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		<title>What&#8217;s New in Thesis Theme 1.8?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 01:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s time to embrace another version of the Thesis Theme and things just get better with each one.  Here&#8217;s a peek review on What&#8217;s New with the Thesis Theme 1.8. Header Image Upload made just easier! With the earlier versions of the Thesis Theme, you&#8217;ll have to play around with the custom.css file for setting [...]]]></description>
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<p>It&#8217;s time to embrace another version of the Thesis Theme and things just get better with each one.  Here&#8217;s a peek review on What&#8217;s New with the Thesis Theme 1.8.<br />
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<h2>Header Image Upload made just easier!</h2>
<p>With the earlier versions of the Thesis Theme, you&#8217;ll have to play around with the <em>custom.css </em>file for setting up the Header Image.  But with 1.8, Thesis Theme makes it much easier and you can upload a Header Image using the Thesis Administration Panel.</p>
<p><em>Navigate to Thesis =&gt; Header Image and you&#8217;ll be able to Browse for and upload an Image of your choice.</em></p>
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	<a href="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/thesis18review_1.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-1924];player=img;"><img class="size-full wp-image-1931" title="thesis18review_1" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/thesis18review_1.jpg" alt="Thesis 18 Header Image" width="430" height="177" /></a>
	<p class="wp-caption-text">Header Image Upload made easy with Thesis 1.8</p>
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<p>Even better, Thesis can suggest you an optimum width of the Header Image that can be used, based on the existing layout settings.  Much simple, eh!</p>
<h2>You can upload Favicons too!</h2>
<p>Like the Header Images, Thesis 1.8 makes it easy to setup the Favicons which were earlier done using the <em>Additional Scripts </em>option under Document Head.</p>
<p>All you have to do is prepare a Favicon (a 16 x 16 Image with an .ico extension) and upload it using the Thesis Admin Interface.  If you aren&#8217;t using Thesis, here is another post to <a href="/blog/blogtips/creating-a-favicon-for-your-blog/" target="_blank">help you setup a  Favicon for your WordPress Blog.</a></p>
<h2>Yes, Thesis supports WordPress Custom Navigation Menus</h2>
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<p>Do you want to go beyond configuring Pages and Categories in Navigation Menu with the Thesis Theme?  <em>You will just need WordPress 3.0 and Thesis Theme 1.8.</em></p>
<p>WordPress 3.0 helps you define Custom Navigation Menus which can include <em>Pages, Categories or even External Links. </em></p>
<p>Here are the steps to use WordPress Navigation Menus with Thesis 1.8&#8230;</p>
<ul>
<li>After installation of Thesis 1.8, go to <em>WP Admin =&gt; Appearance =&gt; Menus</em></li>
<li>Create a new Custom Menu by giving it a Name</li>
<li>Add the required Pages, Categories and External Links to the Custom Menu and Save Changes</li>
<li>If you have more than one Custom Menu, choose the Menu to use by selecting the Primary Menu</li>
<li>Go to <em>WP Admin =&gt; Thesis =&gt; Site Options</em> and choose WordPress Nav Menu as Menu type under <em>Navigation Menu</em></li>
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<h2>Improved and much Easier SEO Setup for Categories &amp; Tags</h2>
<p>Page Options, which was introduced in Thesis 1.7 is now gone with Thesis 1.8.  The primary use of the Page Options was to provide the SEO Details for individual Pages, Categories and Post Tags.  Now they&#8217;ve been moved into more appropriate locations, to make their management easier.</p>
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<li>Page SEO Details can be provided in the Page Edit view</li>
<li>Category and Tag SEO Details have been moved into WordPress&#8217; Category and Tag Edit Pages</li>
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<p>In addition to the regular SEO Details like &lt;title&gt; and &lt;meta&gt; description tags, you can now provide an Introductory Headline and Introductory Content to each Category and Tag.  This definitely has a greater implication for the SEO of your Blog.</p>
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	<p class="wp-caption-text">SEO Details for Categories and Tags</p>
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<p>Thesis now offers full support for custom taxonomy pages in addition to category and tag pages.</p>
<h2>Other Changes from Thesis 1.7&#8230;</h2>
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<li>You can now enable support to use a Publishing tool like Windows Live Writer from within Thesis Theme</li>
<li>Thesis now offers support for the <a href="http://code.google.com/webfonts" target="_blank">Google Fonts Directory</a>.  These are web-safe fonts and can be used to improve your Blog Design</li>
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<h2>Some Gaps&#8230; Chris are you listening?</h2>
<p>Search Engines show only a certain number of characters in the &lt;title&gt; and the &lt;meta&gt; description tags.  Thesis 1.8 tries to show you the number of characters as you type the &lt;title&gt; and the &lt;meta&gt; description, so that you know if to make them short.  I see 2 gaps here &#8211; <em>Thesis doesn&#8217;t suggest what is the right number (may be an alert when the number is exceeded?) and on saving the text the count reverts back to &#8217;0&#8242;. </em></p>
<p>If you already using <a href="/thesis-theme" target="_blank">Thesis Theme</a>, 1.8 gives you another leap towards excellence If you are considering on a Premium WordPress Theme, <a href="/thesis-theme" target="_blank">grab Thesis</a> and find out what wonders it can do.</p>


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		<title>Expanding my Boundaries with Genesis Theme</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 3 years back, I knew nothing about WordPress.  It all started with an obsession to Blogging and I began learning WordPress as an end-user.  With a Programming background, I could not help but start exploring the code and getting my hands dirty. Towards the middle of 2009, I got myself a copy of Thesis [...]]]></description>
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<p>About 3 years back, I knew nothing about WordPress.  It all started with an obsession to Blogging and I began learning WordPress as an end-user.  With a Programming background, I could not help but start exploring the code and getting my hands dirty.</p>
<p>Towards the middle of 2009, I got myself a copy of <a href="/thesis-theme" target="_blank">Thesis Theme for WordPress</a> (affiliate link) and things change thereafter.  I started creating Custom Skins and accepting Customization Projects &#8211; and thus started my Freelancing journey.  Currently, I am pretty good at <em>Thesis Theme Customization</em> and if you don&#8217;t believe, you might want to take a look at <a href="http://www.webnovum.com">my Portfolio Site</a>.</p>
<p>Taking another leap into WordPress Theme Frameworks, I am getting into <a href="http://www.studiopress.com/themes/genesis">Genesis Theme for WordPress</a>.  I am learning bits and pieces of it.  As a result, <em>you will start finding Genesis Theme Tutorials at Thoughts Unlimited and I will soon being taking Genesis Child Theme Projects. </em></p>
<p>Thanks for all the support by you readers.  Keep watching and you have lots to learn!</p>


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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:28:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>james</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Typing is a necessary business and personal skill. There is tweeting, blog posting, forum responding and more. At their foundation, there is typing. Here are some tips and resources to help you get up to the typing speed that you desire. 1. Learn the Layout: Study your keyboard and learn the layout. Memorize where everything [...]]]></description>
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<p><br/>Typing is a necessary business and personal skill. There is tweeting, blog posting, forum responding and more. At their foundation, there is typing. Here are some tips and resources to help you get up to the typing speed that you desire.<br />
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<strong>1. Learn the Layout:</strong> Study your keyboard and learn the layout. Memorize where everything is on your keyboard so you can work your way into touch typing. Once you know the layout of the keyboard, you can start dictating to yourself.</p>
<p><strong>2. Keep Your Hands in the Home Position:</strong> Put your left index finger on the &#8216;f&#8217; key and your right index finger on the &#8216;j&#8217; key. These are called your home keys. They are the central position of the keyboard where your fingers do not have to travel long distances to make it to specific letters.</p>
<p><strong>3. Practice With a Book:</strong> Take your favorite book, prop it up and start typing. Look at the pages rather than the keyboard. Occasionally look at the screen to make sure that your hands are in their proper positions. You are training your fingers to work without any crutches.</p>
<p><strong>4. Type to the Music:</strong> Listen to familiar songs and try typing the lyrics while the artist is singing the song. You have plenty of flexibility with the choice of songs. To start, stay away from the syncopated and complex songs. While practicing, you will find yourself typing to the rhythm of the music.</p>
<p><strong>5. Type in Short Bursts:</strong> One great way to learn to type is to choose text and start typing as quickly as possible. Set a timer to go off after a minute. Your fingers will become faster and faster at finding the keys.</p>
<p><strong>6. <a href="http://www.typingweb.com/">Typing Web</a>:</strong> This is an interactive site which teaches users how to type. The lessons are informative and easy, filled with plenty of practice sessions. The site prefers that you register, but it is definitely not required. Typing Web encourages that the site be used as part of a teacher&#8217;s curriculum.</p>
<p><strong>7. <a href="http://www.goodtyping.com/">Goodtyping</a>:</strong> There are 27 guided layouts at this typing tutorial. The program itself is offered in different languages like Spanish, French and Italian. You can choose up to 20 keyboard layouts.</p>
<p><strong>8. <a href="http://www.typing-lessons.org/">Peter&#8217;s Online Typing Course</a>:</strong> You can learn how to type quickly and accurately with this site. The lessons are very practical, without relying on some of the flash and glamour that are prevalent with the other sites. it takes each bit of the keyboard one by one, and has an interactive set of exercises.</p>
<p><strong>9. <a href="http://www.learn2type.com/">Learn 2 type</a>:</strong> This site takes typists of all skill levels. The exercises are scaled to your level of typing expertise. If you register, you can pick up where you left off. You have the QWERTY, Dvorak and AZERTY keyboard layouts available.</p>
<p><strong>10. <a href="http://www.onlytypinggames.com/">Only Typing Games</a>:</strong> This collection has plenty of typing games. You can kill bad guys and make the aliens pay for their transgressions with your typing skills.</p>
<p><strong>11. <a href="http://www.freetypinggame.net/play.asp">Free Typing Games</a>:</strong> Give yourself a chance to relax and educate yourself by playing typing games. You can play a variety of games like Keyboard Revolution, Martian City Defender and Desert Typing Racer. You can defend the world from invasion with your typing skills.</p>
<p>If you devote time each day to your typing, you will soon be tapping the keyboard like a pro. When you find that your speed is flagging, you can refresh yourself by heading to a typing site or playing a game. Have fun, and best of luck!<br/><br />
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<br/>As a blogger, you have quite a number of responsibilities. You need to provide great content, have a visually appealing site, and somehow get visitors to your blog. Fortunately, there are others who are in the same situation. Here are ten places to find help for your blogging and internet marketing. </p>
<p><strong>1. <a href="http://www.createblog.com/forums/">Create Blog Forums</a></strong></p>
<p>Get information about Xanga, Blogger, Myspace, Livejournal and Friendster on these forums. You can also receive graphics assistance and design assistance. You can also talk about items and events which are not related to blogging, like music and television shows. </p>
<p><strong>2. <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=62352&amp;trk=anetsrch_name&amp;goback=.gdr_1250798681054_1">Digital Marketing on LinkedIn</a></strong></p>
<p>This group was intended for professionals who want to learn more about internet marketing and ecommerce. They discuss the practices over SEM, SEO, PHP and email marketing within their field. </p>
<p><strong>3. <a href="http://www.bloggeries.com/forum/">Bloggeries</a></strong></p>
<p>This site encourages people to be active in the forums by sharing half of the Adsense revenues with the creator of the thread. You can talk about finding the best WordPress theme, SEO, SEM and social media in these active forums. There is even an area where you can buy, sell and trade blogs. </p>
<p><strong>4. <a href="http://www.bloggingtips.com/forums/">Blogging Tips</a></strong></p>
<p>This is one of the smaller blogging forums on the web, but it provides a chance for you to be part of an engaged and active community. With 127 active members, there are still thousands of posts which may provide you the answers that you are seeking. </p>
<p><strong>5. <a href="http://forums.digitalpoint.com/">Digital Point</a></strong></p>
<p>This is a gargantuan site which is devoted to making money on the internet through blogging and other methods. If you have something that you need answered, look through their forums and there is probably an answer or information available. </p>
<p><strong>6. <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&amp;gid=2028421&amp;trk=anet_ug_hm">Professional Bloggers on LinkedIn</a></strong></p>
<p>The Professional Bloggers group on LinkedIn was founded by Darren Rowse, the founder of Problogger.net. It is intended for those who want to learn about the business of blogging. This LinkedIn group will teach you the basics of blogging and generating traffic for your site. </p>
<p><strong>7. <a href="http://bloggst.com/forums/">Bloggst</a></strong></p>
<p>At Bloggst, you can submit your blog&#8217;s feed to the site and they will broadcast any updates that you make. The more people who know about your site, the more popular your blog becomes in Google&#8217;s eyes. There are thousands of participants on this forum to interact with. </p>
<p><strong>8. <a href="http://www.blogcatalog.com/groups/popular/">Blog Catalog</a></strong></p>
<p>Blog Catalog is one of the largest blogging sites in the world. Submit your site to the catalog, and it immediately becomes available on their site. There are people from all walks of life, including those with your interests. Blog Catalog encourages people to look at their groups section to find others of like mind. </p>
<p><strong>9. <a href="http://forum.authorityblogger.com/index.php">Authority Blogger</a></strong></p>
<p>On Authority Blogger, there are threads for everything having to do with blogging. You can find bloggers to write your posts as well as bond with the other subscribers. </p>
<p><strong>10. <a href="http://www.warriorforum.com/">Warrior Forum</a></strong></p>
<p>The Warrior Forum has been around for twelve years and has a thriving membership. The members are centered around internet marketing, including article marketing, affiliate marketing, ad networks, SEO marketing and much more. This is the forum to join if you are serious about monetizing your blog. </p>
<p>With the variety of places to go, you can find a place to call home. You want a forum or group that is friendly and welcoming, one that makes you feel at home. Good luck!</p>
<p><em>James is a full time writer and analyst at a leading <a href="http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/">ink cartridges</a> store based in England where he writes reviews for products like the <a href="http://www.cartridgesave.co.uk/CC641EE.html">HP 300XL ink cartridge</a> as well as covering the latest news and developments in the design world on their blog.</em></p>


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When you started blogging, you probably had no idea of the time that it would take. You wanted to make content that was easily readable and distribute it to the world. Writing 300-500 words a day sounds easy, but it takes a lot of time and planning to do it efficiently. Here are ten tips that will help make the process more efficient.</p>
<h2><strong>1. Keep a list</strong></h2>
<p>Carry a memo pad with you to capture the moments when you say, &#8216;I should write a post about that,&#8217; or &#8216;that&#8217;s pretty interesting.&#8217; When you sit down to write a blog post, you will have a ready-made source of ideas so that you can spend your time writing instead of daydreaming.</p>
<h2><strong>2. Schedule posts</strong></h2>
<p>Most blogging software allows you to schedule your posts. With scheduling, you can get ahead of the game and pre-write posts that are fascinating or important to you and still keep the schedule that you&#8217;ve set up. You can also back-date posts in case you miss a day.</p>
<h2><strong>3. Stay focused</strong></h2>
<p>Writing in a Notepad window with your browser closed is the best way to stay focused on what you are writing. That way, you are not distracted with the latest and greatest events which are occurring in the world. Turn your phone off for a few minutes, and put your hands on the keyboard.</p>
<h2><strong>4. To-Do lists</strong></h2>
<p>There are plenty of things for you to keep track of. To do lists act as reminders of what needs to be done for that day and the coming day. Throughout the day, keep a list of the things which need to be done to keep your blog running. You won&#8217;t be suck for something to do.</p>
<h2><strong>5. Use Pen and paper</strong></h2>
<p>Hand writing is a wonderful way to disconnect from the fast-paced internet world. You write slower and have more time to think about what you&#8217;re writing down. As a result, the quality of your posts will improve. If you type too many words a minute, the meaning can be lost from the brain to the keyboard.</p>
<h2><strong>6. Develop Recurring Series</strong></h2>
<p>Inspiration can often strike to write a series of posts about one specific subject. These posts often build upon one another and are written concurrently. Give your readers bite-sized posts which tackle a specific topic. Write a story and separate it into parts.</p>
<h2><strong>7. Create time limits</strong></h2>
<p>Working under deadline produces some amazing results. Set yourself a time limit for how long you will work on the blog post. Make sure that it is a hard limit, and your brain will soon conform to the schedule that you&#8217;ve set. This is a great method that can be used for people who are constantly running.</p>
<h2><strong>8. Don&#8217;t worry about SEO</strong></h2>
<p>A lot of time gets wasted in discovering how the proper keywords are going to be put into a post. Writing the post naturally will make it more entertaining to read. You will save yourself a lot of time by eliminating the SEO restrictions.</p>
<h2><strong>9. Use your passion</strong></h2>
<p>Passionate writing makes for fast writing. There is little time spent for the research because your topic has already been studied. Readers are much more interested in hearing what you have to say if you&#8217;re writing from the heart.</p>
<h2><strong>10. Don&#8217;t edit your content away</strong></h2>
<p>Editing often removes the passion from a piece. Bloggers sometimes spend hours working on a post, crafting it so just the right words are used. Sometimes a post can be edited away to nothing. Stick with only one or two editing passes and your readers will be thankful.</p>
<p>Blogging efficiently takes focus, inspiration and practice. When you sit down at the keyboard, you should have something which is itching to get onto the page. Good luck, and happy blogging!</p>


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		<title>10 Tips for Making an Effective Sales Pitch</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:58:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>james</dc:creator>
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<p>Your landing page should provide a clear and compelling reason to buy your product. That sales pitch should turn your passive users into active customers who interact with and enjoy the merchandise that you sell. Here are some tips to create a more effective online sales pitch.</p>
<h3>1. <a href="http://www.effectivemeetings.com/presenting/delivery/sales.asp">Tailor the pitch to the customer</a></h3>
<p>The product that you&#8217;re selling should provide a solution to a customer&#8217;s problem. When they find you, they want to know what you can do for them right NOW to solve their problem. Prepare a message that addresses the reason that they came to your site.</p>
<h3>2. <a href="http://www.bnet.com/2403-13237_23-313856.html">Be engaging</a></h3>
<p>Your sales pitch needs to be interesting and entertaining to the reader. Use action verbs rather than passive ones and that will get their attention. Customers don&#8217;t want something that puts them to sleep any more than you do.</p>
<h3>3. <a href="http://www.copyblogger.com/sell-without-a-sales-pitch/">Offer case studies</a></h3>
<p>Customers want to know how your product helped others in similar situations. Present problems to the customer and outline ways that your product or service eliminated them. Unlike testimonials, this is content written by you.</p>
<h3>4. <a href="http://www.businessknowhow.com/marketing/olsaleslet.htm">Break your content up</a></h3>
<p>The average reader doesn&#8217;t want to be faced with a dissertation when they get to your landing page. Break your content up into a list format or short paragraphs. Your customers want a fast and accurate breakdown of the benefits of your product.</p>
<h3>5. <a href="http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Make-an-Effective-Sales-Pitch&amp;id=3886112">Create a pitch with integrity</a></h3>
<p>Customers want to know why you are passionate about your product. Be completely honest about why you enjoy using that product over similar products in the field. Your passion and integrity will shine through.</p>
<h3>6. <a href="http://www.amrmedia.com/selling/effective-sales-pitch-example-simple-strategy-for-sales-pitch/">Offer testimonials</a></h3>
<p>Having someone else tout your product is one of the most important forms of organic marketing. Honor the customer who took the time to write by including their testimonial on your site. That feedback is valuable.</p>
<h3>7. <a href="http://www.entrepreneur.com/ebusiness/ebusinesscolumnist/article79002.html">Pitch one product at a time</a></h3>
<p>Too much information about too many products dilutes your message. You don&#8217;t want them to have any opportunity to be confused about what you&#8217;re offering. Instead, you want them to have an intense focus on buying the one thing that will satisfy their needs.</p>
<h3>8. <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/marketing/customer-service-acquisition/how-to-write-an-effective-sales-letter-11-tips.aspx#Howtowriteaneffectivesaleslettertips">Let the readers know what&#8217;s in it for them</a></h3>
<p>Use an effective headline to dramatize the solutions that you offer. Customers REALLY want to know what&#8217;s in it for them. The primary question your site&#8217;s visitors ask is, &#8216;What can YOU offer ME to make MY life better?&#8217; An effective answer to that question creates more conversions.</p>
<h3>9. <a href="http://marketing-plans.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_deliver_the_perfect_sales_pitch">Include a call to action</a></h3>
<p>Your readers have made it to the bottom of the pitch. What should they do now? Provide them links and a call to action to guide them to your sales page. Make it as easy as possible to buy your products and services. Close the sale as you would in the brick and mortar world.</p>
<h3>10. Proofread and grammar check your pitch</h3>
<p>Typos and grammatical errors are unprofessional. They show that you do not care about your work. They distract your readers from the content of your site and can potentially turn them away. Proofread your pitch. Read it aloud to see how it flows. Look for grammatical errors.</p>
<p>Making an effective sales pitch is the key to converting online prospects into online customers. Your presentation should be short and sweet, addressing the customer&#8217;s needs. The attention that you pay to your sales pitch can lead to conversions.</p>


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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 May 2010 15:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Creative and Clean Landing Pages are becoming a norm to sell Products, Services or anything Good.  Many people spend Time, Effort and Money to Build Landing Pages that sell.   Here is a tool to build them in minutes, for much higher quality at a much lesser cost!]]></description>
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<p>Creative and Clean Landing Pages are becoming a norm to sell Products, Services or anything Good.  Many people spend Time, Effort and Money to Build Landing Pages that sell.   Here is a tool to build them in minutes, for much higher quality at a much lesser cost!</p>
<h2>What is PageDo?</h2>
<p><a href="http://pagedo.com/" target="_blank">PageDo</a> is an Online Service for building clean and efficient Landing pages &#8211; for your Business, Products and Social Media Campaigns.</p>
<p>Landing Page is a proven tool for increasing conversion rates &#8211; that encourages a user to complete the desired action like Filling a form or Buying a Product.  PageDo helps you build such effective Landing Pages, with little or no technical knowledge.</p>
<h2>Features of PageDo</h2>
<p>You don&#8217;t need to be a Web Designer/Developer to build a Landing Page.  It is a simple WYSIWIG tool, to get started all by yourself.</p>
<p>Pages are carefully designed for higher conversion rates, than the traditional web pages.</p>
<p>Get superior conversion reports and Analytics on how your Landing Page is performing</p>
<h2>Do I need to Pay for every Visitor?</h2>
<p>That&#8217;s the Best part of Page/Do.  <strong>You need not!</strong></p>
<p>You Pay for the leads that the Landing Page generates.  PageDo count a lead as a visitor to your landing page that &#8220;converts&#8221;.    In other words, someone who completes your call-to-action such as the lead capture form on your landing page.</p>
<p>To know more details about their Pricing &#8211; <a href="http://pagedo.com/plans" target="_blank">head over here!</a></p>
<h2>Branding the Landing Pages</h2>
<p>All Plans offered by PageDo, enables you to setup own Subdomain for the Landing Page &#8211; thus helping a Branding.</p>
<p>Also, the premium plans offer capabilities like Ad-Free Pages, Custom Autoresponders, Custom Thank You Pages etc. for better Branding</p>
<p><em>So, if you are looking for Cool Landing Pages to Promote your Business &#8211; at affordable Cost and Effort &#8211; head right over to <a href="http://pagedo.com/" target="_blank">PageDo</a>.  Let me know how it helped you.</em></p>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 12:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many People start their Blog with a Bang.  Everything goes Great and Traffic starts coming in.  Suddenly, they start sucking at Blogging!  Their Content Sucks!  Design Sucks! And, Ultimately the Traffic!

Hmm... Sounds dramatic but this can happen to your well-nurtured Blog too!  So, How to NOT Suck at Blogging?]]></description>
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<p>Many People start their Blog with a Bang.  Everything goes Great and Traffic starts coming in.  Suddenly, they start sucking at Blogging!  Their Content Sucks!  Design Sucks! And, Ultimately the Traffic!</p>
<p>Hmm&#8230; Sounds dramatic but this can happen to your well-nurtured Blog too!  So, How to NOT Suck at Blogging?</p>
<h2>Don&#8217;t Post a Set of Links, because you don&#8217;t know what else to!</h2>
<p>You have a Series of Drafts and Start Posting them one after another.  One fine day &#8211; you realise, there is nothing to Post.  You can&#8217;t think of anything, that&#8217;s worthy of posting.</p>
<p>Resist your temptation to post a Set of Links to News Items or Others&#8217; Blog Posts.  Though an occasional shot at this might be useful, don&#8217;t make this a Habit.</p>
<p>Web is full of links, and nobody wants another bunch at their RSS Feed.</p>
<h2>Don&#8217;t Blog (only) for Money!</h2>
<p>A Blog full of Affiliate Links and Banners &#8211; makes you look desperate for Money.</p>
<p>Worse even, your Content might be lost among those links.</p>
<p>Avoid Excessive Affiliate Banners at any Cost!</p>
<h2>Don&#8217;t Switch your Blog Niche, every Week!</h2>
<p>Identify a Niche for your Blog and try (your best) to stick to it.  Though occasional Niche Switches are acceptable, depending on the Traffic and Popularity &#8211; frequent niche changes confuse the readers and sometimes you!</p>
<p>If you desperately want to switch the Niche &#8211; think through it and perform it in a systematic way.  Again, don&#8217;t do it every week!</p>
<h2>Don&#8217;t Live with a Shabby Design</h2>
<p>Though you may start with a Moderate Design, when your Blog is still naive and looking for Traffic &#8211; make sure to give it an uplift once the Blog grows.</p>
<p>A Shabby Design always sucks!  Grab a nice theme, Hire a Designer (if required) and make your Blog look good.</p>
<p>Though Shabby Design don&#8217;t affect the Traffic &#8211; it leaves an impression (many times, a bad one!) in the minds of your Readers.</p>
<h2>Don&#8217;t Be Monotonous</h2>
<p>Not all your Readers want to know, what you did the last weekend.  Neither all your Readers want to know, what you think about the Recent Elections.</p>
<p>Maintain a Healthy Type of Posts and keep writing across them.  Write a Tutorial, Give a Tip, Post a Review and if possible, Interview someone in your Niche.</p>
<p>Being Monotonous, is no less than Sucking!</p>
<p>That&#8217;s all I wanted to say.  So what do you think about Sucking at Blogging?  Let&#8217;s talk.</p>


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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 12:10:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thesis 1.7 has introduced a slew of New SEO Controls and Features. But do you know How to Use them? This Post will show you, How to Configure and Use everyone of them like a Pro! Understanding the &#60;meta&#62; Robot Tags The &#8220;Robots&#8221; Meta Tag gives you an opportunity to keep your Content out of [...]]]></description>
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<p>Thesis 1.7 has introduced a slew of New SEO Controls and Features.  But do you know How to Use them? This Post will show you, How to Configure and Use everyone of them like a Pro!</p>
<h2>Understanding the &lt;meta&gt; Robot Tags</h2>
<p>The &#8220;Robots&#8221; Meta Tag gives you an opportunity to keep your Content out of Google&#8217;s Indexing Services.  But why would you want to do that?</p>
<p><em>Not all Pages of your Site, must necessarily be indexed for better SEO.  For example, the &#8220;Tag&#8221; pages of your WordPress Blog do nothing much to the Search Engine, but dilutes the Search Results.  Essentially, you&#8217;ll want to keep the &#8220;Bloat&#8221; pages out from Google&#8217;s Purview.</em></p>
<p>Here is an example of a &#8220;Robots&#8221; Meta Tag, that prevents the Search Engine from Indexing the Page and also ignore scanning of the Pages, for the Links to follow:</p>
<pre>&lt;head&gt;
&lt;title&gt;...&lt;/title&gt;
&lt;META NAME="ROBOTS" CONTENT="NOINDEX, NOFOLLOW"&gt;
&lt;/head&gt;</pre>
<h2>What Content Values are Possible for the  Tag?</h2>
<p>Following &#8220;Content&#8221; Values are possible to be used in the &#8220;Robots&#8221; Meta tag:</p>
<p class="alert"><strong>INDEX, NOINDEX</strong> &#8211; Prevents the Indexing of the Page by the Search Engine.  To be used for &#8220;Bloated&#8221; Pages that can dilute Search Results</p>
<p class="alert"><strong>FOLLOW, NOFOLLOW</strong> &#8211; Prevents the Scanning of the Page for Internal and External Links to follow, by the Search Engine.  To be used for Pages with too many links, which you don&#8217;t wish the Search Engine to follow</p>
<p class="alert"><strong>ARCHIVE, NOARCHIVE</strong> &#8211; Prevents the Archiving of Pages by the Search Engine.  Generally used to Protect Privacy, but Archiving is sometimes useful &#8211; for instance to serve Pages when your Site is down!</p>
<p class="alert"><strong>NOODP, NOYDIR</strong> &#8211; Prevent search engines from displaying Open Directory Project (DMOZ) listings in your meta descriptions.  NOYDIR is the Yahoo! Version of it!</p>
<p>Please note, if <strong>NOXXXXX</strong> is not specified for any Page, then the appropriate feature &#8211; Indexing, Archiving etc. &#8211; are assumed to be available, by the Search Engines.  That is, for example, If there is no robots &lt;META&gt; tag, the default is &#8220;INDEX,FOLLOW&#8221; and so on.</p>
<h2>Setting up &#8220;Robots&#8221; Meta Tag Controls with Thesis 1.7</h2>
<p>Thesis gives you 2 ways of setting up the &#8220;Robots&#8221; Meta Tag Controls:</p>
<ul>
<li>Default Setting at the Site Level</li>
<li>Overridden Setting at the Specific Page, Category or Tag Level</li>
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<p>Any setting at the Site Level will be applied to all appropriate Pages, Categories and Tags.  To set this, you&#8217;ll have to go to <em>Thesis -&gt; Site Options</em> in your WP Admin Panel.  Here is a screenshot:</p>
<div id="attachment_1778" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 400px">
	<a href="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/thesis_17_seo_1.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-1757];player=img;"><img class="size-full wp-image-1778" title="Thesis Site SEO Controls" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/thesis_17_seo_1.jpg" alt="Thesis Site SEO Controls" width="400" height="408" /></a>
	<p class="wp-caption-text">Thesis Site SEO Controls</p>
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<p>In addition, you can override the Robots Meta Tag setting at the Specific Post, Page, Category and Tag level.  For instance, this can be helpful, if you wish to &#8216;NOINDEX&#8217; all Categories, except a Particular Category.</p>
<p>For Home Page, Category and Tag level override setting, you&#8217;ll have to go to <em>Thesis -&gt; Page Options</em></p>
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<p><span style="font-style: normal;">For Individual Post and Page Settings, you can check the controls at the Post or Page Edit Pages respectively.</span></p>
<h2>Page, Category or Tag Specific &lt;META&gt; Description and Keywords</h2>
<p>The Page Options setting we just used by going to <em>Thesis -&gt; Page Options, </em>also allows you to set up &lt;meta&gt; Description and Keywords for the Home Page, Category and Tag Pages.</p>
<p>&lt;meta&gt; Description Tag is used by most Search Engines as a Summary of a Page and often shown in the excerpt of the Search Results.  It resides inside the &lt;head&gt; element of your HTML Page.</p>
<p><em>Use appropriate Text inside the &lt;meta&gt; Description Tag, that you think as the Summary of the Page.  For individual Pages and Posts, you&#8217;ll find the option in the Page or Post Edit sections, respectively.</em></p>
<p>&lt;meta&gt; Keywords Tag is used to match the search terms that people type in the Search Engine.</p>
<p><em>Use appropriate Keywords, which when people search, you&#8217;ll want your Pages should be shown up in the Search Results.</em></p>
<h2>Easy 301 Redirects for your Affiliate Links</h2>
<p>Using this feature of Thesis, you can turn the URL of any Post or Page into an Affiliate Link &#8211; thus not preventing People to click on it.</p>
<p>You can also use this to do a 301 Redirect to any other URL, you wish to.  Handy Feature!</p>
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	<a href="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/thesis_17_seo_3.jpg" rel="shadowbox[post-1757];player=img;"><img class="size-full wp-image-1782" title="301 Redirect" src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/thesis_17_seo_3.jpg" alt="301 Redirect" width="599" height="114" /></a>
	<p class="wp-caption-text">Target Link where the Post/Page Permalink will Redirect to</p>
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<h2>Don&#8217;t have Thesis Yet?</h2>
<p>You are definitely missing a lot of WordPress!  <a href="/thesis-theme" target="_blank">Go grab it</a> and let me know if you need some Help with Thesis.  We offer <a href="http://www.webnovum.com" target="_blank">Thesis Customization Services</a> at competitive prices.</p>


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		<title>Essential Productivity Tips for every Freelancer</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2010 14:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ashwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a Solo Freelancer is tough, as he/she is solely responsible for the success/failure of the Business.  Everyone of us know it and I am not going to repeat it here. What I am going to tell you are some proven and essential productivity tips, that can take your Freelancing Career on to the fast [...]]]></description>
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<p>Being a Solo Freelancer is tough, as he/she is solely responsible for the success/failure of the Business.  Everyone of us know it and I am not going to repeat it here.</p>
<p>What I am going to tell you are some proven and essential productivity tips, that can take your Freelancing Career on to the fast track.<br />
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<h3>Break down Tasks into &#8216;Atomic&#8217; Activities</h3>
<p>If you are not using a To-Do list, then you should send me an e-mail and tell me how you keep your Business going!</p>
<p>Many of us use To-Do lists.  But what we miss out is to identify the &#8216;Atomic&#8217; Activities, among our tasks.</p>
<p class="note">By &#8216;Atomic&#8217; Activity &#8211; I mean any activity that has a definite Start and Finish and completes to achieve exactly One Objective</p>
<p><em>An example of &#8216;Atomic&#8217; Activity will be &#8211; to Setup WordPress 2.9.2 on the Customer Site and make sure it&#8217;s working.</em></p>
<p>Break down all your Tasks into &#8216;Atomic&#8217; Activities, add them to your To-Do List (possible as sub-tasks) and Check one-by-one as you are done with them.  You&#8217;ll feel the Power of Joy that it gives (and also the hidden benefit of improvement in Productivity)</p>
<h3>Maintain a Library of Repetitive Tasks</h3>
<p><em>Do you Write the same piece of PHP Code, for every Client Project that you do?</em></p>
<p><em>Do you Design the Footer same way for most of your Clients?</em></p>
<p>Then it&#8217;s time to maintain a Library of all the Repetitive Tasks &#8211; be it the Code or Copywriting Text.  You&#8217;ll immediately notice a jump in your productivity.  Guaranteed!</p>
<h3>Start using a CRM Tool</h3>
<p>I have spent hours digging through my E-Mails and the Documents, for information on my Clients &#8211; may be it for some Communication or a Prospective Business.  Much of this time can be saved, if a good CRM is in place.</p>
<p>You don&#8217;t have to spend thousands setting up a Commercial CRM tool for your Business.  If you are freelancing and have a good number of clients &#8211; then <a href="http://www.highrise.com" target="_blank">Highrise</a> or <a href="http://www.batchbook.com" target="_blank">Batchbook</a> will be a good fit, at affordable cost.</p>
<h3>Learn the Art of Outsourcing</h3>
<p>As a Technology Freelancer, I have the urge to do all the Technical Work for my Business &#8211; myself.  Be it the Blog Design, Maintenance, Upgrade or New Sites &#8211; I tend to do it myself.</p>
<p>But as you go on doing Big Stuff, you should seriously learn the Art of Outsourcing.  There are Good Programmers around who can develop a complete PHP Website for you, at costs as low as $500, than you spending about 40+ hours on this task.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t advise you to start Outsourcing everything.  But understand that it is an option and use it wherever applicable.  Selective Outsourcing can improve your Productivity and give you more time to concentrate on &#8220;High Value&#8221; stuff.</p>
<p class="note">P.S.: I recently received an E-Mail from Yaro about an Outsourcing Course &#8211; <a href="http://www.massoutsource.com/" target="_blank">http://www.massoutsource.com/</a>  You can try it out if interested but I don&#8217;t recommend it myself</p>
<h3>Use Social Media as a Tool; Not a Habit</h3>
<p>I don&#8217;t have to explain this.  Use Social Media just as a Tool.  Don&#8217;t make it a Habit, to spend 3+ hours everyday on Twitter.</p>
<p class="alert">A Simple Technique &#8211; Allot 1 or 2 Fixed Times during the day and Limit your Social Media Activities during that time.  Never get into Social Media out of this window.  Simple!</p>
<p>Just start practicing these Simple Productivity Tips and I am sure this would Improve your Business (and make you feel happy).  Know of other tips &#8211; take a couple of minutes to let me know.  Thanks!</p>


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