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If you have any of the latest versions of SKYPE installed on your computer you may have noticed a little feature that converts any phone number on any website you may be browsing into a clickable phone number. The way it works is that it…

In a recent article over at Adotas, they take a hard look at how changes in algorithms at Google can have a painful impact on sites that depend on the giant search engine for organic search results. And if you think this applies just to…

MarketingExperiments has always maintained that the display URL is a very important part of creating an effective ad. Our research over the years indicated that simply adding a www to the beginning of the display URL or capitalizing the…

Let’s suppose you have taken a few marketing courses and have created a fundamentally sound webpage with all the bells and whistles . . . clear headline, natural eyepath, low friction, credibility indicators, etc. And let’s suppose with 2%…

HTML vs. Plain Text has long been among the most hotly debated email-oriented topics. HTML format offers a visually pleasing design that 1) affects readers’ ability to process and benefit from the information and 2) provides marketers with…

We recently received an appreciative note from a professional certification course graduate that makes us feel that our efforts in providing the latest in education about online efficacy helps people discover what really works across an…

Eric Stockton, VP of Education at MarketingExperiments, recently flew down to sunny Miami to teach Affiliate Summit attendees how to apply and optimize subtle changes to their landing pages. The Power of Small Changes Tested was excerpted…

Monitoring conversion rate for your subscription products is as important as monitoring the subscription path itself. There are two key metrics to use when analyzing your subscription path: unique visitors and click-through rates. Funnel…