Monday, June 9, 2008
When a Blog not a Blog, More Cleanup, More Advice
A blog is not a blog when it's nothing more than a blatant advertisement for some new construction condo in Brooklyn, complete with phone number and email listed in the title and description. 'Blog' removed and user blyuma deactivated.
The blog 'Prdanag' is a goner too, for tag abuse. Please be descriptive and accurate with your tags, accurate being very key here. In this case, since I don't think it's a truly blatant abuse like the previously mentioned example, I left vothanhnien's account active and just deactivated the blog. If you're vothanhnien and you want the blog to be active again, email me and ask. Be sure to include the new tags you will use that accurately describe what your blog is about.
I also went through and deactivated blogs with totally inaccurate descriptions. I want to keep hands off as possible, but at the same time I want visitors to Bloggertizer to get the impression that there is some sort of quality control. So if you put as your blog description your blogs stats (PR, Page View, etc), or if you put something so generic as to be worthless ('general blog', 'anything'), guess what? If you guessed your blog as been deactivated, you guessed right!
DO NOT put your blog's PR in your title or description. Bloggertizer checks the blogs PR when it is submitted and updates PR values once a week. You know what? PR's change! And when you brag about your blog being a PR 4, and it's not, it sort of makes you look like a liar.
I recently wrote a post about some things a blogger should do to increase the chances of a drawing the interest of an advertiser. One of the main things I mentioned was using proper grammar. Yes, I'm going to pick on someone. The description for the blog titled 'unik':
Think of your blog listing as an ad. Be concise, be accurate, and be enticing. You are trying to get advertisers interested, not give them a reason to stay away.
Tips:
Use proper case
Use proper spelling
Use proper grammar
Be descriptive and accurate
Just these things alone will set you apart from the majority of listings and raise your chances of attracting the interest of a paying advertiser.
The blog 'Prdanag' is a goner too, for tag abuse. Please be descriptive and accurate with your tags, accurate being very key here. In this case, since I don't think it's a truly blatant abuse like the previously mentioned example, I left vothanhnien's account active and just deactivated the blog. If you're vothanhnien and you want the blog to be active again, email me and ask. Be sure to include the new tags you will use that accurately describe what your blog is about.
I also went through and deactivated blogs with totally inaccurate descriptions. I want to keep hands off as possible, but at the same time I want visitors to Bloggertizer to get the impression that there is some sort of quality control. So if you put as your blog description your blogs stats (PR, Page View, etc), or if you put something so generic as to be worthless ('general blog', 'anything'), guess what? If you guessed your blog as been deactivated, you guessed right!
DO NOT put your blog's PR in your title or description. Bloggertizer checks the blogs PR when it is submitted and updates PR values once a week. You know what? PR's change! And when you brag about your blog being a PR 4, and it's not, it sort of makes you look like a liar.
I recently wrote a post about some things a blogger should do to increase the chances of a drawing the interest of an advertiser. One of the main things I mentioned was using proper grammar. Yes, I'm going to pick on someone. The description for the blog titled 'unik':
its about reference and health information for the profesinal at the medical expecialy for the medcal doktorLooking at the blog itself, I see it isn't an English language blog. That being the case, I think the user made a mistake by not mentioning that, and the description he wrote, while entertaining, is unlikely to generate any business.
Think of your blog listing as an ad. Be concise, be accurate, and be enticing. You are trying to get advertisers interested, not give them a reason to stay away.
Tips:
Use proper case
Use proper spelling
Use proper grammar
Be descriptive and accurate
Just these things alone will set you apart from the majority of listings and raise your chances of attracting the interest of a paying advertiser.
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Spam from Ganesh
User Ganesh sent a bunch of spam recently, where he was offering to place a link on his site in exchange for payment.
Look, if you have a well-ranked blog about widgets, and you see another blog about widgets on Bloggertizer, and you want to send the person a message offering to place a link on your site in exchange for a link on theirs or a payment, that's OK. Sending a canned, spammy message out to dozens of users with blogs that aren't even related to yours is not.
Ganesh, your account is deactivated. If you got a message from Ganesh, don't bother replying; he won't be able to log in to get it.
Hi friend. I would like to add your site link in my site. If your interested means Contact me and send me the payment.In other words, he's not looking to buy, he's looking to sell, and while I don't have a problem with being proactive, I do have a problem when the message is spammed out to dozens of users.
Look, if you have a well-ranked blog about widgets, and you see another blog about widgets on Bloggertizer, and you want to send the person a message offering to place a link on your site in exchange for a link on theirs or a payment, that's OK. Sending a canned, spammy message out to dozens of users with blogs that aren't even related to yours is not.
Ganesh, your account is deactivated. If you got a message from Ganesh, don't bother replying; he won't be able to log in to get it.
Labels: Abuse
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Clean Up, Update, and Advice
I went through the blogs today and did some pretty stiff deactivation for sub-par submissions. Most of the 'blogs' I deleted weren't even blogs, they were regular (albeit spammy) sites or false submissions, i.e.: Entertainment News title that led to a web cam site. All in all, I deactivated about 20 sites.
I try to keep my involvement in submissions pretty minimal. I rely on the community to let me know when a blog is inappropriate. If you come across a blog submission that doesn't belong, please click the 'Report' link and let me know. I review all reported submissions and take pretty swift action.
I got an email the other day from a blogger wondering if anyone is getting any business through Bloggertizer. The short answer to that is yes, some bloggers are, but most bloggers aren't.
The better ranking blogs are getting business. There also seems to be a lot of link exchange activity going on as well. But all the activity, both for links and posts, seems to be limited to the better ranking blogs.
If you, as a blogger, want to see more business through Bloggertizer (or any other pay-per-post service), there are some things you need to do.
First and foremost, you need to increase your blog's popularity. Not many people want a link or post on a blog that has a zero (or none) when it comes to PageRank. Same thing goes for indexed pages or Alexa rank. The prevailing thought is "What good is a link on a blog ranked 7,000,000 in Alexa, or with no pages indexed in Google?" The answer? Not much.
So as a blogger, if you want to earn with your blog, you need to increase its popularity. Write more original articles, do some link building, syndicate through FeedBurner or some other aggregator.
More Traffic = More Exposure = Better Ranking = More Opportunities to Make Money
It's simple in theory, but difficult in application.
No one wants a post or link on your 'blog' where all you do is 'review' different credit card application sites. Everyone coming to you blog knows it's bullshit and you're an affiliate driving traffic to credit card sign ups. Same goes for 'dating site reviews' and 'product reviews' and 'breakthrough medical miracle' and all that other crap. Everyone knows it's fake. So don't be fake.
No one wants a post or link on a blog where the author obviously doesn't know proper English grammar (or the grammar of whatever language they are writing in). Sorry, but that's the way it is. If you want to make money blogging, you have to be able to communicate clearly and concisely in whatever language you are writing in. Does you understands what am writing too you about?
No one wants to read about the newest and greatest Make Money plan you just 'discovered'. If your blog is one big advertisement for some bullshit scheme, don't count on making any money with it. Visitors can spot your 'infomercial', fake-ass blog a mile away.
Write well, write often, be original, and be credible. That's how you build traffic and links, and that's how you can get your blog to the point where someone will pay money to be on it.
I try to keep my involvement in submissions pretty minimal. I rely on the community to let me know when a blog is inappropriate. If you come across a blog submission that doesn't belong, please click the 'Report' link and let me know. I review all reported submissions and take pretty swift action.
I got an email the other day from a blogger wondering if anyone is getting any business through Bloggertizer. The short answer to that is yes, some bloggers are, but most bloggers aren't.
The better ranking blogs are getting business. There also seems to be a lot of link exchange activity going on as well. But all the activity, both for links and posts, seems to be limited to the better ranking blogs.
If you, as a blogger, want to see more business through Bloggertizer (or any other pay-per-post service), there are some things you need to do.
First and foremost, you need to increase your blog's popularity. Not many people want a link or post on a blog that has a zero (or none) when it comes to PageRank. Same thing goes for indexed pages or Alexa rank. The prevailing thought is "What good is a link on a blog ranked 7,000,000 in Alexa, or with no pages indexed in Google?" The answer? Not much.
So as a blogger, if you want to earn with your blog, you need to increase its popularity. Write more original articles, do some link building, syndicate through FeedBurner or some other aggregator.
More Traffic = More Exposure = Better Ranking = More Opportunities to Make Money
It's simple in theory, but difficult in application.
No one wants a post or link on your 'blog' where all you do is 'review' different credit card application sites. Everyone coming to you blog knows it's bullshit and you're an affiliate driving traffic to credit card sign ups. Same goes for 'dating site reviews' and 'product reviews' and 'breakthrough medical miracle' and all that other crap. Everyone knows it's fake. So don't be fake.
No one wants a post or link on a blog where the author obviously doesn't know proper English grammar (or the grammar of whatever language they are writing in). Sorry, but that's the way it is. If you want to make money blogging, you have to be able to communicate clearly and concisely in whatever language you are writing in. Does you understands what am writing too you about?
No one wants to read about the newest and greatest Make Money plan you just 'discovered'. If your blog is one big advertisement for some bullshit scheme, don't count on making any money with it. Visitors can spot your 'infomercial', fake-ass blog a mile away.
Write well, write often, be original, and be credible. That's how you build traffic and links, and that's how you can get your blog to the point where someone will pay money to be on it.
Labels: Blog Advertising, Bloggertizer, Getting Started, Writing
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
SPAM From User business33
A user going by the user name business33 recently sent a message to dozens of Bloggertizer members using the subject lines:
Bloggertizer is intended for use by legitimate bloggers and advertisers seeking to exchange services. Bloggertizer allows anyone with a legitimate email address to register. This means the community will get that occasional 'bad apple' who will abuse Bloggertizer's free service.
Whenever you get what you consider to be a spam email, use Bloggertizer's contact form to let me know and I will take action.
Thanks-
Edit: Seem business33 got in again and sent some more spam. The login function wasn't screening for active versus inactive due to my commenting out that section while testing. I've fixed that....
CashBlasterProMessage:
Web 2.0
Hi,I've deactivated this individual's account. If you received a message from this member, please ignore/delete it.
Heather Tollison here... You have got to see this - WOW!
I found this new FULL INTERNET UPGRADE technology that is about to upgrade THE ENTIRE INTERNET to Web 2.0 standards and IT'S FREE! FULL Social Networking functionality on EVERY WEBSITE on the internet with a click of a button.
This is going to change the entire Internet OVERNIGHT.
Plus, they are giving away ONE MILLION DOLLARS to spread the word about it - and you can get a share for helping - NO COST!
Check it out at:
http://www.web2wow.com/business33
http://www.web2upgrade.com/home/site.html
Let me know what you think or if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Heather Tollison
Bloggertizer is intended for use by legitimate bloggers and advertisers seeking to exchange services. Bloggertizer allows anyone with a legitimate email address to register. This means the community will get that occasional 'bad apple' who will abuse Bloggertizer's free service.
Whenever you get what you consider to be a spam email, use Bloggertizer's contact form to let me know and I will take action.
Thanks-
Edit: Seem business33 got in again and sent some more spam. The login function wasn't screening for active versus inactive due to my commenting out that section while testing. I've fixed that....
Labels: Abuse
Monday, March 31, 2008
Are Blogs or Articles Better For SEO?
By Anthony Gregory
In the last year or so blogs are starting to outpace ezine articles when it comes to getting your SEO keywords across to search engines. Is there really a big difference between the two formats when it comes to SEO?
Blogs are shorter, more concise and supposed to have an insider's point of view. They are also hot content that is intended to be timelier. Articles on the other hand are more thorough, informative and accurate. Articles are expected to be more detailed than a blog. Articles also have a more detailed, authoritative tone and could be backed up with more references or citations than a blog simply because it can be thousands of words longer. A really lengthy blog would be 1000 words but most are between 200 and 600 words max. Articles can be as long as twenty pages.
If your business is dependent on factors that change constantly, such as the stock market then blogs are definitely more valuable to you. However unless your blog is highly ranked articles have a better chance of being seen by more people on the Internet. This is because in an article you have more of a chance to reinforce and repeat yourself and genuinely elaborate on what it is you have to sell.
If you have a product or service you want to promote then it is probably best to use an article. If you need to get on a soap box about an issue to do with your product or service, create a blog. While both are often ranked well by the search engines, you're ultimate goal is to convert the user utilizing as many methods of persuasion that you can. This is why it is a good day to submit articles to both submit ezines and to have a blog to cover all of your bases.
Anthony Gregory is a SEO and Website Marketer. He can be contacted at: Sales (at) Brilliantseo.com
In the last year or so blogs are starting to outpace ezine articles when it comes to getting your SEO keywords across to search engines. Is there really a big difference between the two formats when it comes to SEO?
Blogs are shorter, more concise and supposed to have an insider's point of view. They are also hot content that is intended to be timelier. Articles on the other hand are more thorough, informative and accurate. Articles are expected to be more detailed than a blog. Articles also have a more detailed, authoritative tone and could be backed up with more references or citations than a blog simply because it can be thousands of words longer. A really lengthy blog would be 1000 words but most are between 200 and 600 words max. Articles can be as long as twenty pages.
If your business is dependent on factors that change constantly, such as the stock market then blogs are definitely more valuable to you. However unless your blog is highly ranked articles have a better chance of being seen by more people on the Internet. This is because in an article you have more of a chance to reinforce and repeat yourself and genuinely elaborate on what it is you have to sell.
If you have a product or service you want to promote then it is probably best to use an article. If you need to get on a soap box about an issue to do with your product or service, create a blog. While both are often ranked well by the search engines, you're ultimate goal is to convert the user utilizing as many methods of persuasion that you can. This is why it is a good day to submit articles to both submit ezines and to have a blog to cover all of your bases.
Anthony Gregory is a SEO and Website Marketer. He can be contacted at: Sales (at) Brilliantseo.com
Labels: SEO
Monday, March 3, 2008
Lucrative Blogging - Latest 4 Interesting Steps to Jumpstart Your Blogging
Lucrative Blogging - Latest 4 Interesting Steps to Jumpstart Your Blogging
By Sean R Mize
Blogging is the new news hub nowadays. People are increasingly turning to blogs for their source of information. The important thing is that you have to love writing for writing itself. Blogging can become a chore for others, because they have no passion for writing in the first place.
With that in mind, you can be ready to start your blogging adventure with the following steps in mind:
1. Make a checklist of what you want in a blog host. Examples are: ease of use, photo and media hosting options, format, social networking integration, etc. Blogger.com and Wordpress.com are best for words-mostly, while Multiply.com is best for media blogging with social networking.
2. Set up your account, and tweak the settings. The free blog hosts already have templates ready for your use. If you don't like their templates, you can always get other templates from websites like Finalsense.com, etc.
3. Determine what you want to write about. Unless you are doing a personal journal blog, you have to stay focused on your chosen topic or theme. More so if you eventually want to go into professional blogging.
4. Write! You got into blogging because you love writing, don't you? If ever you hit a rough patch in your idea-generation, or if you are facing plain old writer's block, all you need is a webcam and a microphone, and you can blab your afternoon away. Then, post it instead of writing something. Blogging is not restricted to the written word. You can be as free as you want with whatever medium.
Either way you choose to go about it, blogging is a medium that is here to stay. With blogging, you will be able to reach more people, be able to express yourself verbally, and reach a wider audience. Follow these steps, and you'll be on your way to blogging with pleasure!
Do you want to learn more about how I do it? I have just completed my brand new guide to article marketing success, 'Your Article Writing and Promotion Guide'
Download it free here: Secrets of Article Promotion
Sean Mize is a full time internet marketer who has written over 1574 articles in print and 11 published ebooks.
By Sean R Mize
Blogging is the new news hub nowadays. People are increasingly turning to blogs for their source of information. The important thing is that you have to love writing for writing itself. Blogging can become a chore for others, because they have no passion for writing in the first place.
With that in mind, you can be ready to start your blogging adventure with the following steps in mind:
1. Make a checklist of what you want in a blog host. Examples are: ease of use, photo and media hosting options, format, social networking integration, etc. Blogger.com and Wordpress.com are best for words-mostly, while Multiply.com is best for media blogging with social networking.
2. Set up your account, and tweak the settings. The free blog hosts already have templates ready for your use. If you don't like their templates, you can always get other templates from websites like Finalsense.com, etc.
3. Determine what you want to write about. Unless you are doing a personal journal blog, you have to stay focused on your chosen topic or theme. More so if you eventually want to go into professional blogging.
4. Write! You got into blogging because you love writing, don't you? If ever you hit a rough patch in your idea-generation, or if you are facing plain old writer's block, all you need is a webcam and a microphone, and you can blab your afternoon away. Then, post it instead of writing something. Blogging is not restricted to the written word. You can be as free as you want with whatever medium.
Either way you choose to go about it, blogging is a medium that is here to stay. With blogging, you will be able to reach more people, be able to express yourself verbally, and reach a wider audience. Follow these steps, and you'll be on your way to blogging with pleasure!
Do you want to learn more about how I do it? I have just completed my brand new guide to article marketing success, 'Your Article Writing and Promotion Guide'
Download it free here: Secrets of Article Promotion
Sean Mize is a full time internet marketer who has written over 1574 articles in print and 11 published ebooks.
Labels: Getting Started
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
How to Start a Blog and Make Money Online
How to Start a Blog and Make Money Online
By Suzanne Morrison
If you are new to the internet and wondering what an earth this blogging craze is all about, or if you already have your own website and you’re wondering why everyone keeps advising you to start your own blog, read on. I’m going to explain to you what a blog is, why you need one, how to set it up, promote it and of course, make money from it.
Blog is short for “web log” and is similar to an online diary or journal. The craze of blogging began in the very late 1990s and has started to become more and more popular over the last couple of years. Almost everyone seems to have a blog these days, from CEOs of large companies to webmasters, from world travelers to teenagers. Even my Dad has his own blog now! A blog allows you to communicate informally with people via an online journal, but it’s more personal and unstructured than a website and easier and cheaper to set up than a website.
If you have your own website, but haven’t yet started a blog you can easily start one using a free service such as Blogger or WordPress. Try to post to your blog at least once or twice a week on topics related to your website. Blogging will help your search engine rankings and open up the communication channels between you and your visitors or customers, encouraging them to interact with you and give them a reason to return to your site in future.
If you don’t have your own website and are looking to set up a blog quickly and easily I recommend opening a free account with Blogger. You can blog about anything you like, for example a hobby, a vacation, your home town, something political, a sport or your business. Just be sure to pick something that you are interested in and knowledgeable about. You can host your blog for free on Blogspot – all you need to do is pick a name that is relevant to the topic of your blog. Once you have set up your profile and chosen a template, blogging is as simple as sending an email to a friend.
There are many ways to make money from your blog, but here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Google Adsense - this is free to join and easy to set up. The ads will match the content of your blog and you will get paid every time a visitor clicks on an ad.
- Affiliate Programs – sign up for affiliate programs related to the topic of your blog and display links to related products on your blog. Clickbank, Trade Doubler and Commission Junction are good places to start, or do a Google search for “affiliate program” + the topic of your blog to find more affiliate programs. Whenever someone clicks through your affiliate link and buys a product, you will receive a commission. If you are knowledgeable about your topic you could also write product reviews to help increase your affiliate sales.
- Sell Advertising Space – if you have a popular blog you can charge people to advertise on your blog. This could be in the form of a text link, a banner or a graphic.
You are not going to make money with a blog unless people can find it. As soon as you have started to post to your blog it’s time to start promoting it. You can get your blog noticed by…
- Submitting your blog to blog directories – just search for “blog directories” in Google
- Asking other bloggers to exchange links with you – you put a link on your blog in exchange for a link from their blog.
- Writing an article related to the topic of your blog and posting it to article directories. Remember to include an author’s resource box with a link to your blog.
- Pinging blog ping services every time you make a new post – pingomatic.com and pingoat.com are two sites you can use to do this.
- Participating in forums related to the topic of your blog. Put a link to your blog in your forum signature.
Finally, once you have your blog monetized and you have started promoting it don’t forget to post regularly. The most important aspect of every successful blog is frequent posting, so be sure not to let the virtual dust gather over your blog!
Suzanne Morrison blogs regularly on various topics including travel, home business and internet marketing. Visit her Plug-In Profit Site blog to find out how she makes money online.
By Suzanne Morrison
If you are new to the internet and wondering what an earth this blogging craze is all about, or if you already have your own website and you’re wondering why everyone keeps advising you to start your own blog, read on. I’m going to explain to you what a blog is, why you need one, how to set it up, promote it and of course, make money from it.
Blog is short for “web log” and is similar to an online diary or journal. The craze of blogging began in the very late 1990s and has started to become more and more popular over the last couple of years. Almost everyone seems to have a blog these days, from CEOs of large companies to webmasters, from world travelers to teenagers. Even my Dad has his own blog now! A blog allows you to communicate informally with people via an online journal, but it’s more personal and unstructured than a website and easier and cheaper to set up than a website.
If you have your own website, but haven’t yet started a blog you can easily start one using a free service such as Blogger or WordPress. Try to post to your blog at least once or twice a week on topics related to your website. Blogging will help your search engine rankings and open up the communication channels between you and your visitors or customers, encouraging them to interact with you and give them a reason to return to your site in future.
If you don’t have your own website and are looking to set up a blog quickly and easily I recommend opening a free account with Blogger. You can blog about anything you like, for example a hobby, a vacation, your home town, something political, a sport or your business. Just be sure to pick something that you are interested in and knowledgeable about. You can host your blog for free on Blogspot – all you need to do is pick a name that is relevant to the topic of your blog. Once you have set up your profile and chosen a template, blogging is as simple as sending an email to a friend.
There are many ways to make money from your blog, but here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Google Adsense - this is free to join and easy to set up. The ads will match the content of your blog and you will get paid every time a visitor clicks on an ad.
- Affiliate Programs – sign up for affiliate programs related to the topic of your blog and display links to related products on your blog. Clickbank, Trade Doubler and Commission Junction are good places to start, or do a Google search for “affiliate program” + the topic of your blog to find more affiliate programs. Whenever someone clicks through your affiliate link and buys a product, you will receive a commission. If you are knowledgeable about your topic you could also write product reviews to help increase your affiliate sales.
- Sell Advertising Space – if you have a popular blog you can charge people to advertise on your blog. This could be in the form of a text link, a banner or a graphic.
You are not going to make money with a blog unless people can find it. As soon as you have started to post to your blog it’s time to start promoting it. You can get your blog noticed by…
- Submitting your blog to blog directories – just search for “blog directories” in Google
- Asking other bloggers to exchange links with you – you put a link on your blog in exchange for a link from their blog.
- Writing an article related to the topic of your blog and posting it to article directories. Remember to include an author’s resource box with a link to your blog.
- Pinging blog ping services every time you make a new post – pingomatic.com and pingoat.com are two sites you can use to do this.
- Participating in forums related to the topic of your blog. Put a link to your blog in your forum signature.
Finally, once you have your blog monetized and you have started promoting it don’t forget to post regularly. The most important aspect of every successful blog is frequent posting, so be sure not to let the virtual dust gather over your blog!
Suzanne Morrison blogs regularly on various topics including travel, home business and internet marketing. Visit her Plug-In Profit Site blog to find out how she makes money online.
Labels: Getting Started
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