Month: January 2008

Squdoo lenses are like blogs. You can create a lens at http://www.squidoo.com/ . Any number of lenses can be created at Squidoo. It is more or less similar to Blogger, where you can create any number of blogs. You get paid by Blogger for the Adsense ads ( or any ads ) which you exhibit on the blog. Similarly Squidoo pays you for the Adsense ads, the YouTube videos, the Ebay products, which are displayed on your lens.

You can go to http://www.squidoo.com/ and sign up. After doing so, go to My Dashboard and click Create a Lens. You can write your text in the Text Module, create a great heading and let Amazon or Ebay pick up their ads to be displayed on your lens.

According to the Squidoo Terms of Service, you can get 50% of adrevenue. You can display Google Adsense ads, YouTube Videos, Flickr photos, Ebay products and many other items. The visitors which come to your lens, read your articles and if they click on the ads displayed on your lens, you get paid by Squidoo.

This is a beautiful concept, as great a concept like Google Adsense.

I created 4 lenses and here they are
http://squidoo.com/BlissAbsolute
http://squidoo.com/ZodiacAstrology
http://squidoo.com/VedicNumerology
http://squidoo.com/AstroSoftware

OK, the concept is fine, but how do you become successful as a lensmaster ?

The answer is simple; you have to get traffic to your Lens ! Traffic is Internet gold.

How do we get traffic? The answer is elementary, Article Marketing !

You can write articles on your favourite subjects. It is interest that generates knowledge. You can give the hyperlik of the lens in the Resource box like this

Article by G Kumar, astrologer, writer and programmer of http://squidoo.com/BlissAbsolute.
He has 15 years research experience in Stock Market Astrology and other in various other
branches of Astrology. Recentlyhe was awarded a Certificate by the Planetary Gemologists
Association as a Planetary Gem Advisor. He has created an Astro Software lens at
http://squidoo.com/AstroSoftware

Now people who read my articles click on the hyperlinks in the resource box, and lo ! I have got
traffic, which is Net gold.

There are other methods also. Social Bookmarking can be resorted to. Social Bookmarking sites
like Yahoo Bookmarks, Google Bookmarks, Furl, Spurl, del.icio.us, Stumble Upon, Blue dot etc
can give you additional traffic.

Another method is to create a quality lens, so that it gets a higher Ranking. If your lens get a high rank, you will definitely get good traffic, which in turn will give you adrevenue !

You should tag your lens with the appropriate keywords. Let your lens stand out and let it be a cut above the rest !

Good luck with Squidoo lenses !

Article by G Kumar, astrologer, writer and programmer of http://squidoo.com/ZodiacAstrology He has 15 years research experience in Stock Market Astrology and other in various other branches of Astrology. Recentlyhe was awarded a Certificate by the Planetary Gemologists Association as a Planetary Gem Advisor. He has created a Numerology lens at http://squidoo.com/VedicNumerology

There are definitions for Self, Non Self and the Discriminative Intellect in the First Science.

The Non Self is defined

Everything from the Macrocosm, the Universe
To everything in the Microcosm, Man !
All emotions, all thought processes,
Is called the Non Self, O Noble One !

The Discriminative Intellect is Prajna and it is defined thus

That which distinguishes the Real from the Unreal
That which recognises the Self ultimately
That which differentiates Being from Non Being
Such an intellect is Prajna, O Noble One !

The Self is defined thus

Attributeless, actionless, eternal
Devoid of thoughts, forms
Without emotions, without persona
Ever liberated is the Self Absolute !

These three definitions are the base of the First Science, the Philosophia Prima

By: Bruce A. Tucker

What is social networking doing in the marketing world? Social Networking on sites such as Myspace, FaceBook and Multiply were originally intended as a way for us to network with friends, create new ones and catch up with old ones. So why all the fuss in the marketing world over it? Social Networking has become a valuable marketing tool for any business whether marketing a product or service. Here are some tips that should be followed in order to get the most out of your marketing opportunities in this venue.

A. Profile

Many business ventures that attempt to go into the social networking sites do not take the time to fill out a profile. This is a huge mistake. Profiles are one the best ways to introduce yourself or your company to the world. It is important to include links to your website for further information but just as important is a short bio listed here. Tell potential clients about you and your company. Make them feel as though they know you as a friend. Why? To become for example “The source you can trust” you must build that trust somewhere.

B. Allow everyone who requests to be added to your network be added. You never know where your next client may come from. It is sort of like when a consumer walks into a brick and mortar store and they bring a friend who brings a friend who brings a friend. You get the idea.

C. Comments – allow both those on your list and those just visiting to leave comments. Even more important, every time someone leaves you a comment, reply. This builds communication between yourself and your consumers. Again building trust.

D. Blogs – This is a great way for you to self promote your service or product. The key here is not to use it as an advertisement. Let`s say that you sell strawberries. A great blog would be recipes that use strawberries. Your signature box will one more time have your website address on it so they will know where to go buy the strawberries. Let`s say your service is writing business plans. Why not write a blog on the importance of competitive analysis. Blogging is a free way to draw attention to your clients. By ensuring that key words are inserted into your blogs, they will become search able by potential consumers.

E. Groups and Forums – Every social networking site has a group or forum section on it. Join the groups or forums that are relative to your product or service. Post intelligently in either of these and often. See how quickly you will become an authority in your field. The person whom people look to as “a source they can trust”.

A few key reminders:

Write intelligently

Include keywords in all content to ensure search engines will find you Update daily or at very least weekly to keep your name fresh Be sure your web site link is in all signature boxes

Happy networking.

By: Ashira

Edited By: Bruce A. Tucker

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About the Author:
Ashira is a Free Lance Writer registered with the Florida Free Lance Writers and wrote this article for www.Indocquent.com, an online resource that allows businesses and individuals to post their products and services for sale on over 20,000 blogs.

Ashira can be contacted at ashirarhapsody@yahoo.com or visit her at www.ashira.ws.

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By: Akhil Shahani

As an entrepreneur who has seen his share of success, you probably have a wealth of wisdom founded on practical experience. If you’ve wanted to share your thoughts with others with similar interests, but didn’t have the time or inclination to author a bestselling book, writing a blog is just the thing for you. Indeed, most CEOs are taking to it in a big way. Why not join the gang?

The most important criterion while writing a blog is to do it with passion. The second is to ensure that the content is of high quality. Also remember that getting and holding the readers’ attention immediately is particularly important in blogging. Why? Because there are millions of blogs out there on the internet and there has to be a good reason for someone to stop at your site and stay. Here are some of them:

o Write on a subject that’s close to your heart – For a businessperson that could be technology, employee motivation, business ethics or something else. This topic will be your theme and the more passionate you are about it, the better your writing will be. People read blogs because they are interested in the personal opinions of people like themselves, and therefore, cold, clinical writing won’t hold water.

o Be conversational – Writing a blog is not the same as crafting an academic treatise, so complex, elaborate text is out. Imagine you are talking to a group of friends. Write in a friendly way – do not talk down to them and keep up a conversational tone at all times. That way, you’ll encourage your readers to write back, and that is the true measure of your blog’s success.

o Credit your sources – Never use someone else’s content without giving them due credit. Always acknowledge your sources and link to them; use quotation marks when you write something that is not in your own words and if you want to post a few paragraphs from another site, please ask for permission first. This is not just basic courtesy but will also ensure that you stay out of potential trouble for copyright violation.

o Think before you post – Content is king in a blog. So write thoughtfully and knowledgeably on your chosen subject. Do not rant and rave and make your readers run for cover! Another important point to remember is to stick to your topic; do not digress too much from your intended purpose. You will quickly lose readers if you do.

o Link to interesting stories – If you talk about something interesting that you found online, provide a link to it. Nothing is more annoying to a reader than having to search for a way to get to something on the Net. Be sure to link to articles, books, products, other sites and anything else you mention in your blog.

o Respond to comments – Always, always remember to respond to readers’ comments. Nothing drives away a reader faster than not having his or her comment answered. It also implies that you are a serious blogger and care about what your readers think.

o Write concisely – Give the maximum amount of information using the optimum number of words. An introduction of 250-300 words is usually adequate. Clear, concise writing laced with appropriate humor is sure to win you a big fan following.

o Use catchy titles – The headline should draw the reader in. When writing a blog, take care to use descriptive phrases that reveal the purpose of the article. A reader typically decides whether to continue reading the post or not, by looking at the title of the blog entry. Tell as much of the story as you can in the headline.

o Post regularly – You need to write frequently and regularly to keep your blog fresh and in your readers’ minds. The blogs that attract the most readers are the ones with constant and consistent updates.

o Write effectively – Use bulleted points to draw attention. Insert sub headings and keep the sentences and headlines short and to the point. Use the “inverse pyramid” structure – mention the core ideas first and fill in the details in later paragraphs. The first two sentences should be enough for the readers to decide if they want to continue reading.

o Edit your post – Review your content before posting. Proof-read for typos and glaring grammatical errors. This is also a good time to take an objective look at your writing to ensure that you don’t have something offensive or incorrect in it.

The Web has a way of changing things as we know them. Now, you can have thousands of people read what you have to say on any topic. So, find that passion of yours and start blogging – who knows where it may lead? To a published book, perhaps!

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Hi, I am Akhil Shahani, a serial entrepreneur who wants to help you succeed. Over the years I have run many successful businesses & made many mistakes on the way. I have created www.aykya.com to help you benefit from all I’ve learned on my journey. Please visit us & download our special ‘Freebie of the Month’ as a thank you for your visit.

I have created a Squidoo Lens at
http://www.squidoo.com/BlissAbsolute

Bliss Absolute is our very nature.

From Bliss Absolute we come, in Bliss Absolute we reside and into Bliss Absolute we will merge back.

Let us bring ourselves and our brethren to this supreme Goal !

The Bliss for which the world’s derelict sorrows yearn !

By: Lance Brown

In addition to writing articles and participating in forums it seems I have stumbled on to this fun new way of generating back links to your site. I don’t know who came up with this or who started this game but it seems to me the possiblities are endless. I thought I should write an article about it.The game is called “blog tagging.” Here is how you play the game:

You find 5 blogs of similar interest or content as yours and then post a comment to them saying ” you have been tagged ” with a link back to your site. Getting response shouldn’t be hard as people like games if there is something in it for them. At your site you have an explanation something along these lines:

Blog Tagging. What’s It All About?

Ok. Maria did this tagging thing with me. She doesn’t know either who started the game, but it’s a fun and creative way to get links back to your blog. If you get tagged, expect to write a post giving your reasons for blogging, include a link back to the person who tagged you, then tag 5 other bloggers. Personally I blog to get readers to my site and to build friendships. I hope you respond to this tag game.

You’ll notice above I mentioned the person who introduced me to the game. Mentioning their name adds a nice personal touch. You must hyperlink this person’s blog in the text of your explanation. This is easily done in the back office of your blog where you edit your posts. When you write the post you will need to click on compose and then highlight the words you want to hyperlink. In this case it is the name Maria I highlight. Another box will come up where you put in their blog link to their site. Presto! You have followed the rules and finished your explanation of the game.

If you do the math on this you will have a least 25 links to your site for every 5 people you tag. Imagine what would happen if you tagged 2 or 3 people a week for a year. That’s right. Hundreds of back links to your site which the search engines will pick up on where people will be able to find your site.

It occurs to me one can change the topic of the game too. Instead of it being why you blog it could be ” lessons you have learned on the internet ” or ” favorite hobbies ” or ” celebrities I don’t like ” or…well you get my drift. Whatever gets people to respond to your tag. You are limited only by your imagination here.

As anything else you will have to spend a little time checking out other blogs and finding people with similar blog topics as yours. I don’t need to mention blog traffic exchanges but just in case you don’t know about them blogsoldiers is a good place to start. There are many others though. Spend some time with Blogger or WordPress reading other blogs. It’s all about community isn’t it?

I did a little research on the internet to see if anyone had written an article about this game. I couldn’t find much. It may be absolutely new and fresh. Or it may be I am behind the times and this has been around for awhile. I do expect people will see the benefit of this game and run with it. We’ll probably start to see a rash of blog tagging topics. You may want to start your own tag game now. You can use me and my blog as the person who referred you if you want. Much appreciated if you do. I think it is best to keep the game simple and easy to duplicate. Happy blog tagging. I invite your comments and opinions on this topic.

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10 Time-tested, Battle-Hardend Blog Traffic Techniques

By: Robert Thomson

1. Blog Regularly – many of the top blogs post 10-20 times per day.

2. Create Authority Articles – instead of blogging frequently, post less often but focus on creating Authority Posts — lengthier articles that are really well put together which will attract attention from other bloggers & users of social bookmarking sites like Digg, reddit, etc.

3. Comment on Other Blogs – do not keyword spam in these, but rather use your own name and add value to the conversation.

4. Link Out Frequently to Industry Leaders – show some linklove to other bloggers in your niche. In turn, they might eventually link back if you have a quality post on a topic they have not covered yet.

5. Participate in Blog Carnivals – these are a way for bloggers within a niche to get together and periodically highlight posts from one another’s blogs. You can find an index of these at BlogCarnival.com.

6. Do Guest Posts – not just for A-List bloggers, but B-List and beyond. Be sure to work up some good material first, so as to make a good first impression.

7. Article Marketing – chances are, you’re reading this via a site that syndicated this article using an article marketing script of some sort. Join a site like ArticleMarketer.com and syndicate your articles to thousands of participating sites. If distributed via the web, these sites are required to link back to you via a byline (see below).

8. Social Digging/Mixxing – join sites like Digg, Mixx, Bumpzee, etc. and encourage your users and/or friends to submit your stories.

9. Social Bookmarking – join del.icio.us, Furl, Wink, Backflip, etc and submit your popular articles to these sites to seed them into the community.

10. Use Great Headlines – okay, which sounds better “Some Ways to Get Readers”, or “10 Time-tested, Battle-Hardend Blog Traffic Techniques”. Many readers are particularly fond of “Top X” lists, or “How To …” posts.

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Will Johnson blogs regularly at Pappy’s Shoe Blog, Hakupa, and CelebSpun.

The inscription INRI does not mean Jesus of Nazareth, King of Jews as is widely believed.

It is Igne Natura Renovatur Integra – By fire, everthing is renewed. By Fire is meant the Fire of Truth & Love, the fundamental Agni.

Three types of Fires has been known to occult science.

Jada Agni – Ordinary Fire

Vidyut Agni – Electric Fire

Saura Agni – Solar Fire.

The Solar system is like the Atom. In the Atom, the electrons traverse in elliptical orbits. In the solar system, the planets move in elliptical orbits. Pauli’s Exclusion Principle states that no electrons with the same quantum number can be found or that two electrons can never be the same. In the solar system also, there is one Jupiter and one Saturn. There are no 2 Jupiters and 2 Saturns.

The very fact that there is correspondence between the Atom and the Solar System may lead Physical Science to Solar Fire.

The principle behind the Hydrogen Bomb is fusion. Four atoms of Hydrogen combine to form Helium with a tremendous release of energy.
It is a thermonuclear fusion reaction as heat is released. This is the also the principle behind the Sun. Hydrogen molecules combine to form Helium giving out heat. This principle was known to the Seer Poets. If they had not known the secret behind nuclear and solar fusions, they would not have dared to speak of transformation !