One of the most frustrating things about RSS is not being able to track RSS subscription rates from source traffic.

There are other problems such as how people interact with your RSS content, but even being able to determine which sources of traffic result in subscribers would be a huge commercial advantage for bloggers, allowing them to focus their efforts on traffic generation strategies that will grow their business.

Testing has been wrapped up with Google’s referral beta, and the company plans to roll it out to all publishers in referral-supported languages.

Over at eMarketer, they’ve compiled some recent reports that suggest executives in business to business industries rely heavily on referrals and word of mouth, when making buying decisions.

Tracking referrals from Google Base can be difficult and confusing.

The pay per action beta test for Google AdWords recently debuted, and spurred plenty of advertiser interest.

Getting referral business and new customers, through recommendations by satisfied customers and clients, is a dream of most business owners and managers.

For the complex sale you need enthusiastic referrals to help you build your reputation, differentiate yourself, demonstrate your value proposition, shorten your sales cycle, and drive revenue.

WebMarketingNews quotes Mark Wallace, who says regarding Google’s AdSense referral program, “Turn it down“. Why?