Blog Power Hits Agrarian Reform Secretary Pangandaman
The worst thing you can do right now is ask (on national newspaper at that) bloggers to cease and desist writing sweet nothings on their blogs. For Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman, his biggest mistake was placing this request on paper, making it look like their family has been condemned by Filipino bloggers on that much publicized Valley Golf Country Club brawl.
Thanks to the events narrated to the point by Bambee Dela Paz, daughter of the victimized Dela Paz clan, everyone got a clear picture of what really happened. And being a politician, it is no secret that some people in office abuse their power. So for Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman, all the more heat was hurled on him being a close ally of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
The latest news is that the Dela Pazes and the Pangadamans have filed counter lawsuits. On whether the blogs would be used as evidence is one thing but expect something dirty to suffice.
As for Agrarian Reform Secretary Nasser Pangandaman, he should note that the more your react, the more bloggers would do the opposite. A comment on a blog site is welcome but publicly stating that is a big boo boo. It only means the bloggers locally and internationally are getting the job done.
Well that is a lesson that many of us can charge to experience. Keep quiet and let the issue take its toll.
If you haven’t read it yet, here is Bambee’s blog post over at Blogspot.
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Problogger Hangout Blog for Sale
Effective today, Problogger Hangout is being sold to the highest bidder. The reserve price shall be kept confidential to maintain some order on the proper bidding for this blog and to ensure that no outrageous bids come our way.
You get all the contents of the site as well as the domain name. The blog is PR 2 and receives a decent amount of traffic when updated.
Reasons for selling: lack of regular posts and too many blogs to handle hence we are unloading some blogs.
Blog Stats:
Page views/month: 247
Google Pagerank: 2
Uniques/Month: 20
We are also offering Lifeshed for sale. It has PR 3 with better traffic. You can check it out.
Blog Stats:
Page views/month: 341
Google Pagerank: 3
Uniques/Month: 33
Payments via PayPal.
For inquiries you may email us here.
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Pick Up Blog Ideas From Your Startup Page
For any browser, any Internet user will have a certain preference to what first thing they would want to see when they log on to the web. But if you look at most PC users, you will find that majority would set their home page to either Google or Yahoo, search engines that have been enhanced through the years.
Of the two, Yahoo seems like the logical choice. For one, aside from being able to make immediate search on keywords and all, you get to see the latest headlines in the world, entertainment, sports and some videos to boot. Below them you will see some bullets of breaking developments and news and apparently that is where you may want to pick up some ideas when you blog.
That is the easy part. For bloggers, each has his own genre to cater to. The key there is how to integrate and apply them to that topic of interest, something that may need the creative nature of the imagination of most people to suffice.
There are people who succeed while others don’t. So if none of the bullet headlines seem fine with you, you can always type in the keyword or subject matter on the search engine field and check out the news or blogs to have an inkling of what to write.
Hence, if you feel that you have a blank image on your mind, here is a good tip for you to blog on. With so many results expected, you are bound to find something that may interest you and your following readers as well.
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Probloggers in Disguise
How does one distinguish a blogger from a problogger? A blogger is normally one who simply blabs away through blog posts what he feels like blogging about while a problogger does research, follows protocol such as hyperlinking and giving due credit to where he got the source of his post. But is that all that is needed?
There have been a lot of sites that hire bloggers for a living. But the problem is, the professional nature is often overlooked. Like for example, if you are tasked to make a daily blog post, is it not your duty to make sure to check first if there are other bloggers who have made the same post on the same site? All it takes is to check the “MANAGE” button inside WordPress and skim through the previous blogs posted. Is that so hard to do?
As a problogger, your attention does not have to be called. It is your duty to check first and then blog if it has not yet been posted. If you cannot do this, then you are a problogger in disguise, caring less of what you blog and trying hard to be a professional blogger when you are not.
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Peak and Lean Blogging
Bloggers also have their share of peak and lean blogging. These are the times when they feel like blogging until they drop or conversely, not blogging at all and leaving it for later. Many would say that this is a bad way to approach blogging if you are a professional blogger but it remains that external factors like weather or health can still play a role on how effective you can blog and be discovered.
Bloggers who force themselves to type away and make content is not a good thing. For one, expect an erratic blog post to which most people would not care to read. Remember that credibility still counts a lot in blogs and if you are not careful, you may just lose loyal followers due to your lackadaisical posts.
So how do you go about blogging in a disciplined fashion:
1. Relax your mind and free yourself from real time issues.
2. Get plenty of sleep
3. Read the news and other blogs
4. Organize your thoughts
5. Get key points on things you hear and buzzwords
A good blogger knows how valuable his content is and how he can make readers understand his point. Do that and you can expect readers appreciating your efforts.
If you are a problogger be professional about it. Exert a little effort in being creative. Creativity is what makes blogging stand out so try to emphasize on that.
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Let Your Voice Be Heard! BLOG OUT!
A lot of issues are in the air and if you are a blogger like me, chances are you would be thinking of posting them in the right light to get attention. “Join the discussion” is what you would perhaps be thinking but that is easier said than done. For one, remember that there are over a million bloggers in the world right now and while they are catering to various genres, you can bet that they are also trying to associate current events like the much celebrated financial crisis and health related consumer product Sanlu and Melamine contamination.
This is where you have to get creative. People are looking for views. They want information as well. Put them all together and you may hit a certain market to read your blog. Keywords are a plus but for sure, other bloggers have hit this aspect by now. If you are wise, why would you not?
Keywords and links to actual news articles for reference are a good start. But you have to do more than that. Add some images for presentation would be great as well. But in the end, you have to stress yourself, make yourself stand out as if you are making a speech to an audience.
So don’t just sit around there and read this. Log on to your blog and let the world know what you think. Who knows? You may be lucky enough to get some comments. At least you know traffic is good for your site!
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Blogging: An Overlooked Career in the World
Blogging is seen more of a pastime or perhaps even something you can do when you log on to the web. People do it for personal reasons while others consider it as a career. Yes you heard me write, blogging has now become a career and money-making endeavor for people who love to air their thoughts via blogging or content writing generation.
Blogging has yet to be discovered as a worthy financial venture. People see it as something that is senseless. But explore blogging a litte bit more and you can see that you can earn from it if you look hard enough. And I am not saying that this can be done through purely advertising from sites and the famous Google Adsense many are still apprehensive to believe.
Companies all over the world pay good money (in dollars) for good content. Part of this is the shift of corporate investments using blogs in marketing. It is all about getting attention and generating traffic. Once you get traffic for certain sites that are usually hyperlinked to a particular domain, you can imagine how many people may become curious at what a company truly has to offer.
So if blogging becomes an official career, do not be surprised. There are people today who have been doing it and I will not be surprised if they end up as the pioneer bloggers of the Internet or their respective hometowns.
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Blogging With Keyword Essence
One thing about blogging these days is you have to think ahead and identify what people are looking for. Keyword tools such as word tracker can provide you a list of the hot keywords in the market but eventually you may find yourself having trouble choosing on which is which. Hot items can be plenty but the frequency and sense you use when you blog must likewise be retained. Blogging is easy if you know what you are composing but one thing you should avoid is to being a genius.
Blogging does not necessarily have to be masterful. There are a lot of bloggers who use references and resources through websites like Wikipedia and the news searches on the web. If you will notice, much of the blogs have words which are hyperlinked so that in case you are in doubt on what it really means, that is a supporting definition of it rather than taking the word of the blogger especially if you question his credentials.
Bloggers are plainly voicing out and putting together the mix of ideas they get fro the web. They should be viewed as people making complicated grammar easier to understand although some tend to reword and overdo it.
One piece of advice; you can impress people and readers by merely blogging as simple and understandable as you can. Don’t use the deep meaning words. They may eventually ruin your blogging reputation.
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Negative Comments are Good for Blogging
When it comes to getting attention, traffic comes in all forms and sizes. It can also be negative and positive readers to which may draw your ire at times. In the world of blogging, you should be ready to get criticism as well as support. But of the two, it all points to one thing; you are getting noticed.
It is the dream of any blogger to get good traffic and readers. At times, it is the moment where you tell yourself beggars cannot be choosers. With so many blogs being put up today, you are lucky to get people reading and taking notice of your blog. So if you think you are getting nothing but crap comments from people who know wiser, just manage them as you would do blog posts. Their insights may or may not be relevant but being open to suggestions is a good thing.
Just don’t get too personal. Blogging should be treated as professionally as you would any other conversation. But open minded about it and just listen to what they have to say. If you don’t agree, then justify and explain. The next thing you know you are starting conversations through commenting. After that other people may join the fray. And then the next and so on. Soon, your blog will be a good site to read on; home for the pro and contradictory people who make your blogging a joy to visit.
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Patience is a Blogger’s Waterloo
Bloggers should likewise employ some psychological additions if they are to succeed in blogging today. Patience and discipline are likewise needed to go with the juicy content and SEO tactics expected from any properly educated blogger in the world today.
A blogger needs the assistance of time to establish himself as a reliable blogger in the world. Most people want fame in a snap of a finger but unfortunately that is not feasible even in the world of blogging. You have to wait for the fruits and investments you made to take shape. Once you have adhered to all these, you can expect to be rewarded in due time.
Even in the world today, veteran bloggers knows they cannot relax. Outside the fact that the number of bloggers coming into the market today are swelling, credibility is still essential. Regular updates on posts and making sure they have meaning and essence is still a rule to be remembered.
One false move can make you stumble and fall and once that happens, you have a long line to get back up to. Don’t take that chance in the blogosphere.
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