Millions of blogs are powered by Google's Blogger platform. The very first thing a visitor pay attention to while visiting a blog is its design or template. A good custom-designed theme has the power to retain the visitors for a longer period of times. Today, we're going to learn to code a custom Blogger template. Our emphasis and focus will be primarily on the core template design concepts rather than going for a fancy design. This way, you'll be able to create different types of templates with unique designs. If you're already familiar with basic HTML and CSS, you can take your design to the next level—quite easily. I need not say that you have to try out these template designing exercises on a private demo blog. Later on, you can export and import it on the live blog. If you're making such a template for the first time, avoid choosing a complex layout and start with a simpler one to get hold of the basics. Let's get started and learn to design a custom Blogger template—in a few easy steps—that's fast and free from any bloat.
Millions of blogs are powered by Google's Blogger platform. The very first thing a visitor pay attention to while visiting a blog is its design or template. A good custom-designed theme has the power to retain the visitors for a longer period of times. Today, we're going to learn to code a custom Blogger template. Our emphasis and focus will be primarily on the core template design concepts rather than going for a fancy design. This way, you'll be able to create different types of templates with unique designs. If you're already familiar with basic HTML and CSS, you can take your design to the next level—quite easily. I need not say that you have to try out these template designing exercises on a private demo blog. Later on, you can export and import it on the live blog. If you're making such a template for the first time, avoid choosing a complex layout and start with a simpler one to get hold of the basics. Let's get started and learn to design a custom Blogger template—in a few easy steps—that's 4 Ways to Recover a Deleted File in Linux
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No matter which operating system you're using, file deletion is one of the most common activities done on a daily basis. And sometimes, we delete an important file—inadvertently. Fortunately, there are several ways to recover a deleted file. We going to learn about the same, but specifically for the Linux platform. Almost all of the available solutions mentioned below work directly from the command line. I'll advise to once test these file recovery options through dummy file deletion events. Remember, these utilities will only work if you're triggering the file recovery process, as soon as possible. The more time passes by, the more is the chance that the content of the deleted file gets overwritten by a new file. The best possible scenario is when you never need the file recovering commands. And, for that, you need to delete files in a responsible way. All the file recovery utilities mentioned here are tested on a Ubuntu machine. They should work seamlessly on other distributions as well. Let's recover our deleted files.
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If you're an avid Twitter user and frequently embed tweets on your website or on a blog, use this simple guide to customize their appearance to not only match it with your site's design but to also divert the attention of the readers. There are several ways to embed social updates on a webpage. The popular one is using the default embed code (HTML markup) provided by the respective social media platform. Another way is to use the platform's JavaScript API for the same. Naturally, this second method is less popular among the technically challenged and is generally used by developers. And, the easiest among them all is the use of a plugin for the content management system you're using to power your website. For this tutorial, I'm assuming that you're using the very first method to embed tweets on your website. It's quite easy and only involves copy-pasting the embed code at the right place. Let's not wait further and learn how to apply different styles to the embedded tweets just with the help of custom CSS code.
If you're an avid Twitter user and frequently embed tweets on your website or on a blog, use this simple guide to customize their appearance to not only match it with your site's design but to also divert the attention of the readers. There are several ways to The Ultimate Guide to Customize and Edit Blogger (BlogSpot) Images
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Though seasoned players advice for a self-hosted WordPress platform, Google's Blogger platform is also an excellent choice for a huge number of bloggers. People often complain about the limited flexibility available on the latter blogging platform. But, this statement is partially correct. There are a lot of hidden Blogger features a general user is unaware of. And, one of such powerful and extremely flexible features is how you can customize the images used in the blog posts. Here we are talking about different kinds of optimizations and effects we can apply to the uploaded images. Fortunately, images uploaded on Blogger platform are internally hosted on Google App Engine. The latter platform has powerful image processing capabilities which can be used by Blogger users—quite easily. And, that's what we're going to learn today. Once you get familiar with these image processing options, you can make your blog posts, much better than before. Let's get started and master the Blogger platform's flexible image manipulation techniques.
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Content writers and web professionals make use of different types of applications—on a daily basis—to get their job done. Office suite application such as a word processor or a spreadsheet program is one such type of application used by every professional. Today, we're going to look at some of the best office productivity applications built for both regular and professional users. Some of these office applications are free while others offer a premium version as well. A good number of these office applications have both the desktop and mobile variants. If you think your current office productivity suite is not able to fulfill your needs, look no further and try out some of the alternatives from the handpicked options mentioned below. Both cloud-based and desktop solutions are included in the list. I'll suggest trying several applications before making a final decision to make sure the selected office suite meets your business needs. Let's get started and quickly check out some of the best office productivity applications.
Content writers and web professionals make use of different types of applications—on a daily basis—to get their job done. Office suite application such as a word processor or a spreadsheet program is one such type of application Linux Files and Directories Explained [A Beginner's Guide]
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If you're just starting out with Linux, getting familiar with the environment and file structure should be your top priority. And, to do that, one must learn (without any fail) about all the important files and directories powering this developer-friendly operating system. Although, as a general user, working in a Linux GUI environment is pretty straightforward, making yourself aware of the critical directories and files can help you get more out of your working sessions. Linux has dozens of distributions but the file structure and organization is almost identical on all of them. So, no matter which Linux flavor you're running, almost all the files and directories discussed below does exist on your system. If you plan to go ahead as a Linux system administrator in future, grabbing knowledge about these important files is absolutely essential. Remember, do not try to tinker with critical system files especially when you're using the system with root privileges, else it may corrupt your Linux installation. Let's get started, now!
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Although every popular CMS inherently supports an internal search engine, it cannot match the power of a custom search engine (created by search giants like Google), when it comes to finding contextually-related content. Today, we're going to learn the integration of a custom Google search engine on our websites for all the internal site searches. It can be integrated both on a static HTML site as well as on a website powered by a content management system. We'll learn about all of its important customization options to get more out of it in every possible way. Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS is all you need to easily integrate this custom search engine within your website. We'll also learn to monetize the search engine and to connect it with our Google Analytics account. If your website is brand new, I'll recommend waiting for some time before integrating this custom search engine on your site. Let's get started and learn to integrate a powerful, customizable, and user-friendly internal search engine for our site visitors.
Although every popular CMS inherently supports an internal search engine, it cannot match the power of a custom search engine (created by search giants like Google), when it comes to 6 Best PC Repair Toolkits for Everyone
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Whether you're a home PC user or a professional using it at your workplace, sooner or later you're going to face hardware issues related to the computer. Things become more depressing when the PC is out of the warranty period. Fortunately, changing a faulty component or adding a new peripheral device is not that hard, provided you have the right tools for the same. That's where repair toolkits come to the rescue. Although we all have few basic tools for handling electricity related issues at home or office, they're just not fit for PC repairs. That's why I've compiled a list of some of the best repair toolkits aimed at PC users. Every toolkit is unique and is quite popular among its user base. Even if you've never repaired your PC before, watching the video tutorials combined with a powerful toolkit can help you fix the issues in no time. Some of the utensils included in these toolkits can also be used to repair a Mac system. Let's check out these handpicked and useful PC repair toolkits to keep our old computers in good health for years.
Whether you're a home PC user or a professional using it at your workplace, sooner or later you're going to face hardware issues related to the computer. Things become more depressing when the PC is out of the warranty period. Fortunately, changing a faulty component or How to Track Key or Important Events on a Website
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Correct use of a web analytics system can optimize and boost your website by many folds. It's not just about counting page views or visitors. On any busy website, there are several important actions and events that occur on a daily basis. And yet, we as a website owner are unaware of these happenings. Some of these events are interactive in nature while others are non-interactive. The following guide will help you learn to track these key events through Google Analytics. One can also integrate goals with event tracking to measure the performance of important conversion funnels present on a website. The key to successful event tracking is to first identify, assert, and shortlist these events which must be tracked. Apart from measuring successes and general performance, event tracking can also be used to improve website's design and layout. I'll give a few real-world examples of event tracking to help you better understand the implementation and its use. Let's get started and learn to track events on a site.
Correct use of a web analytics system can optimize and boost your website by many folds. It's not just about counting page views or visitors. On any busy website, there are several important actions and events that occur on a daily basis. And yet, we as a website owner are unaware of these happenings. Some of these events are interactive in nature while others are non-interactive. The following guide will help you learn to track these key events through Google Analytics. One can also integrate goals with event tracking to measure the performance of important conversion funnels present on a website. The key to successful event tracking is to first identify, assert, and shortlist these events which must be tracked. Apart from measuring successes and general performance, event tracking can also be used to improve How to Create and Schedule Custom Tasks in Windows 10
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If you're an avid Windows user, you may have noticed that few essential and important applications like an antivirus automatically starts on the system boot up. These applications are configured as custom tasks to run automatically when a specific condition or conditions are met. As a regular Windows user, if you want to run select applications at certain conditions, you can create and schedule such custom tasks quite easily. The following guide will help you master the process of creating custom tasks on a Windows 10 PC. During the initial learning phase, use a simple application that runs for a short period of time and doesn't consume much system resources. Later on, you can easily experiment with the scheduling of full-fledged applications with complex startup trigger conditions. After getting familiar with the custom task creation process, resist the temptation of scheduling too many applications during the system boot up because it may put an additional burden on the PC and may slow down the computer, significantly.
If you're an avid Windows user, you may have noticed that few How to Install a Custom GDPR Cookie Notice on a Blog
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European Union's cookie law generally known as GDPR requires that every website receiving visitors from that very region must show a cookie notice on the webpage. This law also instructs the website owners to let the visitors choose if they're ok with the cookies used by the website or not. Now, every blogger who's not technically sound is not able to configure all this in an easy way. The following guide will help you implement a basic GDPR cookie notice system along with other important essentials to comply with the basic guidelines of the law. The entire setup can be done on a live blog without any issues. If you haven't yet installed such type of cookie notice system, I'll strongly advise you to configure it as soon as possible. Failing to do so can leave your blog vulnerable to receiving a legal notice from the European Commission. So, let's get started and configure a customized GDPR cookie notice system on our blog. While doing the setup, feel free to tweak and change the cookie notice as per your preferences.
European Union's cookie law generally known as GDPR requires that every website receiving visitors from that very region must show a cookie notice on the webpage. This law also instructs the website owners to let the visitors choose if they're ok with the cookies used by the website or not. Now, every blogger who's not technically sound is not able to configure all this in an easy way. The following guide will help you implement a basic GDPR cookie notice system along with other important essentials to comply with the basic guidelines of the law. The entire setup can be done on a live blog without any issues. If you haven't yet installed such type of cookie notice system, I'll strongly advise you to configure it as soon as possible. Failing to do so How to Lazy Load Disqus Comments on a Blogger Blog
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Huge number of websites use Disqus commenting system to engage with their visitors. A good number of these sites run on a content management system having its own native comment system. Still, a large number of website owners ditch the platform's native solution in favor of Disqus. This step-by-step guide is specifically aimed at blogs running on Google's Blogger platform. The technique of lazy loading comments is used to speed up the page load times. This gives better browsing experience to the visitors using slower internet connections. It's also good for sites receiving a lot of comments on every page. The solution explained below works with IE9+ and all other modern web browsers. Implement this lazy loading technique on the weekends when the traffic is at its lowest. A basic knowledge of CSS coding can help you implement this technique in a much better way. Except that, you only need to copy-paste the code at the right places within the design template. Let's lazy-load Disqus system on our Blogger blog.
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WordPress is an undisputed leader when it comes to choosing a content management system for the web publishers. Generally, it takes less than five minutes to install a new WordPress blog on almost any web server. But, the basic installation alone doesn't complete the essential blog setup necessary for running a secure and user-friendly website. Fortunately, configuring these basic yet extremely essential options is not that hard provided you know what to configure and how to configure. This comprehensive tutorial will give you a step-by-step walkthrough to apply all the critical and important settings after completing the initial installation process. If you're technically challenged, do not try to configure these settings on your own. Instead, hire an expert to do the same for you. Some of the generic configuration settings mentioned below can be applied to static HTML sites as well. So, let's get started and learn to configure a basic WordPress installation with all the essential settings to give the best experience to the visitors.
WordPress is an undisputed leader when it comes to 10 Best Mobile Payment Apps for Android Smartphones
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Digital payment is one of the prominent and easy-to-use methods to buy things both offline and online. There are a lot of ways to make these digital payments. Mobile payment app is one of the ways to pay online in a secure manner. The following list includes some of the most popular, trusted, and reliable payment apps available for Android smartphones. Each of these apps has a large user base with good ratings and reviews. I've also included a popular payment app specially created for European Union users. If for some reasons, you were reluctant to use such apps in the past, this is the time to once try one of these digital payment apps. Most of these apps are available for iOS users too. Whether you're using a custom Android build or using a standard version, these apps work seamlessly on all of them. I'll recommend trying out the shortlisted ones with small transactions before zeroing in for your preferred app. Let's check out some of the best apps built for Android platform to get our very own digital wallet.
Digital payment is one of the prominent and easy-to-use methods to buy things both offline and online. There are a lot of ways to make these digital payments. Mobile payment app is one of the ways to pay online in a secure manner. The following list includes some of the most popular, trusted, and reliable payment apps available for Android smartphones. Each of these apps has a large user base with good ratings and reviews. I've also included a popular payment app specially created for European Union users. If for some reasons, you were reluctant to use such apps in the past, this is the time to once try one of these digital payment apps. Most of these apps are available for iOS users too. Whether you're How to Reclaim and Free Up Disk Space on a Windows PC
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Though hard drives are getting better and better with increased storage capacity, our use of the drive's storage space is getting higher too at the same time. If you're an avid PC user and are struggling to get enough free disk space for your applications and daily workflow, think before adding a new hard drive to the system. A better solution is to use few simple tricks to reclaim existing disk space. Fortunately, there are at least half a dozen different methods to free up disk space, quickly. Unless you're a big-time movie fan or an avid gamer, a mid-sized modern hard drive is good enough for most users. In case, you're using a low capacity older hard drive with a modern Windows operating system, sooner or later, you're going to face storage space issues. That's where this guide can assist you in retrieving the lost disk space in a few simple steps. Before using some of the methodologies discussed below, I'll strongly recommend taking a backup of your important files and directories. Let's get started and free up hard drive space.
Though hard drives are getting better and better with increased storage capacity, our use of the drive's storage space is getting higher too at the same time. If you're an avid PC user and are struggling to get enough free disk space for your applications and daily workflow, think before How to Make Your WordPress Blog Search Engine Friendly
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The success of a WordPress blog is dependent on several factors and search engine optimization is one of them. If you're struggling to attract organic traffic for your blog despite publishing quality content on a consistent basis, probably you're not paying attention to the SEO basics. Though this guide is aimed at self-hosted WordPress users, publishers and bloggers using other content management systems can also take advantage of the generic SEO advice included in this tutorial. After applying the WordPress SEO tweaks mentioned below, overnight results are not guaranteed. It takes time for search engine crawlers to reindex the blog and to reassess the SEO tweaks applied on the site. Some of these SEO hacks can be applied instantly while others are a bit time-consuming. Whatever is the case, the application of these search engine optimization tips will positively affect your WordPress blog in the long run. Let's move ahead and make sure that our WordPress blog is correctly optimized for search engines from the core.
The success of a WordPress blog is dependent on several factors and search engine optimization is one of them. If you're struggling to attract organic traffic for your blog despite How to Configure HTTPS for a Custom Domain Blogger Blog
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If you're running your blog on Google's Blogger platform, a free, reliable, and stable CMS is powering your online abode. If you want to add a bit more weight to the SEO score of your blog, a switch to the secure and encrypted HTTPS version is highly recommended. Initially, it may seem like a quick and easy job, but, if done correctly, it may take some time to complete the entire process. To ease out the entire job, I've written this step-by-step guide. If you're not aware what HTTPS is and how it affects a website in a positive way, read this comprehensive explanation of the same. The two important things to keep in mind before initiating such processes is to take a backup and to do it on the weekends when the traffic is at its lowest. If your blog is old with a huge archive, be ready to flex your muscles to get things done in a timely manner. If you stuck during the switch, reverting back to non-HTTPS version is a quick and simple process. Let's switch our Blogger blog to the HTTPS version through this comprehensive guide.
If you're running your blog on Google's Blogger platform, a free, reliable, and stable CMS is powering your online abode. If you want to add a bit more weight to the SEO score of your blog, a switch to the How to Prevent and Stop Windows 10 From Spying on Your Activities
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Privacy and security are major concerns for every Windows 10 user in this era of telemetry and data collection. Today, we'll address these privacy concerns and will learn how to protect our private data and information while using a Windows 10 computer. Almost all of the privacy tweaks and tricks mentioned in this guide can be implemented by technically challenged too. Though some of the important privacy settings should be tweaked at the time of installation, one can do that at a later stage too. Select privacy tweaks are absolutely essential (strongly recommended) while others can be skipped depending on your personal preferences. It's not just about hardening various privacy settings but much of your privacy and security also depends on how you use the applications and Internet in this connected world. In case, you don't feel comfortable with a specific privacy tweak, feel free to revert back to the original settings. Let's get started and adjust the privacy settings of our Windows 10 PC to minimize the personal data leakage.
Privacy and security are major concerns for every Windows 10 user in this era of telemetry and data collection. Today, we'll address these privacy concerns and will learn how to protect our private data and information while using a Windows 10 computer. Almost all of the privacy tweaks and tricks mentioned in this guide can be implemented by technically challenged too. Though some of the important privacy settings should be tweaked at the time of installation, one can do that at a later stage too. Select privacy tweaks are absolutely essential (strongly recommended) while others can be skipped depending on your personal preferences. It's not just about hardening various privacy settings but much of your privacy and security also depends on how you The Ultimate Guide to Setup and Use Feedburner
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Almost every web publisher and digital marketer holds a Google account. And, if you do so, you can take advantage of its stable, free, and reliable email subscription service called Feedburner to deliver your website's content right in the inbox of the subscribers. If you're new to this service, you can obviously learn everything about it through this guide. But, if you're already using Feedburner, you can still benefit from this guide by learning about some of its lesser known features or about some of the features you never knew existed. If your website generates an RSS feed, then you can easily use this service regardless of the underlying content management system used on the web server. If you simply want to deliver fresh and new blog posts to your subscribers, there's no reason to go for a premium (paid) service for the same. Feedburner can do it reliably with any issues at all. So, here we go to master Feedburner settings and configuration through a step-by-step tutorial. Open your Feedburner dash to kick-start the process.
Almost every web publisher and digital marketer holds a Google account. And, if you do so, you can take advantage of its stable, free, and reliable email subscription service called 6 Ways to Add a Free Contact Form on Your Website
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No matter the type of a website or a blog running on the internet, a contact page is one of the essential pages, a visitor can access and use if required. And, on this important page, a contact form is required to enable the visitors to send you their messages, in an easy way. Today, we're going to learn about some of the best options to easily integrate a contact form on a website and that too, for free. No matter the type of underlying web software (CMS or static HTML) powering a website, these flexible contact forms work seamlessly on each one of them, without any issues. Though website and blog owners using a content management system can opt for a plugin, using the solutions mentioned below can give them a light and fast contact form that consumes almost no server resources. You'll need elementary code copy-pasting skills to embed these contact forms on a website. This means, even a layman can do it quite easily. So, let's get started and learn how we can easily embed an easy-to-use contact form on the desired webpage.
No matter the type of a website or a blog running on the internet, a contact page is one of the essential pages, a visitor can access and use if required. And, on this important page, a How to Secure Your WordPress Website or Blog
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Security has always been one of the major issues for a self-hosted WordPress site. Hackers often look for vulnerable websites whose security can easily be breached to exercise their evil intentions. With every new version, the core engine of WordPress is getting more and more secure. Still, some extra steps and configuration are needed to harden its security to the maximum. There's no silver bullet that can give you a guarantee of complete protection from hackers, but we can definitely make sure they get a tough time while attempting any intrusion. The methodologies discussed below, if implemented correctly, can enhance the security of your WordPress site by many folds, when compared with the default state. It doesn't matter if you're tech-savvy or not, with little effort, one can easily configure the security tweaks mentioned in this guide. And, if you're running a business website powered by WordPress, its security is of prime importance. So, look no further and take measures to secure your WordPress site, right now.
Security has always been one of the major issues for a self-hosted WordPress site. Hackers often look for vulnerable websites whose security can easily be breached to exercise their evil intentions. With every new version, the core engine of WordPress is getting more and more secure. Still, some extra steps and configuration are needed to harden its security to the maximum. There's no silver bullet that can give you a guarantee of complete protection from hackers, but we can definitely make sure they get a tough time while attempting any intrusion. The methodologies discussed below, if implemented correctly, can enhance the security of your WordPress site by many folds, when compared with the default state. It doesn't matter if you're 12 Best and Free Shopping Cart (eCommerce) Applications
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With the explosion of online shopping across the globe, taking your service or product on the internet is always going to be a wise move. For that, you'll need an eCommerce-enabled website. If you're offering multiple products, a shopping cart feature should be part of your online store. To build a secure and user-friendly eCommerce website, you'll need a specialized software solution. Fortunately, there are several free and powerful shopping cart applications one can use to power his online store. I've carefully handpicked some of the eCommerce solutions most of which are standalone bundles capable of running independently without any reliance on a parent content management system. Though all of the listed eCommerce applications below are free-to-use you'll still need a web hosting server to run such type of software. If you're looking to create your very own online store, look no further and try out these popular shopping cart solutions to give a boost to your business. Try them initially in a private test environment.
With the explosion of online shopping across the globe, taking your service or product on the internet is always going to be a wise move. For that, you'll need an eCommerce-enabled website. If you're offering multiple products, a shopping cart feature should be part of your online store. To How to Lose Your Twitter Followers
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Twitter is one of the most popular powerful micro-blogging services with a huge user base. A good percentage of Internet users are using this platform to network and connect with others to grow their business or cause. No matter which Twitter application you're using, a healthy growth of your followers entirely depends on how familiar you're with the micro-blogging principles. The following sections will identify and present those Twitter bad practices which can quickly dry up your followers count in no time. Whether you're a new user or already using Twitter for quite some time with no good results, these pointers can help you take precaution against unwanted micro-blogging actions. It's not just about retaining the followers but also about preventing your Twitter account to be marked as a source of spam. Once you start avoiding these bad practices, you'll notice a significant decrease in the unfollow rate, right from day one. Let's get started and see how to quickly ruin our Twitter followers count, without any fail.
Twitter is one of the most popular powerful micro-blogging services with a huge user base. A good percentage of Internet users are using this platform to network and connect with others to grow their business or cause. No matter which Twitter application you're using, a healthy growth of your followers entirely depends on how familiar you're with the micro-blogging principles. The following sections will identify and present those Twitter bad practices which can quickly dry up your followers count in no time. Whether you're a new user or already using Twitter for quite some time with no good results, these pointers can help you take precaution against unwanted micro-blogging actions. It's not just about retaining the followers but also about preventing your Twitter account to be marked as a source of spam. Once you start avoiding these bad practices, you'll notice a significant decrease in the unfollow rate, right from day one. Let's get started and see how to quickly ruin our Twitter followers count, without any fail.How to Create an eBook for Your Subscribers and Prospects
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Who doesn't love freebies? Business websites and professional bloggers often use various techniques to increase their subscriber or customer base by offering freebies in exchange for putting them inside the conversion funnel. Giving a free eBook along with a subscription is by far one of the most popular methods to attract prospects to your website. However, nothing can beat quality content to retain those subscriptions. Today, we're going to see how we can create such eBooks for our potential customers. No matter which tools or process you're using to create such an eBook, it takes some time and genuine effort to produce one. If you're creating it for the first time, be ready to follow the rinse and repeat process to create an alluring eBook bundle for the target audience. Depending on your budget, you can change the tools to create such an eBook. Remember, though you're giving away the book for free, it's only going to help you increase your followers or customers base, which essentially means more business and money.
Who doesn't love freebies? Business websites and professional bloggers often use various techniques to increase their subscriber or customer base by offering freebies in exchange for putting them inside the conversion funnel. Giving a free eBook along with a subscription is by far one of the most popular methods to attract prospects to your website. However, nothing can beat quality content to How to Keep Your Domain Name Safe
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Web publishers, sooner or later, purchase one or more custom domain names to run their websites and blogs. A top-level domain, not only adds a brand and identity to your website but is also recommended from SEO perspective. Generally, purchasing or selling a domain name is not a cumbersome process and one can own his desired name within a few minutes. But, owning a domain name and keeping it secure from hackers are two completely different ball games. Often, negligence in properly maintaining a domain name leads to expiration or hijacking of the same. It can be a huge loss if your website is already receiving a decent volume of organic traffic. To avoid such catastrophic situation, one must be familiar with the basics of keeping a domain name safe. That's what this guide is all about. Investing some time in learning these vital domain management tricks is going to save you both time and money in the long run. Let's get started and master the art of domain name safety and management in an easy way. Here we go!
Web publishers, sooner or later, purchase one or more custom domain names to run their websites and blogs. A top-level domain, not only adds a brand and identity to your website but is also recommended from SEO perspective. Generally, purchasing or Best RSS Feed Reader Apps for Every Platform
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With the Internet expansion and with the advent of new web technologies, all content distribution techniques have seen several changes. But, the classic way to consume web content still stays strong and unchanged. Here, we're talking about consuming web content through an RSS feed reader application. Though email subscription is another popular way to read web content, nothing beats reading favorite posts and articles in a feed reader app. If you're already using one, the following list can help you choose a better alternative. And, if you're new to this, try out the feed reading applications mentioned below and select the best one that fits your needs. I've included both web-based versions and standalone desktop applications. Mobile users are not left behind because most feed readers have apps for smartphones and tablets. Whenever you start usage of a feed reader, start with curating a list of your favorite websites and grab the RSS feed URL of each of these sites. Let's check out these select RSS feed reading applications.
With the Internet expansion and with the advent of new web technologies, all content distribution techniques have seen several changes. But, the The Complete Beginner's Guide to Live Blogging
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With the explosion of the Internet and social media, live blogging is rapidly gaining popularity both among the broadcasters and the audience. It is generally done either through a specialized standalone software or through a plugin that integrates with an existing system. Today, we're going to learn the basics of live blogging. If you've never done it before, read this guide to get started, instantly. Businesses and all the individuals offering products and services and journalists can take advantage of live blogging to reach their target audience in real time. This guide also tabulates several tools and solutions to help you live blog with minimum hassle. Before we start, I must emphasize an important point. You, as a blogger must be extremely comfortable in the language you're going to use for live blogging because we don't get the chance to quickly edit or correct our updates. Another expert advice is to do dummy live blogging sessions with your friends before attempting the real one to avoid any mishap and problem.
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Almost every form of online marketing involves a strategy to capture leads or subscribers. It's one of the fundamental ways a blogger or a business website owner manages to sell his products and services. In the long term, subscribers may turn into your regular customers depending on the type of services and products you're offering through your website. Seasoned players use human psychology to build their subscribers base, at a rapid pace. It's an art that's mixed with technical know how to create an effective subscriber acquisition channel that's continuously optimized and tested to get the best possible results. If you're struggling to build a healthy email list, then this comprehensive guide is written just for you. No matter which email marketing solution you're using, the tips discussed below are equally applicable on all of them. Let's see some of the core principles and the best practices of acquiring email subscribers for our content, services, and products. Remember, it takes some time to master email list building routines.
Almost every form of online marketing involves a strategy to capture leads or subscribers. It's one of the fundamental ways a blogger or a business website owner manages to sell his products and services. In the long term, subscribers may turn into your regular customers depending on the type of services and products you're offering through your website. Seasoned players use How to Get Direct Advertisements for Your Blog
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In the beginning, nobody ever thought that blogs would transform from a personal diary to full-fledged money-making websites. Blog monetization strategies have undergone several transitions during these years and bloggers have tons of monetization options at their disposal. One of the options is running direct advertisements on the blog. Interestingly, a large number of bloggers does not use this option for many reasons. If you're a professional blogger, the following guide will help you master the basics of grabbing direct adverts. Remember, the more you'll be flexible in the beginning, the more will be the probability of your success. The methodologies discussed below are more or less applicable to almost every type of website regardless of the underlying platform, running it. In most cases, you'll need a self-hosted version of your blog to easily integrate direct ads at the desired places. Let's try to understand the dynamics of web-based direct advertising and the methods to grab such direct advertisement deals.
In the beginning, nobody ever thought that blogs would transform from a personal diary to full-fledged money-making websites. Blog monetization strategies have undergone several transitions during these years and bloggers have How to Ensure a Successful Product Launch Through Your Blog
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Business blogging is not just about getting organic traffic for the primary website. It also involves giving a launching platform for a new product to make it easily reach followers and subscribers. Today, we're going to take a look at the step-by-step process of launching a product through a business blog. It's not as simple as publishing a product launch declaration post. The launching process involves several well-structured steps which are executed in a definite chronological order. If followed correctly, these steps can get more eyeballs for your new product despite having a low following on the blog. It doesn't matter if the product is digital or tangible, the launch process is more or less the same for both the types. You can definitely track, analyze, and refine the product launching process described below to come up with a better version that fits your exact business needs. To get the best results, do not hesitate in investing in some of the best premium solutions which may aid in completing the launch process—professionally.
Business blogging is not just about getting organic traffic for the primary website. It also involves giving a launching platform for a new product to make it easily reach followers and subscribers. Today, we're going to take a look at the step-by-step process of launching a product through a business blog. It's not as simple as publishing a product launch declaration post. The launching process involves several well-structured steps which are executed in a definite chronological order. If followed correctly, these steps can get more eyeballs for your new product despite having a How Minimalism and Color Theory Can Get You More Readers and Subscribers
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We've all heard that content is king when it comes to building a popular website. But, the content alone cannot get you the best results. This essentially means that there are several other factors contributing to building a successful website. And, that's what we're going to find out today. This guide has more to do with some of the web design fundamentals that aid in getting better conversions on the website. We'll understand about these critical design best practices that help visitors get the best browsing experience on a website. The design concepts presented here are quite simple to understand and you can get them implemented easily through your web developer. And, make sure to measure the results after making the necessary changes. That'll give a concrete proof about how effective these design techniques are. Once you've applied these design techniques successfully on a blog or a website, you can rinse and repeat it to come up with a better version of the implemented solutions. Let's apply intelligent design optimization.
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Creating a good custom landing page comes with experience. But, if we know the basics, we can master this art much sooner than the rest. Today, we're going to look at the anatomy and traits of a highly-converting landing page. Follow these guidelines and see your landing page deliver the results—right from day one. This guide is not about tools or software solutions to create such page but it's all about coming up with the right framework and skeleton for the same. Once you get a good grasp of the landing page anatomy, feel free to use your favorite tool to materialize it on your website. No matter what the goal of your landing page is, the pointers discussed below apply to all of them. If you're making a custom landing page for the first time, make sure the design part is tackled by a professional. The investment made on the design will get recovered quite easily at a later stage. Let's get started and learn about the structure of a—performing—custom landing page that's capable of generating leads and customers.
Creating a good custom landing page comes with experience. But, if we know the basics, we can master this art much sooner than the rest. Today, we're going to look at the anatomy and traits of a highly-converting landing page. Follow these guidelines and see your landing page deliver the results—right from day one. This guide is not about tools or software solutions to create such page but it's all about coming up with the right framework and skeleton for the same. Once you get a good grasp of the landing page anatomy, feel free to 2 Reliable Backup Strategies for Your WordPress Blog
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WordPress is a prime target for hackers due to its popularity as a content management system, across the web. A robust backup strategy is a must for every professional web publisher using WordPress as the underlying platform. This helps you recover quickly from an unwanted incident that may cost you time and money. There are several ways to back up a WordPress blog that directly affects your restoration strategy. If you're relying on a single backup option, probably you're making a big mistake. There should be at least two backup options so that if one of the options fails in an emergency, you always have a replacement to get back your website, online, as soon as possible. The methodologies discussed below should be first tried in a test environment before you start applying them on a production website. Once you gain confidence in these techniques, no matter the size of the website, you'll be able to keep it backed up, quite easily. So, let's get going and learn these two reliable WordPress backup solutions.
WordPress is a prime target for hackers due to its popularity as a content management system, across the web. A robust backup strategy is a must for every professional web publisher using WordPress as the underlying platform. This helps you recover quickly from an unwanted incident that may cost you time and money. There are Blog Maintenance Checklist for Professional Blogs
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Regular blog maintenance routine is a critical and essential task for every professional blogger. It not only keeps your blog in a healthy condition but also keeps you well prepared in advance to tackle any kind of emergency. Some of the routines included in a typical blog maintenance checklist are more or less similar and are done by almost every blogger. I currently manage several niche blogs (for my clients) and a personal blog. The maintenance routine discussed here is more or less the same for all of them. Before we go ahead, I must stress that some of the tasks mentioned here may not be applicable to your blog (hosted platform) and you can safely ignore them. Remember, some of the critical maintenance routines mentioned below should be part of your blogging schedule, without any fail. Failing to do so may lead to the loss of years of hard work. In fact, I'll advise you set a reminder to stick with your blog maintenance routine. Let's get started and learn all the essentials of a good blog maintenance process.
Regular blog maintenance routine is a critical and essential task for every professional blogger. It not only keeps your blog in a healthy condition but also keeps you well prepared in advance to tackle any kind of emergency. Some of the routines included in a typical blog maintenance checklist are more or less similar and are done by almost every blogger. I currently manage several