Blogging Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29460549128756488212011-11-28T07:46:26.485+07:00Blogging Tips, Tricks, and TutorialsFind blogging tips, tricks, and tutorials on how to manage, optimize, increase traffics, and monetize your BlogSpot blog!Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-759848112974760312009-06-01T07:13:00.003+07:002009-06-01T07:43:34.321+07:00Blog moved to http://ouronlineworld.blogspot.com

Hey everyone, it has been a long time since my last post here. I've decided to move this blog to http://ouronlineworld.blogspot.com. This new blog will continue to post new tips about blogging but I'll be adding some news of the current event. Feel free to visit, and the principle of the new blog is to share, so drop in comments and discuss the posts.

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-2737774545055547082009-02-22T12:05:00.002+07:002009-02-22T12:06:15.860+07:00RankChecker Firefox plugin

If you have followed my blog for a while, you would have noticed that there are some tips and tutorials on how to improve your blog’s ranking in search engines (Google, Yahoo, MSN). Now today I wanted to share this Firefox plugin created by seobook.com that could track how well you rank on search engines (and whether or not your all efforts give expected results). RankChecker can display your

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-4600920989008723742009-02-16T15:13:00.002+07:002009-02-16T15:31:44.126+07:00Tips to increase blog traffic

Does your blog lacking traffics? Here are simple tips you can use to significantly increase your traffic. Some of the tips in the list are either based on my own experience or researched from the 'Net. Ready? Here we go: Participate in conversations – What I mean by conversation could be as simple as a comment to a mailing list. For starters, comment on other’s blog and leave your URL in the

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-9325668313550399472009-02-09T18:41:00.001+07:002009-02-09T18:41:09.270+07:00Blogger or Wordpress?

Many of you have heard of Wordpress, either the downloadable script or the yourblogname.wordpress.com service available at wordpress.com. If you don’t know, wordpress.com is similar to Blogger.com, it offers free blog service to people and if you are bored with Blogger, you might as well give it a shot. I know that many of you are wondering whether to use Blogger or Wordpress. The answer is

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-88921857243182975332009-02-07T08:09:00.002+07:002009-02-10T17:18:08.321+07:00Adding a 'Share This' button

You might have noticed the 'Share This' button that appears below each of my posts. In today's tutorial we'll create this button for your blog. Why bother to use it? Well, with the 'Share this' button visitors will be able to share your content with their friends or community, and you know yourself what will happen. Loads of visitors will be coming to your blog!Ok, without any further ado, open

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-31334819978504751122009-02-04T17:28:00.004+07:002009-02-04T20:45:57.672+07:00Dangers in changing blog URL

Changing your blog's URL may be the stupidest thing you can do, especially when you have gained some readerships (that is, visitors). Ok, in today's tip let me shortly outline the dangers of changing your blog address. I urge myself to write this article when I realized that many of our fellow bloggers have unconsciously made this mistake.First thing first, why would someone change their blog

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-42055240574965657532009-02-01T11:48:00.005+07:002009-02-04T17:25:09.084+07:00Create a Quiz for visitors

Are you tired of the default polls that doesn't do any good? Or is it better to make something like this? Quizzes by Quibblo.com Interested? Just follow the steps given below:Firstly, you must have a Quibblo account, as this quiz uses their service. If you do not have an account yet, go to www.quibblo.com and click on the 'Become a member' link at the top right of the page. After you register,

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-92067509325990352492009-01-30T21:12:00.004+07:002009-01-30T21:42:30.815+07:00Remove unwanted blogs titles from your profile

In this short tutorial, we'll try to customize our blog titles that appear in our profile. What's the point of this? Well, if you own several blogs would like to keep some of them private, you can hide it. Imagine if your private blog that is only shared to your best friends was found by the public because of that link that appears in your profile page. How embarrassing is that? One more reason,

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-63454993920852133562009-01-28T17:42:00.004+07:002009-01-31T16:16:18.520+07:00Registering for a Google Analytics account

Have you ever wondered how to really track your visitors and not by using counters? How would you like to know where your visitors come form, or how long did they browse your blog? And lastly is, how's all that possible?Luckily, all the questions that I've just mentioned above can be answered in two words: Google Analytics. So, what is Google Analytics anyway? It is simply a web-based application

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-89635082847615147722009-01-26T07:32:00.004+07:002009-01-27T18:58:36.394+07:00How to make a private blog

Ok, so what I mean by private blog is a blog that can only be viewed by you, or just a group of selected people. What for? Well, by restricting your blog readership to only a few people, you can share some secrets without worries. Now, I already knew that some of you can do this by yourself, but for the benefit of all others, please bear with me. Anyway, I'd said that this blog is for newbies :)

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-34524867656561645392009-01-22T20:09:00.004+07:002009-01-23T20:31:54.654+07:00Have your blog been plagiarized?

This topic has become a serious issue nowadays. Really, you won't like all your hard work to be plagiarized, copied mercilessly just like that. But the thing that matters is that: How do we know that our blog has been plagiarized? I have been spending days looking for tools which we could use, but alas, I've found only a little. One tool that I always use to check for plagiarism is a search

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-17252418967285868962009-01-20T17:23:00.002+07:002009-01-23T20:32:12.520+07:00Windows Live Writer-write posts offline

‘I’ve known Windows Live Writer from a long time ago, but why bother using it?’ you ask. The answer is quite simple: While some of you are blessed with a full 24 hour a day internet connection, some of us may not be that lucky. In some (developing) countries, internet bills are not a set price. It costs several bucks per hour you use or per MB you download. So you see, the more time we spent

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-55447019952896431502009-01-17T21:00:00.000+07:002009-01-18T10:28:03.333+07:00Firefox Addons: ScribeFire

Any of you are currently using Firefox? Yeah, I know that Firefox is one of the best browser in the world (if not the best). But did you know that you can still extend it by installing the ScribeFire addon? I tumbled upon it today while browsing the Mozilla Addons archive. After a while I realized that this addon is definitely for us bloggers! It allows you to write new posts practically anywhere

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-84214874191081646232009-01-12T19:10:00.000+07:002009-01-12T19:46:17.643+07:00Alternatives to Adsense

Are you one of Adsense's publisher who, like every other publishers these days, feels that Google didn't give you enough profit? Apart from increasing traffic, one thing you can try to increase your 'salary' is to use another ads afilliates company. You can use all the codes from all the different afilliates and see which one is giving you most profit. As I myself haven't tried all the afilliate

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-56826136206344828632009-01-10T14:25:00.000+07:002009-01-18T07:25:48.453+07:00SEO Checklist (part 1)

Everyone wants to rank high in all search engine, and that is no longer a secret. To have your site sitting on the top of the search results IS a lot of hard work that usually takes years to accomplish. Now what I have here is a simple to-do list that could improve your site in search engine's eyes. If anyone is quite familiar with SEO, then you may have known some (if not all) of these onpage

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-68843868355192110762009-01-07T15:23:00.000+07:002009-01-08T14:31:23.378+07:00Subscribe via email

Today's tutorial is on how you can let your readers subscribe via email (like that one on the right side of this page). What you need is simply one FeedBurner account; to register go to feedburner.com. Now let's begin.If you had just created your account, you must now burn a feed first. (Feedburner users who already have their feed activated can skip this step.) To burn a feed, simply type in

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-44952452688115756172009-01-06T11:59:00.000+07:002009-01-07T09:11:41.119+07:00Other Blogger forums you might like

If you an active participant in the Official Google Blogger Group, then you might want to join more forums (maybe primarily to promote your blog). Some forums that I can recommend are:bloggerforum.com,bloggeries.com and for beginners,Official Google Blogger GroupNote that this list is still growing, feel free to comment and add more to the list.

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-70560387961088709182009-01-02T11:44:00.000+07:002009-01-07T12:41:31.100+07:00Scheduling a Post

Scheduling a post is useful at certain time especially when you are going out for a long holiday, as it keeps your blog automatically updated, so your readers won't know you aren't at home.Scheduling a post is simpler done than said, just type a new article, and in the 'Post Option' below the editor, type in the post's date and time. If you enter tomorrow or a few days later, Blogger will

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-78911405220968474032009-01-01T11:32:00.000+07:002009-01-07T12:34:27.538+07:00Using Google to find keywords

Today's tips is about how you can quickly find keyword with their usage statistics. Simply put, open https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal (will open in a new tab), and type in any generic keyword that is the main topic of your site. For example, you can enter blog or blogging. Then type the confirmation code to make sure you are a human (really!) and hit Get Keyword Ideas. After

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-35329999780256380222008-12-30T15:53:00.000+07:002008-12-31T13:52:09.536+07:00Merging Two Blog Account

Do you have two separate email addresses that are connected two blog? Maybe you aren't sure how to merge them. Well, one way is to make one address the admin of the two blogs. Read more for more detailsNumber 1 step you should do is to choose which email address you want to make it dominant (that is, the one that controls the two blogs). For example, say that I have two account, both have a blog

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-88047359661659823402008-12-30T07:48:00.001+07:002009-02-04T20:54:07.583+07:00Widen your blog width

Are you kinda sick of the width of your blog? It can only hold that wide pics (usually 220px for sidebar). In this tutorial we'll learn how to make more space on your blog so that your pics stays in. NOTE: this tutorial is intended for those who use the default templates, if you use custom template then this tutorial is most likely not applicable.Ok, so our 1st step is to open the Dashboard >

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-78632122862608147762008-12-29T07:42:00.000+07:002008-12-31T13:52:15.249+07:00Add random text gadget

Do you want to make a random, always-changing, text? Maybe its a quote of the day, or maybe it's a list of random tips. Anyway, let us begin.First of all prepare your text. It is preferable to use not more than 3 sentences. After you do so open http://www.anniyalogam.com/widgets/random-message-widget in your browser. You should see a plain white site with many blanks to fill in. Now, fill in the

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-43882460583825905722008-12-28T09:55:00.000+07:002008-12-28T10:09:45.982+07:00Increase traffic by submitting blog to directories

Here's another great tip to increase your blog traffic: submit it to directories. By submitting your site to directories, people will be able to 'see' you, thus increasing your traffic. Still confused? Here's how it work:First you submit your blog to sites like dmoz.org or blogcatalog.com. Then your blog will be listed in a directory of your choice. Say you have a blog about blogging tips (yep,

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-43758296370449147942008-12-28T08:13:00.000+07:002008-12-28T08:52:08.582+07:00Allow everyone to post in your blog

Is it hard work to maintain all your blog? Or it's just that you want everyone to post their article in your blog, maybe to create a community, etc. Whatever the reason is, this tutorial will show you how to allow ALL (yes, you heard me right, ALL) people, not just predefined folks, to post in your blog, while retaining your authority to moderate them.Ok, so our no. 1 step is to go to Dashboard >

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-37058470194075137022008-12-28T08:01:00.000+07:002008-12-28T08:52:14.736+07:00Adding text to Sidebar

Do you have some post that you would like to display in your sidebar? Maybe its a welcome note, or something that explains your site. Anyway let's get started.First thing you should do is to go to your Dashboard > Layout. You should now see the outline of your blog. Click 'Add a Gadget' in the sidebar. Scroll down 'till you find the 'Text' gadget. Well, add it, just hit the + button beside it.Now

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-64283221552925054322008-12-27T10:59:00.000+07:002008-12-28T09:53:52.624+07:00Adding Digg button to your posts

Digg it! Ok, but how? There isn't any button anywhere in the post. So the question is "HOW DO I ADD A DIGG BUTTON TO MY POSTS?"First I'm going to tell you that we are dealing with html again. Follow this tutorial carefully, or you will risk ruining your blog! All right, lets get started.As you might have expected, our number 1 step is to go to Dashboard > Layout and click on the Edit html tab.

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-83841257700646328082008-12-27T08:37:00.001+07:002008-12-27T10:57:54.470+07:00Deleting your blog

There will be times when you want to delete your blog. To do so is simple; you don't need to delete your entire Google account. Just go to Dashboard > Settings. Make sure you are in the Basic tab. Now for newer Blogger there is a link which say 'Delete blog'. Well, if you think that this is what you want, click that. Now two options pops out, choose Delete Blog. NOTE: This will wipe out your

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-6092765336739007022008-12-27T08:05:00.000+07:002008-12-27T08:34:42.767+07:00Submitting sites to Google

Wanna be famous? Of course, everyone would love to. But remember it's not a one day process, and you gotta work VERY hard. But as a start, you could add your sites to Google, let them index you, and in return, let visitors find you. Ok, first go to http://www.google.com/addurl and simply fill in the URL box with your blog url and fill the Comments box with general idea of what your site is. NOTE:

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-23098518744941977472008-12-26T18:54:00.000+07:002008-12-27T09:30:21.311+07:00Using your own header

You wish to get rid of those boring default header? Easy, just upload your own pics. But needless to say, there are still some who doesn't do it very well, and they end up with a misaligned blog. Here's to do it step by step:First of all, you must know the dimension of your pic (is it, 1200x550, 445x755, etc). Usually you can use Microsoft Paint find out.Next, upload your pic. Go to Dashboard >

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-81888155482332393572008-12-26T18:28:00.000+07:002009-01-07T12:51:21.241+07:00Ordering Posts

Ok, this blogging techniques isn't really smart. You know that Blogger.com automatically sorts out our posts, newest at the top. So if you want to order your post (older to newest or whatever), you must change the date it was published. How? Ok follow this:Go to your DashboardClick on Edit PostsChoose the posts you would like to editOk, now I assume you have the post editor window open. Click the

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-21241291308154563962008-12-26T16:26:00.001+07:002009-01-30T17:48:05.103+07:00Check for plagiarism

Are you ever worried that other people may take your blog content and plagiarize it. Or, how do I check for plagiarism on my blog? Well, the answer is http://www.copyscape.com/. This site's frontpage is somewhat similar to Google's. You can put URL (not keywords) on the search box and it will return a number of sites who have the same content as yours (that is, sites who copied your work without

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-31936391081622186752008-12-26T15:19:00.000+07:002009-01-07T16:17:19.591+07:00Track your visitor

If you ever wonder how to track your visitors, try to put a counter on your blog. A well known site that offers counters for your blog is http://www.free-counters.co.uk. To add a counter to your site, simply go to their site, then hit 'Create a Counter' on the navigation bar. Choose the design you like. Then, you must configure the counter; just follow what it tells you.The counter from

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-42427558957403156762008-12-26T12:44:00.000+07:002008-12-26T16:20:57.490+07:00Create 'Read More' link

Did you ever wonder how to cut down lengthy article? See, you got here a 300 word essay, which you publish in your frontpage; but readers get bored easily reading that post. Does this problem got any solution? Luckily, the answer is no other than a 'yes'. You could cut down your essay into a short 2 to 3 paragraph by utilizing the 'Read more...' link. Here's how you do it.First, you need to know

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-33892412059301830872008-12-26T11:20:00.000+07:002008-12-26T14:23:01.576+07:00Improve traffic using feeds

RSS or Atom feeds are useful to keep your readers informed about the latest news. And it could also be used to keep visitors coming again and again to your blog. A simple way optimize feeds is to let the visitor read only the first or two paragraph of the post. That way people will have to visit your blog to read the full article, and thus your traffic will be improved.To enable short blog feeds,

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-73610363103803679492008-12-26T11:08:00.000+07:002008-12-26T14:23:10.060+07:00Show Adsense per post

You got yourself an Adsense account? Of course you want to make the most out of it. But how?One of the most earning position in a blog is right below a post. See this 'heat map' from Google (taken from https://www.google.com/adsense/support/bin/answer.py?answer=43869):See, Google also acknowledge that ads below a post is a good earning position. But the problem is, how to I position my ads like

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-87222378360085639282008-12-26T10:57:00.000+07:002008-12-26T15:41:29.046+07:00Recent Posts gadget

'I can't find the Recent Posts gadget, where is it?' That happens to me once, but instead of googling for hours looking for it, I decided to use the Feed gadget to do the job.Originally the feed gadget is used to show headlines or newest article from other sites. And the feed gadget can also be used to show the newest article from your blog (that is, recent posts). So, to add the seemingly

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-77828457583571085362008-12-26T10:51:00.000+07:002008-12-26T14:24:17.790+07:00Customize colors and fonts

Your blog looks boring? Does it look exactly the same as your friend's blog? Well, you better customize it quick.Customizing your blog's basic setting (eg. fonts and colors) does not require you typing any html tags. All you need to do is to go to your Dashboard, hit 'Layout' and pick the 'Fonts and Colors' tab. Here you can customize almost every elements in you blog; you can change the overal

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-62416828935424857202008-12-26T10:45:00.000+07:002008-12-26T14:24:07.601+07:00Open your blog to comments

The default setting for a new blog is that only registered users may comment your posts. This is to help you (yeah you, the admin) identify who is who. While this setting could be proved useful in some situation, but in most cases you would want everyone to be able to post their comment. Here's how you do it (if you haven't already done so):Go to your DashboardNext click on SettingsChoose the '

Ryan J. Budimanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04559066141076995367noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2946054912875648821.post-82896541263787759902008-12-26T10:36:00.000+07:002008-12-29T07:32:14.223+07:00Inserting Gadget in Sidebar

Sidebar is one of the most important thing in your blog, and you don't want it to look so empty. Try adding some gadget to your sidebar. Easier done than said, you just need to go to your Dashboard > Layout. Now you should see a box or two containing the words 'Add a Gadget'. Well, click that. Another browser window should pop out. Choose your desired gadget from the list and hit the '+' (that is

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