Blogging Category

This morning upon visiting sites that were using Chitika Linx (A Chitika Publishers Advertising Program), various popups appeared displaying the word HMM or hmm. The visitor was then required to click OK on these pop up boxes to view the site. Scared that this might be a hack attempt on Chitika and not knowing what kind of negative long term effects this might have on my sites, I had completely removed the Linx code from all my websites that were using it. I'm sorry for any inconvenience this may have caused to my viewers. Read the rest of this entry

What do people search for on the Internet? What Topics, Keywords and Phrases are being searched on the Internet right now? Finding this information may be easier than you think. Most search engines organize and keep track information regarding search history and publicize the results for anyone to view. The following are some resources that freely provide some sort of Keyword or Topic search history.

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Hotlink protection of web site images and files: What is Hotlinking? Hotlinking is when a web site is linking directly to images, video's or other files that are served from another site. Hotlinking can be considered bandwidth theft, because images served on the page are remotely hosted on the owners page. As visitors arrive to view the page, the remote host has to conjour up the images for viewing which consumes additional bandwidth of the image owners site. In the following, I cover one way a site owner can protect their images and files from being hotlinked to help prevent bandwidth theft.

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Search Engine Optimization or SEO works a bit differently for those of us using WordPress blogging software. In this article I will show you a few tips on how to optimize your personal WordPress blog to obtain a higher Pagerank. Pagerank is how search engines like Google, MSN and Yahoo rate your site compared to other sites based on the same content. A higher Pagerank can set your Web page ahead of others in the search results.

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Display your Visitors IP Address This tutorial explains how to display your visitors IP address on your Website or Blog using a php script. You can see a demo located in the sidebar right here on my blog. The file is actually called into the template as an image file. It's a simple php code and the process is straightforward. So let's get started.

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In the past, web site hosting from home was something that the average person with a limited understanding of networking wouldn't dare attempt. But nowadays with the introduction of complete (Apache/PHP/SQL) packages such as Xampp, EasyPHP and NetServer, it isn't uncommon for the average person to begin hosting their own sites from home. I personally host a few of my sites from home.

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Where to submit your Blog or Website? If you've stumbled upon this article, you most likely have your Blog or Website up and running with great content just begging to be read. Now, your probably wondering where to submit your Blog or Website to start gaining additional exposure.

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Episode 3: Generating more Blog traffic.

In episode two, I explained how to get your Website or Blog content quickly exposed to the internet through the use of a sitemap.

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Episode 2: Getting your Blog exposed to the internet.

Previously, we discussed how to get started with your very own blog. In the first episode, I cited what a blog and blogging is, how it works, it's advantages verses a traditional website and how/where to get started with your own blog. In episode two we are going to cover blog exposure. Once you've customized your blog to fit your personality and needs and have added interesting unique content, your probably wondering "how are people going to find my blog?" That's what were going to cover in the next few paragraphs.

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Episode 1: How to get started with your very own blog.

Recently, I've been swamped with tons of questions from friends and family regarding the topic of blogging, what it is, how it works, it's advantages and how to get started. So, I have decided to write a post discussing the topic in detail.

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