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As I told you previously in an article here that I love to write ramble posts. But this one again coming after a long gap, I don’t have any specific reason (or Excuse) for the delay. Its always look great when people sum up their web browsing of past couple of weeks in a post. Its also a ways to convey your readers as where you like to spend your good time reading articles, and off course a way to appreciate your readers, commentators and fellow bloggers So here we go for this month’s ramble post.
1. Worth Reading Article
I wanna share with you couple of article that I found interesting, I wish you could just see how helpful these are and how beautifully written.
[A] Give Each Blog Post a Pretty Face with Flickr
Community and social media guru Chris Brogan talks about how you can give a pretty face by inserting relevant and interesting pictures from Flickr.
“I was asked by a friend on Twitter where I got all the pictures that I use for my blog posts (like the one you see in the top left of this post). The answer is that I get them off Flickr. But there’s more to it than that. Here’s a quick run-through of how I use photos on this site, and some more about Flickr.”
I always try to serve you a mix a nicely written post with Flickr Toping. I always love the idea to give every blog post a face of its own.
[B] How to Shape Your Blogs Brand
Darren Rowse elaborates how to go about branding your blog.
“One of the things that I’ve noticed happen once a blog begins to grow in readership is that a ‘brand’ emerges. This builds from the day you first start a blog and people see it – however it is in this phase after launch that it really becomes established.”
I feel myself working hard to build my brand. Love to see when people refer me as dot com guru.
[C] How To Build A List Of Eager Subscribers
People see profit in list, building a strong subscriber base should be your top priority as blogger. Ben Pie from pie profit talks about how you can make list of eager subscribers.
Email is free and if you can manage to make your own promotional advertisements you can also save a bundle there. With an opt-in subscribers list, you are pretty sure that what you are sending out is received, viewed and read by the subscribers and not simply being deleted. They have signed up for service and have consented in receiving it.”
Other notable blog posts I recommend as worth reading ;-
Niche blogging Niche Marketing -Yan
Search Engine Optimization Tips, Tricks & Secrets -Jim Kukral
Arrest Page Rank leak & Optimize Your WordPress Blog – Ajith Prashad
Why Making Money Online Isn’t Working For You -Paul Piotrowski
Use Any Internet Browser on your Computer without Installation -Amit Aggarwal
2. Worth Winning Contests
One of this blogs sponsor and my fellow blogger Zubin Kutar has come up with “this” Twitter Giveaway Contest where he is offering 5 hard copies of Blog Blazers to 5 random winners of the contest.Want to win one? Here’s all you have to do. 1) Follow @WebTrafficROI and @StephaneGrenier on twitter. 2) Simply tweet- Just entered to win 5 copies of Blog Blazers. Just follow @WebTrafficROI and @StephaneGrenier & retweet http://xr.com/BlogBlazers
My friend Carline Francy at BuyTemplate.net ask me to shout out about this contest which they sponsoring at Blogging in Web 2.0 Beta, I request to head over and see if you wish to win some cool Templates, Banner, Logos and off course some great WordPress Themes. Themes offered at BuyTemplate.net are really cool. How To Enter? Comment on post, Post contest include the sponsor and the prizes and Put Blogging in Web 2.0 Beta on blogroll. Head over to this post for more detail:
Other cool Contests
DirectAgents’s and VistaPrint’s Dream Getaway
3. New Twitter Tools
If you are talking about blogsphere can you finish your article without mentioning twitter? Well there are couples of cool Twitter tool releases every week few of them are worth trying. To find out what new impending with twitter apps that you can use to make your twitter experience better here are few posts on new twitter apps;
TweetDeck – How To Follow 8,000 People
How to use Tweet Later to increase followers on Twitter
50 Twitter Tools and Tutorials For Designers and Developers
Using New Twitter Glossary Tools to Define Hash tags
Twitter: the new emergency tool for travelers
4. Readers Reward Time
I take this opportunity to thanks all my readers and appreciate top commentators of this blogs. I wish you guys are great and keep on commenting your valuable suggestions. Here is the list of Top commentator of last month:
5. worth Watching / Interesting Video
Make Money Online Using YouTube – It’s interesting to see this guy demonstrating how you can make money using YouTube. He claims you can earn about US$ 400 with his technique.
I personally earn over $11000 dollars per month doing easy pc job. There are already hundreds of home workers world wide! This is the next ting in making money online.
Let’s see how he manages to do that in the following video and make out if you can replicate his success.
6. Quotable Quote about blogging
“I am a better writer when I exercise, case closed. Maybe that’s why this blog post isn’t very good.”
Andrew G.R on correlation between exercise routine and blogging effectiveness?
7. New at Shanker Bakshi dot com
Now let me tell you what I wish to see new here on my blog. I’m opening it for guest posts, so if you want to write guest article post for this blog send it right across to me at shanker@shankerbakshi.com . If your posts converse around blogging, blogging resources, Internet marketing, makes money online then there are full chances that I will definitely like to flash it here on this blog. So write one and send it right now.
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@Shanker,
What you have shortlisted is a great collection of posts. And thanks for the little love towards my post as well
Ajith
WOW that was a long post – very informative, thank you. I’ll take a look at the “recommended posts” when I get some more time. I hope people take up the opportunity to have a guest post on your blog, that’s a really good idea. I love the idea of “branding your blog” – I’m sure it works as well.
Thanks Shanker Bhai for the blog mention in the post and your exaustive collection of great links
I loved the coke, Shanker. It looks like very refreshing and tasty to drink with…
yeah -thats quite refreshing – give me enough energy to blog from midnight to morning.
Shanker, interesting post!
I have been playing around with an idea of combining a contest and viral messaging only using twitter!
I think your post helps!!
Cheers,
Paritosh Sharma
Go for it – These twitter contests are in demand these days.
Thanks for the link Shanker!
-Paul
You are welcome Paul – i know your articles are always great and helpful.
Shanker, you must have done a lot of bloghopping that you’ve discovered all those worth reading blogs.
I’m glad I’m still in the row of your top commentators. Million thanks for mentioning.
I wish you should remain there till till the end of this world ( which also means i will blog till the end)
Great post! Thank you for interesting links Shanker
Shanker … love the rambling … FANTASTIC POST!
You really put together a great “rambling” list of resources. I’m going to be testing many of them and putting them into use on my blogs, sites, and you name it!
I have just started testing using videos in my blogs but am REALLY thinking about viral messenging and contests as well. Great ways to get the name out there. KUDOS TO YOU MAN! THANKS!
Thanks for appreciation, hope to see you around.
Thanks For the great list of resources – i already use most of them although i found a few hidden gems.How To Build A List Of Eager Subscribers is a great article thanks for sharing – i really need to increase my follower base and get them engaged.
Very nice tips for increasing the traffic on the sites and very useful tools which are used in increasing for it.
Thanks for Readers time Award !!
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