Comments for Natural Search & Online Tourism by Lee

Comment on New Version of the Google Analytics Tracking Code with Try Catch Block by Willy

Willy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 22:21:24 +0000

Thanks Chris,

That extra space got rid of the error.

Greetings.

Comment on New Version of the Google Analytics Tracking Code with Try Catch Block by Marco

Marco — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 10:58:02 +0000

This error occurs if you’re using smarty without {literal} tag

Comment on Citys.info on Generic Domains by Mal

Mal — Thu, 21 May 2009 17:08:09 +0000

Lee, thanks. Keep up the posting regarding Citys.info’s progression, it’s very interesting to those of us looking at developing geodomains.

Comment on Citys.info on Generic Domains by Lee

Lee — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:55:00 +0000

Hi Mal, if you’re targetting the UK then ideally stick with a .co.uk domain name, if that’s not an option .com should probably be your second choice, .net .info etc (make sure to configure the geo targetting option in webmaster central). I think we’re still a way off the majority of users fully trusting anything other than a .co.uk or .com but as for rankings providing you geotarget a .com or any other tld in webmaster central you shouldn’t have any disadvantage. As for cctld’s operating in the UK i’d stay away from that as there is no option to target them to any other country other than their own. I’ve invested in quite a few .info’s Swansea.info, Aberdeen.info, Tenby.info, Portsmouth.info, Plymouth.info and likewise a few .co.uk’s Mumbles.co.uk being the most successful but good city specific .co.uk’s are very difficult and expensive to come by…i think any domain needs at least 6 months to 1 year to mature with content.

Comment on Citys.info on Generic Domains by Mal

Mal — Thu, 21 May 2009 15:20:41 +0000

Lee, very interesting post. Could I ask which Tlds, or ccTlds, would you consider worthwhile for a UK geodomain? You obviously rate .infos, how do you feel about others?

Comment on Google Event Tracking Hack by Art

Art — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:32:16 +0000

I was pulling my hair out, wondering why I couldn’t find the Event Tracking link in GA. I never knew it was just beta, but this is awesome. Thank you!

Comment on Google Event Tracking Hack by Jonas

Jonas — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:48:44 +0000

Excellent, thanks Lee.

Comment on Citys.info on Generic Domains by Edwin

Edwin — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 16:16:45 +0000

I just published a study in which I looked at the effects of a generic, on-topic domain name on the results of an Adwords campaign.

With all other factors being equal (same headline, ad copy, bids, landing page etc.) the ad with the generic domain outperformed a “coined” non-generic domain name by a factor of 2. That’s a combination of a higher CTR and a higher impression count, courtesy of Google’s ad distribution algorithm.

The full analysis is available from http://www.memorabledomains.co.uk/ppcanalysis.pdf

Comment on New Version of the Google Analytics Tracking Code with Try Catch Block by Chris

Chris — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:35:53 +0000

Hi guys,

try to replace

} catch(err) {}

with

} catch(err) { }

and see what happens

Comment on New Version of the Google Analytics Tracking Code with Try Catch Block by FRED

FRED — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 11:20:22 +0000

Same ^^

missing { before catch block
[Break on this error] } catch(err)