Differences between an article and blog post.

One of my blogging jobs was rejected by the job provider in Fiverr.com. The reason for rejection was it contained less than 200 words.

I told him that I am blogger, not an article writer. He should look elsewhere if he wanted a blog post with 400 words or more. It is a fact that most of those who are looking for bloggers to promote their products want articles, not blog posts.

There are some differences between an article and blog posts.

* Blog posts should be written in the first person. That is the basic meaning of web log.

* It should not be more than 250 words.

* It should not be lengthy with repeated sentences just to make it lengthy.

* The blog post should be written based on the blogger's personal experience or on an event or story that interested him.

* A little bit of imagination is required to write blog posts.

* A smiley here and an emoction there inside the blog posts, add personality to the blog content.

Blogs are loved by search engine as well as readers because of these points only. Any comments?

Join ReTweeters club.

I think I am too late to blog about a new way to get free traffic to your individual blog posts. However, we all can still try and join this bloggers club called ReTweeters club.

I actually stumbled on to this blog post only a minutes ago accidentally though I am feed subscriber to Harsh Agarwal's Shoutmeloud.com. The concept is simple and ancient: "You scratch my back I will scratch yours".

You join this club for free. The acceptance criteria has laid a few points. So, be sure to read them before you apply.If Twitter frowns upon finding this out, don't stare at me.

ReTweeting by a varied bloggers from different locations in the world with their own followers can be effective in bringing a fresh rain of traffic to you blog. It can viral and your Twitter profile is bound to grow.

If interested, please visit this link:
http://www.shoutmeloud.com/join-retweet-club-for-bloggers.html

How to control an appetite that is on full rampage?

If you are an obese person and would not mind trying out a bottle of new diet pills, would you give your feedback after 30 days? If so, what are the factors you would consider?

• Definite decrease in your weight
• No side effects
• Sustained results even after a reduction in the dosage of diet pills

No one would stop taking appetizer suppressants completely without first testing the above three factors-right?

I happen to hear the sad story from a student of mine who gained twice the weight she lost a few weeks after she stopped taking a very popular diet pill.

She sheepishly admitted that her appetite is now on full rampage. What would you a weight loss expert advise her for further action?

Ping your blog to 40 pining services.

Talk to any seasoned Internet marketer and he will tell you how important it is to ping your blog as soon as you have published a new blog post.

Wordpress blogging software has an in built pinging service that automatically notifies several pinging services. Since blogger.com does not have that facility, it is necessary to manually ping your blog URL.

Here is a free pinging service that notifies 40 pinging services that include Google Blog Search, Google FeedBurner, Pingomatic, Weblogs.com, NewsGator, Yahoo!, Weblogalot and many more.

http://www.blogpingtool.com/

HGH-who it is for?

I was taken aback when I heard my son talking to his friends yesterday about why Asians working in cold countries should take hgh which when expanded reads, ‘human growth hormone’. I don’t know how youth these days pick up knowledge on matters that don’t really concern them.

HGH is not for physically fit young people. It is a growth hormone meant for under-developed children. I know it is prescribed to adults who show stunted growth but I don’t think hgh will be effective in adults.

HGH works better when given to those who are under 15. Even in America, where HGH originated, it is not favorably looked upon.

I interrupted my son’s conversation and told him that HGH is sold only through prescriptions in Europe and he definitely does not need it.

New and young marketplace for selling ad space.

I received a message on my mobile from Twitter. It stood out among 17 other Tweets because I smelt money.

It is about a marketplace for publishers like me. Bloggers and webmasters are all publishers in a sense they publish content. On their web pages, they rent out space for advertisements.

A marketplace for publishers and advertisers is where both meet to sell and buy ad spaces. Selling ad space in your blog is the easiest way to make some extra cash without any work.

Create an account free at http://puxee.com/ and explore the possibilities of making money from your blogs. Puxee.com was launched just a month ago.

Video review of Blackberry Torck.

Unusually, the past Sunday was very hectic for me. First, I had to prepare a grand lunch for my sister’s family. I had to clean the house. Before all these boring chores, I had to give final changes to the video review of blackberry torck that I co-produce with another video production professional.

I could have made the video review myself but I did not know much about 3G mobile phones. They have just entered the Indian market. Only one of friends recently bought Blackberry Torch sliding phone.

I arranged for a meeting with him, invited the video producer, and saw a demo of the Blackberry Torch Smart phone. I had a few questions about its OS. I knew that unless I have answers to my questions, I would not do justification to the video review.

I managed to complete this daunting task in 20 minutes. Oh, there is someone at the door! I will post my video review later today in this blog.

Yahoo! lists top 15 searches.

See, I am never short of content ideas! My eyes catches a lot and instantly my registers them as worthy of blogging about.

Have you heard about Buzzsaw? It is actually a shortcut on Feedage.com for the top 15 search terms as listed by

Long before Google's hot trends, Yahoo! Buzz was the cynosure of avid news readers and passionate bloggers (you may count me in). There is so much to read and digest in Tahoo! Buzz that it is not enought to write a single blog post covering all that interests you.

There are two top 15 lists in Buzzaw. One is called the 'Leaders' and the other is called the 'Movers'.

Check it out: http://www.feedage.com/buzzsaw.php

You can catch quite a few movers if you don't like the leaders.

Insurance companies versus liability claims lawyers.

Don’t yield to the advances made by the insurance companies until you talk to us, says the Austin Personal Injury Attorney from the reputed law firm of O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath, Austin Texas.

I think he is talking sense. When victims of accidents get over their grief and contemplate on legal action against their offenders, somehow the insurance companies of the offenders’ come to know of the victims’ intention and try to convince in favor of off-court financial settlements.

Well, I don’t blame them; after all, their prime duty is to lessen the financial burden of the company.

The personal injury lawyers of O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath counsel the victims that they can get a better deal if the victims let them handle the legal proceedings, as they are highly experienced in their profession as liability claims attorneys.

For more details:

O’Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath – Personal Injury Lawyers

808 West Avenue, Austin, TX. 78701

Ph: 512-494-9949

Become a guest blogger for blogging pro.

I am a regular reader of Susan Gunelius of About.com I have become a big fan of her in depth blogging articles on just about every aspect of blogging.

One of her recent blog posts was on guest blogging at bloggingpro.com. I don't do guest blogging but I have accepted guest blog posts in many of my blogs.

I visited http://www.bloggingpro.com/guest-posting-on-bloggingpro/ and read the guidelines for guest bloggers. Hmmm.. quite a lot of dos and don'ts but all are reasonable really. Blogging Pro is owned by Splashpress Media

One point in the submission guidelines said that great blog posts will be allowed to be submitted in their other network sites. I wish they could have indicated what their other network sites are. This would encourage more bloggers to try out their skill on guest blogging.

I would urge new bloggers who are looking to brand themselves in the blogopshere to visit bloggingpro.com. It is certainly a good place to gain exposure.

While reading submission guidelines and rules, I came to know about "Community of Guest Bloggers" located at http://myblogguest.com/

This is news to me; I intend to explore the site and blog about it here.

World's first blog magazine.

Blog M is hosted at this URL: http://myblogm.com with unique design and navigation that is rarely seen in blogs irrespective of the blogging platforms.

BlogM is developed and maintained by Mr.Vetri Selvan, a fellow blogger from my dear old Madras. (not Chennai-eh?) He has another blog at Think Diverso, a blog that speaks on myriad topics interestingly.

Blog M is a sort of online blog magazine that is going to feature talented bloggers of the world. The BlogM has pointed out top 3 bloggers in January. I promptly clicked on the first blogger named Purba Ray. She has written a short blog post titled, "Fall of Feminine". In her blog, she has touched upon the familiar stories of assaults on women and female infanticide.

The second featured blogger called Nandan Narula has written about investing in mutual funds. I did not find anything new in his blog post.

Oh, I think I got carried away! It is my intention to make you visit BlogM and read it all by yourself.

Give a little bit of push to BlogM in the blogosphere. I hope it reaches to all the Chennai bloggers.

Paypal and RBI dumps Indian freelancers.

I feel humiliated due to the latest Paypal policies concerning the freelancers in India. The freelancers in India are bringing thousands of U.S.Dollars without ever leaving their country. Their effort and service to India should be highly acclaimed by those governing the nation.

On the contrary, the freelancers are always treated without respect. Take a look at the Paypal policies that will be implemented from March 1st 2001.

I quote Paypal below:
In order to comply with the RBI Guidelines, our user agreement in India will be amended for the following services as follows:

1. Any balance in and all future payments into your Paypal account may not be used to buy goods or services and must be transferred to your bank account in India within 7 days from the receipt of confirmation from the buyer in respect of the goods or services.

I understand this point and I welcome it to a certain extent. Yes, the foreign currency we earn as freelancers should come into Indian Forex reserves but why this 7 day deadline? What will happen to the money if it is not withdrawn in 7 days?

How can we buy domain and hosting if I don’t have a credit card. Now, don’t tell me hosting packages can be bought from India paying Indian rupees. They are stupidly costly and come nowhere near the hosting package offered by Blue Host or similar vendors.

There are thousands of freelancers that are selling products and services through their blogs and website. Their payment gateway is Paypal that is offering excellent service to Internet merchants all over the world.

Now, no Indian can buy through my website by paying USD. Fine enough. Indians should pay Indians only in their national currency. However, who will provide e-commerce facility in India matching Paypal’s offer?

I know I am only shouting like frog and the noise will get unnoticed among all the thousands of frogs that croak along with me.

However, this is my blog; I am venting my feelings.