Blogspot SEO Guide: How to Tweak your Search Preferences Settings

Earlier this week, Blogger announced what is probably the most awaited feature that made me move to WordPress late last year. WordPress has lots of SEO plugins and it was quite an edge over blogger as I mentioned on this post but this new feature addresses that to some extent. Blogger now has a SEO settings right in the dashboard and lots of blogspot users don’t even know how to go about this. With the whole thing done wrong, your blog can...

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New Facebook Comment Box for Blogger With Notifications Enabled

Facebook comment for your blog can serve as a good way to make your site more engaging and encourage readers to drop comments if they’re already logged in to Facebook. It also serves as a source of traffic since using Facebook comment shares the comment and post page on the visitor’s Facebook wall. One thing should be noted though: Facebook comment has no SEO value since it’s being displayed in an iframe which Google won’t index. Comments...

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10 Time and Space-Wasting Widgets You Should Delete From Your Blog Today

It’s easy to get so excited about your new blog that you want to use every bell and whistle that you can get your hands on. But if you’re serious about building a significant readership or turning your blog into a business, going overboard with widgets and plug-ins can actually hurt you. Here are 10 time and space wasting widgets your should delete from your sidebar today: Subscription Count/RSS Widget. This is a great idea if you...

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What’s the Best Backup Solution?

Your “techie” friends keep telling you to back up your data. Your IT guy (or gal) scolds you on the importance of backing up your data. Both of them state how easy it is to do this. We’ve even shown you how to do it.  Howe Cloud Services for Backing Up Carbonite Mozy ElephantDrive All of these options have free trials or free versions (along with various pricing plans) and all of them allow you to very simply back up your data to...

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The Most Useful Windows 8 Shortcuts

Windows 8 has been released and for some of us, it’s time to get used to a new user interface. This can be troublesome when learning something new, particularly because this version of Windows is trying to be the best of both worlds — namely one that meets the needs of both a touchscreen device and a computer. For those of us who still use the Windows OS on a desktop computer, here are some shortcut keys to help you ease the pain of looking...

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Beautify your Twitter Cover in One Click

A few weeks ago, Twitter released new header image options for each user’s profile. As a result. users may now change their Twitter “cover” if they want. TwitrCovers has the best collection of Twitter covers available that I’ve seen. All Twitter covers are divided into categories like Nature, Movies, Animals, Art, Games, Quotes, and more. Simply choose to edit your profile using the iPad app, touch the “Header” button, and...

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30 Windows 8 Features You Should Know Before You Upgrade Your PC

Windows 8 was released last week and the latest version of Windows contains more than 300 new features as compared to the previous Windows 7. I know many of you are still thinking about whether you should upgrade your Windows system or not. Therefore, we have tracked down 30 new Windows 8 features that can help you to make that decision. 1. The new Start Screen The new Windows 8 start screen has all of the information you care about in...

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10 Essential Ways to Hack Your Life (Instead of Letting Life Hack You)

1. Stop waiting for things to change – change yourself NOW!  Most often that means changing your attitude! Too many times people have preconditions to happiness, only to find even if they reach that goal, there are even more pre-conditions to happiness. Aside for a temporary “high” when we attain our goal, we very quickly go back to a general baseline mood unless we change our thinking habits. If you tend to be a pessimist,...

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What Can Software Developers Teach us About Crushing the ‘Perfection Bug’?

Imagine this: Your desk is full of paper and it’s all related to unfinished work. Also, your task list never seems to shrink – instead, it’s growing bigger and bigger. Even if you work hard on your tasks, you have this nagging feeling of incompletion in your head. You also feel that it is impossible to meet your inner critic; you are never satisfied to your results. You are frustrated and burnt out. And even if that’s not enough, you start...

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3 Diet Hacks to Help You Lose 10 Pounds in 21 Days

Weight loss doesn’t have to be a slow process that takes months on end of bland foods and long, boring workouts. You can safely lose a significant amount of weight in less than a month. This article shows you how. Following the tips in this article will help you lose 10 (or more) pounds in just 21 days. I’m not going to recommend a “miracle” nutritional supplement, expensive workout equipment, or hokey gimmick either. Just 3 things that...

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How to Fly First Class for Free

There’s a way for you to fly first class for free over and over again. The best part? It doesn’t require incredible negotiation skills or dumb luck. Anyone can do it. Let me tell you everything you need to know so you can decide if this powerful travel strategy is right for you. How to Fly for Free A few years back, I started searching for the best ways to travel for cheap. I wanted to get out and see the world … or at least the United...

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How to Get a Smartphone Without Paying for an Expensive Data Plan

The phone carriers have figured out many ways to lock people into monthly plans that they don’t really need. The most basic example of this is the requirement on all the large carriers to pay at least $30 / month for a data plan for the right to use a smartphone on their network. This isn’t connected with their subsidy of your phone since they won’t even let you buy your own smartphone on eBay and then use it without a data plan. They justify...

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33 Painless Ways to Save Money Now

In a difficult economy, most of us are looking for ways to put more money in our pockets, but we don’t want to feel like misers. We don’t want to drastically alter our lifestyles either. We want it fast and we want it easy. Small savings can add up and big savings can feel like winning the lottery, just without all of the taxes. Some easy ways to save money: Online rebate sites. Many online sites offer cash back rebates and online coupons...

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Kick Your Coffee Habit and Pay Off Your Mortgage

The following is guest post by Charles LaReaux. He is a partner at the Las Vegas, NV real estate firm, Hakans & LaReaux. He specializes in real estate for the entertainment industry and enjoys finding creative ways to help his clients save money. Do you wake up in the morning looking forward to your trip to Starbucks, Caribou Coffee, or your local coffee shop on the way to work? Do you have a mortgage that you’re working to pay off? If...

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How to Get Started Managing Your Money with Mint

Budgeting can be very frustrating because you can waste a lot of time managing your budget without ever actually analyzing your budget!  If you’re spending all of your time collecting and categorizing data, you might never get to the true purpose of budgeting, which is to save money. The most important aspect of budgeting isn’t necessarily sticking to it (although that is important), the real purpose is to feel in control of your money ...

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