Useful Firefox Addons for web/template designer

Firefox has become a must to have browser for almost internet users. Although it become tough concurrence from IE,Opera and newly lunched Flock, Firefox remains on the top for the last few months in many survey. Firefox extension is one of the strenght that the community own. This extension help a lot of internet surfers simplifying their task to download video, to use IE based tab, to pick color, to measure a table etc etc.

Therefore I would like to recommend 5 vital extensions to those who busy designing and creating new web templates.

1. ColorZilla
   
Collection of tool that help you to pickup color. Also provide the Eyedropper tool so that you can determine your desire color on the web.
2. Measureit
   Help you to measure something on the web. Width of table, width of paragraph etc etc. For example if you want to make a image for your header, you can measure directly the width of header by using the tool.
3. IE Tab
   Its vital to make sure your CSS work on Internet Explorer. Using this tool, you can view your webdesign in an IE tab in the Firefox itself
4. Fasterfox
   Fasterfox allows you to tweak many network and rendering settings such as simultaneous connections, pipelining, cache, DNS cache, and initial paint delay.
5. Perfomancing Performancing for Firefox is a full featured blog editor that sits right in your Firefox browser and lets you post to your blog easily. You can drag and drop formatted text from the page you happen to be browsing, and take notes as well as post to your blog

Niche

What is niche?
A niche market is a focused, targetable portion of a market sector. In writing blog a niche is very importang to make your readers get the right informations on what they are looking for?

The very famous niche that generate high revenue from AdSense is generally about

1. Technology
2. Health
3. Properties

In this entry I will share with you a nice niche blog that in my opinion unique and different. Remember the the previous tips?One of them is Be unique!

Niche:Video Website: Xeep.net

This is an example of a unique niche. If you type a keywords about free tv, online tv,Channel choooser (which in July got a very high rank in Google), FreeTube, or Streamick you will see the Xeep blog will be either in front page of Google Search results.

How could this happens?

1. the use of repeated keywords
2. the use of backlinks. SEngine Bot read backlinks very well.
3. the use of current topic and news
4. the niche itself!

So if you are going to start a niche blog based, get a scatch idea from this blog. YOu will find some tips and tricks that being shared here are practiced over there. Happy blogging

Tags: niche, video, freetube, channel, chooser, streamick, tvonline, free, video

How to make visitor come again to your blog?

In the previous entry, I have written about the Golden Rules regarding driving traffic to your blog. BY this time your traffic blog should be little bit increasing. MOst if them are first timer. It is important too, to make sure the visitor of your blog continuously come to visit your blog. So, what should I do to make my first time blog readers not only come but stay? [add and edit] 5 Golden Rules to make your visitors keep visiting and stay.

1. Provide them with "to be continue" material. For sure it should be an interesting material. Cut your long tutorial into serial of short tutorial. How to make bussiness like banner and header part 1, part 2 etc etc. Example of 4 Series on how to make your proffesional header.
2. Use Feed readers and Feedgators. The power of RSS and ATOM feed can not be denied. More and more internet surfers is now using feed to reduce the time of surfing and digging for information.

   Try Feedburners. They have been long enough in the scenario. What is feed? From Wiki:An aggregator or news aggregator is client software that uses a web feed to retrieve syndicated web content such as weblogs, podcasts, vlogs, and mainstream mass media websites, or in the case of a search aggregator, a customized set of search results.

3. Dont forget to answer their comments and reviews. Even a short thank you will make the visitor be loyal to your blog.
4. Make a lot of backlinks to your previous post. Thats why in the previous entry I do encourage you to write a serie of tutorial that contains separate parts. You might write the tutorial not in same page and same date , as it is time consuming and make your page untidy. eg Part 1 of 4 is written on 21.8.06 and the Part 2 is written few days later. By doing that you can combine your tutorial by linking them from one part to other part.
   
5. Configure your BLOG in Technorati! Dont forget the power of technorati! Many bloggers have their own account in technorati. And they subscribe to many others blogs thru Technorati. It will make easier for your loyal readers to get informed your latest progress.

Tags: business, header, tutorial, photoshop, template, traffic, feed, traffic

How to drive traffic to your blog

Blog has changed its function since the AdSense programm introduced few years ago. I start blogging in 2002, but just realize about the power of AdSense last year. 3 years of wasting time write abou bull shit story mori about lame life. So its never too late to change. Nothing is impossible if you work harder. So in this entry I will share with you 7 WAYS how you can drive more traffic to your blog.

1. Write "how to" tutorial. Just simple 5-7 steps tutorial. For example "Write about how to make your own blog banner".
2. Write about something that is currently happening. Target your readers. For example yesterday was the 5th year of 11/9. So write about it!
   
3. After that submit your entry to social bookmarking like del.ico.us and technorati.
4. Visit blog that has heavy traffic and participate in the discussion. Leave comments and dont forget your link. Blog like Shoemoney , Dave Taylor and the famous ISnaini Blog templates receive heavy traffic everyday for keywords how to, template, adsense etc etc
   
5. Ping...ping all the blog directories as many as you can. Try ping-o-matic . It is just nice to start with.
6. Start your own simple directory. You can make a simple directory by listing for example "My 10 best Wordpress Plugins". Or you can make a list of "My best Blogger Skins"
7. Use tags! Download Mozilla Technorati Tags Script for Firefox browser. This script help you to automatically add Technorati Tags in your blogspot post.
   

Happy trying!!!!

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Dave Taylor´s 5 Golden Rules in Affiliates Business

Dave Taylor is a well known search engine Gurus and Affiliates. His speech in the Affiliate Summit 2006 enlighten many participants of how and what is the behaviour of the search engine nowadays.

You can watch Dave giving the speech in Google Video

He asked the participants, What to explore and at the same what should be improved?

Dave also give few golden rules to success as affiliates and search engine advertisement benefactor. I list here 5 Golden Rules that he delivered in his speech during the gathering.

Dave said

1. "Your company needs a face. You build relationships with people, not with companies."
   Means: Build your company image and start making contact with people


2. "Everything (business cards, brochures, product packaging etc.) should point to your website. And every single web page should promote your product/service/company"
   Means: In real world all the things that your company sell,market and promote should include/notice your existence in the internet.


3. "Corporate blogs should be just about business. They should be professional". Means: It is now the time to reshape and redesign your blog that you used to convey your corporate news,vision and mission.


4. "You have to pay attention to your blog and the comments (and your guestbook and your bulletin board). You can't just put the stuff online and come back six months later". Means: Be consistent. Maintain your blog and website frequently. Dont let the enquiry and comments from your customers and blog visitors left un answered.


5. "Be authentic; allow comments; disclose your biases and business affiliations (=be honest); establish credibility (share your knowledge; show your foto); stay focused on your topic" Means: You know what does he means. Be honest, be pure and be original!
   
   
   
   

5 Factors that make Snap so cool

Snap has been announced one of TIME 50 best(coolest) websites. (They will soon overtake Google, believe me)

5 Factors that make Snap so cool

1. The technology they use. Snap is powered by AJAX. This make the search process become more attractive and interactive yet informative.

2. The partner they partnered with. Snap partner ranging from X1 Tech which desktop search software is the markt leader in the industry, DMOZ an open source directory and the famous what-is-based search engine ie Ask.com
A complete package of a future search engine

3. Bill Gross. This guy is really awsome.
About Bill.

Bill's search experience includes Lotus Magellan, Knowledge Adventure, CitySearch (acquired by Ticketmaster), and GoTo/Overture (acquired by Yahoo). With Overture, Bill is credited with creating the modern search monetization model that most of today's search engines are built on. Beyond Search, Bill has founded a range of companies from CarsDirect (Internet Brands) to Energy Innovations to Insider Pages to Picasa (acquired by Google).

4. Dare to differ. Snap is not a Text-In and Text-out type search engine, but SNAP visualise the search result, helping the user to judge a better result. The search result appear as a page of the website on the right side of Snap. You can even use the Javascript base scroll bar to scroll on your search result. Now we understand why 'A picture speaks more than words'

5. They feature a new plan of advertising for web publisher and advertiser. The CPA (cost per action) is what they offer for advertiser.

You pay only when you get the action you want from the customer, giving you maximum flexibility (a customer "action" can be a purchase, download, registration, subscription, lead, or just a click).

Technorati Tags: snap, time, coolest, websites, search, engine, CPA, AJAX

Search Engine Sitemap: How to generate

What is Sitemap?

A site map (or sitemap) is a web page that lists the pages on a web site site, typically organized in hierarchical fashion. This helps visitors, and search engine bots, to find pages on the site. Ironically a Sitemap helps Search Engine (any) find, index, and rank your website.

The best Sitemap recommended by Google is the one which generated which .xml extension. It allows search engine bots to index non html files like Macromedia Flash or JavaScript. It is because swf and javascript menus do not include HTML links.

How to make the Sitemap?

It is realy easy. Third party Sitemap generator can help you to solve this problem. Just key in your URL and in few minutes a sitemap will be generated in .xml extension. Then you should copy the .xml files and place it in your web root, or in a folder where you put your website files.

List of 3rd Party Sitemap Generator:

1. http://www.autositemap.com/
2. http://www.xml-sitemaps.com/
3. http://www.automapit.com/
4. Sitemap generator for Wordpress
5. http://www.scriptet.com/simple-map.html
6. http://sitemapbuilder.net/
7. http://johannesmueller.com/gs/
8. http://sitemap.xmlecho.org/sitemap/

The sitemap is really useful when you want every single page from your website be indexed by any SE. Some Sitemap generator can be downloaded for free, so that you can generate your sitemap alone in your Laptop or PC.

Thats all for now.......happy sitemapping

Tags: sitemap, hot+to, generate, google+sitemap, search+engine

Autosurf = PONZI Scheme

What is ponzi scheme? Ponzi schemes are a type of illegal pyramid scheme named after the notorious CHarles Ponzi, an Italy immigrant who duped thousands of New England residents into investing in a postage stamp speculation scheme back in the 1920s.

The principe is simple, the Ponzi scheme works on the "rob-Peter-to-pay-Paul" principle, as money from new investors is used to pay off earlier investors until the whole scheme collapses.

excerpt from US Securiteis and Exchange Commision.

Last year in one of my entry, I wrote about the Autosurf scheme namely 12 Daily Pro. In March 2006, the SEC of America has ordered the 12 Daily Pro to stop their operations. Remember the story between Stormpay and 12Daily Pro, where the Stormpay froze the fund from 12DailyPro, claiming that the scheme was similar as the Ponzi Scheme.

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Litigation Release No. 19592 / March 7, 2006

Securities And Exchange Commission v. Charis Johnson, LifeClicks, LLC, and 12daily Pro, Civil Action No. CV 06-01018 NM (PLAx) (C.D. Cal.)

Court Enters Order Permanently Enjoining and Freezing Assets of Defendants in 12daily Pro "Autosurf" Internet Ponzi Scheme, and Appointing Permanent Receiver

The Honorable Nora M. Manella, United States District Judge for the Central District of California, today entered an order permanently enjoining defendants Charis Johnson, LifeClicks, LLC, and 12daily Pro from violating the antifraud and securities registration provisions of the federal securities laws. In addition to the permanent injunctions, the order freezes the defendants' assets, appoints a permanent receiver over LifeClicks and 12daily Pro, prohibits the destruction of documents by the defendants, and requires accountings from the defendants. The defendants consented to the entry of the order without admitting or denying the allegations in the complaint. Read more

But who knows, that the Stormpay might be a scammers to. They cooperate each other, created the story between them so the investors feel like the 12Daily Pro was right and the Stormpay was on the wrong side.

After all there are no lunch you can get it for free......

Read more about PONZI Scheme

1. Wiki Ponzi
2. Ponzi at Technorati