And it will be working with no problems at all

The most popular service is Ping-O-Matic and it is already listed by default in your blog. But you can increase your blog popularity by adding more Update Services. You can do that very easily. Just read THIS ARTICLE and follow it’s instructions. Good luck in blogging!

When such problem happens, a beginners don’t know what to do, ask question on forums and get advices like “back up you database, then delete it, then reinstall Joomla!, then create a user, then restore your database” and so on. It takes a long time and normal person spends a lot of nerves doing that.

There is one very simple way. You can restore password though your PhpMyAdmin panel. The video below will quide you through the process. Good luck!

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If you blog or website is optimized properly, you get a lot of targeted traffic.
I will write about the most effective step for SEO namely link building.

Back link to your site is like a vote in view of search engines, and that means better ranking.
So how can you build back links?
There are a few ways to do that:

Article marketing:
I wrote about article marketing in my previous post. It is very good way for link building and requires a very little effort to gain links to your blog or website.

Forum posting:
Thi is another great way to gain one way back links to your blog or website. You have to visit popular forums (normally they have high PR) and post replies in threads that are related to your niche with a back link to your site (you can add back link in your profile, signature or in a post itself).

Video marketing:
Video marketing is the most modern way to gain back links and is getting proved very effective. However, it takes a long time to make good video and upload it on Youtube. So this method is not for everyone.

Not all of your visitors will use article directories and they may never see it unless you post your article on your blog. Also search engines give more weight to the page where article was published first.

After that you can submit it to the article directories. It is a good idea to do that by using an article submission service. This will help you to build backlinks and raise search engines rankings.

The weight of your blog depends of backlinks pointing to it. The more links you have pointing back, the better. Also it gives more places where your blog can be found.

Before posting your articles to article directories, I advice you to rewrite them (to change a work order for example, and replace some phrases) to make them more unique.

And it is an important question to ask.

There are a lot of multiple paid as well as free analytic tools you can use to see just how many visitors and page views you’re getting. By using them, you can also track average length of time a user stays on your blog, whether or not users return to your blog and search engines that are delivering the most traffic to your blog. This is very important data for your online strategy.

One of the most popular (and free) analytic tool is Google Analytics. The installation process is easy - all you’ll need to do is create a free Google account and upload the special html code that will be generated automatically for you to your blog. If you have any problems with that, please feel free to contact me, and I will help you (the price is $7 via PayPal).

For a basic tool to use with Blogger.com try SiteMeter.com.

Even if you don’t have a lot of visitors, checking your analytic can be quite motivating. When you see large number of unique visitors to your site one day , you want to attract even more visitors the next… When you get to that point, then you should start thinking about Search Engine Optimization.

People often ask me what is the difference between Blogger, Livejournal and Wordpress blog on your own hosting.
I have been blogging for some time now and have blogs on every platform, so in this article I’ll compare them.

Livejournal

Livejournal is the best solution for people who just want to have their own space in the internet and meet many new people.

Pluses: It has some social networking features and communities where blogger can read and write articles and comments. It is very easy to find new friends there and track their blogs.

Minuses: Livejournal will not allow you to monetize your blog – all advertisements there are added by Livejournal company and bring them millions every month. The amount of themes is limited and there are no plugins at all. The search engines don’t like Livejournal blogs: you will never be on the first page of Google, so all you’ll get is the same Livejournal users as you. All your data will be stored in Livejournal’s database. According to their policy, they can delete it without any explanation.

Conclusion: Basic blog for those who feel lonely.

Blogger

This is a platform for beginners, who just want to practice in blogging.

Pluses: It will partially allow you to monetize your blog: the advertisements can be added in limited amounts and positions (you can add Adsense only). It has some interesting plugins for making your blog more entertaining, and more themes.

Minuses: It is not SEO friendly. Many beginners think that if this platform is earned by Google, then their blog will be in the Top 10 on every page of the search engines and have thousands of visitors every day. It is not true: Google has to play by it’s own rules. You can read the full explanation here: http://andybeard.eu/1832/blogger-blogspot-blogs-seo.html
Although there is a possibility to be on the first page of Google, it will take much more time to get there as on Wordpress.
You’ll not be able to monetize your blog properly and it will lower your earnings.
Blogger doesn’t look nice: doesn’t allow to add categories, favicon, etc. It doesn’t suit the company needs, or the needs of individual who wants to build a professional image of (her)himself.
All your data will be stored in Blogger’s database. According to their policy, they can delete it without any explanation.

Conclusion: Good solution for people with simple needs.

Wordpress (on your own hosting)

The best solution for companies, people, who want to earn money by blogging, and individuals who want to have professional and nice looking web-page.

Pluses: Wast amount of professional themes and plugins, code moderation, possibility of adding categories and pages, ability of full monetization.

Minuses: You have to pay for your own hosting. However, the price is not expensive and can be covered by earnings from your blog. Some hostings doesn’t guarantee 100% uptime. That means sometimes your blog may not be visible. But this happens very rarely with good ones (see the list of hostings I recommend).

Conclusion: Excellent platform for everyone who wants to build a professional image on the Web, or to earn money.