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WordPress › Social Slider « WordPress Plugins
Social slider web app for wordpress looks quite cool - add social functionality via an unobtrusive slide out menu bar. for an example in action see this ladies blog - hover your mouse button over widget on left of screen, and it will slide out.


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Free Blog Loads time test (source TC)

Some random bits about this blog

okay nearly the end of the year, digg changed their post to blog gadget putting it on a pop up window that isn't working too well with my browser (flock) but I've kind of got used to flock and firefox so I will be doing less digging and more bookmarking and tweeting instead - so I will probably add a latest updates to the front page in a widget.

Talking of widgets - i still like them, they are akin to little portable boxes of me I can plonk anywhere and everywhere like little tardis's.

I'm still using hellotxt, ping.fm seems to be the other alerter service - with twitter being like my instant messenger if i feel like replying.

so microblogging, yuwie and ebooks are keeping me captivated - I'm still checking up on traffic for these blogs and i might specialize further within a niche for each as i've had a general look about at a wider area - time to drill down maybe in the new year.

Membership websites - Zookoda is still interesting but still requires more than just cut and paste - it could be that i need to get more organized, i've been sorting software and content into folders - but maybe the structure of a club will help me get more done - so testing out a number of options (free ones!)same with auto responder services i'd kind of prefer my own - have a number of those to try - got a couple free ones again 2 hosted by me, 2 remotely hosted. only other thing i'm doing is looking at ebook cover makers - i'm going to try out the 3d one.

I remember a 3D package by adobe that was free and easy to use - then they scraped it - shame really it was one of the easiest i'd tried - lost on an old hard drive somewhere now...

10 places to get free javascripts count down buttons from a Yahoo search

I needed a countdown widget for my weekly digest - here and on my other blogs - I did a search in flock via yahoo search and these are the sites I looked at:

1. www.javascriptsearch.com/scripts/Counters/date_countdown.html

2. javascript.internet.com/time-date/digital-countdown.html

3. homepage.cs.uri.edu/book/javascript/cd.html

4. www.javascriptkit.com/script/script2/count2.shtml

5. javascript.about.com/library/blcount1.htm

6. hotscripts.com/JavaScript/Scripts_and_Programs/Countdowns/index.html

7. www.tdscripts.com/jscountdown.html

8. www.hashemian.com/tools/javascript-countdown.htm

9. www.7is7.com/otto/countdclock.html

10. www.hypergurl.com/countdown.html

a webmaster tool kit blog

http://incomeclubpro.com/webmastertoolkit.html

Notice to club members

Hello - this is just a note "on the blog" to inform people who belong to my freebie club that I have a broadcast going out in about an hour containing a freebie

- I've send a copy to myself too as it's the first time I've used this particular mailing system - and from the admin end it looks pretty compatible with blogger - and I'm well into blogger at the moment a you can probably tell :) - I'll know in about an hour if it's come out as planned.

If you haven't signed up yet why not ?! - I've been on-line donkey's years so you'll get some of the best converting or useful bits and bobs... now I'm not exactly techcrunch or read, write, web in the technology department, which is why I subscribe to them myself via www.mybloglog.com

but I am a bit of a trend watcher and I like free stuff that inspires me to do something - and most of these gizmos I like tend to be freebies hidden away in webmaster toolboxes of tricks - so by joining my club you are simply being invited to share what I find over the years.

My Traffic subs, leads kinda blog - stats from mybloglog about this one

Looking at my stats for this blog - see details on my other blog - which is about gets leads, traffic and doing all that snazzy listing building stuff:

http://leads2u.blogspot.com/2008/07/looking-at-mybloglog-stats-on-my.html

Simple Ways To Increase Blog Visitors

Simple Ways To Increase Blog Visitors

Each visitor to your blog or website is a potential customer, and any changes you make to the overall site design, usability, or quality of content on your blog can create or damage the customer-client relationship. You want to avoid turning visitors away because of a poorly-constructed site or presentation, and set your sights on finding ways to boost traffic.

Making yourself more discoverable is one part of "Search Engine Optimization" (SEO) techniques, and can help you reach the top rankings of search engines so potential visitors can find you after a simple search.

Increasing visitors requires both a technical approach and some direct marketing. You'll want to start by making sure you are hosting the blog or website on your own domain; this makes it much easier for search engines to find, and also makes your URL much more credible. You can then use the URL name itself to promote it, adding a 'www' tag to your postings, e-mail signatures, and other information that you share on the web.

The next step is to write good titles. Even people who are already subscribing to your blog may not actually click on the information you have written unless they are compelled to do so. Make sure your titles are on topic and describe the content you are posting. Using keywords in your titles makes it much easier for search engines to discover them as well, and you can use tools such as Overture and WordTracker to generate some keywords that work well with your site.

Another effective way to start generating visitors is to participate in discussion groups, forums, and even other blogs. Taking initiative with your own social networking can help you gain a steady audience very quickly; try participating in online communities related to your industry, or run some keyword searches yourself and find out what your prospects are talking about within your niche.

It's likely that you'll stumble across a few different discussion forums and groups, many of which that can get you instant traffic by clicking on your signature each time you participate.

You'll always want to tag your content as often as possible, since many people run searches based on tags and keywords, larger sites including Digg, Technorati, and StumbleUpon use tags to sort all content published on the web, and you can reach a larger audience simply by breaking apart your content and submitting it to the appropriate categories.

Another simple and effective way to increase traffic is to simply write quality content; the more quality you provide for your readers, the higher the chances that your audience will link to you and share the information you are presenting to others. This is word-of-mouth marketing at its best, and you can create some very unique articles over time. Visitor traffic increases dramatically when your posts are submitted to larger directory sites and social bookmarking networks; think of ways that you can start developing some very unique articles, content, and posts.

Remember that original and media-rich content is in high demand!

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About Ian del Carmen:

Ian del Carmen is the president and CEO of Fireball Planet Corporation.

Check out his blog at http://IanDelCarmen.com. Or visit Fireball Planet at http://FireballPlanet.com


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Another dose of common sense from Marlon

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  Be able to do the basics yourself -- even if you outsource
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Some people would say outsource everything.

And I believe I created the FIRST product that showed in detail
how to outsource on Elance. It was called Digital Product Creation
System. And I was doing this stuff WAY back before anyone even
knew what outsourcing meant.

And having a lot of experience, I will tell you that I still believe
you should be able to do the basics yourself.

Do you outsource?  Yes.  But if you can't do the basics yourself,
you'll be subject to having smoke blown up the nether regions of
your body by people who want to create a mystique around what they
do.

Let me give you an example:

A long time ago when Lisa worked for me and we were figuring out
graphic design, there was this particular way of doing a curved
sidebar that we really wanted to do.

We just could NOT figure out how to do it.

So we hired 3 people off of elance to do it for us.

None of the 3 did it right. One did it fairly well. But we never
used the design.

Today, I know HOW to do that effect in Photoshop. It takes 5
seconds.  You use the warp tool.  Grab.  Pull.  5 seconds.

But I spent $250 or more on the freelancers and didn't get
something that was decent.

People will try to pull the wool over your eyes. They'll try to
mystify processes, so they can be lazy, work slowly and
charge you a fortune for something simple.

Like one time someone told me they had to "put in the infrastructure."
I was like, "WHAT infrastructure?  Dude, there ain't no infrastructure."

I'm all for outsourcing.

But I still believe you need to know the basics.

For example, podcasting. A podcast is an mp3 file delivered via RSS.
Once you have Podpress installed on your blog, it's automatic.
Piece of cake.

The word "pod" comes from the idea that people can listen to the
audio on their IPOD.  The word "cast" gives the idea of broadcasting
your audio TO people's IPOD's.

That is where RSS comes into play.

Or how about header graphics.

Listen hither:  You CAN do basic graphics far easier than you think.
The initial fear of all the doodads on Photoshop or Photoshop
Elements is 100X worse than the reality.

It's FUN once you learn a very few simple basics that trip everyone
up.

I thought Design Dashboard was an awesome product. But I'm still
disappointed that some people "didn't get it" or still weren't able
to execute.

Mostly because we have a 20-minute overview video as a bonus that
somehow people missed.  So I'm gonna revisit this issue.

If you KNEW how simple and easy it was to do basic graphics, you'd
LAUGH in the face of people who tell you "Oh, you need to outsource
ALL your graphics."

Some?  Alright. But all?  Please.  I don't buy that.

You open Photoshop.  You set your canvass size to 650 pixels wide
x 150 pixels deep.  You create a little gradient.  Add some text.
Add a stroke.  Drop in a photo.

Done!

It can be THAT simple.

Now, will you still hire out your graphics to Design Guru Ryan,
Graphics Genie, GraphicsMaverics or any of the other highly talented
designers?

Sure.  Why not?  Their prices are reasonable.

It CAN be a trap to do everything yourself beyond a certain point.
Most people in the beginning have to learn to do things themselves
because they have more time than money.

But listen up. If you can't:

* Put up a podcast
* Install a blog
* Add a plugin
* Create a basic web graphic
* Insert a table in your html editor
* Upload a video to Youtube
* Shoot a Camtasia video (or CamStudio)
* Shoot some live video with decent lighting
* Add an autoresponder
* Add autoresponder opt-in form code to a web page

If you can't do ANY of that stuff, then you're going to need a full-
time employee/webmaster -- NOT a freelancer.

And even then, you're gonna be frustrated. 

I've been selling ebooks online by the thousands before most modern
day gurus even knew what an ebook was.

You are a creator.

You are a communicator.

Today is YOUR day because today you can create and communicate.

Let me know if this resonates with you. Let me know if you think I'm
full of it. Let me know if you see yourself as a creator. Let me
know what your hang-ups are in creating and communicating value.

Let me know how I can help you become more of who and what you are.
Or let me know if this is all too theoretical for you and all you
wanna know is how to find some plr and sell it.

Or whatever.

http://www.marlonsnews.com


I'm here to serve you.  The best I can.  With the skills and
knowledge I have.  I can't and won't promise to make you a
millionaire.

But I can promise to show you how to create value and communicate it
to people in the market for that value. And that's a noble, honest
living serving your fellow man.

Marketing is something we can be proud of.

We are all born creators. And born marketers.

This is our Born Identity.

Marlon

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Marlon Sanders is the author of "The Info Product Dashboard."
If you want to create your own info products, go to:
http://www.productdashboard.com

a Video website that looks promising

***CHANNELMETV***

OOOhhh look -a website that looks like it knows what it's doing - well they will do once they allow international affiliates...

A person on facebook introduced me to quite an interesting video sitethat i might become a member of - I've been looking for a place otherthan just youtube, to use and this website:

http://www.channelme.tv

Read more on my linkprimer article blog:

http://linkprimer.com/blogs/lemonpie/channelme-video-site-looks-interesting

How to make a Widget of your blog really quickly

Widgetbox offer the easiest widget maker I've tried so far - it's free to use the blog widget maker and the wizards easily walk you through the process of creating a widget for your blog that you can put on places like myspace, facebook, bebo and many other social networks.

To read my simple guide to creating a widget - visit :

http://www.widgetbox.com

you can basically make a bliget widget out of any RSS feed you'd normally put in a reader - but you want it on your website to share with friends.