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Beat Wikipedia With These 5 Blogging Tips

Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 -0400

How do you beat Wikipedia, the world's number one free online encyclopedia, managed by thousands of passionate (and unpaid) editors, and a darling of Google? In case you didn't realize, Wikipedia already ranks top 10 for almost all popular search engine queries and keywords. Wikipedia's main page has a PR (PageRank) of 8 and the English home page has a PR of 9. Almost every topic and keyword imaginable has been covered (or will soon be covered) by this digital encyclopedia of sorts. The fact is they have more in-depth and complete content compared to your website or blog, and the people writing this content don't ask for payment. Tying to match Wikipedia in terms of content integrity and completeness is suicide. So how do you beat a giant like this? The answer is to NOT become another Wikipedia yourself. Look at it this way - how many people actually read an encyclopedia? Are you telling me that just because encyclopedias exist, no one sells a book? Not in the real world. In the real world people put encyclopedias in a dusty bookshelf and use them only a handful of times in a year.** End Summary**

About the Author:
Gobala Krishnan is a blogging enthusiast and direct marketing expert. Subscribe to his blog at www.gobalakrishnan.com for marketing information that will transform the way you look at your online business forever. If you're new to blogging, download 2 chapters of his beginners guide to Wordpress at www.easywordpress.com

Wordpress Themes: What to Look For

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0400

If you're blogging on the Wordpress platform,the first thing you'll probably do is to install a new Wordpress theme. Even if you've been blogging for years you may still be a theme "addict", wasting a lot of time doing minor modifications that when summed up merely distracts you from blogging itself. It's actually easy to see why this single aspect of running a blog demands so much attention. With the correct theme, you can accommodate all the nifty little widgets and codes, and may also mean better search engine rankings and tons of fresh traffic every day. So what are the factors you need to consider to make theme-hunting easier? Here are five important ingredients: 1) Theme Width and Columns Typically, Wordpress themes come in 2-column or 3-column formats, with widths ranging from 500 pixels to 960 pixels wide. If you're blogging for non-profit purposes, a 2-column theme can look more compact and reader-friendly. Since you have less images of products or links to other sites to display, you can focus exclusively on the content without leading readers away from your site.** End Summary**

About the Author:
Gobala Krishnan is the guy newbies come to for a crash course on blogging for fun or profit. He's also the creator of the "Instant Wordpress Themes" package where you can get beautiful themes for $1 each. You can browse the latest edition at http://www.easywordpress.com/go/instant-am

How To Increase Blog Traffic Using Articles

Sat, 05 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400

When it comes to getting traffic to your blog, enough is never enough. To put it in plain simple, the more traffic you get, the more money you make. However, getting a steady stream of traffic to your blog is very often a major problem for a lot of people. There are tons of ways to get more traffic to your blogs, but one of the most effective is to write and publish articles related to your market. 1) How To Write Articles Easily The trick to writing articles is to write and publish them regularly, which really sounds easier than it is. If you're not outsourcing the articles, you need to write and publish at least one new articles every two weeks. One of the easiest ways to do this is to look back at some of the blog posts you've written, and try to turn these into full-fledged articles. Generally, this would mean anywhere between 500 - 800 words. Anything shorter and you're likely to be rejected by most article directories. Anything longer is still ok, but would mean your readers get bored.Recycling blog content is a smart way to write articles.** End Summary**

About the Author:
Gobala Krishnan is the author of the best-selling "Wordpress Adsense System" at http://www.easywordpress.com and also a niche-blogging specialist. To discover how you can get more traffic to your blog, based on the experiences of successful blog owners, visit http://traffic.easywordpress.com

How To Implement Google Adsense on Wordpress Blogs

Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

While Wordpress itself is a robust and complete blogging system, to really maximize the software and make money from Google Adsense you'll need to install and use a couple of Adsense "plugins". Most of the plugins can be found by doing a search on Google, and installation is simple and straightforward. All you need to do is upload the plugin to your web host using an FTP, and activate the plugin inside your Wordpress administration area. 1) Adsense Deluxe Wordpress Plugin The first and most important is a plugin called "Adsense Deluxe". While this plugin will help you to display Adsense ads on your blog, it also serves other purposes. You can use this plugin to insert Javascript, PHP and almost any other type of code into your blog posts. The Adsense Deluxe plugin will allow you to insert Adsense ads into your blog posts by including a simple code like this: You can create multiple ad formats in the plugin's settings page, and you can always change these later without having to modify the individual blog posts.** End Summary**

About the Author:
Gobala Krishnan is the author of the best-selling "Wordpress Adsense System" and also a niche-blogging specialist. Discover how you too can master Wordpress as marketing weapon now at Wordpress Tutorials and Blogging Tips

How to Blog for Affiliate Cash

Sat, 07 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400

An extremely effective, low cost and low risk way of making money from your blog is to promote other people's products as an affiliate. By merely linking to the merchant's website with a special link provided by them, you can make commissions over and over again as your blog grows in traffic and popularity. Although you can promote both physical and digital products, I prefer the latter as they typically pay more commissions and are easier to sell. Here are a few ways that I have personally used to make $500 - $2,000 in sales of affiliate products every month from my blog: 1) Interview The Product Owner Who better to answer questions and clarify doubts on a certain product than the owner himself? By arranging for an interview with the owner or a representative, you get to be the middle-man and ask the most important question on behalf of your blog readers. You can conduct interview easily using Skype and a recording software that integrates with it. Once recorded, you need to do some minor editing using Audacity, a free audio editing software.** End Summary**

About the Author:
Gobala Krishnan is a niche-blogging specialist and author of Wordpress Adsense System . If you're new to the idea of making money from your blog, make sure you get a copy of his special report called Blog Profit Machine for just $7.

How To Create a Time Management Plan That Works

Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0400

I went for that seminar too, the one where some guy bounces around preaching that the only way to become successful like him is to have a near-impossible dream and to work towards it vigorously by following a rigid daily time schedule. They call it time management. There's only one problem - it didn't work - for me at least. Get up at 8.00am, have breakfast at 8.30, do this at 9.00 and do that at 11.45. Repeat every day. I tried so many times but it all ends after I've created a beautiful schedule and pinned it on my home office notice board. After two days it sort of blends into the board and I don't see it anymore. Has that ever happened to you? Here's a better way to develop a workable 3-step time management plan that makes sense, especially if you're not too fond of routines or have a short attention span: 1) Sanctify Your Most Productive Hours In my first few months a full-time writer and entrepreneur, I tried to get up early and go to bed early. After some time I realized the truth - I'm really not a morning person!** End Summary**

About the Author:
Gobala Krishnan is an Internet entrepreneur in Malaysia. He helps frustrated employees escape from their cubicles and turn their passion into a profitable Internet based home business. Sign-up for free coaching and access to tons of tips, tricks and strategies at http://www.GobalaKrishnan.com

How To Create a Time Management Plan That Works

Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Copyright 2006 Gobala Krishnan I went for that seminar too, the one where some guy bounces around preaching that the only way to become successful like him is to have a near-impossible dream and to work towards it vigorously by following a rigid daily time schedule. They call it time management. There's only one problem - it didn't work - for me at least. Get up at 8.00am, have breakfast at 8.30, do this at 9.00 and do that at 11.45. Repeat every day. I tried so many times but it all ends after Ive created a beautiful schedule and pinned it on my home office notice board. After two days it sort of blends into the board and I dont see it anymore. Has that ever happened to you? Here's a better way to develop a workable 3-step time management plan that makes sense, especially if you're not too fond of routines or have a short attention span: 1) Sanctify Your Most Productive Hours In my first few months a full-time writer and entrepreneur, I tried to get up early and go to bed early.** End Summary**

About the Author:
Gobala Krishnan is an Internet entrepreneur in Malaysia. He helps frustrated employees escape from their cubicles and turn their passion into a profitable Internet based home business. Sign-up for free coaching and $1 access to tons of tips, tricks and strategies at http://www.OneDollarCoaching.com

The Tragedy of Life

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 00:00:00 -0500

Copyright 2006 Gobala Krishnan To quote Albert Schweitzer- "The tragedy of life is what dies inside a man while he lives". I think he hit this one right on the spot, right where it hurts. How many people really live life to the fullest? How many people really achieve the best they can, and fulfill their purpose? For each who does, there's a thousand who never will. If killing your own dreams and god-given talents were a crime, the streets would be empty. My personal goal in life is not to achieve perfection, but to be the best that I can be. My personal goal in life is not to chase impossible dreams, but to have one that I can live for. The sad part is that in my first three years of working as an employee, chasing the promotion that would never come, and the facade of importance and significance that consumed my better judgement, I let a part of me suffocate almost to the point of death.** End Summary**

About the Author:
Gobala Krishnan is an Internet entrepreneur in Malaysia. He helps frustrated employees escape from their cubicles and turn their passion into a profitable Internet based home business. Sign-up for free coaching and $1 access to tons of tips, tricks and strategies at http://www.OneDollarCoaching.com