rp({"version":"1.0","encoding":"UTF-8","feed":{"xmlns":"http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom","xmlns$openSearch":"http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/","xmlns$georss":"http://www.georss.org/georss","xmlns$thr":"http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0","id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-09-02T21:35:48.508+05:30"},"title":{"type":"text","$t":"BloggerStop.Net - Blogger Widgets, Templates, Help!"},"subtitle":{"type":"html","$t":"Most Innovative and Creative Blogger Widgets For Your blog..."},"link":[{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/posts/default"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026orderby\u003dpublished"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/"},{"rel":"hub","href":"http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/"},{"rel":"next","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default?alt\u003djson-in-script\u0026start-index\u003d26\u0026max-results\u003d25\u0026orderby\u003dpublished"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"}}],"generator":{"version":"7.00","uri":"http://www.blogger.com","$t":"Blogger"},"openSearch$totalResults":{"$t":"371"},"openSearch$startIndex":{"$t":"1"},"openSearch$itemsPerPage":{"$t":"25"},"entry":[{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-2776076096554376745"},"published":{"$t":"2010-08-21T01:57:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-08-21T02:08:04.845+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Comments"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SEO"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Spam Comments Moderation In Blogger/BlogSpot Blogs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://i34.tinypic.com/28le8hi.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"200\" src\u003d\"http://i34.tinypic.com/28le8hi.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eBeing closely associated with Google, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e has always been focusing on improving the SEO attributes of its blogs. Working in the same direction, the recent development is the integration of Google's Spam filtering technology into Blogger. For you, it's just another new tab in your Blogger Dashboard: \u003cb\u003eComments\u003c/b\u003e...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE\u003c/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThis feature has not yet been added in all the blogs. So, if the tab is currently absent from your dashboard, then do not worry - it will be added soon.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Comment Moderation In Blogger\" src\u003d\"http://i33.tinypic.com/f3yixu.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf the tab is already present in your blogs Dashboard, click on it. Now if you have activated \"Comment Moderation\" in your Blog \u003cb\u003eSettings ( -\u0026gt; Comments)\u003c/b\u003e, then you will see three sections under the tab \"Comments\", like this:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Comment Moderation In Blogger #2\" src\u003d\"http://i34.tinypic.com/dc66vl.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE 2\u003c/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eTo better manage your blog-comments, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/12/easily-moderate-comments-in-blogspot.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003emoderate them directly from your email\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd if you haven't activated \"Comment Moderation\" in your blog, then you will see only two options under the tab Comments, viz. \u003cb\u003ePublished\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSpam\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Comment Moderation In Blogger #2\" src\u003d\"http://i37.tinypic.com/25khcpg.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow, this \"\u003cb\u003eComments\u003c/b\u003e\" section not only allows you to manage all your comments from one place, but the \"\u003cb\u003eSPAM\u003c/b\u003e\" sub-section is the main advantage and purpose of adding this new section to the dashboard.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAccording to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?\u0026amp;answer\u003d187141\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eBlogger now filters comments that are likely spam comments to a \u003cb\u003eSpam Inbox\u003c/b\u003e, much like the spam folder in your email. When someone leaves a comment on your blog, it will be reviewed against our spam detector, and comments that are identified as possible spam will be sent to your blog’s \u003cb\u003eSpam Inbox\u003c/b\u003e, found at \u003cb\u003eComments | Spam\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou can help improve our ability to automatically detect spam comments by checking your \u003cb\u003eSpam Inbox\u003c/b\u003e and deleting spam comments and marking real comments that may have been flagged as spam as \u003cb\u003eNot Spam\u003c/b\u003e.\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE 2\u003c/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eSpam filtering currently only applies to new comments.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, log in to Blogger and see if you already have the new tab or not. And moreover, you can report any issues with the new spam system by clicking on the “Report spam filtering issues” link on the bottom of the \u003cb\u003eComments | Spam\u003c/b\u003e page, or by visiting this \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/label?lid\u003d1e8249fc90930d5e\u0026hl\u003den\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHelp Forum page\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eImage Credits\u003c/b\u003e: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.messagedefence.co.uk/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMessage Defense\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-2776076096554376745?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/2776076096554376745/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/08/spam-comments-moderation-in.html#comment-form","title":"7 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/2776076096554376745"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/2776076096554376745"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/08/spam-comments-moderation-in.html","title":"Spam Comments Moderation In Blogger/BlogSpot Blogs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"7"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-5812582029466783987"},"published":{"$t":"2010-07-31T15:19:00.002+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-31T20:31:15.368+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Templates"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"3 Blogger Business Card Templates - Your Online ID Cards"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIn the this highly competitive 21st century, you must have your unique online identity, which can be accessed from anywhere in the world. By registering your own name as a domain name you get an edge over others during interviews and business deals. So make sure that you do have your unique domain where you can host your profile, achievements etc.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/3-blogger-business-card-templates-your.html\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i32.tinypic.com/n13z4h.jpg\" width\u003d\"510\" target\u003d\"Business Card Blogger Templates\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTo make a business card like website, all you need is a domain with your name in it and a webhost where you can host your website. As it is highly possible that your name has been already registered, so try some different combinations of your name like these:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eyourname.com\u003c/b\u003e or \u003cb\u003eyour-name.com\u003c/b\u003e (around $10 per year)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eyourname.me\u003c/b\u003e or \u003cb\u003eyour-name.me\u003c/b\u003e (around $10 per year)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eyourname.im\u003c/b\u003e or \u003cb\u003eyour-name.im\u003c/b\u003e (around $11 per year)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eyourname.name\u003c/b\u003e or \u003cb\u003eyour-name.name\u003c/b\u003e (around $9 per year)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eYou can register these domain names from \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.name.com/names\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ewww.Name.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou may add some other words too, like \u003ci\u003eDrJade.com\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePainterJohn.com\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWriterAlen.com\u003c/i\u003e etc.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOnce you register the domain, you need to host a website at that domain. For that, either you can buy web space from any web-host or simlpy redirect your domain to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e. Read these articles on how to use custom-domains with blogger:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/10/get-domain-unlimited-hosting-and.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger Custom Domain, Unlimited Hosting And Bandwidth For Free\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/blogger-custom-domain-subdomain-vs.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger Custom Domain - Subdomain vs. Naked Domain (Use Both)\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, once you are ready with the domain and a blog, your next job is to give a it a professional business card look. For that, download and use any of these templates:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Antagonist\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://theantagonisttemplate.blogspot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"The Antagonist Blogger Tempalte\" src\u003d\"http://i25.tinypic.com/2s1u5hx.jpg\" width\u003d\"525\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.theantagonisttemplate.blogspot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDEMO\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.be-insight.com/2009/12/free-blogger-template-antagonist.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eInstructions\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.ziddu.com/download/10973551/The-Antagonist.zip.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDownload\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eVisiting Card\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.visitingcard-blogger-template.blogspot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Visiting Card Blogger Tempalte\" src\u003d\"http://i26.tinypic.com/kbvf41.jpg\" width\u003d\"525\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.visitingcard-blogger-template.blogspot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDEMO\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.bloggermastering.com/2010/01/visiting-card-blogger-template.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eInstructions\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.ziddu.com/download/10973549/Visiting-Card.zip.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDownload\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eMiniCard\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://minicard-btemplates.blogspot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"MiniCard Blogger Tempalte\" src\u003d\"http://i25.tinypic.com/x2vspv.jpg\" width\u003d\"525\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.minicard-btemplates.blogspot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDEMO\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href\u003d\"http://blog.btemplates.com/minicard-business-card-with-blogger\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eInstructions\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.ziddu.com/download/10973550/Minicard.zip.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDownload\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRead the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/12/how-to-change-bloggerblogspot-templates.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ecorrect way to change your Blogger Template\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage Credits: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eWD-Depot\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-5812582029466783987?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/5812582029466783987/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/3-blogger-business-card-templates-your.html#comment-form","title":"13 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/5812582029466783987"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/5812582029466783987"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/3-blogger-business-card-templates-your.html","title":"3 Blogger Business Card Templates - Your Online ID Cards"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"13"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-5190916876666106020"},"published":{"$t":"2010-07-26T08:45:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-26T08:55:13.810+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Reviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Compare And Find The Best Affordable Web Host"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Best Web Hosts\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://imgur.com/L4k3b.jpg\" style\u003d\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" width\u003d\"250\"/\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger.com\u003c/a\u003e, no doubt provides all the features and benefits to bloggers for completely free, and thus till date, it stands as the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/blogger.com+wordpress.com+typepad.com+livejournal.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003emost famous Blogging platform\u003c/a\u003e on the Internet.\u003cbr /\u003eBut nowadays, most of the bloggers don't want to limit their blogs to just some posts and widgets. To add additional blogs/websites (based on other blogging platforms like, WordPress and Joomla) and CMS (content management systems) to your current blogs, it is necessay to have your own domain and hosting on the Internet.\u003cbr /\u003eAlthough you don't have to search a lot to find a good domain-seller, but it does take a lot of time and intense search to find a host that offers great features at an affordable price.\u003cbr /\u003eWhile searching a web-host, you must focus on 5 main criteria, viz.:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e1. \u003cb\u003eWeb space\u003c/b\u003e - More means better. Presently most of the web hosts are providing \u003cb\u003eunlimited web space\u003c/b\u003e, so it's better to avoid those with any kind of limitation in providing space.\u003cbr /\u003e2. \u003cb\u003eBandwidth\u003c/b\u003e - Bandwidth is the amount of traffic that is allowed to visit your blog each month. So, again with increasing popularity of a website any limit on bandwidth can potentially harm the website. Therefore just like web space, you should prefer a service that offers \u003cb\u003eunlimited bandwidth\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e3. \u003cb\u003eUptime\u003c/b\u003e - All the good web-hosting sites claim to have \u003cb\u003e99% uptime\u003c/b\u003e. But you must refer to their reviews at various forums and blogs. Or at least refer to some good web-hosts review site.\u003cbr /\u003e4. \u003cb\u003eScripts and Special Features\u003c/b\u003e - The host must support and offer all the various latest scripts. Look out for other special features like free domain names, Photo-Gallery platforms, Shopping carts, secure servers etc. And of course the interface must be \u003cb\u003euser-friendly\u003c/b\u003e too.\u003cbr /\u003e5. \u003cb\u003ePrice\u003c/b\u003e - This is where most of us change our decisions and sometimes even settle for a sub-standard deal just because of the lower costs. But with some basic search on Google and other web-host guides, you can easily get a list of best website hosting sites.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.webhostingrating.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eWebHostingRating\u003c/a\u003e as the name says, reviews and rates other webhosts. The results are available on their website which can be accessed by anyone and so you can find the best web host for your needs:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eWebHostingRating Awards and Certifications are given to the best web hosts in the industry, who have proven themselves by delivering exceptional service to their customers. All of our certified web hosting providers are carefully examined by experienced webmasters to provide the service you require!\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"WebHostingRating.com\" border\u003d\"0\" rel\u003d\"lightbox\" src\u003d\"http://imgur.com/wniSB.png\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"/\u003eAt WebHostingRating, you will find sites ranked and categorized based on different parameters like Best Budget, Windows, Linux and Reseller hosting, (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.webhostingrating.com/best-hosting-awards/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBest of 2009\u003c/a\u003e) location of servers (country), price range and based on different hosting platforms. Along with their own reviews and ratings you will also find reviews by other users too on their website. Moreover every hosting service has been reviewed by them separately to focus, comment and rate every feature offered by that service.\u003cbr /\u003eSo do pay a visit to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.webhostingrating.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eWebHostingRating\u003c/a\u003e before you finalise a web host for our next website.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage Credits: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.divyun.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDivyun.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-5190916876666106020?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/5190916876666106020/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/compare-and-find-best-affordable-web.html#comment-form","title":"5 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/5190916876666106020"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/5190916876666106020"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/compare-and-find-best-affordable-web.html","title":"Compare And Find The Best Affordable Web Host"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"5"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-6919517960949676128"},"published":{"$t":"2010-07-20T18:20:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-21T22:59:56.109+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Posts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"TW"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"10 YouTube Videos About Writing That Are Worth a Look"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ci\u003eA guest post by James Adams, editor and contributor to the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eCreativeCloud\u003c/a\u003e blog.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003eThere are two primary aspects of good writing: technical and content. Technical factors include the proper use of punctuation, spelling, grammar and form. Content speaks to the purpose, reader interest and composition of a written piece. Here are ten YouTube videos which address the different factors of good writing.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dyXCyjr-XcgE\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eWriting Lessons: How to Write a Feature Story\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJohn Graden discusses how to write a feature story for a magazine or newspaper. He relates the importance of having a good headline and talks about the 'So What?' factor. This three minute video is packed with useful information. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dCEup8HXXP6I\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHow to Write a 5 Paragraph Essay\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis short series of five videos discusses the steps to writing a five paragraph essay. The author talks about pre-writing, preparing your word document, writing your essay, proofreading and formatting. This video stands out because of the cogent examples that it provides.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dtLUxB7APKZY\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e7 steps to Better Blog Entries\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis video takes four minutes to discuss the seven essential steps to receiving a better response to your blogs. The instructor's style is entertaining. He shows quite a lot of interest in the subject that he's talking about. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e4. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dkeZpj7PjNEo\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHow to Use Commas in English Writing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMany writers miss the function of commas. The instructor clarifies the proper use of commas in writing and explains when they should be utilized. The video itself is nearly seven minutes long and thorough in its approach. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e5. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dQ8ikO62Z_KM\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eWriting Tips: How Can I Become a Better Writer?\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRead as often as you can and study the techniques that superior writers use in their works. Though this video focuses on how to become a better creative writer, the tips contained within can be extrapolated for non-fiction.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e6. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d3ZibaJWPoWc\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e7 Tips to Get Into the Article Writing Zone\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOne complaint that writers have is that they are not completing the articles that they start. The author of this video attributes that to not being in the proper mindset. He then outlines many ways to get writers into the 'article writing zone.'\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e7. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dUqguQNJmNbU\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTop 10 Reasons for Article Rejection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhy do articles get rejected on EZinearticles? Meet Gary, a stick figure guy who has decided to write the top ten reasons for article rejection. Some issues include stolen or ripped content, blatant sales pieces and localized niche articles. This offers valuable information to would-be article marketers. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e8. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dKFyrr7yNBgY\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ePower Writing (1 of 2) Brian Tracy\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis YouTube posting is strictly audio and makes it on this list because the content stands out. The ways to create content are covered within the span of two ten minute offerings. The ideas presented center around the fact that the writing phase and editing phase should be separate within any piece of writing.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e9. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003d-ul65NjOMzo\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHow to Write a Strategic Marketing Plan\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis informative video takes the best practices for creating a marketing plan and distills them into a precise and easy to watch format. Creation of a great business plan is vital for both online and brick and mortar businesses. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e10. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dAgkVNK6ViJk\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eRay Bradbury speaks about writing\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/strong\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRay Bradbury encourages writers to read often and have passion about their writing. He states that if you don't enjoy the writing, do something else. Bradbury is a living legend. His stories have won nearly every writing award in existence. Sometimes, the best advice is given to you by the masters. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHopefully, these insights and tips will help you become the best writer that you can be.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eJames Adams is a full time writer who reviews products such as the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/CC656AE.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHP 901\u003c/a\u003e for \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eCartridge Save\u003c/a\u003e. He also writes posts on their blog about advertising, art and design.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-6919517960949676128?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/6919517960949676128/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/10-youtube-videos-about-writing-that.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6919517960949676128"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6919517960949676128"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/10-youtube-videos-about-writing-that.html","title":"10 YouTube Videos About Writing That Are Worth a Look"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-4226472429225534244"},"published":{"$t":"2010-07-09T20:30:00.002+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-09T20:51:45.531+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogging"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SEO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"How To Track Visitors And Optimize Your Website"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePost Updated\u003c/b\u003e (9th July, 2010): Now \"Stats\" is an integral part of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003eIf you haven't used \u003ca href\u003d\"http://draft.blogger.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger in Draft\u003c/a\u003e (Beta-Blogger) till now, then do it right away. It is where, Blogger releases all its new features before officially adding the services to Blogger blogs. To access Blogger in Draft, instead of logging in to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ewww.Blogger.com\u003c/a\u003e log in at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://draft.blogger.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003edraft.Blogger.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe latest Beta add-on from Blogger is a \"\u003cb\u003eStats\u003c/b\u003e\" section in the Dashboard - to monitor and analyze your visitor traffic in \u003cb\u003enear-real-time\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTracking your visitors' activity on your blog is an important part of Search Engine Optimization (SEO). So, if you haven't yet accessed the \"Stats\" section of your Blogger-account - then do it right now. And as of now \"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerindraft.blogspot.com/2010/07/introducing-blogger-stats.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger Stats\u003c/a\u003e\" is relatively new and limited in terms of the information these tools provide, so even now I advise everyone to sign up at the below mentioned websites/services, start tracking to give your visitors what they want (that's what SEO is all about)...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/SS2cuKW7ZNI/AAAAAAAABGg/cGG2NT7c6Cg/s320/google_web_analytics.gif\" width\u003d\"240\" /\u003eYou would have seen many fancy and flashy visitor counters in hundreds or rather thousands of blogs, but simply counting the number of visitors or page views is totally of no use to any blogger or webmaster. Visitor-Tracking is a much more advanced and useful method as compared to those simple counters.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo here's a list of important tracking websites, providing free and fabulous features to all the bloggers...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe tracking reports and statistics from these websites mainly contain:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c/b\u003e Of course, unique visits \u0026 page views, averaged and archived to weekly, monthly and yearly graphs. (And all the reports are in real time)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c/b\u003e You can also view the details like, visitors IP addresses, time spent by them browsing your website, pages visited, and their returning visits. Moreover, you can even check the operating system your visitor is using, their screen resolution, their browser with version and whether Java or Flash is enabled on their system or not.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c/b\u003e And the most important statistical-reports for you are of course related to Search Engine Optimization (SEO); these include the keywords through which they entered your site, list of search engines which referred visitors to your website.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou can easily track the activities of your visitors for completely FREE, by placing simple JavaScripts on your blog provided by websites like \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.statcounter.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eStatCounter\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com\"\u003eGoogle\u003c/a\u003e. Statcounter gives a simple script, which when placed in to your template starts collecting all the above mentioned information, which is then displayed to you. The stats are simple to browse-through and understand. Using these stats you can improve your blogs structure \u0026 content. You should also focus and improve the important posts of your blog which bring maximum traffic to you.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/SS2YULhrKzI/AAAAAAAABGA/_xwPK3lvl3k/s320/StatCounter.png\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" width\u003d\"250\"/\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe most important tracking site of course belongs to Google. Being a blogger you cannot afford to miss this one: \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.google.com/analytics\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGoogle Analytics\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/a\u003e. Although it may take a little more time to understand all the statistical data displayed at G-Analytics completely and even more time to analyse the data and use it to effectively plan your SEO strategies, but being a Google product it will not only provide complete tracking details as provided by other similar services, but it does help a lot in Search engine optimization (SEO) too.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn Statcounter, to get some of the advanced features, including an increase in log size, a paid account or an upgrade is needed, but at Google-Analytics everything is free, rather they even have an advanced beta section for interested members.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd finally a must for everybody is an account in \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Webmaster Tools\u003c/a\u003e, where you have to simply submit your websites sitemap to access the most important SEO details.\u003cbr /\u003eThe stats shown by GWT are not directly about your visitors, but are \u003cbr /\u003eYou can see the number of pages indexed by Google, pages/articles deleted by you, pages restricted for Google. And you can even see how many website/webpages around the Internet have linked to your website (and to which specific page). How well are your internal pages are connected. And again, one of the most important, you will be shown how many pages of your website has high, medium, low or no PageRank.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo finally I will suggest you to get an account in:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e(1)\u003c/b\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.google.com/analytics\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Analytics\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cb\u003e(2)\u003c/b\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Webmaster Tools\u003c/a\u003e and \u003cb\u003e(3)\u003c/b\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.statcounter.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eStatcounter\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.google.com/analytics\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/SS2YahatRvI/AAAAAAAABGQ/xij786PFqiw/s320/Google_Analytics_logo.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e \u003ca href\u003d\"https://www.google.com/webmasters/tools/dashboard?hl\u003den\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/SS2YcAuayfI/AAAAAAAABGY/-KkMF42vWT4/s320/Google_WebmasterTools_logo.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd just for fun, if you want to know how many people are online on your website at a time (real time), then put a widget from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amung.us\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eAmung.us\u003c/a\u003e, that doesn't even need you to register :)\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-4226472429225534244?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/4226472429225534244/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/11/how-to-track-visitors-and-optimize-your.html#comment-form","title":"26 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/4226472429225534244"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/4226472429225534244"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/11/how-to-track-visitors-and-optimize-your.html","title":"How To Track Visitors And Optimize Your Website"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/SS2cuKW7ZNI/AAAAAAAABGg/cGG2NT7c6Cg/s72-c/google_web_analytics.gif","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"26"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-8459984139800954145"},"published":{"$t":"2010-07-04T11:51:00.011+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-05T13:35:15.698+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Domain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Blogger Custom Domain - Subdomain vs. Naked Domain  (Use Both)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE\u003c/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eThis post will be easier to understand for those who have registered their domains at 1and1.com and for the rest, this post will surely give you a hint to redirect your custom-domain to Blogger blogs in the best possible way.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"200\" src\u003d\"http://i50.tinypic.com/rsc0gx.jpg\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"/\u003eAfter publishing the recent post on BloggerStop about a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/06/grab-domain-for-free-offer-ends-on-30.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003efree domain offer from 1and1\u003c/a\u003e, I received a number of mails and queries from fellow bloggers with similar doubts on how to redirect their newly registered domains to their already existing Blogger blogs.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAlthough I have already posted a tutorial explaining the procedure to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/10/get-domain-unlimited-hosting-and.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eredirect a custom domain to a Blogger blog\u003c/a\u003e, but due to recent changes at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e some new issues have cropped up in this process.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAn important and major issue of concern to many bloggers is the restriction imposed by Blogger on using \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl\u003den\u0026amp;answer\u003d139485\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003enaked-domain-names\u003c/a\u003e (domain names without WWW or any other sub-domain) with their blogs as a custom-domain.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs for many newbie bloggers, even this problem is difficult to understand, so let me first explain it in simple terms, what exactly the problem is:\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Basics...\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA domain name, just like an email address, is simply a name registered online where a website can be hosted:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eexample.com\u003c/i\u003e is a domain name (\u003ci\u003eexample.net\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eexample.org\u003c/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eexample.info\u003c/i\u003e - all these are also domains with different TLDs).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow anything to the left of these domain names (including \u003cb\u003eWWW\u003c/b\u003e) is a sub-domain of that domain:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003eWWW.example.COM\u003c/span\u003e is a sub-domain of \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003eexample.com\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003eBLOG.example.COM\u003c/span\u003e is again another sub-domain of \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003eexample.COM\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003eWWW.example.INFO\u003c/span\u003e is a sub-domain of \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003eexample.INFO\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow the Problem...\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn Blogger you can use any custom (SUB)-domain (\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eXYZ.example.com\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e) instead of the blogger address (\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOMETHING.blogspot.com\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e) presently in use. That means, once you do this redirection, whenever somebody enters the address \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eexample.com\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e s/he will see your blog's (\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSOMETHING.blogspot.com\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e) content but the address shown in the address bar will be \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eexample.com\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eEarlier Blogger allowed naked as well as sub-domains to be used as custom domains. But recently it has changed its system and now it \u003cb\u003eONLY\u003c/b\u003e allows sub-domains.\u003cbr /\u003eTherefore, if presently your blog address is \"SOMETHING.blogspot.com\"\u003cbr /\u003ethen you can only use sub-domains like \"\u003ci\u003ewww.EXAMPLE.com\u003c/i\u003e\" or \"\u003ci\u003eblog.EXAMPLE.com\u003c/i\u003e\" as your new custom-domain and \u003cb\u003eNOT\u003c/b\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eEXAMPLE.com\u003c/i\u003e\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd due to this restriction you MAY lose some of your visitors who may enter your blog address as \"\u003ci\u003eEXAMPLE.com\u003c/i\u003e\" instead of \"\u003ci\u003ewww.EXAMPLE.com\u003c/i\u003e\". Moreover it may create some SEO issues too.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd The Solution\u003c/b\u003e...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTo avoid these problems, you should redirect your naked-domain (\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEXAMPLE.com\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e) to your sub-domain (\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWWW/BLOG.EXAMPLE.com\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e) where your blog is located. Now, this can be done in three different ways:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c/b\u003e A simple url-redirection (strictly NOT advisable)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c/b\u003e Through DNS management (by changing CNAME records) - the general method advised by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e, but NOT by me (but REMEMBER that cname method is the only method you should use while redirecting your sub-domain to your Blogger blog). \u003cbr /\u003eThis is because, once you redirect your domain to Blogger using CNAME, then you will lose your email address located at your domain (\u003ci\u003eadmin@example.com\u003c/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003einfo@example.com\u003c/i\u003e etc.)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c/b\u003e Through DNS management (by changing \"\u003cb\u003eA Name Records\u003c/b\u003e\") - Advised by both \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e and Me.\u003cbr /\u003eTo do this, once you have \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/10/get-domain-unlimited-hosting-and.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eredirected your sub-domain to your Blogger based blog\u003c/a\u003e, go to the DNS management section of your \u003cb\u003enaked-domain\u003c/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eexample.com\u003c/i\u003e) and edit its \"\u003cb\u003eA Name Records\u003c/b\u003e\" paste exactly this value in to it:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e216.239.32.21\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://i50.tinypic.com/amzfo2.jpg\" rel\u003d\"lytebox\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i50.tinypic.com/amzfo2.jpg\" width\u003d\"481\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOnce this is done, go to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger.com\u003c/a\u003e -\u0026gt; \u003cb\u003eSettings\u003c/b\u003e -\u0026gt; \u003cb\u003epublishing\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eand mark the tick-box \"\u003cb\u003eRedirect EXAMPLE.com to www.EXAMPLE.com \u003c/b\u003e\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://i48.tinypic.com/2mdj7md.jpg\" rel\u003d\"lytebox\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i48.tinypic.com/2mdj7md.jpg\" width\u003d\"525\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvantages of following this method\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e1.\u003c/b\u003e Your blog will be hosted at the sub-domain your choice...(\u003ci\u003eWWW.example123.com\u003c/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eBLOG.example123.com\u003c/i\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e2.\u003c/b\u003e Your domain will also be redirected to your sub-domain, so if someone enters this address:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003eexample.com/2010/07/test-post.html\u003c/span\u003e (a test post on your DOMAIN)\u003cbr /\u003es/he will be redirected to this address:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003ewww.example.com/2010/07/test-post.html\u003c/span\u003e (the test post on your SUB-DOMAIN)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e3.\u003c/b\u003e You can access your emails on the same domain name, for example \u003ci\u003eadmin@example.com\u003c/i\u003e or \u003ci\u003eANYTHING@example.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE\u003c/b\u003e: To create emails on your domain name, along with editing the \"\u003cb\u003eA Name Records\u003c/b\u003e\", you have to change the \"\u003cb\u003eMX Records\u003c/b\u003e\" too. And edit these MX records to point them to \"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/apps/intl/en/group/index.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Apps\u003c/a\u003e\" where you can create up to 50 free emails and use the free space and features provided by gmail to store your emails.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn case, you have more doubts please use the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://draft.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID\u003d2131315009230388324\u0026amp;postID\u003d8459984139800954145#comments\"\u003ecomments form\u003c/a\u003e below which may solve others queries as well.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e*UPDATE\u003c/b\u003e: \u003cb\u003eHow to Use Naked Domains As Custom Domains\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003eThanks to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/blogger-custom-domain-subdomain-vs.html#c8709982364243855592\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eRae\u003c/a\u003e, now you CAN use naked-domains too, with Blogger based blogs.\u003cbr /\u003eTo do this, keep all the settings at \u003cb\u003e1and1\u003c/b\u003e as it is, viz.\u003cbr /\u003e(i) your naked domain (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eexample.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e) - redirected to Blogger by changing \"\u003cb\u003eA Name Records\u003c/b\u003e\" (Also, edit the \u003cb\u003eMX Records\u003c/b\u003e to access your emails via Google-Apps).\u003cbr /\u003e(ii) Your sub-domain (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ewww.example.com\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e) - redirected to Blogger by changing the \u003cb\u003eCNAME\u003c/b\u003e value.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #2\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAt \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e -\u003e \u003cb\u003eSettings\u003c/b\u003e -\u003e \u003cb\u003ePublishing\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf the tick-box \"\u003cb\u003eRedirect EXAMPLE.com to www.EXAMPLE.com\u003c/b\u003e has already been marked, then remove the mark and save the settings.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #3\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThen change your blog's address to \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eExample.com\u003c/b\u003e\u003c/i\u003e (the naked domain).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE\u003c/b\u003e (Important): As naked domains are not allowed by Blogger, so you have to enter the address with a \"SPACE\" before the domain name.\u003cbr /\u003eSo enter it as \" \u003cb\u003eexample.com\u003c/b\u003e\" (without the quotes, but with the space present between the opening quote and the domain name).\u003cbr /\u003eSave Settings.\u003cbr /\u003eFainally mark the tick-box \"Redirect www.EXAMPLE.com to EXAMPLE.com\" and save the settings.\u003c/div\u003eNow your blog will be hosted at your naked domain (\u003ci\u003eexample.com\u003c/i\u003e), your sub-domain (\u003ci\u003ewww.example.com\u003c/i\u003e) wii be redirected yo your naked domain. And you will also be able to access all your emails hosted on your naked domain.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e1. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl\u003den\u0026amp;answer\u003d139485\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eA naked Domain\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2. Using Custom domains on Blogger - \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl\u003den\u0026amp;answer\u003d58317\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ePart 1\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/blogger/bin/answer.py?hl\u003den\u0026amp;answer\u003d55373\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ePart 2\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e3. Image credits: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.gp2b.com/url-redirection-the-why-and-the-how-to/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGp2b\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-8459984139800954145?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/8459984139800954145/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/blogger-custom-domain-subdomain-vs.html#comment-form","title":"26 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/8459984139800954145"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/8459984139800954145"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/07/blogger-custom-domain-subdomain-vs.html","title":"Blogger Custom Domain - Subdomain vs. Naked Domain  (Use Both)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"26"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-1949459564198438322"},"published":{"$t":"2010-06-19T23:59:00.011+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-01T00:53:34.649+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Domain"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Grab a Domain for FREE - Offer Ends on 30 June 2010"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i47.tinypic.com/sqjwip.jpg\" style\u003d\"float: left; margin: 4px;\" /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.1and1.com/?k_id\u003d19416004\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e1and1\u003c/a\u003e is offering a \u003cb\u003e.COM domain\u003c/b\u003e for completely \u003cb\u003eFREE\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDomain name registered by me: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.divyasai.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDivyaSai.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eYou won't be paying a single penny for the first year and after that, you will be billed at the regular price of $ 8.99/year. Even existing customers are allowed to register a free domain. You can register only one domain and for each additional domain that you order, you will be billed at the regular price. The offer is valid till \u003cb\u003e30 June, 2010\u003c/b\u003e. So without any further delay grab your free domain today. First check for domain availability here:\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"border:0px; solid black; width:545px;\"\u003e\u003cform method\u003d\"get\" target\u003d\"_blank\" ACTION\u003d\"http://order.1and1.com/dcjump\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the drop down menu, do not change it from \"com\" to any other TLD, as other TLD registrations are not free\u003c/p\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e \u003ctable border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"320\"\u003e\u003ctr\u003e \u003ctd class\u003d\"form\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cinput name\u003d\"k_id\" value\u003d\"19416004\" type\u003d\"hidden\"/\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cinput size\u003d\"20\" maxlength\u003d\"500\" name\u003d\"domain\" type\u003d\"text\"/\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cselect style\u003d\"width:60px;font-size:15px;\" name\u003d\"tld\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"com\"\u003ecom\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"net\"\u003enet\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"org\"\u003eorg\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"info\"\u003einfo\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"us\"\u003eus\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"name\"\u003ename\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"biz\"\u003ebiz\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"cc\"\u003ecc\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"tv\"\u003etv\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"ws\"\u003ews\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003coption value\u003d\"mobi\"\u003emobi\u003c/option\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/select\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e \u003ctd\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cinput type\u003d\"submit\" name\u003d\"Submit\" value\u003d\"Check Domain\"/\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e \u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/center\u003e \u003c/form\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWhen you register at 1and1, you not only get a domain or hosting from them, but you also get a chance to earn more income (upto $300) by referring your friends/readers to them. 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If you do not wish to continue with your registered domain, then you can cancel your registration and your domain-name will expire.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-1949459564198438322?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/1949459564198438322/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/06/grab-domain-for-free-offer-ends-on-30.html#comment-form","title":"29 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/1949459564198438322"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/1949459564198438322"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/06/grab-domain-for-free-offer-ends-on-30.html","title":"Grab a Domain for FREE - Offer Ends on 30 June 2010"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"29"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-7217429627402836400"},"published":{"$t":"2010-05-24T02:16:00.004+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-06-16T18:32:39.239+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Google"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New Fonts For Blogger Blogs | Google Web Fonts"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S_l7BqQuSgI/AAAAAAAADZo/0auVb9c_giA/s1600/Google_Webfonts.png\" style\u003d\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\" /\u003eLast Wednesday \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googlecode.blogspot.com/2010/05/introducing-google-font-api-google-font.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle launched\u003c/a\u003e a set of new web-fonts, fonts which can be used anywhere on any website freely. The \u003ca href\u003d\"http://code.google.com/apis/webfonts/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Font API\u003c/a\u003e allows you to use all these fonts in your own blog.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCheck out this new font as an example:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"font-family: Reenie Beanie; font-size: 32px; text-align: center;\"\u003eNew Fonts For Blogger\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, \u003cb\u003ehow to use these fonts on your blog\u003c/b\u003e?\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor every new font you want to add to your blog, you simply have to paste a single line of code in your blog's template. Once you are done with it, remember the name of the font and use it anywhere in your blog (in any post or part of a post or in your widgets).\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteps to add a new font\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #1\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eVisit this page: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://code.google.com/webfonts\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Webfonts Directory\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eand click on the font you want to use. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #2\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn the next page, select the blue colored tab \"\u003cb\u003eGet the code\u003c/b\u003e\".\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S_mAN_JhvBI/AAAAAAAADZs/dNlaX1FMw7c/s800/Get_The_Code.png\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" width\u003d\"500\" /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd copy the FIRST code.\u003cbr /\u003eIT will look something like this:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;link href\u003d'http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003efamily\u003dTangerine\u003c/span\u003e' rel\u003d'stylesheet' type\u003d'text/css' /\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003eThe code highlighted in RED, is the name of that font. You have to either remember this, or save it in a textpad/notepad.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #3\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow, log in to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e, go to \u003cb\u003eLayout/Design\u003c/b\u003e and then click on the \u003cb\u003eEdit HTML\u003c/b\u003e link.\u003cbr /\u003eFind this code in your template:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;/head\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd immediately ABOVE/BEFORE it, paste the code which you got in STEP #2.\u003cbr /\u003eAnd save the template.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #4\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow, whenever you want to use that font in your blog (either in posts or in widgets), simply use this code tags around the text:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;span style\u003d\"\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003efont-family: Tangerine;\u003c/span\u003e font-size: 24px;\"\u0026gt;\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003eYOUR TEXT/POST HERE\u003c/span\u003e\u0026lt;/span\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThe font family name (highlighted in RED), should be same as written in STEP #2. You may also adjust the font-size. Replace the text highlighted in BLUE with whatever text you want.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThat's it, now you can deliver your posts in a new style. As Google says, make your blog and the web more beautiful...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S_mcZobC0BI/AAAAAAAADZw/W8f5D1hBxvQ/s800/beautiful_web.png\" /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrowsers compatibility\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e* Google Chrome: version 4.249.4+\u003cbr /\u003e* Mozilla Firefox: version: 3.5+\u003cbr /\u003e* Apple Safari: version 3.1+\u003cbr /\u003e* Microsoft Internet Explorer: version 6+\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis project is an open source project, just like many other projects by Google. For more details on these WebFonts you may visit the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://code.google.com/apis/webfonts/faq.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eFAQ\u003c/a\u003e page.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-7217429627402836400?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/7217429627402836400/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/05/new-fonts-for-blogger-blogs-google-web.html#comment-form","title":"32 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/7217429627402836400"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/7217429627402836400"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/05/new-fonts-for-blogger-blogs-google-web.html","title":"New Fonts For Blogger Blogs | Google Web Fonts"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S_l7BqQuSgI/AAAAAAAADZo/0auVb9c_giA/s72-c/Google_Webfonts.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"32"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-9057793095980720200"},"published":{"$t":"2010-05-15T14:45:00.007+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-05-15T19:24:23.919+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Interviews"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogosphere"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"My Blog is My Marketing Tool - Says Erin Ferree"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBlogger of the Week\u003c/b\u003e: Erin Ferree from Elf-Design\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d\"150\" alt\u003d\"Erin Ferree from Elf Design\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://i44.tinypic.com/11mf1wh.jpg\" style\u003d\"clear: right; float: right; margin-left: 1em;\" /\u003e\u003cb\u003eErin Ferree\u003c/b\u003e, founder of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.not-just-pretty.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eelf design\u003c/a\u003e, helps small businesses stand out from their competition so that they can connect with their best customers. She does this by working with business owners to define their brands, and then using that definition to create logos, marketing materials and websites that show how they shine.\u003cbr /\u003eShe also believes that all of a business's brand materials should be not just pretty, but also designed effectively and strategically. This produces a winning combination of materials that communicate visually, look stunning and are designed effectively, which help her clients reach their target audiences.\u003cbr /\u003eShe writes about design, branding and marketing through her eBooks, blog and in free articles in her newsletter, \"Stand Out\" [\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.elf-design.com/newsletter.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003esubscription link\u003c/a\u003e].\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Welcome to BloggerStop, Erin. How long have you been in the Blogosphere? And who/what inspired you to start a blog of your own?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I started \u003ci\u003enot-just-pretty.com\u003c/i\u003e back in 2006. The original intent of the blog was to help me write a book on small business website design by blogging it one topic or sub-chapter at a time. I wrote the book on the blog, but then never got around to taking the chapters down off the blog and putting them into a book. (If you’re curious, the entire book is available on the blog under “Web Design” – just look for the posts starting in 2006).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: How will you describe your blog in one line/less than 20 words?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Small business branding needs to be “not just pretty” – but also effective. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: What do you blog about? Is this blog devoted to a single theme or do you have more than one quite unrelated categories in your blog?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I blog about small business branding – logo design, website design, marketing materials and creating your underlying brand story. My blog is the place where I publish my thinking on design so that small business owners can learn more about the branding process and what really goes into creating a brand that will help them create bottom-line results in their businesses.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: One post from your blog that you want to share with my readers…\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: A Small Business Brand's 7 Jobs\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.not-just-pretty.com/notjustpretty/2009/12/a-small-business-brands-7-jobs-.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehttp://www.not-just-pretty.com/notjustpretty/2009/12/a-small-business-brands-7-jobs-.html\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Are you the only author in your blog or do you have co-bloggers to manage the blog? In future are you planning to team up with like-minded bloggers?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I am currently the only author. I wouldn’t mind finding a few like-minded people to pal around with, though – especially if they were in complimentary professions and served the small business market.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Do you blog anonymously or your readers know well who you are?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I certainly don’t blog anonymously – I want people to know who I am and what I think. For me, that’s the whole reason that I blog – so I can organize my thinking about what I do, and then get that thinking out to clients, potential clients and people who are interested in small business branding.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Do you have any specific goals/expectations from your blog? Have you already achieved any of these goals (or would you like to share any milestones that your blog has achieved)?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: The first was to write my book – which I achieved early in 2007. Since then, I’ve just been writing the blog as a service to small business owners. I want to offer advice and information on branding. And, getting those thoughts out there seems to be helpful in bringing me occasional clients and growing my mailing list.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: How much time do you devote to your blog? Do you blog on weekends and do you think Blogging is eating too much of your time and is it affecting your day-to-day (offline) life too?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: This is a great question – I have been working on blog time management this year. I used to spend a lot of time (roughly 1 business day/week) writing blog content – but since I run my own design firm and the blog is just one promotional arm of that, all that time wasn’t practical. So now I’m trying other techniques to make sure I blog regularly – like batching posts (writing several at a time and scheduling them to go out evenly).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: What are your present blog stats, i.e. number of daily visitors, subscribers, your global reach etc.?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Not as high as I’d like them to be (low enough that I’m embarrassed to list them here). I need to get serious about growing my readership and promoting the blog – I’ve been so busy coming up with original content that the publicity side of things has been a bit ignored.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: What do you think is a better source of traffic - search engines, traffic exchange sites,  social networking sites or paid traffic (like Google Adwords)?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I have only gotten leads through search engines – I haven’t signed up for any traffic exchange sites or Adwords. And, I’ve been busy promoting my website through social networking sites – it’s a fabulous idea to promote the blog more strongly there.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Do you regularly respond to your readers and do you think it is important for a blogger to always comment back or reply back to his readers?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I do respond to readers – and I take the time to answer questions, point people towards resources and give my opinion on what they’re doing in their businesses. I think interaction is a big part of blogging and of being online these days.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: What are your unique strategies to survive and to perform better in your blogs niche against your competitor blogs?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I’m not approaching this as a competitive thing – I blog because I want to share my thinking. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Other than Blogging what are your other hobbies or what do you do in your leisure time?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I love to cook, paint, read, host parties, exercise and sew. Oh, and not least – to relax! Not that there’s a ton of leisure time, as I keep pretty busy between running my business, elf design, blogging, and everything else.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Is blogging for you just a passion or a medium for earning too? Are you earning enough to quit a 9 to 5 day job?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: My blog is a marketing tool for my business, elf design (www.elf-design.com). The blog helps me to build interest and credibility, and to connect with entrepreneurs who are curious about the branding process. Then, I can work with them through elf design. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Do you sell any of your products, work as an affiliate partner or advertisements are the only source of income for you?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I have written several ebooks on brand design for small businesses and one on search engine optimization. I promote these through the blog.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Are you planning to employee someone to help you in blogging or outsourcing some of your work like blog-designing, social networking or someone for your PR department?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Not at this time – I do it all myself. I’m the whole show!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Blogs you follow and read regularly…\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: How About Orange, Pink Loves Brown, Swiss Miss, Productivity 501, Smitten Kitchen…\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Communities/Forums you have joined (that help you in blogging):\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I’ve been pretty much blogging on my own so far!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Have you done any mistakes in your blogging life? And what have you learnt from these mistakes?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Not promoting my blog enough! I’d love to have more readers, and to have a more active blog in general. I have some ideas about redesigning and reworking things to encourage that, but would welcome resources and advice on how to do that.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Has blogging added any special flavor to your life? Would you like to share it with us?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Blogging forces me to develop my own thinking about design – which keeps me constantly thinking. It makes me think deeply about the strategy and reasoning behind my design choices and the advice that I give my clients. And then I can bring that back to my work, which creates better work for my clients.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Something you really want to change in your blog or in yourself being a blogger?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I’d love to increase the interactivity and readership of my blog.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Say, you are sponsored to travel to 3 world destinations. Which destinations would you pick up, and why? Would you like to take someone along with you? If yes, whom?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I would go to Greece, because it always looks so relaxing and calming. I’d love to go to Egypt and see the old stuff there – but I’d like to find some places there to go that aren’t too saturated with tourists. While I’m in that corner of the world, I’d love to see the Nile and some of the wildlife.  For my final destination, it’s a multi-way tie between going to Alaska to see the glaciers and Northern lights, Australia to see the huge red rock and the Great Barrier Reef, seeing some wondrous rain forest, or going to pretty much any Asian country to eat!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Bloggers generally love to read books? Do you agree with this and if yes what you’re your favorite books/novels?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I do love to read – and try to do so for at least a few minutes every day. Some of my favorite books are Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson, Jitterbug Perfume and Skinny Legs and All by Tom Robbins and Bulfinch’s Mythology.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: If you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I would love to meet Thomas Keller and to talk bizarre food pairings with him. Or, to meet Michael Stipe or David Byrne and just talk them about lyrics. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Which is your favorite television show? \u0026amp; favorite movies and songs?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Project Runway is my current favorite show. I’m a bit behind on my Tivo watching, but I’m really enjoying Defying Gravity and Mad Men as well. \u003cbr /\u003eMy all-time favorite movie, hands down, is The Shawshank Redemption.\u003cbr /\u003eMy favorite songs – that’s a really hard one, but I can narrow it down to one artist – R.E.M. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: What’s your favorite food? Any particular dislikes?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I’m a sucker for vinegar – especially interesting ones. I’m currently growing my own vinegar with a starter. As for dislikes, I really hate olives. They taste like metal to me, and can ruin an otherwise great dish.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Blogs are replacing personal diaries, magazines, journals and today more than just being a hobby we can see corporate blogs too, so what do you think is the future of blogs?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I see blogs being used more often as full websites – with pages being fully implemented. I’m making more and more website-blogs for small businesses that are built on the Wordpress platform.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBS: Finally, how can we connect with you?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: \u003cbr /\u003e| \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.twitter.com/elfdesign\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTwitter ID\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.linkedin.com/pub/erin-ferree/0/133/a04\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLinkedin Profile\u003c/a\u003e | \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.facebook.com/elfdesign/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eFacebook fan page\u003c/a\u003e | My business website: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.elf-design.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eElf-Design.com\u003c/a\u003e |\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-9057793095980720200?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/9057793095980720200/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/05/my-blog-is-my-marketing-tool-says-erin.html#comment-form","title":"4 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/9057793095980720200"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/9057793095980720200"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/05/my-blog-is-my-marketing-tool-says-erin.html","title":"My Blog is My Marketing Tool - Says Erin Ferree"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"4"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-6154135567061999425"},"published":{"$t":"2010-05-11T14:24:00.001+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-05-11T14:25:09.262+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"MT"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"12 Tips To Increase Subscribers to Your Blog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"A guest post by \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.zencollegelife.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMelissa Tamura\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"12 Tips To Increase Subscribers to Your Blog\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" border\u003d\"0\" width\u003d\"200\" src\u003d\"http://i39.tinypic.com/1zwygsz.jpg\" /\u003eSites such as Blogger and Wordpress are making it increasingly easy for anyone and everyone to start a blog. There are blogs on every topic imaginable, from food to pets to finances to shopping, all of which are easily lost in a sea of similar sites. Do you have a blog that you’d like to make standout in the endless onslaught of sites available online? The list below details twelve simple steps you can take to build readership and increase the number of subscribers to your blog.\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eContent\u003c/b\u003e - The most important thing you can do is to offer relevant, authoritative content on your blog. Write about something you know and are passionate about to avoid sounding stilted or naive. If your blog features information people want or need, they will visit it.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eUpdate Often\u003c/b\u003e – Even if you’re providing useful, pertinent information, no one’s going to return to your blog if you only post once a month. In the meantime a newer, more current blog is likely to steal their attention, so be sure and post as often as possible to keep your site fresh.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eGuest Blog\u003c/b\u003e – Do you know other people with blogs? Have you ever considered using guest blogger services? The more content out there on the web that links or refers to your own blog, the better, so look into becoming a regular guest blogger on someone else’s site. Any exposure you can get is helpful for your numbers.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eComment\u003c/b\u003e – If you have your own blog, odds are you read other blogs, so leave comments whenever appropriate. This helps you build rapport with other bloggers, but also provides you an opportunity to post a link to your blog, where appropriate. Be sure only to make useful, well thought out comments in order to seem like you’re attempting to SPAM a site.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eForum Posts\u003c/b\u003e – Much like commenting on other blogs, posting in forums dedicated to subjects that relate to the topic of your blog can help drive subscribers to your blog. Always be polite and knowledgeable when you post to avoid garnering a negative online image.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eContact Other Blogs\u003c/b\u003e – Are there a number of blogs you read religiously? Consider writing a post on your own blog about the value these sites provide to you, then contact the other blogger and send them a link to your post. Ask if they would mind returning the favor, as a link on their site could drive traffic to your own.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eHave a Subscriber Page\u003c/b\u003e – Build a page or at least a widget into your blog that is dedicated specially to subscribers. A special page can feature information you’d like your followers to know, while a widget featuring pictures and profiles of your subscribers can encourage more to join.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eOffer an RSS Feed\u003c/b\u003e – An RSS feed is an option you should offer all your visitors. This feed updates as you update your content, and users will find it an easy way to not only cross-promote your blog but to access the information they’re looking for as well.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eLink Yourself\u003c/b\u003e – It seems simple, but make sure to include your blog URL anywhere you can: at the bottom of your email signature, on business cards, and even on your Facebook or MySpace accounts.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eNetwork\u003c/b\u003e – Be sure and tell everyone you meet about your blog. In meetings, casual conversation, or even at retail stores, if you find an opportunity to promote yourself, do it.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eMake it Easy\u003c/b\u003e – Don’t hide your subscriber page or RSS feed option at the bottom of the page. Make it a prominent part of your site to encourage easy-click sign up.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eOffer Benefits\u003c/b\u003e – Let your subscribers in on special deals, new information, or hot topics that regular visitors can’t access. This builds loyalty and buzz around your blog – which is the ultimate goal!\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ol\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eMelissa Tamura recently ranked the\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.zencollegelife.com/top-10-psychology-colleges/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e best psychology schools\u003c/a\u003e for the Zen College Life \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.zencollegelife.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eonline degree\u003c/a\u003e directory.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-6154135567061999425?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/6154135567061999425/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/05/12-tips-to-increase-subscribers-to-your.html#comment-form","title":"17 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6154135567061999425"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6154135567061999425"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/05/12-tips-to-increase-subscribers-to-your.html","title":"12 Tips To Increase Subscribers to Your Blog"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"17"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-6910230060411081652"},"published":{"$t":"2010-04-27T00:15:00.001+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-27T00:17:52.334+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Posts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"TW"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"10 Tips to Take Your Writing to the Next Level"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA guest post by Tom Walker, editor and contributor to the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eCreativeCloud  blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003ctable cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://photobucket.com/images/feather%20pen\" style\u003d\"clear: left; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"ink pen Pictures, Images and Photos\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://i277.photobucket.com/albums/kk62/RandomAsAllways/Feather_Ink_Pen_by_lovelikeangels.jpg\" width\u003d\"220\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e© \u003ca href\u003d\"http://s277.photobucket.com/home/RandomAsAllways\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eRandomAsAllways\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003eSo you would like to give your writing a little more pizzazz huh? Taking your writing to the next level may sound simple in theory, but is often easier said than done. It is often easy to get set in your ways when it comes to counter productive writing habits, and breaking those habits can be difficult to say the least. But with some effort, and by making use of certain tips and techniques, you may be able to shed those habits that are keeping you from advancing your writing to the next level.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHere are some tips that might assist you in taking that next step in your writing, making your work clearer, easier to read, and more effective in conveying your thoughts, theories and ideas.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Tighten Up\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTightening up your work by looking for and eliminating unnecessary words and sentences can be a great way to better your writing. By reducing the clutter within your work, you may be able to present your thoughts in a clearer, more concise way that is easier for your readers to follow.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Watch Your Length\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhether you’re writing an article, essay or a post for your blog, it’s important to remember that with faster technology and access to more information, the attention span of a large portion of readers is dwindling. Long sentences, paragraphs, even articles may be a turnoff for readers of an increasingly ‘need to know now’ world.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Slow Down\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn many instances, it’s fine to blow through a rough draft. Doing so might even help you get your ideas down faster without leaving out pertinent information, but when reviewing your work it can often be helpful to take it slow. By taking your time and focusing on the words you have written and the information you are attempting to convey, you may catch a multitude of errors you made during your initial work.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Re-read\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eWhile you might think you’ve just written a perfectly formed essay or article, you may be surprised at how much you missed or how many mistakes you made along the way. By proofreading your work, you’ll likely pick up quite a few spelling and grammatical mistakes as well as possible content and structure issues as well.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Re-read Again\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFor many writers, just reading a rough draft once isn’t enough. Consider re-reading your work in another form to get a different perspective on it. If you wrote and proofed your initial draft on a computer, consider printing it out to read it a second or third time on paper. Maybe reading your work on paper isn’t enough though. You may want to read it aloud, which could help you to catch mistakes you would have scanned over otherwise. It’s quite possible that you’ll still be finding mistakes or adjusting the work on the second, third, or even fourth reading.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Let It Sit\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you have the time, letting your writing sit for a while may increase the odds of catching mistakes when you re-read it. Allowing your brain time to rest, recuperate, and forget the words it has just put to paper can provide a fresh outlook when you come back to proofread.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Write For Your Readers\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eKnowing your audience may sound like common sense, but it can make a big difference in how you write. For example, using overly complicated terms for a younger audience or modern slang for an older audience can make your writing seem awkward.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Don’t Overindulge\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere are varieties of ways in which you may overindulge with your writing. Telling personal stories, making jokes, talking too much about yourself, using profanity, making sweeping assumptions or generalizations, taking a ‘holier-than-thou’ approach -- you probably get the picture.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e9. Sources and Interviews\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCiting credible sources or utilizing interviews in your work may increase the strength of your writing, grab your readers’ attention, and give your work more conviction.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e10. Take a Chance\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eGetting outside your comfort zone and trying or learning something new can be a great way to raise your writing to the next level. Experimenting with your writing and the techniques you use can lead you to knew ideas and increase your abilities.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt can be important to remember that when it comes to your writing and elevating your skills, it’s often about continued practice and the reading of other writers’ works. Often, the more you are exposed to writing and the techniques involved, the better you can make your own writing. Constantly being on the look out for new ideas, tips, and methods that other writers use can help get you to that next level.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis guest post was written by Tom Walker, a writer who works with an online store offering \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/Q7966EE.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHP 363 ink\u003c/a\u003e and toner. He manages their \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eblog\u003c/a\u003e about print design, vintage advertising and the arts.\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-6910230060411081652?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/6910230060411081652/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/10-tips-to-take-your-writing-to-next.html#comment-form","title":"6 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6910230060411081652"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6910230060411081652"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/10-tips-to-take-your-writing-to-next.html","title":"10 Tips to Take Your Writing to the Next Level"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"6"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-6590048042461140292"},"published":{"$t":"2010-04-23T00:31:00.000+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-23T00:31:51.054+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Google"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"The Best SERP Tool Ever | SEO For Blogs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIf you are new to Search Engine Optimization (\u003cb\u003eSEO\u003c/b\u003e), then \u003cb\u003eSERP\u003c/b\u003e or 'Search Engine Results Page' is simply the search-results page that is returned to a user when s/he searches something on the Internet (Google/Yahoo etc.), and that \"something\" is the \"keyword\" or the \"key phrase\".\u003c/div\u003e\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S9CTEcLwQ2I/AAAAAAAADYo/IhnEIuQhk9s/s1600/Typical-serp.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" rel\u003d\"lytebox\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S9CTEcLwQ2I/AAAAAAAADYo/IhnEIuQhk9s/s800/Typical-serp.png\" width\u003d\"512\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA Typical SERP for 'San Francisco'\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAs you know that the position of your website/webpage on the search-results page is very important in bringing quality and converting traffic to your site, so SERPs ranking is now an important part of SEO.\u003cbr /\u003eThere are several hundreds of SERP-tools available on the Internet, which claim to give you detailed information about the SERPs for different keywords. So, finding the BEST-SERP tool is quite a difficult task. But my job has been made a lot easier, \u003ci\u003eas this tool belongs to the Search Engine Giant itself\u003c/i\u003e: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you are \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/11/blogger-help-how-to-add-sitemap-to.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eregistered at Google-Webmaster-Tools\u003c/a\u003e, then simply log in to it, and go to the recently updated \"\u003cb\u003eTop Search Queries\u003c/b\u003e\" section of the website (under \"Your site on the web\"). In this section, now you can see the number of impressions given by various keywords/phrases and how many of these impressions got converted to visits (click through).\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S9CaRrL4jsI/AAAAAAAADYs/_UCdxVMRaxQ/s1600/GWT_TSQ.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S9CaRrL4jsI/AAAAAAAADYs/_UCdxVMRaxQ/s800/GWT_TSQ.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eYou might have noticed that different TLDs of Google (Google.co.in, Google.co.my, Google.co.uk etc.) give different results page for the same search query (depending on many factors, like your demographics etc.) and even the same TLD keeps on changing the position of the results.\u003cbr /\u003eNow, Google has made it easy to filter those results. Instead of the data from all the countries, you can select a single country from the top drop-down menu. And by simply clicking on a specific keyword/phrase you can see the details, like in which position how many impressions got converted to visits. \u003cbr /\u003eFinally according to your observations you should then focus on optimizing your blog/website for the popular keywords/phrases. Three simple strategies to improve your ranking on SERPs for the popular keywords/phrases are;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; (1) Write more articles on that topic.\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; (2) Try to use that specific word/phrase in the titles of your articles.\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; (3) Include the most popular keywords/phrases (receiving maximum impressions and not necessarily having a high value of click through) in \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/10/meta-tags-importance-and-how-to-use.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eyour meta description and keywords tags\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE\u003c/b\u003e: Although you may see the changes/improvements within a month too, but to get a significant level of optimization you should experiment with these strategies for at least 4-6 months.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-6590048042461140292?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/6590048042461140292/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/best-serp-tool-ever-seo-for-blogs.html#comment-form","title":"16 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6590048042461140292"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6590048042461140292"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/best-serp-tool-ever-seo-for-blogs.html","title":"The Best SERP Tool Ever | SEO For Blogs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S9CTEcLwQ2I/AAAAAAAADYo/IhnEIuQhk9s/s72-c/Typical-serp.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"16"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-802585038282221117"},"published":{"$t":"2010-04-14T14:34:00.002+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-14T14:37:50.509+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Buzz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Google"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Official Google Buzz Buttons [With Share-Counter] For Your Blog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S8WEnAK_uOI/AAAAAAAADYk/SYZxj0IiZCw/s1600/v2-128.png\" style\u003d\"clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;\"/\u003eYesterday Google \u003ca href\u003d\"http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/04/google-buzz-buttons.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eofficially released\u003c/a\u003e the Google Buzz \u003cb\u003eShare\u003c/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eFollow\u003c/b\u003e buttons.\u003cbr /\u003eThese buttons will directly post your articles to Google-Buzz, instead of Google-Reader as it was the case in the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/02/add-google-buzz-it-buttons-to.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eprevious method\u003c/a\u003e. Moreover one set of these buttons has a counter too, to count the number of ReBuzzes your article gets. \u003cbr /\u003eYou can see the working demos of these buttons in many popular websites and blogs including The Washington Post, Blogger, YouTube, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/09/google-buzz-release-gmail_n_455327.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eThe Huffington Post\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://gigaom.com/2010/04/13/google-buzz-adds-button-for-publishers-including-gigaom/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGigaOM\u003c/a\u003e etc.\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eInstructions to add these official Google-Buzz buttons (to Blogger Blogs):\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #1\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eVisit this page: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/buzz/stuff\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eG-Buzz Stuff\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eClick on the link \"\u003cb\u003ePost To Buzz\u003c/b\u003e\" and in the next page, select the type of button you want to use on your blog.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Official Google Buzz Buttons\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_7ZYqYi4xigk/S8SgDquwswI/AAAAAAAAF1U/gspInsq3wBo/s1600/posttobuzz.png\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAgainst \"\u003cb\u003eURL to post\u003c/b\u003e\" keep the option \"\u003cb\u003eContaining Page\u003c/b\u003e\" and against \"\u003cb\u003eImage to post\u003c/b\u003e\" let it be \u003cb\u003eNone\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003eNow copy the code, from the code-box.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #2\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLog in to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e, go to \u003cb\u003eLayout\u003c/b\u003e -\u0026gt; \u003cb\u003eEdit HTML\u003c/b\u003e and tick the tick-box \"\u003cb\u003eExpand Widget Tempaltes\u003c/b\u003e\".\u003cbr /\u003eAnd find (CTRL+F) this code in the tempalte:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;div class\u003d'post-header-line-1'/\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #3\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eImmediately AFTER/BELOW it, paste this code:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;!--BUZZ-STARTS--\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;div style\u003d'border:0px !important;\u003cb\u003etext-align:right;margin-top:-42px;\u003c/b\u003e'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003ePASTE_CODE_FROM_GOOGLE-STUFF-PAGE_(\u003cb\u003eStep #1\u003c/b\u003e)_HERE\u003c/div\u003e\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;!--BUZZ-STOPS-http://bloggerstop.net--\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eReplace the line highlighted in RED, with the code you got in \u003cb\u003eSTEP #1\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE #1\u003c/b\u003e: By default, the alignment of these buttons is kept to \"Right\", you may change it to \"Left\" too. To change the position of the button, change the value -45 pixels (in margin-top:-42px;).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE #2\u003c/b\u003e: If the code-line (in \u003cb\u003eStep #2\u003c/b\u003e) is not present in your blogs template, then find these two lines:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;div class\u003d'post-body entry-content'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;data:post.body/\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd paste the code from \u003cb\u003eSTEP #3\u003c/b\u003e, immediately ABOVE/BEFORE these two lines.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFinally, Save the template.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage credits: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.unmatchedstyle.com/news/google-buzz-icons.php\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eUnmatchedStyles\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-802585038282221117?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/802585038282221117/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/official-google-buzz-buttons-with-share.html#comment-form","title":"21 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/802585038282221117"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/802585038282221117"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/official-google-buzz-buttons-with-share.html","title":"Official Google Buzz Buttons [With Share-Counter] For Your Blog"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S8WEnAK_uOI/AAAAAAAADYk/SYZxj0IiZCw/s72-c/v2-128.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"21"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-9182263637919293254"},"published":{"$t":"2010-04-07T18:40:00.002+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-09T22:19:32.427+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Add StumbleUpon Buttons [With Counter] To Blogger Blogs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Add StmbleUpon Buttons To Blogger Blogs\" border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://i40.tinypic.com/2afhggl.jpg\" width\u003d\"200\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left;\"/\u003eNow you can add \"Stumble It\" buttons/badges to your blogs, along with a counter to show the number of stumblers stumbled on your site/post via StumbleUpon.com\u003cbr /\u003eThe buttons are straight from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.stumbleupon.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eStumbleUpon\u003c/a\u003e, with no modification required. Your readers will simply click these buttons to submit your pages to StumbleUpon and all the visitors coming to your page from SU will be counted by SU and the number of visitors will be shown in these buttons.\u003cbr /\u003eOf all the social bookmarking sites I have ever used, I prefer StumbleUpon for the massive traffic it provides. Two of my posts (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/09/african-safari.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ePost #1\u003c/a\u003e and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/12/guess-whats-on-top-of-building.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ePost #2\u003c/a\u003e) already received over 20,000 visits each, from StumbleUpon. \u003ci\u003eBTW if you liked any of those posts, I would be happy to get a thumbs up from you :)\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSTEPS TO FOLLOW:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #1\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eGo to this page [\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.stumbleupon.com/buttons/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eStumbleUpon Buttons\u003c/a\u003e] and select the type of button you want to use on your blog.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"StumbleUpon Buttons\" src\u003d\"http://i44.tinypic.com/23t4e0x.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/div\u003eIn the second step, select the first option \"\u003cb\u003eAny web page or blog\u003c/b\u003e\".\u003cbr /\u003eAnd finally copy the code in the third step. It will look something like this:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;script src\u003d\"http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s\u003d2\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/script\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #2\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow log in to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e, go to \u003cb\u003eLayout\u003c/b\u003e -\u0026gt; \u003cb\u003eEdit HTML\u003c/b\u003e and mark the tick box \"\u003cb\u003eExpand Widget Templates\u003c/b\u003e\". Then find (CTRL+F) this code in your template:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;data:post.body/\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd immediately ABOVE/BEFORE it, paste the code you just got from StumbleUpon, with two more additional lines of code (highlighted as BOLD, below) to hide these buttons in your blogs homepage.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;!--SU-BUTTON-STARTS--\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;b:if cond\u003d'data:blog.pageType \u003d\u003d \u0026amp;quot;item\u0026amp;quot;'\u0026gt;\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026amp;lt;script src\u003d\u0026amp;quot;http://www.stumbleupon.com/hostedbadge.php?s\u003d2\u0026amp;quot;\u0026amp;gt;\u0026amp;lt;/script\u0026amp;gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u0026lt;/b:if\u0026gt;\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;!--SU-BUTTON-STOPS--\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSave the template and Show off your big numbers!\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-9182263637919293254?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/9182263637919293254/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/add-stumbleupon-buttons-with-counter-to.html#comment-form","title":"18 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/9182263637919293254"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/9182263637919293254"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/add-stumbleupon-buttons-with-counter-to.html","title":"Add StumbleUpon Buttons [With Counter] To Blogger Blogs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"18"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-348349421243590582"},"published":{"$t":"2010-04-04T17:47:00.002+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-09T22:19:32.429+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Templates"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Template Designer"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Design Your Own Blogger Templates!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ci\u003eThis post will help you to \u003cb\u003edesign your own templates\u003c/b\u003e by using the newly launched feature by the Blogger Team - \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzz.blogger.com/2010/03/express-yourself-with-blogger-template.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTemplate Designer\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003ctable cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/2612479135_d833ed3331.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3127/2612479135_d833ed3331.jpg\" width\u003d\"200\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eImage © \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/zephyrphoto/\"\u003eTerence J Sullivan\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003c/div\u003eThere are several hundred, in fact thousands of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://blogger-templates.bloggerstop.net/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger templates\u003c/a\u003e available for free to download and use. But most of the bloggers usually do not find everything they want in these templates and to avoid the hectic tweaks and coding stuff, they finally settle for a template that covers the maximum number of their requirements and compromising on some other features.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut now you can yourself design a complete template for your blog\u003c/b\u003e;\u003cbr /\u003eTo design a unique template for your blog, you have to focus mainly on four aspects of the template:\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003col\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eOverall template-layout structure\u003c/b\u003e :- This is the most important and the basic structure of your template. You can select the one of your choice, from 8 different available options - no sidebar, 1 sidebar (either to left/right), 2 sidebars, a large sidebar - followed by two small sidebars etc. (see below)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Blogger Templates Official Layouts\" src\u003d\"http://i39.tinypic.com/28m1uvs.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou can also adjust the widths of different sections viz. sidebars and the post-area, with a simple drag-tool\u003c/i\u003e.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eFooter Layout\u003c/b\u003e :- Select 1 or 2 or 3 column layout.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Blogger Official Footer Layouts\" src\u003d\"http://i39.tinypic.com/280jz4l.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e \u003cb\u003eAn attractive Background\u003c/b\u003e :- You may use a single large image or a small repeating image as a background-pattern for your blog, or you may simply use a background color instead of images.\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e Finally, \u003cb\u003eStyling\u003c/b\u003e everything from \u003cb\u003eHeader to Footer\u003c/b\u003e: Font styles, size and colors for header-text, body-text, widgets-text, footer-text etc.\u003cbr /\u003eAnd it also includes coloring different areas/parts of the blog-template, like central post-body background, header background and outer-wrapper background.\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ol\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow the procedure to follow; Make your first self-designed template\u003c/b\u003e...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S7hc0qyNEwI/AAAAAAAADYE/9qxYihZSK2c/s1600/Blogger_Template_Designer.png\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"/\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eBlogger Template Designer\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #1\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLog in to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://draft.blogger.com/home\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger In Draft\u003c/a\u003e and create a NEW test-blog, we'll use this blog to create the template and then the template will be transferred to the original/main blog. Write at least two \u003ci\u003etest-posts\u003c/i\u003e with a few \u003ci\u003etest comments\u003c/i\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE\u003c/b\u003e: At the time of creating this new test-blog, initially select any blogger template (Minima etc.) randomly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #2\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eGo to \u003cb\u003eLayout\u003c/b\u003e -\u0026gt; \u003cb\u003eTemplate Designer\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003eNow select the template that best matches your taste; with/without header, transparent background etc.\u003cbr /\u003eClick on \u003cb\u003eApply To Blog\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #3\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow again in the \u003ci\u003eTemplate Designer\u003c/i\u003e, go to \u003cb\u003eLayout\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003eSelect the \u003cb\u003eBody Layout\u003c/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eFooter Layout\u003c/b\u003e and adjust the widths of different sections (optional).\u003cbr /\u003eClick on \u003cb\u003eApply To Blog\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #4\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow go to the \u003cb\u003eBackground\u003c/b\u003e tab and select either an image or a color as your blog's background. [Read Step #4 cont. to add a background image of your choice].\u003cbr /\u003eClick on \u003cb\u003eApply To Blog\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #5\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFinally adjust the background colors for different areas of the blog, font styles, size and colors etc. from the \u003cb\u003eAdvanced\u003c/b\u003e section of the \u003cb\u003eTemplate Designer\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003eClick on \u003cb\u003eApply To Blog\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #4\u003c/b\u003e cont...\u003cbr /\u003eTo manually change the background, go to \u003cb\u003eDashborad -\u0026gt; Layout -\u0026gt; Edit HTML\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eand find a code SIMILAR (and NOT exactly the same) to this, in the template:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;Variable name\u003d\"body.background\" description\u003d\"Body Background\" type\u003d\"background\"\u003cbr /\u003ecolor\u003d\"$(body.background.color)\" default\u003d\"#111111 url(http://themes.googleusercontent.com/image?id\u003d1OACCYOE0-eoTRTfsBuX1NMN9nz599ufI1Jh0CggPFA_sK80AGkIr8pLtYRpNUKPmwtEa) repeat-x fixed top center\" value\u003d\"#111111 url(\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003ehttp://themes.googleusercontent.com/image?id\u003d1OACCYOE0-eoTRTfsBuX1NMN9nz599ufI1Jh0CggPFA_sK80AGkIr8pLtYRpNUKPmwtEa\u003c/span\u003e) \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003erepeat-x fixed top center\u003c/span\u003e\"/\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eChange the code highlighted in RED, with the DIRECT LINK to the image you want to use as the background image. The code highlighted in BLUE will adjust the position and the characteristics of the image.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCheck out the Template designed by me, while writing this tutorial: Sample - \u003ca href\u003d\"http://new-blogger-template-designer.blogspot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eNew Blogger Template Designer Blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThat's it...Now you have a new template, entirely customized by you...ready for your actual blog. Download the template from your test-blog and upload it to the main blog. But before you add this template to your main blog, download the template you are currently using in your main blog as a back-up and also read this post to know the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/12/how-to-change-bloggerblogspot-templates.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ecorrect way of changing templates in Blogger\u003c/a\u003e without losing any of your content/widgets.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamples...\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eImpress me with your work and get your blogs displayed here...\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-348349421243590582?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/348349421243590582/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/design-your-own-blogger-templates.html#comment-form","title":"23 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/348349421243590582"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/348349421243590582"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/design-your-own-blogger-templates.html","title":"Design Your Own Blogger Templates!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S7hc0qyNEwI/AAAAAAAADYE/9qxYihZSK2c/s72-c/Blogger_Template_Designer.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"23"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-2602360493630786966"},"published":{"$t":"2010-04-03T23:21:00.004+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-11T23:01:44.312+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Guest Posts"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"TW"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"6 Tips to Get People to Join Your New Forum"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eA guest post by Tom Walker, editor and contributor to the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eCreativeCloud blog\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2837373493_35f6a42de7.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 180px;\" /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA Bloggers Community  © \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/baratunde/2837373493/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBaratunde\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003eStarting a new forum can be daunting, especially if you don't know where you're going to find the people you need to keep it active. Luckily, there are a few steps you can take that will go a long way toward turning your new posting ground into a vibrant and busy internet community. Read on for a few tips you can do that will encourage new people to join your forum.\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Be Active In Your Own Forum\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eNothing makes a forum seem dead quite like an owner who doesn't post. Make sure you start a topic at least once every day to make it clear that you are an active forum participant. Try to make at least one appearance in every thread on a new forum as long as it remains feasible to do so. This will let your budding community know that you are active and interested in what everyone is saying.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Stay Visible In Your Niche\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you have a forum about car parts, visit other forums and blogs about car parts and make a valuable contribution. Don't advertise your forum directly unless you are in an advertising section, but make yourself an active member of as many car part communities you can find.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eStick a short note about your forum in your posting signature with a link. If you are active and helpful wherever you go, you will find that many of the other people reading in these communities will be interested in checking yours out.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Encourage Forum Members To Help Your Community Grow\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf the members you already have are happy with your community and find it helpful, they will probably be more than willing to encourage other people to join. Talk about trying to grow your forum in a sticky post and give community members simple ways to share your link with their friends.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eGive your forum community an HTML link with text to copy and paste to make sharing a link simple. Use buttons that allow them to share a forum link with various social networks as well. If a forum member mentions sharing your forum somewhere, be sure to thank them.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Help Search Engines Find Your Forum\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eMany lists will tell you to submit your forum to search engines to get it listed, but sometimes this can actually slow you down. If you are actively promoting your forum with signature links in other blogs and communities, chances are major search engines already know it is there.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eHelp these search engines know where to list your forum by making sure most of the links pointing to your forum use the text people will be likely to use to look for what you provide. If your forum is about car parts, make sure your links say \"car parts community\" or something similar. Any time you write something for a blog or website include a note about your forum with a properly formatted link.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Make Sure Your New Forum Looks Good\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNo one wants to use a forum that is unreadable or painful to look at. Keep the interface clean and make sure the colors and skins you choose are nice looking and highly readable. If your forum members say something is making things hard to read, listen to them and change it. Customize everything, from the smiley options to member titles. Nice custom options will help your forum stay memorable.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Contests Can Be Useful\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eRun a few contests that will increase meaningful post counts. Host a contest requesting meaningful posts about a specific topic, and use the voting options that come with most forums to have the community vote on the winner. For prizes, you can give out anything from physical items to custom forum titles.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a guest post from Tom Walker, a blogger and designer based in the UK who works with a supplier of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/Q7966EE.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHP 363\u003c/a\u003e inks and refills. He is the editor and a contributor to the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/news/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eCreativeCloud blog\u003c/a\u003e where he focusses mostly on his two passions: art and design.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-2602360493630786966?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/2602360493630786966/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/6-tips-to-get-people-to-join-your-new.html#comment-form","title":"9 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/2602360493630786966"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/2602360493630786966"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/6-tips-to-get-people-to-join-your-new.html","title":"6 Tips to Get People to Join Your New Forum"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"9"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-855877705279669440"},"published":{"$t":"2010-03-25T00:28:00.005+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-09T22:19:32.433+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Find Out Who Owns The Blogger/BlogSpot Blog !"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i42.tinypic.com/dqkk8z.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" width\u003d\"200\" /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e© \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.wm.edu/blogs/studentblogs/adreanne/scavenger-hunt.php\"\u003eWilliam \u0026amp; Mary\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003eToday while replying to a mail, I realized that finding out the ownership of a (blogspot) blog hosted on \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e is really difficult. But fortunately there's an easy way to find out the ownership details, at least in some cases...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eJust like Gmail, \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e is completely free to join and once you are registered at Blogger, you can create \u0026amp; register as many free blogs as you want (although there's a limit of 100 blogs per account, but of course you can use another email-id of yours to register another 100 blogs). Thanks to this freedom of creating free and unlimited blogs, now there are several thousands of blogs owned by anonymous Bloggers filled with illegal/copied content or just empty and useless blogs.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eOne may contact these bloggers, only  through their Blogger-profile pages (\u003ci\u003eprovided, they have created a profile-page and it does have some appropriate information\u003c/i\u003e).\u003cbr /\u003eMostly these anonymous bloggers try their best to remove all their personal information from their blogs, and leave no links to their profiles. Now this tutorial will guide you to easily get the link to the authors profile page of any blog based on Blogger/BlogSpot.\u003cbr /\u003ePlease note, that this is NOT a fool-proof method, as most of the anonymous bloggers do not even have a profile-page. And even if they do have a profile page, either there won't be any other blog in their blog-list or other blogs will be similar to the one you are tracking (without any links to contact the author).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut just in case, the blogger has left some information in his/her profile page, that can be used to contact him/her, then this method will help you to quickly reach his/her profile page without contacting any employee of Blogger/Google.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo if you are ready with your James Bond hat, then simply open a Blogger blog and find out who's behind it!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOpen the \u003cb\u003ehomepage of the blog\u003c/b\u003e (www.Example.BlogSpot.com)\u003cbr /\u003eNOTE: You'll get the link to the profile only from the homepage and not from any other page of that blog.\u003cbr /\u003eNow view the \"\u003cb\u003ePage Source\u003c/b\u003e\" or \"\u003cb\u003eSource Code\u003c/b\u003e\" of that blog. To view the \"Page Source\", either hit \"CTRL+U\" in Firefox and Opera or Under \"View\" in the main menu select \"Source\" in Internet Explorer.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThen a pop-up or new window will open displaying the source code of the blogs homepage.\u003cbr /\u003eNow, find a line similar to this in the code:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;link rel\u003d\"me\" href\u003d\"\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003ehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#*#\u003c/span\u003e\" /\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003eAnd open the link highlighted in red color in a new window/tab. That's the profile of that blogger.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut unfortunately this method may not work for all blogs (for some unknown reasons)\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd if you are trying to locate your own lost blog or log-in information, then try this: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/forgot.g\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger-Forgot\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-855877705279669440?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/855877705279669440/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/03/find-out-who-owns-bloggerblogspot-blog.html#comment-form","title":"11 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/855877705279669440"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/855877705279669440"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/03/find-out-who-owns-bloggerblogspot-blog.html","title":"Find Out Who Owns The Blogger/BlogSpot Blog !"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"11"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-375361669308854803"},"published":{"$t":"2010-03-12T08:48:00.003+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-09T22:19:32.435+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Make Money"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Logo Designing Contests - Art of Making Money Online"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eA Logo is almost as important as the company name itself. In fact once a company goes famous, we don't even have to mention the name of the company, the logo says it all:\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mercedes-benz.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Mercedes Logo\" src\u003d\"http://i43.tinypic.com/ser34p.jpg\" width\u003d\"150\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd the same is true for a blog/website. Depending on the popularity of their blog/website, people are ready to pay several hundreds of dollars to get the best possible logo for their websites.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo if you think you can put all your creativity in the right direction and create what they want, then register for FREE at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.logomyway.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLogoMyWay\u003c/a\u003e, participate in the logo contests and start making hundreds of bucks instantly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.logomyway.com\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" alt\u003d\"Logo Design Contests\" src\u003d\"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S5kpza02rKI/AAAAAAAADX8/odsRogGSSv8/s1600/LogoMyWay.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eAnd if you are looking for a great logo for your website, then also head over to LogoMyWay, announce the contest, encourage the participants - give them ideas and suggestions and finally get the best possible logo design within a few days (contests usually last for 7-14 days).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSo, how does it work?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e- A contest goes live at LogoMyWay [With prize amounts ranging from $200 to $1000]\u003cbr /\u003e- Designers start working on the project.\u003cbr /\u003e- The contest organizer gives ideas, suggestions and feedback to the designers and ultimately the best logo wins.\u003cbr /\u003e- The selected design is mailed to the contest organizer and the designer gets the award money.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenefits to designers:\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e- Anybody can join for FREE and start participating in the contests, as logo designers.\u003cbr /\u003e- Understand the requirements, show your creative Photoshop skills and if your logo is selected as the best design then you will be awarded anywhere between $200 to $1000\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenefits of organising contests at LogoMyWay\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThere are a number of reasons to select a \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.logomyway.com/readyEnd_design_contests.php\"\u003elogo contest\u003c/a\u003e over individual freelance designers and logo designing companies. First of all, here you will have tens and hundreds of designers working for your logo (i.e. hiring them all at the cost of one). You can suggest and give your ideas to any/each one of them, so that the final product will exactly look like the one you want or even better than that...and for all this, you will not pay to each one of the designer but only to the best one, selected by you.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-375361669308854803?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/375361669308854803/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/03/logo-designing-contests-art-of-making.html#comment-form","title":"10 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/375361669308854803"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/375361669308854803"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/03/logo-designing-contests-art-of-making.html","title":"Logo Designing Contests - Art of Making Money Online"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S5kpza02rKI/AAAAAAAADX8/odsRogGSSv8/s72-c/LogoMyWay.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"10"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-3363594250019494359"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-15T20:35:00.016+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-07-11T20:14:57.224+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Add A Free Forum To Your Blogger/BlogSpot Blog"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003ci\u003eI strongly recommend all the readers to bookmark this post. A forum is a must for every blog with increasing readership.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ctable align\u003d\"center\" cellpadding\u003d\"0\" cellspacing\u003d\"0\" class\u003d\"tr-caption-container\" style\u003d\"float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3255/2837373493_35f6a42de7.jpg\" style\u003d\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width:180px;\" /\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd class\u003d\"tr-caption\" style\u003d\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA Bloggers Community  © \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/baratunde/2837373493/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBaratunde\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/td\u003e\u003c/tr\u003e\u003c/tbody\u003e\u003c/table\u003eForums are entirely different from blogs. Forums let your readers interact with each other, create new topics/discussions and some of them even moderate the forums along with you. \u003cbr /\u003e1. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_forum\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eForum from Wikipedia\u003c/a\u003e. \u003cbr /\u003e2. The popular \u003ca href\u003d\"http://forums.digitalpoint.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDigital Point Forums\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eA few weeks back, even I started a forum - \u003ca href\u003d\"http://main.bloggerstop.net/forum/\" rel\u003d\"nofollow\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBloggerStop-Community\u003c/a\u003e (closed due to some problems) on a sub-domain of my website (main.bloggerstop.net).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e[\u003cb\u003ePlease join and participate in the NEW \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/p/bloggerstop-community.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBloggerStop Forums\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e]\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBut in free Blogger/BlogSpot blogs, you are not allowed to create a sub-domain or even a new directory (an online folder). \u003ci\u003eSo hosting a forum seems impossible\u003c/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003ebut not anymore\u003c/b\u003e. Before you read any further, see these 2 examples:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://blogger-forum-demo.blogspot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eA Blogger Blog completely changed in to a Forum\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e2. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/p/bloggerstop-community.html\"\u003eA simple (static) page on a normal Blogger blog, converted to a Forum\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eInstructions to Add a Forum To Your Blog\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #1:\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/01/static-pages-are-now-available-on.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eCreate and publish a new static page\u003c/a\u003e on your blog, exclusively for a forum. As an example, check out my forums-static-page here:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003ehttp://bloggerstop.net/\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003ep/bloggerstop-community.html\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #2:\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eCreate a new forum at Nabble: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://n3.nabble.com/free-forum.html\"\u003eFree Forums at Nabble\u003c/a\u003e [You will do this within 5 minutes]\u003cbr /\u003eCopy the HTML code...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #3:\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eGo to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e Dashboard -\u0026gt; \u003cb\u003eDesign\u003c/b\u003e -\u0026gt; \u003cb\u003eEdit HTML\u003c/b\u003e and mark the tick-box \"\u003cb\u003eExpand Widget Tempaltes\u003c/b\u003e\".\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #4:\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFind (CTRL+F) this code, in your template:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;div id\u003d'content-wrapper'\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you are not able to find the above mentioned code, then find (CTRL+F) this one (for new templates made for \u003cb\u003eBlogger Template Designer\u003c/b\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;div class\u003d'columns fauxcolumns'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd immediately ABOVE/BEFORE it, paste the code you got from Nabble, with this ADDITIONAL code (Highlighted in \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003eBLUE\u003c/span\u003e and \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003eRED\u003c/span\u003e):\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003e\u0026lt;b:if cond\u003d'data:blog.url \u003d\u003d \u0026amp;quot;\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003ehttp://bloggerstop.net/p/bloggerstop-community.html\u003c/span\u003e\u0026amp;quot;'\u0026gt;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePASTE_CODE_FROM_NABBLE_HERE\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003e\u0026lt;/b:if\u0026gt;\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE (Important)\u003c/b\u003e: Replace the code in RED, with the link to your forum-page.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #5:\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSave your temaplate.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #6:\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis step will HIDE everything from your blog (post content, sidebar widgets etc.) and ONLY forum will be visible in your forum-page.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFind this code in your template:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;/head\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003eAnd immediately ABOVE/BEFORE it, paste this code:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;b:if cond\u003d'data:blog.url \u003d\u003d \u0026amp;quot;\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003ehttp://bloggerstop.net/p/bloggerstop-community.html\u003c/span\u003e\u0026amp;quot;'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;style type\u003d'text/css'\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e#content-wrapper {\u003cbr /\u003edisplay:none !important;\u003cbr /\u003e}\u003cbr /\u003e.columns, .fauxcolumns {\u003cbr /\u003edisplay:none !important;\u003cbr /\u003e}\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/style\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/b:if\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE (Important)\u003c/b\u003e: Replace the code in RED, with the link to your forum-page.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThat's it, a new forum on your blog is ready.\u003cbr /\u003eNow, \u003cb\u003eInvite your readers and friends to join you at your forums\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE\u003c/b\u003e: If you want to replace an entire blog with a forum, as shown in the first example (\u003ca href\u003d\"http://blogger-forum-demo.blogspot.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eForum In A Blogger Blog\u003c/a\u003e), then, first create a new blog. Download the template as a backup. Now, \u003cb\u003ereplace everything\u003c/b\u003e between the BODY tags in the template:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e...\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;body\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003e..\u003cbr /\u003e..\u003cbr /\u003e..\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/body\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ewith the code copied from Nabble. So your template, code will look something like this:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e...\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;body\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003e\u0026lt;a id\u003d\"nabblelink\" href\u003d\"http://n3.nabble.com/BloggerStop-Demo-Forums-f6****.html\"\u0026gt;BloggerStop Demo Forums\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;script src\u003d\"http://n3.nabble.com/embed/f6****\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/script\u0026gt;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/body\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd save the template.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eDEMOS\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://forums.onpause.org/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eOnPause Community\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://forum.ksrtcblog.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eKSRTC Fans Community\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eShowoff your work in the comments below, the best two forums will be displayed here to other blogger\u003c/i\u003e.\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-3363594250019494359?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/3363594250019494359/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/02/add-forum-to-your-bloggerblogspot-blog.html#comment-form","title":"129 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/3363594250019494359"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/3363594250019494359"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/02/add-forum-to-your-bloggerblogspot-blog.html","title":"Add A Free Forum To Your Blogger/BlogSpot Blog"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"129"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-1997511220066948869"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-12T23:28:00.019+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-15T00:01:23.292+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Facebook"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Buzz"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Twitter"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Google"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Add Google Buzz Buttons To Blogger/BlogSpot Blogs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cb\u003e13th Feb.\u003c/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eCode updated to replace the word null with your blog's name.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e14th Apr.\u003c/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eNow \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/04/official-google-buzz-buttons-with-share.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eofficial Google Buzz buttons are available\u003c/a\u003e (with a share-counter).\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003eFollow \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/profiles/bloggerstop.net#Buzz\"\u003eBloggerStop at G-Buzz\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFirst it was \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2009/11/add-facebook-buttons-and-widgets-to.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eFacebook\u003c/a\u003e, then \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2009/04/tweet-it-and-retweet-buttons-for.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTwitter\u003c/a\u003e and now it is \u003cb\u003eGoogle-Buzz\u003c/b\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBeing a blogger, you don't have to worry on \u003ca href\u003d\"http://mashable.com/2010/02/09/google-buzz-facebook-twitter/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ewho's copying whom!\u003c/a\u003e All these websites let their users interact more easily and for webmasters, it means free traffic with minimum efforts. So, keep all your options open as you never know which of them may bring a big wave of traffic to your blog!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://i50.tinypic.com/vhdjzm.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://i50.tinypic.com/vhdjzm.jpg\" width\u003d\"250\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003eNow talking about \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/buzz\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eG-Buzz\u003c/a\u003e, although Google has not yet provided any official \"\u003cb\u003eBuzz It!\u003c/b\u003e\" buttons, but it does allow you to synchronize your blog-feed with the Buzz, so that all your posts are directly sent to your Buzz account. Simply add your blog to the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://cdn.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/twitterconnection.jpg\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003econnected sites list\u003c/a\u003e...\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eInspired by \u003ca href\u003d\"http://mashable.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMashable\u003c/a\u003e, now I too have created the \u003cb\u003eGoogle Buzz It!\u003c/b\u003e buttons for the readers of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBloggerStop\u003c/a\u003e. Here's how you can add these buttons to your blog:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #1\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLog in to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e, go to \u003cb\u003eLayout\u003c/b\u003e -\u0026gt; \u003cb\u003eEdit HTML\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eand mark the tick box \"\u003cb\u003eExpand Widget Templates\u003c/b\u003e\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow, find this code in the template:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;div class\u003d'post-header-line-1'/\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #2\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd immediately BELOW/AFTER it, paste this code:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;!--BUZZ-STARTS--\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;a expr:href\u003d'\u0026amp;quot;http://www.google.com/reader/link?url\u003d\u0026amp;quot; + data:post.url + \u0026amp;quot;\u0026amp;amp;title\u003d\u0026amp;quot; + data:post.title + \u0026quot;\u0026amp;amp;srcTitle\u003d\u0026quot; + data:blog.title' target\u003d'_blank'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div style\u003d'border:0px !important;\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003etext-align:right;\u003c/span\u003e\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003emargin-top:-42px;\u003c/span\u003e'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img alt\u003d'Buzz It' src\u003d'http://i46.tinypic.com/121wg9e.jpg'/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;!--BUZZ-STOPS-http://bloggerstop.net--\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIt will display a small \u003cb\u003eBuzz It!\u003c/b\u003e button like this:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i46.tinypic.com/121wg9e.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOr, paste this code:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;!--BUZZ-STARTS--\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;a expr:href\u003d'\u0026amp;quot;http://www.google.com/reader/link?url\u003d\u0026amp;quot; + data:post.url + \u0026amp;quot;\u0026amp;amp;title\u003d\u0026amp;quot; + data:post.title + \u0026quot;\u0026amp;amp;srcTitle\u003d\u0026quot; + data:blog.title' target\u003d'_blank'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div style\u003d'border:0px !important;text-align:\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003eright;\u003c/span\u003emargin-top:\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003e-42px;\u003c/span\u003e'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img alt\u003d'Buzz It' src\u003d'http://i47.tinypic.com/2j0b02c.jpg'/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;!--BUZZ-STOPS-http://bloggerstop.net--\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003eto display a larger \u003cb\u003eBuzz It!\u003c/b\u003e button like this one:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i47.tinypic.com/2j0b02c.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE\u003c/b\u003e: By default, the alignment of these buttons is kept to \"Right\", you may change it to \"Left\" too. To change the position of the button, change the value -45 pixels (in margin-top:-42px;).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #3\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSave the template and let the Buzzer Buzzzzzzz...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cb\u003e*Update\u003c/b\u003e: Soufiane from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.leblogger.com/2010/02/google-buzz-bouton-blogger-comment.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLeBlogger\u003c/a\u003e, has \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/02/add-google-buzz-it-buttons-to.html#c3146959205229861166\"\u003esuggested\u003c/a\u003e a new javascript based code to display these G-Buzz buttons; wherein if the readers select any part of the post before hitting the \u003cb\u003eBuzz This\u003c/b\u003e button, then the selected text (and images too) will also appear in their G-buzz updates. Here's the new code:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;a href\u003d'javascript:var%20b\u003ddocument.body;var%20GR________bookmarklet_domain\u003d\u0026amp;quot;http://www.google.com\u0026amp;quot;;if(b\u0026amp;amp;\u0026amp;amp;!document.xmlVersion){void(z\u003ddocument.createElement(\u0026amp;quot;script\u0026amp;quot;));void(z.src\u003d\u0026amp;quot;http://www.google.com/reader/ui/link-bookmarklet.js\u0026amp;quot;);void(b.appendChild(z));}else{}' title\u003d'Buzz It!'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;div style\u003d'border:0px !important;text-align:\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003eright;\u003c/span\u003emargin-top:\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003e-42px;\u003c/span\u003e'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img alt\u003d'Buzz It' src\u003d'\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003ehttp://i47.tinypic.com/2j0b02c.jpg\u003c/span\u003e'/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/div\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ePS: Use this code, instead of the one from \u003cb\u003eSTEP #2\u003c/b\u003e, if you want those additional benefits. The above code will display the larger icon by default, change the image-url to show the smaller icon.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eThanks to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mashable.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMashable\u003c/a\u003e for the larger Icon !\u003c/i\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-1997511220066948869?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/1997511220066948869/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/02/add-google-buzz-it-buttons-to.html#comment-form","title":"81 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/1997511220066948869"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/1997511220066948869"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/02/add-google-buzz-it-buttons-to.html","title":"Add Google Buzz Buttons To Blogger/BlogSpot Blogs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"81"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-8518350566799537960"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-11T21:23:00.002+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-09T22:19:32.442+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Unable To Paste Text While Commenting In Blogger Blogs ? [Problem Fixed]"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cb\u003eNOTE\u003c/b\u003e: \u003ci\u003eIf you haven't yet found any problem in pasting text, while commenting in a Blogger based blog, then you may ignore this post\u003c/i\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eI used to face this problem in the previous version of my Internet browser and till date some of my readers do complain that they are unable to paste text/code in the comment-form while commenting on \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBloggerStop\u003c/a\u003e and some other blogs.\u003cbr /\u003eIn \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e blogs (Blog*Spot), comment-forms are \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.w3schools.com/Html/html_frames.asp\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eseparate \u003ci\u003eframes\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e (webpages) embedded in to the blogs. And if you are using \u003cb\u003eFirefox \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003ev 3.5.x\u003c/span\u003e\u003c/b\u003e, then you might have experienced this problem too...\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eThe best way to avoid this problem is to upgrade your blowser to the latest version of \u003cb\u003eFirefox (\u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003ev 3.6\u003c/span\u003e)\u003c/b\u003e. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eDownload and install it from here\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/div\u003eBut for any specific reason, if you don't want to upgrade, then in your present browser, i.e. Firefox 3.5.xx, while commenting, you just have to separate the comment-form frame from the blog (then you can easily copy/paste any text in to it).\u003cbr /\u003eTo seaparate the frame, while commenting simply \u003cb\u003eright click\u003c/b\u003e inside the comment-form, then go to \"\u003cb\u003eThis Frame\u003c/b\u003e\" and click on any of these options: \"\u003cb\u003eShow only this frame\u003c/b\u003e\", \"\u003cb\u003eOpen frame in new window\u003c/b\u003e\" or \"\u003cb\u003eopen frame in new tab\u003c/b\u003e\".\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"separator\" style\u003d\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S3Qk66O_6rI/AAAAAAAADXQ/qVTtOPfmwMg/s1600/Commenting_Problem_Solved.png\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" rel\u003d\"lytebox\" style\u003d\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S3Qk66O_6rI/AAAAAAAADXQ/qVTtOPfmwMg/s1600/Commenting_Problem_Solved.png\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/div\u003eOnce you open the comment-form frame in a separate tab/window, you will be able to comment normally.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-8518350566799537960?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/8518350566799537960/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/02/unable-to-paste-text-while-commenting.html#comment-form","title":"16 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/8518350566799537960"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/8518350566799537960"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/02/unable-to-paste-text-while-commenting.html","title":"Unable To Paste Text While Commenting In Blogger Blogs ? [Problem Fixed]"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_4fVBL4fjrFI/S3Qk66O_6rI/AAAAAAAADXQ/qVTtOPfmwMg/s72-c/Commenting_Problem_Solved.png","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"16"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-6794082278910514481"},"published":{"$t":"2010-02-02T23:13:00.011+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-09T22:19:32.445+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Images"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Image Zoom [JQZoom] For Blogger Blogs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Here's a creative and innovative way to display large pictures in limited area:\u003cbr /\u003ethat's JQzoom !\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mind-projects.it/projects/jqzoom/images/exzoom.jpg\" rel\u003d\"lytebox\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://www.mind-projects.it/projects/jqzoom/images/exzoom.jpg\" width\u003d\"520\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003ePurpose of this hack\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eWhile the smaller thumbnail image is displayed in your post, the corresponding larger image is displayed inside a floating window only when the reader hovers his/her mouse cursor over the thumbnail-image. The image displaying-style inside the floating-window is exactly like that of a view through a magnifying lens or that of a microscopic view.\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eTo get a clear idea of the hack, \u003cbr /\u003echeck out the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://intensedebate-blogger.blogspot.com/2010/02/testing-jqzoom-jquery-image-zoom-in.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eLive Demo...\u003c/a\u003e (in a Blogger blog).\u003cbr /\u003eAnd another \u003ca href\u003d\"http://files.main.bloggerstop.net/uploads/3/0/2/5/3025338/img_zoom.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003estandalone DEMO\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow follow these instructions to add this hack to your Blogger/BlogSpot blog:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #1\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eLog in to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e and go to \u003cb\u003eLayout\u003c/b\u003e -\u0026gt; \u003cb\u003eEdit HTML\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003ethen, find (CTRL+F) this code in your template:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;/head\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAnd immediately ABOVE/BEFORE it, paste this code:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;!--JQZOOM-STARTS--\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;script src\u003d\"http://files.main.bloggerstop.net/uploads/3/0/2/5/3025338/jquery-1.3.2.min.js\" type\u003d\"text/javascript\"\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/script\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;script src\u003d\"http://files.main.bloggerstop.net/uploads/3/0/2/5/3025338/jquery.jqzoom1.0.1.js\" type\u003d'text/javascript'\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/script\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;link rel\u003d\"stylesheet\" href\u003d\"http://files.main.bloggerstop.net/uploads/3/0/2/5/3025338/jqzoom.css\" type\u003d\"text/css\" /\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;script type\u003d\"text/javascript\"\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e$(function() {\u003cbr /\u003evar options \u003d\u003cbr /\u003e{\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003ezoomWidth: 275,\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003ezoomHeight: 275\u003c/div\u003e}\u003cbr /\u003e$(\".jqzoom\").jqzoom(options);\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003evar options2 \u003d\u003cbr /\u003e{\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003ezoomWidth: 275,\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003ezoomHeight: 275,\u003c/div\u003ezoomType:'reverse'\u003cbr /\u003e}\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e$(\".jqzoom2\").jqzoom(options2);\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e});\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;/script\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u0026lt;!--JQZOOM-STOPS-HELP@-http://bloggerstop.net--\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eDefault width and height of zoom-window is fixed as \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003e275x275 pixels\u003c/span\u003e. You may change the values if you want.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #2\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSave your template.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eSTEP #3\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow whenever you want to add this image-zoom effect to your images, simply add the \u003cb\u003eclass \"jqzoom\"\u003c/b\u003e to your \u003cb\u003ea href\u003c/b\u003e tag.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, if this is the usual code you use to display an image in your blog:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;a href\u003d\"DIRECT_LINK_TO_THE_LARGER_IMAGE\" \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003etitle\u003d\"IMAGE_TITLE\"\u003c/span\u003e\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src\u003d\"DIRECT_LINK_TO_THE_SMALLER_IMAGE\"/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eNow to implement the hack, the new code becomes:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\u0026lt;a href\u003d\"DIRECT_LINK_TO_THE_LARGER_IMAGE\" \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: red;\"\u003eclass\u003d\"jqzoom\"\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan style\u003d\"color: blue;\"\u003etitle\u003d\"IMAGE_TITLE\"\u003c/span\u003e\u0026gt;\u0026lt;img src\u003d\"DIRECT_LINK_TO_THE_SMALLER_IMAGE\"/\u0026gt;\u0026lt;/a\u0026gt;\u003c/blockquote\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIn the DEMO, this is the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://i49.tinypic.com/33u73a9.jpg\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003elarger image\u003c/a\u003e used while this one is the \u003ca href\u003d\"http://i48.tinypic.com/wldus1.jpg\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ethumb-nail\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE #1\u003c/b\u003e: To display the images with \u003cb\u003eReverse Opacity Effect\u003c/b\u003e (second image in the DEMO), add \u003cb\u003eclass\u003d\"jqzoom2\"\u003c/b\u003e instead of class\u003d\"jqzoom\"\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE #2\u003c/b\u003e (\u003ci\u003eIMPORTANT\u003c/i\u003e): For this hack, you should have two sizes of the same image. The smaller image is displayed in the blog, and the larger image is hyperlinked to the smaller image (displayed in the floating window).\u003cbr /\u003eYou may use any image-editor (MS-Paint/Adobe photoshop) to create the smaller thumbnail-image (displayed it in the blog posts).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrowser Support\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cimg align\u003d\"middle\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.mind-projects.it/projects/jqzoom/images/browser_ie.gif\" /\u003e 6+ | \u003cimg align\u003d\"middle\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.mind-projects.it/projects/jqzoom/images/browser_ff.gif\" /\u003e 2+ | \u003cimg align\u003d\"middle\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.mind-projects.it/projects/jqzoom/images/chrome_small.gif\" /\u003e1.0 | \u003cimg align\u003d\"middle\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.mind-projects.it/projects/jqzoom/images/browser_safari.gif\" /\u003e 2+ | \u003cimg align\u003d\"middle\" alt\u003d\"\" src\u003d\"http://www.mind-projects.it/projects/jqzoom/images/browser_opera.gif\" /\u003e 9+ |\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eThis hack is similar to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2009/01/create-lightbox-image-display-in.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger-LightBox\u003c/a\u003e, where the zoom effect is seen in the entire image (where image-zoom is observed only on mouse click instead of mouse-hover).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eProject Author\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eRenzi Marco from \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mind-projects.it/projects/jqzoom/index.php\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMind Projects\u003c/a\u003e, presently working on the next release of\u003cbr /\u003ejqzoom with thumbnail image switch.\u003cbr /\u003eR. Marco is an Italian Engineer skilled in php, CodeIgniter, javascript, JQuery, XML and SOAP... He is actually looking for a full-time job in a collaborative and innovative web team. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mind-projects.it/projects/jqzoom/contact.php\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eHire Him\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-6794082278910514481?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/6794082278910514481/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/02/image-zoom-jqzoom-for-blogger-blogs.html#comment-form","title":"30 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6794082278910514481"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6794082278910514481"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/02/image-zoom-jqzoom-for-blogger-blogs.html","title":"Image Zoom [JQZoom] For Blogger Blogs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"30"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-5580021702395592851"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-29T01:20:00.002+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-09T22:19:32.447+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Back Up"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Friday Blogger BackUp #4 - Protect Your Blog!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"Another reminder to all the readers of \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBloggerStop.net\u003c/a\u003e, to protect and save all their content.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://i33.tinypic.com/14il8nr.jpg\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Friday Blogger Back Ups\" src\u003d\"http://i33.tinypic.com/14il8nr.jpg\" width\u003d\"100\"/\u003e\u003c/a\u003eIt is important to take regular back-ups of your template and blog-content, to avoid circumstances like these:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid\u003d1e4950b862139900\u0026amp;hl\u003den\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eExample 1\u003c/a\u003e - Template lost\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid\u003d23c4ca6e299f7516\u0026amp;hl\u003den\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eExample 2\u003c/a\u003e - Comments deleted\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/blogger/thread?tid\u003d5b66fb9ebdedee5c\u0026amp;hl\u003den\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eExample 3\u003c/a\u003e - Blog banned and marked as spam\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eOfficial word from Blogger: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://buzz.blogger.com/2008/08/you-are-not-spam.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMistakes do happen\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo, precaution is aLwAyS BeTTer than Cure !!!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e1. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/11/back-up-your-blog-posts-and-comments.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTutorial  for blog posts and comments backup\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://i36.tinypic.com/fz44rb.jpg\" rel\u003d\"lytebox\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i36.tinypic.com/fz44rb.jpg\" width\u003d\"525\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e2. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/12/how-to-change-bloggerblogspot-templates.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eTutorial  for template and widgets backup\u003c/a\u003e (read the first 6 steps of the  tutorial).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://i33.tinypic.com/rwq9tk.jpg\" rel\u003d\"lytebox\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg src\u003d\"http://i33.tinypic.com/rwq9tk.jpg\" width\u003d\"525\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/center\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-5580021702395592851?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/5580021702395592851/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/01/friday-blogger-backup-4-protect-your.html#comment-form","title":"24 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/5580021702395592851"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/5580021702395592851"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/01/friday-blogger-backup-4-protect-your.html","title":"Friday Blogger BackUp #4 - Protect Your Blog!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"24"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-6725599675882313737"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-25T18:06:00.005+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-04-09T22:19:32.449+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Help"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"SEO"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Webmaster Tools"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Widgets"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"BEST Method To Truncate Posts In Blogger/BlogSpot Blogs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis post is important for all the bloggers, blogging on Googles \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger\u003c/a\u003e platform. Whether you are presently using any post-truncating method or not, you should read this post at least once.\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"Best Read More hack for Blogger blogs\" rel\u003d\"lytebox\" src\u003d\"http://i45.tinypic.com/2450g80.jpg\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eTruncating posts on homepage/archives/label-pages is a must for every blog. If you care for your readers and search engines, then you should know that truncating the posts will make both of them happy.\u003cbr /\u003eBy showing only a small part instead of the complete post, you will save some bandwidth and time of your readers. And similarly search engines will load your pages quickly too. Moreover your readers will not miss the posts present at the bottom and when they click on the \"read more\" links to read the posts in detail, it will increase your pageviews too.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eIf you are working on \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.blogger.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eBlogger/BlogSpot\u003c/a\u003e platform, then you have at least 3 ways to truncate the posts. Two of them involve javascripting to truncate the posts and the third one (that is officially announced and suggested by Blogger) is non-javascript based. You would have seen all three of them being used by different bloggers. Some of the newly developed Blogger-Custom-Templates use the javascript based automatic-read more hack.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003ci\u003eSponsored Ads\u003c/i\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/Art-SEO-Mastering-Optimization-Practice/dp/0596518862?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003dbloggnet-20\u0026amp;link_code\u003dbtl\u0026amp;camp\u003d213689\u0026amp;creative\u003d392969\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eThe Art of SEO: Mastering Search Engine Optimization (Theory in Practice)\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"1\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003dbloggnet-20\u0026amp;l\u003dbtl\u0026amp;camp\u003d213689\u0026amp;creative\u003d392969\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d0596518862\" style\u003d\"border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;\" width\u003d\"1\" /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/Get-Top-Google-Techniques-Rankings/dp/1857885023?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003dbloggnet-20\u0026amp;link_code\u003dbtl\u0026amp;camp\u003d213689\u0026amp;creative\u003d392969\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eGet to the Top on Google: Tips and Techniques to Get Your Site to the Top of the Search Engine Rankings -- and Stay There\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"1\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003dbloggnet-20\u0026amp;l\u003dbtl\u0026amp;camp\u003d213689\u0026amp;creative\u003d392969\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1857885023\" style\u003d\"border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;\" width\u003d\"1\" /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.amazon.com/SEO-Made-Simple-Strategies-Dominating/dp/1442169206?ie\u003dUTF8\u0026amp;tag\u003dbloggnet-20\u0026amp;link_code\u003dbtl\u0026amp;camp\u003d213689\u0026amp;creative\u003d392969\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eSEO Made Simple: Strategies For Dominating The World's Largest Search Engine\u003c/a\u003e\u003cimg alt\u003d\"\" border\u003d\"0\" height\u003d\"1\" src\u003d\"http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t\u003dbloggnet-20\u0026amp;l\u003dbtl\u0026amp;camp\u003d213689\u0026amp;creative\u003d392969\u0026amp;o\u003d1\u0026amp;a\u003d1442169206\" style\u003d\"border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important; padding: 0px ! important;\" width\u003d\"1\" /\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\u003c/ul\u003e\u003chr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat's the problem?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAs the first two hacks, (viz. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2009/05/automatic-read-more-hack-for-blogger.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eautomatic read more hack\u003c/a\u003e, and \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2008/10/blogger-help-add-read-more-link-to-your.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003emanual read-more using \u0026lt;span class\u003d\"fullpost\"\u0026gt;\u003c/a\u003e) use javascript to truncate the posts, so most of your readers (at least 90%) will be able to see the truncated posts, \u003cb\u003ebut search engines like \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.google.com/\"\u003eGoogle\u003c/a\u003e/\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.yahoo.com/\"\u003eYahoo\u003c/a\u003e without javascript support in their browsers will not see your blog-pages with truncated posts\u003c/b\u003e. So, even though you are using the truncating (read-more) hack in your blog, they are of no help in optimizing your blog for search engines.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eIf you are also using one of those javascript based techniques to truncate your posts, then I will advice you to stop using that method and better switch to the third option (non-javascript based).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe solution\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eSo I will suggest you to \u003cb\u003euse the official method of truncating posts suggested by Blogger\u003c/b\u003e: i.e. use \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u0026lt;!-- more --\u0026gt;\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/b\u003e anywhere in the blog-post to truncate it. \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2009/09/read-more-is-official-now-and-static.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eRead the complete post here\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003eAnd if you are facing any problems in using this method, then read; \u003ca href\u003d\"http://bloggerstop.net/2009/09/blogger-read-more-sidebar-errors-fixed.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ehow to fix errors in Blogger Read-More hack\u003c/a\u003e.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenefits you will get by using this method\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e1. Posts are truncated for both your readers and search engines.\u003cbr /\u003e2. Decreases loading time of your blog (you can check it in your Google Webmasters account), as posts are truncated for search-engine-bots too.\u003cbr /\u003e3. Increases page-views.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eA suggestion to further optimize your blog\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003eLimit the non-truncated part of the posts to only 1 image (that means, show only 1 image per post in the homepage). Hide extra images in the hidden/truncated part, as it will decrease the loading time of your hompage/archive pages.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eCheck it yourself...\u003c/b\u003e - Immediately after implementing this hack in all the blog posts (being shown in the homepage), you can check and see the improvements your blog has made:\u003cbr /\u003e1. Go to \u003ca href\u003d\"http://tools.pingdom.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003ePingdom-Tools\u003c/a\u003e and note down the loading time of your blog.\u003cbr /\u003e2. Now apply this hack to all the posts present on your blogs homepage, and then again check the loading time of your blog at Pingdom.\u003cbr /\u003eYou'll notice the difference;\u003cbr /\u003e- in the total HTML size of the blog (it will decrease) and,\u003cbr /\u003e- in the loading time (it will also decrease, that means your blog now loads faster).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://teacher.net.edu.sa/balkhoyor/photogallery/Pages/motivation.aspx\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eImage credits\u003c/i\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-6725599675882313737?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/6725599675882313737/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/01/best-method-to-truncate-posts-in.html#comment-form","title":"35 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6725599675882313737"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6725599675882313737"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/01/best-method-to-truncate-posts-in.html","title":"BEST Method To Truncate Posts In Blogger/BlogSpot Blogs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"35"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2131315009230388324.post-6584419455561064913"},"published":{"$t":"2010-01-23T15:00:00.009+05:30"},"updated":{"$t":"2010-01-23T20:01:59.617+05:30"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogger Interviews"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\"Be Unique\" Says Mohammad !"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003eBlogger Of The Week: \u003cb\u003eMohammad Mustafa Ahmedzai\u003c/b\u003e (author at \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mybloggertricks.com/\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMyBloggerTricks\u003c/a\u003e)\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c/b\u003e:\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca href\u003d\"http://i47.tinypic.com/2woxix3.jpg\" imageanchor\u003d\"1\" style\u003d\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003e\u003cimg border\u003d\"0\" src\u003d\"http://i47.tinypic.com/2woxix3.jpg\" width\u003d\"200\" /\u003e\u003c/a\u003eI am Mohammad Mustafa Ahmedzai, a Computer System Engineering Student and the author of the blog \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mybloggertricks.com\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMyBloggerTricks.com\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eI am an addicted blogger,designer, web enthusiast and a certified SEO. I write first heard tutorials on Blogger tools, resources and their uses with main focus on CSS and HTML.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003ca name\u003d'more'\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\u003cdiv style\u003d\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eWelcome to BloggerStop, Mohammad. How long have you been in the Blogosphere? And who/what inspired you to start a blog of your own?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Firstly let me thank you Divya Sai for your extreme love, respect and keen interest in knowing about me through this friendly interview. I have no words but to wish you a successful and memorable life online and offline.\u003cbr /\u003eDear I started blogging in August 2008 after completing my A Levels. I came across Blogger while doing a Google search for \"What is a Blog?\" After watching some videos I signed up for a Blogger Account and started my first blog i.e. Tecfun.co.nr where I share my experiences with my college friends and teachers. Honestly speaking, it were the videos made by Blogger team and commoncraft.com which inspired me to start the blogging career. It was in fact this visual interaction that brought about a dramatic change in my life.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eHow will you describe your blog in one line/less than 20 words?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: MBT has the reputation of publishing unique and first heard Blogger tutorials which includes mainly CSS based widgets, Magazine style templates and Social Media icons.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eWhat do you blog about? Is this blog devoted to a single theme or do you have more than one quite unrelated categories in your blog?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Well my tutorials are mainly focused on areas like CSS and HTML, Blog Optimization, webmaster tools, Blogger widgets, templates and most importantly Blogging Goodies. By Blogger tricks I generally speak of all blogging platforms and not just Google Blogger. So in short the categories are all related and speak of nothing but weblogs.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eAre you the only author in your blog or do you have co-bloggers to manage the blog? In future are you planning to team up with like-minded bloggers?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Unfortunately at present I am the only victim who is shedding sweat and tears day and night :((. Blogging really requires a lot of precious time and I am feeling a dire need for a trustful partner who could help me in writing interesting tutorials. For your second question, I will surely join hands with niche blog partners in near future but only after I have stabilized MBT more firmly on Blogosphere. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eDo you blog anonymously or your readers know well who you are?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: My blog is an open Bio of myself in brief. I share everything their with my readers from my home, University till Blogging. Many readers have become so much socialized with me that many wish me on special occasions through chats, emails, blog comments and some even through phone calls. I think by blogging anonymously one can never achieve true appreciation, love and self confidence. It is indeed the true identity of a Blog author that keeps him spiritually comfortable with his online work. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eDo you have any specific goals/expectations from your blog? Have you already achieved any of these goals (or would you like to share any milestones that your blog has achieved)?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: The biggest blogging ambition that I have is to revolutionize the importance and significance of Blogging in my country. Only 6-7% people living in Afghanistan and Pakistan use internet and those who use it, don't even know what a blog is. Since I am a student myself still exploring the ever expanding Blogosphere, I am waiting for the day when I will have a true professional cap on my head with enough confidence to explain the advantages and value of Blogging to young generation living in developing countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan.\u003cbr /\u003eThe biggest milestone that I achieved is that a shy guy with a blog that is only 10 months old, is now being interviewed by one of India's finest young Blogger i.e. Divya Sai. I think there can be no better milestone than this within my one year of blogging career. \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eHow much time do you devote to your blog? Do you blog on weekends and do you think Blogging is eating too much of your time and is it affecting your day-to-day (offline) life too?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Man Blogging is tough! It demands a lot of time, motivation, continuous hard work and plenty of patience. I spend about six hours daily in front of the computer but still I feel as if I am devoting less. My mom and dad often shout at me due to my late night work! :D\u003cbr /\u003eBlogging can affect your health also if you don't work carefully. During the recent days I had complains of eye sight issue and backache but as soon as I realized these side effects I started going gym and luckily things have improved a lot. I have now a screen filter on my monitor and a comfortable darling seat to help me blog safely :D To be honest my social background i.e. my friends and family members are not affected at all. I spend day time with my friends and family and night with my readers.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eWhat are your present blog stats, i.e. number of daily visitors, your global reach etc.?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Now this is a risky question..! I will try to be more honest with you. Since MBT is only 10 months old, it is receiving 10,500 page views monthly with 230+ subscribers, 229 Facebook followers, 70+ Google friend connect followers and 1100+ twitter followers. The numbers are still increasing MashAllah! The MBT homepage has a PR-2 with some pages with PR-3 and all internal pages with PR-1 to PR-2 . This is what I achieved so far. Hope that was an open answer!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eWhat do you think is a better source of traffic - search engines, traffic exchange sites or social networking sites?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I guess traffic from search engines is never constant but it is huge for sure. For me personally as a SEO, driving Traffic through search engines is more interesting, easy and less hectic. Traffic from search engines is everlasting with no doubts. If any of your page hits the first page with a rich keyword then you can enjoy an ever-growing readership through that one keyword for a longer period as long as you keep working hard on that specific keyword. Social networking sites and traffic exchange sites are also good sources of Traffic but this kind of traffic is more hectic. You will receive Traffic only if you actively participate in forums and talks and undoubtedly doing so requires a lot of time and energy.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eDo you regularly respond to your readers and do you think it is important for a blogger to always comment back or reply back to his readers?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Well I am pretty serious when it comes to reader's queries. I deal it so seriously that most readers receive replies within seconds and minutes or at most within 24 hours. No matter whether the question is relevant, irrelevant, a feedback, suggestion or criticism, I welcome them all with a smile. :\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003eThe true self confidence that an author achieves is when readers leave comments. No doubt the best identity of a good Blogger is his good and friendly attitude towards his readers. I personally hate giving feedback to well established blogs (xyz) just because I feel it morally an insult when your feedback or query is left ignored and not replied.\u003cbr /\u003eIt takes months and years to build up a good number of subscribers but it takes only a week or a month at most to lose precious loyal readers due to lack of communication on the author's side.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eWhat are your unique strategies to survive and to perform better in your blogs niche against your competitor blogs?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: My strategy is the word \"unique\" itself i.e. I believe in offering resources that are never published or shared anywhere else may that be blogger tutorials, templates or blogger goodies. \u003cb\u003eIn short the best strategy to survive against your niche competitors is to beat them with unique and first heard content\u003c/b\u003e. One should not just blog about what is already shared on famous major blogs rather he should explore and discover his own talent and must come out with his own creative ideas. No doubt God has blessed us all with equal senses.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eOther than Blogging what are your other hobbies or what do you do in your leisure time?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Unfortunately I don't have any leisure time. I go university early in the morning, teach O Level students in the evening, go gym at night and do blogging late night. Now tell me where goes my leisure time :(\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eIs blogging for you just a passion or a medium for earning too? Are you earning enough to quit a 9 to 5 day job?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I started it with passion but now as I am investing more and more time in it, I must accept the fact that I am trying hard to achieve some revenue in return.\u003cbr /\u003eFor your second question I would say, no... not at all! I am not a richi rich blogger :D. At present Blogging keeps me happy spiritually but not very much economically.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eDo you sell any of your products, work as an affiliate partner or advertisements are the only source of income for you?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Since I started blogging just a year ago (i.e. 2008-2009) I rely much on revenue through advertisements. But as days are passing, I am receiving good offers from some niche blog authors to start a niche partnership. I will pay due respect if any offer appears appealing.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eAre you planning to employee someone to help you in blogging or outsourcing some of your work like blog-designing, social networking or someone for your PR department?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: As you know I am an Engineering student and hiring someone one at this stage will not be affordable to me. Though I have plans to offer Guest posting at MBT. The Guest poster will be provided all legal blogging rights like a link in signature, Adsense revenue sharing and many internal links that will help him with rich links, traffic and some good bugs in return :\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eBlogs you follow and read regularly…\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Friendly speaking I follow no blog! Just for the reason that I read all blogs randomly. It is natural that not all posts of one specific blog are entertained. So instead of flooding my inbox with lots of emails I prefer reading a blog relevant to the query I am searching for at that specific moment. But I really don't recommend this style to other bloggers. Indeed subscription helps you keep track of all your favorite blogs and saves a lot of time but I prefer bookmarking a blog. \u003cbr /\u003eThe blogs that I often visit and read are indeed those of my niche friends which include Bloggerstop.net with no hesitation.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eCommunities/Forums you have joined (that help you in blogging):\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Facebook, Youtube and Yahoo Answers are my best friends! Among them Yahoo Answers is the best traffic resource I can recommend with full confidence. Wiki Answers are also as good as Yahoo answers but I have not signed up for an account as yet and will do so shortly.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eHave you done any mistakes in your blogging life? And what have you learnt from these mistakes?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: My first mistake was to create a blog with many topics like Internet, Social Media, Computer, Software and Blogger. But later I realized that I was really getting no good traffic neither were people taking interest in receiving my regular newsletters. Then I focused on one single topic and that was Tutorials on Google Powered Blogger. This was the best decision I ever made. Things have really changed dramatically thereafter. This experience taught me that the success of blogging indeed lies in just one strong Topic!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eHas blogging added any special flavor to your life? Would you like to share it with us?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Blogging is the best experience one could have. You make new friends everyday. You have a large crowd to read and appreciate your efforts. You socialize with people from different cultural backgrounds and with different tones and colours. You learn everyday for every single day in Blogosphere has a different message to deliver. No matter what some clumsy people may say but Blogging. is for those who want to enjoy the world far different from the real world we live in.\u003cbr /\u003eI find peace and satisfaction in blogging and verily I will blog till death! :D\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eSomething you really want to change in your blog or in yourself being a blogger?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I want to speedup my publishing process. I really try hard to publish one post per day but since I have uni(versity) in morning and students in evening, no matter how hard I try, I can not make it. This is one main problem I am struggling hard to combat and I am sure in the coming few days I will really knock it down!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eSay, you are sponsored to travel to 3 world destinations. Which destinations would you pick up, and why? Would you like to take someone along with you? If yes, whom?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I would pick up a wildlife zone especially in South Africa. I have seen and learnt enough of Humans and wish to see with my own eyes how our neighbor species live and survive in their lush greeny Natural Habittes. Wildlife zones are areas where true beauty of planet Earth actually lies. Anyone would love snow capped mountains, dense green forests, volatile rivers, cute little creatures, singing trees and birds and united groups of animals. Wildlife has a lot to offer for the peace and tranquility of our souls.\u003cbr /\u003eI would take with me my laptop! :D \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eBloggers generally love to read books? Do you agree with this and if yes what you’re your favorite books/novels?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Of course I agree. One who writes more actually reads more. I read my field related books like Physics, Further and applied Mathematics and my dearest subject i.e. Chemistry. \u003cbr /\u003eYou said Novels??..... Oh never!!, I have always scored bad in literature :D\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eIf you could meet one person, dead or alive, who would it be?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Prophet Mohammad (PBUH). He taught me the purpose of this life and identified to me the Almighty force Who is responsible for balancing the system of the Universe. I know God because I know Mohammad (PBUH). He was the last amongst Prophets after Adam, Solomon, Abraham, Moses and Jesus (May Peace Be Upon Them All).\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eWhich is your favorite television show? \u0026amp; favorite movies and songs?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: Honestly speaking, no television show or movie did ever impressed me for none offered peace of mind. As far as songs are concerned I love Nasheeds (Arabic Songs) by Ahmed Bukhatir and Zain Bikha. I find peace and a good lovely message in these Nasheeds. They make me cry, laugh and smile. The Nasheed \"\u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v\u003dm1aXR7ejw2E\u0026amp;feature\u003drelated\"\u003eLast Breath\u003c/a\u003e\" by Ahmed Bukhatir brought about a turning point in my life.\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eWhat’s your favorite food? Any particular dislikes?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I love an Afghani Dish called \"Kabuli Palow\". It is an extremely healthy and tasty dish consisting of rice and beef with a sprinkle of dried grapes on it. One of the most beloved dish in Afghanistan. We serve every guest with Kabuli Palow! :\u0026gt;\u0026gt;\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eBlogs are replacing personal diaries, magazines, journals and today more than just being a hobby we can see corporate blogs too, so what do you think is the future of blogs?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: I see blogs as an ever expanding medium for quality education. Blogs have revolutionized the web and have made the Cyberspace a rich source of education and entertainment. Journals, magazines and other classical source of knowledge are dead papers which can only be read but can not be questioned. On contrary Blogs are an open medium for communication between the author and a reader. People ask questions, bring problems and they receive answers and solutions within minutes. After 10 years or more you will find every child saying \"Did you read Mr. X's blog? and not \"Did you read Mr. X's book? \u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eAny special message you would like to share with our readers as well with everyone else?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.: As a blogger one should think more about the content than the revenue. Many bloggers often underestimate the importance of this beautiful learning experience by turning their blog into a fish-market occupied with ads. I believe that only those bloggers succeed who pay more attention towards providing useful and unique content rather than that content which is already published somewhere else. It is good to spread the voice of one blogger to your readers by sharing his content but try to play your own individual roles in bringing something interesting, inventive and creative to the blogosphere. Every one of you is a genius and it is only a matter of time to realize it. Invest your time and energy for at least one year and then expect a fruitful outcome in terms of revenue. I believe that If you really want to be a really successful blogger then share what is revolving in your mind and dress this idea and present it in a manner so that it may look appealing to your readers. For a desired succesful blogging career do not work harder but smarter! Wishing you all a good luck and success and an ever growing readership. Keep blogging for the generation ahead needs you!\u003cbr /\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eBS: \u003cb\u003eHow can we connect with you?\u003c/b\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eAns.:  At present the best way to contact me is my blog and the secondary is Facebook. It would be an honour to connect with you guys.\u003cbr /\u003eTwitter ID: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://twitter.com/mybloggertricks\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eMBT-Twitter\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eFacebook Profile: \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.facebook.com/mybloggertricks\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eFacebook-MBT\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003eContact Me Page:- \u003ca href\u003d\"http://www.mybloggertricks.com/2009/03/contact-me.html\" target\u003d\"_blank\"\u003eContact Mohd.\u003c/a\u003e\u003cbr /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\u003cdiv class\u003d\"blogger-post-footer\"\u003e\u003cimg width\u003d'1' height\u003d'1' src\u003d'https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/2131315009230388324-6584419455561064913?l\u003dbloggerstop.net' alt\u003d'' /\u003e\u003c/div\u003e"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/feeds/6584419455561064913/comments/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/01/be-unique-says-mohammad.html#comment-form","title":"18 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6584419455561064913"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2131315009230388324/posts/default/6584419455561064913"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http://bloggerstop.net/2010/01/be-unique-says-mohammad.html","title":"\"Be Unique\" Says Mohammad !"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Divya Sai"},"uri":{"$t":"http://www.blogger.com/profile/00580458018752018936"},"email":{"$t":"bloggerstop.net@gmail.com"},"gd$extendedProperty":{"xmlns$gd":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005","name":"OpenSocialUserId","value":"11938556185254323866"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"18"}}]}});