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	<title>Pieter van Gils &#187; work</title>
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	<description>Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity</description>
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		<title>Tribal&#8217;s Birthday party</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pieter van Gils</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wie jarig is trakteert! from Tribal Internet Group on Vimeo.]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7915865">Wie jarig is trakteert!</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/tribal">Tribal Internet Group</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>
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		<title>Me and My Colleagues</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:54:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pieter van Gils</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The special occasion was the celebration of our company being in business for a decade! Read more about 10 years of Tribal on the website (Dutch only).]]></description>
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<p>The special occasion was the celebration of our company being in business for a decade! Read more about 10 years of Tribal <a href="http://www.tribal-im.com/nl/over-tribal/geschiedenis">on the website</a> (Dutch only).</p>
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		<title>We are still number 1 for &#8220;search engine marketing&#8221; in the Netherlands</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pieter van Gils</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As most people know, I work for Tribal Internet Marketing in Dublin. The focus of our Irish office is Search Engine Marketing, we do a lot off Pay Per Click advertising but also some Search Engine Optimization. I spend most of my time looking at the Irish and UK markets these days, but this afternoon [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As most people know, I <a href="http://www.tribal-im.ie/about-tribal.php">work</a> for Tribal Internet Marketing in Dublin. The focus of our Irish office is Search Engine Marketing, we do a lot off <a href="http://www.tribal-im.ie/pay-per-click-advertising.php">Pay Per Click advertising</a> but also some Search Engine Optimization. I spend most of my time looking at the Irish and UK markets these days, but this afternoon I was checking some of our Dutch competitors to see what has changed for them in the past few months.</p>
<p>One of our competitors launched a new website and I immediately noticed the screenshot from Google on their homepage. The screenshot shows that they are number 1 in the organic results for the keyword &#8220;zoekmachine marketing&#8221; (dutch for &#8220;search engine marketing&#8221;). At first I was shocked because we had that position for a long time, it looked like they did a better job then us. The screenshot:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="size-full wp-image-420 aligncenter" title="zoekmachine marketing 1" src="http://pietervangils.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/zoekmachine-marketing-1.png" alt="zoekmachine marketing 1" width="365" height="283" /></p>
<p>After taking a closer look at the screenshot I realized that there are a few things wrong with it:</p>
<ul>
<li>There are no Adwords ads showing up, highly suspicious for a popular keyword like this one.</li>
<li>The page title says &#8220;search engine marketing&#8221; and not the keyword they used &#8220;zoekmachine marketing&#8221;.</li>
<li>Their brand name shows up bold and Google only does this for the keyword they used in the query.</li>
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<p>The only conclusion I can make from these facts is that they used Photoshop (or a similar program) to make it look like they are number one for this important keyword (especially if you are in this business). I think they used a screenshot from a search on their brandname to make sure they would be number 1. Is this misleading for their (potential) clients or not?</p>
<p>A quick <a href="http://www.google.nl/#hl=nl&amp;q=zoekmachine+marketing&amp;meta=cr%3DcountryNL&amp;fp=329aee4a830d6145">search in google</a> confirmes that we still have the number 1 position in the Netherlands for what we do best, search engine marketing!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-421" title="zoekmachine marketing 2" src="http://pietervangils.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/zoekmachine-marketing-2.png" alt="zoekmachine marketing 2" width="365" height="283" /></p>
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		<title>Paying more for AdWords then ever before</title>
		<link>http://pietervangils.com/work/paying-more-for-adwords-then-ever-before/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pieter van Gils</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Google changed their AdWords advertising program about two months ago with a new functionality called &#8220;extended broad match&#8221;. I was warned by several people that this would give me not-relevant clicks and views. I changed a few of my campaigns by including negatives and changing keywords to phrase and exact match, but I left some [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Google changed their AdWords advertising program about two months ago with a new functionality called &#8220;extended broad match&#8221;. I was warned by several people that this would give me not-relevant clicks and views. I changed a few of my campaigns by including negatives and changing keywords to phrase and exact match, but I left some running as they where. I&#8217;ve been analyzing the data today and see a spending increase of up to 50% for some of the accounts&#8230; and guess what, the average conversion ratio dropped. My conclusion is that Google users get less relevant ads. <strong>Isn&#8217;t this something that contradicts with their policy and philosophy?</strong></p>
<p>I&#8217;m now updating all my campaigns by adding negative keywords, changing broad to phrase/exact and changing the bids. If you have the same problem (speak Dutch) and are looking for more possible solutions, read &#8220;<a href="http://www.tribal-im.com/nl/weblog/zoekmachine-adverteren/extended_broad_match/">probleem van extended broad match (en 7 oplossingen)</a>&#8221; on the TIM blog.</p>
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		<title>Twitter background PSD file</title>
		<link>http://pietervangils.com/work/twitter-background-psd-file/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:31:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pieter van Gils</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve been playing arround with Twitter today to create a background for my profile. You can see the result on my profile. You can download the PSD file here if you want to make your own design but need some help to get started. Below you see a snapshot of the image.]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been playing arround with Twitter today to create a background for my profile. You can see the result on <a href="http://twitter.com/pietervangils">my profile</a>. You can download the PSD file <a href="http://pietervangils.com/twitter_background.rar">here</a> if you want to make your own design but need some help to get started. Below you see a snapshot of the image.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.twitter.com/pietervangils"><img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-405" title="snapshot twitter template" src="http://pietervangils.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/snapshot-twitter-template-1024x526.png" alt="snapshot twitter template" width="523" height="269" /></a></p>
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		<title>Introduction to Google Adwords auction system</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pieter van Gils</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I often explain to people how the advertisement system from Google (Adwords) works and most people get the basics. If you pay a higher cost per click (CPC) you will get a higher position. Besides the CPC Google also uses the Quality score and this is where it gets more complicated. The Quality score is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I often explain to people how the advertisement system from Google (Adwords) works and most people get the basics. If you pay a higher cost per click (CPC) you will get a higher position. Besides the CPC Google also uses the Quality score and this is where it gets more complicated. The Quality score is determined by the click through ratio (CTR), relevance and the landingpage you are linking to. Even for me this is something that can be hard to explain in a few minutes.</p>
<p>Below is a great video from Hal Varian (Chief Economist at Google) where he explains how both your max CPC bid and Quality score determine how much you pay for a click when advertising with Adwords. If you are interested in how Adwords works (and don&#8217;t know already) you definitely have to watch it!</p>
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		<title>Een terugblik op drie jaar professioneel online</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:40:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pieter van Gils</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ik kreeg mijn eerste hyves krabbel op 19 januari 2005 van mijn zus. Destijds gebruikte ik internet voor school, msn, email en wat spelletjes. Ik wist niks van websites, zoekmachine marketing, optimalisatie of affiliate marketing. Enkele maanden later veranderde dit toen ik mijn eerste stage moest gaan lopen voor mijn studie commerciële economie. In September [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ik kreeg mijn eerste hyves krabbel op 19 januari 2005 van mijn zus. Destijds gebruikte ik internet voor school, msn, email en wat spelletjes. Ik wist niks van websites, zoekmachine marketing, optimalisatie of affiliate marketing. Enkele maanden later veranderde dit toen ik mijn eerste stage moest gaan lopen voor mijn studie commerciële economie.</p>
<p>In September 2005 starte ik bij DirectMovie, dat op loopafstand van mijn oudelijke huis was gevestigd. De combinatie van video en internet sprak me aan, al had ik geen idee wat me te wachten stond. In de maanden die volgde verdiepte ik mij in de vele fascetten van online marketing; bannering, seo, sea, affiliate marketing, linkbuilding, email marketing, analytics en een hoop meer. Het was voor mij een erg leerzame periode waarbij ik gefascineerd raakte door de mogelijkheden van online marketing. Ik bleef dan ook met veel plezier part-time werken bij DirectMovie, nadat mijn stage was afgelopen.<span id="more-259"></span></p>
<p>In de maanden na mijn stage kwam ik in contact met Marcel van der Heijden, hij maakte mij enthousiast om samen met een aantal andere studenten een vereniging te starten gericht op interactieve media. Generation Next werd halverwege 2006 geboren en meer dan een jaar ben ik actief geweest bij het organiseren van evenementen, zoeken van leden en bijhouden van de administratie. Wederom een erg leerzame ervaring waarbij ik veel interessante mensen heb mogen ontmoeten, zowel op zakelijk gebied als prive.</p>
<p>In Oktober 2006 nam ik deel aan een workshop georganiseerd door Mark van Werven. Zijn bedrijf was volledig gericht op zoekmachine marketing en had op dat moment zo&#8217;n 8 medewerkers. De enige sales manager aanwezig tijdens de workshop was een oude bekende en hij stelde al direct voor dat ik daar moest komen werken. Het klikte ontzettend goed tussen mij en Mark en slechts enkele maanden later, in Januari 2007, ging ik part time aan de slag als campagne manager. Het bedrijf groeide erg snel en halverwege datzelfde jaar kwam er een fusie tot stand tussen Mark van Werven en Tribal Internet Marketing. Er werd besloten om verder te werken onder de naam Tribal Internet Marketing en we verhuisde naar een nieuw pand.</p>
<p>Aan het einde van 2007 begon de druk om mijn studie af te maken steeds groter te worden. Daar kwam nog bij dat we in December de beslissing namen dat ik in Mei 2008 samen met een collega naar Dublin zou verhuizen om een nieuw kantoor te starten. De eerste maanden van 2008 hebben vooral in het teken gestaan van het afronden van mijn studie, waarbij ik regelmatig naar Ierland ging om de eerste zaken daar te regelen. In April ben ik afgestudeerd en op de dag van mijn verdediging ben ik verhuisd naar Dublin. Ik ben nog regelmatig in Nederland, maar officieel woon ik nu al weer bijna zes maanden in Ierland.</p>
<p>Het opstarten van ons kantoor verliep niet geheel vlekkeloos; problemen met de bank, heen en weer naar Nederland voor een handtekening en de eerste weken geen (fatsoenlijk) internet om maar enkele zaken te noemen. Achteraf gezien geen grote problemen al kan het op dat moment wel frustrerend zijn. Ik kijk nu in ieder geval met een tevreden gevoel terug over hoe alles is verlopen en heb hoge verwachtingen voor de toekomst. Mijn huidige functie omvat werkzaamheden waar ik tot voor kort weinig kennis van had zoals de administratie en het personeelsbeleid. Dagelijks leer ik nog dingen bij en hierbij wordt ik geholpen door ervaren professionals. Zonder hen zou ik mijzelf nooit in zo&#8217;n snel tempo kunnen ontwikkelen.</p>
<p>De afgelopen drie jaar zijn snel gegaan maar ik heb ontzettend veel plezier gehad. Ik ben dan ook erg benieuwd wat de komende drie jaar gaat brengen.</p>
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		<title>New website live hypothekencompleet.nl</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 12:54:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pieter van Gils</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We are working on a few projects and one of the websites just went live: check our new hypotheken website here (mortgages website).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We are working on a few projects and one of the websites just went live: check our new <a title="hypotheken" href="http://www.hypothekencompleet.nl" target="_blank">hypotheken</a> website here (mortgages website).</p>
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		<title>Need some backlinks? Linkbuilding tip</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:14:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pieter van Gils</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Links to your website are always important if you want to get high positions in the search result. You&#8217;re not allowed to buy links but there are other ways to get (legal) backlinks. Wiep just showed me a nice customized google search engine; CommentHunt. Use CommentHunt to find (high) pagerank blogs without nofollow tags. P.S. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Links to your website are always important if you want to get high positions in the search result. You&#8217;re not allowed to buy links but there are other ways to get (legal) backlinks. <a title="wiep" href="http://wiep.net" target="_blank">Wiep</a> just showed me a nice customized google search engine; <a href="http://commenthunt.com/" target="_blank">CommentHunt</a>. Use CommentHunt to find (high) pagerank blogs without nofollow tags.</p>
<p>P.S. Please don&#8217;t go spamming the blogs, only leave relevant comments!</p>
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		<title>Tomorrow a4uexpo 2007 London</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pieter van Gils</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The next two days I&#8217;ll be in London to visit the Affiliate Marketing Conference &#38; Exhibition: The a4uexpo Conference programme will bring together world leaders in Affiliate Marketing, entrepreneurs, advertisers, publishers and key suppliers. The programme consists of over 40 high quality educational and interactive sessions over two days and includes sessions from Search Engine [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The next two days I&#8217;ll be in London to visit the <a title="a4uexpo" href="http://www.a4uexpo.com" target="_blank">Affiliate Marketing Conference &amp; Exhibition</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The a4uexpo Conference programme will bring together world leaders in Affiliate Marketing, entrepreneurs, advertisers, publishers and key suppliers. The programme consists of over 40 high quality educational and interactive sessions over two days and includes sessions from Search Engine Strategies.</p></blockquote>
<p>Send me an <a title="About me page" href="http://pietervangils.com/about">email</a> if you want to meet during this event!</p>
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