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How To Add Feedburner Headline Animator To Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 21:49:00 +0000

In This post i will share with us on how to add feedburner headline animator to blog. These is one of the widgets created by feedburner to add so sense of beauty to your blog. It automatically headlines all the posted topics in your blog. It is very simple, just follow the simple process.

Login to your feedbuner account. If you don’t have one, create it now as it’s very important to have a feedburner account as a blogger http://feedburner.google.com, and select the feed you want to add this widget to.
Go to Publicize on the dash board >>> And click on HEADLINE ANIMATOR ON THE LEFT SIDE BAR.

Follow the instruction in the picture below.

Select Blogger,like the example in the picture below.

After doing all the settings, click on the save button,
Either click the ‘’Next’’ button on the picture above to automatically add it to you blog. OR copy the code, go to LAYOUT and paste it into the ADD A GADGET BOX,
Preview your blog to see the new look.

let me get your comments, if anything is confusing ok.

How to add Facebook Like Widget To Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:50:00 +0000

Adding the Facebook like button will enable your readers come back to your blog, and will automatically increase the traffic you ever needed. As this can cause more visitors to stay close to your blog and gain more trust with you, as your blog and the information contained there in represents you.
This will also increase the number of your Facebook fans speedily.
Lets get down with it. Take it.

Login to blogger dash board
Go to >>>Layout>>>Add a Gadget
Copy the following code

Paste the code here.

Please change //wealthycharles to your Facebook page URL
Save and view your blog to see the new look.
thanks to technology blog he’s a great guy follow him too

SCAM ALERT (MONEY4REFER.COM)

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:43:00 +0000

This post is to let all newbies who are crazy about easy money internet marketing to become aware and have full knowledge that money4refer.com is a big scam. Too many people have fallen victim, because of the easy money making system they promised. Some are yet to realise it. They ask you to register and after registering, there’s no email to let know you have registered with them, even though there ‘re some out there who will send mails to you yet are scam. But these guys are just too cheap with their scamming skills.
In other words i still want you my readers to understand that they (money4refer.com) are making money from those who signed up with them. you may want to ask how? Even without paying any money to them. YES. As you send out the referral link created by them and people clicks on it you are given $2, but at the end of the month you will never be paid anything.( http://Money4Refer.com/index.php?refcode=39087).

YOU ARE JUST WORKING FOR THEM

It is a contract that was given to them, so in other to make the work easy and to generate more work force they created that site and promised you fast money. As you advertise that link and people are clicking it is money for them.

Please follow this carefully. They have been paid for this surveys, they just hire people to work for them and at the end refuse to pay.

During registration you're not asked to submit details, so how will you get paid? The payment options they listed are not even clickable.

I will explain with pictures for better understanding, follow carefully.

After clicking on the survey link, you will be taken to a new page…. see picture below.
This is a different game altogether. This survey website is called clothes4kids{dot} com.

These Payment Withdrawal Options are not hyperlinked to any page at all…. they are just what i call Ghost payment withdrawal samples
(GPWS)

TESTIMONIALS

I joined Money4Refer.com this week and immediately I can tell that there is something very suspicious here, unfortunately I have already begun generating traffic to their site, which is the entire purpose of their existence whilst they claim they pay their members for this easy system to earn extra cash.
Firstly the site does not ask for any information so as to pay you in future - How will they pay us if they don't gather our details?
Secondly when I attempt to query this through their 'Contact us' portal, each time I get this message back which I have copied and pasted as is: Delivery to the following recipient failed permanently:
Info@money4refer.com
Technical details of permanent failure:
Google tried to deliver your message, but it was rejected by the server for the recipient domain money4refer.com by money4refer.com. [198.252.64.208].
The error that the other server returned was:
550 No Such User Here
So as you can see and imagine this message has further heightened my suspicions about the entire existence and legitimacy of this company.
Based on the above reasoning I, along with others in my position, have come to the conclusion that this company intentionally deceives people into generating volumes of traffic for them without any intentions of paying. This is stealing and benefiting on the hard work of people who were only given false promises.
Thanks.
Steven. (

Date Occurred: 06/09/2013

Reported Damages: $50.00). There are many more reports. go to http://www.scambook.com for more reports, and to file in report of any fraudulent website .

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Face Book: Face In Or Face Out

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 21:16:00 +0000

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Hello friends in this article today i just want to take out the time to point most of us towards the right direction in case if by any means one missed his/her way on Facebook social media. Please read and follow carefully.
Facebook
Facebook is the most used networking site in the world with about 200 million active users and 600 million passive users. It was founded on February 4th 2004 by a group of Harvard University Computer Scientists. Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovity and Chris Huges. Initially Facebook membership was restricted to only Harvard students. It was later extended to other schools in Boston and finally to the whole world. Its acceptability cuts across race, age,status, creed and nationality. If these Harvard students can do what is universally acceptable, why can’t you? Remember it starts little by little, they did not just hit gusha instantly, so it takes proper planning and patient.
But what makes Facebook thick? It is easy to use. It enables users to identify other users by cities, schools, workplaces and regions. It has helped to re-unite many lost friends and acquaintances and it gives the opportunity to meet new people every day. Millions of messages and pictures are sent or shared on the Facebook everyday. It therefore, helps old acquaintances to keep in touch abreast of the happenings in the lives of their friends. Information like wedding ceremonies, child dedication, book lunch, graduation ceremony, birthday celebrations, beliefs, et cetera are freely shared through the Facebook. To be honest, millions of lives have been positively blessed in just nine years of existence of Facebook. Just nine years, and the world is faced-in by Facebook. Many students have made new friends through Facebook that has really improved their academics abilities.

Facebook: The Overview

Mission: Give people the power to share and make the world more open and connected : Now in retrospect, everyone has an information to share, it could be your business/ skills or your product. There are millions of people on Facebook who need them. So don’t just share pictures but informations and products.Sell and advertise what you do and who you are.
Future Mission: Give clients the power to share and make their brand’s world more open and connected
Meaning What?: This means that technology has empowered everyone to become a (broadcaster), on Facebook everyone is a media ''reporter’’.
What Does This Mean? Facebook is the prepared platform to enable you engage with this new breed of reporters (What are you reporting)?

Facebook: The Real Facts

500,000,000,+ worldwide web users
100,000,000+ mobile users
more than 70 million status updates posted each day
More than 3 billion photos uploaded to the site each month
More than 5billion pieces contents (web links, news stories, blog posts, notes, photos albums) are shared each week
More than 3million active pages on Facebook
More than 1.5million local businesses have active pages on Facebook and more than 20million people becomes fans of pages each day.
The Average user spends 55mins on Facebook per day

With these facts, you now have to make your presence noticed in a dispensation where you have no limits, but use your information to change your world. Start with Facebook, no more questions of where, how and capital to start with. (many of the people on Facebook are actually out there to sell a product, information and also advertise their blog sites) Get on the bandwagon now.

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How To Get A Payoneer MasterCard Free Of Charge

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 17:27:00 +0000

Payoneer is an Internet-based financial services business that allows users to transfer money and receive payments through re-loadable prepaid MasterCard debit cards. The company focuses on specific payment solutions, primarily affiliate, mass payments, Local Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), merchant accounts, and payout programs in countries with underdeveloped banking systems.
Payoneer is a registered Member Service Provider (MSP) of MasterCard worldwide. The Company is headquartered in New York City with R&D offices in Petah Tikva, Israel. Payoneer has received venture funding from Greylock Partners, Carmel Ventures.
Payoneer pursues a number of markets by providing salary and commission pay-out solutions for industries like affiliate marketing,freelancers. If you care to know, Payoneer is a top competitor for PayPal. Payoneer has an "advantage over PayPal in the micro-payments arena" because "it makes international payments easier by not requiring a bank account for verification nor Country restriction
I have been amazed over the years how too many folks has fallen into the hands of scammers all in the name of providing them with payoneer MasterCard. Now there are several outlets, agents, online bloggers who will ask you to pay money to get the payoneer MasterCard, few times people get it this way. But many who go through one agent or the other have had their account deactivated.
Moreover there ‘re many online partners/agents of payoneer that actually helped people to get this card, many are no more. Most of the times one gets the card and it’s not working. In this Post am going to teach on how to get the PAYONEER MASTERCARD ALL BY YOURSELF FOR FREE OF CHARGE DIRECT FROM THE COMPANY. You can transfer all your funds from U.S.A into your Payoneer MasterCard and for those of who have been thinking on how to get your online payment, you can do it with this card.
The card has no country restriction, its useable anywhere in the world.
Please be warned.
Payoneer offers an easy, convenient and cost effective way to get paid. Payments available in minutes No bank account is required Use instores, online or ATMs that accept MasterCard® Live chat, telephone and e-mail support offered in multiple languages.
Receive payments through any of the following services: Get paid with the US Payment Service A US account and routing number linked to your card will allow you to receive US ACH/Direct Deposit transfers from select US corporations, including PayPal, Amazon, Apple and more!
Receive payments from any of our partners Simply sign in to your online account with the partner and select Payoneer as your payment method.
Anyone can load your card With the international prepaid debit card you can receive private loads from anyone worldwide via Visa/MasterCard®.
You can as well use the USA Bank Account that comes with this card to withdraw from your PayPal Account and your Clickbank .
Click this link below it will direct you to Payoneer’s main page, also follow the screenshot below

www.payoneer.com/cardholdersIntro.aspx

After clicking on the link above, this is exactly the page it will open up for you.
Follow the arrow on the screenshot to locate the green sign up button and click on it to begin filling your Payoneer form.

After filling the form and successfully submitted it, you will see the message below;
“Thank you.
We have received your prepaid MasterCard order.
Note: Please add support@payoneer.com to your email address book or white list to ensure
you receive the confirmation from us. Your card will be shipped after it has been approved.
Once approved, the card will be mailed within 2 business days. You will be notified by email once approved. Please note that the local mail service may affect delivery time.
Your cardholder User Name and Cardholder Password, which you setup when you ordered your card, will be important to access your account. The Payoneer Team
N.B:The time that it will take for your card to get to your doorstep depends on your country as it will sent via standard delivery but you can contact payoneer to get your card shipped to you via DHL with ideal tracking but you will be charged $60 for that but it is guaranteed that you will get it within 1 week or lesser after the approval of your card. Please make sure you provide a correct address, and filling the right information.

Requirements

Delivery or sign up fee= no initial payment, or any delivery fee
You must provide any identifiable government ID. E.g. Driver’s licence, International Passport, National ID

How To Add Wikipedia Search Box To Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:40:00 +0000

Google team has done great jobs in this industry i mean in the blogosphere , they are tirelessly working on blogger platform to upgrade more gadgets and enable bloggers work easily with style to increase more readers and generate more traffic. Today we are going to learn how to the add Wikipedia search box inside your blog.

This will make surfing more lively and will make your readers want to come back again. Lets talk about a widget created by blogger Teams. Let me Explain Wikipedia. It is the free encyclopedia site which is used for searches just like Google search engine but this one is use for educational searches. Wikipedia is used to search topics with complete details for every Subject like Physics,Chemistry,biology,English etc. Wikipedia is the second search engine in the world, only second to Google

I recommend this for all educational blogs.

Don’t forget to read this post: How To Open Gtbank Facebook Account

Don’t forget to read this post: How to Add a Feedjit Live Traffic Feed widget

Now	wikipedia
Search	Box

Go to Blogger dashboard >> Layout >> Add a Gadget >>
Click On more
Click + on Wikipedia
Follow The Screenshot below

Please for record’s sake i have already added the widget on my blog that’s why you see the (Already added on the screenshot just look for the + sign and click on it).

Click save and view your Blog to see the new changes, it will look exactly like the screenshot below

How To Add Revolver Visitor'sTracking Widget To Blogger

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:11:00 +0000

Technology has really improved to especially in the blogosphere to help bloggers find good tools for designing and keeping readers long on your blog. Revolver Maps are real time visitor globes rendered by the Revolver Engine. The Revolver Graphics Engine is a strongly specialized 3D renderer. It's available as a Java version as well as a Flash version. The Revolver Maps Service bases on both implementations.
Now have a closer look: Every visitor leaves an eternal dot on the globe, recent visitor locations are tagged by the labels showing the flag of the country as well as city and state. As you can see it in my blog right now, this will help you have more feel and impact of where your blog and knowledge has gone to.
It adds style to your blog. Let me not keep you waiting.
As the development of the service proceeded several other types of widgets where added. All widgets are free of charge and customizable in size and appearance.

Click the link in this line to get an overview of all widgets in the widget gallery.
When the new page opens choose which one of the Revolver maps suits your style, follow the screenshot below

3. There are many other widgets in the page to choose from. I use the 3D map.
4. follow the screenshot below. it’s either you leave it on default setting or choose your own dimensional settings, then click apply

N/B: If the JavaScript version does not display on your blog then check the HTML version. Follow the screenshot below.

How to insert the code into your blog

Copy the code as shown above either by right clicking and copying it of with the keyboards keys: CTRL + C

Login to your blogger if not already logged in, on the dashboard go to >>>Add
Widget>>>HTML/JavaScript

View your blog to see the changes. Done.

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How to Open Gtbank FaceBook Account

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 31 May 2013 17:13:00 +0000

How to Open Gtbank FaceBook Account

Today we will learn 5 easy steps on how to open your Gtbank Social Network account all by yourself without facing the stress of queuing up in the banking hall, writing and filling several forms. You do this at the comfort of your home, working with those magic fingers of yours.

This can also be done with phones not just PC’s alone, you don’t even require to be a computer guru, just know how to use this mouse and know how to click, then you click your way out of stress. Just Sip tea and open your account and start making transfer at your finger tips Lol;;;

Thanks to the developers of Social Media and it’s amazing benefits to organizations, innovations keep springing up every now and then. Most organizations have seen this and have been able to key into the Power of Social Media to totally engage their customers, partners and employees; build their Brand, surprisingly increase their revenue also reducing costs. And as a matter of fact it has increased the stand of FACEBOOK who is now the number one most visited site in the whole world according to http://www.alexa.com.

Guaranty Trust Bank who recently launched an innovative service in addition to its amazing products and services. Guaranty Trust [GT] Bank has pioneered Social Banking which took the Banking world by storm. (THIS IS GOOD THINKING GOOD PRODUCT)

With Social Banking, you can transfer money, purchase airtime, pay bills and check your account balance on Facebook. However your Social Banking Account is different from your GT Bank Account.

So let’s take our steps! Are you with your cup of tea, ok honey lets rock and roll the banking world with Gtbank.

To get started, follow these 5 simple steps: Don't worry i got your hands ok. I'm showing what to do. You won't miss your way. Am your friend.

1. Visit the GT Bank Facebook Page Here: www.facebook.com/gtbank

2. Click on the “Open An Account” Tab as illustrated in the image below:

3. You will be directed to an App which handles the Account Creation Process for you. You would then choose the type of account you want to create, fill in your Email Address and then your Location and Click Continue.

SKS & STS
GTCrea8
GTSave
GTMax
eAccount
Savings Account
Current Account

4. Next Stop, Add your details in your following categories

Bio Data| Personal Information| Ways to Bank| Next of Kin| Confirmation

5. Once you finish filling the form, you would be directed to a confirmation page with your Transaction Code. ( hey! Honey, keep it safe as you maybe needing it, you that's not my property/)

Please dear am sure you have these documents? They 're all in your cupboard, you need to visit the nearest branch within the next 2weeks and then submit the following details.

Most Recent Nepa Bill
Drivers License, National ID Card, Intl Passport
2 passport photographs

KEEP BANKING, DON'T STOP TRANSFERING AND MAKING MONEY. There you have it. Welcome to the world of Social banking.

GTBank commences social banking service on Facebook

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 30 May 2013 12:41:00 +0000

In a bid to promote financial inclusion in the country, Guaranty Trust Bank Plc on Wednesday unveiled its social banking service on popular social networking site, Facebook.

Speaking at the inauguration ceremony in Lagos, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, GTBank, Mr. Segun Agbaje, said the service would allow the public to open accounts and get customer service support via Facebook.

He said the bank’s objective was to engage members of the public where they worked, lived or played, adding, “The new service will enable persons on social networks like Facebook to commence a banking relationship and perform transactions 24/7, safely and conveniently, without having to leave the platform.”

Agbaje said the service presently only allowed people to open GTBank accounts, but pointed out that the bank would introduce new service options that included money transfers, airtime purchases and bill payments.

The GTBank boss added that the institution was committed to the convenience of its stakeholders and would continue to introduce value-adding alternative channels in the future.

“GTBank has been at the forefront of industry innovations within the Nigerian financial service sector over the last 22 years. The bank is the first Nigerian institution to have recognised online/social channels as an emerging service point, and has over one million followers on Facebook; the largest for any African bank,” Agbaje said.

The bank recently introduced the GTBank mobile money that allows customers and non-customers to perform transfers and payments from their mobile phones to any mobile phone subscriber in the country

We are shall be discussing that onour next Post. thanks

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How to Stop Spam Comment in WordPress with Honeypot

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 29 May 2013 15:12:00 +0000

Spam comments has actually become a thorn on the flesh for bloggers. To prevent spam comments, bloggers end up taking strict measures such as requiring people to register or have everyone enter a captcha before submitting a comment. Spam prevention controls such as captchas, math quiz, and registration makes it difficult for regular visitors to comment. By implementing one of those methods, you are punishing the wrong crowd. A lot of spam comments are generated by bots, which are programs designed to comment on blogs and websites.

There is a common saying that you can catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. It fits perfectly here as we are about to show you how you can block spam comment bots in WordPress with honeypot. What is Honeypot? Before we talk about honeypot, lets talk about how these spam bots work. WordPress is used by millions of websites. This means that millions of websites have similar HTML output for comment forms. This makes it easier for bots to find blogs and post spam comments. Honeypot is a spam prevention technology. It tricks and traps spam bots into revealing themselves by giving them a challenge that human users can not see.

Unlike other spam prevention methods which uses techniques to find out of if a commenter is human, Honeypot checks to see if the commenter is a bot. Instead of giving a challenge to human visitors, it creates a fake challenge for the bots. When bots fill the challenge, they end up revealing themselves and are caught before they could post spam. Blocking Spam bots in WordPress with Honeypot First thing you need to do is install and activate BotBlocker WordPress plugin. After activating the plugin, go to Settings » BotBlocker Settings to configure the plugin. WordPress Honeypot BotBlocker Options The default options should work for most websites. However we advise you to review the configuration options before pressing the Save changes button. How it Works Botblocker will now replace the names of the form fields for your comment forms with random fields. For example it will replace name field with email. On the screen, your human visitors will see the email field and enter their email address. Instead of seeing the email field, the bots will see the name field and enter a name.

WordPress will not process the comment until email is entered in the proper format. It will also rename URL field, and textarea field names with random and commonly used form field names. Such as address, newsletter, zip code, etc. The spam bots will see these names and fill the form incorrectly which will reveal that the comment posted is actually a spam comment and will be marked as spam. Botblocker does not give you protection against manually submitted spam. Manually submitted spam is submitted by human visitors. You will still have to use a plugin like Akismet to catch those.

11 Ways To Blog For Money

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 29 May 2013 06:35:00 +0000

11 Ways To Blog For Money

Many bloggers want to find ways to generate an income from their blogs. Following are Eleven tips to monetize your blog and start bringing in some money from your blogging efforts.

1. Advertising

Including advertisements on your blog is the most obvious way to derive an income from your blogging efforts. Ads can come in the form of text links or banner ads, and advertising options are available that you can easily tap into through pay-per-click, pay-per-post and affiliate programs online. Google AdSense, Amazon Associates, eBay Affiliates and Pay-Per-Post are just a few of the most common advertising programs available to bloggers.

2. Merchandise

Another simple way to monetize your blog is by selling merchandise through a service such as CafePress who will work with you to create custom items for you to sell through your blog.

3. Reviews

Bloggers can make money by reviewing products, events, businesses and more through blog posts.

4. Ebooks

A great way to bring in some revenue on your blog is by writing an ebook and offering it for sale through your blog. Ebooks are particularly successful for bloggers who have positioned themselves as experts in their fields and advertise their ebooks as additional or exclusive information just for readers of their blogs.

5. Donations

Many bloggers add a donation button to their blogs asking readers to make a monetary donation to keep the blog alive. Donations are also solicited with clever taglines such as, "If you like this blog, why not buy me a cup of coffee?" The donation link leads the reader to another website such as PayPal where the individual can easily make their donation.

Blogging for money isn't particularly difficult any more. You don't have to be famous or even have huge traffic (although how much money you make from your blog will depend on both of these factors to some extent). Get blogging for money by using one or more of these seven ideas.

6. Blogging for money using advertising programs.
These are more advertising program options for blogging for money than ever before. Here are just four of the ever-expanding possibilities for making money from your blog by putting

Besides placing ads on your blog pages themselves, there are also programs for RSS advertising such as Pheedo.

7. Blogging for money using affiliate programs.
With affiliate marketing, a company agrees to pay you a commission for helping to sell their products. Visitors see the company's ad on your Web pages and, if they click through to the company's Website and do a particular thing, you'll get paid. The particular thing the visitor has to do varies; some affiliate programs pay per click while others pay per lead or even per sale. These are four of the biggest (and most established) affiliate programs on the 'Net that you can use for blogging for money:

8 Blogging for money via a company sponsorship. Blog sponsorship is a growing trend as more businesses realize the popularity of blogging and the potential marketing reach of bloggers. Company sponsorship deals appear to range from obvious "advertising" blogs that are squarely focused on a company's product(s) through adding a company's name, logo and brand to an existing blog ("sponsored by...").
The main problem with this way of blogging for money is that you have to be known already (and have enough traffic) to attract sponsorship.

9. Get hired by a company to be blogging for money.
Many businesses would love to have blogs, but just don't have anyone currently on staff who has the time and the talent to put a blog together and keep it going. You could be the answer and make money from a blog in the process. The trick to landing such a gig is finding the businesses that want/need the services and persuading them that you're the blogger they need; diligent research and some cold calling will probably be needed unless you already have a high profile and a track record that will bring the businesses calling.

10. Freelance blogging for money.
Networks of blogs appear to be springing up all over the 'Net, some of which are looking for people to write blogs and are willing to pay for it. Payment models vary but a fixed monthly payment in exchange for a specified number of blog posts seems to be most common.

BloggerJobs.biz is one example of a website that specializes in posting blogging for money opportunities.
About.com's Freelance Writing site is a great place to look for freelance writing opportunities of all kinds, including blogging gigs. 10 Things to Know about Content Sites is a good article to read before you start reading through job postings.

11. Create a blog to advertise a specific product/service.
Blogs are fast becoming the trendy alternative to the classic salesletter site. In this case, the format is the only real change; the message is the same. Typically, the pitch is woven into as many blog entries as possible - or even used a tagline to every blog entry.
Jim Kukral's 99 Ways to Blog for Business blog is a good example of a blog designed to move a product (in this case, his strategy guide for creating blogs for businesses).

11. Blogging for money by selling intellectual property such as ebooks, telecourses or consulting services, through your blog.
This idea is closely related to the previous way of blogging for money. The difference is that in this case the intellectual property you're selling is just part of or incidental to the blog you're writing; it's not the raison d'etre for the blog. For instance, you might have a blog about beekeeping and be selling an ebook about how to build a mason bee house on your pages.

The Secret to Blogging for Money
No matter which blogging for money model you choose, or even if you choose a combination of ways to make money from your blog, there's still one secret to success; you need to be able to write well and engage your readers. That's how you build an audience, and of course, the bigger your audience, the bigger your chances to make some serious money blogging.

The Power of Affiliate - Engaging with Consumers

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 25 May 2013 13:31:00 +0000

The Power of Affiliate - Engaging with Consumers

The Affiliate marketing channel, with its unique, high performance online publishers, has the power to influence and connect with the new consumer at critical points in their decision journey.

1. Catalyst

Once a consumer decides they are in need of a product or service, they start with a short list of options based on initial brand awareness. TV, radio, print, word-of-mouth, online display advertising, social media and affiliate all play an ongoing role in shaping a consumer's awareness of their brand options.

Due to the influx of marketing noise we all experience, getting through the wilderness can be challenging. Connecting with potential customers during the next phase of their journey – Evaluation – has become more important than ever.

2. Evaluation

The affiliate channel powers a variety of powerful publisher websites that provide relevant, compelling information to the consumer as they evaluate their brand options and add new ones.

For example, search engine and shopping comparison publishers let users cross-shop countless products and services all in one place. They are a key destination for consumers who now desire more control over how they interact with and learn about products. The influence of Content & Community publishers, a.k.a. the blogosphere, is also on the rise. When a trusted blogger makes a recommendation, their readers listen…and often convert.

3. Conversion

The affiliate marketing channel is well known for its ability to close the deal – it drives the highest conversion rates of any channel, as well as higher average order sizes. But more than that, affiliate marketing is uniquely aligned with today's consumer focus on value.

At a time when 55% of shoppers say they always check for deals before making a purchase***, online publishers are more critical than ever. Shopping, Coupon and Deals publishers, who are committed to creating the most comprehensive and organized collections of coupons, deals, promotions, and sales, help bargain shoppers find an ideal combination of savings opportunities at the critical point of conversion.

4. Post Conversion

Each time a consumer interacts with a brand's product or service and compares the experience with friends in their social network, they continue to builds expectations that impact their loyalty. In rare instances, the post conversion experience is so powerful that a brand is able to produce a lifetime of conversions from a customer. However, more often than not, the next purchase catalyst will trigger another decision journey for the consumer... and another marketing battle for consumer attention during their evaluation process.

*McKinsey & Company, 2009
** Forrester Consulting, 2012

5. Loyalty Loop

A hyper-competitive marketplace and the evolution of the internet as a limitless information source have dramatically impacted consumer buying behavior and loyalty. Actively loyal customers, who not only stick with a brand but energetically recommend it, are especially valuable and increasingly rare. Only a handful of brands can truly command the consumer loyalty, bypassing the evaluation phase of the consumer journey and creating a lifetime of conversions.

Whether out of laziness or choice overload, most consumers today are passively loyal – despite repeat purchases, they remain open to alternative brands if given the right reasons to switch. In today's digital world, even the most widely-recognized industry leaders must win back the well-informed consumer after every single purchase.

What is Affiliate Marketing?

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 25 May 2013 12:24:00 +0000

What is Affiliate Marketing?

Some people remember the 1990’s as a tremendous period of growth for grunge music and Jim Carrey films. While this is true, most people will probably tell you the 90’s were responsible for this big, beautiful, technology called the World Wide Web (aka the internet, the web, the vast digital ocean of information at our finger tips). And with any new technology or media, companies quickly realized they had a new opportunity to market their products and services to consumers via the millions of websites they visit every day. With the emergence of search engines in the mid-1990’s, the internet ballooned into a massive e-commerce and information machine. Website owners were creating valuable content and providing tremendous benefits to their visitors, and these website owners wanted to be compensated for their hard work. Early forms of online advertising like CPM or fixed placement started seeing competition from emerging, more accountable forms of online advertising, like affiliate marketing. So,

what is affiliate marketing?

Affiliate marketing at its very core is about relationships, a relationship between three parties: In the world of affiliate marketing, an advertiser can be a company selling a product like electronics, airline tickets, clothing or car parts, or an advertiser could also be an insurance company selling policies. The most important thing to remember is that you are an advertiser if you are ready to pay other people to help you sell and promote your business. Find out more » A publisher is an individual or company that promotes an advertiser’s product or service in exchange for earning a commission.

Advertisers contractually agree to work with a publisher, then provide the publisher with creative – in the form of links, banner or text ads or even unique phone numbers – that the publisher incorporates into their website. Find out more » The final component that completes the affiliate relationship triangle is the consumer. The consumer is the one who actually sees the ad and then makes an action (either by clicking a link or by submitting their information via a form) that takes them from the publisher’s website to the advertiser’s to complete the action, which we call a conversion. Find out more » How Does Affiliate Marketing Work? Let's face it: technology, especially the internet, can be pretty daunting to try to grasp, and with terms like malware, cursor and spam, it also seems pretty dangerous. So kudos to the guys who decided e-commerce and affiliate marketing should rely on an innocuous technology called a "cookie."

A cookie is a technology that works with web browsers to store information like user preferences, login or registration information, and shopping cart contents. Have you ever opted-in to have a website "remember" your password and username for one of your online accounts? That's a cookie. Ever notice while searching the web for "travel deals" and you suddenly start seeing travel display banners on other websites? Those ads are appearing for you because you've been cookied (it's okay, you won't get hurt). In affiliate marketing, one task that cookies manage is to remember the link or ad the visitor to a website clicks on. Cookies can also store the date and time of the click, they can even be used to remember what kind of websites or content you like most. There are many different types of web cookies and uses, but the kind of cookie affiliate marketing relies on is called a first-party cookie.

A cookie is a technology that works with web browsers to store information like user preferences, login or registration information, and shopping cart contents. Have you ever opted-in to have a website "remember" your password and username for one of your online accounts? That's a cookie. Ever notice while searching the web for "travel deals" and you suddenly start seeing travel display banners on other websites? Those ads are appearing for you because you've been cookied (it's okay, you won't get hurt).

In affiliate marketing, one task that cookies manage is to remember the link or ad the visitor to a website clicks on. Cookies can also store the date and time of the click, they can even be used to remember what kind of websites or content you like most. There are many different types of web cookies and uses, but the kind of cookie affiliate marketing relies on is called a first-party cookie.
When a user visits a publisher's website and clicks an advertiser's creative ad, the visitor's browser receives the tracking cookie that identifies the advertiser, the publisher, the specific creative and commission amount. This data is stored within the link information in what are called "parameters" and can include even more anonymous data used for attribution.

Create A Contact Form In Google Docs

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:21:00 +0000

Create A Contact Form In Google Docs

Google Docs provide an option to create Contact form for blog.To create a Form Like the Below image.You can Merge this Form in our Blog post easily.Have a Look at the Contact form that i have merged in Blog post.

1 - Example of Contact Us Form

Go to Google Docs by Sign In with your Google account.

Now Click on New > Form to create New form.

It will display a Page Like Below with the space for Contact form Header,and Description and space


1.1 - Form displayed at first

Enter 'Contact Us Form' at the first text Box that shows 'Untitled Form'
If you need any explanations or additional information about Form,just type it in second text Box.
Suppose your First question that you would like to ask user is about his Name.Just type 'Your Name' in the text area of Question Title (Replace sample Question 1).
And If you want show any explanation for the Question (for example,if an guy doesn't understand Your Name', then type 'Your Name in your Bank account' .Then he can easily strike it.
Question type can be set into Text as Name is a Text.
For a Contact Form Name must be filled,so Tick mark on 'Make this is Required Question'.
Click on 'Done' Button.

1.2 - Example for Enter the First Question.

To create Second Question, Click on 'Add Item' and click on 'Text' .It will display same as the above field.

1.3 - Create New Question Field

Enter your Second Question..If your second Question is about asking their Email address,just type 'Your Email Address' in Question Title.(First Column).Then Enter an Example email at Help Text and Choose Text as your Question Type and Click on Done.

1.4 - Filled form of Second Question

Now you have seen the method to add New Question Field and choosing question type etc.If you need to include a Box for Comments,then you should Select 'Paragraph text' as Question Type.Then Click on Done Button.

To view the Form that you have created now,Scroll down to the Bottom of your Page and click down the Link in Dark Background.

How to Add this Form in Blog Post ?

Click on 'More Actions' and choose Embed .And Copy down the Code ,then Paste the Code in Blog Post,in HTML mode.Then Save the Template.

Tips to Starting Business

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 22 May 2013 07:36:00 +0000

When you first start your business you’re bubbling with excitement. Inevitably problems come up with customers, technology, staff, cash-flow, administration tasks, tax, etc, and it tears away at our passion and motivation.
As a web consultant and teacher I regularly encounter business owners that are feeling lost, overwhelmed and frustrated by the day-to-day running of their business. The first 5 years of being in business are the toughest, and most new businesses don’t survive.
If you are motivated and positive you can smash through every business challenge. You can succeed and make it really BIG and profitable. Following are 5 easy techniques to super charge your personal levels of motivation:

1: Specific Goals
Set 3 achievable goals for your business today. Yes, do it today and you’ll instantly feel clearer, more focussed and motivated. Below are 5 really easy goal setting steps:

Work out what you want to achieve, it doesn’t have to be a massive leap forward, it just has to be positive progress.
Work out how you are going to achieve these 3 goals.
Write down why achieving these goals would be beneficial for you.
(This step builds your motivation)
Track your progress. (keeps you focussed which is essential for top performance)
Plan an enjoyable reward for yourself when you achieve each of the goals.
(Always celebrate your wins)

2: Visualise
Spend some time imagining how fantastic your life will be once you have successfully achieved your goal.

3: Your Personal Reasons
You are a small business owner for a reason. What was the main reason you wanted to go into business for yourself? My personal reason is family… I have 4 children and want a flexible career that allows me to control my destiny and play a major role in raising and loving my family. I regularly remind myself that I have the perfect business for my family life, this keeps me feeling lucky and appreciating my business.
What's your reason for going into business?

4: Positive Affirmations: Why positive affirmation? where your mouth goes your life follows too.
Here are some examples:

New clients and customers come to me easily and effortlessly.
My business is growing every day.
I am a leader and I am called upon to lead.
am making progress by the day
am moving foward and upward
I can not fail, i was made for the best life
I have a wonderful business, i give a wonderful service, and i have a wonderful pay.
all things are mine, am above only.

5: Regular Vacations
Any life of achievement involves stress, and the best way to combat stress is a holiday to look forward to and then enjoying a well-earned rest. If you don’t have a lot of money, then organise to stay at a friend or relatives house. A break will refresh and rejuvenate you.

Having a positive attitude and being focussed and passionate about your business will help you succeed and enjoy being a business owner. Use these techniques for self-motivation, because your attitude determines how far you’ll go.

Before You start Blogging

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:35:00 +0000

Amazon.com Widgets

Blogging Tips

In this page we will see some few personal tips on how to build a blog. Blog building like every other business out there in the real world that requirs your time, energy and passion.

Right now, there's a massive hunger for quality blogs.
I know, I know. You've been told by everyone else the Internet is saturated with blogs - about every different subject under the sun - and that no one, nowhere has anything new to say anymore.

Well, That's Complete Crap

Yes, the 'net is saturated with blogs... but most of them are half-assed hobby blogs, whose owners have long ago lost interest and moved on. Or they're sleazy SEO "link farms", designed to fool Google.
The chances are... if you have something interesting to say, there's a crowd of information-hungry people out there who want to hear it. I guarantee it. And if you can provide interesting and insightful content, they'll flock to you.
But... consistently knocking out great content is HARD. That's why so many blogs out there are abandoned. Their owners long ago lost interest and moved onto something else.
Listen. I don't know why you got into blogging.
Maybe you want to build an online business, and you're using blogging to get the word out and attract customers. Or maybe you want to spread the word about your favourite cause, and change the world. Or perhaps you just want to write about your passion, and share your thoughts with likeminded peers.
Whatever your reason for blogging, the world doesn't need another half-assed attempt - from yet another blogger that's lost interest and given up. It needs a quality source of good information. One that's updated regularly and consistently. And that means...

You Have to Stay Motivated

If your blog makes you money, it's easy to be enthusiastic. Even if you're not in it to make a profit.
You can use the money to buy new products and review them for your readers. Or you can go to new places and write all about it. Or you can donate the money to your favourite cause. Or you can use it supplement your income.
Heck, if you're willing to put the work in, you can...

Tell Your Boss to Take a Hike

I'm serious.
But let me tell you something... something no Internet marketing guru will ever tell you.
Making money online is HARD... really hard.
You can do it. But you have to be willing to forget most of the crap everyone else has told you and...

**Focus on Just a Few Leverage Points**

Building a blog is an interesting experience expecially when new things are being discovered. at the same time it can be very tiring, when you are not getting the right tools, and widgets to work with. Not knowing where and how to place your tools can make blog building frustrating to anyone.

Moreover you need patients, perseverance, constant surfing of other people's blogs in other to get more information and inspiration. Ask questions and all in all don't forget to be original, have mentors learn from them and originate your words.

Blog creation is like every other work offline which requires discipline and time except you are building your blog for personal viewing, by this i mean private blogging. As for me i build my blogs everyday, learning new things. For me it's like talking to my best friend am still learning, we communicate every morning night and day because i want to have the best of relationship with my friend.

Nevertheless don't forget you computer is your first friend that introduced you to your well beloved blog, so have a constant rapour with the both of them. leaving them for a week will be a breakage with information, they will not communicate with you.

Have the stickability power to stay and love your work. Your blog is your friend.

How to Add a Feedjit Live Traffic Feed widget

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:31:00 +0000

how to add a Feedjit Live Traffic Feed widget

Would you like to know more about the traffic visiting your Blogger blog (Blogspot Blog)? Feedjit is a free tracking tool that tracks visitors to a blog in real time and identifies what pages are visited. In this Blogger tutorial you will learn how to add a Feedjit widget to your blog which will track where visitors originate from and what pages they viewed. Adding a Feedjit widget to your Blogger blog is easy and takes less than 5 minutes. This tutorial is suitable for all Blogger bloggers (Blogspot beginners). Updated 10 October 2009.

Feedjit monitors traffic to your site and ranks it based on popularity and relevance against the traffic received by other Feedjit users in your local area. There is a choice of 4 different widgets: Live Traffic Feed, Live Traffic Map, Recommended Reading, and Page Popularity. Each of these widgets has different functions.

Feedjit Live Traffic Feed Widget for Blogger
Places a widget on your Blogger blog of the last 10 visitors. By clicking on the real time link you can actually view the last 50 or so visitors along with the keyword search phrase used to find your site. The Feedjit's Live Traffic Feed shows statistics in real-time about:

                  The city and country your visitors are

   .The website they arrived from, if any

The page they visited on your website

Which external link they clicked to leave your site, if any

Feedjit Traffic Map
The Traffic Map widget places visitors to your site on a world map according to their physical location

Feedjit Recommended Reading
The Recommended Reading widget makes suggestions to visitors about what other blog posts they might be interested in based on general page popularity

Feedjit Page Popularity
The Page Popularity widget lists the 10 most popular pages that have been accessed by visitors on that day.

How to Add a Feedjit Live Traffic Feed Widget (Gadget) to Blogger

Visit Feedjit
Select Live Traffic Feed.
Click on the Customize It link under Live Traffic Feed. This will allow you to enter colors to match the theme of your blog. If you are in doubt I have found that the easiest method to get the custom colors of a site is to go to the Layout > Page Elements screen in Blogger and click on Add a Gadget and then Adsense. From the configuration screen that pops up you can get the colors of the background, border, title (heading in Feedjit), URL, text. If you use these same colors in your Feedjit widget it will blend in with the rest of your site. You can preview your widget to make sure it looks as you would like it before adding it to your blog.
To automatically add the widget to Blogger select the Click to Add to Blogger Link and follow the instructions. Or to manually add it which I myself prefer right click the code in the box under the heading Live Traffic Feed and select copy.
Navigate to Layout > Page Elements in your blog if that page is not already open
Select Add a Gadget in the Sidebar and then HTML/Javascript
Paste the code by placing the mouse in the box and right clicking and selecting paste
Save the widget and then using the drag and drop feature of Blogger move it to your desired location. Note HTML/Javascript widgets are best placed after your other widgets for faster loading.
Save Template
Click on View Blog to view your newly created Feedjit widget
Click on Options in the Feedjit widget and then Ignore My Browser otherwise the widget will record your visit each time you view your blog. The option on the widget will now change to Stop Ignoring Me which you can reverse by clicking on the link again.If you use more than one browser you will need to tell Feedjit to ignore you for each browser.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR INSTALLING ON BLOGGER

Installing on Blogger is easy! Simply click the button below and you'll be taken to Blogger to install Feedjit.

NOTE: If you see a blank page or a cross-site scripting warning after clicking the button below, please use the following alternate instructions to install on your Blogger site:

NOTE
This Blogger tutorial has discussed how to add a Feedjit Live Traffic Feed widget, gadget or button to Blogger to track where visitors are being directed from and what posts they are most interested in. A Feedjit Live Traffic Feed will help you learn about the visitors to your blog and what search phrase they used to arrive. To add a Feedjit Live Traffic Feed widget to Blogger is simple and takes less than 5 minutes to install.

Live Traffic Feed Solution FAQ

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:09:00 +0000

FEEDJIT did not guess my location correctly. Can I fix this?

Yes! Visit this page to change your location.

What is the "My-City's Blogosphere" link at the top of my widget?

It is a shortcut that gives you an easy way to access the Geoblogosphere for your city. A visitor to your blog would see the link for their city. So if someone from London visits your blog, they would see a link that says "London's Blogosphere".

What does the live traffic feed do?

Feedjit's live traffic feed shows statistics on your website in real-time. It shows:

Which city and country your visitors are in
Which website they arrived from, if any*
Which page they visited on your website*
Which external link they clicked to leave your site, if any*

*Only the Javascript Live Traffic Feed can show you the referring website, which page a user landed on and which link they clicked to leave. The Image Live Traffic Feed (or Run-Anywhere Widget) does show you the landing page, but only on Feedjit Live which you can access by clicking the widget.

I use an IP address instead of a domain name for my website. Will Feedjit work on my site?

If your website url uses an IP address like this: http://127.0.0.1/ (or another IP address), then Feedjit will not work for you. You must use a domain name like: http://example.com/ for Feedjit to work correctly on your website and you must have your own domain or sub-domain.

How frequently is the data updated?

Feedjit widgets are updated in real-time. Your traffic feed is updated as each visitor arrives on your site. The update occurs before the widget loads which means that each of your visitors can see their own location displayed.

What about the privacy of my visitors?

We don't show any personally identifiable information. However, if your visitors don't want their future visits displayed, they can click "options" on the widget and select "Ignore my browser".

Your website visitor's geographic location is shown at the city level. We don't show actual addresses. All information we display is public data sent by your visitor's browsers and appears in website logs across the Web.

In my FEEDJIT Live feed I'm seeing a lot of single word searches coming from Microsoft's Live Search. What's up with that?

Thanks to Inland Echo for reporting this. Microsoft's web crawler plays a little trick on websites by telling them that it came from a Live Search results page. So you'll see URLs like http://search.live.com/results.aspx?q=password appearing in your logs. Obviously their web crawler didn't come from that page and we don't know why it behaves this way. We may add a feature to FEEDJIT Live that tells you it's Microsoft. But for now, the data reported is technically correct. A visitor (a web crawler in this case) did arrive on your page and did tell your page that it came from the URL shown. Usually these results are shown as using Internet Explorer 6 with an unknown operating system.

Do you protect me from referrer spam?

Yes. If a browser sends Feedjit a fake referrer to try and appear multiple times on your (and other) websites, then we will ban it from appearing on all Feedjit widgets.

Page Popularity Widget FAQ

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 10 May 2013 12:47:00 +0000

What does Feedjit's Page Popularity widget do?

This widget shows the most popular pages on your blog or website by analyzing your recent traffic patterns. It constantly updates as new visitors arrive on your website and maintains an up to date list of popular pages.

What else should I know?

This widget does not require a minimum amount of traffic for you to use it. Simply install it and you're all set.

Why would I want this widget?

This widget draws new visitors into your blog or website by showing off your best content. If you have pages with a high bounce rate, displaying your most popular content in a prominent position can help draw new visitors into your website and grow your regular reader base.

How to Get Traffic to Your Blog Using Your Articles

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:51:00 +0000

This "how to" will tell you how you can get a lot of traffic (people) to your website using the power of articles.

Edit Steps

1
Choose words that most represent your site and you think are used a lot for searches in the main search engines.
2
Write articles on a subject related to your site/blog that are a minimum 300 words in length.
3
Write a short 3 sentence biography about yourself and your site.
Submit the article, with the biography to articles sites.

Edit Tips

Make sure your article is the best quality it can be for the viewing pleasure of many Internet revelers.

How to Write a Famous Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 08 May 2013 17:02:00 +0000

Blogs, or web logs, are one of the fastest-growing means of mass communication. Though blogs originally gained mainstream attention in the 2000's through articles in prominent newspapers and magazines, several popular weblogs now rival traditional media outlets in terms of readership, and, arguably, cultural relevance. The "blogosphere" has affected elections and corporate policy, and some blogs have millions of readers a day. Moreover, they are fun to read, and writing them can be enjoyable, too.

Edit Steps

1
Choose what type of blog you want to create. Carve out a niche and pick a catchy title that captures the essence of your blog. Remember that a blog, like your clothes, is an extension of you. For most people, your blog site may be the only thing they identify you with and you want to be sure that who you are on the inside is reflected in your blog.
2
Decide how often you are going to post. Some claim that posting at least once every day is best. Some also say that three quick posts a day are far more effective than one long post every three days. Yet others still claim that, when they update a blog every other day, they get more readers than when updating two or three entries in a single day. Write whenever you want – it's the content that matters! Whatever you do, remember that, for most bloggers, it's all about reading, and many of them would prefer quality over quantity. Once you get started, you'll find that you attract a certain readership, and you may have to adjust how you work your journal to appease and keep the readers you've obtained.
3
Get some things together beforehand. Some recommend putting together about a month's worth of material before you tell anyone about your blog. It is recommended that you just start writing and fame will come in time. Feel free to go back and rewrite entries to make everything just the way you want before or after you "go public." You can edit any entry at any time with most blog sites. Writing a popular blog doesn't happen overnight. The essence of the blog stems from making journals which means the blog is FOR YOU. Work it how you feel is most appropriate.
4
Tell close friends about your blog and ask them to tell their friends. Often, if you use it as another way to network with people around you, you'll get a better response. If you push it too hard, don't be surprised if they ignore your blog, because they may feel you're fishing for compliments and attention...remember, blogging is about you, and the more attention you put into yourself, the more people are going to notice.
5
Look around the Internet for blogs that people love to read. Read and post to them religiously. Leave a note that actually has something to do with their site so that they know you actually took the time to pay attention to the material posted. Do not expect anything back in return. Just commenting will cause others to be more likely to visit your blog and do the same. Often, when you make comments to sites, a link to your own personal site will already be included with your comment, unless you are posting from one hosting site to the next. If you're at ITW and you read a blog on Myspace, then it would be appropriate to include such a link.

Edit Tips

Remember you can be anonymous to most of your readers. This is one of the best aspects of blogging. No one has to know who you are! If you prefer, you can even invent a blog personality to use. Nonetheless, always consider that you should be nice and polite so everyone has a handy-dandy time online.
For any new or advanced blogger, it would be wise to pay attention to those English classes and look for ways outside of your blog to expand your writing experience and expertise. Part of blogging is kind of like writing for a newspaper. Remember to keep your blogs well spaced, and if you can title them, be vague but attention-getting with the titles.
There are different types of blogs, but the majority fall into these three categories: personal/journal, collaborative (more than one author), and topical (based on a particular subject or niche). There are also photoblogs and link compilation blogs. Successful blogs find a niche and stick with it. Is there some aspect of your life you're burning to share? Are you an expert in some field of knowledge? Are you obsessed with current events? Find your passion and your reason for starting the blog, and go for it. Again the key is: it's for you; others will not be willing to read if they sense you're trying too hard to be popular.
If you blog on topical subjects, look for blogs and forums that mention these topics and link your blog in a response. This is a very effective way of exposing your work to new readers.
Do read the terms of use attentively before using the blog's platform, once you start using the website; it will be considered that you accept their terms of use and agree to adhere to a policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THEIR TERMS OF USE, DO NOT USE THE SITE.
HTML, the language used to design websites, is your friend. Learning basic HTML is far easier than the foreign language you studied in high school. The Help section of Blogger.com can teach you all the HTML you need to learn in order to manipulate your site, add links in text and anything else you need to make your site exactly the way you want it.
A personal blog is sometimes the hardest style to do. Even if you're a brilliant writer and profoundly funny, you have to remember that people who know you "IRL" (in real life) may be accessing your journal. Some bloggers have found many quarrels have started because of information that was published in a personal blog. The key to this is: a) Only use first names if permission is given; if not, use the first initial of the person, and never use last names. b) If the information you share may get someone into trouble or hurt some feelings, then make the entry private (so only you can read it) or don't post it at all. c) Remember that the blog is about you, not about gossip or what your mother's uncle's baby's momma did to the guy across the bar last week...we don't care, and I'm sure that person doesn't want everyone on the world wide web to know either.
To be honest, no one really is going to care about your personal life unless it is actually entertaining or they are your close friends. Pick a target and roll with it. However, if you have something in your personal life that screams for attention, do the world a favor and write about it. Those who know you for your target topics will appreciate the fact you have added a personal element to your blog, and those who know you personally will join in the fun.
A good way to make a popular blog is to make other blogs popular. That is, visit, read, and thoughtfully comment on other people's blogs. On most blogger sites, a link to your own blog will be automatically included in your comment. So the more blogs you post on, the more people will be driven to visit your blog. Of course, don't just go on and post one-word spam, because that might keep people away.
Linking to other established or authority websites is also a good way to network and make yourself known in your niche, and other bloggers to share the "link love" with people who link to their site.

Edit Warnings

Don't be rude when blogging because that will make you unpopular or popular with rude people. You don't want rude bloggers or readers participating in your site.
Granted, be rude if you want. Controversy often brings readers.
Be careful with your identity. It's so easy for someone to find you through the net or to find those you talk about. Protect the people you know and, unless they give you permission, don't use their names or other personal information in a blog..
Don't post your blog link everywhere because it can actually seem rude if you appear extremely desperate to have visitors.

How to Create a Blog

noreply@blogger.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:42:00 +0000

Are you thinking of starting a blog to promote your business or profession, or do you just want to share your thoughts on a subject that you love? Blogging is either free or inexpensive, and you can get started in moments by creating a blog on a site like Blogger or WordPress. To develop your concept, launch your website and promote your writing, this article will show you what you need to get started.

Edit Steps

Part 1: Coming Up With a Blogging Concept

Ask yourself what you love, care about or wish to share with others. If you're going to write about something regularly and keep your blog fresh with new information, then you need to write about something that stokes your passion or that reflects your daily experience. Try some of these ideas to get your creative juices flowing:

- Politics. Sure, everyone has an opinion about politics, but you may have a unique point of view that needs to be heard.
- Food. Who doesn't love good food? Share your recipes, start writing reviews of the local cuisine scene or write about how the food that you ate in China was nothing like the food that Chinese restaurants serve in the U.S.
- Movies. Reviews of movies, old and new, are always fun for movie buffs. And if you keep it fresh by adding clips and pull from sources that nobody else is using, you could have a hit blog on your hands.
- Cars. Are you a car enthusiast? Post pictures of your favorite new models or reports from car shows.
- Your business. Your blog doesn't have to be a hobby. A blog can be a fantastic tool for connecting with your customers and for providing them with helpful information.
2
Think about how you want to help people. While you want to know your broad subject area, you need to focus your blog topics more narrowly, so that it has a clear purpose. Here are some ideas for ways that your blog can connect with your intended audience:
- Teach something. If you're passionate about a particular subject, and you have a lot of experience in that area, then you can offer your knowledge to both people who are new to the subject and others who are as experienced as you are.
- Provide the latest news and trends. Write about the latest developments related to your topic. You want to be someone who's viewed as the ultimate insider so that you can continue to increase your blog's readership.
- Make people laugh. Are you the funniest person you know? No matter what your subject area, you can present your experiences and thoughts in a humorous way that will really resonate with people.
- Inspire others. Have you overcome an obstacle, such as a serious illness or a difficult life experience? Do you want to turn your challenges into something that will inspire others to overcome their problems? If that's the case, then make your blog inspirational.^[1]
- Know what not to blog about too. Your workplace, your coworkers, your family members, etc. may take a dim view of anything on your blog if it blows open secrets, shares confidential information, makes fun of people you work or live with, or causes other people trouble. Know the limits––check with your workplace what is and is not permissible by way of personal blogging and ask your mates and family before including them in your posts.
3
Spy on your competition. Take a look at other blogs on your topic to see what other people are already doing. Ask yourself what you have to offer that is different from what other people are already doing. Identifying your niche will give your blog an angle that distinguishes it from your competitors.
4
Generate some names for your blog. Try brainstorming a list of names and writing them on a piece of paper, or talk to friends and family to get ideas. You can also try freewriting to see what comes out of your mind as you free associate about your topic.
5
Research keywords related to your subject to help people find your blog. Go to a site like the Google Adwords Keyword Tool.
- Enter items that are relevant to your topic into the appropriate search field. You can search by word or phrase, by website or by subject.
- The tool will generate words or phrases associated with your topic. Pick the words that have a high number of monthly searches but have low to medium levels of competition. Try to include them in your blog name.
- Check these keywords from time to time when you're writing a blog post. If you fit the keywords into your posts in a natural way, then search engines may be more likely to pick up on your blog and show it to people who are conducting searches about your subject.
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Decide where to create and host your blog. Blogger and WordPress are 2 of the most popular blog creation sites on the Web.
- Blogger: Google owns Blogger and has set it up for ease of use. Your blog will be extremely easy to set up and maintain, and you'll have Google's traffic management tools at your disposal. You can purchase a custom domain name for US$10 per year or you can get a free BlogSpot domain name such as yourblog.blogspot.com. If you already own another domain name, you can use it for no cost.
- WordPress: With WordPress, getting started will take more time. However, you'll find that WordPress has a wide variety of more sophisticated tools for enhancing and promoting your blog. You can purchase a custom domain name on WordPress for $18 per year or map an existing domain name to WordPress for $13 per year. If you want a free domain, you can use something like yourblog.wordpress.com.^[2]

Part 2: Starting a Blog on Blogger.com

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Navigate to Blogger. If you have a Google account, then log in. If you don't have a Google account, click on the red "Sign Up" button in the top right corner and register for a Google account.
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Click the "New Blog" button.
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Fill in your blog name and your desired blog address.
- You can choose a template from the options on the screen, or you can choose a template later if you want to see more options.
- Click the orange "Create Blog!" button.
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Select the "Start blogging" link.
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Enter your title and your text. When you're done, click "Publish."

Part 3: Launching a Blog on WordPress

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Point your browser to WordPress at http://wordpress.com/. Click on the the "Get Started" link.
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Fill out the online form. In the last field, type the proposed web address for your blog.
- The host will do a quick lookup to see if the name appears on their system already. If your desired name is taken, WordPress will display a series of available alternatives. You can choose 1 of those options or try a different domain name until you find something that works.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Create Blog."
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Wait for your confirmation email. When it arrives, click the link and then sign into WordPress with your username and password.
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Choose a Theme for your blog. Your Theme determines the layout and appearance of your blog. You can either search for themes after clicking on the "Find a Theme" button or you can browse Themes based on criteria like what's trending or what's most popular.
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Click on the Theme you want and fill in the fields on the General Settings screen. If you want to, you can upload a photo of yourself by clicking the "Choose File" button in the gray "Blog Picture/Icon" box.
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Decide whether you want your blog to be private or public. Do you want any Internet visitor to be able to read your blog, or do you just want your friends and family to be able to read it? Pick the appropriate setting by clicking on the "Reading" link beneath the "Settings" tab.
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Write your first post. Click the "New Post" tab and enter your title and the body of your blog. You can also add photos, videos or links by using the appropriate buttons. When you're done, click "Publish Post."

Part 4: Promoting Your Blog

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Use social media to connect people to your blog. You can promote your blog on your personal social media accounts or on your business accounts.
- Most blog hosting sites will automatically publish a link to your newest blog post on Facebook or Twitter. Look for sharing settings or buttons when you publish your post. For instance, WordPress lets you control sharing by going to your Dashboard and clicking "Sharing" under the "Settings" tab. Blogger has social media buttons on the bottom of your post for sharing.
- Add buttons to your posts. Your readers can click these ready-made buttons to share your blog on their Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr or other accounts.
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Write something about yourself. Add an "About Me" page on WordPress or click "Layout" and then "Edit" under "About Me" on Blogger. Promote your expertise related to your topic as well as including any personal information or background information that you want to share.
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List your blog to draw traffic. You can add a Blogger site to Blogger's listings^[3]. You can also list your blog with directories like Technorati or Blogdex.
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Interact with other bloggers. If another blogger "Likes" your site, then go to his or her site and either "Like" a post or follow the blog. Also, comment regularly on other people's blogs. People will get to know you from your comments and will come to appreciate your expertise.
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Add your blog address to your email signature. You can also add the address to your business cards.
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Produce stellar content. If your blog is full of grammatical errors or looks unattractive, you aren't going to draw regular visitors. You also need to make sure that you publish regularly so that your content is up-to-date and fresh for your readers.

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Many people like to read blogs from their mobile devices. Make sure that your blog site has a mobile version that is optimized for smartphone or tablet viewing.
Before you set up your blog, take some time to make sure you aren't duplicating a blog name that already exists. Also, check your domain name to make sure that it's unique enough not to get mixed up with other sites.
Get into a routine of blogging. Make it part of your day. Soon, you will notice things during your day and think, "Hey, I'll blog about this." You can also add reminders to your calendar program so that you are prompted to blog on a regular basis.
Some sites allow you to make money off your blog by using an Amazon Associates ID or by placing Google AdSense advertisements. If people click on your links, then you could make some residual income from your blog.
If your blog is informational, always be checking your facts. People won't want to return to your site if they realize you don't have your facts straight!
Make sure you have some rules about what to do and not to do on your blog so people don't go crazy and say inappropriate and bad things.
If you want to maintain a blog for your business, but you aren't confident about your writing skills, hire a professional writer to write your posts for you.

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Spend time reading a basic book or website about avoiding infringement of intellectual property and defamation when blogging. There are some good basics available both online and in book form, to help you steer clear of potential legal troubles. Knowing a little can save you a lot.
Remember that what you post is visible to the world, so be careful about how much information you share. Also, in certain countries, blog posts that are critical of the government or otherwise "offensive" could get you into serious trouble. Be smart about what you post.
Prepare yourself for some unkind comments, especially if you are blogging about sensitive topics.
Avoid posting anything that infringes on the privacy of others if you allow everyone to read your blog. If something is personal, avoid using last names at the very least, or make up a name for that person. Also, avoid posting private pictures of other people without their permission.
Be wary of unwarranted attention. Don't give out too much personal information such as your full name, your location or other identifying information.

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