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Weight loss products, solutions to your problem

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by admin | September 13th, 2008 

WeightLossProducts4You.com is a place where you can find all the reviews for weight loss products. These days there are lots of people who try to sell their diet products and that’s why these guys are trying to give you the best solution to your problem Sometimes you do not know which weight loss products are good enough to help you, do you?. There are many factors that you need to consider before you choose any diet supplement. For example, if you are a big woman (not skinny and small), then the most effective weight loss products for you would be different than my diet supplement. So there are lots of factors, don’t believe in only one or two theories. Some diet pills are even worse, they contain dangerous side effects such as constipation and high blood pressure. There are a lot of reviews in this site, such as proactol review and others like this one.

May 1st RSS Awareness Day

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by admin | April 30th, 2008 

Do you know what is an RSS ? Well, according to Wikipedia, the RSS is a family of Web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines, and podcasts. An RSS document (which is called a “feed” or “web feed” or “channel”) contains either a summary of content from an associated web site or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with web sites in an automated manner that can be piped into special programs or filtered displays.

RSS Awareness Day


The problem is that a very small percentage of the internet population knows of the RSS format and its benefits, so we should try let them know about this mistake. RSS is very important, because it allows users to stay connected with different websites and applications and to receive regular updates. Unfortunately, a lot of users doesn’t understand the importance of using RSS, so let’s do something about this. The RSS Awareness day is the solution.

RSS Awareness Day

UK Online Bingo Information Site

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by admin | April 16th, 2008 

There are a number of UK bingo portals that provide and informative service to the discerning UK online bingo player or even to the newbie, but none quite like unluckyforsome.co.uk. This state of the art bingo portal has all the information needed by the UK bingo player to keep informed and up-to-date with any happening in the UK online bingo industry. They even carry news of some of the more interesting land based bingo stories.

Essentially the site provides an educational service, informing the UK online bingo player of what to look for in a site, how to play the game and how to take advantage of all the different promotions, special offers and free bingo bonuses that is available online today. They provide a vital service, because if you have ever played online bingo you will know just how many sites are available to the UK online bingo player. This can become confusing to say the least, and to ensure that the UK player does not choose a site that might not be secure, please do yourself a favour and check with unluckyforsome.co.uk, before even considering playing in a site that looks dicey.

The comprehensive aspect offered by unluckyforsome.co.uk, will cover any information regarding UK online bingo for the online player, there are tips reviews and news. A forum and a blog so you can keep in touch with other online bingo players and have somewhere to speak your mind about the game you love. There are so many wonderful features about unluckyforsome.co.uk that unfortunately I cannot cover in the short space allotted to me, so take a look for yourself.

The end of Digg independence?

in News, Other
by admin | March 8th, 2008 

4138_small_thumbnail.pngAccording to Michael Arrington from TechCrunch, it seems that Google and Microsoft are preparing to make an offer on Digg. The question is : how much does it worth right now? Arrington reports that the offer will be in the range of $200 million to $225 million. If this are the correct informations, that’s well below the $300 million price a bank working for Digg was floating a year ago.

But here’s another problem in here, they buyers must be asking themselves: if they buy Digg, will users rebel? Just last week, Kevin Rose (Digg’s founder) declared at a conference in Miami how the Digg community would react if his company got acquired:

419848125_0c9bfd8b55.jpg For us, we have a fully funded business model, and we have a great ad relationship with Microsoft, and it feels really good to be able to react quickly and not have to worry about some of the problems that come with working with a larger company.

I’ve had several friends that have been acquired by the Yahoos and Googles of the world, and while there is some upside in certain things, for the most part, it slows things down. You can’t get a product out the door fast enough.

Here are some interesting opinions regarding the sale of Digg from some Digg users :

“…i’ve got a bad feeling about this…” (Hobbes24)
“Stay above corporate influence …Well as much as you can…. If you got to sell go with google” (macwisdom )
“Somehow i think if Microsoft manages to buy digg a larger revolt than 09 F9 11… will happen, at least i know what i will do” (t2t2)

“1. msft has spent enough time on this site to realize they are hated, why would they buy a community that hates them?
2. google has lost a few billion the last few months. while a digg purchase is still a drop in the bucket for them, i assume social website acquisitions can’t be a high priority for them and will be frowned upon by the market
3. after hd-dvd, i wouldn’t want digg if i had to buy it. why drop a couple hundred mil for a group that will turn on and shut the site down you in a second?” (canewediggit)

As you can see, Digg users hate Microsoft, but they won’t be too mad if Google aquires Digg. Well, we never know what the future has in stores but we will defenetly find out when the time comes.

5 Best Plugins To Get More Comments

by admin | January 16th, 2008 

comments2_w.gifAs you well know, comments are one of the most important element of blogging, and bloggers love to see their articles commented. But, think a little. Who will try to leave a comment if you commenting areas are boring ? Try to make them more enjoyable, to encourage more people to comment and to return to your blog to check if they receive any replies.

1. Visual Text Editor

As i’ve told you before, the default comments field is very boring and quite limited. Don’t worry, this can be fixed with NicEdit (30kb in size) which is a full featured text editor. Using this plugin is a lot much easier to format a comment, so don’t hessitate to use it.

2. Subscribe To Comments

Subscribing to comments lets you keep track of the most important ones. The best part is that it’s a good way to bring people back to your blog, to check if they received a reply to their comments. Subscribe to Comments plugin can be found here.

3. Post Comments Via AJAX

AJAX allows the comment to be posted without reloading, and that is a good thing because it save time. Oh, and this plugin will also give the commenters the chance to head off to other pages on your blog before they get bored.

4. List Recent Comments

A sidebar widget listing the latest comments on your blog can be a good way of showing that your blog is alive, but also that you take the time to interact with your readers. Download it from here.

5. Add User Avatars

A single comment can get lost quite easily so it’s best to use avatars add distinction between individual comments. This plugin will also give you a little smile on your lips when you start seeing faces you recognise. Use : MBLA (for Wordpress users).

I hope this tips will help you a lot in increasing your blog comments.

New Google AdSense feature?

by admin | January 9th, 2008 

Recently i’ve noticed a chance to my adsense ads, i can’t describe it too well so i will let images to show you what i’m talking about.

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Here is also a little video with the ads.

8 Steps to follow in order to brand your blog

by admin | December 3rd, 2007 

As we well know, a blog is a place where we share ideas and informations, it’s the perfect place to reflect at our online identity. The design, content and even the broader message gives your blog an identity and it defines our overall image, which in marketing terminilogy this is called “the brand”.

Here are some 8 steps to follow in order to brand your blog :

  1. Your brand strategy definition : What image do you want your brand to inspire? As a matter of fact this thing depends on how do you want other people to view your online presence, a professional one or a fun and family-oriented. You’ll need to define your brand, so the first step is to determine how you like others to view your and your blog.
  2. Create a blog design that suits prefectly to your brand strategy : You have to ensure that your blog’s design communicates your brand image by using graphics and fonts that enhance your brand message. So, don’t use cute clipart images or bubble fonts to a professional financial blog, it’s not right and your brand message will be detracted from the design.
  3. Write content that fits to your brand strategy: Content is the key, no matter what kind of blog you have so every post you publish should reflect your brand image and message. If you have inconsistent messaging, readers will get confused. Consumers need to feel secure with a brand which leads to brand loyalty. Use consistent content messaging to build loyalty to your blog and your brand.
  4. Develop your brand’s image throught appropriate networking and promotion all around the net :
    Your brand need to become known not only in your blog, so you’ll have to find a way to promote it outside your blog. A good way to do that is by commenting on other blogs with messages that are consistent with your brand and through social media sites and networking that similarly capture your brand image.
  5. Build links through your content, your blogroll and your off-blog promotion to further drive your brand message: Every blogger knows the power of links so you’ll have to be very careful with the links you include in your blogroll. For example, don’t add a celebrity gossip blog link to your leadership blog. If you must link to sites that don’t consistently communicate your brand image, list them separately under different headings such as ‘Just for Fun.’
  6. Short term financial monetization damage your brand in the long term : There are a lot of bloggers who want to make money from their blogging efforts, but many blog monetization tactics cand detract from a blog’s brand image. Covering your blog with links, paid ads or paid post is the easiest way to reduce the legitimacy of your blog. The best way to monetize is by using ads minimally and effectively to meet your financial goals without destroying the quality of your brand.
  7. Extend your brand to all parts of your online presence: First, your brand image starts online through your blog but after a while it extends to every part of your online presence. Things you have written today could live for a very, very long time so be sure that if you conduct offline activities that refer to your blog ensure those activities communicate your brand image and message as well.
  8. Live your brand promise: A long term strategy is the best for branding a blog/site. Executing tactics today will help you reaching the goals in the future. Creating a strong brand presence online can lead to opportunities in the future, which may even carry into offline endeavors. Write down your long term goals. Then determine the brand promise that will help you attain those goals. Next, start living that brand promise in all of your online and offline activities.

Now here comes the question : does your blog effectively communicate your brand? I’m sure after you’ve read this articles, you need to make some changes.

6 Ways to increase the speed of your site

in Other, Seo
by admin | December 1st, 2007 

The load time of websites is one of the most important factors affecting its usability. If you site load very hard be sure that most Internet users will just skip it no matter what. Below you will find some ways to increase your site loading speed. Those are simple yet effective ways to make sure that your website is running fast.

1. Optimize Images: always use the “Save for the web” feature included on image editing software. Images represent the heavier load on virtually any website so make sure you are optimizing them. Alternatively you can also turn to an online image optimizer.

2. Image Formats: among optimizing images it’s also important to choose the right image format. JPEG format is suitable for photographs or true-color images, GIF format should be used with flat-color images like logos or buttons and PNG works very similar to GIF but it supports more colors.

3. Optimize Your CSS: Nowadays most websites are designed with CSS so make sure you aggregate and clean your CSS. CleanCSS is an online too that will help you removing useless propreties and whitespaces from your code.

4. Use a Slash on Your Links: when a user opens a link on the form “http://www.domain.com/about” the server will need to figure what kind of file or page is contained on that address. If you include a slash (/) at the end of the link the server will already know that this is a directory page, reducing the load time of the site.

5. Use the Height and Width Tags: many people forget to add the Height and Width tags on image codes. Those tags will make sure that the browser knows the size of the image before loading it. The result is that it will reserve a spot for the images while loading the rest of the page, speeding up the whole process.

6. Reduce the HTTP Requests: when opening a web page every object (images, scripts and the line) will require a round trip to the server. This latency can add several seconds to the load time of your site. Make sure to reduce the number of objects and to combine CSS files and scripts together.

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Jeremy Schoemaker of ShoeMoney.com @ Blog World

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by admin | November 19th, 2007 

Shoemoney himself, Jeremy Schoemaker from Shoemoney.com spoke with WebProNews at the BlogWorld and New Media Expo 2007 in Las Vegas. Shoemoney talks about how to monetize your blog and gives our audience a few helpful hints and tips of what to do and what not to do. He said that you should focus your attention on affiliate links and gives a few sites that are great to use. For more information on Shoemoney and how to monetize your blog, or for more information from BlogWorld, keep watching WebProNews.

Top 6 Places where you can sell your domains

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by admin | September 24th, 2007 

There are a lot of emails coming in my inbox asking me the same thing : “how to monetize my blog?” and “where to sell domains or sites?” so i thaught it’s better to answer you all at the second question :

1. NamePros

A good and interesting domaining community with an awesome chat room that is active 24/7. Huge member base provides you plenty of exposure to your domain sales topic and users are allowed to bump every 24 hours.

2. v7n Network

This community has a great moderation and sales format and the posts usually get alot of exposure and can stay listed at the top for many days.

3. dnScoop Marketplace

It a nice community and an in-house website/domain valuation tool. Even though this is a young community I have made a surprising number of sales here.

4. DomainState

It’s a strong marketplace oriented community who like to buy and sell.

5. WebHostingTalk

This one is another large community with plenty of exposure and bumps are ineffective here, so your thread stays visible a long time.

6. DigitalPoint

Is the place where you can find me 24 hours a day, the only forum that i really love . This community has many many thousands of members visiting daily. Huge general webmaster forum and a very active developed websites marketplace.