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5 Reasons You’ll Love the WordPress Editorial Calendar

2011-11-19T17:50:00.000-08:00

5 Reasons You’ll Love the WordPress Editorial Calendarby Guest Author

This is a guest post by Annabel Candy. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

Do you struggle to organize your blog posts in advance? I did too for my first two years of blogging.

I’ve got a background in journalism so when I started blogging I knew the importance of having an editorial calendar and planning my blog posts in advance.

I’ve also created clear topics on my blogs because it helps my readers see what information they can find on my blog and get there fast.

But despite my best intentions I didn’t have a good way of planning and scheduling my blog posts.

In fact it was a real rigmarole.

First I created my editorial calendar in a text document then I constantly had to switch between that and WordPress to work out what I was posting and when. It caused a lot of time-wasting and many grey hairs.

Until finally I discovered there is a better way. Namely the WordPress Editorial Calendar plug-in which was created by Zack Grossbart.

Here’s what I love about the WordPress Editorial Calendar plug-in:

1. It makes planning blog posts easy

Now I can view my editorial calendar with up to five weeks of blog posts at a time and even schedule further ahead than that by clicking ahead to the next month. I can see at a glance which blog posts are already scheduled to be published and when as well as which posts are still drafts and need to be finalized.

2. You can see your whole editorial calendar on one screen

Instead of having to browse through all my draft posts now I can see them all on one page. This is a huge benefit for me because I have a lot of draft posts. Some of them are just headlines, others fully fleshed blog posts waiting to be edited and everything in between.

3. It’s easy to reschedule blog posts.

The editorial calendar is drag and drop so if I’ve got a blog post scheduled for Tues 24th I can just drag it over to Tues 31st and that’s when it will be posted.

4. It helps you structure your blog content

I can see all scheduled posts at a glance so it’s easy to see if a specific topic is missing or if I’m writing too much about one topic at the expense of others. There’s also an option to quick edit and change blog post titles, content, and publishing times if I need to.

5. It allows you to be more creative

I don’t waste so much time wondering what I’m going to post and when so that frees up more time for doing what I love best – writing top content and coming up with compelling headlines.

The Drawbacks of the WordPress Editorial Calendar plug-in

The editoral calendar has limitations but not many. The most annoying thing is that draft posts you created before installing the plug-in don’t automatically appear in the calendar. Once the plug-in is installed the best option is to use the editorial calendar to create your draft posts.

But heck what do you expect?

It’s free! It’s simple to use and it works.

Is the WP Editorial Calendar Right For You?

Check out the five minute slideshow to find out more and you can even log into the handy sandbox where you can play around with the plug-in and make sure it’s right for you before you install it.

I recommend you check it out, liberate yourself from struggling to plan your blog posts and free up your time for more creative blogging.

What do you think?

About the author: Annabel Candy is a web designer, web copy writer and travel fiend with three children, two blogs and one husband. She has British and New Zealand passports and lives in Australia. Her blogging adventures started with the popular travel blog Get In the Hot Spot. Annabel now shares her blogging tips for writers and small business owners at Successful Blogging.

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5 Pop Culture Quotes for a Memorable Blog

2011-11-19T17:43:00.000-08:00

Geeks and nerds. When they’re not fixing our computers, they’re reeling off reams of quotable material. Whether it’s something they saw last night, or a movie they saw as a child, they’re quoting it to the letter.

Imagine if your blog could be that memorable. If, ten years down the line, people still remembered that post you’ve written yesterday.

If you heed the advice contained in those pop culture quotes, you won’t need to imagine. Because there’s some great nuggets of insight that can be the difference between a memorable blog and a total flop.

Hang on, lads; I’ve got a great idea – Charlie Croker, The Italian Job

It doesn’t matter whether you’re starting a new blog, or hanging over a cliff in a coach full of stolen gold. You’re going to need an idea. And if you want to succeed, it’d better be great.

Don’t just dive in blindly. Take the time to sit down and ask yourself the difficult questions: Who is my blog aimed at?

Who is my competition?

What makes me stand out?

What’s my long-term objective?

How can I achieve that?

If you can’t answer those questions convincingly, it’s a safe bet that your plan isn’t a great one. And as you’ll see in our next quote

Stay on target! Stay on target! – Gold Five, Star Wars

The un-named Y Wing pilot “Gold Five” might not have known how to use the force, but he sure knew how to succeed in blogging. Exactly the same way as you succeed in destroying a planet-killing battle station.

Remember those questions you asked yourself about your long term objective? If you want to produce a truly memorable blog, you’ll need to keep those answers in mind. Because the whole point of a good plan is that you stick to it, and it helps you through good times and bad.

Change, and not a moment too soon – The Sixth Doctor, Doctor Who

That’s not to say that you need to cover every single eventuality with your plan. How could anyone blogging about the internet in the early 2000’s have forseen Facebook or Twitter?

There will always be something that you haven’t planned for, and that’s where advice from our eponymous Time Lord comes in. The reason that the BBC show has thrilled audience since the ‘60s is that it embraces change.

And if you want your blog to be memorable, then you’ll need to be prepared to regenerate once or twice.

Don’t think you are, know you are. Stop trying to hit me and hit me! – Morpheus, The Matrix

If you’ve got a plan, you’re sticking to it where appropriate and being flexible where needed, there’s just the small matter of being great at what you do.

“Faking it until you make it” doesn’t work with Blogging, especially when you’re trying to be noticed. Any falsehoods and posturing is going to make you look like a fool. Plus, who remembers the fakers?

So stop pretending to be great. Just go out there, create great content and become a leader in your niche. You’ve got the potential to do it, and without a homicidal race of machines to contend with, the only thing holding you back is you.

Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room! – President Merkin Muffley, Dr Strangelove

Well it’s probably a safe bet to suggest that your blog won’t have a War Room, it’s almost certain that it will have some form of discussion area. And if you don’t want to come across as borderline insane, you will need to allow discussion in the discussion forum.

The discussion areas of your blog, be it a comments section or dedicated forum, are key to making your offering memorable. You’ll want to encourage robust debate from interesting characters. And that means that sometimes you’ll have to take criticism.

And yes, you will have to tolerate the odd fight in the war room.

So there you have it. Five memorable quotes for a memorable blog. I can’t promise that geeks will be attending YourBlogCon 2020 or quoting your work verbatim, but if you follow this advice, you’ll be sure to stick in the memory.

Andrew Nattan is the lead blogger for The FirstFound Blog and a contributor to FirstFound’s Optimise Magazine. He also looks after his own blog, Unmemorable Title.

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Shortcomings of Duplicate Content

2011-11-19T17:30:00.000-08:00

As internet users, we all more or less go through the same problem of duplication of content. But before going any further let us first get acquainted with the word “duplicate content“.

When content is available word by word on more than one different URL then the content is considered to be duplicate content. The duplicate content is also termed when the same site have several copies of the same content on its different URLs.

Besides the word ‘duplication’ is also sometimes used when the search engines get confused between pages with same description when displaying search results.

Different popular search engines always discouraged the duplicate content because they want to give internet users unique results which will become food for their thoughts while eliminating same content available on different websites from their result pages.

Types of Duplicate Content

The issue of duplicate content is circulating among many internet users from quite some time which has created disturbance among many online peers. So it is a real dire need to settle down the dust of disturbance.

Basically there are many shortcomings of a duplicate content but here we will first dissect the types of duplicate content and then discuss the shortcomings of it.

One type is deceptive or malicious duplicate content and the other kind is non-deceptive or non-malicious duplicate content.

Shortcomings of Deceptive Duplicate Content

Deceptive duplicate content is categorized when the content is intentionally duplicated on various websites to manipulate the ranking categorized by search engines or to improve the page ranking of a particular site.

The shortcomings of this type of duplicate content and deceptive technique will ultimately cause the page ranking of the site to suffer or in severe cases the site might be entirely removed from the index of search engine.

Search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing, etc absolutely discourage and hate the duplicated content. These search engines, mainly Google is totally aware of this technique and have implemented back end crawling tactics to dig out the sites involved in duplication of content.

Shortcomings of Non-Deceptive Duplicate Content

Non-deceptive duplicate content is considered by search engines when the same content is placed more then once in same site under various URLs.

For instance if any one of you have clothing business and the product red trouser is your newly added product or it’s the main item on your website then for sure you will place the same content about red trouser on your different pages. Google will instantly consider it as a duplicate content.

Even if you write copyright policy of 300 words at the end of every page then again it will be considered as a duplicate content because Google will see it as keywords stuffing on every single page. There are also some shortcomings of this type of duplicate content. When Google finds same content on same site it only choose one page of that site and discard the rest.

How to avoid Duplicate Content and its Shortcomings

Now as a matter of fact now there are many ways to avoid non-deceptive duplication of content to outrun from its shortcomings. You can block content of some pages of your website with ‘noindex’ meta tag or adding ‘robots.txt’ meta tag in the head section to stop the spiders of search engine to index that page.

But the best way to become Google friendly website is to use canonicalization. Canonicalization is used when there is more then one identical content on your website and you want to stop Google to consider it duplicate content then you pick a canonical URL (preferred URL) to consider for indexing.

On and off you should also check the content of your website for any replication. If you found yourself a victim and your content is theft and duplicated then you can report the matter to Google under their DMCA guidelines.

Besides this, there are also some disadvantages of Google’s policy of removing duplicated content which is hampering the page rank of many sites. But this topic is a subject of totally another topic which will be discussed afterwards.

Stephen Royce is a Wholesale expert and has a good understanding of supply chain management. He writes frequently for Wholesalers on topics related to blogging, internet marketing, Finance, ecommerce and dropshipping.

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How Blogging and Dropshipping Go Hand in Hand

2011-11-19T17:16:00.000-08:00

How do blogging and dropshipping go together?

Or do they?

My experience with drophipping and blogging actually started way back in April 2005. My first blog was more an “after thought” that I only set up because my Arizona SEO friend recommended it.

Since then, I’ve come to firmly believe that without a consistent blog presence, an eCommerce business can’t survive amongst younger, more “socially savvy” online marketers.

Blogging is one of the easiest and most efficient ways to promote your dropshipping products. Blogs do so many things for your eCommerce business.

What a Blog Can do for an Ecommerce WebsiteAttract customersEstablish trustCreate product value

Darren Rowse has this to say about selling products on a blog:

As bloggers trying to make a few dollars from our online activity many of us get stuck thinking about making money by slapping ads on our blogs – but in doing so perhaps we’re doing the equivalent of busking for tips (not the perfect illustration I know). I know I’ve fallen into that trap myself over the years but in working to develop products to sell I’ve seen a variety of benefits including:
Revenue
Credibility/Authority
Opportunities
Deepen Relationships with Readers
Lengthens Relationships with Readers
Accelerated Learning
Traffic

To illustrate even more, let’s analyze Meaghan Mountford’s blog:

The Decorated Cookie blog is classy and effective. The lady who runs it regularly posts recipes and simple directions for making fancy decorated cookies. She includes plenty of pictures, and her blog is clean and well-designed.

On the side she includes clear links to purchase her book or visit her shop. At the shop she sells cookie-decorating kits to make the projects on her blog.

Why is her blog so effective at selling products?1. Provides value for free

People visit her site for the free recipes and directions. They subscribe to her blog, visiting time and time again to see the new posts, and they send the links to friends.

Maybe they don’t buy her cookbook or her decorating kits the first time they visit, but they keep coming back to see the new recipes and eventually she hooks them with a super cute mustache cookie-cutter or a fondant set and they make a purchase.

2. Establishes trust and professionalism

Meaghan obviously knows what she’s talking about. Her cookies are attractive and professional and her impressive credentials are posted in her bio, so you believe her when she says you should use this particular cookie scraper or that particular food coloring.

Oh, they happen to be for sale on her website? Well then I guess I’ll buy them.

3. Creates a bond with the customer

Meaghan’s blog is well-written, warm, and inviting. By reading her articles you come to know a little bit about her and to like her. She includes a few personal details, like the fact that she has a two-year old son, and soon you want her to succeed, you want to give her your business and recommend her to friends.

But remember, she always maintains her professionalism. Mentions of kids and cats = good, details about your husband’s vasectomy = too much information.

4. Tasteful use of keywords + Attracts inbound links

If you type the words “cookie decorating blog” into your Google search bar, The Decorated Cookie site is the first one that pops up. Getting your website to the top of the search engine response pages is one of the most important things you can do to bring in business.

Why is Meaghan’s website at the top of the list? First, because she has plenty of relevant keywords in her blog posts, and second because her blog attracts inbound links. Inbound links are when a website posts a link to yours; they’re very important for search engine optimization (SEO).

How can you get inbound links? By having valuable content on your website that people want to share. Most people probably link to her site so they can pass along her recipes and tips. I linked to her because she’s such a great example of e-business marketing.

How can you create a successful blog for your dropshipping product?

Obviously products that are craft or project-oriented are easy to create a blog for. Cake-decorating, rug-hooking, pottery-painting, wood-working, jewelry-making, and sewing all fall in this category. However, you can create a blog like Meaghan’s around almost any product. All you need is a subject you can write educational articles on, and that could be anything from fishing to chess to fitness to parenting.

The important thing is to write quality articles and to post regularly so people keep checking back. You provide something of value – information on how to deal with a tantrumy toddler or how to find the perfect diaper bag – and in return people are motivated to purchase your baby carriers or maternity clothes or toddler toys.

Nate Moller has helped thousands of new online entrepreneurs start an online business. He does SEO consulting for a variety of clients, including a wholesale dropshippers directory. He also works with clients to build their online reputation via social media marketing strategy. Follow him on Twitter @mollermarketing.

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Why Great Content Matters So Much

2011-11-19T17:08:00.000-08:00

Why Great Content Matters So Muchby Ali Luke

As bloggers, we’ve got an awful lot to think about: SEO (search engine optimization), widgets, plugins, stats, design, monetization … oh, and creating content.

It’s easy for content to slip to the end of the list. After all, checking your stats or installing a shiny new plugin often seems more fun than sitting down to write yet another blog post.

But content is crucial. However great your design is, however optimized your pages are, your content is what really pulls readers in – and keeps them coming back.

Here’s why it’s so important:

#1: Many readers won’t come to the blog itself. Anyone who’s a regular will probably subscribe by RSS or email. That means they won’t see the careful work you did on your sidebar or your header. They won’t even read the fantastic discussion that’s taking place in the comments. All they’ll have is the content – and that content has to be good enough to keep them subscribed.

#2: Great content gets linked to. Let’s face it, unless you’re in the design industry, no-one’s going to link to your blog to say “check out this great header!” They’re going to link to specific pieces of content – maybe pillar posts (also called “cornerstone content”) or a series.

#3: The content of your blog is what readers value (and what they’ll pay for). Sure, great design and useful plugins help to make your blog engaging and authoritative – but the reason readers stick around is because they’re enjoying the content itself. And that content can lead to an ebook, ecourse or even a membership site.

This week, try to create one great piece of content for your site. It’s better to blog once a week and produce something awesome than to churn out a mediocre post every day.

Do you agree that great content matters? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below!

Ali Luke is a freelance writer and coach, offering a wide range of courses and services on Aliventures.com. She writers a weekly column about online content creation for DailyBlogTips.

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How to Recycle Your Existing Content?

2011-11-19T17:05:00.000-08:00

Every Internet marketer knows about the importance of creating content. Whether it’s creating content for their blog, or creating content in the form of articles to submit to article directories, or creating content by writing guest posts on other people’s blogs in the same marketplace – it’s all about creating content.

You’ve most likely even heard of the phrase “Content Is King”.

It’s common to see or hear people in forums talking about writing 5 articles daily and submitting them article directories to gain backlinks and exposure.

While that is easy to say (in terms of theory), the reality is that NOT everyone has the time to write 5 articles per day, and NOT everyone likes to write articles. Some people just plain do not like writing.

I’m one of them. However, even though I don’t like writing, I still do it on a CONSISTENT basis because I know every time I write and create new content, my exposure and backlinks are going to increase.

It takes time and effort to create content. Especially if you’re talking about GREAT content (NOT like those low quality content you find on article directories), it takes even longer to create because of the extra research and thoughts involved in creating it.

Instead of creating NEW content all the time, there is another SMARTER way – which is to recycle or repurpose EXISTING content so that you can SKIP the research and thoughts/ideas process that are involved in creating new content.

This will save you time and effort, which eventually are going to cost you money.

So what is this smarter way to recycle your content?

You see, when we think of content, we often think of it in terms of TEXT content. However, in today’s more interactive and demanding world, audios and videos are also a form of content that should not be underestimated.

You can turn your EXISTING written articles into an AUDIO recording using a free software like Audacity. You just need to read your article out loud using a microphone and then record your voice. Once you’ve converted it into an mp3 file, you can distribute it to your audience as a podcast.

You can also turn your EXISTING written content into a VIDEO training using Powerpoint AND a free video recording software like CamStudio.

Here’s what you can do to recycle your content

You take your article and extract the main points. Then create a Powerpoint presentation to cover these. Finally create a video where you go over the presentation and you have just created a video training.

(hint: use the phrase “video training” instead of just “video” – it’s just MORE enticing and powerful…)

In addition, when you convert your written articles into an audio or video format, the PERCEIVED value for your content increases as people tend to regard video as having a higher price tag than audio, and audio having a higher price tag than text.

Apart from that, you can also connect with your audience on a more personal and deeper level since they can now hear your voice. If you use a camera to shoot yourself in video, they’ll be able to see your face talking to the camera. This is something that written text alone can’t achieve.

Up to this point, we’ve been talking about converting written content to audio and video. What about the other way around? What about converting audio and video to written content?

Well, that can be done too.

You can have your audio transcribed and you have yourself a small report or a series of articles. You can also get your video transcribed, then you add in some images, and you have a report ready as well.

So the next time you want to create NEW content, remember that you can also REPURPOSE or RECYCLE existing content to create NEW content. If you can work SMARTER, you should.

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Dominate Google: 7 Steps to Keyword Research Success

2011-11-19T16:53:00.000-08:00

Dominate Google: 7 Steps to Keyword Research Successby Guest Author

This is a guest post by Tom Ewer. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

If you have a website, you should be doing keyword research. It’s that simple. Whilst you can produce a popular and successful website without considering keyword research or SEO, you will vastly improve your chances of success if you invite Google to the party.

If you haven’t previously done much keyword research (or even if you have), you may feel overwhelmed by its apparent complexity. But when first starting out, you can avoid that feeling by ignoring a lot of the so-called important datasets and focusing on just a few key variables.

Let’s push all of the complexities to one side and get started with some effective keyword research.

Step 1 – Stop Focusing on #1

I had a major mental block when I first started out with keyword research that took me a few months to overcome. I felt that if you couldn’t get to #1 in Google, there was no point in trying to rank at all. I was just plain wrong to think that.

If you rank anywhere from #1 to #10 for any worthwhile keyword, you will get traffic. The amount of traffic will be a percentage of the total number of searches, and that percentage will be affected in part by where you rank.

In reality, there are many factors that affect the click through rate – your ranking position is just one piece of the puzzle. More often than not, if you can get onto the first page of Google for a keyword, it is worth targeting.

Instead of focusing on reaching #1, consider your ranking efforts as an attempt to exceed the average. Treat the first page as a whole, rather than 10 different pages. I’ll explain the logic behind this shortly.

Step 2 – Collect Measureable Data

Whilst keyword research is often more of an art than a science, there are parts of it that you break down mathematically. So let’s do just that.

Say I was looking to rank for the keyword “freelance writing” (I have an interest in this keyword, as I am a freelance writer). There are some key pieces of information that I want:

PageRankDomain AgeNumber of links pointing to the pageNumber of domains linking to the pageNumber of links pointing to any page on the domainNumber of domains linking to any page on the domain

There are a number of ways in which you can get hold of this information. I personally use and recommend Market Samurai, but if that’s not your cup of tea, you can source the same link data with a free account at Majestic SEO. Alternatively, SEO Quake gives you a whole swathe of data that you can use for keyword research.

Step 3 – Exclude Huge/Brand Domains

Once you have collected your data, plug it all into a spreadsheet. If you are following my example, you should have something that looks like this:

Something should stick out like a sore thumb here – that’s right, the Wikipedia page. If we are going to take an average view of the competitiveness of a keyword, that one page is going to skew our numbers wildly. I want you to remove that from your dataset, so that your spreadsheet now looks like this:

You always should look to exclude any huge domains (such as Wikipedia) from your calculations. Additionally, be on the lookout for brand domains, which are given special treatment by Google. They should also be excluded – the inclusion of data from such sites will affect the usefulness of your results.

Of course, if your results are littered with huge and/or brand domains, you may wish to think twice about targeting the keyword!

Step 4 – Average Out Your Data

You now want to find the average for each of the datasets you have collected. In Excel you would use the formula ‘=AVERAGE(firstcell:lastcell)’.

For the purposes of ascertaining whether or not you should target the keyword, these are your numerical points of reference. You should now have a set of numbers that look something like this:

Step 5 – Analyze Your Data

Whilst PageRank and Domain Age feature as data sets, they are the least important factors. However, when you are presented with high numbers (as we are in this example), you should certainly take note. If you are a brand new site, attempting to rank amongst aged domains with high PageRanks is likely to be tough.

The rest of the data is what really interest us. What we will be mainly focusing on is the number of linking domains, rather than the number of backlinks. Google doesn’t get too excited by multiple links from the same domain – it much prefers to see multiple links from different domains.

So let’s assess the available data. According to the averages we have calculated, we will need to have approximately 8,000 domains linking to our site as whole, and some 3,000 domains linking to the specific page that we wish to rank for, in order to get onto the first page of Google.

At this point, you might say “wait a minute – the domain in 9th spot only has 983 domains linking to it – shouldn’t that be our start point?” There is an argument for that, but quite frankly, I don’t like it. If you see sites ranking well despite a relatively low number of backlinks, there is likely a special reason for it (for instance, Google loves sites with domain names that match the keyword). Don’t be fooled by potentially erroneous data – averaging out the figures is a far safer play.

Step 6 – Consider Onsite Optimization

There are a few different onsite factors you want to consider. Check to see if the keyword is featured in:

The URLThe titleThe header tagsThe meta descriptionThe content

You can do this manually, or use a tool such as Market Samurai, which will return you something looking like this:

How well optimized the pages are can have an impact on your analysis in Step 5. For instance, if the sites are not well-optimized for the keyword in question, you should be able to rank on the first page with less linking domains than the average.

Onsite optimization is a strong ranking factor. The better optimized your content, the higher your chances of ranking are. But please don’t take that as an excuse to use your keyword at every possible opportunity. Your content should still present “naturally” – do not resort to keyword stuffing.

Step 7 – Trial, Error & Experience

This is probably the most important step. Whilst you can read about how to carry out keyword research all day long, you will only ever truly advance your skills by practically executing the advice you have read.

This short guide serves as a good introduction to keyword research, but I’m only just scratching the surface (after all, I recently wrote a 9,000 word eBook on the topic!). In time and with experience, you will learn what works for you and what doesn’t.

Footnote – Search Engine Optimization

I have deliberately excluded any references to SEO up to this point. This is, after all, an article on keyword research, not SEO. But since the two topics are intrinsically linked, it would be remiss of me not to point you in the right direction.

Fortunately, Daniel has already done the hard work for me by listing the Top 25 SEO Blogs. My pick of the bunch, without hesitation, would be SEOmoz.

About the author: Tom Ewer builds both authority and niche websites, and recently released a free keyword research guide . Check it out!

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Guide to Finding the Best PHP Hosting Deal

2011-11-19T16:40:00.000-08:00

Finding the most cost effective PHP hosting deals on the internet can be a challenge if you are new to the search for dedicated web hosting.

However, if you know where to look and how to search, there are a number of services available for cheap dedicated server hosting, and it is possible to get the plan you want without sacrificing speed or quality.

This article will provide some tips that are both general and practical to help you locate PHP hosting deals on a budget.

Before diving into the tips, it is worth reflecting a bit on the state of the existing hosting industry.

Dedicating hosting services, which are also known as managed hosting services or dedicated servers, are types of internet hosting where clients who lease internet space can lease complete servers that are not shared with other individuals.

This is different from shared hosting, where individual servers are shared across multiple clients; dedicated hosting is more flexible since an individual client can have complete control over the server or servers he or she uses; this includes the ability to choose hardware and operating systems.

However, the tradeoff of using dedicated hosting services rather than shared ones is that dedicated servers are usually going to be more expensive.

PHP refers to a dynamic scripting language that more than 20 million websites all over the world use, from the biggest social networks, including Facebook, to the smallest blog sites.

There are a few common factors you will come to discover when searching for PHP hosting deals; these are found throughout the existing hosting industry. For example, you will generally spend more money the more bandwidth you are looking to use on a monthly basis through your server.

Similarly, the more server space you are asking for, the more money you will pay for the privilege. You will also find a mixture of Linux and Windows hosting systems, and ardent supporters of both. Security will be another area that different hosts advertise, as will the levels of support they offer and the amount of uptime they promise per month.

When searching for the most cost effective PHP hosting deals, a good place to start is with Linux based hosts. Because Linux operating systems tend to be free, web hosts tend to charge less for servers based on Linux (e.g., RedHat, Mandriva, Ubuntu, Slackware) than they do for servers based on Windows (e.g., 7, Vista, XP, NT, 2000). You are also likely to find more secure servers when using systems based on Linux or Unix operating systems due to the designs of the operating systems, but generally, regardless of which operating system you choose, measures for security will be in place.

Another way to potentially reduce costs is to sign a longer contract at a time with a web host. The longer the amount of time you promise to send a company money, the lower the monthly rate they are likely to charge you. However, be careful not to sign a contract containing too many months, as you might want to switch to a different host later, and you won’t want to be trapped into one for years to come.

A final tip is to sign up for only as much bandwidth as you anticipate needing by the end of your lease. Bandwidth means money, and the less you use, the less you’ll spend.

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How I Build Links Automatically With Posterous!

2011-11-19T16:28:00.000-08:00

Posterous isn’t just a dead simple way to post everything online using email but beyond it’s simplicity, it’s a great SEO tool to automate the boring, manual work of link building.

While blogging via email isn’t new, Posterous took the idea and made it dead simple to blog. All you need to do is to attach anything – photos, video, MP3 or any form of content and send it via email to your account.

Yes, it’s just so dead simple.

Touted as a direct competitor to tumblr, it’s been one of my favorite blogging (bookmarking, link building) tools of late, not because of its simplicity and ease of use but simply because it does allow me to build link automatically.

Why I love Posterous

Posterous isn’t just a micro blogging tool. It’s nothing micro about it. In fact, it’s packed with awesome features.

One of them that should deserve enough attention is its ability to instantly auto post content to your network of blogs AND many of the social networking platforms you are a part of such as Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, Identi.ca.

As you can see from the diagram above, whenever you post to posterous, your content will be instantly autoposted everywhere else across the networks you have pre-assigned, thus automating the task of link building which otherwise requires a fair amount of manual work.

Well, not all of these social networks are dofollow in nature. At the time of this writing, the following web properties do follow

1. WordPress.com
2. Blogger.com
3. Identi.ca
4. Live Journal
5. Tumblr
6. Friendfeed
7. Typepad
8. Drupal

Here’s how you can build links automatically with Posterous!Create an account if you’ve done soAssign the dofollow social networks for selective auto postingInstall the posterous bookmarkletChoose the site you want to build links toFor brevity’s sake, copy the first paragraph of your main article,Click the bookmarkletAt the end of the excerpt, (yes, this is important!) change the anchor text of your inbound link.Click post and voila, you’re done!

Just about the only thing to need to do next is to ping your social networks using this tool where you copy all the urls and ping them all at once.

Pretty neat, huh? Of course, you can selectively autopost to Facebook, Twitter for extra visibility if social traffic fits into your marketing campaign.

Sure, Posterous isn’t just a dead simple way to post everything online using email but beyond it’s simplicity, it’s a great SEO tool to automate the boring, manual work of link building and it’s free to use. Then again, a tool is just a tool unless you make good use of it.

On the other hand, don’t forget to build links manually as Google always loves quality link building.

So take advantage of it! And I’ll see you next time. Oh by the way, if you like it, please posterous it.

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Google Adsense Account Disabled? What’re Your Alternatives?

2011-11-19T16:25:00.000-08:00

“While going through our records recently, we found that your AdSense account has posed a significant risk to our AdWords advertisers. Since keeping your account in our publisher network may financially damage our advertisers in the future, we’ve decided to disable your account.”

Ouch!! That hurts.

In fact, the no. of people receiving this dreaded letter is on the rise in the recent months. In most forums, there is a never ending discussion on why ‘my Google Adsense account is disabled‘, how to get it reinstated, and whatnot.

Are you experiencing the wrath of Google? Got your account disabled recently because, according to the email, it “has posed a significant risk to our Adwords advertisers?”

And you wondered why?

Here’s an on-going discussion of the top 30 reasons why your account is disabled. Are you guilty of any of those? Or you think the Big G with its “No evil” philosophy has done you an injustice?

“But it’s not my fault” I hear the usual denial.

Google doesn’t have to have a reason to ban you. And as much as you would like them to prove you did something wrong. They don’t have to do that either. While you’re given the option to appeal, it’s very unlikely that your account will ever be reinstated.

Go ahead and write your appeal. Your chances of reinstatement are slim to none.

Well, don’t cry over spoilt milk. It’s pointless. It’s pretty much final. But it isn’t the end of the world, given the fact that there are many other Google AdSense alternatives.

Sure, monetizing a blog with Adsense is by far the most popular choice for many – newbies or even seasoned bloggers. No doubt about it. As Google is controlling more than 75% of all search queries on the net, Adsense is still the best and most profitable CPC network if you know what you’re doing.

But when you lost it, it is really (I mean really real) tough to get back into the door as a Publisher but not impossible!*

So what are the alternatives to Google Adsense?

John from One Man’s Blog who made a decent income from Adsense shares the 8 best ways to earn money from Google Adsense alternatives that should give you a wide variety of alternatives to choose from.

If you want a simpler way to monetize your sites, try Query Ads. It claims to pay a minimum of .10 cent per click via paypal (with min. payout of $50). If you have a high quality site, with regular content updates, you can make money by displaying ads customized to match the content on your pages the way Adsense does.

Don’t be afraid of CPA too! If run properly, CPA campaigns can generate substantial income that could easily rival Google Adsense. Keep in mind that it’s not easy to accepted into CPA network as most networks are very selective of their publishers.

If you want to try CPA, two networks come to mind – Prosperent & CPALead. Both are great for either gray or white hat methods of monetizing search traffic. More importantly, approval is almost instant.

There you go. Possibly the best 10 Adsense alternatives for you to consider if your Adsense account were disabled by Google for all the wrong reasons or you want diversify for all the right reasons.

If you are a still Publisher, here’s the parting message. Don’t cross Google the wrong way. Don’t even try to outsmart it. It isn’t just worth it, especially if it’s your bread and butter. Best still, diversify. You can still make money without doing evil.

* Yes, there is a loophole on how to get back into the program which I hope I’m able to cover it in due course. So stay tuned and do subscribe if you have not already done so.

** Did you know that T3leads is one of the highest pay-per-lead program?

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Where There’s Traffic, There’s Hope

2011-11-19T16:12:00.000-08:00

Where There’s Traffic, There’s Hopeby Daniel Scocco

A couple of months ago I wrote a piece titled Do You Know The Most Important Metric Online?. My main argument was that, contrary to what many people believe, the main metric online should be profits, and not traffic.

For instance, would you rather have a website that receives 200,000 monthly visitors and makes $1,000 monthly in profits, or a website that receives only 20,000 monthly visitors but that makes $3,000 monthly? I am sure the second, and this gap in the traffic/earnings ration happens in real life, too.

That all being said, traffic remains a very important metric online. It’s not more important than profits, but it probably comes in a close second place.

The reason is quite simple: unless you have people visiting your website you won’t be able to engage them, to spread your message, to gather feedback, to sell your products/services and so on.

And you could go a step further: even if the money you are making with your website is pocket change right now, as long as you have traffic, you can always change your monetization strategy and perhaps improve your earnings.

In fact I both got burned and profited with this rule of thumb in the past.

When I got burned: I bought a website that was making around $1,000 monthly, despite having only 15,000 monthly visitors or so. I figured I would be able to increase the traffic and consequently the earnings, but within months of my purchase traffic dried and the earnings almost disappeared, probably because of fluctuations in search rankings.

When I profited: I bought a website that was making only $300 monthly, but it was receiving over 100,000 monthly visitors and it had some strong search rankings. I figured the low profit margin was probably related to a poor monetization strategy, and a couple of months after the purchase the monthly earnings jumped to $1,500 monthly.

So remember: where there’s traffic, there’s hope.

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5 Blogging Basics You Can’t Live Without

2011-11-19T16:06:00.000-08:00

Why do you blog?

What do you hope to achieve by taking time out of your busy day to write a blog post?

Do you want to become a professional blogger and make money blogging?

Or do you blog to vent, rant, or talk about your boss? (be careful, he/she may subscribe to your blog secretly)

Whatever your reason for blogging, if you’re like me, you want people to READ what you have to say and comment.

To help you achieve whatever blogging goal you have in mind, I’ve compiled a list of 5 steps to help you better promote your blog post.

Step 1: The Power of the Title

Your content could be the BEST out there, but if your title sucks, the content probably won’t get touched.

Write a blog post with a catchy title!

Brian Clark calls this “The Law of Headlines and Hooks“:

Your post titles must stand out in a crowded, noisy blogosphere, and you must quickly communicate the value of reading further with your opening.

Some of the titles that have worked best for me:

5 Performance Goals All Bloggers Should SetHow To’s in List Format

Love them or hate them, informational posts presented in list format are easily digestible and allow for an efficient transfer of your value proposition to the reader…creating an excellent list gives you an extra boost in terms of presentation and connecting with your readers.

10 Social Media Books to Read in 2010A title in the form of a Frequently Ask Question(ie. Is Blogging Really Worth It?)Step 2: Blog Posts Must Be Reader Friendly

Make sure the blog post is “scannable” so readers don’t have to sift through all the “words” to get the gist of the content.

How to Make a Blog Post ScannableBullet PointsHeader TagsNumbered ListsPicturesQuotesShort ParagraphsBold TextGood spacing between lines (this is CSS technical stuff)Step 3: Pictures are Worth 1,000 Words

Include pictures in ALL blog posts.

Not only does a picture “liven the mood” of an article, but it’s more likely to get passed on in the social networks, especially if it’s funny, creative and applicable to the content you’ve shared.

(My client will LOVE this!)

Step 4: Use Video from Time to Time

I’ve seen video used really effectively.

And I’ve seen video OVER-DONE. Use it from time to time if you feel it’s adding value to what you’re sharing.

One small recommendation I give clients is to add at least a few paragraphs of text after a video. Not only does this show you’ve put in a bit of time to get the content ready, but it will help with SEO too.

I’ve even “transcribed” or “summarized” video content about social media marketing in the form of text to emphasize key points.

Step 5: Keep It Simple Stupid

If you’re blog posts are way too long and wordy, you’ll lose readers right away! I usually shoot for 500-750 words max.

I don’t care how good your writing is, most people won’t read more than a few sentences. Any more and they’ll start scanning. You probably aren’t reading this article exactly from top to bottom are you? In fact, you’re probably not even reading this sentence. Man, for a discussion about brevity this sure is dragging on. You can fight it by being more entertaining, but the best policy is to just write less.

How have these steps helped you promote your blog and achieve your life’s purpose?

Nate Moller has helped thousands of new online entrepreneurs start an online business. He does SEO consulting for a variety of clients, including one of the best dropship companies online. He also works with clients to build their online reputation via social media marketing strategy. Follow him on Twitter @mollermarketing.

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Some Tweeting “Secrets” to Maximize Your Online Profits

2011-11-19T16:00:00.000-08:00

Is there any secret strategy for productive use of twitter? Or it’s just different techniques and tricks that you can learn through experience?

Now-a-days twitter is considered to be one of the most popular social networks that can help you promote your website or Blog without spending anything (except of course, your time).

In this article, you will find some tips on how to effectively promote your business through Twitter?

Twitter

Twitter is a social networking website (AKA micro blogging platform) and people from all sorts of professions and fields use this platform to interact with each other. There are people who more taking full advantage of this platform but they’ll hardly share their “Secrets”.

But to be honest, there are no secret techniques. It is just common sense and smart use of the available options. On twitter, people are only looking for social interaction, so you cannot make any direct business offers, so those who log in to their twitter account and start promoting their businesses, it’s not going to work.

The secret is to not let your contacts know that you are there solely for the promotion of your business; just be natural and make friends and in the meanwhile let them know about your business gradually.

Customizing User Name & Real Name

Even before you make an account, think twice before choosing the user name. It should be short, memorable and relevant and should not be of more than 15 alphabets (your business name is not always the right choice). Instead, you can use names like: Stephen (marketing analyst), Stephen (tech blogger), and the likes.

Filling the Bio-Data

The space for bio data on the upper right corner of the twitter page is not to be filled with your childhood dreams but with the professional information. Almost 160 words characters are allowed and you should try your best to use all of your keywords and other business information in this description.

This information will let your profile appear in related searches and help those who are visiting your profile for the first time, to know about your business.

More than one Accounts?

At times, you can opt for maintaining more than one account for different markets, products, or services that you are dealing in. You can go for different categories that fit your business and create a separate account while targeting those categories. It is impossible for one person to maintain all of these accounts so hire some assistant to maintain all of these accounts (maintenance doesn’t mean tweeting some of your website link after every 15 minutes). You can also create a public twitter index page that can have links of all accounts and you can paste the index page link to your website, blog and other portals.

Customizing your Page

People on twitter are no longer attracted by simple default themes, you will need to customize your page and use customize theme to make it stand out. Your profile page needs to have its own personality, and you can achieve that by your display picture, background image and theme.

The balance between the Followers & Followings

Even though it is not some rule, but typically you need to have more followers than the number of people you are following. Because when the potential buyer sees that you are following thousands of people and only a couple of dozens are following your tweets, they will take it as a sign of little or no customer base, and it will prove to be detrimental for your credibility.

To get more followers, try to be interactive on twitter and use your Facebook page or Blog to entice people to follow you on twitter.

What to tweet?

Twitter is social networking website and you need to focus on nothing but interacting with people. Share your expertise, knowledge, industry news and express your thoughts on latest developments in your field.

Again, do not try to blatantly promote your business via every single tweet. Never do extensive marketing of your business, as it will be considered spam and you will lose all serious followers (if there are any).

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Google Changed Its Search Algorithm Again

2011-11-19T15:50:00.000-08:00

Google Changed Its Search Algorithm Againby Daniel Scocco

First of all keep in mind that when we talk about “changes in Google’s algorithm” we are talking about big ones, like the latest Panda update. Small changes are implemented almost daily and you never notice them.

So over the past weeks Google rolled out a new algorithm change. According to Danny Sullivan from Search Engine Land the main aspects affecting search rankings are:

Better “Official” Page Detection & Boosting: This means that official pages will now be detected more effectively and will also show up higher in search queries. For example, it will not be pretty much impossible to outrank an official brand with an affiliate website (in this past this could happen).

Image Search Loses A Ranking Signal: The ranking signal are references from different pages around the web. So even if multiple websites link to a certain image this won’t push its rankings up.

Fresher Results: Newer content will be pushed up no. Google said this change will affect around 35% of the search queries (which is quite a lot compared to previous algorithm changes).

Check the full article on Search Engine Land if you want to check all the changes. There were some design-related ones as well (e.g., related to snippets and page titles).

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Passive Income: Myth Vs. Reality (and How to Make it Happen)

2011-11-19T15:41:00.000-08:00

Most of us got into blogging (and Internet marketing in general ) because we were sold the dream. Whether we read about in “The Four Hour Workweek” or a super slick sales page, or were lured into a high priced “business seminar”, it’s safe to say most of us literally “bought” into the dream.

And oh, what a dream it is. Jet setting around the world, staying in fabulous hotels, driving sports cars, and — during all this fun — a never-ending passive income flows effortlessly into our bank account.

Champagne wishes and caviar dreams.

But ask yourself: how many people do you actually know — in real life, not in a forum or on a sales page — who actually are living the dream?

My guess is: not many.

As an entrepreneur marketing online for five years now, I can attest passive income is possible, but requires more work than what you’ve been told. The truth is, most people fail to make money online because they lack one thing: dedication.

It’s almost impossible to stick with a business idea for six months or more without making a dime. But once you work your way through the learning curve, that small trickle of income continues to flow into your bank account, freeing up your time to work on new income streams. And over time, those income streams really add up.

Notice the key phrase is: “over time”.

Now, let’s separate the “myth” of making money online with the “reality”.

The myth: no work (except pushing buttons) >>> passive income

The reality: lots of hard work >>> a little passive income >>>> more hard work >>> some passive income >>> still more hard work >>> lots of passive income.

So why does this “myth” get blasted all over the internet?

In short, there are two groups responsible.

The first are those with a vested interest in “selling” you the dream. Common examples include get-rich-quick infomercials and $37 eBooks (sometimes called “secret software”) sold on Clickbank. These guys make millions – yes, millions – of dollars each year promoting marketing 101 courses disguised as a “magic bullet” designed to make them rich, not you.

The second group propagating the myth are successful online entrepreneurs.

These entrepreneurs talk about launching companies which go from zero to six-figures almost overnight. And for a seasoned marketer with years of experience it’s very possible. But “newbies” have a tremendous learning curve to climb before they can reach that point.

You see, it may take six months or more just to become familiar with necessary technologies like domains, hosting plans, FTP, autroresponders, payment processors, content management systems, advertising programs, pay-per-click, and building an SEO friendly site.

And that’s before you even think about your product or service.

“Many overnight success stories actually took a long time to succeed.” – Steve Jobs

So – as someone earning a full-time income online – I’d like to share my average work day:

7 AM: use the home gym and take a shower. I love the sleep Inn, scratch that I’ve always been a morning person, so this part is optional. I do find that exercise helps clear my head and prepare myself for productive workday. What? Work? Yep… I put in (at least) eight hours a day working on numerous marketing projects.

8 AM — 8:30 AM: check e-mails, and respond to any questions/concerns from customers and/or potential partners.

8:30 AM — 11:30 AM: write two high-quality pieces of content. Usually I’ll write one post for my own websites, and another for promotional purposes (like this one, for example). Each post I write is a minimum of 1000 words, includes original research and at least one interesting photo from Flickr.

11:30 AM — 12 PM: lunch. During this time I do not look at a computer. Sometimes I’ll eat, other times I’ll go for a short walk around the block. In either case, I’m already working out the details for the rest of my day.

12 PM — 2 PM: I usually spend this time building relationships with prominent bloggers and decision-makers within the industry. For example, I spend at least an hour a day building a list of prospects that I can partner with. These partnerships come in many forms: guest posts, interviews with industry professionals, link exchanges, and cross promotions are just a few examples. As you can see, I balance creating content on my own site with marketing them.

2 PM — 3:30 PM: write another 1000 word article for distribution. Often times, I’ll submit this to top article directories like EzineArticles or GoArticles, or post them on third-party sites such as blogger.com, hubpages.com and squidoo.com.

3:30 PM — 4:30 PM, write one press release about my new post or article. Then I’ll submit the press release to top press release directories like PR Log and Pr Insider. Note: there are many pieces of software available that do this for you automatically. Two I’ve used with great success have been PRbot and SENuke.

4:30 PM — 5:30 PM: respond to all e-mails, and occasionally meet with outsourcers over Skype.

5:30 PM — 6:30 PM: Cook and eat dinner with my wife. Then go on a short walk, where we discuss our long-term strategy.

So that’s pretty much an “average” workday for me.

Of course, there are many, many things that come up each day. For example, if I’ve interviewed an industry leader that day, I’ll listen to the interview and create a PowerPoint presentation to go along with it. I’ll edit the audio so it sounds professional, and record a PowerPoint presentation which highlights the key points. Then, I’ll transcribe the entire interview into a PDF format and offer it on my site.

And that’s just one example. Other fires inevitably come up throughout the day which I try to handle as quickly as possible.

Now this may seem like a lot of work, and it is. But after doing this for over five years, the benefits are certainly worth it.

I get to travel around the world, live where I want and take time off whenever I feel like it. And the best part is: all the work I’ve done in the past continues to bring in a residual income.

So as you can see, the dream lifestyle of Internet marketing is possible, though you better be prepared to work hard at it. Think of it like a rocket ship: it takes tremendous effort to get your business off the ground, but eventually it reaches orbit, and requires no additional work.

What have been your biggest obstacles to making a full-time income online? What were the hardest things to learn, and what would you do different the second time around?

About the author: Adam Costa is a professional writer and traveler. He is the author of “Business in a Backpack” which explains how to build profitable businesses while traveling the world.

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How Blogging and Dropshipping Go Hand in Hand

2011-11-19T05:26:00.000-08:00

How do blogging and dropshipping go together?

Or do they?

My experience with drophipping and blogging actually started way back in April 2005. My first blog was more an “after thought” that I only set up because my Arizona SEO friend recommended it.

Since then, I’ve come to firmly believe that without a consistent blog presence, an eCommerce business can’t survive amongst younger, more “socially savvy” online marketers.

Blogging is one of the easiest and most efficient ways to promote your dropshipping products. Blogs do so many things for your eCommerce business.

What a Blog Can do for an Ecommerce WebsiteAttract customersEstablish trustCreate product value

Darren Rowse has this to say about selling products on a blog:

As bloggers trying to make a few dollars from our online activity many of us get stuck thinking about making money by slapping ads on our blogs – but in doing so perhaps we’re doing the equivalent of busking for tips (not the perfect illustration I know). I know I’ve fallen into that trap myself over the years but in working to develop products to sell I’ve seen a variety of benefits including:
Revenue
Credibility/Authority
Opportunities
Deepen Relationships with Readers
Lengthens Relationships with Readers
Accelerated Learning
Traffic

To illustrate even more, let’s analyze Meaghan Mountford’s blog:

On the side she includes clear links to purchase her book or visit her shop. At the shop she sells cookie-decorating kits to make the projects on her blog.

Why is her blog so effective at selling products?1. Provides value for free

People visit her site for the free recipes and directions. They subscribe to her blog, visiting time and time again to see the new posts, and they send the links to friends.

2. Establishes trust and professionalism

Oh, they happen to be for sale on her website? Well then I guess I’ll buy them.

3. Creates a bond with the customer

But remember, she always maintains her professionalism. Mentions of kids and cats = good, details about your husband’s vasectomy = too much information.

4. Tasteful use of keywords + Attracts inbound links

How can you create a successful blog for your dropshipping product?

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Guide to Finding the Best PHP Hosting Deal

2011-11-19T05:19:00.000-08:00

Finding the most cost effective PHP hosting deals on the internet can be a challenge if you are new to the search for dedicated web hosting.

This article will provide some tips that are both general and practical to help you locate PHP hosting deals on a budget.

Before diving into the tips, it is worth reflecting a bit on the state of the existing hosting industry.

However, the tradeoff of using dedicated hosting services rather than shared ones is that dedicated servers are usually going to be more expensive.

PHP refers to a dynamic scripting language that more than 20 million websites all over the world use, from the biggest social networks, including Facebook, to the smallest blog sites.

A final tip is to sign up for only as much bandwidth as you anticipate needing by the end of your lease. Bandwidth means money, and the less you use, the less you’ll spend.

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How to Recycle Your Existing Content?

2011-11-19T05:06:00.000-08:00

You’ve most likely even heard of the phrase “Content Is King”.

It’s common to see or hear people in forums talking about writing 5 articles daily and submitting them article directories to gain backlinks and exposure.

This will save you time and effort, which eventually are going to cost you money.

So what is this smarter way to recycle your content?

You can also turn your EXISTING written content into a VIDEO training using Powerpoint AND a free video recording software like CamStudio.

Here’s what you can do to recycle your content

(hint: use the phrase “video training” instead of just “video” – it’s just MORE enticing and powerful…)

Up to this point, we’ve been talking about converting written content to audio and video. What about the other way around? What about converting audio and video to written content?

Well, that can be done too.

So the next time you want to create NEW content, remember that you can also REPURPOSE or RECYCLE existing content to create NEW content. If you can work SMARTER, you should.

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5 Blogging Basics You Can’t Live Without

2011-11-19T04:52:00.000-08:00

Why do you blog?

What do you hope to achieve by taking time out of your busy day to write a blog post?

Do you want to become a professional blogger and make money blogging?

Or do you blog to vent, rant, or talk about your boss? (be careful, he/she may subscribe to your blog secretly)

Whatever your reason for blogging, if you’re like me, you want people to READ what you have to say and comment.

To help you achieve whatever blogging goal you have in mind, I’ve compiled a list of 5 steps to help you better promote your blog post.

Step 1: The Power of the Title

Your content could be the BEST out there, but if your title sucks, the content probably won’t get touched.

Write a blog post with a catchy title!

Brian Clark calls this “The Law of Headlines and Hooks“:

Your post titles must stand out in a crowded, noisy blogosphere, and you must quickly communicate the value of reading further with your opening.

Some of the titles that have worked best for me:

5 Performance Goals All Bloggers Should SetHow To’s in List Format

Love them or hate them, informational posts presented in list format are easily digestible and allow for an efficient transfer of your value proposition to the reader…creating an excellent list gives you an extra boost in terms of presentation and connecting with your readers.

10 Social Media Books to Read in 2010A title in the form of a Frequently Ask Question(ie. Is Blogging Really Worth It?)Step 2: Blog Posts Must Be Reader Friendly

Make sure the blog post is “scannable” so readers don’t have to sift through all the “words” to get the gist of the content.

Include pictures in ALL blog posts.

(My client will LOVE this!)

Step 4: Use Video from Time to Time

I’ve seen video used really effectively.

And I’ve seen video OVER-DONE. Use it from time to time if you feel it’s adding value to what you’re sharing.

I’ve even “transcribed” or “summarized” video content about social media marketing in the form of text to emphasize key points.

Step 5: Keep It Simple Stupid

If you’re blog posts are way too long and wordy, you’ll lose readers right away! I usually shoot for 500-750 words max.

I don’t care how good your writing is, most people won’t read more than a few sentences. Any more and they’ll start scanning. You probably aren’t reading this article exactly from top to bottom are you? In fact, you’re probably not even reading this sentence. Man, for a discussion about brevity this sure is dragging on. You can fight it by being more entertaining, but the best policy is to just write less.

How have these steps helped you promote your blog and achieve your life’s purpose?

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How I Build Links Automatically With Posterous!

2011-11-19T04:44:00.000-08:00

Posterous isn’t just a dead simple way to post everything online using email but beyond it’s simplicity, it’s a great SEO tool to automate the boring, manual work of link building.

Yes, it’s just so dead simple.

Why I love Posterous

Posterous isn’t just a micro blogging tool. It’s nothing micro about it. In fact, it’s packed with awesome features.

Well, not all of these social networks are dofollow in nature. At the time of this writing, the following web properties do follow

1. WordPress.com
2. Blogger.com
3. Identi.ca
4. Live Journal
5. Tumblr
6. Friendfeed
7. Typepad
8. Drupal

Just about the only thing to need to do next is to ping your social networks using this tool where you copy all the urls and ping them all at once.

Pretty neat, huh? Of course, you can selectively autopost to Facebook, Twitter for extra visibility if social traffic fits into your marketing campaign.

On the other hand, don’t forget to build links manually as Google always loves quality link building.

So take advantage of it! And I’ll see you next time. Oh by the way, if you like it, please posterous it.

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5 Pop Culture Quotes for a Memorable Blog

2011-11-19T04:41:00.000-08:00

Imagine if your blog could be that memorable. If, ten years down the line, people still remembered that post you’ve written yesterday.

Hang on, lads; I’ve got a great idea – Charlie Croker, The Italian Job

It doesn’t matter whether you’re starting a new blog, or hanging over a cliff in a coach full of stolen gold. You’re going to need an idea. And if you want to succeed, it’d better be great.

Don’t just dive in blindly. Take the time to sit down and ask yourself the difficult questions: Who is my blog aimed at?

Who is my competition?

What makes me stand out?

What’s my long-term objective?

How can I achieve that?

If you can’t answer those questions convincingly, it’s a safe bet that your plan isn’t a great one. And as you’ll see in our next quote

Stay on target! Stay on target! – Gold Five, Star Wars

Change, and not a moment too soon – The Sixth Doctor, Doctor Who

That’s not to say that you need to cover every single eventuality with your plan. How could anyone blogging about the internet in the early 2000’s have forseen Facebook or Twitter?

And if you want your blog to be memorable, then you’ll need to be prepared to regenerate once or twice.

Don’t think you are, know you are. Stop trying to hit me and hit me! – Morpheus, The Matrix

If you’ve got a plan, you’re sticking to it where appropriate and being flexible where needed, there’s just the small matter of being great at what you do.

Gentlemen, you can’t fight in here! This is the War Room! – President Merkin Muffley, Dr Strangelove

And yes, you will have to tolerate the odd fight in the war room.

Andrew Nattan is the lead blogger for The FirstFound Blog and a contributor to FirstFound’s Optimise Magazine. He also looks after his own blog, Unmemorable Title.

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Some Tweeting “Secrets” to Maximize Your Online Profits

2011-11-19T04:29:00.000-08:00

Is there any secret strategy for productive use of twitter? Or it’s just different techniques and tricks that you can learn through experience?

Now-a-days twitter is considered to be one of the most popular social networks that can help you promote your website or Blog without spending anything (except of course, your time).

In this article, you will find some tips on how to effectively promote your business through Twitter?

Twitter

Customizing User Name & Real Name

Filling the Bio-Data

This information will let your profile appear in related searches and help those who are visiting your profile for the first time, to know about your business.

More than one Accounts?

Customizing your Page

The balance between the Followers & Followings

To get more followers, try to be interactive on twitter and use your Facebook page or Blog to entice people to follow you on twitter.

What to tweet?

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Passive Income: Myth Vs. Reality (and How to Make it Happen)

2011-11-19T04:16:00.000-08:00

Champagne wishes and caviar dreams.

But ask yourself: how many people do you actually know — in real life, not in a forum or on a sales page — who actually are living the dream?

My guess is: not many.

Notice the key phrase is: “over time”.

Now, let’s separate the “myth” of making money online with the “reality”.

The myth: no work (except pushing buttons) >>> passive income

The reality: lots of hard work >>> a little passive income >>>> more hard work >>> some passive income >>> still more hard work >>> lots of passive income.

So why does this “myth” get blasted all over the internet?

In short, there are two groups responsible.

The second group propagating the myth are successful online entrepreneurs.

And that’s before you even think about your product or service.

“Many overnight success stories actually took a long time to succeed.” – Steve Jobs

So – as someone earning a full-time income online – I’d like to share my average work day:

8 AM — 8:30 AM: check e-mails, and respond to any questions/concerns from customers and/or potential partners.

4:30 PM — 5:30 PM: respond to all e-mails, and occasionally meet with outsourcers over Skype.

5:30 PM — 6:30 PM: Cook and eat dinner with my wife. Then go on a short walk, where we discuss our long-term strategy.

So that’s pretty much an “average” workday for me.

And that’s just one example. Other fires inevitably come up throughout the day which I try to handle as quickly as possible.

Now this may seem like a lot of work, and it is. But after doing this for over five years, the benefits are certainly worth it.

I get to travel around the world, live where I want and take time off whenever I feel like it. And the best part is: all the work I’ve done in the past continues to bring in a residual income.

What have been your biggest obstacles to making a full-time income online? What were the hardest things to learn, and what would you do different the second time around?

About the author: Adam Costa is a professional writer and traveler. He is the author of “Business in a Backpack” which explains how to build profitable businesses while traveling the world.

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Shortcomings of Duplicate Content

2011-11-19T04:04:00.000-08:00

As internet users, we all more or less go through the same problem of duplication of content. But before going any further let us first get acquainted with the word “duplicate content“.

Besides the word ‘duplication’ is also sometimes used when the search engines get confused between pages with same description when displaying search results.

Types of Duplicate Content

Basically there are many shortcomings of a duplicate content but here we will first dissect the types of duplicate content and then discuss the shortcomings of it.

One type is deceptive or malicious duplicate content and the other kind is non-deceptive or non-malicious duplicate content.

Shortcomings of Deceptive Duplicate Content

Shortcomings of Non-Deceptive Duplicate Content

Non-deceptive duplicate content is considered by search engines when the same content is placed more then once in same site under various URLs.

How to avoid Duplicate Content and its Shortcomings

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Google Adsense Account Disabled? What’re Your Alternatives?

2011-11-19T04:01:00.000-08:00

Ouch!! That hurts.

Are you experiencing the wrath of Google? Got your account disabled recently because, according to the email, it “has posed a significant risk to our Adwords advertisers?”

And you wondered why?

Here’s an on-going discussion of the top 30 reasons why your account is disabled. Are you guilty of any of those? Or you think the Big G with its “No evil” philosophy has done you an injustice?

“But it’s not my fault” I hear the usual denial.

Go ahead and write your appeal. Your chances of reinstatement are slim to none.

Well, don’t cry over spoilt milk. It’s pointless. It’s pretty much final. But it isn’t the end of the world, given the fact that there are many other Google AdSense alternatives.

But when you lost it, it is really (I mean really real) tough to get back into the door as a Publisher but not impossible!*

So what are the alternatives to Google Adsense?

There you go. Possibly the best 10 Adsense alternatives for you to consider if your Adsense account were disabled by Google for all the wrong reasons or you want diversify for all the right reasons.

* Yes, there is a loophole on how to get back into the program which I hope I’m able to cover it in due course. So stay tuned and do subscribe if you have not already done so.

** Did you know that T3leads is one of the highest pay-per-lead program?

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Google Changed Its Search Algorithm Again

2011-11-19T03:48:00.000-08:00

Google Changed Its Search Algorithm Againby Daniel Scocco

So over the past weeks Google rolled out a new algorithm change. According to Danny Sullivan from Search Engine Land the main aspects affecting search rankings are:

Image Search Loses A Ranking Signal: The ranking signal are references from different pages around the web. So even if multiple websites link to a certain image this won’t push its rankings up.

Fresher Results: Newer content will be pushed up no. Google said this change will affect around 35% of the search queries (which is quite a lot compared to previous algorithm changes).

Check the full article on Search Engine Land if you want to check all the changes. There were some design-related ones as well (e.g., related to snippets and page titles).

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5 Reasons You’ll Love the WordPress Editorial Calendar

2011-11-19T03:35:00.000-08:00

5 Reasons You’ll Love the WordPress Editorial Calendarby Guest Author

This is a guest post by Annabel Candy. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

Do you struggle to organize your blog posts in advance? I did too for my first two years of blogging.

I’ve got a background in journalism so when I started blogging I knew the importance of having an editorial calendar and planning my blog posts in advance.

I’ve also created clear topics on my blogs because it helps my readers see what information they can find on my blog and get there fast.

But despite my best intentions I didn’t have a good way of planning and scheduling my blog posts.

In fact it was a real rigmarole.

Until finally I discovered there is a better way. Namely the WordPress Editorial Calendar plug-in which was created by Zack Grossbart.

Here’s what I love about the WordPress Editorial Calendar plug-in:

1. It makes planning blog posts easy

2. You can see your whole editorial calendar on one screen

3. It’s easy to reschedule blog posts.

The editorial calendar is drag and drop so if I’ve got a blog post scheduled for Tues 24th I can just drag it over to Tues 31st and that’s when it will be posted.

4. It helps you structure your blog content

5. It allows you to be more creative

I don’t waste so much time wondering what I’m going to post and when so that frees up more time for doing what I love best – writing top content and coming up with compelling headlines.

The Drawbacks of the WordPress Editorial Calendar plug-in

But heck what do you expect?

It’s free! It’s simple to use and it works.

Is the WP Editorial Calendar Right For You?

Check out the five minute slideshow to find out more and you can even log into the handy sandbox where you can play around with the plug-in and make sure it’s right for you before you install it.

I recommend you check it out, liberate yourself from struggling to plan your blog posts and free up your time for more creative blogging.

What do you think?

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Where There’s Traffic, There’s Hope

2011-11-19T03:21:00.000-08:00

Where There’s Traffic, There’s Hopeby Daniel Scocco

That all being said, traffic remains a very important metric online. It’s not more important than profits, but it probably comes in a close second place.

The reason is quite simple: unless you have people visiting your website you won’t be able to engage them, to spread your message, to gather feedback, to sell your products/services and so on.

In fact I both got burned and profited with this rule of thumb in the past.

So remember: where there’s traffic, there’s hope.

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Why Great Content Matters So Much

2011-11-19T03:13:00.000-08:00

Why Great Content Matters So Muchby Ali Luke

As bloggers, we’ve got an awful lot to think about: SEO (search engine optimization), widgets, plugins, stats, design, monetization … oh, and creating content.

It’s easy for content to slip to the end of the list. After all, checking your stats or installing a shiny new plugin often seems more fun than sitting down to write yet another blog post.

But content is crucial. However great your design is, however optimized your pages are, your content is what really pulls readers in – and keeps them coming back.

Here’s why it’s so important:

This week, try to create one great piece of content for your site. It’s better to blog once a week and produce something awesome than to churn out a mediocre post every day.

Do you agree that great content matters? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments below!

Ali Luke is a freelance writer and coach, offering a wide range of courses and services on Aliventures.com. She writers a weekly column about online content creation for DailyBlogTips.

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Dominate Google: 7 Steps to Keyword Research Success

2011-11-19T03:10:00.001-08:00

Dominate Google: 7 Steps to Keyword Research Successby Guest Author

This is a guest post by Tom Ewer. If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

Let’s push all of the complexities to one side and get started with some effective keyword research.

Step 1 – Stop Focusing on #1

Step 2 – Collect Measureable Data

Whilst keyword research is often more of an art than a science, there are parts of it that you break down mathematically. So let’s do just that.

Say I was looking to rank for the keyword “freelance writing” (I have an interest in this keyword, as I am a freelance writer). There are some key pieces of information that I want:

PageRankDomain AgeNumber of links pointing to the pageNumber of domains linking to the pageNumber of links pointing to any page on the domainNumber of domains linking to any page on the domain

Step 3 – Exclude Huge/Brand Domains

Once you have collected your data, plug it all into a spreadsheet. If you are following my example, you should have something that looks like this:

Of course, if your results are littered with huge and/or brand domains, you may wish to think twice about targeting the keyword!

Step 4 – Average Out Your Data

You now want to find the average for each of the datasets you have collected. In Excel you would use the formula ‘=AVERAGE(firstcell:lastcell)’.

For the purposes of ascertaining whether or not you should target the keyword, these are your numerical points of reference. You should now have a set of numbers that look something like this:

Step 5 – Analyze Your Data

Step 6 – Consider Onsite Optimization

There are a few different onsite factors you want to consider. Check to see if the keyword is featured in:

The URLThe titleThe header tagsThe meta descriptionThe content

You can do this manually, or use a tool such as Market Samurai, which will return you something looking like this:

Step 7 – Trial, Error & Experience

Footnote – Search Engine Optimization

Fortunately, Daniel has already done the hard work for me by listing the Top 25 SEO Blogs. My pick of the bunch, without hesitation, would be SEOmoz.

About the author: Tom Ewer builds both authority and niche websites, and recently released a free keyword research guide . Check it out!

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Help! My Template Disappeared!

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post3519547360757325654..comments2010-06-16T05:58:43.455+01:00Comments on Blogger Buster: Help! My Template Disappeared!Amandanoreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-44258510361349940122010-06-15T06:21:37.802+01:002010-06-15T06:21:37.802+01:00i don't know if my problem is anyway related to th...i don't know if my problem is anyway related to this post. i use the girl web template and for some reason the header is not working properly. can you check please and let me know what i can do to fix it. thanks so much.Car Gameshttp://www.nicecargames.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-71344366138589953912010-05-13T23:53:43.885+01:002010-05-13T23:53:43.885+01:00i hope to this. nice posti hope to this. nice postseo services companyhttp://www.webeserve.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-38155343975212932092010-05-12T21:45:00.879+01:002010-05-12T21:45:00.879+01:00great post, thanksgreat post, thankslirik lagu lyricshttp://liriklagu-lyrics.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-50210442428042757242010-05-05T08:12:32.193+01:002010-05-05T08:12:32.193+01:00There are many types of lamp . every lamp quality ...There are many types of lamp . every lamp quality different some lamp good quality and some not a good quality .we provide best shipping process . our all product quality are best than other product.design4home is shopping site . there are all type lamp information available here .mostly good quality lamp use Hotel and Restaurant .
kronleuchterdesign4homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00225032996996432473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-65732830115753997252010-04-22T16:21:58.559+01:002010-04-22T16:21:58.559+01:00Hi I am currently using Tic Tac 3-Column (Blue): b...Hi I am currently using Tic Tac 3-Column (Blue): but some parts of the template are missing. Is there any way I can reload them? tQBananaz?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03759912732442771311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-20239994275910297612010-04-21T21:42:59.669+01:002010-04-21T21:42:59.669+01:00is this why "blogumus" stopped working too?is this why "blogumus" stopped working too?THE self-proclaimed-die-experthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17769452620956244935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-91593131574468349732010-04-17T19:19:58.880+01:002010-04-17T19:19:58.880+01:00is there any chance blogumus will be working again...is there any chance blogumus will be working again?Borishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11774137457703279335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-11373856877569980302010-04-15T09:07:35.608+01:002010-04-15T09:07:35.608+01:00hey perfectly designed your blog and helped me al ...hey perfectly designed your blog and helped me al lot.
Thanks

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design4homehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00225032996996432473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-90203154153095859992010-03-27T04:29:11.669Z2010-03-27T04:29:11.669Zso..blogumulus doesn't work anymore huh..so..blogumulus doesn't work anymore huh..merruhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02615355799427410711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-79099766850193055052010-03-25T12:33:54.016Z2010-03-25T12:33:54.016ZHi Amanda - I hope I'm in the right place. I ha...Hi Amanda - I hope I'm in the right place.

I had used the spinning word cloud HTML for labels for my blog and that's now kaput with a link to you and RoyTanck in it's place.

I'm not sure if this is connected but would you (or someone else) have the code again for this please.

Thanks.Nickie @ Typecasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13945338904756339422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-77707717863901278812010-03-24T05:24:07.561Z2010-03-24T05:24:07.561ZHi Amanda - I was using your calendar widget, but ...Hi Amanda - I was using your calendar widget, but I notice this stopped working, did the javascript file disappear too?
Thanks (and sorry for the issues you have had)Cat Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12337378670977213164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-64869742741336432382010-03-23T23:33:13.663Z2010-03-23T23:33:13.663Zblogumulus widget also not working properly not on...blogumulus widget also not working properly not on my page but some of my friend. Please check on this! tqrexDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09537335690794403699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-57846109720609330682010-03-23T09:24:45.454Z2010-03-23T09:24:45.454ZHello and thanks for the update,alas my rolling t...Hello and thanks for the update,
alas my rolling tag c;loud for blog pages is now nonfunctional.....
hoping repair is possible :)Celestial Elfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04735231859351220463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-11477994185132926262010-03-23T07:44:11.402Z2010-03-23T07:44:11.402ZHi AmandaGreetings! Help Template Disappeared! Pa...Hi Amanda
Greetings! Help Template Disappeared! Part of my Tac-Tac blue 3 col is missing and just wonder anything that I can do to fix it please? tQ

BananazPeopleBananaz?http://www.blogger.com/profile/03759912732442771311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-33315657455420819952010-03-07T20:40:04.185Z2010-03-07T20:40:04.185ZI do think I have sunset and Sweet dreams. I'll c...I do think I have sunset and Sweet dreams. I'll check my files and let you know.Eric S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/13214969358950690069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-32679340041945881242010-03-06T10:22:45.899Z2010-03-06T10:22:45.899ZIt was nice reading this.i have reviewd it all h...It was nice reading this.

i have reviewd it all hereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-83168460297420598752010-03-02T01:23:05.864Z2010-03-02T01:23:05.864ZI hope everything will be fine.I hope everything will be fine.AnggaRifandihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01765427852143403705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-43120562164989375522010-02-21T12:17:37.757Z2010-02-21T12:17:37.757Zi don't know if my problem is anyway related to th...i don't know if my problem is anyway related to this post. i use the girl web template and for some reason the header is not working properly. can you check please and let me know what i can do to fix it. thanks so much.JAbbeRedONiONhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08012716396292150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-42098102782388736002010-02-19T21:06:41.115Z2010-02-19T21:06:41.115ZHi Amanda,Glad to see you back - I've looked at ...Hi Amanda,

Glad to see you back - I've looked at quite a few Blogger support sites and always come back to you. Your hacks usually work the first time and you are a great teacher. If you answered questions in the comments so I could learn by reading your answers to others and be able to solve my problems without needing help then this would be the perfect Blogger blog! But I love it and will take it anyway I can!

I thought you had stopped this blog. I'm wondering if this problem is affecting your hack for creating drop down menus for labels? I suddenly lost my drop down menu, and the code section in that post here has gone from an Adobe error message to being parked on by GoDaddy.Anarahttp://www.able2able.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-2490229307876254422010-02-16T11:30:18.368Z2010-02-16T11:30:18.368Zi hope to see this.how to get more twitter foll...i hope to see this.

how to get more twitter followersshilpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10613443937572504843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-85960507145774347642010-02-15T10:00:45.865Z2010-02-15T10:00:45.865ZHi, Amanda. Is this also the case of your scripts?...Hi, Amanda. Is this also the case of your scripts? I'd been using your recent comments script for FTP publishers and it's not working in my site now. Please help...dodong floreshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10108867295296431668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-73712763004532191452010-02-15T09:27:26.894Z2010-02-15T09:27:26.894Zi hope to this. nice posthow to get more twitter...i hope to this. nice post

how to get more twitter followersshilpa2http://www.mytwitteradder.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-83650000646800769872010-02-14T05:09:43.854Z2010-02-14T05:09:43.854ZWow, so odd to see a few people being so demanding...Wow, so odd to see a few people being so demanding of FREE templates.

I hope all is well Amanda, we've missed you!

Meanwhile, switcher...any chance you can send that Girly Web 2.0 template my way? :)khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05031854801062779959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-1132870705017291632010-02-08T01:10:41.881Z2010-02-08T01:10:41.881ZNice postNice postbloggerzbiblehttp://bloggerzbible.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-61849717711318363472010-02-07T16:12:39.652Z2010-02-07T16:12:39.652ZAny chance of reupload the Red/Silver template?Any chance of reupload the Red/Silver template?Hayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07220414441862736844noreply@blogger.com

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post4326043496613991496..comments2009-11-14T11:51:03.523ZComments on Blogger Buster: Share Posts from the Blogger NavBarAmandanoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-39704396694818910802009-12-04T17:46:27.423Z2009-12-04T17:46:27.423Zjust wanna say Thank You! http://jmjfamily6.blogsp...just wanna say Thank You! http://jmjfamily6.blogspot.com.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08451488285771165829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-18536657399516133742009-11-14T11:51:03.523Z2009-11-14T11:51:03.523ZHey, this is not so usefull while someone is shari...Hey, this is not so usefull while someone is sharing directly from Twitter and Facebook!
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……,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘-,
…..,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;|..’-,_ ; ; ; , ; ; ; ; ; ‘,Rembahttp://kelincex.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-44510562850519645022009-09-01T08:16:39.729+01:002009-09-01T08:16:39.729+01:00I understand this is free. Thanks for the updates....I understand this is free. Thanks for the updates.JamericanSpicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04844522784600855200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-15155079892776772112009-09-01T02:40:36.426+01:002009-09-01T02:40:36.426+01:00I've hidden the nav bar until this is fixed, it's ...I've hidden the nav bar until this is fixed, it's never been useful - hopefully when fixed I'll return it to it's place on the blogNew Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10365851840506839767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-84404921158680307642009-09-01T01:31:32.422+01:002009-09-01T01:31:32.422+01:00I have blogger nav bar showing and this update isn...I have blogger nav bar showing and this update isn't part of the nav bar (yet?) If blogger changes the widgets they need to give us choice of font color, my blog is becoming a patch work quilt of colors. And I don't like it, nor do I like tweaking html - the idea of blogger was to be modular.New Kidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10365851840506839767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-65264720549181395352009-08-31T08:42:25.867+01:002009-08-31T08:42:25.867+01:00Blogger is playing catchup.. you have not mentione...Blogger is playing catchup.. you have not mentioned a single feature that is NOT already available in other blogger tools.. and yet we are still waiting.. and waiting.

When will Blogger add some real revolutionary features?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-62185738077537219132009-08-30T02:03:02.032+01:002009-08-30T02:03:02.032+01:00Support me on stop dreaming start actionSupport me on stop dreaming start actionStop Dreaming Start Actionhttp://www.indungg.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-15947389087725738462009-08-30T01:19:57.269+01:002009-08-30T01:19:57.269+01:00Just a quick question:These more "substantial" u...Just a quick question:

These more "substantial" updates (that are part of Blogger's birthday): how long till they arrive?

Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-79612429020599040442009-08-30T01:11:11.651+01:002009-08-30T01:11:11.651+01:00Thanks for the reply - I appreciate that the team ...Thanks for the reply - I appreciate that the team is working hard, and I look forward to whatever is next.

:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-68651241641414227212009-08-29T22:21:52.831+01:002009-08-29T22:21:52.831+01:00It is tempting to enable the navbar now but for th...It is tempting to enable the navbar now but for the colours. I wish it would automatically take its colours from the template.

I was hoping for pages too, and more comment management (e.g. editing by both blogger & commenter), but Blogger's pretty great as is and I'm sure they'll keep rolling out useful new features.Sylviahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07849847888802951587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-30002671915260328332009-08-29T20:54:04.515+01:002009-08-29T20:54:04.515+01:00>>Sonali said:I hope they come up with a feature, ...>>Sonali said:I hope they come up with a feature, that has better commenting system, with email field and more control over comments moderation.<<
Yes, THIS would be the most necessarly feature, cause many people don't comment on blogger cause the handling is too complicated and time consuming...Trixihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02162066429345166943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-6569094370605204432009-08-29T19:46:30.316+01:002009-08-29T19:46:30.316+01:00I looked because of this post.But i didn't like it...I looked because of this post.But i didn't like it.BilgiBankanhttp://www.bilgibankan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-18089958898332108952009-08-29T19:10:22.535+01:002009-08-29T19:10:22.535+01:00I will surely prefer the wibiya toolsbar over the ...I will surely prefer the wibiya toolsbar over the blogger navbar. It is 1000 times better than the blogger navbar.Gamespumphttp://www.gamespump.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-26319311100554148822009-08-29T16:17:13.497+01:002009-08-29T16:17:13.497+01:00Talking farely! I am not impressed by this!This ...Talking farely! I am not impressed by this!

This is not so usefull while someone is tweeting or sharing directly from Twitter and Facebook! Then why to do this...............

Deliver good content!Wasim Mughalhttp://trainees-blog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-47508113631219817462009-08-29T15:27:53.899+01:002009-08-29T15:27:53.899+01:00Thanks Amada.Thanks Amada.Nguy?n Hùnghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01169564666949483817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-35818781828223676842009-08-29T15:14:18.065+01:002009-08-29T15:14:18.065+01:00I hope they come up with a feature, that has bette...I hope they come up with a feature, that has better commenting system, with email field and more control over comments moderation.Sonalihttp://www.dezignmusings.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-32553125775293933782009-08-29T13:59:02.614+01:002009-08-29T13:59:02.614+01:00Do you mean the GFC recommendation gadget (that yo...Do you mean the GFC recommendation gadget (that you just added)? That's the one I emailed you about last month. It's been there for a while.. I'm surprised more people aren't using it. It beats the reactions because you can get useful data out and present it to the reader.

You sort of need "Read more" posts to make it work (or at least make sense to the reader). Blogger will need to tweak their gadget model slightly to make it work in the correct position (under a post).SVBillabonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08967620614882271927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-48228793737015455172009-08-29T12:31:32.118+01:002009-08-29T12:31:32.118+01:00@Anonymous - trust me, this is just the build-up t...@Anonymous - trust me, this is just the build-up to even better features :) I wish I could say more, but my hands are tied!

Here's what I can discuss:

- Pages: not sure about this, though I would not be surprised if this happens within the next 6 months or so. Many bloggers do want this feature, and for the most part we will get the features we most desire.

- Read more feature: I strongly suspect this is an update in progress, which will become available in the near future. Take a good look at the Posts gadget in a clean Blogger template and you'll see why.

- Better templates? Watch this space for a couple of months (at most, I hope!). Something very significant approaches!

- More GFC features? I believe so. I just discovered a great Popular Posts gadget which is based on GFC features. I believe this may be integrated into Blogger soon, perhaps as part of the birthday celebrations.

Hope this may make you feel more positive about these changes. Believe me, the Blogger team have been working hard, and the best new features are yet to come.Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275117357119687015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-28819172644814971992009-08-29T12:01:50.903+01:002009-08-29T12:01:50.903+01:00How about better templates and NOT deleting gadget...How about better templates and NOT deleting gadgets on a template change?

Anyone who wanted to share a blog already used Blogger's own suggestion (ShareThis). Are they going to add more share options, or are we forever stuck with these? Anyone signed in via GFC already has access to all these shares and a lot more!

I don't get the big build up. Something significant please!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-58746335046689020362009-08-29T11:46:14.296+01:002009-08-29T11:46:14.296+01:00To be honest, I don't feel that any of these featu...To be honest, I don't feel that any of these features are very significant. I want things that were actually voted for.

Like pages, read more links etc etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post1636483346271692380..comments2010-06-20T04:32:18.925+01:00Comments on Blogger Buster: Improved Label Gadgets - Now Supporting Label Clou...Amandanoreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-33208778181251928822010-05-18T08:33:55.938+01:002010-05-18T08:33:55.938+01:00Thanks...Thanks...Suryahttp://www.redessociales.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-26619521530226992052010-03-29T08:48:18.441+01:002010-03-29T08:48:18.441+01:00its not workin for me!!plzz help me adding a label...its not workin for me!!plzz help me adding a labels gatgetsowmyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04013365689608596775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-16247765561587580342010-01-12T04:55:38.447Z2010-01-12T04:55:38.447Ztahnk u for information and I TRY NOWtahnk u for information and I TRY NOWmGmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02691647467553935036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-83867440647429307422009-09-21T16:31:24.023+01:002009-09-21T16:31:24.023+01:00no puedes poner un HTML para que lo agrege?no puedes poner un HTML para que lo agrege?cop---> Onee..http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228477842005060492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-84991468043574327212009-09-21T16:28:28.045+01:002009-09-21T16:28:28.045+01:00A mi no me aparece la lista, esa de las etiquetas,...A mi no me aparece la lista, esa de las etiquetas,?como hago para agregar elementos a la lista?cop---> Onee..http://www.blogger.com/profile/07228477842005060492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-44275266185291648192009-09-18T23:12:55.304+01:002009-09-18T23:12:55.304+01:00Great label cloud, I wish it let you pick to displ...Great label cloud, I wish it let you pick to display labels with a certain frequency only - eg only display labels that appear more than 2x, etc. Maybe a future enhancement?

Thanks for providing the how-to details.Eva Lyfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12045055920341838803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-52630222892165445512009-08-30T13:18:05.740+01:002009-08-30T13:18:05.740+01:00I'm loving all the new stuff Blogger is rolling ou...I'm loving all the new stuff Blogger is rolling out!The Beading Gemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10373750828368944711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-12373735853120438542009-08-30T09:19:31.215+01:002009-08-30T09:19:31.215+01:00i think that this label cloud is not so much "grea...i think that this label cloud is not so much "great". I mean...there are lots of cloulds that you can use...clouds that are very customizable. take for example the one installed on my site, near the footer here: http://www.NewsandTricks.com

you can define more than just 5 font steps.....Fucchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04987266087659855351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-54235260688765425532009-08-28T18:20:21.266+01:002009-08-28T18:20:21.266+01:00Awesome! Thanks for this!Awesome! Thanks for this!~Jennifer~http://www.blogger.com/profile/09876184821140692572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-25313219762139662802009-08-28T16:38:21.222+01:002009-08-28T16:38:21.222+01:00hi there! nice topic! love it. hope we can exchang...hi there! nice topic! love it. hope we can exchange links?blietzkrieghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07682944422570653496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-27271607404180113182009-08-28T11:17:20.416+01:002009-08-28T11:17:20.416+01:00@amanda, thank you for the tip... I just hate edi...@amanda, thank you for the tip...
I just hate editing the template over and over again.. :DBlogmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188666580751551443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-62490089823353586162009-08-28T10:26:10.080+01:002009-08-28T10:26:10.080+01:00HAHAHAHa You're late..!!! I've made customizasi fo...HAHAHAHa You're late..!!! I've made customizasi for this widget using css..!!!

Here is the css code..

.label-size-1 a {
font-size: 12px;
text-decoration: none;
}
.label-size-2 a {
font-size: 14px;
text-decoration: none;
color:#cd9f01;
}
.label-size-3 a {
font-size: 15px;font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Verdana;text-decoration: none;
}
.label-size-4 a {
font-size: 18px;
font-weight:bold;
text-decoration: none;
color:#ea5a04;
}
.label-size-5 a {
font-size: 24px;
text-decoration: none;
}

.label-size-1 a:hover,
.label-size-2 a:hover,
.label-size-3 a:hover,
.label-size-4 a:hover,
.label-size-5 a:hover { text-decoration:underline }Rembahttp://kelincex.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-75013144192114734022009-08-28T05:31:28.719+01:002009-08-28T05:31:28.719+01:00fantastic article, thnx for sharing, LOL.fantastic article, thnx for sharing, LOL.Honeymoon Kerala Packagehttp://www.kerala-honeymoon-packages.com/kerala-holidays-honeymoon-tour.htmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-56424177173896715762009-08-27T20:00:42.432+01:002009-08-27T20:00:42.432+01:00nice information for dividing labels.... http://...nice information for dividing labels....

http://funevil.blogspot.com/Rajesh Kumar.Chekurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15738036492896230626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-72970491706714725292009-08-27T03:28:55.512+01:002009-08-27T03:28:55.512+01:00Great Job.... amandaGreat Job.... amandaimanlinuxershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17071037771889548435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-24196793722653982062009-08-26T21:12:51.330+01:002009-08-26T21:12:51.330+01:00What I loved about the old javascript hack is that...What I loved about the old javascript hack is that you could display only tags that were used more than X times, to keep the list short. Can you do this now?

Selecting from a list what to display and what not to display is kinda annoying...inbalariihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15151246919310754970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-59973478148298807332009-08-26T16:10:49.483+01:002009-08-26T16:10:49.483+01:00now i dont need script to hack the tag cloud in bl...now i dont need script to hack the tag cloud in blogger.ihsanhttp://demak-ku.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-11647669341822544222009-08-26T15:19:09.945+01:002009-08-26T15:19:09.945+01:00so great.. i have used it in our blog already.. lo...so great.. i have used it in our blog already.. love it!Purahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13180685506323513247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-48085600337252752042009-08-26T14:54:21.591+01:002009-08-26T14:54:21.591+01:00Finally, we can select which labels to show! I rea...Finally, we can select which labels to show! I really hated the labels tag before as it can get very, very, very long!Reel Advicehttp://www.reeladvice.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-2696899366550721882009-08-26T14:52:23.026+01:002009-08-26T14:52:23.026+01:00………………….._,,-~’’’¯¯¯’’~-,,………………..,-‘’ ; ; ;_,,--...………………….._,,-~’’’¯¯¯’’~-,,
………………..,-‘’ ; ; ;_,,---,,_ ; ;’’-,…………………………….._,,,---,,_
……………….,’ ; ; ;,-‘ , , , , , ‘-, ; ;’-,,,,---~~’’’’’’~--,,,_…..,,-~’’ ; ; ; ;__;’-,
……………….| ; ; ;,’ , , , _,,-~’’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ¯’’~’-,,_ ,,-~’’ , , ‘, ;’,
……………….’, ; ; ‘-, ,-~’’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’’-, , , , , ,’ ; |
…………………’, ; ;,’’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’-, , ,-‘ ;,-‘
………………….,’-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’’-‘ ;,,-‘
………………..,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;__ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘-,’
………………,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,-‘’¯: : ’’-, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; _ ; ; ; ; ;’,
……………..,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;| : : : : : ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,-‘’¯: ¯’’-, ; ; ;’,
…………….,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘-,_: : _,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | : : : : : ; ; ; .|
……………,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ¯¯ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’-,,_ : :,-‘ ; ; ;|
…………..,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,,-~’’ , , , , ,,,-~~-, , , , _ ; ; ;¯; ; ; ; ; ;|
..…………,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’ , , , , , , ,( : : : : , , , ,’’-, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;|
……….,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’, , , , , , , , ,’~---~’’ , , , , , ,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’,
…….,-‘’ ; _, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘’~-,,,,--~~’’’¯’’’~-,,_ , ,_,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘,
….,-‘’-~’’,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; | ; ; | . . . . . . ,’; ,’’¯ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,_ ; ‘-,
……….,’ ; ;,-, ; ;, ; ; ;, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘, ; ;’, . . . . THAT'S JUST WRONG---‘’’
………,’-~’ ,-‘-~’’ ‘, ,-‘ ‘, ,,- ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘, ; ; ‘~-,,,-‘’ ; ,’ ; ; ; ; ‘, ;,-‘’ ; ‘, ,-‘,
……….,-‘’ ; ; ; ; ; ‘’ ; ; ;’’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘’-,,_ ; ; ; _,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ;’-‘’ ; ; ; ‘’ ; ;’-,
……..,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;¯¯’’¯ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; , ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;’’-,
……,-‘ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ,, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |, ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ‘-,
…..,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;,’ ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;|..’-,_ ; ; ; , ; ; ; ; ; ‘,Rembahttp://kelincex.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-61976669591853322422009-08-26T12:44:56.422+01:002009-08-26T12:44:56.422+01:00Amanda,While this is a great step forward, Blogge...Amanda,
While this is a great step forward, Blogger still has a long way to go. Here's wishing Blogger and all its members all the very best!Lenderhttp://www.savvysponds.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-76069999405781798802009-08-26T12:41:21.618+01:002009-08-26T12:41:21.618+01:00Thanks.How easy, just one click for label cloud....Thanks.
How easy, just one click for label cloud.
Please explain, is this SEO friendly than older label list?Rockyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07685077853515502994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-3879411231875159752009-08-26T10:53:26.982+01:002009-08-26T10:53:26.982+01:00@Blogmaster - This won't work if you choose to edi...@Blogmaster - This won't work if you choose to edit an existing labels widget, but if you create a new Label widget, the changes will come into effect. It's far simpler to add a new gadget than add the templates required :)Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275117357119687015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-81105976173270261252009-08-26T09:04:50.933+01:002009-08-26T09:04:50.933+01:00It only works with Bloggers' templates. It does no...It only works with Bloggers' templates. It does not work on all templates, we need the tags to insert into the templates that are not "cloud-ready"Blogmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05188666580751551443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-52798325282699858222009-08-26T08:26:47.458+01:002009-08-26T08:26:47.458+01:00Dear Amanda,Thanks you so much.. :)Affectionat...Dear Amanda,

Thanks you so much.. :)

AffectionatelyArzu Bredahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829447090866654719noreply@blogger.com

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How to add Blogger's Read More function to customized templates

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post45361962445110349..comments2010-07-12T11:05:07.759+01:00Comments on Blogger Buster: How to add Blogger's Read More function to customi...Amandanoreply@blogger.comBlogger70125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-90698749903683285182010-06-09T13:37:07.060+01:002010-06-09T13:37:07.060+01:00hey its not working with my present template...a...hey its not working with my present template...

at eyuva.com

can u help me?

i did as u said..eVivzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13557609443614596076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-79549904853438111862010-06-01T05:27:25.708+01:002010-06-01T05:27:25.708+01:00Hi Amanda,thanks for the tricks. my question is:...Hi Amanda,

thanks for the tricks. my question is: how can I align the read more text with the post body? it's a bit annoying to see the read more link a bit too left...

my blog is hijaufavoritku.blopspot.comTravelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12419834862528888709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-8510374756969506062010-05-29T03:57:39.631+01:002010-05-29T03:57:39.631+01:00i can't find any of the phrase in my blogcan you...i can't find any of the phrase in my blog

can you help?KlusTTerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00592828694264132106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-13769963105635521682010-05-28T00:59:24.761+01:002010-05-28T00:59:24.761+01:00Wow..Finally I done it .thanks to your wonderful t...Wow..Finally I done it .thanks to your wonderful tweak on blogger.Before I found your blog I was thinking to change my template due to the lack of some customization ability.Now I made it with your help.

thanks a lot

With regards | RasoTech Tipshttp://www.uniquetipsonline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-43390095063424119502010-04-26T12:00:01.558+01:002010-04-26T12:00:01.558+01:00Thank you! I've been looking for this. Will do it ...Thank you! I've been looking for this. Will do it now.Elviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03574376742161440573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-24721311885580693792010-03-27T01:56:42.346Z2010-03-27T01:56:42.346ZIts Work Perfectly....Thank You So MuchIts Work Perfectly....Thank You So MuchGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15715437033549888947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-22097430038407932132010-03-15T13:46:17.260Z2010-03-15T13:46:17.260ZHiI have the same problem as sundowndos and Adam...Hi

I have the same problem as sundowndos and Adam @ Low Tech Combat on my blogger.com blog ... I can insert the jump break fine, but (even though the layout says 'read more' in blog post widget), the 'read more' text doesn't appear on the published, truncated post. I haven't previously used a 'read more' hack, so I don't think there is a conflict with the html. Can anyone help?

Thanks very much in advanceTia Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06082802744823226253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-4613665286029403772010-03-14T17:08:28.082Z2010-03-14T17:08:28.082Zthnxx a lot..it helped me a lot otherwise direct i...thnxx a lot..it helped me a lot otherwise direct image hosting was affecting my page rank, as it affected...but now i guess it won't affect anymore because i learned now how to jump the page..thnxxg2http://entertainment-doze.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-63368263040104259242010-03-05T10:36:25.348Z2010-03-05T10:36:25.348Zhttp://digitalblog24.blogspot.com/2010/03/we-know-...http://digitalblog24.blogspot.com/2010/03/we-know-that-blogger-has-supported.htmlbdlinkpointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05310527062414684880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-49720790273258591002010-03-01T11:50:43.637Z2010-03-01T11:50:43.637ZHi amanda i want to have a link exchange with your...Hi amanda i want to have a link exchange with your site
Make money onlineRafay Balochhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15944091083959815608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-70785612244474279442010-02-19T00:11:55.306Z2010-02-19T00:11:55.306ZAmanda - Thanks so much for the 'read more' advice...Amanda - Thanks so much for the 'read more' advice, which I implemented, but unfortunately though I can now click on 'read more' at the cut off in my posting all that happens is that I skip back to the the top of the original post. I can keep on clicking and turn it into a game! It goes round, and round, and round going nowhere but home! I have tried over and over again in the HTML to alter it, but am at a loss as to what I should do now. Sorry to bother you with this, but I do have a problem. I was wondering if this has happened to any one else.
And might I add a thank you for the incredible patience and the gift of your vast knowledge that you give to all of us out here. We who plod on bravely, lured by the pleasure in blogging, and subject to its woes.Gordon Waleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09680118325179975072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-74490730972755010342010-02-14T17:14:57.924Z2010-02-14T17:14:57.924ZVery nice widget..Its works..Very nice widget..

Its works..farazhttp://funnysms.vpaki.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-31287278995445452322010-02-08T08:06:51.789Z2010-02-08T08:06:51.789ZWow, unfortunately this completely messed up my bl...Wow, unfortunately this completely messed up my blog, the side bar is below the posts, and removing the code for the Jump Link has not restored my side bar to the proper position.

Now in my layout, the posts widget extends across the width of my blog. Anyone have the same thing happen or have any ideas for a resolution? Stupid idea on Blogger's part because this doesn't work with custom templates, even with their "fix."The Holistic Divahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05962904868412062210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-37859842767175025952010-02-07T02:04:42.612Z2010-02-07T02:04:42.612ZHi Amanda... I've got my own problem here on my Bl...Hi Amanda... I've got my own problem here on my Blog, my "Read more.." always show up at the end of my posts although I never "hacked" or use the Read more function from my blogspot posts. Can you tell me "How to get rid of it?"... Thanks.Mc | solve shutdown problemhttp://doit2us.blogspot.com/search/label/solution%20for%20Shutdown%20problemnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-60658506566051595292010-02-06T15:44:55.316Z2010-02-06T15:44:55.316ZI got a hack for this from another blog (Blog Doct...I got a hack for this from another blog (Blog Doctor), and it works great except "read more" appears in every post. If I have a short post, I think it's tacky to have read more when there is no more, and I sure don't want to make readers click to get one more sentence.

Is there a way to insert the read more text directly into the code of the post, so I can decide when I do or do not want to use this function?Anarahttp://www.able2able.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-72191991980757634432010-02-02T21:10:15.565Z2010-02-02T21:10:15.565ZThanks sooo much!Thanks sooo much!Addahttp://www.wallpapersadda.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-48585365683431489652010-01-23T03:44:59.372Z2010-01-23T03:44:59.372ZThanks Amanda ... it really helpful ... :)Thanks Amanda ... it really helpful ... :)Viral Marketinghttp://www.viral-marketing-guide.co.ccnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-62599843317431720012010-01-14T04:31:22.939Z2010-01-14T04:31:22.939ZI think you don't need this one as blogger.com has...I think you don't need this one as blogger.com has already updated their post editor which includes the "read more" feature and other cool featuresEngr. Cesar Noelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07870843078545482649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-21554932876755969682010-01-13T15:10:30.471Z2010-01-13T15:10:30.471Zthank you very much....now the link read more in...thank you very much....

now the link read more in my post just shown if I broke the page....before I used your tips, read more always appear although I didn't break the page.....Ikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03269050874404852359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-72509588213370654182010-01-09T05:44:49.586Z2010-01-09T05:44:49.586ZI followed the instructions and my blog no longer ...I followed the instructions and my blog no longer shows up in Chrome or Firefox.KGhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07608254945919109199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-39999780518123234892010-01-03T03:14:04.130Z2010-01-03T03:14:04.130ZI have a custom template and followed instruction ...I have a custom template and followed instruction on blogger buster to add a "read more" function. Blogger has the "Jump links" now and I want to get rid of the prior customization because they seem to conflict with eachother - it takes a lot of tweaking each post to get it to work and at the end of the day, i have 2 "read more" links at the end of an abbreviated post. HELP!
HerDeepThoughts.comLaLicenciadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15155116476790680637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-46632304812790796932009-12-28T04:57:03.028Z2009-12-28T04:57:03.028ZThanks sooo much! This was driving me nutsThanks sooo much! This was driving me nutsApryl @ Christian Clippershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06927552245019816934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-24226030171843690622009-12-02T18:51:48.331Z2009-12-02T18:51:48.331ZThanks a lot for your instructions. Your posts hav...Thanks a lot for your instructions. Your posts have been very helpful.

Could you also help me with styling the 'read more' thing? I am not able to grasp that and failed while changing the colour of 'Read more' text.

My 'Read More' text is Blue in colour, whereas I would like to have it in a colour that matches with my Blog's theme [green or something].

Your quick reply would be greatly appreciated.Zaid Khanhttp://projectdeoband.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-70881670173422234052009-12-01T17:42:37.457Z2009-12-01T17:42:37.457ZHi and thanks for the tips!One minor problem:Wha...Hi and thanks for the tips!
One minor problem:
What if you have many authors in your blog ( not admins) and they can not change the post editor to the new one. What can we do???
Only type !-- more -- in EDIT HTML mode???
Is there any way to bring up the new post editor for them too??
Thanksshin0bihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05176585370635993714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-75188374560843331392009-11-25T02:02:27.096Z2009-11-25T02:02:27.096ZThank for the tutorial, but there was a problem in...Thank for the tutorial, but there was a problem in saving pdf file, there is truncated article, how can i fix ?albanihttp://cariilmumu.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com

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Thank You to my 10,000 RSS Subscribers

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post5644744626266444686..comments2010-08-06T11:19:28.460+01:00Comments on Blogger Buster: Thank You to my 10,000 RSS SubscribersAmandanoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-8619626281126092702010-02-28T21:21:44.902Z2010-02-28T21:21:44.902ZI am one of those subscribed.I am one of those subscribed.??????http://www.usvisa.jpnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-4096911271235879332010-02-02T20:50:58.700Z2010-02-02T20:50:58.700Zwow cool very goodwow cool very goodAdminhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07083694436424865724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-64365732432084900532009-09-11T18:41:21.400+01:002009-09-11T18:41:21.400+01:00Quite an amazing feet. Congrats!Quite an amazing feet. Congrats!Free Business Cardshttp://gotfreebusinesscards.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-11424038251104414972009-08-26T10:48:31.715+01:002009-08-26T10:48:31.715+01:00Thank you all for your kind comments :) I really e...Thank you all for your kind comments :) I really enjoy blogging about Blogger, and your continued encouragement makes me want to write more! Over the next few weeks I have some great improvements and announcements about this site, which I hope you will all find useful.

@Curious - I don't check often about page views and the like as it seems many people read updates in their feed reader. The past few months we've averaged 70,000 uniques each month (not sure about actual page views).Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09275117357119687015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-56414881130449443612009-08-24T02:07:49.197+01:002009-08-24T02:07:49.197+01:00congratulationscongratulationsiman354http://imanlinuxer.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-74014366896637689042009-08-22T23:34:31.282+01:002009-08-22T23:34:31.282+01:00Congrats!Congrats!Kamrul Hasan Noorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10454900610205086029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-25666835505317738672009-08-22T17:18:51.366+01:002009-08-22T17:18:51.366+01:00You're welcome. Congrats and THANK YOU!You're welcome. Congrats and THANK YOU!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-85798194417112057522009-08-22T04:24:45.036+01:002009-08-22T04:24:45.036+01:00Congratulation, me too want to have some day so ma...Congratulation, me too want to have some day so many reders so maybe if my site will have links i can do it. So SAY HELLOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-71674250332410219572009-08-21T22:44:28.074+01:002009-08-21T22:44:28.074+01:00Many many Congrats!You deserve it :)Many many Congrats!

You deserve it :)AffiliatesTaghttp://affiliatestag.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-2319731854549028282009-08-21T21:52:00.235+01:002009-08-21T21:52:00.235+01:00U are welcome!!!! RegardsU are welcome!!!! RegardsRa?l Monterohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16897348206307719957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-70876678642639231492009-08-21T16:29:39.540+01:002009-08-21T16:29:39.540+01:00Aww, congratulations!! That is most definitely a l...Aww, congratulations!! That is most definitely a lovely lovely milestone.

Be sure and pop by & leave a note! :) And please do follow!!

-Laila
www.randomweavings.blogspot.comLaila Of Course!http://www.blogger.com/profile/08301216619155208509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-11327354785531600642009-08-21T15:14:43.586+01:002009-08-21T15:14:43.586+01:00Congratulations! Congratulations on your achieveme...Congratulations! Congratulations on your achievements.

Idenaldobloggernawebhttp://bloggernaweb.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-32820024145773471192009-08-21T15:14:26.669+01:002009-08-21T15:14:26.669+01:00You must be proud of this. I think I can beat you ...You must be proud of this. I think I can beat you one day, just remember me as a blogger.Reza Winandarhttp://www.bloggermakemoney.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-50261138223452124282009-08-21T14:53:23.216+01:002009-08-21T14:53:23.216+01:00You deserve a whole lot more of subscribers for ex...You deserve a whole lot more of subscribers for explaining things well and providing great information. I'm proud to be 1 of the 10000. More subscribers to you!Myshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07345668756201546296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-90058760960033506202009-08-21T14:42:45.531+01:002009-08-21T14:42:45.531+01:00Well done, you are doing a great job and people ar...Well done, you are doing a great job and people are voting with their RSS.9uyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11012328555050586789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-79699941964781964412009-08-21T14:23:44.228+01:002009-08-21T14:23:44.228+01:00Amanda you are the best, you deserve more than tha...Amanda you are the best, you deserve more than that. You share your knowledge with us unconditionally, you are one of a kind Amanda. Some of us have come to know things we never imagined we could even try to understand. Congratulations on your achievements.
Proud subscriber to your blog!nukta77http://nukta77.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-54510507950951196622009-08-21T14:08:28.422+01:002009-08-21T14:08:28.422+01:00Congratulations!Congratulations!??http://www.blogger.com/profile/03046739438916416275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-33543668584549168532009-08-21T14:08:19.985+01:002009-08-21T14:08:19.985+01:00????? ^^??? ? ?? ?????.????? ^^
??? ? ?? ?????.Jewon Anhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05365672579569769054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-19717615151753135732009-08-21T14:01:50.069+01:002009-08-21T14:01:50.069+01:00You do so much for all of us! thanks Again!!You do so much for all of us! thanks Again!!jana in the junglehttp://www.homeschooljungle.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-57091732816093772022009-08-21T13:58:27.543+01:002009-08-21T13:58:27.543+01:00Congratulations Amanda! I enjoyed your posts and t...Congratulations Amanda! I enjoyed your posts and tips since i'm a beginner blogger, you grew me up and all I want to say is, thank you!

You deserved more subscriber than 10,000, congratulations again for this great milestone! :DAlvaris Falconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12303951412898704162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-53526968422780948692009-08-21T13:51:27.980+01:002009-08-21T13:51:27.980+01:00Congrat!You deserve to have all these.May I know...Congrat!
You deserve to have all these.
May I know how you take your time to reach 10000?Sharing Ideas Onlinehttp://www.eblogtalk.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-75705219198060771542009-08-21T13:31:19.949+01:002009-08-21T13:31:19.949+01:00Congrats :)Congrats :)Uhurhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05349510347552802584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-55379407403470202522009-08-21T13:22:45.187+01:002009-08-21T13:22:45.187+01:00You're welcome.You're welcome.krissy knoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14541923934162365673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-724793682641096478.post-17666605642241402232009-08-21T13:12:15.065+01:002009-08-21T13:12:15.065+01:00Congrats on the subscriber milestone.But what I'...Congrats on the subscriber milestone.

But what I've always been curious about is the traffic stats of Blogger Buster, how many visitors do you typically get each day ?Curiousnoreply@blogger.com

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101 Awesome Free Blogger Templates.

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Blogger template design has evolved so much since I posted the showcase of 101 Excellent Blogger Templates and the follow-up of 125 more...

This past year, we have seen some incredible changes to the sheer quality and quantity of free templates available for the Blogger platform! From incredible magazine style designs with automatic post summaries to beautiful photo showcases, lifestream templates and everything between - there are high quality designs to suit every requirement, or inspire you in the creation of your own unique designs.

For your browsing and inspirational delight, here is my showcase of awesome Blogger templates for summer 2009. These have been selected because of their outstanding quality, attention to detail, beautiful layout and feature-rich design.

I've categorized these themes under nine headings to help you find the perfect template for your site: Simply Awesome, Magazine and Gallery Styles, Bright and Colourful, Minimal and Simple, Dark Designs, Feminine and Flirty, Travel Themes and Miscellaneous Templates.

Each template includes a high-resolution screenshot, a link to a live demonstration blog and links to the Blogger designer/coder's download page where you will find instructions, licensing and further details for the design.

Due to the sheer number of images, this page may take a while to load. Please be patient - I promise the wait will be worth it!

Simply Awesome!This selection includes some of the most stunning and well-designed templates I have found. These templates are image-heavy and highly stylized, but I'm sure you'll all agree they are awesome!

Papelys y Color
Blog Amuki is one of the most astounding Blogger based designs I have ever seen! I was awestruck to discover this hugely talented designer has released some Blogger templates for free!

This is the first template by Amuki, which features a very interesting effect to hide the sidebar. Be sure to check out the demo to see this effect in action!

View Demo | Download Papeles y Color

Paper Wall
Originally designed for Wordpress by Indezigner, this theme has been converted for Blogger three times, by BloggerThemes, Blogger FAQs and Deluxe Templates. Each conversion is slightly different but both look absolutely superb and deserve these links to their download pages ;)

View Demo | Download from BloggerThemes | Download from Blogger FAQs | Download from Deluxe Templates

Showcase
This is a perfect template for anyone wishing to showcase images/templates and the like using Blogger.

Created by the talented Dante araujo, this showcase-style design works almost right out of the box and even includes javascript-based summaries so that text is hidden on non-item pages.

View Demo | Download Showcase Blogger Template

Eden's Garden
This beautiful template was designed by RayCreations. Featuring a stunning background, stylized headings and date headings, this is bound to impress visitors to your blog.

View Demo | Download Edens Garden

Tree House
Designed for Wordpress by Skinpress, this adorable theme has been converted for Blogger by FalconHive.

This theme is surprisingly easy to set up: full instructions are provided on the download page, while the navigation and 125px ads can all be configured using widgets in the layout.

View Demo | Download Tree House Template

Craftwork
This theme was originally created by EzWpThemes and converted for Blogger by Blogger FAQs. A feminine and quirky design, the appearance has been considered in all areas and makes for a stunning theme.

View Demo | Download Craftwork Theme

Gamma Ray
This stunning dark theme includes an animated featured posts section and very stylish typography. An original design by Insight Your Blogger.

View Demo | Download Gamma Ray

ImpreZZ
This fabulous template offers a three column layout with integrated Twitter updates and beautifully styled headings in the central column. Converted by Falcon Hive from the original design by Gopal Raju.

View Demo | Download ImpreZZ

Art Template
Here's another memorable EzWpThemes conversion, this time by Gosu of FoolBlogger.com. Designed to appear like a scrapbook, this highly stylized theme is colourful yet very functional.

View Demo | Download Art Template

Magazeen
Designed by WeFunction for Smashing Magazine, this Blogger template conversion from Zona Cerebral is simply awesome! Don't be deceived by the apparent simplicity of the layout: once you see this template in action you'll understand why I like it so much.

Beneath the header section is an area of thumbnails which link to recent posts. When you hover over a thumbnail, the title of the post it links to will fade in (and out) above the thumbnails. The footer too is well-styled, and while this template will require personalization for your particular blog, I promise the results will be well worth the effort!

Demo | Download Magazeen Template

Wooden Fence
Here's another stunning conversion from Alvaris Falcon, converted from the Wordpress theme by TemplateLite.

This three column theme is beautifully designed with image-heavy backgrounds in the style of a sunny garden.

View Demo | Download Wooden Fence Theme

Magazine and Gallery StylesIn recent times, magazine and gallery style themes have become very popular.

Magazine-style themes are ideal for niche blogs which are regularly updated, and where the showcase of a particular category assists readers in navigation.

Gallery-style templates are perfect for photo-bloggers, artists and designers to showcase their works as in portfolio fashion.

All of the following templates make excellent use of functions and CSS styles to ensure magazine and gallery style themes showcase the potential of Blogger as a powerful publishing tool.

Dreamy
Here is a simple, elegant and fresh template by Dante araujo which includes automatic post summaries and thumbnails on the home page.

View Demo | Download Dreamy Template

Clean Milano
Here is an elegant design with an unusual colour scheme, particularly effective for a business/corporate blog. Converted from the WP theme by Jinsona, Falcon Hive's Blogger template is excellent and well worth a look.

View Demo | Download Clean Milano

Falkner Press
This design is simply fabulous! Converted by BloggerTricks from the original design by CamelGraph.com, this features automatic summaries, recent posts with thumbnails, a featured posts section and integrated YouTube embed.

View Demo | Download Falkner Press Template

The Latest
This is a clean, magazine style theme with read-more feature for posts on the home page and split header section (perfect for adding wide adsense banners above the fold).

Converted from WpThemeDesigner's template by Anshul.

View Demo | Download The Latest

Photoplus +
This template by Dante araujo is a fantastic template for photo bloggers, designers and artists! Only the images of each post are visible: these thumbnails expand into a larger version using the JQuery FullSize feature.

Be sure to check out the demo for this template: I am very impressed by this template as it demonstrates the full potential of Blogger as a web-publishing tool.

View Demo | Download Photoplus +

Infinity
When I saw the Wordpress version of this theme on Smashing Magazine, I wondered when it would be possible to see a conversion of this for Blogger. And finally it is here!

Originally designed by Vikiworks.com, this has been converted for Blogger by Blogger FAQs and features thumbnails for posts on non-item pages, integrated Flickr photostream and stunning graphics in the background.

View Demo | Download Infinity for Blogger

Gumball Special
A clean, magazine style theme, Gumball Special was originally designed by Evan Eckard and has been converted for Blogger by Blogger FAQs.

View Demo | Download Gumball Special

Magasin
A stylish magazine layout from Falcon Hive which has been converted from the original theme by PaddITsolutions.

Features a featured posts slideshow, automatic post summaries and excellent use of space in the sidebar.

Demo | Download

Zitizen
A fully functional template with featured posts slideshow and recent posts thumbnails in the header. This is converted from a template by Jinsona by Cahaya Biru.

View Demo | Download Zitizen

Showcase Light
A pale version of Dante araujo's Showcase theme, which includes automatic thumbnails and a fresh take on the colour scheme.

Demo | Download

Schemer Mag
This is a stunning, unbtrusive magazine style design which makes use of all available space in a truly elegant manner. Converted from the WP theme by Wpthemedesigner.com by Blogger Tricks.

View Demo | Download SchemerMag Template

Zinmag Futura
This is a truly stylish, magazine style theme converted from Jinsona's WP Theme by Cahaya Biru. With bold contrasting colours, a sliding featured posts section and integrated Twitter updates, this is a stylish and highly functional template.

Demo | Download Zinmag Futura

Cellar Heat Light Gallery
This is a pale, gallery-style version of the popular Cellar Heat theme by Evan Eckard, which has been converted for Blogger by MagzNetwork.

View Demo | Download

Mahusay
Here is a stunning, elegant template which has been converted from PaddItSolutions' WP theme by FreeBloggerTemplate. It features a slideshow "featured posts" section in the header and stylish presentation throughout.

View Demo | Download Mahusay Template

GameZine
This is a tremendous theme which really needs to be seen in action in order to be fully appreciated! Gamezine is converted from the WP theme by Jinsona Design by Cahaya Biru. It is designed to be a showcase style template for gaming Bloggers, and includes a wonderful magazine-style on the main page.

View Demo | Download GameZine

Bright and Colourful TemplatesThe use of strong, bright or contrasting colours can really make a blog design come to lie. Here is a selection of colourful and memorable templates to enhance the appearance of your blog:

Spring
A stunning design from RayCreations with tabbed navigation and high-res background image.

Demo | Download Spring Blogger Template

Magasin DiezThis cheerful, bright coloured theme uses few background images and is very pleasing on the eyes. Converted from the WP theme by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download Magasin Diez

Night Whimsey
This three column layout was converted from the original theme by Scribblescratch by DeluxeTemplates.

Demo | Download Night Whimsey

Retrograde
Harking back to designs of the past, this bold and colourful template will brighten any blog! Converted from the original CSS template from Dawghouse Design Studio by Blogger FAQs.

View Demo | Download Retrograde Template

Paradise Valley
Fresh, colourful and beautifully designed, this theme by RayCreations is simple yet truly awesome.

View Demo | Download Paradise Valley

Nature BlogA clean and fresh blog theme, converted from the WP Theme by WebDesignLessons by Deluxe Templates.

Demo | Download Nature Blog

Red Light
This bright and eye-catching template was converted from Template Lite's WP theme by Blogger Styles. It offers a three column layout with stunning large background image and many stylistic features throughout.

Demo | Download Red Light Template

Green Scrapbook
Converted from the WP theme by SimplyWP, this muted colour theme is simple yet effectively presented. Blogger template coded by Ipietoon.

View Demo | Download Green Scrapbook

Maroon King
This is a simple, red-toned theme was created for Blogger by Skinpress and offers a clean simplistic layout and an integrated feed link in the header.

Learn more and download

Minimal and Simple DesignsColour, layout and typography alone can serve as the basis for a great design. These simple, minimalist templates use few (if any) images, ensuring that the blog content is the main focus of the readers' attention:

Scrappy
This fast-loading three column blog features three narrow columns and lots of eye-pleasing white space. Ideal for micro-bloggers, this was designed for Blogger by Dante araujo.

View Demo | Download Scrappy Template

Extreme Georgia
This simple typographic template was converted from Mentariwork's CSS template by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download Extreme Georgia

Typoork
Antonio Lupetti of Woork has always had an exceptional eye for design. Typoork is his latest free Blogger template offering, featuring an exceptional clean layout and beautifully ordered typography.

View Demo | Download Typoork

Quick Chic
An elegant, vaguely feminine theme with minimalist layout. Based on the theme by Quick Online Tips and Bloggerized by ChicaBlogger.

View Demo | Download Quick Chic

Halo 01
This is a two column template of my own design which features a unique approach to presenting the meta-data for each post.

View Demo | Download Halo 01

Showoff
A simple, yet highly effective design which includes integrated Twitter updates beneath the header and navigation links. Designed by Dante araujo.

View Demo | Download Showoff template.

Showoff Light
A pale white and red version of Dante araujo's Showoff template.

View Demo | Download Showoff Light

The Summer
A simple two column theme with only one backgroud image which instead focuses on CSS based colour and typography. Designed for Blogger by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download The Summer Template

Smash My Typo
Originally designed for Smashing Magazine by Alexander Dahlberg, this elegant minimal template was converted for Blogger by Blogger FAQs.

View Demo | Download Smash My Typo

Excess
This simple green-toned template is based on the CSS template by FreeCssTemplates and has been converted for Blogger by Blogger FAQs.

View Demo | Download Excess Template

Think Simple
This elegant simple theme features three columns and integrated RSS subscription links. This was designed for Blogger by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download Think Simple

Dark DesignsTemplates of a dominant dark colour scheme work beautifully where bright contrasting images are presented in the posts.

Many designers choose to adopt a dark colour scheme for their blogs, though these templates may also be adapted for personal, business and technology-related niches:
Gotham Nights
This stunning dark theme was originally created for Wordpress by Evan Eckard, and has been converted for Blogger by Blogger FAQs.

View Demo | Download Gotham Nights

Black Power
This theme includes Twitter updates in the header, well-designed comment counts, plus integrated search, feed and navigation links. Converted from the WP theme by Skinpress by Falcon Hive.

View Demo | Download Black Power

Dark Mistry
Another stunning original design by RayCreations. Features a two column layout with unique styling of the different widget types and breathtaking main background image.

View Demo | Download Dark Misty

Tagland
A dark and serious theme by Dante araujo with a keen focus on each element of style.

View Demo | Download Tagland

Rock My World
Originally designed by Pelangipetang, this awesome grunge-style theme has been converted for Blogger by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download Rock My World

Evidens
A stunning, simple dark theme which offers three columns in the layout and perfect attention to details. Originally created for WP by Design Disease and converted for Blogger by Blog and Web.

View Demo | Download Evidens for Blogger

Blue Diamond
This is an image-heavy, beautifully toned design featuring Twitter and RSS links in the header and a stylish approach to the layout. Converted from Skinpress' WP theme by Falcon Hive.

View Demo | Download Blue Diamond

BCute
Here is another conversion of a Skinpress theme by Deluxe Templates, this time a dark theme with a stylish and highly functional header section.

View Demo | Download BCute Template

The Conservative American
An unusual niche-style template with a patriotic feel, this two column template is not short of features including: automatic date, Twitter integration and navigation links. Converted by Zona Cerebral from the Wordpress design by Jeremy Buff.

View Demo | Download Conservative American

Zinmag Remedy
Converted by Falcon Hive from the Wordpress theme by Jinsona Design, this dark intriguing theme offers many great features, though requires a good deal of customization to install.

View Demo | Download Zinmag Remedy

Template Black
An original dark design by Templates Novo Blogger.

View Demo | Download

Woody
A wood effect template with semi-transparent backgrounds, converted from Frozr's design by ChicaBlogger.

View Demo | Download

Feminine and Flirty DesignsThis round-up would not be complete without a selection of feminine and flirty designs for ladies who prefer a girly appearance to their themes:

WP Polaroid Pink
Adii's excellent WP theme was originally converted for Blogger by eBlogTemplates, and has been given a wholly feminine makeover by ChicaBlogger.

View Demo | Download WP Polaroid Pink
Meet the Chef
Gisele Jaquenod's designs are always cute, well designed and perfectly laid out. Here is her latest offering: Meet The Chef, a three column feminine design with unique header banner.

Read more and download
Flower Garden
This cheerful theme was designed by IpieToon and features a split sidebar, widgetized footer section and unique header banner (watch what happens when you move your cursor around...).

View Demo | Download Flower Garden Template

Nature Gift
This simple two column theme was originally designed by Top Tut and includes a beautiful header image. Converted for Blogger by BloggerThemes.

View Demo | Download Nature's Gift

Tired Girl
Tired Girl offers a beautiful header design and quirky approach to navigation. Designed by Skincorner for Blogger users.

View Demo | Download Tired Girl Template

Baby Cute
A cute theme by Ipietoon, which is perfect for those blogging about a new addition to the family. The PSD file may also be downloaded for customization of the header banner.

View Demo | Download Baby Cute

Vector Flower
A beautiful Blogger template offered by Klodian of Deluxe Templates, this two column template was converted from the original design by EzWpThemes.

View Demo | Download Vector Flowers

Girly Nature
This ethereal theme offers a beautiful colour scheme, and includes integrated search and RSS feed link. Converted from the WP theme by TemplateLite by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download Girly Nature

Retro Book
A simple, retrospective design in sepia tones, this theme was converted from GetTemplate's original design by Chica Blogger.

View Demo | Download Retro Book

Floral Day
Subtle and feminine, this template was converted from SimplyWP's theme by ChicaBlogger.

View Demo | Download Floral Day

Glamorous
This original theme by Dante araujo offers a three column layout which can be easily customized by swapping out the background image. The PSD file is included for easy customization of the logo.

View Demo | Download Glamorous

Green Mile
I love the balanced layout of this subtle theme, which is based on the design by EzWpThemes and converted for Blogger by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download

Water Color
With a stunning background image, tabbed navigation and stylish sidebar section, this template is impressive while pleasing to read. Converted from TemplateLite's original design by Falcon Hive.

View Demo | Download Water Color Template

Unusual Layouts and StylesI love to see new design styles where the author has chosen to break out of conventional layout schemes. We tend to consider a blog layout as having at least one sidebar to the left, right or either side of blog content; that the header section should span the width of the blog, and other assumed layout options.

This set of themes defy convention: some are single column themes (ideal for showcasing photos!) while others do not appear like blogs at all!

Mainstream
Based on the WooThemes template, this Blogger conversion includes tabbed navigation buttons, social media links and stylish sidebar headings.

This has been bloggerized by WP Blogger Themes and is well worth a look!

View Demo | Download Mainstream

Launchpad
Are you launching a new blog soon? Launchpad is the solution to help potential readers subscribe for updates. You can write blog posts and simply upgrade your theme once the site is ready for launch.

This template was converted by ejner69 from ThemeShaper's original design.

View Demo | Download Launchpad

RS Garden
Please do take a look at the demo for RS garden to appreciate it fully - my screenshots do not do justice to this unusual theme!

Featuring a single, wide column on the home page and a narrow, left sidebar on item pages, this clean layout is ideal for photobloggers.

Converted from Rambling Soul's theme by BlogAndWeb.

View Demo | Download RS Garden

Photoblog
This simple one column theme is ideal for photobloggers and designers to showcase their works. Converted from ClipThePhotos' theme by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download Photoblog

Stripped
This is a very clean, single column theme which features the post-meta-data in a column to the right of the post body and a widgetized three column footer. Converted from Nathan Rice's theme by Quite Random.

View Demo | Download Stripped

Halfbaked
This theme offers a highly unusual, fluid layout in which the sidebar and posts are separated by a central vertical line.

Converted from Guy Fisher's WP theme by Template GoDown.

View Demo | Download Halfbaked

Dark Flower

This unusual two column theme is left-aligned: a rare layout style in recent template design. It appears as a grunge-style notebook with highly stylized widgets in the sidebar and integrated navigation links. Converted from the EzWpThemes template by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download Dark Flower

Tiny Studio
A narrow, single column theme converted from Pelangi Petang's template by Zona Cerebral.

View Demo | Download Tiny Studio

2Plus
Another left-aligned theme, this original design was created by Dante araujo. It offers a clean and simple layout with excellent use of contrasting colour and minified header logo.

View Demo | Download 2Plus

Travel Themed TemplatesHere is a small selection of "travel" themed templates for Blogger, specifically chosen for those who wish to blog about their travels and world adventures!

76. Sailing
A bold, bright theme with integrated RSS link in the page curl. Converted from the EzWpThemes template by BloggerThemes.

View Demo | Download Sailing

Exotic Vacation

This is a beautiful, artistic template for travel bloggers. I particularly love the signpost for navigation around the blog! Converted from the WP theme by TemplateLite by Falcon Hive.

View Demo | Download Exotic Vacation

Lembrete
This notice-board style template was designed for Blogger by Lecca and features a split sidebar section.

View Demo | Download Lembrete

Traveling
Another template designed for Blogger by Lecca, this features a useful integrated Flickr photostream in the header which displays the latest Flickr uploads - perfect for updating with images on the go!

View Demo | Download Traveling Template

Travel and tour
Here is an elegant, simple theme for travel bloggers which features integrated navigation links and a quirky "polaroids" section in the footer.

Converted from Free CSS Templates' design by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download Travel and Tour

Miscellaneous TemplatesHere's a final selection of awesome free Blogger templates which were difficult to categorise elsewhere. All are of excellent quality and truly deserve a place in this showcase:

Community
An elegant and highly functional theme which offers integrated Twitter updates, email feed subscription and "SexyBookmarks" for easy syndication of posts.

Created by BieTempltes.

View Demo | Download

Business Talk
This stylish blue business theme was originally designed for Wordpress by EzWpThemes and has been converted for Blogger by FalconHive.

View Demo | Download Business Talk Template

Brilliance
Simple, elegant and well laid out, this template will perform well for a multitude of blog niches. Converted from Blog Oh Blog's original template by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download Brilliance

MobiPress
MobiPress in another feature-rich template from Cahaya Biru, with a bold colour scheme and interesting layout. This was converted from the WP theme by Jinsona Design.

View Demo | Download MobiPress

NotebookThis is a beautiful grunge-inspired theme by Ray Creations, which inuludes a stylized welcome message and integrated navigation links.

View Demo | Download Notebook

Hanging
Originally a WP theme by Web Design Lessons, this lush green theme was converted for Blogger by Deluxe Templates.

View Demo | Download Hanging

The Business Templates
A professional theme, this can be adapted to have 2-6 columns for all your widget needs. The header image also may be changed to suit the requirements of your blog.

Coded by OurBlogTemplates.

View Demo | Download The Business Templates

Zinepress
Based on Andrew Lindstrom's beautiful Wordpress theme, this Blogger conversion was coded by Blogger FAQs.

View Demo | Download Zinepress

The Clam Shell
An awesome theme with big bold icons! Converted from Michael Soriano's template by Free Blogger Template.

View Demo | Download Clamshell

Wiking
This is a simple, grunge-style theme with a huge RSS icon in the header, integrated navigation links and beautiful typography choices. Converted from the Skinpress theme by Dante araujo.

View Demo | Download Wiking

Papercon
This elegant white theme was created by Denshou and may be downloaded from BTemplates.com

View Demo | Download Papercon

Chocolate
This delicious template was coded by Lawny and is based on a PSD tutorial by PSDVibe.

View Demo | Download Chocolate

Typebased
Typebased is a beautifully elegant design, originally created by Woo Themes and bloggerized by BTemplates. This design features two columns in the layout, and post data is separated in a column to the left.

View Demo | Download Typebased

Acosmintech
This stunning, glossy theme is based on the original template by Alexandru Cosmin and converted by WP Blogger Themes.

View Demo | Download AcosminTech

Night Sky
This design includes a breathtaking background image and stylized sidebar column. Another intriguing and original design by Ray Creations.

View Demo | Download Night Sky

Vixilus
This grey and blue themed design puts the blog's description in central focus - a feature noted among portfolio blogs and websites - while the blog title is minimal in the upper left corner. An original Blogger design by Dante araujo.

View Demo | Download Vixilus

Tonos Cálidos
Last - and most certainly not least! - this amazing theme by Blog Amuki is adapted from Falcon Hive's excellent Zinmag Tribune template.

Tonos Cálidos uses the magazine template, but injects this with subtle grunge overtones and a warm colour scheme. This is even more beautiful when viewed in the browser, and would make an excellent choice for a portfolio blog or personal site.

View Demo | Download Tonos Cálidos

Final ThoughtsBlogger templates have truly evolved over the past twelve months. It's been a pleasure to find such great templates and talented designers who offer their works for free download in efforts to improve the resources available to the Blogger community.

Each of these templates is the product of hard work, patience and perseverance. Wherever possible, I have linked to the download page on the Blogger template coder's site and - where applicable - to the original designers website (in cases where templates have been converted from another platform). For any of the templates you download, be sure to check the license and adhere to any conditions of use. After all, attribution for the work of these talented designers is the least reward we can offer for their efforts!

If you have found this a useful or inspirational resource feel free to share, bookmark or re-tweet! I truly appreciate your help to spread the word about the posts you enjoy most from this site :)

Please also take a look at my previous showcase posts to find even more beautiful Blogger templates which are completely free to use:
The Top 20 Free Blogger Templates of 2008125 More Excellent Blogger Templates12 Free Photoblog Templates for Blogger
101 Excellent Blogger XML TemplatesLet us know which designs you love the most by leaving your comments below!

Image credit (top of post): Swisscan.

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Tagnetic Poetry for Blogger?

2010-06-27T02:36:00.000-07:00

Here's something interesting I've been working on lately: a "Tagnetic Poetry" widget/add-on for Blogger.

Based on Roy Tanck's Tagnetic Poetry plugin for Wordpress, this widget can be used to add interesting stylized links for label pages or other interesting posts. It uses Flash to create and display the links and their titles, and chooses a different layout each time the page is reloaded. Try refreshing this page and you'll see how this works.

Here's an example of how this Tagnetic Poetry widget displays linked label tags from this blog:

Tagnetic Poetry by Roy Tanck and Merel Zwart requires Flash Player 9 or better.

Ideally, this widget needs lots of space and short labels/titles to display properly. The script will not display lengthy tags unless there is enough room for them to be rendered properly, so where many tags are displayed, one or two tags may be missing.

So... it's not ideal, and certainly not a useful function for bloggers who require a great many links to be displayed, but you've got to admit it looks pretty good ;)

I understand that many of you would like to install a tag board like this in your template, so I am working on an installable widget/gadget which will enable you to add this to your layout or within a post page.

However, installation is rather difficult. We cannot simply use labels to auto-generate the links because the script requires the tags and links in "escaped" HTML, and I'm unable to replicate. We would also experience the problem of lengthy (or many) tags interfering with the display and unescaped spaces in URLS (which would break the script altogether)... I'm sure this is a lack of experience with JavaScript on my part, and would welcome any ideas to improve this widget!

So in the meantime, I'll work on a tutorial to explain how I add this to Blogger templates and pages. This will be complex, but will enable you to install with a bit of work. And if there are any JavaScript developers who would like to help me work on an installable version - please do get in touch!

Thanks to Roy Tanck, upon whose hard work this Tagnetic Poetry widget is based. Don't forget to check out Blogumus - the Blogger version of his excellent WP-Cumulus plugin, and feel free to leave any comments below.

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Thank You to my 10,000 RSS Subscribers

2010-06-27T02:21:00.000-07:00

As I logged into Feedburner today, I realised Blogger Buster has reached an awesome milestone - we now have 10,000 RSS subscribers!

It doesn't seem that long ago when I set my first target of achieving 500 daily readers, when Blogger Buster was in it's infancy. How far this site has come since then!

So today I wanted to extend a great big THANK YOU to everyone who subscribes to this site! I'm awed that 10,000 of you enjoy reading my Blogger posts enough to read my updates in your feed readers and by email subscription. This truly makes my blogging ventures worthwhile :)

For those of you who may read on occasion, who have bookmarked Blogger Buster for future reference or have simply stumbled upon this post, why not join the other 10,000 subscribers and also receive regular updates on the latest Blogger tips, tricks and news? Just click the subscription button below and choose how you would like to subscribe - I promise it will take only a few moments of your time.
Subscribe to Blogger Buster
Once again, thank you all for subscribing to Blogger Buster, for leaving comments, sending news tips and templates, and for your engagement in improving the Blogger community!

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Introducing GadgetsForBlogger.com - A Searchable Directory of Gadgets for Blogger

2010-06-27T02:06:00.000-07:00

Since Blogger launched the Gadget directory, I've been keeping track of new submissions and developing several gadgets of my own. While Blogger's directory is searchable, I realised that many bloggers would find descriptive reviews, screenshots, developer details and installation instructions a useful addition to the brief descriptions offered in the directory listings.

So I decided to create Gadgets for Blogger - a searchable directory of gadgets which have been developed specifically for the Blogger platform.

Each gadget listed in this directory features:
The gadget titleA full description of the gadgetScreenshot of the gadget in actionDetails of ads included in the gadget (where applicable)Contact/website details of the gadget developer (where possible) Quick install link, to add the gadget to your blog without having to navigate to your Blogger dashboard and through various menus to locate the installation link.All gadgets listed on Gadgets for Blogger have been tested first, to ensure they display properly when installed in a Blogger blog and also to provide instructions where installation techniques may not be immediately obvious.
Featured GadgetsThe very best gadgets are assigned to the "Featured" category. These gadgets are all of exceptional quality in terms of coding, appearance and usefulness. The most recent additions to this category are highlighted above the main listings in the Featured posts showcase:

You can also find all Featured Gadgets by viewing the Featured gallery.
Submit Your Own GadgetsIf you have developed any gadgets of your own, feel free to fill in this form to submit your gadget for inclusion in the directory once they meet the following requirements:
Your gadget must have been developed for use with Blogger powered blogsThe gadget should be tested and workingSpam and malware gadgets will not be included. If your gadget contains ads, this will be described in the listing page.Include the URL where your gadget is hosted. This enables us to create a link for readers to add the gadget directly from this site.

Here are some useful resources for Blogger gadget developers:
Blogger Gadget Developer's Guide Google Gadget Developer's Guide Best UI Practises for Blogger GadgetsGoogle Code (for hosting your gadgets and associated scripts)Submit your gadgets to Blogger for inclusion in the official directory
Regular UpdatesI'll be updating Gadgets for Blogger on a weekly basis (at least) to include any new submissions to the official Gadget directory in addition to any direct submissions on the site.

Feel free to suggest any gadgets I may have missed and I'll try to get these included as soon as possinle.
See also...If you're searching for Blogger gadgets and plugins, you should also check out Aneesh's sites:
Blogger Widgets, which offers tutorials and articles to help install widgets, gadgets and other add-ons in Blogger templatesBlogger Gadgets - a similar, searchable directory of Gadgets for the Blogger platform.Your Thoughts?Do you think Gadgets for Blogger will be a useful resource for the Blogger community? Do you have any suggestions for how it may be improved?

Please feel free to let me know your thoughts about this new project by leaving your comments below.

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Share Posts from the Blogger NavBar

2010-06-27T01:51:00.000-07:00

Yet more treats for Blogger's 10th birthday celebrations were released for us today!

An additional button in the Blogger Navbar now enables us to share our posts via Twitter, Facebook, Google Reader and by email:

When a reader clicks the "Share" link on your blog's home page, they can opt to share the URL of your blog by Twitter, Facebook or Google Reader. On item pages, the pop-up box includes the additional option to share by email:

When readers share your blog and posts, additional parameters are added to the URL which helps you track the syndication of these posts using Google Analytics in the format "?spref=nn" where the nn part is changed to fb for Facebook, tw for Twitter or gr for Google Reader.

For example:
http://buzz.blogger.com/2009/08/share-from-nav-bar.html?spref=tw (sharing the announcement post on Twitter)
http://www.bloggerbuster.com?spref=fb (sharing the Blogger Buster homepage on Facebook)You can then search for URLs ending with these parameters when using Google Analytics to view details of how your posts have been shared.

Of course, this new feature is only available to those who have not chosen to hide the Blogger Navbar!

If your Blogger template does not display the Blogger Navbar and you would like to make it reappear in order to use this new feature, here is what you should do:

1. Go to Layout>Edit HTML in your Blogger dashboard.

2. Using your browser's search function, locate the following section of code:
#navbar-iframe {height:0px;visibility:hidden;display:none;}This should be located within the or

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Once you have finished adding the Label feed URLs and titles to your Sitemap post, you can publish your post and enjoy using your new Blogger sitemap!

Troubleshooting your FeedControl SitemapHere are a few issues which you may encounter when installing your sitemap:

The sitemap takes ages to load!
This may happen if you use a large number of labels in your sitemap. Few label feeds will load quickly, while many will take a long time to load.

If this is of particular issue, try to reduce the number of labels/feeds in your sitemap.

The sitemap does not display!
If the sitemap does not load at all, this may be due to an error when pasting the initial template code, your API key or a label feed.

The best advice would be to begin the installation again, making sure you use the Edit HTML mode of your post editor and are careful not to accidentally delete any other elements of the code.

You should also take care not to switch to "Compose" mode while editing your sitemap as this sometimes makes involuntary changes to HTML code which could corrupt the sitemap script.

Certain Labels do not display any posts
This may happen in cases where the URL of your label feed is not quite correct, for example, the title is not capitalized, or spaces are not replaced with %20.

In this case, edit your template and check the URL of the offending label feed carefully for any involuntary errors. Make changes as appropriate, and save your template.

I have more than 100 posts filed under a particular label. How can I display all posts?
Google's Feed Control can only be used to display up to 100 posts from a particular feed. In order to display more results, we need to add a new feed variable, in which the start index is 101.

In the Blogger Buster sitemap, for example, I need to display more than 100 posts for the Customize your Blogger Template category. In the line after the first 100 results for this category, I paste a new line where the start index of the feed is the 101st post, like this:

feedControl.addFeed("http://www.bloggerbuster.com/feeds/posts/default/-/Customize%20your%20Blogger%20Template?max-results=100", "Customize your Blogger Template");
feedControl.addFeed("http://www.bloggerbuster.com/feeds/posts/default/-/Customize%20your%20Blogger%20Template?start-index=101&max-results=100", "Customize your Blogger Template (Part 2)");If your label includes more than 200 posts, you can add a third variable where the start index is 201, and so on.

Adding extra content, and styling your sitemapIt is possible to add extra content to your sitemap page, for example, a explanatory paragraph or links to other important pages of your template.

Ideally, you should add this content while editing your sitemap in Edit HTML mode. Be sure to add this content above or below your sitemap script to prevent any errors which would prevent the sitemap displaying properly.

If you would like to style elements of the sitemap, you can achieve this using CSS (either by adding to the

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