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Choosing The Better Platform Between WordPress And Blogger

October 31, 2011 By 16 Comments
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Blogger and Wordpress are the two most popular blogging platforms used today but we're sometimes faced with the question of which is better between the two. This question got me going from one blog to another way back in 2009 when I wanted to start blogging, desperately searching for an answer. I got lots of confusing answers but had to settle with blogger when I weighed out my options and considered what I actually needed. The first blog I started with was a wordpress.com sub domain which i abandoned just a week after my first post because I couldn't run my own ads.Now, just for the purpose of clarification, I'll be referring to self-hosted wordpress blog (which you can get the script from … [Read more...]

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Adding Feedjit Traffic Feed To Blogger & Hiding It From Blog Visitors

October 28, 2011 By 16 Comments
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Feedjit Live Traffic Feed is one of the best ways to effectively monitor your blog traffic and it's very easy to use. It clearly shows your visitors' geographical location, incoming search queries, exit pages, time of visit and other things that can make you deduce a quick analysis on your web traffic. It gives you an insight on what content your visitors are interested in the most.Though it's incomparable to google analytics in terms of sophistication, feedjit live traffic feed widget can still do a lot in helping you know your most valuable keywords, traffic source and so on.That's what the free traffic widget looks like. You like it, huh? :) Now let's add it to your blogspot blog!How To … [Read more...]

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Don Caprio Free Blogger Template

October 26, 2011 By 19 Comments
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You can download a template and install it but adding certain customizations might be tedious especially if you're not quite used to HTML editing. I decided to do the little I can to solve this by creating a template with lots of widgets added to the html source. This template is actually a variation of Fortune blogger template by Lasantha of PremiumBloggerTemplates but this looks a lot different from that. I re-sized the sidebars to 200px each and added some color to the sidebars which was initially white.Other features added include:-Read more (automatic post summary)-Related post-Facebook like button-Google plus button-Numbered page navigation (improved)-Large share buttons below … [Read more...]

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How To Open Links In New Tabs (Blogger/Blogspot)

October 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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I don't expect probloggers or anyone with basic HTML knowledge to find this post particularly exciting but if you happen to be a new blogger with absolutely no idea on HTML coding, then you definitely need it. When you insert external links into your blog post, it might be just a way to drive your own visitors away to other sites without knowing. In blogger, the easy Compose mode allows you to insert external links inside your blog post but this link will open on that same page. There are two ways to prevent this from happening: using a certain HTML code while writing your blog posts or inserting a single line of code into your blog's head section.Using HTML While Composing Blog … [Read more...]

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Display Blogger Widget/Adsense Unit At The Homepage Only

October 17, 2011 By 16 Comments
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Every Widget/Gadget you add in blogger automatically shows on all pages but sometimes, you might wish to have a widget appear just on the homepage only and nowhere else. If you've noticed, there are some page elements on this site's homepage that won't appear on post pages and you can do this for ads, html/javascript or any other page element. Instead of just making the widget appear on the homepage only, you can as well make it appear on a particular post page only.How To Make Widget/Adsense Unit Appear On The Homepage OnlyTo do this, you need to first know your widget ID by following the steps below:1. Log in to blogger2. Go to Design and locate the widget you wish to appear at the … [Read more...]

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How To Add Google Plus Widget To Blogger

October 8, 2011 By 3 Comments
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Just like the facebook likebox, google plus widget is now making waves and seems to be one of the latest blog widgets around. Adding a google plus widget to your blog or website makes it easier for your visitors connect with you and see updates you +1. Google has not officially launched any widget but we hope they'll do this soon however, there are third party google plus widgets you can use on your blog or website. This third party google plus widget can show the number of people in your circles and your updates right on your blog. You can also define just what you want it to look like. To create the google plus widget, you first need to get your google plus ID.How To Know Your Google + … [Read more...]

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Import An Old Blog To A New One (For Blogspot)

October 4, 2011 By 7 Comments
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Sometimes it's necessary to export an old blog to a new one without the need to copy and paste the blog posts one after the other. You might want to move your blogger hosted blog to a new google account and you can't possibly start copying the posts one after the other especially if you've written lots of stuffs. You might even decide to back up our blog posts. Whatever the case may be, importing and exporting your blog posts on blogger is very easy.Exporting, Downloading or Backing Up Your Blog Posts1. Login to your blogger account2. Click on Settings > Export Blog3. Now click the Download Blog button and the download begins.The time taken to export the blog depend on the number of posts … [Read more...]

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Using Google Analytics On Your Blog

September 30, 2011 By 3 Comments
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There are several free counters you can use to monitor traffic coming to your blog but only a few can equal google analytics in terms of detailed reporting. Google analytics is a free service provided by google to keep a track of your site or blog's visitors. Using google analytics is quite helpful as it gives you an idea of what your visitors find interesting on your blog and areas you should make improvements. With google Analytics, you get to see almost real-time data about your site's visitors. It's even possible to track how much you're earning from each of your blogs if you have more than one.Google Analytics can provide you information about top search keywords relating to your site, … [Read more...]

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