Sunday, February 25, 2007
The New Blogger Lounge!
At last! the new version of Blogger Lounge is ready! It is working now! The new version has more post and more interesting articles, it will be updated frequently and has a lot of surprises for you. I´m not going to say more, just take a look!
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
The New Blogger Lounge
Hi There. For all those bloggers that are reading our blog, I have good news, we´ve found a sponsor that is going to help and suport us to improve our blog, in a few days we are going to launch a new version of Blogger Lounge with more information and more articles about money making strategies for successful bloggers, we are now working on our new site so please stay around for more information, and please be patient we will let you know when we have our new blog. If you want to be part of the new experience and you want to be a Partner please let us know and we´ll have you in mind you´ll be a priority as our new partner in our new blog. This is going to rock the blogging business!.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
Hottest Topics to Blog About in 2007
Happy New Year bloggers! This time I wanted to post something for you as a gift for 2007 to start the year on the right foot. That´s why I´ve been doing research, this time I wanted to see which topics are going to be the hottest and most profitable ones to blog about this year. As you know there are some topics and subjects that are more interesting than others, so if you want to get a lot of traffic the entire year and to make a lot of money you have two options, create a blog exclusively for these subjects or talk about them in the blog you already have, you´ll see how your traffic increases and also your earnings, but remeber to promote. To compile this list I analized different sources looking for trends , experts predictions and new product announcements. Ok, now take a deep look to the most profitable topics for 2007 and start posting, good luck!Broadband Internet for cell phones
The use of mobile Internet services is increasing, and for this year all the new technologies and services focused on attending this market are going to be very profitable, therefore millions of users of these services are going to start searching for information about the benefits and functions on the use of broadband in mobile devices like cell phones and pda´s they will want the latest news and infromation about the new technology and most of them are going to start looking in blogs. Just give them what they want.
Wireless Cities
The use of wireless technology is also going increasing, and some countries are investing millions on wireless technology. There are many cities in Latin America and Asia that are beginning to use this technology to improve their infrastructure. The use of free wireless access points in public areas like parks ,museums and libraries in the cities is increasing the number of Internet users. Many fans and followers of the wireless culture will began to search for information, update your blog and make it a rich source of knowledge for thousands of new users.
Internet and TV
Both very powerful mass media tools, but what happens when tv and Internet are combined? well the result is an enormous number of people looking for the best television services on the Internet, which will also increase the number of new television networks looking to offer their services on the web, a blog about the best online tv options will attract thousands of visitors. Another good ideas for this topic is to create a blog about revies of these new kind of websites. Tv advertisers will also want space for their ads, another good opportunity to make money.
Microsoft´s New products
The giant is going to surprise us all again this year with new tools and products like the new Windows Vista and all its features and add-ons. According to Microsoft there is going to be Windows Vista in each new pc, this means that all users that are not very familiarized with this product is going to start looking for information, create a blog exclusively about Vista.
VOIP
This technology is hotting up and new players will arrive, Skype´s competitors are growing in number and size and they want a piece of the telecom industry.
Online Advertising
The online advertising market is going to grow this year. Google is still going to be the leader with its AdSense program, but Microsoft and other are going to take part in the game. This trend will benefit webmasters and advertisers that are going to find new ways to create fortunes with their websites.
The war of Browsers
The war between Internet Explorer 7 and Firefox is going to increase and other browsers like Opera and Flock will contune to gain users this will lead to a continuous search for the best browser, great for a blog about reviews.
Video Games
A multi millionaire industry that is growing with new announcements like the Nintendo Wii and the Play Station 3, if I wanted to create a new blog I think it would be about game reviews for these gadgets, just think about it, how many people are fans of this technology.
That´s it I´m sure there are many hot topics to blog about but these are the ones that I found most profitable and with more possibilities to make money, if you have another idea please share it with us.
Top 10 Search Engines
Internet is a great source of information, we can find almost anything we want if we use the correct tools and terms, with more than 300 billions of websites, it is almost impossible to find something without search engines, but thetruth is that we are all devoted to Google or Yahoo! when there are other alternatives. These mega corporations are controling the world of information and they have a market value o several billions of dollars, because those who control information will rule the word. Remember that. Here is our Top 10 Search Engines list.1. Google: I think we all know what we are talking about, here is a company that needs no introduction, in less than 10 years has become a real giant some people say that in a few years Gogle is going to become the world´s largest corporation. Gogle´s mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
2. Yahoo!: There was a time in which Yahoo! was the number 1 and rules the Web, it was the first search engine I used, but still now this tool remains in a very privileged position in the world of searches.
3. Windows Live Search: Formerly MSN Search , Microsoft´s second attempt to rule the world of information, they still can´t beat the giants. The software developer doesn´t want to stay behind in this billionaire race to take control of the web.
4. Ask: Formerly askjeeves.com, this is our fourth player. On september 11, 2001 (what a day) acquired Teoma another search engine who now gives power to ask.com. Since it's founding in 1996 this search engine has been growing year by year.
5. A9: Amazon´s searching tool, the master of online sales want´s a piece of this multi millionaire cake.
6. Snap: Offers a very clean interface and some very useful features like a preview the websites displayed on the results, navigation hints and a prediction of your searches, you have to try it one day I really like it.
7. AOL Search: Owned by TimeWarner (95%) and Google (5%) eventhough it has the support of Google and Time Warner it still has a long road to walk before it reaches his brother.
8. Alexa Search: A subsidiary of Amazon.com it is best known for providing information about web traffic to ther websites. In 1999 Alexa was acquired by Amazon.com for about $250 million.
9. Altavista: This company was launched on 1995 by a hardware company, I remember that whe I was 15 years old I used to play with this search engine at school, Altavista began as a showcase for new lines of products of its parent company, eventually they realized the enormous potential of web searches.
10. AlltheWeb: This norwegian searching tool ha lso a very nice interface whih allows users to search the web, images and news, AlltheWeb had a few advantages over Google, such as a fresher database, more advanced search features, search clustering and a completely customizable look.
That´s it, all these powerful resources are changing the Web day by day but remember no to stick with just a single one, be flexible and use the other alternatives.
Friday, December 29, 2006
Traffic Ideas for Brand New Blogs
Lets say you have a brand new blog with some posts and a good design, what happens next? We all know that if you want to make money with your new blog one of the things you have to do is get traffic, lots of traffic. There are blogs that after 6 months they are not getting readers, why? An asnwer to this question is because the owner is not concient that he has to promote it. Most bloggers are just waiting for readers without doing anything at all and that´s a fact. There are many ways to get traffic, but why many blogs are not getting readers at all? Well here are some points and tips you might want to try to increase your traffic, all of them are for those who don´t want to spend money getting traffic because what we are trying to do is to make money not to spend it. There are a lot of ways to generate traffic on the internet. If you dont want to wait, and you just want to start making money with your blog, let me give you an advice, be patient, and focus on how are you going to get traffic. Here is how to get traffic for your brand new blog.
1. Start visitng other similar blogs and posting comments on them, but remember to include your blog´s URL in each comment. Many readers read comments.
2. Submit your blog to directories, there are lots and lots of free directories out there submit to each one of them, also remeber that ywith each submition you are getting backlinks very important for your search engine ranking.
3. Join forums and introduce yourself and your blog. Add a link and invite people to visit your blog, explain them what it is about and what it offers.
4. Submit an article, there are many article submition sites where you can share your knowledge, remeber to include something like “For more information visit my blog” add your URL.
Use these techniques and you´ll see how your traffic starts to grow, remeber this simple formula: Traffic= Money!
Signage and Branding of your Blog
As we said in previous posts your blog is your brand thats why it is not enough just a name and a a logo, your blog needs something more. Once you have your blog up and running you have to create an identity, a brand identity involves more than just names and logos thats why in this posts I would like to talk you about “Signage”. The image is a very important part of the branding process and signage is going to help us increase our blog´s image.But, what exactly is signage in a blog?
Well signage is a combination of visual elements that create an atmosphere or an enviroment inside the blog, in this way readers and visitors can feel comfortable and identified. The signage of a blog goes from the header to the footer and includes buttons, graphics, logos, solors and fonts. Your blog has to have its own “Soul” or its own identity, If you are usign red for links then you have to use that same color for all of them, you cannot have green links and others with red this tends to confuse your readers. Another useful tip is to use the same design for all your buttons, if you do so your visitors are going to know that all similar icons in your site are buttons and no other thing.
Always mantain the same ssize and color for the text, let me give you an example: Use read for tittles , blue for links and black for the body of your text. Let me talk again about buttons, if you have metalic buttons use the same design for all of them, if you have glossy buttons use the same glossy effect. There are many ways to give an identity to your blog be creative and have fun but always remeber the priciples.
How to define your blog as a brand
Hello bloggers , let me give you an advice: Always think in your blog as a brand and as a business. If you think in your blog as a business and as a brand they you´ll act like its CEO, therefore you´ll try to make the most of your blog. Here are some steps to successfully define the brand of your blog. Ask yourself these questions, answer them and writte down the results.1. What kind of products, services or information do you offer? Define their qualities.
2. What are the core values of your products , services or information?
3. What is the mission of your blog? Is it just to entertain yourself? Or to offer something to others?
4. What does your blog specializes in?
5. Who is your target market? If you define your market then it´s going to be easier to drive targeted traffic to your blog.
6. What is the slogan of your blog? What message do you want to transmit?
Review your answers and create a profile of your brand (Blog) . Focus on your target audience when answering each question. Think in what kind of brands they like and make your blog one of them.
