Site About India
I came across a good blog called Caution: Words Ahead! It has a lot of cool information with an emphasis on India. Check it out.
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Sunday, September 9, 2007
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Check out my new site...
Hi, a lot of the inactivity on this site stems from the fact that I have started a new blog. Yup, its another simple blog. And yup, its about the same boring stuff! Search engine optimization, links, page ranks, etc. you know - the whole works! But the difference is a refreshingly new, lighter designed site with a new and improved structured layout. Hope you will enjoy it as much as I will. I might try to maintain this site side-by-side. But who knows....
Check out the new 'The Simple Blog'.
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Tuesday, June 5, 2007
A Long Wait Finally Over?
Today i received a mail from agloco informing me that the long awaited viewbar has finally been released and that it can be downloaded by logging into their site. I checked their company blog and was able to confirm what was already in the mail.
But everything wasn't all hunky-dory. I tried logging in and it seems the server is overloaded... not surprising when you consider the overwhelming number of users they already have (yeah, the number is humongous to say the least!).
But, this positive news from the company will give it the much needed thrust and will ensure a strong subscriber base. Users were beginning to get vary about the delays in launching the software. By the way, if you've been locked away in a dungeon or lost in a deserted island for the past year, and haven't been able to sign up go ahead and do so straight away by clicking here.
But some creases still remain to be ironed out according to their company blog. They haven't been very successful in integrating all of the required ad servers with the view bar and that was causing all the delays. They have developed a work around (temporarily disabling the ad-servers that aren't working properly) and are confident that releasing the view-bar now won't jeopardize their economic model. Hope they're right. But it is good to see a positive step from the guys. It WAS a loooong wait.
As of now I have been unsuccessfully trying to log into their site to download my very own view bar. As soon as I get mine, i will be reviewing it on this blog...
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Friday, May 4, 2007
Review: Logodesignworks.com
Need an eye catching logo for your website? Or just need a mascot to bring brand value to your site? Read the following sponsored post to find out how to get these and more:
Logo Design Works is a Business Logo Design site comprising a total of 30 experienced designers. They provide 4 different packages depending on the need of the user. These are the Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum. The prices range from $197 to $997 from Bronze to Platinum. But if you aren't happy with the initial logo concept, they guarantee you they'll return 100% of the money you spent.
Besides logos, Logo Design Works also provides stationary designs, mascot designs, flash animations or even your whole website.
Once a design type and package is selected, the rest goes along smoothly. You'll have two designers working on your project. Based on the input provided by you, they will come up with concepts for your project. These concepts are presented to you. If you don't like any of the logos, they will refund 100% of the money you spent.
Once the logo is selected by you, they fine tune the logo until you are happy. Once the logo is finalized, they will provide you with the final files. These are provided in two formats: vector files(EPS and AI) and web files(GIF and JPEG) plus a black and white photo for use in newspaper articles.
Stationary design includes businees cards, letterheads and envelopes. For detailed descriptions of the designing process go here.
Verdict: Very easy-to-use and affordable solution for your designing needs.
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Thursday, May 3, 2007
Review: Whogets.com
A nice, fun chance to make some passive income on the side as you blog. Read the following sponsored post to find out more:
Whogets.com is a free online sweepstakes community with a difference. The winners are selected by the large user community base! At whogets.com, you are the judge!
The site offers you a chance to win a huge array of prizes in their online contests. The value of these prizes range from 10$ to $600. Not a bad bargain if you ask me! Joining is free and once you join, you can access all the contests through their website. Members are presented with a fairly large number of contests.
The site is well laid out and oozes that confidence inspiring, new age, Web 2.0 feeling which makes the site both easy on the eye as well as easy to navigate. Plus, the site-sponsors include some well-known and reputed companies like Cingular, GAP, Apple Store, etc. and this list will surely grow!
Concentrating on the contests, I found that the contest takes place in two phases: the semi-final and final rounds. During the semi-final round, any member can enter the contest. This phase goes on for about 7 to 14 days. At the end of this round, 7 contestants are selected randomly and they will enter the final round.
Each of the final round contestant can submit a simple hundred word long statement explaining why they deserve the product so much. This is not absolutely necessary. The finalists may also write about anything they want or even leave it blank. The rest of the users then get to vote for which user they think deserves it the most. The contestant with the highest number of votes wins the prize! The final round usually ends after about 7 to 14 days. Think of the potential income that can be earned!
The site guarantees that there will be no spamming or privacy infringement. Moreover, the site is still in beta and the number of offers will only grow as the site attains maturity.
Verdict: Go and sign up for your free account now!
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Saturday, April 28, 2007
A little something about Wordpress
Wordpress is a PHP-based blogging software that can be used on your own server or can be hosted at wordpress with a url like:
But a dedicated hosting will get you a good amount of flexibility and credibility. You can show ads the way you want to (provided you have a decent knowledge in PHP and CSS programming) and whats more, you're visitors will have a unique url to remember.
The process of getting your dedicated hosting blog is not for the uninitiated. You have to download a zip file, and then upload it to your server and obtain a connection with your MySQL database. I'm willing to bet that it would be worth while. Anyway keeping my fingers crossed and looking for a good, affordable web hosting solutions provider.
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Upgrading the Blog
Right now, I have decided to 'upgrade' my blog using the money i have earned so far. By upgrade i mean that I am going to shift this blog to its own dedicated server with its own unique domain name.
There are quite a few options and after careful considerations, I have decided to go with wordpress. They allow using their blog tools for blogs having dedicated hosting. The logistics involved will be several levels higher. But I'm learning fast.
I have already registered a domain. Now i am looking for a good web host. More details will follow. Watch this space for further developments...
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Slash My Search
Another site for you to make some money online. This one is called SlashmySearch. It effectively pays you for any online activity that you do within the site.
The search results are innovatively packaged and can sometimes even be helpful. Moreover there are many sign-up-to-earn programs as well. Check it out at SlashmySearch.
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Sunday, April 22, 2007
AdBux Rules!
Well, I have found another site that helps you to make money online. But the difference here is that this one works. I have tried it personally and it truly does! All you have to do is sign-up and click the selection of ads and watch each ad for 30 seconds. You get paid $0.01 for each ad.
There are two advantages. The first advantage is that it pays through paypal. The second is that even if you or your referral clicks an ad, you get $0.01 each. Let me put the second point in perspective for you.
Suppose you joined and the first day you clicked 20 ads. You get $0.20. Then you sign up say, 5 members. Suppose this happens the first day itself. Then each of your referral makes $0.20. What you end up with is $1.20 the first day. This will approximately multiply the succeeding days. Not a bad bargain, huh?
The payout threshold is $5.00! So you get money very quickly. Sign up now and add some referrals!
Check this out (Hypothetical):
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ClixSense - Money making oppurtunity
If you are reading this, that means that you are an avid blogger looking to make some cash on the net. Well, true to my word, I have reviewed a site that claims to pay you money.
It is simple. All you have to do is register on the site and click on the ads that they provide you. Wait for 30 seconds and then close it. You get from $0.01 to $0.02 per click. Not bad actually considering that on an average day, you will probably make a gazillion clicks with your mouse. Now, you actually have a way to get paid for these usually unappreciated clicks.
The site I am talking about is ClixSense.
It is simple. All you have to do is register on the site and click on the ads that they provide you. Wait for 30 seconds and then close it. You get from $0.01 to $0.02 per click. Not bad actually considering that on an average day, you will probably make a gazillion clicks with your mouse. Now, you actually have a way to get paid for these usually unappreciated clicks.
The site I am talking about is ClixSense.
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Thursday, April 19, 2007
Agloco Getting Ready For Viewbar Launch
Well, well... its been a long time since I posted here. I've been busy working on modifying this blog. Any ways, back to the topic at hand.
I'm one of the avid readers of the Official Agloco Blog. They had earlier set a deadline for the viewbar launch. But their team in shanghai couldn't meet it. But apparently they are still optimistic about an April launch. Lets keep our fingers crossed
More good news is that they have partnered with about 17 advertisers to strengthen their economic model. That means the money will definitely flow... although it maybe slow at first.
For those of you who haven't joined Agloco yet, now is the time. What do you have to lose?
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Monday, December 25, 2006
Getting Back on Track
Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and Eid Mubrak. The festive season is upon us and as a result, there has been a drop in traffic. You might've noticed it. It's cutting across sites - both huge as well as small. The reason? People who ought to be surfing away to glory have stopped doing so and are now shopping and enjoying the celebrations with their families. That little fact begs the question: what am i still doing here?!
That wasn't the reason for this post. The real reason behind this post is that I have a confession. I haven't been giving my 110% to this blog lately. I got caught up in figures and numbers and facts and all but forgot to deliver content to this blog. I know that what makes a successful blog isn't its design or layout or font or advertising or widgets or toys. Its the content. Yet, here I am ignoring the visitors.
While I ran behind materialistic liberties, I turned my back on spiritual gain! But not any more. A wise man (dunno who) once said, "Do what you do best and the money will follow!" I guess the wise guy was me, but anyway I'm going to follow the said advice and forget about all the numbers, stats, facts, figures, etc. and concentrate on the most important figure (as in body!), my blog.
Anyway, once again wishing all a happy holiday. Until next time....
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Sunday, December 24, 2006
AGLOCO - Worth it?
You might have seen all the hype surrounding the new so-called FREE money site, AGLOCO. It is only fair that initially people reject such sites thinking that it is just another dud. But is there something more to AGLOCO than meets the eye? Before I go any further, I would like you to take a look at the following site:
VentrueBeat's AGLOCO Review
If you've already read that, I am sure that your interest has been aroused. Agloco makes money a lot of different ways. Among these the viewbar - the most integral part - is yet to be launched. It is still in beta. They have announced tentative launch dates 7 - 8 weeks ahead. So, AGLOCO is still in its infant stages. This means getting in now will provide more lucrative returns.
All they ask us to do now, is build up our network. That is, get as many referrals as you can. As it has just started, I'm finding it extremely easy to get referrals. And no doubt you can too. They're goal is to get 10,000,000 members by July '07 and at the rate it is expanding, they are all set to achieve the target a month ahead of schedule.
The time is ripe to get in and I would recommend that you do. All you have to do now is get some referrals and wait. Once it launches all the accumulated referrals will pay-back rich dividends. This is a program in which the early-bird is always a winner.
VERDICT : Get in now, after all, what do you have to lose - it's free!
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Saturday, December 16, 2006
War of the Traffic Exchanges
Well, well, it seems like BlogMad has hit a sweet spot with bloggers. The poll you see on the left has been going on for a few days now. And it seems that BlogMad is the current hot favourite with bloggers when it comes to traffic exchange sites. The 1 : 1 credit ratio must be working wonders for BlogMad. BlogMad is top on the minds of 68% of the visitors to this site.
BlogExplosion follows BlogMad from a distance with 26% votes in favour. BlogSoldiers comes in at an even more distant third having gained 6% of the votes.
Besides the obvious conclusions, it also suggests that eXlinks could turn out to be a major hit in the blogosphere once it rolls out. All eXlinks has to do is provide a reasonably impressive service and they are on their way to nirvana! If you haven't already joined the bandwagon you can simple go here and register at the eXlinks prelaunch site.
See all these and more at the Blog Resources Directory. Until next time, happy blogging...
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Sunday, December 10, 2006
Link To Blog Resources
I know you wouldn't want to right now, but if ever (like when the directory becomes large and contains many useful links) any of you feel like linking to the blog resources directory directly, you can use the following links:
Button:
<a href= "http://dasimpleblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/blog-resources-directory.html"> <img src= "http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger/5320/1291/1600/955220/blog-resource.png" alt= "The Blog Resources Directory" /> </a>
Text Link:
<a href= "http://dasimpleblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/blog-resources-directory.html"> <b><i>The Blog Resources Directory</b> </i> </a>Feel free to use any of the above links to link to the directory. Until next time, happy blogging...
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Its out...
Finally rolled out the blog resources directory. It is still in its alpha (well, I like technical terms!) stage. You can find it two posts behind this post. It is not complete. In fact far from complete. I have yet to add (what I imagined would be one-line) reviews of each site. Moreover, there are a few more sites I wish to add. More over I will be using its permalink to market it.
If any of you feel any site has been left out, please feel free to comment me. Thanks.
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Thursday, December 7, 2006
Busy busy busy....
I'm a little busy now as I have started work on the proposed directory of blog resources [see previous post]. A little encouragement (well, 1 actually) helped a lot. Now I have before me the unenviable arduous task of reviewing each site as I add it to the directory.
I will be posting the directory soon. From there I hope it will evolve and change with the times and be a good starting point for any novice blogger.
I've just thought of adding a little section for SEO/Blog Development tools alone. After all, have to keep with the theme of the blog... ;-)
Until next time...
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The Blog Resources Directory
Link and Traffic Exchange Resources
- Blogmad - Fast Growing, stylish traffic exchange site with an incredible credit pay-off ratio of 1 : 1
- BlogExplosion - Veteran traffic exchange site with a 1 : 2 ratio. Plus large number of members
- BlogSoldiers - 1 : 2 ratio traffic exchange with huge credit giveaways
- Technorati - The must-be-in blog community. Go and get registered now.
- TTLB - Widely regarded as a definitive blog ranking system. Fun and appealingly fresh. Get in now!
- Ping-O-Matic - Ping upto 20 services with the click of a button
- Pingoat - Ping upto 40 services from one site
- FeedBurner - Provides high-quality feed services
- Bloglines - Free web-based feed reader
- NewsGator - RSS Aggregator
- Exlinks - Self proclaimed ultimate exponential site exploding system. Yet to be launched
- Agloco - A Global Community. Yet to be launched. Promises high pay-backs
- Directory 2.0 - A must-be-seen-at blog directory. Register now
- Today - A well-sorted directory
- DMOZ - The ultimate directory to get listed on. VERY tough to get into. Good luck
- CrazyEgg - Find out what visitors are doing on your site. Must see
- SiteMeter - Track the unique visitors coming to your site. Plus their location, referrer, etc.
- Statcounter - Track the number of pageloads in your site. Plus a host of other info
- IceRocket - Comprehensive blog search
- Gravatar - Globally Recognized Avatars
- Brilliant Button Maker - Make buttons like this one ->
- Take The Internet Back - Own a piece of the Internet and make money(Thanks Jane)
- Google Gadgets - Get high quality gadgets/widgets to add in your blog
- ClickBooth - High pay-out ads. Tough to figure it out though
- Adsense - Easy to install and one of the most popular advertising agents
- Text Link Ads - Place text links and earn money. Tough to get into though
- Link Popularity Check - Check the number of inbound links you have. Invaluable tool
- Site Score - Evaluate your site and check for problems. Amazing reports section
- Google Analytics - Learn how visitors find you and how they interact with your site. Detailed Analysis
- Webmasters Central - "One-stop shop for comprehensive info about how Google crawls and indexes your website"
- Paypal - Invaluable tool for bloggers. Lets you transfer money within the internet and you can request a payout when needed. A sort of online bank!
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This Directory and work on this directory isn't complete. Not by a long shot. I have just thrown together a few sites that I personally know of. When more and more people view this page and think that some site is missing, all they have to do is add a comment showing the URL of that site and I'll get into it immediately. Thanks and happy blogging....
WORK IN PROGRESS - GO SLOW
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Monday, December 4, 2006
Blog Resources Directory - A Proposal
I have had quite a few mails from people asking me for a good blog resources directory. Well, I have scoured the net high and wide and wasn't able to come up with a good resources directory. So here is my proposal...
I will create a post that will contain information on most of the blog-related resources that I come across on the net. There will be a review of each resource/resource-site (although that will take a little extra time). I will be displaying only the top few sites under each category except directories which will contain almost all the directories that I have submitted to.
Blog Resources generally constitute sites that help a blogger in any way. Any way at all. Be it providing widgets, link-backs, blogging-services, advertising services, etc.
Now, here is how you can help build this directory(or should I say this post-based directory :->). If any of you think that a certain site provides an invaluable resource(s) then just add a comment listing the site's url and I will review the suggestion and you can be sure that I'll add it to the directory along with a link to your site. You can also review the site/resource yourself and mail it to me. I will add that review.
Help make the blogosphere a better, easier place to blog in. Add a comment now.
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Sunday, December 3, 2006
ClickBooth For The Rest Of Us
For the newbie, ClickBooth can be a tough beast to tame. So here, I take a little time-out to explain some of the nuances of setting up ClickBooth ads on your blog. Yup, the little colorful ad bar on the top of this site is a ClickBooth ad. They are the best paying ad-providers in the industry with payouts ranging from about $0.10 to more than $50 per ad depending on the type of ad selected.
First, a little about ClickBooth. ClickBooth is an advertising solutions provider. It works both ways. It caters to both publishers as well as advertisers. I am not an advertiser, so I will be covering only the publishing aspects. Any advertisers can go to the ClickBooth site and there are enough resources there to help you out.
First of all, you need to create an account and get your site registered. If you are a blogger - starting-up or otherwise, you would already know the details of how to go about registering your blog at a site. If not, here goes... You create an account and you activate it via your e-mail account. After that, you have to wait for the site administrator to review your submission and then, once approved, you can start publishing ads on your blog.
For publishing ads on your blog, you have to start a campaign. The one I am using above is an optimized rotator. This displays a random ad each time the page is loaded. And then the performances are tracked. Slowly, the number of times low-performance ads are shown is reduced. Thus, you get an ad-space that is filled using ads that are specific to the kind of traffic that you receive on your blog. ClickBooth uses the term creative instead of both text and image ads.
Moreover, there are three types of ad campaigns that are provided. These are Cost-per-click, Cost-per-Lead and Cost-per-Sale. These names are sort of self-explanatory. The first one pays you when the ad is clicked, the second one when a person signs-up at the advertiser's site and the third when a person purchases something (when a sale is completed) from the advertiser's site.
Another way to add an ad is to sift through the hundreds of ad campaigns and select the ad you think fits your site the best. They will provide you with the code for that specific ad (creative) and all you have to do is embed this code on your site.
After this is done, you can track the performances of the campaigns you have added by clicking the run reports link. Then bask in the glory of all the money you have made! Enjoy!
Any questions, experiences or feedback are welcome...
Until next time, happy blogging...
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