Celeb News: October 2008

Increase AdSense CTR part 1 showed you two templates that I love to use when it comes to increasing ASense CTR. Part 1 also showed you how to increase your AdSense CTR with correct color use, and Ad formats. However, that same post also failed to show you the three other ways that I like to use to increase my click throughs. Before you read this post note that I have compiled almost every AdSense tip you need in this post titled: AdSense Tips.

Increasing AdSense CTR - In post Ads

Where do you think that AdSense ads are more likely to be clicked?

In sidebar navigation?
In the actual content area?

AdSense ads are more likely to be clicked and have a higher CTR in the actual content area of all websites. This goes for forums, blogs, and everything in between. The key to increasing AdSense CTR is to put the ads where the user will be looking at your page the most. Thus, you want to put your ads in the content.

Increasing AdSense CTR - Content Wrapping

As you can see from the above image, Dave Taylor did a great job at making his AdSense ads look like a part of his site. You can also see that he is using my advice when it comes to the size of the advertisement and the colors of each individual aspect of the ad. Now for the tips... If you really want to increase your AdSense CTR place 3 ad blocks in the content area itself.

336x280 below post title (don't break tos: post titles above adsense ads)
300x250 in the middle of your post wrapped within your content.
336x280 at the end of your article.

See how everything blends fairly well? These three tips alone should have a drastic effect on increasing AdSense CTR. For more Tips on increasing your AdSense CTR and making more money with AdSense, be sure to see 1. Increase AdSense CTR niche blogging 2. AdSense No Borders

Increase AdSense CTR

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

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Increase AdSense CTR Video

You want to increase your AdSense CTR.
You're tired of a below par AdSense CTR %.
And finally, you want to earn more money with AdSense.

Before we begin, let it be known that there are no AdSense Secrets. The more time you spend changing your

Ad colors
Ad placements
Ad formats
And all combinations in between

the less time you will have to write actual content. If you have no content, you will have no traffic. And the less traffic you have coming to your site, the less money you will have coming into your pocket. With that being said, the following AdSense Tips will teach you everything that you need to know about increasing your AdSense CTR, and keeping your eCPM up while you're doing it. You should never have to look up "Increase AdSense CTR" on Google again after reading these tips. Note: Depending on your site, one AdSense Layout below may work slightly better than another. However, these 2 layouts have been tested and both are proven to perform the best. None of the layouts below involve AdSense image ads.

AdSense format, placement, and color Layout #1

Link Units x 1

728x15 Below Header - Centered

Ad Border - Blend with page background. (AdSense no borders)
Ad Background - Blend with page background.
Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF

Ad Units x 3

336x280 Below Post Title - Aligned Left - with separation

Ad Border - Blend with page background.
Ad Background - Blend with page background.
Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
Text Color - #000000
URL Color - #999999

160x600 Left Navigation

Ad Border - Blend with page background.
Ad Background - Blend with page background.
Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
Text Color - #000000
URL Color - #000000

336x280 After Post - Aligned Left - with separation

Ad Border - Blend with page background.
Ad Background - Blend with page background.
Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
Text Color - #000000
URL Color - #000000

AdSense format, placement, and color Layout #2

Link Units x 1

200x90 ; 180x90 ; 160x90 - Top of Right Navigation

Ad Border - Blend with page background.
Ad Background - Blend with page background.
Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF

Ad Units x 3

728x90 Below Header - Centered

Ad Border - Blend with page background.
Ad Background - Blend with page background.
Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
Text Color - #000000
URL Color - #999999

160x600 Left Navigation

Ad Border - Blend with page background.
Ad Background - Blend with page background.
Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
Text Color - #000000
URL Color - #999999

336x280 After Post - Aligned Left - with separation

Ad Border - Blend with page background.
Ad Background - Blend with page background.
Link Color - #425BC4 or #0000FF
Text Color - #000000
URL Color - #999999

Don't Break AdSense TOS

Update: You must now have the word "Advertisement" or "Sponsored Links" above your AdSense ads if you want to display them below your post titles. See Post Titles above AdSense ads for more information.

Alternative Layouts...

There are many other alternative layouts you can use to increase your AdSense CTR. It really all depends on the way your site is set up and where your users are attracted to the most. The main thing I want everyone to understand here is that traffic is key to success. AdSense placement is important, but it's not something that you should fiddle with every single day. I don't know if you know this, but you can actually increase AdSense ctr niche blogging. Also,

Be sure to check out Increase AdSense CTR Part II

Free Online Dating Service Website

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

There is no doubt about it. Online dating services are just about as popular as meeting a person in a club and then getting their phone number. Many people found online dating weird at first and some still do. However, Online Dating is actually beginning to become a way of life for more and more people everyday.

Many people are resorting to online dating because they feel it is

More efficient
And easier to find a match.

This is due to the advanced technology of each individual service that usually takes time to find you matches with similar interest of your own. It's no wonder people are resorting to online dating. It's the easy way to find a loved one you will have things in common with.

Example of How Effective Online Dating can be

You fill out your profile information and you say you're three main interests are

Football
Blogging
Moving Watching

The dating service will now take it's time to go through the network of people, according to the physical and emotional preferences you set to find a match that is compatible with you. From there, you may actually look at your matches' profile and then contact him or her.

True.Com - Online Dating Service - Free Sign up

A site that I would definitely recommend is True dot Com. You can actually sign up and search for free. Some of the great features of the site are actually some that I mentioned above. Features of True.Com include:

Millions of Members
Scientific compatibility testing
Criminal Screenings for Felonies.

All features are obviously very important in their own unique way.

True.Com - Check it Out

In the end, the way you prefer to try to meet new people is up to you. However, if you've tried dating the traditional way and nothing worked then why not give something new a try? Check out True.Com for more information.

Darren Rowse "Behind a 6 Figure Income"

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Darren Rowse is a Professional Blogger that makes more money than anybody could imagine. His blogging tips are informative and his writing style is easy to follow. He is the man who started it all. But what if he wasn't? What if Darren Rowse had begun blogging about blogging in this day and age? What if Darren Rowse didn't start blogging about blogging until the year of 2008, 2009, or even 2010? Would he still have become the most popular Blogger in the world?

Darren Rowse = Popularity through timing.

September of 2004 was a month of history as Darren Rowse first began blogging on ProBlogger.Net. 2004 also served another purpose. 2004 was the year in which blogging really became mainstream. You do the math: Free Blogging tips + Bloggers looking for tips = Darren Rowse's ProBlogger.Net. (image credit: timepiece)

Darren Rowse struck gold in 2004.

Attempting to take anything away from Darren or his blog would be simply absurd. Darren is the man. However, any monkey could be in Darren's shoes right now. Darren simply got there first. He had created a popularly searched topic with almost no competition when it came to ranking in the search engines. (image credit: gold)

Darren Rowse is no smarter than any of us.

I am no smarter, Darren is no smarter, John Chow is no smarter, and Blogger Noob is definitely no smarter. (Just playing Noob) It's all about the SERP's guys and we all know it. If you hit a niche that's popularly searched, has little to no competition, and you have half decent writing skills, then you'll likely blow other blogs out of the water. It's like buying a stock low and then selling it high. That's just what Darren Rowse did back in 2004, but he's truly into holding onto his investment for the long haul. As long as it's continuing to build or maintain it's value, Darren won't be going anywhere. (image credit: open your mind)

Darren Rowse in today's blogging world...

Had Darren Rowse started ProBlogger today, he likely would have been overshadowed and filtered out by all of the other blogging tip based blogs. He would not be as popular and he definitely would not be making a 6 figure income. Today's blogging world is different. You have to work to rank on Google. You have to get inbound links to your site. No longer are you the only person on the web discussing a single subject. Instead, hundreds, thousands, or even millions of people could be discussing the same topic as yourself. And when that is the case, you have to learn how to write good content and get more quality links to your site so you can rank higher in the SERPs. One thing that Darren really didn't have to work too hard for back in 2004. (image credit: small world)

Darren Rowse is a Good Man

So it's true. If Darren had started blogging about blogging in Today's world, he'd probably be living a completely different life. Alternatively, if you or I would have began blogging about blogging or whatever we blog about back in 2004, we could also be living different lives. In a sense, blogging is like real estate. You have to get in early and you have to be in it for the long haul.

Wordpress Themes and Plugins

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Here's the deal. I am using Blogger, but I must admit, Wordpress is way sleeker especially the style of the blogs in general. I'm not saying you can't do the same thing with Blogger, but for those of you who want more freedom with your blog, you should definitely be using Wordpress. I was looking at some of these Wordpress themes and plugins and some of them are pretty cool.

My favorite Wordpress Theme.

The Xbox 360 blog theme is my favorite theme out of them all. It actually got me thinking about creating a Madden Football blog simply because I have beat my friend who plays the game 24/7 the last 4 games I have played him.

Other themes.

There are many other themes and plugins to choose from over at Wordpress Power Pack dot com. Wordpress users should definitely take their time to go and check some of these themes and plugins. They're pretty cool and the entire pack runs for $24.95.

A great set of plugins.

Wordpress Power Pack dot com also has a great set of plugins. Here is a list of plugins that you will get with your Wordpress Package.

Advanced SEO Titles
Flexible Navigation Menu
Clickbank-Ready Profits
AdSense-Ready Profits
MyBlogLog-Ready

Check out Wordpress Power Pack!

Themes and plugins for just $24.95. You can't really pass it up. Best of all, your payment is sent through Paypal and your download is available right after your payment. So be sure to check out Wordpress Power Pack dot com.

AWeber Lightbox Problem

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Does the problem above look familiar? Is your Youtube or Flash component displaying over your Aweber Lightbox? I was having the same issue until I wrote a negative review about Aweber. That's when I was contacted by the CEO and Founder.

Solving the Flash over Aweber Lightbox Problem

Solving this problem is quite simple. It just requires you to add some code to your flash or Youtube video. Here's the code below: NOTE: Simply copy the code below and replace the

value="URL
and the src URL with the URL of your own video.

What your code should look like:

Did this solve your problem?

Make sure you copied the correct code and uploaded all your files. Your problem should be solved. If it's not, you can contact me for my support. Alternatively, you can contact AWeber Support.

AWeber Review Updated

Monday, October 27, 2008

The other day I did an AWeber Review which discussed the horrible customer support I received from the company regarding the Youtube over AWeber's subscription Lightbox issue.

It turns out that AWeber's CEO Tom Kulzer stumbled upon my review. Mr. Kulzer was very sincere and apologetic for the poor support at which I had received from his team. And, instead of giving me some lazy answer like his support team, Kulzer actually wrote a tutorial on how to fix the Youtube overlaying AWeber problem.

Thank you AWeber CEO Mr. Tom Kulzer

I greatly appreciate you taking your time to come to my site and show my readers and myself how to fix the "Flash above Form" issue. My readers and I will now really get to see what AWeber is capable of. Sincerely, Taylor Thompson Video Blogging Tips

AWeber Review

Sunday, October 26, 2008

AWeber Review UPDATE! (good news - problem solved!!) I don't want to completely trash AWeber, but the program definitely has some issues it needs to work out. Actually, it has one main issue which customer support actually blames on the user, but I beg to differ.

What is AWeber?

AWeber is a popular program used by many web bloggers and larger companies around the world. The program was created to increase the popularity of a website via,

Email Newsletters
Website Sign Up forms

When you're interacting with your readers through different sources you're that much more likely to keep them coming back for more. It makes sense to me and it obviously makes sense to AWeber. However, the problem isn't the idea of the program, but it's the way it actually works.

AWeber Lightbox and Youtube Issue

AWeber has this huge issue. For some reason, any media such as Youtube or anything else of that sort will actually display above the AWeber Lightbox sign up form rendering this part of the program completely pointless. It just so happens that the AWeber Lightbox sign up form is the most professional looking sign up form available. The other sign up forms are in form of a pop-up, pop-under, or are simply in form of an inline placement on the page itself. Too bad people have pop-up and pop-under blockers. I contacted AWeber support on the lightbox issue and they told me that it was my problem. I told them that John Chow was having the same issue and they still said that it was my problem. Man, this support is about as good as Comcast's customer support was back no less than 3 weeks ago.

Is AWeber worth it?

Spending $20.00 a month on a program that isn't fully working is like spending money to use a half broken bathroom with no toilet paper.

PayPerPost Money and Google PageRank

Wednesday, October 22, 2008

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Does PayPerPost lower Google Page rank? The answer is, yes. PayPerPost will cause you to lose your page rank every time Google updates their page rank toolbar which happens to be every 3 months. How do you make money with PayPerPost when you have NO PageRank? YOU DON'T!

Contacted a 'Noob' for professional help...

I contacted BloggerNoob for a solution to the problem. If you guys aren't familiar with the big Noob then you should know one thing. He's dang good at making money online. Just check out his income report. His online net worth is $13,712.26. That's a little bit better than my measely $1060.02 .

Blogger Noobs solution to PayPerPost...

As for the solution to the PayPerPost lost PageRank problem... Blogger Noob says to simply buy a new domain with a PageRank. Work that blog for 3 months and see if you can add any extra PR and then submit that blog to PayPerPost. (Of course, making sure your blog meets the PayPerPost requirements is always important.) Once you have your new domain added into the PayPerPost program, you'll have until the next Google PageRank Update to use this blog until you lose your page rank once again.

Kill one PageRank; Work up another!

Enjoy your page rank while you can for the blog that has it. And while you are doing paid posts on that blog which is soon to die, be sure to be building up PR for another blog. That way when blog number one does in fact die, you have blog number two up and ready to run because it's now compliant with the PayPerPost TOS 3 month rule. Continue to repeat this pattern and you will continue to make money with PayPerPost.

Other helpful info about PPP and Domain Names

If you know nothing about PayPerPost, check out this article and video on How to make money with PayPerPost. Also be sure to check out Blogger Noobs, "Almost complete guide to web forums" for more information on purchasing domains! PLEASE NOTE: Just so I am a little more clear, you must have your blog for 3 months and it must meet the rest of the PPP requirements before your blog will be approved.

How to make money with PayPerPost

Tuesday, October 21, 2008

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Making a few extra hundred bucks or even thousand bucks with PayPerPost is simple. If you're a Google page rank lover you may want to check out my article on the question, does pay per post lower google page rank before you even begin. But if you don't care about page rank, or if you know how to get a page rank easily or buy a page rank, payperpost is right for you. Before you can start with PayPerPost, your blog must meet some pretty basic requirements.

Basic PayPerPost requirements

3 Months of postings.
At least 20 total posts spread between the 3 months.
Post must be at least 5 sentences.
(Read more) posts must show at least 5 sentences on front page.

My PayPerPost Earnings Summary!

I have made a good deal of my online earnings from Pay Per Post. Just look at my PayPerPost earnings summary to the left. $453.78 is not too shabby for somebody who's not even gone to college and it's definitely not too shabby for some extra scrap money.

How to make money with PayPerPost

Making money with PayPerPost is like making the easiest money you will ever make in your life. Seriously. How does 10 bucks for 10 minutes of work sound? Better yet, how does 50 or even 80 bucks for 10 minutes of work sound? It sounds like winning the World Series, that's what it sounds like. I even teach you how to make $1000 dollars blogging in one month with PayPerPost. Check out my video tutorial below and learn just how easy it is to make money with PayPerPost. Also be sure to check out my article discussing PayPerPost, money, and Google Page Rank.

Entrecard How to lower bounce rate!

Monday, October 20, 2008

A few weeks back, I wrote my Entrecard Review. If you're an Entrecard user, then your bounce rate is probably through the roof and on into the heavens. I am an Entrecard user, and my bounce rate is not so high. In fact, my bounce rate has actually lowered 10% in the past week because I have done one simple thing. I have offered a reason for people to stay on video blogging tips!

Why "don't drop and run" doesn't work.

Have you ever seen the image, "Don't Drop and Run?" No offense guys, but this makes me want to get out faster. "Don't Drop and Run," is another way of implying, "Nobody cares to read what I have to say. If you could please just click a few pages on my site and maybe leave a comment, that'd be great. It'd also give me at least a little faith that people actually care to read what I have to say."

Give your readers reasons to stay!

If you're an Entrecard user especially, you can lower your bounce rate by making little special offerings and placing them right under your Entrecard widget. Instead of "Don't Drop and Run," the following quotes seem a lot more interesting and effective when it comes to lowering your bounce rate.

Instead of saying, "Don't Drop and Run," say something like:

"Win 100 bucks! Click Here!"
"Get a higher page rank! Click Here!"

Or, simply take your best article for the week like:

Miley Cyrus Bathing Suit? Click Here!"
Barrack Obama is a Rapper? Click Here!"

Lower Bounce Rate Guarantee.

I almost guarantee your bounce rate will lower after doing what I have just told you. I have found that being successful online means benefiting your reader in as many ways as you can possibly imagine. In order to do this, you sometimes have to put yourself in your readers shoes. Would you rather:

"Not drop and run?"
Or stay for a chance to win 100 bucks?

See what I mean?

Entrecarding your way to a lower bounce rate!

If your blog truly does mean something, people will stay. Whether they're coming from Entrecard or not, if you have a good blog, people will stay. You just have to provide them with a good reason to do so.

Fan Page - Get your link on this page!

Sunday, October 19, 2008

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This is the Video Blogging Tips fan page. I made this for people who subscribe to my blog and want their link posted on my site.

Healthy Living is run by Robin Baker. Robin Specializes in giving out nutritional and weight loss tips. Robin also has an online store called Shop Herbal Life.

PS3 Div X allows you to download Movie Trailers to your computer with the click of a button. The site seems relatively new and I couldn't find an about page, but if you're into movies, definitely check out PS3 Div X.

A Nice Place in the Sun discusses humorous life stories and memories. It's also a great place to find reviews of Children's Books. As of October 19th, 2008, A Nice Place in the sun has over 90 subscribers so be sure to check it out.

Wolverine Hacks is an awesome place for checking out hacks for BlogSpot blogs. I was looking at his page and he had some awesome widget tips and many others in which you will find greatly useful if you're using Blogger.

Super Coupon Girl teaches you how to get great deals with coupons. The lessons are written by a girl hence the name: Super Coupon Girl. I have much love for this girl simply because she is based out of my home state of Oregon. Not to mention the great website in which she is running. Keep up the good work!

Computing and Internet Tech is a relatively new website. It discusses technological computer features and inside "thingys." I wouldn't even really know how to review this site just because I am not that smart. However, if you are, be sure to check it out.

Even More Fans

Thank you for your Support

I appreciate all of my fans. Thank you guys for subscribing. If you're interested in supporting me simply click the above link titled, "Click HERE," for more information. Again, thank you for your continued support.

Click HERE to learn how to get your link on this page!

Video Blogging Tips LIVE - Episode 2

Saturday, October 18, 2008

"Link Building Strategies"

If for some reason the video doesn't play, watch it here.

Learn how to gain high page rank back links towards your site. Ultimately, high page rank back links will rank you higher in the SERPS. When you rank higher in the SERPS, you're just that much more successful online.

Video Blogging Tips LIVE - Episode 2 will teach you

The power of gaining back links to your site.
6 ways to gain high power back links to your site.

Subscribe for a free link back to your site!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

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I am giving away free back links to all of my subscribers. If you're interested, be sure to subscribe and the contact me via email at ttomp13@gmail.com. Why am I giving away free back links to my fans?

I am giving free back links away for two reasons.

To give you guys the exposure you deserve.
To gain subscribers.

How to get a free link from me to you.

Subscribe for updates to my blog.
Comment this post!
Provide me with your URL and anchor text.
Your link will appear on my fan page within 12 hours.

Thanks for participating!

I hope you guys enjoy the rest of my video blogging tips.

Link building strategies

Thursday, October 16, 2008

A link building strategy that will put you on top!

Please note that the time it takes to rank on page one of Google will depend on the difficulty of the keyword you're targeting. Either way, this is a link building strategy that I have successfully used for Video Blogging Tips and in my opinion, everyone should give it a try. After reading this article, you may also want to see how to get inbound links from others, and how to get high page rank backlinks.

1. Fast Blog Finder - Fast Blog Finder is a wonderful tool that allows you to type in a keyword that relates to your blog to search for blogs related to that of your own. This allows you to gain dofollow backlinks from really high page rank websites.

2. Holding Crazy Contests - I am not talking about 10 dollars, 20 dollars, or 30 dollars. I am talking about hundred dollar contests or even more. I am actually going to begin saving my Entrecard Credits to have a huge 30,000 or 50,000 Entrecard Credit Contest. This builds up hype around your site and is definitely a great way to get backlinks!

3. Write an Ezine - Ezines are great for link your building strategy simply because they always end up with a high page rank. Ezines are basically one to two page articles that usually teach people how to do something.

4. Squidoo & Hubpages - Squidoo and Hubpages are two other great way to gain backlinks. These are usually one page sources with a tone of great information. They're almost like miniature E-Books. You write your book, link back to your site, and over time, your Squidoo or Hub page will turn into a high page rank backlink for your site.

5. Be a guest writer - This is more time consuming, but you could ask to be a guest writer on somebody else's blog. For instance, let's say Darren Rowse called me and said, "I want to write an article on your site." I'd say, "Go right ahead." The reason for this is, Darren not only writes wonderful articles, but he is also well known. If he writes on my blog, that will create buzz around my own site. Guest writing can do this for you also whether the link you gain is a DoFollow link or not.

6. Link out of your site - Link out of your site with a NoFollow tag anchored to your link. Hope that you get a link back from the person you linked out to with a DoFollow tag.

Link building is time consuming!

There is no easy way to say this, but link building is time consuming. Please remember that link building isn't about the number of incoming links you have in, but instead link building is about the quality of the number of links you have coming in! Be sure to take note of that in your link building strategy.

Top 10 Ways to get Diggs on Digg

Thursday, October 16, 2008

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Getting Diggs on Digg can truly be a pain in the ass. Especially when you're submitting articles that look like ass. Truth be told, getting Diggs on Digg isn't all that hard to do. You just have to submit something that's actually "Diggable" and enjoyable to the reader's eyes. With that being said, here are the top 10 ways to get Diggs on Digg.

Number 10 - Put the Digg button on your site.

A lot of you just said, "No, really?" "Duh" is right. However, you'd be surprised at how many people don't put Digg on their site. I'm not a fan of the huge Digg button, but some place to allow your users to click to submit your site to Digg is always a good idea. The best spot to place your Digg button is usually at the end of each of your articles. However, be sure that you don't shove the Digg button into your readers face because they really won't care to Digg it if you do.

Number 9 - Digg other people's work.

Digg other people's work. You'll find that Digging other people will get you Diggs in return. Not too hard to figure out.

Number 8 - Build a Clique of Friends

Don't be like like Patrick Star over to the left. Build a huge list of friends. Remember that it's not the quantity that counts. It's the quality. Make sure your Digg buddies have the same interests as yourself, otherwise you're just wasting your time.

Number 7 - "Picturfy" your articles.

The only thing worse than an article with no pictures is watching paint dry. Blogger Noob for instance, uses hot celebrities in his articles to grab reader attention. Anything but white and black text is a good idea.

Number 6 - Making titles interesting...

Nobody wants to read, "There was a fight yesterday." However, everyone wants to read, "Check out this kick ass fight video!" See the difference? Make titles that are interesting yet still relate to your article, video, or image.

Number 5 - Correctly categorize your post

One of the biggest mistakes you can make is submitting your content in the wrong section of Digg. "Microsoft Dies." Let's submit it to, "Entertainment > Celebrity." See what I mean? Make sure you submit your content to the correct area of Digg.

Number 4 - Talk about Digg itself.

Digging an article about Digg is almost genius simply because everyone can somehow relate to the topic. For everyone on Digg is using Digg correct? With that being said, it only makes sense that an article written about Digg itself will automatically receive a lot of Diggs.

Number 3 - Build a "Top List."

Everyone is obsessed with top lists for some reason or another. They're always popular. Top 3 lists, top 5 lists, top 10 lists, top 100 lists. It doesn't really matter. If the post title says, "Top _" it will likely get more Diggs than if it had said something else.

Number 2 - Unique and Quality Content

Don't put up garbage posts that have already been posted about a million times. If you absolutely have to, be sure to put your own spin to it. Don't copy other people's work by "restating" their sentences. Try to make every article you write your own. Also be sure that it will somehow contribute to the reader.

Number 1 - Stumble - Mixx - Reddit your Digg

Yep. May sound ridiculous, but think about it. If you submit the Digg page of the article you Dugg to other social bookmarking websites, it has a lot more likely of a chance to be Dugg. Give it a try.

Top 10 Unknown Blog Tip Websites

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

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Blogging about blogging can often leave many great blogging tip websites unnoticed because there is already such great content out there on the web. We all know who Darren Rowse is. If you don't, Darren is the man who started it all. Then we have guys like John Chow, Brian Clark, Jim Kukral, Ian Fernando, Zac Johnson, Jeremy Schoemaker and finally, Tyler Cruz. If I missed anybody, please inform me.

Where does this put the other blogging tip blogs?

There are many blogging tip blogs out there right now that have some great content, but go completely unnoticed because they simply just don't rank highly on the search engines.

There are also some blogs that have the caliber of being as popular as Darren Rowse, but they just simply are not.

This post is dedicated to discussing the top 10 unknown blog tip websites in which deserve more popularity.

Number 10 - Blogging Tutorials

Subscribers: Unknown
Google Page Rank: 0
Alexa Rank: 550,043

I was asking myself whether or not I should post this site simply because the work is all so repetitive and similar to any other blogging tip site on the web. However, I have to admit that the organization of the Blogging Tutorials are fantasticly done and really easy to follow. The template is easy to understand and the tips are in fact great for those of you beginning bloggers. With that being said, Blogging Tutorials takes the number 10 spot on the list.

Number 9 - Turnip of Power

Subscribers: Unknown
Google Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 348,225

Turnip of Power. A great name with a great little theme. I regretfully have not gotten the chance to interview Turnip of Power although I am hoping for an interview very soon. Turnip of Power is really big on the whole Entrecard deal. It's usually on top for the Blogging Resources section of Entrecard. However, this doesn't take away from the fact that Turnip of Power has some great content. Aside from Entrecard, Turnip of Power is big on Interviews with popular internet entrepreneurs and also big on teaching marketing tutorials. The content is unique, easy to follow, and really extremely fun to read.

Number 8 - Smart Bloggerz

Subscribers: 900+
Google Page Rank: 0
Alexa Rank: 470,540

Smart Bloggerz is another great website that I actually came across using Entrecard. Although the ads take up a majority of the "above the fold" area on the page, Smart Bloggerz still has some great blogging tips and tutorials that should definitely be looked at.

Number 7 - Duckel Danny

Subscribers: 73
Google Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 105,517

Duckel Danny. This guy is great and hit tips are wonderful. He is actually the one who referred me to Fast Blog Finder. Duckel Danny has many different areas of expertise. However, he is greatly into telling people how much money he makes online. (Not that he's trying to show off or anything.)

Number 6 - Blogger Noob

Subscribers: 400+
Google Page Rank: 2
Alexa Rank: 99,192

Blogger Noob talks more about making money online than he does anything else. However, many people like his style because he is straight with you. He'll be honest to the fact that his number one goal is to make money online and if that means putting up some cruddy advertisement on his site to do so, he will do it. Blogger Noob also provides you with valuable tips and money making knowledge when it comes to being successful on the web.

When I interviewed Blogger Noob earlier this year I asked him if he had any advice for fellow bloggers. He said, "Be creative. Don't try to follow your blogging heroes." Although Blogger Noob's income doesn't match that of any of the top Bloggers in the world, it is still in the estimated range of around $10,000 - $20,000 dollars a year. Not too bad for one big Noob.

Number 5 - Rockfuse

Subscribers: 450 + / -
Google Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 129,374

Another wonderful site for blogging tips is Rockfuse. Rockfuse is pretty big on SEO, although it is a general blogging tip website which also covers many other aspects of blogging. When I asked Rockfuse what he believed the most important thing was when it came to SERP's he said the following, "Speaking from my experience, and strictly speaking only about ranking for a keyword, links are the most important thing. (when it comes to SERP rankings.)" Rockfuse dot com alone makes about $300-$500 dollars a month using a variety of affiliate programs.

Number 4 - John Cow

Subscribers: 9,563
Google Page Rank: 3
Alexa Rank: 254,109

Type in "John Chow" and "John Cow" will come up. John Cow is likely popular for this reason, however, this doesn't take away from the fantastic content Cow has on his site. Like Video Blogging Tips, Cow also has Web Show episodes not to mention the contests for money and other prizes.

Number 3 - Carl Ocab

Subscribers: 8,790
Google Page Rank: 4
Alexa Rank: 73,701

Carl Ocab is a thirteen year old internet entrepreneur. His content is quite impressive and his style is easy to follow. I give Carl Ocab the number 3 spot not because he is a thirteen year old, but instead, because his blog truly does provide some great tips that will help you be successful online. Not to mention the fact that his cash flow is estimated in the 4 figures every month.

Number 2 - Blog Bloke

Subscribers: Unknown
Google Page Rank: 5
Alexa Rank: 175,223

Blog Bloke is one of my favorite blogging tip sites on the web. He has great tips and tutorials that are truly useful for all bloggers. The design needs a little work, but who cares. With tips like these, nobody cares about a little banner pixelation.

Number 1 - What do you think?

Subscribers: ?
Google Page ?
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Out of the above blogs, who should be number one? Do you have any other blogs that you think should be added to this list? Be sure to contact me.

Comcast Customer Service Sucks

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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Comcast Customer Service Sucks. They have been to our house 5 times and have only made our internet worse. This is a small summary of events leading to the total power outage caused by Comcast.

Day One - "Why is our internet so slow?"

Comcast phone support runs us through a "reset tutorial."
This temporarily put our internet back to normal speed.

Day Two - "Thank goodness for some in person support!"

Diagnosis - "I don't really have a clue."

Day Three - "I'll fix it myself."

Router Replaced - Sped up the internet. Everything was great!

Day Four - "Internet death."

Comcast support runs us through a "reset tutorial" over the phone.
The internet continues to not work.
Comcast support says that no help can reach for a week.

Day Five - "I want support right now!"

We go to the Comcast Store
Support arrives within a half an hour.
Diagnosis - "The modem is causing the problem."
We replaced the modem.
2 hours later - Internet down.

Day Six - "It's a bad line!"

Comcast support arrives for the third time.
"It's a bad line. We'll fix it in a week or so."

Day Seven - "Internet still down."

I work at my friends to continue the blogging lifestyle.

Day Eight through Fourteen. - "Internet surprisingly works!"

For no reason at all, our internet begins working again.

Day Fifteen - "Great... Thanks Comcast... for making things worse."

Comcast comes to fix the wiring.
They cut into our power.
5 PGE trucks try to fix our power for 3 hours and finally do.
Power is back on
Internet is out again.
Phone is out again.
TV's picture is garbage.

Night Fifteen - "Comcast Phone Support"

"We'll have a guy out tomorrow."

Day Sixteen - "2 Comcast workers + 1 Pissed Off Qwest dude!"

Internet Fixed

Blogger custom domain name

Saturday, October 11, 2008

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Creating a Blogger custom domain name is easy once you know how to do it.

Blogger Custom Domain Part 1: The Search

Log in to your Blogger account.
Pick a blog you'd like to purchase a custom domain name for.
Now Click Settings.
Then go to publishing.
On that page click the custom domain link.

Blogger Custom Domain Part 2: Purchasing

Type in the URL in which you're desiring.
Click the "Check Availability" button.
Follow on screen instructions from there.

Blogger Custom Domain Name: Special Note

It can sometimes take a few days for Blogger to catch up and actually begin using your custom domain name.

Blogger will automatically re-direct people from your old Blogspot URL to your new Dot Com URL once it catches up and begins to use your new custom domain name.

It's better to purchase your domain name through GoDaddy. (Tutorial is soon to come.)

Does Pay Per Post lower Google page rank

Friday, October 10, 2008

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Pay Per Post will lower your Google page rank. Coincidentally, if you don't have a page rank you're less likely able to complete paid posts. See article: PayPerPost, money, and Google pagerank. As you guys may or may not know, linking out of your blog is part of what causes a drop in page rank to occur. This is especially true while using Pay Per Post because you're linking out of your blog to other blogs that, for the most part, don't even relate to your website.

With that being said, is Pay Per Post worth the consequential loss in page rank, or do you guys believe we should create a separate blog for our paid posts altogether?

Pay Per Post - Reasons to Create a Separate Blog

I personally believe that creating a separate blog in which you have less care for is a great way to still supplement Pay Per Post as an extra income stream . I believe this for three main reasons.

1. Pay Per Post lowers your Google page rank. 2. Pay Per Post lowers your number of subscribers. 3. Pay Per Post loses your site it's overall feel and authority.

With that being said, wouldn't you agree that Pay Per Post on a lesser blog of importance would be the way to go, especially when there is so much at stake? Video Blogging Tips dot com believes so. If you don't know how PayPerPost works, be sure to check out how to make money with PayPerPost, also be sure to check out how to make $1000 blogging in one month. Again, does Pay Per Post lower Google page rank? Yes. It does!

How long should a blog post be?

Thursday, October 09, 2008

How long should a blog post be?

Most of your readers probably skim the post in which took you an hour to write. They skim your post for two main reasons.

1. Your post has no paragraph or line separation. 2. Your post is just too long.

With that being said, we as bloggers need to learn how to get straight to the point of our posts. Take a look at the two pictures below. Which article would you rather read? The article to the left, or the article to the right?

The article to the right. Correct? The article to the left is obviously harder to follow because it has no separation, numbers, or bullets. On the other hand, the article to the right does. You'll be seeing a lot more of this at Video Blogging Tips.

Easier to read articles means

More comments
More subscriptions
More user friendly

And an overall better experience for the readers who visit your site.

How to gain more blog subscribers

Wednesday, October 08, 2008

More subscribers means

More money! $$$
More comments!
More links!
More respect!

As you all know, getting subscribers can be a pain. Here are some great ways to gain subscribers with ease.

1. Put your blog's subscription area in an easy to find location. 2. Hold some sort of contest in which requires a subscription to enter. 3. Offer a special deal to your subscribers. Maybe a free E-Book. 4. Put a subscription area at the end of each of your posts. 5. Ask your readers to subscribe at the end of each of your posts. 6. Make your blog stand out from other blogs similar to your niche. 7. Stay in touch with your readers and help them if need be.

Gaining Subscribers with Honesty

As the above tips are all great ways to gain more RSS Subscribers, honesty is still the best policy. Don't be something you're not and don't sugarcoat anything. You will soon find that people will slowly but surely begin to subscribe to your blog.

Video Blogging Tips Testimonials

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

I decided to create this page for those who I have helped and who've responded back with appreciation towards Video Blogging Tips.

Advertisement Related Testimonials

From: Sean Lewis Date: 10/13/08 Website: OS Beavers Football News Updates I have to send a special thanks to Video Blogging Tips. The advertisement you let me put up on your site has gotten me a great amount of traffic. Thank you!

Content Related Testimonials - Appreciation

From: Rob K Date: 6/21/08 Regarding Post: Interview with blog pro Bloggernoob Wow. Great interview with Blogger Noob. He's one of my favorite bloggers out there, and he doesn't sugarcoat one thing... unless he's writing a paid plug ;). Awesome interview, man.

From: Denver Cereal: fiction set in a real place Date: 9/13/08 Regarding Post: 100 reasons your blog will fail This is an excellent post. Most people look to the market, rather than themselves, when they fail. These are great ways we can all improve.

From: Chris W Date: 9/19/08 Regarding Post: Increase earnings up to 25% This is a really great post. I am definitely looking for my post-entrecard strategy now, and I had been thinking about a video blog, but I have been too lazy to get off my ass and get started. I am going to read the rest of your site and I appreciate your tips.

From: salome Date: 9/3/08 Regarding Post: SEO Tips - Heading Tags and Blogger Thanks for the great information on SEO. This information helped me for my websites!

From: L. Venkata Subramaniam Date: 9/23/08 Regarding Post: Page one of Google Wow this is very good. You have shown it along with an example...this makes it very compelling case for video blogging..will try it out!

From: ECS Dave Date: 9/30/08 Regarding Post: Quick Cash Online Taylor you have a excellent blog here. I suspect, as shown by your graph, that you are on the forefront for video blogging. Thanks for the comments over on my blog at Extra Cash Systems. I'm working on adding videos to my efforts as well.

From: whateverebay Date: 10/3/08 Regarding Post: Page one of Google You are right on the money. The next best thing to blogging is VLOG. Viedoes are your key for getting on the first page of google. Great job on the post

From: Empty Streets Date: 10/5/08 Regarding Post: Secret Link Building Techniques Live Looking forward to (the live show) Will there be a recorded one for those that may miss it due to timezone difference ?? Would love to get to watch it all the way from here :)

From: Lasvak Date: 10/5/08 Regarding Post: Secret Link Building Techniques Live I would really love to catch you, but I can not. Anyway, I have bookmarked your blog to check it later.

From: Mozilla Date: 10/6/08 Regarding Post: How to get inbound links from others Thanks for your tips, I will follow your guide to see what happen :d

From: Yale Zeuqsalev Date: 10/6/08 Regarding Post: The $100.00 link to me Halloween drawing Hi Taylor!Cool blog..cool contest..cool prizes : )

From: P. Alvarado Date: 10/7/08 Regarding Post: How to create a Blogger Favicon Taylor, I did see your response and you were right once I posted the changes my Favicon showed up. Thanks for the getting back to me and thanks for the tutorial that helped me get me going.

If you want to make a testimonial towards my site, simply comment the article that helped you. Your comment will then be posted on this page.

How to get inbound links from others

Monday, October 06, 2008

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Video above from Video Blogging Tips Live Episode 1

If you're looking to get inbound links from others, you must know of the tedious task. Search on Google for similar blogs in your niche, open the site, and then look for a contact link on that site. Finally, you have to email the user asking for a link exchange. All this work for an email that might not even be received by the site's owner. With that being said, you're out hours for something that may not even get you a link. Don't try gaining links like this. There is a better way to get inbound links.

No Follow link out of your site.

If you want to gain inbound links, you need to begin to link out of your site to other blogs. Now, you may have heard that this isn't a good thing to do; Linking out of your site, but it is if you do it the right way. Link out of your site with a nofollow link. Nofollow links allow you to link to others without giving any of your Google "Link Juice" away. After you've linked out of your site to another site relating to that of your own, click the link you've made to their site. Now, when this site's owner looks at their Analytics they will see that they're receiving an inbound link. Hopefully, then they will become flattered and link back to you. If not, it's ok since your link is a nofollow link anyway.

How to get high page rank backlinks the easy way!

Now, if you're looking for an even easier and more consistent way to get high page rank backlinks then you'll need a program to do so. Check out my post titled How to get high page rank backlinks for more information on that program. Also be sure to learn how to get a Google Page Rank and finally, be sure to check out my link building strategies.

How to make $1000 blogging in one month

Monday, October 06, 2008