This is cool new feature announced by orkut. Video chat is now possible inside orkut itself. This feature is sure to be received with great enthusiasm among orkutians.
orkut Blog: Talk face-to-face with your friends with video chat in orkut
5 Reasons To Blog With Blogger In Draft Rather Than Blogger
Handy Pics Alignment
When it comes to uploading pictures to your post, I found that Blogger in Draft does a better job. The moment you insert the picture, a nifty option bar pops by which you can choose the desired left, right or centre alignment. The same bar also has size options, small, medium and large to adjust the photo size. Contrary to Blogger where once you choose the size and layout before hitting the upload button, its final.
Re sizable Post Editor Window
Avery helpful feature of blogger in draft especially when revising the post for spellings and grammar. Just drag the lower right corner of the post editor window and it will re size accordingly.
Extra Gadgets
Blogger in Draft has some very useful gadgets that Blogger does not have. Of course at some point of time they will eventually be a part of Blogger, but if you want to try it beforehand then log in to Blogger in Draft.
Here I Am, The Location Tool
Add location feature attaches tags to each of your post with location on Google maps. This is an extremely useful feature for travel bloggers.
Elaborate Post Options
Blogger in Draft shows post option with some extra features like convert newlines to br /s , ignore newlines, Interpret typed HTML and show HTML literally.
What Blogger In Draft Lacks But Blogger Possesses
I would not mislead you into believing that Blogger in Draft is having all features and Blogger doesn't. The features that Blogger in draft lacks are Insert video and Spell check.
When it comes to uploading pictures to your post, I found that Blogger in Draft does a better job. The moment you insert the picture, a nifty option bar pops by which you can choose the desired left, right or centre alignment. The same bar also has size options, small, medium and large to adjust the photo size. Contrary to Blogger where once you choose the size and layout before hitting the upload button, its final.
Re sizable Post Editor Window
Avery helpful feature of blogger in draft especially when revising the post for spellings and grammar. Just drag the lower right corner of the post editor window and it will re size accordingly.
Extra Gadgets
Blogger in Draft has some very useful gadgets that Blogger does not have. Of course at some point of time they will eventually be a part of Blogger, but if you want to try it beforehand then log in to Blogger in Draft.
Here I Am, The Location Tool
Add location feature attaches tags to each of your post with location on Google maps. This is an extremely useful feature for travel bloggers.
Elaborate Post Options
Blogger in Draft shows post option with some extra features like convert newlines to br /s , ignore newlines, Interpret typed HTML and show HTML literally.
What Blogger In Draft Lacks But Blogger Possesses
I would not mislead you into believing that Blogger in Draft is having all features and Blogger doesn't. The features that Blogger in draft lacks are Insert video and Spell check.
Wordpress URL Shortner Embedded In The Blog Post Editor Itself
Wordpress comes with URL shortner right inside the blog post editor Itself. Though Wordpress claims it to be the shortest in terms of domain as wp.me, I think they should watch out su.pr before claiming big. Anyways its nice to find it right inside the blog. The unique and restrictive feature of this Wordpress URL shortener is that it works only for Wordpress and not for any other links.
I tried it and I am therefore presenting you with the screen shot to have a glimpse.
I tried it and I am therefore presenting you with the screen shot to have a glimpse.
What Is A Blog? How To Start A Blog ?
A blog is an on-line diary with an ability to display text, images, video and audio. Unlike websites, the pages in a blog are arranged in a reverse chronological order. Blogs have undergone much change since their inception. Now a days blogs are being used for grass root journalism, update information about a product or a company's progress, tutorials and what not. Most if not all the sites have an accompanying blog in order to provide the latest developments.
How Can I Start A Blog?
Various blogging sites like Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr, Type pad, provide all what is required to start a decent blog. Blogger, Wordpress and Tumblr are free while Type pad is paid (A trial account can be created free). These are dedicated blog platforms. Many other blogging services are a combination of social networking and blogs e.g. Live Journal, My Space, and even Yahoo and MSN have blogs. It takes a few minutes to sign up and your blog is ready for posting. Choose a proper URL, assign it a lucrative name, choose the template you like and start posting. Easy.
Is Technical Knowledge Essential?
If you can email, I am sure you can start a blog too. It has the same basic things like compose for new mail, is the same as New Post in blogger. After writing the body just like an email, there you hit send, in blog you hit Publish post .
Can A Blog Be Used As Alternative Source Of Income?
Blogs have a provision of placing ads at various places. If you build a sufficient amount of traffic you can place Adsense ads by far the most popular ad service, or try any of these mentioned in my previous post Adsense Alternative : Tom Tried Adsense Denied, Even Then He Monetized.
You may have grasped the very basics of blogs. Now its up to you what you do with your blog and till what level do you take it.Please feel free to write if you do face any problem. Here to help you always, in all possible ways.
How Can I Start A Blog?
Various blogging sites like Blogger, Wordpress, Tumblr, Type pad, provide all what is required to start a decent blog. Blogger, Wordpress and Tumblr are free while Type pad is paid (A trial account can be created free). These are dedicated blog platforms. Many other blogging services are a combination of social networking and blogs e.g. Live Journal, My Space, and even Yahoo and MSN have blogs. It takes a few minutes to sign up and your blog is ready for posting. Choose a proper URL, assign it a lucrative name, choose the template you like and start posting. Easy.
Is Technical Knowledge Essential?
If you can email, I am sure you can start a blog too. It has the same basic things like compose for new mail, is the same as New Post in blogger. After writing the body just like an email, there you hit send, in blog you hit Publish post .
Can A Blog Be Used As Alternative Source Of Income?
Blogs have a provision of placing ads at various places. If you build a sufficient amount of traffic you can place Adsense ads by far the most popular ad service, or try any of these mentioned in my previous post Adsense Alternative : Tom Tried Adsense Denied, Even Then He Monetized.
You may have grasped the very basics of blogs. Now its up to you what you do with your blog and till what level do you take it.Please feel free to write if you do face any problem. Here to help you always, in all possible ways.
How I Gained 5 times More Traffic in 13 Days
One of my most sluggish blog, rose 5 times up in twitter followers and 6 times on traffic in 13 days. And there is just one secret to it. The change in URL shortening service from bitly to su।pr. See the results in the following screen-shots. It is a blog that delivers news about my University to its Alumni and current students. Though many happening, events and conference that are reported are of interest to many others in the world. And the basic difference lies in the fact that they had to be tapped from wherever they are. Stumble upon with su.pr was a right choice indeed.
9 Tips For Setting Up A New Blog
Starting a new blog with the right steps makes a concrete foundation to build a high rise blog. "Well begun is half done" says an old adage. Just give me 10 minutes and I will give you the mantras to start a rock solid blog.
Choose an SEO friendly URL
When creating a blog it is preferable to go for a URL containing words that revolve around the central idea of your blog. Separating the words with a hyphen will help it get indexed better by Google e.g. www.blog-tips-to-earn-money.com is better than www.blogtipstoearnmoney.com. This may not always be possible but try to as far as possible.
Optimize The Title
Blogger titles are not optimised for search engines. Visit this page on eblogtemplates to know how to do it.
Write 20 Posts Before You Publish Your First Post
You may be having sufficient matter of the subject you are going to write about. Make 20 posts in advance, with smart headlines and each about 3-4 paragraphs at least. Addition of illustrations in the form of pics and graphs will be an added advantage. This is not applicable to those who write their everyday events on the same day just as a diary.
Write 20 Headlines For Prospective Posts
Write down 20 prospective headlines for your posts beforehand. It is not necessary to follow the order or even elaborate on all the headlines but it will definitely make a path for you to tread in future. A very effective way to do this is to write it in Google calendar and set reminders for it according to your planned posting frequency.
Choose 20 Tags
With the help of various search engines decide on 20 tags that closely describe your site. These will be used as labels as well as in Technorati when claiming your blog( See claiming later). They will also be of much use when registering on various bookmarking and sharing sites. for e.g Stumble upon and Delicious.
Write 2 Summaries Of Your Blog
Write down two summaries of your blog, one in 250 characters and the other in 160 characters. Most popular blog search sites will provide you with 250 or 160 characters to describe your blog. This will ensure uniformity at all the places you register.
Add Google Analytics Code
Analytics is much more than just counting hits or visitors of your blog. It gives you many other facilities such as entrance keywords, geographical distribution of your readers etc.
Burn Your Feeds
Let people read your site through RSS or Atom feed readers. Feed burner is an appropriate and satisfactory site to burn your feeds.
Claim Your Blog On Technorati
By far the most important blog search and ranking engine is Technorati. Registering at technorati is indispensable. It shows your blog authority depends on how many other sites or blogs have linked to your blog.
Upcoming Posts
- How To Burn Feeds Using Feedburner
- Adding Google Analytics Code To Blogger
- How To Claim Your Blog On Technorati
Aromatherapy Tips For Bloggers
Aromatherapy is a form of alternative medicine that uses essential oils and other aromatic compounds from plants for the purpose of affecting a person's mood or health.
Enhance Concentration
Concentration is essential to gain in depth knowledge about your subject or niche of blogging. Loosing concentration is commonly encountered problem in most bloggers.
Basil sharpens the senses and increases concentration. Black pepper increases stamina and erases frustration.
For Travel Bloggers
Travel blogging is one of the most glamorous filed of blogging. Exotic resorts resorts and delectable dishes compel the readers to get back and see more. However the travel bloggers know the story behind the scene. The fatigue of travelling, jet lags, motion sickness, extremes of temperatures whether hot or cold can make one dizzy and nauseating.
Ginger is wonderful for nausea, hangovers and travel sickness. Indigestion is common due to experiments on various foods and Fennel comes to rescue from this symptom.
Dysmenorrhoea
Dysmenorrhoea or painful periods can be eased with Roman camomile, Clary sage and Jasmine.
Menopause
The stage of menopause is another time for extreme psychological changes and mood swings. Bergamot, Cypress and Fennel will alleviate major symptoms.
Ginger is wonderful for nausea, hangovers and travel sickness. Indigestion is common due to experiments on various foods and Fennel comes to rescue from this symptom.
Back Pain
Improper posture and long work hours on the computer are the major culprits of moderate prolonged back pain. Bay, Cloves and Lemon will keep your spine fresh and invigourated for the next days grind.Muscular Pain
Muscular pain accompanies back pain as well as arms, shoulder and scapulae. Peppermint, Black pepper and Rosemary will be soothing for these ailments.Special Care For Female Bloggers
Premenstrual Syndrome
Is an episode of premenstrual syndrome affecting your blogging schedule. Irritation, depression, food cravings have tossed your attention away. Try Clary sage, for easing out painful cramps and regulating irregular periods. Geramium can be used for premenstrual depression and heavy periods.Dysmenorrhoea
Dysmenorrhoea or painful periods can be eased with Roman camomile, Clary sage and Jasmine.
Menopause
The stage of menopause is another time for extreme psychological changes and mood swings. Bergamot, Cypress and Fennel will alleviate major symptoms.
References:
Aromatherapy On Wikipedia
National Association For Holistic Aromatherapy
Aromatherapy Point
Hamlyn Aromatherapy Solutions
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Who Else Wants The 5 First Impression Fundamentals
In this busy world, where people want a baby delivered in 9 days and enjoy all four seasons on weekends, how much time do you think they will wait for your blog to load.
It has been proved by various experiments that the readers decision to stay or not to stay on the blog is accomplished in a flash. This crucial impactful time of readers decision ranges from 2-5 seconds. What are the factors that make a positive imprint on a readers mind in such a short span ? Understanding this is of utmost importance.
Lightening Fast Loading Time
Google has one straightforward philosophy - Keep the page loading time short. Among all search engines I bet Google loads fastest. No doubt people stick to it. In this busy world, where people want a baby delivered in 9 days and enjoy all four seasons on weekends, how much time do you think they will wait for your blog to load.
Clear And Courting Colour Combination
Before reading a even single line of text, what strikes the subconscious is the overall colour combination of your blog. The eyes take a snapshot and the judgment starts right there. Nalini Ambady's research paper " Half A Minute : Predicting Teacher Evaluation From Thin Slices Of Non Verbal Behaviour And Physical Attractiveness" proves this 2 second studies. In her experiment she hands over a 2 second muted video tape of various teachers and ask the students,who teaches the best. The results are remarkably similar to a group who evaluated the same teachers for a full semester.
Clean Clutter Free Interface
Over-stuffed sidebars, multiple animated flashing gif images, ads grabbing more real estate than the matter itself, too many columns and boxes like and old junkyard should be avoided at any cost. All these factors may chase the reader like an unleashed Doberman.
Powerful Pull Quotes
The above mentioned three factors affect the reader even without reading a single word from a blog. Now among the things that a visitor never skips is the pull quote. Whether its magazine, newspaper, site or a blog, the reader always goes through he pull - quotes.
Persuasive Headlines
Headlines having a question render the minds of a reader hungry to get the answer. Interrogative headlines thus make the best headlines ever. An all time great example to this is "How to win friends and influence people". Next bet bet is the list type headlines e.g. 6 Animals To Follow For Better Blogging.
I am sure you may be having some more important ideas which I may have missed out. Please feel free to write it here and let the blogosphere watch your words of wisdom.
How To Add Google Reader Shared Item On Blogs
Login to Google Reader Account. Find the Shared Items link and click it. See the yellow rectangle in the image below.
On the right hand side of the Shared Link pane, you will find Add a clip link.
Here you can choose the style color and number of entries to be shown. To add it to blogger the button provided will do the rest.
If you want to add it to any website then copy the code given below and use it.
Any questions ?
On the right hand side of the Shared Link pane, you will find Add a clip link.
Here you can choose the style color and number of entries to be shown. To add it to blogger the button provided will do the rest.
If you want to add it to any website then copy the code given below and use it.
Any questions ?
The Secrets Of Blog Footer Utilization
The footer of your blog can be a stepping stone for success if utilized efficiently.
Though the footer lies at the bottom, by no means it is a thing to be looked down upon. It can propel your blog right up in the sky, like a rocket engine, which resides at the bottom and delivers all the force.
A blog structurally consists of four parts.
According to a survey, even if a user skips reading a blogpost and scrolls to the bottom of a page he looks for something to be done. Keeping this report in mind the post footer ads were suggested and they worked well. So keeping some interesting and informative columns in the footer is bound to help you in one or the other way.
Footers As Sidebar Saviour
It also serves to reduce the the burden from the overly cluttered sidebar. As the footer lies horizontally, it accomodates much more efficiently. A subtantial portion of sidebar real estate can be saved.
Prominent Examples
Many successful bloggers have utilized this space for various purpose.
Though the footer lies at the bottom, by no means it is a thing to be looked down upon. It can propel your blog right up in the sky, like a rocket engine, which resides at the bottom and delivers all the force.
A blog structurally consists of four parts.
- The header
- The body
- The sidebar
- The footer
According to a survey, even if a user skips reading a blogpost and scrolls to the bottom of a page he looks for something to be done. Keeping this report in mind the post footer ads were suggested and they worked well. So keeping some interesting and informative columns in the footer is bound to help you in one or the other way.
Footers As Sidebar Saviour
It also serves to reduce the the burden from the overly cluttered sidebar. As the footer lies horizontally, it accomodates much more efficiently. A subtantial portion of sidebar real estate can be saved.
Many successful bloggers have utilized this space for various purpose.
- Problogger has a mighty double storey blog footer. The upper is dedicated to categories and is divided into 5 columns. The lower row is divided into 3 columns and contains recommended Money Makers, Problogger Resources adn The About (Page) Column.
- John Chow Dot Com is yet another double storey footer blog. Upper row dedicated to categories and the lower is divided into three columns for Recent Comments, Friends Of The Community and Blogroll.
- Digital Inspiration uses a 4 column single row footer which includes About Digital Inspiration, RSS Feeds, Contact Us / Send a Tip and Get news on the go.
What's There For Me In Twitter ?
Twitter can be used for umpteen reasons some of which are as follows.
Live Connection With Contacts
Twitter is a live connection between you and your friends or family members. Prizes won, missing a safety pin, current song on your iPod, crossed stages in your video game or need of cash, any thing can be instant communicated through Twitter.
Business Or Product Promotion
The most common use of Twitter today is the promotion of business , site, blog, product or service. Without this ability the growth of Twitter wouldn't have been till this extent. Majority of the Tweets now carry a URL which points to the blog or site introducing a product or a service. If you also intend to have any of these benefits, you have enough reasons to join Twitter.
Ramifications Of Basic Usage
The popularity of Twitter and the availability of API has led to the development of zillion apps and sites to increase the usability. For instance, sharing files , sharing Google Docs, managing personal finance, fitness management, travel management and much more can be done using these third party applications or sites.
Live Connection With Contacts
Twitter is a live connection between you and your friends or family members. Prizes won, missing a safety pin, current song on your iPod, crossed stages in your video game or need of cash, any thing can be instant communicated through Twitter.
Social Reforms And Activities
You can raise your voice against any social injustice or create social awareness like #SavePlanet, #GreenEarth, #EnergyConservation etc. Political campaigns (#Obama), for a Presidential candidate, reasons to support or not can also be carried out. You noted the #hash before some of the above words. Want to know more then read this - Tracking Twitter Keywords: The Key To Success on Twitter.Business Or Product Promotion
The most common use of Twitter today is the promotion of business , site, blog, product or service. Without this ability the growth of Twitter wouldn't have been till this extent. Majority of the Tweets now carry a URL which points to the blog or site introducing a product or a service. If you also intend to have any of these benefits, you have enough reasons to join Twitter.
Ramifications Of Basic Usage
The popularity of Twitter and the availability of API has led to the development of zillion apps and sites to increase the usability. For instance, sharing files , sharing Google Docs, managing personal finance, fitness management, travel management and much more can be done using these third party applications or sites.
What Is Twitter ?
Introduction
Twitter is a service for friends, family, and co–workers to communicate and stay in touch, through small SMS type updates. The updates are an answer to a simple question, "What are you doing".Each message is 140 characters in length. It is also known as microblogging. In order to use Twitter you should either have a computer or a mobile phone, along with an internet connection.
HistoryTwitter has gained notability and popularity worldwide. Companies backing
Twitter are Union Square Ventures, Digital Garage, Spark Capital, and Bezos Expeditions (led by Jeff Bezos of Amazon).
How To Use Twitter
Crate an account on Twitter. Login and see the box " What are you doing". Write in the box and click on the Update button. Start sending messages, which are lovingly called tweets on Twitter. References:
Photo Jack Dorsey from Creative Commons.Original Link to Photo By Joi.
Twitter About Page and Wikipedia
How To Share Google Docs on Twitter
In my previous post I discussed about sharing files on Twitter through third party sites. Here we will see how to share Google Docs on Twitter.
You Need
Copy the shortened URL. Open Twitter and paste. There you go ! If you have an account on Bit.ly linked to Twitter the you can post it from Bit.ly without leaving the page.
Just upload the MS Word, OpenOffice.org, StarOffice or RTF document on Google Docs. Publish it, get the link, and follow the same procedure as described above.
Read More Twitter Related Articles Here .
Meet me on @Twitter, Jaiku and Plurk too.
You Need
- Google Docs
- Bit.ly
Copy the shortened URL. Open Twitter and paste. There you go ! If you have an account on Bit.ly linked to Twitter the you can post it from Bit.ly without leaving the page.
TIP:
How to share MS Office (.doc, .docx, .ppt, .pps, .xls, .xlsx ),or OpenOffice.org (.odt) StarOffice (.sxw) and RTF format document ?Just upload the MS Word, OpenOffice.org, StarOffice or RTF document on Google Docs. Publish it, get the link, and follow the same procedure as described above.
Read More Twitter Related Articles Here .
Meet me on @Twitter, Jaiku and Plurk too.
How To Insert Emoticons Or Smileys in Twitter
Make the most of 140 characters, Express yourself.
Tweemoticons offer numerous creative, useful and conversation enhancing emoticons.
Install Greasemonkey add-on in Firefox web browser.
After this install a simple script from Tweemoticons.
Now login into Twitter.
Start sending tweets on twitter and have fun with Tweemoticons ;)
You can follow @Tweemoticons on Twitter.
Read More Twitter Related Articles Here .
Tweemoticons offer numerous creative, useful and conversation enhancing emoticons.
Install Greasemonkey add-on in Firefox web browser.
After this install a simple script from Tweemoticons.
Now login into Twitter.
Start sending tweets on twitter and have fun with Tweemoticons ;)
You can follow @Tweemoticons on Twitter.
Read More Twitter Related Articles Here .
How To Make Stumble Upon Toolbar Appear In Your Tweeted Links
Ever wanted to know how to make StumbleUpon Toolbar appear in the links you have posted as tweets on Twitter. Here I show you how to do it.
You Need
Go to Bit.ly. Shorten the URL you have just copied. A smarter thing to do is get the Bit.ly Button, as it makes the task Much easier. Copy the shortened URL.
Open Twitter and paste. There you go ! If you have an account on Bit.ly linked to Twitter the you can post it from Bit.ly without leaving the page.
Now when your followers on Twitter will click, they will be presented with the StumbleUpon tool-bar on top. Happy Stumbling.
NOTE: You can very well use the same shortened link for Jaiku and Plurk too.
You Need
- StumbleUpon
- Bit.ly
Go to Bit.ly. Shorten the URL you have just copied. A smarter thing to do is get the Bit.ly Button, as it makes the task Much easier. Copy the shortened URL.
Open Twitter and paste. There you go ! If you have an account on Bit.ly linked to Twitter the you can post it from Bit.ly without leaving the page.
Now when your followers on Twitter will click, they will be presented with the StumbleUpon tool-bar on top. Happy Stumbling.
NOTE: You can very well use the same shortened link for Jaiku and Plurk too.
Bitly URL shortner
StumbleUpon the Stumbling site
Magical Bits : the final result with the tool bar.
Stumble Upon Launches Su.pr: Shorten URL and Share In A Single Click
Su.pr is a URL shortener with the capacity to post your links and updates directly on Facebook and Twitter. It provide both syndication and discovery in one tool. Su.pr also provides some useful tools like tools to identify the best times to post, schedule future posts and see real-time results on clicks, tweets and traffic associated with your posts.
It is now in Beta and can be accessed from here.
To get the INVITATION CODE follow @Su.pr on Twitter.
It is now in Beta and can be accessed from here.
To get the INVITATION CODE follow @Su.pr on Twitter.
6 Animals To Follow For Better Blogging
Though the human beings are gifted with immense power and ability, sometimes observing and assimilating the qualities of animals can be of great advantage for bloggers. One most important qualities of the human beings is to learn and adapt, so he can definitely learn from all other creations and apply it for his own benefit, be it blog or life.
The Bee
The Bee chooses the most beautiful flowers, collects nectar, digests it properly and makes honey out of it. The inference is that to write you need to study and know your subject well. As a blogger you should hop for the best source of knowledge, research thoroughly, collect gist (nectar), and make an original composition. It is bound to serve the readers will all the goodness just like honey. Won't the readers return in search of more ?
The Woodpecker
With a beak of the size of your fingernail, it pierces hard woods and makes a house to live in. The might of the largest sequoia, cedar or oak cannot come in the way of its determination. A saying goes "If you don't have the best, make the best of what you have". Does it matter if it doesn't have the abilities of the Weaver Bird to build a beautiful nest. It concentrates on its own abilities and the result is well known. What if you as a blogger don't have the resources enough, to spend on domains, hosting, email newsletter service, advertising services, dedicated office, paid writers, fancy accessories etc etc. You can still make a wonderful blog and get it running successfully too. Just utilize what is there and forget what is not there.
The Stork
For its target to be achieved, the stork stands for several hours on one leg. Dedication is a must for any blogger to succeed. Never Give Up.
The Ant
It has the ability to carry loads, several times its own weight. Another important quality is that she marks its way with pheromones, well in advance that she has to follow. Never deviates from that path till one work has been accomplished. Multiple tasks, multiple blogs, part time blogger, theres no excuse, you can do it and you should do it. Moreover choose your path, the niche carefully and stick to it. Success is on the way.
The Peacock
What happens when there is thunderstorm, black clouds, tremendous breeze and heavy rains ? The peacock dances and enjoys every moment. He knows well that this has to pass, its not permanent. Never be bothered if there are difficulties, less traffic, no clicks. Its your choice, whether you pass this period dancing or crying.
The Tortoise
This humble and slow creature has been a part of our moral lessons since the very child hood. Elaboration on "Slow And Steady Wins The Race" is not required.
Would you like to suggest some other qualities to be followed ? Please feel free to write in the comment box. Thank You !
The Bee
The Bee chooses the most beautiful flowers, collects nectar, digests it properly and makes honey out of it. The inference is that to write you need to study and know your subject well. As a blogger you should hop for the best source of knowledge, research thoroughly, collect gist (nectar), and make an original composition. It is bound to serve the readers will all the goodness just like honey. Won't the readers return in search of more ?
The Woodpecker
With a beak of the size of your fingernail, it pierces hard woods and makes a house to live in. The might of the largest sequoia, cedar or oak cannot come in the way of its determination. A saying goes "If you don't have the best, make the best of what you have". Does it matter if it doesn't have the abilities of the Weaver Bird to build a beautiful nest. It concentrates on its own abilities and the result is well known. What if you as a blogger don't have the resources enough, to spend on domains, hosting, email newsletter service, advertising services, dedicated office, paid writers, fancy accessories etc etc. You can still make a wonderful blog and get it running successfully too. Just utilize what is there and forget what is not there.
The Stork
For its target to be achieved, the stork stands for several hours on one leg. Dedication is a must for any blogger to succeed. Never Give Up.
The Ant
It has the ability to carry loads, several times its own weight. Another important quality is that she marks its way with pheromones, well in advance that she has to follow. Never deviates from that path till one work has been accomplished. Multiple tasks, multiple blogs, part time blogger, theres no excuse, you can do it and you should do it. Moreover choose your path, the niche carefully and stick to it. Success is on the way.
The Peacock
What happens when there is thunderstorm, black clouds, tremendous breeze and heavy rains ? The peacock dances and enjoys every moment. He knows well that this has to pass, its not permanent. Never be bothered if there are difficulties, less traffic, no clicks. Its your choice, whether you pass this period dancing or crying.
The Tortoise
This humble and slow creature has been a part of our moral lessons since the very child hood. Elaboration on "Slow And Steady Wins The Race" is not required.
Would you like to suggest some other qualities to be followed ? Please feel free to write in the comment box. Thank You !
Feed Burner: Geographically Yours
The Analytics Style Map Overlay now enters Feedburner breaking all boundaries. An array of services that Feedburner already offered is enhanced with another feather in its cap.
Now you know whom to to feed(burn) what and when according to local taste and preferences.
Be it declared, a map for every feed!
Now you know whom to to feed(burn) what and when according to local taste and preferences.
Be it declared, a map for every feed!
Tracking Twitter Keywords: The Key To Success on Twitter
Why Track Keywords ?
If you are chatting on Yahoo! on a certain topic you need to join a chat room. The reason is that you want to share a thought related to that particular topic. Twitter doesn't have rooms but they have enough room for thoughts related to a certain topic and that is possible by a keyword or a #hashtag. When you search for a hashtag all the tweets mentioning it will appear. Similarly if you want to put a product or a site related to a certain words and want others attention in search results, you have to use the key words.
How To Track Keywords ?
Twitter by default shows the 10 most trending topics on your homepage itself but if you need more then you can try these sites.
Twitscoop shows keyword tag clouds that change size in real time.In the Hot Trends section it shows graphs of trending tpoics in hours as well.
Another strength of Twitscoop is that you can also see the number of clicks on bit.ly urls in the tweets itself. And if the tweet contains photos posted on Twitpic it is visible right there by hovering the mouse over view button .
Monitter is real-time tracking site with a facility to view 3 different keywords on a single page. By default they show the Twitter Trending Topics but you can charge all the three engines by substituting your own keywords and watch all of them together.
To get hourly updates by email on the selected keywords you can try Tweetbeep.
Another site for email updates is Tweet Scan.
If you are chatting on Yahoo! on a certain topic you need to join a chat room. The reason is that you want to share a thought related to that particular topic. Twitter doesn't have rooms but they have enough room for thoughts related to a certain topic and that is possible by a keyword or a #hashtag. When you search for a hashtag all the tweets mentioning it will appear. Similarly if you want to put a product or a site related to a certain words and want others attention in search results, you have to use the key words.
How To Track Keywords ?
Twitter by default shows the 10 most trending topics on your homepage itself but if you need more then you can try these sites.
Twitscoop shows keyword tag clouds that change size in real time.In the Hot Trends section it shows graphs of trending tpoics in hours as well.
Another strength of Twitscoop is that you can also see the number of clicks on bit.ly urls in the tweets itself. And if the tweet contains photos posted on Twitpic it is visible right there by hovering the mouse over view button .
Monitter is real-time tracking site with a facility to view 3 different keywords on a single page. By default they show the Twitter Trending Topics but you can charge all the three engines by substituting your own keywords and watch all of them together.
To get hourly updates by email on the selected keywords you can try Tweetbeep.
Another site for email updates is Tweet Scan.
Google Analytics: The Graphs Of Your Success
Google Analytics is a versatile tool for gathering useful data and increasing the return on investment (ROI). In this first post for Google Analytics, I will cover the most basic feature and elaborate on the advanced features later.
How to Start Tracking Your Website / Blog With Google Analytics
Visit Google Analytics and sign in with your Google Account. You will get two different codes. Copy the code and follow the instruction for its placement. Once You are done, it will take some time for the tracking to start.
The Dashboard
You can watch the results by selecting the date slider, and the days, week and months view to get the required information.
Below this report you find other useful categories like Site Usage, Map Overlay, Traffic Source and Content Overlay.
Export And Email
You can easily save your reports in .pdf and xml format by clicking on the export button, above the dashboard. Along with this Google Analytics also provides you with the facility to email these reports immediately in PDF and XML format. If you want to repeat this event you can schedule automatic report delivery in your mail box daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly. Emailing has two more formats, CSV and TSV along with PDF and XML.
See Whats New In Analytics - Google Local Business Centre Dashboard
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How to Start Tracking Your Website / Blog With Google Analytics
Visit Google Analytics and sign in with your Google Account. You will get two different codes. Copy the code and follow the instruction for its placement. Once You are done, it will take some time for the tracking to start.
The Dashboard
You can watch the results by selecting the date slider, and the days, week and months view to get the required information.
Below this report you find other useful categories like Site Usage, Map Overlay, Traffic Source and Content Overlay.
Export And Email
You can easily save your reports in .pdf and xml format by clicking on the export button, above the dashboard. Along with this Google Analytics also provides you with the facility to email these reports immediately in PDF and XML format. If you want to repeat this event you can schedule automatic report delivery in your mail box daily, weekly, monthly or quarterly. Emailing has two more formats, CSV and TSV along with PDF and XML.
See Whats New In Analytics - Google Local Business Centre Dashboard
Print This Document
Twitter: Share Any File On Twitter For Free
Are you interested in sharing a file with all your followers on Twitter ? Or may be to any one friend or family member - then read on.
The Sites For File Sharing
File Social is the one I liked the most among the sites I checked. The reason being ease and ergonomics. You can upload max 50 mb. To share your files now visit File Social Here. No need of separate account. Just login with Twitter id.
Files Supported By File Social
Images, compressed files, videos, music, etc. In other words, file extensions like pdf, jpg, doc, txt, zip, rar, mov, avi and mp3, amongst many others. There’s no excuse for any format!
Twit Doc
TwitDoc is another handy tool for file sharing on Twitter. One the most outstanding and helpful feature is a client that supports " Drag and Drop". File sharing could never be so easy. To share your files now visit TwitDoc Here.
Files Supported By TwitDoc
You can upload pictures (jpg, png, gif), or documents: Word (doc, docx), PowerPoint (ppt, pptx, pps), Excel (xls, xlsx), PDF, PS, Open Office (odt, odp, sxw, sxl), and text (txt, rtf).
File Twt
FileTwt has two modes of file sharing. One is public, and the other is private. If you login with Twitter account you get to share it publicly. If you need privacy for sharing only to a specified person, you need to sign up. To share your files now visit File Twt Here.
Tweet Cube
TweetCube allows you to share files on Twitter. Simple as that. Blast out your images, videos, music and more with just a couple of clicks, and your files are automatically posted on Twitter.
Did it help you do something constructive and productive ? Would you like to have more articles of this sort ?
The Sites For File Sharing
- File Social
- TwitDoc
- FileTwt
- Tweet Cube
File Social is the one I liked the most among the sites I checked. The reason being ease and ergonomics. You can upload max 50 mb. To share your files now visit File Social Here. No need of separate account. Just login with Twitter id.
Files Supported By File Social
Images, compressed files, videos, music, etc. In other words, file extensions like pdf, jpg, doc, txt, zip, rar, mov, avi and mp3, amongst many others. There’s no excuse for any format!
Twit Doc
TwitDoc is another handy tool for file sharing on Twitter. One the most outstanding and helpful feature is a client that supports " Drag and Drop". File sharing could never be so easy. To share your files now visit TwitDoc Here.
Files Supported By TwitDoc
You can upload pictures (jpg, png, gif), or documents: Word (doc, docx), PowerPoint (ppt, pptx, pps), Excel (xls, xlsx), PDF, PS, Open Office (odt, odp, sxw, sxl), and text (txt, rtf).
File Twt
FileTwt has two modes of file sharing. One is public, and the other is private. If you login with Twitter account you get to share it publicly. If you need privacy for sharing only to a specified person, you need to sign up. To share your files now visit File Twt Here.
Tweet Cube
TweetCube allows you to share files on Twitter. Simple as that. Blast out your images, videos, music and more with just a couple of clicks, and your files are automatically posted on Twitter.
Did it help you do something constructive and productive ? Would you like to have more articles of this sort ?
Gmail : Mail Search Hacks For You
"Your search for search ends here"
With the growing size of inbox, better search algorithms are a necessity. When labels, stars, superstars and simple searches do not give the desired results then try these tricks.
- in:inbox from:Laeeq to search a mail that is in the inbox from the person Laeeq.
- in:Family is:starred to search a mail that is in the folder (label) Family and is starred.
- is:chat from:hamid to search a saved chat from the person Hamid.
- from:jerry filename:pdf to search a mail from jerry with .pdf as an attachment.
If you feel too lazy to type then you can let "search auto complete" from Google labs lend you a helping hand. I hope you remember the green beaker icon. Type in a few words let it pour down the suggestion for you to gulp down.
Google Analytics : Google Local Business Centre Dashboard To Rule The Area You Live in
Google Analytics has come up with a new tool to rule the local market. This nifty little addition give you complete insight of the local market, accompanied with detailed metrics on traffic to local listings on Google Maps. It tracks the number of times your listing appears in Google search for local area market and products.
Pinning Hopes
Google analytics already listed the cities, and with Google Local Business Centre Dashboard it give you the information about the pin codes the visitors came from.
Bread and Butter from Pizza and Pasta
Earn you bread and butter with pizza and pasta search from you local area. Track the customers, assimilate the date for its greatest consumption, beef up your delivery in that area and enjoy.
Google Analytics Blog: Web Analytics Tips & Tricks: Announcing the new Google Local Business Center Dashboard
Pinning Hopes
Google analytics already listed the cities, and with Google Local Business Centre Dashboard it give you the information about the pin codes the visitors came from.
Bread and Butter from Pizza and Pasta
Earn you bread and butter with pizza and pasta search from you local area. Track the customers, assimilate the date for its greatest consumption, beef up your delivery in that area and enjoy.
Google Analytics Blog: Web Analytics Tips & Tricks: Announcing the new Google Local Business Center Dashboard
Google Wave : Talk While You Work
Google wave is a new announcement by Google to be launched later this year. It combines the facility of chat with creation of documents. It is said to increase productivity. Anyone can join the conversation at any point of time.
Other Useful Features:
- Edit rich media concurrently by concurrency technology.
- Natural language tools for spelling and contextual suggestions.
- Extensible: Embed Google wave in other sites or add wave gadgets to it.
It is available to all, if someone withes to have a wave server and operate it like the SMTP Server, he can do it. It is also open for community and development made by them are acceptable to Google wave.
Wave for this giant Wave to sweep the web this year.
Inside AdSense: Image ads join link units
This a new attempt by Google to combine the Link units with a graphical ad at the base. It seem the ad at the base makes the basis of strengthening the base of link units. It allows both CPC and CPM for advertisers. Show more, earn more. Futher eading encouraged at:
Inside AdSense: Image ads join link units
Inside AdSense: Image ads join link units
How To Retain Karmas In Plurk On Vacation
Many times I come across plurkers who plurk their complaints about zero karma because they were on vacation.
To retain Plurk Karmas while you are away is simple. Go to my accounts link and scroll down to the bottom.
"Karma vacation mode (freeze karma)
Going on a longer vacation or don't have time to Plurk? Karma freeze is here to help you! Karma freeze will freeze your karma."
You will find a check box and a button labelled turn it on, like the one shown in the pic below. It costs you 1 Karma to enable this. Deal.
Never loose Plurk Karma again!
Meet me on plurk by this link.
To retain Plurk Karmas while you are away is simple. Go to my accounts link and scroll down to the bottom.
"Karma vacation mode (freeze karma)
Going on a longer vacation or don't have time to Plurk? Karma freeze is here to help you! Karma freeze will freeze your karma."
You will find a check box and a button labelled turn it on, like the one shown in the pic below. It costs you 1 Karma to enable this. Deal.
Never loose Plurk Karma again!
Meet me on plurk by this link.
Easy Photo Manipulation By Picnik
Do you want to add a zing to your kids or family photographs. Use this handy tool named picnik. No installation required to use picnik. Work directly from your browser. Even more interesting is the fact that you can use it without the hassles of registration. Though some features are kept for premium paid users, even the free part is delicious.
Upload the required photograph. See the upload button.
Crown The Prince
Enter the crown and tiaras section to hand over the sultanate to your prince.
Call Outs
Let him express himself with call outs of various shapes and sizes.
Spice Up The Background
Sometimes the wall behind the subject may look too bland. Use this tool to paint some comic characters.
Snowing Inside
Don't let him out in the snow to click. This trick would be fine. The only thing is that I don't know how come its snowing inside the room.
You Are An Artist
Show your artistic skills by making him a portrait with pencil ( software pencil). Remember, don't let him visit this site.
Polaroid
The look and feel of Polaroid
Vignetting
Vignetting is a technique to darken the peripheries and get the focus in centre. Though not strictly, because in many other manipulations, vignetting can be done by a lot other patterns and reasons.
Ortononish
I don't know about this. But it looked cool.
The Old And The New
A centre with coloured image and periphery with BW. Not everyone would be fond of but its a different look.
If you have some advanced task to do then try GIMP. For tutorials just keep watching this pace. Soon basic intermediate and advanced GIMP techniques will be posted.
Upload the required photograph. See the upload button.
Crown The Prince
Enter the crown and tiaras section to hand over the sultanate to your prince.
Call Outs
Let him express himself with call outs of various shapes and sizes.
Spice Up The Background
Sometimes the wall behind the subject may look too bland. Use this tool to paint some comic characters.
Snowing Inside
Don't let him out in the snow to click. This trick would be fine. The only thing is that I don't know how come its snowing inside the room.
You Are An Artist
Show your artistic skills by making him a portrait with pencil ( software pencil). Remember, don't let him visit this site.
Polaroid
The look and feel of Polaroid
Vignetting
Vignetting is a technique to darken the peripheries and get the focus in centre. Though not strictly, because in many other manipulations, vignetting can be done by a lot other patterns and reasons.
Ortononish
I don't know about this. But it looked cool.
The Old And The New
A centre with coloured image and periphery with BW. Not everyone would be fond of but its a different look.
If you have some advanced task to do then try GIMP. For tutorials just keep watching this pace. Soon basic intermediate and advanced GIMP techniques will be posted.
Gmail Inbox Preview : Starters Before Main Course
Gmail has launched a preview feature to its inbox. Before the main course arrives you can enjoy the starters. This also comes in handy to let you know whether a new mail has arrived especially in places where the connection is slow. For my connection it is helpful because I have opted for a lower speed but unlimited GBs.
Turn this feature on through the labs, The Green beaker above the inbox.
Adsense Alternative : Tom Tried Adsense Denied, Even Then He Monetized
"No means New Opportunity"Have you been denied of placing ads on your site? Fret not! You have a lot of other options to explore. The best is not always popular, while the popular is not always the best.
If an Ad site has not accepted your blog or site it is not the end. Its actually a new beginning.
Amazon Associates
Amazon associates is an Affiliate program that offer links + banners, widgets and aStore as marketing tools for earning through blogs and sites.It is based on actual purchase of the displayed product. The banners are available in various standard ad formats. This Indian Food Recipe site has an intelligent assortment of Amazon ads depending on its content.Amazon is an amazing Adsense alternative.
The payment is offered in tiers of 4% initially which increases later. A special section of amazon known as Endless offers upto 15 % T&C.
Yahoo! Publisher Network
Yahoo publisher network is based on Cost Per Clck Model. Yet another competitive Adsense alternative. Simply display ads that are relevant to the content of your site and earn money from qualified clicks. No investment is required and setup is quick and easy.
Clicksor
Clicksor is contextual advertising program. Clicksor offers the opportunity to earn more income by simply underlining a selection of clickable text (inline text links) or displaying targeted contextual ads (various sizes of banners) on their Web sites or blogs.
Ad Brite
AdBrite can help you monetize your site with advertising that fits the content and user base of your site. AdBrite serves ads on nearly 1 billion pages daily, providing massive scale opportunities. Inline ads are also supported.
LinkShare
LinkShare is a leading provider of full-service online marketing solutions specializing in the areas of Search (SEM), Lead Generation and Affiliate Marketing. As the online marketing industry continues to evolve at a fast pace, advertisers and publishers are turning to LinkShare for technology innovation, experience and a passion for driving results.
Commission Junction maximizes your revenue opportunities by developing sustainable relationships with top-tier advertisers. Perform and get paid for every sale and lead you generate. For qualifying publishers, take your program to the next level with our industry exclusive solution for top-performers.
Bravenet Affiliates
Bravenet has a very different collection of ads. These act by referral to bravenet itself.
Text Link Ads
Text link ads are displyed as lnks in the text itself.
Share Sale
Share ssale ads can be reached here.
Pheedo Feed Ads
You can monetize your feds as well with Pheedo.
Infolinks
Infolinks is another contextual text advertising program suggested by one of the respected reader Mr. Bruno
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