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Make money with content writing and online directories

sniranjan — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 19:31:00 GMT

A lot of individuals are keen to earn money online. While most of the individuals believe that the programs encouraging individuals to earn money online are mere scams, others believe that some of them do work and can help them to earn a bit of extra income without having to put in the extra efforts. One of the easiest methods to earn money online is via Online content writing and submitting to online directories.

Online content writing allow an individual to earn some extra bucks by simply submitting fresh content to the extensive database of online directories. These directories help to satiate the appetite of internet for new content and resourceful articles on an everyday basis. The demand for new and fresh content is always the top priority for these online directories and anybody can submit to these directories by signing up with them. The directories are frequented by websites and people who are willing to pay for content posted online. The articles written by an individual can be sold easily.

There are several online directories available online. It is important that you associate yourself with a genuine one either by signing up or submitting articles. Most of the online directories pay their clients via online transfers or Pay pal. Whatever the medium may be, ensure that the online directory you sign up with is not a scam.

Once you are over with the process of getting associated with a reliable online directory, the next step is to start writing. You could possibly write on any topic under the sun and get paid for it. Most of the online directories let their clients know which topics that needs to be written about on urgent basis. As a writer, you can choose the topics you want to write upon or can also take the orders in lots. Most of the online directories work on deadline basis.

Some other ways of earning money via online directories is by filling in surveys for them or engaging in simple data entry jobs. Some other alternatives would include doing clerical/secretarial work or typing out long essays or documents for people.

Earning money via online directories is not a very tough task to do. But one needs to remember that although this job allows an individual to work from home and choose their own flexible work timings, it also demands an individual to be dedicated to their work and honor the work commitments.

How to use discount coupons at JV-Extensions?

sniranjan — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:47:13 GMT

From time to time, JV-Extensions provides discount coupons via newsletters to those who have subscribed to receive them. This post is intended to educate the users to use this coupon, the right way, and save money during purchases and renewals.

For New Purchases:

Our online shop provides 2 modes of payment gateways - via Paypal and via Plimus. All our discount coupons are valid only if you choose Plimus as the payment gateway. Please follow the steps below to purchase our product with the coupon:
Note down the coupon code from the newsletter (it is case sensitive)

Login to your account at JV-Extensions and click on Purchase tab

Add items to your cart based on the offer

Click on View/Update Cart and Checkout

You will be provided with 2 options to pay - Paypal and Plimus. Select Plimus here and you will be taken to secure site of Plimus

You will find a place in the screen at Plimus where you can enter the coupon code. Enter the coupon code and proceed to checkout and complete the order!

For Renewals:

The discount coupons are already applied during the validity period, when you choose to renew your purchase. So you can just proceed to renew your access for the product and you will pay the discounted amount at Paypal at checkout. Coupon need not be explicitly applied during renewals.

If you face difficulty, please do contact us

How to enrich your website with fresh content everyday

sniranjan — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:26:00 GMT

Getting fresh content for one�s website is difficult. There could be several sites which are updated on regular basis and all that the others are left doing is to wonder, �How do they manage to do it�?

The answer is simple. They are acting smart. Rather than having to write fresh content everyday, they have got it arranged. The millions of site feeders available on the internet are the best bet when it comes to arranging for new, fresh content on your website.

Just in case if you are wondering why you need new content in the first place, here are a few interesting reasons:

The SEO rankings are more likely to give preference to a website which is updated on a frequent basis. This means that your website would stand higher chances of being listed on the search engine rankings, if it�s updated regularly.

Your customers will take you more seriously if the website is updated regularly. A stagnant website gives the impression that the owners of the webpage are not serious about their business.

Your competitors might bag opportunities which you lose out on simply by updating the content on their website and interacting with their visitors.

Coming to the important question of how does a website arrange for fresh content on regular basis? Opting to write it all on your own is simply not an option. Thus it is more important to look for smarter avenues, such as site feeders and subscribing for newsletters.

Another very important trick to enhance the volume of content is via backlinks. Getting backlinks is an easy option and does not take much time. In fact, backlinks for an entire month can be done within a few days. However, make sure that the backlinks you choose for your website are of approved quality and would not mar the quality of the content previously posted on your website

If all other options fail, you can always choose to get the content outsourced. There are various websites which offer to write custom made content for your website, as per your preferences in lieu of a small fee. There are dedicated content writing websites which will write content for your website as well as upload it to your website within the stipulated time. Some other options include seeking organic content which is available on thousands of article submission portals.

How to tune .htaccess file for SEO

sniranjan — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:20:00 GMT

It is common knowledge now that people make use of redirects when they want the visitors to direct from one page to the other. Most of the times website owners employ this technique when they shift the content from one page to another and want to redirect the visitors to the new page.

One of the easiest ways to make your site profitable while redirecting it, is by adding code to .htaccess code. Redirection in .htaccess can be enabled by making use of the Apache module, mod_rewrite. The advantage of making use of this module is that it allows the users to rewrite the code internally. If it changes, it is referred to as an external rewrite.

After this, the FollowSymLinks option also needs to be incorporated in the apache server. In absence of this, the user might be presented with the 500 Internal Server Error or 404 Error which is basically an error flashed when the host cannot find the designated page. It is mandatory for an individual to incorporate this option in case they want to avoid the error page flashing instead of their websites on the visitor�s screen.

Now, let�s come to the most important part of the website i.e. how to redirect the website with the help of .htaccess. One needs to follow simple programming steps in HTML in order to avoid flashing of any unnecessary errors

.htaccess is easy to write upon, provided you have access to the apache server where is usually located.

1. When an individual wants to deny all files, they should give the command:
Code:
deny from all
2. If the access has to be allowed only from certain IP addresses, it should be addressed as:
Code:
order allow deny
deny from all
allow from 
After all the formalities have been done, one needs to remember that .htaccess is a very powerful file, one which can still flash an error page even if there is a single space left while writing the new code. Thus, it is suggested to seek guidance from an experienced software engineer in order to write the code.

Here are a few guidelines to .htaccess file:

a. Any .htaccess rewrite should ideally begin with:
Code:
Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine On 
RewriteBase /
b. Further examples of .htaccess include:
Code:
SSLOptions +StrictRequire 
SSLRequireSSL SSLRequire %{HTTP_HOST} eq "google.com"
ErrorDocument 403 https://google.com

Improve your web content with RSS feeds

sniranjan — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:16:00 GMT

Almost every second individual has a website today. Most of the individuals have a website which requires to be updated almost every other day in order to outlive the competition from other websites. Now the big question here is how an individual does live with the competition. There are two options available to him � either he updates the content everyday, trying to come up with the most renovated and fresh ideas on everyday basis. The second option is to seek help from RSS feeds

Having a static website is simply not the option anymore, especially with the SEO raising the bar on qualifying standards in order to reach the top spot in search engine rankings. Moreover a website which is updated frequently stands a higher chance of being listed in the search rankings on the top spot. Most of the web owners who are ignorant about RSS feeds are simply at a loss.

RSS feed is the easiest and convenient option of including new content to the website every day sans any hassles. RSS newsfeed is updated everyday by news agencies from all over the world. There is a number of software available in the market and on the internet. These software automatically secure the daily RSS feeds, shortlist the content which is more relevant to one�s content on the website and automatically add it to the website. These software help to filter out the relevant content from the RSS feeds, add it to the site thus helping to update the content and increasing the chances of being featured in the SEO listings.

However, the software installed would still need to be directed to particular websites from where it can filter RSS feeds. Thus, it is imperative that a webmaster does his homework well before experimenting with this option. There are thousands of websites which offer RSS feeds. It is necessary to figure out which ones of the lot offer the best quality and most genuine RSS feeds. Only such sites should be directed to the software. Remember, what you sow is what you reap. Just in case, an individual ends up using unreliable sites for RSS feeds, the quality of the content posted on the website will suffer too

There are various types of RSS sites. These include:

RSS 2.0 which makes use of XML namespaces

RSS atom is considered to be still at infant stage and is the most basic version. People who are more tech-savvy would particularly love atom.

HTML feed types are also a kind of feed type which allows an individual to post content to the website without really using a RSS feeder.

Some of the most reliable sites for RSS feeds include Yahoo, BBC, Cnet. Else the sites for RSS feeds can also be assessed on the basis of their SEO rankings and thus incorporated accordingly.

Canonical URLs - The latest buzzword in SEO

sniranjan — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:55:00 GMT

If one had to take a wild guess at the biggest advancement to take place in the world of SEO post Sitemap, it has to be the introduction of the Canonical URL�s. With some of the biggest search engine giants, such as, Google, Yahoo and Live announcing their support to the canonical URL, this is slowly becoming one of the most sought after tag.

Canonical URL helps the webmasters to eliminate the need to duplicate the entire content in the index as it is already supported and listed by the search engine. It is important to understand how canonical URL operates. This tag is included in the header part of the HTML. In many ways, it is quite identical to the nofollow tag. Just as nofollow, it makes use of a new rel parameter.
HTML Code:
"canonical" href="http://www.jv-extensions.com/blogs" />
The above command would tell the search engines that the concerned page should be treated as a copy of the link given in the command, thus eliminating the need to copy the entire content in the new page.

This tag can be used in a variety of applications, such as

When search engines are confused amid the ranking of various versions

When the search engines aren�t guided properly whether to direct the entire content in one search result or separate the link metrics in several pages.

When search engines are not aware which versions of a website to include/exclude.

Significance of nofollow tag in SEO

sniranjan — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:46:00 GMT

There is a very important tag in the world of SEO which has helps webmasters to improve their rankings drastically. This tag is known as rel=nofollow. It prevents the webpage from being associated with the unnecessary links and logins, thus making it completely spam free and helping it to escalate its rankings.

This is the most hassle free to send a message loud and clear. The message is that the website is not up for being associated or interested in unnecessary advertisements/links/plug-ins or any other kind of logins.

A lot of people were wondering how the search engines adjust to this tag would. The answer is simple. The search engines simply drop the target links from their web graphs, however the search engine rankings of the particular website are not affected at all.

There are basically two types usages of rel=nofollow tags.

Type #1:
The tag appears along with the Meta tag and can be easily incorporated with the meta tag in the HTML code. An example of rel=nofollow in meta tag is:

Type #2:
Another way to use this tag is on a link level. This way, the tag can be included in a href tag, as in:
HTML Code:
"signin.php" rel="nofollow">sign in
This simply tells the search engine, not to follow the link to destination, thus preserving the link juice of your website. Usually this tag is added to all links in blog comments and forms.

By adding rel="nofollow" to a hyperlink, a page indicates that the destination of that hyperlink SHOULD NOT be afforded any additional weight or ranking by user agents which perform link analysis upon web pages (e.g. search engines). Typical use cases include links created by 3rd party commentators on blogs, or links the author wishes to point to, but avoid endorsing

Discounted Renewal Prices introduced

sniranjan — Sun, 11 Jul 2010 06:24:56 GMT

We have now introduced the concept of renewals, when your access to download area expires. You longer need to purchase the Silver/Gold/Platinum plan again at those rates. Renewal rates are lower by 25% to 35% and you can renew anytime and extend the access to downloads, documentation and support forums!

For more info, please read, http://www.jv-extensions.com/announc...xtensions.html

Keyword density and how to decide on keyword density for articles?

sniranjan — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 06:05:00 GMT

One of the most important determinants whether a page is successful or not is to check the amount of keywords used in the content. The keyword density in a SEO targeted article needs to be constituted at least some significant part of the entire word count of the content used in the article. It is extremely important for an individual to make use of the keyword, how to select them and where to use them.

Keyword needs to be selected carefully. It should be a word which the potential customer is most likely to type in their search box, while looking for the particular product.

The keyword density is determined depending upon the following formula:
Number of times keyword is used / total word count = keyword density

Though this formula is pretty simple to understood, the biggest question to deal with is what should be the ideal number of times that a keyword should be used. Remember, overstuffing the content with the keyword will directly lead to the blacklisting of the website. Similarly, using less than the prescribed keyword density will again lead to the site not being listed at all or being listed quite behind in the search results.

The keyword density needs to be moderate. The keyword density should be ideally around 2-6%. Some of the search engines might count related words too, which might be used in title, description, Meta tags et al. While certain search engines might limit their search only to the main body of the website, barring the title page, Meta tags and Meta descriptions.

Before you decide keyword density, an estimate should be made about the total word count that needs to be adjusted in a single web page. The keyword density should be decided only after an individual has figured out what the content is going to be, what is it going to talk about. Care should also be taken that the keywords are fitted in the content easily without making them look like forced into the content.

Some webpage owners also select more than one keyword. For example, if a website deals only with bathroom fittings, the ideal keywords could be bath fittings, bath accessories, showers and all. However, caution must be observed that all the keywords selected are related to each other yet not completely identical. Follow these steps and you are bound to find your website at the top of search engine rankings

There are several software and tools in the internet that can help you in selecting the right keywords and the keyword density for your articles. We use and strongly recommend Internet Business Promoter for keyword analysis and density checking. It is a very powerful tool and is a must for every webmaster who wishes to improve SEO

How URL Redirects can impact SEO of your website

sniranjan — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:53:00 GMT

Redirecting a website could be the most important link for an individual who is having troubles with two separate pages with same names. Most of the website owners fear that such a situation could lead to their site being marked as spam by the SEO. Redirecting a website basically allows an individual to prevent their website from being directed to the infamous 404 Error Page.

URL redirects and SEO are deeply interconnected. For people who don�t know, if a website deals in several products and has dedicated separate pages for each of the products, it makes perfect sense to engage URL redirects and SEO. URL redirects should ideally be employed in situations when the webmaster has shifted the content from one page to another but does not want the viewers to be greeted with an error message. In such a situation, the viewer can be redirected to the new webpage, without him having to type any new URL.

In case the URL are not implemented correctly, it is possible that the error message, such as 301 and 302 are flashed on the viewer�s screen. These arise when:

Error 301:

Error 301 is flashed when the URL is permanently shifted to some other page and is not incorporated in the HTML code

It could also appear if the user has a corrupt redirection chain.

Error 301 could also flash if the web server software is defective

Error 302 occurs under these situations:

If the webpage has been moved only temporarily, this error might flash on the screen.

This is basically a looping error, requesting the system to redirect the page to a new page where the content has been shifted

It is necessary to incorporate the alternative URL in order to avoid this situation

A lot of people try to redirect their website to other pages. What they don�t realize is that it could often result in major losses. This is because most of the virus infected sites try to redirect the web crawler from the desired page to some remote page which could have undesirable content or advertisements on it. Thus, rather than being listed in the SEO list, the website could be banned altogether and be removed from the competing list of SEO.

There are several ways through which URL redirects and SEO results can be achieved. Some of the most common methods include:

1. It is fairly easy to redirect the web crawlers by strategically placing a small snippet of javascript in the HTML coding of the webpage. The owner can also choose to select the number of seconds for which the user will stay on the same page before being redirected to the other page. URL redirects and SEO allow this option to let the web crawler have enough time to understand that he is being redirected to some other page, and thus he can prevent the action if he wants. Sites which automatically jump to other page via redirection often leave the web crawler confused and agitated

2. One of the easiest methods of engaging in URL redirects and SEO is via investing in parked domains. The owners of the websites can choose an additional domain name which can be made the central point of the DNS servers. Thus every time that a web crawler will type any other additional domain name, he will be automatically redirected to the main page. This technique, however, should be use with caution as it could also result in the SEO displaying the same search results twice, leading to spam

Mechanics of PPC, CPM, and CPC in online advertising

sniranjan — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:29:00 GMT

If you are a proud owner of a successful website or blog, how would you like the idea of making some money from your website? A lot of people have been following this scheme in order to earn some extra cash by raking in the success of their online pages. Some of the easiest options of earning money online are via online advertising.

But before you can benefit from it, you need to understand the mechanics of PPC, CPM, and CPC in advertising. It is not always easy to completely understand the mechanics of PPC, CPM, and CPC in advertising simply because of the fact that these are three different techniques, with different work options. Before getting on the mechanics of PPC, CPM, and CPC in advertising, let us understand what these three acronyms stand for.

PPC stands for Pay per Click where the owner of the website, on whose site the advertisement is displayed, will be paid every time a web crawler clicks on the advertisement. This application is encouraged on social networking sites, affiliate marketing and link building

On the other hand, CPC is Cost per click. Ideally, it is considered to be a more balanced approach than other popular forms of online advertising. In this system, the advertiser is supposed to pay to the website owner only when the advertisement is able to generate a specific amount of income or favorable response for the advertiser, else not. This kind of advertisement should ideally be implemented in situations where the amount to be paid is steep and the chance of any favorable response are low. Most of the blogs accept cost per click kind of advertising campaigns

Coming to the third option of CPM, it stands for Cost per 1000 impressions. The letter �M� stands for roman numeral of number 1000. In this process, the website owner is entitled to receive a specific amount of sum, irrespective of the revenue generated via the advertisement. This process is more preferred by the website owners but not by the advertisers. This is applied usually on web pages which are immensely popular and are bound to attract eye hits

It is necessary for an individual to completely understand the mechanics of PPC, CPM, and CPC in advertising before choosing any of the above mentioned options for their benefit. An advertiser who is not so sure about the success rate of the advertisement posted by him should not adopt the CPM method as it could also relate in losses than any favorable profits.

The mechanics of PPC, CPM, and CPC in advertising can be understood easily. The functioning of the three options is more or less the same. It is only the application part which needs to be understood before one makes the final choice of sticking with any of them and earn benefits through it.

Importance of Analytics in SEO

sniranjan — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 07:19:00 GMT

It does not matter what kind of particular technique a webmaster employs in order to popularize their website. Until and unless, the technique used and the results thus delivered should be measurable before any definite conclusion regarding their effectiveness can be made. This is the reason where importance of Analytics in SEO comes in.

The Importance of Analytics in SEO is as much as it is to employ the right kind of promotion techniques. One should be able to map their measure of success before making any next move regarding the promotion of their webpage. The importance of Analytics in SEO can be measured in following terms:

1. Measuring the targeted traffic:
It is very important for the web master to identify the total number of targeted traffic that actually visits the websites. If the targeted traffic is poised in the right direction, the chances of making business can improve manifold too. Similarly, this move will also allow the individual to figure out the bounce rate i.e. the individuals who leave the site within no time of entering it. Usually if an individual leaves the website within five minutes of staying on it, it is counted among the bounce visits. Ideally, if a website has less than 25% bounce rate out of the total visitors, the web page is considered to have a considerable amount of traffic.

2. Checking the response:
Once the volume of traffic has been assessed, the importance of Analytics in SEO can be felt when it comes to actually checking the total number of people who visit the website thoroughly and then respond in a positive manner. Responding well could mean that the advertisements or the content posted on the website is geared in the right direction. It allows the webmaster to assess what clicks with the targeted audience so that more of similar stuff can be incorporated while the useless one can be simply chucked off.

3. Assess the page popularity:
The realization of importance of Analytics in SEO comes to light when analytics reveal how popular a page is among the traffic and if a website has multiple web pages, it can also assess how individual page ranks in terms of popularity. Some of the most popular tools used for analytics include Radian6, Alterian Social Media Monitoring Tool, Scoutlabs Web Based Social Media Monitoring Tool, Real Time Social Media Monitoring Tool

4. Internet marketing firms:
There are plethora of internet marketing firms today, most of which charge hefty fee for promoting your website. These marketing firms are probably well versed with the importance of Analytics in SEO as they initially check the data and ratings of the particular website before taking any further steps to promote it. Thus it makes sense to remain aware of the site performance and constantly improve it via analytics before trying to take help from any external internet marketing firms

Control search engine crawls with Robots.txt file

sniranjan — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:59:00 GMT

Most of the users are simply unaware of what a robots.txt file stands for. Well, when a search engine optimizer arrives at a particular website, it scans for a particular kind of file i.e. robots.txt file which helps it to decide, which of the pages in the website are worth displaying in the search results and which others should be ignored.

It is very hard for an individual to prevent his website from being spidered, especially when the site comprises multiple pages. Most of the people are ready to undergo the hassle of checking their page rankings constantly but will not install a robots.txt file in the HTML code of their website, simply because of the fact that SEO listings are not too friendly to robots.txt files.

It is easy to incorporate robots.txt file in one�s HTML code. Here are a few easy steps in which it can be done:
Open the simple text editor in order to create a robots.txt file. The content of this particular type of file are known as �records�. This record contains of a user urgent line and a disallow line. The first line allows a particular command to take place while the second one will prevent from unnecessary actions from getting installed in the process too.

The user agent names for the records can be easily found in the log files. Upon requesting for robots.txt files, all the log files will be displayed.

Some of the examples of robots.txt file include:

User-Agent: [Spider or Bot name]
Disallow: [Directory or File Name]

However, it is easier said than done. When an individual tries to install robots.txt file, it is possible that some of the files are not indexed properly which might prevent them from being listed in the search engines altogether. In order to avoid this, follow the particular steps:
Steer clear of commands in the file that you create. There is always a slight chance that the commands might confuse the search engine indexes.

Make sure that there is no space left at the beginning of the command line.

It should be made sure that the order of the commands is not changed under any circumstance.

Also in the second Disallow line, only one directory should be used. Using more than one directory can again confuse the search engine listings.

The records in the robots.txt file are case sensitive. Thus all the commands should be typed in the right case.

Although there is the �Disallow� command in the second line of the record, there is no �Allow� command and care should be taken not to include one either. Examples include:
User-agent: Googlebot
Disallow: /folder1/
Allow: /folder1/myfile.html

Exploring the trend of keyword advertising in articles

sniranjan — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 18:55:00 GMT

Keyword advertising is a spontaneous art of popularizing a company or an associated advertiser by rejuvenating the concept of advertising. It is defined as a form of advertising which is related to a particular word, group of words or phrases. It renovates the traditional concept of advertising.

A Keyword is basically a straightforward tool of Internet marketing, which is considered quite effective in making the marketing strategies successful. This form of advertising assists in boosting the online visibility and in speeding up the conversion rate in a subdued and natural manner. The popularizing of words and phrases is done through this mode of keyword advertising. This technique is used in the customized articles these days and in turn receives huge traffic.

There are several advertising techniques that are invariably used in keyword advertising. One of these several techniques is �Keyword search advertising�. In this technique, the advertisements are displayed on the basis of the keyword searched by the user in an article. For instance, if the word �cars� is typed in the search engine by the user, it would produce a number of results based on the keyword entered. The keywords are specified in a particular article, which is made use of in the same by taking into consideration its keyword density. The keyword density ranges between 2% to 4% depending on the length and requirement of the article.

A recent trend shows that the keyword advertising is made proper use of within the article content, particularly within the content of the longer articles i.e. those that are written in more than 500 words. Also, such advertising takes place in a different manner in case of longer articles. Ideally, six to eight keywords are diluted systematically within the content of the articles. These keywords are highlighted in the text by either underlining it or by using different colors as specified. Keyword advertising takes place when the cursor is moved over the highlighted word to extract related information. It randomly directs a tool tip, which is jeweled with the advertiser�s short summary. For instance, if in an article, the keyword specified is �Seo�, then whenever this word appears in the text, it points a tool tip and furthermore displays a brief summary of the company or the advertiser. This way the advertiser is in a position to advertise his product or service to the readers of the article.

Keyword advertising is considered to be more effective as it is contextually placed inside the article content and goes well with the unrestricted reading of the text. Moreover, in almost every case, it duly supplements the given information of an article. For instance, if the article discusses certain guidelines for searching new flats, then the word �Flats� or �Hire� may be the highlighted keyword which may offer a tool tip detailing on the flats information for those looking for new flats. The trend of keyword advertising, therefore, spreads faster as compared to the spread of fashion in an industry.