By Mark A. Kaye
Internet marketing is just like the military: The higher you rank the better. On the web, getting a higher rank is much easier than the military thanks to search engine optimization.
Most people pay for Google ads and other PPC placement, which is really a waste of money. You can improve search engine rankings with some time-tested SEO tools and techniques. Here are some that you can do immediately that will boost your website search engine rankings immediately:
1. Change Your Title - Most people try to come up with catchy titles and unique catch phrases that they think will wow their visitors and get people to click on their website. the truth is website marketing is not about creativity, it's about content. For example, to improve search engine rankings change the title of your website to a general search term. If you're website sells a brand new type of super-comfy bedroom slippers called "Fuzzables" don't put "Fuzzables" in your title. Why not? Because it is a new term and people probably aren't searching for it. Once your as popular as "Webkins" or "Bratz Dolls" then you can title your website "Fuzzables." Until then, stick to a general search term like "fuzzy slippers" or "novelty slippers." The words in your title should match the terms that people will search for to find your product. This is one of the simplest and most underused ways to improve search engine rankings.
2. Change Your Description - Search Engines scan your title first and your description second. You should include some more popular search terms in your description as well. Sticking with the above example, a good description for your "Fuzzables" sales page might be, "Home of Fuzzables Fuzzy slippers, Novelty slippers, womens slippers, mens slippers, kids slippers." (I left out the apostrophes on purpose. Most people don't type them when they search.)You have loaded your description with about 6 different search terms. This is a fantastic way to improve your search engine rankings.
3. Write An Article - An article like this one will be picked up by hundreds of different websites and blogs. It will also give you the opportunity to add a link to all of those websites and blogs. The more links you have to your webpage the higher you will be ranked in the search engines. Make sure you follow the same rules for your link as you do for your title. For example, the text in your article that links to your website should not be "Click Here for Fuzzables." Why not? Because, while the Internet has over 1 Billion users, I guarantee that none of them are searching for the term "click here for Fuzzables." So, when linking to your website make sure that your anchor text is "Fuzzy Slippers." One well-written article with appropriate link text can put you on page one of Google or Yahoo faster than you can say "Fuzzables!"
4. Make A Video - Making a video is an exceptional way to improve search engine rankings. As far as SEO tools it is also one of the most fun and most effective. Why? Because you can title your video the same way you would your sales page. Then, you can add a link to your video description that links back to your sales page. Now, when people search for "fuzzy slippers" there are two pages that could come up and both will direct them to your slippers. If someone clicks on your video then they will probably click on your link and end up at your store. You have just doubled your website exposure and hopefully your sales. Congrats!
5. Blog - Blogging regular is less about blogging and more about coming up with new content to improve search engine rankings. Every time you blog you will add a link back to your site. Every link back to your site increases your visibility. Yes, you are educating the public about the importance of having a comfortable pair of fuzzy slippers, but you are also creating links for yourself. It's helpful and selfish at the same time. I prefer to call it a win-win. Best of all, you can set-up a blog for free. Free traffic! That sure beats the heck out of paying for expensive clicks!
These are, of course, the basic SEO tools that you can use. Search Engine Optimization is a science that changes everyday. To really master SEO takes time (at least a few days) but these are some simple tools that you can implement right away to improve search engine rankings. Don't thank me. Once you start making wads of cash you can just send me a pair of slippers... size 10½.
Mark Kaye is a radio and television host and Internet Marketing expert. For more SEO tools ways to improve search engine rankings visit Wild SEO Supreme 2.0
Article Source: SEO Tools - 5 Ways to Improve Search Engine Rankings Immediately
Showing posts with label Helpful Matters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Helpful Matters. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Friday, July 16, 2010
Discover Wedding Photography Ideas You Can Use To Ensure A Memorable Day
By Richard Smith
Wedding photography can be a considerable expense for whoever is paying for the entire day. Weddings, in general, tend to be expensive affairs anyway but even for those who wish to minimize costs, photography is not something that is usually skimped on because they are capable of capturing the moment better than any other medium and, in particular, a good set of photos can be treasured for generations. But what is the best way to ensure that the wedding photography session is memorable and a success for everyone?
One caveat, just remember not to concentrate too much on the wedding photography -- some people concentrate too much on recording an event rather than enjoying it!
Get The Best Out Of Wedding Photography
Prior to the wedding itself, look for old pictures of your wife or husband-to-be and their family. These photos make for great ice-breakers on the day, perhaps at the reception. At one wedding I went to, the best man had prepared a slideshow of the groom's most embarrassing moments and showed them at the reception -- they were hilarious and the guests loved it.
Despite the advent and now high penetration of digital cameras, it is still a good idea to place a disposable camera on each table at the reception/dinner. Sometimes, especially when alcohol is flowing, people may be reluctant to get out their expensive cameras for fear of being careless. Such fears are allayed when a robust throwaway camera is provided and guests often feel obliged to take some nice pictures for the newly married couple. These will provide many nice memories for the newly married couple and let them go ahead and enjoy the day without thinking anymore about preparations and planning. Whilst these shots won't compare to any professional wedding photography for quality, you'll also get a lot of candid shots which are generally the best and most natural.
Photo gifts make nice presents for immediate family. For instance, a decorative plate or mug for uncles, aunts and grandparents will be received as a treasured moment. As you can see, wedding photography can be very versatile -- I would avoid T-shirts though!
Some people choose to include wedding photography pictures in their follow up thank you cards. However, this can get quite expensive. If you decide to do something similar, you might choose to use a high quality computer print on glossy paper -- this can be cheaper than professional printing but still look good. Personally, I feel that including photos in your thank you cards is a little excessive and not necessary.
If your professional wedding photography is being done with digital SLR cameras, make sure you go with someone who will put your pictures online and allow you to share them with your guests via a password. This is pretty much standard fare these days -- it is easy to achieve and, unless you have good reason, you should only choose a photographer who can provide this service.
Your professional photographer can also help you decide which pictures to enlarge, which are no longer needed and can even retouch with common software packages. Make sure that you get a DVD or CD backup of the pictures, make two copies and keep them somewhere safe.
Did you know that professional photography is not as difficult as it might look? Even if you are a rank amateur with no previous professional photography experience, you can make lots of money with your digital camera. To find out more, and get free digital camera money making tips, click here: photography business [http://www.photography-business.info/].
Article Source: Discover Wedding Photography Ideas You Can Use To Ensure A Memorable Day
Wedding photography can be a considerable expense for whoever is paying for the entire day. Weddings, in general, tend to be expensive affairs anyway but even for those who wish to minimize costs, photography is not something that is usually skimped on because they are capable of capturing the moment better than any other medium and, in particular, a good set of photos can be treasured for generations. But what is the best way to ensure that the wedding photography session is memorable and a success for everyone?
One caveat, just remember not to concentrate too much on the wedding photography -- some people concentrate too much on recording an event rather than enjoying it!
Get The Best Out Of Wedding Photography
Prior to the wedding itself, look for old pictures of your wife or husband-to-be and their family. These photos make for great ice-breakers on the day, perhaps at the reception. At one wedding I went to, the best man had prepared a slideshow of the groom's most embarrassing moments and showed them at the reception -- they were hilarious and the guests loved it.
Despite the advent and now high penetration of digital cameras, it is still a good idea to place a disposable camera on each table at the reception/dinner. Sometimes, especially when alcohol is flowing, people may be reluctant to get out their expensive cameras for fear of being careless. Such fears are allayed when a robust throwaway camera is provided and guests often feel obliged to take some nice pictures for the newly married couple. These will provide many nice memories for the newly married couple and let them go ahead and enjoy the day without thinking anymore about preparations and planning. Whilst these shots won't compare to any professional wedding photography for quality, you'll also get a lot of candid shots which are generally the best and most natural.
Photo gifts make nice presents for immediate family. For instance, a decorative plate or mug for uncles, aunts and grandparents will be received as a treasured moment. As you can see, wedding photography can be very versatile -- I would avoid T-shirts though!
Some people choose to include wedding photography pictures in their follow up thank you cards. However, this can get quite expensive. If you decide to do something similar, you might choose to use a high quality computer print on glossy paper -- this can be cheaper than professional printing but still look good. Personally, I feel that including photos in your thank you cards is a little excessive and not necessary.
If your professional wedding photography is being done with digital SLR cameras, make sure you go with someone who will put your pictures online and allow you to share them with your guests via a password. This is pretty much standard fare these days -- it is easy to achieve and, unless you have good reason, you should only choose a photographer who can provide this service.
Your professional photographer can also help you decide which pictures to enlarge, which are no longer needed and can even retouch with common software packages. Make sure that you get a DVD or CD backup of the pictures, make two copies and keep them somewhere safe.
Did you know that professional photography is not as difficult as it might look? Even if you are a rank amateur with no previous professional photography experience, you can make lots of money with your digital camera. To find out more, and get free digital camera money making tips, click here: photography business [http://www.photography-business.info/].
Article Source: Discover Wedding Photography Ideas You Can Use To Ensure A Memorable Day
Friday, July 9, 2010
Indoor Vegetable Garden - Create Your Own Easily With These Tips
By Jay Node
An indoor vegetable garden is the answer if you want to grow your own vegetables but you don't have any kind of space to do it outside. This can be a good thing. If you set it out right, your indoor vegetable garden will not only provide delicious and healthy vegetables, but it will also allow you to set it up to blend in with the decor of your home. Follow these tips and you can turn your home into your own veggie patch in no time.
What to grow
One of the first things you need to consider is what type of vegetables you want to plant in your indoor vegetable garden. Whilst your options will be limited, there are still plenty of vegetables you can grow. You could try cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers, baby carrots, lettuce and, of course, different varieties of herbs like parsley and basil.
Containers
When choosing containers to plant your vegetables in, you will want to pick the ones that complement the theme of your home. That is understandable but be sure that they meet these basic requirements. The container must be big enough to hold the vegetable plant when it's fully matured. For example, lettuce with its shallow roots will grow very well in small containers whereas carrots will need deeper ones. The containers must have drainage holes and come with saucers to catch excess water. And, rolling platforms are handy to move any containers that are too heavy.
Soil
The type of soil to use will depend on the vegetables you are growing. Nowadays, you shouldn't have too much trouble finding good quality soil mixes to suit your needs from your local garden center. Choose an organic mix. Ordinary dirt from the garden should not be used.
Location
The type of vegetable you decide to plant will determine where you can locate the containers. As a general rule, root and leaf vegetables such as carrots and spinach do not mind being in partial shade. On the other hand, if you go with fruiting varieties like tomatoes, they need lots of sunlight. For example, tomatoes need at least 6-8 hours of sunlight each day. Therefore, you will need to organize the location of the containers based on these criteria. Consider windowsills, balconies or anywhere near a window or door where the sun shines through for a fair amount of time.
Pest Control
Vegetables grown indoors are less susceptible to pests and diseases but, if treatment is necessary, don't be tempted to use pesticides or herbicides. Instead, go for an organic product.
Fertilizers
The same applies to fertilizers. You could try something like a fish emulsion, which is totally organic.
An indoor vegetable garden is a wonderful alternative for anybody who wants to grow their own vegetable gardens but have a limit on space. Remember all those recipes that tell you to "add parsley just before serving". Now, you really can add parsley just before serving.
Jay Node operates and maintains a website totally dedicated to organic gardening of vegetables and herbs. If you would like an easy to follow, step by step guide on planting tomatoes in containers, please visit http://www.vegetablegardenplantingguide.com where you may also subscribe to the RSS feed to receive regular updates.
Copyright 2009 Jay Node
Article Source: Indoor Vegetable Garden - Create Your Own Easily With These Tips
An indoor vegetable garden is the answer if you want to grow your own vegetables but you don't have any kind of space to do it outside. This can be a good thing. If you set it out right, your indoor vegetable garden will not only provide delicious and healthy vegetables, but it will also allow you to set it up to blend in with the decor of your home. Follow these tips and you can turn your home into your own veggie patch in no time.
What to grow
One of the first things you need to consider is what type of vegetables you want to plant in your indoor vegetable garden. Whilst your options will be limited, there are still plenty of vegetables you can grow. You could try cherry tomatoes, sweet peppers, baby carrots, lettuce and, of course, different varieties of herbs like parsley and basil.
Containers
When choosing containers to plant your vegetables in, you will want to pick the ones that complement the theme of your home. That is understandable but be sure that they meet these basic requirements. The container must be big enough to hold the vegetable plant when it's fully matured. For example, lettuce with its shallow roots will grow very well in small containers whereas carrots will need deeper ones. The containers must have drainage holes and come with saucers to catch excess water. And, rolling platforms are handy to move any containers that are too heavy.
Soil
The type of soil to use will depend on the vegetables you are growing. Nowadays, you shouldn't have too much trouble finding good quality soil mixes to suit your needs from your local garden center. Choose an organic mix. Ordinary dirt from the garden should not be used.
Location
The type of vegetable you decide to plant will determine where you can locate the containers. As a general rule, root and leaf vegetables such as carrots and spinach do not mind being in partial shade. On the other hand, if you go with fruiting varieties like tomatoes, they need lots of sunlight. For example, tomatoes need at least 6-8 hours of sunlight each day. Therefore, you will need to organize the location of the containers based on these criteria. Consider windowsills, balconies or anywhere near a window or door where the sun shines through for a fair amount of time.
Pest Control
Vegetables grown indoors are less susceptible to pests and diseases but, if treatment is necessary, don't be tempted to use pesticides or herbicides. Instead, go for an organic product.
Fertilizers
The same applies to fertilizers. You could try something like a fish emulsion, which is totally organic.
An indoor vegetable garden is a wonderful alternative for anybody who wants to grow their own vegetable gardens but have a limit on space. Remember all those recipes that tell you to "add parsley just before serving". Now, you really can add parsley just before serving.
Jay Node operates and maintains a website totally dedicated to organic gardening of vegetables and herbs. If you would like an easy to follow, step by step guide on planting tomatoes in containers, please visit http://www.vegetablegardenplantingguide.com where you may also subscribe to the RSS feed to receive regular updates.
Copyright 2009 Jay Node
Article Source: Indoor Vegetable Garden - Create Your Own Easily With These Tips
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Best Blogging Software
By Miles Evans
The blogging platform wars are getting really interesting and much of the discussion I find myself in lately revolves around what is happening with various CMS systems. The market can essentially be defined into 3 major camps: remotely hosted, self hosted, and community based systems. I have used pretty much every blogging platform available and each of them has its ups and downs. In this article I will cover the best options for each area taking into account price, usability, market share and of course SEO potential.
All of these products are either open source, completely free or have a functional free version. Links were stripped from this article so you may want to check out the original best blogging software [http://www.profitpapers.com/reviews/best-blogging-software.php] article at ProfitPapers.
Remotely Hosted Blogging Software
(Note: I cannot really recommend any of these from an SEO stand point as optimizing a domain you do not own or control is obviously not a good marketing plan.)
Blogger
Blogger is completely free and currently owns the majority of the remotely hosted user base, but not by a land slide . Bought out by Google in 1999, Blogger essentially fired up the blogging trend we see today. It is by far the easiest overall solution to use and if you are a novice user looking to throw up some recipes or poetry, this is for you. Blogger is completely free and includes some great features like comments, photo blogging, and a basic community feel with user profiles. Because it is so dumbed down there are some features you may not find with Blogger that are only available through 3rd party add-ons. As a side note Blogger weblogs do quite well in the search engines and this was recently exploited with it being the first choice for spam blogs or splogs. A splog is a weblog used for the sole purpose of gaining inbound links or generating thousands of keyword stuffed pages with Adsense and the like. The recent Google Jagger update cleared a large portion of this up. Free.
Typepad
Released in 2003 Typepad is a product of Sixapart, the makers of Movable Type. it is largely based on MT but there are some major enhancements and differences. Your blog can accomodate one or more photo albums with auto thumbnail generation. You can easily add music, books, and other media to Typelists, which grab a thumbnail from Amazon and other retailers for easily displaying in your sidebar. Typepad is also a great deal more technical than Blogger so a bit of HTML know how is recommended. On that note editing your blog to look the way you want it also quite easy and Typepad blogs are known for being very eye pleasing, intuitive and easy to navigate. In Sixapart's business model Typepad is aimed at regular home and small business users while Movable Type is targeted at larger businesses or for internal intranets. Price: Basic, $4.95 a month; premium, $8.95 to $14.95 a month.
Xanga
These guys originated back in 1999 as a site for sharing book, music and movie reviews. Although it quickly morphed into a full blown blogging tool Xanga still maintains the ability to run a powerful review site. Xanga pulls data from several retailers like Amazon.com including thumbnails, pricing and a cover. The software also is very usable by novices with a powerful WYSIWYG editor allowing for easy HTML editing, adding smilies, links, and other symbols. By using Blog rings it is also easy to interface with Xanga's other 3 million users to share interests, ideas, and of course traffic. Xanga comes in a free and $25 flavor.
Mentions: Blogsome, Blogster, MindSay, Multiply,
Self Hosted Blogging Software
WordPress
WordPress originally began as a mod of an older open source package known as B2. WP is MT's biggest competition and is often the bain of endless Wordpress vs Movabletype style threads around the internet. Although launched just over a year or so ago WP has really taken the blogosphere by storm. And with good reason - Wordpress is completely free under GNU licensing and is packed with many featured you will not find anywhere else. It is also much easier to install and get blogging for novice users and has a very large and helpful community. WP runs on PHP/mySQL and is quite scalable judging from some of the very large and trafficked sites I see using it. It also sports utilities to import files from Movable Type, Textpattern, Greymatter, Blogger, and b2. Wordpress recently upped the ante when Yahoo recently included them on their hosting packages, in addition to MT. I have to admit I am finding myself more and more digging WP and will likely convert Profitpapers to WP as I get time (it can be a biznitch). Wordpress is free.
Movable Type
Aside from maybe Greymatter (the original open source blogging tool), Movabletype dominated the blogging market share in 2002-2004. Released in late 2001, Perl based Movable Type by Sixapart has maintained a large portion of the blogging market share, due mainly to the fact that there is a free version (supporting up to 3 weblogs) and that it is incredibly powerful, intuitive and easy to customize. Template driven Movable Type also sports one of the largest communities of developers and blogging enthusiasts around, meaning lots of support, idea sharing, and of course plugins. Movable Type can be configured to dynamically generate HTML, PHP or any other kind of pages you like, meaning it is incredibly scalable, fast, and loved by spiders. It is perhaps the most well known blogging software for SEO purposes and it what currently powers Profitpapers and several of my other projects. Moveabletype is either Free with 3 authors, 1 weblog, and no support or $69.95 with unlimited weblogs, authors and full support.
Textpattern
Textpattern is the brainchild of Dean Allen and was written to ease publishing of content for those not inclined to learn HTML. Like WP and MT Textpattern runs on PHP and mySQL for easy administration, backups, and power. What really sets textpattern apart from the others is the integration of Textile. Textile is a tool for easily formatting content for those who do not know HTML. WP & MT have modules for textile as well but it is native to the Textpattern system. Another bonus of the app is its superior handling of comment spam due to its smaller market share. On a blogs I maintain running WP and MT I often find myself clearing out spam every day, whereas on some very busy textpattern sites I receive only manual comment spam (not bot driven). TP is open source.
Mentions: Blosxom, LifeType, Serendipity.
Community based Blogging Software
Slash
Waaaaay back in 1997, Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda launched a website known as Chips & Dips, supplied via his student account at Hope College in Michigan. In 1999 Andover.net acquired Slashdot. Shortly after, the underlying code was released as open source software called Slash. Like Movable Type and Greymatter, Slash runs on Perl, but it also has established hooks into MySQL and a very strong track record of scaling to enormous traffic levels. To give you an idea, the term 'slashdotted' originated from acquiring a link on this now infamous and very popular tech news website – and consequently watching your servers melt. If you have never messed around with Slash, you really should as it is quite a powerful platform. Slash is open source.
Scoop
Another well known Perl based community blogging software is Scoop. Scoop is the software that powers Kuro5shin, DailyKos and many other busy community weblogs. Scoop took the Slashdot idea and expanded on it, making the discussion rather than the news the focus of the application. Where Slashdot entries tend to have a link with added commentary pointing readers off the site, Scoop points to stories written by members of the community keeping the reader within your own weblog. Scoop is also well known for handling large volumes of traffic and a large very technical community. Scoop is free .
Drupal
Drupal is a well known open source community blogging platform with a very large community of users and developers. Not only is Drupal free but it is damn powerful. Instead of Perl, which is quite hard to decode at times, even if you are a fluent coder, Drupal uses a PHP/mySQL platform. Drupal is also a very community focused application with a built in forum, download area, and hundreds of other home brewed mods and hacks. If you are looking for a lot of functionality give Drupal a check - the project has become quite mature. It is also much easier to use and customize than either Scoop or Slash. Drupal is also another open source project.
Mentions: LiveJournal, PHP Nuke.
Miles Evans writes for ProfitPapers [http://www.profitpapers.com] where he writes essays on organic SEO, SEM, development and other equally fascinating subjects.
Article Source: Best Blogging Software
The blogging platform wars are getting really interesting and much of the discussion I find myself in lately revolves around what is happening with various CMS systems. The market can essentially be defined into 3 major camps: remotely hosted, self hosted, and community based systems. I have used pretty much every blogging platform available and each of them has its ups and downs. In this article I will cover the best options for each area taking into account price, usability, market share and of course SEO potential.
All of these products are either open source, completely free or have a functional free version. Links were stripped from this article so you may want to check out the original best blogging software [http://www.profitpapers.com/reviews/best-blogging-software.php] article at ProfitPapers.
Remotely Hosted Blogging Software
(Note: I cannot really recommend any of these from an SEO stand point as optimizing a domain you do not own or control is obviously not a good marketing plan.)
Blogger
Blogger is completely free and currently owns the majority of the remotely hosted user base, but not by a land slide . Bought out by Google in 1999, Blogger essentially fired up the blogging trend we see today. It is by far the easiest overall solution to use and if you are a novice user looking to throw up some recipes or poetry, this is for you. Blogger is completely free and includes some great features like comments, photo blogging, and a basic community feel with user profiles. Because it is so dumbed down there are some features you may not find with Blogger that are only available through 3rd party add-ons. As a side note Blogger weblogs do quite well in the search engines and this was recently exploited with it being the first choice for spam blogs or splogs. A splog is a weblog used for the sole purpose of gaining inbound links or generating thousands of keyword stuffed pages with Adsense and the like. The recent Google Jagger update cleared a large portion of this up. Free.
Typepad
Released in 2003 Typepad is a product of Sixapart, the makers of Movable Type. it is largely based on MT but there are some major enhancements and differences. Your blog can accomodate one or more photo albums with auto thumbnail generation. You can easily add music, books, and other media to Typelists, which grab a thumbnail from Amazon and other retailers for easily displaying in your sidebar. Typepad is also a great deal more technical than Blogger so a bit of HTML know how is recommended. On that note editing your blog to look the way you want it also quite easy and Typepad blogs are known for being very eye pleasing, intuitive and easy to navigate. In Sixapart's business model Typepad is aimed at regular home and small business users while Movable Type is targeted at larger businesses or for internal intranets. Price: Basic, $4.95 a month; premium, $8.95 to $14.95 a month.
Xanga
These guys originated back in 1999 as a site for sharing book, music and movie reviews. Although it quickly morphed into a full blown blogging tool Xanga still maintains the ability to run a powerful review site. Xanga pulls data from several retailers like Amazon.com including thumbnails, pricing and a cover. The software also is very usable by novices with a powerful WYSIWYG editor allowing for easy HTML editing, adding smilies, links, and other symbols. By using Blog rings it is also easy to interface with Xanga's other 3 million users to share interests, ideas, and of course traffic. Xanga comes in a free and $25 flavor.
Mentions: Blogsome, Blogster, MindSay, Multiply,
Self Hosted Blogging Software
WordPress
WordPress originally began as a mod of an older open source package known as B2. WP is MT's biggest competition and is often the bain of endless Wordpress vs Movabletype style threads around the internet. Although launched just over a year or so ago WP has really taken the blogosphere by storm. And with good reason - Wordpress is completely free under GNU licensing and is packed with many featured you will not find anywhere else. It is also much easier to install and get blogging for novice users and has a very large and helpful community. WP runs on PHP/mySQL and is quite scalable judging from some of the very large and trafficked sites I see using it. It also sports utilities to import files from Movable Type, Textpattern, Greymatter, Blogger, and b2. Wordpress recently upped the ante when Yahoo recently included them on their hosting packages, in addition to MT. I have to admit I am finding myself more and more digging WP and will likely convert Profitpapers to WP as I get time (it can be a biznitch). Wordpress is free.
Movable Type
Aside from maybe Greymatter (the original open source blogging tool), Movabletype dominated the blogging market share in 2002-2004. Released in late 2001, Perl based Movable Type by Sixapart has maintained a large portion of the blogging market share, due mainly to the fact that there is a free version (supporting up to 3 weblogs) and that it is incredibly powerful, intuitive and easy to customize. Template driven Movable Type also sports one of the largest communities of developers and blogging enthusiasts around, meaning lots of support, idea sharing, and of course plugins. Movable Type can be configured to dynamically generate HTML, PHP or any other kind of pages you like, meaning it is incredibly scalable, fast, and loved by spiders. It is perhaps the most well known blogging software for SEO purposes and it what currently powers Profitpapers and several of my other projects. Moveabletype is either Free with 3 authors, 1 weblog, and no support or $69.95 with unlimited weblogs, authors and full support.
Textpattern
Textpattern is the brainchild of Dean Allen and was written to ease publishing of content for those not inclined to learn HTML. Like WP and MT Textpattern runs on PHP and mySQL for easy administration, backups, and power. What really sets textpattern apart from the others is the integration of Textile. Textile is a tool for easily formatting content for those who do not know HTML. WP & MT have modules for textile as well but it is native to the Textpattern system. Another bonus of the app is its superior handling of comment spam due to its smaller market share. On a blogs I maintain running WP and MT I often find myself clearing out spam every day, whereas on some very busy textpattern sites I receive only manual comment spam (not bot driven). TP is open source.
Mentions: Blosxom, LifeType, Serendipity.
Community based Blogging Software
Slash
Waaaaay back in 1997, Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda launched a website known as Chips & Dips, supplied via his student account at Hope College in Michigan. In 1999 Andover.net acquired Slashdot. Shortly after, the underlying code was released as open source software called Slash. Like Movable Type and Greymatter, Slash runs on Perl, but it also has established hooks into MySQL and a very strong track record of scaling to enormous traffic levels. To give you an idea, the term 'slashdotted' originated from acquiring a link on this now infamous and very popular tech news website – and consequently watching your servers melt. If you have never messed around with Slash, you really should as it is quite a powerful platform. Slash is open source.
Scoop
Another well known Perl based community blogging software is Scoop. Scoop is the software that powers Kuro5shin, DailyKos and many other busy community weblogs. Scoop took the Slashdot idea and expanded on it, making the discussion rather than the news the focus of the application. Where Slashdot entries tend to have a link with added commentary pointing readers off the site, Scoop points to stories written by members of the community keeping the reader within your own weblog. Scoop is also well known for handling large volumes of traffic and a large very technical community. Scoop is free .
Drupal
Drupal is a well known open source community blogging platform with a very large community of users and developers. Not only is Drupal free but it is damn powerful. Instead of Perl, which is quite hard to decode at times, even if you are a fluent coder, Drupal uses a PHP/mySQL platform. Drupal is also a very community focused application with a built in forum, download area, and hundreds of other home brewed mods and hacks. If you are looking for a lot of functionality give Drupal a check - the project has become quite mature. It is also much easier to use and customize than either Scoop or Slash. Drupal is also another open source project.
Mentions: LiveJournal, PHP Nuke.
Miles Evans writes for ProfitPapers [http://www.profitpapers.com] where he writes essays on organic SEO, SEM, development and other equally fascinating subjects.
Article Source: Best Blogging Software
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Arti Kasih
King James Version
13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
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Terjemahan Resmi Indonesia
13:1. Sekalipun aku dapat berkata-kata dengan semua bahasa manusia dan bahasa malaikat, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, aku sama dengan gong yang berkumandang dan canang yang gemerincing.
13:2 Sekalipun aku mempunyai karunia untuk bernubuat dan aku mengetahui segala rahasia dan memiliki seluruh pengetahuan; dan sekalipun aku memiliki iman yang sempurna untuk memindahkan gunung, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, aku sama sekali tidak berguna.
13:3 Dan sekalipun aku membagi-bagikan segala sesuatu yang ada padaku, bahkan menyerahkan tubuhku untuk dibakar, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, sedikitpun tidak ada faedahnya bagiku.
13:4. Kasih itu sabar; kasih itu murah hati; ia tidak cemburu. Ia tidak memegahkan diri dan tidak sombong.
13:5 Ia tidak melakukan yang tidak sopan dan tidak mencari keuntungan diri sendiri. Ia tidak pemarah dan tidak menyimpan kesalahan orang lain.
13:6 Ia tidak bersukacita karena ketidakadilan, tetapi karena kebenaran.
13:7 Ia menutupi segala sesuatu, percaya segala sesuatu, mengharapkan segala sesuatu, sabar menanggung segala sesuatu.
13:8. Kasih tidak berkesudahan; nubuat akan berakhir; bahasa roh akan berhenti; pengetahuan akan lenyap.
13:9 Sebab pengetahuan kita tidak lengkap dan nubuat kita tidak sempurna.
13:10 Tetapi jika yang sempurna tiba, maka yang tidak sempurna itu akan lenyap.
13:11 Ketika aku kanak-kanak, aku berkata-kata seperti kanak-kanak, aku merasa seperti kanak-kanak, aku berpikir seperti kanak-kanak. Sekarang sesudah aku menjadi dewasa, aku meninggalkan sifat kanak-kanak itu.
13:12 Karena sekarang kita melihat dalam cermin suatu gambaran yang samar-samar, tetapi nanti kita akan melihat muka dengan muka. Sekarang aku hanya mengenal dengan tidak sempurna, tetapi nanti aku akan mengenal dengan sempurna, seperti aku sendiri dikenal.
13:13 Demikianlah tinggal ketiga hal ini, yaitu iman, pengharapan dan kasih, dan yang paling besar di antaranya ialah kasih.
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Bahasa Sehari-hari Indonesia
13:1. Meskipun saya dapat berbicara dengan berbagai bahasa manusia, bahkan dengan bahasa malaikat sekalipun, tetapi saya tidak mengasihi orang lain, maka ucapan-ucapan saya itu hanya bunyi yang nyaring tanpa arti.
13:2 Meskipun saya pandai menyampaikan berita dari Allah, dan mengerti semua hal yang dalam-dalam, dan tahu segala sesuatu serta sangat percaya kepada Allah sehingga dapat membuat gunung berpindah, tetapi saya tidak mengasihi orang-orang lain, maka saya tidak berarti apa-apa!
13:3 Meskipun semua yang saya miliki, saya sedekahkan kepada orang miskin, dan saya menyerahkan diri saya untuk dibakar, tetapi saya tidak mengasihi orang-orang lain, maka semuanya itu tidak ada gunanya sama sekali.
13:4. Orang yang mengasihi orang-orang lain, sabar dan baik hati. Ia tidak meluap dengan kecemburuan, tidak membual, tidak sombong.
13:5 Ia tidak angkuh, tidak kasar, ia tidak memaksa orang lain untuk mengikuti kemauannya sendiri, tidak juga cepat tersinggung, dan tidak dendam.
13:6 Orang yang mengasihi orang-orang lain, tidak senang dengan kejahatan, ia hanya senang dengan kebaikan.
13:7 Ia tahan menghadapi segala sesuatu dan mau percaya akan yang terbaik pada setiap orang; dalam keadaan yang bagaimanapun juga orang yang mengasihi itu tidak pernah hilang harapannya dan sabar menunggu segala sesuatu.
13:8. Tidak pernah akan ada saat di mana orang tidak perlu saling mengasihi. Sekarang ini ada orang yang pandai menyampaikan berita dari Allah, tetapi nanti ia akan berhenti menyampaikan berita itu. Sekarang ada yang pandai berbicara dalam berbagai bahasa yang ajaib, tetapi nanti ia akan berhenti berbicara dalam bahasa-bahasa itu. Sekarang ada orang yang mengetahui banyak hal, tetapi nanti apa yang mereka ketahui itu akan dilupakan.
13:9 Sebab, pengetahuan kita dan kesanggupan kita untuk menyampaikan berita dari Allah, masih kurang sempurna.
13:10 Nanti akan tiba waktunya Allah membuat semuanya sempurna, dan yang tidak sempurna itu akan hilang.
13:11 Pada waktu saya masih anak kecil, saya berbicara seperti anak kecil, saya berperasaan seperti anak kecil dan saya berpikir seperti anak kecil. Sekarang saya sudah dewasa, kelakuan saya yang kekanak-kanakan sudah saya buang.
13:12 Apa yang kita lihat sekarang ini adalah seperti bayangan yang kabur pada cermin. Tetapi nanti kita akan melihat langsung dengan jelas. Sekarang saya belum tahu segalanya, tetapi nanti saya akan tahu segalanya sama seperti Allah tahu segalanya mengenai diri saya.
13:13 Jadi, untuk saat ini ada tiga hal yang kita harus tetap lakukan: percaya, berharap dan saling mengasihi. Yang paling penting dari ketiganya itu ialah mengasihi orang-orang lain.
13:1 Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.
13:2 And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.
13:3 And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
13:4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
13:6 Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
13:7 Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.
13:8 Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.
13:9 For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.
13:10 But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.
13:11 When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.
13:12 For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.
13:13 And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.
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Terjemahan Resmi Indonesia
13:1. Sekalipun aku dapat berkata-kata dengan semua bahasa manusia dan bahasa malaikat, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, aku sama dengan gong yang berkumandang dan canang yang gemerincing.
13:2 Sekalipun aku mempunyai karunia untuk bernubuat dan aku mengetahui segala rahasia dan memiliki seluruh pengetahuan; dan sekalipun aku memiliki iman yang sempurna untuk memindahkan gunung, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, aku sama sekali tidak berguna.
13:3 Dan sekalipun aku membagi-bagikan segala sesuatu yang ada padaku, bahkan menyerahkan tubuhku untuk dibakar, tetapi jika aku tidak mempunyai kasih, sedikitpun tidak ada faedahnya bagiku.
13:4. Kasih itu sabar; kasih itu murah hati; ia tidak cemburu. Ia tidak memegahkan diri dan tidak sombong.
13:5 Ia tidak melakukan yang tidak sopan dan tidak mencari keuntungan diri sendiri. Ia tidak pemarah dan tidak menyimpan kesalahan orang lain.
13:6 Ia tidak bersukacita karena ketidakadilan, tetapi karena kebenaran.
13:7 Ia menutupi segala sesuatu, percaya segala sesuatu, mengharapkan segala sesuatu, sabar menanggung segala sesuatu.
13:8. Kasih tidak berkesudahan; nubuat akan berakhir; bahasa roh akan berhenti; pengetahuan akan lenyap.
13:9 Sebab pengetahuan kita tidak lengkap dan nubuat kita tidak sempurna.
13:10 Tetapi jika yang sempurna tiba, maka yang tidak sempurna itu akan lenyap.
13:11 Ketika aku kanak-kanak, aku berkata-kata seperti kanak-kanak, aku merasa seperti kanak-kanak, aku berpikir seperti kanak-kanak. Sekarang sesudah aku menjadi dewasa, aku meninggalkan sifat kanak-kanak itu.
13:12 Karena sekarang kita melihat dalam cermin suatu gambaran yang samar-samar, tetapi nanti kita akan melihat muka dengan muka. Sekarang aku hanya mengenal dengan tidak sempurna, tetapi nanti aku akan mengenal dengan sempurna, seperti aku sendiri dikenal.
13:13 Demikianlah tinggal ketiga hal ini, yaitu iman, pengharapan dan kasih, dan yang paling besar di antaranya ialah kasih.
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Bahasa Sehari-hari Indonesia
13:1. Meskipun saya dapat berbicara dengan berbagai bahasa manusia, bahkan dengan bahasa malaikat sekalipun, tetapi saya tidak mengasihi orang lain, maka ucapan-ucapan saya itu hanya bunyi yang nyaring tanpa arti.
13:2 Meskipun saya pandai menyampaikan berita dari Allah, dan mengerti semua hal yang dalam-dalam, dan tahu segala sesuatu serta sangat percaya kepada Allah sehingga dapat membuat gunung berpindah, tetapi saya tidak mengasihi orang-orang lain, maka saya tidak berarti apa-apa!
13:3 Meskipun semua yang saya miliki, saya sedekahkan kepada orang miskin, dan saya menyerahkan diri saya untuk dibakar, tetapi saya tidak mengasihi orang-orang lain, maka semuanya itu tidak ada gunanya sama sekali.
13:4. Orang yang mengasihi orang-orang lain, sabar dan baik hati. Ia tidak meluap dengan kecemburuan, tidak membual, tidak sombong.
13:5 Ia tidak angkuh, tidak kasar, ia tidak memaksa orang lain untuk mengikuti kemauannya sendiri, tidak juga cepat tersinggung, dan tidak dendam.
13:6 Orang yang mengasihi orang-orang lain, tidak senang dengan kejahatan, ia hanya senang dengan kebaikan.
13:7 Ia tahan menghadapi segala sesuatu dan mau percaya akan yang terbaik pada setiap orang; dalam keadaan yang bagaimanapun juga orang yang mengasihi itu tidak pernah hilang harapannya dan sabar menunggu segala sesuatu.
13:8. Tidak pernah akan ada saat di mana orang tidak perlu saling mengasihi. Sekarang ini ada orang yang pandai menyampaikan berita dari Allah, tetapi nanti ia akan berhenti menyampaikan berita itu. Sekarang ada yang pandai berbicara dalam berbagai bahasa yang ajaib, tetapi nanti ia akan berhenti berbicara dalam bahasa-bahasa itu. Sekarang ada orang yang mengetahui banyak hal, tetapi nanti apa yang mereka ketahui itu akan dilupakan.
13:9 Sebab, pengetahuan kita dan kesanggupan kita untuk menyampaikan berita dari Allah, masih kurang sempurna.
13:10 Nanti akan tiba waktunya Allah membuat semuanya sempurna, dan yang tidak sempurna itu akan hilang.
13:11 Pada waktu saya masih anak kecil, saya berbicara seperti anak kecil, saya berperasaan seperti anak kecil dan saya berpikir seperti anak kecil. Sekarang saya sudah dewasa, kelakuan saya yang kekanak-kanakan sudah saya buang.
13:12 Apa yang kita lihat sekarang ini adalah seperti bayangan yang kabur pada cermin. Tetapi nanti kita akan melihat langsung dengan jelas. Sekarang saya belum tahu segalanya, tetapi nanti saya akan tahu segalanya sama seperti Allah tahu segalanya mengenai diri saya.
13:13 Jadi, untuk saat ini ada tiga hal yang kita harus tetap lakukan: percaya, berharap dan saling mengasihi. Yang paling penting dari ketiganya itu ialah mengasihi orang-orang lain.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Yahoo Smileys Di Blogspot
Pernahkah kamu menggunakan khidmat Yahoo Messager? Saya memang pernah dan masih menggunakannya sebagai satu medium komunikasi antara kengkawan. Adakah kamu selalu menggunakan YM Smileys dalam chatting kamu? Meletakkan Smileys dalam chatting adalah satu cara mengespresikan rasa hati kita di papan chatting. Marah, suka, sedih, geram, bingung, sakit, lucu, dll. Meletakkan Smileys dalam komunikasi kadang-kadang lebih kuat maksudnya daripada kata-kata.
Sayangnya blog Blogger tidak memiliki sistem gunakan Yahoo Smileys ke dalam posting Blogger. Tetapi bukan bermakna anda tidak boleh berbuat demikian. Sekarang apa yang anda perlukan adalah memuaturunkan (download) Mozilla Firefox Addon bernama Greesmonkey.
DOWNLOAD Mozilla Firefox Addon - Greesmonkey
Langkah berikutnya adalah untuk install Skrip Pengguna Yahoo Smileys di Blogger.
Untuk itu, KLIK di sini.
Jendela popup akan muncul sebagaimana ditunjukkan di bawah ini. Klik Instal dan refresh kotak suntingan teks supaya Yahoo Smiley Widget dapat dilihat.
Tarik Yahoo Smileys yang dipilih ke dalam teks.
Perlu diingatkan bahawa cara ini tidak boleh dibuat untuk Blogger in draft.
Mudah, kan?
Happy
Sad
Angry
Funny
Blur
Sleepy
Heart-to-Heart
Sayangnya blog Blogger tidak memiliki sistem gunakan Yahoo Smileys ke dalam posting Blogger. Tetapi bukan bermakna anda tidak boleh berbuat demikian. Sekarang apa yang anda perlukan adalah memuaturunkan (download) Mozilla Firefox Addon bernama Greesmonkey.
DOWNLOAD Mozilla Firefox Addon - Greesmonkey
Langkah berikutnya adalah untuk install Skrip Pengguna Yahoo Smileys di Blogger.
Untuk itu, KLIK di sini.
Jendela popup akan muncul sebagaimana ditunjukkan di bawah ini. Klik Instal dan refresh kotak suntingan teks supaya Yahoo Smiley Widget dapat dilihat.
Tarik Yahoo Smileys yang dipilih ke dalam teks.
Perlu diingatkan bahawa cara ini tidak boleh dibuat untuk Blogger in draft.
Mudah, kan?
Happy
Sad
Angry
Funny
Blur
Sleepy
Heart-to-Heart
