Friday, August 1, 2008
Paging Fix and Changes to Tagging
I found a mistake I'd made in the paging function: fixed.
After careful thought, I decided to limit the tags used to describe a blog to three. IMO, bloggers weren't being succinct and accurate enough with their tagging when submitting their blogs. Many bloggers were using multiple tags, sometimes a dozen or more, to describe their blog. It seemed to me upon review, that after the initial few tags, the remaining were peripherally associated to the blog at best.
So now tags are limited to three. You can enter more, of course, but only the first three will be used. So when you submit your blog, give careful consideration to the tags you use to describe it. More accuracy in the tagging will be good for everyone.
The change affects only new blogs: existing blogs will retain the tags they already have (unless I decide to go through and trim, which I might do for some of the more egregious offenders).
Blog on!
After careful thought, I decided to limit the tags used to describe a blog to three. IMO, bloggers weren't being succinct and accurate enough with their tagging when submitting their blogs. Many bloggers were using multiple tags, sometimes a dozen or more, to describe their blog. It seemed to me upon review, that after the initial few tags, the remaining were peripherally associated to the blog at best.
So now tags are limited to three. You can enter more, of course, but only the first three will be used. So when you submit your blog, give careful consideration to the tags you use to describe it. More accuracy in the tagging will be good for everyone.
The change affects only new blogs: existing blogs will retain the tags they already have (unless I decide to go through and trim, which I might do for some of the more egregious offenders).
Blog on!
Labels: Bloggertizer
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Appearance and Paging Changes; Cleanup
First the most noticeable - I made some changes to the appearance of the blog listing page; it had begun to look crowded/cluttered to me, and the gray background wasn't working. So I changed the background to white, took out all the borders. It definitely opened it up....
Also moved the TradeRating a bit to the right and made it bold. I wanted it to stand out more. If you have interaction with a Bloggertizer member, either as a buyer or a seller, make sure you use the TradeRating to rate the experience. It's the only way we have to police ourselves and make sure the good people get noticed. Please note you can sort blogs by the owners TradeRating. It's an easy way to find bloggers with positive reviews.
With over 1,100 blogs now registered, the paging was starting to get ridiculous, so I revamped it into a simple << Previous : Next >>. Also added listing numbers. That did a lot to clean up the presentation as well.
After all that, I scrubbed the database and deactivated inappropriate entries. For the record:
A Squidoo lens is not a blog
A HubPage is not a blog
An article at eZineArticles (or any other article bank) is not a blog
An author page at Author's Den is not a blog
All this can be summed succinctly: if it's not a blog, then IT'S NOT A BLOG. If you don't know what a blog is, learn.
Two Hand-Dandy-Bloggertizer Tips:
#1 If you contact a blog about getting a link or article, make sure you also click 'save'. It's an easy way to keep track of blogs you contacted (or tried to anyway)
#2 Make sure you aren't filtering emails from webmaster@bloggertizer.com. All alerts from Bloggertizer, including alerts about new messages, password recovery, and EVERYTHING ELSE, comes from this email.
If you have any suggestions for Bloggertizer, please let me know.
Also moved the TradeRating a bit to the right and made it bold. I wanted it to stand out more. If you have interaction with a Bloggertizer member, either as a buyer or a seller, make sure you use the TradeRating to rate the experience. It's the only way we have to police ourselves and make sure the good people get noticed. Please note you can sort blogs by the owners TradeRating. It's an easy way to find bloggers with positive reviews.
With over 1,100 blogs now registered, the paging was starting to get ridiculous, so I revamped it into a simple << Previous : Next >>. Also added listing numbers. That did a lot to clean up the presentation as well.
After all that, I scrubbed the database and deactivated inappropriate entries. For the record:
A Squidoo lens is not a blog
A HubPage is not a blog
An article at eZineArticles (or any other article bank) is not a blog
An author page at Author's Den is not a blog
All this can be summed succinctly: if it's not a blog, then IT'S NOT A BLOG. If you don't know what a blog is, learn.
Two Hand-Dandy-Bloggertizer Tips:
#1 If you contact a blog about getting a link or article, make sure you also click 'save'. It's an easy way to keep track of blogs you contacted (or tried to anyway)
#2 Make sure you aren't filtering emails from webmaster@bloggertizer.com. All alerts from Bloggertizer, including alerts about new messages, password recovery, and EVERYTHING ELSE, comes from this email.
If you have any suggestions for Bloggertizer, please let me know.
Labels: Abuse, Bloggertizer
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
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Blog Editing Functionality
I've added blog editing functionality!
To edit any of your blogs, click on the 'Manage Account' link. You'll see a new selection in the left hand column of management page when it loads: 'My Blogs'.
Clicking that link will list any blogs you've added to Bloggertizer. Each listing has an edit button which, when clicked will take you to a form where you can make any changes to your blog listing.
To edit any of your blogs, click on the 'Manage Account' link. You'll see a new selection in the left hand column of management page when it loads: 'My Blogs'.
Clicking that link will list any blogs you've added to Bloggertizer. Each listing has an edit button which, when clicked will take you to a form where you can make any changes to your blog listing.
Labels: Bloggertizer
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Blogger Signup Special
I've decided to run a Blogger sign up special! The easier $5 you'll ever make!
If you're a Blogger:
The Asterisk!
*Posts on multiple blogs must not be cut and paste of each other. They must be different. This is for original, unique posts only
If you're a Blogger:
- Register at Bloggertizer
- Add your blog(s)
- After you add your blog(s), simply write and post a 150 - 300 word articles about Bloggertizer and I'll pay you $5!
- Blog MUST be a PageRank 3 or higher
- Post MUST be minimum 150 words
- Post MUST contain minimum 2 text links back to Bloggertizer
- No redirects or rel="nofollow" tags
- Proper grammar and spelling required!
- 1 post per blog
- As many blogs as you want, each post earns $5*
The Asterisk!
*Posts on multiple blogs must not be cut and paste of each other. They must be different. This is for original, unique posts only
Labels: Bloggertizer, Bloggertizer Promotion
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Bloggertizer Gets Visible PageRank Graphic
Big news (at least to me)!
I just finished adding a way to display page rank right in the blog listing. Used to be you had to click the info icon - you still do to get the rest of a blogs stats (Alexa Rank; indexed pages in Google, Yahoo and MSN; and back links in Google, Yahoo and MSN).
I also added PageRank to the sort options, so if PageRank is important to you, you can now sort blogs by PageRank, from highest down.
I hope this makes it a little easier to find the blogs you're looking for when it comes to blog advertising!
I just finished adding a way to display page rank right in the blog listing. Used to be you had to click the info icon - you still do to get the rest of a blogs stats (Alexa Rank; indexed pages in Google, Yahoo and MSN; and back links in Google, Yahoo and MSN).
I also added PageRank to the sort options, so if PageRank is important to you, you can now sort blogs by PageRank, from highest down.
I hope this makes it a little easier to find the blogs you're looking for when it comes to blog advertising!
Labels: Bloggertizer, Google PageRank
Friday, October 19, 2007
Why Build Bloggertizer?
It's interesting me to understand the genesis of ideas, and since I'm egotistical, I figure you might want to know the story behind Bloggertizer.
About a month ago I launched a new site, [shamelessplug]Tizags Online Bookmarking[/shamelessplug]. I wanted to market it by getting bloggers to write a brief reviews containing keyword targeted text links back to the site.
When I searched, a few sites kept turning up: PayPerPost, Smorty, and Blogsvertise were the main ones. Sign up as a blogger and they would match you with advertisers wanting posts. You write the posts and get paid. As an advertiser, you register and submit your proposal. Once the article is done and posted, you pay the service and they in turn paid the blogger (keeping a cut for themselves).
Seemed good for advertisers, but... personally, if a post on my blog sells for $10, I like to get the whole $10, not $7 for me and $3 to some service who hooked me up.
The idea bulb (albeit a dim, low wattage one) went off and I thought: "How about a site where bloggers and advertisers can hook up, work out their own deals, and the blogger gets to keep EVERYTHING he earns."
So I took the custom programming I did for the Tizags site and modified for Bloggertizer, the main changes being:
custom script to do live stat lookups on the blogs
private messaging system to keep member emails private to the public
rating system to keep people honest
The best part? Bloggertizer is totally free, for both the advertiser and blogger.
If you own a blog, and are willing to accept advertising on it and want to earn some extra money, you should register and add it.
If you're an advertiser, I've worked hard to make it easy for you to find blogs in your niche.
Try it out and let me know what you think!
About a month ago I launched a new site, [shamelessplug]Tizags Online Bookmarking[/shamelessplug]. I wanted to market it by getting bloggers to write a brief reviews containing keyword targeted text links back to the site.
When I searched, a few sites kept turning up: PayPerPost, Smorty, and Blogsvertise were the main ones. Sign up as a blogger and they would match you with advertisers wanting posts. You write the posts and get paid. As an advertiser, you register and submit your proposal. Once the article is done and posted, you pay the service and they in turn paid the blogger (keeping a cut for themselves).
Seemed good for advertisers, but... personally, if a post on my blog sells for $10, I like to get the whole $10, not $7 for me and $3 to some service who hooked me up.
The idea bulb (albeit a dim, low wattage one) went off and I thought: "How about a site where bloggers and advertisers can hook up, work out their own deals, and the blogger gets to keep EVERYTHING he earns."
So I took the custom programming I did for the Tizags site and modified for Bloggertizer, the main changes being:
custom script to do live stat lookups on the blogs
private messaging system to keep member emails private to the public
rating system to keep people honest
The best part? Bloggertizer is totally free, for both the advertiser and blogger.
If you own a blog, and are willing to accept advertising on it and want to earn some extra money, you should register and add it.
If you're an advertiser, I've worked hard to make it easy for you to find blogs in your niche.
Try it out and let me know what you think!
Labels: Bloggertizer
Thursday, October 18, 2007
I'm Calling it Official - Bloggertizer is Live!
Last Friday I ran a pre-launch promotion in Digital Point to kick off Bloggertizer going live. I invited 20 bloggers to register their blogs and asked them to poke around the site and make sure everything worked.
There a few wrinkles, but I go them sorted out easily enough. A few kind bloggers even sent some traffic my way with posts regarding the launch of the site.
Tomorrow marks a week since the pre-launch and I'm calling it: Bloggertizer is officially live. I'm sure I'll do more tinkering as time passes, and probably add more features at the request of the community, but everything seems to be stable and working.
So what is Bloggertizer anyway? I'm glad you asked....
Bloggertizer.com is a FREE blogger/advertising matching service like PayPerPost, Smorty or Blogsvertise, but without any fee. It's for:
-Bloggers who want to earn extra income with their blogs
-Advertisers interested in purchasing blog posts or links
How it works for bloggers
1. Register
2. Add your blog(s) (Title, URL, Description, Tags)
3. Respond to advertiser looking to buy posts or links
4. Earn extra income by selling posts or links
How it works for advertisers
1. Register
2. Browse or search to find blogs you want to advertise on
3. Click 'Contact' to contact the blog owner
4. Get traffic and generate 'buzz' with blog posts and links
Bloggertizer cuts out the middle man and leaves the deals up to the blogger and advertiser to work out.
Features:
Browse Blogs by tag, date added, blog name, blog owner, or TradeRating
Search Blogs by keyword(s)
View a member's TradeRating
View live stats for each blog with a single click (PageRank, Alexa Rank, Pages and Back links for Google, Yahoo and MSN)
Message Center (only share your email if you want to)
Hide blogs, users or tags
Save Blogs and create
Friends
TradeRating to keep users honest
Try it out and let me know how it's working!
There a few wrinkles, but I go them sorted out easily enough. A few kind bloggers even sent some traffic my way with posts regarding the launch of the site.
Tomorrow marks a week since the pre-launch and I'm calling it: Bloggertizer is officially live. I'm sure I'll do more tinkering as time passes, and probably add more features at the request of the community, but everything seems to be stable and working.
So what is Bloggertizer anyway? I'm glad you asked....
Bloggertizer.com is a FREE blogger/advertising matching service like PayPerPost, Smorty or Blogsvertise, but without any fee. It's for:
-Bloggers who want to earn extra income with their blogs
-Advertisers interested in purchasing blog posts or links
How it works for bloggers
1. Register
2. Add your blog(s) (Title, URL, Description, Tags)
3. Respond to advertiser looking to buy posts or links
4. Earn extra income by selling posts or links
How it works for advertisers
1. Register
2. Browse or search to find blogs you want to advertise on
3. Click 'Contact' to contact the blog owner
4. Get traffic and generate 'buzz' with blog posts and links
Bloggertizer cuts out the middle man and leaves the deals up to the blogger and advertiser to work out.
Features:
Browse Blogs by tag, date added, blog name, blog owner, or TradeRating
Search Blogs by keyword(s)
View a member's TradeRating
View live stats for each blog with a single click (PageRank, Alexa Rank, Pages and Back links for Google, Yahoo and MSN)
Message Center (only share your email if you want to)
Hide blogs, users or tags
Save Blogs and create
Friends
TradeRating to keep users honest
Try it out and let me know how it's working!
Labels: Bloggertizer
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