Meta tag - A better way to communicate with search engine

Meta tags tell a search engine about your site and it's contents
Title (name of what you do or sell not always the name of your site or store)
Description ( a call to action words that make them want to click on your site. Plus what you do or sell)

example Free shipping on all featured knit tops

many colors to choose from. Lowest prices on all designer clothes and hand bags mens and kids section too!.

Keywords (keywords are the main topic of your site or what your sell. these are the words a search engine wiil look at on your site. When a customer types in a word or a few words into their seach box to find what they are looking for. A search engine will take the information it has from every indexed site and return the most relevent site with the highest page rankings for the words typed. example knit tops was the search term the customer typed in. the highest page ranked site for this key word might be wal-mart or k-mart jc penny) you should get the idea.

Robot tags (this tells the search engine how often to come back a look at your site. usually 14 or 15 days. 1 day for a blog) this does not nessarily bring them back but sometimes it does help.)

Author tags ( this is you or your name. sometimes the name of your site)

As was stated eariler in another post these tags are not used as much as they use to be by google

however they are still used by yahoo and many other search engines. it is still a good idea to place them on your site.

Where to place them

You place a meta html code between the head or header section of your site before the body section.

Some afilliate pages do not allow the insertion of meta tags.

some editors have meta tags turned off and you need to turn them on before placing them.

some editors need you to break up the code and place keywords and the description into two diffrent places.

sorry this got so long and I hpoe I have explained everything so that it easy for you to understand.

many sites have a free meta tag generator.

just type it into your search box. google it.

Once their add you information into the boxes provided. Copy the html code then paste it on to your site in the head section.


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Reality prices in bangalore sky rocket

As India is facing inflation problems, and ever increasing commodity rates and weakening rupee contributing to inflation also the key factors which are set to take reality prices in bangalore towards the sky. Till today reality players have been trying to have their feet on ground in terms of price and pressure which is now set to change. Property developers have now decided to transfer a portion of burden to their customers.

Customers can expect reality hikes anywhere between 2% - 7%. In the last 9 to 12 months developers in the city have borne an inputs cost rise between 20% and 30%. Rising prices of steel, cement and labour have been driving the cost higher and higher.

How to sell "Your Advertising space" of your BLOG

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I could write a lot on this (and have actually asked Chad, b5media’s Ad Sales guy to write some posts for me on the topic too) but here are a few tips that come to mind. I hope you don’t mind me compiling them as a list as they’re somewhat random ideas:

1. Show them what they’re buying - one of the most powerful strategies I used in my early days of selling ads to people was to show them how I ranked in Google for their keywords. Compile a list of words that you rank for that you can pull out next time you’re talking to an advertiser. If when people search the web for information on products that they sell they end up on your site you have a key selling point.

2. Traffic is a Powerful Motivator - there’s no getting around it - to many advertisers traffic numbers are key. I hope that this trend is changing (what I saw at ad:Tech in Sydney recently confirms this as advertisers are looking to get more niche in their focus) but in the mean time it does count. Keep working to build traffic and be ready to share your numbers and back them up with graphs/tables etc.

3. Collect Demographics - every ad agency I ever spoke with about buying space on my blogs asked about the demographics of my audience. Do some surveys and collect this data as it’ll help sell your case.

4. Start with Small Advertisers - when I first started trying to sell advertising on my blogs I aimed too high. On my digital camera blog I went for Canon, Adobe etc. Of course I failed. So I decided to go to the opposite extreme and started approaching smaller digital camera stores and websites. The tactic worked - they bought up ad space at reasonable rates quite quickly. In time however traffic grew and the bigger campaigns started to appear - having advertisers already on board helped convince the big guys though.

5. Put together an Advertiser Pack - compile your stats, rates, advertising options (ie what you offer) reader demographics and any other relevant figures into a professional looking document that you can email to interested advertisers. Include your contact details and references from other advertisers if you can get them.

6. Sell the Niche Angle - the fact is that most of us will never compete with the broad publications that are out there - so don’t compete with them by trying to fool advertisers into thinking that you’re bigger than you are - sell the fact that you’re different and that you can reach a narrow and targeted group of people that makes the money an advertiser spends much more effective. ‘Spend $1 on a big site and you might reach a lot of people who are mildly interested in your topic - sell $1 on our site and you’ll reach people who are obsessed with your topic….’

7. Key Influencers - do other bloggers read your blog and pick up on what you write? If so - sell this too. You’ve got influential readers - not just passive ones!

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Protien POWER

A growing body of evidence is suggesting muscle metabolism may also play a role in the prevention of many chronic diseases, such as type-2 diabetes and osteoporosis. However, research shows current protein recommendations may not go far enough to contribute to healthy muscle development.

Sarcopenia is a condition associated with a loss of muscle mass and strength in older individuals. Prevention of this debilitating disease is especially important to ensure people can continue to live well and independently since loss of muscle can decrease stamina, lessen the ability to perform daily tasks and lead to an increased risk of falls and bone fractures. While there is no single cause, insufficient protein intake may be a key contributor to this condition, which can significantly compromise overall quality of life as we age.

Sunil Gavaskar relinquished as Chairman of ICC

Sunil Gavaskar the former Indian captain and the legendary batsmen today has resigned as International Cricket Council’s (ICC) cricket committee chairman. Gavaskar, who was asked to choose between his media commitments & role as the Chairman of ICC, tendered his resignation on Wednesday, a day after chairing the Cricket Committee meeting which concluded in Mumbai on Tuesday. Gavaskar said with more & more cricket it was not possible for him to do justice with the two jobs.

Gavaskar said in his statement, “I have thoroughly enjoyed the eight years I have held the role (of ICC Cricket Committee Chairman), which is an honorary position & it has been extremely fulfilling to be able to give back to the game through that role. However, with more & more cricket being played it has become clear that it is not possible for me to do justice to two jobs, the chairmanship of the ICC Cricket Committee & my media commitments”

"As an example of that, I had to leave my professional commitments as a commentator on the Indian Premier League matches in order to come and chair this year's meeting in Dubai.

"I envisaged the potential for this sort of issue two years ago and intimated then that I was not able to continue in the role but when I was asked to do so I was honoured to be re-elected.

"Now, however, it is clear I cannot combine both roles and therefore I am relinquishing the chair of the ICC Cricket Committee."

A report said the ICC has decided on this after its executive board meeting in Dubai. Sunil Gavaskar had described cricket playing nations Australia and England as “dinosaurs, still trying to voice their prejudiced opinions in the media, and may not open their eyes and see the reality”. Gavaskar’s comments came in a syndicated column.This had reportedly infuriated the ICC. Sunil Gavaskar was commenting on India’s controversial Sydney Test’s match referee Mike Procter, following the latter’s ruling against Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh. Andrew Symonds had alleged that Harbhajan Singh had racially abused him. Mike Procter’s ruling against Harbjhajan Singh was , however, dismissed by the appeals commisioner.

ICC's acting Chief Executive Officer David Richards said: "We are indebted to the work Sunil has put into his role as Chairman of the ICC Cricket Committee. "He has brought his vast experience of the game to bear, not only over the eight years of his chairmanship but also the six years prior to that, when he was a delegate on the same committee. "Having someone of Sunil's stature involved has to be of benefit to the game and given the ICC's lengthy relationship with him we hope we can still utilize his knowledge in some other capacity in the future."

In(novate)side ADSENSE

Google is known for its continuous innovative products and launches to makes publisher and user experience more enjoyable AdSense for search is now powered by Custom Search. If you've used Custom Search Engine (CSE) before, you know that Custom Search offers advanced customization options to help improve the accuracy of your search results and tailor them to what users are looking for. With the integration of Custom Search into  AdSense  for search, you can take advantage of CSE's most popular features without having to leave your AdSense account.

Here are some of the new features:

   * Site Search: You've worked hard to attract users to your site, so it's understandable that you'd be concerned about those users leaving through web search. Now you can choose to provide just site search so users can find all the information they're looking for on your site, and you can host the search results on your own pages so
that they can find that information without leaving your site.

   * Improved indexing of your pages: We've recently improved our indexing technology so that you can provide a more enhanced Site Search experience for your users. AdSense for search will now index
even more pages of your site, as long as we're able to crawl them, so that your users will see more results from your site in your AdSense for search results. Stay tuned for more updates on future crawl and
indexing improvements!

   * Vertical search: You can also allow your users to search across multiple sites - this could be a network of sites that you own or other related sites that you think your users might find useful. If you write book reviews on your blog, for example, you can use vertical search to specify a list of online bookstores for users to search through. Other examples of vertical searches include computer forums, travel blogs, political sites you endorse, etc.

   * Tuning search results and ads with keywords: Search terms can have different meanings in different contexts, so you can now configure your search engine with relevant keywords. Let's say you manage a site about yoga - you can enter keywords such as 'yoga,' 'exercise,' and 'meditation' so that when a user searches for 'mat,' the search results and ads will be more related to yoga mats and less to commercial floor mats. (You can see an example of this in the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEwxC9hrxM4 ). In experiments, we've found that this tuning has led to an increase in earnings for publishers.

   * Selecting ad location: Do you want ads to appear at the top and bottom of your search results? Or along the right sidebar as well, just like on Google.com? Now you can make the call on where ads are placed. (Here's a tip: we've found that placing ads at the top and right monetizes the best for publishers.)

   * Quick and easy updates: Just as you use our ad management feature to quickly change the settings for your ad and referral units, you'll be able to do the same for your search engine within your  AdSense account.  Your settings will be saved in your account, so you won't need to generate new search code for each change.

We recommend getting started with the features above by visiting your AdSense Setup tab and selecting 'AdSense for Search' as your product. Once you've set up your search box, you may wish to explore more advanced features such as site exclusion, labels, and collaboration.

Vodafone AXES STD and roaming prices

Vodafone, India's third largest mobile operator has slashed  STD and roaming prices tariffs following the foot prints of Bharti  Airtel  and Reliance Communications, cellular service provider, Vodafone Essar today entered the race by reducing its STD calls to Rs 1.30 per minute to any destination within India.

Roaming rates have been reduced to Re 1 a minute for all incoming and local outgoing calls. While, STD calls on roaming will be charged Rs 1.50 per minute once the new tariff comes into operation.

Last month,  Airtel had reduced its STD rates to Rs 1.50 a minute from Rs 2.65. The company also reduced its roaming tariffs under which incoming roaming calls will be charged at Re 1 a minute compared with the existing Rs 1.75. While roaming, the customer can now make an outgoing local call at Re 1 a minute and an STD call at Rs 1.50.

Following Airtel's announcement Reliance Communications, part of the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, also announced unlimited free STD calls for all existing and new Reliance Mobile customers across post-paid, pre-paid and Hello fixed wireless phone customers.

This price benefit is offered to all Reliance to Reliance calls, both STD as well as local. Reliance Mobile post-paid customers can enjoy this benefit at a monthly rental of just Rs 440 while pre-paid customers can opt for only Rs 496 (inclusive of service tax).

For the users of Reliance Hello, Reliance's fixed wireless phone, benefit of unlimited Free STD is now available for Rs 525.

"AdSense Secrets 4" for only $9.95 /-

After a two year gap since the last edition of AdSense Secrets, my buddy Joel Comm has finally released AdSense Secrets Version 4. The fourth edition of AdSense Secrets is the definitive work on Google’s AdSense advertising system. Joel has fully updated his best seller so you can take advantage of every change Google has made over the past two years. Best of all, the new eBook is available at a price that is so low, everyone will be able to pick up a copy.

Buy AdSense Secrets 4 for only $9.95

The original AdSense Secrets sold thousands of copies at $97 and it was worth every penny. With the new version selling for only $9.95, there’s no reason not to add this work to your success library. The 230 page eBook will teach you everything you need to know about Google AdSense and most importantly, it’ll show you how to make maximum money from it.Every chapter of my ebook is overflowing with practical advice, screen-shots of actual web pages and a rare insight into the nuts-and-bolts that drive a successful AdSense business. It’s good for both beginner and advance Internet marketers.The single most underutilized way to make money with AdSense --and how you can take advantage of it to rack up some serious cash! I got my copy. How about you?

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Why use 'BLOGGER'

Before You know why use Blogger let me Introduce YOU to the term "BLOG". Yes absolutely YOU read it right. BLOG is an acronym for the term "WEB LOGS". When YOU refer any dictionary, one of the definitions of "log" is "to enter in a record".

As You could remember You used to pen down your hobbies in a book or note down some important topics in a journal or pen down your dreams/a memorable moment in your private dairy. But now with the advent of web all these private affairs are being shared on web with the public,the public can be He/She, who is your friend, family member or even a stranger. To share all this what would be a better place than use a blog. Blogs are used as a record book to record their hobbies, as a journal, or write down some memorable events in their life. Most of the blogs will have huge fan following, helping their writers to turn into a lucrative source on income.

Blogs have become fairly diversified now. The technologies are getting more sophisticated, people are demanding more interactive features, designer templates, easier updates with better security and browser free content distribution.

Many online marketers are turning to blogs because they are considered as the key way to search engines such as Google (as blogs are spidered faster) and have spawned a large community of readers and writers.

After reading all the cool stuff about the blog, aren't excited to have one, but worried about buying a space for website and manage it would burn a hole in Your pockets...??? You need not worry any more as creating Blog account these days is as easy as creating an E-mail account. If you are just starting off in the world of blogging and want to keep things simple, you could get started within minutes by setting up a free blogging account on BLOGGER.COM.

Blogger.com is Goggles FREE blogging service, which is rapidly gaining in popularity in large masses due to fact that its more user friendly interface and features, which are comparable with most paid services.

Why choose BLOGGER

• Blogger gains over competing free services with features such as :
  
• Blogger gives you full design control to customize your HTML design template.
  
• Customizable templates.
  
• The template styling applies to all pages and comments, leading to consistent look.
  
• Styling consistency.
  
• User friendly interface
  
• Easy updates
  
• Integrated FREE image hosting.
  
• You can control comments
  
• User statistics.
  
• Flexible platform i.e You can migrate your domain name from blogger to other platform.
  

Tips to JUICE up money from GOOGLE ADSENSE program

Do you want to make more money in your home business...??? Are you bugged trying different money earning programs which have all ended in vain. Here i'm to discuss a fool proof home business solution.

One program that does pay pretty good, is easy to implement, and pays on time for your stuff is Google Adsense.I'm here to discuss my views on how to make more money than you currently are using this goldmine program and how to do it with Google's pay per click advertising program.

1. First and most basic productive tip is, you need to read the program policies and procedures. Google is very
strict as to what they will and will not allow you to do when you are placing ads on your website. Be sure and do it right the first time and save you grief down the road.

2. Try to lacate hotspots for your site by using trail and error method.The most common hot spot of your website would be above the fold and as close to the upper left hand corner as possible. The reason is very simple. To get people to click on your ads they need to be seen.

3. My trails showed me greater results with the Use of rectangle 336 X 280 and 160 X 600 ad in your premium spot. This is the most popular ad and will earn you the most money. So i highly recommend these to you.

4. To make more money everyday with Google you should to limit the number of Google Adsense ads to three or less per page. The more ads you have on a page the less they begin to pay. It benefits both you and Google to have the highest paying ads showing up on your page so that you can pocket a lot of money easily.

5. The best way to show up ads is to blend your ads into the page making them look like a part of your content. People have become blind to ads on the internet. They just do not care about them as ads these days are very annoying to them. By blending your ads into the page you've a better chance to get them clicked on. This may mean using a white border.

6. Now you must in a fix to decide which colour to select as font colour for your ads. Which colour would you expect an ad to be while you are surfing. It is definately... Blue! So keep your links blue and people will naturally click on them because that is what they are clicking on all day long.

7. Google offers some really neat features for tracking your ads and to manage them in order to maximize your revenue and one such feature is 'channels'. If you have more than one ad unit per page, you can set up a channel for each unit. Again you are better off to stay at less than three ads per page. Channels let you know what ads are working best.

8. Check your stats periodically so that you can track your click through rate and your cost per click and do the needfull alterations for your trails. By knowing how many visitors it takes to get a click and how much you are making per click you can decide if having a Google Ad on that page is worth it or not.

9. Make sure the ads that are coming up are relevant to the page. If not consider if you have content that is bad, or if your meta tags are set up wrong. Maybe even your header graphic has a bad alt tag.

Google Adsense is definitely one way to make more money everyday on the internet. If you do it right it can help your business as well.Making money with Pay Per Click advertising is not just limited to Google. I wanted to quickly mention that many (PPC) companies have affiliate programs that pay you for placing ads on your site.Some of the more popular ones include Bidvertiser, 7Search, SearchFeed, and Yahoo Marketing. Each one have their own rules and
regulations so be sure and know them before you go placing ads on your site. Google themselves will not let you place similar ads on a page with their ads so be careful.The fastest and easiest way to make money online is to get paid for a click. This article should give you some ideas on how to do that and do post your comments in this regard to help me stream more tips for all of you.

What is a "BLOG" ?

A blog can be better said as your personal diary of your creative thinking your thoughts your priceless feelings put in priceless words.

A blog is a acronym for web log. A blog is your log book which has fundamental elements such as text, images, media objects and data, arranged chronologically, which is placed in hierarchy to be viewed in a HTML browser.It can also be said as a journal which can be based on particular topic to a range of topics which can begin from spirituality to love, personal dairies to public relations, freelance journalism to business.Such an art of writing web logs is said to be blogging and publishing the same is a blog post and the artist who sketches the blog is pronounced to be a blogger.blogging has as many applications and varieties as you can imagine. Whole blog communities have sprung up around some of these topics putting people into contact with each other in relationships where they can learn, share ideas, make friends with and even do business with people with similar interests from around the world.

Blogs basically have features that have to be known about so that as a reader you can juice up maximum from them. A few are as below...

Archives :

You might look at the front page of a blog and think that there is not much to them. A few recent entries, some links to other sites and not much else. However its worth knowing that there is a lot more going on under the surface that might initially meet the eye. For example in addition to the main page of this blog. When I write a post like this one it goes to the top of the front page. As it gets older and as I add more current posts it begins its journey down the page until it disappears from it. This is not the end of its life however, because it goes into the ‘Archives’ of my blog. It sounds like a dusty dark place but its really just like a filing

cabinet that is easily accessible in a couple of ways. You can read my ‘archives’ simply by looking on the ’sidebar’ (over on the left of this blog) at the ‘archives’ or ‘categories’ section. There you will see links to all my old posts which you can access either by category. You’ll see a category for ‘Advertising’ - click that link and you’ll see all my old posts on the topic of Advertising with the most recent at the top and the oldest at the bottom.

Comments :

Not all blogs use comments - but most do. This blog is not a monologue but a conversation. You can give me feedback on almost everything I write simply by clicking the ‘comments’ link at the bottom of each one of my posts. This will take you to a little form where you leave your name, email and a link to your own blog if you have one as well as your feedback, comment, critique, question, essay on why you love my blog, promise of money…. etc).

Try it now. Scroll to the bottom of this page, click ‘comments’ and fill in the blanks with a little introduction to yourself.

A great way to learn about blogs is to read a few. Leave some comments, ask questions and bookmark your favourites. An even better way to learn about blogs is to start your own.

Painting with your DIGITAL CAMERA

A vacation with no picture to show for it is no vacation at all. Especially these days, with the ubiquity of point-and-shoot cameras. However, post every photo if questions like 'why the clear blue sky always look washed out in your pictures' or 'where do the ghosts sneak in from into the frame' riddle you, then read on. Because it's probably not the fault of your camera like you think, and no,a better camera won't solve those problems. What will is just a tad bit in depth knowledge of photography. Here are a few TIPS to start on your way to getting those picture perfect snaps.

Hold the camera RIGHT : 

Human beings usually stand vertical and erect. It's obvious then, that it would be a good idea to shoot them vertical too. But funnily nine out of ten times we end up taking photos of people with camera held in horizontally. This might work well if u want to capture a group photo or a background. But for a good portrait or eevn to capture two or three people in a image, switch to holding camera vertically. This will help you take advantages of your subjects natural pose and give your picture more depth. Of course, if you find it uncomfortable to hold the camera vertically, then go on shooting horizontally, but make sure to allow plenty of space around your subject so that you can edit the image later to turn it into portrait. 

A CURE for the washed out sky :

The cure for those washed out skies is slightly more difficult, because it's fault of your so called INTELLIGENT cameras. The intelligent cameras of today assume that in all the pictures the most important element is the foreground, which is why the camera's automatic exposure system will adjust so as to ensure best foreground system.

This means the sky in the background(which is also a lot brighter than your subject)ends up getting overexposed and thus the washed out look. One alternative to get a beautiful, deep blue sky is with dark and underexposed subjects. But if you don't want to compromise on that, you could try using your camera's auto exposure controls and adjust them so as to intentionally underexpose the whole scene. This will help draw out this also ends up reducing color and detail in the whole picture.

Get rid of GHOSTS:

The ghosts are by far the most irritating. Especially when you think you have finally managed to compose a perfect picture and you see two blurry objects hovering in the background. These ghosts are actually the result of camera motion, which comes with an unsteady hand. So holding your hand still is imperative.

Look at any professional photographer shooting and you see that they take lot of care to hold their camera carefully, keeping it pressed against their eye. This isn't just because they are in manual mode or they don't like large LCD display.

This is mainly to keep the camera stable so that they can get sharp image. So try this trick to get rid of ghosts; instead of holding the camera at arm length, hold it as close as possible. This will keep your hands from shaking. A tripod is of corse the best, but when you cant use one,prop the camera on a low wall or table. Finally, if your camera has viewfinder, use it when you can.

Get rid of FLASH :

Flash might work for night time pictures, but even there if the area is well lit, disabling flash is a good idea.

If your flash is on, the camera has to wait to recharge the flash every time you press the shutter. Hence, there will be a longer lag before you capture a image, and therefore  more of a chance that you might end up missing the action,especially if you are trying to click a moving target. Most point-and-shoot camera's won't operate in continuous mode with the flash on.

So you get only one chance for your image, instead of being able to take rapid pictures and then pick the best. If the subject is well lit, there is also the danger of overexposure.