beer drinkers. Of course there are probably some beer drinkers watching CNN, Disney and Discovery too, but they are a smaller percentage of the audience. The trick is to get your message to those people most likely to be a potential customer.
So how can your business focus on those customers most likely to be your potential customer?
The answer is simple.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
nofollow
By the way, I noticed links in my comments were getting the "nofollow" added. I fixed it.
Back off spammers! I still moderate all comments.
Back off spammers! I still moderate all comments.
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Jim Wang is a Jackass
Just kidding!
I have never met the guy.
If I followed correctly, Jim Wang writes both Blueprint to Financial Prosperity and Microblogger
Microblogger had a great bit called "Link Bait". Check it out.
(I just found that link was broken, and replaced it with a new version.)
I have never met the guy.
If I followed correctly, Jim Wang writes both Blueprint to Financial Prosperity and Microblogger
Microblogger had a great bit called "Link Bait". Check it out.
(I just found that link was broken, and replaced it with a new version.)
Mesothelioma
I heard a long time ago that Mesothelioma was a great advertising word. I have heard it repeated, and seen made for Adsense sites dedicated to it.
Picked up from http://www.microblogger.com/:
"Effective Cost per Thousand impressions (eCPM) is directly related to the content of the advertisements being displayed by your contextual block - if you write about blue widgets, you’ll see blue widgets. If you write about structured settlements, you’ll see advertisements about structured settlements. When you write about mesothelioma, your eCPM (if people click on the ads) will be higher than if you wrote about structured settlements, which will be higher than if you wrote about blue widgets. The content of your site, and this is why niche selection is crucial if you’re in it for the money, is what will dictate your eCPM - not your layout."
I don't know how prevalent this particular cancer really is, I am kind of surprised that asbestos related illness is still a concern. I hope that people who need mesothelioma treatment can find the sites they need, knowing they'll have to weed out all the made for Adsense sites and Mesothelioma blogs that really have nothing to do with fighting cancer or filing lawsuits against asbestos using companies.
Picked up from http://www.microblogger.com/:
"Effective Cost per Thousand impressions (eCPM) is directly related to the content of the advertisements being displayed by your contextual block - if you write about blue widgets, you’ll see blue widgets. If you write about structured settlements, you’ll see advertisements about structured settlements. When you write about mesothelioma, your eCPM (if people click on the ads) will be higher than if you wrote about structured settlements, which will be higher than if you wrote about blue widgets. The content of your site, and this is why niche selection is crucial if you’re in it for the money, is what will dictate your eCPM - not your layout."
I don't know how prevalent this particular cancer really is, I am kind of surprised that asbestos related illness is still a concern. I hope that people who need mesothelioma treatment can find the sites they need, knowing they'll have to weed out all the made for Adsense sites and Mesothelioma blogs that really have nothing to do with fighting cancer or filing lawsuits against asbestos using companies.
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