This is one of the most crucial learning points of bloggers. If you don’t make a name for yourself through social networking, comments, link exchanges etc with other bloggers, than how will you make your existence known?
A really simple method I use to attract attention to what I blog about (As well as being kind and courteous to other bloggers) is simply leaving a nice comment about what the person has taken their time to write about. Usually when you do this and the person moderates the comment in the Wordpress admin area, they will see that you are a new commenter and will most likely than not check out your website that you left in your name.
So what does this all mean in one sentence? Give as much as you get in terms of comments, links, and blog reviews and you’ll see your readership grow.
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Thanks to Can Of Thoughts for the scrolling list idea. (it was getting a little tedious to copy)
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*Update* - Some members of this train are afraid of Google thinking that this list is a “Link Train” and might be labeled spam. In order to combat that effect, please add a Rel=”Nofollow” to each link in the list. New Members that copy this list will not have to worry as I have done that for them.
Don’t forget to promote this article via social networking and word of mouth.. It only means better results for yourself and everyone on the list.
**Update** - Also feel free to digg or stumble the article:
This is a real opportunity to get some great back-links and increased authority. I will update the list every time somebody comments on this post.. Hop To It!
(Tip - Its better to get in on these things very early to see maximum results)
Ever wonder how each website gets their title in the top left of your browser? For example, I set mine to: “Brad Blogging - Daily Blog Tips For The Masses” as thats what I believe this blog helps its readers achieve. I often give tips that you can’t find anywhere else.
Anyhow, enough about me and lets get to the part where you change your title to whatever you would like to say about your blog. If you would kindly log into your wordpress administration area and select “Presentation” (Wordpress 2.3.3 and Under - You Should Really Update Your CMS) or “Design” (Wordpress 2.5).
Then select your theme and locate your “Header.php” file so we can make the changes to your blog.
Simply now look for the <title> </title> tags in your header file and change the words to whatever you like. Alternatively, you could download the “All In One SEO” plugin and change it through that, but this method is faster than installing a plugin. (Although, It could help you be better friends with Google and I do recommend that you download and install it.)
Congratulations, you’ve just changed your title. Don’t forget to include keywords that your blog focuses on for SEO rankings!!
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Concluding from yesterday’s post about music and why you shouldn’t use it on your blog, I am here to talk to you today about Net Audio Ads and general audio advertising on blogs.
This new system was introduced last year when the company first invented the code and website to start this advertising solution up. Basically, you insert code on your website and everytime a visitor looks at your site, a short 5 second ad is played..making you money. Will that annoy visitors though?
The Pros:
Generates you cash for every visitor, regardless of if they click anything
Guarantees cash for visitors.
The Cons:
Could annoy readers as every time they sign on to your blog, they are told the great deals at Taco Bell
The Conversion rate, would it really be worth it? (Compared to a 200 word sponsored review = $10ish)
In the end, its really up to the individual whether they use this system.
No. We really don’t have the same tastes of music. Although mine flexes to just about anything, That doesn’t mean I want to hear it when I am visiting your website or blog. Thats what Winamp, Finetune and Itunes are for.. To listen to music while you are at your computer.
An alternative to having music that auto-starts when you load your webpage is to include a button to start the music like I have above, so that the user has an option to listen to the music while they browse. However, Its completely in their control whether they do or not. It’s definately much better than an invisible link that you cannot turn off.
This bring me up to a completely new and relevant type of advertising that is slowly taking the internet by force.. Anyone heard of Net Audio Ads? Find more about them and the major annoyance they cause tomorrow.
Oh what a day this has been! I have been banned from my own website! None of you may of known that I have been stupid enough to forget my password to this blog (trying serveral different possibilities). In doing so, I automatically banned myself on the hosting server list and have been completely sealed off of all contact with Brad Blogging.
So whats a guy supposed to do in a case like this?
First off, I tried to reboot my computer in case it was software that was blocking my desperate attempts to blog. To my disappointment, It did nothing to solve the problem.
Secondly, I launched a proxy to see if it was client-side or server side issues and luckily it was just client-side (Meaning the problem was on my computer/network and not the web hosting)
After trying to connect via email, browser and FTP client.. I finally decided that it had something to do with my network as I could connect to any website except the ones that were hosted by my hosting package.
Stumped and getting slightly pissed off, I decided to submit a ticket to Bluefur.com’s support section. This was the actual message I sent:
I cannot access it with my ip (142.46.1*.***) and I think sombody has hacked my .htaccess file. Can you confirm?
WHen I use a proxy service with a different Ip, I have no conflict.
Brad
Expecting not to have a response until tommorow, I decided to surf some blogs that I had bookmarked for later reading. Within 11 minutes, I received a ticket response with the following contents:
Brad,
I removed your IP from the firewall. Please review your .htaccess file.
I could not believe my eyes. I was both shocked and happy that they resolved the problem that fast. Compared to other hosting services I have used before.. This was definitely different. (not to name any services.. you know who you are). Impressed by their speed of service and how easy it was to resolve the problem, I decided to pass it on to my readers.
Everyone has seen the promises about unfortold riches by using the new “Reverse Funnel System” (If Not, Look at the advertiser banner above this post). I have recently been questioning these methods that the people use in this program to make money and plan to review them.
Getting Started:
By visiting http://bradmakingmoney.com (Yes, I have a dedicated domain to this program..) you will be forwarded to a website called, “Thousand Dollar Profits” with a little 6 digit number that informs the website which “Seller” gets the credit. You get introduced to the reverse funnel system by the creator, Ty Coughlin and a small audio clip describing how it works. It just turns out that you have to insert your email address and name into the box to receive more information.
What You Get Inside The Email:
A link to confirm your email and the person who is selling the system to you. Although right after you insert your email, you get redirected to the next page which has tons of testimonials about REAL people and their stories. Skimming over a couple I see that they claim to have made $3 million dollars which I find a little hard to believe, but then again, this entire system is based on how well you can refer people to your link - so this could of happened!
Submitting Your Application:
If this looks like you might want to try this, click on the graphic that says “Submit Your Application”. You will then be taken to a page that states everything you will receive in the full program. They clearly state on the website, “You Profit - Or Pay Nothing” and even offers to pay you $150 if you do not achieve Ty’s goal. This guy must either lie a lot or have money bulging out of the bank account to offer such a weird deal. I was chatting to one of the owners of this website and they said that this application fee was to keep the “Free Riders” out of the program, so they can really see who is interested in this program.
Sneak Peak - After The $50 Fee:
Since I really want you to see what this program to do for you, I won’t go into detail about the four different ways this guy and system makes money. They offer large commission rates on everything that you sell which can only benefit you and your financial situation. I will say however that they do use VERY EFFECTIVE methods and have myself very interested.. Who wouldn’t want $1000 Cheques being delivered in the mail? (Woops )
After Thoughts:
This system looks flawless. If it claims to work how they set it out to be, I think everyone should invest the 20 minutes of their time and see how this program could change their lives. I’m certainly glad I did.