tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12457061839848153512024-02-08T13:19:35.500+07:00Info BloggingInfo Blogging | Information About Blogging, Articles, Tips, Inspiration and Motivationinfoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.comBlogger217125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-35773607922944056462012-03-15T20:19:00.001+07:002012-03-15T20:19:33.165+07:00Benefits of PHP Cloud Hosting for Developing Enhanced and Unique Applications<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__fZlLFVNCyQ8c2gTak9aJw37LteNYGVm5eWEoJ8dLGxmffZCHRLpHbWY6tnZSFUs8-p-3e9O1fOPZe_dYHwsazebzf2yDn6TwC0Xoq-SgLWPX79SVHLw_a2m-HFSd9PiIVs4Iu1IQEc/s1600/hosting.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="172" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh__fZlLFVNCyQ8c2gTak9aJw37LteNYGVm5eWEoJ8dLGxmffZCHRLpHbWY6tnZSFUs8-p-3e9O1fOPZe_dYHwsazebzf2yDn6TwC0Xoq-SgLWPX79SVHLw_a2m-HFSd9PiIVs4Iu1IQEc/s320/hosting.png" width="320" /></a></div>Software world is framed in such a manner so that IT organizations can reap more benefits while gaining profits. Like many other software languages, PHP is also one such language that is used for developing unique and competent languages good enough to cater to the IT requirements of several organizations. However, with increasing numbers of IT firms, the demand for storage space is high amongst entrepreneurs. Therefore, Cloud Computing as a service was introduced in the corporate world to take care of the storage matters that are common in IT organizations.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Cloud hosting is also one of the services that take care of all the PHP related applications to migrate on the cloud server. As managed cloud services focus on the prime fact that IT world should go virtual, the cloud providers make it a point to offer their services in all the segments related to IT. In addition to all this, these applications are known to run software tasks in a much simpler and faster manner and if they are deployed on cloud server, not only the problem of storage will be solved but also make PHP based applications run smoothly and conveniently.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Benefits of Cloud Hosting from a Reputed Cloud Provider</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Hosting any application on cloud isn't a big affair, but controlling and monitoring it requires ample professionalism and efficiency so that if at the time of any discrepancy the troubleshooting can be tackled immediately. Clouds are usually hypersensitive and are likely to dissolve if their states of art is not kept intact.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thus, availing services from a reputed and a renowned cloud provider can solve a lot of worries in this regard. Your cloud provider will not only guide the correct way to deploy the PHP based applications on cloud but also make them run in virtual environment in a way that wouldn't give your firm the hassle of managing or monitoring on it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Things that Would be Seen as Changes After Deployment of PHP Cloud</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Every business entity wish for a smooth and no hurdle work environment. With so much awareness and growing demand of cloud computing, the three most affected platforms including PaaS (Platform as a Service) SaaS (Software as a Service) and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) can be looked after effectively and efficiently. After the three of them are taken on the virtual cloud platform, whether it is PHP or.Net etc among, foremost thing that organizations would experience is the scaled-up business environment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The daily tasks require no more physical world of computers, it will just one click to the cloud server and one would be sorted. With PHP cloud server as well business entities will be able to save a lot on their hardware and software costs resulting in increased profits and clean work place.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-60610952555009279642012-03-15T20:19:00.000+07:002012-03-15T20:19:05.817+07:00Debunking Web Builder Myths and The Truth Behind Them<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBWEH-DdqZu7wzkm1i8n3_UOnNjeT5CNo-plCeHP5DUyxnm3vay71YJQ9Wju7GRXDwxJRx_Zyo4ca1IHk9bVPfXBsLT2Xn-7B2xGhdhwTa3HZSOCehx_NUT9RBsKnCOJUhwIV5h9aLDI/s1600/6a00e54f81b426883300e5542388e48833-350wi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqBWEH-DdqZu7wzkm1i8n3_UOnNjeT5CNo-plCeHP5DUyxnm3vay71YJQ9Wju7GRXDwxJRx_Zyo4ca1IHk9bVPfXBsLT2Xn-7B2xGhdhwTa3HZSOCehx_NUT9RBsKnCOJUhwIV5h9aLDI/s320/6a00e54f81b426883300e5542388e48833-350wi.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Most of these rumors and myths are spread around by professionals that build websites for a living. They do not like website builders because they take away their business. There are a lot of rumors about web builders. However, most of what they say about web builders is false. Here are some of the common myths, and the truth behind them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Site Builders Can't Get Listed in the Search Engines</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some people will claim that sites built with a web builder cannot get listed in the search engines. This is based on the fact that search engines such as Google do not tend to list duplicate sites. Site builders do create similar sites as far as background images and headers are concerned. However, this is not what Google and other search engines look for. The search engines are looking at content. So, even if you manage to choose all of the same options and templates as another site that is created with the same website builder, you are sure to be listed in the search engines as long as you have your own domain name (not a sub domain), and you do not duplicate content.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Site Builders are Limited in Features and AddOns</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This myth is simply not true. Web builders have come a long way over the years, and most features or add ons that can possibly be added to a site are available through the best website builders. However, if the site builder does not offer the feature you require, you simply need to find it elsewhere on the web. You can generally find websites that, for free or a small service charge, will customize a feature or add-on for your site and provide the code to make it happen. All you have to do is copy the code and paste it into your website.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some people will tell you this is not possible with a site builder. However, this is also not true. In fact, most web builders will allow you to edit the HTML code for the site by going into what is called the WYSWYG editor. The best website builders will have this feature, and it will allow you to easily copy and paste any code necessary that is not already provided by the web builder.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Site Builders Cost Too Much Money Long Term</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Website building professionals want you to believe that a web builder will cost you as much or more than their services. However, this is simply not the case. In truth, a good web builder can be as little as twenty-five dollars per month, and include web hosting. Alternatively, you can pay a professional as much as a thousand dollars or more to build your site, and must pay an additional fee when you want that site updated. In addition, you still have to pay for hosting. While the monthly cost is recurring the entire time you have your site, it is still a cost-effective method.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-90555029065536304772012-03-15T20:18:00.000+07:002012-03-15T20:18:35.501+07:00The Relationship Between Graphic Designers and Their Clients<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6x3B7Rys9qar-iB3IZqY2Ax17Oknnj2CSit4kHNxcgAtIYvPVUujWDu2JEcjssrnUxpi1uRUXNHJWDInNKN0n6iBI15AOaWxH8eBozVNeqx0x73Y7xjv6tb_lpAhgbHsBt4Edy4Vm8k/s1600/designprojects.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip6x3B7Rys9qar-iB3IZqY2Ax17Oknnj2CSit4kHNxcgAtIYvPVUujWDu2JEcjssrnUxpi1uRUXNHJWDInNKN0n6iBI15AOaWxH8eBozVNeqx0x73Y7xjv6tb_lpAhgbHsBt4Edy4Vm8k/s320/designprojects.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>As all graphic designers will know, clients come in many shapes and sizes, making every project a unique experience. Some clients can make you wish you took up another profession while others are a pleasure to work with. Clients - we can't live with them and we can't live without them. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For a graphic designer, the ideal client is the one that doesn't haggle with you on price, the one that pays on time and perhaps most importantly, the one that, while providing you with all the relevant information you need, doesn't get too involved in the design process. They trust your expertise as a designer and leave it to you to create something that will get the right message across to their audience. One of the toughest jobs for a graphic designer, especially when designing a web site, is to balance the conflict that often arises between what their client wants and what the end client wants. Many a times, clients make subjective design decisions based on personal likes and dislikes that can jeopardize the message intended for their audience. Often, they may also demand more than what is required to get their message across, diluting what is important.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Typically, a designer will meet with a client at the kick off meeting to discuss their requirements for, say, a new web site. If there are five of them in the meeting, each one will have their list of five "musts" for the home page. You're left with a list of twenty-five items for the home page, when in fact the user is only after one thing. The conflict now begins between prioritizing what is important for the client and what is important for the end client. A designer's job is to prioritise and pare down the less important items in a place where users can access them if they wish and ignore them if they just want to find out the price of something, read the company story or watch the featured video. Resolving these conflicts isn't always easy. It all depends on the client. Some clients are reasonable and take the designer's advice once he/she has explained the reasoning behind their design decisions. Others, unfortunately, are not so reasonable. That being said, it is the designer's responsibility to always argue their case, politely of course, and not to ignore the end clients just for the sake of getting paid.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-17016436506409451642012-02-24T12:05:00.000+07:002012-02-24T12:05:36.684+07:00Innovation and Recommended Techniques For Product Designers To Conceptualize Ideas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPFycZQc8Q0sIMzaemreXcGovdpbqMYkbhW0eLLDRpvxy9hfTPDt8Qa9vJOScpQOLrBlF73Epl9zpgzDSaT-5HY9h2yXHBfJoCR9eCYV1kDNdzbnEHxNbW5V1NBQ_wmFEbYErN4S15T4/s1600/ConversationTechniques-product-designer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglPFycZQc8Q0sIMzaemreXcGovdpbqMYkbhW0eLLDRpvxy9hfTPDt8Qa9vJOScpQOLrBlF73Epl9zpgzDSaT-5HY9h2yXHBfJoCR9eCYV1kDNdzbnEHxNbW5V1NBQ_wmFEbYErN4S15T4/s320/ConversationTechniques-product-designer.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Innovation is what drives product designers to infuse creativity in the new product development process. This is important because there are thousands of other products in the market. If you cannot design product that innovate, then you might as well expect them to rot in the shelf without anyone daring to pay for them. As a product designer and manufacturer, you are aiming to grow your profits and so it is vital to implement creative techniques in the process of conceptualizing product ideas.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Brainstorming is the simplest and most common form of idea conception. This is performed by sharing of ideas and what other ideas that can be generated from it. However, brainstorming is limited only within a limited group, such as 3 to 6 people. Ideally, it should be a relaxed environment such that everyone is able to share whatever ideas that come to mind and anyone is free to provide their feedback. There should be someone who is designated to take note of all ideas and points raised during the brainstorming session for final evaluation later.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another notable technique that product designers can use for coming up with ideas for a new product is called SCAMPER. It is an acronym that stands for Substitute, Combine, Adapt, Modify, Put to other use, Eliminate, Reverse/Reorder. This technique therefore follows a step by step process wherein the initial idea is thoroughly evaluated to ensure its validity and value before moving onto the next phase in product development.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A proven method for generating product ideas is to conduct a research. Look at existing designs and evaluate what makes them valuable as a product. Also, examine them closely to assess what their flaws or faults are and how you can offer improvement to them. This is one way for your product to excel even if you might already have similar products in the market. But instead of trying to simply outdo your competitors, use this opportunity as a learning acceleration so you can set a new standard in the specific niche in your new product development process.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Concept Fan technique is one more method that you can use for designing products that is sure to bring in applicable concepts. It works by taking out ideas and then evaluating them in a greater scope by looking at it in the finest detail. A designer must formulate a hierarchical tree where in the general concept branches out to even smaller concepts and make it easier for you to examine the idea further. You can also take advantage of this method to come up with smaller but newer ideas to build up on.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For a more functional approach, you can use problem decomposition. The goal is to break down problems into manageable chunks and explore how you can leverage them to produce new product ideas. Explore all these concepts individually and then recombine them so you can have a more potent product concept in hand.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Indeed, there are a number of techniques that you can use when you design product for the market. But the most critical step is to organize and filter those ideas to determine what is most practical to implement for your business. Ideas is just the start and you need to spend as much time to evaluate each of them according to the needs of the intended user.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-77372313159205683072012-02-24T12:03:00.001+07:002012-02-24T12:03:54.216+07:00The Major Advantages of Pursuing and Reasons to Pursue a Joint Venture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16NVhRn44MxwHJdlWTxHg-CLt4Yk5NYwQyTNoHuoOD3x92Ze_6BZWj_OE5XNWK-01gLIRkqdgUfdkTd-VcqHLN55bnXhleOJmgn4q9kFv0AwSlmzj-S0lRjiX_pp9OLQCr5uoRi4lIe0/s1600/joint-venture.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg16NVhRn44MxwHJdlWTxHg-CLt4Yk5NYwQyTNoHuoOD3x92Ze_6BZWj_OE5XNWK-01gLIRkqdgUfdkTd-VcqHLN55bnXhleOJmgn4q9kFv0AwSlmzj-S0lRjiX_pp9OLQCr5uoRi4lIe0/s320/joint-venture.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>A joint venture in affiliate and online marketing terms refers to two or more specialists coming together and pooling their resources to create a better product or to better market and sell a product.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When you're looking for partners to enter a joint venture with, you should first reach out to other webmasters in your niche. Take a look at other websites in your niche and contact their webmasters, letting them know what kind of joint venture you want to pursue whether that's getting them to help you design your product or just swapping lists.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You simply make a post detailing the kind of joint venture you're interested in pursuing while mentioning your niche, your role, and the role which you are looking a partner to fill. Then you just check back for responses.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Exercise your due diligence and do what you can to check up on anyone who replies positively to your post. Get them on the phone to work out the details versus over email. Make sure you have immediate access to them whenever you need them. Check out their profile on the forum, as well. Ideally it's been filled out with links to their websites, they've been on that forum for awhile now, and they've accrued a sizable number of posts so that you know it's not someone who just signed up to reply to your ad.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Joint Ventures Advantages</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Let's go over the major advantages of pursuing and reasons to pursue a joint venture:</div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>You can find someone to create your product for you from scratch, meaning you would just have to handle the marketing. If you've got an idea and access to someone who can execute on it, you can handle the marketing once it's complete. </li>
<li>Conversely, you can find an expert marketer to market your product for you if you're strictly sticking to the product creation and don't have a great deal of experience in marketing.</li>
<li>If you have a great idea which you can execute on but you just need some start up capital, you can get partners on a purely investment level.</li>
<li>You can find someone who is well versed in creating very attractive landing/sales pages specifically. I know of a couple of merchants who are extremely skilled at creating professional looking sales pages which helps to give a product a lot more credibility which really helps with conversions.</li>
<li>You can team up with another webmaster in your niche who has a sizeable email list of their own, pooling your list with theirs if you have one to make one massive mailing to potentially thousands of targeted subscribers.</li>
<li>You can get access to another marketer's affiliate base. Very helpful if you're just starting out and are in need of skillful affiliates to promote your product who can all be trusted and who have proven their value in promoting that other marketer's products in the past.</li>
<li>It gives you a second pair of eyes for quality assurance from someone who is also tied to the project, making the overall product stronger as two heads are better than one.</li>
</ul></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-76025757345060335332012-02-24T12:03:00.000+07:002012-02-24T12:03:21.948+07:00The Rules You Must Keep When Creating Funnel Product Line<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZxlilOfMwtK3IZrk2cXKZtnKQcuRzRE0QKddxIpim6rwQb6zsVwEE1EQMFHc-5h5ZkkFtf9xqw1kArUu12W8aLAMCa21aQFcBle5yhmiGniofj2IfSKQVfFIZbgiAzptXo1oUciZlGo/s1600/Marketing-Plan.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUZxlilOfMwtK3IZrk2cXKZtnKQcuRzRE0QKddxIpim6rwQb6zsVwEE1EQMFHc-5h5ZkkFtf9xqw1kArUu12W8aLAMCa21aQFcBle5yhmiGniofj2IfSKQVfFIZbgiAzptXo1oUciZlGo/s320/Marketing-Plan.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Creating a marketing sales funnel product line is requires research, planning and a definite execution strategy. The flow of products in the marketing sales funnel should solve an initial problem first and then suggest more products to solve or improve other problems the customer may have. Many of today's major marketing funnels used online will suggest products that previous customers have also bought.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>MIS - Make It Specific:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Products created for a sales funnel should be consistently relevant to one another. Depending on your niche create solution based products that tell a story. The structure of a marketing funnel consists of an entry-level product followed by higher price product or service. The customers experience during the sales funnel process will increase as the customer is presented with more relevant products before they finally check out. The congruence of product development is of the utmost importance for great sales funnel success.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>SBP - Solution Based Product:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Creating solution based products and services for a marketing sales funnel are vital for its success. The best advice to receive when creating solution based products is to create products or offer services that you know how to do well. Copycat product creation without testing or results and relying on the social status of others is setting your marketing funnel up for a short life span. Due to online business having a bad reputation in certain niches customers are looking for integrity without the hype. They simply want to know can they trust you, will it work for them and is it easy to use.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>UPR - Unique Product Result:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Products are purchased for the simple reason of the need to achieve a desirable result. As a business owner you want people to use your products to help them achieve results in an ethical way. The unique product result for each product in a marketing sales funnel should be unique from the previous product that the customer has seen previously. For online businesses two areas of great interest is web traffic and lead generation. Before money is spent on both it is crucial you have proof and results of your product benefiting others through trials and testing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Bonus</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Market research online is essential before starting to create digital products. Why are there so many courses on SEO, product creation, video marketing, article marketing, web traffic and much more? In my own opinion the answer to this is people do not have a specific strategy in place with what they want to achieve. Setting goals is an overused cliche online, be very specific on the business you want to create, the clients you want to work with and the monetary exchange for your products and services. With these in mind focus on selling one product or service first and achieving results before creating anything else.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-23091903624335770572012-02-10T12:23:00.000+07:002012-02-10T12:23:11.258+07:00Geotargeting Challenges and Solutions for Mobile Banner Advertising<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7Qhw_h6V3Sf0Z9y3cKT-PsZaAA5tUcD0R6gXytYLoEuMLNSTZCbxqSYXu588g4nnpWPXqH8cydI3HdWrxD3K5JxCu4YJnDmIif-cYQphk8LzGB78cj0pyVsnIqef4By1TPUMpVY2x3o/s1600/geotargeting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH7Qhw_h6V3Sf0Z9y3cKT-PsZaAA5tUcD0R6gXytYLoEuMLNSTZCbxqSYXu588g4nnpWPXqH8cydI3HdWrxD3K5JxCu4YJnDmIif-cYQphk8LzGB78cj0pyVsnIqef4By1TPUMpVY2x3o/s320/geotargeting.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The age of the smartphone is upon us, where now more than half of all mobile users 18-34 have a phone that has advanced features including internet access and some kind of higher-resolution screen. Smartphones are essentially phones packaged with computers, and many have services that include GPS or some other kind of location-determining feature that can pinpoint a user to at least the city or metro level. With the proliferation of iPhones and Android-driven phones in the marketplace for key age group demos, there is a strong demand from advertisers to target users via these services and serve them banner advertisements (usually 320x50) that are relevant to their immediate location. When you target someone based on their immediate location, it is known as Geotargeting.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">However, there is a catch, currently, technology has not advanced to a point that most commercial ad servers can locate where a user is reliably without the user actually inputting their location manually. Since most users will not voluntarily give their location just to be served an ad, there is a high chance that location targeting done the traditional way that most advertising servers have done in the past, e.g. IP targeting, will be correct. In fact, many mobile data services tunnel their access in ways that do not consistently give the actual location of the user, and could be off as far as even being in the wrong state. This is in contrast to IP targeting desktop users, where IP targeting has been honed to a point that it is fairly reliable -- in other words, that a user whose IP says they are in Japan is in fact sitting in Japan.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The solution is to have the ad server write the location of the page (if relevant) or the location of where the user is registered (if the site requires or uses registrations) into the ad tag itself. This is called many things in different ad servers, but in DFP, this is called key-value targeting. So, if you have a page that is for a restaurant in Las Vegas, write "metro=lasvegas" into the ad tag. If you have a site that requires or cookies users who are registered, and they put their home location as New York, write that into the tag. If the user did give their location when they signed into the app or mobile web site -- write that location. This can then be targeted instead of trying to sniff by IP.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Will this work in all cases? No. But it is a best-effort implementation for an issue that currently limits the entire advertising industry. Future upgrades of various ad server products may fix this, but for now, this is the best that can be done given the unique limitations. This allows publishers to have some kind of reliability around Geotargeting in their mobile inventory.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you are a publisher, your solution is above. If you are an advertiser, ask if the site or property you are advertising on has the solution above, if Geotargeting is one of the criteria you require or seek. If not, you have a ready-made solution you can suggest.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-8946715153627138922012-02-10T12:22:00.001+07:002012-02-10T12:22:42.031+07:00How a Flash Banner Can Generate Better CTR Than a Static Banner<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVf9fsU27mOrdcPKcChervZkpuQPXuiODgAgQ3PQqxoym_lfClgwBnPhQriW8UD-zxXsQ-81cldG5wRsBYz1XULZQw2CJ9CXVVS404ZXI7mpeSCYP8yNQHJLiOQQFSBXEkJEVCtdI4sU/s1600/banner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="175" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVf9fsU27mOrdcPKcChervZkpuQPXuiODgAgQ3PQqxoym_lfClgwBnPhQriW8UD-zxXsQ-81cldG5wRsBYz1XULZQw2CJ9CXVVS404ZXI7mpeSCYP8yNQHJLiOQQFSBXEkJEVCtdI4sU/s320/banner.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Have you created a static banner that isn't quite working? Are you disappointed that your banner Ad is not generating as many clicks as you thought it would? Chances are your banner is in the 'banner blindness' zone or maybe it's unable to stand out in the crowd. Banner blindness refers to the situation where people simply behave as if the banner does not exist. It's an illusion of ignorance that a person develops in frequent internet browsing. They tend to ignore banners and just concentrate on what they came for UNLESS your banner is capable of attracting his attention- and keeping it there. Maybe it's time to opt for a flash banner that is guaranteed to attract and catch the reader's attention and interest.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A well planned and designed banner ad is capable of arresting the viewer's attention. Movement in a banner is easier to utilize for capturing attention than a stationary banner advertisement. This is the reason that flash banner ads work better at inviting clicks than the bland motionless banners. Flash technology may be effectively used to create a banner that is able to draw the reader's attention to its movement oriented design.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The reason that static banner ads do not work as much at attracting clicks is that they tend to blend into the background of the webpage and do not stand out as a different object. Websites which are children-oriented in their appeal especially need animated banner ads to get a child to click to see what happens. Cartoon characters and animation work very well in educational and games websites for children. The basic concept is consistent for all business domains though. As long as the flash banner ad is not too cluttered with content, it will invariably do its job of attracting a reader. And if you can hire a quality banner ad professional who can utilize his experience and understanding of your business to make the animation interesting and fun you have definitely got the viewer into the sales funnel.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some valuable info on how you can make your Flash banner more effective:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">a) Make it simple yet attractive. Simple animation would be easier to understand by your viewer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">b) Avoid using decorative fonts. The more the font is readable the better.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">c) Use a strong Call to Action button or text at the end of the animation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There is not hesitation saying that Flash technology delivered by Adobe has taken banner ads to the next level with its potential and appeal.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-39071282351615478272012-02-10T12:22:00.000+07:002012-02-10T12:22:14.123+07:00Decrease Your Ad Revenue with The New DFP Ad Tags (Google Publisher Tags)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOt6c_cIxcZqzJZVfDFlymwvCD9VQy4xu4jTHE-zon1QI9nWYVVvGNd3-j-YxQKZ1ClSrSRP_lQL_jqhwSbTCxfyQrkhT3x4FqN_Y4owrwza_G0VimrAK999KpEjMDZJZJPiTwRrH7VU/s1600/dfp.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="167" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOt6c_cIxcZqzJZVfDFlymwvCD9VQy4xu4jTHE-zon1QI9nWYVVvGNd3-j-YxQKZ1ClSrSRP_lQL_jqhwSbTCxfyQrkhT3x4FqN_Y4owrwza_G0VimrAK999KpEjMDZJZJPiTwRrH7VU/s320/dfp.png" width="320" /></a></div>What is DFP Ad ? <b>DoubleClick's DART for Publishers (DFP)</b> solution provides the scalability, reliability, and the critical tools to accelerate your digital ad operation.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After hearing all the exciting news and new features of the new DFP advertising tags (<b>Google Publisher Tags</b>), how could a publisher not implement them? After implementation of the asynchronous ad tags, the ads are supposed to load faster from single page request ad serving, you're supposed to be able to serve ads in emails and newsletters and DFP can serve passback ad tags that point back to DFP to choose the next ad.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">That all sounds great, right? Well, we fell for it too. We implemented the new tags for several clients and encountered a few problems:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1. Ad Exchange CPM's Dropped:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The exact day we implemented the Google publisher tags, we saw about a large drop in CPM. The next day we saw close to 20% drops in CPM. Mind you, this was in Q4 when CPM's are supposed to consistently climb as we get closer to Christmas. This has happened every year in the past, the only difference here was the implementation of the new DFP tags.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2. Advertising Fill Coverage Dropped:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As soon as we implemented the Google publisher tags, we saw drops in ad impressions immediately. We compared this to the site's Analytics and saw no consistency. The traffic remained constant but the ad impressions dropped by an average of 10%. Therefore, the new DFP ad tags served a lower percentage of functional ads versus the old tags.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3. Non-existent Third Party Advertising Network Passback Capability:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Google claimed the new DFP ad tags enabled the capability to send passback ad tags to third party ad networks that would send any passback ad impression back to DFP to choose the next advertisement to show. This is a feature that DFP Premium has and is the optimal passback strategy for any publisher. However, this feature is non-existent for the Google publisher tags. Many DFP reps that we've dealt with have admitted this and said they will change the language about this feature.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Overall, the new DFP advertising tags have been a huge and expensive disappointment. We have reverted back to the old DFP advertising tags and are in the process with the other clients. We believe the drop in Ad Exchange CPM came from the fact that the new DFP advertising tags are iFrames. Expandable ads are not able to be served in iFrames without additional external code setup. Expandable ads go for high CPM's and the new DFP advertising tags aren't able to serve them properly which hit the Ad Exchange CPM's hard. The new iFrame ad tags could be the reason why the fill of functional ads dropped by an average of 10%. Expandable ads and certain rich media advertisements in third party ad networks weren't able to serve properly. The lack of a third party ad network capability was negligent communication on Google's part. It is important to ask your Google rep about these specific features first. </div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-85090237414684444382012-02-10T12:21:00.000+07:002012-02-10T12:21:40.398+07:00The Configurations of Ideal CPM Advertisement Placement<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSiA8CRRW7seumNCG5Ewjzn_cjv1YI4mcURbQJjYeS6k9s0qkJtvf_Et4xbyEyrW3b1OhKfIg0rLQ_iiVYPJBcCl1l1wRGploR3yIrHn5AeQ4p2Vhsi7DmRSptFMLHSTuzJsYgwzHz0Y/s1600/Banner-Advertising.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvSiA8CRRW7seumNCG5Ewjzn_cjv1YI4mcURbQJjYeS6k9s0qkJtvf_Et4xbyEyrW3b1OhKfIg0rLQ_iiVYPJBcCl1l1wRGploR3yIrHn5AeQ4p2Vhsi7DmRSptFMLHSTuzJsYgwzHz0Y/s320/Banner-Advertising.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>CPM advertising, also known as banner advertising, can be extremely lucrative, even when using ad networks, which provide the lowest CPM rates. However, if an ad is poorly placed, or if the site is not constructed with a consideration for advertising, you will see that your profits are not what they could be. This article will provide some fundamental steps and rules to provide you with the optimal banner advertising configuration for your online advertising revenues.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The most important concept is that of positioning, in this case, what is referred to as being "above the fold". The term comes from print media, specifically the newspaper industry, where the fold would be a newspaper bent in half, an ad visible on the top half of a folded newspaper would be considered above the fold. In the world of online advertising, the fold refers to what is visible on the screen on most normal monitor resolutions when the ad first loads, a quick search on the web will give you some statistics on what the normal resolution is for most of the population, but 1024x1256 is a good starting point.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Ads that are above the fold perform the best, so when planning a site or doing wire frames for a site, be sure to make room or IAB-standard spaces for banner ads. Current popular and well-used IAB-standard spaces are 728x90, 300x250, and 160x600. </div><div style="text-align: justify;">One popular banner configuration that sites use is the "hockey stick," which consists of a 728x90 at the top of the site, and a 160x600 on either the left or right margin of the site. While it is ok for the 160x600 to go below the fold, the more of the ad that is visible above the fold, the better it is for your revenues.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The goal at the end of this process is to get more clicks on your ads, and to provide attractive ad spaces that advertisers are willing to pay top dollar for. Advertisers measure the response to their online banner ads in terms of clicks on the ads themselves, called yield. Yield is clicks divided by impressions, expressed as a percentage, </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Example:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">100 clicks / 1000 impressions = 10% yield.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">More typical yields would be below 1%, anything above 1% for banner ads is considered extremely good. The exception to this are text ads, which tend to have higher clickthrough rates, but also tend to have different models of how the customer is charged.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Some studies have found that users are more likely to click on links and ad banners that are on the left side of their screen, as most people in Western countries read left to right. The best practice is to experiment with positioning (left vs. right) and integration around content to find out the combination that brings in the most revenue for your site design.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-33620000461885957652012-02-06T11:03:00.001+07:002012-02-06T11:03:39.733+07:00Find a Place to Get a Great Free<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">It is easy to find a place to get a free blog, but where is the best place? This really comes down to what you are going to be using the blog for and what type of functionality is important to you. Some bloggers are looking for a web site that has a big community and social features while other bloggers are looking for a simple to use blogging platform that will allow them to get a free blog online in minutes.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Online marketers may be looking for blogs that let them put advertising on the blog, so you can see that there are many different types of free blogging sites and blogger needs. Choosing the best place to for free blogging should be easy when you take a look at the list we have provided below.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>How To Choose The Best Place To Get A Free Blog :</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Blog Front End Look And Feel</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is possibly one of the most important factors to consider when you are trying to find a great free blog network. Some blog sites offer a huge template selection and others like Blogger may only offer a few different layouts to choose from and then allow customization to give you a quasi unique look.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Unique Blog Address</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Depending on where you choose to blog, the option to get a custom domain name will vary considerably. Choosing a free blog that will allow you to put your name or keywords in the address of your blog is always preferred.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Admin Section</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Here is another area where site to side you will see a huge variety of tools and features. Most blogging sites have a rather standard list of what you can do, but some free blogging sites offer a lot of additional features on the admin section that allow you to really spice up your site.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Social Integration</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Today, social is almost more important than seo, so make sure you choose to blog on a site that offers a good social integration feature and your content will get seen by more people.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Extended Feature Options</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Not everybody will want to get more features for a fee, but finding a blogging site that offers a free blog to start with and some killer upgrade features will give you a lot of flexibility as you move forward and it never hurts to have more options at your disposal if you ever need them.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Using these points of interest you will be able to locate a quality place to get your content online fast and don't worry, you can have as many free sites as you like, so check out a few of the best online blog networks to see where you want to call home.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't waste your time searching around for the best place to get free blog at, the BlogPower team has put together a sweet blogging platform that gives users complete control over the look and feel of their blogs and you can get started for free. If you really want to supercharge you blog, you can add shopping carts, membership plugins and much more.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-22838300309930130682012-02-06T11:03:00.000+07:002012-02-06T11:03:16.856+07:00What Really Constitutes to Worth Revisiting ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">The Internet is flooded with blogs. While some become popular, others struggle to capture any attention. So what is it that determines whether a blog will gain a following or not? Some will argue that it all relies on written content, while others will say it's all about good visuals. This article, however, will discuss how it's a bit of both and oh so much more.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Written Content</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">First and foremost, you need to make sure your content appeals to a greater audience, not just you, your family and a couple of mates. Before launching your blog, you should clearly define your target audience, and be aware of their interests and trends. Engage them by using the right tone of language, but be careful not to make it sound forced. Most bloggers write about subjects that interest them so the writing doesn't entail stepping out of personal comfort zones. Avoid coming across as patronising and don't offend anyone, whether or not they're a part of your intended target audience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Written content needs to be fresh and relevant. Don't delay in writing opinion pieces on news events, for example. And don't write reviews for sun tan lotion in the middle of a dark and gloomy winter. Always put yourself in your readers' shoes before publishing an article.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Attention spans online are known to be even shorter than those offline. Reel in your readers with a punchy headline and intriguing first two sentences. Avoid being too general and using generic headlines like "Today at school", and be specific using key phrases popular among your target audience.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Visuals</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Your articles are best accompanied by original photos or videos that really capture the essence of your blog post. A photo with a good caption can sometimes even be enough to serve as a daily update. Make sure you diversify pictures so they don't always feature you and a few friends having fun, or your cat curled up sleeping in your bath, under your bed, on the windowsill etc. If a friend's captured better photos of a recent trip you took, ask to use those instead of your own poor results.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Design and Usability</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Whether designing your own website or using a free blogging platform like Blogger or Wordpress, choose a simple layout that's not overly fussy and crowded. Choose a striking logo or photo as a header that illustrates the blog's ethos. Use fonts that are clear to read, and don't experiment with different colours. Keep your blog easy to browse with a maximum of 2-3 pages. Don't overdo it on categorising posts as you want people (and search engines) to instantly find what they're looking for.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Marketing and Advertising</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Start with the usual approach of popularising posts via Twitter, Facebook and Digg. For visual posts be sure to use Pinterest. Comment on other bloggers' posts if you think you have something in common and might be attracting similar readers. Develop contacts for guest blogging opportunities too. If someone comments on a blog post of yours, thank them and try to continue the discussion.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't forget the all important aspect of search engine optimisation. Use keywords in your headlines and 2-4 times throughout your blog post. If your blogging platform allows you to, personalise meta descriptions and title tags with clear calls to action.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">It's not easy to achieve a high readership and it won't happen overnight so be patient. Your best approach is to find a niche that few have explored and blogged about. Combined with excellent content, visuals, design, usability, search engine marketing and advertising, you could be the new rising star of the web.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-38717372311717130852012-02-06T11:02:00.000+07:002012-02-06T11:02:44.401+07:00Increase Your Google Adsense Earnings Manifold<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Increase in profits from Google Adsense is a blogger's dream in his general. This is an honor for us if we increase Google Adsense significant. But its how to get all that?<br />
Every blogger who runs Google Adsense to make money online through his blog or site expects to earn a huge revenue from the ads. But hardly 10% succeed to make $100 or more per week. The very first thing you need to make your dream come true is a lot of visitors to your website. But traffic is not the only thing. You have to convert your visitors and readers into clicks so that you can earn some revenue.<br />
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Here are a few tips to make your blog Adsense ready:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1. Place Ads on Top</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The top of your page is the most visible portion where almost every visitor looks and pays attention. You can display a banner ad on the top of your page. But make sure you do not over do. Keep only two to three ads in the above the fold area of your webpage. This way you can maintain the professional look of your blog too. It has been noticed that banner ads at the top of the page convert the most for most of the blogs.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2. Use Visible Contrasts and Designs</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Google Adsense gives you the facility to customize your ads according to the need of your blog's theme. You can choose contrasting colors for your ads as it makes them more visible to your visitors. But sometimes it may also result in your visitors bouncing back from your site. So be careful and design your ads appropriately.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3. Write Specific and Keyword Focused Content</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Google displays ads relevant to the content of your blog. The more specific your content is, more specific will be your ads. And as I discussed in my earlier posts, specific ads convert more than those which are more general in nature. Try and include one or two keywords in every post as it gives Google a hint of what kind of ads should be displayed on the page.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>4. Targeted Traffic</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is really important if you want to increase your Adsense earnings fast. If you can manage to get specific and targeted visitors to your blog, then they are more likely to click on the ads of their interests. Generally, organic traffic is known to convert most.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>5. Mix Your Content and Ads</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">You can always insert ads in between the content of your posts and sometimes it looks like it is a part of the content. This trick works out good for some of the blogs where the ads are highly specific and relevant with content.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-43979622190108362762012-02-02T12:28:00.000+07:002012-02-02T12:28:26.329+07:00Elimination or Remove of Duplicate Links on a Sitemap in Drupal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCW_glOotb1dYWcCfQ-iz6OA-ChGH4TCvaWj_oUIc0_D-1Z8-KrTlHc2tkY8UWLHWotr2BgQGxbKlyHNd0oIDImEkVCkf30F3ugTs5h6JWhFhFEQ3uStNSNUV9w1PXojx3vksqEiMBUQ/s1600/drupal.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="277" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglCW_glOotb1dYWcCfQ-iz6OA-ChGH4TCvaWj_oUIc0_D-1Z8-KrTlHc2tkY8UWLHWotr2BgQGxbKlyHNd0oIDImEkVCkf30F3ugTs5h6JWhFhFEQ3uStNSNUV9w1PXojx3vksqEiMBUQ/s320/drupal.png" width="265" /></a></div>What is Drupal, CMS, or CMF ?</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Drupal is an open source CMS (Content Management System) and CMF (Content Management Framework) that is written in PHP programming language. It is developed and maintained by a community of web developers and software users. It is a free software package and it is distributed under the general public license.<br />
Content Management System (CMS) is a system that provides a collection of procedures that manages work flow in a company, including management of the company's website. This may be a computer-based process that allows users to have access to the website and manage either content or appearance.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Search engine optimization (<a href="http://infoblog-infoblogging.blogspot.com/search/label/SEO">SEO</a>) or achieving higher ranking in the search engine page result is one of the major objectives of any website, be in corporate or personal website. You would want your website to appear on top of the search engine results page so that you get maximum clicks and visitors to the site. However, if your website is not optimized, the whole purpose of creating a website for enhancing your business would be defeated.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Several factors can be responsible for lowering your Drupal website search engine rankings. The most common factor that affects the website's ranking is the duplicate links and content indexed on the site. The web spiders track down the duplicate links and content on the website and consider the website with duplicate links as threat and consequently move the website down the search engine. One of the most common areas where duplicate links on the Drupal website are found is in the website sitemap.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you find duplicate links on your Drupal website and it is affecting your site rankings, the following tips will help you remove the duplicate links from the sitemap:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1</b>. To remove the duplicate links on your drupal website sitemap, you must first log in to your website by typing the site URL. Next, navigate your way through to the admin of the website by typing yourwebsitedomainame.com/user. You can access the admin by typing your userid and password.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2</b>. Once you enter the admin, click on the modules option. You would see the list of modules installed on your Drupal website.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3</b>. Find out the 'sitemap' module form the list and click on the configure option besides the module.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>4</b>. When you click on the configure option, check the value entered in the 'categories depth' field. If the value entered in the field is all, change the value from all to '-1' (without any quotes).</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>5</b>. After you change the value, click on the Save option to remove the duplicate links on your Drupal website. Once the duplicate links are removed your website is sure to get higher rankings on the search engines.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Another alternative to remove the duplicate links from the Drupal website is to remove the already installed website module and re-install the new and advanced Drupal's XML sitemap module. This module allows you create a sitemaps that are recognized better by the search engines. While installing the module, you have the option to include or exclude certain content types such as articles, pages and taxonomy. If you wish to remove a particular content link from the sitemap generated by the module you can remove the same by manually excluding it from the content editor. Refresh the sitemap and the link you excluded would be removed automatically.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Use the above tips to remove the duplicate links and be sure that your Drupal website is ranked higher.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Tip:</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Quantum Coders LLC specializes in designing and development of Content Management Systems using <a href="http://www.quantum-coders.com/">Drupal</a> and Joomla. The company has a good exposure in Drupal, Joomla, PHP, Dotnet, Java, Smarty, CSS, Struts, web designing and SEO.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-80021379415910157072012-02-02T12:27:00.000+07:002012-02-02T12:27:08.596+07:00Some Difference Between WordPress and Java<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8pcag_mVCdmIqeG0TIZlzAh0BmQmaWCNhXTDH1or-whMurkhWO2I4D2jkXwdo9e9gnY3NxKs4VsYfzZk90836tXQCQcNc_SwRR63xgfbxM_0v3wgBpAr_QGoCPPWjXXvOrsm9Xppy9s/s1600/java-wordpress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS8pcag_mVCdmIqeG0TIZlzAh0BmQmaWCNhXTDH1or-whMurkhWO2I4D2jkXwdo9e9gnY3NxKs4VsYfzZk90836tXQCQcNc_SwRR63xgfbxM_0v3wgBpAr_QGoCPPWjXXvOrsm9Xppy9s/s320/java-wordpress.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Java and WordPress are very much different, this is an attempt to compare and see where they intersect each other.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Java</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Java is an enterprise Language, what it means it is used to build enterprise applications, what do we mean by that?</div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>A variety of clients can interact with applications like browsers, smart tablets, B2B applications, NET and other language apps.</li>
<li>High Security to support the standards.</li>
<li>Highly Scalable to support the growing traffic.</li>
<li>Performance - Begin compile time performance is high.</li>
<li>E.g applications are Gaming, E-Commerce websites, Billing, Retail, CRM and tons of others.</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Java can be used to create blogging CMS like WordPress. There are CMS's like alfresco, Plone, JRoller whodo to attempt to that, but none has been able so popular as WordPress.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>WordPress</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Very specialized CMS/blogging engine build on top of PHP.</div><ul style="text-align: justify;"><li>It is very easy to learn software, compare it to learning MS Word.</li>
<li>You don't need to know PHP/programming to be WordPress website developer.</li>
<li>It has a themes concept, which allows a developer to configure website pages with easy.</li>
<li>Supports thousands of plugins, almost easy to find any kind of functionality a website needs.</li>
<li>Installs on Apache Server with PHP engine.</li>
<li>Many hosting sites support 1 click install.</li>
<li>Uses MySQL as the backend engine.</li>
</ul><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As you see, WordPress and Java cannot be compared as one is a language where another is a software built on PHP language.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Had WordPress been written in Java</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As a Java Developer, we wish WordPress was built on Java, it would have given:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">1. Java applications a web flair, we would have to see all together new set of applications /widgets/ plugins.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">2. Designers would have not been scared of the language at all.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">3. Applications could have used the WordPress database, which has a very simple schema.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>WordPress And Java Together</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Resin is a Java Application server, but with a twist, it has a Quercus engine which allow PHP applications to installed as Java applications.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">What does this mean, if a WordPress can be installed on Resin will run as a Java application and also take advantage of libraries like Spring, Hibernate,SOA.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Also, will definitely perform way better as it will be compiled only once and not be interpreted with every request like it does now.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">To have this integration working has its own challenges but good news is there is a way.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Summary</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">While WordPress has it own niche, creating CMS websites with blog functionality, it is the DeFacto Platform.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">But when it comes to creating highly scalable enterprise Applications Java is the DeFacto Platform.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-77515872398443821652012-01-26T11:28:00.000+07:002012-01-26T11:28:10.987+07:00How to Wisely Dealing with Criticism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjWha8X2O8YXG_lcjfZcEp39-Wea-B7FEpcPchoy65llMw_0J2A5xIWgZj6a8TdN6EHfnySgEe5hSYJQyrTdVuyLoH8N9JXHnnS0KDFQ6mXz1JSf3krfu1lALjUMJeBWMtvSi7TRzjnE/s1600/kritik.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcjWha8X2O8YXG_lcjfZcEp39-Wea-B7FEpcPchoy65llMw_0J2A5xIWgZj6a8TdN6EHfnySgEe5hSYJQyrTdVuyLoH8N9JXHnnS0KDFQ6mXz1JSf3krfu1lALjUMJeBWMtvSi7TRzjnE/s320/kritik.png" width="260" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">6 ways wise face of criticism that is the result of my reflection with reference to various books and articles I have ever read.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">6 ways wise to face these criticisms can be tried to be applied in everyday life.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1. Trying to take the same angle with the giver of criticism.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If successful, then we will truly understand the core reason for the giver of criticism in such criticism. If it is so, then we normally would not be too "hot" and disturbed so that it can be more relaxed in preparing an effective argument in response to the criticism.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2. Looking from the side of positive criticism.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Criticism can basically be classified into two things, namely that based on good intentions and bad intentions. However, as personal independence, we have a choice to see that all the criticism leveled on the intent of both (positive). This viewpoint is very advantageous because it makes our minds more clearly so that it can take criticism with a maximum benefit.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>3. Do not let yourself get lost in hurt feelings and resentment when getting criticism,</b> because it really hurt yourself. The loss is like burning the entire house himself to kill a rat is hiding behind the closet.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>4. Embed assumptions to yourself that criticism is a boast.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Yes, criticism is usually directed to people who work, people who do nothing, or a person who holds the status of "important". In contrast, the passive, silent, and not usually far from popular criticism.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>5. Take wisdom from any criticism that we can.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Critics often featured many important things are hidden from sight or mind. Before you react to criticism, we should examine it first. If criticism is wrong, can be ignored. But if true, then we can make an important means to improve themselves.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>6. Use assertive manner in response to criticism.</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Assertive way is the way that confirms the establishment and opinions confidently, clearly, firmly, and positive. Such an attitude allows us to express an opinion or will of the firm, elegant, and respectable while maintaining dignity and honor of others.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">That's 6 ways wise to face criticism on the spot version of my own, which is the result of my reflection with reference to various books and articles I have ever read.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-76678531920402902842012-01-22T02:02:00.002+07:002012-01-22T02:02:49.489+07:00Make Incredible Strong and Convince for Landing Page<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0b3AejgtuBLB3KHSIJ06RBj7YzYx6-YQ3Ra-hv4OMO98zVAPUXwqMQiI9-518cGjm_LatYEv-qCJYH93sPM2IrDuiGMlEZdmvR90meGQfrObBSbGcK7FflSmqem3FODk_p5o7SCZ8WU/s1600/landing-page.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP0b3AejgtuBLB3KHSIJ06RBj7YzYx6-YQ3Ra-hv4OMO98zVAPUXwqMQiI9-518cGjm_LatYEv-qCJYH93sPM2IrDuiGMlEZdmvR90meGQfrObBSbGcK7FflSmqem3FODk_p5o7SCZ8WU/s320/landing-page.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
The landing or sales page for your product needs to be incredibly strong and convincing because this is where all of your affiliates are going to send their traffic to. Once they've done this, the rest is up to you or more specifically your <b>landing page</b>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Consequently, it helps to know how to make a landing page which will overwhelm your visitor. Luckily, there is an effective formula which most marketers follow because it works so well, so let's talk about how to make a landing page for your product right now.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">One format which converts very well and consequently gets used frequently by marketers online in all different niches is to create one long sales letter.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are several elements which you want to incorporate onto your sales letter/landing page:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Headline</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">An attention grabbing headline is job number one. People have extremely short attention spans, so your headline should pull them in right away, otherwise you've lost them forever. You can do a lot of things with your headline such as addressing your reader's problem while offering the solution in an exciting way with this headline.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Design</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The design is a large part of your landing page. This includes the overall design of your site in terms of where and how things are placed and also includes things like using dynamic font styles and colors.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Graphics/Media</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Solely using text won't engage your reader; you need images and possibly video to engage your reader. A lot of landing pages use a persuasive video above the fold in combination with a great headline as a truly effective way to kick off their landing page.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Testimonials</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Federal Trade Commission and certain affiliate networks have changed their regulations about what passes for an acceptable testimonial, so make sure that every testimonial which you use can be backed up. That being said, testimonials are still an effective way to assuage your reader of their doubts about your product after they see other people have given their approval.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Call to Action</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">A strong call to action is essential in convincing your reader to take your desired action which in this case is purchasing your product.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Your Background</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Don't forget to include your credentials if you have any which vouch for your experience. If you've written a book on a medical problem and you've got some kind of certified background in medicine, you'll want to make that very clear from the start of your landing page as this will give you more credibility and even put some people's minds at ease about purchasing your product if they were on the fence.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you don't have official credentials, then make sure to explain your story about how you were once a long time sufferer of the same problem which your reader is currently experiencing before you took it into your own hands and found the solution (found in the book). Putting yourself in the same place as your reader creates empathy for you and is a good way to get them to relate to you and get them on your side early. This is one of my many sales page copywriting tips which you should use when designing the your landing page.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-7532872731100320652012-01-22T02:02:00.001+07:002012-01-22T02:02:29.790+07:00Keep Spam Messages From Disrupting Your Work Flow<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghODtTPVlHEeVRL_sLAACl1bVnh81-n99Bfx_K-c0hY70nRYzJTRn352zsjIKDdJD7-5L7VTPY-S6I8PNvJW1Zzfk-9EfOepR8ihE5EHGsWNyFENq4dGYQ9EbmmEioepiBW3cH3nIvAO4/s1600/email-spam-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghODtTPVlHEeVRL_sLAACl1bVnh81-n99Bfx_K-c0hY70nRYzJTRn352zsjIKDdJD7-5L7VTPY-S6I8PNvJW1Zzfk-9EfOepR8ihE5EHGsWNyFENq4dGYQ9EbmmEioepiBW3cH3nIvAO4/s320/email-spam-2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Almost all businesses today rely heavily on the email. With this people can communicate, send important documents, share files and store data-all in a matters of minutes. Most business transactions are done through email and this also makes it a good way of recording the date and transcripts of deals. While this is an important tool for business, it can also be the cause of its downfall. Hackers have found a way to infiltrate and damage businesses through emails, provoking many company owners to hire firms that offer email filtering service.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spam emails are those you receive in your inbox appearing as a mass email for a certain product or service. These messages perform involuntary tracking or worse, spread viruses and spyware if opened. Spyware causes slow internet connection, web history tracking and unwanted CPU activity. This becomes a way for hackers to get into your system and use your personal information for dubious transactions. An email filtering service becomes useful if you want to keep your inbox organized and free from these junk mails.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">All you need to do is find a good company that will equip your system with mail protection software and methods. The software can assess if a certain incoming message could be a spam and will try to block any suspicious messages. Some methods may be moving potentially harmful messages into a different folder. Before, the only way to remove spyware and other security threats is to back-up the current files and reformat the whole system. Companies today offer tons of options for keeping your computers safe from these spamware.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Email continuity, meanwhile, helps keep your system secured when it is experiencing an error. Productivity declines greatly when employees can't access their email or use it properly. Internal and external processes of the company rely on this heavily for easier communication. So what happens when your server malfunctions? You can lose tons of important information. Since computers are just machines and are susceptible to damage, different factors may cause it to malfunction. Whether it may be data failure, problems with hardware or a mistake of an employee, it can lead to bigger problems once you lose all the necessary information used in your business. Email continuity simply recovers these files in case of an outage.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Aside from these services, consulting an expert firm may also guide you on how to keep your network from being infected. They can provide you guidelines or suggest alternative techniques. As these companies are always on the lookout for new ways of attacks from hackers, you can learn about securing your own processes. It is important to always look ahead and prepare for the worst. Consider hiring email filtering service experts as an investment. In this day and age when hackers come up with new methods faster than you can say email protection, it is wise to stay on track and protect your venture from these attacks.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-54228093170478638482012-01-22T02:02:00.000+07:002012-01-22T02:02:04.267+07:00Get Targeted Traffic That Converts<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGLQoWNI-XQ626m_8YQqnfBq3Aq4K5mawd_RB0h2LCeDDXPY-QGdS118CT6PyLNyJ89sgRnZDzH1nqw8Zk9k7h0giUz7fA5Jg-GAXt9TZTqu33sqMdTkwIlt6AA17FNp6NP5-O51iNUQ/s1600/explotions.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="276" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheGLQoWNI-XQ626m_8YQqnfBq3Aq4K5mawd_RB0h2LCeDDXPY-QGdS118CT6PyLNyJ89sgRnZDzH1nqw8Zk9k7h0giUz7fA5Jg-GAXt9TZTqu33sqMdTkwIlt6AA17FNp6NP5-O51iNUQ/s320/explotions.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
The way people have used the web has dictated to a large extent how they enter and leave your sales funnel. A note of caution here. There's a myth among people that sales and marketing starts when a prospect reaches your site and sees the first firm and completely owned representation of you.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you've been around for a while, you may have noticed that the amount of traffic a blog gets and how it ranks both in the search engines as well as in people's eyes, is no more under the control of the webmaster. It's the visitors and the everyday users of the web who indirectly have control.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This works differently. The process of selling starts at first contact, your first ad, the first ever article you publish, the first ever request to make a click, the first tweet you send with a link. There's no second time lucky in the game of sales. And traffic is closely linked with all this. If you're pulling traffic without the intent to convert it, then you might be causing your website to die a slow death.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">And to get this intent communicated right, it is important for you to understand how people's usage of the web is building up web trends. That is where you'll get the priceless answer of how to get traffic like the pros in any niche do.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is over the different traffic segments and tell you in specific how the trend develops in each, which will lead us to the medium we use to get traffic</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>1. SOFTWARE GIVEAWAYS</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Giving away small pieces of solution specific software is a killer way of building a list. It is ALSO an awesome way to get traffic. Here's 2 places that have given good results and the traffic comes after they use your software and are satisfied with it. Better yet - give a manual covering partially most of the uses of that software and reserve the special uses for a booklet they can download at your site to make sure they visit. And it is a must to have that linkback WITHIN the software. People are lazy to search for manuals though they'd give everything to solve problems they are already facing.</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Contact the webmasters if you face problems with distribution. Go ahead and ASK! They're running sites for this very purpose. And, do good research before getting your software made. It must be deeply related to the problems your market faces. And hire a programmer wisely. Usually you can get it made for pennies on the dollar unless it's very heavy coding, but again, avoid heavy applications when starting out.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>2. POWER BLOGS</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Most people already know how blogs are big for driving traffic. But what a lot will miss out is how to make a blog build a mini sales funnel within itself. This is key to pulling traffic that CONVERTS. A self liquidating blog is what I call a "power blog".</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Simply put, a power blog is one which appears to be a regular blog but is made with the purpose of building a lead funnel at the back end and only attracts visitors after thorough filtering. What this means is, you will need to set up a chain of link throughs hinting a solution available somewhere for a particular search term in your niche. Then, at the end of that chain, present your blog with that solution and relieve the person of their problem. Make sure this blog has a opt-in form - and possibly a "pay to opt-in system". This means you are a legit person and you're providing quality content which the consumer was desperate for when he got there. So a small $1 or $2 contribution would be great. And after all, you had to put in some effort in filtering to this place.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">If you're having heart palpitations at the suggestion of charging for an opt-in, consider this:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Which person is going to be a better buyer, the one who fakes an email address to get your freebie, OR the one who went through the trail of clues desperately and paid a little bit to receive more communication from you? Seriously, who is more interested ??</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-43027864619846949242012-01-17T11:46:00.000+07:002012-01-17T11:46:58.456+07:00The Top IT Trends for 2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClhidhGKnJiIo0Q5z681Ji2eIxj2s0xc0eeIBqEYW2B4KRVrGQQdEcgWu5q4j8h0Ms-UKIvJ2pfQUYT0eWY72L50JYMljkwJxnDCdkVC9slNVZqlcQjNe3ptrfuendq8EEL56cHVVcsY/s1600/Trends-2012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgClhidhGKnJiIo0Q5z681Ji2eIxj2s0xc0eeIBqEYW2B4KRVrGQQdEcgWu5q4j8h0Ms-UKIvJ2pfQUYT0eWY72L50JYMljkwJxnDCdkVC9slNVZqlcQjNe3ptrfuendq8EEL56cHVVcsY/s320/Trends-2012.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
In keeping with our new year's tradition, we have compiled our list of the top technology trends for 2012. We scanned the available data, reviewed our previous predictions and made some leaps of faith. We are optimistic about the economy and expect many delayed IT expenditures to be completed this year. Advances in business technology continue their steady progression with many smaller businesses adopting leading edge technologies. This year will be interesting for consumer electronics. Maybe Steve Jobs left his next great invention in the Apple pensieve.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Local Data Centers</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">As Cloud Computing gains acceptance and market share, more business will move their equipment and applications to the cloud. Companies will look for neighborhood data centers that are accessible and provide boutique services. This provides an opportunity for IT service providers and managed service providers (MSPs) because smaller businesses will be looking for help in managing their collocated equipment and cloud applications. Many small businesses are accustomed to contracting IT services rather than maintaining in-house IT expertise and will look for service providers that can meet their changing IT model.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>mCommerce</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mobile commerce is not only for impulsive buyers, but for smart, savvy shoppers looking for the best deal. The 2011 holiday season broke all records for mCommerce and this will continue as increasing numbers of merchants and consumers embrace mobile applications. Powerful processors will give handhelds a big boost in acceptance for those that have been reluctant to adopt the technology. Near field communication (NFC) will take off as applications are developed that use NFC for everything from sharing contact information to reading garment labels to purchasing anything with the swipe of your phone. In 2012, if you are in the consumer market - become an expert in NFC and mCommerce.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Speech Recognition</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This could be a breakout year for speech and voice technologies. Speech recognition has been used by medical and legal for years and widespread acceptance is just around the corner for all types of businesses. As mobile device users embrace speech recognition for on-the-go computing, they will bring this technology into the office for a variety of efficiency improvements.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Handhelds Replace Laptops</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">With more powerful CPUs, handhelds can replace many of the features of laptops. The keyboard and screen size continue to be obstacle but projection and foldable technology will bridge the gap. One day we will think and our computer (probably won't be called a computer) will translate our thoughts into input and output, but in the meantime virtual docking stations will be used to interface with our analog (hands and eyes) systems.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Another Social Media Surge</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">With Google+ claiming that it will have 400 million members by the end of 2012, we are expecting another surge as social media expands its audience. Online aficionados will continue to be plagued with spam and scams, but new strategies will emerge to catch and isolate the offenders. The number of users and the average time spent online will increase, but there are too many platforms for the market. Users will consolidate around the most beneficial and productive sites. Facebook may take over the world in 2012, but then again it may not.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-85683833810339655942012-01-17T11:44:00.000+07:002012-01-17T11:44:55.451+07:00Privacy Policy to IP Address for Your Personal Website to Prevent from Abusers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-9wLmRXj-m9sEVRFa0sht12cRRjpO7nTB-ffv3cJQuzXF9fT_QIz1i_818UY6h4LS3z9xrmNVi5zPeXygXpq__CrGdjsu0xkqFS2E0LDFmrrKizjc9BalJvQjGeYGMfytmnSUOi8JVs/s1600/protection-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="283" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE-9wLmRXj-m9sEVRFa0sht12cRRjpO7nTB-ffv3cJQuzXF9fT_QIz1i_818UY6h4LS3z9xrmNVi5zPeXygXpq__CrGdjsu0xkqFS2E0LDFmrrKizjc9BalJvQjGeYGMfytmnSUOi8JVs/s320/protection-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Creating a website can be as fast as five to ten minutes. Working on details can be very tedious. However, making the website simple can be as short as a couple of minutes. Wasting time on building internet sites can be fun as well. Making it truly awesome can create more visitors to log on to it every now and then. Friends will appreciate your effort in making such artistic creation. Personal websites can be accessed by those whom you personally know. Or else, it may be accessed depending on the location of your website. This is dependent upon the web hosting service provider used or else the type of IP Address and domain. Whichever reasons that is considered it serves the same purpose.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Personal websites are quite dangerous. On the website, relevant information you have about you are contained on it. Images of you and your loved ones can be accessed too. Different blogs may be read by millions of people who have access to the internet. For this reason, security about your individuality can be known.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The danger in owning a personal website can be that various people can pretend to be you. This is especially true with celebrities, actors, models, politicians and other known personalities. There are great advantages we can get in acquiring such program in protection to our location and identity. This will preserve as a sort of protection to our safety and privacy. We deserve such respect and information of privacy. How much more of an individual who know nothing about internet protection?</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many take advantage of the internet. This is also true with many IP address abusers. They tend to get IP Addresses of certain website owners. If this is the case, you must employ IP Address Search for your own protection. You may locate the abuser and report to local police, if the hacker is only located on the same place. However, with more advanced IP Address Search, it could give specific details such as continent, country, state and city. Then, you can report the abuser to the web hosting company or else to the authorities so as to trace the scammer.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Email Checker device may also be employed. This is for those hate mails you receive. Having a personal website can create many people to send mails that may threaten you. Give yourself protection from the anonymous haters by getting their info through Email Checker devices.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-69058668849205835012012-01-06T12:55:00.001+07:002012-01-15T16:09:19.198+07:00Appearance and Maximize The Layout of Your Blog<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">There's a lot of advice out there about how to get traffic to come to your blog. Much of it, however, fails to cover one vital point. The appearance and layout of your blog can mean the difference between drawing visitors in and inviting them to read on, or having them disengage and click the back button. Think about it, what will be the first thing your visitors will notice on your blog? No matter how beautifully you've written your content, if the look and layout of your blog creates confusion or detachment, the chances of them sticking around to read it will be slim.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There are certainly no set rules as to what makes for a good looking blog. That said there are a number of points to keep in mind when considering your blog's look.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Never underestimate the power of simplicity. Flashy and extravagant themes can look quite impressive, but if they don't mesh perfectly with your targeted reader's mindset, they can cause distraction. A simple theme that's easy on the eyes is often a safer bet. Also, leaving ample white space in the margins or alongside photos will give breathing-room to your reader's eyes, and keep them from feeling overwhelmed.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Pay good mind to what draws in your attention when you open the page. I can't count how many blogs I've opened only to have eyes snap to some advertisement or several bolded texts competing for my attention. Very unappealing. Don't make the title stick out like a sore thumb, but make it tastefully noticeable, and let it lead naturally to the body of your post.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Choose a theme that gives you blog a clear structure. Make sure that the content is clearly defined and not easily confused with the links and ads on your blog. Add in photos at natural breaking points between ideas. Try not to ever leave your readers searching for where they need to go to continue reading.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Consider subtitle details that can enhance the readers' experience. For blogs that cover multiple points (5 Little Surprises That Your Girlfriend Will Adore You For, for example) you could find a different font for the topic lines, and make it more stylistic than the body text. Experiment with different colors to make your links more appealing. Anything that shows that you've spent the extra effort to make a good impression will ring out with quality and make a lasting impression.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-17561717461153251622012-01-03T12:57:00.001+07:002012-01-15T16:07:58.313+07:00Making Original Image as Important as Original Content Which Relevant Necessary<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlVB5ynhbspKBGf8ahHuqxue5q0GJ84VqhUz11d7EXbUHQRC1fS_abFICj8Qw-07eR51ZPwYI1O4RULGHxFUejWBsxo45OLy24KDNw9t7K9jyWH2rW7ogMSBkpNzVRCqJKnQW9aqttOU/s1600/images-content.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTlVB5ynhbspKBGf8ahHuqxue5q0GJ84VqhUz11d7EXbUHQRC1fS_abFICj8Qw-07eR51ZPwYI1O4RULGHxFUejWBsxo45OLy24KDNw9t7K9jyWH2rW7ogMSBkpNzVRCqJKnQW9aqttOU/s320/images-content.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">Yes. The answer to the title's question is an affirmative. When search engines crawl through a new blog post, it too sees the image for its description, not necessarily its appearance. What an image is named, in particular, what it is coded with alt text oralt tag is quite important.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Alt Tags Explained</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many people believe blogging is all about content. And, they are correct. But it's not only about the content an Internet user sees in their browser, but the content search engine spiders seeing when crawling over a new post. Bloggers should know this about blog tags: they do help search engines to pinpoint relevant material when asked. But the images associated with that content should be complementary-adding to or completing the text. That's where alt tags in the HTML code are useful.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">For example, an image of a search engine spider should appear with a like description in the alternative attribute like "search engine spider". This allows a search engine to pick-up the image by description as it cannot see the rendition.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Original Images</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When creating a post for a personal blog, for a guest submission to another blog or for freelance sale, use original images when possible. And name/rename images appropriate to the material in the post. Using the above image of a search engine looking through a magnifying glass at a spider. The image and content would have nothing to do with one another. It would confuse both readers and search engines.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Original content is lacking without proper images. But the image itself must be named to fit the content. The name of the image in a post must be relevant to the text. So a post about gluing fabric to scrapbook pages should have an image of fabric and a scrapbook or a post about the price of gasoline and downward sticky pricing should contain an image of a gas station price board/sign.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Size Matters</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Blog image sizing is also important to making the post attractive. While search engines only know the raw dimensions of the image, readers will see how it impacts the text. Too large and the post's text becomes de-emphasised. Too small and the reader must squint to take in the details. An image shouldn't be a distraction. Some take advantage of eye candy to get attention. Readers will quickly abandon a blog that promises information on one subject but uses deceptive images to rack-up clicks.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When it comes to images in a blog post remember these cardinal rules: name the image for what it is, not "image1.jpg". Make good use of the alt tag/alt text and size the image so it fits in a neat proportion with the text.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-30333284688303414862011-10-21T20:47:00.002+07:002012-01-15T16:07:11.299+07:00E-Commerce Website Development Services with The Strategics<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>E-commerce</b> also known as electronic commerce, refers to online business ventures that cater to the targeted audience globally. And for the success of the e-commerce business, highly functional, user friendly and attractive website is extremely essential. For developing such business websites, you ought to seek the service of professional e-commerce web developers. There are numerous e-commerce website development and designing companies rendering <b>avant-garde</b> service at most economic price.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The popularity of online trade reaching its peak and the tendency of the consumers to buy things online has made e-business website development service an important thing than it was ever before. Today, there are hardly any material things which are not available or cannot be purchased online. Eyeing on specific niche, the e-commerce business owners provide an array of options for their online audience, re-defining the face of the trade and commerce. Thus, a complete web solution is necessary whereby the consumers can easily choose, buy and refer to their choicest articles as well as make transactions online.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>E-commerce website development</b> plan demands <b>strategic</b> planning taking into account the exact requirements of the business house. The evaluation of the exact requirements needs to be made and a functional design plan needs to be created. Database configuration and the hosting requirements are integral parts to e- commerce web development service. <b>SEO friendly</b> web design is vital so as to enhance the website's visibility. Other essential development services include online shopping cart integration and payment gateway integration which will help in proper management of the e-trading website.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">SEO friendly web design and development of an e-trading website can be implemented using a mySQL database and the most preferred programming language is <b>PHP.</b> Since PHP is a general script language and is compatible with a number of open source development such as Joomla, WordPress Magneto and many more, PHP is the most favorable options for developing an e-commerce website. PHP can be easily embedded into <b>HTML codes</b>; it can be easily integrated with dynamic visual applications like <b>Flash</b> and <b>Ajax</b>. All these accounts for choosing PHP as the most favored language for e-commerce website development.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">The fundamental thing in e-commerce website development includes the development of the shopping cart which needs to be very stable and strong. A secured payment gateway also needs to be integrated with shopping cart which will easily process credit cards on website. Some of the most common payment gateways that are used in these websites are Pay Pal, Moneybookers, CC Avenue and likes. The gateway services can be developed through scripting languages such as <b>PHP, Perl, ASP.NET and Cold Fusion</b>. There is a special section that guarantees security for the customers through <b>Secure Socket Layers (SSL)</b> technology. The web solutions of e-business websites also include the development of admin or the back office modules of the e-commerce sites that helps manage the products, sales and account.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">An e-commerce site is to be developed in such ways that it guarantees trouble free experience to online consumers. The SEO friendly web design helps these business websites to attract better traffic whereas the user friendly website provides the customers a hassle free online shopping experience. Easy access to the products that are categorized perfectly with detailed information, easy navigation and secured as well as convenient ways of payment - all these factors when considered during the e-commerce website development make an e-commerce site one of a kind and also guarantee the success of by increasing the number of customers.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1245706183984815351.post-15929486335997234652011-09-16T19:07:00.001+07:002012-01-15T16:06:19.920+07:00Minimize Spam In Your Inbox<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">Spam is one of the worst things that is happening in the Internet. In the least, it steals our time, because we need to delete them every time they come to our inbox. While spam may still be there until only God knows when, there are things that you can do to minimize the number of spam in your inbox. Here are four of them:</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Use Disposable Email Addresses</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spammers usually collect email addresses by harvesting them from various online sources such as web pages, mailing list archives, and so on. Therefore, if you need to post your email in public online places, don't use your primary email address. Instead, create an email account only for that purpose and set it up to forward received emails to your primary address. If you receive too many spam via this address, you can just disable it and replace it with a new one.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Obfuscate Your Email Address</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Since spammers usually harvest email addresses using some kind of bots, try to obfuscate your email when you post it in a public online place. Do it in a way that it's still comprehensible for a human reader, so that your addressee can read it. For example, instead of posting "abc@xyz.com," replace it with "abc (at) xyz dot com."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Use Long or Uncommon Email Address</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Spammers may try to guess your email by sending email to short or common addresses in the hope that it will reach some valid addresses. Because of this, using a long or uncommon email might be safer then using a short or common email. So, if you create an email account, try to get a long or uncommon, yet comprehensible, email address.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Don't Respond to Spam</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">When you receive spam in your inbox, don't respond to it in any way. Don't reply to the spam email or click on any link in it, even if it looks like an opt-out link. It's likely that the opt-out link is a fake. Responding to a spam will confirm to the spammer that your email is a valid one and you may get more spam because of it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>Final Words</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">There you go, four ways to minimize spam in your inbox. By minimizing spam in your inbox, you can save the time that is wasted by spam and spend it productively in your business. Your inbox can also be cleaner and thus easier to manage.</div></div>infoblogginghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004030320024821595noreply@blogger.com0