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Top Time-Wasters for Bloggers

2009-06-29T02:38:00.000-07:00

You have a lot to do every day to manage and build your blog. And since you probably do it part-time, you've got to squeeze every last bit of productivity out of the time you have. However ... we're all human, and we tend to lose focus at times. Keeping in mind 3 of the biggest sources of lost time may help you.

Focusing on number of subscribers rather than Actual Relationships

When we look to improve our stats, the 500-pound canary of stats is "# of subscribers." But here's the thing. You can find internet marketers with a list of 100,000 subscribers they email, and they aren't making squat. You can find internet marketers with a list of a few hundred subscribers they email, and they are making a ton of $$. The difference is simple, and obvious. Without "know, like & trust," people will not buy from you. But somebody who totally trusts you may dedicate their online life to YOU. It happens. Lesson: Don't worry about the # of subscribers. Instead, commit to building real relationships.

"No, dear. I can't go to bed with you now. I have to check my blog stats."

You know how, when you're not on a diet, you get on the scale maybe once a month? But when you're on a diet, you get on the scale 3 or 4 times a day? The problem with a blog is, all you need to do is click a couple times, and you can peek at the scale again. It interrupts your thoughts. It takes your focus away from being productive. Stats - like weight - fluctuate, and if you look when they're down, there's a good chance THAT will affect your attitude and productivity. Lesson: Discipline yourself to check blog stats no more than once a day.

Four hours clicking your "Stumble" button.

Focus. Focus. Focus. Looking for blogging ideas or promotional opportunities, a few minutes of focused searching is OK. Hours of stumbling ... or surfing any of the social media sites ... is not contributing to YOUR business. Ask yourself several times a day, "What is the best use of my time right now?" If the answer comes back, "Well, I don't know, but THIS sure ain't it!!", that's a good indicator that you need to discipline yourself better. Actually ... all it may take is just asking yourself that question occasionally every day. The answer will probably bring you out of your coma, so you can get back to work.

Certainly, there are other time-wasters. But if you just get a handle on these 3, you may well wind up with at least another hour or two of productive time every day.

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Yahoo Answers: The Best Free Advertising Method

2009-06-04T05:52:00.001-07:00

With free Internet marketing services, one can save a lot. Instead of shelling out for the marketing aspect of your product or services, that chunk of money could be put to other important elements of your business since many information websites now offer knowledge regarding Internet marketing services that comes with no price tag at all.
With more than 21 million unique users in the U.S. and 90 million worldwide, Yahoo Answers is the largest knowledge-sharing community on the Web.

This strategy will be broken down for you in a step-by-step format, making it easy for you to incorporate this technique into your own marketing efforts. You'll quickly discover just how incredibly powerful this tactic is when you begin to analyze your traffic and see just how much Yahoo Answers is directing your way.

Different groups of people would have different approaches in driving targeted traffic, but no matter how diverse many methods are, there are always some crucial things to get high quality traffic to your webpages . Here are five of them.

Step One: Open a Yahoo Answers Account

You will need a Yahoo Answers account to be able to answer open questions. To create your account visit: http://answers.yahoo.com/ You will be able to create your account using your current Yahoo messenger account if you already have an ID:

Step Two: Complete Your Profile

Once you have created a Yahoo Answers account and are logged in, you will be able to create or edit your profile. You should take a few minutes to fill out as much as information as you would like to share and then save your information.

You can choose to allow Yahoo Answer members to contact you via messenger, or keep this information private. You can also enable "email contact" if you would like to receive comments via email, or you can choose to disable all contact other than through the questions that you answer.

When you edit your profile it is recommended that you add a photo or customize an avatar. It's important to brand yourself and this is an easy way to make your profile more memorable as your photo will appear within your answers.

Step Three: Familiarize Yourself With Yahoo Answers

From the main Yahoo Answers page you will see categories listed on the left hand side. This is where questions are posted and grouped according to their subject matter.

This is also where you will go when choosing the different types of questions that you would like to answer, and depending on the niche markets that you are involved in, you might find yourself answering a variety of questions from different categories and groups.

Before you start answering questions you should have an idea of what you plan to promote. That way you can find questions that are relevant to the website that you wish to advertise via the Yahoo Answers website. Each time you answer a question, you can include a "SOURCE" in a secondary box that accompanies your response.

This is an easy way to promote your websites and direct people to find out more information about the topic of their question. You should also browse previously answered questions so that you can get a feel for the way other people have answered and addressed different questions, paying attention to those answers that were selected as being the "TOP" response.

As you begin answering questions, you may run into a series of questions that are no longer open. Here is a breakdown of the life cycle of a question from the time it is first posted:

Questions that are "Resolved" are typically closed from receiving future follow ups while questions that are marked "Undecided" have not yet received a "TOP" vote.

Questions are open for only four days but the original poster can extend the period for a few extra days or if a question has been resolved, they can close it before that time period has ended.

It's important to answer questions as thoroughly as you can and avoid spamming your websites within your answers. In fact, there are few times where including your website URL within the answer is acceptable at all. If those viewing your response feel that it is spam you will not receive votes and your answer may be removed entirely. Therefore, you should try to keep your websites within the "Source" box only. Those who liked your answer are likely to follow your link to find out more especially if you are careful to answer questions that pertain to your niche market.

Step Four: Cover Multiple Niche Markets Easily

If you are involved in multiple niche markets, you might benefit from creating multiple Yahoo Answer accounts. This will also help you answer more questions each day under different accounts while building up levels on all of them.

By creating multiple Yahoo Answer accounts you can also create different characters, (men/woman, parents, single men, divorced, etc) which will lend credibility when you are answering questions in different categories.

Yahoo Answers allows multiple accounts so you don't have to worry about breaking any rules, however voting for your own answers or point gaming is not allowed.

Step Five: Be The First, Every Time

One quick technique that will help you answer more questions before others is to subscribe to the RSS feed available through Yahoo. You will receive a listing of recently asked questions that are still open and available to be answered, and best of all, these questions will be related to your chosen niche markets.

By answering recent questions rather than digging through older ones you are ensuring that your website receives traffic not only from the Yahoo Answer center (and those who view your answer from within that section) but also from the Yahoo search engine as well.

You can take it a step further and write articles based on the questions that you review. Submit these articles to http://www.e-bestsellers.com/article or http://www.ibestof.com to generate even more traffic. It's an easy way to research various niche markets and see just what people are interested in or needing help with Yahoo Answers can be a very enjoyable and rewarding experience and an easy way to generate targeted traffic to your website. Just be sure to log in every day and build up your levels.

Desktop Adsense Tracker

2009-06-03T10:10:00.000-07:00

This is a freeware software that help you to keep track of your Google AdSense ^TM earnings through Google desktop gadget technology.

Google already approved the Gadget, you can see it here..

It uses only javascript with no external DLL's or components. No adware, no spyware.

The current version is 2.3 Download it now.

Tips for attracting new readers

2009-05-01T03:58:00.000-07:00

Blogging has made it easy for anyone to publish content online. Regular, fresh content is important for anyone looking to increase their online visibility, but this content is useless without an active readership. Here are some tips on how to increase yours…

Increase Your Syndication: Make sure to keep up to date with the more popular bookmarking and directory hotspots and use TrackBack URLs so you can tell how far your new content has spread and identify any new active readers.

Comment on the Blogs of Others: Joining the discussion on the blogs of others is a great way to attract attention, increase engagement and create new readership. Be careful not to create the impression that you are just hunting for links, but rather add some value to the conversation and ultimately try and create the same activity in your blog’s comment sections if they aren’t already a place for conversation.

Promote Your URLs: Promote your blog URL as well as your RSS feed URL. Use your blog address when commenting on the blogs of others, feature it on your email signature, on all your social media profiles and everywhere else available. Encourage RSS subscriptions by including the link in your newsletters and all other communications.

Optimise Each Post: This might sound like a given, but you’d be surprised as to how many optimisation and syndication opportunities are overlooked. Create a checklist of steps towards better optimisation and syndication. High quality content with great optimisation will make your blog easier to find, and harder to resist for returning visitors.
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Follow these tips and blogging will be one of the most powerful tools to boost your online presence.

Animation in Blogger

2009-04-29T05:11:00.001-07:00

Have you ever tried uploading gif images to blogger and failed? Here you go for uploading the gif images.

First of all you cannot upload gif images directly to blogger.
The best way is to upload your image to Photobucket.
Once uploading is completed you will get a set of 4 links below the image.
Copy the HTML Tag and paste in Edit HTML in you blogger.
Now enjoy your animation in blogger.

Actual Animation in blogger

How topost AD's in a page?

2009-04-15T05:35:00.000-07:00

I have seen many posting more than 5 to 6 AD's in a page along with Affiliates. I dont think that this will generate much revenue for them. How many Ad's and how to post the AD's?

Post only 3 AD's or less, lesser the AD's more the revenue.
Be bold with your AD's, Do not afrid to post the AD's.
Browse your page and find the place where the clicks are possible and place the AD's above them.
Place Square AD on the top of your page, so that there is a posibility of clicking the AD, while browsing the page.
If you like a Vertical bar, I dont think that vertical bar will yeild much revenue, because the content is in the middle, so people rely on the middle of the page, so concentrate on the middle part rather than the side bar.
Keep your page clean, Do not mess the page with AD's and Sponsors, People may not like too many AD's.
Do not post AD's without any

Just an Example of placing AD. In this there is a high possibility of clicking the AD's, By accidently or by need.

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Who are the Ad clickers?

2009-04-13T03:24:00.000-07:00

Who is going to click your ad? Have you ever wondered or think about this question? Fine according to me I would classify the Clickers into 3 types.

People who dont know about AD's
People who knows about AD's
Again People who knows about AD's

People who dont know about AD's:

They must be new to the internet world. At that time they must not aware that ad's are for generating revenue only.

People who knows about AD's:

Obviously people who knows about the ad will not click on the AD's. Even though if they find something intersting and useful they will not click on the AD, rather they will copy or type the URL in a seperate address bar.

Again People who knows about AD's:

Yes, there is a third kind of people who knows about AD will click on the AD's, may be they might wnat to visit the website or even if they dont want to visit the page they will click the AD's, why? If they like the content in the page(for the bloggers hardwork) and if they want to give some happiness to some unknown in the world for free of cost they will do it. I am happy I am happy one among them.

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How to add recent posts to blogger?

2009-04-13T02:48:00.000-07:00

Before adding the recent post to blogger you must need a feedaddress. If you dont own an account, create one with Feedburner.

Go to page layout and select Add Gadget.
Select Feed from basic gadgets.
It will direct you to the new page as shown below.
Paste your feed address in the text box and click Continue.
A new window like 3rd image will appear, select your options as you like and save.
There you go for your recent post.

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How to take the image URL?

2009-04-03T02:07:00.000-07:00

Right click on the image.

You will get a pop up with so many options. The last option would be properties.

Click properties, a new pop up window will appearA new pop up window will appear.

Select the entire URL in the Address(URL). The Highlighted area

This is the image URL.

You can place this in a new window to see the image alone.

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How to change the rss feed icon?

2009-04-02T07:07:00.000-07:00

For a Quite long time I was not aware (till yesterday) how to change the rss feed icon, but I was really impressed with the beautiful icons on the blogs and websites. Atlast I found the path, I would like to share it with my valuable visitors. Here you go.

First create your Feed burner feed.
Once it is done Goto -> Publicize -> Chicklet Chooser.
You will find some list of icons, Choose something (anyways we are not going to use the one in the list)
You will get the code at the bottom. which result something like this.

Subscribe in a reader

Here is the Feed Burner code:

Ok Let check out what is what?
1. That is your Feed URL - dont ever change that.
2. That is your image URL. This is where you need to link the icon of your intrest (remove the text).
Get the image/icon URL, which you would like to make as the Feedburner icon.
Paste the icon code in the second highlighted area.
Save the code and have a smile on your face with the new Feed icon.
3. In the first image you can see the rss icon with "Subscribe in a reader" text. If you dont want that to display just remove the entire session or the highlighted area.

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Change your blogger URL

2009-03-31T02:46:00.000-07:00

Are you not happy with the blogger URL you have. Do you have any other suggestion cbout your blog URL, then what for your are waiting. Change it here. But its subject to availability, I cant help out anyway in that sector.

Go to Settings -> Publishing.
You will find this screen, Give your suggestion in the Blogspot address and enter the word verification.
If the URL is available then your blogspot address will be chenged from that moment onwards.

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How to upload a new template to your blog?

2009-03-27T03:17:00.000-07:00

How about going for a new look of your blog? Excited! Yes, There are so many customized blogger templates available throughout the web empire. Alright, now its high time to upload the new blogger template to your blog. Flollow these simple steps.

Go to Layout -> Edit HTML

Browse for the .xml file you downloaded and upload the file.

It will ask confirmation to delete some widgets.

You should confirm and save. No choice :(

Once done experience your blog with new template.

How to show or hide blogs in Blogger profile?

2009-03-25T08:47:00.000-07:00

How to show or hide blogs in Blogger profile?

Many of us may be following many other blogs and will have many blogs in same ID. If you want not to display some blogs in you blogger profile, Follow these simple steps.

Go to Dashboard
You will find your Profiel info below the Dashboard.
Select Edit Profile.
A new window will appear as image II
Click Select Blogs to display link
A list of all your blogs will appear.
Check the blogs you want to appear in your blogger profile.

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Posting AD's on your blog

2009-03-25T06:15:00.000-07:00

Newbies, Please don't get exicited of your google adsense account and paste the AD's immediately on you blog. Why?

First you need to drive traffic to your blog.

More visits more clicks.

No visits no clicks, In this situation many of the newbies tend to click their ad, which result in a violation. Meanwhile No AD's No Clicks.

You will also loose the interest in publishing your blog.

Wait for some time until you get some unique visitors.

Place web counters in your blog. And track the count everday.

Do not forget to use Google Analytics.

Fine, carry out all these steps and add the Google Ad's to your blog. Otherwise Google will consider your blog as spam and you will not get quality Ad's.

No Quality AD's No Quality money.

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How to Export a Blog?

2009-03-24T03:54:00.000-07:00

Exporting became as simple as importing follow the same steps in importing.

Click on the Export blog and save it to your hard drive.
And import where you want.
Follow the Import Procedure

How to import and Export a blog in Blogger?

2009-03-24T03:39:00.000-07:00

Do you want to import or export all of your blog contents from one blog to another? and confused of doing how? Its has became simpler now.

Go to Settings -> Basic
You will find the options Import blog, Export blog and Delete blog.

Import Blog

If you want to append your blog with some of your existing another blog click on the Import Blog. A new window will open as shown below.

Browse for the .xml file, the exported file.
Enter the characters generated.
If you want to publish all the imported content check the check box highlighted.
If you dont want to publish all the content and if you want to publish the content as per your wish. Do not check the box.

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How to deal with Forum?

2009-03-18T06:04:00.001-07:00

This is what you guys are looking for am I right? How to deal with Forums? My tips for you.

Do mistakes as much as you can, the more you mistake the more you learn or more you fail more you suceed

Post your feedbacks and comments to all "How to" s post. Because will always look for how to do this and how to do that. I am sure you are looking for one of the How to's thats why you are here.

Comment as much as you can on others post. It will help you to drive traffic to your site.

Never tell that you are a newbie for the forum or a groups, many people might not like to look on the newbies page.

Select the perfect category for posting your content.

Concentrate on one project at a time. Dont put your legs on all the topics.

Google blog Ping service

2009-03-17T06:31:00.000-07:00

, Have you ever worried that google is not turning your blog on its directory. Yes, sometimes it happes because of heavy competition between the bloggers. There is a give away for your worry. Google Blog Search Ping Service will list your blog in its directory. It is as simple as entering your URL in the address bar. Type your blog address and hit Submit Blog. You will find your blog in hours time.

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How to add Feedburner Email subscription

2009-03-17T05:59:00.000-07:00

Go to -> Publicize -> Email Subscription.
It will display as whown below.
Select Subscription Management.

It will open a new window as shown below.
Select the language you want.
Below the code, you can see use as widget in, where in you have options for Blogger, Typepad & Typepad(Japan)
Select appropraite option and hit Go.
A Pop up window will appear as show below (Fig:3)

Select the blog in which you want to Install the widget. (If you maintain more than 1 blog)
Title: You can customize the Title as you like.
Give Add Widget.
It will automatically save to your page layout.

Arrange your page elements where you want to display the content.

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How to transfer Feedburner account to another account

2009-03-17T05:07:00.000-07:00

Many of us want to transfer our Feedburner account from one account to another account. How to perform?

Here are some simple step by step to perform.

Click on the Feed you want to tranfer.
A new window will open as shown below Fig 2.

Click on Transfer Feed.
A Extended box will appera.
Give the gmail Id to which you want to transfer, as numbered in image.
A Invite will go the corresponding ID.
Click the link sent by the feed burner.
From that moment all your subscriber will be tranfered to the new account.

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Who want to read your blog? - You decide

2009-03-16T07:22:00.000-07:00

Who wants to read your blog? - You decide. You can have choice of your blog readers.

Anyone
People I choose
Only Authors

Anybody: If you select this option, your blog is open to everyone. Anybody can read your blog.

People I choose : If you are writing a personal content and you want that to be read only by the people you choose, then select this and give the list of people e mail address and send invite. Remember you can have only upto 100 readers.

Only Authors: Please visit the Only Authors contents so that you know who are authorised to view the content.

Adding Authors to your blog

2009-03-16T07:11:00.000-07:00

Some of us want to add our friends or relatives to contribute some contents to our blog. Is it possible? Yes it is. Google provides you all sort of privelages. How to do that?

Go to settings -> Permission
You will find a Blog Authors button, Click on that.
Extended text box will appear.
Enter the Email address of the person you want to invite and hit Invite.
The person will get the invite from Google.
Once He/She accepts the invitation, He/She will be able to manage your blog. but not the layout.
Layout is exclusively for you.

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Remove Older/Newer post in blogger

2009-03-16T06:38:00.000-07:00

Many of us want to remove or hide the Older/Newer post which appears at the bottom in the blog at the right and the left side.

Go to Layout -> Edit HTML

Search for "#blog-pager-newer-link"

Press (Ctrl+F) and type "#blog-pager-newer-link"

The code will appear like this:

Change the code to:

How to use Google Talk

2009-03-14T08:22:00.000-07:00

Google Talk is free service provided by google for text chat and voice chat. The Google Talk client is only available for Microsoft Windows (2000, XP, Server 2003, and Vista). If you already own a Google id, yes ofcourse you can use the same for this as well. All your gmail contacts will be automatically updated in G-Talk. You can make calls or chat by selecting the partner on the other side.

http://www.google.com/talk/ you need to download and install this program to work on this :)

How to make your blog list on the search engine

2009-03-14T07:59:00.000-07:00

Google add and update new sites to their earch engine when new website or blog is been launched. So, if you launch a new website or a blog I would say it is mandatory to add your site to google-addurl. Its a very simple process with 3 steps as shown below.

http://www.google.com/addurl