Archive for January, 2008:
Pepperjam Network - The Next Gen Affiliate Marketing
Written by Jai on January 29, 2008 – 9:04 am - 2,417 viewsPepperjam network is the next generation affiliate marketing network that includes a number of advanced tools that allow Web site owners to monetize Web traffic.
They just released a Video Tutorial of pepperjamADS, which is an affiliate marketing widget from Pepperjam Network that you can use to serve customized contextual ads from one or multiple Pepperjam Network advertisers at the same time.
The ad units come in various shapes and sizes. You can mix and mash ads from any of Pepperjam Network merchant partners. For instance, you can create a fashion widget by selecting various ads from multiple fashion merchants. Likewise, you can create a specific widget with ads from any one merchant.
The thing that really separates pepperjamADS technology from anything else is that you get to choose the ads you want in the widget. Think about it - on CJ, Linkshare, ShareASale, Performics, Azoogle, and others you simply select a specific banner or specific text link for one merchant. You are limited to promoting one specific merchant per creative. Also, note that Pepperjam Network has its own referral program that pays Web site owners up to $7 for every approved affiliate application.
(This is a paid review)
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Written by Jai on January 28, 2008 – 1:58 pm - 7,384 views 
Here is a list of some very creative ways which can help you make your blog popular. If not popular, at least it will give you some ideas of what to post on your blog if you are running out of topics to write about.
- Start a controversy. Just remember not to cross the line.
- Start a contest. Make sure to end it too.
- Give away free goodies. People love them.
- Write about other bloggers to interest their visitors to read your blog. Keep it positive.
- Dress up your blog often (By dress-up I mean tweaking the design)
- Interview other bloggers and post the interview.
- Write about your personal life sometimes.
- Ask questions to your visitors.
- Share some secrets.
- Celebrate your birthday with your visitors. Think of innovative ways for doing this.
- Celebrate your blog’s birthday too.
- Write something funny or disgusting. (Don’t make it a habit)
- Make a bumper sticker with your blog’s name and stick it on your car. (Just make sure you drive often)
- Write an e-book and distribute it to your visitors for free.
- Introduce a commission based affiliate program.
- Tell your visitors about your latest fad or obsession.
- Post interesting pictures of your pets.
- Congratulate the top commentators occasionally.
- Encourage sharing of opinions.
- Donate for a cause or become a volunteer for a non-profit organization. Ask your visitors to join you.
- Put your blog’s ad in the local newspaper or the yellow pages.
- Hold blog competitions.
- Create polls.
- Hold an auction and let people bid for something useful (For example, advertising space on your blog).
- Write about your blog achievements.
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Written by Jai on January 26, 2008 – 5:39 am - 7,287 views
I am pleased to launch Blog Oh! Blog’s second Premium WordPress Theme - “Trueblogger“. This is a 3-column, blue-colored theme with an eye-catching Web 2.0 design. The theme draws power from the jQuery platform to integrate two useful components required for modern blogging, and it is a fixed-width theme with enough space for any blogger’s gadgets and gizmos.
Here are some salient features of the Trueblogger theme:-
- BBC Style Ticker Component :
To the best of my knowledge, none of the existing WordPress themes has incorporated this feature. This ticker allows you to highlight any kind of information on top of your blog, separating it from the rest of the blog. The component uses jQuery platform for the functionality and currently displays ten most popular post titles in a typewriter animation.
- News Items Component :
This feature also uses jQuery platform + Easynews plugin to show news on your blog. The component supports all kind of HTML code, so you can put pictures or any other data that you want in the news items. Your site visitors can scroll through the news experiencing a smooth javascript transition. All these news items are directly editable through a single file which makes them easily customizable.
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Written by Jai on January 24, 2008 – 9:02 am - 3,395 views
The design of your blog definitely helps to attract new visitors but the textual content will always rule the search engines and of course, the mind of your readers. The following 10 tips will give you some ideas for improving your content and keeping your readers interested:
1. Pick a focus or a niche.
There are something like 77 million blogs. In order to gain readers who are interested in your content, it helps to write about what you know, whether that be sports or politics or parenting. Niche blogs are a fast-growing concept, and blogs about knitting, cooking, gardening, and crafts are attracting more attention.
2. Decide if your content will be family-friendly or mature, and then stick to it.
You have to write in your own “voice”, and your content should match it’s subject. If your blog is a way for your Grandma to keep up with what your kids are doing, then you probably shouldn’t use too many swear words or have ads with scantily-clad women in them.
3. Don’t feel obligated to post every day unless you really want too.
Depending on the focus of your blog, you might not have a reason to post every day. And there is nothing more boring than a post that starts with “Well, there’s not much to say today.” Then, don’t say it! Wait until you have enough material for a complete post.
4. Treat your blog posts like a piece of real writing.
This is a mistake that so many bloggers make. It’s okay to once in a while publish a post that is made up mostly of links to other things, but the majority of your content should be carefully thought out with a beginning, middle, and end. Break your content up into short paragraphs rather than long ones. Start with an opening paragraph to introduce the topic, middle paragraphs to give information, and an ending paragraph that sums everything up.
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Written by Jai on January 23, 2008 – 10:39 am - 2,366 views
Our favorite blogging CMS, WordPress, has received a whopping $29.5 million as funding from four companies, to buffer as it invests in other services, including an antispam filter and an online-identity product. These companies did not reveal the size of each firm’s investment, although The New York Times Company’s stake is the smallest one.
The Times Company had previously maintained a business relationship with Automattic, the commercial arm of the popular WordPress publishing platform. The About.com guide site, which was purchased by the Times Company in 2005, is published using the WordPress platform. The New York Times has also produced more than 50 blogs using the platform.
I am really proud to be a WordPress user and so are many other bloggers around the world. What about you?
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Written by Jai on January 21, 2008 – 5:20 pm - 1,967 viewsContest Closed. Winner : Daniel
Are you a true WordPress fan? Can’t wait to show the world about your online infatuations? Apart from your god-like blogging skills, here is your chance to win a classic unisex drawstring sport hoody made by American Apparel, screen printed with a shiny WordPress logo. The hoody costs £16.00 GBP and it is being sold at the WordPress official shop right here. How are you going to get this hoody? Well, I am going to buy it for you and have it delivered at your doorstep 
See..I am so nice.
To win this contest, all you have to do is blog about this entry and write about it in a comment on this post. The most creative entry will win this hoody so this is not a lucky draw :). If you are creative enough, you can get to wear the WordPress logo this winter and of course, beat the cold too! The last date to participate in the contest is February 5, 2008.
Check out some pictures of the Hoody in action.
So, what are you waiting for? Get blogging, bub!
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Written by Jai on January 17, 2008 – 10:44 pm - 15,483 viewsI take the pleasure of announcing a brand new free WordPress theme named Blue Lily that I made last night. It is fully XHTML validated, has 3 columns and is widget ready with two sidebars. The theme has a Web 2.0 look using bright colors and rounded edges. Feel free to test run the theme or you can download it for decorating your blog.
Very tired now. Must get some sleep!
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Written by Jai on January 16, 2008 – 8:53 pm - 2,897 views 
I have been busy designing the new theme for this website and the result is in front of you. Blogohblog [dot] com has got a brand new theme for itself (I call it bob on fire!). Hurray!
I have made the layout of the website more organized with more compatibility for IE 6.0 and for people working on the 1024×768 resolution. Also, you will see the last five WordPress themes on the top in a slideshow (jQuery). The plugoo chat was inevitable, so had to create space for that too on the left side. The logo has changed a bit, and yes, I think it looks much better now. I have put also pagination on the bottom for easy reading of the posts. And finally, added a little fire to make things hot!
I will be tweaking some more stuff while you browse the website so just bear with me. And yeah, let me know what you think of this new template!
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Written by Jai on January 12, 2008 – 10:47 am - 2,365 viewsThere are some important events that happened in the month of January which make this month significant for the whole world. Had these events not occurred, the technology scene would have been totally different.
January 1697 - Sir Isaac Newton receives Jean Bernoulli’s six month time-limit problem, solves problem before going to bed that same night.
January 1714 - Typewriter was patented by Englishman Henry Mill but was built later.
January 1838 - First telegraph message sent using dots and dashes (USA, NJ)
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