Blogger World

1. Use a Cache Plugin

Serving cached versions of your pages is one of the most efficient ways to speed up your site and to reduce the CPU and memory consumption on your server. Also, if you are not using the W3TC plugin yet I highly recommend you switch to it, as it works much more efficiently than the other plugins available.

2. Remove All Unnecessary Plugins

Unless your site absolutely relies on a plugin to work I would recommend removing it. Sure, you might need to lose a functionality or two, but in the long run this will keep your site running fast and securely. Keep in mind that it’s possible to hard code what some plugins do, as well. For example, instead of using a plugin to generate a list of “Popular Posts” on your sidebar you could create the list yourself with raw HTML. Instead of using a contact form plugin you could simply write a paragraph on your “Contact” page including your email address there. So on and so forth.

3. Pay Special Attention to Post-Level Plugins

On most WordPress sites and blogs, the bulk of the traffic goes to the posts. The homepage, the category and archive pages receive around 20% of the overall traffic, if that, while the posts receive 80%.
This means that plugins that act at post-level will consume most of your resources. Examples include plugins to change SEO aspects of your posts (e.g., All in One SEO Pack), plugins to display related posts and so on. As a result you should put an extra effort to either remove or optimize those plugins (more on that below).

4. Consider Substituting All In One SEO Pack

The All in One SEO Pack plugin is certainly one of the best SEO plugins around, but it’s also pretty intensive on the resources of your server. For small sites this won’t be a problem, but once your traffic starts growing you might start to feel it.

A good alternative is called Greg’s High Performance SEO. According to the author All in One SEO Pack outputs 2000 lines of code per page load/view, while Greg’s plugin output only 700 lines.
In my opinion the main benefit of those SEO plugins is the ability to customize the title tag. If that is the most important factor for you as well you can be even more extreme and use no plugin at all. Instead use the piece of code below to create optimized title tags for your posts:

5. Consider Substituting YARPP

Along with All In One SEO Pack there’s another plugin that is very popular and yet very resource intensive: YARPP (Yet Another Relate Posts Plugin).

One alternative you can consider is the Efficient Related Posts plugin. The main difference is that the database of related posts is updated only when a post is created/updated, while other plugins tend to build the list on the fly, whenever a post is loaded.

6. Optimize Your Database Tables

As with any dynamic content management system, great part of the work your WordPress site does is related to getting, storing, removing and updating information on its database. That’s why optimizing your database tables can affect your site’s performance.

If your blog has a dynamic template, then use the see-all-posts icon for the blog to get into it the blog-options screen for the blog that you want to edit.

When you are in the see-all-posts mode, the the address bar in your browser is like this:
http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5381944372668369653#allposts/postNum=0

Copy your blogID number - that is, the digits between blogID= and #allposts (it's bold in the example above)

Go go
http://www.blogger.com/html?blogID=NNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
where you have replacd NNN... with your blogID


Using pre-Sept-2011 Blogger, AKA the old  UI / version of Blogger :
Go to the Design > Edit HTML tab

Using post-Sept-2011 Blogger, AKA the new  UI / version of Blogger :
Go to the Design tab
Click Edit HTML
Click Proceed

Note:  the last time I tried this, it automatically opened in the old interface's template editor.   As always, make sure you take a backup copy of the template - see instructions below before changing this.

Windows Task Manager is used to view details about processes running on your computer. Since it can be used to terminate programs that are misbehaving or are viruses disguised in the form of harmless programs, most spyware and viruses disable it to prevent themselves from being closed through it. Some administrators also disable Task Manager to prevent users from closing important security programs like antiviruses and anti-malwares.

In such situations, running the Task Manager will give the "Task Manager has been disabled by Administrator" error. However, there are some techniques you can use to re-enable task manager and close those harmful programs manually. This article contains few such simple techniques you can use to regain access to Task Managing privileges.



Click on Start. Go to Run. If you use Windows 8, Windows 7 or Windows Vista, go to Search.

Type regedit and press Enter. Registry Editor will start. If Registry Editor is also disabled, you will first need to enable registry editing.

Through the left hand navigation pane, navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\ Windows\ Current Version\Policies\System. If the System key is not there, you will need to create it.

In the work area, locate "DisableTaskMgr". If this value is not there, you will need to create a new DWORD value called DisableTaskMgr. Double click on it. A window will pop up.

Enter its value data as 0 and press OK.
Close Registry Editor. If Task Manager is still disabled, Restart your computer.

Previously I've explained how to remove the (ugly and confusing) "Subscribe to Posts (atom)" link from your blog, and why RSS / Subscribe to Posts is important to your blog and how to create a Feedburner feed for it.

But an RSS feed is useless unless people subscribe to it.  So as well as making the feed, you also need to put something in your blog that lets your readers sign up for it.

A standard option for this is the orange square with "radar" markings on it, which many people call a "chicklet" (since it lets your viewer - the chicken? - have access to the feed you are providing).

Feedburner also has options for:

Using a custom icon from popular web aggregators
I'm not sure that this is a great idea, because you don't know what feed-reader software your readers actually use, and the whole point of a feed is that you don't dictate how people see your blog.
Using an icon that promotes Feedburner.  This cute, but I've never seen anyone use it.

All you have to do is create an ad unit on Google Adsense website, get the code and add it to the a location in your blog template which I'm going to show you soon.

In blogger, by default, we can only display ads on top of our posts, under the posts and on the side bars. However, we often see some blogs with Adsense ads place inside the post body.

In the first place, why place an Ad below your post title?
Below the post title is the position with the highest CTR (click-through rate). In other words the ad placed there will have the highest number of clicks and hence earn the most money. That's most probably your reason for blogging. Enough of that. Let's get started.

Get the Ad code from your adsense account, preferable either a 300x250 Medium Rectangle or 336x250 Large Rectangle ad unit.
Parse the ad code in a parser to escape special characters in the code. The ad won’t appear if you use the original unescaped ad code.One of my favorite javascript/adsense parsers can be found at Blog crowds.
Copy the parsed code.

Now follow these steps:

Login your Blogger Account
Click on Design  >> Edit HTML
Check the  “Expand Widget Templates” box.
(Important!)Download your full Template in case you screw up somewhere.
Then find the following code(Ctrl+F)

   <data:post.body/>

     Paste your parsed adsense code on top of it.
     And you'll have:
 
      Your ad code
   <data:post.body/>

     That's it! It's that easy.

Oh no, one more thing, your ads will display below post titles on all pages(home page and individual post pages). If you wish for it to be applied just on post pages, add the following lines of code:

  <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
   Place your ad code here
  </b:if>
  <data:post.body/>

Thanks For Reading

•  6 Warning Signs That Your Blog is Deflating

Again, another handy post that provides invaluable pointers that help bloggers recognize a downturn and do something about it before it’s too late!

Ashkan’s advice here is clear and straightforward, and the suggestions offered by readers in the comments make a great addition to this post. Why not make it a monthly checklist for your blog in 2013?

• Backing Up WordPress? Don’t Make These 9 Mistakes

We all need backups, but few of us know if we’re doing all we should to protect our online assets.
As Anders Vinther reveals, backups aren’t something that we should be leaving to our blog hosts, or our developers. This is a topic every blogger needs to be on top of, so if you’re not in that camp, check this post out now.

• 4 WordPress Alternatives: The What, Where, and Why

You’ll have noticed a prevalence of WordPress-related posts on this list. But not everyone is on, or wants to use, that platform. Here, Matt Setter steps us through four handy, functional alternatives, explaining who they’re for, and what they do.

If you’re starting a new blog, or looking to move an existing blog, in 2013, maybe you’ll also look for different functionality and flexibility than WordPress offers. If so, this post is for you!

There are several ways to post a video to your blog. To get started, follow the steps listed below.

Click the black and white clapboard icon on the Post Editor toolbar.


In the popup window, you'll see four options:
Select one of the options, and click upload.

This is a quick WordPress Installation guide to get your blog up and running quickly. After reading this WordPress Installation guide you will know exactly how you can install WordPress quickly on your Blog in Four easy steps.

A detailed WordPress Installation Instruction can be found at WordPress.org. I install WordPress frequently for my friends and myself and I find the detailed installation instructions on WordPress.org to contain too much details for me, so I needed a cut down and more common version of WordPress installation instructions and hence the birth of this post.

This WordPress installation instruction mainly takes into account the most common web hosting solution example (e.g. access to ‘cPanel’). I install WordPress this way because it allows me to work on concurrent installation related tasks at the same time (e.g. Add database while the WrodPress files are being uploaded to my server) resulting in a reduced total WordPress install time.

Step 1: Transfer the WordPress files to your web server

Download and unzip the latest WordPress package from

 WordPress Download Page.
Upload the WordPress files (all the directories and files that is inside the extracted WordPress Directory) to the root directory (In most cases this will be the ‘public_html’ directory) of your web server or to a sub directory if you want to host your blog in a sub directory of your site. I use FileZilla (free ftp software) to upload my files but any ftp program can be used

In my previous tutorial I have published what is Google AdSense and how its works.  Now in this tutorial I am going to show you how to get approved by AdSense using blogger.  Every Blogger and webmaster  is dreaming to make money using by their blog. But Its not too hard to get approved by Google AdSense. Google AdSense is the grate way to make money using blogger. There are some tips to get approved by Google AdSense.

•  Write Only fresh content

Write your own content and never publish copied content  if you are publishing copied content in your blog then Google AdSense will never approve your application.And remember one thing Google loves fresh and original content. So write fresh and Original content and it will also increase your blog’s traffic.

•  Age of your site

In Google AdSense policy they require 6 month old blog. And well it takes 6 months to optimize your blog, But in real if your content is so good then you need not wait for 6 months you just need to wait for a single month.

•  Add your blog into search engines For Better Result

You have to add your blog into different search engine like Google , yahoo , Bing so you can get traffic using that search engine and in AdSense its also require to add your site in the different search engine.

• No of posts require to get approved by Google AdSense

you must have published more then 30 posts before applying for Google AdSense approval. And write 100 to 300 words in each posts so you can get traffic from search engine and you will get approve only in 1 day of approval

•  Fill the AdSense forum accurately

Don’t write fake address in AdSense signup forum because later it will send you a post to verify your address. Fill address forum correctly and don't use proxy while applying for Google AdSense account. For more information read AdSense policy here.

Now wait for a week for their reply if you have followed above five point then you will get approved by them.

How important do you think well written article headlines are when it comes to blogging?

Surely an article’s content is the part that counts most and headlines are just something you simply add as an afterthought when you have finished writing your article, right?

In reality, if you want your blog to stand out from the thousands of competing bloggers, then writing good article headlines is one of the most important things you can do to entice people to visit your site.

Good headlines are so important that they are your 1 to 2 second window of opportunity to sell the premise that your article is worth reading or that your website is worth visiting. 1 to 2 seconds is the average amount of time that a reader scans an individual search item with their eyes before deciding whether to click on it or move on to the next one.

Effective headlines are one of the main weapons of choice for marketing teams because they work so well. The handful of carefully chosen words which make up a typical headline, if written well, can have the power to unlock people’s attention. This is how most news agencies sell their newspapers and even though some of the tabloid papers might have headlines which are a bit on the cheesy side, they still sell based mostly on their headlines.

So now we know how important headlines are, let’s talk a bit about how you can write better headlines. Below I’ve listed some tips you can use when writing your next article headline.

• Make your headline as targeted as possible for your intended audience

Make sure that the headline you write accurately reflects the specific topic you are writing about or the solution you are providing. Your aim as a blogger is to get the attention of specific people who are searching the topic you are writing about and who will be interested in the content.

As soon as a web-surfer becomes a visitor of your blog, the baton is handed over to the content of the article whose task is to deliver to the reader the answer or solution they were looking for.

Therefore if your headline is misleading or your content doesn’t quite match the promise of the headline, then you are probably targeting the wrong people and your visitor will quickly become one of the bounce statistics in your google analytics report.

• Use words which convey the promise of a solution or beneficial information

For instance take the following examples:

"xyz plugin will help triple your conversions"

versus,

"Why the xyz plugin will help triple your conversions"

Although the difference is subtle between the two headlines above, the headline beginning with the word “why” makes it far more effective than the first headline because it contains within it an implicit suggestion that the article will provide information about why the plugin works and the benefits of using it to get higher conversions.

Other effective techniques are to use numbers in your headline to convey a list of ideas or suggestions. For instance:

"7 ways to maximize your chances of making 50 bucks a day from your blog"

You may have seen many examples of headlines in the blogosphere using the above technique, and the reason is that this style of headline is very effective because humans love to quantize data into manageable chunks because it is easier for the mind to digest. Therefore when you begin with such words as “7 ways to…”, a large proportion of people will feel drawn to read such articles because of the promise of a quantized solution or list of concise suggestions or answers.

• Include keywords in your headlines if possible.

This is sort of related to point 1 but it warrants a separate mention. Keywords in your headlines are important because they are what your target audience are using to search for the answers to their questions.

Therefore having the keywords in your headline is like promising your prospective visitors a key to a door which may unlock some of the answers they are looking for.

In summing, your article headlines play a major role in the success of your blog in that they will usually determine whether somebody decides to click on your article link. Good headlines can mean more visitors, but whether they stay or not is then up to the quality of your content.

Charles Dearing’s list of his favorite affiliate programs is supplemented in the comments by those of our experienced users.
Any blogger looking to add or ramp up affiliate income in the coming year would do well to look at this list and the advice Charles gives.


How to Set Up an Email Account that Uses Your Domain Name

Kashish hit a nerve with many readers with this post.
As you’ll know if you read post 7 above, having a legitimate email address is critical to being taken seriously online. This post—and the comments that follow—will help you set one up quickly and easily.

Our most popular post this year is one of our most recent! But it seems we all want to find innovative ways to use our quality content to expand our readership and online presence.
List of 5 cool things isn’t just about promotion—in it, she provides tips for finding new content ideas, researching your audience, and more. Is it another checklist you could print and use in the coming year?

•  ALREADY COVERED TOPICS

One more thing you should remember that don’t cover already written topics and articles. This will never help you in developing your blog’s authority and ranking. Covering unique content and new ideas will make your blog’s base solid in search engines eye.

The disadvantage of already covered topics would be, the blog which have covered those topics or relevant topics would have taken visitors on those keywords and articles and search engines are aware of those blogs and keep on giving new visitors to those old articles written on other blogs. The point is, try to bring new concepts and ideas even in the important topics, its your talent that how you write and grab readers interest with the quality of your writing.

•  SWITCHING BLOGGING DIRECTION

Blogging direction refers to the policy and strategy a blogger follows for his blog. If a blogger is writing a how-to blog related to lifestyle, then he must spend some time on thinking on high quality content. Once he starts making great content, he should continue to make such type of content; it won’t be good, if he switches to any particular sub-niche or even entirely new niche on the same blog.

When you pick up the niche and make content, then search engines relate your blog to that type of content and search terms, and give you visitors on those search terms. If you work on any particular niche and you have made authority in some areas of a niche in 2 years and after those 2 years you pick another sub-niche and start working on that sub-niche by stopping work on your main niche, it would be similar to start a new blog with a new approach. Work on the areas, which you have already covered, because your blog has identity related to those content topics.

For more explanation of this point, I would quote another example, let’s take the example of a good quality web hosting company which starts its business and work on its SEO, the company should focus on their high quality web hosting servers and services to provide good quality service if they are telling to the readers and visitors that they are best cheap hosting company for WordPress blog and they should not switch their focus suddenly on cloud packages in the services on their website and blog.

• SELECTING UNIMPRESSIVE NAME AND LOGO

Name of your blog and logo certainly play an essential role in the progress of the blog. If your blog’s name is not attractive and eye-catching then it would not impress readers and visitors at first sight. An attractive and cool name and logo of your blog would be the positive signs for your blog.

Think before choosing your blog name and finalize your logo with the help of professional graphics designer. Color scheme of your logo should be fascinating and should make a connection with the blog.

•  UN-MANAGED LAYOUT

A layout of your blog is a sign of your professionalism. If your layout has some missing spots and areas then it would show your lack of professionalism. A blog’s layout should be creative, beautiful, attractive and well managed to help visitors and readers to find and see the entire things offered by blogger. Professional bloggers have best and high quality hosting services for their WordPress blogs most of the times, so if you are spending money on theme and Best quality hosting then try to manage your blog layout as well.

• SHOWING HATRED AND NEGATIVITY

Your blog’s content or blog’s design should not show any type of hatred and jealousy to anyone in the world. You must avoid racism, negativity and all type of discriminations on your blog. This is one of the most important thing to remember in the avoid list for your blog.

•  HIGHLIGHTING SPECIFIC BLOGS MISTAKES

You should not highlight some specific blogs or bloggers in order to dishonor them in your blog’s content or banners. Everyone has its own views, style and patterns to follow. If you don’t agree with some competitor’s policies and working style, it does not mean that you should highlight him on your blog. You should be positive and be helpful for others. If you want to help anyone, write to him using his email or contact page very honestly and politely, and show him that you are a positive person and really want to help him.

Making someone’s mistakes a part of your content like making screenshots of others blog and adding to your articles to show readers mistakes of the others, won’t be a cool idea.