This week on The Lede … Why Rituals Work 90 Free Online Philosophy Courses 7 Steps to Finding Focus for Writing A Cheat Sheet of 24 Coffee Drinks We’re All Media Companies Now Want to grab even more useful links (beyond those that make The Lede)? Follow @copyblogger on Twitter. // Why Rituals Work Writers, like baseball players, are some of the most superstitious people on earth. I’d list a few of my own pre-game rituals here, but I’d rather not invite the Men in White Coats to my front door. Do rituals work? Ms. Gina seems to think so. If she didn’t, I’d…
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How to Create a Blog Purpose Statement in 3 Simple Steps
@ProBlogger23 May 2013 | 8:54 amYesterday, I shared a series of questions to help those bloggers seeking a little clarity when it comes to what their blog could be about. Today, I wanted to share 3 more questions – these are not so much focused upon YOU as a blogger but upon your readers. Hopefully they’ll also help you achieve a little clarity. Who are your readers? What do they need? How will they change as a result of reading your blog? Answer these 3 questions and you will actually have a pretty good purpose statement for your blog. You could certainly go into some real depth on each question but even doing… -
The Non-Google Research Tool That Makes Writing Easier
Write to Done20 May 2013 | 6:46 amWould You Like to Use A Research Tool that Makes Writing Easier? “‘Google’ is not a synonym for ‘research’,” says novelist Dan Brown. If you want to be a serious writer (and don’t we all?), sooner or later you’re guaranteed to hit a brick wall. To get beyond the brick wall, you are forced to do some … (sound of ominous music) research. I think novelist Allan Leverone (Parallax View) spoke for most writers when he said: “I hate research. … When I’m writing, I would much rather be writing than researching. I want to learn… -
Scene Stealers: Think out of The Box
Write to Done23 May 2013 | 2:35 amThink out of The Box! Welcome to Scene Stealers, our series of writing prompts designed to flex your creative muscles. We’re thrilled that so many of you are participating in our writing prompt series. (Read the other Scene Stealers here and add one of your own.) In case you’re not familiar with Scene Stealers, here’s how it works: We set the scene You steal it, make it your own, and Share your creation in the comments section of this post Of course, it’s perfectly fine if you don’t want to share your work, but we hope you’ll do the exercise anyway. The ground… -
10 Tips to Give Your Blog a Boost
BloggerStop.Net - Blogger Widgets, Templates, Help!12 May 2013 | 11:50 amWhen it comes to blogs most of them fall into the blah category. They are not good or bad, just boring. If you do not want your blog to be blah to readers then you have to make your blog stand out. But how do you do that? Well, here are ten tips to give your blog a boost without having to invest a lot of time or money: 1. Find your focus – The first thing you should always have in mind is your blog’s focus. What is your main niche topic? You want your topic to be specific so that you can get in the readers you want without alienating anyone with off topic posts. This means no mix and…
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How to Create a Blog Purpose Statement in 3 Simple Steps
23 May 2013 | 8:54 amYesterday, I shared a series of questions to help those bloggers seeking a little clarity when it comes to what their blog could be about. Today, I wanted to share 3 more questions – these are not so much focused upon YOU as a blogger but upon your readers. Hopefully they’ll also help you achieve a little clarity. Who are your readers? What do they need? How will they change as a result of reading your blog? Answer these 3 questions and you will actually have a pretty good purpose statement for your blog. You could certainly go into some real depth on each question but even doing… -
7 Questions to Ask Yourself to Bring Clarity to Your Blogging
22 May 2013 | 8:28 amDo you feel like you’ve lost clarity around what it is that you’re trying to do with your blog? I’ve recently bumped into a few bloggers grappling with this idea. Some were new, even ‘Pre’ Bloggers, while a couple had been blogging for a while but had lost some direction. Out of these conversations, I put together a set of questions to help them think it through. The questions revolve around asking: What are YOU About? While I won’t guarantee you instant clarity on answering these questions I hope that putting a little time aside to work through them… -
7 Steps to Proofreading Like a Pro
21 May 2013 | 9:37 amThis is a guest contribution by Charles Cuninghame, website copywriter and owner of Text-Centric. I’m sure we can all agree that proofreading is the least fun part of blogging. But while it may be tedious, it’s well worth the effort. Typos are not only embarrassing, they can also cost you money. In a widely reported study in 2011, British entrepreneur Charles Duncombe found a single spelling mistake can cut online sales in half! If you don’t have a product, then you could be missing out a blog subscriber or repeat visitor! Here’s a tried and tested proofreading process that I’ve… -
Are You Balancing Emerging Technology with Effective Strategy?
20 May 2013 | 8:21 amLast week I was asked at a conference to reflect upon the future of digital and among other things I made a reflection that seemed to resonate with those gathered. It was: Don’t throw out the baby with the bathwater. As online publishers we see a steady stream of articles being written about new and future technologies, companies and trends in the online publishing space. It is certainly an exciting time to be doing what we’re doing with such amazing development happening all around us and some amazing projections being made about what is ahead of us – however in the midst… -
How to Blog Like a Pro: Workshop on the Gold Coast Australia – Next Week
19 May 2013 | 7:56 pmNext week (29th May) I’m running a special workshop at the Internet Conference on the Gold Coast here in Australia. The workshop is titled – How to Blog Like a Pro – and you’ll get 4 solid hours of teaching in it – all delivered by me in a workshop limited to 40 people only. The workshop has only previously been available to those signing up to the full 3 day conferences as an add-on but there are a few tickets still available and so I asked the organisers if we could sell them as a stand-alone ticket (i.e. you don’t have to come to the full 3 day event).
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5 Must Read Writing Links
25 May 2013 | 5:00 amThis week on The Lede … Why Rituals Work 90 Free Online Philosophy Courses 7 Steps to Finding Focus for Writing A Cheat Sheet of 24 Coffee Drinks We’re All Media Companies Now Want to grab even more useful links (beyond those that make The Lede)? Follow @copyblogger on Twitter. // Why Rituals Work Writers, like baseball players, are some of the most superstitious people on earth. I’d list a few of my own pre-game rituals here, but I’d rather not invite the Men in White Coats to my front door. Do rituals work? Ms. Gina seems to think so. If she didn’t, I’d… -
Here’s How Austin Kleon Writes
24 May 2013 | 5:00 amSteve Jobs famously misquoted Picasso when he said, “Good artists copy; great artists steal.” What Picasso really said was, “Art is theft.” T.S. Eliot said something far closer, “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal.” I learned all of this from Austin Kleon, bestselling author of Steal Like an Artist, a guide I recommend to all writers seeking insights for tapping into your endless reserves of creativity and innovation. As a noted speaker, and prolific blogger, Mr. Kleon offers timeless wisdom on the secrets of borrowing inspiration from your heroes… -
30 Quick Editing Tips Every Content Creator Needs to Know
23 May 2013 | 4:00 amInbox 0: in a bad way. Has your brilliant content still not scored you that dream writing position, lucrative business partnership, or sweet recognition among your peers and target audience? If you think your articles are top-notch, but there’s a lonely tumbleweed blowing through your barren website, it may be because you’re just a writer. You heard me, Gloria. If everybody wants you, why isn’t anybody calling? Once you create a blog or email newsletter, you need to also actively take part in its evolution. While keeping diligent focus on your content production, you must also review… -
How to Nail the Opening of Your Blog Post
22 May 2013 | 5:00 amThe opening four notes to Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony are the most popular notes in Western music. Dun dun dun dum … They are stormy. Heroic. Disorienting. Short enough to be remembered. Portentous enough to be memorable. Today you’ll find those notes everywhere. In movies, commercials, and songs when the dramatic and foreboding are needed … And we hardly bat an eye. We recognize them, we know them, and we love those first four notes. Not so for Beethoven’s opening night at Vienna’s Theater an der Wien in 1808. One contemporary composer of Beethoven —… -
5 Things Every Copywriter Needs to Know About Their Prospects
21 May 2013 | 4:00 amWhat do you really know about your prospect? Their age range perhaps? Where they live? What they do for a living? Useful definitely, but not enough to create copy that rouses emotion and compels action. For that we need to take a journey much deeper into the dark recesses of our customers’ minds … Want to join me? Today’s article is inspired by someone who understood that in writing, how well you knew your ‘characters’ made the difference between captivating an audience, or boring them. In 1946 The Art of Dramatic Writing, (now regarded as one of the best works…
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Driving with John Chow Episode 2
24 May 2013 | 11:29 amOn this episode of Driving with John Chow, I headed out to Aliso Viejo for a board of advisors meeting for Linked Orange County. I figure I would use the driving time to talk more about the Home Business Summit. The Summit is happening June 7-9 at the Hilton Long Beach. That’s less than two weeks away. If you haven’t booked your hotel, You have to do it within the next 72 hours, otherwise, the hotel will not honour the group discount we got, and will also offer the reserved rooms to other guests. This is the schedule so far. Friday June 7th: Arrive at the Hotel around 4-5pm if you… -
What You Will Learn At The Home Business Summit
23 May 2013 | 8:07 pmThe Home Business Summit is less than three weeks away. Have you got your tickets yet? If not, then you better hurry. There’s only a handful left. Here’s what you’ll be learning at the Home Business Summit. First off, the Home Business Summit is NOT a pitch-fest. None of the speakers will be selling anything. They will be sharing insider secrets on what is working RIGHT NOW (not 6 months or a year ago) in online marketing. As you know, the “game” is constantly changing. And those who are NOT on the cutting-edge, doing this business “day in and day… -
Driving with John Chow – Episode 1 The Free Mercedes
23 May 2013 | 8:40 amI’ve decided to add a new feature to the blog call Driving with John Chow. The idea is to increase my content productivity by creating new video based content while driving from place to place. On this premier episode, I talk about the car I’m driving and how I got it for free. For those who don’t know, I recently pick up a new 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550. I was driving it to the dealership to get it wash and figured I’ll stick a GoPro to the windshield and just record myself. You have to admit, this is a pretty easy way to create content, and we know that content drives… -
Unleashing the Accidental $710,000 Secret Formula
22 May 2013 | 8:24 amWhen you take a look around the Internet marketing community, you’ll quickly learn that there is only a small percentage of gurus who are actually making a sizable amount of money while the majority continue to struggle. Some people may chalk it up to luck, but there is definitely more to it. The people who have found success have “figured it out” and the key is to really understand this “secret formula” for raking in the big money. And that’s how Vick Strizheus has now come into the picture. His new product is called the Big Idea Mastermind and he wants to… -
Fully Monetize Your Blog with teliad
21 May 2013 | 8:28 amAs you know, there are many different methods for monetizing your blog. While private advertising has the potential to bring in the most money, it can be quite the challenge to attract the right advertisers unless you are already a very large and well-known website. That’s why turning to a platform or marketplace can make a lot more sense. What you’ll find, though, is that many of these platforms will specialize in only one kind of monetization. That is not the case with teliad, which serves as the subject for today’s review. Here is a platform that offers you several…
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Content Marketing Tactics: Business Blogging Pros, Cons, Best Practices & Brands Doing It Right
14 May 2013 | 3:55 amAs part of our continuing series on content marketing tactics, I’ll be covering a topic that is absolutely near and dear to every content marketer’s heart: business blogging. According to a recent NM Incite report, there are over 181 million blogs around the world. The way many companies treat blogs in their content marketing mix is to incorporate blogs into their website as a section or subdomain, or host them on their own domain name as we do. With that kind of popularity, you would think everyone in business would know what a blog is and would be using them to their maximum… -
Online PR for Brands: How to Make Company News, Real News
10 Apr 2013 | 4:00 amMost companies understand the benefits of a well-executed online PR strategy: improved brand visibility and industry reputation, increased traffic to the company website and even sales. It’s no wonder that companies trip over themselves to come up with a regular stream of PR related content. Unfortunately, lower barriers to entry for publishing and distributing information have resulted in a plethora of non-news littering the web. Is there any harm in “putting it all out there,” as in writing and distributing a press release for every event, newsworthy or not? I’d… -
Small Business Blog, Big Business Results
8 Apr 2013 | 4:18 amBusinesses of all sizes often struggle to find high impact, low cost methods of attracting and engaging customers. While some say social media and SEO have leveled the playing field, blogging is by far one of the most effective ways for small businesses to achieve numerous business objectives. What can you achieve with a blog? As a content management system that can be optimized for search and social shares, blogs with great content can help a company attract new customers, engage existing customers, connect with journalists and connect with potential new hires. There are many business… -
11 Blog & Social Content Marketing Tools I Use (Almost) Every Day
4 Apr 2013 | 4:00 amContent creation isn’t easy and I, for one, am very glad. I’ve been writing online content for almost a decade now and have truly enjoyed the increased emphasis on quality over quantity and targeted messaging we’ve seen over the past few years. Companies are now fully aware that simply distributing information on a regular basis is not enough. As Lee pointed out in a recent article on the reasons companies are challenged by content creation, “Anyone with half a brain can create information, but ‘content’ implies usefulness or utility.” At TopRank,… -
5 Online Marketing Essentials for Small Business Marketers
26 Mar 2013 | 4:03 amAs new businesses are started every day across the U.S., many of those entrepreneurs are grappling with the realities of how to market their ideas, products and services. Limited resources and an overabundance of options requires filtering and prioritization when it comes to where marketing investments are made, whether it’s content, blogging, social media, or SEO. Common questions include: What to measure? What if it fails? What should we outsource? Here are a few answers to those questions that I was asked as prep for an interview: What advice do you have for business owners or…
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5 Life-Changing Lessons I Learned at NMX
23 May 2013 | 10:00 amYou might suspect that I’m biased when I say that NMX is the best conference in the world. But I can honestly say that I would attend this conference even if I didn’t work for the company. The networking is great. The show floor helps my business. But more than anything, I love NMX for the education. I’ve been blogging since 2006, and I highly disagree with advanced bloggers who say there’s only beginner content at NMX. Even in some of the 101-sessions, I end up learning new tips because this industry is changing so quickly. However, there are a few MAJOR lessons that… -
Small Town Business Values in an Online World: Yes, It is Possible!
21 May 2013 | 10:00 amGrowing up in a small town of fewer than 100 people (yes, you read that right…fewer than 100!) was not always the easiest, but one thing I will always treasure is the values I learned growing up and working in a small, family-owned business. We worked hard and we played hard. We helped our neighbors. We knew our customers by name. A lot of people will tell you that these things are not scalable as your business grows, especially if you take your business online. But you know what? Those lessons I learned during my high school years at the corner of Main Street and the cow pasture have stuck… -
10 Tips for Discovering New Blogs
20 May 2013 | 10:00 amWe all tend to get stuck in our own blogging cliques from time to time. I’m as guilty as anyone. But getting out there and finding new blogs to read can be really inspiring. It can give you ideas for your own blog, introduce you to new people who have something to teach you, and give you a new perspective on the same old topics. Below, I’ve listed several ways to find new blogs to read. My challenge to you is this: at least once a month, use one of these tips to expand your feed reader (and purge any blog you don’t absolutely love – life is too short to read crap). 1. -
The Top 12 Sites in the Marketing with Social Media Course
17 May 2013 | 10:00 amBelow is a list of the top 12 sites by unique visitors, visits and page views (they are different) upon completion of the Marketing with Social Media MBA course taught by Bill Belew (that’s me writing about myself in the 3rd person). The course focused on content/inbound/social media marketing and was taught at the graduate level in an accredited university in Silicon Valley. Here are the details: The students had different blogging rhythms - 1-3 times daily and wrote various lengths of posts – 200+ to 600+ words. All actively created internal and external links and fished,… -
25 Brilliant Bloggers Talk About Vine
16 May 2013 | 10:00 amBrilliant Bloggers is a bi-weekly series here at NMX where we look at the best posts from around the web all surrounding a specific topic. Every other week, we’ll feature a brilliant blogger, along with a huge list of more resources where you can learn about the topic. You can see more Brilliant Blogger posts or learn how to submit your link for an upcoming edition here. This Week’s Topic: Vine Vine is the hottest new kid on the block, and although people are still a little tentative about using anything that involved video, this is really helping to introduce a new medium to people in…
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Do You Use The “30 Days to a Habit” Strategy?
22 May 2013 | 6:33 amThe premise: many studies and researches found that successful people tend to have more habits (positive habits, mind you) when compared to average people. That’s because habits add consistency and discipline to your professional and personal life, traits that are essential to reaching your goals. Examples of positive habits one can have: Exercising for 30 minutes every morning Meditating before going to sleep Remembering and using the first name of everyone, on every interaction Learning a new foreign language every couple of years Settings goals for the day every morning Reading a… -
Tool to Measure the Speed of Your Website
15 May 2013 | 7:05 amA couple of weeks ago I came across an interesting tool to measure the loading speed of your website. The tool was created by Pingdom, and it basically loads your website, tracking the time at each stage of the process. It’s called Pingdom Website Speed Test. Once the test completes you’ll with a score (varies from 0 to 100), the number of requests performed (i.e., how many elements were loaded), the total load time and the total size of your page. Here’s how DailyBlogTips scored: On top of that you’ll also get access to a detailed break-down of all the elements that… -
The eBay Affiliate Program Case
7 May 2013 | 6:23 amIf you have been building websites or working with Internet marketing for a while you probably already visited the DigitalPoint forum. It’s the largest and one of the oldest online, and it’s owner, Shawn Hogan, was well known in the Internet marketing circles. A couple of years ago I read around the web that Shawn was facing some legal troubles with his affiliate marketing activities, but there weren’t many details about the issue. Fast forward to the present day and it seems that the problems he was facing were both real and serious, according to a recent article on… -
Internet Marketing 101: Basic Elements of Sales Pages
1 May 2013 | 9:16 amLast week I linked to a post which contained 10 tips for creating effective sales pages. While all the tips mentioned are solid, I think they don’t cover all the elements you need to include on a sales page, so I decided to list them. Here you go: 1. Benefits As I explain in this post, benefits sell, not features. And since benefits are what your customer is looking for you should always start the sales pitch with them. 2. Story This is the only item which I think is optional, and its use depend on the type of product you are selling. For instance, if you are selling an ebook about… -
Tips to Create Effective Sales Pages
24 Apr 2013 | 9:12 amIf you already have a sales page, or are planning to build one soon, you should check out a post from my buddy Karl Staib, titled 10 Tips to Create a Sales Page that Converts Prospects to Customers. Karl goes through the strategies that worked well on his own sales pages, including the best practices of the industry. For instance, here’s one of the strategies mentioned, which many people overlook: 4. Share Your Technique Giving people advice that is valuable can be a little surprising to people. Many companies will hide their best information from you, so you have to hire them. When you…
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Online Marketing News: Biggr Flickr, Kmart Strikes Again, Yahoo Takes A Tumblr, Twitter Cards, Penguin 2 & SEO FUD
24 May 2013 | 4:02 amKmart is at it again with a clever follow up to their highly popular video “Ship My Pants” that has had over 17 million views. The play on words this time is “Big Gas Savings” with over 1 million views in 2 days. Like the Old Spice videos that went ballistic, the question remains: They’re very creative and popular, but will these videos get shoppers in stores and buying at Kmart? Flickr is Biggr. Users now get 1 terabyte of storage. I’ve been a pro Flickr user for many years and during Yahoo’s pre Marissa Mayer days, it had an uncertain future. Now… -
In Search of Voodoo: Empathize to Optimize Your Customer’s Journey on the Search & Social Web
23 May 2013 | 4:06 amI get to meet a lot of professionals in the marketing, advertising, communications and public relations industries where topics of conversation often revolve around content. Concerns about where to start, what tactics work best, how to plan, produce and promote all come into play right along with staffing, integration with other channels and measurement. Of course, if you try hard enough you can worry yourself out of a job when it comes to developing a solid approach with content marketing. On the one hand, there’s a temptation to spend a lot of time and resources developing “the… -
7 Steps to SEO at Scale: How to Ramp Up Your Search Engine Optimization Strategy
22 May 2013 | 4:00 amcomScore reports that in April 2013 there were over 20 billion search queries and of the 13 billion+ handled by Google, 16% of daily searches have never been seen before. Each of those attempts represents buyers looking for solutions at the moment of need. Online marketers that take advantage of modern, scalable search engine optimization best practices as part of their overall digital marketing mix can gain a significant advantage over competitors to become “the best answer” when it matters most. Understanding the basics of search engine optimization can be challenging given… -
Top 5 Social Media Questions Marketers Want Answered
21 May 2013 | 7:08 amWhat if you could tap into the minds of 3,000 marketers to find out where they stand when it comes to social media marketing? How valuable would it be to know how your peers are handing the time commitments, social media platforms and measurement? Lucky you and lucky me, the answers to those questions are found in today’s 2013 Social Media Marketing Industry Report from Michael Stelzner and Social Media Examiner. A few of this year’s social media statistics: 86% of marketers say social media is important for their business 69% plan to increase their use of YouTube 58% of… -
Integrating Digital Marketing & PR – Breaking Down Silos Through Content
20 May 2013 | 5:11 amFor a recent presentation at a corporate communications and PR conference, I polled my network of digital marketing and PR pros working client-side about the most pressing questions they’re dealing with when it comes to integrating Marketing and Public Relations. Since we’ve been working in the digital marketing and PR space at TopRank Marketing for well over 10 years, it was interesting to see the diverse feedback from companies of various sizes and industries. But several themes revealed themselves that I think our readers will relate to. Thanks to feedback from Digital and…
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State of Educational Use of Blogs 2013 Survey
22 May 2013 | 3:53 pmHow educators use blogs is constantly changing and evolving so we’ve decided each year we would pull together a comprehensive resource on the State of Educational blogging to document these changes. We’re hoping that you can help us! We’re looking for replies no matter what blogging platform you may be using. Here’s how you can help: Please complete our survey. Share a link to our survey with your social networks. The more responses we receive, the better the data we can deliver! Share links to any recent articles you’ve written on this topic by leaving a… -
Educators’ Guide to RSS and Google Reader Replacements
16 May 2013 | 8:41 amFor me, the most annoying part of Google Reader shutting down on July 1 is ensuring that we all continue to appreciate that understanding how to harness the power of RSS is an important skill for educators and students. Google Reader made it easy! You just had to explain RSS, why you use it and how to set up Google Reader. Thanks Google! Now we need to explain why RSS isn’t dead, why you should use it and which RSS Reader is a good option based on which device you prefer to use. So we’ve put together the information to help you find a suitable Google Reader replacement, and… -
Tips for Creating Secure Student Passwords
30 Apr 2013 | 6:02 pmThe truth is, even though we support over 2 million blogs, we only get a handful of complaints each year when it comes to inappropriate behavior or a suspected “password hack” on Edublogs. A ‘password hack’ is when someone has used the password of another person to write a post or change something on a blog. They’ve either guessed or found the password and used it to break in. Almost all examples we’ve dealt with over the years could have easily been avoided with good password management. It is important that as educators, we model and teach our students… -
Is Your Blog Mobile Friendly?
5 Apr 2013 | 10:22 amWhen I first started blogging in 2007, I only needed to worry about what my blog looked like on my computer. There wasn’t that many readers using mobile devices. How life has changed! Sales of mobile devices continue to see incredible growth and with this there has been a major shift in the consumption habits of our readers. In fact, nearly 20% of all visits to blogs on Edublogs.org come from mobile or tablet devices! And the number has doubled in the past year! Now I need to worry what my blog looks like on a computer and mobile devices. And I have this annoying voice in my head… -
Please Share Your Examples of How Educational Blogs Are Used
2 Mar 2013 | 7:10 pmI’ve been doing webinars lately on educational blogging and want to create a showcase of the different ways educators and librarians are using blogs. I’m hoping you can help! I want to build on the concept of our Class blog list to include examples of: Class websites Book Review Blogs Library Blogs Principal blogs Professional Development blogs School News Blogs School websites Other (any type of educational blog I’ve missed and you feel should be included in the showcase) Please leave a comment on this post with links to any blogs that we should include in the showcase.
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Twitter Promoted Tweets Will Target Similar Ads You Saw On TV
24 May 2013 | 6:16 pmTwitter is launching a new ad type that will target similar ads TV viewers have recently watched. On Friday the social network said it will offer targeted promoted tweets to uses in order to provide a well rounded ad experience. According to Twitter: “Synchronized Twitter and TV ad campaigns make brand messages more engaging, interactive and measurable.” Thanks to its acquisition of Bluefin Labs the micro-blogging service now has the ability to closely monitor shared content in order to gain a reference point for television programming. The program works even if a user doesn’t… -
Twitter Two-Factor Authentication Is Now Available
22 May 2013 | 6:57 pmTwitter on Wednesday delivered on its promise to bring two-factor authentication to its massive micro-blogging network. The opt-in feature requires users to receive an access code on their smartphone via SMS text messaging. Earlier in the month it was announced that Twitter employees were currently testing the Twitter two-factor authentication setup. The tests began after several high profile accounts including Burger King and The Associated Press were hacked and disturbing messages were posted to their accounts. There are some limitations to the type of two-factor authentication being used. -
Parents Share Their Kids Online More Than Their Cats, Study Finds
21 May 2013 | 1:52 pmWe know that everyone loves LOL Cat photos, heck iCanHazCheezburger has made a multi-million dollar business out of the practice. Yet the teams at Magisto.com and PlayScience have found that parents would much rather share videos, photos, and stories about their children. According to the study parents are three times more likely to share videos of their kids (27 percent) than a pet (9 percent). 60 percent of parents responded to the survey by acknowledging that they shoot at least three videos of their children per month. 44 percent of those parents said they share at least three… -
5 Tools to Help You Manage Multiple Social Media Accounts
21 May 2013 | 6:23 amSocial media is becoming an increasingly large aspect of SEO and online marketing, and whether you like it or not, as an online marketer, you may well have to juggle various different social accounts in order to maximise your ROI and indeed make your website successful. (Don’t believe me? This infographic sums it up pretty well). But managing all of those different accounts can be a big headache, and anything that makes your life harder will ultimately make you less effective. That’s why you need to read this post, because it is full of helpful tips (on how to manage multiple social… -
3 Creative Ideas for Outside-the-Box Blog Posts
20 May 2013 | 8:29 pmEven the best, most popular blogs in the world can get stale from time to time. Sooner or later, you’re going to get that nagging feeling that you’ve run out of things to write about. The next time you’re stuck for a blog subject, try one of these to get the creative juices flowing. 1. Pick up a magazine you’ve never read — and never would. Next time you’re in Barnes & Noble, Borders, heck even Walmart, run over to the Periodicals aisle and grab a magazine that holds zero interest for you. The more obscure and specific, the better. (Don’t just…
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Publishing HTML special characters the easy way
16 May 2013 | 6:44 amIf you want to write a post displaying HTML tags, you cannot write them in the post editor as is direct. If you do, after publishing, those HTML tags will be interpreted as HTML codes and the HTML tags will not be displayed as is. To display HTML tags after publishing you will have to encode/convert them as explained at How to post special characters. An easier method is to use HTML encoder/ -
How to leave Google Group
9 May 2013 | 6:00 pmBlogger which is owned by Google do not have direct support for users. This is also true for the majority of other Google's products. User support is provided via public forums using Google Groups where volunteer Google Top Contributors assisted by Google Employees help out. For Blogger, the public forum is at Blogger Help Forum. It would be wise to become member of this forum and if you have -
Custom domain advice: save blogspot URL (address)
22 Apr 2013 | 12:57 amHave you registered your own domain and converted your blogspot blog to custom domain? If so, I highly advise you to record the original blogspot URL (address) in some place safe and easily retrievable. Reason: if ever your blog is wrongly identified as a spam blog or for TOS violation, the original blogspot URL will come in handy because you cannot use the custom domain URL to request for -
How to post special characters
1 Mar 2013 | 4:06 amThis is how to post special characters like † ‰ ♠ ♣ ♥ 1. sign into Dashboard 2. refer to LIST or to this LIST2 or for HTML entities refer to LIST3 3. type the codes for the characters where you want them. 4. click Preview to make sure the characters appear as you want them to be 5. if so, save. For example, if you want to display <a href="X">A</a>, you will have to type the following into your -
Solution: Text jumbled up in one big paragraph
20 Feb 2013 | 4:34 pmThe default of previous versions of Blogger is for every depression of the ENTER key to result in a line break in the post editor. This is good as it is instinctive to most people. However, in the latest version of Blogger, Google has for its own reasons changed the default where you need to type the HTML line break tag <br> in order to make a line break. Many who just started with Blogger (and
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Webmasters Alert! Google Penguin 2.0 Update Rolls
23 May 2013 | 10:23 amGoogle has released the Penguin 2.0 algorithm update which is the latest major release of the search engine algorithm update to deal with web spam and ensure better quality search. Check out if your site traffic affected as this major update rolls out across the world. Google Penguin 2.0 Matt Cutts, head of Google web spam team announced that its a major update and will affect about 2.3% of English-US queries! That is a huge number and will surely turn the fortunes of thousands of websites – up or down is yet to be seen. There is a simultaneous roll out to all language websites as… -
How to Use New Google Voice Search on Chrome
23 May 2013 | 7:08 amIf you use Google’s Chrome browser, try the new Google Voice Search and experience the next generation of so called ‘Conversational Search’ which promises to change the way you search online. I particularly loved the no typing approach to search Google online and was amazed at the voice detection and type accuracy it had. Use Google Voice Search First Open the Google chrome browser and visit Google.com. Now you just need to hover over the Google Search box microphone icon and it should give an alert “Search by Voice”. At first I did not see the microphone! If you… -
First Look: New Xbox One Gaming [Videos]
22 May 2013 | 10:55 amMicrosoft revealed the new Xbox One, the next generation gaming console which promises to redefine modern gaming. Powered by the cloud, it will re-position itself as your all in one home entertainment system, allowing seamless switching from live TV to movies to music to gaming of course – and did you know you can use voice commands to do a lot of that. Xbox One Powered by 8-core x86 processor and over five billion transistors, speed lag is not something you need to concerned about. 8GB DDR3 RAM, 500GB, Blu-ray drive, 4K HDMI in/out, USB 3.0 are some of the other cool features. While… -
Buy Air Force One Plane [7 Days Left]
22 May 2013 | 10:00 amThe US Government is offering Air Force One for sale with bids starting at $50,000. Air Force One is officially the call sign of the air plane carrying on board the President of the United States. Air Force One planes are famous for their advanced security features and superior safety features. The General Services Administration announced the auction for the older DC9-32 aircraft which they claim transported several VIPs of the US government. The auction page lists the details of the aircraft, and it seems current there are no bidders, though the bids start at $50,000 only. The aircraft is… -
Free 1TB Online HD Photo Storage to All Flickr Users
22 May 2013 | 9:36 amFlickr got a big upgrade and gifted everyone a 1TB free HD photo storage space online so that you can upload all your photos, as much as you want. What was important is that Flickr also allowed unlimited high resolution photo uploads, and removed all the strange limits – which was not possible earlier. The New Flickr Well how big is a terabyte of photos? Mostly you might never run out of space. 1 Terabyte will let you upload 350,000 10 megapixel photos! Flickr wants you to upload every photo you have and share it without having to look for another online image hosting solution. They…
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Write to Done
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Scene Stealers: Think out of The Box
23 May 2013 | 2:35 amThink out of The Box! Welcome to Scene Stealers, our series of writing prompts designed to flex your creative muscles. We’re thrilled that so many of you are participating in our writing prompt series. (Read the other Scene Stealers here and add one of your own.) In case you’re not familiar with Scene Stealers, here’s how it works: We set the scene You steal it, make it your own, and Share your creation in the comments section of this post Of course, it’s perfectly fine if you don’t want to share your work, but we hope you’ll do the exercise anyway. The ground… -
The Non-Google Research Tool That Makes Writing Easier
20 May 2013 | 6:46 amWould You Like to Use A Research Tool that Makes Writing Easier? “‘Google’ is not a synonym for ‘research’,” says novelist Dan Brown. If you want to be a serious writer (and don’t we all?), sooner or later you’re guaranteed to hit a brick wall. To get beyond the brick wall, you are forced to do some … (sound of ominous music) research. I think novelist Allan Leverone (Parallax View) spoke for most writers when he said: “I hate research. … When I’m writing, I would much rather be writing than researching. I want to learn… -
How Ian Fleming Turned James Bond Into A Bestseller
16 May 2013 | 1:32 amWould You Like To Turn Your Novel Into A Bestseller? What makes the work of a novelist sell well? Genius, good connections in the publishing world – or just old-fashioned, hard editing? Some clues come from Casino Royale, the first James Bond novel. Ian Fleming’s original draft was put on show earlier this year to mark the 60th anniversary of the novel’s publication. It did not spring immaculate from his typewriter. Nor did Fleming have any publishing connections or prior experience in novel writing. He succeeded – the novel went into three print runs in its first year alone… -
How Your Local Bookstore Can Help You Consistently Create Content For Your Newsletter
13 May 2013 | 7:04 amWould You Like Get Ideas For Great Content From Your Bookstore? Every time you sit down to write an article, it’s the same story. You sit there and you can’t really think of what to put in your newsletter. You really want to say something, but nothing comes out. The longer you sit there, the longer the minutes will tick away. And before you know it, the phone will be ringing, the distractions will be piling up and you’ll find yourself mindlessly wandering through Facebook or emails. That’s why you need to leave your office. Go down to your local… -
How Fear Helps You To Write Better
9 May 2013 | 1:28 amWould You Like To Use Fear To Write Better? Being a writer means living in terror. I don’t mean the terror of a zombie apocalypse or of circus clowns. I mean the incessant nagging of self-doubt. Do you ever ask yourself any of the following: Do I really have what it takes? What if they reject my proposal? What if no one takes my ideas seriously? What if I’m just not meant to be a writer? When will they discover I’m a fraud? Who am I kidding anyway? Self-doubt can be completely debilitating. But if you listen to it closely, this type of fear can become a potent tool for…
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Performancing
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5 Free Photo Editors For Viral Image Creation
24 May 2013 | 10:50 amThanks to the exploding popularity of sites like Pinterest and Wanelo have shown that creating visual interpretations of content (like infographic creation), as well as substituting images for the written word itself, can have a big impact. As the web gets larger and larger, it seems like its users are looking toward a more beautifully-design Internet that both inspires and educates them. Photo manipulation has grown from correction to more of an art form, allowing anyone with an iPhone and the Instagram app to create edited photos with filters applied, easily and in a matter of seconds. This… -
Why Good Laws Go Bad
15 May 2013 | 7:48 amIn Florida, the state legislature wanted to crack down on what it felt was a growing problem of Internet cafe gambling. To do so, it felt that the best way was to place steep restrictions on the types of machines that would be considered legal in the state for gambling-like activities. As a result, they passed a new law that such said machines had to comply with three different rules: All machines had to be coin operated, no dollar bills, credit cards, etc. All games had to involve an element of skill, not just be pure chance No machine could offer a cash prise, only merchandise, and only of… -
How to Promote Your Guest Blog Posts on Social Media
10 May 2013 | 5:00 amSocial media and guest blogging were meant to be together– they both can increase your exposure, allow you to meet new people, and make it easy to share your ideas with the world. Whether you are the blog needing guest posts or the blogger who has posts that you would like to publish, guest blogging can be more successful if social media is involved during the entire journey. Setting Up Expectations Before even getting actual guest posts, be sure to set up the expectations from either the writer or the website. Besides setting up the guidelines for the content of the post itself, it is… -
The 3 Dumbest Ways to Get in Legal Trouble Online
1 May 2013 | 8:34 amThough the law may never fully catch up to the pace of innovation on the Internet, it certainly is trying and there are a lot of ways you can find yourself in legal trouble on the Web. Many of the ways are obscure, complex and difficult to avoid. Is using that passage from a site a copyright infringement? Is that comment about another person defamation? Is the action you want to take a violation of a terms of service? These are often tough questions that can be difficult even for legal experts to answer. But then there are the ways in which idiots find themselves getting in trouble online. -
How to Utilize Google Analytics for Social Media
30 Apr 2013 | 1:11 pmThe recent updates to Google Analytics has made it possible for SEO professionals and webmasters to evaluate their social media presence and how it translates into actual user traffic and activity. Google Analytic’s new upgraded platform offers an exclusive social media section that wasn’t available in previous versions. The social media section is a customized report that is located under Traffic Sources on the sidebar once a user logs into a specific website in Google Analytics. Under this report, users can track social media referrals, landing pages, trackbacks, conversions,…
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It's Not a Lecture
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Yes, she really had to die.
24 May 2013 | 9:00 amAn artist's interpretation of a crisis. Sorry, Betty.This week I led a mini-crisis simulation at the Alltech 29th Annual International Symposium panel on crisis management. On the panel were three people who had outstanding reputations in this area - Gavin Megaw, Liz Kynoch, and Pat Wall. If you're not familiar with a crisis simulation, it's typically when you get a bunch of people who are responsible for leading an organization and you walk them through a fictional catastrophe to see how they'd react and hopefully discover weaknesses in your organization that you can shore up. -
iCrisis, version 2.0
15 May 2013 | 10:32 amThree years ago I predicted the coming armageddon for brands by discussing databases and highlighting the Good Guide mobile app. If you haven't heard of it, that's the app where you scan the barcode of a box of cereal in a store with your smartphone and the app tells you that the cereal manufacturer "violated the Clean Water Act" or has some controversial ingredient in it. It also offers any number of "higher rated" substitute products that more closely meet the app founder's standards. Back then I tried it and then I wrote:And then I realized it's just a matter of time… -
My Old Kentucky Home
13 May 2013 | 12:28 pmFresh off my presentation at the Animal Agriculture Alliance and a quick stop in Chicago for an IPR/Page Society talk, I'm looking forward to heading back to Lexington, Kentucky next week for the Alltech 29th Annual International Symposium. I lived and worked in Lexington for five years and it will be great to catch up with some friends, clients, and colleagues.The Symposium is interesting because it brings together companies from every link in the food supply and distribution chain, and you're just as likely to meet a lifelong farmer as you are a celebrated biochemist. Of course, I… -
Sausages and laws and what's really important
30 Apr 2013 | 5:02 amI totally want a hat like thatThere's a quote, typically attributed to Otto von Bismarck but likely not really his: "Laws are like sausages. It's better to not see them being made."Tomorrow I'm speaking to the Animal Agriculture Alliance at their annual stakeholders event, this year headlined "Activists at the Door: Protecting Animals, Farms, Food and Consumer Confidence." There has been a lot of talk lately about the new wave of "Ag-gag" laws in several states - laws designed to prevent "undercover" video of farming operations. I expect that's at least part of the reason for the title… -
Time for another blogger ethics panel
17 Apr 2013 | 7:40 pmIt's been a long day, but I couldn't ignore what was a tough day on many levels:sigh— Columbia Jrn Review (@CJR) April 17, 2013 Earlier today CNN reported an arrest related to the Boston Marathon bombing. Hours later they had to essentially retract their reporting. Their big mistake - apparently they didn't ask the authorities on the record if there was any arrest before they broadcast their report.These are the types of events I point to (the initial reports on the Supreme Court's Affordable Care Act ruling is another example) whenever I see people criticize social media…
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Blogging Tips
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What You Should Know about Adwords
25 May 2013 | 7:53 amPay Per click or PPC is the act of putting an ad to any search engine, and thus when someone clicks on your ad, you will have to pay that click to the search engine owner. It basically works like paying for your own advertising. However, you have to optimize your articles well so that your advertisements will reach the top page results of Google or Yahoo. Google Adwords or the overture of Yahoo is the placements where you get to choose the payments you are keen to pay for every click that leads to your website. The Concept of PPC Basically, it works when a searcher would search for… -
Meet Michael Chibuzor of ContentMarketingUp.com
25 May 2013 | 7:12 amThrough BloggingTips.com I’ve been able to meet with a lot of new people from all around the world. Many of these people have been new bloggers and writers that have flourished over the years and created some very nice brands and businesses for themselves. One of these individuals is Michael Chibuzor, who also frequently contributes to the blog. Be sure to read his full interview below to learn how he’s increase his brand name exposure and started his own business online. 1.) Please tell us about yourself and how you got into blogging? My name is Michael Chibuzor and I started… -
Tips On How to Write Well
24 May 2013 | 5:53 pmDoes your writing suck? You can’t succeed in blogging if your writing sucks. You have to know how to write well when blogging The surprising thing is a lot of people who don’t write well blog. Don’t get me wrong. Everyone is free to blog. And there’s nothing wrong with that. My problem with this is many people call themselves “professional bloggers.” I’m not trying to minimize their experience, but I feel that bloggers need to write exceptionally well. Personally, I look at blogging as a serious career. And someone who wants to do it has to have what… -
Writing Killer Content that Speaks to Your Audience
24 May 2013 | 8:26 amIf you want to create a successful blog and business on the internet then you are going to need to write awesome content for your audience. It’s not just about writing content that is of value – it’s also about knowing what your audience wants. I have multiple web sites and blogs and even though the basic principles are always the same, the content for the sites are not. Let’s take ZacJohnson.com and BloggingTips.com, for example. They are very close in nature, but if I were to always write about WordPress and blogging on ZacJohnson.com then my audience would not find as… -
Important Facts of Google+
24 May 2013 | 7:51 amEveryone active in the Internet world these days may already have accounts in leading websites like Facebook and Twitter. With the emergence of Google+, is it worth it to be included in yet another social network site? Google+ is one of the freshest members in the growing world of social media networks. Its being on trial for 90 days before setting it off live made a lot of active and addict social media users all hyped and excited especially with Google only sending out invitations in limited numbers. If you are still one of those who are completely unaware of what the Google+ is all about,…
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Lorelle on WordPress
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Blog Exercises: Emergency Drafts
24 May 2013 | 4:00 amI write my blog posts as far in advance as possible, using the future posts/scheduling feature of WordPress to set my posts to release over time, automating the process of self-publishing on my site and giving me time to live my life rather than be tied to my site. I rely heavily on my Editorial […] -
Blog Exercises: What Are You Missing?
23 May 2013 | 4:15 amFrogs redefine my thoughts about amphibians annually. As a child, spring was for tadpoles and summers were for frogs in the swamps, ponds, and ditches around my country ranch in the Pacific Northwest. Moving to Oregon’s Coastal Mountain range west of Portland, my winters are spent driving up the foothills like a crazy person, avoiding […] -
Blog Exercise: Inspired by Photography
22 May 2013 | 4:01 amWe are all inspired by photography, a picture that motivates and inspires, that moves us, sometimes to the point of changing our perspective on a subject or on our life. With all of the power found in photography, over the next few weeks I will be offering Blog Exercises with the emphasis on getting you […] -
Blog Exercises: May Random Editing Day
21 May 2013 | 10:57 amMay. It’s starting to warm up outside in the north, and growing a bit chilly down under, but it’s that time again. It’s the May Random Editing Day. In this Blog Exercise you will need to edit five random posts from among your thousands – okay, maybe dozens of published articles. What should you look […] -
Blog Exercises: Backups and Alternatives
20 May 2013 | 11:06 pmI didn’t expect to return home after a meeting this morning to find I have no telephone or Internet access on this bright sunshine, calm weather May day. I’ve got classes to prep for, sites to review for students and clients, article deadlines, these blog exercises to publish and keep to my year long commitment, […]
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BloggingPro
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5 Tricks For A Better Facebook Ad Campaign
24 May 2013 | 7:17 amMany online marketers try starting a Facebook Ad campaign once and to their standards fail, leading to never exploring Facebook advertising again. I’ve had many online marketers tell me that the blame rests completely on Facebook, and that it’s just not a great place to advertise online. Is it really Facebook’s fault or is it the online marketer who can’t find a way to make his/her ads work? A little bit of both I think. See… some brands just won’t do well on Facebook regardless of the effort you put in. Some brands cover boring topics, and boring topics tend… -
Blogging Pro Job Board Highlights (May 20-24)
24 May 2013 | 5:00 amHi, everyone! Here are the highlights from this week’s Job Board. If you want to receive this – and all the other great articles served up – every week in your Inbox, don’t forget to sign up for our newsletter! (See the homepage.) Established Bloggers with 2K+ followers on Google+ Are you a blogger who uses Google+ more than Facebook? Do you have more than 2,000 followers on the platform? If so, Reputation Changer wants to talk with you. Experienced Guest Bloggers Organic Media Group is an American company which provides guest blog content for their clients. They need… -
The Top 5 SEO Do’s And Don’ts In 2013
23 May 2013 | 7:04 amEvery month as Webmasters we ask ourselves what we can do to get more traffic and success with our SEO efforts. Because things seem to change so much in SEO we are forced to constantly change, innovate, and adapt. You could make an argument that this is what makes SEO so enjoyable. It’s challenging and new challenges are always arising. Over the past year there have been almost countless updates to Google’s algorithm, countless changes to search results across several major search engines, and talk of even more countless changes and updates looming around every corner. So join me… -
How to Create a Mobile Version of Your Site in Just a Few Minutes
23 May 2013 | 5:00 amWhen 2013 was just kicking off, pundits and aficionados were dubbing it as ‘year of the mobile’. As much as we like to get snarky with the headline catching proclamations, they might actually have been onto something. Taking a look at the numbers between 2010 and 2013, we indeed see that mobile devices’ share of global internet traffic has jumped from 2% to 14%. Research is indicating also that this trend is only gaining steam. Whether in Southeast Asia, sub-Saharan Africa or Scandinavia, there is now an unprecedented amount of smartphone and tablet owners along with unprecedented… -
Why a Tumblr Exodus to WordPress May Be a Bad Idea
22 May 2013 | 10:02 amOn Monday, after several days of rumor and anticipation, word came down that Yahoo! was purchasing Tumblr for the tidy sum of $1.1 billion. But While Tumblr investors were certainly happy for their payday and the service itself was in desperate need of cash to keep operating, Tumblr users greeted the announcement with significantly less enthusiasm. But amidst the criticism and anti-Yahoo! jokes was a possible warning sign for Tumblr, namely reports that WordPress.com, the hosted service based on WordPress and operated by Automattic, had seen a skyrocketing level of Tumblr posts being imported…
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ConverStations
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Make Good Small Choices
9 May 2013 | 2:15 amSince October, my wife and I have been focusing our walk and work to serving in a local rescue mission and with our homeless neighbors – specifically in the area of recovery. One of our most repeated and shared mantras has been, “Make Good Small Choices – They Add Up to Big Results.” Many times in life – and business – we try to swing for the fences every time. Too often we find ourselves in knots or falling over. Sometimes both at once. With the still quickening pace of change and tools, small business owners and rural business might often find better… -
To a Wonder-Filled 2013
1 Jan 2013 | 3:19 amHappy New Year! Here’s to 2013 being a year filled with wonderful times and opportunities to be profitably courageous and positively contagious. Angela and I have invested the previous months focusing our time and energy on a mission field. Our ministry work (Lk 14:23, Mk 16:20) has been fulfilling and, at times, stretching – and we look forward to more exercise in 2013. As I begin to return some attention to business, the work I do will be focused on helping business grow using the SmallBizTracks model. Personal and Spiritual writings will be found on my Armchair Articulations… -
Movement Avoids Overwhelm
1 Nov 2012 | 5:41 amSome of life’s biggest projects are best traveled in small steps. I’ve heard that relocation is one of the three most stressful times of life (along with a wedding and a funeral). Moving has so many … moving parts to it, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. It would be easy to adopt an “I don’t know where to begin” attitude – a sticking point to getting stuck. Begin somewhere and maintain movement, focusing on one task at a time. Don’t worry about seeing the destination at the starting line. This practice has served well in my life, most recently… -
What Gives You the Chills?
24 Oct 2012 | 5:57 pmHere’s J.J. Abrams (Lost, Super 8, Revolution) and one of my favorite question-askers/storytellers, Morgan Spurlock (A Day in the Life, Super Size Me) in a short video about choice, technology, and how to know which possibility to go after: Can't see the video in your RSS reader or email? Click Here! Isn’t this true with some of the Social Media choices we face? With so many choices – which do you go after? Certainly not all of them – that would turn into a slow process of none of them. Go after the one that thrills you first! Hate Facebook but love Pinterest? Go… -
One Duck at a Time
24 Oct 2012 | 3:21 amDucks in a Row vs. Ducks in a Bunch. I’ve talked about this before. For most of us, getting your ducks lined up before you start something can be disabling. It’s like waiting for all the lights to turn green before you leave the house. While some folks need to move from Ducks in a Row to Ducks in a Bunch to get going, there are many others that need to take things One Duck at a Time. Maybe that’s you. If you’re having a tough time getting started, stop trying to herd ducks – just attend to one duck at a time. That’s what we’re doing at Small Biz…
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The Blog Builders™
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2013 Blog Design Awards
29 Apr 2013 | 11:04 amCongratulations to these blogs – the winners of the first annual Blog Design Awards by The Blog Builders™! Think Traffic Pink Peonies The Fox Is Black Home Stories A to Z I’m an Organizing Junkie Social Media Examiner Liz Marie Blog The Art Of Non-Conformity Scathingly Brilliant Infarrantly Creative Ruche Blog 500px Beneath my Heart Craftaholics Anonymous All Things Thrifty Pretty Handy Girl Man Repeller Remodelaholic The Lettered Cottage Ecoki Tidy Mom Vintage Revivals I Heart Nap Time Know of a blog with incredible design? Drop us a link in the comments – we’re… -
April 2013 Blog Income Reports
15 Apr 2013 | 12:15 pmCongratulations to these bloggers who are among the many who are making money! It’s great to see people doing well and more and more people every day are creating part-time and full-time incomes through blogging. If you’re interested in starting your own blog for profit or fun, check out my beginner’s guide to creating your own blog. If you’re interested in appearing in these reports, get in touch with me. I’d love to talk to you! April 2013 Blog Income Reports 1. Smart Passive Income by Pat Flynn (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, LinkedIn, YouTube, RSS) Latest… -
How To Start A Blog And Get It Right (Video Tutorials)
11 Mar 2013 | 11:03 amEvery day, more and more people are getting into the exciting world of blogging for fun or profit. It’s never been easier to set up a fun, professional-looking blog. My name is Court Tuttle, and I’ve been a full-time professional blogger since 2007. I created this “complete walkthrough” to ensure that if you want to, you can have an awesome blog that’s set up and configured like a professional’s TODAY. If you’re ready to start your blog now, click here to go to Step 1: The Basics >>>. Why You Should Use This Guide Instead Of All The Others… -
TBBP 002: Tag Team Blogging Success Story With Jeff And Mandy Rose
6 Mar 2013 | 9:22 amThe Blog Builders Podcast has been approved and is now in iTunes. In this episode of The Blog Builders Podcast™, I interviewed Jeff and Mandy Rose, an awesomely successful married couple who are building a blogging empire (seriously) together. Jeff runs Good Financial Cents (among other things), Mandy runs the House Of Rose Blog, and together they run Dollars and Roses, where they teach people how this whole blogging thing works. I first found Jeff and Mandy by searching for bloggers who do income reports. Just to give you a heads up, they were able to produce $17,762.79 of revenue in… -
TBBP 001: How To Run Your Blog As An Incredible Business With Beckie Farrant
8 Feb 2013 | 9:41 amUpdate: The Blog Builders Podcast has been approved and is now in iTunes. In this episode of The Blog Builders Podcast™, I interviewed Beckie Farrant, CEO of an incredible blogging business that includes three super high traffic blogs: Infarrantly Creative, Roadkill Rescue, and Knock Off Decor. Combined, these sites did over 2,000,000 (yes, I got the number of zeros right) pageviews last month alone. I couldn’t be more stoked about this interview. I learned a ton. Some of the highlights for me: How Beckie used unique positioning and a coordinated launch to get Knock Off Decor to…
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Bloggers Blog: Blogging the Blogsphere
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Twitter Launches Two-Step Account Verification
22 May 2013 | 12:50 pmTwitter is rolling out two-step verification. The two-factor authentication sends a six-digit code to a user's mobile phone for an extra authentication measure in addition to the email and password login. TechCrunch notes that large organizations may have problems with the new security features as they may have multiple people using a Twitter account and only one person has the phone. The new option follows numerous hacked accounts, including a hack of the AP Twitter in April that caused the stock market to temporarily drop after a fake tweet was posted claiming the White House had been… -
Yahoo Acquiring Tumblr for $1.1 Billion
21 May 2013 | 12:00 pmYahoo has gone through with its rumored acquisition of Tumblr, a popular blogging platform. Reuters reports that Yahoo paids $1.1 billion for Tumblr. Tumblr calls Yahoo the "original Internet company" in its post about the acquisition. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer boasts about Tumblr's size in her post about the acquisition. She notes Tumblr has 50 billion blog posts and adds 75 million each day. She also notes Tumblr has 300 million monthly unique visitors. There are over 100 million blogs on Tumblr. This means Yahoo paid about $3.6 per visitor or $11 per blog to acquire Tumblr. Traffic is still… -
Rumor: Yahoo to Acquire Tumblr
17 May 2013 | 7:30 pmRumors are swirling that Yahoo will acquire Tumblr, one of the most popular blogging platforms. Tumblr says it is currently home to 108 million blogs with over 50 billion posts. AllThingsD reports that the Yahoo board will meet Sunday night to consider a $1.1 billion Tumblr acquisition. CNBC tweeted that Yahoo is planning to hold a product-related news event Monday night in New York City. Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer plans to speak at the event. The Verge notes that Bloomberg reports that the press event is about a Flickr update. However, it could be a Flickr update, plus the Tumblr acquisition if… -
32 People Killed in Bangladesh in Violent Uproar Over Blogging Perceived as Blasphemous
7 May 2013 | 7:00 pmThere has been a violent protest against "blasphemous blogging" in Bangladesh. RT News reports that thirty people were killed in the violent protests by radical Islamists angry about blogging they think is blasphemous. As many as 200,000 people were involved in the protests in the Motijheel commercial district, which included starting fires in stores and vehicles. The protesters are angry about people allegedly using blogs for spreading atheism. The protesters want these bloggers executed. The protesters are very serious about their calls for executing bloggers. There were similar, but… -
Cheezburger Network Cuts 24 Jobs
30 Apr 2013 | 7:00 pmThe Cheezburger network is cutting 24 jobs, which is about 35% of its workforce. The company is known for sites like Fail Blog, Daily What and off course, LOL Cats and other LOL animals at I Can Has Cheezburger. GeekWire reports that the job cuts come as the network is dealing with how people view content, from on website to over mobile devices. Ad rates tend to be smaller over mobile devices. Facebook also suffered from a problem with mobile ads when its stock plunged shortly after its IPO. Cheezburger CEO Ben Huh said in a statement, "Eliminating these positions was a difficult decision.
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WordPress News
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WordPress 3.6 Beta 3
10 May 2013 | 8:44 pmWordPress 3.6 Beta 3 is now available! This is software still in development and we really don’t recommend that you run it on a production site — set up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 3.6, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can download the beta here (zip). Beta 3 contains about a hundred changes, including improvements to the image Post Format flow (yay, drag-and-drop image upload!), a more polished revision comparison screen, and a more quote-like quote format for Twenty Thirteen. As a… -
WordPress 3.6 Beta 2
29 Apr 2013 | 3:48 pmWordPress 3.6 Beta 2 is now available! This is software still in development and we really don’t recommend that you run it on a production site — set up a test site just to play with the new version. To test WordPress 3.6, try the WordPress Beta Tester plugin (you’ll want “bleeding edge nightlies”). Or you can download the beta here (zip). The longer-than-usual delay between beta 1 and beta 2 was due to poor user testing results with the Post Formats UI. Beta 2 contains a modified approach for format choosing and switching, which has done well in user testing. We’ve… -
Summer Mentorship Programs: GSoC and Gnome
24 Apr 2013 | 8:18 pmAs an open source, free software project, WordPress depends on the contributions of hundreds of people from around the globe — contributions in areas like core code, documentation, answering questions in the support forums, translation, and all the other things it takes to make WordPress the best publishing platform it can be, with the most supportive community. This year, we’re happy to be participating as a mentoring organization with two respected summer internship programs: Google Summer of Code (GSoC) and the Gnome Outreach Program for Women. Google Summer of Code GSoC is a… -
WordPress 10th Anniversary Tees
23 Apr 2013 | 9:40 amIn honor of the upcoming 10th anniversary celebrations, we’ve put a special 10th anniversary tshirt in the swag store at cost — $10 per shirt plus shipping. They’ll be on sale at this price until the anniversary on May 27, and they’ll start shipping out the week of April 29. Some people who are planning parties or who organize meetups are already talking about doing group orders to save on shipping costs, which is a great idea — just make sure you allow enough shipping time. If you’re not sure if the tees could make it to you in time on your side of the… -
Save the Date: May 27
11 Apr 2013 | 6:48 amWhat’s on May 27, you ask? May 27, 2013 is the 10th anniversary of the first WordPress release! We think this is worth celebrating, and we want WordPress fans all over the world to celebrate with us by throwing their own parties. We’re using Meetup Everywhere to coordinate, and will be putting up a website just for the 10th Anniversary so that we can collect photos, videos, tweets, and posts from all the parties. The rules are very simple: Pick a place to go where a bunch of people can be merry — a park, a bar, a backyard, whatever Spread the word to local meetups, tech…
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Group Writing Projects
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WordPress 10th Anniversary Group Writing Project
6 May 2013 | 1:13 amIt’s been a while! Celebrate the WordPress’s 10th birthday in style. Theme WordPress In Dougal’s words: “Think about the past 10 years, and your time with WordPress. Maybe, like myself, you’ve been using WordPress since the beginning, or perhaps you just tried it out for the first time last month. But consider the events that stand out in your memory during that time. Now, write a blog post about it.” Suggested openings: “When WordPress was first released in 2003..” “When I first started using WordPress…” “Since I first started using WordPress…”… -
Writers Worth Group Writing Project
24 May 2012 | 11:10 amThe fifth annual Writers Worth Week has begun over at Words on the Page. Theme Your worth In Lori’s words: “Write a post telling others how you found worth, what worth has meant for your career, your struggles with valuing yourself, how you overcame low-paying gigs and being under-appreciated…. whatever your story is. You get the byline. You get the chance to inspire someone, share an idea that can change someone’s roadblock into opportunity, and create an inner dialogue in someone that helps them grow professionally.” Rules No advertising! A link to the announcement… -
Beautiful Beliefs Group Writing Project
8 May 2012 | 7:18 amBlogger Amy Palko has just announced a recurring weekly group writing project. Theme Something you believe in In Amy’s words: “All you have to do is finish the sentence ‘I believe that…’ And then write a bit about why you believe that? How has that belief developed for you? In what ways does this belief show up in your life?” Rules Your post must finish the sentence “I believe that…” To submit your entry, leave a comment on Amy’s weekly Beautiful Beliefs post. Submission Deadline Every Wednesday on AmyPalko.com --Jacob Share, Professional… -
Top Sailing Destination on the Planet Group Writing Project
22 Apr 2012 | 1:39 amAfter taking a break, here is Tillerman’s latest group writing project. Theme Sailing Goals In Tillerman’s words: “Maybe it’s a spot you discovered on a vacation or a cruise? Maybe it’s your current home sailing waters? Maybe it’s some place you’ve only read about and it’s your life’s dream to sail there one day?” Rules Write a post on your blog about your top sailing destination. Your post must be new. Link to the announcement post on the Proper Course blog. To submit your entry, email tillermeister [at] gmail [dot] com with your… -
The Mad SEO Scientist Guest Blogging Contest
7 Feb 2012 | 6:56 amLet’s see what you know about SEO. Theme SEO In Gerald’s words: “We’re celebrating the launch of MySEOCommunity.com with an awesome guest blogging contest. In addition to cash, you should take part in the contest because it offers … lots of great SEO related prizes, an awesome platform & community for your writing, the ability to network with your fellow SEO pros, an ideal opportunity for increasing RSS subscribers.” Rules There are lots of rules, but in a nutshell: Register with Myseocommunity.com Submit your blog post using your new account there Once…
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About.com Web Logs
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How to Migrate Your WordPress Blog to a New Web Host in 12 Steps
24 May 2013 | 12:13 pmDo you want to switch to a new web host but you're afraid to try to migrate your WordPress blog because you think you'll mess it up? If so, you're in luck, because Akshat Choudhary, Founder of blogVault, a WordPress backup service, was kind enough to create an easy to use 12-step WordPress host migration tutorial for the About.com Blogging audience! Just follow the link above to learn the right way to move your WordPress files and database to a new web host without destroying your blog. -
Keep Your Twitter Account Secure with Login Verification
23 May 2013 | 2:47 amTwitter has launched a new login verification process to help keep members' accounts secure. If you use Twitter for microblogging and/or to promote your blog, then you should ensure you're following Twitter's tips to keep your account secure. The new login verification process adds another layer of security. However, it's not an ideal solution. First, you'll need to "turn on" the login verification feature within your Twitter account settings. Each time you log into your Twitter account after the feature is enabled, a unique verification code will be sent via SMS to your mobile device. You'll… -
42 Writing Jobs for Bloggers for the Week of 5/19/13
19 May 2013 | 6:37 am42 writing jobs for bloggers have been listed in the About.com Blogging Forum. This week's list includes opportunities to work as a writer and/or editor for The Huffington Post, PopSugar, MTV, Harvard Law School, Thomson Reuters, GigaOM, iVillage, and many more! Many of these employers require that you submit an application with some writing samples. Be sure to review the 10 tips to write blog posts that get shared before you submit your samples. -
How to Buy a Blog
16 May 2013 | 2:04 amRecently on the About.com Blogging blog, I've been writing about how to sell your blog. But what if you want to buy a blog? You can buy a blog successfully, and it doesn't have to cost a fortune. Take a look at my five steps to buy a blog to learn how to do it with as little risk as possible. Have you ever bought a blog? Leave a comment and share your experience and tips. -
Selling Your Blog - Part 3
14 May 2013 | 2:59 amSo far in the "Selling Your Blog" series, you've learned the 10 signs that you could sell your blog and make money from it. You've also learned five easy steps to sell your blog. Now, it's time to learn about using one of the most popular services to sell your blog, Flippa. In my review of Flippa for selling your blog, you'll learn the pros and cons of using Flippa so you can decide if it's right for your blog sale.
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Webmaster-Source
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WordPress 4.0 Would Be a Good Chance for a Rewrite
22 May 2013 | 4:36 amIt’s no secret that the WordPress codebase is a mess. It seems that not a week goes by without some blogger publishing a post criticizing it. Unfortunately, fixing it is no simple matter. One of the goals the WordPress project holds is to maintain compatibility with older plugins and themes that may not have been updated to work with the latest version, which means, well, not changing things that would break old plugins. Or adding new functions and leaving the older, redundant ones behind to maintain compatibility. It’s that methodology that led the developers to bake the infamous… -
CSS Zen Garden Returns
15 May 2013 | 4:09 amIt’s been ten years since CSS Zen Garden launched with its goal to excite and inspire people to build creative designs with the much more limited tools CSS offered at the time. A decade later, it’s back. Given how the CSS landscape has changed since the original CSS Zen Garden, it will be interesting to see what people create with the new requirements. So for the tenth anniversary, the Zen Garden is open for business once more. I’ve thrown the codebase on Github, given the dusty copy a refresh, started the conversion of the site to HTML5, and brought all of the existing designs… -
Adobe Kills Creative Suite, Demands Monthly Subscription
8 May 2013 | 4:30 amAt the Adobe MAX conference this week, Adobe announced that they will be discontinuing their Creative Suite products (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) in favor of their subscription-based “Creative Cloud” service. Instead of purchasing the software outright, and upgrading at your leisure, the new system involves paying a monthly subscription fee in order to continue using the software. It costs $50/month for access to the Creative Suite products, or $20/month for a single product (e.g. just Photoshop). If you’re someone like me, who doesn’t purchase every version, waiting… -
How IMDB’s Speedy Search Suggestions Work
1 May 2013 | 4:35 amIf you type a few letters into the search field over at the Internet Movie Database, you might notice how fast it is. That’s because they’re not served dynamically from their primary servers. IMDB, instead, serves the JSON data for search suggestions from a CDN, resulting in a significant speed boost. They use pregenerated static files to make this possible. For example, if you visit this URL, you’ll get a JSON file of results for Harry Potter films: http://sg.media-imdb.com/suggests/h/harry.json The “h” directory means the query starts with an “h,”… -
WordPress Security Advisory: Harden Your Admin Login
24 Apr 2013 | 4:58 amThere has been news lately of a distributed attack against WordPress sites. A growing botnet has been running dictionary attacks against sites powered by WordPress, in effort to gain access to the the admin panel and infect the server. As is usually the case with botnets, infected servers are assimilated into the pool of compromised systems that make up the botnet and put to use for nefarious purposes such as DDoS attacks. It’s important to note that this is not a WordPress security flaw, but rather an attempt to systematically guess passwords. The attacks consist of simple POST…
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How To Make My Blog
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“Blogging is like a therapy”
23 May 2013 | 1:00 amPersonal style blog My Vintage Curves is written in both English and Italian languages and focuses on vintage clothes, fashion, food and photography. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
31 Ideas For Types Of Posts You Can Publish On Your Blog
21 May 2013 | 1:00 amHere is a list of types of posts you should consider when you are creating a new post for your blog. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
How To Switch Your Blog From Tumblr To WordPress – Step-By-Step Guide
19 May 2013 | 1:13 pmAre you thinking of switching your blog from Tumblr to Wordpress? Here's a simple step-by-step guide on moving from Tumblr to WordPress. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
The Era Of Passively Monetizing Your Blog With Banner Ads Is Over
16 May 2013 | 1:00 amAnother thing that affects the banner ads is the rising popularity of different ad-blocking plugins for Firefox, Chrome and other browsers. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
“Be inspired by other bloggers but don’t try to be exactly as them”
14 May 2013 | 1:00 amI started to blog because I was very inspired by other bloggers on the internet. I wanted to share my work and my experiences with others. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Rowell Dionicio
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Configuring VTP on Cisco Switches
20 May 2013 | 6:00 amVLAN Trunking Protocol, or just VTP, is a useful feature for managing VLANs across multiple switches. VTP replicates configured VLANs to all participating switches. You can say it’s more of a replication protocol and instead of a trunking protocol. On that same note, VTP can take down your network if you’re not very careful. Why would VTP take down your network? Cisco switches can be configured in one of three VTP modes: Server Client Transparent Server mode is the default for Cisco switches. The switch in Server mode is where VLANs are configured. Client mode grabs its VLAN… -
How to Upgrade the IOS of a Cisco Switch
8 May 2013 | 6:00 amWhen I first had the chance of upgrading the IOS on Cisco switches I was terrified. It’s best to practice these situations in a lab environment to build up confidence, plan, and document the process. Before upgrading the IOS, verify the version and switch model. This is a snippet from the show version command: Switch Ports Model SW Version SW Image ------ ----- ----- ---------- ---------- * 1 52 WS-C3560G-48PS 12.2(25)SEE2 C3560-IPBASE-M Look into the flash to see the current IOS image file and to verify the amount of free space. Make sure there’s enough space for the new IOS… -
How to Configure VLANs
6 May 2013 | 6:00 amVLANs are in every network environment. Whether you’re configuring end-to-end or local VLANs you are segmenting the network into logical groups. Before getting into the configuration of a VLAN, there are some best practices to be aware of: Avoid using VLAN 1. Put unused ports on an unused VLAN. I like to use VLAN 999. Separate voice and data VLANs. Place management on its own VLAN. Configure non-trunk links as access ports. Use SSH instead of Telnet. To configure a VLAN, start in global config mode: SW01#conf t Create a VLAN with a VLAN ID number: SW01(config)#vlan 10 Give the VLAN a… -
End-to-End and Local VLANs
1 May 2013 | 7:17 amThere are two models in which you can design VLANs on a network: End-to-End Local End-to-End End-to-End VLANs are dispersed throughout the network on multiple switches. No matter where the user plugs in, they will always be assigned the same VLAN membership. Resources for this user will be on the same subnet. Management of end-to-end VLANs typically use VTP through trunked switches. This allows for easier management. On the other hand, VTP can become a nightmare. Additionally, because the VLAN is spanned across your network you allow broadcasts to traverse multiple switches. This model… -
Tracking Goals
22 Apr 2013 | 11:42 amWe’re into April now and I need to re-evaluate my goals. I have to be careful not to overwhelm myself. With work and family there’s only a sliver of time for doing any sort of studying. The only thing that really gets neglected is sleep. Sleep is overrated right? I just ran my first marathon and I definitely need some sleep. I created a dedicated page for my IT goals. It’s important for me to write them down and be held accountable. This blog is a perfect place for it.
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Blog Marketing Academy
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The Power Of The Mastermind Group – Dismiss This At Your Own Risk
24 May 2013 | 5:10 amOne of the absolute most important help mechanisms available today is the mastermind group. If you’re not a member of one, then I want you to drop everything right now and read this post. OK, everything dropped? Do I have your attention? OK, then. Let’s move forward… The idea of a mastermind group was first introduced by Napoleon Hill in the now-famous book Think And Grow Rich. He describes it as: The coordination of knowledge and effort of two or more people, who work toward a definite purpose, in the spirit of harmony. The idea is simple. Take two or more people who have… -
Announcement: Price Changes For Blog Marketing Academy
22 May 2013 | 9:00 amAnybody who has been following what I’ve been talking about over the last many weeks knows that my business has been evolving. It started over a year ago when I re-branded from DavidRisley.com to Blog Marketing Academy. As I talked about in my announcement of that change, my main reason for doing that was to be able to build a business which is separate from myself… something which can grow larger than myself. Not to mention, I didn’t want to pigeon-hole my personal name solely on the topic of blogging and marketing for the rest of my career. I do have other plans. Once that… -
Don’t Promote Your RSS Feed – Here’s Why
22 May 2013 | 3:50 amPromoting your RSS feed is pretty much a waste of time. Here’s why. Links mentioned in this video Aweber Mailchimp Feedblitz Transcript I want to talk to you about why you should not worry that much about promoting the RSS feed on your blog. Now, I know a lot of bloggers do this by “instinct”. And I’m still seeing it out there with a lot of people where they make it a really big deal out of their RSS fee and get that big orange icon on there. The thing is, a lot of bloggers think that that’s a big deal because a lot of bloggers tend to use RSS and keep that on… -
Announcement Regarding The Pricing for the Academy
21 May 2013 | 1:55 pmAn announcement regarding pricing for your Academy membership. Oh, and a mishap with the camera while filming. I left it in. To learn more about the Academy, click here. The post Announcement Regarding The Pricing for the Academy appeared first on Blog Marketing Academy. -
Do You Have To Be An Expert Or Guru To Succeed Online?
20 May 2013 | 6:55 amDoes it sometimes seem as if only the experts or gurus are making any money? When you think about what to blog about or what niche to get into, is your first thought about what you know and what you’re an expert in? Many people think so, and the unfortunate side effect is that many allow this to become a big barrier. Many don’t feel as if they’re an expert on anything at all, so they feel like they’re screwed before they even start. Is this you? Here’s the thing… being an expert certainly can help, but it sure as hell isn’t a requirement. In fact,…
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Twingly Blog
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The most popular products among bloggers in Norway, Finland and Denmark in 2012
22 May 2013 | 4:40 amA few days ago we gave our readers an overview about the most popular products among blogggers in Sweden, based on statistics from our Twingly eTrade solution that connects e-commerce sites with blogs. But since we have many clients in the other Nordic countries as well, we can reveal similiar statistics about Denmark, Norway and Finland. We had a look at the data and compiled a list of products at a couple of selected stores that were getting the highest number of incoming links from blogs in 2012. So here they are, the most popular products among bloggers in the Nordics. Norway Adlibris 1. -
The most popular products among bloggers in Sweden 2012
10 May 2013 | 4:48 amEvery year, thousands of bloggers link to products on online stores, and with our Twingly solutions for publishers, website owners and online retailers, a lot of added value is created for all parties involved. We decided to dig a bit into the data from 2012 to see which products have been the most popular, most linked to from bloggers. Today we present the results for the Sweden, where Twingly is based. We proudly present: The most popular products among bloggers in Sweden! The most popular product among bloggers in Sweden 2012 Eld by Mats Strandberg and Sara Bergmark Elfgren… -
“Time is the only thing you need to invest in when starting a company blog”
17 Apr 2013 | 12:24 amAt Twingly, almost everything we do has somehow to do with blogs. And while our products and services mainly focus personal blogs, there is the ongoing question for companies whether they should launch their own corporate blog. We wanted to know: Who should have a corporate blog, and how should the content look like? To get the answers, we asked Anna Loverus from the Gothenburg-based agency Matter a couple of questions. As Content Strategist and Creative, she works with these kind of topics on a daily basis and as seen both the good and the bad of corporate blogging. She offers some great… -
Blogging is more popular than ever before
11 Apr 2013 | 1:15 amEven though millions of people publish in blogs, and despite the fact that blogs actually have a bigger influence on purchase decisions than Facebook, it’s an ongoing meme that people supposedly have moved on from blogging to other social media channels. While it is true that there is more fragmentation in the social media sphere and that the occasional Twitter or Facebook post from today might have ended up as a very short blog post a few years ago, blogging itself could not be more far away from outdated or irrelevant. And we have numbers to prove that: Blog posts in Swedish per year… -
Major e-commerce events in the Nordics
21 Mar 2013 | 1:52 amSince many of Twingly’s clients are major online retailers we have a given interest in everything that has to do with e-commerce. One of the best ways to stay in the loop about the latest e-commerce trends and to meet industry experts as well as potential partners are events and conferences. As a service for our readers we compiled the following list of major e-commerce events in the Nordic countries. It’s very likely that we forgot an important event for the sector, feel free to let us know in the comments. Note that we also included a few events that already took place for 2013,…
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Blog Design Studio
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Best of the best, 7 jQuery sliders that will fit your need
22 May 2013 | 4:50 amYou are searching for jQuery sliders? Search no more, here we have composed a list of the best slider that you can find on the internet. Some of them are free and very customizable and some of them are worth spending some money to achieve your goal. Rhinoslider This slider offers many different effects, you can use the generator to create your slider so you don’t spend a lot of time customizing your options. Nivo The slider has a lot of cool effects you can get the free version or you can get one of the paid ones. It has very nice documentation and its very easy to implement. Slidedeck… -
Useful jQuery plugins
28 Dec 2012 | 3:29 amEasy List Splitter Easy list splitter can be very useful when you need to split some lists like some mega menu on the fly. It’s very easy to use just follow the instruction on the site. To download the plugin go here. Wookmark jQuery Plugin If you are struggling on how to build this kind of a layout take a look at this Jquery plugin. Check out the demo here. qTip A useful tooltip plugin that can save you a lot of time when you need to build an app that is using a lot of tooltips. Take a look at the site here. jQuery Countdown The beast free countdown timer. If you are getting your site… -
The best CSS frameworks out there
21 Nov 2012 | 6:09 amIn this article I am going to present you one of the best CSS frameworks you can find. When starting a new project as a frontend developer you will always have to face the fact that you will have to write a lot of CSS just to achieve the basic structure of the site. Creating different templates with one or multiple columns can be time consuming, well not anymore. To shorten the time and the testing of the CSS you have done we are going to look over some of the most popular CSS frameworks. Twitter Bootstrap Bootstrap comes with 940 pixel grid system it works in all the major browsers, it has a… -
7 tools to make CSS coding easier
7 Nov 2012 | 5:50 amBorder radius Border radius is one of the most used CSS properties, but to achieve the desired effect you have to type a bunch of code so can get it to work in all browsers. This tool will allow you to do this in seconds, just type the value you like and it will generate the code for you. Go to Border Radius.com Box shadow Create box shadow effects in second with Box shadow tool, just add the values you like and you are set to go. Go to Box Shadow Sprite Tool Sprite cow Is one of the easiest ways to generate your css code when you are using sprites in a web site. Upload your sprite image or… -
Create Simple Flicker Widget
9 Jul 2012 | 2:32 amIn this tutorial we will create a simple Flicker widget using the Flicker API and the WordPress widget API. The widget can be used multiple times and it will require your Flicker ID and the number of images to display. If we search for something like this we can find a tons of premade widgets, but nothing can be more fun than making it yourself. Introduction Flicker is the most popular photo service out there. By creating the Flicker widget you will learn how to use the Flicker API and how to create WordPress widgets. You can download the widget here Create a folder flicker_widget in your…
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Mike's Life - Digital Marketing Dude
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Has Mobile Technology Changed The Way We Blog?
23 May 2013 | 2:25 pmI have no doubt that mobile phones are the future of communication technology. I have been using a mobile phone since the late 80’s and with the sudden speed up in increased multimedia capabilities and gaming features in smart phones; I am sold on the idea that the future looks mobile. Blogging as both a hobby and a business is growing rapidly and the advancements in mobile technology have largely changed the way we write. With a mobile device everything is instantly accessible and news, games, movie clips and media releases are easily viewed in real time. This has made the blogosphere a… -
The Truth About Email Marketing
29 Apr 2013 | 12:22 pmIt’s a simple fact that email marketing is massively effective. Across our own businesses, I can tell you that we achieve a little over 5% conversion rate from emails sent that sell something. That compares to just over 1% from any of our “selling” web pages. It should be obvious – anyone who is engaged enough to have signed up to your newsletter list has a level of trust in what you suggest to them, and they are far more likely to buy from you when you ask them to do so. Its why I have always advocated that you really must concentrate on building an email list, and why I recommend… -
Fancy Yourself As A Blogger?
7 Apr 2013 | 11:19 pmYou might be asking yourself why you haven’t heard from me here for some months, and in case you are, here’s the top line: Lanzarote Information, our flag ship site, continues to amaze and enthral me. With over 5,000 visits a day, a social media community of 30,000 and some increasingly blue chip advertisers, it’s everything I hoped for when we set out on the road the create a sustainable on line business. Our other smaller sites are growing and blossoming, benefiting from the learning we went through on the big one. I’m continuing to work extremely hard with my consultancy clients… -
4 Ways Blogging Can Contribute To Your Self Growth
25 Jan 2013 | 10:11 amI’ve been in touch with Glynis for a few years now, and as she says in this guest post, she’s one of the many people who have been through my Beginner's Guide to Blogging course. People hear or see the term, Self Growth, and immediately think that there will be deep thinking, meditation, candles lit, and long discussions about what the meaning of life is. Although you can certainly go this route by finding a life coach that specializes in in the spiritual area of self growth, Many things about improving yourself can be learned in activities in your daily life. When I took part in Mike's… -
Digital Marketing Guide 2013
16 Jan 2013 | 10:46 pmThere are few aspects of the online world evolving as fast as digital marketing, as we saw time and time again in 2012. Last year seemingly moved at a frantic pace, with the march of the mobile devices changing the way that marketing professionals approached their online campaigns, as well as the spread of video across the digital marketing sphere. With the advent of a new year, interested parties are wanting to know what will be the big areas of innovation and consolidation over the next 12 months. Video set to open more eyes It should come as no surprise that video marketing will build upon…
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Keep it Real with the 'Original' Blog Bloke
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Google Plus Changes and What They Mean To You
21 May 2013 | 6:35 amJoin me on Blog Talk Radio with Wayne Hurlbert as we discuss advanced blog tips relating to Google Plus changes and what they mean to you. Here is the show description: Long time online privacy advocate, search engine analyst, and blogger Blog Bloke describes […] Read the full article at http://www.blogbloke.com/ -
Google’s Matt Cutts Says Black Hat and Link Spammers Beware
13 May 2013 | 6:54 pm“What should we expect in the next few months in terms of SEO for Google?” That is the question a new video from Google’s Matt Cutts answers about what we can soon expect with respect to SEO and search engine results. Below are 10 points that Matt addresses in his video. Penguin Update: The next... Read the full article at http://www.blogbloke.com/ -
Maintaining Your Online Reputation
16 Apr 2013 | 11:05 amPlease join me on Blog Talk Radio with Wayne Hurlbert and Jewel Fryer as we discuss reputation management for blogs and social media. Online reputation sites such as Kred, Klout will be discussed. We will also talk social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and even Blogs, and how we can... Read the full article at http://www.blogbloke.com/ -
Famous Blokeisms (Blog Bloke Quotes) Part 1
14 Apr 2013 | 6:30 pmOne thing that I like about Twitter is it forces us to condense our thoughts down to a few characters. That makes it a perfect medium for creating quotes. Over the years I have created a quote or two, and instead of letting it disappear into the twittersphere I thought it would be smart to list... Read the full article at http://www.blogbloke.com/ -
Facebook Power For Your Business
24 Mar 2013 | 5:33 pmIn case you missed it here is my show on Blog Talk Radio with Wayne Hurlbert as we discuss tips and techniques for businesses that utilize Facebook and other Social Media as part of their overall strategy. It was a lot of fun and educational experience for all. Here is the show description […] Read the full article at http://www.blogbloke.com/
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tins ::: Rick Klau's weblog
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How Google sets Goals: OKRs
14 May 2013 | 12:42 pm(cross-posted from the Google Ventures Startup Lab blog.) On the day Google’s acquisition of FeedBurner closed in 2007, it was also the first day of a new quarter at Google. My new manager at Google asked me to draft my OKRs for him to review. I had no idea what he was talking about. I’ve now gone through the process of setting my Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) 24 times, and each time I marvel at what an effective mechanism they are for focusing my effort as well as aligning my work with the company’s objectives. Last fall, I led a workshop about OKRs at the Startup Lab, which… -
Tips on renting an RV
14 Mar 2013 | 10:30 amEach year for the last four years, my wife and I have rented an RV and taken our kids to visit some of our national parks. In that time, we've logged nearly 6,000 miles and we've visited the Grand Canyon, Zion and Bryce, Columbia River Gorge, Lassen Volcanic National Park, the Hoh Rainforest, and Olympic National Park. (Not to mention a number of wineries, parks, coastlines, and a bunch more.) This year, we're visiting Joshua Tree and Death Valley, and will swing back through Las Vegas on our way back to the Bay Area. It's safe to say that every year the spring break RV trip is one of the… -
Digital natives vs. digital tourists
29 Jan 2013 | 11:15 amI spent the weekend in Chicago as a very fortunate attendee at ORDcamp, an annual unconference that's the brainchild of +Brian Fitzpatrick and +Zach Kaplan. I've got several things I want to write about as a result of the many wonderful sessions – being surrounded by a couple hundred fascinating people is apparently what I needed to get back on the blogging horse. It's good to be back! An early session I attended was titled "Raising digital natives"; most in the room were parents, and we kicked things off by going around the room introducing ourselves and saying a few words… -
RIP, Michael O'Connor-Clarke
15 Oct 2012 | 12:19 amA good friend of mine died on Saturday. For those who didn’t have the opportunity to meet this man, I feel compelled to tell you a bit about him. I first met Michael O’Connor-Clarke at the Hilton New York in 1999 when we were in marketing for competing software companies. He at Hummingbird, the industry-leading document management software company, and I at iManage, the upstart nipping at Humminbird’s heels. I remember thinking it must have annoyed him that I was invited to share the stage with him; his company, after all, had more than 70% of the market, and iManage had been none… -
A family photo server
8 Oct 2012 | 11:05 amEarlier this year I asked for suggestions on Google+ about dealing with increasingly large image collections. In our house, we have two DSLRs, four phones that take pictures, and two point and shoot cameras. The images from these are scattered across several hard drives and online backup accounts; over the past several years they've been inconsistently backed up. We have a network attached storage device that houses all images, but due to poor backup processes in the past, we have several cases of duplicate images. Adding to the complexity, we paid Scandigital to scan years of print photos…
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Disqus: The Official Blog
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Trying out this Go thing...
23 May 2013 | 9:31 amLast Thursday, May 16th, we shipped our first Go project into production. Disqus has a history of using one tool for the job and hammering through everything. Until now, that tool has been Python. This mentality has been extremely beneficial for us since we are a small team. Everyone is able to jump in to any piece of our stack with minimal effort. So what was the problem? Our realtime was having issues. It was slightly short of… realtime. The original realtime backend was written as a pretty lightweight Python + gevent service that handled a few basic tasks. Realtime consists of four… -
A Discussions Editor for Mere Mortals
21 May 2013 | 4:00 amWe’ve been busy building lately. So what better time to introduce one more thing? It’s called the Discussions Editor and it allows you to 1-click update attributes of any discussion on your site. For example, you might update the title or link associated with a discussion in Disqus to keep it up-to-date after changing it on your site itself. Simply click into any cell in the editor, enter the desired information, and hit enter. The attribute will be instantly and automatically updated. It really is that easy. You can learn more about this useful new tool at the Discussions Editor… -
Time — Is On Your Side (II)
16 May 2013 | 8:53 amLast year we talked about our goal to turn time spent into time invested with the new Disqus. We continue to be mildly obsessed with this concept of time as a top metric we should be thinking about. In fact we have been working with others like Chartbeat, who have embraced this as well with their Engaged Time metric. Their data also reaffirmed some of our own that show, on average, over half of all visits now scroll down to Disqus. More recently, we got word from sites that they were seeing marked differences in time spent when using the new Disqus, similar to what we saw a couple years ago… -
What’s Cooler Than a Billion Monthly Uniques?
13 May 2013 | 3:51 pmLast month, Disqus achieved a significant milestone: our network hit a billion monthly unique visitors. No matter how you slice it, it puts Disqus in a select category of ubiquitous web services that millions of people use everyday. Some other supporting data includes: 7 billion monthly pageviews 100 million user profiles 2.5 million site installs 1 million Wordpress plug-in downloads But in and of itself, taking meaning from numbers this large is hard. And of course, Disqus isn’t a destination site so the numbers don’t lend themselves to easy comparisons. For the team at Disqus, they… -
Introducing Disqus AudienceSync
10 May 2013 | 5:04 pmWe are excited today to announce Disqus AudienceSync: a seamless way for users to port their Disqus profile to publisher sites with one or two clicks. As reported by Adweek, Disqus follows similar approaches used by Facebook and Google+ and is the first discussion platform on the web to offer this technology AudienceSync is a powerful new way to give control to Disqus users who want to participate in discussions all across the web, while giving publishers a transparent, low friction way to accrue user accounts and manage their own membership systems. It removes the barrier between growing an…
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Starting Up: Small Business Social Strategies
5 May 2013 | 9:17 pmAdvertisement It is never easy to get a small business up and running. From finding funding and new employees to getting the licenses needed to operate, small business owners have to think of everything in order to be successful. Social media is no exception. Today’s consumers are more active on social networks than ever before [...] -
5 Reasons You Need A Mobile Version Of Your Website.
23 Apr 2013 | 6:38 amHere are the top 5 reasons why a business needs to create a mobile website to be able to keep up with that trend. -
How Social Media Creates a New Generation of Brand Ambassadors
11 Mar 2013 | 9:35 pmAdvertisement In advertising, word of mouth is king.Advertisement For years, companies relied on word of mouth to create a strong and loyal customer base for their brand. Before the Internet and social media, “word of mouth” was a more literal term, referring to the recommendations of friends and family to drive consumers through the front [...] -
Guerrillas & Subliminal Messages: Are We Talking About Advertising?
1 Mar 2013 | 8:38 amSurprise them. Evoke their senses. Invite them to play. This is how you can capture your audience. Stand out from the rest with these innovative forms of advertising -
6 Essential Elements of Comprehensive Internet Security
28 Feb 2013 | 7:30 amLearn about the six essential elements of comprehensive Internet security so you can evaluate your current threat protection and decide if it is safely serving your security needs.
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Get a Gripping, Terrifying Timelapse View of Earth
12 May 2013 | 7:58 amAlmost everyone reading this has perused Google’s collection of satellite images, either on Google Maps or with Google Earth. Perhaps you’ve wanted to get a bird’s eye view of your own home or visually traveled to some far away political hotspot. But one place you haven’t easily been able to travel via satellite image — back in time. At least, that was the case until recently. Last Thursday, to be specific. That’s when Google — together with TIME Magazine, NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey — launched Timelapse, a zoomable, interactive web tool that lets… -
eHarmony vs Chemistry.com
13 Apr 2013 | 9:01 pmVirtually all the internet’s dating websites can be fit into two categories: those with personality matching and those without. In the latter category, Match is the most popular (and, as we argued in a previous review of dating websites, one of the best). But there are literally hundreds of other websites where you can search through profiles using whatever criteria you’d like. On a personality matching site, you fill out an online questionnaire about yourself and the website matches you up with potential dates. In this type of dating website there are two major players:… -
3 Up-And-Coming Social Media Networks
8 Apr 2013 | 7:46 pmYou might think that the internet needs another social media website about as much as it needs another blog with photos of cute cats. But, unlike cat photo blogs, social media websites keep evolving. Remember when Friendster, MySpace and Classmates.com were at the fore of online social media? Technology and website functionality gets better over time. And once you start to look at some of the more creative social media start-ups, you start to see how many things the established social media sites aren’t doing well — or at all. With that in mind, here are three new and growing social… -
Cook Your Cupboard
5 Apr 2013 | 6:16 pmImagine that you’re cleaning out the back recesses of your kitchen pantry and discover there a you-don’t-know-how-old can of Haggis, a can of tomato paste, a half-eaten box of orzo pasta, a bag of Funyuns† and a container of orange-flavored dessert syrup. What can you do with them? Well, you could throw them all away. Or you could take a photo and post it on the cool Tumblr blog Cook Your Cupboard. There you’ll get advice from cooks — some expert, some very much not — on creative dishes you can prepare with your pantry finds. Cook Your Cupboard is the brainchild of… -
Best. Websites. Ever. Print Creative Business Cards
4 Feb 2013 | 9:50 amAlmost every printer in the world prints business cards. Many will print business cards cheaply. And if you want to print your own business cards all you need are some blank ones and a good quality printer. But what if you want a business card that will really make you stand out? And — further — what if you aren’t a graphic designer and if you don’t want these business cards to cost a small fortune? Fortunately, there are a handful of cool websites where you can create unusual business cards that will wow that potential client or business partner — and do so inexpensively. A…
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Picture of the Day: Observing Mars in 1926
25 May 2013 | 9:15 amOBSERVING MARS IN 1926 Photograph via Smithsonian Institution In this photo from 1926, we see George A. Van Biesbroeck (1880-1974), an astronomer at Yerkes Observatory, observing Mars when it approached close to the Earth that year. Van Biesbroeck is shown using the observatory’s 40 inch refracting telescope, the largest of its kind in the world. A refracting or refractor telescope is a type of optical telescope that uses a lens as its objective to form an image. The refracting telescope design was originally used in spy glasses and astronomical telescopes but is… -
Clever Animal Illustrations Using Negative Space
25 May 2013 | 8:27 amGeorge Bokhua is an illustrator and graphic designer from Tbilisi, Georgia. Last month, Bokhua posted a series of animal illustrations to Behance that used negative space to give the animals their recognizable form. You can find highlights of the series below. Be sure to check out George Bokhua’s entire portfolio on Behance for more creative illustrations and graphic design. 1. Photograph by George Bokhua 2. Photograph by George Bokhua 3. Photograph by George Bokhua 4. Photograph by George Bokhua 5. Photograph by… -
Picture of the Day: Poolside Mountain View
24 May 2013 | 3:13 pmPOOLSIDE MOUNTAIN VIEW Photograph by The Cambrian Hotel This is the breathtaking view from the outdoor pool at the Cambrian Hotel in Adelboden, Switzerland. Situated amid the pristine scenery of the Swiss Alps with mountain views in every direction, the year round destination is also within walking distance to the closest ski hill. The Cambrian Hotel via mdehevilland -
World’s Largest LEGO Model is a 5.3m Piece X-Wing
24 May 2013 | 10:25 amPhotograph by LEGO On May 23, 2013, LEGO unveiled the world’s largest LEGO model, a 1:1 replica of the LEGO® Star Wars™ X-Wing starfighter, in New York’s Times Square. The massive replica took 32 master builders, five million LEGO bricks and over 17,000 hours to complete. The model weighs nearly 20,865 kilograms (46,000 pounds), stands 3.35 meters tall (11 ft) and 13.1 meters long (43 ft), with a wingspan of 13.44 meters (44 ft). The Model will eventually be installed at LEGOLAND® California Resort where it will be for the remainder of the year. LEGO Star Wars is the… -
The Shirk Report – Volume 215
24 May 2013 | 6:58 amWelcome to the Shirk Report where you will find the 25 funniest images, 10 most interesting articles, and 5 most viral videos from the previous week of sifting. Most images found on Reddit; articles typically originate from Twitter, RSS and email; videos come from a variety of sources. Any suggestions? Send a note to submit@twistedsifter.com! 25 IMAGES - These goats just discovered a trampoline - Honeybadger. Still not caring - Precision flying - Veteran Moviegoer - What the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles really look like - What 8 years in the NHL will do to you - Miguel’s…
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Warning: You Are Going To Miss Out!
13 May 2013 | 2:45 amThe Resell Rights Video Firesale is almost over! May 14th at midnight is the deadline to grab your ticket to making 100% on every sale of this package of professionally done training videos! Imagine having your own high quality product, in an in-demand niche, bringing in sales for you each day. Normally, it takes a lot of research, work, and even some luck to have a successful product. But this is a big shortcut: http://crosb.com/go/video-firesale/ This kind of thing doesn’t happen very often. It would be a shame to miss out on it by one day! I highly recommend checking it out and grabbing… -
Simple Little Trick That Only Takes 5 Minutes To Set Up Will Get You Free Leads From Youtube!
19 Apr 2013 | 10:45 pmJeff Johnson just posted a new training video to his blog for you. It’s actually the second video in his fantastic "build your brand, your list, and your business with YouTube" training series. It reveals a simple little trick that only takes 5 minutes to set up yet it’s so powerful that it practically forces YouTube and Google to instantly send you Free Traffic and Free Leads. This simple trick is amazing, check it out: http://trafficcheatsheets.com/go/free-leads/ It also reveals how a small business owner pulled his business out of the recession and generated record… -
Keyword Scout Bonus Added
17 Apr 2013 | 8:02 amKeyword Scout Bonus Added http://wsoinsiders.com/go/keywordscoutlite/ From: Micheal Savoie Views: 3 0 ratings Time: 10:25 More in Howto & StyleRelated Blogs -
Keyword Scout Bonus Added
17 Apr 2013 | 8:02 amKeyword Scout Bonus Added http://wsoinsiders.com/go/keywordscoutlite/ From: Micheal Savoie Views: 3 0 ratings Time: 10:25 More in Howto & StyleRelated Blogs -
Tough Times Don’t Last
17 Apr 2013 | 6:57 amTough Times Don't Last http://leadgentoolbox.com Don't feel like you are alone dealing with these difficult times. We have all gone through them. Join a group of people who are not going to take it anymore! Let's take charge and build something together! From: Micheal Savoie Views: 6 0 ratings Time: 03:25 More in Howto & StyleRelated Blogs
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Web Secret #259: Let's hear it for the girls
22 May 2013 | 7:00 amIf you've been following my blog for a while, then you know that I get very cranky about the lack of girls in technology. However, I am beginning to get a tiny bit more hopeful that women are getting a foothold, well maybe more of a toehold into tech. Some of that hope comes from my own backyard. My daughter Jamie is a social media and computer hardware/software expert. Jamie never reads manuals, she just picks up that newest model smartphone/laptop/doohickey and knows how to operate it in a matter of seconds. Aggravated with Facebook's latest privacy settings - call Jamie. Ready to give up… -
Web Secret #258: Account Killer
15 May 2013 | 7:00 amMost of the mental health professionals I meet are concerned about Internet privacy. Many are very concerned. For those who are ultimately concerned - there is only one way out - deleting your social media accounts. Figuring out how to do this for Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and all the myriad others you may be involved with can be a major time suck, as they do not want to make it easy for you. If you have trouble remembering all your accounts, or do not want to devote the better part of an afternoon to this project, visit Account Killer. It has a huge list that includes direct links to… -
Web Secret #257: Captology
8 May 2013 | 7:00 amEver heard of BJ Fogg? Yeah, I know. Neither had I. Dr. Fogg is a psychologist and the first person to study the impact of computers on human behavior. He did that in the 1990s. As a doctoral student. In 1996, Fogg derived the term captology from an acronym: Computers As Persuasive Technologies = CAPT. He created a new field of research captology - the study of computers as persuasive technologies. This includes the design, research, and analysis of interactive computing products (computers, mobile phones, websites, wireless technologies, mobile applications, video games, etc.) created for… -
Web Secret #256: Technology Moves Too Fast to Care About
1 May 2013 | 7:00 amFounded in 1995, during the heyday of the dot.com boom, Fast Company is a business magazine that focuses on technology, business, and design. To be honest, I left Fast Company to subscribe to its arch rival Wired. Wired seemed, well cooler. But life as a way of coming full circle, and my millenial son reintroduced me to Fast Company via their amazing online "magazines," Co.DESIGN, Co.EXIST and Co.CREATE. Recently, I was blown away by a Co.DESIGN article, (authored by Chris Butler,) "12 Trends That Will Rule Products in 2013," because so many of the trends were so completely relevant to the… -
Web Secret #255 - 800Notes.com
24 Apr 2013 | 7:00 amHow much do you hate those anonymous robocalls? Even caller ID doesn't always help, because you don't know if you are getting a legitimate call just by looking at the number. Thank goodness for 800notes.com. 800 notes provides 4 simple services: Helps you find out who is calling and why: Debt collectors, telemarketers, charities, and survey companies often call without leaving a message. Look up the number to read the reports of other users. Allows you to report telemarketing calls: Make the Do Not Call list offenders notice the problem by reporting their practices. No business wants bad…
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SellFire: Instant Affiliate Store Builder for WordPress
8 May 2013 | 2:31 amI have been searching for a WordPress plugin to build product pages to drive my affiliate sales and I stumbled upon this amazing product called SellFire. 10 minutes is all that I took to install this plugin and build a multi-page product store website based on WordPress! By the way, my website is not live on this product yet nor have I purchased the paid version of the same. I still continue experimenting with the free version which itself looks very good. I thought of writing this review based on my initial impression (and it’s not any paid review, nor do they have any affiliate program)… -
Income Tax Tips for Bloggers and Freelancers
12 Apr 2013 | 2:40 amMany budding bloggers who wants to earn some quick money online, may not have any knowledge on the income tax that you have to pay to your respective government agencies based on your freelance income. Paying income tax on any type of income is mandatory for every citizen based on the taxing rules of your country. For example, in India, any income above 200,000 per year is taxable for general tax payers. But are there any ways to save taxes on your Freelance income? Of course, there are a number of ways and this post is about the same based on my recent experiences with the Income tax… -
Currency Futures Trading (in India) as a Forex Trading Alternative
6 Mar 2013 | 6:41 amAs I mentioned in a recent post, Online Forex Trading is an illegal means of making money in India. So what alternatives do Indian citizens have if they still want to trade currency? Trading Currency Futures is the answer! In this post, let us understand how to trade forex futures in India. Futures, as you probably know, is more like a contract that says that you as a buyer will purchase the underlying item (contracted item) at a specific price (contracted price) at a specific time (Expiry date) in the future. Now let us move on to currency futures in the Indian context. Currency Futures in… -
Updates – Going Slow on Blogging
7 Feb 2013 | 3:04 amAs you probably noticed, I have been going a bit slow (in fact, quite slow) on blogging since last few months. In the month of January, I just wrote one post each on this blog and my personal blog and wasn’t quite able to post more than thrice a month in the past six months or so. Well, it’s not just the case with blogging, but I had quit facebook around this time last year and have been maintaining low profile on other social media handles as well. However, unlike my Facebook exit, going slow on blogging is something to do with priorities in life and not that I am going to quit blogging. -
Google Disavow Tool Results
8 Jan 2013 | 1:57 amAbout three months ago, Google launched the disavow links tool that helps the webmasters to identify and remove bad backlinks (or entire domains) to their websites. As I was apprehensive about the outcome from this tool, I didn’t quite experiment with the same till recently. Last week, I took a bold step of using this tool to filter unwanted backlinks to my site. While I am waiting for any significant results from Disavow links tool, let me summarize my experience about this tool and what could be the ideal way to go about using the tool. What exactly is Google Disavow Tool? As you know,…
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Eligible for Additional Features On YouTube ?
29 Apr 2013 | 6:38 amIf you are someone who loves YouTube, you can be eligible to get additional features, by simply verifying your YouTube account. Phone Verification With this simple phone verification you’ll be eligible to upload videos longer than 15 min! What’s New? A verified account with good standing will get more additional features than the normal user [...] -
Earnings Not Shown For Your Hosted AdSense for Content?
12 Apr 2013 | 2:12 amIt was April 01 and Google announced that YouTube was just a contest and is closing down and will stop taking entries further! Well, we all knew it was a April Fool Prank and then, Hosted AdSense for Content’s earnings stopped showing inside Adsense account, making people think YouTube shutdown might be a real thing. [...] -
Ten significance of iphone 5S ready to be launched July 2013
14 Mar 2013 | 3:04 amThis is a guest post by Rosette Summer. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guest post guidelines. Faster processor: According to sources familiar with the plans of iphone 5S, the basic design is just the same as iPhone 5. The significant factor is it comes with a more powerful [...] -
If it’s important, you’ll find a way
26 Dec 2012 | 2:31 amSo often we encounter with situations wherein we don’t find a way to accomplish things. We find ourselves in blocks! People name it depending on their work – writers block, creativity block, productivity block etc My Own Story I was so much pumpedup with the idea of working online and making huge money to live [...] -
BuySellAds PRO Announced
20 Dec 2012 | 11:43 amFew days back we hinted about BuySellAds Team working on a new release, BuySellAds PRO as they call it. Today Todd Garland, founder of BuySellAds, sent out the following email: Announcing BuySellAds PRO BuySellAds PRO brings together everything you need to manage your ad space: direct sales, ad serving, relationship management, and overall monetization control. [...]
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Maxxelli-Blog
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The Drums of the Bronx
23 May 2013 | 8:23 pmThe Drums of the Bronx Les Tambours du Bronx (“the Drums of the Bronx”) is a French industrial percussion band created in 1987 in a small laborer city, “Varennes-Vauzelles”. They gather 17 musicians on stage surrounded by synthetic sounds, samples, and singing, all in time with the powerful rhythm. Les tambours du Bronx have built their reputation reviving drums from rough energetic music; a mixture of Indus, afro-beat, drum’n'bass, hip-hop, rock, metal, hardcore and techno. After traveling three continents in twenty-five years, the drums are coming to China. -
Historical, Connecting Event
22 May 2013 | 7:26 pmMaxxelli and Knowledge Connect On Sunday, May 12th, Maxxelli hosted another Maxxelli Connect Event called “No Star to 5 Star”. It was a two-hour walking tour of Chongqing’s historic sites and landmarks. It also happened to fall on Mother’s Day, so the group had an excellent Mother’s Day brunch at the InterContinental Hotel following the walk. A brief description of what was seen: InterContinental Hotel, Liberation Monument, WWII Bomb-Shelters, Old City Wall, 1905 French Hospital, the Flying Tigers Landing Strip, 18 Stairs and the center of Chongqing!! The event was a great… -
21 May 2013 | 7:36 pm
21 May 2013 | 7:36 pmInternational Supermarkets in Shanghai Craving for cheese, Swiss chocolate or French macaroons? No problem! We knew you would and have prepared a list of foreign supermarkets, just for you…! Supermarkets Auchan Supermarket Zhongyuan Branch Address: 102, Zhongyuan Road Tel: 021-65589988 Changyang branch Address: 1750 Changyang Road Tel:021-6543 6543 Carrefour Supermarket Lianyang Branch Address: 185, Fangdian Road Tel: 021-50336634 Quyang Branch Address: 560, Quyang Road, Hongkou District Tel: 021-558896076 Sunglow Branch Address: 1995, Xietu Road,… -
(Français) Médecins et hôpitaux internationaux
20 May 2013 | 9:18 pmMédecins et hôpitaux internationaux Vous êtes à la recherche d’hôpitaux et de médecins internationaux à Wuhan? Ci-dessous, une liste d’établissements ayant des services internationaux: International Clinic Union Hospital West WEDZ, Hanyang武汉协和医院(西区 Adresse: 2nd Floor Union Hospital West, Shen Long Avenue, Hanyang 汉阳武汉经济技术开发区, 神龙大道149号, 协和医院（西区） Email: clinic@healthyservice.com Web site: http://www.healthyservice.com/clinic/ Un Médecin et une infirmière américains. Rendez-vous… -
International Medical Facilities in Wuhan
19 May 2013 | 10:43 pmWuhan Foreign Doctors and Clinics You are looking for foreign doctors and medical facilities in Wuhan? Below is a list of hospitals which provide English services: • International Clinic Union Hospital West WEDZ, Hanyang 武汉协和医院(西区) Address: 2nd Floor Union Hospital West, Shen Long Avenue, Hanyang 汉阳武汉经济技术开发区, 神龙大道149号, 协和医院（西区） Email: clinic@healthyservice.com Web site: http://www.healthyservice.com/clinic/ American doctors and nurses Appointment is required: 136-2721-4467 • Tongji Hospital…
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TentBlogger
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Earn, Learn, or Burn
25 May 2013 | 4:51 amSomething I wish I learned earlier in my life is what I now come to call Earn, Learn, or Burn. It’s a very simple concept. What it means is that you will find yourself in one of those three camps when it comes to employment: Earn – You have equity in a company as a founder, investor, or share holder. You are earning the value of not only the company’s collective production but also the tangible valuation of the entity itself. This is the best place to be as you are creating capital and financial reward on everyone’s time. Learn – You are trading your time for a… -
Care More
24 May 2013 | 5:17 amI spent some time counseling a startup founder this past week who drove 150 or so miles to hang out with me for a few hours – I’m quite thankful for that and I believe it was time well-spent for both of us, probably more for him than for me but I’m glad to have created so much value in such a short period of time. Spend it well my friend! You know, it’s amazing how just a few pieces of information (not even showcased as “advice”) can change someone’s entire world from end-to-end. How many times has that happened in your life? I know that it’s… -
10 Years of WordPress
23 May 2013 | 4:17 amIt’s hard to imagine that WordPress is 10 years old. I can’t believe it. I’ll be honest, it hasn’t been all rainbows and sunshine though – WordPress has gone through some big changes from nearly every angle. In the end I’m just thankful to be a part of a technology ecosystem that doesn’t appear to be slowing down at all and that has changed millions of peoples’ lives. It’s worth celebrating. I hope you can make it to our party if you’re in the Atlanta area. If not, go join another one that’s closer to you. 10 cheers to you… -
Recovering from Failure
22 May 2013 | 6:37 amI was asked the other day by Seth via Twitter if I had ever written anything specifically on how one can recover emotionally from project failure. My assumption is that his question was a personal one and that he was looking for advice on how to move on to the next big thing. A quick scan reveals that I’ve shared a few things here and there about “failure”: More Bloggers Need to Fail A Positive Attitude as Strategy Get Fired Fighting Irrational Fears Worth the Price of Admission Broken Promises You are Not Your Blog How the Mighty Fall My 2012 Year in Review Those are just a… -
Interview: Blogging Nerds
21 May 2013 | 3:39 amI answered a few questions over at Blogging Nerds recently.The post Interview: Blogging Nerds appeared first on John Saddington.
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TV Apps Continue to Evolve
17 May 2013 | 10:38 amAs TV apps continue to evolve, functions that used to require cumbersome use of the remote become much easier. The newly updated DirecTV iPhone app goes one step farther by adding a new feature that simply wasn’t possible before: voice search.The DirecTV app was already quite powerful even before voice search was added into the mix. It gives DirecTV subscribers the ability to control their DVR, as well as watch and control live and on-demand offerings, straight from the app, making it a valuable supplement or even replacement for a traditional remote control. Plus, subscribers can watch… -
Razer Edge Pro – The First Real Tablet for Gamers
9 May 2013 | 5:43 pmIn recent years we have seen the tablet format change with a myriad of formats and different uses. The Razer Edge Pro pushes these “changes” to a whole new level: it is the first true tablet for the PC gaming equipped to cope with the demands of medium and high level games and it is said that has better performance than a few well known game consoles for every kind of gamer. The tablet’s debut was a month ago on the U.S. store (nothing is mentioned for Europe) and on the web, with a wave of reviews which help us to shed light on aspects of this strange creature.It ‘s… -
[Deals] Canon EOS Rebel T4i, EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM Lens and 16GB SDHC Memory Card – $799
8 Mar 2013 | 1:45 pmLooking for a new DSLR camera or a new external hard drive but worried about your tight budget or you just plainly want to save some cash? Check out these two awesome deals for the Canon EOS Rebel T4i and 3TB Seagate external hard drive thanks to the folks from Slickdeals.First stop is the 3.5″ 3TB Seagate external hard drive which features USB 3.0 and works with Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP SP3 (32-bit and 64-bit) operating system. It measures 7.07″ x 4.65″ x 1.48″ and weighs 2.06 lbs.Regular price is at $159.99 but for a limited time, you can buy it for… -
WooCommerce 2.0 Now Available
6 Mar 2013 | 2:52 pmWooThemes has recently released version 2.0 of their popular eCommerce plugin/toolkit called WooCommerce. The latest version, code named Daring Dassie is a huge step up from the previous version because not only does it include a set of new and improved features but most of its code has been rewritten.For those who aren’t familiar with WooCommerce, it is a WordPress plugin that adds features like payment gateways and shipping methods transforming any WordPress-powered website into a full-fledged eCommerce store. Below is a video preview of WooCommerce 2.0.Here are some of the new and… -
WordPress 3.5 Beta 3 Now Available for Download/Testing
14 Nov 2012 | 6:57 amThe stable version of WordPress 3.5 is almost ready to be released to the public. Before the public gets a hand on it, everything has to be working smoothly and all bugs have to be fixed so the third beta version was released yesterday and is now available for download and testing.As with previous versions, WordPress plugin and theme developers are encouraged to test out their plugins/themes with WordPress 3.5 Beta 3 to make sure that they work once the stable version is released. Like any other beta release, this version of the software is intended for testing purposes so users are advised…
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How Do I Get Out of the Rat Race
25 May 2013 | 12:43 amJust a real quick and wanted to let you know that I get out of the rat race. What is the rat race? It’s the get-up-and-go-to-work routine that most people volunteer for. Each week we work for five days in exchange for two days to do what we want. And why do we go to work? We go to work to pay the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Secrets of Traffic Exchanges Why They Fail
13 May 2013 | 6:54 pmA traffic exchange is a type of website which provides a service for webmasters in exchange for traffic. It is similar to the autosurf concept with the exception that traffic exchanges usually use a manual rotation. Traffic Exchanges Concept A traffic exchange website receives website submissions... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Secrets of Showing Your Facebook Friends Important Update
8 May 2013 | 6:55 pmIt’s important to understand why Facebook is blocking your updates from your friends or getting the most important updates from your Facebook news feed. What is Edgerank? EdgeRank is an algorithm developed by Facebook to govern what is displayed—and how high—on the News Feed. How To See ALL... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
[LIVE HANGOUT] Chicago Secrets of the Freedom Lifestyle
2 May 2013 | 12:08 amYou are cordially invited to our private team hangout: http://antonamoto.com/event The agenda is packed with secrets just gleamed from our NDA Members Only Event in Chicago… Our Panel is full of TOP PRODUCERS who are ready to show you exactly what it takes to live a life of total and complete... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Inspiring Video: KEEP GOING.. DON’T QUIT!
30 Apr 2013 | 6:38 pmIn this inspirational video describes one of the most powerful success principles ever preached – NEVER GIVE UP! We should be people of strong wills, not strong wont’s. Many of the world’s great failures did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Keep... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Free Blogger Templates
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BeautyEffect
25 May 2013 | 12:16 pmBeauty Effect is a new WordPress theme for music related blogs and websites. This template has 2 columns and 3 other columns in footer, lot of place to put your widgets. The background is all dark, that kind of color that makes you reveal your dark side. This is combined with some purple color that fit perfectly. Music is part of our everyday life. I hear it a lot and all the time, if you do just like me this template is just for you. Keep rocking. Beauty Effect theme has by default pages on primary menu, but this theme support WordPress menu, so you can easy edit them, and can place on same… -
BeautyEffect
20 May 2013 | 9:23 amBeauty Effect is Blogger template for music related sites. This template has 2 columns and 3 other columns in footer, lot of place to put your widgets. The background is all dark, that kind of color that makes you reveal your dark side. This is combined with some purple color that fit perfectly. Music is part of our everyday life. I hear it a lot and all the time, if you do just like me this template is just for you. Keep rocking. Beauty Effect template has by default pages on menu, but also you can add and custom links, since blogger support it. Features: Featured Slider-Show Content – to… -
ColorBeauty
18 May 2013 | 1:16 pmColor Beauty is a beautiful WordPress theme for fashion or personal related blogs and websites. This theme has 3 columns with left and right sidebars. All this template is a nice combination of purple and pink colors. With this two colors we identify girls. And this template is designed only for them and for their passion that they have for, of course, shopping. The background is all purple with a little touch of pink color. Recommended for fashion blog. Enjoy and have fun Color Beauty theme has by default pages on primary menu, but this theme support WordPress menu, so you can easy edit… -
CoolTheme
14 May 2013 | 1:23 pmCool Theme is a beautiful WordPress theme for business or tech related blogs and websites. It has 3 columns, left and right sidebar. The simplest view that you will ever find is designed in this theme. The background is totally gray and the header is a deep blue, more like a gray and it is combined with a little red color. If you are a business man and the finance world is yours this theme is perfect for you. Or if you like technology stuff it fits perfectly for you to. Recommended for business or tech blog. Cool Theme theme has by default pages on primary menu, but this theme support… -
BlackForme
13 May 2013 | 12:52 pmBlackForme is Blogger template for tech or business related sites. This template has 2 columns and 3 other columns in footer, lot of place to put your widgets. This is the most simplest template ever. The background is all grey with black header. It is suitable for everything that you want to use it. Recommended for tech or business blog. BlackForme template has by default pages on menu, but also you can add and custom links, since blogger support it. Features: Featured Slider-Show Content – to show your favorite post above the content, simple to edit from blogger panel Ads banners ready…
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Super Brain is Now on Audible
4 May 2013 | 2:14 pmYour mind is a terrible thing to waste. How can we unleash our true nature if we are always fighting an internal battle within your head? Weather you’re someone else that battles with depression or wants to simply unleash the explosive power of your mind, the book “Super Brain” might be your ticket. Super Brain is a book by Deepak Chopra and Rudolph E. Tanzi. The benefit I want to bring up is that you can get this book on Audible – yeah, you can get it as an audiobook. This means you can turn some cardio into a learning exercise to improve your health, happiness, and… -
Changes In the Works
5 Dec 2012 | 5:48 pmNUWOMB has been pretty stagnant. It’s no too hard to see that. Changes are in the works. Want to read more about it? You can read a post called: Rethinking NUWOMB Essentially, it’s got to be about more than photography. I have no idea on the time frame for the changes here as it will include a number of things to do here. -
Customizing MOO Luxe Business Cards with MOO Stickers and Instagram
29 Jul 2012 | 2:21 pmThe professionalism of MOO Luxe business cards is extraordinary (you can read more about this in my review). The weight and thickness of the paper used is pretty serious stuff. I asked myself if I could turn Dan Rubin’s awesome vintage camera Luxe Design into something that is unique to me and my photography. My way of doing that was to customize with MOO stickers and some of my Instagram photos! When ordering my MOO Luxe business cards, I saw an opportunity for the unique addition of my own Instagram images. With the Luxe design by Dan, There is a small empty polaroid type image… -
Moo Luxe Business Cards Review: My Business Cards Just Won Prom King and Queen!
28 Jul 2012 | 6:31 amGoing about getting high quality business cards can be confusing. I see impressive designs and different printing options all over the web but I don’t know how to go about getting these kinds of features for my own business cards. I always loved the look of thick cards and a painted edge but never had the time to ask where I might go and get them printed. Luckily MOO brought out their Luxe Business Cards and I instantly knew how easy it would be for me to order. Well, I did order a set of the Luxe Design called Camera Negativ by Dan Rubin. I thought it was limited time that we… -
Instagram Prints: Would You Buy Them? Are Your Selling?
23 Jul 2012 | 5:28 amphoto credit: eyesofrc on flickr Instagram and mobile photography has taken us by storm. The mobile photos look especially great on our iPhone and mobile device screens but have you explored the possibility of hanging a print on your wall? It’s a question that I ask because as much as I love mobile photography, I’m yet to print my images other than for creating some Instagram t-shirts and stickers from Moo. My walls are void of beautiful photography created from mobile devices. My support for photographers creating really awesome art with a mobile phone is truly lacking and could…
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Two Strengths that Together, Reduce the Risk of Suicidality
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Introducing a New Psychological Strength: Time Shepherds
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Timeless Wisdom and Intrigue from Nine Books of 2012
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20 Nov 2012 | 8:28 amThere are too many books, articles, and websites to keep track of the greatest innovators in the world. Meet the thought leaders you really need to know. read more
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Top 5 Videos In Viral Friday: Xbox One Reveal
24 May 2013 | 5:09 amMillions of videos get uploaded, so we curate them for you in our flagship format Viral Friday. See the 5 top viral videos of this week here on ViralBlog. Trailer created by Michiel Zwart of EditieM This week, we selected the following five great viral videos for you: 1. Xbox One Reveal 2013 Highlights Click here to view the embedded video. So the new generation of gaming consoles was revealed this week – Xbox One and Playstation4. I’m not going to compare which one will be better, but this gif explains more about the Xbox One. This nice Xbox One reveal highlights by Darkbeatdk… -
How Nike Brings A Football Pitch Near You With #Mipista
23 May 2013 | 8:00 amNike Football has just launched a cool campaign in Spain called #Mipista. The concept is simple: order your football pitch and Nike will deliver it to you. Everybody that plays or has played football on the streets is familiar with creating a primitive pitch out of jackets or bricks and using existing objects as garage doors, benches or walls for a goal. Some neighbourhoods have special playing courts, such as the Cruyff Courts, realized by the Cruyff Foundation in many Dutch cities, but also in Sao Paolo, Elandshoorn (township in South Africa) and Tottenham, London. You can check all courts… -
What Top 5 Social Brands On Twitter Are Doing Right
21 May 2013 | 8:00 amSocialbakers published its “Socially Devoted Brand Survey,” containing information about the most social brands on Twitter. Who are these brands and what are they doing right? Let’s take a look. Customer care through social media is becoming increasingly important. Socialbakers, a social media analytics platform, looked into the brands that are doing things right when it comes to customer care on Twitter. Jan Rezab, CEO of Socialbakers says: Twitter enables a certain open conversation, and allows brands to address their customers’ needs immediately and directly. More… -
POE Social Media Planning Beyond Reach (Infographic)
20 May 2013 | 1:27 pmSize does matter, but big is only good when smart when it comes to strategic POE social media planning beyond reach. Get the insights and infographic here. I think I might have seen all the buzzing, womming, seeding, social media planning, buying, strategies and tactics available. From local brands to big spending global brands. And by big spenders I mean $2 and $5 billion a year brands. In May and June I’m touring through Europe, delivering several keynotes on: POE, Content Marketing, Big-Data and similar topics. So I just couldn’t leave this inspiring infographic untouched. CMOs… -
Remember Me Game Features YouTube Star Devin Supertramp
20 May 2013 | 9:50 amRemember Me game features YouTube star Devin Supertramp in a stunning creation for the launch of Japanese video games developer Capcom. Social entertainment company Bigballs Films has launched the final phase of a nine-month European and North American campaign for Capcom. The result? A stunning video and video game. Multi Platform Social Gaming Experience The multi-platform, mixed media campaign plays out on Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and Tumblr, as well as connecting back into the real world. Developed by Parisian studio DONTNOD Entertainment, and launching on 4 June in North America and 7…
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Astronauts, Earth and One of the Coolest Videos I Have Seen in a Long Time
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Tearing Up The House – Finding Unique Ways To Capture My Son
20 Jan 2013 | 9:28 amYesterday afternoon, my wife and I were walking through Target when we came across something really cool…a Dodge Viper electric car. We are both car people, so we were completely floored. Right away we starting thinking about how cool it would be for D to have one while secretly thinking that we both really just [...]The post Tearing Up The House – Finding Unique Ways To Capture My Son appeared first on Robb Sutton. -
Helping Others While Being Inspired By Those That Are Where I Want To Be
24 Aug 2012 | 10:00 amThere have been several things that have been on my mind a lot lately. The main theme seems to resonate over and over again. What can I be doing better? Mind my has been trying to analyze where I am, where I have been and where do I want to be. Am I taking the [...]The post Helping Others While Being Inspired By Those That Are Where I Want To Be appeared first on Robb Sutton. -
Existence – A Time Lapse Project – Absolutely Breathtaking Footage
23 Aug 2012 | 2:17 pmI am a sucker for incredible footage. This sequence by Michael Shainblum in breathtaking. There is something about time lapse that makes you fall away into the scene and really captures what it feels like to be at a place over time. While the star scenes are incredible, I personally like the tops of the [...]The post Existence – A Time Lapse Project – Absolutely Breathtaking Footage appeared first on Robb Sutton. -
Physical Product Sales on Blog Case Study: Live the Ride Wristbands
22 Mar 2012 | 9:28 amOver the past couple of weeks, I rolled out my latest product release on Bike198.com…the “Live the Ride” wristbands. Backing up – awhile back (about 6 months ago), I was trying to figure out another physical product I could release that would increase brand recognition and be easy to put together. After some thought, the [...]The post Physical Product Sales on Blog Case Study: Live the Ride Wristbands appeared first on Robb Sutton.
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5 Ways Social Media Is Influencing the Internet Marketing Landscape
23 May 2013 | 9:00 pmIt can’t be denied that social media now plays a greater role in the lives of individual consumers than ever before. Therefore, it naturally follows that social media’s rise to prominence has made a huge impact upon the landscape of internet marketing. Any marketer that fails to incorporate a strong social media presence into their approach is failing to consider the realities of today’s market. The internet is a constantly evolving social space, which means that even social media is constantly in flux and any marketer that once to be successful should be prepared to evolve… -
Get Meme Marketing Right Or Pay The Price
22 May 2013 | 9:00 pmYou’ve laughed at Grumpy Cat and Office Cat, you may have danced Gangnam Style and you may have danced the Harlem Shake, and Success Kid has probably tickled your funny bone. The fact that you’ve recognised the names is proof of the power of memes. It’s the kind of power that you want to tap into to promote your business. But, as with all marketing efforts, especially online marketing trends, you need to be careful how you use them, as getting it wrong is a fate worse than death. Who creates memes? A meme’s origins can be difficult to trace. On day Grumpy Cat appeared from the ether,… -
4 Things Your Blog Needs that You’ve Never Thought About
21 May 2013 | 9:00 pmAs we all know, there are some “classic” things to include as additional elements to your blog’s offering. I’m sure you’ve heard about email lists (newsletters), social media integration, video posts, guest posts and so on. However, there’s also a nice set of not-so obvious things that can help you strengthen your position in the niche and make your blog more popular. And that’s exactly what I want to focus on today. Starting with: 1. Membership site Membership sites are a fairly common business model online. But more often than not, they are… -
Getting it Wrong: 4 Don’ts of Better Blogging
20 May 2013 | 9:00 pmBlogging is the act of maintaining or adding content to a blog. Sounds simple, right? However, most helpful resources on the subject tend to give us advice on what to do, and not so much assistance on what NOT to do. Therefore, I want to use this post to list some tips concerning some of the “don’ts” of better blogging. While not an exhaustive list, hopefully these points will help you focus more on the content and less on the distractions. 1. Don’t Sell Yourself Short Success is a state of mind as much as it is a goal that is achieved. Believing that you… -
WebHostingBuzz Giveaway: Win a Year of Hosting
19 May 2013 | 9:00 pmIt’s giveaway time! I’m excited to announce that we’ve teamed up with WebHostingBuzz to giveaway some great prizes! Read on to find out how you can win a year of free hosting with 750 GB Disk Space, 10,000 GB Bandwidth, a free domain name, with free account transfer, plus more! In the spotlight: WebHostingBuzz WebHostingBuzz is an established web hosting service operating in North America and Europe, aiming to bridge first-rate customer support with excellent hosting services internationally. Hosting over 30,000 clients, WebHostingBuzz deliver fast and reliable web hosting, reseller…
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Time Matters Task Management
1 May 2013 | 9:23 amTime Matters Task Management: Managing Your Calls, Emails & To Do Lists Just Got Easier As many of our readers and contributors are legal bloggers, attorneys, or otherwise active in the legal industry, here is an article about a great task management tool that can ease the burden of busy consumer bankruptcy lawyers so there is more time to blog! Consumer bankruptcy lawyers strive to do their best for every client – from meeting with clients and making sure that all filing deadlines are met to managing ongoing cases. While those tasks alone can quickly fill up your day, managing… -
Quick Links for Bloggers-Blogger Directories
5 Mar 2013 | 11:48 amHello bloggers! Today I want to talk a little bit about a quick SEO win you can get for your website or blog just by having a blog: blog directories. Like any other directory on the web these vary in value, difficulty in being accepted, time it takes for your blog to be entered in the directory, and the quality of the directory. With this in mind, it is important to determine which of these directories are worth spending time submitting to and which are just part of the fallout of de-inexed, spammy directories, so prevalent in the post-penguin blogosphere. There are of course many ways to… -
New Site is the Ultimate Guest Blog Network
18 Feb 2013 | 1:40 pmAs a freelance writer, and fellow blogger, I was recently introduced to a site that provides endless opportunities for those that are in the blogosphere. Google loves unique content, but I know personally, it is sometimes a challenge to find people that want to reciprocate guest posts for each other’s sites. Luckily, there is a great new guest blog network available at our fingertips that can offer opportunities for people needing guest blog content from bloggers and those that would like to contribute a guest blog to other active sites. MyBlogGuest was created by savvy blogger Ann Smarty… -
3 Top-Secret Travel Blogger Success Tips
5 Feb 2013 | 10:45 amWithout a doubt, the workplace is an ever-evolving monster. As the world continues to change, so do to types and variety of jobs available to the working people. In the past few years, the blogging industry has become exceedingly popular, especially for individuals who wish “be their own boss”, make their own hour and maintain a greater deal of control over their own life. Unfortunately, blogging professionally can be quite difficult, if not all-out impossible—especially when it comes to working in specific industries. As with many current career fields, bloggers who wish to stay… -
Blogging 101: The Past, Present & Future of the Blog
29 Jan 2013 | 12:02 pmAs the old saying goes, “those who do not learn from the past are doomed to repeat it.” It should come as no surprise, then, that history is considered to be an interesting topic for many people—especially those who hope to become leaders in their respective career fields. While there is no question that understanding one’s past is essential for success in life, staying up to date on current trends is also considered to be quite important. Blogging is a popular activity that has grown substantially in the last several years. Understanding not only the history of blogging, but also…
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Learn How To Make Free Memes Easily
25 May 2013 | 8:47 amEver thought about how funny it would be to create your own memes with your wit and humor? There is no need to fantasize about this anymore. This free meme creator can allow you to get all of the fun out of memes with your own creativity. There are plenty of people who produce great memes on the internet that you might find on Reddit, on Facebook, or many other locations. Instead of relying on them to create memes, you can create your own! Better yet, it is possible to create memes with this free meme maker with only a few clicks. No need to spend countless hours creating your own when this… -
The Brand As A Social Media Administrator
23 May 2013 | 12:18 pmYou might find how it has become ubiquitous for brands to be so into Social Media and users not minding even if these brands seem to be hogging conspicuously even larger amounts of presence in it as time passes. With the advent of brand publishing and social engagement, business has finally found a retail short-cut closer to home to serve their marketing and advertising efforts well. This is why the average social media user would be having more and more big business friends and brand buddies online in the coming days. The exodus has been going on now for the last couple of years and shows no… -
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4 Marketing Tips You Can Learn From Budweiser
19 May 2013 | 1:25 amBudweiser, known as the king of beers, has always had a very strong Marketing background and has thrived since 1876. They have been a success in almost every marketing strategy out there and continue to come out with new and innovative ways to grab new buyers and keep them drinking their beer. While the majority of us don’t have the financial means to market anywhere near as big as Budweiser does, there are lots of different things we can all take away from looking at how they advertise and connect with their customers. Let’s start by having you watch the commercial they had… -
Alarm Clock To Wake Up Easily Without Abrupt Awakening
18 May 2013 | 6:37 amWaking up in the morning can be a real pain and existing alarm clocks often do not work. Deep sleepers and those who have a hard time waking up in the morning need an alarm clock that is a little more creative in helping them to awake. This free alarm clock will not only wake you up in the same way that other clocks can do, but will help ensure that you wake up. There is no reason for you to miss class or work as a result of having a poor alarm clock! Even though this is a free alarm clock, the quality has remained high. You will be able to wake up easily without an abrupt awakening. This…
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Long live THATCHERISM
14 May 2013 | 10:43 amEnd of 1980′s Soviet Union of Russia under communism faced a severe shortages of basic food supply. This led to distribution of food like that of war time using food cards restricting each citizen to a certain amount of food only. State deficit grew from 0 to 109 billion rubles; gold funds decreased from 2000 […] -
R.I.P – Small and Medium Enterprises, Tamil Nadu
31 Mar 2013 | 12:27 amThanks to the rising power cut, most of all the small and medium industries in Tamil Nadu have already shut shop. This year, there has been a significant reduction in industrial output as well as agricultural output from T.N. Kanchipuram the famous destination for silk sarees, Tripura the famous destination for T-Shirts et all are waiting […] -
Customer Centered Selling 3
20 Mar 2013 | 11:11 amAlways have the customers decision cycle in mind. The process of persuasion can be extremely powerful tool. Selling is taking an idea, planting that idea in your customer and making them believe that they thought of it. Salesman ship is essentially the selling of ones point of view – the ability to start with other […] -
Customer Centered Selling – Part II
3 Mar 2013 | 5:40 amBecause of the wrong training sales people talk way too much and listen way too little. In the name of training sales people are put through information and more information about products and are then asked to vomit all those in front of a customer. There could be no deadly sin than this in sales. […] -
Customer Centered Selling – PART 1
26 Feb 2013 | 11:48 amSelling happens to be one of the most betrayed professions. Simply because people think sellers as the one who speaks deceptively and manipulates price. But, the truth is selling is an ART. More important truth is that there is no occupation that does not require selling skills. Today people think that they could become efficient […]
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What Matter About Logos?
25 May 2013 | 8:56 amLogo is the most attractive sign for your brand because it is the identity that forms the image of your brand in people minds. a Word presents the Brand name in unique font or calligraphy (like Al Jazeera, ebay, Kenwood, Fedex & coca cola) Some logos should reflect the industry and attract people for that industry ( give them the passion). Like Costa Coffee& burger king. -
Romantic Lovers Silhouette Vector
24 May 2013 | 8:56 amSilhouettes of Romantic Lovers Silhouette Vector. Free vector illustration. Various Style of lovers on grass in the night.Simple black silhouettes isolated on a black and white,colorful peopels vector.this is for valentines day vector also. -
21 Brand-New Web & Mobile UI Wireframe Kits
23 May 2013 | 8:59 amRapid prototyping is essential for mobile designers. Having the ability to manipulate a simple stencil kit at will to create a masterpiece of design work is nothing short of incredible. Below are just a few examples of the newest mockups and wireframe templates to work with. All of these templates work within the Adobe creative suite. The majority are built for Photoshop (.psd) but there are many Fireworks and Illustrator files as well. -
Typical Personality Traits of Freelancers
23 May 2013 | 8:41 amAnyone who has slogged their way through a nine-to-five job that not only bored them, but actively stifled any creative or personal expression they might have wanted to put into their work, knows the siren call of freelance work. From arrogant employers who make short-sighted and arbitrary decisions concerning projects and fields about which they know nothing, to the whining and dull incompetent workers with whom one is assigned to collaborate on meaningless slog, there are many motivators to leave the restriction of the office for freelancing. But is the grass really greener on the other… -
Football Action Figure Silhouettes Vector
11 May 2013 | 10:04 amBeautiful black and white Sports Silhouettes Vector Collection silhouette vectors. Gorgeous portrait of a sports man to represent your exotic and dynamic personality, the perfect black & white and superb sports man. Silhouette vector. It seems to be used more and more by companies these days and companies want people that can “create characters from silhouettes” Herewith is Football Action Figure Silhouettes Vector for your use and downloads.
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The Single Most Important SECRET to Having ALL That You Want
16 May 2013 | 12:46 pmIn all the years I’ve been doing Network Marketing, I’ve seen countless numbers of people quit their business. Throughout it all, I’ve learned the one thing these people fail to do that inevitably leads to their quitting. Each and everyone of them fail to grow themselves through personal development. People need two things to create wealth in their life. The right financial vehicle. The knowledge necessary to get there. The only thing that will allow you to create the life you want through your chosen financial vehicle is the constant and continuous practice of personal… -
7 Things Your Prospect Needs To Hear You Say
17 Dec 2012 | 3:30 pmPart of a successful MLM Recruiting strategy is knowing how to consistently convert prospects into distributors within your mlm business organization. If you struggle with this, you’ll experience much less growth and success within your business than you want. You might be good at getting people in front of your presentation, but may be wondering why they don’t join your team. Do they not see the opportunity as you do? What don’t they understand and why are they not joining your team? The problem may not be with your presentation. The problem may be with what you say to your… -
How to Get 1,000 People in Your MLM Business
12 Dec 2012 | 8:00 amTop MLM sponsors know how to put thousands of people into their mlm business. They know exactly what to do and how to do it. They focus all their effort on it and never quit. Anyone can become a top mlm sponsor. To do so, you must master the skills needed to sponsor thousands of people into your mlm business. They are easy to understand, and easy to duplicate throughout your mlm organization. Here are the skills you need to master to become a top sponsor within your mlm business. Master them and teach them to your mlm organization. Top MLM Sponsoring Tips to Put Thousands in Your MLM Stick to… -
5 Steps to Early Retirement
10 Dec 2012 | 8:00 amEarly Retirement – The holy grail of a life well lived and well achieved. Many people often dream of achieving early retirement but lack an understanding as to how they are going to achieve it. I pride myself on helping as many people as I can achieve early retirement. In today’s post, I share with you the 5 steps necessary for anyone to create the financial freedom they want and achieve early retirement. I elaborate on these points in more detail in the video above, but have summarized them for you below. 5 Steps to Early Retirement Choose the Right Financial Vehicle –… -
3 Steps To Transform Your Life For Personal Success
13 Apr 2012 | 5:30 amDo you want health and financial well-being? Are you struggling to achieve your goal of a healthy, prosperous and fulfilling lifestyle? What are the steps you need to take to finally achieve personal success? You are not alone. Thousands of people struggle with achieving the health and prosperity they want out of life. Many simply don’t know where to start or even how to get started. Today, I want to share with you 3 steps you can implement right now at this very moment to help you transform your life and achieve the personal success you desire. 3 Steps To Personal Success If you want…
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Emphasis on Big Data for Business: Are we Up for the Challenge?
22 May 2013 | 12:23 pm“With too little data, you won’t be able to make any conclusions that you trust. With loads of data you will find relationships that aren’t real… Big data isn’t about bits, it’s about talent”–Douglas Merrill Introduction to Big Data Big data is a collection of big data. Dumb right? But that’s the simplest definition there is. Big data combined with through predictive webinars, visits as well as the time spent on the site. This data can give the company insights about consumer behaviors. 2. It helps in tracking down the three V’s which are volume, variety and velocity. -
What You Can Learn from Harry Potter about Affiliate Marketing Success
20 May 2013 | 12:16 pmI just got an email from Robin Sharma, the known leadership guru and the author of 15 books – “The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari” (sold 3 million copies already) and “The Leader Who Had No Title” (my favorite), to mention two of his most known works. This guy is all about mastery, peak performance (like dreamed to write, but not many believed in her. It’s the story of a single and struggling mom who got a big idea on a train trip. About the story of a young wizard boy and his adventures… 12 publishers rejected her idea, until one small house called Bloomsbury Press eventually… -
Good Morning Sunday – How to Deal with Negative People
19 May 2013 | 12:01 amWe all deal with negative people in our lives. Everyday we come across people who tell us, “Hey, you’ll never be able to do this, you don’t have it in you.” These are people at work or your close friends or at times family member’s who give out negative vibes to defeat you. In the below video intimidated by their negativeness. Have a -
Top 10 Myths of Cloud Computing
16 May 2013 | 11:17 amMany organizations are utilizing the cloud computing technology in order to foster a more productive, cost effective and efficient activities in their company. Cloud computing is the utilization of hardware or software as a form of computing resource that is delivered through a network, most commonly the internet. While there are many benefits from the use of protect their data system. It is best to discuss with your provider the extent of the security standard they provide for their service and communicate your needs in order to help them find a better solution to address the level of… -
6 Ways to Get Unlimited Blogging Ideas
13 May 2013 | 9:52 amOne of the biggest challenges for many bloggers is thinking of topics to write about. Many people start blogs with lots of enthusiasm but after a few posts, they run out of steam. There can be several reasons for this, such as picking the wrong niche. Another issue is that people don’t know where to come up with start your blog, but it’s very relevant to this discussion. If you started a blog on a topic that you know nothing about or have no interest in learning about, it’s inevitable that you will find it a chore to stay active with it. Many people start blogs because they…
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Word of Mouth Advertising isn’t Dead; Altered Maybe but not Dead
24 May 2013 | 11:42 pmThis is a guest post by Amanda Green. In the days of the internet and social media, word of mouth advertising has altered a bit. This doesn’t mean it is dead just because it has changed shapes. In fact the opposite is true. Personally, I think it is stronger than ever. There aren’t any statistics to prove this, or at least I haven’t found any. But I am one to pay attention to marketing and the strategies that businesses take and the success each approach offers. Think about your Facebook or Twitter feeds. How many times do you come across a post that shares a deal or a new… -
Keep Your Business Running Smoothly
15 May 2013 | 7:03 pmThis is a guest post by Amanda Green. Running a business consists of a ton of details that you may not be prepared for until the situation arises. There are simple things you can do to ensure that your business is functional and productive. Having a solid plan and goal is the first step to achieving success. Communication is key. Communication is important to making any aspect of your life run smoothly and your business is not an exception. Holding regular meetings that include your key staff is important. Let them know any changes happening internally as well as the direction you are… -
4 Simple Tips for Effectively Marketing your Blog
11 May 2013 | 8:50 amThis is a guest post by Amanda Green. Marketing your blog effectively is not rocket science if you know what you’re doing. While there are many different things that you need to do to get your blog’s marketing right, the first key thing to focus on is building a strong foundation. In the article below we discuss a few tips to help you build this very foundation to market and grow your blog. 1. Brand Your Blog In order to stand out of from the other bloggers and to look “different”, you should customize the overall appearance of your blog with a logo along with a unique blog design. -
How to Handle Yourself During Client Meetings
30 Apr 2013 | 10:14 amThis is a guest post by Amanda Green. Most Internet marketers build their businesses thinking that, because their business is conducted solely online, they will never have to talk on the phone or meet with a client or potential business partner. They think they can conduct everything via text-chat and email…which, probably, is one of the reasons that this type of business structure can look so appealing to the uninitiated. The truth is, though, that if you really want your business to succeed and want to ensure that you have the best reputation possible there are going to be times when you… -
Are New Businesses Really Doomed to Fail?
5 Apr 2013 | 10:37 amThis is a guest post by Amanda Green. Starting your own business can be an extremely rewarding profitable adventure, but only if you do it efficiently. Unfortunately, many businesses are doomed to fail within the first six months because those running the companies fell into some of the common ruts that many entrepreneurs run into and didn’t know how to get out of them. Coming into building your own business prepared and knowing what dangers to avoid will definitely help you get over these humps and get you on your way to having a successful company in the long run. Sometimes outlining…
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8 Tips For Writing Attention Grabbing List Articles
17 May 2013 | 10:45 pmIf I am a reader and seeking information about some xyz topic then I would love to use my precious time of research for a listified article which is not just evergreen but also viral than any other normal article. Listified articles provide you the same kind of links at the same place and save hell lot of time. Now when I am a writer, I understand that readers are smart and you can’t just [...]8 Tips For Writing Attention Grabbing List Articles Is a post from How to Blog: ShoutMeLoud Special: 75+ Premium theme for $39: Check out Elegant themes -
What Qualities You Should Look Before Purchasing A Web Hosting Plan
13 May 2013 | 6:16 pmToday I got a call from one of the upcoming Web hosting Company asking me to recommend their hosting to ShoutMeLoud readers. The conversation lasted for almost 20 minutes, and the person was trying to convince me about pitching his product, and the benefits they are offering. Usually when I get such calls, I try to learn how new companies are trying to market themselves, and being a start-up web-hosting company it always takes a [...]What Qualities You Should Look Before Purchasing A Web Hosting Plan Is a post from How to Blog: ShoutMeLoud Special: 75+ Premium theme for $39: Check out Elegant… -
4 Top Rated Social Analytics Tools For 2013
13 May 2013 | 6:59 amSocial Analytics tools let you know how your social media marketing campaign is actually doing. They are an extremely important tool because if you don’t know if your campaign is or is not working, how can you ever correct problems you may be encountering? I mean, you can’t even really pat yourself on the back if you don’t know how good of a job you’re doing, am I right? Yet these social media analytics tools [...]4 Top Rated Social Analytics Tools For 2013 Is a post from How to Blog: ShoutMeLoud Special: 75+ Premium theme for $39: Check out Elegant themes -
Dreamhost Hosting Promo Code: $97 Discount May 2013
11 May 2013 | 4:53 pmIt’s been months that I stopped publishing monthly discount coupons and in last 2 months, I received many Emails from readers asking about latest hosting discounts and promo code. Here I will be sharing Dreamhost promo code which will help you to get maximum possible $97 discount when you purchase hosting package from Dreamhost Webhosting. I recently installed WordPress on Dreamhost for one of my client and noticed they have made a huge change in the [...]Dreamhost Hosting Promo Code: $97 Discount May 2013 Is a post from How to Blog: ShoutMeLoud Special: 75+ Premium theme for $39:… -
A Complete Guide to Start Blogging for Money : 3500 Words
10 May 2013 | 5:30 pmBlogging is passion for me, and it’s something I enjoy doing. It’s not a work for me, because it’s something that makes me feel complete. This is one of the many reasons I have taken blogging as a full-time professional career, and even after 4 years of professional blogging, I never found it boring or think of it as work. With every passing day, I’m diving deeper into the world of blogging, and I keep [...]A Complete Guide to Start Blogging for Money : 3500 Words Is a post from How to Blog: ShoutMeLoud Special: 75+ Premium theme for $39: Check out Elegant themes
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Fetching Friday – 20 Marketing Links & Sad Cat Diary
24 May 2013 | 5:59 amThis post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Content Optimize Your Content Marketing Strategy with 8 Keyword Tracking Tips – If the success of your content marketing strategy is in any way dependent on SEO and search rankings, explore these 8 tools and tactics to track your keywords. 31 Ideas For Types Of Posts You Can Publish… -
Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & The Future of Google Author Rank
17 May 2013 | 6:00 amThis post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Featured Post of the Week How to Generate More Leads With Your Blog: 5 Tips – Learn how businesses with top marketing blogs generate leads with social media and content marketing. Blogging / Content The Official Self-Published Book Marketing Plan – With the (possible) exception of the… -
Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Tough Love
10 May 2013 | 6:00 amThis post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week. This Week on Kikolani Stop Wasting Money: How to Get the Most Out of Your Blogging Education – Do you buy conference passes, courses, or ebooks? If so, then follow the 12 tips in this post so you get the most out of your education budget. Blogging / Content Improve Your Content’s ROI in 9… -
Stop Wasting Money: How to Get the Most Out of Your Blogging Education
6 May 2013 | 6:00 amOver the last couple of years, I have consumed a lot of educational materials – free downloads, ebooks, paid courses, webinars, etc. Chances are, you have too. While it’s OK to toss free downloads to the wayside as far as your wallet is concerned, it’s not OK if you do this with the stuff you pay for. You want to get the most out of your ebooks and courses, otherwise it’s like chucking money in the garbage on a regular basis. And who wants to do that! Photo Credit: Tax Credits on Flickr Here are my top 12 tips for making sure you get the most bang for your buck when… -
Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & The Science of Productivity
3 May 2013 | 7:00 amThis post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Featured Post The Top 75 Must-Read Online Marketing Blogs – Last year, I compiled 75 Marketing Blogs that covered conversion, content, email, paid search, SEO, analytics, blogging, and social media marketing. Of course, there are many more awesome blogs out there. So today, we’re going to…
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Are You Ready for Facebook’s Next Big Change?
3 May 2013 | 8:42 amWell, as usual Facebook is making changes to the way their platform looks and operates for its users. Some people are outraged by the changes that Facebook has made, seemingly without their permission; however, Facebook reassures its users that these changes are necessary in order to keep the platform successful. Most of the recent changes affect the time-line or the news feed. Businesses are wondering how this will affect them and whether if it will affect them in a bad way. One thing is for sure, Facebook is the leading social networking platform to date and it has been for many many… -
The Benefits of Advertising with the Yahoo! | Bing Network
8 Feb 2013 | 8:08 amSince the announcement of their partnership back in September of last year, the newly formed Yahoo! | Bing Network has been growing with every passing quarter. If you haven’t considered search advertising through the Yahoo! | Bing Network, then take into account that nearly a third of Internet traffic comes from these two search engines, in addition to their extended network of partnered sites. With that in mind, there’s no doubt that the benefits of advertising on the Yahoo! | Bing Network are increasing every month. Benefits of Search Advertising on the Yahoo! | Bing Network. -
VPN VPS vs VPN-as-a-Service
14 Jan 2013 | 7:50 amWhat is a VPN Server? VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) are used to create secure “tunnels” between one computer and another. This “tunnel”, often encrypted for security, allows communications and control of either machine. This is commonly used when two computers are on completely separate networks, but need to communicate with each other as if they are on the same network. If you’ve ever setup a shared network at home to view the pictures or videos from another home computer only to go to work to find you can’t access those pictures anymore then you can see how this might be… -
Meet myhosting.com: Ricky, Software Developer
18 Dec 2012 | 12:15 pmAre you ready to meet our Software Development Team? This month, we interviewed Ricky, one of our dear Software Developers. Check his answers to learn more about him! 1. Tell us a little bit about yourself My name is Ricky and I am a software developer with myhosting.com. In my spare time, I like to go to concerts, play sports, drink scotch and eat at the many good restaurants that populate Toronto. I am also an avid traveler and earlier this year, I visited Hong Kong (best city on Earth) as well as Japan. It was a fantastic trip that educated and enlightened me on the many cultures and… -
Facebook knows what you did last summer and it is about to tell it all: Facebook Search Engine
18 Dec 2012 | 8:01 amSo, Facebook Wants a Search Engine? Some feel this is a great move by Facebook to continue expanding its already popular site; however, critics argue that this would indelibly end in failure. What will they get out of it? Who will suffer from this? Why did they decide to go this direction? Experts are split. Some believe that Microsoft and Facebook will partner up to create a search engine and others believe that they will partner up with Yahoo. No matter which giant Facebook decides to go with, there’s one common denominator—Google is in trouble. The Microsoft-Facebook…
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888Poker Review
19 May 2013 | 5:13 amThe online gaming segment growing manifold in the past few years, particularly due to the rising internet population and the quality of the games that have been made available for online users. Not only do people have a lot more choice than they did in the past, they are getting used to having fun by engaging in stimulating games such as those offered by 888poker. Although there are a lot more poker sites on the internet, www.888poker.com stands out due to the interactive community and the fun factor that most other similar sites lack. Although 888 poker triumphs over many others thanks to… -
Using Technology as a Tool for Advertising
17 May 2013 | 2:34 amFor any business to become successful, it is very important that the information about products and services being offered reach within the knowledge of the targeted audience. Simply producing the high quality items and making them available in the market does not solve the purpose of an industry and neither has it made the people to purchase those products. Advertising the products as well as the services that one has to offer to the consumer plays a significant role in the success of a business since the ancient times. Till the time a common person will not be familiarized with the… -
The Role of Growing Social Media As An Effective Marketing Tool
14 May 2013 | 7:58 amThe advent of technology in modern day world has revolutionized all the spheres of life globally. Technology has become an inherent part of lives of all the individuals all over the globe. Technology has taken over the most of the possible things and has become almost indispensable from one’s life. Some of the technological innovations of the modern day era though are extremely advantageous for all. Some of these innovations are like the introduction of social media and internet marketing. Both these innovations have played a vital role in taking further ahead the role of technology in… -
5 Reasons Why You Need To Go For Cold Laminators
12 Apr 2013 | 4:51 amLamination is one of the best ways of controlling stickers used when designing posters or simple office stickers. Whichever the reason is, lamination is necessary when you need to transfer a document from one place to another, especially those that come with a printout on one side and a sticker on the backside. The laminating substance is usually a light polythene material that does not adhere to the sticker, but with a slight push, can be detached from the sticker. The laminator is a machine that makes this process easier for producers. We generally have two types of these machines. The… -
Tips for Curbing Inappropriate Child Cell Phone Use
22 Jan 2013 | 8:42 pmKids and cell phones have become a common combination in today’s world. In fact, the Pew Research Center reports that around 75 percent of kids between the ages of 12-17 have their own cell phone today. What’s more, around 88 percent of them use it to text regularly, sending an average of around 3,000 text messages per month. It stands to reason that some of that texting, along with calls and online surfing, is done at inappropriate times. But there are things that parents can do to set parental controls and ensure safe practices. Parental Options Many parents would probably like to…
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Google Will Not Update PageRank This Time
24 May 2013 | 11:09 amWhile surfing the web to explore more about Google PageRank and related stuff, I was surprised to see so many of PageRank Update date predictions and articles on how to know what will be next pagerank. The common thing with these articles was that... -
4 Online Tools that Make Managing Your Money a Breeze
23 May 2013 | 12:56 pmWith many of today’s financial institutions providing customers with the ability to bypass the bank entirely with online banking options, the days of paper checks are numbered. When was the last time you paid your monthly bills with checks? If you... -
Monetizing Your Blog On Mobile Devices
22 May 2013 | 9:28 pmThe mobile world is not only young, but it is changing and evolving at a very rapid rate. As a tech community, we are all still trying to figure out how to make the most of it with our unique businesses. In this article, I will do my best to help... -
5 Factors that can Affect Your Small Business Success
22 May 2013 | 10:59 amThere are many reasons why consumers use the Internet. About 83% of US consumers go online to research before they purchase a product or service. Users can be researching product features, prices, reviews, select products and services, placing an... -
ElegantThemes Giveaway: 3 Developer Accounts
21 May 2013 | 10:41 amIf you have been an ElegantThemes member, then probably you know about that ElegantThemes has been kicking ass for 5 years in the WordPress themes market. I’ve been promoting and recommending ElegantThemes since Nick’s early start, they...
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How to Host a Facebook Chat
24 May 2013 | 11:00 amWhen Facebook rolled out the ability to reply to comments on Facebook, my immediate reaction was ... indifferent. Actually, I thought it was more likely it would complicate conversations and give spammers additional ways to pollute comment sections. But then I changed my tune when I saw the potential for a fun marketing activity -- Facebook Chats! Similar to a Twitter Chat, a Facebook Chat is a scheduled time to, well, "chat" with a group of people about a particular topic on Facebook. With the introduction of the new Facebook reply feature, users could actually have conversations in the… -
The Most Magical Moments From the Arrested Development Launch Campaign
24 May 2013 | 6:01 amIf you had to market a final season premiere of a TV cult classic that wouldn't appear on television, how would you do it? With billboards, print ads, and primetime slots on TV? Probably not. You’d have to buckle down and get creative to reach such a niche, digital audience. Well, that’s exactly what Arrested Development did. After Netflix brought the show back to life for a final season that would only be available through the Netflix streaming service, the show launched one of the most creative integrated inbound marketing campaigns we’ve ever seen, using content across… -
What a Real Relationship in Social Media Should Look Like [INFOGRAPHIC]
23 May 2013 | 1:00 pmThe promise of social media was once "one-to-one engagement" and "relationship building" ... but somehow "building a relationship" in social media has morphed into blasting messages at as many people as possible and hoping someone is attracted. How the heck did this happen? In the "offline" world, the "spray and pray" approach never works. Imagine if Romeo went up to Juliet at that first party and just started shouting why he was perfect for her and that they needed to get married before it was too late. What if Gatsby blasted Daisy’s house with letter after letter about how… -
What the Future Holds for Business Blogging
23 May 2013 | 9:30 amLately, the whole marketing community is abuzz about content. And rightfully so. Content is a necessity for any successful inbound marketing strategy, and with more and more marketers creating it, it's becoming increasingly difficult to stand out from the barrage of content out there -- a lot of which is, well .... subpar (to put it nicely). If you haven't yet flipped through Velocity Partners' SlideShare deck, "Crap. The Content Marketing Deluge," it's definitely worth a look (we've embedded it below). It's no wonder the 2013 State of Inbound Marketing report revealed… -
Where Do Marketers Get Customers? [Data]
23 May 2013 | 6:00 amTime and time again, we get asked for benchmark data, particularly about customer generation. Well, you may remember we recently launched our 2013 State of Inbound Marketing Research Report, and we used the mounds of research there to try to, you know, "give the people what they want." And the people want benchmark data. I broke down survey responses about customer generation through the lense of simple demographic information -- B2B versus B2C, industry, company size, and company location. If you don't see your business type or industry represented below, though, let us know -- we did our…
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Parental Control Software: Monitor You Child At One Place
23 May 2013 | 5:57 amChildren of this generation think they are smarter than their parents and can easily outsmart them with their numerous tactics. In present age, when every kind of information is just a click away, you have more reasons to be concerned. Your kids can easily fall prey to the evils of the society, while, they think they are just enjoying life. Child filtering software lets you keep track of your kids round the clock so you can rescue to your kids in times of need. Child monitoring software is the gateway to effective monitoring. As you install the application on the… -
10 Rules to Be Followed While Promoting On Social Media
20 May 2013 | 11:10 pmHere are the 10 laws that need to be considered during marketing on social media. 1. Understand Review the online content of your audience and try to know what they want from you by connecting up with them online and taking part in discussions as you are the only one who can help them sort out their problems and brighten their moods by great conversations. 2. Concentration The need for your focus is very crucial, because this leads to shape a strong repute in the workplace. So, you have to concentrate on your brand instead of a comprehensive policy. 3. Value You have to value the customer or… -
Online Promotional Marketing Methods
20 May 2013 | 7:51 amPromotional marketing is evolving with the ever-growing internet network which now counts over 35% of the world’s population. A great number of promotional marketing experts are aware of this and are constantly learning how to seize the promotional opportunities they are given. With the appearance of new software for search engine optimization (SEO), promotional marketing has made great progress on the web. There are many online promotional companies that offer their consultancies and services to every business owner who wants to reach his maximum potential in promoting their business… -
How to Make a Career Out of Your Love for Gaming
5 May 2013 | 7:43 pmFor most people, turning your favorite hobby into a job is close to impossible, but other times, it is more than possible. Though most gamers probably assume that they lie in the first category of people, this is definitely far from true. Here are four ways to make a career out of your love for gaming, whether PC of Console is your forte.Testing In the world of software design, it is crucial to test every product for bugs, this especially holds true for video games. Anyone who wants to get into testing usually has to have some experience or education. It also helps if you have computer or… -
Understanding the Importance of Small Business Phone Systems
15 Apr 2013 | 8:37 pmUnderstanding Your Phone Options (Grant Hutchinson via Compfight) No matter the industry a small business operates in, voice communication is pertinent to its success both on and offline. Employees of a business must have a secure way to communicate with distributors, suppliers and customers. Keeping all of this in mind, it is simple to understand the importance of a small business phone system. Let’s take a closer look below at the advantages gained when using a small business phone system. Reduced Telephone Expenses Most small businesses operate on limited budgets and are constantly…
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Inbox Dollars Review: Should You Join?
23 May 2013 | 9:18 amMy Inbox Dollar review revealing if this rewards site that was featured on Good Morning America really pays you for reading emails. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
19 (Really) Unusual Ways to Make Money
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Best Day to Sell on eBay: is There Any?
7 May 2013 | 9:24 pmSee what is the best day to sell on eBay and why the same day may be the worst day as well! [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Keep it Real with the 'Original' Blog Bloke
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Google Plus Changes and What They Mean To You
21 May 2013 | 6:35 amJoin me on Blog Talk Radio with Wayne Hurlbert as we discuss advanced blog tips relating to Google Plus changes and what they mean to you. Here is the show description: Long time online privacy advocate, search engine analyst, and blogger Blog Bloke describes […] Read the full article at http://www.blogbloke.com/ -
Google’s Matt Cutts Says Black Hat and Link Spammers Beware
13 May 2013 | 6:54 pm“What should we expect in the next few months in terms of SEO for Google?” That is the question a new video from Google’s Matt Cutts answers about what we can soon expect with respect to SEO and search engine results. Below are 10 points that Matt addresses in his video. Penguin Update: The next... Read the full article at http://www.blogbloke.com/ -
Maintaining Your Online Reputation
16 Apr 2013 | 11:05 amPlease join me on Blog Talk Radio with Wayne Hurlbert and Jewel Fryer as we discuss reputation management for blogs and social media. Online reputation sites such as Kred, Klout will be discussed. We will also talk social media such as Twitter, Facebook, Google Plus and even Blogs, and how we can... Read the full article at http://www.blogbloke.com/ -
Famous Blokeisms (Blog Bloke Quotes) Part 1
14 Apr 2013 | 6:30 pmOne thing that I like about Twitter is it forces us to condense our thoughts down to a few characters. That makes it a perfect medium for creating quotes. Over the years I have created a quote or two, and instead of letting it disappear into the twittersphere I thought it would be smart to list... Read the full article at http://www.blogbloke.com/ -
Facebook Power For Your Business
24 Mar 2013 | 5:33 pmIn case you missed it here is my show on Blog Talk Radio with Wayne Hurlbert as we discuss tips and techniques for businesses that utilize Facebook and other Social Media as part of their overall strategy. It was a lot of fun and educational experience for all. Here is the show description […] Read the full article at http://www.blogbloke.com/
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Interview with Atul Shedage, India’s Youngest CTO
15 May 2013 | 11:18 amStories of successful people are so powerful, just hearing them will change you. I was lucky to have a chat with Atul Shedage, CTO of the cloud security firm Defencely. Here is the story of a 22 year old village boy, who overcame many obstacles and became India’s youngest CTO. I hope his story will inspire you to follow your dream and work hard for it. 1) Please Introduce yourself to our readers Good day to you all, I am Atulkumar H. Shedage, just an ordinary guy from an ordinary Indian family. However, to be able to talk to you all, and be here, one must have done something… -
3 Tools to Manage Your Facebook Pages
28 Mar 2013 | 8:49 amManaging a single Facebook page is a relatively simple and easy task to handle. But the story changes when you are maintaining multiple pages since you have to keep all of them up to date. For example, at my startup BuzzUpp Media we run more than 5 multi-author blogs. Maintaining the Facebook pages for all the 5 sites was really hectic at the start and consumed all my time. I therefore had to search for some efficient ways to get the task done. I tried different websites to get my way out but some just turned to be a waste of time, while others were overpriced. Luckily, I found some really… -
How to Learn Business and Programming Online
28 Feb 2013 | 9:24 pmDo you want to run your own startup, but unwilling to do so because you fear you don’t have any business or programming knowledge? I have seen many talented people who think running a business is not for them because they don’t have a fancy MBA degree. When I finished my Engineering few months back I want to start a web business, but I had absolutely zero knowledge about how to run a business. And I did my Engineering in Electronics and Communication which don’t have much to do with programming. But thanks to the internet I was able to find some websites which offers top quality… -
Ultimate Guide to Run Successful Giveaways in your Blog
29 Jan 2013 | 4:07 amPeople love winning free prizes, so contests of any kind are bound to attract at least some attention. Running an online promotional giveaway is a fantastic way to get people to your site and beat up some excitement for your products. The results you can expect depends on your goals for the giveaway and your ability to promote it. Why you should run a giveaway? The biggest benefits of running blog giveaways are to build the social proof – the numbers. These include the number of Facebook fans you have, the number of Twitter followers, the number of RSS subscribers, etc. Social proof is… -
10 Facebook Marketing Tips to Improve Engagement
13 Dec 2012 | 6:18 amFacebook is an amazing platform for promoting your small or startup business. Setting up a great-looking page is just the start of it. But the crucial element for creating a successful Facebook presence is fan engagement. As Facebook makes use of algorithms to calculate your Post Quality on the basis of fan engagement (also known as Edge rank), the more activity your fan page posts generate, the longer you’ll show up in the News Feed of your fans! But often it is not as easy as it sounds to get your page’s fan to participate in the online conversation. Learning all the different tones of…
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Avoid Mistakes When Redesigning Your Website
25 May 2013 | 4:00 amLaunching a new website can be the perfect way to increase traffic, convert visitors into customers and add to your bottom line. However, a poorly designed website can actually hurt your business, so when preparing for a redesign, avoid these common mistakes: Copying your competitors: Although you want to take a look at what your competitors are doing so you know what you’re up against, your site should be original. You want to stand out as being a step above the competition, rather than copying a competitor’s format or design. As you get inspiration from competitor sites, consider… -
Some Easy Tips to Choose the Right HD Media Player for You
24 May 2013 | 6:30 pmIf you are wondering how will you get the most value when you purchase a HD media player then this article is a must read for you. As technology is evolving, various fields are getting benefited. An HD media player has now become a must for each and every household. It’s a great means of entertainment and allows you to bond with your families and friends. The following are some tips that will help you to choose the best HD media player:- Media Compatibility It’s very important to ensure that the HD media player that you are buying supports various types of format. Usually the DVD movies,… -
Keyword Research 101
24 May 2013 | 4:00 amWe should all know by now that content creation is one of the most important aspects of marketing for businesses these days—and it usually requires that you do some keyword research. As was mentioned before, keyword research is the backbone of SEO. And considering the fact that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is essential for getting people to “find you” online, which is where most marketers want to be found, you really can’t afford to be sloppy with this. But what if you don’t know the first thing about researching keywords? Don’t worry! Many experts all over the web have shared… -
How to Choose Colors and Fonts that Fit Your Brand
23 May 2013 | 6:30 pmWhen you have a product or service, you want people to notice and easily recognize it. Corporate branding is one way of making your business known and attracting more customers. If you have a brand for your product, people will know about the seller and will cultivate trust towards your products and services. In order to make your brand attractive and visible to your target market, you need to choose the right and appropriate colors and fonts to symbolize your business. You also need to pick a name that is easy to remember and an image that will set your brand apart from others. Choosing… -
5 Apps for the privacy of your Facebook account
23 May 2013 | 4:00 amWithout any doubt, Facebook has gained a lot of popularity in last few years and you will find almost every second individual using it for either personal or professional purposes. Do you know that currently Facebook has millions of users and 1.06 billion users of them are active on daily basis? This means that they access their Facebook accounts regularly, as they consider this social media site an important part of their life. Why People Want to Use Facebook? This is one of the most common questions, which one can think of while reading this post. Is this your concern as well? If yes, then…
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5 Web Design Mistakes Novices Make
9 May 2013 | 4:25 amAs a web designer or business owner, you’ve probably seen it all when it comes to novice web design creations. On the one hand, it’s understandable that small-business owners need to stay within budget while getting their online business up and running. What they don’t understand is that sometimes the shortcuts that save money in the short-run end up costing a lot more down the line. These five web design mistakes are ones you can present to potential customers when trying to help them understand why it’s worth their while to pay for your services. In the end, having a The post 5 Web… -
Friday Photography Inspiration #89
26 Apr 2013 | 12:39 pmThis post is a part of our weekly photography inspiration series. Each Friday we feature some of the most professional and amazing photographs captured by talented photographers from all around the world. Here are latest photographs for your inspiration. If you like this post feel free to share it on Twitter and Facebook. Photography Quote of the Week: “While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see.” – Dorothea The post… -
Would You Turn Down a High Five From Tom Selleck? No – and You Shouldn’t Turn Down Outbound Links Either
24 Apr 2013 | 6:44 pmA nasty rumor has been going around the web and it has caused a lot of problems for bloggers, webmasters, SEOs, link builders, and even site visitors and readers. In an effort to hold on to Google’s ever important PageRank, some people are unwilling to link out to other websites and only link internally within their own site. The thought being that linking out to websites will make their PageRank flow right out the door and they’ll lose everything they’ve been striving for. But this is a backwards way to approach the web and it creates a poor web experience The post Would You Turn Down… -
Friday Photography Inspiration #88
5 Apr 2013 | 9:30 amThis post is a part of our weekly photography inspiration series. Each Friday we feature some of the most professional and amazing photographs captured by talented photographers from all around the world. Here are latest photographs for your inspiration. If you like this post feel free to share it on Twitter and Facebook. Photography Quote of the Week: “You don’t take a photograph, you make it.” – Ansel Adams  The post Friday Photography Inspiration #88 appeared first on MachoArts | Design, Social Media, Blogging tips. -
7 Useful tools you should use to make web development more efficient
1 Mar 2013 | 6:34 amWeb development is rocket science for most people because it’s demanding and detailed. The development process requires a site map, a design, the code, styling and many small elements to make its entirety. Without using the proper management tools, your web development process risks suffering from inefficiencies, which cost money. This article gives you some of the most effective tools to use in order to have an efficient web development process. Plagiarism checker The technology age is moving so fast and web developers need to move with it. With the number of competitors springing up…
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Judy Lee Dunn | Writer | Blogger
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Words and Maps: One Writer’s Inspiration
16 May 2013 | 8:09 amHi, Judy Dunn here. I have had to move my blog's feed. To not miss a single post, please update your Reader now. I appreciate you! This feed has moved to: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/catseyewriter Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from Judy. -
‘Yeah, But What Do You Make?’: The Value of Teachers
7 May 2013 | 7:23 amHi, Judy Dunn here. I have had to move my blog's feed. To not miss a single post, please update your Reader now. I appreciate you! This feed has moved to: http://feeds.feedblitz.com/catseyewriter Update your reader now with this changed subscription address to get your latest updates from Judy.
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ProMovieBlogger
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The 5 Year Email Newsletter Subscription Loss, Popup Forms, Mass Email
7 May 2013 | 7:08 amThe 5 year email newsletter subscription loss is a story of woe but learning how to use email newsletter subscription pop-up forms and mass email almost made it all worth it. Many of you have heard of email subscriptions to a website’s content and many webmasters have a newsletter subscription form adorning their website in some form. These forms are usually located in a sidebar, at the bottom of a published article, in the header or in the footer of their website. How many of these same websites use an email subscription pop-up that appears to visitors that have come to their website… -
Reelkandi.tv Video Player Publisher Review: Deceit, Non-Payment: Pt: 5
25 Apr 2013 | 2:47 pmDealing with Reelkandi.tv and its employees was the most disagreeable business experience I have ever had to endure to, almost eclipsing the bad business practices perpetrated by web hosting company Bluefur. Bluefur’s employees told outright lies to obtain more money from a webmaster. Reelkandit.tv employed the use of static to fleece. Reelkandi and its employees actually believed that the silent treatment would work on a publisher of their Reelkandi.tv video player. They believed that publishers would “get the hint” about the money they were owed and eventually stop… -
SEO Content Marketing: What You Need to Know (And Do) Infographic
11 Apr 2013 | 11:14 amHow times your content is shared socially is more important to SEO than you may have realized. Content marketing and search engine optimization is evolving and that evolution is growing to include data from social networking websites. This change is taking into account how many times your content is shared via a social network when ranking it. The more times your article is “tweeted” or “liked” are nods in its favor towards search engines. Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ are currently the top three social share indicators (in that order). The second primary aspect of… -
Reelkandi.tv Video Player Publisher Review: Deceit, Non-Payment: Pt: 4
8 Apr 2013 | 11:30 amAs promised in the last section of this Reelkandi.tv Video Player Publisher Review, this is the “nail in the coffin” segment of LinkedIn’s Reelkandi.tv. This is the part of the review where I, the publisher of Reelkandi.tv’s video player, had no hope of ever receiving payment for services rendered on our flat rate fee contract. It is the moment where hopelessness was cemented and where communication between two contracted companies was completely severed. Ben Affleck Rebecca Hall The Town The End February 27, 2013 The first payment on our flat fee contract was now… -
Reelkandi.tv Video Player Publisher Review: Deceit, Non-Payment: Pt.3
1 Apr 2013 | 9:06 amOn the thirtieth day of contracting with Reelkandi.tv as a publisher to host their video player for a flat rate fee, payment was do. As the title for this review implies, deceit was employed at some point during our contract. This is that point. Are you surprised? I was. It is the method of that surprise will be the most alarming to potential publishers of the Reelkandi.tv video player. Rebecca Hall The Town Bank Robbery On the morning of February 20, 2013, I emailed my Reelkandi.tv representative at 8:53 am: [deleted]: its been thirty days since the Reelkandi video player has been installed…
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The Work at Home Wife
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How to Promote a Social Commerce Business
21 May 2013 | 10:16 pmSeveral new direct sales businesses like Younique are now moving towards an online business model that relies more on social media than in-home parties. This is commonly referred to as a social commerce business. While this may sound like a fast cash opportunity to some, they quickly find out this once again is not easy money. This type of business requires just as much work as the rest, and some even find the loss of face-to-face interaction a drawback. All is not lost however! There are thousands of opportunities online and off for marketing your web-based direct sales business. Guest… -
Free Report: Cash Bonus Blogging
21 May 2013 | 10:47 amIf you are on my newsletter list, you may have received this free report some time back. As several of these opportunities have been showing up in my inbox this week, I wanted to recirculate this report again for those that missed it. Once you have been approved for the affiliate programs listed in the first section of this report, you will find any current cash offers by navigating to the Program Description and Affiliate Agreement > View Recent Newsletters for each merchant. If you have difficulty reading the document as it is embedded, click the Full Screen button at the bottom left. If… -
How to Start a Home Business: Legal Structure Help
19 May 2013 | 3:20 pmOne of the most difficult decisions when trying to start a home business is choosing your small business structure. Should you form a LLC? An S Corp? Would a nonprofit be best for your situation? Many people ultimately base their decision on what others have done, “Susie has a LLC, so that must be what is best for me also.” Things aren’t that cut and dry. Every business and situation is unique. Choosing the wrong structure can cost you at tax time and more. But where can you get help – for free? Many of us like to gather as much information as possible before we call an attorney, our… -
5 Ways to Supplement Your Income Working from Home
16 May 2013 | 3:58 amA good portion of parents today would like to stay home with their children. Unfortunately, budgets do not always allow for this. Luckily the internet has opened up big opportunities for parents looking to supplement their incomes while staying at home. Here are just five considerations. Virtual Assistant – Today’s virtual assistant can help a business in hundreds of ways. From accounting to social marketing to web design, businesses around the world rely on virtual workforces to handle the day-to-day tasks necessary for success. While there are some companies that hire virtual… -
Online Home Business Tips: Offering Free Reports
15 May 2013 | 5:04 amWhen I started my home business, social networking was in its infancy. It was a lot more difficult to get word out about your website without the Tweets and Likes we rely on today. Because our tools have changed so drastically, there are some marketing options that have been left behind. They are still highly effective for building successful online communities though! Offering free reports is one of those seemingly forgotten marketing avenues. This is a lost opportunity for branding yourself as an expert, expanding your reach, making additional sales and building long-term relationships. And…
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Blogging Your Passion
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How I Became a Full-time Writer with Jeff Goins [Podcast]
23 May 2013 | 7:29 amI recently had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Goins from GoinsWriter.com. My hope is that you will be just as inspired as I was from his story. In this podcast episode, Jeff walks us through his story of how he transitioned from a day job to becoming a full-time writer. Today, Jeff makes [...]The post How I Became a Full-time Writer with Jeff Goins [Podcast] appeared first on Blogging Your Passion. -
3 Ways to Make Your Competition Irrelevant
22 May 2013 | 7:36 amMy family has developed a weird tradition recently. We like to sit down together and watch the TV series Shark Tank. The stories are inspiring and courageous. It renews my hope that America is still alive and well. On a recent episode, an 11-year old boy shared his vision of a business he operates out [...]The post 3 Ways to Make Your Competition Irrelevant appeared first on Blogging Your Passion. -
Try These 5 Writing Tips for a Week, And Be Twice as Productive [Podcast]
16 May 2013 | 7:30 amCan 5 simple writing tips make you twice as productive? In today’s podcast, Jonathan shares with you some simple tips and tools you can begin using today to complete your blog posts in a shorter period of time. You’ll need to listen to the podcast to get a fuller explanation, but here is a short [...]The post Try These 5 Writing Tips for a Week, And Be Twice as Productive [Podcast] appeared first on Blogging Your Passion. -
How to Save Time When Writing Blog Posts [Podcast]
9 May 2013 | 7:24 amI am constantly asking for feedback from other bloggers. I want to know the biggest challenges the average blogger is facing. One area that consistently stands out is finding the time to blog. We did a series of podcasts on time management for bloggers a few episodes ago and I’d encourage you to check those [...]The post How to Save Time When Writing Blog Posts [Podcast] appeared first on Blogging Your Passion. -
How to Quickly Create Your Own Quote Graphics to Share on Social Media
7 May 2013 | 3:50 amSocial media can get noisy at times. You have to be willing to experiment and try different things. I want to share with you a system I am currently setting up as a way to enhance my social media profiles. I have written in the past about how quote graphics can help you to get [...]The post How to Quickly Create Your Own Quote Graphics to Share on Social Media appeared first on Blogging Your Passion.
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Nina D'Angelo
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Writing Quote of the Day: Isaac Asimov
25 May 2013 | 2:36 am'You must keep sending work out; you must never let a manuscript do nothing but eat its head off in a drawer. You send that work out again and again, while you're working on another one. If you have talent, you will receive some measure of success - but only if you persist.' - Isaac Asimov -
Writing Quote of the Day: Margaret Atwood
24 May 2013 | 2:33 amYou can never read your own book with the innocent anticipation that comes with that first delicious page of a new book, because you wrote the thing. You’ve been backstage. You’ve seen how the rabbits were smuggled into the hat. Therefore ask a reading friend or two to look at it before you give it to anyone in the publishing business. This friend should not be someone with whom you have a -
Writing Quote of the Day: Charles Simic
23 May 2013 | 2:30 amFor me a poem is a place where one invites someone in. You build a little house, fix it up real nice. Inside you’ve got a painting on the wall, a new couch, some knick-knacks and souvenirs, a swell meal all laid out on the table, and you open the door and hope somebody comes in…' -US Poet Laureate Charles Simic -
Writing Quote of the Day: Poppy Z. Brite
22 May 2013 | 2:29 amI don’t think it is possible to give tips for finding one’s voice; it’s one of those things for which there aren’t really any tricks or shortcuts, or even any advice that necessarily translates from writer to writer. All I can tell you is to write as much as possible. Poppy Z. Brite -
Writing Quote of the Day: C.N. Bovee
21 May 2013 | 2:27 amThere is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this. C.N. Bovee
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How To Make Money Blogging | Blog Tips
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House Painting Coach Premium Discount Coupon Code
28 Apr 2013 | 1:01 pmThis coupon code below offers the biggest discount on the House Painting Coach Premium upgrade you will find anywhere on the web. Copy and paste this discount coupon code in the space provided at checkout when you are doing the [...] -
3652sx Review
9 Dec 2012 | 6:11 amEverything about 3652sx actually does work. The only thing that might steer people away is the longer than average introduction and set up, but once you get through all of that, all you need to do is read the emails [...] -
Play The Google Game By Adding AdWords To Your Blog
14 Oct 2012 | 9:54 amWhat does that mean to play the Google game by adding AdWords to your blog? Well, let me explain. I’ve done a lot of research and it looks as though Google gives better rank to sites that offer Google AdWords [...] -
Google Changes Makes It Tough On Bloggers
12 Oct 2012 | 8:13 amIf you’re trying to make money online from a website or blog, you’ve probably by now heard about Google’s latest Panda and Penguin updates that have crushed many bloggers and also people selling products from squeeze pages. It’s no longer [...] -
The Big Secret To Making Money Blogging
25 Feb 2012 | 7:31 amUpdate To This Page I’ve updated this page based on the changes that Google has been making with the Panda and Penguin updates. Unfortunately, it’s no longer as easy to drive free traffic to your website since Google has made [...]
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Mayura4Ever
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How to Remove Someone from Your Connections in LinkedIn
20 May 2013 | 11:30 amAren't you on the most popular professional social network online? :) You know what I mean. It's LinkedIn. LinkedIn deserve the medal. Recently we have been noticing different kind of changes on LinkedIn such as mentions. Did you know about new features on LinkedIn? Check out all the new LinkedIn features if you are not aware of them. Anyway it's not about a new feature I'm gonna talk about -
How to Change HTML Header Tag for Post Title in Blogger
15 May 2013 | 12:30 amHave you been using headings in your blog posts or articles? Headings are helpful to break down information for readers without overwhelming them with texts all over the page. Not only human readers, but also electronic devices and automated tools read your content and make use of headings to structure your posts or articles to present in a better way for human readers. Even search engines -
Manage Your Website in Google Webmaster Tools: Part 4
7 May 2013 | 4:30 pmWell... Well... Well... We are getting closer to the end of this series. So far we have been touching Configuration, Health and Traffic sections in Google Webmaster Tools (GWMT). I know, it's associated with some technical aspects and you need to have some basic knowledge about them. So far I've been trying to explain necessary terms and tidbits you needed to know. I'm happy with responses -
Add a Twitter Tab for Your Facebook Page with Woobox
30 Apr 2013 | 3:50 pmSocial Media helps immensely for businesses, brands and organizations to reach out targeted audience online. It doesn't matter if you are a personal blogger seeking no profit out of your content, still social media can help you find likeminded bloggers and readers. You wouldn't mind an increase of readership. Would you? Now let's get to the topic. Do you have a Facebook fan page created to -
How to Enable Google+ Comments in Blogger
23 Apr 2013 | 4:30 amHello Blogger folks, do you enjoy blogging at your end? I know you are. I have no doubt about that. Few years back, it felt like Google abandoned Blogger platform as it wasn't getting much attention. But recently Blogger has been offering some wonderful features to the blogging platform to improve the experience of bloggers and readers. Blogger's new look, Dynamic Views, integrating Google+
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David Shaw
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Part One: 6 Principles of Persuasion – Reciprocity
24 May 2013 | 6:30 amThis is the first post in a six part series that looks at Robert Cialdini’s 6 Principles Of Persuasion and identifies areas in which they can be used to increase a websites conversion rate. Want to know more about this series? Read the Introduction post.What is the principle of reciprocity?Robert Cialdini identified that our natural instinct as human beings is to return favors to others. This works on the basis that we want to treat people in the same manner in which they have treated us. Put simply it is the ‘you scratch my back and I will scratch yours’ principle.The… -
Application Of Cialdini’s 6 Principles of Persuasion – Introduction
22 May 2013 | 5:30 amIf you work in the world of Online Marketing, Conversion Rate Optimization or any form of business then there is a very strong chance that you have heard of Robert Cialdini‘s 6 Principles of Persuasion.Over the next few days I am going to be sharing a series of blog posts that looks at each of the six steps in more details and provide examples of how you can apply them on your websites to increase conversion rates.The 6 Principles of Persuasion were born back in 1984 when Cialdini published a book called “Influence: The Psychology Of Persuasion” – If you have not read… -
Why You Should Perform Conversion Rate Optimization On Your Website
20 May 2013 | 5:30 amIn the current economic climate businesses are having to work harder just to stay afloat and harder again to drive a profit from their business. Online businesses have the advantage of lower overheads but many are wasting thousands and even millions of pounds every year through missed sales on their websites. Are you throwing money away?Conversion rate optimization is no longer a new concept, it has been around for many years in the world of online retail and websites in general. I still remember the days when I would test many locations for my Google Adsense ads on my first blog in trying to… -
Infographic – 9 Steps to Better Conversions
19 May 2013 | 10:14 amI am going to start sharing some great Conversion Rate Optimization infographics as part of my weekly blog schedule and I start with this from Conversion Rate Experts and Kissmetrics.The infographic is titled, 9 Steps To Better Conversions, take a look and share your views below:What are your thoughts after looking through the Infographic? Share them in the comment section below and don’t forget to share this post with your friends! -
How Long Should I Run My A/B or Multivariate Test?
17 May 2013 | 4:30 amAnother of those frequently asked Conversion Rate Optimization questions is ‘How Long Should I Run My Test For?’.The simple answer is until you have produced a statistically significant result that proves there is or is not a difference between the control and the variation.In truth though many people need to have an idea of the duration before they begin the test, often to provide to higher level colleagues who are trying to plan further tests or changes to a website.Luckily there is a way that we can estimate how long you should run your test for to get a significant result, I…
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Blog Tips
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The evolution of social communications
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The Layout for a Perfect Facebook Post
3 May 2013 | 1:47 amIn short: Keep your copy text short, making it easier to read on a mobile Ensure your copy text is enticing and easy to read Include a “call-to-some-kind-of-action”: ask a question, opinion, comment Include a link, preferably shortened with bitly. Upload an image to make your post attractive. Best size for mobile viewing: 300 x (...) [continue reading...] Read more on www.blogtips.org -
How to convert “social media reach” to “impact” – Part 2
27 Apr 2013 | 3:39 amIn part 1 of this series, we made the case that a high “reach” – the amount of people you reach via your social media efforts, does not mean a high “impact”, unless your audience is your actual target audience. So how can we do better? Well, follow four steps: Identify your target group Inventorize (...) [continue reading...] Read more on www.blogtips.org -
How to convert “social media reach” to “impact” – Part 1
27 Apr 2013 | 2:35 amA while ago, we had a workshop with the key media people from the Global Agricultural Partnership, CGIAR. One of the key discussions was on The difference between “reach” and “impact”: How can we shift from aiming for higher blog visitors, to what really matters: using our social media outlets for a deeper impact. How (...) [continue reading...] Read more on www.blogtips.org -
Study: What makes people follow you on Twitter?
26 Apr 2013 | 11:38 amOn Twitter, many people "check you out" before deciding to follow you. Researchers at Georgia Tech defined which factors matter when "being checked out". After analyzing 500,000 tweets from 500 Twitter users in 15 months, here are their conclusions. Read more on www.blogtips.org
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TechTricksWorld
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Another Giveaway
22 May 2013 | 8:19 amAnd here comes few more giveaways for the readers of Tech Tricks World! But before announcing this giveaway, I would 1st like to announce the winners on AOMEI Dynamic Disk Manager Giveaway. Following are the names of the 10 lucky winners who have won the license key of AOMEI Dynamic Disk Manager, each key worth $35: [...]Related Posts:Indian Republic Day GiveawayGiveaway – Aimersoft DVD CreatorMothers Day GiveawayFree Softwares – Yet Another Winners DayGiveaway – Aimersoft DVD Creator -
How To Use Your USB Flash Drive as RAM?
20 May 2013 | 8:57 pmTechnology, the only thing which gets outdated every day! Just few moments later your purchase, a newer version of your purchased product arrives! But all are not that rich to always keep buying the newer version, and also that is not prudent. But once your technology get actually older, then it’s surely the time to [...]Related Posts:HOW TO: Install an SSD into your Playstation 3Google Drive – Just Another Cloud Storage Service3 Ways to Protect Enterprise Data From USB DrivesHow To Upgrade Your ComputerReasons Responsible for Outlook OST Corruption -
5 Awesome Female Bloggers
19 May 2013 | 11:38 amWe at Techtricksworld.com, Always appreciate the work of females in the business and tech industry. We have already shared about 7 hottest Female Hackers, Top 10 Most Powerful Women of the World and Top 10 Business women of the world. Apart from these we have posted an article about to help Malala to promote right [...]Related Posts:How to Create Your About Page that ConvertsHow to Improve Your Blog’s SEO Performance? – 5 Tips to…CWA – Interview With Jane Sheeba of ProbloggingsuccessWhat Should You Do If You are Not Making Money with Blog?2 Awesome Years of TechTricksWorld.Com -
How to Install and Set up AirDroid 2 beta for Android
19 May 2013 | 4:17 amAbout AirDroid 2 beta AirDroid comes to your rescue when you want to access your android device without using any cables remotely. You can transfer files, make changes in contacts and do a lot with it wirelessly. To add more to benefits there is version 2 of AirDroid now, which is really better as compared to [...]Related Posts:How Dropbox Can Find Your Stolen ComputerGiveaway – BitDefender Total Security 2013Something Different from the Run-of-the-Mill Mobile…How To Track Time Of Job Or Task with Android Time Tracker…Bitdefender Mobile Security -
Electronic Signatures- Entering the Digital World [Infograph]
17 May 2013 | 7:40 amThe ESIGN Act was signed by Bill Clinton on 30th of June, 12 years ago in order to legalize the e-signatures and the use of e-signatures has increased since the year 2000. There are various benefits of these signatures for large as well as small businesses. The electronic signatures help you to get the documents [...]Related Posts:Online Electronic Signatures | A Step AheadForgot to Sign Out from Facebook?What Has Technology Done For Your Personal Healthcare?Drastic Rise In The Use Of Cell Phones [Infographic]PDF Combine – Merge Your PDF Files For Free
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MyTechTricks - Amazing Tips and Tricks
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Steps to Remove Contact from Linkedin Account
14 May 2013 | 11:34 amLinkedin is a professional network used by almost 90% of the professionals in the world, because of worldwide acceptance of the application – getting unknown contact requests ratio is increasing day by day. It’s vital to know how you can remove unwanted connections (contacts) from your Linkedin Contact Account book. In this article you will [...] -
How to Find iPhone Manufacturing Date
2 May 2013 | 9:15 amFinding manufacturing date of your iPhone is not a straight forward as you have to identify it from its serial number. You can know the year and date of manufactured for your iPhone by looking at it’s serial number. iPhone serial number is made of six(6) items, you have to decode the iPhone’s serial number, [...] -
Oracle 10g Default Username and Password – How to Change
15 Mar 2013 | 1:15 pmMost of the users installing Oracle 10g or 11g first time makes mistake of missing to enter the Username/Passwords to login to Oracl SQL Plus, I have made a mistake by not providing/changing the username password at the time of installation. Have you forgot to set default username and password like me? if yes then [...] -
AOMEI Data Backup Software Download [AOMEI Backupper Freeware]
11 Mar 2013 | 8:16 pmIts been a while since I have published any post about freeware software’s. I came across few wonderful products of AOMEI – who are providing numerous products. Now protect your data on Windows PC and Server OS with AOMEI Backupper absolutely free for home users. One-click backup your system drive to ensure system security and [...] -
Increase C:\ drive space in windows 7 without formatting
27 Jan 2013 | 12:47 pmIf you have ever installed any operating system in you pc or laptop by yourself, then you must be knowing that almost all folks install the OS in C:\ drive as it appears selected by default. Whilst installing OS we usually forget to think about future. If your career is associated with computers, its less [...]
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Kikolani
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Fetching Friday – 20 Marketing Links & Sad Cat Diary
24 May 2013 | 5:59 amThis post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Blogging / Content Optimize Your Content Marketing Strategy with 8 Keyword Tracking Tips – If the success of your content marketing strategy is in any way dependent on SEO and search rankings, explore these 8 tools and tactics to track your keywords. 31 Ideas For Types Of Posts You Can Publish… -
Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & The Future of Google Author Rank
17 May 2013 | 6:00 amThis post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Featured Post of the Week How to Generate More Leads With Your Blog: 5 Tips – Learn how businesses with top marketing blogs generate leads with social media and content marketing. Blogging / Content The Official Self-Published Book Marketing Plan – With the (possible) exception of the… -
Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & Tough Love
10 May 2013 | 6:00 amThis post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week. This Week on Kikolani Stop Wasting Money: How to Get the Most Out of Your Blogging Education – Do you buy conference passes, courses, or ebooks? If so, then follow the 12 tips in this post so you get the most out of your education budget. Blogging / Content Improve Your Content’s ROI in 9… -
Stop Wasting Money: How to Get the Most Out of Your Blogging Education
6 May 2013 | 6:00 amOver the last couple of years, I have consumed a lot of educational materials – free downloads, ebooks, paid courses, webinars, etc. Chances are, you have too. While it’s OK to toss free downloads to the wayside as far as your wallet is concerned, it’s not OK if you do this with the stuff you pay for. You want to get the most out of your ebooks and courses, otherwise it’s like chucking money in the garbage on a regular basis. And who wants to do that! Photo Credit: Tax Credits on Flickr Here are my top 12 tips for making sure you get the most bang for your buck when… -
Fetching Friday – Resources Mashup & The Science of Productivity
3 May 2013 | 7:00 amThis post is part of a weekly series, Fetching Friday, featuring the best posts of the week in blogging, business, SEO, and social media on kikolani.com. The Resources Mashup Here are some of the best articles I have seen on Google+, retweeted on @kikolani, and read in RSS subscriptions this week. Featured Post The Top 75 Must-Read Online Marketing Blogs – Last year, I compiled 75 Marketing Blogs that covered conversion, content, email, paid search, SEO, analytics, blogging, and social media marketing. Of course, there are many more awesome blogs out there. So today, we’re going to…
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Geeks4Share - Blogging Tips & Make Money Online
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Maintain Your Online Reputation with Next Day Delivery
24 May 2013 | 9:13 amIf you have just started an online business, you will have already realised just how heavy the competition really is. Within every single niche, there are 1000s of different companies, all competing for the same real estate. This has meant that over the last few years, price wars have erupted. Most business owners will assume that if they are not the cheapest, or if they don’t price match, they are going to be losing out to the competition. Actually, this is not true. What Else Really Matters? Although most consumers will do some price comparisons before making a purchase, this is… -
Should You Get Separate Insurance for All of Your Gadgets?
24 May 2013 | 9:00 amIn the past, the only things of value you’d really have to worry about having insurance or protection for when you left the house were perhaps some jewellery, watches, and things like bank and credit cards. When you went on holiday, it’d be these things, plus maybe a camera, some cash and your clothes that you would need to insure. In the increasingly digital age, however, it is pretty normal to set out for work or a day out with thousands of pounds worth of gadgets on your person, including laptops, phones, tablets, cameras, MP3 players, sat nav devices and portable DVD players. -
HostGator 30% Maximum Discount Coupon – May 2013
9 May 2013 | 3:01 amHostGator, as you know, is one of the most popular and reputed web hosting companies of the world, that is being used by thousands of thousands of website owners and bloggers. When it comes to shared web hosting, I always prefer HostGator, BlueHost and HostMediaUK. And I always recommend HostGator as a cheap and reliable option when we talk about hosting small and medium sized websites, unless you are running a over-high-traffic blog, that absolutely needs a VPS server or a dedicated server. So, if you are planning to start a website soon, then I think HostGator is the best choice for you, as… -
How to Choose the Right Web Hosting Company
1 May 2013 | 7:30 amAre your thinking to start your own website or blog? If this is so, then you should already know that web hosting is what you need to have. If you don’t own any website before, then let me tell you that selecting web hosting is not so simple and straight forward. Wrong choice can bring many negative results for you, sooner or later. From our experience, many new website owners and bloggers do not do proper research when choosing web hosting for their website or blog, and they later feel sorry for this poor action. If you don’t want to join the queue of such people, then you… -
Top 10 Free WordPress Magazine Themes 2013
27 Apr 2013 | 11:16 pmUsing magazine-style layouts with WordPress has become incredibly fashionable in recent years. Nowadays, a simple post feed configuration won’t cut it for most sites. Magazine themes allow sites to put a professional face on their publications. If you are having an online magazine and using WordPress as your platform, then here are the best Magazine WordPress themes you can opt for in 2013: Best Free WordPress Magazine Themes 2013 Render Magazine The Render Magazine WordPress theme is a straightforward yet highly effective layout that’s perfect for niche sites and…
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Sesame Place Blog
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Sesame Place Fireworks, Special Events, and Weekday Hours!
23 May 2013 | 10:26 amExternal Link: http://www.mommyentourage.net/2013/05/sesame-place-fireworks-special-events.html Here is a great blog from our Ambassador Blogger Jeanine of Mommy Entourage! With the school year coming to an end, my kids ask almost every single day when we're going to Sesame Place again! This is my son's last week of preschool for the year and I know I will be looking for fun things to keep him entertained during the week. Starting today, Sesame Place is now open during the week as well as weekends! If you are looking for a fun playgroup event or day at the… -
Saluting the Military with "Waves of Honor"
21 May 2013 | 1:14 pmSeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is honoring the men and women of the U.S. armed services through Waves of Honor. The military salute program provides free admission to the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Parks, and Sesame Place for members of U.S. armed forces and as many as three direct dependents through 2013. It's our way to say ‘thank you’ to these dedicated service men and women who sacrifice so much to preserve the freedom we share in this country. Created in 2001 (know then as Here's to the Heroes), the program has awarded more than 6.7 million theme park tickets… -
Amazing Time at Sesame Place!
13 May 2013 | 11:45 amExternal Link: http://www.the-mommyhood-chronicles.com/2013/05/sesame-place-opening-day-was-amazing-sesameplace/ Here is a special blog from our Ambassador Blogger, Melissa Pezza, of The Mommyhood Chronicles! -
Hot Off the USBs?
1 May 2013 | 7:20 am“Hot off the presses,” was a saying coined by print media when an article was freshly printedor just released. This year at Sesame Place, we can proudly say, “Hot off the USBs!” Why? Well, as part of ongoing efforts to be a greener park, we decided that instead of printing over a hundred copies of our multiple-page press kitfor media members, we distributed the press kits on Sesame Place themed USB drives. This helped eliminate over 1,800 pieces of paper, which when we do this for all three seasonsincluding The Count’s Halloween Spooktacular and A Very Furry… -
Want to Stay in the Know? From Ambassador Blogger Mommy Entourage
30 Apr 2013 | 11:11 amExternal Link: http://www.mommyentourage.net/2013/04/sesame-place-opens-tomorrow-want-to.html
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Saluting the Military with "Waves of Honor"
21 May 2013 | 9:07 amSeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is honoring the men and women of the U.S. armed services through Waves of Honor. The military salute program provides free admission to the SeaWorld and Busch Gardens Parks, and Sesame Place for members of U.S. armed forces and as many as three direct dependents through 2013. It's our way to say ‘thank you’ to these dedicated service men and women who sacrifice so much to preserve the freedom we share in this country. Created in 2001 (know then as Here's to the Heroes), the program has awarded more than 6.7 million theme park tickets to… -
This Weekend on a New Sea Rescue: “Someone to Watch Over Them”
16 May 2013 | 1:40 pmThis weekend on a new episode of Sea Rescue an adult male sea lion brought into SeaWorld San Diego has appalling injuries to one side of his head after being blasted with a shotgun. Then a young dolphin is found battered and bruised in shallow water on a beach in Texas. Possibly attacked by wild dolphins, this young guy will need all the love and support rescuers can give him if he is to survive. Sea Rescue airs Saturday mornings on ABC. Time is subject to change so be sure to check your local listings. To keep up with the latest Sea Rescue news visit… -
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and ... Refill with the New Cup that Cares
15 May 2013 | 11:33 amThese penguin-shaped cups may look cute and cuddly, but they have noble purpose: encourage guests to help the planet, one refill at a time. In conjunction with SeaWorld Orlando's epic new attraction and ride Antarctica: Empire of the Penguin opening Memorial Day weekend, SeaWorld has created the Cup That Cares -- a new reusable cup program with a twist of technology. The innovative, interactive cup was designed specifically to connect with Coca-Cola Freestyle beverage dispensers in the new realm. The new Cup That Cares engages guests in a personalized manner to reuse materials… -
This Weekend on a New Sea Rescue: “Not a Second to Lose”
9 May 2013 | 7:53 amThis weekend on a new episode of Sea Rescue, a mystery illness spreads through thousands of pelicans when they stop off at a California lake on their migration route. Then a gigantic sea turtle strands on Cape Cod, and it’s a race against time to return this rarely seen Leatherback to the ocean. Sea Rescue airs Saturday mornings on ABC. Time is subject to change so be sure to check your local listings. To keep up with the latest Sea Rescue news visit www.littonweekendadventure.com/sea-rescue, Like the show on Facebook and follow on Twitter @SeaRescueTv. -
This Weekend on a New Sea Rescue: “The Lost Pilots”
2 May 2013 | 8:33 amThis weekend on a new episode of Sea Rescue, when a pod of pilot whales strands on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, rescuers race to save as many of them as they can. Then they organize an epic nighttime mission to transport the survivors a hundred miles to SeaWorld Orlando where they receive long-term care. Sea Rescue airs Saturday mornings on ABC. Time is subject to change so be sure to check your local listings. To keep up with the latest Sea Rescue news visit www.littonweekendadventure.com/sea-rescue, visit the show’s Facebook page and follow on Twitter @SeaRescueTv.
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How to Get Rid of the Computer Noise When Recording
24 May 2013 | 8:01 amRecording videos and audio podcast episodes outside your studio is going to bring its own challenges. You are going to have to deal with unwanted noises and other issues when recording in a room that is not acoustically treated. There are ways to get rid of your computer noise when recording your sessions though. Here are 5 ways to do just that: Buy a quiet PC: there are places you can pick up computers optimized for studios. Their makers use foams and other material to reduce the noise coming out of the machines they sell. You could also replace your old computer’s fans with quiet ones… -
NovelRank – Amazon Sales Rank Tracker
22 May 2013 | 7:45 amMany folks are making a good living publishing books to Amazon and other online e-book stores. As long as you have the talent for writing, there is no reason you should not pursue your dreams. You do need to track your sales and performance to make sure you are reaching your goals. NovelRank is a handy tool that tracks your sales rank and gives you an idea which months have been the best for you. NovelRank gives you an idea how well your book is doing. It has plenty of tools you can use to track your books’ performances. It also has an iPhone app you can use to track your stats. -
WordPress Pricerr Theme for Micro-job Sites
20 May 2013 | 7:30 amMicro job sites such as Fiverr have been around for a while. You could find talent to help with your projects or get some paid work on those. Creating micro job sites may not be a bad idea for businesses. The Pricerr Theme is a professional theme that turns your WordPress site into a job site. The Pricerr Theme lets you hold small fixed price auctions on your website. You can use this to find talent to perform simple tasks you simply have no time for. It comes integrated with PayPal, Authorize.net, AlertPay, and Google Checkout. It gives total control over jobs. Email notifications are… -
Why We Rarely Accepted Guest Blog Posts
18 May 2013 | 7:25 amIn the past couple of years I have seen many bloggers recommend others to publish guests post to gain links back from popular sites. That is not a bad idea if you don’t go overboard with it. Recently I have seen many bloggers who have been forced to remove guests post due to their sites being penalized by Google. While I have written about the importance of building quality links, I have never been a fan of just publishing guest posts one after another on any of our sites. Here are a few reasons for that: quality writers are rare: Not every writer you find can write well. We simply… -
Social Locker for WordPress
16 May 2013 | 7:45 amMost bloggers understand the importance of being active on social networking sites such as Facebook. These sites can potentially drive a ton of traffic to your community. Adding the appropriate social buttons to your site would help your cause too. Many of us give the majority of our content to our readers for free. But there are some folks who charge their readers for their very best content. You don’t always have to ask your community to pay for your special posts. You could give premium content up for likes, tweets, and +1s, and get your posts to go viral. The idea is a bit on the…
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5 Apps That Help You Beat Writer’s Block
8 May 2013 | 3:09 pmIt is not a rare occurrence. Halfway through the what is surely the next bestselling novel, flowing straight from your fingers or pen, you crash head-on into a bout of the dreaded Writer's Block. Like a sickness, Writer's Block strikes at the most inopportune moments. Suddenly the writer is smacked by a lack of motivation, inspiration, or what have you. In short, it seems there is nothing left to say. Most writers’ solution is not to turn to their iPhone — in fact, traditionalists usually recommend a different tactic. But the creators of apps have recognized that among this generation of… -
How Socially Share-Worthy Content Can Rank you Higher in Search Results
24 Apr 2013 | 11:25 amContent is king. We can’t emphasize this fact enough. No matter how the Internet evolves, content will still remain as its key driver. That’s why to future-proof your business and your website, you always need to come up with content that is worthy not only of people’s attention, but also of the time they take to share it. Indeed, the Internet has come a long way. Gone are days when all you need to rank your site well in search is to properly optimize the on-page and off-page factors. Now, for your site to be able to rank even better, your content needs to be more social, and the more… -
Attention: We Are Moving Feeds
27 Mar 2013 | 3:30 amRSS Subscribers: Please delete your old feed from your favourite feed reader and use this link to subscribe: Blogging With Success Feeds. If you prefer email, please subscribe via email. Remember Feedburner? This is one service that all bloggers set up once and just forget after that. Sadly, it is soon going to dead. Now don't panic, Google hasn't announced death of Feedurner. But they may soon. They have just killed Google Reader, the most used RSS reading app on the web. This clearly shows that Google is not committed to RSS as a standard. And not to forget, they have been on a killing… -
“Be Modest”: The Most Harmful Blogging Advice You Can Get
11 Nov 2012 | 2:30 amI am going to use the worst kind of post opening, but I see not other way. It is the opening with dictionary definition of a word. Here it is: modest: Unassuming or moderate in the estimation of one's abilities or achievements. Guess what, a lot of us are taught to be modest. You know, not brag about ourselves and all that stuff. While that may work well in life, it will not work here, on internet! I recently learned this lesson on Facebook(the last place I'd expect to learn a lesson on, but I still did!) A few weeks ago, I had a small debate with a friend of a friend on Facebook. Same old… -
Put A Ding In Blogging Universe: 4 Unmissable Blogging Lessons From Steve Jobs
9 Sep 2012 | 3:30 amI want to put a ding in the universe - Steve Jobs, 1955 - 2011 Take your iPhone out of pocket and take a look at it. (Don't worry if it's Android, a Xerox copy will serve well!) The device that you are holding in your hand is not just a gadget. It is a revolution. A revolution that changed whole mobile phone industry. Thanks to Steve Jobs. He wanted to put a ding in the universe and he did put a big one. He revolutionized music, movies, computers, phones and tablets. All this required a lot of creativity, effort, focus and persistence. I think we bloggers can definitely learn a bit from…
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List Eruption 2.0 Reviews – Viral List Building Plugin For WordPress
7 May 2013 | 9:49 pmAs I remembered that I have not written any reviews for nearly 1.5 years now. There are numerous reasons to this abnormal habit but the most important thing that prevented me doing so was my heavy workload with some big plans. The most challenging plan that several of you might know is that I have just accepted an offer from AusAID for 2 years doing master degree at The University of Melbourne, Australia starting this June. Another big project and not less challenging one is my training course for Vietnamese bloggers. These two projects consume most of my time and I have had a feeling that I… -
March Giveaway With No Winners
15 Apr 2013 | 5:50 amIt is time to shortlist and announce the new winners for March and I am sure that you are not happy waiting for that long. Let’s me explain a little about the rationales that I decided to delay this announcement that I have been fully occupied preparing for my departure for Melbourne next month. That’s why I could not make it as scheduled. Checking all requirements filled by interested candidates, I have selected those who met my criteria to offer this VPS account this month. Those requirements are very easy to complete and you can check it at my first post about this monthly… -
Are You Winners for February Giveaway?
2 Mar 2013 | 10:22 pmIt is a bit late to announce the winners for our giveaway contest of 4 Months Free Managed VPS Account provided by FtpIT. The reason is very simple as I needed to check all criteria to select the most appropriate winners who met all our set requirements. But, no worries as this is a continuous contest and you will still have opportunities to win this month. As you are participating in this giveaway contest, so you should understand that there should be lucky and unlucky ones for any competitions but, with this contest, you can be lucky in the next round if you don’t give up. That is the… -
4 Months Free Managed VPS Account For AZBlogTips Readers Every Month [UPDATED]
5 Feb 2013 | 1:13 amIt is a long time ago I have not posted on this blog and many of my friends were concerned whether this blog was still under my control or it has been transferred to new owner? I know it is my fault for not being active with my blog so far and I had my own reason to do so. I hope you guys will understand and respect my decision. I am now back on board with a small giveaway to those who have been looking for. Hosting plays a vital role to any internet marketers or bloggers who are running blogs or website for profits on the internet. Low hosting service will possibly affect your business… -
Things To Know: Why and What We Should Do in SEO
14 Dec 2012 | 3:57 amThose who want to make a positive name in the web world, then they should opt for proper SEO techniques. SEO or Search Engine Optimization is the necessary approach to make a website gain tremendous visibility in the virtual world. Anyone who is carrying out business or marketing through the internet should opt for proper and viable SEO techniques. In modern day world, SEO strategies are a to carry out business through the internet. These strategies has proved to be highly beneficial in the overall growth of the website while making continuous effort in increasing the traffic content.
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I’m Co-Hosting DadChat With Bruce Sallan
22 May 2013 | 5:02 amQuick Update: I will be co-hosting this week’s DadChat by Bruce Sallan. We will be covering the Mistakes In Social Media that Kids and the rest of us make. Should be a great time, plus you know how much I like telling you what NOT to do haha. -
Social Media 101 – Less Is Always More
2 May 2013 | 4:55 amSocial Media 101 Is About Taking A Break Let me start today with a statement I have made before and I'm sure I will say again. "You are NOT that important that people want to see 300 link shares a day from you!" Got your attention?! -
Top 13 Follow Friday Favorites and Top Influencers Week 45
26 Apr 2013 | 4:36 amFollow Friday Favorites Feels like it has been forever since I have done a Follow Friday Favs post. But good things come to those who wait This week we have a nice mix of great people that you should visit, learn more about and connect with... -
How The Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Helps Me Run My Blog
20 Apr 2013 | 6:11 amMy Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Review As a blogger, I am always looking for tools or resources to help me to do what I do on a daily basis. Having a mobile tool that can work and react like my computer is huge in helping me get all my blogging tasks done when I am on the go. -
Top 13 Follow Friday Favorites and Top Influencers Week 44
22 Mar 2013 | 5:46 amTop 13 Follow Friday Favorites This week I share another group of 13 great people you should connect with. I also share a little rant on upcoming Twitter changes and why you need to step up your Twitter game.
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Radical SEO Techniques, Tips and Tricks You Didn’t Know
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How Automation Can Help Affordable Seo Companies
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Advantages of Hiring a Professional SEO Company
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How to Effectively Deal With Resources for Better Management Competency
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Advantages of Contract Management Software
15 May 2013 | 8:10 pmAbout 80% of companies these days face issues to asses [...]
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Freelance Writing Jobs for May 24, 2013
24 May 2013 | 4:00 amHi, everyone! Here are some freelance writing gigs before you take off for the weekend. Freelance Writing Jobs Content Writing Jobs Web Content Writers – French/English (Montreal) Web Content Writers (AZ) Wikipedia Writer (LA) Freelance Writer for Entertainment Website (Santa Monica/Telecommute) Web Content Writer (Telecommute) Blogging Jobs Experienced Guest Bloggers (Online) Sneaker Blogger (NYC) Part-time Writer for Corporate Blog (LA) Copywriting Jobs Copywriter for eCommerce (Telecommute) Part-time/Temporary Marketing Copywriter (Rhinebeck, NY) Junior Copywriter – Project… -
Freelance Writing Jobs for May 23, 2013
23 May 2013 | 4:00 amGood morning, everyone! How do you turn around things for the better when your morning starts off on the wrong foot? I hope these jobs will contribute to a good day! Freelance Writing Jobs Content Writing Jobs Web Content/Product Writer (DC) Vintage Fashion Web Content Writer (SOMA/South Beach) Wikipedia Writer (SF) Part-time Legal Writer (Telecommute) Content Writer for Construction Company (Brooklyn) Blogging Jobs Established Bloggers with 2K+ followers on Google + (Virtual) Freelance Tech Blogger – UK Audience (Online) MySQL Blogger (Online) Copywriting Jobs Part-time Freelance… -
Freelance Writing Jobs for May 22, 2013
22 May 2013 | 4:00 amGood morning, everyone! Here are your freelance writing jobs for today. Freelance Writing Jobs Content Writing Jobs Website Content Writer (Remote) Amazing Article Writer (DC Metro) Content Writer for New Website Blogging Jobs Lifestyle Blogger (Telecommute) Freelance SEO Blogger (Remote) Health Blogger (NOVA) Finance Blogger (Telecommute) Ghost Blogger (Anywhere) Part-time Space Blogger Experienced Blogger – Home Services (Telecommute) Pro-gun Rights Blogger and Report Writer (Telecommute) Copywriting Jobs Technical Copywriter Part-time Creative Copywriter (Virginia) Copywriter… -
Freelance Writing Jobs for May 21, 2013
21 May 2013 | 4:00 amGood morning, folks! Today, I woke to the pitter-patter of raindrops on the roof. That made me want to go back to sleep, naturally, but it was nice waking up to cooler weather. How is your morning going? Here’s to a great day! Freelance Writing Jobs Content Writing Jobs Online Writers – About.com Freelance Web Content Writers (LA) California Tax Expert Writer (Telecommute) Web Content Writer Web Design Writers (Remote) Writer About the Fertile Crescent Blogging Jobs Freelance Blog Editor (NY) DIY/Survivalist/Parenting Bloggers Finance Blogger/Writer (Telecommute) Freelance SEO… -
Freelance Writing Jobs for May 20, 2013
20 May 2013 | 4:00 amGood Monday morning to all of you! I hope you’re all ready to take a new week on. Here are your freelance writing jobs for today. Freelance Writing Jobs Content Writing Jobs Web Content Writer (Remote) Freelance Content Manager (Remote) Freelance Web Humor Article Writers (Telecommute) Web Content Writer/Editor (Seattle) Blogging Jobs Blog Ambassador (Anywhere) Political Blogger (USA) Food Bloggers (NY) Real Estate Blogger (NYC) Copywriting Jobs Copywriter Who Has Read “Scientific Advertising” by Claude Hopkins (Toronto) Independent Copywriter (Toronto) Website Copywriter…
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Second Test Article on the Website
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The First Test Article on the Website
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Elegant Themes Giveaway By BloggersPassion – Get 3 Developers License Worth $89 each
24 May 2013 | 8:30 pmElegant themes is one of the leading providers of stunning WordPress themes that are known for their stellar design, advanced features and unparalleled support. The team at Elegant Themes has been churning out pixel-perfect themes that help create a beautiful and professional website amazingly simple. Coming with a plethora of shortcodes, templates and theme options – changing the themes is a cakewalk. Clubbed with unparalleled support you get all the themes for an all-inclusive price of $39, you are only paying $.48 per theme! Elegant themes have a great customer base of 183,093 happy… -
5 Viral Content Ideas For Your Blogging Success
24 May 2013 | 1:02 amImprovisation of web technologies and the fast spreading mobile web has presented many more options of showing content in an informative way than the regular plain old articles. These promising new ways of showing content to users have their own benefits and in this post we analyze some of these new content presentation techniques and how they can help the users: Why do we use content? As initial web was mostly made of text and some graphical elements people had to adapt to the limitations of the web technologies of the twentieth century to express themselves. Conveying messages with text and… -
What to do if Your Organic Traffic is Tumbling Down?
20 May 2013 | 7:51 amReferral traffic, paid traffic, direct traffic all have their own significance but if your website is content heavy and you are trying to cut down the costs on bringing traffic to your site, getting organic visitors is the only way out. We all do the hard work, try every technique in the book, pay heed to every advice from the experts but what to do if we find the organic traffic still going down? Although it might look that you are doing everything right at SEO but here is a checklist which might come handy to analyze what is going wrong: Still with the old school tactics? Starting from the… -
Bloggers Income Report: How Much Money Do Top Bloggers Make And How
18 May 2013 | 9:54 pmMaking money online and generating a residual income stream is what many full time bloggers strive. There are stories about bloggers making six figure incomes and it is but natural to be curious about who is making how much and what the sources of income are. In this post we will cover few such bloggers who are making a decent amount of money online and also go behind the scenes to see who is running the show and what his website parameters are. The details of latest income reports will also be listed. The format followed is introduction of the blogger, the vital statistics of his blog and… -
BlueHost Discount May 2013: Start WordPress website for $3.95/month
15 May 2013 | 5:45 pmNo doubt BlueHost is one of the best web host’s for Hosting WordPress Blogs and they are even recommended as an ideal choice for hosting WordPress blogs by WordPress.org website. They have 15 plus years of experience in the web hosting industry and they are one of the very few early birds in this industry. Millions of websites are already hosted on BlueHost Servers and more than 20 thousands new websites are added to this list every month. They are based out in Utah. BlueHost serves the single hosting plan to all of its customers and you can host unlimited domains using the same hosting…
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How to Remove Someone from Your Connections in LinkedIn
20 May 2013 | 11:30 amAren't you on the most popular professional social network online? :) You know what I mean. It's LinkedIn. LinkedIn deserve the medal. Recently we have been noticing different kind of changes on LinkedIn such as mentions. Did you know about new features on LinkedIn? Check out all the new LinkedIn features if you are not aware of them. Anyway it's not about a new feature I'm gonna talk about -
How to Change HTML Header Tag for Post Title in Blogger
15 May 2013 | 12:30 amHave you been using headings in your blog posts or articles? Headings are helpful to break down information for readers without overwhelming them with texts all over the page. Not only human readers, but also electronic devices and automated tools read your content and make use of headings to structure your posts or articles to present in a better way for human readers. Even search engines -
Manage Your Website in Google Webmaster Tools: Part 4
7 May 2013 | 4:30 pmWell... Well... Well... We are getting closer to the end of this series. So far we have been touching Configuration, Health and Traffic sections in Google Webmaster Tools (GWMT). I know, it's associated with some technical aspects and you need to have some basic knowledge about them. So far I've been trying to explain necessary terms and tidbits you needed to know. I'm happy with responses -
Add a Twitter Tab for Your Facebook Page with Woobox
30 Apr 2013 | 3:50 pmSocial Media helps immensely for businesses, brands and organizations to reach out targeted audience online. It doesn't matter if you are a personal blogger seeking no profit out of your content, still social media can help you find likeminded bloggers and readers. You wouldn't mind an increase of readership. Would you? Now let's get to the topic. Do you have a Facebook fan page created to -
How to Enable Google+ Comments in Blogger
23 Apr 2013 | 4:30 amHello Blogger folks, do you enjoy blogging at your end? I know you are. I have no doubt about that. Few years back, it felt like Google abandoned Blogger platform as it wasn't getting much attention. But recently Blogger has been offering some wonderful features to the blogging platform to improve the experience of bloggers and readers. Blogger's new look, Dynamic Views, integrating Google+
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When Community Managers Cross the Line
24 May 2013 | 8:08 amI have to admit, I enjoy some of the perks that come with being a community manager. I love traveling to conferences and other events on behalf of my employer and I enjoy when I’m asked to beta test or be an early adapter. I enjoy receiving books to review and I absolutely adore talking to people all day ever day. But you know what I won’t do? Use my status with the brand to ask for free stuff for my personal use. I would never contact a brand out of the blue and ask if I could have free codes to use their products and services, for example, simply because i might work for a… -
24 Places to Find Social Media Jobs – Updated for 2013
21 May 2013 | 5:08 amIn July 2010, I listed 25 Places to Find Social Media Jobs. Though much of the list is still relevant it’s badly in need of updating. Today I’d like to share an updated list of places to find social media jobs. Most of these places are aggregators and job search engines, but that doesn’t mean they’re not valuable resources. 25 Places to Find Social Media Jobs Social Media Jobs: Posts a variety of gigs each day, mostly from the U.S, but also from around the world. Social Job Ops – Combs the web to provide listings of the best social media, community management,… -
Engaging With Your Community So You Actually Learn From Them
29 Apr 2013 | 6:55 am“Name a fruit that starts with P” “Peanut butter or jelly?” “How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll Pop?” These are all fun questions I’ve seen asked on Facebook pages recently. The community managers who posted them were happy to receive many likes, shares and comments, and who wouldn’t want an active and engaged community? Here’s the thing, though. If you had the ability to engage with your Facebook fans and learn what makes them tick, thereby helping you to better sell your product or service, why would you… -
Community Building Requires Brand-Wide Participation
22 Apr 2013 | 5:02 amIf you were to ask me to give one important reason why people want to be part of a brand’s community, I’d probably tell you it’s because people who believe in the brand like to feel as if they’re part of the brand and they especially enjoy sharing in their success. It’s like we’re extending an invitation for our customers to be part of our team. The people who are part of our communities enjoy having a say and giving feedback and when they see us taking their advice, they take pride. However, one thing that can be disappointing is when the people we work… -
The Three Types of People Your Brand Can’t Afford to Ignore
3 Apr 2013 | 6:46 amYour brand’s most important asset isn’t a product, service, stock options, or inventory. It’s not real estate, web sites, or your Facebook page. Your brand’s most important asset is people. And before you start laughing about how corny I am or that I’m stating the obvious, many brands really don’t pay much attention to the different groups of people they see on a daily basis. So many people don’t take time to notice the way they respond to others and how it impacts their bottom line. How you treat others goes a long way. There are those who feel they…
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SEO: Best way to get quality traffic on blog
25 May 2013 | 11:37 amFor most of the bloggers one of the difficult tasks is to drive the quality traffic to your blog and built up an engaged audience. Many of the novices while blogging find it very much difficult to find people to read their blog posts and thus at the end they even quit by getting frustrated. However, if you know some of the smart ways of generating traffic for your blog, you could very well survive in your blogging efforts without any worry or hassle. Among the various ways of getting traffic, SEO is considered as one of the best options to get your target audience over your blog. In fact, the… -
Three Guest Posting Pitfalls to Avoid at All Costs
25 May 2013 | 5:51 amGuest posting has been equally vilified and glorified by SEO experts. While the strategy certainly does have its boons where back link profile building is concerned, it also comes with a clearly defined set of downsides. Here are three things your guest posting strategy should never be about. Do not devise your guest post strategy on the (very) long term. One of the main problems with guest posting as a stand-alone strategy is that, after a while, its returns tend to decrease, while the implementation costs stay the same. Try to visualize this: when starting out your guest posting campaign,… -
Get Attention-Grabbing Business Cards!
24 May 2013 | 11:45 amWe don’t need to tell you about the power of a great quality business card. It’s an essential business tool and one that you won’t get far without. Don’t miss this really valuable opportunity to leave your mark. A cheap, poor quality business card is going to do you more harm than good – if you don’t value your own services then how on earth do you expect anybody else to? Show them you mean business by investing money into a dazzling business card and people will take you far more seriously. Your business card should encapsulate everything you offer as a business and should leave… -
Man Cannot Live on Gadgets Alone
24 May 2013 | 5:46 amThere are so many gadgets these days that we can take anywhere to monitor our health. From forks that tell you when you are eating too fast to ones that vibrate, they give us a guarantee that we will live healthier lifestyles by giving us better knowledge about our habits. There is a lot of hype surrounding them but they might not be all that they promise to be. Yes, these gadgets may give us a better look at the things we do daily but the data might not do anything to get to the root of what really affects our physical wellbeing. This cannot be done with gadgets along; we must still use the… -
Aftermarket -The Marketplace for Domains
23 May 2013 | 8:39 pmA good domain name can help drive a substantial amount of traffic to your site. If you are looking to find a domain name that will receive maximum recognition from search engines, you should check out aftermarket.com to get a great deal on a great domain name. The best part about this service is that you can find domains that are suitable regardless of where you are from. You will have your choice of .eu, .com and .edu domains that will help increase the SEO value of your page. You don’t need to spend a lot of money to get the domain that you are looking for. While you may have to pay…
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How to make a blog and a blog income
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What You Should Be Doing Before You Publish Your Next Blog Post
20 May 2013 | 9:08 amAhh, the submit button on WordPress. It’s kind of like the finishing line of a crazed marathon sometimes, when you click on the ‘publish’ button and see your latest article heading off in to the World Wide Web. It gives you a feeling of satisfaction to know that you’ve updated your site, published some great [...]The post What You Should Be Doing Before You Publish Your Next Blog Post appeared first on How to make a blog and a blog income.7 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post...Related Posts:Build Backlinks On AutoPilotThe Copywriting Scorecard for… -
How A Subtle But Powerful Internal Shift Can Transform Your Blog
15 May 2013 | 3:02 amIf you have a blog on the go at the moment for your business, you’ll probably be looking around now and again to see if there is any way you can enhance the site, get more customers to pop along and join in your online discussions, or generate more sales from the site. When we [...]The post How A Subtle But Powerful Internal Shift Can Transform Your Blog appeared first on How to make a blog and a blog income.13 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post...Related Posts:Internal Links: Make It Easy With This WordPress PluginTop Ecommerce Solutions for WordPressNew Google… -
How To Build Relationships By Mastering Autoresponders
13 May 2013 | 3:30 amImagine if you had a personal assistant to support your online business, that responded within minutes to customer requests, managed your subscriber list perfectly, and sent out perfect e-mails at the time you most needed them to go out, because they understood exactly what you wanted to say, and when you wanted to say it? [...]The post How To Build Relationships By Mastering Autoresponders appeared first on How to make a blog and a blog income.6 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post...Related Posts:Is Mastering Public Speaking Good for Bloggers?The Pros and Cons of Social… -
How To Immediately Get More Visitors Buying Your Services (video)
9 May 2013 | 4:11 amYou want more clients. I know that…we all do! Watch my video below and I’ll tell you how you can get more visitors buying your services. To read the video transcript, click here Most people searching online are pretty smart. They have already done some research and know what they are looking for. For [...]The post How To Immediately Get More Visitors Buying Your Services (video) appeared first on How to make a blog and a blog income.13 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post...Related Posts:Do NOT Buy Rapid Video Blogging CourseViral Video Distribution… -
Acting Like This Online IS Destroying Your Business
8 May 2013 | 4:01 amWe Brits are a shy, retiring race aren’t we? It’s a standing joke among our foreign friends that British people are quiet types, hiding our proverbial lights under bushels and refusing to claim our successes or brag about our achievements. When we are placed in to the spotlight for succeeding at something, our most likely [...]The post Acting Like This Online IS Destroying Your Business appeared first on How to make a blog and a blog income.30 Comments - Read what others are saying about this post...Related Posts:Overcoming Blogging BurnoutOvercoming Blogging Burnout: Here Is…
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10 Tips to Give Your Blog a Boost
12 May 2013 | 11:50 amWhen it comes to blogs most of them fall into the blah category. They are not good or bad, just boring. If you do not want your blog to be blah to readers then you have to make your blog stand out. But how do you do that? Well, here are ten tips to give your blog a boost without having to invest a lot of time or money: 1. Find your focus – The first thing you should always have in mind is your blog’s focus. What is your main niche topic? You want your topic to be specific so that you can get in the readers you want without alienating anyone with off topic posts. This means no mix and… -
30 Best & Well-Liked Money Management Websites
28 Apr 2013 | 10:48 amMany of us are not good with handling in our finance. No matter how hard we try to follow the budget, but by the end of the month we hardly have any clue so as to where all the money has gone. This badly affects our long term financial goals. One easy way to deal with this persistent problem is to make use of money management websites which keeps a close track on each and every transaction made by us and helps us to deal with our finance in a much better way. The online apps help in drawing the monthly budget on your behalf, when you have provided it with some basic information. Thereafter,… -
Ideas For The Burnt Out Blogger
8 Jan 2013 | 9:34 amWe all get burnt out. Blogging day in and day out will do that to you. Sometimes I just sit in front of my computer, staring at the white screen and wondering what in the world I will be able to blog on today. However when every day becomes a struggle like that, you know, you are really burnt out. How do you get over it? Well, here are some tips that I hope will help you: 1. Take a break – I know it goes against the grain for many bloggers, but sometimes the idea is a simple on. You just need a break. A vacation. A few days off from blogging. Putting your blog on hiatus is a drastic step,… -
How to Make Your Content Perform Again and Again
30 Oct 2012 | 11:16 amThis is one of the best posts by Lindaw Foreshaw, that will take your attention to your own posts giving them a makeover and bring back all the traffic that those posts truly deserve. If you’ve been in the blogging world for more than a nanosecond, you’ll no doubt have heard that content is some sort of royalty. You may even have come across Seth Godin’s message that content marketing is the only kind of marketing left. Does that mean you should be furiously tapping away at your keyboard writing new content until repetitive strain injury brings you to a complete standstill? Not… -
Blogging for Moms
12 Oct 2012 | 2:03 pmThere used to be a thought that all, or most, bloggers are men. In fact, that is not true. There are literally millions of bloggers out there who are not only women, but moms. Mothers are some of the most prolific bloggers because a lot of them either work from home, have taken maternity leave, or are stay at home moms. They have the time and energy necessary to blog every day, like successful bloggers should. Sometimes, though, even mommies run out of things to write about. With that in mind, I wanted to share a few ideas for blog post topics. Whether you are blogging for moms or you are a…
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Writing Happiness
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4 Ways to Write Your Next Blog Post Opening that Works
13 May 2013 | 5:46 pmTweetFor a blog post to work, many things need to be just right. Your headline must be compelling and offers a clear benefit so that people actually click on it. The topic must be relevant for your audience. Occasionally you can sneak something in that doesn’t exactly fit within your niche, but on the whole, you must stay on topic. The post itself must be interesting, offer something new or say something with a fresh perspective. And finally, your post needs a specific call to action. What is it that you want your readers to do? Leave a comment or answer a question? Share among their… -
5 Ways to Add Credibility to Your Blog & Attract Way More Readers
23 Apr 2013 | 3:12 amTweet“I want to start blogging but why would anyone listen to me?” “I have no fancy degrees. I have no endorsements from successful bloggers.” “My life story is boring. I have never backpacked around the world, I have never been fired and I am happy with what I do.” “I am just starting out. Why would anyone listen to me?” Many people who want to start blogging are often held back by thoughts such as these. Most people, who have been blogging for sometime but haven’t had much success either, are just about to give up out of sheer… -
15 Non-Native English Bloggers You Should Follow Today
7 Apr 2013 | 10:18 pmTweetFarnoosh Brock. Mary Jaksch. Mars Dorian and Henneke Duistermaat. They have something in common. Something very special. They are extremely talented bloggers, sure. They are always creating content that people love to share. They genuinely care about their audience. They are passionate with a capital P. But that’s not it. It’s something truly unique. You’ll know it when you see their names and their beautiful faces. You’ll know it for sure, when you hear them speak. They are non-native speakers of English – and write better than most people you know. … -
Why it’s Sooo Hard to Get Your First 1,000 Blog Subscribers
11 Mar 2013 | 7:30 pmTweetIt took me a long time to get my first 1,000 email subscribers. Way too long, if you ask me. And there is no single reason to explain why it happened the way it did. I was studying part-time, and looking after my two young boys (2010). My blog started off as a hobby and I had no idea that I would eventually turn it into my livelihood. My blog wasn’t very good in the beginning. I didn’t have a viable niche or market. I was just doing it because I loved doing it – there was no way I couldn’t not do it. Much like most people out there, isn’t it? And round about… -
Why You Should Stop Writing Only for People who Scan Online
21 Feb 2013 | 7:36 pmTweetPeople don’t read on the Web. They just don’t read online. They scan and scroll, going through stuff at lightening fast speed. If you don’t catch their eye, they are gone. If you have their attention, you better do everything you can to keep it. That’s what we have heard, right. That’s what everyone keeps on talking about. People are pressed for time. They subscribe to hundreds of blogs. Their feeds are literally spilling over, so they ignore everything. I’d like to offer another view. People do read online. They read bloggers they really admire, they read stuff that…
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The History of Fonts
20 May 2013 | 4:39 amThis is a great video I found that I wanted to share. It discussed the History of Fonts using stop photography. It is both entertaining and educational. When you creating a site or writing your blog, do you ever change the font? Enjoy! -
More on Membership Sites
13 Apr 2013 | 10:51 amI received a few inquires about creating a membership site after yesterdays post, Your Own Membership Site. If you’re interested in creating a special area on the web where only your members or clients can get access to premium content and products that you make available to this select audience then you likely want to create what is called a membership website. There are various ways you can create a membership website but one of the easiest, affordable and most popular methods for creating a membership website is with the WishList Member plugin. This plugin is designed specifically for… -
Your Own Membership Site
12 Apr 2013 | 8:32 pmPaid membership sites are one of the leading business models online today. This is mainly due to the fact that paid membership sites offers more advantages compare to other type of business. What are these advantages you ask? Well, there are three basic advantages and one is the steady stream of income. With paid membership site you can have the steady income of a CEO but without the tedious responsibilities that comes with it. You see, subscriptions to paid membership sites are set up for a certain amount of time usually about by month or by year. So for instance you have a hundred people… -
Top 1% Most Viewed LinkedIn Profiles
11 Apr 2013 | 10:27 amYou probably have a lot going on with your online presence – let’s face it – you have a lot to do. You are busy writing content for your blog. You might be tweeting on Twitter. Are you pinning images on Pinterest? There is all the communication to keep up with on Facebook. And what about LinkedIn? With all that you do, it is nice to get recognized for your effort. Recognition is good. Especially when it comes from a highly known and well respected site like LinkedIn! How did you feel when you got an email from LinkedIn informing you that you are so influential that YOUR profile was one… -
Danger Will Robinson!
9 Apr 2013 | 8:57 pmWhen you have a website, you have to keep on top of a lot of tasks – write content, keep themes up to date, keep your plugins, up to date, keep WordPress up to date! You also have to drive traffic, build your list, and more. To keep you informed about a plugin that went ‘rogue’ (my own description after learning what happened), take a look at an email that I just mailed out describing a plugin gone bad! I suggest that you deactivate the plugin and then delete from your site for good. Take a look at some other plugin that does the same thing. Hi - Remember the old series,…
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Blog Content Ideas – Mining Blog Post Comments
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Blog Content Ideas – Make Use Of An Editorial Calendar
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Top 101 Blog Directories And RSS Submission Sites – Weekly Update #212
20 May 2013 | 6:39 pmObtaining Backlinks From Quality Blog And RSS Feed Directories Remains A Valid Linking Strategy You may refer to the entire list (439 entries) at the Blog Directory List New blog directories and RSS feed directories: ADDED: Blogs Monitor http://www.blogsmonitor.com/ Locate on entire list Free RSS Feed Directory http://www.freerssfeeddirectory.com/link/add.html?ref=nav Locate on entire list Skimr http://www.skimr.co/ Locate on entire list YA Book Blog Directory http://yabookblogdirectory.blogspot.com/p/ya-book-blogger-list.html Locate on entire list Blog directories and RSS submission sites no… -
How To Find Bloggers In Your Niche And How To Build Relationships With Them
26 Mar 2013 | 9:53 pmNetwork With Bloggers Just As In Offline Commerce Building Relationships Is One Of The Most Crucial Factors In Internet Marketing Success Just a short quick post to alert you to a valuable resource with three main benefits regarding bloggers: Find bloggers in your niche Build a relationship with these bloggers Make a pitch to these bloggers Blogdash is a powerful membership site with free and paid options. There are over 100,000 bloggers who are members. Once you join and set up your profile, the next step is to find bloggers in your niche or area of interest. In the right column there are… -
Make Money Online – “The Power of Why:Your Psychological Ally To Marketing Success!”
24 Mar 2013 | 11:22 pmNot Enough Why Factor “The Power of Why:Your Psychological Ally To Marketing Success!” by Sean D'Souza Here's why ‘WHY’ is such a profit-making marketing trigger. “Stop taking two and three plates of food,” my mother said to me angrily. I was at a wedding and seven years old. Back then, at a lot of the weddings we used to go to, the food would be pre-served on a plate. I could never get enough of those calorie-ridden platters. Waylaying different waiters, (so I would not be recognised), I’d polish 3-4 plates without blinking an eye. Mum wasn’t impressed, and told me to stop…
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Hot Blog Tips
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9 Suggestions When Using Green Screen With Videos
21 May 2013 | 5:40 amHave you ever wanted to have a more exciting background for your videos, but just can’t get out and film at all those cool places? Maybe you would like your subject’s background to be more fitting for the topic at hand? With the help of a green screen, you can transform yourself anywhere you want (or [...]Author informationSheryl LochI am always learning new and improved ways to better our blogs, forum, and e-commerce sites. You can find me at The Internet Marketers Guild and +Sheryl Loch. I tend to be a bit straight forward and sarcastic at times so ask for an honest opinion and… -
Videos for 2013-05-19
19 May 2013 | 9:00 pmComplaints About Google Plus Changes Complaints About Google Plus Changes Google Plus made a LOT of changes and in this Hot Blog Tips Hangouts on Air we talk about a few of those changes that people are complaining about. We want to hear what you don't like about the new G+. Of course you can also tell us what you do like. ***Complaints about the Google Plus Layout*** Multi column - What I now call "PinGooFace" Video to Change to Single Column on G+ Home Page Only -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nPGXB_JEwM Video to Change Google Plus Profile to Single Column -… -
YouTube To Push One Channel Layout
17 May 2013 | 1:25 pmFor all of you Youtubers who have put off setting up your One Channel layout…get ready to do it anyway. YouTube has announced that ALL YouTube channels will get the “new” layout on June 5, 2013. You may as well embrace the new layout and get your channel art and trailer made now. It will save [...]Author informationSheryl LochI am always learning new and improved ways to better our blogs, forum, and e-commerce sites. You can find me at The Internet Marketers Guild and +Sheryl Loch. I tend to be a bit straight forward and sarcastic at times so ask for an honest opinion and you… -
Videos for 2013-05-16
16 May 2013 | 9:00 pmChange Google Plus Profile to Single Column Change Google Plus Profile to Single Column How to change your Google Plus Profile Back to a Single Column! If you do not like the new G+ multi-column layout, you can get the single column back on both your Profile Page and your Home Page for easier reading. The video to switch just your HOME page on G+ to single column layout - Switch Back to Google Plus Single Layout - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nPGXB_JEwM Thank you for watching and sharing our Google Plus How To Videos! Sheryl Loch ~ Hot Blog Tips http://hotblogtips.com From: Hot Blog Tips… -
Videos for 2013-05-15
15 May 2013 | 9:00 pmSwitch Back to Google Plus Single Layout Switch Back to Google Plus Single Layout How to switch the new Google Plus layout back to single column, is what this easy How To video will show you. On May 15, 2013 G+ switched to a new multi column layout, if you like the single row better on your home page you can get it back. To get your Google Plus Profile single column - PROFILE page to be single column - Upper Left (to get the slide out), scroll down to SETTINGS, scroll down on that page to ACCESSIBILITY and check mark. That will make your Profile also single column. Sheryl Loch at Hot Blog…
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3 Things I’ve Learned By Playing Charlotte Lucas
14 May 2013 | 6:32 pmSo, I’m in a play. It’s a production of Pride & Prejudice set in the 1960′s. Think Austen meets Mad Men. It’s truly amazing and we opened last Friday (I’ll include all the details at the end of this post, as there are showings this weekend and I’d love for you to see it). My role in [...] -
25 for 25 – How It Went
5 May 2013 | 4:28 pm25 years, 25 acts of kindness. It was really uplifting to try to do something good with my time for my 25th birthday, but as my Aunt Lisa said when she heard about my project, “It’s better to do something nice just because and not have to tell everyone about it.” I agree. The reason I did [...] -
Creativity Tool: Story Starter
20 Mar 2013 | 3:45 pmI don’t really do much with fiction writing, but on the occasion that I decide to dabble (or if I just want to get my creative juices flowing), I turn to my regular swipe file of things to write about. But sometimes, I run out of ideas. Or maybe I want to try something different. That’s [...] -
Hobbies
19 Mar 2013 | 3:03 amI really suck at hobbies. I tried painting, but I don’t have the patience. I tried poetry, but I prefer reading it over writing it. I tried crafts, but I just plain suck at those. I aspire to be a hobbyist. Just ask my friends. I speak longingly of being a lady of leisure and hobbies, with plenty of [...] -
My First Phone Number Request
18 Mar 2013 | 7:59 pmSo, I’ve never actually been asked for my phone number by a complete stranger before. It’s never happened. The closest I got was when I was 14 and I went to Medieval Times with one of my good friends and the guy working the souvenir counter slid a sheet of paper across the glass with his name and [...]
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Goins, Writer
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How I Started Getting Paid for My Passion
23 May 2013 | 9:26 amPeople often ask how I made the transition from full-time employee to full-time writer. Some want to know the steps I took to get paid for my passion, while others are interested in how I manage to make a living writing. But here’s the truth: I never intended to make money doing this. I didn’t think it was possible. But that doesn’t mean any of it “just happened,” either. Photo Credit: cafemama via Compfight cc When I started this blog, I thought at most I’d be able to publish some books (if I was lucky) and collect a few meager royalties. All while… -
The Problem with “Fake It Till You Make It”
21 May 2013 | 8:49 amFrom Jeff: This is a guest post from Darrell Vesterfelt. Darrell is the author of UNBLOGGER: Discovering The Power of Story in a ‘How-To’ World. He is also the co-founder Prodigal Magazine and Prodigal Press. You can connect with him on Twitter (@dvest). In the world of social media, we are constantly in front of other people. There’s a lot of pressure to always be “on,” which breeds a pressure to perform. In response to this, a “fake it till you make it” gospel has formed. Photo Credit: Johnatron via Compfight cc I get the sentiment. Sometimes if we don’t… -
The True Nature of Compassion [Podcast]
18 May 2013 | 3:00 amHave you ever had an experience where you tried to do something good for someone else but ended up feeling worse? Ever felt empathy towards someone in such a way that it hurt? Maybe that’s not such a bad thing. True compassion doesn’t leave you feeling warm and fuzzy. True compassion breaks your heart and leaves you feeling helpless. And the reason for this is because true compassion requires you to step outside of yourself. This week, we return to Wrecked Sessions (a limited-time podcast I’m doing to continue conversation around my book, Wrecked). In this episode, we… -
If You Could Do Anything for a Living, What Would You Do?
16 May 2013 | 3:00 amThey say that the answer to the “If you could do anything…” question tells you what you’re meant to do. It says something about your passions and interests and what you’d be doing if you didn’t have to worry about paying the bills and such. But most people struggle with the two — I call it the issue of vocation versus occupation. Photo Credit: Adam Foster | Codefor via Compfight cc The word “vocation” comes from the Latin vocare, which means “calling.” It suggests some grand purpose in your life. Occupation has the same root… -
When the Adventure Ends (And Real Life Begins) [Podcast]
9 May 2013 | 3:49 amIt’s natural to want to go on an adventure. To leave home for college. To move to a new city where no one knows your name. To take off and see the world. But what happens when the adventure is over — when the vacation ends, when they hand you your diploma, when you finally decide to plant some roots — and the struggle of real life begins? That is when we learn what we’re made of. And that is what my friend Matt Snyder learned after 11 months of touring the world and had to get an ordinary, boring job that taught him some unexpected lessons. This week on the Wrecked Sessions,…
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Small Business News From Get Busy Media
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Letters from My Mother: Advice from 8 Years of Correspondence
7 May 2013 | 7:46 pmWhere do I begin with my mother? She’s been there for me every step of the way. This has always been apparent to me during the last 25+ years of my life but recent change and reflection have truly made me appreciate the amazing mother she has been to my three sisters and me for [...] Read The Rest On Get Busy Media -
Blogging Options & Necessities
30 Apr 2013 | 5:13 pmI recently wrote a post for Get Busy Media titled, “Why I love and Hate Blogging.” In this post I’m going to share blogging options and necessities. Please note: there are endless ways to make money blogging, the below suggestions are merely my own preferences and what has worked for me. That also includes the [...] Read The Rest On Get Busy Media -
New Infographic: Optimizing Videos for SEO
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Why I Love and Hate Blogging
26 Mar 2013 | 5:01 pmI started blogging full-time about seven years ago. During those years I have lost count of how many people have asked me how to “Do what I do.” The funny thing though is that most people don’t want an honest answer. Blogging, like any other business, is not rocket science but it takes hard work, [...] Read The Rest On Get Busy Media -
Microblogging Tips for Reaching Mobile Users
18 Mar 2013 | 8:48 pmThe term microblogging is one that is often used in reference to social media posts. Any update you place on Facebook, Tweet you make on Twitter, post you share on Google+, or any other update on social media platforms can be called microblogging. However, not every post is equally effective. As PrintPlace points out, certain [...] Read The Rest On Get Busy Media
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Techblaster.NET
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Three Easy Search Engine Optimization Strategies for Beginners
30 Apr 2013 | 7:42 pmAre you new to search engine optimization? If the answer is yes, then you have come to the right place. SEO has become a major branch of internet marketing and search engine manipulation so it seems only natural that so many people are trying to learn more about it. However, the practice of improving and promoting a web site is not something you can learn over night. For most people it is a very confusing field because there are so many things you have to understand about it. Nevertheless, it is something even people with basic knowledge about computers can understand, as long as they learn… -
Real Peachy Apps Idea
26 Apr 2013 | 11:47 amMobile Apps It seems like nearly every day someone is coming up with something new to put on your mobile. These are called Apps which is short for applications and it now seems almost like you have an app for telling you when to eat or use the bathroom, they are in such abundance. When it first started the apps were pretty useful and a real assistance to daily life but soon it got out of hand and everybody jumped on the band wagon. We were inundated with new apps every day and they have now almost become little more than a status symbol, the actual use of the app is irrelevant, and it is only… -
Why Would You Need A Spy Software For Mobile Phones Of Your Employees?
19 Apr 2013 | 3:54 amOrganizational politics has been damaging organizations from the beginning. If you want your business to have smooth operations, then it is very important for you to lessen the organizational politics as much as u can. Employees whining about how tough their job is and bitching about their colleagues is a pretty common example of a poor organizational culture. Keep a close eye on your employees at all times by using the help of a spy software for mobiles of theirs. StealthGenie Is Useful: Monitor your employees at all times to avoid them with any loop hole to damage the flow of your… -
Three Myths about International SEO Principles Busted
19 Apr 2013 | 2:56 amIn the day and age of economic globalization, online marketing seems like the perfect field to be taking matters at the next, international level. However, while technology, Internet access speeds and numerous other advances are making it easier than ever for people to connect, the international SEO picture is slightly more nuanced than that. Since SEO combines metrics and linguistics with communication, a successful endeavor in the field of international SEO needs to take into consideration certain specific aspects. Training is pointless if no one cares Some entrepreneurs, business… -
Preventing Crime through Technology
10 Apr 2013 | 5:00 pmKeeping our homes and our businesses safe is one of the biggest concerns for most of us these days. Thankfully there are now more ways than ever to do this, and the usage of cutting edge technology makes it easier for us to do it. Check out some of the following easy tips and see whether or not you have done it. Use a Camera CCTV technology isn’t exactly new. In fact, it dates all the way back to the 1940s. However, the quality and ease of use are aspects which have come on leaps and bounds in recent years. The price of a top notch CCTV system is also a lot more affordable than it was just…
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Why You Must Blog
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How to know your ideal client. It’s so much more than demographics.
23 May 2013 | 3:00 amWhat is the one thing I would have shared with myself as a start-up business owner 36 years ago that I know today and didn’t then? This is the question posed for this month’s Word Carnival. It’s a good question isn’t it? Think about it for a while. What would you share with your younger start-up self? It’s possible that as an exercise there is something our zestful start-up selves have to teach their older selves. The inherent belief that it will be exactly as we believe it will be. A passionate super-self confidence and a sense of driving purpose in spite of… -
I just hate sales
23 Apr 2013 | 5:30 pmHow often have you heard that comment from business owners who love what they do, but hate selling it? From the passion with which the words are uttered, it seems to be an visceral response to putting a value on what they love and then having to ask for it. That word ‘sales’ As a word, ‘sales’ hasn’t always been part of the small business lexicon. Sales once related only to those people who were salesmen, (one rarely met a saleswoman decades ago). And they only sold commodities, not services. Back then, there were few positions less aspired to than that of the… -
Purpose changes everything
9 Apr 2013 | 7:46 pmIt’s in the air, like spring. Or autumn. You know that moment when you sense the season has changed and it heralds a different experience. The ambient temperature of a room, a fragrance, colour or forbidding sky changes how we are. How we exist in that moment. Purpose is in the air. It’s everywhere. As if the universe has been tossing it’s massive tumblers randomly about for far too long and they’ve finally settled in a familiar pattern discernible by us all. As happens when you’re assimilated by your purpose. Purpose, the single reason why you do what you do. -
What’s not possible?
26 Mar 2013 | 2:57 pmAs the thundering strains of Thus Sprach Zarathustra rose to a crescendo, the apes cowered beneath a towering black monolith. The sun rose behind it and they saw in its rays the bone that would soon become a living creature’s first weapon. This is one in a series of Word Carnival Posts Close Business Encounters of the Sci-fi Kind! Not long after this prodigious opening in Stanley Kubrick’s film, A Space Odyssey 2001, an air hostess wearing grip shoes gently puts a floating pen back into a traveller’s pocket and, a while later, the same man is seen talking to his young… -
How to fall in love with your business blog
26 Feb 2013 | 4:30 pmAm I kidding? Certainly not. Falling in love with your business blog is a serious affair. Starting with you. And forgive me for making a few assumptions here. You’re a business owner responsible for doing your own marketing – yes? Because you’re an entrepreneur, you probably saw a solution for something no one else had ever thought of that fitted with your expertise – probable? Somewhere along the line you absorbed the notion that you needed to blog. Right so far? Now lovers of blogging, I’m taking a leaf out of Derek Halpern’s blog here and not writing for…
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Basic Blog Tips
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How To Build An Interactive Social Media Following
24 May 2013 | 1:35 amIf you want to be successful online, then building a social media following should be one of your top priorities. But there is a misconceptions some bloggers have, that success can be determined solely by the numbers. For example, in email marketing, they say the more subscribers you have, the... Visit the blog to read the full article: http://basicblogtips.com -
The 7 Most Dangerous Blog Design Mistakes
21 May 2013 | 3:10 amThere are many millions of blogs on the internet, and probably about 98% of them are garbage to be honest. And because there is so much choice out there, it is very hard to stand out - unless you can "WOW" a first time visitor with a great design, interesting content and also plenty of engagement.... Visit the blog to read the full article: http://basicblogtips.com -
How I Use Social Media To Drive Traffic to My Latest Blog Post
18 May 2013 | 6:42 pmTraffic is the lifeline of a blog; if you don’t have it, you don’t exist. Most people rely on the mighty search engines for their traffic. But there are other ways of getting traffic to your blog by utilizing the power of social media. The role of social media sites is front and center when it... Visit the blog to read the full article: http://basicblogtips.com -
4 Ways to Ruin Guest Posting by Turning it into Spam
16 May 2013 | 2:59 amUndoubtedly, guest blogging is a favored strategy for those looking to acquire links from top quality niche sites. Prominent blog owners are usually inundated with emails asking whether they accept guest articles. Since guest blogging or guest posting is a popular means for self and blog promotion,... Visit the blog to read the full article: http://basicblogtips.com -
How To Find The Best ClickBank Products To Promote
13 May 2013 | 2:46 pmThis article is for those of you who have already signed up for ClickBank but you failed to find the right products to promote or perhaps you want to increase the number of sales you're getting. Maybe you are someone who actually stopped promoting ClickBank products because you weren't satisfied... Visit the blog to read the full article: http://basicblogtips.com
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WordPress Dynamic Sidebars Plugins
3 May 2013 | 8:54 pmWordPress dynamic sidebars plugins are readily available either free or paid but one thing that is common with all of them is that they give your wordpress powered websites or blogs unique characteristics which may be useful for SEO purposes if you know how to use them properly. SEO Functions Of WordPress Dynamic Sidebars As [...] -
What To DO If You Are Hit By Goole’s Penguin?
29 Apr 2013 | 4:16 pmI have not posted any post on this blog for a long time now due to the fact that I simply have not yet got any tangible information to provide for my loyal readers and at the same time spending my time with my newly acquired friends. I have in all my posts been saying [...] -
Only Fools And Horses
11 Oct 2012 | 2:17 pmWhile I was trying to write this post I couldn’t think of a fitting title then I remembered one of my favorite TV series that used to be aired a long time ago. I still couldn’t figure out why the series was titled “Only Fools And Horses” since there was nothing to relate to horses. [...] -
Google To Slap Exact Match Domains
29 Sep 2012 | 1:01 pmHere we go again! I got an email today 29.09.2012 from a webmaster forum of which I am a member and discovered that another Google uproar may be on the horizon. It is all about the latest Matt Cutts tweet where he says: “Minor weather report: small upcoming Google algo change will reduce low-quality “exact-match” [...] -
Looking to Start an Online Business? Check Out Affiliate Marketing
17 Sep 2012 | 1:36 pmIf you are looking for a “no-maintenance-needed” kind of business, affiliate marketing might just be for you. If you approach it correctly, affiliate marketing can make you a fortune over the long run. A lot of sellers have been successful with this strategy, and even more are on their way. Quite a few online sellers [...]
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So what in the world is Passion?!
20 May 2013 | 11:28 amI made a list on last week’s blog that gave 10 things you need to consider and follow when deciding to start your own business. I thought it was a pretty concise self explanatory list. But more then one of you asked the same type of question, so that became the topic of my blog today So what in the world is Passion?! And what has it got to do with businesses? Mary said “I know what passion means I am not really asking what is passion, but more how can you get passionate about Network marketing? I mean it is hard work- please explain”. Jeff asked “how can I make myself… -
What did you do for Mom on Sunday?
13 May 2013 | 12:12 pmLet me know how you spent your mom’s special day. Mine was spent long distance Mom and me as she is in San Diego CA. and us in VancouverWA But gifts were sent flowers ordered and a call was made, as some of you know my mom was released from the hospital with terminal lung cancer and told to go home and die. We are addressing her condition holistically and with God’s help I hope we can if not stop it, at least we can increase the value to the quality of her life that she has left. But this post is not about me or my mom, but yours and what she did for you that brought you to the… -
Attention! Is the Mobile Money Code a Scam?
6 May 2013 | 11:32 amI decided today to talk to you about the brand new Mobile Money Codesystem created byRonnie Montana. One of the reasons I want to do that is because of the endless offers I keep getting for this “secret invite” only opportunity from people who do not know me, in which you can find this “secret invite” only program all over the net. So if you get an invite into the Mobile Money Code shhhh do not tell anyone There are two main things about this program that concern me past the slick video that looks like they staged a home and paid actors, not that, that would… -
Warning were all gonna die!
29 Apr 2013 | 11:25 amI sat down today to write my blog, and share with you a couple of new free web tools I have discovered for making splash pages, but my mind is far away this week. The beauty of being a writer and this being my forum is I can veer off subject and find other lessons in what I choose to point out and the relevance to all of our lives even when I may not have had that in mind when I started. See my Mom is fighting cancer, she has fought her entire life to remain healthy and bucked the odds when others would have laid down and died. But now the western medical field has declared that there is… -
The Truth about Empower Network
22 Apr 2013 | 11:06 amWell this blog is gonna be a little different today, I am gonna do a behind the scenes look into Empower Network I am not affiliated with the company, but keep getting a lot of invites from people I know and respect who are doing very well to come on board and people who are in other ventures with us are also using the power that is being generated by this company. And also some of you have been asking me if I thought you should join- so So I went out and did my research to let them and you know what I found out. The Truth about Empower Network Word of mouth from friends and people I know,…
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HostGator Special Offer - 35% OFF All Hosting - May 2013
22 May 2013 | 11:11 amHostGator Special Offer - 35% OFF All Hosting, $11.95 Domains. Ends Soon. Act Fast!. This special offer only for spring season. This discount coupon given to us will give our users an amazing 35% OFF on all hosting plans: shared, reseller, VPS and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
20+ Awesome Blogging Tips For Newbie Bloggers
22 May 2013 | 2:17 amYou can not get success in Blogging in one night. It takes dedication, hard work, patience and passion. Also read my previous post to get 10+ tips to drive traffic to your blog. Many people are jumping in this blogging field in the hope of... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Stylish Premium RSS Feed Subscription Widget For Blogger
22 May 2013 | 12:35 amRSS (Rich Site Summary) or in other simple words Really Simple Syndication is a part of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content - such as blog entries, news, podcast (YouTube, Vimeo etc) in a standardized format. Today,... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Add Custom Signature to Your Blogger Blog Posts
21 May 2013 | 5:06 amA Signature is a sign of your unique identity. Every person uses their signatures on cover letters, applications etc. Similarly, many people want to add a signature to their Blogger posts. Recently, one of our users asked us, how he can post Custom... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
How To Submit Your Blog To Bloggers Directory
21 May 2013 | 12:47 amBloggers Directory released new look of website which has a lot of amazing features now. It will help you to drive fair amount of traffic for your blogs. The more followers and reviews you receive the higher chances for your blog to gain... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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LogAllot -Blog Tips for Beginners
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Pet Peeves That Make You Think WTH!
22 May 2013 | 9:58 amSome of you know I work during the day and find time to manage this blog. In the morning instead of driving in traffic with other farts on the road, I take the train. In California, we have this thing called, “Caltrans” and it is nice to just sit and relax as I play a game or too before I get to work. Most times I can find a seat, but today I saw something that just irked the crap out of me. This lady was sitting in a seat where 2 seats were on one side and two on the other. She was in one seat, had her feet up, her bag in the seat next to her and the other seat to the far right with… -
Blogger Spotlight: Cynthia Tolbert-Wilson, RichlyMiddleClass.com
14 May 2013 | 9:00 pmBack in March 2012, I started an interview section on my blog where each week I featured men and women bloggers in the spotlight. I never realized how much fun it would be showcasing other bloggers and introducing you to people who have affected my blog experience. I wanted to start this section up again and start this week off with Cynthia Tolbert-Wilson of RichlyMiddleClass.com. Please introduce yourself and tell us about your blog? My name is Cynthia. I am from Mississippi and grew up in Texas. I’ve been living in England the past three years with my husband and daughter, but head home… -
7 Certainties of Blogging That Prevent Boredom
12 May 2013 | 10:00 pmMy name is Mitch Mitchell and I’m many things. Today, for the purpose of this guest post, I’m a blogger. I have 5 blogs of my own and have written for many others. I’ve been blogging since 2005 but for my most popular blog, I’ve been writing 5 ½ years. Over the course of all that time I’ve come to realize that there are some things that are certainties when it comes to blogging. Those are the things I’ll talk about in a minute. What I want to get out of the way is that there’s no one way of doing anything. Everyone ends up having their own style and… -
Is There a Secret Formula to Blog Commenting?
8 May 2013 | 9:47 amRunning a blog takes a lot of dedication and discipline. You have to want to make something successful in your own eyes, rather than someone else’s. One question I get allot is how I got traffic to my blog or more comments. Honestly, there really isn’t any secret sauce, but you have to work at it. As outspoken as I can be from time to time, I can also be pretty reserved. Me? No, you might say, but it’s true. How many of you act a certain way online, but in person it’s a completely different story? A lot of who we are on the inside dictates what we project on the outside.
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5 Ways to Create Great Blog Content
24 May 2013 | 7:30 amThis is a guest post by Alex Theis. Ever have trouble coming up with blog content? Does the thought of consistently blogging every week or several times a week keep you from starting a blog? Here are a few tips to help make sure you always have great, relevant content for your blog. Write several blogs at once Set aside time to write multiple blogs at once. It can be easier to write when you’re ... more >> -
If a Millionaire is a Green Tree Python, a Billionaire is a Blue Whale [INFOGRAPHIC]
22 May 2013 | 7:30 amMoney is a common topic here at Blog and Retire, so I wanted to share this infographic my friend Aldo recently shared with me which discusses the super wealthy people around the world and the places in which they live. Take a look and gain some inspiration. Who knows? Maybe one day you'll be a billionaire! *Image compliments of Best Value Schools ... more >> -
6 Pinterest Boards You Should Make for Your Business to Get More Traffic
20 May 2013 | 7:30 amThis is a guest post by Amber. Pinterest is a steamroller on the social media scene. It sends more traffic to websites than Twitter, StumbleUpon, Google+ and even Bing. Businesses have been scrambling over themselves to establish a presence on the social network. However, for some, the approach has been scattershot -- with boards that don't seem to have much to do with their brand -- or overly promotional ... more >> -
Why Localized SEO Is So Important
15 May 2013 | 3:01 pmThis is a guest post by web.com One of the most important things that one can do when trying to grow their business is promote within their own community. Doing so allows them to gain a bigger influence in that community and thus do well with them. Local SEO services help make this happen. People who use SEO services are almost always going to have a better website than those who do not. SEO ... more >> -
Embracing Failure in Order to Succeed [INFOGRAPHIC]
14 May 2013 | 8:28 pmThis is a guest post by Kate. Failure is a part of life, and an essential one at that. It is through failure that we become better in living our lives. Failures are supposed to make us stronger. We shouldn't let our mistakes define us. And we shouldn't fear it. So it is also when it comes to business. In this sense though, failures can be very costly, not just financially but also personally as ... more >>
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The Secret To Making 1000$/Month From Fiverr [Ultimate Guide]
24 May 2013 | 6:00 pm“How to make money on Fiverr?” – Does this question sound stupid to you? OK what is Fiverr? The name Fiverr is derived from the American slang for five dollar bill. The concept is “What could one get for five dollars?” Fiverr is a booming market place for buyers and sellers to get their job done for 5 dollars. Fiverr was started in 2009 and has become the largest market place for all the crazy jobs at a price of $5 USD. You can buy or sell any services that you’re specialized in for a price of $5. This guide will help you understand how to sell your services to earn a… -
The Humane Version Of Content Marketing: Creating Content That Converts
21 May 2013 | 6:00 pmContent marketing aka blogging is all about communication. For most businesses, big or small, blogging is marketing; or to be precise, content marketing. Every blogger markets his/her products/services/company/skills etc. by publishing useful content on his/her blog. One of the most important things about marketing via blogging is connection! With a blog, you have information for the world – no matter whether it is in the form of text, images, videos etc. – it is still some form of pixels on a screen. The information, no matter how useful or amazing, is lifeless, unless you add some… -
Removing Date From Blog Posts: Why, How And Is It Ethical?
17 May 2013 | 6:00 pmShould I remove date from my blog posts? – I often get asked. Getting rid of the date and time from a blog post is in the thought of most bloggers today. Now let’s get to this question with 2 more questions. While a ‘blog’, by definition contains posts or updates that are published in a chronological order, if the content is timeless then what is the point in using date and time? On the other hand, what if we just leave the date and time of the posts as such, even though the content of a blog are timeless (aka evergreen)? What is timeless or evergreen content? -
How To Use SEMRush To Create Noteworthy Blog Content
14 May 2013 | 6:00 pmHigh quality content is the back bone of any online business. With all the search engine algorithm updates and given the way that people and search engines look at web content, the definition of noteworthy content has changed a lot. Now before discussing how you can create noteworthy blog content using SEMRush’s SEO modules, let me first tell you what noteworthy blog content is. You know, these days you need to please both people and search engines when it comes to creating noteworthy blog content. You need to make the both ends meet each other. Or better yet, you have to make the… -
Five Things You Should Not Do On Your Home Page
8 May 2013 | 7:00 pmBlog design is what makes or breaks your blogging success. Most bloggers don’t invest money on the design part; they expect money from blogging without actually investing a penny. That’s the major reason most bloggers fail! If you want to give better user experience, spend time and money on the design elements of your blog(s). Most people immediately press X button on their browsers after seeing cluttered home pages. If you want to avoid it, here are few things that you should not to do on your home page. Badly Designed Logo A professional logo is a must if you are serious about making…
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Farmstand: Your Local Food Resource
20 May 2013 | 11:48 amThere are quite a few apps out there aimed at helping you to master healthy habits. Some provide you with tracking software so you can stay on top of diet and exercise while others allow you to scan barcodes at the grocery store so that they can recommend healthier alternatives to the products you already buy. Actually, Fooducate is one that offers both types of functionality, if that’s what you happen to be looking for. But if you really want ensure the best possible health and personal wellness, you need to think beyond your next meal. You must consider just what it is you’re… -
Fooducate Can Offer You Healthy Eating for Life
9 May 2013 | 11:38 amThere are a lot of people out there who have healthy goals in mind. Some want to lose those extra pounds they packed on over the holidays while others are looking to tone up for swimsuit season. Or perhaps you fall into the category of those who have been told by their doctor that losing weight, eating right, and exercising are essential to lowering cholesterol and blood pressure in order to stave off hereditary diabetes and heart disease. Whichever camp you happen to land in, you may be looking for tools that can help you to reach your healthy goals. And in this regard, you’re lucky to… -
5 Internet Directory Submission Tips for Your Blog
27 Apr 2013 | 12:28 amBloggers everywhere are starting to catch on to the benefits of directory submission. Listing your blog with directories can help you increase traffic, improve your blog’s search engine page rankings and solidify your brand by increasing exposure. However, directory submission isn’t always as easy as it sounds. There is a right way and a wrong way to do everything, so remember these directory submission tips and do it the right way. Don’t Stop at One Directory Some bloggers make the mistake of thinking that they can submit their blog to one popular directory and call it a… -
5 Benefits of Video Blogging for Your Business
27 Apr 2013 | 12:28 amMany businesses underestimate the power of video blogging, or vlogging as it is traditionally called in the industry. A video blog will offer an entirely new dimension in communication and promotion of your company that goes a step above and beyond a conventional image and text blog. Moreover, industry analysts say that video is quickly becoming the go to medium to communicate with customers and garner new business. Video blogging has also proven time and time again to increase exposure and revenue. In addition, video blogging is less expensive than other forms of video advertising, and it is… -
Appolicious Debuts Site for Educational Apps
19 Apr 2013 | 1:25 pmIn case you haven’t been to iTunes or Google Play lately, you should know that there are more mobile applications out there than you can shake a stick at. Okay, that’s not really news to anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock. But according to some estimates, approximately 15,000 new programs are uploaded to the app-sphere every month. That’s over a thousand new apps made available for download each day. And the number is growing. The point is that this can make for a confusing landscape for consumers, who may be confronted by dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of…
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Movie Review: Fast and Furious 6 (2013)
24 May 2013 | 10:49 amVin Diesel, Paul Walker and the rest of the gang is back Dom (Vin Diesel) and his gang want to settle down in one place after the big heist in the previous movie, but are unable to do so due to the criminal charges against them. Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) offers to dismiss all the charges, provided Dom helps him take down Shaw (Luke Evans) and his gang. Dom also has a vested interest in this operation, as his long lost love, Letty (Michelle Rodriguez) is still alive and working for Shaw.Evans operates in over 12 countries and has access to highly sophisticated machinery that can derail any… -
Latest Trailer for "Man of Steel"
21 May 2013 | 9:08 pmHenry Cavill makes a dashing Superman Check out the latest action packed trailer for "Man of Steel". Directed by Zack Snyder (300 Watchmen). Produced by Chris Nolan (Inception The Dark Knight trilogy). Starring Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and Russell Crowe. I was not that impressed with the first full length trailer that came out last month. Since then, the TV spots have been getting better and I have reconsidered my thoughts. This trailer is just amazing and I am pumped up for this movie. The cast looks terrific. I was initially… -
TV Review: Elementary Episode # 24 - Heroine
17 May 2013 | 6:47 pmThis is a spoiler heavy review. I recommend the readers to skip this review, if they have not seen the episode yet. Click here to read the review of previous episode, "The Woman". Irene Adler (Natalie Dormer) revealed herself to be Moriarty at the end of previous episode, "The Woman". She warns the injured Holmes to let her win to avoid further pain. Holmes being Holmes, puts all his efforts to tracking Moriarty down. His investigation leads him to one Christos Theophilus (Arnold Vosloo), a Greek businessman with a shady past. Moriarty has abducted Christos' daughter and forces him to… -
TV Review: Elementary Episode # 23 - The Woman
17 May 2013 | 2:01 pmThis review has spoilers. I recommend the readers to skip this review, if they have not watched the episode yet. As seen at the end of the previous episode "Risk Management", Holmes is reunited with Irene Adler. Holmes takes up full time the task of keeping Irene safe. Joan continues Holmes' consulting with NYPD. Joan's deductions lead the cops to catch a suspect. In the end, it is revealed that Irene Adler is in fact, Moriarty. Canonical References Miller' Holmes states: "A man should know when he is beaten" - Dr Watson states about Holmes in A Scandal in Bohemia: "...how the best… -
TV Review: Elementary Episode # 22 - Risk Management
10 May 2013 | 1:42 pmMoriarty wants Holmes to solve a murder case. Against Joan's wishes, he takes up the case with the desperate intention of getting any kind of clue(s) about the man who killed Irene Adler. Captain Gregson is concerned about Joan's safety and does his best to ensure her safety. Joan is too smart for such tactics and not even Holmes can keep her away from the scene of action. Canonical References Moriarty quotes almost verbatim the following lines spoken by Holmes (about Moriarty) from The Adventure of the Final Problem: "He sits motionless, like a spider in the centre of its web, but that…
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Engagement Tips and Tricks for New Brands
18 May 2013 | 11:18 pm[caption id="attachment_4175" align="aligncenter" width="720"] Image source: Flickr[/caption] Although there are a billion people using Facebook right now, the number of popular brands using this social network only makes up an incredibly small percentage. Facebook is a site that stands out as entertaining to users for a wide number of reasons, and only recently has shopping become one of them. There are many different options you can employ on the site as a brand in order to get people to buy from you. But it’s important to understand that people don’t go from fans to customers… -
Ubuntu for Mobiles: A Potential Competitor for Android and iOS?
21 Apr 2013 | 6:04 amUbuntu for mobiles is almost ready to hit the smartphones, and after having a look at the new OS, all I can say is that it is going to be another great mobile operating system that the world will witness. Ubuntu for mobiles has been developed with utmost care and keeping our activities in mind. Many of you have tried Ubuntu on your desktop or laptop, and as we know that Ubuntu is extremely stable, is virus free and has a great interface. The same thing is now happening in the case of mobiles. Ubuntu for mobiles is a rock-solid platform that makes using your smartphone easy and fluidic. Now… -
Awesome Photoshop Tutorials to help you Get Started with UI Design
9 Apr 2013 | 5:24 amPhotoshop as you all know is a very powerful tool for photo editing as well as designing graphics. As a graphics designer, you need to know various effects that can be applied using Photoshop, as well as various tools that can prove helpful in your projects. As I think, Photoshop is like a vast planet, exploring which requires a lot of time, and Photoshop tutorials are like clues or guide to exploring Photoshop. Personally, I like to follow different Photoshop tutorials as well as I like to recommend some useful tutorials to my readers who can find these tutorials helpful for their designing… -
What Should be the Qualities of Creative Blogger
30 Mar 2013 | 4:45 amWho doesn't want to become a pro blogger? In my early career I was always thinking about the qualities of creative Blogger because there is always a room for improvement in this field as much you develop it seems less. Blogging is not that much easy, bloggers work for others to gain trust and respect simultaneously to earn money online. Single mistake of yours can let you loose lots of your clients and years of trust can be destroyed in mere seconds. In this tough competition gaining online reputation among various bloggers is not that much easy. You need to be very creative so your… -
Social Media For Business – What You Should Be Doing
23 Mar 2013 | 7:03 amAs the social media websites are booming, they are also providing the businesses with opportunities for creating a great web presence. The social media strategy might differ from business to business however one can be sure of acquiring great returns through these influential platforms. It is true that there is a connection between social media optimization and the ROI of your business. Good social media care helps in terms of increasing the customer loyalty and thereby the brand presence of the business. The social media websites facilitate ease and familiarity of communication, this…
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The Best Ways to Attract Quality Traffic to Your Website
16 May 2013 | 10:27 amThere are so many online businesses and one would expect all of them to be earning a profit. However, this is not the case, as majority of online businesses are unaware how to attract quality traffic to their websites. The quality of visitors is important, as without targeted visitors, who are interested in what you are selling or offering, you will not be able to achieve much. All of these fallacies can hurt a business badly. It is imperative that an online business knows the art of attracting the right set of visitors. Here are some great tips to attract quality visitors to your website and… -
How Online Contests, Sweepstakes and Giveaways Drive Traffic
7 May 2013 | 12:40 pmYou’ve done everything right from the start — developed a solid business plan, secured website hosting in the cloud and even created a Facebook page. Now that, you’ve created a social-networking presence, use the right marketing tools to drive traffic to your site and establish a strong presence in the social marketplace. People love free, so one effective tool is to host online contests and giveaways. “Win” and “Prize” are buzz words that capture people’s attention, drawing them to your e-commerce site and blog. Subsequently you “Win”… -
Relevant vs. Irrelevant Link Building | How Linking Strategies Influence Internet Usability
2 May 2013 | 9:17 amThe internet is a giant network of information constructed of links. Just as a house is built more soundly with higher quality materials, the World Wide Web is fundamentally similar. The network as a whole makes more sense and has much higher efficiency when quality links are present. Individual webmasters and businesses around the world, along with specialized SEO firms, use link building as a strategy to optimize certain content and increase search engine visibility. Like any other benefit-reaping strategy, some people take advantage of the system. This is called irrelevant link building. -
Magento Ecommerce Support Services for Optimizing Your Website
29 Apr 2013 | 11:33 amMagento ecommerce provides a great web application that is frequently used in websites today. It is a free source application or open source application which came into existence on March 31, 2008. Now, there are different types of support and assistance that are rendered by Magento programmers and the development team. Magento is mostly used for storing data and the entity attribute value is implemented for this app. It is basically a set of e-commerce modules that can be tailored according to your e-commerce needs. You will need support when you are thinking about using the app for your… -
Becoming An Entrepreneur | 4 Lessons Learned From ‘Shark Tank’
18 Apr 2013 | 11:41 amABC’s “Shark Tank,” a reality TV show on becoming an entrepreneur featuring famous investors like Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban who hear out individuals looking for money for their business, is quickly becoming one of the most popular reality shows in primetime. According to Cable.tv, tenured competition shows like “Survivor” and “Amazing Race” still hold the top spots in the ratings, but business and career competition shows such as “Apprentice” and “Shark Tank” are rising fast. It’s not all just fun and games,…
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The Apprentice 7th May 2013
8 May 2013 | 12:25 amThe British version of The Apprentice is back and Alan Sugar seems more bad tempered with fewer rehearsed lines. The would be businessmen and women performing to impress him have either been coached to be bad parodies of stereotypes or are unremittingly awful. Or both. So, naturally, it made for entertaining TV. I’m convinced the structure of each episode is determined by what happens at the end of the episode. Who goes is decided by Sugar from 3 people: the leader of the losing team and 2 people they have identified as responsible for the failure of the task. Therefore enough has to be… -
If Comics Were Like TV
15 Mar 2013 | 3:09 amComics are an utterly unique medium but a lot of people try to make them more like TV shows. It’s a mistake, but it got me wondering. What if comics were more like TV shows? - Everything Marvel does would be reprints for a month if DC has a tentpole Summer event. - Reality comics that manage to be more unrealistic than mutants in space aided by time travelling alternate reality versions of themselves who came back from the dead multiple times. - A greater variety of genres, but at least a third of comics would just be about making comics or other comics. Probably half of these would… -
Going Old
27 Feb 2013 | 1:30 amI always told myself that, when I went bald, I would shave my head. Unfortunately I missed this by some time, as no one actually bothered to tell me I had gone bald and I only noticed when confronted with a photo with a large white patch on my head and tried unsuccessfully to work out where the light source for what had to be a reflection was coming from . . . Now I trim my head using the clippers with no guard. I used to use the guard but it was harder to get right and my hair seems to be getting progressively more bald (as balding, I assume, works). Last time I trimmed my head my hair… -
Live Free Or Die Hard
25 Feb 2013 | 1:30 amDie Hard isn’t just a film franchise, it’s a description of the state of the franchise. The original film is brilliant, save for one annoyance. The second film is largely good, but too open and over the top. The third, with some hindsight, is quite effective but deviates from formula and has a stupid ending. The fourth is utterly terrible and features someone outrunning a jet in a very slow lorry. So, what then, of the fifth film? It’s not the worst Die Hard film. That is possibly the nicest thing that I can really say about it. My idea of what a Die Hard film is cemented by… -
Triple A Failure
23 Feb 2013 | 8:20 amMoody’s has just announced that it is decreasing the UK’s credit rating from AAA to AA1. It doesn’t sound like much but it is the central plank of the Conservative’s policy for the country disintegrating. David Cameron served as an adviser to Norman Lamont during Black Wednesday. Black Wednesday was when the previous Conservative government’s exchange rate policy disintegrated in a single day and cost the country billions. It rendered them unelectable for a generation. The credit down-rating is arguably worse. We have been repeatedly informed, and elected the…
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7 Steps to Take When Bad News Goes Viral
15 May 2013 | 6:30 amWhen bad news goes viral you just want to crawl under a rock and die. Everyone has at least one moment in their lives that they wish they could do again. Unfortunately, life doesn’t come equipped with an “erase” button and those regrettable moments do not simply wind up on the editing room floor. They continue to exist in your memory – and, often, the memories of others. And, occasionally, they go viral – splashed across the internet for the entire world to see.As tempting as it may be to change your name and move to a remote village in Outer Mongolia, the… -
Top 5 Ways to Leverage Your Social Media Marketing Efforts
10 May 2013 | 7:30 amThe social media platform is currently the best way to promote your brand and it is the perfect medium where to exert a significant amount of marketing efforts. This is because millions of internet users are engaged in social media.Statistics would show that there are about 800 million users of Facebook, 500 million users of Twitter and thousands of people who use LinkedIn and Google + to set up their own profiles. It is obvious that social media will give you the best place where to market your business.If you want to leverage your social marketing efforts, you should be able to know the… -
How To Be More Productive As A Blogger?
21 Apr 2013 | 7:30 amBeing a blogger can be rewarding, because you get to be the master of your own information-vessel. You are the one that controls what people see and you can write whatever you want. It can be rewarding, but it can also be a massive time vampire. And, sometimes it is going to start feeling like work.To avoid it feeling like work you will need to jump on your blogging feeling when it comes. Your blogging feeling is that little urge you get to write. When you feel the urge you need to start writing, and write as many blog posts as you can before the feeling goes away. That way you have blog… -
6 Tips For Enhancing Your Blog Content
4 Apr 2013 | 8:00 pmWhether you are just beginning your blogging career or you already have a well-known blog with lots of traffic, there are always ways to enhance your blog content and make it even more engaging.Performing a Google search will in a matter of seconds, enable you to find useful texts on the Internet recommending interesting tools, applications and add-ons that will help you spice up your blog posts.Here are six quick tips and accompanying tools that can get you started and give you some ideas of how to improve and enhance the presentation of your blog content.Research and take notesNo matter… -
Theme Junkie 30% Discount Coupon For Newswire WordPress Theme
1 Apr 2013 | 10:33 amAre you looking for a responsive WordPress theme for your blog or online magazine?If so then I have a good news for you guys!Theme Junkie, one of the most trusted WordPress theme provider has released a brand new version of Newswire WordPress theme, which is now fully responsive and works great on any resolution whether it’s a desktop or a mobile device such as iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry.You can check out how this theme works on different screen resolution here.Not just that the new version of Newswire WordPress theme comes with a revamped option panel from where you…
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Why You Should Have A Twitter Account For Your Business
21 May 2013 | 12:35 amYou should have a Twitter account for your business. There are so many places online and so many ways to connect with potential buyers or even current customers. As a business, it is not always about... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
#SharingSundays Recap 2013 Volume 11
20 May 2013 | 8:54 pmThe #SharingSundays weekly recap posts is here! For those who are new visitors here at Blondish.net, and have no clue what #SharingSundays is, well, it is a weekly event for bloggers to share their... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
#FanPageFriday Recap 2013 Volume 8
19 May 2013 | 9:19 pm#FanPageFriday is a event held every Friday on Facebook for anyone who owns their own Facebook fan page. This is a simple event to shamelessly promote pages you like and your own. To participate in... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
The Responsibility Of The Blogger Who Tweets
17 May 2013 | 8:46 pmI have been blogging for many years. I believe this year will conclude as my 7th year blogging on Blondish.net. Believe me, it has changed quite a bit. More tools have changed to be more community... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] -
Make Your Tweets Powerful Enough To Reach Your Followers
15 May 2013 | 9:55 pmWhen I mean “powerful”, I mean how many people do you actually reach? How many of them would welcome a direct message from you that asks them to retweet your post and they actually do it without... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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White Lace and Promises
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Broken Pottery
21 May 2013 | 7:19 pmMost of us, vintage-loving addictsare quite fond of our collectionseven those with a few chips and cracks.A few days ago, I decided to deliberatelybreak one of my ironstone pitchers.It's really a creamer and I had one exactly like itminus the chipped lipthus making it easier to part with.I put it in a plastic bagand slammed it against my brick wall.(I must confess it felt rather releasing)With one big, SLAM,the piece shatteredinto more pieces than you can see.My goal is to put it back together again.It won't be easy.The shards of glass, more than I could… -
Pedal Sewing Machine Remake and a Porch Rocker
19 May 2013 | 7:07 pmI've seen so many of you guysmake something out of nothing.I wish I had your talent.I've sold several old, dilapidatedpedal sewing machineswhich were made into beautifulpieces of furniture.I'm not crazy about the granite-topped remakes, but this....I LOVE!The slats are perfectly distressed for the look that I love.And green/blue is fast becoming one of my favorites.You just can't get this natural patinawith a gallon of paint!(Hey! I can relate to the pillow:) Who said, "Normal is the setting on a dryer?")We really are a nice, normal family.LOL!Let's face isEvery… -
Burlap Adds a Touch of Flair
18 May 2013 | 1:20 pmVacation Bible School craftsand bulletin board covers were about the only uses for burlapin my younger days.Burlap squares were oftencut from feed sacks.I can remember sack races out of burlap.Oh the itch!Now, you find new items already crafted with burlapand made to look oldand old items made to look new.This small armoire from The Exchangein Dublin, GAwas without a mirror and covered with burlap.What a great idea!Metal bird knobs made it a favorite for me!Just enough distressing to add to its charm.The vendor of this booth handmade the lamp shadefrom burlap and… -
A New Road
14 May 2013 | 9:11 amAt this point in my lifeI have no idea where I am going. My feet are taking me one step at a time,well on some days, anyway.Other days I'm anxiously walkingrunning ahead.On our way from HHI to Savannah, Mr. H took a "road less traveled." We were looking for 17.There was no road sign that said "17."There was a 170 and a 345,roads obviously under construction.Does anyone know that you can't alwaysrely on GPS or Mapquest???The sign read, "Savannah," so we HE took it.The uncharted route took us through back roads with uprooted treesand a marshy stench.Mr. H… -
Love Inconceivable
13 May 2013 | 6:52 pmMother's Day weekend-without mama or my children-HARD!Seeing her smile,makes me smile.Seeing her world turned upside down,turns mine upside down.Seeing him succeed at something he absolutely loves,makes me swell with pride.Nothing compares to that kind of love.Been thinking about the way I love them--no strings attached-no matter what they do-no matter who they become-no matter the path they chooseI would do absolutely nothing to harm them.I would be sad if I knewthat there was the least bit of mistrustin that love.It is hard for me to fathom that God lovesus (His children) more than the…
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SEO Checklist For 2013 – Complete Guide [Infographic]
25 May 2013 | 2:52 amWe all know the power of SEO (Search Engine Optimization), and if we optimize our blog and posts for SEO we’ll get lot of traffic from search engines for free. Referral traffic is good but search traffic is very targeted and we can make huge money from targeted traffic. In order to optimize blog and posts we need to learn the SEO skills, like what SEO is, how SEO works and how to optimize our blog and posts for SEO. Knowing what is allowed and what’s not can sometimes be confusing and cause us all extra work. But don’t worry this post will help you to understand the recent… -
Top 15 High Pagerank Blogs For Guest Posting
24 May 2013 | 12:19 pmBlogging is an interesting activity, where you write something and share online for people to read and comment on them. You can blog for your passion as well as for earning some quick money. However, now guest blogs are quite appreciated and used, where one can write about any particular topic or relevant topic your blog is about and posts them in your blogs. It is quite an effective tactic to invite some guest bloggers and allow them to post their views, opinions or simply a blog to your blog site. It not only gives a variety to your blog, but gives instant popularity to your blog as well,… -
5 Social Media Marketing Tips To Increase Your Followers
20 May 2013 | 9:00 amSocial media marketing is an integral part of any modern day business plan. This will be the way that you find the most followers, who will in turn become potential customers and supporters. Social media will get the ball rolling on word of mouth marketing, and will help you to personally connect with those who support you. The way that all of this begins is by first increasing your followers. Without an ample amount of followers on any given social media site you will never be able to push yourself, your brand, or your business forward. With this in mind, we have come up with five social… -
Easy Ways To Get Free Traffic From Twitter
14 May 2013 | 12:49 pmWith the advent of social networking sites, the world has shriveled and people are remaining more connected. But social network does far more than that. It acts as an effective marketing tool, and many organizations are using social media effectively for a massive reach. However, it is important for any organization to get more traffic for their social media page. It may take some time to get Facebook or Twitter traffic, but with effective tricks and rules, you can easily get free traffic from Twitter. How To Get Free Traffic From… -
5 Best Android Apps For Students
11 May 2013 | 8:48 amMost students who own android based cell phones use their device for social networking, chatting, playing games, etc. Without probably realizing that there are some cool android apps for students which can make life much easier for them. These apps can manage study schedules, find meaning of difficult English words, maintaining a To-do list and a lot more. Here are 5 android apps for students. 1. Homework Price: Free Developer: Klwinkel.com More Details: Google play This cool app is the total replacement to the paper student planner. Great interface of this app can be helpful for college,…
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Indonesia
17 May 2013 | 4:49 amIndonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 17,508 islands. It has 34 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an elected legislature and president. The nation's capital city is Jakarta. The country shares land borders with Papua New Guinea, East Timor, and Malaysia. Other neighboring countries include Singapore, Philippines, Australia, Palau, and the Indian territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Indonesia is a founding member of ASEAN and… -
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World Tallest Fountain — King Fahd's Fountain
12 May 2013 | 12:46 amKing Fahd's Fountain, also known as the Jeddah Fountain, is the tallest of its type of fountain in the world. Located in the coast of Jeddah, west coast of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The fountain jets water 1,024 feet (312 m) above the Red Sea. It was donated to the city of Jeddah by King Fahd, hence its name. The fountain is visible throughout the entire vicinity of Jeddah. The water it ejects can reach a speed of 375 kilometres (233 mi) per hour and its airborne mass can exceed 18 tons. It was constructed between 1980 and 1983 and began operating in 1985. The fountain uses saltwater taken… -
San Francisco
4 May 2013 | 9:39 amSan Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the leading financial and cultural center of Northern California and the San Francisco Bay Area. The only consolidated city-county in California, San Francisco encompasses a land area of about 46.9 square miles (121 km2) on the northern end of the San Francisco Peninsula, giving it a density of about 17,179 people per square mile (6,632 people per km2). It is the most densely settled large city (population greater than 200,000) in the state of California and the second-most densely populated major city in the United States…
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The List: Being a Productive Blogger
14 May 2013 | 4:58 pmAs a professional blogger at SPARKON, most of my time is spent on the internet. I spend time doing research, reading other bloggers, being social with my network, and trying really hard not to get too distracted with the enormous Time Monster, also known as, the Internet. And there goes another beep notifying me that someone has commented on one of my social profiles and I can’t help but click over to read and/or respond. Does this sound familiar? Even on days where I’m being super-productive, I can easily get distracted by the Internet. Even if it’s not Facebook, I… -
Launching SPARKON
7 May 2013 | 3:51 pmFor those that have followed my blog for a while, you may know that I was hired by a company in Seattle as a Marketing Manager. How did I land this totally awesome job? I started blogging. Blogging taught me internet marketing. Those skills landed me a job that is highly desired in this area. This startup I work for has just went through a rebranding phase and has soft-launched our new software. Do yourself, and your teenagers, a favor by clicking over to SPARKON and checking out our new website and blog. What Is SPARKON? The way I like to explain it is, the technology that’s… -
How to setup a WordPress blog for the first time. (Tutorial)
4 May 2013 | 5:04 pmI get a lot of people asking me how to setup a blog. Most people tend to go with free options like Blogspot or WordPress.com for their first blogs. However, neither of those are much of an option for a serious blogger. In my opinion, everyone should host their own WordPress blog if they really want to be in control of the content they create. Why post it onto a service that, while free, holds all of the control over your content and monetary options? Another reason people go with free services to setup their first blog is because it seems easier. They don’t have to worry about… -
Still living the life in the Emerald City
1 Mar 2013 | 6:21 pmIt’s been a while since I was able to put an updated post on here. I’ve been slammed with working and, in my spare time, my time has has been spent trying to get a church going here in Seattle. My job is marketing for a startup, mainly blogging about education, teens, and motivating them to learn. It’s a blast. My passion is starting a church in Seattle, which is basically the same thing as my job in that they are startups. They take a lot of time and energy and it seems like you’re never catching up on everything that needs to be done. Right now I’m… -
One Secret to a Successful Blog to Rule Them All
11 Feb 2013 | 7:57 pmOkay, I had to get a little Lord of the Rings in there. I haven’t written on this blog in a long while. One major reason is because now I blog for a living at a dream job. I used my experience writing this blog to educate myself enough to get a job that I absolutely love. And what do I do all day long? I blog, mostly. I have learned something new since dipping my toe into the startup culture here in Seattle. It’s pure gold for a blogger and I can’t believe I haven’t read it somewhere before. But this secret will take your writers block away as well as bring…
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What is my WordPress Login URL?
10 May 2013 | 12:01 pmKnowing your WordPress Login URL is simple when you are in front of your home or work pc, and your login page is saved in your favorites. But what happens when you are out and about and trying to login into your site from another computer? This recently happened to me. And I could not for the life of me remember what in the world my login url was to access my blog. So for you fellow bloggers, here’s your URL! http://yoursitename.com/wp-login.php Just add /wp-login.php at the end of your website address. Of course, if you are using a strong password (and I hope you are) with numbers,… -
5 Reasons Why WordPress Is the Best Blogging Platform
7 May 2013 | 8:00 amThinking of starting a website? It’s hard to be a professional, or even just a casual internet user, and not have a personal site. Websites can be for business, personal blogging, a professional online portfolio, sharing news and inspiration, and countless other purposes. Now, starting and maintaining a site is easy– anyone can do it, if they choose the right platform. One of the most popular blogging platform is WordPress. WordPress has been around for years, and thousands of blogs and websites use it. There are many, many reasons for its popularity, but here are just five of the… -
3 Ways to Attract Readers to Your Blog
30 Apr 2013 | 8:00 amKeeping up with a website can be hard work. While the internet is a perfect outlet for creativity and source of inspiration and advice, producing content for the web is often harder than people realize. Having a website requires time and patience. It’s more than writing articles and posting pictures, building a website involves designing it, creating content, AND drawing in readers. Here are the basics that any website owner should think about when they’re staring a site and as they continue to maintain it: 1. Create Good Content: This seems like a no-brainer, but in order for… -
5 Tips for Using WordPress to Build Your Social Media
24 Apr 2013 | 8:00 amEveryone is concerned with how many Twitter followers they have and how many people have liked their fanpage on Facebook. While having a strong presence on social media sites is important and can create many opportunities for someone, it’s just as important for them to create content that’s worth reading and sharing. Having a well maintained website can often help increase a person or business’ audience both in readers and followers on social media sites. Sites like WordPress offer many tools and tips on how to bring in readers and share the site’s content to social… -
5 WordPress Plugins to Boost Your Blog
11 Apr 2013 | 10:37 amA while ago, the idea of blogging was revolutionary. Giving everyone on the Internet their own, unique platform to broadcast their thoughts and opinions to the entire world? Crazy. However, with over a billion blogs estimated to be in existence today, getting your message out is not even remotely outside the realm of possibilities for anyone. But it is not as straightforward as it used to be. Today, robots can leave spam on your beloved articles and servers can crash, leaving you blog-less. That’s where plugins come in; additions that enhance your blog and make it different to all the…
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7 Amazing Promises of Guest Blogging
23 May 2013 | 12:00 amSo everyone keeps telling you that you should to jump on the guest blogging train, but you are just not exactly sure why you should. That is completely understandable. Not everyone wants to blog, and not everybody enjoys reading them. What many people do not understand about guest blogging is that there are many different factors contributing to the success of the writer other than simply writing about a certain topic in order to have some bragging rights later on that they have work posted on other sites. Below is a list comprised of seven different benefits guest blogging is known for and… -
6 Free Tools to Help You Diagnose and Recover from a Link Penalty
20 May 2013 | 12:00 amThere has been a lot of speculation over the past couple of months within the SEO community regarding the next generation of the Google Penguin Update. Following the first Penguin update in April 2012, sites began to see significant decreases in organic search traffic from Google since they had low quality or paid links that appeared to be unnatural. Webmasters who attempt to undertake highly manipulative link building techniques to help boost their Google rankings run a high risk of being penalized for their methods. Even those who try to stick to the guidelines can find themselves in… -
How to Create User and SEO-Friendly Web Content
16 May 2013 | 12:00 amThe first rule to effective SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is excellent content creation for your blog or website. Before you can even consider driving visitors and potential customers to your online addy, you must first have quality content. This article will teach you how to create user and SEO-friendly web content. Here are methods of creating great content to avoid the dreaded Google Panda or Google Penguin: appropriate paraphrasing, effective keywords, fonts and formatting, informative and interesting content. Appropriate Paraphrasing Remember those annoying lectures on plagiarism in… -
Time Management Tips for Online Marketers Working 9-5
13 May 2013 | 4:00 amOne of the biggest reasons people struggle online I firmly believe is strongly due to not having enough time. In this article I will share some of my personal time management tips. Not having enough time to update your blog, learn a skill, or say communicate with others is among the biggest challenge for me. I’ve found a common trend in my daily life by noticing more and more what others around us do with their daily lives. Here was my life 2 years ago: -Wake up at some point between the hours of 7am-9am to go to work for shifts varying between 8:30-5:30 or 11-8 shifts. My commute is 30… -
Omni-Channels are the Nirvana of Internet Marketing
9 May 2013 | 4:00 amIn order to be successful in your online venture you have to develop original strategies, conduct in-depth analysis and make use of unusual internet marketing gimmicks. The harsh truth is that competition is getting tougher and tougher, and new businesses are rapidly expanding. If you want to place yourself at the top of the food chain you must use original techniques. Sadly, most marketers resort to expensive and time consuming tricks that do more harm than good. The best way to set yourself apart from other companies is by adding a creative touch to your strategies. Obviously, in order to…
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MAN ARRESTED FOR HAVING SEX WITH PEACOCK
16 May 2013 | 10:59 amA few days ago, I came across a story that had me in stitches. I will never understand the depth people will go to, to satisfy their sexual hunger. As gross as it is, I've gotten used to hearing stories of people having sex with animals. Beastiality used to be something that was kept secret, but it is more common than we may believe and here lately, you hear about it everywhere.I can remember the story that emerged in February of this year about Texas native, Andrew Mendoza, who was caught having sex with a neighbor's horse. In a signed statement Mendoza stated, "I was trying to make the… -
WOMAN STABS TWO-YEAR-OLD SON IN THE TESTICLES TO GET BACK AT HIS FATHER
2 May 2013 | 11:05 amFor years I've been saying that everyone should just be single. Living your own life is hard enough, and trying to combine it and its uncertainties with someone and their uncertainties sounds ridiculous. Also, you never know how crazy the other person is until they start stabbing the child you had with them in the nuts for no reason. 23-year-old Krystal Thomas of Syracuse, NY did just that after having an argument with her boyfriend, Ron Craven.According to investigators, on last Wednesday they began arguing early in the day. Craven decided to leave, thinking that his absence would make… -
TETRIS USED TO HELP WITH LAZY EYE
28 Apr 2013 | 10:17 pmAs a child, I knew a girl in my classroom who was very pretty. She dressed nice all the time and her hair was always in neat pigtails. There was one thing though: she had a lazy eye. Not just a little lazy either. That thing acted like it didn't even want to be bothered with what the other eye had going on. I sometimes imagined myself taking my index finger and thumb, jamming them in her eye socket and setting that bad-boy straight.I remember asking her if she could see out of it. She said "a little bit", but she wished that she see out of it more. I don't know where she is now, but if I did,… -
5 THINGS YOU DO ON FACEBOOK (BECAUSE YOU'RE TOO STUPID TO KNOW BETTER)
24 Apr 2013 | 2:00 pmI remember when people knew that giving out too much information could get you in trouble, maybe even killed. For example, a latch-key kid at home alone would get in trouble if they told a caller or visitor that their parents were gone. The phrase was usually "he/she's in the bathroom" or "he/she's asleep". The idea was to not let people know that they were alone. It was the only time a child was given permission to lie, and it prevented robberies and possible abductions. You see, keeping your information to yourself was a good thing.Nowadays, as I look through Facebook, I wonder how people… -
WOMAN ARRESTED FOR BEATING NEIGHBOR'S DOG TO DEATH
22 Apr 2013 | 11:35 pmIt's not uncommon for neighbors to argue. Hell, I remember seeing two people argue because one's grass was getting wet by the other's sprinkler. It was funny until one of them got hit in the head with a paint can.It is however uncommon for someone to beat their neighbor's dog to death with a broom stick. That's what happened in Philly when 21-year-old Lynda Bernhisel and her neighbor, Dana Cassidy were in a heated argument just the other day.Since journalism sucks nowadays, the details of the argument is unavailable. It does state that Bernhisel made some remarks about Cassidy's father dying…
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How to Blog: Geek World News
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Understanding Why SEO – friendly Web Design Is Important
22 May 2013 | 8:15 amA website that is well designed but is not SEO friendly may not get the same number of hits as one that is friendly towards search engines. For this reason alone, web designers should design websites that are SEO-friendly. While there are no hard and fast rules and it is a well known fact that algorithms and SEO rules change and evolve continuously, one needs to accept the fact that a few basic concepts with regard to SEO-friendly web design will help both designers and clients in the long run. Web designers must embrace SEO Web designers love websites that are beautiful, interactive and… -
Make The Old Content Of Your Blog Work
7 May 2013 | 8:42 amIf you’ve been blogging for a long time already, you could notice that your visitors paid attention to new content first of all, and your old articles stayed with no interest. Well, it’s easy to understand of course, but a blog’s old content may be really useful and catchy to read, but the audience just doesn’t see it and doesn’t usually going to do anything to find it. What can we say, friends? Unfortunately, that’s every blog’s luck. But there are some simple ways to make the old content of your blog live again, and today we are going to share some… -
VPS Hosting From 1&1 Perfect For WordPress Sites
30 Apr 2013 | 7:19 amHaving the convenience and quickness of virtual servers running websites has become growing in necessity for webmasters wanting to avoid sharing IP’s with other websites. As we conducted our 1and1-vps Web Hosting Review, it became obvious that 1&1 probably beats down the competition in every feature of VPS hosting. Inexpensive to operate, ecologically green in nature and guaranteed RAM allocations tip the iceberg of available goodies for virtual private server aficionados. We’ll break it down in our 1and1-vps Hosting Review which disseminates every layer of service offered… -
What to Use as a Google Reader Replacement for Android
23 Apr 2013 | 8:43 amThe news that Google Reader will be discontinuing their services as of July 1st has caused quite a stir among the numerous users of this RSS aggregator. The service has been almost unparalleled, with only a couple of other relatively well known readers out there a lot of its faithful users are now petitioning to keep it operational. However, they might be forced to accept the fact that their favorite feeds reader might be going down and start looking for a worthy replacement. How to secure your android phone Best Free Android Apps For Mobiles Tablet Pulse While offering the traditional set of… -
How Private Are Your Google Searches?
18 Apr 2013 | 10:17 amWhen you get online, what is the first thing you do? For me, I usually check my emails first and then begin checking news, social media and then search. Google still controls the majority of internet users when they search, as well as the online services. Most people are looking for where they can get their car oil changed, movie theaters, new restaurants and more. But what people don’t realize is, all of this activity is being tracked. Not only are the sites you click on being recorded, but also the searches you are searching. Whether you’re using Gmail, Chrome, YouTube,…
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Simple Ways Of Making Money Online
7 May 2013 | 6:24 pmLooking for ways to make some money online? Performing simple tasks can be a surprisingly lucrative way to do so, and you won't have to spend very much–if anything at all–to get started. Here are a few ideas worth checking out. For those just starting out, Cash Crate is the ideal entry point. Even just signing up to the site will earn you a dollar. Although this isn't much at all, you also get access to numerous opportunities to earn money by doing a few simple tasks. In addition, you also get plenty of coupons and cash back offers that can save you a lot of money and even put some in… -
Blogger Tips and Tricks - The New SimplifiedBlogging 2013
10 Feb 2013 | 10:10 amThis is a quick post. An update to let you know that Simplified Blogging (SB) is now back in the blogosphere. I redirected SB to CashOutDecently.com (COD) for couple of months but I realized that I miss my original blog. I miss blogger. COD is powered by Wordpress so I miss doing the tweaks here. What's new? SB will now covered tips and tricks for blogger in terms of building a stunning template for you. This might be the time that I will focus on writing tutorials simplified for beginners. I tell you, I was trying to cover so many things here on SB before, and I recently realized that I… -
The Best of bitly – The Friendliest URL Shortening Service
8 Oct 2012 | 10:03 pmIt's time for some warm up... yeah let's do our regular blogging exercise! Anyway, I miss almost everything here, most specially posting some updated blog tweaks, but the time is near that I will be updating almost all of my previous post. I have only a simple mission, that is to give you a timely information that is helpful with your blogging career. Give me sometime and I will dig the SB archives, as it has been almost 2 years of existence! So what's the update for today? Let's Talk About URL Shortener -bitly, are you using it?Anyway, I have shopped a service that will gonna send me another… -
How to Increase Neobux Earnings Fast - 2012 Guide plus Referral Bonus
5 Oct 2012 | 4:23 amNote: This Real Time NeoBux Guide and Review 2012 has $1.00 referral bonus - just continue reading to know how to get it. Hello there, I'll dedicate an hour of my day today giving you some important information, tips, facts, and strategies on how to earn at NeoBux while you are still currently a Standard Member. In this post, I will be realistic enough, to enlighten anyone whether join NeoBux or not, invest a little amount from your other online earnings, or money from your pocket or not. Before I proceed, I would like to tell you that this is my first post for NeoBux after reaching $3.703 as… -
Claim Your $1 Referral Bonus at NeoBux Now!
5 Oct 2012 | 1:28 amSo, I assumed today that you already have given NeoBux a try! Yes, spend less than an hour there and earn few cents while you click all the available ads for you! And I promise you 2 things - Support and $1.00 Referral Bonus, that might be small but for PTC clickers, that amount sounds good enough. To tell you frankly, I am not really fully equipped with the knowledge needed to succeed with NeoBux, but constantly I am looking for ways to learn more, and all the important things I learned will be shared to you through SB! Sign up for NeoBux via SB featured Post, and used my username to be your…
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Managing projects: tips for freelance translators
22 May 2013 | 12:03 amWhen you decide to be a freelance translator it is probably because you feel that you translate well, you have a good language knowledge and expertise on one or more working areas. But when projects start arriving faster than anticipated you immediately think: “How can I manage all this and also do I really perform a good job?” -
The Art of Negotiating
5 May 2013 | 10:31 pmNegotiating is a business area that really makes people uncomfortable, and I don’t blame them: it makes me uncomfortable, too. However, for better or for worse, negotiating is a business reality for every entrepreneur in the languages industry. The common convention and wisdom of the market is that the seller, not the buyer, sets the price, so on the individual provider basis in our industry that would be the translator or interpreter. The buyer would be the direct client or the LSP (language services provider). That said, many LSPs successfully set their prices and present them to… -
Tips for Commercial Contracts Writing by Nouf AlKhaja
28 Apr 2013 | 1:25 amBelow are the most common features that you may find in commercial and legal contracts. Lawyers follow this style of writing a lot when drafting contracts since they believe that it differentiates them from regular people or people in other professions. However, modern legal writing suggests moving away from such a traditional approach and write in plain (clear) language. -
Common Problems Faced by Today's Translators
12 Apr 2013 | 6:06 amAs the world we live in becomes increasingly global in nature, the business of translation is more valuable than ever before. Clear communications are necessary for governments, businesses and individuals to function effectively and successfully. Translation, as a business necessarily deals with the nuances and phrasing of complicated languages, making it potentially more at risk for issues and problems than other, more mundane business types. Dealing effectively with any translation problems that may arise is best done by having a thorough understanding of the various issues that… -
32 Tips for Effective Business Writing and Communication
31 Mar 2013 | 10:44 pmAlthough the below tips are mainly provided for writing business correspondence such as letters and emails, they can be applied for producing any form of writing. These tips have now become a trend in everyday life. They are being used in the workplace and any form of business communications. You will even find them in modern business writing classes and books.
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DJ TECNINE
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Master of the Mix! Skill Check with DJ Tecnine Cutting, Scratching, Transforming
6 May 2013 | 5:04 pmTurntablism - DJ Tecnine Rocking on the 1200's -
DJs for Cleaner Lyrics on the Radio!
21 Apr 2013 | 12:20 pmTime to clean up the airwaves and let our children listen to music that doesn't glamourize getting high or drunk all the time. No poppin molly's on the radio please. Time for radio stations to be responsible. Share if you agree -
I am Hip Hop T-Shirt - HOT!!!
30 Mar 2013 | 9:05 pmCheck out the new " I am Hip Hop" shirt at the Rep Your Hood Urban Apparel online store. Click Here or on shirt for more details. Also check out the new "BO$$" T-shirts. Click Here or on shirt for more details. -
Hip Hop Marketing in the 21st Century - Facebook Youtube Twitter
26 Mar 2013 | 12:28 pmHow to step your game up in the new marketing age. Facebook - Youtube - Twitter - Instagram - Blogs - Websites -
Importance of Internet Promo - Times Have Changed, You Should Too!
26 Mar 2013 | 9:18 amImportance of Internet Promo - Times Have Changed, You Should Too! In the past 22 years I have seen music marketing go from flyers, banners, billboards, and videos into a worldwide internet pandemic. From Myspace, Facebook, to Twitter thousands of music artists have been under utilizing these mass marketing tools just hoping that the right person will view their profile, wrong! Without proper promotion you are not going to get anywhere. It's like a chef without the right ingredients. First of all you need a plan of attack, simply creating a page and posting things is not going to help you at…
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Why I Wake up Every Day
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Meeting a Demon
21 May 2013 | 3:36 pmA few months ago I decided to, finally, put in writing a very disturbing event that had been told to me by the very one who had experienced it. The event haunted me for years and when I decided that it needed to be told, I had in mind a selfish need to ...release it, to put it out there, so that it wouldn't be mine to tell anymore. The supernatural event happened more than twenty years ago and the hero of the story, someone very close to me, can still feel with utmost intensity every moment of it. To be honest I don't even know whether I wish this story to be a success, for I am very much… -
The 21 year old Muse
20 May 2013 | 3:09 amWhen I was 21, I was working for a newspaper, I had no idea whatsoever that I could write fiction...in another language. But Zoe Adams is very certain of what she wants to be and that is... a successful author. Her horror/fantasy novella Best Served Chilled will be released on the 31 this month with Crushing Hearts and Black Butterfly Publishing and the young English author is overwhelmed with enthusiasm. Here's a few things about her: - Disclose us three interesting things about you, Zoe. - I idolize the film Labyrinth (1986). . I met Wil Francis in the summer of 2010, he is… -
Badass Blogger
18 May 2013 | 7:38 amI've been blogging since 2011 and, in spite of my innate inconsistency, I've managed to post often enough in order to maintain a reasonable visiting flow. I blog about personal stuff (my boyfriend's battle with his chronic illness All I want for Christmas is you), my fear of commitment ( To Bride or not to Bride), my passion for cooking (Yummy recipes), my obsession with mythical creatures (Don't piss off the fairies!, Fairies are human too) and of course, about the greatest joy of my life...writing (OMG! I am an author!, Getting paid for writing short stories, Riding… -
Interview with a Fallen Angel
15 May 2013 | 9:46 amC.J Sullivan is the author whose pen created Laphelle, a fallen angel, the main character of a fascinating trilogy, named The Divided. She currently prepares the release of the third book in the trilogy (it will be on June 1) and, in connection to this event, so much expected by her readers, I thought of asking her a few questions about the books and the life of a writer in general. - What determined you to write fantasy? - I think with fantasy, writers have so much freedom to create. I can come up with an entire species and get lost in its history and world. In the case with my angel… -
A woman with no identity
10 May 2013 | 6:36 amNow it's finally safe to confess that I've had no identity for the last two years. My old identity card expired in 2011..., and since then, I was in the impossibility to change it for a new one. The number of people waiting in line like cattle, in front of the administrative offices is overwhelming. They wake up at 3 a.m to get a place in line and secure their chance to receive an application. I've done that twice, woke up like a moron at 4 a.m and groped around in the dark along with other sleepy people, yawning our heart out and having breakfast on the hood of the car. Twice I failed to…
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Each Word Counts
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Friend
28 Apr 2013 | 8:01 pmIAt one point or another, it becomes apparent what is truly neededIIThe people are singingThe friends must be togetherIIIWhen one prevents the occurrenceof anotherthe truest is knownIVBetween one or two I’d choose oneas they often proveto be more worthy than twoVThrough the fogand the painthe lossand the gainthey will take partVIWhether musicalartisticor analyticthat friend will alwaysunderstandVIIYears will passtimes will changealtered scenery will resoundthrough new visionary glaresbut all will live ondespite the lengthof time apartVIIIFlipping through the pagesas images bringmemoriesfor… -
You Tell Me
6 Apr 2013 | 3:50 pmthe weight of your disguisepulls me deeperas attempts to pull you outdiminishthe devastation in your veinsilluminates the cloudsthrough torn andshredded fleshcringing at the thought of yourindecisionyour stability is fleetingtension strikes the timeless clockenveloped in yourdestructivevulnerabilityslick as siliconethe pulse of fluffy pancakes...silence was astunning perfection -
Reminisce
30 Mar 2013 | 9:09 amthe seasons changebut that's not allfor the feelings withinevaporate from the wallsit's not yet overthat I guaranteefor the truth of the matter isit's just a new beginningit is never the endunless you let it be truecause this tricklingup my spinereminds meof you. -
Distance
28 Mar 2013 | 12:03 pmThere are those times whentears are clear,transparent and painful.And all the momentsthat I fight to winare useless –my strength no match,damaging my prideand muchmuch more. -
Walking Around
28 Mar 2013 | 11:26 amafter five minutes I am lostbut I know exactly where I amthe dried up concrete buckling underevery step – same as yesterdayor was that Tuesday?my feet move mindlesslydragging me where they know to goeven thoughthere is nowhere to goin this townI make circlesforgetting how I get from one placeto anotherI stroll along serenely, with my eyes, my shoes, my rage –forgetting everythingmind racing for minutesor has it been hours?worn holes crack through the rubberas I feel the heaves in the roadafter five minutes I am lostand I don’t want to be found
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DayDreamers Nest
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The Great Gatsby Review – (SPOILER)
11 May 2013 | 7:55 pmAfter being 20 minutes late due to some ticket issues, I finaly make it to the Carmike movie theatre in Manhattan, KS. I have been waiting a while for this movie since I read it back in 10th grade. F. Scott Fitzgerald has written a timeless classic, that lived up to 2013 as a hollywood movie, because of that it will live forever. In the novel Fitzgerald excels in portraying the economic state of the American society during the 1920′s. Back then after the war, the stock market sky rocketed and as a result a lot of families became known as the “new rich“. The clath between… -
USA TODAY: Google and Facebook make moves, for better and worse.
7 May 2013 | 2:01 pmIt’s hard to believe that the same company that’s behind YouTube Premium also green-lighted Google Glass. (Photo: David Paul Morris Getty Images) All Web companies should act like Google and Facebook. That is, every time they implement a really good idea they should simultaneously let loose with a real stinker. This keeps investors and the general public amused, or bemused. It also provides a steady stream of business school case studies that may edify future generations of entrepreneurs. Witness these recent examples of decision-making, good and bad, from each company. The… -
Techno Tuesday: Sapphire being used for your phone screens!
27 Mar 2013 | 5:13 amHello Dreamers! Im so excited about this because just recently my iphone 4S screen cracked. The price to replace the screen in kuwait is way off so i decided not to do it since i already have an iphone 5 and I’m only here for a few weeks. Anyways so the big news today is sapphire could potentially be used for smart phone screens! While the latest Gorilla Glass, Gorilla Glass 3, is twice as hard as its predecessor (Gorilla Glass 2), Sapphire is 3 times as hard and durable as the current Gorilla glass which is huge. Current ad for Gorilla Glass 3 However there is only one downfall to… -
Music Monday: Lindsey Sterling Violin Concert
26 Mar 2013 | 1:05 amStanding from a distance you see swaying hands and rocking heads from side to side. You get hypnotized by the sorrow tunes of the violin, and you fall in love with that girl on stage. Today I saw Lindsey Sterling, only 26 years old and she’s living her dream! #kudos Sterling, best known for her choreographed violin performances has grown into a youtube sensation. It was back in 2007 when she starting pursueing her passion, back when people told her that what she did wasn’t marketable. And now a few years later, we thank you Lindsey for proving them wrong. Proving that you can do… -
Fit Friday: The New Biology of Big Muscles
15 Mar 2013 | 3:07 amIn the fitness world, certain truths are held to be self-evident: Big lifts produce big gains, greater intensity fuels greater results, and less rest equals less fat and more strength. But science is now finding that many of these hard-and-fast muscle rules are not as immutable as we once thought. “We’re a lot smarter than we were even 5 years ago,” says Bill Hartman, C.S.C.S., co-owner of Indianapolis Fitness and Sports Training. “Researchers and trainers are all starting to agree on what works and what doesn’t.” The guessing game, in other words, is…
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Twitter Cards To Add Some Zing To Your Posts On Twitter
20 May 2013 | 2:15 amTwitter Cards To Showcase Your Blog Posts on Twitter Twitter Cards – Seeing tweets in the stream with images and videos inspired me to learn more about these multi-media cards. Twitter Cards allow you to attach media experiences to your tweets that link back to your own content. I loved the way they were looking [...]The post Twitter Cards To Add Some Zing To Your Posts On Twitter appeared first on Inspire to Thrive. -
Are You Ready For The Next SEO Penguin At Your Blog?
16 May 2013 | 3:23 amSEO Penguin Is Updating Soon Again – Get Your Blog Ready Today Will your blog be ready for the next SEO Penguin update? According to Matt Cutts Penguin 2.0 is coming soon! How can you get your website or blog ready today before the penguin 2.0 marches into your site soon? Learn all you can about [...]The post Are You Ready For The Next SEO Penguin At Your Blog? appeared first on Inspire to Thrive. -
Dukeo Review and Your Chance to Win Contest
14 May 2013 | 2:58 amDukeo Review Dukeo Review is a review of a blog and a contest all in one. Have you seen Dukeo’s blog posts in your Triberr stream? I have and loved the idea he has come up with. You can review his blog Dukeo and have a chance to win $1000.00. What is Dukeo all about? [...]The post Dukeo Review and Your Chance to Win Contest appeared first on Inspire to Thrive. -
Tips and Tricks With Technology To Save You Time
10 May 2013 | 2:56 amTips and Tricks For You = Saving Time Tips and Tricks with technology can save you time. Technology is growing exponentially and it demands that you keep yourself updated with the latest technological advancements at the same pace. Are you keeping yourself up to date? Are you finding it difficult to keep up with the [...]The post Tips and Tricks With Technology To Save You Time appeared first on Inspire to Thrive. -
Plug-In Happy – Are Plug-Ins Really Magical?
6 May 2013 | 3:52 amPlug-In Happy Bloggers Plug-ins are the most talked about blog posts of late. There are probably thousands of them that a blogger can choose from, but should we? Can a plug-in be a magic wand for us? They are quickly and easily installable via WordPress. In just a few steps and seconds a new plug-in [...]The post Plug-In Happy – Are Plug-Ins Really Magical? appeared first on Inspire to Thrive.
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Small Biz Social Friday: 3 Good-to-Know Twitter Tips for Beginners
24 May 2013 | 9:55 amThe best way to learn about Twitter is to dive right in and start using it. These quick tips will help you make sense of the Twitterverse from the get go: 1. Create Lists Lists are curated groups of Twitter … Read more -
Is it time to hang up on phone support?
22 May 2013 | 10:03 amApart from the ring tones of cell phones coming from our staff’s pockets and purses, ShortStack is a ring-free office. Why? Because 100 percent of our customer service is done through our online support desk. For a smattering of our … Read more -
Show Your Clients (or Your Boss) the Value of Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC]
20 May 2013 | 9:32 amAnyone who’s a fan of Mad Men knows the challenges that Don Draper and his cronies sometimes face when pitching campaign ideas to clients. If you ever feel like Don Draper, trying to convince a reluctant client (or your boss) … Read more -
Small Biz Social Friday: Twitter in 12 Minutes a Day
17 May 2013 | 8:43 amIf you have even a passing interest in news about your industry or current events, Twitter is hard to resist. And unless you’re disciplined, you can find yourself clicking from link to link for hours on end. But to find … Read more -
6 Ways to Leverage Your Facebook Cover Photo
15 May 2013 | 10:05 amFor the past six weeks we’ve been using our Facebook cover photo to demonstrate fun ways to leverage the new cover photo rules. If you haven’t heard, a few months back Facebook relaxed their cover photo rules and now … Read more
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Forever A Beautiful Thought
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Happy Mothers Day To my mom
12 May 2013 | 7:09 pmTheir are no amount of words that can sum up all the things that you are to me. At some points in my life I'm sure I took you for granted but I'm very bless to have my mother like you. Through everything in life you remain a consistent supporter a motivator a voice of reason and more than that you are the person I can confide in right or wrong. You always let me know when I'm wrong we may disagree on many things, but we can agree that your love is unconditional for your children you give as much as you can and I… -
I Took Some Time
6 May 2013 | 12:49 pmI took time to write for me an close off the world for a while.I didn't have to comply are worry about subject matters.I didn't bother to change the approach to fit in with the masses when half of them couldn't even agree with the demographic of a decent conversation. so I made the choice to give my self full range on what ever I want to write about. experimental always inspire growth are show how far I have come.the simplest of words can open doors when it inspires others around you to move forward,and seeing everything with open eyes we strive for understanding ,and… -
Just As simple
19 Mar 2013 | 12:14 pmIt just as simple as looking ahead because the perfect answer to the most difficult question hide in plan sight. The place we simply refuse to look into until were force too. A place so easy to find when you have a moment of clarity. It just as simple as watching god work. As people disappear an new people appear the abandonment is no longer a fear. It's a way of life because, those people were only part time investment that doesn't even matter. Because they wouldn't mind if they ever cared. -
forever or never
5 Mar 2013 | 7:47 amI want forever with a cause. With a person who is perfectly imperfect. Who can look beyond the surfaces it worthless because, it always deeper than the eyes can see. Build connection that last forever. So we can make love last forever..Step out on chance and true romance. I need stability I can't get with this new age of my way or no way. Then you truly haven't found a love worth sacrificing for. When that one willing to give there last and looking for a deeper connection. Bound to intellectual meaning that allow growth and, trust just taking a leap into loving… -
Fulfillment In The role You play
4 Mar 2013 | 7:50 pmDon't play a role you can't fulfill. When building a life holds more prospect and ,fulfillment than making a living. I'm intrigued with the thought that life has more to give. Tranquility that equal peace within my mind. I find my solidarity while writing but, my life find meaning with key people play they part. to make life worth while. So we do our part to make this world a better place than we found it. So my priority is in order preparing my destiny by leaning on faith. That The Lord guides me where I need to be.
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Spice Up Your Blog
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The Future Of SEO And The Application Of Guest Blogging
24 May 2013 | 9:41 amGuest Post - Our host is Chris Gunn, Chris takes an interesting look at were SEO may be heading in the future.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog. The SEO world has been very shaky lately as those who have dedicated their livelihoods on the development of websites and blogs have seen a shift in Google’s algorithms on the horizon. There is definitely a legitimate change coming, but is it truly worth all the hype? Does Google really want to eliminate all forms of link building, even the honorable, fair whitehat approaches? What about the people who want to have a successful… -
5 Strong Techniques For Successful Blog Writing
21 May 2013 | 12:06 pmGuest Post - Our host is Kevin Demlon, Kevin has some well explained tips for bloggers of all levels.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog. Although it was coined in 1999, the term “blog” did not enter the dictionary until 2004, when it was Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Year. The dictionary defined it as “an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.” Since that time, blogging has become a legitimate and sometimes profitable profession for some scribblers. But like most professions, few bloggers ever achieve… -
5 Ways Your Blog’s Design Is Making You Susceptible To A Hacker
16 May 2013 | 5:36 pmGuest Post - Our host is Stephan Jukic, Stephan lists how to to keep your blog safe from hackers.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog. Running a blog is often a work of love that takes a lot of work and creates something of enormous personal or even business value. This applies especially if you’re blog is old and loaded with thousands of posts that garner you thousands of visitors. Losing all this to hackers and intrusion programs over the course of a single day would be a serious disaster. While no site or blog can be made completely and totally hack proof, you can limit… -
Google+ Authorship: Where You Become The Link
13 May 2013 | 4:32 pmGuest Post - Our host is Shannon Williams, Shannon is looking at how and why you should use Google+ authorship on your blog.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog. You may have noticed the last time that you searched any newsworthy topic on Google—whether it be a recap of the Academy Awards or new developments on the latest iProduct—that some of the search results have a small picture of a smiling individual beside them. That picture is likely the result of what is known as Author Rank. Sites with regularly updated content can add a specialized link onto each author’s… -
Comparisons Of Wordpress Theme Customization Methods
9 May 2013 | 7:29 amGuest Post - Our host is Brian L, Brian is looking at the best ways to customize your WordPress theme for a unique look.See How To Become a guest author on Spice Up Your Blog. Wordpress has become such a popular CMS that it's common to see "cookie cutter" websites that use the same theme. Fortunately, it's possible to dramatically alter the appearance of your Wordpress site through various customization methods. The most common methods of customization include editing a Wordpress theme's code, creating a child theme, using a theme mask and paying a custom designer. In…
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The Ultimate Guide to Creating Epic Content
7 May 2013 | 8:28 amI have less than 5 seconds to capture your attention with this post, so here goes – if you read the next 2,500 words or so, you’ll learn how to write epic content that spreads naturally allover the blogosphere. What makes your blog worth reading? There are a thousand articles out there about how to [...] -
Interview With Neil Patel On Taking Your Blog to the Next Level
26 Apr 2013 | 7:07 amThe blogosphere is a busy place.. it’s really hard to get noticed. It becomes even harder when you’re new to blogging with ZERO online reputation. Agree? No one likes to read a blog that has NO VALUE and you can’t make decent income from blogging without knowing *few* things. How about learning blog tips from [...] -
What to Do If No One Is Downloading Your eBooks Or Products?
17 Apr 2013 | 2:21 amImagine.. by the end of this post, you’ll be able to get more eBook downloads, because you learned *few* unique things that will make anyone to download or buy your stuff. We all need more email signup’s… at least, I never met a blogger who wanted less. Email list is #1 element in earning passive income from [...] -
Let’s Break Some Blogging Rules [to Stand Out from the Crowd]
10 Feb 2013 | 5:29 amYou can’t succeed in blogging if you’re not consistent disciplined and breaking some blogging rules! The new definition of blogging is this.. Blogging = BRANDING You can take your blog to the next level by boosting your brand value. The best way to improve your branding is to analyze what successful people are doing and [...] -
LBT’s 3 Months Premium Blogging Course
29 Jan 2013 | 4:02 amIf you’re the regular reader of LBT, you’ll already know about this page. I always love to provide a great user experience, that’s the reason why you don’t find any ads, banners, or affiliate links on this site. I don’t want to trouble you by pasting excessive ads and giving you a lazy loading site. Because [...]
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PPC Advertising: 10 Tips You Should Know as a Newbie
24 May 2013 | 7:26 amPPC has the benefit of producing instant results. Pay per click (PPC) is a form of online advertising in which you only pay for the times when someone actually clicks on your advertisement. Though the basics of it sound pretty simple, it’s a complicated arena and there are many pitfalls that can be made along the way if you enter into it blindly. Here, we look at ten tips that you should know before getting started. #1. There are Two Main Types of PPC The two main types of PPC are search engine advertising, and advertising on partner networks. The first one means that you advert will appear… -
How to Promote a Social Media Contest
20 May 2013 | 7:22 amWork out a promotion strategy for your social media contest. No matter what social media platforms you choose, you can organize many types of social media contests. Verbal contests, sweepstakes contests, photo contests, video contests and commenting contests are some good examples of such contests that you can organize to expand the presence of your online business and attract more customers. But an important part of such contests is promotion. Without having a good promotion strategy in place to get the word out, you can’t achieve much success with your social media contests. So, what are… -
7 Reasons Your Affiliate Products Won’t Sell!
15 May 2013 | 1:09 amIt’s experience that sells, not products! Are you struggling to sell affiliate products on your website or blog? There’s little doubt that affiliate marketing presents an excellent opportunity to make money online, but it’s never as easy as many of you may think. On the one hand, you’ll find a lot of online or affiliate marketers who are earning a six- or seven-figure income by selling affiliate products. On the other, there are many who are unable to make only a few sales even after trying really hard. Given below are seven potential reasons that you should watch out for if you… -
11 Tips to Create a Great Landing Page
9 May 2013 | 12:34 amFocus on a single purpose! Though landing pages are created in large numbers, it’s a fact that most of them don’t deliver. Most of the companies or online marketers will create and launch their landing pages in a hurry, without paying adequate attention to each of those important elements that make up a great landing page. Does your landing page live up to your expectations? If not, given below are some crucial tips that you’ll need to follow. Let’s have a look. #1. First of all, you need to make sure that the headline of your landing page is in tune with the message of your… -
Why You Should Start Selling on Your Blog
4 May 2013 | 5:18 amChange the way you look at your blog! Still waiting for the digital advertising industry to turn around? You might be in for a long wait, then. Online ad revenues continue to stagnate, and even big publishers are having trouble making money with them. That doesn’t bode well for smaller publishers — blogs, that is — that seek significant revenues from digital ads. The time might come in the future, but it doesn’t appear to be happening any time soon. Want to take action so you can turn a profit on your blog? It will take more than finding the next big ad network. You…
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How to Plan Your Entire Website with a Content Map
28 Apr 2013 | 3:53 pmHow do you create strong, meaningful, powerful content that sells, converts and engages your customers? The secret lies in creating a fool-proof content strategy that works for each and every website right from a small business to a large corporate site. In creating a content strategy for your website, essential tasks such as keyword research, content gap analysis, site maps and content audits take a back-seat to the creation of a content map, a simple diagram that places key pieces of info at your finger tips. A content map is an invaluable tool that assists content strategists and… -
Content Writing: 5 Essential Skills of Every Content Writer
14 Mar 2013 | 6:32 amYour business today is truly your virtual office. It’s the place where a prospect is first introduced to your business and your product or service. Your content can make or break that first impression. Here are certain key skills to look for in your content marketing advocate. Your content writer’s main job is to: be your brand advocate and promote your business with fresh content. write compelling copy that convinces and converts prospects and retains existing customers. increase your sales with messaging that motivates your customers to buy from you. ensure that your content is… -
3 Questions to Ask Before Building Your Social Media Strategy
18 Feb 2013 | 10:30 pm#1. Where does social media fit into your corporate structure? Depending on who you talk to, or which publication you read, the answer will vary. Some folks believe that social media belongs under Marketing, others say it is purely a PR function, while some advocate it’s an extension of customer service or that it can do wonders for recruitment, thus making it an HR tool. Truth is, it’s usually all of the above depending on your reality and the resources in place. The real answer is usually not straight forward, and asking yourself that question can lead to unexpected answers. You… -
Where Content Marketing Is Going In 2013: 5 Key Trends
5 Feb 2013 | 2:36 pmIt wasn’t so long ago that simply having a website was impressive enough, never mind one with actual content… And only within the last half-dozen years or so has social media begun to permeate our lives. If you’re in my demographic, I bet you remember a day long before Facebook, cell phones and even computers. Come on, raise your hand and admit it… you’ve got a few “I remember whens” in your pocket. Yet here we are, in 2013 when words like “cloud computing” and “smartphone” have not only been added to our vernacular but to our… -
Effective Ways to Improve Your Alexa Rankings and Increase Your Traffic
15 Dec 2012 | 11:00 amThere are many reasons why you might be interested in improving your Alexa Rank, and also increasing your website traffic. But what is exactly Alexa? As you probably know Alexa is a company that takes care of keeping track of the most visited sites in the world. For each website is assigned a score relative to its position in the ranking of the most visited sites. Google is number 1 and this means that it is the most visited online place in the world. And so on. Each score is unique, which means that there are no two sites with the same score. In order to judge the sites around the web, Alexa…
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HTC One Review
3 May 2013 | 11:42 pmQuite “One’’derful One of the best offerings from HTC HTC happens to be recognized for innovating and providing unique attributes to their phones, and additionally the newest handset from their stable is the HTC One. However does it have just what it takes to turn HTC’s flagship fortunes around? PROS New Sense UI Decent Design [...]The post HTC One Review appeared first on Blog Oh Sphere. -
How Google Works – Detailed Infographics
2 Apr 2013 | 6:29 amHere’s a Detailed Infographics of about How Google Works : The Official Word from Google : The Software behind our search technology conducts a series of simultaneous calculations requiring only a fraction of a second. Traditional Search Engines rely heavily on how often a word appears on a web page. We use more than 200 [...]The post How Google Works – Detailed Infographics appeared first on Blog Oh Sphere. -
How Google Works – Simple Infographics
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April Fool’s Day – Google Pranks
31 Mar 2013 | 10:22 pmGoogle Pranks Like every year, Google is back with his fool’s day jokes, the most important is that YouTube farm, which was actually a competition eight years to find the best video on the web. Video advertising indicates that the winner will be announced after YouTube would be closed forever. Hit the jump below Fools [...]The post April Fool’s Day – Google Pranks appeared first on Blog Oh Sphere. -
The Business of Social Media
31 Mar 2013 | 12:24 amSocial Media has become a new tool for the strengthening of organizations, teams and their members…. Only Facebook, YouTube, Twitter and other platforms of this type of social networking is long. Complete “no” in many organizations they have been banned or not in retail networks. In some cases, a separate room or for which an [...]The post The Business of Social Media appeared first on Blog Oh Sphere.
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Grading the Content Quality of Your Blog
20 May 2013 | 8:02 pmIf you asked 10 SEO experts what it took to get a website to rank well in search engines 9 of them will probably tell you great content. If you’ve been researching for a while you’re probably tired of hearing it. Even Google themselves consistently suggest creating “great content” and a spesific technique frequently mentioning is writing blog posts. Defining what makes high-quality blog content is difficult tasks, but we decided to give it a shot anyway… This is content that has limited intentions. Typically the creation of this content took little to no effort… -
Why Your Small Business Website Needs a Brand Ambassador
6 May 2013 | 6:53 pmIn the business world, a brand ambassador is the embodiment of the brand. A brand ambassador is the face, name, or voice of a product that distinguishes the brand from others. Their job is to be the spokesperson and more, ensuring that the portrayal of a product or brand is consistent across platforms. For website owners, the brand ambassador plays another kind of role which is similar but also different. After all, blogging is different from making TV commercials. But that doesn’t mean you don’t need a brand ambassador on the web. Gives Your Site a Personality The brand ambassador for… -
Case Study: See Our Very Own Website Analytics
30 Apr 2013 | 7:28 pmAt Blog Hands we practice what we preach. How can we expect anyone else to believe in our process if we don’t? Just like what we offer our clients, our strategy starts with blog post writing and promotion… what better way to show you our process works than showing you our very own website analytics… Our Non-Branded Organic Search Traffic: We’re happy to report that our organic search engine traffic is up 998% over last year and continues to climb. Our Obstacles Like any internet marketing campaign there are some kinks in this graph, but if you do things right the trendline… -
Why Your Affiliate Site Needs a Blog with Great Content
28 Apr 2013 | 2:42 pmMany people have built successful affiliate sites that bring in a secondary or even a primary income. Affiliate sites are one of the most simple types of online businesses to set up, and the Internet is full of advice about how to do just that. But not everyone is successful. In fact, the vast majority of people who start out with an affiliate site end up giving it up and not making money. The primary reason that affiliate sites fail is a lack of traffic, especially relevant traffic. And the best way to generate relevant traffic to an affiliate site is with a blog with great content. -
Overcome Writers Block with These Blog Writing Ideas
23 Apr 2013 | 7:15 pmOver the past year we shared some of the ways we come up ideas for our blog posts. From basic everyday ways we brainstorm ideas to more complex ways like using various tools to target what works for your competition. Based on the response we received from these posts we’ll continue to share our ideas with you. Here are out top 4 from the year… Get Ideas From Your Competitors Analyzing what’s working for others is one of our favorite ways to identify blog topics. It helps you identify what’s already working. Don’t overuse this technique because you may end up losing your…
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New to SEO? You’re Not the First
14 May 2013 | 2:55 pmMy whole life I have been one of “those people”. You know who I’m talking about; the ones who prefer a physical day planner over a smartphone, the ones who still use pen and paper to take notes in school instead of laptop and who still uses a check book to balance their budget. Embarrassing, [...]The post New to SEO? You’re Not the First appeared first on Admining. -
Reasons Why Most Blogs Fail
7 May 2013 | 10:57 amThere have been many blogs that I read and enjoyed, but sadly a lot of them failed and went offline. I’m sure there was a blog you used to enjoy, but it’s now offline. People are starting blogs every day, but most of them don’t make it far. What are the reasons for so many [...]The post Reasons Why Most Blogs Fail appeared first on Admining. -
Making Money With Affiliate Programs
2 May 2013 | 10:57 amThere are many ways for you to make money from your blog. I’ve already discussed two ways, which is making money selling advertisements, and by people sharing your content. Another way that I make revenue is through affiliate programs. Even though I make a nice amount selling advertisements, most of my revenue comes from affiliate [...]The post Making Money With Affiliate Programs appeared first on Admining. -
All About Internal Linking
23 Apr 2013 | 10:00 pmNo matter what the reason behind create a website is, the main motive is to attract as many users as possible and if a website is unable to generate traffic, then it is perpetually useless. Thus, owners use various methods and techniques to attract more and more users to their websites. Most of the time [...]The post All About Internal Linking appeared first on Admining. -
Save Space with EWWW Image Optimizer
19 Apr 2013 | 9:07 amWhen your blog is first starting out, the amount of space dedicated to just images is pretty small, but after a while the amount of space taken up is beyond noticeable. Even though web hosting is pretty cheap these days, it’s always nice to postpone the amount of time before you need to upgrade. If [...]The post Save Space with EWWW Image Optimizer appeared first on Admining.
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5 Simple and Proven Ways to Get Your First 1000 Twitter Followers
24 May 2013 | 3:09 amBefore i jump on to the ways through which you can get genuine and quality twitter followers, Lets talk about why should every online business have an expanding twitter following So as far as I am concerned, personally I have never met a single twitter user who does not wants to grow his/her twitter following base. Now let us assume why would a twitter user want more followers: #1 More Sales> If you run an e-commerce store,a product, a corporate brand or whatever field you may be in, having a large no. of dedicated twitter followers is always an added… -
How to Bargain With Freelancers/Contractors Online?
12 Apr 2013 | 3:49 amFreelancing is no longer conserved a ‘to be looked down upon’ profession. Hundreds of people have in surged into freelancing with confidence. Anyhow, since most people work with freelancing projects online, there is a concern about how to bargain with customers when not dealing face to face. Here I bring a few ethics one should adopt while dealing with others on the internet. For freelancers: 1.Never show that you are amateur: Never approach a person in a manner of pleading. Be serious and professional and prefer to apply for a… -
4 Ideas for Making Money with Facebook
9 Apr 2013 | 1:20 amFacebook, a growing social network with more than a billion users. But can Facebook be used more than just being a place to socialize? And the answer to this question is a BIG YES. Facebook is on everyone’s brain nowadays. And that makes Facebook as one of the biggest marketing playground to sell products as well to sell information. Assuming that you are one of those individuals who need to know how to profit with Facebook, here are certain thoughts to help you kick off in profiting on Facebook. [Image Credit: Flickr] 1. Using Facebook Ads to Sell Your… -
What is Codelobster?
31 Mar 2013 | 5:31 amCodelobster is the name of a PHP editor. A PHP editor is what it calls itself. The application comes with various features. The HTML part of a code will be brought to notice as HTML, PHP as PHP and the JavaScript portion as JavaScript. As the user of a PHP editor, the very first thing that comes to the mind the look and feel of the PHP editor. Let me express myself, codelobster does match the standards that a user will set for his PHP editor. Specifications of Codelobster Let this be very clear to all the readers that codelobster’s basic version is on for free… -
8 Examples of the Perfect Blog Headers
17 Mar 2013 | 6:49 pmBlog headers are a nice way to grab the attention of the visitor. It’s a kind of the first opportunity that we have to build a connection with them and to make them realize that they have visited a branded blog & can trust the content over here. Before I begin to showcase some of the best examples of the blog headers, I would really like to share some points that will throw some light on the important of the blog headers. 3 Reasons Why Blog Headers Are Really Important? 1. First Impression is the last impression. 2. Showcase the theme of your blog. A fun or creative…
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Blogging And WB | Blogging Tips to Create a Successful Blog
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Blogger Interview #3 – Mahaveer Verma
24 May 2013 | 5:33 amI hope you have read the previous interviews which I published in this blog. Blogger Interview #1 – Ehsan Ullah Blogger Interview #2 – Sandeep Kumar I selected a young upcoming blogger Mahaveer Verma the third interviewer. I am sure that you can learn many blogging lessons after reading this interview. I give special thanks to Mahaveer Verma for giving his valuable time for this interview. 1. Please mention about you and your blog (main blog) for my readers First of all thanks for giving me the opportunity to get interviewed at your blog Ranuka. And hello to all your reader’s here. I am… -
4 Things You Should Learn to Become a Professional Blogger
30 Apr 2013 | 11:59 pmIt is not an easy task to become a professional blogger. You have to improve many skills. Don’t think that writing is the only skill you should have improve as a blogger. That’s why I wrote a post about 5 Skills You Should Improve as a Professional Blogger a few months back. In that post, I discussed about writing, reading, promoting, etc. But today I want to share more than it. You know that blogging is something like a business, but it isn’t only a business. You can get many benefits doing a blog. If we think blogging is like a business you should invest some money for your blog… -
6 Uncommon Ways to Promote Your Blog
16 Apr 2013 | 1:23 amAfter spending very busy time during last weeks I got a small free time. So I decided to write a post for you. Today, I like to share 6 uncommon ways to promote your blog. You have already read many posts about how to promote your blog. I also have written a post about 6 ways to promote your new blog post a few months back. 1. Create a WordPress Plugin If you have a good PHP knowledge creating a WordPress plugin is a easy work for you. Read: Step by step guide to create a WordPress Plugin. If you don’t have a good PHP knowledge you can hire a freelancer PHP developer to create a WordPress… -
Blogger Interview #2 – Sandeep Kumar
4 Mar 2013 | 8:31 pmLast month, I published an interview with Ehasan Ullah. In that post, I have mentioned that I have a plan to publish interview series of bloggers. So, today I publish the second interview with Sandeep Kumar. I give special thanks to Sadeep Kumar for giving his valuable time for this interview. 1. Please mention about you and your blog (main blog) for my readers. Hi All, Myself Sandeep Kumar, I belong to India. I am a software engineer by profession having more than 7.5 year of industry experience. I have vast technical and working experience of custom search engine based web application. I… -
How to Write a Quality Blog Post?
20 Feb 2013 | 7:10 pm“Content is king”. How many times have you heard this? You may have heard this more than 10 times and almost every blogger has written about the importance of quality content. But, Have you read a article about how to write a quality blog post? Your answer might be “No”. That’s why I am going to share this post today. Write at least two high quality posts per months as I have mentioned steps below. 1. Find an idea You have to find a suitable idea before writing a post. You can easily find post ideas from top forums, blog comments, search engines, etc. 2. Write what you know A first,…
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Content, SEO and social media news: weekly round up
24 May 2013 | 6:02 amGoogle rolls out Penguin 2.0 The newest incarnation of Google’s Penguin algorithm update was released on 22nd May. In an [...] -
Penguin 2.0 – What you need to know
24 May 2013 | 3:02 amGuess who’s back? That’s right, that pesky little Penguin of Google fame has returned in a new incarnation that will, [...] -
When should I publish my blog articles?
23 May 2013 | 5:53 amWondering why your blogs are getting ignored on a Wednesday, but crowded with comments on a Saturday? Or why your [...] -
Achieving Gwyneth Paltrow’s blog/life balance
22 May 2013 | 2:46 amOscar winner Gwyneth Paltrow has recently revealed that she sees blogging for her website ‘Goop’ as her principle career; ahead [...] -
Content, SEO and social media news: weekly round up
20 May 2013 | 6:04 amYahoo! to purchase Tumblr for $1.1bn According to the Wall Street Journal, Yahoo! has agreed a deal to buy social [...]
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Words and Maps: One Writer’s Inspiration
16 May 2013 | 8:09 amSend to Kindle As I prepare for my trip to Massachusetts for our daughter’s college graduation, I leave you with this post I recently wrote for Lisa Ahn’s blog, “Tales of Quirk and Wonder.” I was honored to learn that it has won an “Alice Award for International Creatives” from thedisplacednation.com. Thought you might enjoy [...] Related Stories‘Yeah, But What Do You Make?’: The Value of TeachersThe School of Mr. Puffer: Lessons in Life -
‘Yeah, But What Do You Make?’: The Value of Teachers
7 May 2013 | 7:23 amSend to Kindle Saying good-bye to a class of kids at the end of the school year can be an emotional moment. No matter what grade you teach, you know that these students, who you have spent 7 hours a day with for 37 weeks over nine and a half months (never thought about it, [...] Related StoriesWords and Maps: One Writer’s InspirationThe School of Mr. Puffer: Lessons in Life
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MakeMeNoise
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WordPress 10th Anniversary (May 27, 2013)
23 May 2013 | 7:56 amHappy Birth Day to you! Happy Birth Day to you! Happy Birth Day dear WordPress! Happy Birth Day to you! This is the birth day song that will be singing on May 27, 2013 on the eve of WordPress 10th Anniversary. May 2013 will be decade for WordPress as it has completed Glorious 10 years in…The post WordPress 10th Anniversary (May 27, 2013) appeared first on MakeMeNoise. -
Best Battery saving application for Android
18 May 2013 | 7:21 pmWhich phone sucks battery more? We have mostly shifted our loyalty to smartphones which are sized bigger than our palms and had bid adieu to keypad phones in recent years. Productivity and ability to do more at amazing speed might be the reason why we are sticking to smartphones. It is difficult to tell which…The post Best Battery saving application for Android appeared first on MakeMeNoise. -
Top 5 Basic Blog Tips for Beginners
14 May 2013 | 6:07 pmI’ve successfully completed my one year journey in blogging; In the way to blogging, I’ve seen many ups and downs, In such situation I was rigid and handled all bad conditions happily. After observing such kind of difficulties, I understood my basic blog tips were not so good, so I started learning from beginning. I…The post Top 5 Basic Blog Tips for Beginners appeared first on MakeMeNoise. -
7 Pillars of Making a Successful Blog
10 May 2013 | 12:42 amWhen I failed in Mathematics during my school days; my class teacher told me, your base for Mathematics is not so good. If you want to perform well in Mathematics then learn basic formulas, basic theorems, properties, etc. I started working hard and in next exam I performed well. From that day, I knew about…The post 7 Pillars of Making a Successful Blog appeared first on MakeMeNoise. -
Important Gmail Shortcuts to Work Faster in Webmail: Part – 4
7 May 2013 | 6:31 pmYou are reading fourth and last part of Gmail Shortcuts. All parts on Gmail Shortcuts are dependent to each other, so for your betterment I’ll recommend you to read last three parts also on Gmail Shortcuts. Highly Recommended- Important Gmail Shortcuts to Work Faster in Webmail: Part – 1 Important Gmail Shortcuts to Work Faster…The post Important Gmail Shortcuts to Work Faster in Webmail: Part – 4 appeared first on MakeMeNoise.
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Top Blogging Tool For Exposure
7 May 2013 | 8:03 amTop Tools To Give Your Blog More Reach As affiliates we are always looking for new tools that will help us increase our reach and let more and more people see our site every single day. When we write a blog post we have to let people access it. Finding a blog can be tricky, but with some hard work and dedication it is all possible. There are many ways that we can increase exposure, just by doing small steps in certain programs or tools that will help us increase our productivity. Some of the tools I use have taken me a long time to understand and develop. I have spent hours,… -
Removing Stress – Affiliate Networks
25 Apr 2013 | 3:55 amRemoving Stress – Affiliate Networks Creating an online business is like riding a bike. It takes time, dedication and practice. When you are smaller you think you know what to expect, you see yourself riding that bike, but when the time comes it isn’t always that easy. You make mistakes, you fall, but the ultimate challenge is finding a way to get back on that bike and continue riding, even if you keep falling. This course of action can be applied to many affiliates out there. They see the glits and glamour and they want to be apart of it. But truth be told, many people… -
YieldWord 2 Is Here
17 Apr 2013 | 6:07 amThe New and Improved YieldWord 2 Now you can easily earn money as a publisher. Link to products and keywords throughout your content. It’s never been easier. We have been spending a lot of time configuring and updating our YieldWord system and we are proud to release YieldWord 2. Our system now offers you access to thousands of products in different niche verticals. Our links are improved and will direct the user to exact product matches. Change your affiliate model and give your users a great browsing experience that you can monetize from. … -
Squirrly SEO Tool
12 Apr 2013 | 3:17 amSEO Tool That Helps…A Lot Squirrly ‘When a person loses his or her mental stability. (A variation on going nuts or crazy) Right after the couple broke up, she got all squirrely.’ – UrbanDictionary.com Well maybe Squirrly isn’t nuts, but it sure is going to go crazy in the SEO world. SEO isn’t only important with large website and big businesses, it is important for every page and site on the entire internet. Have you ever wondered why some of your pages were not ranking so well on Google? Did you optimize everything, every elemtent of… -
The Online Relationship Marketing Paradigm
3 Apr 2013 | 6:50 amThe Online Relationship Marketing Paradigm The internet and predominantly social media has given a paradigm shift in the way we interpret marketing and has pushed us into the second phase of Relationship Marketing. re·la·tion·ship /riˈlāSHənˌSHip/ Noun 1. The way in which two or more concepts, objects, or people are connected, or the state of being connected. The principal of relationship marketing was first noted by Berry (1983). He noticed a stagnancy in banking, and gave way for a new form of trust in customer relations. ‚attracting, maintaining and…
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Blogging Wizard
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7 Top Social Sharing Plugins for WordPress in 2013
4 May 2013 | 9:22 amIn the following post you’re going to learn exactly which WordPress plugin I use as my go-to plugin for social shares. You’re also going to discover some other plugins that will help improve your social shares in one way or another. Recently a lot of my readers have been asking me which plugin I’m using [...]7 Top Social Sharing Plugins for WordPress in 2013 is a post from: Blogging Wizard -
Building Reader Engagement Is Difficult, Or Is It? [25+ Tactics, Tools and Examples]
21 Apr 2013 | 2:03 pmIn the following post you’re going to get a crash course in boosting reader engagement on your blog through commenting, social shares, list building and more – these tips are actionable and will get you results if you use them correctly. As bloggers one of the most important things to us (asides from traffic) is [...]Building Reader Engagement Is Difficult, Or Is It? [25+ Tactics, Tools and Examples] is a post from: Blogging Wizard -
1700+ Words on Why You Should Build a Mailing List
8 Apr 2013 | 11:27 amIn the following post you’re going to learn exactly how building a mailing list can benefit your blog or business. The benefits are huge, not doing it will just mean that you and your business lose out. I get a lot of people say things to me that go along these lines – Isn’t [...]1700+ Words on Why You Should Build a Mailing List is a post from: Blogging Wizard -
Which Hosting Provider do SEO’s Use? by @ChrisLDyson
6 Apr 2013 | 6:42 amThis is a guest post by a leading SEO consultant – Chris Dyson. The other day I was having a chat with a few of my SEO colleagues about which web hosting providers they used as I was looking for some extra hosting for a few of my niche websites, but rather than just accept [...]Which Hosting Provider do SEO’s Use? by @ChrisLDyson is a post from: Blogging Wizard -
WP Sharely Review – Social Content Locking at its Finest
1 Apr 2013 | 7:13 amIn the following review I’m going to introduce you to a new social content locking plugin called WP Sharely that will allow you to take your social shares to the next level, showing you the good, the bad and exactly how it can benefit you. The premium WordPress plugin that I’m going to be showing [...]WP Sharely Review – Social Content Locking at its Finest is a post from: Blogging Wizard
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Times of Fashion
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MY SHOPPING LIST
11 May 2013 | 1:30 amHello guys! I'm so happy school is officially over and now I have more time to write posts and make plans for this summer. It's exciting to not have to study and do homework for a couple of months and just focus on doing relaxing and fun things like shopping and catching up with favorite shows. Right now, I have many things on my shopping list that I would like to add to my closet because I'm obsessed with them. I am thinking on a shopping spree really soon and get them because they will update my wardrobe for this summer. So here is my shopping list!shopping list by fridacossio… -
GO ORANGE!
24 Apr 2013 | 6:40 pmHi guys! I'm so sorry that I haven't posted anything lately but I've been so busy with school and finals! Yes, it's that sad time of the school year. But I made time today to post about something that I've been loving lately!I think spring is the most lovely time of the year because it's not too hot nor too cold, it's just the perfect weather. When I think of spring I think about bright colors because flowers start to bloom and everything seems more alive and beautiful. So because it's spring I've been wearing a lot of color in my outfits, especially oranges and corals! I'm so crazy for this… -
INTERVIEW: PAULINE OF OH MY DIOR
2 Apr 2013 | 10:00 amThis girl is something special. Pauline of Oh My Dior is a gorgeous beauty, long red hair, and very friendly personality. Pauline is a textile designer and she is from Mexico but sometimes lives in the Netherlands. Personally, I love her blog because it has certain magic that no other blog has and this makes me want to see what she does next. It seems like a dream, but Pauline is actually a reality: unique, cheerful, and with great taste in fashion, especially in accessories! (I love her blog posts about jewelry, hats and shoes.) This young successful blogger is an inspiration for anyone who… -
STYLE ICONS: BLAKE LIVELY
25 Mar 2013 | 9:21 amHi guys!! How is spring treating you? I hope you are loving it as much as I am. For the past week I can't seem to get out of my denim shorts, white blouses, and maxi dresses and I plan to stay in this mood for as long as I can. Today I will talk to you about another of my fashion icons: Blake LivelyBlake Lively by fridacossio on PolyvoreBlake Lively is always chic and breathtaking in the red carpet and in her street style. I first saw Lively's style in one of my favorite series, Gossip Girl and I was fascinated. I love how she can take a pair of jeans and make it… -
STYLE ICONS: MARGHERITA MISSONI
18 Mar 2013 | 5:30 pmHi guys! This post will be about another of my favorite style icons and muses: Margherita Missoni. Margherita Missoni is the heiress and ambassador to her family's Missoni fashion house, which was founded by her grandparents, Rosita and Ottavio Missioni.(photo: rdujour.com)(photo: englishmuse.com)Margherita grew up in Italy and went to school in Milan and Rome and lived in Barcelona and NYC. Before she appeared in Missoni campaigns, se was the fashion house ambassador, a responsibility involving publicity at fashion related events. Missoni explained that…
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The Missing Ingredients To A Successful Business
23 May 2013 | 5:57 amWow, pretty powerful title wouldn’t you agree? Did that peak your curiosity? Want to know how I can help with this? I’ve got the inside scoop on a very powerful training that’s going to blow your mind. Okay, I’ll stop with the teasing and fill you in. Introducing Danny Iny Are any of you familiar with Danny [...] -
Share Juice Pro: Plugin To Help You Increase Social Reach
20 May 2013 | 5:57 amHow many times now have I had issues and needed help. Okay, I can’t count them all but they’ve been a bunch. I’m so blessed that I met Ashvini Kumar Saxena online a few years ago because this man has and still is my savior. I’m more then honored to have him as my guest [...] -
Paying Tribute To 20 Fabulous Twitter Friends
16 May 2013 | 5:57 amYou guys know how much I love Twitter right! I probably sound like a broken record a lot of times but it’s my #1 source for referral traffic and there’s a reason for that. Once I learned how to properly use Twitter it’s just taken off from that moment on. Now looking at my Twitter [...] -
Google: In Life And In Death
13 May 2013 | 5:57 amDespite how mad I get at Google I will admit that they’ve got some darn cool programs. I have tried my best to find other services to use instead of the ones that Google provides but I have just struck out. Dang, I hate being dependent on them but they did that for a reason. They’re really [...] -
How To Easily Compress Your Images
9 May 2013 | 5:57 amImages make a post wouldn’t you agree. It’s been proven that posts with images when shared on the social media sites will get more attention before the ones with just text. You are using images right! Do you know when I first started blogging I didn’t even know how to upload an image! Now don’t laugh because I’m sure [...]
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Top Bookmarking Tools: #1-Evernote
25 May 2013 | 8:00 amFor the finale of my "Top Bookmarking Tools" series, I am posting on Evernote. Evernote really deserves the top spot because it takes what I like most about the bookmarking tools I've discussed: clipping, notation, easy marking, sharing, etc., and puts it in one program. On top of that, it is compatible with Android and Apple, and can be used with IFTTT. If all that is gibberish, I'll break it down. . . .1. Evernote is IFTTT compatible: I discussed this in the post on Pocket, but being IFTTT compatible means that I can create "recipes" so that when x happens, it is… -
Top Bookmarking Tools: #2-Pocket
22 May 2013 | 9:50 amPocket is a really handy, everywhere-you-want-to-be bookmarking tool. It allows for clear organization, easy clipping, and even the ability to search within your own Pocket account. Plus, you can use it on a desktop browser, offline (a feature that is mentioned but I've not utilized), or on-the-go with either the iPad/iPhone and Android apps. As organizing goes, Pocket is pretty efficient. Like Curate.us, Pinterest, and Twitter, you can install a handy browser plug-in for Chrome, Firefox, etc., so that you can easily keep articles as they pop up. Like… -
Top Bookmarking Tools: #3-Curate.us
19 May 2013 | 7:00 amIn hindsight, it was probably a little ambitious ranking the next bookmarking tool as #3. The limitation of it are pretty hefty, but my ranking of Curate.us in the #3 spot happened because it is probably one of the most fun and playful bookmarking tool to use. Curate.us has the slogan of "Clip It. Note It. Share It." Basically, what that means is Curate.us allows you to take a screenshot of what you are reading, attach a little post-it note, and then share through a variety of social bookmarking options. What is probably the biggest "wow" factor is that these… -
Top Bookmarking Tools: #4-Twitter
17 May 2013 | 7:00 amTwitter is probably my most unorthodox bookmarking tool on the list. I chose it because bookmarking with Twitter kills many birds with one stone; you get to create a reading list while also being active on Twitter. However, it is one that requires a little set-up and planning. So, I'll try to explain the rationale, talk to you about tools you'll need, and then provide a screencast on how to do it. Pros and Cons of Using Twitter for BookmarkingThe hashtag feature in Twitter is mainly for creating keywords that allow other Tweeters to find relevant posts. -
Top Bookmarking Tools: #5-Pinterest
15 May 2013 | 7:00 amIn the Google+ post I did on suggestions for tools for bloggers, one of the organization tools mentioned by +Roxana Yawgel was using a secret Pinterest Board to organize her reading. This was a great suggestion and one that makes a lot of sense. Most people are on Pinterest regularly and most sites include a "Pin it" option. So, pinning your reading list is pretty quick and easy, plus it stores in a site that you regularly use.Pro and Con Overview of Using Pinterest for BookmarkingThe pros of using Pinterest are pretty strong. Pinterest provides a "Pin It" button that…
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College Fall Out
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Will the iPhone 6 be the Best Gaming Device?
15 May 2013 | 4:03 amNo matter where you are these days with your smartphone you are now able to do more than ever before, and Apple has no doubt changed mobile technology forever. This is because before Apple joined the smartphone market other companies had tried to make smartphones for people but these were very expensive and not powerful enough. When the first iPhone was released this all changed as it was affordable to many people through mobile phone plans while offering a lot of power to the users. But this was not the most important aspect to the iPhone, this was just how easy to use it was with a very… -
5 Essential Tips Before Starting an Online Store
10 May 2013 | 10:53 pmUse this post, where essential points of consideration before starting an online store are considered. Follow these tips to stand out in the craze of starting online stores as there are several people who had the urge to enter this stream through ‘niche’ categories. Internet has got the whole global hemisphere much closer than any mind could possibly anticipate, which is why it is conceived by several people as easy money making medium. However, in reality the picture is not as rosy as it seemingly appears to be. Especially in today’s heated competitive era, it is surely not enough… -
What Is Ecommerce? (In Simple Terms)
5 May 2013 | 11:33 pmIn simple terms, the answer to what is E-commerce is that it is electronic commerce. It is basically referred to businesses that have created an online store to sell products/services to their customers. Ecommerce is essentially a website that sells products online that will be subsequently delivered to you. The main advantage is that the buyer does not need to travel all the way to store or shop to purchase something. The buyer can complete his shopping online from his Personal computer or laptop. What is Ecommerce? Any ecommerce website will be consisting of the following: Shopping Cart… -
Pros.com – Solve Your Price Optimization Problems
5 May 2013 | 10:56 pmWhen it comes to selling a product and profiting against the tide of your competition, the price that you are selling at is just as important as the quality of your product. Unfortunately, many aspects that affect the perspective of the customers in relation to your pricing are not quantifiable – or are they? The pricing experts at Pros.com have actually created a software solution to your price optimization problems. You are now able to quantify many of the aspects of price that you previously had to rely on feeling to approximate. When it comes to business, hard numbers always win out… -
How to Write The Best Converting Abandoned Cart Email [Infographic]
4 May 2013 | 11:31 pmAn important guide to ensure that you net as many customers as you can from your abandoned cart. Learn to write an email that converts extremely well in abandoned cart users. However, it is essential to know that once a cart is abandoned very few will actually convert from the total pool. Since every sale counts for ecommerce companies – make sure that you are ready for the next cart abandonment that occurs. Key takeaways from this data: The turn around time to reach out to your user after he abandons the cart matters a lot The key is to get the email opened – test with subject…
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Hybrid Tweaks - Blogging, Technology, Social Media, Mobile Phones, Reviews, Internet, Mobile Phone Apps
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Top 6 WordPress Plugins for Bloggers
21 May 2013 | 7:35 pmWordPress has been picked as the most preferred platform for bloggers for the last couple of years. The way this blogosphere is getting popularity is commendable. There are thousands of plugins available to improve the overall performance of a WordPress site, especially when it is developed for the staple purpose – blogging. There are some plugins out there which top the lists of those bringing the best WordPress experience to any blogger. Jetpack This is one truly must-have for the people who tick the box of self-hosting through WordPress. This plugin is designed by the WordPress… -
Nokia Lumia 925 – A Style Beyond Match
17 May 2013 | 3:49 amThe new Nokia Lumia 925 is a sleek 8.5mm Smartphone with first to have aluminum frame and a total weight of 139 grams.Nokia flagship Windows Phone since past two years. Lumia 925 has made its mark having Windows phone 8 as its operating system. Its body is of Polycarbonate with rear of glass. the device is surrounded by thin layer of Aluminum that makes it a light weight cell unlike its predecessors. Specifications - Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait processor. - Its display is 4.5 inches with 768 x 1280 pixels - 8 megapixels camera with touch focus technology. - Dual Led flash - Internal memory of 32… -
The D3100, Nikon’s new baby
14 May 2013 | 7:30 pmWhen shopping for a new camera, the Nikon D3100 has to be on your list of cameras to test. The D3100 is an upgrade to the previous D3000, with many added features and improvements and, amazingly, is actually cheaper than the D3000 was 3 years ago! This camera is definitely one of the best for beginners. The D3100 is an excellent example of an entry level DSLR, and will have you taking brilliant, professional quality, photos and videos with ease; even if you don’t have a lot of experience. The affordability of this camera is a huge benefit to amateur and professional photographers alike. -
Some Biggest Advantages of SEO
14 May 2013 | 8:51 amSuccess of online marketing depends on how far a company can spread its wings in the market. Competition is tough but with meticulous consideration and improvisation of the content, a company can enhance the visibility of its site and achieve a successful online campaign. Strategies are necessary and that is what SEO provides. Search engines provide the instant links to the keywords typed and people have a habit of only going through the first page of the links provided. Since people are searching for a particular product or service, the advertising is reaching its target market. Search… -
Use These VoIP Apps to Start Saving on Mobile Calls
13 May 2013 | 10:42 pmOne of the best things about mobile operating systems in this day and age is the massive selection of available apps for saving money with VoIP. Voice over Internet Protocol allows smartphone and tablet users to make free and low-cost calls to any location in the world. Here are 5 highly underrated VoIP apps that can be used to save money on your phone bill. Tango Compatible with Android, iOS, Windows Phone 8 and PCs, Tango is one of the most popular and versatile apps in the VoIP market. Its bragging rights include amazing audio quality over both 3G and WiFi, free calls to other Tango…
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New Posts
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Board result? Breathe
24 May 2013 | 7:00 amISC class 12th board result out with the highest being a whooping 99%. CBSE board result awaited. Cutoffs in Delhi University to go a notch higher than last year. No wonder these are the headlines that bombard you and your nervous system everyday. So much so, you experience a pre nervous breakdown before the real and intense one to be witnessed on May 27th. Each one of us have been there, done that. Pulses set racing, heartbeat skips a beat, world seems to go for a toss. That’s each student’s love story with boards and the result. You hate it, curse it and await it. However every passing… -
Revolutionize the World with Robotics and Automation
17 May 2013 | 1:45 amWith the colossal development in Science and Technology, carrying out dangerous or risk-prone tasks has been immensely simplified. In today’s smart world, Man-like machines are taking up the charge to bring possibility in the impossible tasks for humans and allowing great productivity. Robotics is one of the most incredible inventions made by modern Science. Robots have revolutionized the world palpably and reckoned as a boon for the society. Another major reason for the outgrowth of Automation and Robotics is the today’s modern lifestyle where the dependency on automatic… -
Mother's Day Contest - Dear Mom Love Me
11 May 2013 | 5:50 amYouth24x7.com in association with Random House India presents Mother's Day Contest - Dear Mom Love Me. On this Mother's Day, participate in 'Dear Mom Love Me' by telling us: If you were to write a letter to your mother, what would it say? Send in your entry and stand a chance to win a pampering kit for your mother along with the book 'Legacy' by Sudha Menon! Terms and Conditions 1. The contest is valid for persons residing in India. 2. Decisions announced by Youth24x7.com will be final and no requests/complaints will be entertained once the winners are announced.
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Rich Blogger
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How to Find the Inspiration and Motivation to Write
10 May 2013 | 7:17 pmEver wondered how the who’s-who of the blogging community manages to deliver superb content and it seems as if they are flowing smoothly every time? You might wonder if they are actually the one who’s writing it! In fact, some may actually hire copywriters every once in a while or may have guest bloggers come in every now and then. These instances, however, are rare and most established bloggers wouldn’t risk the reputation of their blogs from some copywriter who may have only started using the English language a few months back. Ok, let’s admit that their blogs are now filled with… -
5 Crucial Mistakes New Bloggers Commit
21 Apr 2013 | 2:06 pmIf you started blogging online, you want to make sure that you do things the right way. There are millions of blogs registered to different individuals and companies. Some are even operating more than one blog. Given the popularity of this new source of information, how do you become successful as a blogger? If you believe in the adage that a work well started is a work half finished, then you would probably be interested in learning more about how to prevent mistakes new bloggers typically commit. These crucial mistakes will stop your blog from gaining traffic and, worse, it could stop money… -
How to Add Value to What You Write Online
9 Apr 2013 | 2:31 pmEarning income through the help of the internet is absolutely possible. Writing online is one of the most lucrative talents that will not only pay the bills but even provide an opportunity for financial freedom. Over the years, I have marketed my writing chops for different blogs, composing countless articles and press releases for different clients. In that span of time, it has taught me the real currency accepted by the World Wide Web — content. The internet is solely results oriented. It doesn’t care if you have given your time and effort on writing a copy. The fact of the matter is… -
Income And Progress Report For February 2013
29 Mar 2013 | 6:03 pmThis is my first income and progress report in form of the video. Hope you will like it. Please leave a comment what do you think about this form of income and progress reports. You may also like to read my previous income report from January 2013 or report for December 2012. In February I actually lost more than $70! Why, and what I have done with that money you will see in the video below: Remember to leave a comment and if you like also subscribe to my newsletter. Incoming search terms:income report blogblog affiliate income report bluehostebooks february income reportebooks income… -
Writing Hacks: Boost Your Traffic For 2013
26 Mar 2013 | 7:57 amThe average writing gig these days can earn you as much as $44 by the hour. Given this potential, it is important to have your own site and get traffic that would elevate your name as a legitimate writer online. Building a reputation means building traffic and an audience who looks forward to what you have to say. If you’ve been writing over the past years but you still can’t get the attention of your preferred readers, then maybe it is time that you implement necessary changes. These necessary changes should shakeup your traffic and even give you leverage in getting hired. The first…
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Blogging Tips & Affiliate Marketing
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Give Away: 02 Member Account of “Blogging With John Chow” course
3 May 2013 | 9:30 pmAs you known, John Chow is a famous blogger that blogs about Internet Marketing and Blogging on his site JohnChow.com. He is a expert in site monetization, SEO, and generating more income from blogging. Many things you can also be learned by studying his blog. His blog is monetized by multiple sponsors, contextual ads, banners, and also [...]The post Give Away: 02 Member Account of “Blogging With John Chow” course appeared first on Blogging Tips & Affiliate Marketing. -
4 Things Help You Blogging for Web 3.0
3 May 2013 | 7:16 pmWeb 2.0 has become well established and infiltrated business, education, and the general public. The concept of interactive webbing is seen in social media, searching within websites, and collaborative work tools. Web 3.0 emphasizes new more efficient ways to retrieve information. More applications and data sources will become compatible for all devices accessing the Web. [...]The post 4 Things Help You Blogging for Web 3.0 appeared first on Blogging Tips & Affiliate Marketing. -
LoveClaw plugin – How does it work?
9 Apr 2013 | 2:40 amThe Product Love Claw software is a ‘must-have’ for any website owner due to its specific built-in features that will increase traffic, increase engagement, and drive more profits from their website. You know Social emotion technology that is out-performing Facebook by driving over 3.5x the number of shares compared to the Facebook LIKE button. How Does [...]The post LoveClaw plugin – How does it work? appeared first on Blogging Tips & Affiliate Marketing. -
Some Cool Google AdWords Updates For 2013
4 Apr 2013 | 11:37 amEvery year we anxiously wait for new Google AdWords updates. Ever since the ad policy is the primary revenue source of search engine, we know beforehand that Google will come up with one or even more updates that transform online marketing as we know it. This search engine giant has for many years been changing [...]The post Some Cool Google AdWords Updates For 2013 appeared first on Blogging Tips & Affiliate Marketing. -
Backlink Beast – The Best Link Building Software
30 Mar 2013 | 10:27 pmMatt Callen is going to launch a new product that names Backlink Beast. This is a killer linkbuilding software that help you rank your site quickly, safely Vendor: Matt Callen Product name : Backlink Beast Launch Date: 2013-04-02 at 12:00 EDT Frontend Price: $7 for [...]The post Backlink Beast – The Best Link Building Software appeared first on Blogging Tips & Affiliate Marketing.
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BlogUpp! | the blog
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"Эхо Петербурга", здравствуй!
16 May 2013 | 4:58 amHere's a warm welcome to all the bloggers of popular radio "" ("Echo of Moscow" in St. Petersburg), aka "Эхо Петербурга". We are honored to be distributing the Premium content written by the influential bloggers on radio's portal. Some observers describe the community as "the last bastion of free media in Russia" (via Wikipedia). Also honored to have BlogUpp widget installed on all blogs of "Echo of Moscow" in Saint Petersburg, which now makes our Russian blogger community even bigger, more engaged and informed. Special thanks to radio's administration for their collaboration to… -
Can we save Reader?
18 Mar 2013 | 1:58 pmGoogle Reader is about to be closed. That's sad news for most of us. Please sign this Change.org petition for our collective voice to be heard. We hope, and you'll know you tried at least.In today’s world of mainly “shiny” apps the common sense and fundamental values are often overlooked, along with the user experience. Similarly, social streams limit control of what and when we get through various ranking mechanisms.On the other hand, Google Reader has been the web-based service to consume news and meaningful updates in a simple, time-saving and reliable way. Compared to alternative… -
Celebrating 5 Years of All Us Together
4 Mar 2013 | 3:32 amBlogUpp blogger community makes 5 years! It's nice getting presents, but it's a much greater feeling when you give. Cheering all bloggers and giving a 5,000 bonus to those who are 3+ years with us (active and highly rated by the community), as well as newer bloggers are getting a thumb up from BlogUpp Team for their great blogs.Thank You for being with us and for supporting the community connect great bloggers and audiences. Happy 5 Year Anniversary!// Image via Mom-101 -
Get Your Search Marketing Expo Deal
13 Feb 2013 | 3:51 amDon't miss Search Marketing Expo - the new event and a great opportunity to network with bloggers and influencers. Get $100 off and even attend for free with Expo+ Pass pre-registration until March 10. This is made possible as a result of our media partnership with SMX event organizers. Simply use the code "smx100blogupp" to get your deal. Enjoy! -
Explore, Discover and Learn
4 Feb 2013 | 4:04 amYou know we love discovering great blogs. And we are true fans of everything Discovery. In this context we are honored to add Discovery News to the default category across our content distribution channels. Being a genuine source of exciting news we believe you'll enjoy Discovery News. Explore and uncover the most fascinating science news from our everyday world.
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TheNerdMag
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How to Avoid/Bypass Video Size Limit in Messages on an iOS device
23 May 2013 | 12:22 pmThe Messaging feature of iOS devices restricts users to send a large video. An user can only send a video of about 3 and a half minute via message on iOS device. There is no such reason beyond this limitation but it may be due to limited data allotment. Means, that sending large video file [...]The post How to Avoid/Bypass Video Size Limit in Messages on an iOS device appeared first on TheNerdMag. -
How to Enable/Display Full Screen Album Art on iOS Lock Screen
23 May 2013 | 12:08 pmCydia store is full of tweaks for music lovers. Anyone who love musics have access to a large number of music related tweaks in the Cydia store. However, the tweak named Full Screen Album Art released by developer busheman brings an edge to all other tweaks. The tweak enables the user to add full screen [...]The post How to Enable/Display Full Screen Album Art on iOS Lock Screen appeared first on TheNerdMag. -
Axis for iPhone enables you to launch apps from the Lock Screen
16 May 2013 | 12:11 pmA large number of tweaks are nowadays available in the Cydia market that allows you to launch apps directly from your lock screen on your iOS device. The number of such tweaks are increasing on daily basis in the Cydia store. However, it is observed that most of them reduce the performance of your device [...]The post Axis for iPhone enables you to launch apps from the Lock Screen appeared first on TheNerdMag. -
Download Free Unified Messaging App Google Hangouts for Android, iOS And Chrome Desktop Web Browser
15 May 2013 | 1:18 pmGoogle has just reviled its unified messaging app Hangouts during Google I/O13. Google Hangouts will replace services like Google Talk, Google+ Messenger, and Google+ Hangout. They all are being combined in Hangouts as universal app. This service was considered to be launched as a codename “Bable” but is introduced as Hangouts. There are certain upgrades [...]The post Download Free Unified Messaging App Google Hangouts for Android, iOS And Chrome Desktop Web Browser appeared first on TheNerdMag. -
Download Windows 8 Themes with Natural Wallpapers
11 May 2013 | 12:17 amA large number of themes are available in the market for Windows 8. Themes give look to your PC. Some users prefer to remain or live with the default themes while on the other hand, some users are interested in giving some new look to their PC by installing different types of themes. Thus themes [...]The post Download Windows 8 Themes with Natural Wallpapers appeared first on TheNerdMag.
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GETHOW.ORGGETHOW.ORG
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The Most Common Reasons Why Windows PC Running Slow
19 May 2013 | 5:30 pmWindows computers are the lifeblood of your computers and you will never expect a bad performance from it. So why your Windows PCs running slow after gone some time. Thus here we are going to review some most common reasons why your Windows computers are running slow. Let’s see which are the main trouble occurs [...]The post The Most Common Reasons Why Windows PC Running Slow appeared first on GETHOW.ORG. -
What is DNS Cache and How to Flush DNS Cache
14 May 2013 | 5:30 pmA DNS (Domain Name System) is a name of distributed computer network, service and any resources connected to internet medium. ISP (Internet Service Providers) uses DNS Cache to save the time of ping to the long networks. A DNS Cache contains list of entries which used for translating internet domain names. When the DNS Cache [...]The post What is DNS Cache and How to Flush DNS Cache appeared first on GETHOW.ORG. -
Top 4 WordPress Plugins to Increase User Engagement
9 May 2013 | 5:30 pmIf you are a person who was thinking about increasing user engagement with already exists contents then stop think much for it. Here we are going to tell cool WordPress plugins which will increase readership multiple times and this will also increase user engagement and page views same time. Let’s see how you can encourage [...]The post Top 4 WordPress Plugins to Increase User Engagement appeared first on GETHOW.ORG. -
The Top 10 Largest Planetary Moons
6 May 2013 | 5:30 pmWe know that the Moon is the small sub planet in the Solar system which orbits the planets of Solar System. There is a big list of such moons in our solar system and some planets have most moons like Jupiter with 63 moons, Saturn with 61 moons, and Uranus with 27 moons, Neptune 13 [...]The post The Top 10 Largest Planetary Moons appeared first on GETHOW.ORG. -
Know-How of the Universe : Asteroids Comets Meteoroids
4 May 2013 | 5:30 pmAsteroids, Comets and Meteoroids are all debris remaining from the nebula from which solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago. Let’s have some awareness on Asteroids, Comets and Meteoroids in detailed and simplifies terms. Asteroids are rocky bodies up to about 2,000 Kilometers in diameter, although most are much smaller. Most of them orbit the [...]The post Know-How of the Universe : Asteroids Comets Meteoroids appeared first on GETHOW.ORG.
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Blog Tips - Blog Advice - Blog Strategies - Blog Advisor
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How to Learn from Unsuccessful E-Commerce Blogs
6 May 2013 | 10:17 pmIt’s true that no matter how good your product or products work, the marketplace is likely going to be extremely competitive. It’s also true that there is no such thing as a guarantee that your e-commerce blog is going to be successful. However, despite what the odds may be, and despite how competitive your particular market may or may not be, the prospect of starting your own e-commerce blog is one that should always be explored One thing any successful e-commerce blog is going to need to make it is hard work. That’s a give-in. Another give-in is that your e-commerce site is going to… -
10 tips for coming up with fresh ideas
3 May 2013 | 1:48 pmComing up with fresh ideas is what turns small businesses into big businesses. Sadly, it is at this point that a business becomes more uniform, less unique, and begins to slowly lose customers to its competitors. This is actually what started to happen to the Apple Company. That was until they created the iPhone and started a new mobile revolution. The Apple Company was forced to be unique and fresh, otherwise they were heading for oblivion. Here are a few ways you may come up with fresh ideas for yourself. 1 - Get a life and live itHave you ever heard those pretentious people who say they… -
How to Extend Your Online Ads
29 Mar 2013 | 5:26 pmThe Adwords system offers some rewards for advertisers that use multiple Google products and one very nice bonus is available for advertisers who also have a Google merchant center account. Google's merchant center allows retailers to upload product data that can be found on the other Google properties like Google product search and sometimes even on the Google.com search results page. For example a search for men's clothing on Google.com/products shows results uploaded from the Google merchant center. You also see Adwords ads on the page. Remember, this is yet another place that your ads can… -
How to Write High-Quality Content Quickly
29 Mar 2013 | 2:47 pmSuccessful bloggers know how important it is to add interesting and high-quality content to their blog in order to keep their readers and their search engine results position. But some bloggers find that adding useful and interesting content to their site on a daily basis is not so easy to do, but it doesn't mean that it's impossible. Here we will share some advice for all bloggers concerning how to create effective content for their websites quickly and efficiently: 1. Selecting your ideasWhat do you do first when you sit to write an article for your blog? Do you spend a lot of time… -
Top Internet Marketing Strategies and Tools
26 Mar 2013 | 3:02 pmOnline marketing has opened a whole new world of possibilities for those who want to promote their products and services more efficiently. Internet not only allows companies to lower marketing costs, it also helps distributing information to an incredibly wide range of potential clients. Now let’s discuss those online marketing strategies and tools that have proven to be effective over the course of time. Websites The main difference between websites and other marketing media is that websites are available 24/7, which allows potential clients to find you when your services are needed the…
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Blogging tips, blog reviews, Indian blogs directory
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Types of blogs in the best Indian blog directory
23 May 2013 | 8:30 pmIn the last post on the process of compilation of blogs for the Directory of Best Indian Blogs, 2012-13 edition, we talked about the range of blogs in the Directory coming out on May 30. In the present one, we talk about the main types of blogs in the Directory. The content superstar A large number of blogs in the blog directory are going to have great content: analysis of current topics as well as academic matters; arguments from people agitated over social issues; rants against mis-governance; poems and fiction that move and make you think; good book-reviews; expert advice and… -
velsaoc
22 May 2013 | 7:30 amVels Arena of Crickethttp://velsaoc.blogspot.comAn interesting blog, devoted to local cricket.A blog to display the cricketing calender in the districts of Tirupur and Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu and to enable cricketers with the laws governing cricket. -
Best Indian Blogs Directory: What’s going to be there?
20 May 2013 | 6:30 amThis is third post to share our experiences with directory compilation this year. The first one was on the blogging behaviour of Indian bloggers and the second on Google PageRanks of Indian Blogs.We seem to have matured in the art of manually compiling the listing of great Indian blogs, doing it for the 8th time if you consider Hindi directory, rankings and mid-way updates. Starting with devising a complicated but seemingly very objective algorithm to evaluate blogs, we have graduated to being subjective. Subjective like a judge. We try to be utmost fair and our subjectivity is a mean of… -
Google PageRanks of Indian Blogs
16 May 2013 | 8:30 pmIn the series on our observations during our survey of Indian blogosphere this year, this second post is on the dynamics of Google PageRanks of Indian blogs. The first post in this series was an overview of the Indian blog-world.Google assigns rank to a webpage based on how the page is linked on the web. This ranking, called PageRank [not about webpage, but because Larry Page developed this ranking tool], measures the web entity’s importance. Higher the PR, higher is the bolg's web reputation and its chance of being shown high on the search engine. In general, it becomes… -
ilakshee
14 May 2013 | 8:30 pmits just mehttp://ilakshee.blogspot.in/A well-written blog by Ilakshee Nath, an Indian blogger.Life as I see it -with all its frills and fancies, sometimes threadbare, sometimes overwhelming- poignant and charmingHaving started the blog to express myself, I now consider it worthwhile, if it makes people smile or ponder, over a leisurely cup of tea.
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The Tech Ideas
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The Top 10 Sites To Get Paid for Writing and Blogging
23 May 2013 | 9:32 amBeing paid to blog is a concept that does not really hit the ear right. After all, if people were able to be paid for blogging then everyone would be sat at home in their feety pajamas typing away. If your friend told you about paid blogging, then you would assume that either he or… Continue Reading …The post The Top 10 Sites To Get Paid for Writing and Blogging appeared first on The Tech Ideas. -
Guest Blogging : Link Quality or Link Quantity
18 May 2013 | 12:34 pmGuest Blogging : Link Quality or Link Quantity; Contrary to what you may have read online, it is actually prudent to have both. Now that link quality is a factor when it comes to backlinks, many people have misunderstood the whole concept. Online experts are telling people to lower the amount of backlinks that they have,… Continue Reading …The post Guest Blogging : Link Quality or Link Quantity appeared first on The Tech Ideas. -
The Top 5 Best WordPress Emoticon Plugins
9 May 2013 | 8:24 amThe Top 5 Best WordPress Emoticon Plugins; The big yellow “smiley face” has changed a lot since its invention by ad designer Harvey Ball in 1963. Today’s emoticons span a wide range of moods—from sleepy to ecstatic, from confused to furious, from hearts to devils—and the emoticon has become a standard in the way bloggers and… Continue Reading …The post The Top 5 Best WordPress Emoticon Plugins appeared first on The Tech Ideas. -
Why Does iPhone Attract More Mobile Gamers?
8 May 2013 | 8:38 pmWhat is it about the iPhone that makes it so popular? Is it the sleek, stylish and trendy look? What about its lightning fast speed and responsiveness? You can’t forget the bright display and plethora of apps and games for the iPhone, either. We like to think all of these features play a role in… Continue Reading …The post Why Does iPhone Attract More Mobile Gamers? appeared first on The Tech Ideas. -
Top 5 Quick Tips for Better Blogging
7 May 2013 | 6:44 amA blog can turn a static website into a dynamic web presence. When it’s handled well, it can create tremendous value for your enterprise. On the other hand, done poorly, it not only fails to create value, it can also damage your business. Take your online presence to a new level by putting these better… Continue Reading …The post Top 5 Quick Tips for Better Blogging appeared first on The Tech Ideas.
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Eddie Gear
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5 Easy Ways to Get More Traffic To Your Blog During The Weekend
25 May 2013 | 5:11 amTraffic generation tips are endless there are even bloggers who have named their blogs as traffic generators. Web traffic for most websites and blogs drop considerably during the weekend because less people are using the internet to look for information or checking their favorite websites for new content. This can put blogs and websites at [...]5 Easy Ways to Get More Traffic To Your Blog During The Weekend is a post from: Eddie Gear - Your Product, You Market, You Sell. -
A Beginners Best Way to Make Money Online
23 May 2013 | 9:59 pmBack in the days, bloggers like Darren from ProBlogger, Daniel from Daily Blog Tips, they tried different types of monetization techniques and tried different money making strategies until they figured out, there are only a hand full of reliable and decent ways to make money online if you are a beginner at blogging. Its not [...]A Beginners Best Way to Make Money Online is a post from: Eddie Gear - Your Product, You Market, You Sell. -
Finding Niche Product Ideas Almost Guaranteed to SELL
22 May 2013 | 9:12 pmI’ve been all excited about being part of the niche site duel 2.0 that I decided to write about it on my blog, sharing my experience, success, failures and advice on what works best in today’s trends. One of my main monetization models for the niche website project is to create my very own niche [...]Finding Niche Product Ideas Almost Guaranteed to SELL is a post from: Eddie Gear - Your Product, You Market, You Sell. -
Niche Site Duel 2.0 – My Keyword Research Method
21 May 2013 | 10:14 pmAfter over 5 years of blogging, I’m finally trying to explore niche markets to see if they are really beneficial as some top bloggers claim it to be. To get a better understanding of what niche marketing and making money from niche sites is all about, I am closely following two of my favourites bloggers who I [...]Niche Site Duel 2.0 – My Keyword Research Method is a post from: Eddie Gear - Your Product, You Market, You Sell. -
How To Really Get The Attention Of Other Bloggers
21 May 2013 | 3:01 amDo you remember the time when there was a massive Brute Force Attack On 1Million+ WordPress Blogs and your blog was one of them? You needed help to get your site back up and running, retrieve all your lost content. It was fellow bloggers who wrote about the issue, possible fixes and at times they [...]How To Really Get The Attention Of Other Bloggers is a post from: Eddie Gear - Your Product, You Market, You Sell.
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Build For Search
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NASA Funds A Project For 3D Food Printer
25 May 2013 | 6:00 amThe 3D printing possibilities sound like they're endless. 3D printing or "additive manufacturing" is widely spreading as many industries use it to produce prototypes of their products. The printer is given a schematic of a designed digital model which then prints using a plastic material. The 3D object is created one layer at a time.Even though people have immediately started using the 3D printing technology for printing guns and other weaponry, NASA believes that the 3D printing technology can be put to good use. As part of the NASA investment, a mechanical engineer from Austin was granted… -
Few Facts About Electric Cars
25 May 2013 | 6:00 amThe popularity of electric cars is rising, or people could be tired of gas prices. Either way, electric cars sold in USA is reaching the 100,000s as Tesla, Nissan, Honda, Ford, Toyota, and Chevrolet have moved forward to produce reliable electric vehicles.There are a few things to know about electric cars before you decide to buy one. First and most important, they are way more expensive than regular cars. The price for a Nissan Leaf electric car starts at $28,800 while a regular Nissan Sentra starts from $16,000. For the price of an electric car, you can buy two regular ones. The Tesla Model… -
Top 10 Free Apple Apps for 2013
24 May 2013 | 6:30 amApple and Google are dominating the App market by a huge margin. Apple with their App Store and Google with Google Play give users access to thousands of applications available online. Some of these apps are free while some cost a few cents to a few dollars. This month, Apple reached 50 billion downloads since its introduction of the Apple Store. Even though apps aren't really that expensive, we listed our top free 10 apps available in the App Store.1. Facebook and Facebook Messenger Facebook has over one billion active users. The Facebook apps are probably the most downloaded apps in the… -
Cheap 3D Printed Lulz Liberator Gun Fires 9 Shots
24 May 2013 | 6:00 amEarlier this month, a company named Defense Distributed produced the first plastic gun – "The Liberator". The company's founder, Cody Wilson, demonstrated the abilities of the plastic printed gun by firing a real bullet from it. The video alerted many authorities as the possibility of criminals and terrorists using this type of weapon became very real.When "The Liberator" fired a shot, most authorities believed these printed guns would not be able to fire more than a shot per gun. However, that theory has already been disproven in only a couple weeks.An engineer from Wisconsin who… -
Google Penguin 2.0 is Live
23 May 2013 | 7:42 amGoogle released the long awaited next generation of the Penguin algorithm, Penguin 2.0. Matt Cutts, Google's Head of Web Spam, announced the release of Penguin 2.0 yesterday on "This Week In Google".According to Matt Cutts, the newest version of the Penguin algorithm will have a bigger impact on web spam in general. With the previous versions of the Penguin, the algorithm only looked at the home page of a website. The new version Penguin 2.0 would be able to go deeper in a website and have impact on smaller areas as well.Since it was released on Wednesday afternoon, the new algorithm affects…
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trafficgenerationcafe.com
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Weekly Marketing Skinny: May 25, 2013
25 May 2013 | 9:07 amIn the spotlight this week: Penguin 4 (what else!); Triberr; Tumblr; Flickr; Speak to Chrome or forever hold your peace. Let’s start with the news from Traffic Generation Café. At TrafficGenerationCafe.com Triberr: Your Step by Step Guide to Being Heard Triberr sends over 2 Million visits to its member blogs every month. And these are not big blogs either. Triberr is built for small bloggers and small [...] -
Can Triberr Get You More Web Traffic [Or Is Traffic a False God]?
23 May 2013 | 10:10 amWe are busy folks, you and I. We’ve got posts to write, comments and emails to respond to, bloggers to network with, a plethora of social media sites to hang out on… So when a potential traffic generation strategy (a.k.a. yet another time sucker) knocks on our door, first and foremost we want to know what’s in it [...] -
Triberr: Your Step by Step Guide to Being Heard
21 May 2013 | 8:20 amTriberr sends over 2 million visits every month to the member blogs. 2 MILLION! And these are not big blogs either. Triberr is built for small bloggers and small blogs, which is more or less 99% of blogs in the blogosphere – blogs that previously got little or no website traffic. There are ton posts out there that talk about the effectiveness of [...] -
Weekly Marketing Skinny: May 18, 2013
18 May 2013 | 9:20 amIn the spotlight this week: the future of Google SEO; slew of Google+ changes; Facebook fun; Google Glass (who cares anyway; most of us won’t see one any time soon!); Rob Schneider (yes, that one) and Microsoft bashing Google Docs; and more. But first, an update from Traffic Generation Café. At TrafficGenerationCafe.com 10 Ways to Explode Your Web Traffic Conversions Today Consider this scenario: Your [...] -
10 Ways to Explode Your Web Traffic Conversions Today
16 May 2013 | 11:11 amAs a reader of Ana’s blog, I’ll assume you are confident about generating traffic to your blog. However, if your site has goal is to get someone to optin to your emails, boosting your traffic conversions will get you a far bigger increase than boosting traffic. Consider this scenario: Your blog is getting 10,000 [...]
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Build a Blog Generates Traffic & Income with Glen Andrews
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Generating More Leads From Your Blog
20 May 2013 | 8:18 amDo you want to earn money from your blog? If so, then generating more leads from your blog is probably high on your “to-do” list – RIGHT? Well, the easiest and best way to generate more leads is with a strategically placed opt-in form. Why you might ask? First, the MAJORITY of people who visit [...] -
Google SEO Update (Penguin 2.0)
14 May 2013 | 5:35 amHere’s an overview of Google’s SEO Update for 2013. Also know as Penguin 2.0 Google is trying hard to combat black hat seo tactics and web spam. So Google’s new penguin seo updates are geared towards 2 things… 1. Helping sites do well in the search rankings that are creating good useful content and are [...] -
How to Be Productive
13 May 2013 | 9:24 amBeing productive and earning a living online goes hand in hand (kinda like coffee & milk). When I started online in 2008 I spent 86% of my time focused on “the tools.” By the tools I mean… email providers, graphic software, video equipment, microphones, and a host of other things (I’m sure you’ve had this [...] -
Oh My – What Will People Think
6 May 2013 | 11:02 amHave you ever wanted to create or do something outside your comfort zone but found your inner critic chattering… “If I do that - what will people think“? Maybe you feared writing a blog post, getting on the dance floor, writing your first book, or maybe it was standing in front of a video camera [...] -
How to Find a Niche
2 May 2013 | 9:07 amHere’s a simple step by step on how to find a niche. First, you might be wondering – what the heck is a niche? Here’s a quick definition… A niche market is the subset of a market on which a specific product or service is focused. For example… A profitable market is pets. A niche [...]
