Condoms are a life-saving piece of tech, and for being little more than uninflated latex balloons, they do their job pretty well if
you wear them. That's the part that Bill Gates is working on. No, he's
not going around as a one-man condom-police army, but he is offering $100,000 to anyone who can make a condom less of a bummer to wear.
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Thursday, October 16, 2014
Google Latest News on Put Ads Every Where and Car with No Steering Wheel
Google reveals plans to Put its Ads Everywhere
Google has revealed that it is planning to show ads to produce revenue on everything from car dashboards to watches. The search giant also said that it was enforced to sketch out the plan in December. Google also alleged that it could be serving ads and other content on car dashboards, refrigerators, thermostats, glasses and watches.Google made the statement about why it should not divulge revenue generated from mobile devices. Google argued that it does not make sense to break out mobile revenue since the meaning of mobile will prolong to evolve as more smart devices roll out.
Google’s concept watch has a touch screen and also voice control built in. The firm will build a special app store for wearable software that can show ads. According to Google, it is working with Samsung, LG, Motorola and others to include the software in their watches.
The company said that their anticipation is that users will be using their services and viewing ads on a progressively wider assortment of devices in the future.
Google produces about 95% of its profits and nearly all of its profit from advertising, the Guardian points out.
From a defense and seclusion point of view, this is cause for concern. In the filing, Google has shown that it and others aim to accomplish ever further into our lives and to gather even more, and more dissimilar, data about us.
Google publicized a $3.2 billion contract in January to purchase Nest Labs, a startup known for smart thermostats and smoke detectors. Nest’s customer data would be shared with Google, probably for the intention of targeted ads and writing in a company blog. Google has announced its privacy policy that limits the utilization of customer information to providing and improving Nest’s products and services.
Google Building Car with No Steering Wheel
Google will make 100 prototype cars that drive themselves and consequently do not need a wheel or gas pedals and brakes. In its place, there are buttons for depart and discontinue.An arrangement of sensors and computing power seizes the driving from there. It will not be for retailing, and Google is implausible to go deeply into auto manufacturing.
The goal of Google with the self-driving car program has been to extend vehicles that are safer than the ones driven by humans. Nearly 33,000 Americans depart their life from auto accidents every year, with that figure increasing to 1.2 million universally. Google believes that it can trim by as much as 90 percent by using a technology that can sense and react to things faster than humans.
It includes profound utilization of fluff, and an electric motor. The company would not reveal specific partners on the project. Google was working on building its own self driving car reference design which was leaked out. Self driving vehicles are unbelievably essential for people those are underserved by typical transit options, particularly those who don’t live in densely packed urban areas.
These prototypes have the capability to change the world and the community around us.
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Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Black Hat vs White Hat SEO: What You Need to Know
You’ve probably noticed that the internet can be a bit like the Wild West.
Newbies ride into town regularly – often with high hopes of getting rich quick. Perhaps you’re one of them (or perhaps you can at least remember those days).
“Snake oil” salesmen make outrageous promises about how their product can solve all your problems (usually with a heavy dose of yellow highlighter, and a few fake countdown timers).
And just like in the West, there are goodies and baddies – “white hats” who obey the law and “black hats” who break it. In fact, you may well have heard of “white hat SEO” and “black hat SEO” already.
Online, Sheriff Google lays down the law – and you definitely don’t want to get caught doing something you shouldn’t.
So let’s take a look at what you need to know.
What’s SEO?
SEO stands for “search engine optimisation”. It’s the practice of getting your website or blog to rank highly in search engines – particularly Google, which dominates the market.
Sometimes, you’ll also hear “an SEO” used to mean “a professional search engine optimiser”.
Black Hat SEO
Black Hat SEO is SEO that goes against Google’s rules. It results in a website that Google won’t want to promote because no-one will want to read it.
Black Hat practices include:
Basically, if a technique sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You can’t automate the process of building links to get hundreds overnight.
White Hat SEO
White hat SEO plays by the rules. It results in a website that Google naturally wants to promote, because it’s full of great content and easy for readers to engage with.
White Hat practices include:
Black Hat SEO may lead to some quick results … but these will be swiftly followed by a huge drop in traffic when Google catches you. (And bear in mind that Google’s algorithms are getting cleverer all the time.)
By using White Hat practices, you’ll be sure of building a site that stands the test of time. You won’t have to worry about Google updates knocking you down the rankings, and you’ll also find it easy to engage in other kinds of marketing – like using social media – because you’ll have something truly valuable to offer your readers.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this too: are you actively using SEO techniques to get more traffic to your site? And have you ever used Black Hat methods (perhaps unwittingly) – or are you firmly on the White Hat side?
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Newbies ride into town regularly – often with high hopes of getting rich quick. Perhaps you’re one of them (or perhaps you can at least remember those days).
“Snake oil” salesmen make outrageous promises about how their product can solve all your problems (usually with a heavy dose of yellow highlighter, and a few fake countdown timers).
And just like in the West, there are goodies and baddies – “white hats” who obey the law and “black hats” who break it. In fact, you may well have heard of “white hat SEO” and “black hat SEO” already.
Online, Sheriff Google lays down the law – and you definitely don’t want to get caught doing something you shouldn’t.
So let’s take a look at what you need to know.
What’s SEO?
SEO stands for “search engine optimisation”. It’s the practice of getting your website or blog to rank highly in search engines – particularly Google, which dominates the market.
Sometimes, you’ll also hear “an SEO” used to mean “a professional search engine optimiser”.
Black Hat SEO
Black Hat SEO is SEO that goes against Google’s rules. It results in a website that Google won’t want to promote because no-one will want to read it.
Black Hat practices include:
- Paying another site to link to yours.
- Creating keyword-rich links using dodgy techniques, such as trackback spam.
- Participating in link exchanges with sites that have nothing to do with yours.
- “Scraping” other people’s content to use on your site.
- Using hidden text that readers can’t see but search engines can (e.g. putting lots of keywords in white text on a white background).
- Getting your site linked to from link farms.
Basically, if a technique sounds too good to be true, it probably is. You can’t automate the process of building links to get hundreds overnight.
White Hat SEO
White hat SEO plays by the rules. It results in a website that Google naturally wants to promote, because it’s full of great content and easy for readers to engage with.
White Hat practices include:
- Creating high-quality content for your blog.
- Using WordPress or another solid CMS (content management system) for your site, so it’s well structured.
- Writing great guest posts for other blogs, putting the relationship (not the backlink) first.
- Using Google Webmaster Tools to fix any problems with your site.
- Crafting clear, direct titles for your posts that use the same keywords readers would use.
Black Hat SEO may lead to some quick results … but these will be swiftly followed by a huge drop in traffic when Google catches you. (And bear in mind that Google’s algorithms are getting cleverer all the time.)
By using White Hat practices, you’ll be sure of building a site that stands the test of time. You won’t have to worry about Google updates knocking you down the rankings, and you’ll also find it easy to engage in other kinds of marketing – like using social media – because you’ll have something truly valuable to offer your readers.
I’d love to hear your thoughts on this too: are you actively using SEO techniques to get more traffic to your site? And have you ever used Black Hat methods (perhaps unwittingly) – or are you firmly on the White Hat side?
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5 Tips To Realistically Build A Popular Blog
It’s frustrating, isn’t it?
Knowing all of the things that you know and still not being able to take your blog to the next level. The level that’ll catapult you into “popular blogger” status.
I mean, isn’t that the goal that we all have – aside from making money?
Sure you know the things you thought you needed to know. Things like traffic tips. Both on and off page SEO. An enticing “bribe” to capture more readers. Sharing you content on social media platforms.
But regardless of doing these things for months … even years … you’re still not at that point you want to be. And you’re getting frustrated, aren’t you?
I’ll even bet that you’re probably thinking that those popular bloggers just want to keep the “secrets to become a popular blogger” all to themselves. That they don’t even want to share it. That if you’re lucky enough to become a popular blogger someday, you’re lucky enough to have stumbled across the secret.
But you know what?
Shame on you for thinking that way because the actual answer has been in front of you for your whole blogging life.
Listen, I’m no popular blogger but I do have and use common sense. But besides that, the one thing that I do better than almost anything else is pay attention.
I pay attention to what’s going on around me, in blogging, in the news, wherever. And by paying attention to these popular bloggers, I’m strategically putting myself to be in their position one day.
In the meantime, not to be a glory hog, I’ve decided to share with you a few of the more important tips I was able to come up with. By following these tips, you’ll get a better understanding of how they built their blogs to become so popular and how you can do it too.
So, get out your magnifying glass, Sherlock … we’re going to have a look at 5 tips right now.
Tip #1: Emulate What Successful Bloggers Are Doing.
It always amazes me when certain bloggers, who obviously wants to prove that they can make it, try to do this by being original. By being different. By not following what others have previously done.
These bloggers always leave me shaking my head and asking one question.
Why?
Why try to be original? Why try to be different? If others have done it before you, then what sense does it make to re-invent a completely new wheel?
Listen, being original is one thing but the best thing you can do for your blog is to copy other bloggers in your niche. Now, let me clarify what I mean by copy them. I’m not saying for you to blatantly go and copy their content – rather copy certain things they do.
For example, if they have a post that’s very popular, write a post of your own on that topic. If they have a certain “bribe” to get readers to join their mailing list, come up with a similar “bribe” of your own. If you notice that they’re very engaging and active with comments and on social media, do the same.
Emulate them as much as you can, while still being yourself, because they’re obviously doing something right to succeed – and you want to be just as successful as they are.
I’ve only been involved with blogging for a little over a year, but it really amazes me how much blogging has changed in the short time I’ve been involved in it. Not too long ago, to be successful blogging, it was all about SEO and choosing long tail keywords to rank for.
While to some degree it’s still that, the blogosphere has drastically changed. More and more it’s all about building relationships with bloggers and relationship marketing – and I couldn’t be more happier.
While I think SEO is important, I feel it’s much more important to build relationships and engage with others.
This can have a longer lasting effect on the success of your blog. But the greatest thing about it is that it’s fairly easy to start.
Here are a few example of how you can start:
Commenting regularly on other blogs.
Sharing other bloggers content on your social media platforms.
Emailing them personally about a specific post they wrote that you enjoyed.
Doing these things on a consistent basis will quickly get you on that bloggers radar and they’ll start to pay more attention to you.
Once that happens, you could be well on your way to building strong relationships with many bloggers. And that’s a great thing since it’s difficult to be successful blogging if you try to make it on your own.
If you don’t already know this then you’re about to get a rude awakening.
What you write on your blog isn’t for you. And as harsh as it sounds, nobody really cares about what you think. See, what you write in your blog posts are for your readers. Every last word.
That’s why it’s important to always try to give your readers what they want. And that’s quality content aimed to helping them or teaching them. Once you deliver on that, they’ll steadily start coming back for more.
So how do you do this? Here’s a few suggestions:
Ask them questions on your social media platforms. (Eg. What is it that you struggle with blogging?)
Visit forums and post a thread. (Eg. What’s the one thing you wish you had known about blogging when you started?)
When you give your readers what they want, chances are very high that they’ll start relying on you for advice and go to your first before they consider someone else.
Sometimes it’s just best to take a step back and look at what you’re really doing with your blog. Many times, we can get wrapped up with blogging and certain strategies that we’re implementing, that we don’t take the necessary time to find out what’s working and what’s not.
This is a very important tip that you need to do in order to be a popular blogger. And, there are certain steps you could take to figure this out:
Take a day, a few days or whatever it takes to look at your blog and see if there are any changes that you could make to get even better results. This means looking and testing certain things such as color, layout, formatting, etc.
You can even ask regular visitors/readers or a fellow blogger to give their honest opinions on your blog. Chances are they’ll be very critical, which is good. In a sense, that’s how you want them to be so you can work on those things you need to improve on.
Use heat map tools like Crazy Egg to see where on your site people click, and more importantly, where they don’t click at all.
Hard to imagine that when I first started out with my blog, I started it off as a static website. Meaning that I only had a few posts on there and new content wasn’t added on a regular basis.
Thankfully I smartened up because to build a popular blog, you have to be active.
That means coming out with blog posts consistently, replying to all comments, commenting on other blogs, staying active on the social media platforms you use and communicating with your readers.
With there being so many blog out there you have to always be active to (1) build those relationships and (2) stay relevant in the eyes of your readers.
This is probably the most overlooked thing that so many bloggers aren’t doing on their blogs but letting your personality show through does wonders not only for your blog, but for your brand.
People identify best with other people.
When you’re willing to show off your personality (funny, quirky, inspirational, etc.) you’ll start to connect more with your readers because they’ll see that they’re dealing with a real person who isn’t afraid to show who they are.
Some of the most popular bloggers out there show their personalities in every post that they come out with and how do you think that’s working out for them?
Over to you
Building a popular blog is a goal for many bloggers, including myself. Do you have any additional tips to add to this conversation? Let me know in the comments below.
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Knowing all of the things that you know and still not being able to take your blog to the next level. The level that’ll catapult you into “popular blogger” status.
I mean, isn’t that the goal that we all have – aside from making money?
Sure you know the things you thought you needed to know. Things like traffic tips. Both on and off page SEO. An enticing “bribe” to capture more readers. Sharing you content on social media platforms.
But regardless of doing these things for months … even years … you’re still not at that point you want to be. And you’re getting frustrated, aren’t you?
I’ll even bet that you’re probably thinking that those popular bloggers just want to keep the “secrets to become a popular blogger” all to themselves. That they don’t even want to share it. That if you’re lucky enough to become a popular blogger someday, you’re lucky enough to have stumbled across the secret.
But you know what?
Shame on you for thinking that way because the actual answer has been in front of you for your whole blogging life.
Listen, I’m no popular blogger but I do have and use common sense. But besides that, the one thing that I do better than almost anything else is pay attention.
I pay attention to what’s going on around me, in blogging, in the news, wherever. And by paying attention to these popular bloggers, I’m strategically putting myself to be in their position one day.
In the meantime, not to be a glory hog, I’ve decided to share with you a few of the more important tips I was able to come up with. By following these tips, you’ll get a better understanding of how they built their blogs to become so popular and how you can do it too.
So, get out your magnifying glass, Sherlock … we’re going to have a look at 5 tips right now.
Tip #1: Emulate What Successful Bloggers Are Doing.
It always amazes me when certain bloggers, who obviously wants to prove that they can make it, try to do this by being original. By being different. By not following what others have previously done.
These bloggers always leave me shaking my head and asking one question.
Why?
Why try to be original? Why try to be different? If others have done it before you, then what sense does it make to re-invent a completely new wheel?
Listen, being original is one thing but the best thing you can do for your blog is to copy other bloggers in your niche. Now, let me clarify what I mean by copy them. I’m not saying for you to blatantly go and copy their content – rather copy certain things they do.
For example, if they have a post that’s very popular, write a post of your own on that topic. If they have a certain “bribe” to get readers to join their mailing list, come up with a similar “bribe” of your own. If you notice that they’re very engaging and active with comments and on social media, do the same.
Emulate them as much as you can, while still being yourself, because they’re obviously doing something right to succeed – and you want to be just as successful as they are.
Note: Make sure that you emulate one successful blogger at a time and do it for considerable amount of time (6 months) before starting to see the results that you want.Tip 2: Build Relationships With Other Bloggers.
I’ve only been involved with blogging for a little over a year, but it really amazes me how much blogging has changed in the short time I’ve been involved in it. Not too long ago, to be successful blogging, it was all about SEO and choosing long tail keywords to rank for.
While to some degree it’s still that, the blogosphere has drastically changed. More and more it’s all about building relationships with bloggers and relationship marketing – and I couldn’t be more happier.
While I think SEO is important, I feel it’s much more important to build relationships and engage with others.
This can have a longer lasting effect on the success of your blog. But the greatest thing about it is that it’s fairly easy to start.
Here are a few example of how you can start:
Commenting regularly on other blogs.
Sharing other bloggers content on your social media platforms.
Emailing them personally about a specific post they wrote that you enjoyed.
Doing these things on a consistent basis will quickly get you on that bloggers radar and they’ll start to pay more attention to you.
Once that happens, you could be well on your way to building strong relationships with many bloggers. And that’s a great thing since it’s difficult to be successful blogging if you try to make it on your own.
Note: Always do this for the right reasons – meaning your goal is to create new relationships and engage. If you try to do this for the sake of getting a back link, those bloggers will quickly see right through it.Tip 3: Give Your Readers What They Want.
If you don’t already know this then you’re about to get a rude awakening.
What you write on your blog isn’t for you. And as harsh as it sounds, nobody really cares about what you think. See, what you write in your blog posts are for your readers. Every last word.
That’s why it’s important to always try to give your readers what they want. And that’s quality content aimed to helping them or teaching them. Once you deliver on that, they’ll steadily start coming back for more.
So how do you do this? Here’s a few suggestions:
Ask them questions on your social media platforms. (Eg. What is it that you struggle with blogging?)
Visit forums and post a thread. (Eg. What’s the one thing you wish you had known about blogging when you started?)
When you give your readers what they want, chances are very high that they’ll start relying on you for advice and go to your first before they consider someone else.
Note: To know exactly what they want requires alot of research so while it may take a while to write the content, be prepared to work just as hard researching what they want.Tip 4: Stand Back And Assess.
Sometimes it’s just best to take a step back and look at what you’re really doing with your blog. Many times, we can get wrapped up with blogging and certain strategies that we’re implementing, that we don’t take the necessary time to find out what’s working and what’s not.
This is a very important tip that you need to do in order to be a popular blogger. And, there are certain steps you could take to figure this out:
Take a day, a few days or whatever it takes to look at your blog and see if there are any changes that you could make to get even better results. This means looking and testing certain things such as color, layout, formatting, etc.
You can even ask regular visitors/readers or a fellow blogger to give their honest opinions on your blog. Chances are they’ll be very critical, which is good. In a sense, that’s how you want them to be so you can work on those things you need to improve on.
Use heat map tools like Crazy Egg to see where on your site people click, and more importantly, where they don’t click at all.
Note: This is something that many bloggers don’t do and you should at least be doing this every 3 month or so. It’s fine to implement a new strategy but you have to assess things and find out what really works and what doesn’t.Tip 5: Be As Active As Possible.
Hard to imagine that when I first started out with my blog, I started it off as a static website. Meaning that I only had a few posts on there and new content wasn’t added on a regular basis.
Thankfully I smartened up because to build a popular blog, you have to be active.
That means coming out with blog posts consistently, replying to all comments, commenting on other blogs, staying active on the social media platforms you use and communicating with your readers.
With there being so many blog out there you have to always be active to (1) build those relationships and (2) stay relevant in the eyes of your readers.
Note: While you want to be as active as possible, you have to be strategic as well. So only be active in places that provides you a great source of traffic and engagement.Bonus Tip: Show Your Personality.
This is probably the most overlooked thing that so many bloggers aren’t doing on their blogs but letting your personality show through does wonders not only for your blog, but for your brand.
People identify best with other people.
When you’re willing to show off your personality (funny, quirky, inspirational, etc.) you’ll start to connect more with your readers because they’ll see that they’re dealing with a real person who isn’t afraid to show who they are.
Some of the most popular bloggers out there show their personalities in every post that they come out with and how do you think that’s working out for them?
Over to you
Building a popular blog is a goal for many bloggers, including myself. Do you have any additional tips to add to this conversation? Let me know in the comments below.
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3 Steps to get Started with Email Marketing
“The money is in the list.”
I am sure you heard this motto before. It basically says, correctly, that an email list is one of the most profitable assets you can have as a webmaster or online entrepreneur.
Why?
Because email is still the most used and most direct channel for communications, and therefore having an email list is the best way to engage your readers and customers.
Despite being an essential part of any website/online business, many people still don’t have an email list. The reason, probably, is because they believe it’s hard or complex to get started. If you are in this same situation, well, this article is for you. Below you’ll find 3 easy steps you need to follow to get started with email marketing. And don’t worry, you won’t need to spend any money to get started!
Email marketing providers focus on doing just that, and they make sure all the technical specifications are in place to make sure your emails will reach your subscribers.
Most people think that those services cost a fortune, but this is not the case. On top of that most providers offer a free trial, so you can test everything without spending a dime and without committing to anything. There are several good ones on the market.
That is it. You should be able to complete these 3 steps in a single day, and after that your email list will already start growing. I’ll talk about what kind of content you should send to your subscribers on a future post. Stay tuned.
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I am sure you heard this motto before. It basically says, correctly, that an email list is one of the most profitable assets you can have as a webmaster or online entrepreneur.
Why?
Because email is still the most used and most direct channel for communications, and therefore having an email list is the best way to engage your readers and customers.
Despite being an essential part of any website/online business, many people still don’t have an email list. The reason, probably, is because they believe it’s hard or complex to get started. If you are in this same situation, well, this article is for you. Below you’ll find 3 easy steps you need to follow to get started with email marketing. And don’t worry, you won’t need to spend any money to get started!
Step 1: Get an Email Marketing Provider
The first thing you need is a provider that will take care of managing your subscribers and delivering your emails. In theory you could get an email delivery software and run it yourself on your server, but this is a terrible idea because delivering email is a tricky business.Email marketing providers focus on doing just that, and they make sure all the technical specifications are in place to make sure your emails will reach your subscribers.
Most people think that those services cost a fortune, but this is not the case. On top of that most providers offer a free trial, so you can test everything without spending a dime and without committing to anything. There are several good ones on the market.
Step 2: Create a ‘Subscribe’ Page on Your Site
The second step is to create a landing page on your website which will have the goal of getting new subscribers to your list. Ideally you want to explain what your subscribers will receive from you, and why they should subscribe (i.e., what are the benefits of becoming a subscriber). The more reasons you can list, the better. At the bottom of this page place the subscription form that your email marketing company will provide (you just need to copy and paste the code).Bonus tip: Nothing works better than offering a freebie. Create a simple eBook or report and offer it as a gift to anyone subscribing to your list. This will do miracles to your conversion rate, and it will also help gain a lot of good will, as your subscribers will get some value from you right away.
Step 3: Promote That Page
Now that everything is in place, you just need to get visitors to your ‘Subscribe’ page. You can put a “Newsletter” link on your navigation menu, for instance, and you can also guest post on other sites and point your credit link to that page.Bonus tip: It would also be a good idea to place your subscription forms around your website. The top of your sidebar and the bottom of your posts are two good spots that tend to convert well.
That is it. You should be able to complete these 3 steps in a single day, and after that your email list will already start growing. I’ll talk about what kind of content you should send to your subscribers on a future post. Stay tuned.
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Building a .com or .net Brand For Your Business
Every business has income and expenses, marketing, sales and customer
service. Whether you “are” your own business or you are starting a new
business idea, there are things that I have learned to become sacred in
being successful.
Here are five things that I have learned that have helped me build my brand:
1. Get a website! With a .com or .net domain name, you become “Internet Official” and you, your brand and your business become available 24/7 to the public! Even if you’re just thinking about starting a business, a website is a very important first step. Check out Green Hosting to search for a domain name.
2. Perception is reality. How people perceive your business is important for the success of it. You can’t play in the big leagues if you don’t appear to have a big team. Everything that you wish to be has to be leaning in that direction. If you want to be the top expert in a field, then you have to start referring to yourself as one of the top experts! But keep in mind, everyone can spot a fake – so walk the walk and know your stuff.
3. Excellence is the standard. You must strive for excellence with every thing you do. Being an expert requires dedication to your field and not everything that you do will be a paid interaction. But no matter if you’re being paid or pro bono, always strive for excellence.
4. Leave an impression. They say people will not remember what you give them but they will remember how you made them feel. The best part of business and building a brand is being and giving your best in every customer interaction. Although, on stressful days, this can be difficult, remember the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
5. Make yourself happy. If you’re working for the paycheck and not for the passion of how it makes you feel, you will have a hard time building a successful business or brand. People see through this and eventually will find someone who cares instead. Make sure you love what you do!
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Here are five things that I have learned that have helped me build my brand:
1. Get a website! With a .com or .net domain name, you become “Internet Official” and you, your brand and your business become available 24/7 to the public! Even if you’re just thinking about starting a business, a website is a very important first step. Check out Green Hosting to search for a domain name.
2. Perception is reality. How people perceive your business is important for the success of it. You can’t play in the big leagues if you don’t appear to have a big team. Everything that you wish to be has to be leaning in that direction. If you want to be the top expert in a field, then you have to start referring to yourself as one of the top experts! But keep in mind, everyone can spot a fake – so walk the walk and know your stuff.
3. Excellence is the standard. You must strive for excellence with every thing you do. Being an expert requires dedication to your field and not everything that you do will be a paid interaction. But no matter if you’re being paid or pro bono, always strive for excellence.
4. Leave an impression. They say people will not remember what you give them but they will remember how you made them feel. The best part of business and building a brand is being and giving your best in every customer interaction. Although, on stressful days, this can be difficult, remember the golden rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
5. Make yourself happy. If you’re working for the paycheck and not for the passion of how it makes you feel, you will have a hard time building a successful business or brand. People see through this and eventually will find someone who cares instead. Make sure you love what you do!
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Monday, October 13, 2014
8 Best Dropbox Plugins for WordPress
Dropbox is one of the most popular free cloud storage provider. Using
cloud storage to save your WordPress backups, media files, and other
important documents is a great strategy. Your documents and files will
remain safe no matter where you are and what device you are using. There
are several WordPress plugins that allow you to integrate your
WordPress site to your Dropbox account. In this article, we have
hand-picked some of the best Dropbox plugins for WordPress.
BackupBuddy is one of the most popular and reliable WordPress site backup and restore plugin. It comes with the ability to automatically create backups on a given schedule and save them to any location you want including your Dropbox account. Once you have connected it to your Dropbox account, you don’t have to do it again and the plugin will keep storing your backups to Dropbox.
A good free alternative is BackWPup, which also creates complete backup of your WordPress site and can store it on your Dropbox account. You can schedule your backups based on how frequently you update your website. BackWPup will take care of storing them on your Dropbox cloud storage.
Post via Dropbox allows you to create WordPress posts by uploading text files to your Dropbox account. When you create and upload a text file, this plugin fetches it from your Dropbox account. By default it uses the text file’s name as the title, but you can also define your own titles, categories, tags, etc. It also supports Markdown formatting, so you can easily format your posts within the text file. This is great for text editors and note taking apps for mobile phones which allow you to save a text file to your Dropbox account.
Dropbox to Sideloader is a simple plugin which allows you to insert images from your Dropbox account using the WordPress media uploader. It appears into the sidebar of media uploader interface where you need to connect your Dropbox account by creating an app and using the app key and secret. This plugin is ideal for sharing personal photos and files from your Dropbox account on a WordPress site.
Simple Dropbox Upload allows your users to upload files directly to your dropbox account. After installing the plugin, you will need to authorize it to access your Dropbox account. You can customize the upload form and show customized message after successful upload. You can display the upload form on any WordPress post or page with the [simple-wp-dropbox] shortcode.
Gravity Forms is a popular WordPress contact form plugin. Gravity Forms Dropbox Uploader is a free add-on plugin which allows you to add uploads from Gravity Forms to your Dropbox account. First you need to authenticate the plugin by providing a Dropbox app key and secret. After that you can add add the Dropbox upload field into any form created with Gravity Forms.
As the name suggests, Simply Attached allows you to attach any files from your Dropbox account to your WordPress posts and pages. Users can download these attachments when visiting your posts. This is a great way to serve your attached files from cloud instead of your own web server.
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1. BackupBuddy
BackupBuddy is one of the most popular and reliable WordPress site backup and restore plugin. It comes with the ability to automatically create backups on a given schedule and save them to any location you want including your Dropbox account. Once you have connected it to your Dropbox account, you don’t have to do it again and the plugin will keep storing your backups to Dropbox.
2. BackWPup
A good free alternative is BackWPup, which also creates complete backup of your WordPress site and can store it on your Dropbox account. You can schedule your backups based on how frequently you update your website. BackWPup will take care of storing them on your Dropbox cloud storage.
3. WordPress Backup to Dropbox
Saving backups to cloud storage is really important for many WordPress users. This is why we have another neat plugin called WordPress Backup to Dropbox. It saves all your media and database to Dropbox storage. You can also schedule the plugin to automatically backup your site on predefined settings. There are also some premium addons available to extend functionality of the plugin.4. Post via Dropbox
Post via Dropbox allows you to create WordPress posts by uploading text files to your Dropbox account. When you create and upload a text file, this plugin fetches it from your Dropbox account. By default it uses the text file’s name as the title, but you can also define your own titles, categories, tags, etc. It also supports Markdown formatting, so you can easily format your posts within the text file. This is great for text editors and note taking apps for mobile phones which allow you to save a text file to your Dropbox account.
5. Dropbox Photo Sideloader
Dropbox to Sideloader is a simple plugin which allows you to insert images from your Dropbox account using the WordPress media uploader. It appears into the sidebar of media uploader interface where you need to connect your Dropbox account by creating an app and using the app key and secret. This plugin is ideal for sharing personal photos and files from your Dropbox account on a WordPress site.
6. Simple Dropbox Upload
Simple Dropbox Upload allows your users to upload files directly to your dropbox account. After installing the plugin, you will need to authorize it to access your Dropbox account. You can customize the upload form and show customized message after successful upload. You can display the upload form on any WordPress post or page with the [simple-wp-dropbox] shortcode.
7. Gravity Forms Dropbox Uploader
Gravity Forms is a popular WordPress contact form plugin. Gravity Forms Dropbox Uploader is a free add-on plugin which allows you to add uploads from Gravity Forms to your Dropbox account. First you need to authenticate the plugin by providing a Dropbox app key and secret. After that you can add add the Dropbox upload field into any form created with Gravity Forms.
8. Simply Attached
As the name suggests, Simply Attached allows you to attach any files from your Dropbox account to your WordPress posts and pages. Users can download these attachments when visiting your posts. This is a great way to serve your attached files from cloud instead of your own web server.
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Sunday, October 12, 2014
5 Best Ways to make your Website Famous in a single NIGHT
Yes, quite impressing title and this is for you only, if you having a website
or eager to create a new one then. There are a lot of websites in the
world but you remember only the name of some, why is it so?? Because
they have marked the impression in your mind, they are as much
impressive as you want, they provide as much information as u need and
all those facilities which you wants and offer those features and
options which others are unable to provide. Just think why you only open
Google when you have to search out something and why do you prefer Facebook and twitter
to get connected with your friends and all why only these sites, there
are a lot of websites around you but you already know these are the
best, because they offers you everything, Yes everything that you need
at that time.
This one is for you, are you thinking to launch a website?? Or you are having a website but not as popular as other, so here we have some points, after so many researches to make your website famous just in a single night. Just follow these steps and see the results.
Simply a question arises why we are talking about Hosting instead of the steps to make your website popular?? Because without powerful hosting- you won’t be able to handle the traffic to your website.
2. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Try to make your website Search Engine Optimized. If you want to be a
successful owner of a website, then you need to get a high ranking in
search engines and this may be possible if you having a deep knowledge
about the subject. The Search Engine Optimization is a very vast field
but it will surely help your website to get popular.
So these are the finest five points to make your website get popular. Just follow these steps and you will be called as a successful online.
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This one is for you, are you thinking to launch a website?? Or you are having a website but not as popular as other, so here we have some points, after so many researches to make your website famous just in a single night. Just follow these steps and see the results.
1. Reliable Hosting
Yes, the most important thing for your website to get the attention of people around you. After selecting the domain name, next step is to choose a powerful hosting. There are a lot of hosting plans available which are affordable, easy to buy and offering you different impressive features or plans but professionals recommends only Specialized Blog Hosting. This Hosting offers you to give your website a professional look in very less time.Simply a question arises why we are talking about Hosting instead of the steps to make your website popular?? Because without powerful hosting- you won’t be able to handle the traffic to your website.
2. Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
Try to make your website Search Engine Optimized. If you want to be a
successful owner of a website, then you need to get a high ranking in
search engines and this may be possible if you having a deep knowledge
about the subject. The Search Engine Optimization is a very vast field
but it will surely help your website to get popular.3. Content
Every person seeks content in your website, so get ready to offer him all the content which they require. Just provide them that information which they are unable to find anywhere. This will surely help you to make the people to stay longer at your website. Make sure that the content should be original and without any grammatical mistakes otherwise people will get turned off and leave the site. Keep reminding them that they can print out your content anytime. Make your headlines and sub headlines impressive and visible, to get visitors attention. Offer them easy navigation i.e. make sure your content is systematic and fully navigated and if possible then provide your visitors some video and image contents too.4. Impaction
Try to make a good looking, useful website. This sounds simple but your site’s design and looks do your half of work. Your site should be that much well designed that it will leave the impact on a visitor mind after leaving the site and force him to again open your site. That much effective you need to make your website to be.5. Keep up to date
Only to make a site is not enough, regular updating of your content and your site is also very much important. No one wants to see that site which is not updated from a year so make sure that your site is being updated regularly.So these are the finest five points to make your website get popular. Just follow these steps and you will be called as a successful online.
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