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    • Win a Super Cool WiFi Photo Frame | 8 Comments

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      This is the BIG DADDY gift for our contest here at EasyWordpress.com and it’s worth over $140. Now you can get it send to your doorstep for free while barely lifting a finger to do any work.

      If your home or office is WiFi enabled, you can automatically view photos from your PC, Flickr, Photobucket and other sources. Say bye-bye to all your other photo frames.

      All you need to do is to use our special Christmas & Holiday Season Wordpress Theme this holidays before you disappear from the blogging world temporarily to spend time with your loved ones. Using the theme automatically counts as an entry, and you can read more about our contest on the Christmas Gifts Contest page.

      Current entries:

      Winner: Fenton from EarlyToSuccess.com

      For more information on the prizes up for grabs, and the rules to enter the contest, please refer to our Christmas Gifts Page.

      (I’m sure there are tons of others I’ve missed out. Please feel free to point me to your site by leaving a comment below)

    • Say Hello To Our Editor-in-Chief Monika Mundell | 6 Comments

      This introduction has been a long time coming - shame on me for the delay :)
      monikaorange For those of you who realized, since October 2007 there’s been a new member to the writing team over here at EasyWordpress.com, and her name is Monika Mundell. Monika is also the editor-in-chief so everyone’s posts and comment go through her before appearing on the blog.
      Just like me, after trying her hand in several MLM (Network Marketing) companies, Monika realized the importance of building residual income, but she also realized that MLM wasn’t the only way to achieve it.

      Monika is a great writer, and unlike me she actually spends more time writing than suffering from writer’s block :)
      Having Monika as a blogger / editor for this blog as well as my MLM Tips blog has proven to be one of the best decisions I’ve made this year. Unlike most writers I’ve engaged with in the past year, Monika truly delivers and her passsion shows in every word she writes.

      In her own words:

      Writing for me is a creative outlet. Because I have extensive Internet marketing experience, it comes as a natural progression to write and blog as a freelancer. Being my own boss, working the hours I please is something I have always dreamed of.

      Monika’s websites and blogs:

      • MonikaMundell.com - Her main portfolio site where you can hire her for freelance projects (but don’t you dare steal her away from me!)
      • The Writer’s Manifesto - This is one of her earlier blogs, and it focuses on writing and freelancing as a means to work from home.
      • Blogging Web 2.0 - This is her blog about blogging, along with partner Terry Didcott. On this blog you’ll learn more about the art of blogging, and keep in touch with the latest Web 2.0 developments.

      For all those “shy” people out there, who visit this blog but have never commented, here’s your chance to break into the habit of healthy commenting.

      Just leave Monika a “hello note” on this post to tell her what a good job she’s been doing over here at EasyWordpress.com or just to say hi - whatever it is, do leave a comment!

      If you read this post but didn’t leave a comment I don’t want you to ever come back to this blog again (kidding…)

    • Merry Xmas | 5 Comments

      Since it is nearly Christmas and many of us are in the festive spirit I thought it would be nice to grab Gobala and do a little twist on the dance floor as an end of year celebration.

      Gobala has been busy with all his Xmas giveaways and many of you have put their hands up for a present. Since he is currently side tracked with wrapping presents and drawing a winner for each of the 6 groovy presents, I thought to step in and keep you entertained.

      Some of the more regular readers would have seen my name here in the last couple of month and probably wondered who I am. I know Gobala wanted to do an introductory post about me sometime soon, so I won’t blabber on.

      The following disco jive will give you at least a face to remember me by. I love blogging here on Easy WordPress and look forward to a prosperous 2008 with all of you.

      So without further ado, here is to a great holiday season and a very happy new year from Gobala and me.

      Monika Mundell

      Editor of Easy WordPress

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    • Win a Spaceman Moppel LED Light | 4 Comments

      moppelThe Spaceman Moppel LED light is the coolest desktop organizer around. It’s magnetic hands holds anything you want it to, and you can bend and flex this Spacemen into any position you want to.

      All you need to do to win this gift is to write a new blog post titled “I Want to Win A Spaceman Moppel LED Light” or something similar on your blog, and link back to our contest page.

      You can win this as long as a winner isn’t announced. Once a winner is chosen, you can still try for our other gifts.

      Current contest participants:

      Winner: Dunn from mustreadfiles.blogspot.com

      For more information on the prizes up for grabs, and the rules to enter the contest, please refer to our Christmas Gifts Page

    • The Google Sandbox Effect on Your Blog SEO | 10 Comments

      Have you ever heard about the Google sandbox? The Google sandbox is a security step if you will that Google put into place around 2004 to stop spam blogs from ranking well in the search engines with non relevant terms. The Google sandbox was often called a myth and heavy discussions have evolved through this. However, it seems that the Google sandbox is a reality.

      One thing that I know, is that my blog is now in the Google sandbox because I made the mistake of registering a brand new domain opposed to buying a pre-registered one at auction.

      What most bloggers don’t understand (and I didn’t either until recently) is the fact that pretty much any new domain will end up in the Google sandbox. These are protection steps from Google against spammers and no matter how good your blog is, how much traffic you receive or even how little, you will be reduced to limited search engine positioning through the sandbox.

      I believe that the average sandbox playtime for blogs plays out around 3 month up to nearly 18 month for some. What happens during this time is your blog will loose search engine rankings for keywords and eventually disappear.

      I’ve always wondered why I managed to hit the first position on Google for a couple of days with a well place blog post in terms of keywords and then suddenly poof it disappeared without trace.

      Now I know it is due to the Google sandbox effect and there is nothing I can do until the time comes when the blog will come out of it.

      Once you are in the sandbox there isn’t much you can do.

      But knowing this, there is one thing you can and that is to buy a pre-existing domain instead.

      Hope you don’t get sand boxed!

    • Beware of Buying Banned Sites | 2 Comments

      Buying pre-owned domains is what experienced smart marketers do instead of registering a brand new domain. By buying the right pre-owned domain we not only avoid the Google sandbox, but we can also get started on the right foot if the domain happens to have already good page rank.

      This sounds all great in theory, but in reality it is a different kettle of fish since not every pre-owned domain is what it seems. A typical example is a domain that I found the other day. It had a PR 7 and was registered in 2004, which is great for not being any more in the sandbox. But then things always look a little suspect when they are too good to be true. Nobody had bid on the domain yet and I thought cool, this might be a great buy.

      But then I checked a little closer and found out that the domain was both banned from Google and Yahoo. Lucky me for not falling prey to this! But what about the other bidders who have since started to bid on this domain?

      They obviously don’t know that this could be the case. They probably think that since the domain is for sale from a reputable company everything else is fine too.

      Well, think again, it isn’t! If you are into domain buying, please avoid paying for worthless domains that will do nothing for you because they are either banned or they are not what they appear to be.

      Double and triple check your finds before you separate with your money. It can save you a lot of hassle later down the track.

      Use the following SEO tools to check the domains back links and whether it is banned or not.

    • Become a Seller with eShop for WordPress Plugin | 3 Comments

      Finally bloggers can start their very own eShop from their blog with the help of a simply but totally cool Plugin. It is called eShop Plugin and allows you to open your very own store (limited) right from your blog.

      Bloggers who always wanted to sell their own ebooks, software or even PLR products can rejoice as this super cool Plugin utilizes PayPal. Look at all the things you can do with eShop:

      • At present it accepts Paypal only
      • Showcase 1 product per page
      • A Product form will appear on the edit page
      • Products can have multiple options
      • Upload downloadable products
      • Offers Basic Statistics
      • Fully searchable
      • 3 methods for calculating shipping charges, plus various zone settings via Country or US State
      • Parent pages can list featured products, or sub product pages (just like categories with posts)
      • Admin has access to an Order handling section
      • Automatic emails on successful purchase, with option to send one from the admin order handling section.
      • User configurable email templates.
      • Configurable Out of Stock message.
      • Basic Stock Control
      • Automatic creation of required pages such as shopping cart and checkout
      • and more!

      eshop plugin

      With this stuff you can even sell all your household junk since you will be able to input shipping charges. Say goodbye to EBay (just kidding) and say hello to your very own eShop.

      Ideas to use eShop for:

      1. sell your own jewellery
      2. sell your own craft related products
      3. sell your digital creations
      4. sell your wp designs
      5. sell second hand clothing
      6. sell garage sale stuff
      7. sell junk
      8. sell whatever you want to sell

      I must admit that I am really tempted to give this a spin, I will just have to decide on which blog. The eShop Plugin should be compatible with the latest version of WordPress too.

      Some earlier bugs have been fixed by now and your eShop should impress your visitors once you have installed and configured the Plugin.

      Download eShop

      Visit the Plugin’s home page

      Visit the Plugin’s Forum

    • Earn Money with Google Video Units | 3 Comments

      Google video units are a relatively new way to earn money with from your blog or website. Google partnered with YouTube to allow users to show customizable video units on their blog and earn money with targeted advertising. (Google owns YouTube, but they are still run as two independent companies).In the screen shot below you see how the Google video units look.

      But what differs those units from a normal YouTube video are the two ads that are placed strategically on the top and bottom of the video window.

      Google Video Untis

      When you place a Google Video Unit on your site, you can choose the video content by the following strategies:

      • by content
      • by individual content providers
      • by automatic targeting to YOUR site’s content

      The ads shown on the videos will be relevant to your content as well, which can result in higher click through rates. The ads aren’t intrusive to the overall look of your video screen and you can also customize the color scheme and the layout of your video.

      To display and utilize this new joint venture between Google and YouTube, you’ll need to have an AdSense publisher account with Google which is free of charge to you. Most bloggers are already using AdSense in some way or another and if you haven’t got an account yet, then you can sign up now to start displaying video units on your pages.

      Notes: At present, video units are only available for publishers located in the United States with English-language websites.

      How to Add Video Units to Your Page:

      1. You need to link your YouTube account with your AdSense account
      2. Sign into your account at AdSense
      3. Select AdSense Setup tab and then navigate to video units
      4. This will redirect you to YouTube to customize your video unit. It will also ask you to login unless of course you already were.
      5. Choose a name and description for your player so you can remember it in the future.
      6. Now you can customize the colors and the layout to fit into your blog site. Feel free to play around a little.
      7. This step is probably the most important one; you’ll now need to choose the content you want displayed on the player. Remember, you have 3 choices as explained above and need to make sure it is targeted to your site.
      8. Once you are happy with the choices, click on generate code
      9. Copy and paste the code shown into your HTML source on your blog
      10. Click publish

      Congratulations, you should now have your first Google video units video playing on your site.

      Monika Mundell

      Editor of Easy WordPress

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    • Wordpress Endorsement & SEO Advice from Google | 8 Comments

      Matt Cutts is a famous Google engineer, head of the “Search Spam” unit in Google. This department basically determines what sites are trying to game the search engines, and how to stop them.

      In this video Matt Cutts talks about the search engine benefits of Wordpress, and why he would recommend using Wordpress as a website building tool.

      Some important points:

      • Wordpress is probably one of the best SEO tools you can use for free to build your website, especially version 2.3 that works better at avoiding duplicate content
      • Consider keyword variations that a real user would type into the search engines
      • Provide some form of useful resource on your site to give people a reason to keep coming back
      • Use Google’s Webmaster Tools to make Google understand your site better, and improve your SEO with their free tools
      • If you’re using videos on your site, you can get indexed better by having a transcript (text) on your site with the video as search engines still have problems indexing videos
      • To get a real view of how a search engine’s “bots” view your site, try looking at it from a text-based browser like Lynx or use an online SEO tool that allows you to see your site as it would appear in Lynx
    • Advertise To Your RSS Feed | Leave a Comment

      With the Feed Footer WordPress Plugin you can advertise up to ten different products in your RSS feed. Admittedly unless you want to upset your subscribers for good, you don’t want to use all ten optional fields. But using one or the other might bring in some extra sales.

      Feed Footer WordPress Plugin will enable you to:

      • Use HTML in your ads, displaying banners, images, underlined text, bold text or italic text. You are only limited by your imagination here
      • You can display a Copyright message or an open invitation to share
      • No limitation of message length
      • Use your Clickbank links, Amazon or even your very own products
      • Give away FREE products
      • Announce important messages
      • Be creative!

      feed footer plugin

      The Feed Footer Plugin will only add feed ads to new posts once activated. The old RSS feeds won’t be touched.

      Installation & Usage:

      1. Download the “feed-footer_11.zip” on your computer. And then unzip the file.
      2. Upload the unzipped “feed-footer” folder to your wp-content/plugins folder.
      3. Log in to WordPress Admin. Go to the “Plugins” page and click Activate for the “Feed Footer” plugin.
      4. Go to the “Options” page and click on the “Feed Footer” link on the submenu.
      5. Add HTML codes for the 10 footers.

      Enjoy


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