• NaNoWriMo Giveaway (Day 30): How to Land a Literary Agent

    Updated: 2012-11-30 15:29:26
    As NaNoWriMo comes to an end, we have one last giveaway—and it's a big one! Today's freebie is a special 90-minute webinar that details all of the tips and insights you need to know to get the attention of an agent and provide them with the information they need about your book. Enjoy! Read more

  • Blogging the Festive Season

    Updated: 2012-11-30 14:06:58
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 12 1 2012 at 12:06 am by Darren Rowse Blogging the Festive Season Filed Under : Case Studies Featured Posts 2 Comments Tweet It’s that time of year : the silly season is upon us Photo by  Axel Bührmann on  Flickr The bricks-and-mortar stores have had the Christmas trees and fake Santas up for months but what’s the blogosphere doing to prepare The answer depends on who you talk to . Every blog and every audience is different , after all . Still , we can learn from each other’s ideas and get inspiration from niches outside our . own Today and tomorrow , we’ll look at a few different blogs , and see how their owners are preparing for the festive : season a

  • Connecting YouTube and Google Plus Update

    Updated: 2012-11-30 13:18:48
    Home About Newsletter Contact Basic Blogging Tips Successful Blogging Traffic SEO Social Advanced Blogging Connecting YouTube and Google Plus Update Tweet Sharebar Tweet The YouTube Partners Channel has put out an update video that explains one of the encrypted updates sent out by the YouTube Creator’s blog:  Coming soon : Link your channel with a Google+ page and keep your channel name John Fisher , YouTube Engineer , gives us the rundown on the YouTube and Google Plus merge He starts by saying that this integration is to help you get a Google Wide Identity . I’m already afraid . I want branding , but not for my name , so let’s get on with the G+ Page YouTube . integration YouTube and Google+ Integration Updates At 2:38 The slide has something Awesome written on it Direct posting to G+

  • 2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 30

    Updated: 2012-11-30 09:00:20
    Okay, today is the final day of the poeming part of this challenge. Beginning tomorrow (if not already), you’ll begin the process of revising and assembling a 10-20 page poetry chapbook manuscript. … Read more

  • Free Webinar: 10 Things I Wish I’d Known About Blogging When I Started

    Updated: 2012-11-29 23:08:34
    : ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 30 2012 at 9:08 am by Darren Rowse Free Webinar : 10 Things I Wish I’d Known About Blogging When I Started Filed Under : ProBlogger Site News 4 Comments Tweet It’s time for another ProBlogger webinar , and as part of my 10 days of celebrating my 10 years of blogging I thought in this next webinar that I’d do some reflecting upon the big things that I wish I’d known when I started . blogging Register to attend here The last ten years has been a pretty amazing journey . I’ve learned a lot about creating content , building an audience , building community , and monetization . Much of what I’ve learned I’ve discovered the hard way through making mistakes and

  • 6 Things “Saved By the Bell” Taught Me About Blogging

    Updated: 2012-11-29 20:05:51
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 30 2012 at 6:05 am by Guest Blogger 6 Things Saved By the Bell” Taught Me About Blogging Filed Under : Miscellaneous Blog Tips 12 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Chiara Mazzucco of TheIndieChicks.com There are hundreds of thousands of articles written on being a successful blogger and driving traffic to your website or blog . Bleh You can sit down and read each one , leading you to write your first blog post in about 4 years , or you can pick the gems on sites like ProBlogger and choose to drive inspiration from the world around you , . instead Let’s take popular 90s sitcom , Saved by the Bell for example . Would it blow your mind if I told you that

  • Add Google Plus Followers Gadget To Blogger!

    Updated: 2012-11-29 19:27:00
    Latest : See us LIVE Download 2 Free MBT eBooks Install Static Theme Code a Template from Scratch New Home Make Money Blogging SEO Templates Widgets Tools Icons and Buttons HTML Editor Multiple SITEMAP Generator Encode HTML Characters Count Characters Meta Tag Generator Color Code Generator Color Chart Badge Maker Liked us Services Downloads About Contact FAQ Advertise November 30, 2012 Widgets Add Google Plus Followers Gadget To Blogger Posted by Qasim Zaib on 11 30 2012 Filed Under : blogger tricks Blogger Widgets and plugins Google One of the best perks of using Google is , it has products that seamlessly integrate with each other to provide an easy and comprehensive interface to users . For example , Google Drive can be used to attach files with emails quickly . You can 1 posts outside

  • Why’d You Choose That Domain Name?

    Updated: 2012-11-29 14:02:52
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 30 2012 at 12:02 am by Guest Blogger Why’d You Choose That Domain Name Filed Under : Miscellaneous Blog Tips 16 Comments Tweet This guest post is by The Blogger Let’s admit one thing . We all started this web thing honestly , . naively Our first site was designed to help people , to fill a gaping void we saw in the online . world We wanted to do so much . good Where , then , did it go so wrong And why Why did we end up with a website like www.how-to-earn-money-online.com” that we can barely mention across the dinner table without blushing In this post , I’m going to target the psychology behind our seemingly harmless paths to web domination . I’ve been

  • New Literary Agent: Laura Biagi of the Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency

    Updated: 2012-11-29 04:05:14
    She is seeking: In the adult fiction realm, she is particularly interested in literary fiction, magical realism, cultural themes, and debut authors. She is drawn to strong voices, complex narrative arcs, dynamic and well-developed characters, psychological twists, and dystopian/apocalyptic literary fiction. In the young readers realm, she is seeking young adult novels, middle grade novels, and picture books. Read more

  • How to Publish Your Blog on Amazon Kindle

    Updated: 2012-11-28 20:09:23
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 29 2012 at 6:09 am by Guest Blogger How to Publish Your Blog on Amazon Kindle Filed Under : Blogging Tools and Services 45 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Ali Abbas of thenextgenwriter.com Have you published your blog on Kindle If not , you should do it , pronto It’s easy , it’s productive and it’s . free We’re not talking about publishing ebooks or PDFs , but your dynamic and regularly updated . blog Rather surprisingly , not a lot of bloggers have considered this option hitherto , but some big guns , including The New York Times , PC Magazine , Amazon Daily , Huffington Post , and others—that realize the potential—are already . there On a positive

  • Why do paid links violate Google's guidelines while other ads don't?

    Updated: 2012-11-28 19:27:00
    Latest : See us LIVE Download 2 Free MBT eBooks Install Static Theme Code a Template from Scratch New Home Make Money Blogging SEO Templates Widgets Tools Icons and Buttons HTML Editor Multiple SITEMAP Generator Encode HTML Characters Count Characters Meta Tag Generator Color Code Generator Color Chart Badge Maker Liked us Services Downloads About Contact FAQ Advertise November 29, 2012 Widgets Why do paid links violate Google's guidelines while other ads don't Posted by Qasim Zaib on 11 29 2012 Filed Under : Google SEO Google is known for its non-tolerance for paid links to a site . Previously , sites tended to gain ranking on account of the paid links they had pointing to themselves . Bu Google has been working on its algorithm , and the Panda and Penguin updates have been all about

  • RSS2SQL Script

    Updated: 2012-11-28 17:56:43
    The RSS2SQL script allows you to easily create SQL databases from RSS feeds. The script currently supports the conversion of RSS feeds to MySQL databases. RSS2SQL

  • Generate Traffic Using RSS Feeds

    Updated: 2012-11-28 17:56:42
    One Method For Generating Traffic Is By Using RSS Feeds. All the techniques with internet marketing are available to anyone who chooses to use them, but it is interesting that they do not all use them with the same degree of proficiency. It is not hard to give you many examples of this; one minute cure is such an example because it is popular. You can take a thousand people all using the same group of methods, and you know what will happen in terms of how well they do. complete article

  • RSS Application Recommendations for Android

    Updated: 2012-11-28 17:56:39
    Three RSS applications to try for Android. complete article

  • Track Your WordPress Feed Stats

    Updated: 2012-11-28 17:56:37
    Available free in the WordPress repository, the Feed Statistics plugin for WordPress gives you stats based on your native WP feed. The only thing you really have to know about it is that, like all statistic options, it’s data is inaccurate for the first couple days. In fact, this is the type of plugin that probably should run a good 30 days before you really dig into the data it provides. Complete Article

  • MediaFed Uses RSS Feeds

    Updated: 2012-11-28 17:56:37
    Just in the last six weeks, Mediafed added 45 million new users as it expanded its partnerships with publishers across the globe. In total, Harrison told me, the company monetized over 200 million stories in the last quarter and powered over 3 billion article views in October. complete article

  • The case for culture: make your voice heard

    Updated: 2012-11-28 16:42:00
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  • How to Establish the Right Priorities to Grow Your Blog and Profits

    Updated: 2012-11-28 14:05:18
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 29 2012 at 12:05 am by Guest Blogger How to Establish the Right Priorities to Grow Your Blog and Profits Filed Under : Miscellaneous Blog Tips 48 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Nathalie Lussier of The Website Checkup Tool Here’s a harsh nugget of truth for . you Once you get this , your blog will not only take off , it will become way more profitable . Are you ready for it Here it is : You don’t need more how-to’s or to-do’s You need . priorities As bloggers and business owners , we’re constantly introduced to cool new tricks , strategies , and techniques to grow . There’s just so much information , much of it competing , about what you need to do to

  • 2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 28

    Updated: 2012-11-28 09:00:25
    Today marks 4 weeks in (with 2 days to go), and today’s prompt comes from Jonathan Edward Ondrashek. Here’s Jonathan’s prompt: Write a poem illuminating how it feels to stand up for … Read more

  • NaNoWriMo Giveaway (Day 28): How to End a Novel

    Updated: 2012-11-28 08:00:51
    In honor of National Novel Writing Month, I’m going to be offering free content each weekday in November to help all NaNoWriMo participants (and, really, anyone who is working on a novel). Here is today’s giveaway: A worksheet that features the basic questions you should be answering in your closing scenes. Read more

  • Ben Rawlence: Read an Interview With the Author of RADIO CONGO

    Updated: 2012-11-28 04:05:10
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  • How to design a high earning and decent website?

    Updated: 2012-11-28 00:37:52
    Website designing is something for which the modern generation became crazy, no doubt. The rapidly increasing trend of this exclusive deal does not reside only on the matter that it can help one to make money on finger tips but also for the reason that it is an effective way to enhance one’s creativity. When [...]

  • You have more time to blog than you think

    Updated: 2012-11-28 00:32:05
    One of the biggest excuses I hear from people that want to start a blog, but never do is: I don't have time.  I frequently reply to this with something along the lines of "Well, actually you do - it's just not a priority for you". Trust me, I know all about the difficulties of finding [...]

  • 3 Blog Design Tips for Your Prime Online Real Estate

    Updated: 2012-11-27 23:30:00
    The first time the real estate agent took us to visit the house we refused to get out of the car. The dated pink paint, the brown window frames and wildly overgrownThe post 3 Blog Design Tips for Your Prime Online Real Estate appeared first on Successful Blogging.

  • Why might GoogleBot get errors when trying to access my robots.txt file?.

    Updated: 2012-11-27 19:27:00
    Latest : See us LIVE Download 2 Free MBT eBooks Install Static Theme Code a Template from Scratch New Home Make Money Blogging SEO Templates Widgets Tools Icons and Buttons HTML Editor Multiple SITEMAP Generator Encode HTML Characters Count Characters Meta Tag Generator Color Code Generator Color Chart Badge Maker Liked us Services Downloads About Contact FAQ Advertise November 28, 2012 Widgets Why might GoogleBot get errors when trying to access my robots.txt file Posted by Qasim Zaib on 11 28 2012 Filed Under : Google SEO A great thing about Google is , it gives webmasters all the help they need to get their websites into Google's index . There's a nice tool available in Google Webmaster Tools called Fetch as GoogleBot' . This tool , as we discussed in our SEO Tips for start-ups can be a

  • All ProBlogger Ebooks Are $10 for the Next 10 Days Only

    Updated: 2012-11-27 19:08:39
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 28 2012 at 5:08 am by Darren Rowse All ProBlogger Ebooks Are 10 for the Next 10 Days Only Filed Under : Pro Blogging News 17 Comments Tweet Today is my tenth anniversary of starting blogging and to celebrate I’m offering all ProBlogger ebooks at just 10 each—that’s a 50-90 saving on their normal . price 10 Years of Blogging Ten years ago when I hit Publish on my first blog post , I could never imagined how that moment would change my life . Having read my first blog only minutes before I spontaneously decided to give it a go myself—registered a Blogspot blog and quickly wrote my first . post In that moment before I hit publish I had mixed : feelings On one

  • Importance of .gov Backlinks For SEO And How To Get Them

    Updated: 2012-11-27 17:44:44
    How to obtain precious .gov Backlinks : Getting more backlinks for your site is a well-known necessity for SEO purposes. Even the entire method of Link Building is centered around the study and procuring of backlinks for your site. It’s important to know, however , that not all backlinks have the same value – some ...

  • Celebrity Fender Bender

    Updated: 2012-11-27 14:48:53
    While driving to pick up lunch, you accidentally bump into the car in front of you—a light fender bender—that pops open the other car's trunk. When you get out to assess the damage, you notice that the driver of the other car is none other than your favorite actor. More important, you notice a dead body in the trunk. Who is the actor and what elaborate excuse does he give you to explain the dead body in his trunk? Read more

  • Can You REALLY Make Money Blogging? [7 Things I Know About Making Money from Blogging]

    Updated: 2012-11-27 14:09:02
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 28 2012 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse Can You REALLY Make Money Blogging 7 Things I Know About Making Money from Blogging Filed Under : Blogging for Dollars Featured Posts 67 Comments Tweet Every now and again I am pulled aside at a conference or am emailed and or tweeted by someone wanting to get the real” scoop on whether it is possible to make money . blogging Is it really possible to make a living from blogging Is it just a small number of people making money from blogging Is it only really possible to make money blogging if you write about the topic of making money blogging I completely understand the questions and would probably want to add one : more If

  • 2012 November PAD Chapbook Challenge: Day 27

    Updated: 2012-11-27 09:00:52
    This month’s final two-for-Tuesday prompt comes from Paula Wanken. Here are Paula’s prompts: Write a hero poem. Write a villain poem.   Robert’s attempt at a Hero and Villain Poem: “Heroes and … Read more

  • Follow these web designing tips to create an effective and appealing website

    Updated: 2012-11-27 00:45:06
    Website designing includes many different techniques and methods in the development and maintenance of web pages and websites. The various fields to be kept in mind are interface design; web graphic design, authoring, proprietary software, standardized code, user experience design and SEO (search engine optimization). People work in team in order to cover all the [...]

  • How to Target 25-40 Year-olds Online

    Updated: 2012-11-26 20:08:09
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 27 2012 at 6:08 am by Guest Blogger How to Target 25-40 Year-olds Online Filed Under : Miscellaneous Blog Tips 13 Comments Tweet This guest post us by Genevieve Flintham of www.stagweb.co.uk Pictures of the day’s events , winter landscapes , and memorable quotes . Titles laden with puns , facts , and intrigue . An architectural layout that’s accomplished , savvy , and . uncomplicated Each target group demands a different set of things when it comes to websites and blogs , but in this instance we’re going to look purely at users aged between 25 and 40. This is my target market . With ten years of experience targeting this commonsensical group , we’ve made

  • Reposition Navigation Buttons in Blogger!

    Updated: 2012-11-26 19:27:00
    Latest : See us LIVE Download 2 Free MBT eBooks Install Static Theme Code a Template from Scratch New Home Make Money Blogging SEO Templates Widgets Tools Icons and Buttons HTML Editor Multiple SITEMAP Generator Encode HTML Characters Count Characters Meta Tag Generator Color Code Generator Color Chart Badge Maker Liked us Services Downloads About Contact FAQ Advertise November 27, 2012 Widgets Reposition Navigation Buttons in Blogger Posted by Mohammad Mustafa Ahmedzai on 11 27 2012 Filed Under : blogger tricks CSS and HTMLTricks Web Designing The navigation buttons or links that are displayed at the bottom of each comment section in BlogSpot blogs enable visitors to switch between new and old posts or move from one post page to another ordered by date and time . These buttons become less

  • Blog Design for ROI Rule 2: Highlight Your Key Content

    Updated: 2012-11-26 14:04:23
    : ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 27 2012 at 12:04 am by Guest Blogger Blog Design for ROI Rule 2 : Highlight Your Key Content Filed Under : Blog Design 14 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Gab Goldenberg , author of  The Advanced SEO Book Previously in the Blog Design for ROI series I discussed the importance of prioritizing your email optin form within your page . layout The next best use of space in your design is to highlight your key . content Why does highlighting your key content matter There are a few reasons why this is . important It helps convert one-off visitors into repeat : visitors If someone browses a few posts and realizes that they really enjoy the content , they’ll

  • How To Check Your Site or Blog’s Health

    Updated: 2012-11-26 03:18:37
    What makes for a healthy  website : Typically when talking about health, even if not in the literal sense, people think of drastic problems that we cannot overlook. And while website health isn’t exactly like that, it’s a lot similar. The things that count as problems with your website’s health are things you can go ...

  • Stop. Feel Like You’re Marketing With a Blindfold On? Not Getting Results? Here’s Help!

    Updated: 2012-11-26 00:00:13
    Hold it.  Let’s put on the brakes for a moment. After totaling up the amount of hours you spent marketing your site last week, you discover you’ve spent 4 hours on blog commenting, 3 hours posting to Facebook, 3 hours on Pinterest and 2 hours on article submissions. It’s been at least four months since [...]

  • Are You Defining Your Niche Properly?

    Updated: 2012-11-25 20:05:27
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 26 2012 at 6:05 am by Guest Blogger Are You Defining Your Niche Properly Filed Under : Miscellaneous Blog Tips 29 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Charles Manfre of CodeConquest.com When I started my blog , I made the mistake of not defining my niche well . enough In fact , I defined it with one word : coding . 8221 Defining the niche my blog targeted with one word was never going to be enough . Perhaps for the pioneers of the internet it was okay , but in this day and age , with millions of websites in the competition , you need more than a one-word topic name for a . niche I can’t emphasize how important it is to define your niche . You need to be able

  • What has having your own blog taught you about SEO?

    Updated: 2012-11-25 19:27:00
    Latest : See us LIVE Download 2 Free MBT eBooks Install Static Theme Code a Template from Scratch New Home Make Money Blogging SEO Templates Widgets Tools Icons and Buttons HTML Editor Multiple SITEMAP Generator Encode HTML Characters Count Characters Meta Tag Generator Color Code Generator Color Chart Badge Maker Liked us Services Downloads About Contact FAQ Advertise November 26, 2012 Widgets What has having your own blog taught you about SEO Posted by Qasim Zaib on 11 26 2012 Filed Under : Blogging tips SEO If you have any interest in the web-development industry , you will find that there are countless entries on the internet about Search Engine Optimization SEO from so-and-so hot SEO tactics to the best SEO practices and so on . There are also tonnes of blogs and websites like Search

  • Become a Guest-post Ninja in 5 Steps

    Updated: 2012-11-25 14:09:30
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 26 2012 at 12:09 am by Guest Blogger Become a Guest-post Ninja in 5 Steps Filed Under : Writing Content 39 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Timo Kiander of Productive Superdad There you are with a big smile , after slapping together another 400-word post . It took you 30 minutes to write , and now you are ready to submit it to some random . blog Although you didn’t really put your mind to the post , it got published anyway . Quite soon after this you start to wonder why you aren’t getting any great results in return : no visits , no subscribers , no . nothing You make the conclusion that guest posting is just a waste of time . You also decide to move to

  • Show each Author Picture In Post Titles Dynamically

    Updated: 2012-11-24 19:27:00
    Latest : See us LIVE Download 2 Free MBT eBooks Install Static Theme Code a Template from Scratch New Home Make Money Blogging SEO Templates Widgets Tools Icons and Buttons HTML Editor Multiple SITEMAP Generator Encode HTML Characters Count Characters Meta Tag Generator Color Code Generator Color Chart Badge Maker Liked us Services Downloads About Contact FAQ Advertise November 25, 2012 Widgets Show each Author Picture In Post Titles Dynamically Posted by Mohammad Mustafa Ahmedzai on 11 25 2012 Filed Under : blogger tricks Guest Posts Post Contributed by Hassam Ahmad Awan , a Gold Star MBT contributor and senior co-author . You can catch him always on his blog Bloggingehow Its a pleasure for me to share one of a Blogger tweak that we managed to implement on BloggingeHow.com recently that

  • 5 Fatal Mistakes Your Paid Content Marketers *Are* Making (and How Much it’s Costing You)

    Updated: 2012-11-24 14:01:08
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 25 2012 at 12:01 am by Georgina Laidlaw 5 Fatal Mistakes Your Paid Content Marketers Are Making and How Much it’s Costing You Filed Under : Blog Promotion 19 Comments Tweet Businesses wanting to reach users in more subtle ways are jumping on the blogging bandwagon . Well and . truly In a recent Australian study 62 of respondents said blogs are the most appealing medium for business to promote a brand . 8221 If you’re in a business that’s paying an agency to create content on your behalf and place it on niche- and audience-appropriate sites around the web , you might be surprised to learn how far short your chosen agency is . falling As Content manager at

  • Use Word-of-Mouth Promotion to Boost Blog Traffic

    Updated: 2012-11-23 20:07:51
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 24 2012 at 6:07 am by Guest Blogger Use Word-of-Mouth Promotion to Boost Blog Traffic Filed Under : Blog Promotion 40 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Jeszlene Zhou of First Communication Job I love the idea of using a blog as your personal hub , and how it creates a centralised space for all your social media sites , your portfolio , and more . Most bloggers and social media professionals promote a link to their blog or website , and shamelessly direct traffic towards their personal hub . Yet interestingly , they do not promote their personal hub via word-of-mouth in the real world . 8221 Here’s a true story . Over the past few months , I’ve attended a

  • Search For Adsense Ads by Image using Ad Review Center Tool

    Updated: 2012-11-23 19:27:00
    Latest : See us LIVE Download 2 Free MBT eBooks Install Static Theme Code a Template from Scratch New Home Make Money Blogging SEO Templates Widgets Tools Icons and Buttons HTML Editor Multiple SITEMAP Generator Encode HTML Characters Count Characters Meta Tag Generator Color Code Generator Color Chart Badge Maker Liked us Services Downloads About Contact FAQ Advertise November 24, 2012 Widgets Search For Adsense Ads by Image using Ad Review Center Tool Posted by Qasim Zaib on 11 24 2012 Filed Under : Google Google AdSense Have you ever considered grabbing more control over your AdSense ads through , say the AdSense Ad review center The Ad review Center is a really powerful tool that lets you tweak the settings , and control ads that appear in your site's ad units Following a set of

  • Takeover Day 2012 at Museum of London Docklands – in pictures

    Updated: 2012-11-23 16:31:00
    London school children turned culture professionals for the day, taking over the running of the Museum of London Docklands

  • Your Online Reputation Counts: Part Two – Selling Your Integrity

    Updated: 2012-11-23 15:57:11
    : Home About Newsletter Contact Basic Blogging Tips Successful Blogging Traffic SEO Social Advanced Blogging Your Online Reputation Counts : Part Two – Selling Your Integrity Tweet Sharebar Tweet Last month I posted Your Online Reputation Counts : Part One – Scores And Ranking In part two , we’ll look at our online reputation as it pertains to integrity . Wikipedia defines integrity as In ethics , integrity is regarded as the honesty and truthfulness or accuracy of one’s . actions Forward Many blogs deal with how to increase traffic , how to promote blog posts , how to do effective SEO , and so on . But how often is the word integrity” mentioned in blogging tips Recently , I asked readers if it was possible for a blogger to be both an idealist and a pragmatist The lure of easy money

  • Art fairs: how to present and promote your work

    Updated: 2012-11-23 14:52:00
    : Turn autoplay off Turn autoplay on Please activate cookies in order to turn autoplay off Jump to content s Jump to comments c Jump to site navigation 0 Jump to search 4 Terms and conditions 8 Edition : UK US Sign in Mobile Your profile Your details Your comments Your clippings Your lists Sign out Mobile About us About us Contact us Press office Guardian Print Centre Guardian readers' editor Observer readers' editor Terms of service Privacy policy Advertising guide Digital archive Digital edition Guardian Weekly Buy Guardian and Observer photos Today's paper The Guardian G2 features Comment and debate Editorials , letters and corrections Obituaries Other lives Sport Film music Subscribe Subscribe Subscribe to the Guardian iPhone app iPad edition Kindle Extra Guardian Weekly Digital

  • Best mobile ad Networks list for publishers

    Updated: 2012-11-23 14:45:07
    How To Advertise Effectively And Gain From Advertisement: To most people, advertising has become a dirty word, but at the end of the day, it’s what makes services which would otherwise need money – free.  Ignoring the fact that some advertising forms are very obtrusive, advertising is generally a good thing for us, and it ...

  • Forget Everything You Think You Know About SEO

    Updated: 2012-11-23 14:03:47
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 24 2012 at 12:03 am by Guest Blogger Forget Everything You Think You Know About SEO Filed Under : Search Engine Optimization 25 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Mark Collier of www.DropMining.com For the last year I’ve been spending my free time after school conducting Red Bull-fuelled coding sessions in the pursuit of one single goal : to bring more science to the SEO . industry As an industry we are still only taking our first few baby steps into the world of maths , stats , and data-driven decisions . For a seemingly data-dependent industry , SEO professionals are influenced to a surprising degree by rumour , anecdotal evidence , and unscientific .

  • The Well-rounded Blogger: How to Become the Best at Your Craft

    Updated: 2012-11-22 20:07:57
    : ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 23 2012 at 6:07 am by Guest Blogger The Well-rounded Blogger : How to Become the Best at Your Craft Filed Under : Writing Content 24 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Brandon Yawa of Brandonyawa.com It goes without saying that every writer who has excelled has his or her niche . A niche” gives writers a focal point , a demographic , a particular place in the world where his or her voice resonates . But niches without proper attention kill great . writers The problem with specifications You are walking down a busy street and fall . Unfortunately , you break your leg and the ambulance rushes you to the nearest Orthopedist . You meet Dr . Niche in his blue

  • Why People Quit Blogging?

    Updated: 2012-11-22 19:27:00
    Latest : See us LIVE Download 2 Free MBT eBooks Install Static Theme Code a Template from Scratch New Home Make Money Blogging SEO Templates Widgets Tools Icons and Buttons HTML Editor Multiple SITEMAP Generator Encode HTML Characters Count Characters Meta Tag Generator Color Code Generator Color Chart Badge Maker Liked us Services Downloads About Contact FAQ Advertise November 23, 2012 Widgets Why People Quit Blogging Posted by Qasim Zaib on 11 23 2012 Filed Under : Blogging tips Blogging has become very popular , and has become a hot' way of earning money online But while so many people make a fortune at blogging , a lot of others get discouraged , and quit blogging . The major reason for this is , some people just don't know how to avoid some pitfalls that accompany the field . There's

  • Revealed: The Super Powers James Clear Used to Become a Full Time Blogger in 6-Months

    Updated: 2012-11-22 14:02:24
    : ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 23 2012 at 12:02 am by Guest Blogger Revealed : The Super Powers James Clear Used to Become a Full Time Blogger in 6-Months Filed Under : Blogging for Dollars 10 Comments Tweet This guest post is by TT Fong of SpikingStrengths.com James Clear runs the blog PassivePanda.com which generates a full-time income . It took him only six-months to reach that . point After studying his site , listening to several interviews he’s done , and talking with him live I uncovered one of the secrets to his . success This secret He taps into his strengths or super powers” while building and growing his blog . Here are three key lessons I learned from him about Super Powers

  • Reusing Freelance Writing Online: the Pros and Pitfalls

    Updated: 2012-11-21 20:03:16
    : ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 22 2012 at 6:03 am by Guest Blogger Reusing Freelance Writing Online : the Pros and Pitfalls Filed Under : Writing Content 13 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Emma Merkas of 30 Date Night It was my blog that landed me my weekly newspaper . column I’m a huge advocate of self-publishing , If you know you’re talented at something , and if you have an opinion you want to express , a song you want to sing , or a specific skill you want to teach , go right ahead and do . it The Internet has more than levelled the publishing playing field—judging by the state of traditional media outlets right now , it’s all but demolished . it I’d been thanklessly blogging

  • Do you think 'Search Engine Optimization' should be renamed?

    Updated: 2012-11-21 19:29:00
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  • Blogging in Brief: Targeting, Teasers, and Trends

    Updated: 2012-11-21 14:07:54
    : , , ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 22 2012 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse Blogging in Brief : Targeting , Teasers , and Trends Filed Under : Featured Posts Miscellaneous Blog Tips 12 Comments Tweet The last few weeks have turned up some interesting new finds in the world of blogging . I’ve covered some of the more innovative ones here—let us know what cool ideas you’ve spotted in the . comments and then she called me Cupcake” I’m not in the target audience for Molly Maher’s Stratejoy website , and it’s clear as soon as I get to her homepage which greets visitors with the words , This site is for you , Cupcake . 8221 This is a simple , but effective way to target an audience . That single

  • Watching YouTube Videos In Hangouts Has Improved

    Updated: 2012-11-21 00:44:57
    Home About Newsletter Contact Basic Blogging Tips Successful Blogging Traffic SEO Social Advanced Blogging Watching YouTube Videos In Hangouts Has Improved Tweet Sharebar Tweet Who says that the Google Plus Hangouts team doesn’t listen to what users are saying Sure they do . In fact they have made big improvements in one area of Hangouts and it was the topic of a Hot Blog Tips Hangout on Air You can now stream YouTube videos while you are in a Google Hangout for the other . participants We talk a little about the new improvements and how you can use the YouTube App in different types of Hangouts . Of course Brian and Mitch have business on their minds , while I tend to go with the family non business funnier . route If you are thinking about using the new and improved YouTube app in a

  • Advice from Famous Authors a Blog Writer Could Use Today

    Updated: 2012-11-20 20:06:43
    ProBlogger Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging ProBlogger Home Blog Forum Workbooks Book Jobs Make Money Archives Written on 11 21 2012 at 6:06 am by Guest Blogger Advice from Famous Authors a Blog Writer Could Use Today Filed Under : Writing Content 25 Comments Tweet This guest post is by Colin Olson of Fresh Essays Every high-school superstar longs to follow in his sport hero’s footsteps . Small business owners idolize those on the Fortune 500 list . Likewise , blog writers can hope for the greatness of past literary giants . While many of the world’s most famous authors are long gone , their words of wisdom still resonate today . Listen to the advice these famous authors have left for blog . writers What I try to do is write And it might be just the most boring and awful stuff .

  • An early Christmas for the winners of the Work Sharp Guided Field Sharpener

    Updated: 2012-11-20 19:47:20
      The latest Gear Review Opportunity has ended and the RNG  didn’t see it’s shadow, so there are   -  no, wait a minute – that’s a different holiday.  (Is Groundhog Day a holiday??)  Sorry – I seem to have lost my direction here … The RNG has picked this week’s winners, and they are : [...]

  • How long does a Reconsideration request take to process?.

    Updated: 2012-11-20 19:29:00
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  • Pinterest Tips for New Bloggers

    Updated: 2012-11-20 05:10:50
    The Pinterest is among the latest image-sharing social networking websites, which enables their consumers to create as well as control photo albums. It also is a wonderful method to improve the knowledge for the blog or website. But, your capability for being powerful is restricted in case you do not have fans. Getting fresh fans [...]

  • One Million Readers Can’t be Wrong: Blogging Tips From Penelope Trunk

    Updated: 2012-11-19 22:00:00
    Want to get blogging tips from hot bloggers with a proven track record? Blogging Success Stories is an interview series to help you'll learn from other successfulThe post One Million Readers Can’t be Wrong: Blogging Tips From Penelope Trunk appeared first on Successful Blogging.

  • Move your blog from LiveJournal To Blogger

    Updated: 2012-11-19 19:27:00
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  • Outdoor Giveaway: Bring the Kids ~ 12 Days of Family Adventures

    Updated: 2012-11-19 16:07:01
    The Holidays are headed our way and to kick things off, the folks over at Bring the Kids have put together a fantastic series of giveaways for everyone. From Bring the Kids:  Forget the cheap toys and kitchen appliances and start thinking about GEAR this holiday season!  Bring The Kids is teaming up with nearly [...]

  • What Is Facebook EdgeRank And How Does It Affect Bloggers?

    Updated: 2012-11-19 05:08:46
    Home About Newsletter Contact Basic Blogging Tips Successful Blogging Traffic SEO Social Advanced Blogging What Is Facebook EdgeRank And How Does It Affect Bloggers Tweet Sharebar Tweet EdgeRank is simply Facebook†s algorithm calculation  that regulates which updates and content is displayed in user’s news feeds . EdgeRank is a determining factor in when and how much of your content is shown , as well as where it is shown among other . content Let†s break it down like this : Edge is the content , e.g . photos , videos , and status updates . The Rank indicates when and where these Edges will be shown in Facebook’s content . stream The Misconception Many users have the misconception that 100 of their posts will be seen by those that “ like ” their pages if they’re online when the

  • How will Google interpret links to URLs ending with a campaign tag?

    Updated: 2012-11-18 19:27:00
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  • Convert a Wordpress blog To Blogger in easy steps

    Updated: 2012-11-17 19:27:00
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  • How to Speed Up Your Blog & Make It Load Faster

    Updated: 2012-11-17 00:00:05
    Hey wake up! It’s the new interweb. If you really really want to stand out then you have to be quick. Trust me, people don’t want to be waited. They have hundreds of other websites they can switch to, so why they want to stick to your blog? Speed matters! Over the years internet speed [...]The post How to Speed Up Your Blog & Make It Load Faster appeared first on BlogKori.

  • How does Google consider site-wide backlinks?

    Updated: 2012-11-16 19:27:00
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  • Gear Review Opportunity 11/16/12 – a sharpening tool that EVERYONE can use!

    Updated: 2012-11-16 16:46:53
    This week, in our pre-Thanksgiving Gear Review Opportunity, we bring to you a really neat sharpener from Work Sharp tools – the Guided Field Sharpener 221.  When I first looked at this on their website, I thought it looked like a neat gadget for sharpening your knife. And then I watched the video.  Which you [...]

  • Google may ding you for those guest posts

    Updated: 2012-11-16 00:28:27
    I recently wrote about 5 reason's you might want to decline a guest post request. I specifically stated that two of these reasons (4 and 5) could have negative impact to your Google search engine rankings. I would seems I was dead on. Matt Cutts, head of webspam at Google and unofficial spokes person [...]

  • 300 x 600 Largest Ad Size Now available in AdSense! - Boost CTR

    Updated: 2012-11-15 19:09:00
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  • What is SEO Over-optimization? Does it Get Your Blog Penalized?

    Updated: 2012-11-15 06:55:02
    Is there such a thing as “too much” or “too good to be true” ? Overdoing something or trying too hard is simply in our greedy nature, and it’s not news for the Search Engine Optimization community. Finding out how a concept works inevitably makes some people think that they need to explore its boundaries ...

  • iPhone vs Android : which one will you choose?

    Updated: 2012-11-15 06:11:25
    The ongoing battle for the best mobile technology: Whether you’re an Apple junkie by heart, or you favor Google as your brand of choice,   you’d have to admit that neither one of them is the only possible way.  Those companies have both contributed to what we now have on the mobile market, and are forcing ...

  • Does Google take Action on Spammy Guest Blogging Activities?

    Updated: 2012-11-14 19:09:00
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  • Top Blog Directories to List Your Blog for Free Traffic

    Updated: 2012-11-14 00:38:02
    People need to know that you have a blog and they should be able to find you. In the early days of blogging where your blog is like a desert, no one is really visiting your site, you need to submit your site to top directories. Now I went high and low on this matter, [...]The post Top Blog Directories to List Your Blog for Free Traffic appeared first on BlogKori.

  • How to Sell Out and Come Up Smelling of Roses

    Updated: 2012-11-13 22:00:00
    Are you scared of making money from blogging and being called a 'sell out'? Maybe because you've heard negativepress about bloggers and advertising.The post How to Sell Out and Come Up Smelling of Roses appeared first on Successful Blogging.

  • The Jetflow Hydration System Winner

    Updated: 2012-11-13 19:11:27
    We had a nice response to the offering from Jetflow this past week.  And, while we only have one unit to giveaway this week,  Jetflow has agreed to offer up another one in Spring. So, if you didn’t win this one, keep your eyes peeled for the next offering. In the meantime, we can all [...]

  • Google tips to Optimize a Website for Tablet and Smartphone users

    Updated: 2012-11-13 19:09:00
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  • How to track finances for your blog

    Updated: 2012-11-13 13:55:32
    During my first year of blogging in 2007, I watched my new personal finance blog grow from earning nothing for months to earning a little over $500.00.  The whole concept of making money blogging was surprising to me and frankly I wasn't really prepared.  I kept emails from my advertisers, but I didn't keep track [...]

  • Is Word Press a good idea for Small businesses?

    Updated: 2012-11-13 09:32:53
    Being a small scale business owner, it is obvious that you want to cut down on your IT costs as much as possible while gaining a significant web presence. So, one of the main expense that you may incur is the web hosting charges for your website. Hiring a freelancer to manage your website may [...]

  • There are Negatives to Social Media

    Updated: 2012-11-12 18:51:36
    Social media does have a powerful amplifying effect. But just like any technology, it can be used for good or evil. The key is building the right social strategy for your brand. complete article

  • Problems With Social Media

    Updated: 2012-11-12 18:51:35
    Just because it is on the Internet does not mean it is true: Perhaps people should have known better than to trust someone with the Twitter handle @ComfortablySmug during hurricane Sandy. Some of his tweets, such as 'BREAKING: Confirmed flooding on NYSE. The trading floor is flooded under more than 3 feet of water,'were false. complete article

  • Newest Outdoor Blogs added to the Outdoor Blogger Directory

    Updated: 2012-11-12 16:15:01
    I think a great way to welcome these recently approved Outdoor Blogs is to click a few…or all…for a visit! Welcome to the Outdoor Blog Directory everyone! Fly Fishing Consultant ~ Specializing in fly fishing Northern Virginia and Washington D.C.’s urban and suburban fisheries since 1999. Monkeys and Mountains ~ In search of outdoor adventures and offbeat [...]

  • Is Twitter Too Big for Meaningful Conversations?

    Updated: 2012-11-12 14:00:00
    In general my favorite thing about Twitter has been the unexpected and unpredictable conversations, especially but not only the funny ones. And these are happening for me far less often than they once were. I do not know why, and I wish I did. In general, it seems to me that the people I once conversed with the most are on Twitter far less often than they used to be, but it's possible that they are just not there at the same time that I am. complete article

  • Confusing Messages From The Google AdSense Optimization Team

    Updated: 2012-11-12 00:00:05
    I was having lunch recently with Sunil from The Extra Money Blog, and as we were chowing down on our Pei Wei (yummy), the topic of AdSense surfaced. Sunil attended one of the AdSense in Your City events where you can gather tips and advice for making more with the AdSense program. One of the [...]

  • Designing a Successful Facebook Offer for your Brand

    Updated: 2012-11-11 19:09:00
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  • Should You Keep A Parked Domain Before Website Launch?

    Updated: 2012-11-10 19:03:00
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  • 6 Essential Pinterest Integration Tips for Bloggers

    Updated: 2012-11-09 18:30:50
    Home About Blogger Widgets Blogger Tutorials Blogger Templates Write for Us Blogger Widgets Tips Tricks Templates Way2Blogging Latest Blogging Tips and Gadgets You are Here → Home Blogger Tips 6 Essential Pinterest Integration Tips for Bloggers 6 Essential Pinterest Integration Tips for Bloggers November 10, 2012 Posted by Guest Author in Blogger Tips Pinterest 7 Comments Tweet The internet has fallen in love with Pinterest and what†s not to love This fast-growing online destination offers a smorgasbord of images to appease the visually-crazed , and is just social enough to make it a great networking tool . Thanks to the combination of these two elements , Pinterest has become an object of interest to bloggers far and . wide Even if you don†t have a presence on Pinterest , there is a

  • You are Invited to Our Thankful Thanksgiving Party!

    Updated: 2012-11-09 18:02:38
    You are invited to our annual Thanksgiving Party in North Plains, Oregon, where any and all are invited to share in our form of thanksgiving, when we celebrate the friends we’ve come to call family! SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2012, 4PM until whenever The theme this year is food-based. It is “food you are thankful for.” [...]

  • Gear Review Opportunity – Jetflow Hydration System

    Updated: 2012-11-09 14:56:40
    Runners, hikers, bikers, photographers, fishermen – you name it, we got you covered with this weeks very cool gear review opportunity.  We were approached by Jetflow Hydration Systems and they have offered to send one of our bloggers a Tomahawk Jetflow Hydration system.  Here are the details and how it works. What’s Jetflow? The Jetflow [...]

  • Google PageRank Update November 2012

    Updated: 2012-11-09 14:46:00
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  • Compose Emails Faster With Gmail's New Feature

    Updated: 2012-11-08 19:03:00
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  • Don’t build a niche store, Google killed them

    Updated: 2012-11-08 16:09:10
    No, the title isn't an error, I did intend to say "Don't".  Let me explain...The internet is a constantly changing place.  One day you may find yourself getting more than 2000 visits to a site per day and earning money like there is no tomorrow, then the next day (tomorrow), both traffic and money all [...]

  • The Best Blogging Tips For Small Businesses

    Updated: 2012-11-08 09:19:17
    Creating a blog is not a big deal and you can learn how to create one by searchingblogging tips on the internet. However, to make a blog that is liked and followed by readers is not a child’s play. You have to put your efforts and do proper planning so your blog can be a success. [...]

  • Why Does Google Shut Down Products?

    Updated: 2012-11-07 19:09:00
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  • 7 Blog SEO Tips to Gain Bulletproof Search Rankings

    Updated: 2012-11-07 14:23:26
    Getting traffic for a new blog is hard. How will you make sure that you will get regular visitors who are interested in your articles? Some people say social media but the process is painful. From my own experience, social media traffic is less targeted and comes to your blog only when you give it [...]The post 7 Blog SEO Tips to Gain Bulletproof Search Rankings appeared first on BlogKori.

  • How To Add Barcode and Redemption Code For Facebook Offers?

    Updated: 2012-11-06 19:09:00
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  • Going Beyond PayPal – Accepting Credit Cards On Your Blog

    Updated: 2012-11-06 11:52:27
    Home About Newsletter Contact Basic Blogging Tips Successful Blogging Traffic SEO Social Advanced Blogging Going Beyond PayPal Accepting Credit Cards On Your Blog Tweet Sharebar Tweet The last time I wrote on Hot Blog Tips , I wrote about , “ Tried and True Tips for Blog Content ” Since that time , my blogging has morphed into an area that is new to me , but I’ve accepted the . challenge When I first started out online I sold private label pet products . I lasted about a year before I became overwhelmed with customer complaints and questions . The stress of dealing with customers was zapping my creativity in other ways . As such , I started learning everything I could about affiliate marketing . However , just recently my mom asked me to help her create a blog to sell her own products

  • Hot Blogging Tips that Not All People Know

    Updated: 2012-11-06 09:44:30
    Everyone knows what is blogging and most of people, these days, have their own blogs. They tend to use blogs to promote their products or services or they only want to show their existence to the world. However, when it comes to earning money through blogging, it is not that easy because there are thousands [...]

  • Facebook Offers: How to Create an Offer for your Fan Page?

    Updated: 2012-11-05 19:09:00
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  • One year, one network – many voices

    Updated: 2012-11-05 18:46:48
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  • RSS Specifications on Twitter

    Updated: 2012-11-05 18:01:09
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  • Social Media Management Solution

    Updated: 2012-11-05 18:01:09
    The social media management dashboard HootSuite is growing yet again, with a handful of new additions to its App Directory: Reddit, StumbleUpon, Scoop.it, Nexalogy, and Cmp.ly. HootSuite launched all the way back in 2008, allowing users to manage their multiple social networks through one, easy-to-use dashboard. Since then, HootSuite has grown into a global social media brand used by individuals, companies, you name it. The dashboards services continue to grow, adding the above apps to the directory after releasing its Engagement API earlier this year. At that time, HootSuite attracted Digg, Trendspottr, Instagram, and SlideShare to its App Directory.

  • OBN: Community News Feature

    Updated: 2012-11-05 17:58:16
    Here’s the deal. Sometimes software, plugins, content management systems and so on…don’t play nicely together. That’s what happened recently when I fell for the upgrade on our Community News Section. The upgraded (and NOT BETTER) Community News Section has not, at all, played nicely with all the other programs that run the entire OBN. I [...]

  • Do you have a vision and plan for your blog?

    Updated: 2012-11-05 11:27:34
    I recently encouraged you to treat your blog like a business and one of the core concepts of starting and growing a successful business is having a vision and plan for your blog.  In business, business plans are considered important enough that many financial institutions will not provide loans to start-ups that don't have a [...]

  • How Ti Drives Traffic Without Google & Her Advice For You!

    Updated: 2012-11-05 00:00:31
    Content may still be king, but relationships are definitely queen. No one can vouch for this better than blogger, Ti Roberts who gained nearly 2,000 visits, 400+ Facebook likes, 117 Retweets and more shares in just 3 weeks of re-launching her blog. I met Ti about a year ago when she reached out to me [...]

  • How To Turn Your Blog Posts Into A Video?

    Updated: 2012-11-04 19:09:00
    Latest : See us LIVE Download 2 Free MBT eBooks Install Static Theme Code a Template from Scratch New Home Make Money Blogging SEO Templates Widgets Tools Icons and Buttons HTML Editor Multiple SITEMAP Generator Encode HTML Characters Count Characters Meta Tag Generator Color Code Generator Color Chart Badge Maker Liked us Services Downloads About Contact FAQ Advertise November 5, 2012 Widgets How To Turn Your Blog Posts Into A Video Posted by Qasim Zaib on 11 05 2012 Filed Under : Blogging tips Fun One of the greatest influence in the online word is the power of the written word . People , especially bloggers mostly make use of writing to convey their message to their readers . But have you ever thought of using images or videos to do the same Of course , a lot of people use videos and

  • YouTube’s Recent Tag Changes Has Me Cussing

    Updated: 2012-11-04 08:12:27
    Home About Newsletter Contact Basic Blogging Tips Successful Blogging Traffic SEO Social Advanced Blogging YouTube†s Recent Tag Changes Has Me Cussing Tweet Sharebar Tweet Yes , YouTube is at it again with making changes . About the time I teach people how to do it right , they change things on . us Attempt 1 When you go to upload a new video you will notice that just copying and pasting your set of tags in may not work as well as it did . When I tried this out , most of my tags seemed ok at first glance . Then when I looked closer , I noticed that the commas I use to separate my tags were now part of the tag . Insert cuss word Attempt 2 Next I noticed that some tag phrases were blended . I normally just use quotation marks around phrases and separate each phrase with a comma . NOPE

  • My New Productivity Tool, Short And Simple

    Updated: 2012-11-04 03:53:44
    , Home About Newsletter Contact Basic Blogging Tips Successful Blogging Traffic SEO Social Advanced Blogging My New Productivity Tool , Short And Simple Tweet Sharebar Tweet I think most bloggers have the same problem when it comes to building and maintaining their online presence Time This is something I have struggled with myself and I think I’ve found MY solution so I thought I’d share it with you in hopes of it helping a little . Everyone works differently and we all have to find our own way but this might help a few of . you Me Before I’d wake up to over a hundred emails . My first half an hour was going through them trying to find where my attention was needed and which emails were just a waste if time . I was so dependent on email that I had my smart phone setup to give a cool

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