Category — Blogging Tips

If Karen Carpenter is still alive today, had she thought of not succumbing to totally fast, she will certainly be on ecstasy for one of her songs is the now like a mushroom growing here and there, every second, every minute. As her immortal song goes, “Why do birds suddenly appear?” This is because everytime you visit a blog and even corporate and business sites, you will always see a bird somewhere in the corner of your screen saying tweet, tweet, tweet.

Indeed, Twitter has become one of the fastest global phenomenon spreading in the blogosphere unceasingly. I am even wondering, is twitter on steroids? Twitter has certainly made the lives of bloggers and those enthused with online networking with friends easier if not more enjoyable. With Twitter, you can follow the latest happenings about your favorite sites or blogs and those who are behind it every minute, every hour through somewhat like a short messaging system. And it applies vice-versa.

I am also on Twitter (Elmot), I am using it too. And my verdict is that it is simply amazing. No second thoughts when I signed up for it.

But every coin tossed in the air will always give gamblers two sides to choose from. Though Twitter has reaped up praises for all those users who are into it, there also users who become so comfortable of tweeting anything and everything. They have become irresponsible users and that little bird that used to gently tweet haunted them back like hungry vultures. Here are some of those unlucky fellows.

During this hard times when all economies cringe at the spiraling down of wealth and millions losses their jobs, a lucky job applicant tweeted this courtesy of bhc3:

Cisco just offered a job! NOw I have to weigh the utility of a fatty paycheck against the daily commute to San Jose and hating the work.

What a nuthead. This message caught the attention of Tim Levand, a channel partner advocate of Cisco. And his response to this tweet?

Who is the hiring manager? I’m sure they would love to know that you will hate the work. We here at Cisco are versed in the web.

And his little bird came back bitten by a vulture. I guess this guy, ended up falling in line in some soup kitchen station.

Another guy, a PR Man also tweeted this one about Memphis posted over at Shankman:

Anything more to say on this one? Only that, his tweet came back to haunt him.

The morale of these stories: Tweet responsibly. Use the web responsibly. If there is one greatest morsel of wisdom for us to always keep on our pockets is that we will reap what we sow. Roy said it right on one of his comments on my blog post, that Your are what you write.

Maybe this time, we should be more vigilant of those being posted on twitter, for it maybe its already something about us. Hmmm…

Ever encountered incidents like these on the web? Do think that Twitter has to do something to avoid this kinds of incidents, or are these things totally beyond their control and solely depends of indvidual sense of responsibility? Be heard.

Photo by: Joel Logon @ Flickr
I still have a long way to go. This blog that been buried at some anonymous corners of the boundless blogosphere for many months is now once again resurrected. With new zealous group of friends I gained recently in the blogosphere, I am now more disciplined with my posting deadlines and at the same time have managed my time at work; placed my priorities well enough on my internal task manager and trying to cultivate the attitude.

Trying to regain those valuable readers that this blog once had is one of the most pressing and daunting task for me. Injecting a new blood and life to this blog that have wandered into the wilderness is on top of my list.

In my journey to blogging, I realized that there are stages that one could not simply and easily escape to undergo which could either make one’s blog swim or sink. Jan wrote days ago of great tips on crafting one’s writing skills which is a very important aspect of blogging; to provide unique and interesting blog articles to readers. But as I saw it, another important part of writing/blogging is attitude. And as a blogger, having the technical skills on tweaking your blog is only secondary to having the skill to write. As they say, everyone can become a blogger, but only a select few can be both a blogger and a writer.

As I journeyed into blogging, got lost and once again found my way back, let me share some thoughts of the basically I could say a little process one undergoes as a blogger.

1. Hey what is this thing you call Blogging?

Remember the day your Mom accompanied you to school for your first day in class? Every blogger starts that way; a total stranger to blogging until one introduces him into it. A friend, family members, teachers, or the media would tickle his fancy about this strange thing. One is acquainted to blogging, for which he may resist, welcome it wholeheartedly or welcome it but with some hesitations. The neophyte would then be infected by the virus of blogging. He gets curious. Would then little by little put his foot to take a step forward and engage. Hey blogging is like an online diary eh!

2. I am already Blogger, am I?

When I was still starting to blog, I did not even know if what I was doing could even be called blogging. It was like pinning the tail of donkey blindfolded. I tried to key in phrases such as “blog, blogging, blogging tips, how to blog” on google and yahoo. Read online articles and established blogs to learn more about the craft and start on my own. I read and read. Search and read. The other side of it is of course to ask help from friends who have spent all their life blogging who can mentor you through the alleys and sideways of the blogosphere. And the latter is of course is the better way to pass successfully through this stage. One could then start here by having his own blog usually hosted by free blogging platforms such as blogger, wordpress or typepad.

3. Hey I am now a Blogger, no kidding.

Blogging at this point is still a trial and error process for most, a hit and miss and sometimes a hit and run. Your blog does not really look that well yet, not that much functionalities, widgets and features. It is still quite devoid of aesthetics and is basically simple yet has already that little voice trying to dialogue with the world. One then tries to innovate and create his own brand, echo his own unique voice, style of writing and focuses on a specified niche. He also tries to learn some tweaking of codes and add widgets and buttons. The enthusiasm is there and is building up. He is passionate with what he does, tries to do techniques to drive traffic into his work. He post articles and tweak, and post and tweak. Until the desired look and uniqueness of the blog is achieved. Your blog has subscribers already, some comments and link love.

4. Darn, I am indeed not a blogger.

I think this part always happens to a blogging journey of each and every blogger though at different phases or points of each individual experience. Self-doubts try to come in when desired results are not happening as expected. Visitors, comments and subscriptions to the blog go spiraling downwards. This downturn of one’s blog numbers carries unto it also the emotion and enthusiasm of the blogger. He feels dispirited. Slowly blog posts are not updated anymore; work loads are piling up while no consolation is seen at hand. That little voice of self-doubt gets louder, you are somewhat trying to push the panic button. You are trying to fight that voice but the reality just simply confirms it. Now, its either you swim or sink.

Most bloggers who fall prey into this process are those who work by themselves; without friends in the blogosphere who support them, and without mentors to push them forward and help them with their blogging problems and concerns. That is the beauty of having a mentor in this kind of business; you are not only listening to a single irritating voice.

5. I am Blogger, period.

I love my mom for she displays a great sense of wisdom, but when she was undergoing her own process of struggle during her menopausal stage, she was like a beast hated by everyone. I hated her that time too. But after that, she actually does not only display but more so share that depth and encompassing wisdom. That is why maybe, they say life begins at 40 while at the same time lecturing us to learn from the wisdom of the elders.

This is the stage of maturity for a blogger. After encompassing challenges to his blogging, this time he is got more confidence in his craft, more attitude and discipline to what he does and a sense of maturity to his blogging. A sense of optimism and renewed passion is evident.

6. The Blogging Continues

And there is no other way for a blogger but to continue doing the task he loves to do. Blogging for him continues, whether there are months where comments are not as high as the previous months or visitors and readers goes up and down. His maturity tells him not to waver, for as long as one blogs and does the right stuff to his blogging, everything is just fine and all shall be well. Maybe by this time one is already at the same time earning decently from his blogging. His acquired wisdom tells him that during challenging times of blogging, he has nothing to do but innovate and just be steadfast.

Blogging is a process and at most is a tedious one. But when one knows what he wants, focuses on his goal and patiently doing what he loves to do one step at a time not losing sight of the finish line, success is surely at hand.

One can never be a good writer when he does not even write. One who desires to become a singer when he does not sing.

Basically, one could become a good blogger by blogging. And when you feel down and the sound of self-doubt is whispering in your ears, try to interact with other bloggers and listen to them. For sure they have heard that voice too once in their blogging journey, and rest assured that they can give you a piece of advice to make it shut up.

Have you ever experienced these stages in your blogging journey? Do you agree on those stages of blogging I have shared? If not, why?

Or for those who does not have a blog yet, what keeps you away from blogging?

If you are going to encode “make money online” on Google’s search engine, the number 1 result is that of carlocab.com with the tagline of “Make Money at Home with a 13-year old.” Second to this is that of pinoymoneytalk.com of which I am a regular forumer.

Going back to the number 1 site on Google’s search engine on the search word “make money online”, I was wondered if the site is a fake or Google’s algorithm is just unpredictable. And so I searched for a couple more times which gave the same results.

Is there really a 13-year old giving you pieces of advise about internet and affiliate marketing, earning big bucks from advertising, google adsense and making it big in the field of online income generation? It is like asking for stock market tip to a 13-year old…

Anyway, the best way to verify is to check the site itself. Carlocab’s site is very good, substantial and has lots of traffic. It has more than 800 subscribers which simply mean the site has really the authority and solid base of readership and patrons. As they say, one-time visitors on your site are nothing of importance, what is of essence to thrive in this kind of business is to keep them coming back, and coming back for more. Seems easy to say, but a lot of work to do. By the way, he also give a free e-book on the subject of his site which also entices a lot of visitors all the more. A lot of sponsors and advertisers are also painting colors on his site. Its an achievement for a 13-year old!

At WarriorsForum, a question was once posted if one is going to subscribe to a 13-year old about making money online. The post generated more than 150 comments! And consequently, increased even more the popularity of the site.

Carlocab.com’s owner is a 14-year old boy with the name of Carl Ocab according to other bloggers who knows Carl. If Carl does all these things as a 13-year old–now a 14-year old boy on his sight–all I can say is that he is truly great and a real thing genius. But then again, his age still casts a shadow of doubt over me if he is indeed the one “solely” doing all the stuff in his site or “make money at home with a 13-year old” is just a marketing tagline and strategy to attract more people in his blogsite.

Well, you can visit his site at carlocab.com and it’s up for you to judge but certainly you will learn a lot from his ingenuity. Don’t forget also to grab a copy of his free e-book.

How does really search engines rank your sites? The system with which search engines work is not really known, but there are some pointers that could help all of those who really want to make their site land in the upper strata of search engine results. Here are some of the pointers and in maximizing these, surely, the visibility of your site via the search engines will boosts.

1. Very important is the relevance of the content of your site. Finding a niche is a good pointer for starters.

2. The coherence of the topics and subject is also very important. Coherence of content gives focus to the site with which gives also a focus for search engines. A scattered and sporadic content will just steer away the search engine from your site. Focus is in the site is important.

3. The content are also evaluated according to its relevance. Put relevance to your site’s content and try to go away from having generic content.

4. Have the design, and inter-linking of the site well-organized.

5. Have lots of incoming and inbound links from other websites relevant to your sites. More importantly, these sites should have a well-established credibility in the field.

6. Put a focused label and tags on your site. Repetitive tag words in the content also maximizes its visibility and ranking in the search engines, but of course, do not overdo.

7. Put relevant outgoing links to your site

Since I cannot really post everything in just one post and for the convenience of those who want to utulize these sites, you can be more easily guided by the labels. You can go to toptankblog.com also for more articles regarding marketing your sites.
Here is the other part of the list:

Plazoo
http://www.plazoo.com/en/addrss.asp

Portal.eatonweb
http://portal.eatonweb.com/add.php

Postami
http://www.postami.com/rss.finder/submit_feed.php

Pressradar
http://www.pressradar.com/suggest

Rateitall
http://www.rateitall.com/suggest.aspx?WL=0&TopicID=20004

ReadAblog
http://www.readablog.com/AddFeed.aspx

Redtram
http://www.redtram.com/pages/addsource/

Search4Rss
http://www.search4rss.com

Small Business Blog Directory
http://blogsforsmallbusiness.com/directory/add.html

SmallBusiness.com
http://smallbusiness.com/wiki/Weblog_directory_company_blogs

Strategic Board
http://strategicboard.com/?s=h:addblog

Syndic8
http://www.syndic8.com/suggest_start.php

Tailrank
http://www.tailrank.com/import

Technorati
http://www.technorati.com/ping.html

Topix
http://www.topix.net/member/register

TruthLaidBear
http://www.truthlaidbear.com/addtoscan.php

Wilsdomain
http://www.wilsdomain.com/blogs/wilsdomain9b.php?op=newsubmit

Yahoo.com
http://add.yahoo.com/fast/help/us/my/cgi_rss_submission

I was browsing through the web looking for blog directories and submission sites and I stumbled upon this site toprankblog.com and all the lists are there for one to utilize. The blog sites on their list they say will be of great help to make your blogs work for you through these links and submission urls or blog directories. I discovered that others are for free while some cost you a couple of dollars. Despite some amount to pay, some of these sites could greatly increase traffic in your blogsites which also make it more visible for SEOs to find…and of course, if your are monetizing your blogs, earn well. Hope these sites helps to all those looking for blog directories and try to visit toprankblog.com too for more how-to’s on marketing your blogs and websites.

 

Here is the list of blog submission sites of directories:

2Rss
http://www.2rss.com/index.php

About.com

http://weblogs.about.com/library/nosearch/blsubmit.htm

All-Blogs.net

http://www.all-blogs.net/submit.php

Answers

http://www.answers.com/main/new_blogger.jsp

BOTW Blog Directory
http://blogs.botw.org/helpcenter/submitblog.aspx

Blawg

http://blawg.org/modules.php?name=Web_Links&l_op=AddLink

Blogcode
http://www.blogcode.com/signup.php

Blogarama
http://www.blogarama.com/add-a-site/

Blogbib

http://www.blogbib.com/submit.php

Blogbunch

http://www.blogbunch.com/suggest/

BlogCatalog
http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/submit_blog.html

Blogdigger

http://blogdigger.com/add.jsp

Blogflux

http://www.blogflux.com/add.php

Bloggernity
http://www.bloggernity.com/cgi-bin/add.cgi

Bloghop

http://www.bloghop.com/account/index.htm

Bloghub

http://www.bloghub.com/cgi-bin/add.cgi

Blogintro
http://blogintro.com/?page_id=925

Bloglisting
http://www.bloglisting.com/addablog.html

BlogMap
http://www.csthota.com/blogmap/submit.aspx

BlogPulse

http://www.blogpulse.com/submit.html

Blog-search
http://www.blog-search.com/blog-submission.html

Blogtopsites

http://www.blogtopsites.com/register.php

Bloguniverse

http://www.bloguniverse.com/radlinks/

Blogz

http://www.sarthak.net/blogz/add.php

BoingBoing
http://boingboing.net/suggest.html

Bulletize

http://www.bulletize.com/add.php?sid=0

Chordata

http://chordata.info/suggest.php

ContentsMatter
http://www.contentsmatter.com/add.php

Crayon
http://www.crayon.net/using/suggest.html

Diarist

http://www.diarist.net/

EastonWeb
http://portal.eatonweb.com/add.php

Feeds4all

http://www.feeds4all.com/AddRSS.aspx

Feedage
http://www.feedage.com/submit.php

Feedboy

http://www.feedboy.com/

FeedsFarm

http://www.feedsfarm.com/a.html

FindingBlog
http://findingblog.com/add_blog.php?cat=

FyberSearch

http://www.fybersearch.com/add-url.php

GeekPhilisopher

http://geekphilosopher.com/MainPage/gpBlogLinkAdd.php

Globeofblogs

http://www.globeofblogs.com/register.php

Gobignetwork
https://www.gobignetwork.com/blog/AddBlog.aspx

iBlog Business Directory

http://www.iblogbusiness.com/add.html

Icerocket

http://www.icerocket.com/c?p=addblog

Industry-blogs
http://www.industry-blogs.com/submit.php

Kiosken

http://www.esperanto.se/kiosk/engindex.html

LSBlogs

http://www.lsblogs.com/howtosubmit.php

NewsGator
http://www.newsgator.com/ngs/subscriber/Folksonomy.aspx

If you are going encode “make money online” on Google’s search engine, the number 1 result is that of carlocab.com with the tagline of “Make Money at Home with a 13-year old.” Second to this is that of pinoymoneytalk.com of which I am a regular forumer.

Going back to the number 1 site on Google’s search engine on the search word “make money online”, I was wondered if the site is a fake or Google’s algorithm is just unpredictable. And so I searched for a couple more times which gave the same results.

Is there really a 13-year old giving you pieces of advise about internet and affiliate marketing, earning big bucks from advertising, google adsense and making it big in the field of online income generation?

The best way to verify is to check the site. Carlocab’s site is very good, substantial and has lots of traffic. It has more than 800 subscribers which simply mean the site has really the authority and solid base of readership and patrons. It also gives a free e-book on the subject of his site that also entices a lot of visitors. A lot of sponsors and advertisers are also painting colors on his site. Its an achievement.

At WarriorsForum, a question was once posted if one is going to subscribe to a 13-year old about making money online. The post generated more than 150 comments! And consequently, increased even more the popularity of the site.

Carlocab.com’s owner is a 14-year old boy with the name of Carl Ocab according to other bloggers who knows Carl. If Carl does all these things as a 13-year old, now a 14-year old boy on his sight, all I can say is that he is truly great and a genius. But then again, his age still casts a shadow of doubt over me if he is indeed the one “solely” doing all the stuff in his sight or “make money at home with a 13-year old” is just a marketing tagline and strategy.

Well, you can visit his sight at carlocab.com and it’s up for you to judge but certainly you will learn a lot from his ingenuity. Don’t forget also to grab a copy of his free e-book.