With the rise of social media and social networking sites, it has become of utmost importance to get out there and participate in order to be known and heard. Reading blogs and online sites can boost your knowledge in terms of what’s out there, but sometimes traditional methods of gaining knowledge can be very valuable as well. I subscribe to a lot of magazines besides reading blogs and articles online which has cerainly helped me gather knowledge and information regarding new services and sites. I subscribe to a magazine called ” website magazine ” which has been a very valuable source of information for me in every aspect of my online life.

I recently got my hands on the November issue and it had a list of social sites which inspired me to compile them here in this post from the magazine and some from my favorites folder. So here it is, an exhaustive list of social sites for you to try your hands on and network and promote every aspect of your online life while meeting new people. And who said the list always has to be in increments of 10? We will end this one on 56. Enjoy! [Read more →]

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Well, I have nothing to write as I just wanted to quick get opinion from my readers and visitors on something that I have been battling to find an answer. This is your post so write as you feel and discuss with other’s via comments.

I constantly find two groups one “for” and the other “against”. Some say if google is becoming a monopolistic figure it’s a good thing because they provide services which are great. The other group argues that monopoly in any form is not good.

So what do you think?

Is Google Monopolizing The Internet?

Share your thoughts and views and discuss.

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I would like to wish everybody a very Happy Thanksgiving. Go easy on the turkey and whatever you drink with it.

By the way, if you don’t feel like cooking or carving the turkey, you are more than welcome to stop by at my place. Here is the address

Have A Great Thanksgiving and Thank You For Stopping By!

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As a blogger I find myself sucked in deep by DIGG and StumbleUpon and I am pretty sure you are too. I find myself voting and checking some cool articles and pages using these two services. They have become an ever so integral part of my online life. I had a chance to quick check the rankings of both Social Giants and I present to you a post that is purely supported by images as to which site is more popular among ” Web Socialites. ” Personally, I love both StumbleUpon and DIGG and this blog wouldn’t survive without either services.

First Round

Let Alexa Decide The First Round

Alexa Ranking For DIGG - 115
Alexa Ranking For StumbleUpon - 270

And the Winner is DIGG! [Read more →]

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Google recently punished quite a few websites for selling text links, stressing the fact that it was not legitimate to do so. This has got many into thinking about using this way of monetizing their sites. So can we still make money selling text links? I think there is an answer and the answer might be utilizing the “text link buy and sell” service offered by TNX.net. When I first came across this site I wasn’t sure what to expect. My first thought was, is it worth it? Does anybody really want to hurt their PR (as it seems to be of utmost importance) by selling text links on their blogs or websites after what Google just did in the last update? That was the first answer I needed, so I headed over to the FAQ section to see if there was anything I could find for an answer. And I did, this is a part from the FAQ that I am posting here,

Can search engines somehow identify links sold or purchased through TNX ?

Answer: There are no marks of any kind that would let search engines identify links sold or purchased through TNX. All links look like they were installed manually, so there is absolutely no way a search engine can identify your website is selling or purchasing links through the TNX system.

So far so good!

You can use this service either to earn money by selling text links, market your website or blog and service by buying links or using the generous affiliate program. I have tried to list them below as to why this might be something we should all look into.

Webmaster - Why should you use TNX to sell text links?

#1. The most important thing to analyze when you offer to sell text links is ” how much money can you generate ? ” Usually when you sell text links they are either on the main page or sitewide. This is exactly where you are loosing money because with TNX you can use every page to sell text links. For instance, if you have 500 pages and you are willing to sell 5 text links on each page, thats a total of 2,500 links that is genrating money for you.

#2. So you are thinking” What do you think my Site is? A linkfarm?” Hold on before you make any assumptions. TNX assures webmasters that all the links placed are based on the relevancy of the page. If you have a page that serves information about different kinds of flowers, TNX assures that you wont find links on that page for ” computers and gadgets. ” And you get to choose the category of your site so you get relevant links put up on your site.

#3. Earning money using this service is as simple as copying and pasting a code into your pages. Once the code is integrated into your site all you need to do is wait for the money to roll in ( it might not be as soon as TNX says it will, but I think it will generate money overtime ).

#4. You have the option to control the links. Although you place the code on your site and TNX takes care of business, once a link is sold on your site’s pages you can go to the dashboard and block, delete or ban the entire website that you don’t like. Also the FAQ section of the site stresses the fact that there won’t be any links placed that are offensive in nature or pornographic and related to drugs and pahrmeceutical.

#5. The TNX points that you have earned either by purchasing them or through affiliate links ( will talk about it below ) can be cashed in as well. You can sell these links to other TNX members or sell it directly to TNX itself. More money
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Why do you think a lot of start up companies and web services have started integrating blogs as their major source of marketing? Because their blog becomes their own media, a way for them to personally connect to their targeted customers. I feel that anybody who offers a service, be it a freelancer or somebody who just sells stuff on ebay needs to have a blog. A blog serves a purpose for you as it becomes your own media. Think about it, if Jeremy from Shoemoney wants to offer service or sell something, do you really think he needs to spend a dime to advertise? I don’t think so. His blog alone will bring him enough customers and again most of them being blogger themselves, if they write about it on their blogs, it becomes viral marketing.

So why is your blog your own media? Because,

1. You Have Your Own Audience

With your blog you already have established your audience - your readers. If your blog attracts good traffic and has a lot of subscribers you already have a certain number of people you will be exposing your service or product to. It provides a sense of attachment to the consumers ( readers ) since they know you as a blogger and have been connecting with you personally by means of comments. So, your service or product already has potential customers lined up for you.

2. You Are The Spokesperson

If I have a product to sell , I wouldn’t want anybody but me to speak about it. This is another benefit of having a blog as it is your media and you are the spokesperson. The readers you have been connecting to through your posts and articles will be willing to listen to what you have to offer. They like what you write, how you express. So when you speak about your product or service to them through your blog, it’s most likely that they will get more information about it from you than anybody else.

3. You Already Have A Targeted Market

When you started your very own blog, you probably didn’t think of a targeted market unless your blog has a certain niche it is build upon. But as you keep blogging you will see you have gained readers ( customers ) from a certain demographics. This allows you to instantly have a targeted market ready for your service. But again, if you blog about computers and programming , don’t go selling John Deer tractors, that certainly won’t work. [Read more →]

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