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Tiny Wings iPhone App

2011-03-14T15:22:00.001+00:00

Tiny Wings is a new and exciting game to the App Store. You are a small bird with a tiny set of wings sleeping in your nest at the start with an ambition to start flying.

But like any bird, you wish to fly! Tiny Wings allows you to awake your bird and take him on an adventure over a fantastic selection of islands (graphics are superb!), teaching him how to fly and judge hills, etc.

The game physics are very nice and it only takes a few tries before the gameplay becomes very smooth and natural to you. This is due to the helpful instructions at the start of the game.

We have been playing Tiny Wings for a few days and are still very interested in playing it. This is unusual for us as we are often losing interest after a few days!

Please check out "Tiny Wings" on the App Store today, you will only have to see by its chart position, reviews and screenshots that this game has the making to be one of the best games of the year!

Review over, back to playing Tiny Wings! Click here to check out Tiny Wings!

Link Directory UK

2011-02-21T17:53:00.000+00:00

If you own a website, a great way to gain backlinks to your website is using reputable link directories. We recently found a really nice, clean, professionally looking link directory. We added our link into the directory and have already received some nice, relavant traffic from it. Visit Link Directory UK now to grab your listing!

Also, if you own a sweet shop or would like to nominate one, visit their partner site, Sweet Shop Directory. The website is filled with nice colours, sweet shops and lots of retro sweets!

Apple Mac Rumours & Latest Stories

2011-02-04T18:09:00.000+00:00

Everyone in the office has a passion for Apple. In our opinions, they create products that are most of the time, miles ahead of competitors by usually a couple of years in both technology and certainly design! Every day, we check one of the most popular web blogs of today, MacRumours.com without fail! It is our favourite news source for everything mac related.

We found that the recent coverage of the Mac App Store, iPhone 4, etc to be invaluable to us geeks in the office! The forums have always been a fantastic source of information for any ideas, problems or updates that we have needed. What really works, in our opinion is the mac community. It is filled with not only consumers but professionals at the top of their game, who are prepared to post valuable information and guidance.

The site itself, is very easy to navigate and is usually filled with nice images as well as the informative text we come to know so well through our daily read! The site does contain ads which don't bother us and we understand that they are one of the best ways to support such a large web blog which attracts a huge amount of people monthly (even more on product launches, etc!). Readers can pay $25 for an ad-free front page, which is a nice feature for everyday readers.

Own a iPhone? Not a problem as Mac Rumours has a mobile version of the site which has recently been updated. It is perfect for viewing on the iPhone and doesn't compromise on quality.

Mac Rumours includes a Buyers Guide that contains the catalogue of Apple products and allows you to browse cycle information which is useful if thinking about updating a product of yours. We almost made the mistake once, but saw the "DONT BUY, UPDATE COMING!" sign!

So, for any Mac enthuisiasts, we are sure that you have visited Mac Rumours before (if not an avid reader, such as ourselves!), but if you haven't and you are interested in Apple, please head on over to MacRumours.com and get started reading the tons of useful articles on there!

Quidco - Save Money Online, Get Discount Codes & Earn Cashback!

2011-02-01T20:54:00.005+00:00

QUIDCO! is a website that allows you to browse a HUGE range of high-street retailers including iTunes, Tesco, HMV New Look, All Saints and many, many more! The main point of QUIDCO is to save you money and give you cashback on everything you buy! We have been a member for just over a week and have already saved lots of ££££!

Deals range from clothing retailers to mobile phone contracts with lots of others to choose from including car insurance. For example - We used the quidco website to go to an online clothing retailer. They were offering 15% cashback at the time and FREE delivery. We spent a total of £30, recieved FREE delivery and gained £4.50 into our QUIDCO account!

Payment is normally made within 1 month and can then be automatically transferred into a bank account of your choice or via PayPal. This depends on the individual retailer and may be longer, but it may be less! When completing a transaction, you will recieve an email containing details of your purchases and the expected cashback you should recieve.

If you use the internet to browse, shop, etc, we strongly suggest that you head on over to quidco and sign up, just use the banner below to get started! We hope that you find it as useful as we have done! Now get saving money and making money back online!

Your Favourite iPhone/iPad App?

2011-01-30T17:56:00.001+00:00

It's been a long time since our last post, so we want to get back on track! To kick it off, we want to know what your favourite iPhone/iPad app is that you own? We had a debate for at least 2 days in the office, with new suggestions cropping up every 10 minutes!

The review monsters team (remember that we are gaming freaks!) has decided that our favourite iPhone/iPad app is: ANGRY BIRDS!. We couldn't see past the amount of time that we have all spent trying to gain new worlds, extra levels, etc! It just had to be!

We look forward to hearing all of your favourite iPhone/iPad apps! Get onto iTunes and hit that App Store now!

Free Classified Ads - UK24.org

2010-12-24T13:39:00.001+00:00

As its the festive season, we started to search for ways to make room for our new pieces of tech, etc that will enter our lives in the next few days/weeks! The usuals came to mind such as eBay, etc, but we also found a very nice website called UK24.org.

We liked this website as it allows for free ads to be posted, they are authorised by humans (always a nice bonus!) and you don't have to register for an account!

So whether you have a car to sell or some old xBox 360 games that you have lying around, why not post a free listing on uk24.org and see what comes of it!

Just a few more features that we enjoyed before you head on over there are the filters that allow you to narrow down your options to your city, state, etc! It's a very handy feature and saves alot of time. The other one was the simplicity and hassle free set up of an ad, it really is a pleasure!

Kinect for XBOX 360

2010-12-06T20:30:00.001+00:00

With all the adverts that we have been seeing on television recently we thought that it was about time that we gave the new Kinect for the XBOX 360 a bit more of our attention.

When searching we found a fantastic website called Kinect360fun.co.uk and couldn't wait to start investigating!

The website was very clear and gave plenty of options on the new Kinect. We wasted no time and started crawling through the many different products and options! We were impressed at the pricing options and how impressive the new Kinect looked.

If you are interested in the new Kinect for XBOX 360 then we recommend that you take a look at Kinect360fun.co.uk.

Top Presents - Lots of Gifts!

2010-12-06T20:05:00.003+00:00

We recently found a nice website that was clearly laid out, well presented and very easy to navigate around. We do tons of searches for gifts and with Christmas just around the corner, we aren't stopping this trend anytime soon!

The site we found was toppresents.co.uk. It's a simple site that contains banners to point you in the direction of all the best gift sites on the internet.

The website has clear section so you can specify the type of gift that you are looking for. Sometimes a site like this is just what you need when trying to shop for everyone. It is especially handy when trying to shop for the whole family at Christmas.

So, why don't you visit toppresents.co.uk and get browsing for some fantastic gift ideas. Whoever it is, you are sure to find them a gift on this website.

We just bookmarked this site and we suggest you do too!

Financial Advisor Training & Advice

2010-11-23T19:35:00.001+00:00

One of the guys in the office has been constantly talking about his son who is becoming a financial advisor. He has set himself a deadline and is doing very well using a website that he was advised to use. A financial advisor is a very serious yet rewarding job so when we had a bit of spare time we decided to investigate the online options that were available that enable you to learn the skills needed to pass your exams, both quickly, yet with ample knowledge and ability.

The website that he was using was Futuretrend Financial Training. We instantly went to check the site out and see what it was all about! Lets quickly describe what they do before we carry on - Futuretrend Financial Training offers "Best of Breed" CeFA & DipFA training at excellent prices. They help aspiring financial advisers pass their exams quickly and confidently.

Although we know very little about this topic, it is certainly an interesting talking point. Courses are available throughout the year and prices seem very reasonable. If you are interested in becoming a financial advisor, we would highly recommend having a look at this website. It will cover a wide range of modules, etc so will cover any needs that you may have.

For more information, please visit http://www.cefa1234.co.uk

Make Money Online On Twitter

2010-11-20T17:39:00.004+00:00

We receive emails every day from people telling us that we can make tons of money on the social networking site Twitter. The majority of these emails are ebook related for which there is an initial cost involved!

BUT, we did find a website called Sponsored Tweets that essentially enables you to sell your ability to tweet! If you have a ton of loyal followers and people are inspired by your tweets that advertisers may pay you $$$$ to tweet about them!

It's fairly easy to sign up but there are some rules before you can start making money from tweeting. Your Twitter account must be 60 days old, have more than 50 followers and you must have tweeted at least 100 times! Once these have all been validated, your away and can tweet for money!

Celebrities are already using this website including Kim Kardashian. Some celebrities are charging upto $3,000 for a tweet! If your a celebrity and don't mind tweeting and promoting something, this could definetly be a website for you!

So if you after after a little bit of extra income and are a Twitter fan, sign up now at Sponsored Tweets and get earning money online from Twitter!

We Want Your Suggestions!

2010-11-16T22:30:00.000+00:00

We would firstly like to thank everyone that reads our blog and we hope that you are enjoying our articles, but, we would love to hear of any suggestions that we could make to our website to make it more enjoyable, informative and even more user friendly! Just leave us a comment with your suggestions!

T-Shirt.co.uk Website Review

2010-11-10T23:11:00.001+00:00

T-Shirt.co.uk - Great T-Shirts!

We came across a superb website today and instantly felt the need to write about it! The website is called T-Shirt.co.uk and you are correct when guessing, it's about t-shirts! The homepage is very striking and we loved the minor details of the theme that were minimalistic, yet effective. The logo was very fresh and clean and we felt the need to investigate further!

The quirkiness of the site was also very nice, we found ourself discussing t-shirts and laughing at the humour on the site. The layout was very clear and we were drawn to the "Staff Picks" to see what was the favourite! As for the actual t-shirts, there are plenty to choose from, a really nice selection! Again, if you are after humour, definitely take a look, some genius t-shirts on show!

Certain items qualified for next day delivery, if not same day, so we were pleased to see that delivery methods are very clear as well fast! All sizes were catered for, the range of colours will not disappoint (your favourite will be there, don't worry!) and we found t-shirts that would suit both genders, everyone was happy, what could more could we have asked for?

So, if you are interested in buying t-shirts, we fully recommend T-Shirt.co.uk as the range is superb and the prices, delivery, etc are just as good. Whether your t-shirt needs be funny, retro, music based, movie based or even designer, these guys seem to have it covered! The website is also very nice to browse using some great pieces of design. So what are you waiting for, lets go t-shirt shopping!

The Importance of SEO - Search Engine Optimization

2010-11-05T14:01:00.012+00:00

While you neglect SEO your competitors are getting further ahead.

A guest post by Ben Hook, director of Navaro, a Warwickshire SEO company.

Far too often search engine optimization is not given the respect it deserves when it comes to allocating a businesses time and budget, and it often gets pushed back being deemed as "something to work on tomorrow".

In this post I want to explain a few of the advantages of getting ahead of your competitors when it comes to SEO, and how quickly these can become disadvantages if the competition starts implementing it before you.

Ranking well for a term will often get you referenced

One of the most important factors when it comes to search engine rankings is gaining high quality inbound links to your site, as these are seen as votes, or references for your site. By ranking well for your target phrases you are also putting yourself in front of anyone who is looking to create any kind of reference article for your target topic.

For example, say you run a website on car maintenance and you rank on the first page for the term. Anyone who is looking to create an article about the best car maintenance websites is bound to be using a search engine to do the research, meaning they will most likely come across your website. Situations like this often result in you gaining a reference that otherwise wouldn't have materialized had the website ranked on page two or three.

People are more likely to link to authoritative sites

Ranking number one for your target phrase doesn't only drive a lot of relevant and targeted traffic, but it also helps to increase trust in your brand, meaning that articles and posts you publish are more likely to be referenced across the web, helping to secure and improve on the rankings you have already attained.

Links get better with age

Older links are seen as more authoritative and trustworthy, as they tend to display the characteristics of naturally given links. One of the paid characteristics of paid links is their tendency to appear and disappear, hence making the old links seem more trusted and genuine.

Over time, the amount of weight that links pass tends to increase due to a number of factors, including the page the link is placed on gaining more links and making the page more important.

So stop putting your SEO off, you may have noticed your competitors outranking you, or may already have the number one spot and noticed your competitors getting closer all the time, either way your site needs to be worked on constantly to ensure you get to the top, and stay there.

What Is The Best Kind Of Laptop?

2010-11-05T10:56:00.005+00:00

When it comes time to buy a new laptop computer, there are a million different models to choose from. Depending on who you ask, you will get different answers about which ones are the best ones to buy. Each situation is different though. For instance a laptop for a college student will have different hardware needs than a laptop for everyday use around the home.

In general I am a fan of Intel based computers. You will save money by getting an AMD based laptop, but I think the quality is better with Intel. It seems that most of the laptops that have the AMD chips cut corners in other places to save a few bucks. That allows them to sell the laptop a little bit cheaper. I donít know about you, but I donít particularly like it when companies cut corners to save nickels and dimes. I would rather pay just a little bit more for real quality.

The Core i3 processors seem to be a pretty decent performer for the cost. You donít necessarily have to cough up all the extra cash to go with a Core i5 or Core i7. I think that the vast majority of people would be perfectly happy sticking with a less expensive Core i3. You never want to skimp on Ram though. No matter which model you end up choosing, always make sure that you have enough Ram for your version of Microsoft Windows. For Windows 7 you want to make sure you have a bare minimum of 3 gigabytes. You are better off getting four though.

I have read reviews all over the internet about which laptop manufacturer is the best. I donít think it matters all that much to be honest. It seems that the difference in quality among the major manufacturers isnít really all that much. The price difference between them isnít really all that much either in the grand scheme of things. I think you are better off shopping for the individual internal components. It seems that is what all the super geeks are doing these days.

One thing that you can really screw up when picking out a new laptop is choosing a laptop based on price alone. If you make every decision about your laptop based on the price, then you will probably end up getting one that is a lot slower than you thought it would be. Just because a laptop is brand new, does not mean that it is going to be fast. There is still a really good chance that the laptop is going to take forever to boot up. It might not handle multitasking as well as you would expect either. Isn't that really the reason why you want to replace the one you have right now?

I always thought it was sad when someone would bring a brand new laptop into the shop for repair because it was too slow. They were convinced that the laptop was broken. I had the difficult task of explaining to the customer that their laptop was under-powered. They didnít want to believe me. It took a lot of convincing. People just donít believe that a new computer could be slower than the one they are replacing. It really is possible.

Some of the chips in the value model computers are chips that were powerful a few years ago. By todayís standards they arenít all that powerful. It is possible to actually buy a machine that is too slow to run Windows properly. Remember, these computers come bundled with more software on them than just Windows. Your computer is multitasking as soon as you boot it. Even before you tell it to do something, there are already several dozen things going on in the background. That stuff can really slow a machine down.

Stick with a nice powerful Intel Core i3, Core i5 or Core i7 based laptop. You wonít be sorry. Don't forget about the ram either.

Thad is a small business man who writes part time for both a hobby and second income. He has been in the computer field for over twenty years. He has witnessed the evolution of the laptop computer firsthand. If you are interested in reading more advice from him or for more current information please visit LaptopBuyingAdvice.com.

Adobe Photoshop Graphics, Vectors, Backgrounds & Tutorials

2010-10-30T22:47:00.005+01:00

We are HUGE fans, and we mean huge fans of Adobe's Photoshop. We use it to create everything that we can think up and it does the job without even twitching! Whilst looking around for tutorials, we came across PSD Graphics. This website is invaluable to anyone who uses Photoshop on either a daily basis or once every now and then! It is a very clean website but this is key and really works for this type of site. It is easy to navigate and all the posts are very well laid out, which is so nice to see when you are trying to concentrate on the tutorial ahead of you.

Firstly, the graphics are of the highest quality around. Downloading the graphics are a breeze and include all the files used. This makes learning so much easier. There are an array of very different objects but you can guarantee that the item you are looking for is on there and will give you the motivation to build it!

Then we came across the tutorials. For someone who is looking to brush up on their Photoshop skills, please check out that section, you will not be disappointed, we promise. They are very good and really test your knowledge (they tested ours!).

Photoshop Graphics - Adobe CS5

Next came the templates. As many of you will know, websites often start off as a .psd file! The templates on here are a nice way to get you to realise how a website template comes together. The inspiration is almost as beneficial as the file itself as they are clean yet colourful as well as functional. You really get the feel off a website when you are playing about with it in Photoshop. We could spend hours tweaking and changing the slightest colours!

Lastly, the backgrounds are gorgeous. Full stop! These can be used to brighten up your desktop, which they do a superb job of doing, as well as giving you that idea to use on your upcoming projects. This is one of the most exciting things about this website, it can be used as a main source of design inspiration as well as a daily website to go to in order to find that new desktop background!

We really can't speak highly enough of this website and we advise you photoshoppers to check it out and get browsing through all the sections! View it, bookmark it and more importantly, USE IT!

Our Affiliate Marketing Story

2010-10-29T23:45:00.017+01:00

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Today, we started to experiment with affiliate marketing. We had heard mixed reviews on affiliate marketing but decided to take the plunge and see what all the fuss was about! We wanted to test it and see whether our readers enjoyed seeing targeted adverts or whether they got in the way when reading our posts. We were also confused on the issue as we enjoy focusing on reading, yet if we see an ad for something we may be after or want to investigate, we will click on it, as it may benefit us, its human nature!

We anticipated that it would take us a few hours to sign up, agree to all the terms, wait for our account to be set up, find our way around the control panel and get on our way to implementing them on our website! We signed up with Affiliate Future which took around 25 minutes, a pleasant surprise for us! The control panel is very easy to use, its a simple process to simply choose a merchant, view the programme details and then implement the banners onto the website. We must say that all the banners that they have on their are very good quality and were already coded so it was a simple cut and paste job!

As we did each ad, we saved out blogger template and watched our affiliate marketing section on our sidebar take shape and start to look very useful! We joined the programmes that we thought would entice our readers so we added merchants that specialised in web technologies and gadgets (who doesn't love these!) in under an hour. The most time that was spent was us deciding the affiliates that we should use. We felt that this shouldn't be rushed as it could cause unwanted adverts on our website. If you are thinking about affiliate marketing, please do take your time as it will be beneficial in the long run!

Affiliate Marketing Tips

So in much less than 2 hours, we were set up with an affiliate account, chosen our programmes and successfully implemented the adverts on our website.

We are now going to test this over the next few weeks/months and compare the data. From what we have seen, the reports that are provided by Affiliate Future is very good. They provide data on clicks, cancelled transactions, traffic from each ads and successful leads.

So, to summarise we are very happy with how long it took us to implement this from start to finish! Now, we wait and see the results that await! Make sure you have a look at affiliates and give us your feedback as always at hello@reviewmonsters.co.uk on the ads that we have chosen!

Technology Trends in Reading

2010-10-28T20:26:00.011+01:00

By Kev Henley

How many of us spent memorable portions of our childhood carrying around a favorite book? It matters not if the books were science fiction or thrillers or computer manuals—they were still edifying (if cumbersome) to us. Current generations are enjoying changes that allow them to power their needs (from instructional sites to creativity-pumping fiction) in more effective ways. Quicker, simpler, more educational.

Even adult reading trends have been changing quickly, when compared to a single lifespan. Led by giants like Amazon (via Kindle), Fictionwise (who is part of Barnes and Noble), and Apple, this electronic world has dismantled the exclusivity of the major publishers. The current landscape is more open—more free range than fences—a breeding ground for new ideas that are nearly always tech-driven. While experienced authors like Konrath/Killborn claim traditional publishers have been replaced (by the way, he just coauthored and coordinated a major release that’s 100% electronic), most believe publishers will adapt to this paradigm shift. Regardless, it can only mean more choices for readers.

Up and coming authors are targeting a more visual-driven world; their stories tend to be faster-paced with stronger imagery and more carefully placed musing (when they add depth, writers find ways to blend it into the action so it’s less noticeable or distracting). Characters are often described as if they just showed up on a movie screen, and scenes are written to stimulate imagery that would make Hollywood directors proud (or make them blush).

Amusingly, writers are using the direct visual medium of Internet sites like YouTube to promote their works, and this bridging-the-gap is having a remarkably positive effect. Compare the last static billboard or advertisement you noticed to a book trailer like mine: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tr-YucZMis Any difference in what creeps up your spine? As we authors find new ways to deliver thrills, the blend of old and new becomes its own progression—an evolving.

Support sites are springing up all over this new landscape. Some of them introduce cutting edge readers to the cutting edge writers (my personal favorite is Erotica Readers and Writers Association, or ERWA if that’s too much of a mouthful). Other sites, like Book Wenches and Goodreads, are dedicated to helping readers find their way in this expanding world. And of course, writers take full advantage of the social sites like Facebook and Twitter. Traveling to a bookstore to walk up and down rows or stare at endcaps is no longer necessary. In fact, it should only be done if you have nothing better to do (or you need a change of pace from your more effective browsing).

Variety is certainly one key to a well-rounded life, and writers are working to remain a part of that mix. What will we dream up next?

Kev Henley is a freelance editor and author of the newly released novella, Lichess.

Our Hunt For Sporting Goods, Etc!

2010-10-27T23:29:00.003+01:00

The team are set to embark on a trip soon (team bonding!) and we have all decided on a hike of some kind! As we are completely unprepared for this we needed to go on the search for some outdoor gear! Whilst their are many sites that we found, we found the best to be a site called Makais.

They offered a wide range of outdoor products that seemed ideal for our little trip! We were impressed with their prices, they were very competitive. I wish i was more into sport as their sporting goods section was also very extensive (i'm sure a real sportsperson would have a great time browsing!)

We will continue to update you of our trip as it commences (be prepared!) and if your looking for sporting goods or outdoor gear for a trip coming up soon, head on over to Makais.com for very low prices and FREE shipping! We love a bargain and know one when we see one!

Finding Your Blogger Sitemap!

2010-10-26T15:16:00.002+01:00

Seeing as we have just set up our blog, we wanted to submit our sitemap to all the major search enginges in order to get indexed nice an quick so that we can hofefully start appearing on some search results!

Blogger accounts dont appear to have the same sitemap address that most common websites do. Adding /sitemap.xml to the end of your url returns nothing.

To find your sitemap for your blogger account, please use these steps:

1. Add robots.txt to the end our your url.

2. You should now see some text. In there will be Sitemap - http://www.yourblog.co.uk/feeds/posts/default?orderby=updated

3. You have found your sitemap address! You can now use this in you Google Webmasters account to start gaining important data from your website!

Any problems, remember to get in touch with us so that we can help!

You're An Expert!

2010-10-26T14:33:00.004+01:00

Could you be an online expert and not even know it? The word "expert" has a lot of connotations attached to it and its most meaningful definition often depends on who's interpreting it. For some, an expert is a person with a PhD and years of experience in some field. For others, an expert is a person who has generations of experience in a particular field and a myriad of influential contacts. What about you? What qualifies a person as an expert in your eyes? Is it a written book? Is it an impressive record of live seminars or speeches? Is it simply being able to consistently solve a problem?

In my opinion, an expert in "something" is someone who can consistently solve a certain type of problem no matter how differently that problem presents itself. If you agree, and you have the same problem-solving skills, you too, may be an expert. Even better, you may be an *online* expert if you have a knack for consistently solving problems related to online issues.

How good are you at getting rid of Wordpress bugs? Do people always ask you for help with their MySQL problems? How about CSS issues? Do you spend a lot of your time answering emails and forum questions about this part of web design? It doesn't matter whether you solve problems as complicated as systems networking or as simple as formatting email, if you help others on a regular basis, it might be time to not only redefine your role, but to take advantage of it as well.

How?

Set up a blog and introduce yourself. Put an informational resume online if you don't have a professional one and link to all the places where people can find you on the Internet. Upload a few articles a month and provide a space where people can publically get answers to their questions. In doing just these few things, you'll carve out a small area of the internet where people can and will refer others for help (as opposed to you chasing them down in forums, chat rooms, social blogs, etc.).

We're all an expert in something, and it may be high time you recognize the expert in you. Fortunately, setting up a serious online presence is one way to emphasize that expertise. Enjoy it!

Nicole Miller writes for dixons.co.uk discount codes where you can find Dell discount vouchers.

Top Blogger Tips & Tricks

2010-10-26T12:50:00.002+01:00

When choosing blogger as our main host to make this blog, we started to search all over the web for tricks that we could add to our blog!

Alot of them are selling SEO software, etc but some of the blogs that we came across we very well lad out and provided really easy to follow content and tutorials.

Here are our recommendations if you are looking to increase your blogs technology and functionality.

1. http://www.bloggertricks.com/ - Very good website with many tutorials!
2. http://www.allblogtools.com/ - Some great content & some really nice templates on here!
3. http://www.mybloggertricks.com/ - Helped us with our meta-tags, some good reading!
4. http://www.bloggertipsandtricks.com/ - Great site, made clear by the number of followers!
5. http://www.bloggertipandtrick.net/ - Clearly set out & gives a HUGE number of tutorials!

If you are looking to do some modification work on your blog then this list will come in very handy. Even if you aren't looking to modify, there is plenty of design inspiration waiting for you over at these sites.

Best Ways To Get Quality Backlinks

2010-10-25T21:25:00.003+01:00

In this post we are going to share with you, what we think are the best ways that your site or blog can receive good quality backlinks that will help both your page rank and your positioning in the search engine results. One way links are very important to your blog or website and the more backlinks that you have pointing to your site, the better. If you can improve your google pagerank, then the amount of traffic that you receive may go through the roof!

The hardest part of this is...of course.....getting those quality backlinks to link to your website or blog. Here are our best tips on getting these backlinks:

1. Being active in forums and discussion boards with your niche are good ways to start getting backlinks. It definitely helps if they are related to your website. In your signature make sure that you add a link to your website with some quality anchor text. Anchor text is the part that the users see when they click the link. E.g - The Best Blog Ever! <<< That is the anchor text. One thing that is also important is that you write quality content in your posts and don't just spam every topic that you can find. This is a good way to get traffic to your site.

2. Submit your website or blogs url to web directories that are very well know and have good page rankings. Being listed in these will improve your rankings but also bring you a shed load of traffic to your site. Directories that are the most popular and highest ranked are Yahoo and DMOZ. They do take some time to review your submission, so try not to submit too often. Some of the directories are free to submit to whereas some are paid. Be careful when submitting to paid web directories.

3. Content is king! Try to write the best quality content that you can on your site. This will rub off on the people that read your text. If they find your posts useful they may share the content with their friends giving your site more exposure. They may also link to your blog giving you another back link. This method can take some time...be patient! New blogs or websites often don't receive high loads of traffic so unfortunately, you will be playing the waiting game, but, good quality back links will pay off in the long term.

4. Finding other blogs that are related to yours and commenting on them is a solid way of gaining backlinks as well as exposing your blog to readers that are obviously interested in your content. Similar to forum posting, put a link into your signature. Remember, don't spam, you will either get banned or people will refuse to click on your link.

5. If you are interested in writing then create different articles that contains high quality content and then submit them to the best article directories out there. We think that the best directories are goarticles and ezinearticles. We think that this is one of the best methods as you will get a backlink from a top directory that has a high page rank. You will also gain other backlinks if people use your article on their sites.

We hope that you can use these methods and build some very good quality backlinks to your site! If you have any questions, please contact us. Keep checking back as we will update this post as we find more proven methods of getting high quality backlinks.

Apple iLife '11 Review

2010-10-25T20:20:00.010+01:00

Whilst watching the apple keynote like hawks on wednesday to see what new goodies Apple were to announce, we had been waiting for an updated version of iLIfe since the day it came out in '09! There had been a lot of rumours floating about that a new iPad could surface, etc yet the more stable rumours suggested what we saw.

We have since upgraded to iLife '11 to test out the new features. iMovie has been really impressive so far, the movie trailers are great and it is running very smoothly on my iMac. At just $49 to upgrade, if you are a regular user of iMovie, then it is worth the money, just for that.
HOWEVER, the update of iPhoto has left some people cursing at their macs. People are reporting that their photos are being lost during the upgrade or initial installation. We had no problems, but this certainly doesn't mean that there aren't any!

We saw no update for iWeb or iDVD, which was a shame. We always rated iWeb for its simple to use interface. For someone that has no interest in learning HTML or CSS, then to simply drag and drop images, text, etc is really a nice tool to have. The main feature of the keynote was the introduction of the new MacBook Air, with a new screen size added of 11" as well as an updated 13" screen. It has tons on new features as apple seemed eager to show off its resemblance to the iPad. Reports have been posted on the web and the unboxing videos are already appearing on YouTube. They look fantastic and i can't wait to pop into my local apple store to have a play on one. If you are after a lightweight laptop for browsing the web, basic imaging, light gaming, they these should be in your consideration list.
They are pricey but wow are they beautiful!

Another new introduction was the Mac App Store. Following the success of the App Store, this has potential and we can't wait for it to launch to see what apple has done with it.

Head on over to YouTube to see some unboxing videos and definitely checkout the Apple website for some high res images of the new beauties!

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2010-10-25T19:39:00.000+01:00

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If you are interested and would like to get started, please send us an email at hello@reviewmonsters.co.uk and we will get back to you as soon as we can!

The Social Network Review

2010-10-25T19:09:00.007+01:00

Yesterday evening, we all visited the cinema to see The Social Network. If you haven't heard what this film is about or can't guess from the titles....its Facebook! This review will be brief as i encourage you to go see it instead of us spoiling it for you!

We had already heard mountains of reviews about this film, but wanted to ignore them and make up our own minds on this eagerly awaited film. As a facebook user myself, to learn a brief history on how it was all set up and the journey that the Facebook founders went through. Popcorn in hand, lights down.....let the film begin!

I must admit, i was glued and focused from the start and it really was a film of 2 parts in my opinion. The first part was how Mark (founder!), played by the guy that we all love from Juno has the idea of FaceSmash, a site where the guys can rate all the girls that attends Harvard, etc. Turns out, its a hit! It causes chaos within campus.....the idea of FaceBook is born! The second part really starts when Sean Parker (played by Justin Timberlake) appears and starts to advise as to where the company should relocate to and what direction it should start to specialise in. From here on, its all work and play as the founders start to become icons and embark on the journey of a lifetime!

It goes live, users increase, people get mad and claim ideas have been stolen, it expands, those people sue, new people emerge, people are forced to leave, offices are set up, it expands, punches are thrown, have we convinced you to go and see it yet?!

It really is an interesting, entertaining and in some places, very funny. All the cast play superb roles and really give an insight as to how Facebook began...if it reflects the actual truth though, well who knows?

From a simple idea that started with just $1,000, Facebook is now worth an estimated $25 billion if memory serves me rightly!