How Google Search Works?

Well known Google Engineer Matt Cutts demonstrate on How Google Search Engine Works.

Matt Cutts state that in order to bring your website/blog on top of search results, your site must contain unique search terms on your pages so that the big G will read that and put on the snippets. Google gives too much importance on the quality of the content that's why search engine optimization people do on page optimization in their websites because Google search engine bots/spiders love the good structure of the website.

Free RSS Directories

Here is a list of free RSS directory links. These sites have decent page rank and Alexa number. These Free RSS Directories doesn't require reciprocal links and most of all, they have no fees.

Enjoy the list below of niche and general RSS directories.

2RSS - Directory, Software and Articles
4GuysFromRolla - ASP Directory
Aspin - ASP Resource Index
FeedBoy
Feeds.br - Brazilian RSS feed directory but easy to submit even if you don't know Portuguese. :)
Feeds4all
FreeFeedsDirectory - RSS directory and feed tools.
Feed Shark - Submit your RSS and Podcast to multiple directories.
GoldenFeed
LeighRSS
ReadaBlog
RSSxpress - UK RSS directory
RSSRes
Swoogle
Yahoo! Publisher - Add your feed to the Yahoo! feed database.

List of Social Bookmarking Sites From SEO Teen

Here is a list of social bookmarking sites from SEO Teen for your SEO campaigns. I am going to update this list once in a while so you better stay tune for this post.

If you know other social bookmarking sites that are works well, feel free to share it here thru comment section under this post.

http://atheistnewsandviews.com
http://b24.poel-tec.com/
http://bookmark-one.com/
http://bookmarks.directory-list.com/
http://bookmarks.psycmeister.com/
http://buknoy.com/
http://cadillactight.net/
http://clipclip.org/
http://cloudytags.com/
http://delicious.com/
http://digg.com/
http://diggdirect.com/
http://diggyourpost.info/
http://gcurious.com/
http://homepage.kgbinternet.com/home.htm
http://iorkut.net/
http://jaampool.corank.com
http://jamessele.corank.com
http://kulapo.com/
http://letsdobookmark.com/
http://letslinkin.com/social/
http://letslogin.com/
http://listyourpost.com/
http://makesme.com/
http://manualsocialbookmarks.com/
http://musicbookmarks.net/
http://netvouz.com/
http://newsfinda.com/
http://newsmarked.info/
http://nunag.com/
http://onlinesocialbookmarking.com/
http://patheticblogs.com/
http://reddit.com/
http://scuttle.ebali.web.id/
http://seek4news.com/
http://seonaster.corank.com
http://solinkable.com/
http://spotback.com/
http://tagsnest.com/
http://tungaw.com/
http://uan.me/
http://veryhotlinks.com
http://wagg.it/
http://webbiru.com/
http://webdirectorylistings.net/
http://webpics.info/
http://www.a1-webmarks.com/
http://www.aaigg.com/
http://www.addictionaire.com/
http://www.arma.fansn.com/
http://www.backflip.com/login.ihtml
http://www.bibsonomy.org/
http://www.blinklist.com/
http://www.blogmarks.net/
http://www.blurpalicious.com/
http://www.bolsayfinanzas.com
http://www.bookmarkall.com/
http://www.bookmark-site.com/
http://www.brightsapphire.com/
http://www.care2.com/news
http://www.clipmarks.com/
http://www.deeplinked.net/
http://www.dekut.com/
http://www.democracyformd.com/
http://www.digmyhonda.com
http://www.dizzed.com/
http://www.efixx.com
http://www.ezyspot.com/
http://www.favname.com
http://www.gaddiposh.com/
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/
http://www.iweb.im/
http://www.jackool.com/
http://www.jetmarks.com/
http://www.justpoint.org/
http://www.kabulis.com/
http://www.kirtsy.com/
http://www.krumlr.com/
http://www.kwoff.com/
http://www.linkets.com/share.php
http://www.linkhunting.com/
http://www.livesocialbookmark.com/
http://www.logwa.com/
http://www.memfrag.com/
http://www.mybloglog.com/
http://www.newsvine.com/
http://www.oopza.com/
http://www.oyax.com/
http://www.oyax.com/
http://www.pageactive.org/
http://www.philippinetalks.com
http://www.plibb.com/
http://www.plugim.com/
http://www.podshow411.net/
http://www.rapid-i.org
http://www.searchles.com/
http://www.shastranet.com/
http://www.simpy.com/
http://www.sitejot.com/
http://www.sitesbookmarking.com/
http://www.skok7.dzierzbicka.pl/
http://www.skok7.dzierzbicka.pl/
http://www.spurl.net/
http://www.startaid.com/
http://www.tallstreet.com/
http://www.technorati.com/
http://www.th3scoop.com/
http://www.topsermon.com/
http://www.truemaster.org/
http://www.upp.me/
http://www.websneak.com/
http://www.wibb-it.com/
http://www.wirefan.com/
http://xbangkok.com/social/
http://yoorl.com/

Learn How To Blog: Tips and Steps

How to blog seems like a redundant proposal especially if you are already blogging. No matter what your niche is if you want more readers and more cash flow you have to learn how to blog.

Blogging is not just about writing. Blogging is an experience.

1. Read.
Don't just read about blogging. Read stories rather than how to's and business books. Magazine articles are great for quick ideas. The more you read the more you absorb and the easier writing and blogging will come to you.

Everything is inter-related. Isn't a blog meant to be read? If you are not reading how can you expect others to read what you write? It is not about writing it is about blogging. Blogging is an experience. Reading is where your experiences come from.

2. Self-promote.
Do not be afraid. Although cyber-land has us all freaked out about spamming let go and self promote. If you piss someone off, apologize later if you see fit. You should never have to apologize for promoting yourself.

3. Trial & Error.
What has worked for you and what hasn't? When you encountered a problem how did you get around it? People are notoriously lazy and don't want to take the first steps they want to read about others who do. Be an innovator or pioneer because those are the folks who get paid.

What were the steps you took? What happened? Was it good? How did you celebrate? Was it a disaster? How did you correct it?

Trial and error. The stuffs humans are made up of.

4. Read.
Did I mention you should be reading? Read lots of blogs and I don't mean only in your niche. Read what interests you. I don't care what the competition is doing, if I want to find out I'll go to a convention of sorts. Mainly I subscribe and read blogs that interest me. Some of them yes are marketing because that is my interest but not because I want to know what they are up to.

5. Research.
Oh no more reading. Yep. Reading and research should make up at least half of your blogging efforts. How long does it take you write a blog post and hit the publish button? The more research you do the better your content. Blogging and publishing will take about 10% of your time. Know what you are blogging about before you even open your platform for a post.

40 hours a wk. = 4 hours of blogging = 4 to 8 posts per week.
20 hours a wk. = 2 hours of blogging = 2 to 8 posts per week. (2 or 3 principle posts and the rest are quickies.)
10 hours a wk. =1 hour of blogging = 1 to 5 thought out posts because you read an awful lot and the blogging part was automatic.

You get the idea.

You are the expert here. Show people what you know. What did you research?

6. Read some more.
I'm not kidding you. You will have much better quality content if you step away from the keyboard right now and go read the newspaper or finish a book you started a few weeks ago.

I reserve my weekends for play and reading. SEO, blogging and all that can wait for Monday. Ok I lied. It is Saturday at 5 p.m. and it has taken me 15 minutes to write this post so far and as it is I don't think I am going to edit it.

This I will add I've been on Amazon, hit two libraries and four bookstores in the past 24 hours.

7. Learn SEO Basics.
You don't have to do your own SEO you can trade with someone who is better at it than you. The more you know about SEO the better because when it gets down to building your blogging business, you will know how and who to hire for the job. Learn the basics and when you get stuck or cannot comprehend anymore info or find the time to do it, call in an SEO person to do the leg work for you.

8. Do the work.
Read. Research. Read some more. Learn SEO. Promote and don't be afraid to do so no matter what anyone says to you or what you may think others think about you. What did you accomplish and how did you do it? What worked and what didn't? Who is doing it worse or better than you are?

Are you willing to do the work that it takes? You don't have to work hard, just work smart.

10% actual blogging.
20% promo.
70% reading and research.

Total post time: roughly 20 mins.

Also see my post Tips For Successful Blogging for promoting and marketing your blog on search engines.

The World is an Apple

The Magic Of Building Traffic On Twitter

Since I heard about twitter, I’ve seen many people report about it's great help on sending tons of traffic to a web site. At first I don't believe it, but when I personally experienced the magic of building traffic thru twitter, I was amazed!

So if you're still not convinced about what Twitter can bring to your website, think, think, and think again. Most of the sites, Twitter is already delivering 1/3rd – 1/4th of its total traffic – those who have tried the power of Twitter that is.

Shoemoney gets a cool 1/3rd of his traffic from Twitter.

This blog gets a great 1/4th of its visitors from Twitter too, that is in fact a nice thing.

So if you haven’t yet tried the social networking site, "Twitter". You better check it out this time around.

And What can Twitter give your site? Simple. A Road Full of Traffic. :D

Basic Steps To Successful Blogging

Last time, I wrote about Tips For Successful Blogging and how to generate a massive traffic on them. Now I will share some of my golden nuggets on the basic steps to successful blogging and how to monetize from them. Blogs can be very profitable and marketable, if done properly. You just need to grab the attention and trust of other people. In this blog, I'll write some of the most important measures for the success of your blog.

1) Where to begin?

Start your blog with a free blog hosting service like Blogger, Journal Home, etc... It allows the blogger to start blogging instantly without having any advance knowledge of scripts, hosting, or any programming languages.

2) Niche

A niche is also known as category. It is your blog targeted product, service, or topic.

3) Update Daily (nothing less)

Updating your blog is a must. Search engines, visitors, and subscribers of your blog love new content and news. It keeps your blog more interesting to readers. If you don't make new content your blog for days, weeks or months you'll lose visitors, and you'll surely lose earnings.

4) Traffic

Traffic means profit. Always remember, There are tons of ways to generate traffic. Paid advertising, free advertising, viral marketing, search engine marketing, RSS/XML feeds, and word-of-mouth are just some of the methods. For me, the best source of traffic is no other than search engines(Google). That's why I always optimize it with keyword-rich content and tags.

5) Track Your Blog
To track the number of visitors coming to your blog, you can use statcounter.com. Install (copy/paste) the code into the html of your blog template and start tracking your visitors. In that way, you'll know if your blog is growing or not.

6) Make Money
Once your blog has received tons of traffic and trust from other people, for me, it is the perfect timing about turning your traffic into profit. Contextual advertising is a great way to start earning on your blog. I suggest Google Adsense or Chitika, these are trusted advertising sites, their payout is usually based on a pay-per-click. This means that for ever click an ad receives the blog owner are paid a small percentage of the profits.

Keep in mind, there is no guarantee that your blog will become prominent or very famous. You should work hard to achieve tons of traffic and huge earnings. Making money online is not an overnight experience just like many people may think. Stay tune for more important measures in blogging. That's all for now. Wooot!