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Friday, 20 January 2012

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imageWe were badly waiting for this level of concession by HostGator and today it feels great. We previously shared discount coupon codes for 25% OFF for any hosting package that you purchase from HostGator and today we received an exclusive coupon code for Baby and Business hosting packages which will give you up to $85 Off for Baby Plan and $140 OFF for Business! We will be upgrading our Hatchling plan to Baby plan by making use of this great opportunity. This coupon code expires January 23 so we have 6 days left to make a purchase. I would be sharing below some details which you should keep in mind before using the discount code.

Why We Chose HostGator as our Web Host?

HostGator.com is an award winning web host and one of the 10 largest web hosting companies in the world. It surely needs no exaggeration. I have written detailed posts and tutorials that explains our personal experience with HostGator. Before choosing HostGator as your web hosting company,
  • some importent things
  • Apart from there excellent customer service which has won the hearts of hundreds of well established bloggers, I would like to share the following exciting features that forced us to Host all our files, blog, Forum and services page on HostGator. You get:
  • Unlimited Disk Space, Bandwidth, and Email
  • Unlimited Email Addresses and Space
  • Easy-to use Control Panel (cPanel)
  • Free Site Building Tools and 4,500 Website Templates
  • Free Shopping Cart Software
  • Free Forums, Photo Galleries, Membership Scripts
  • 24/7/365 Technical Support
  • $100 Google Adwords Credit For US based users
  • 45 Day Money Back Guarantee!
30% Discount Coupon Code
If you buy the hosting directly from HostGator then you will get no mega discount except a seasonal small discount of 20% but if you make use of this Time limited special coupon code then you will receive 30% OFF for any purchase you make on Baby and Business. Follow these simple steps:
  1. Go To HostGator Homepage
  2. Choose either a Baby Plan or Business Plan in accordance with your needs. 
  3. Register for at least 3 years to receive maximum discount.
  4. Submit the following code inside the Coupon Code box

JAN30
    4.   Upon completing the easy sign up process you will successfully receive an amazing $85 Discount for Choosing Baby Plan and $140 for Business Plan.
    5.   Enjoy! :)

Make sure you use the Code before 23 January because it wont work afterwards. If in case you missed it then you can still use our active 25% Discount Coupon Code for all Plans including hatchling. Receive $35 for Hatchling Plan and up to $57 Discount for Baby Plan and $93 For Business Plan.
25% Discount Coupon Code
Follow these steps:
  1. Go To HostGator Homepage
  2. Choose your suitable plan. 
  3. Register for at least 3 years to receive maximum discount.
  4. Submit the following code inside the Coupon Code box
123927819218
     5.  Enjoy! :)

What's Next?

I will be sharing Email Account setup settings for HostGator and will share all required DNS settings in order to link your Gmail or Yahoo accounts to HostGator with a completely new branded Email ID. The steps are different for Blogger users and the tutorial will be written such that it works for all platforms.
If you need to ask any questions or have any doubts feel free to post your queries. Peace and blessings pals! :)

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You can observe that we have rolled backthreaded commenting from our blog. The only reason was that since this feature is new therefore it involves some bugs. The biggest problem that almost all blogspot blogs are facing with threaded comments is that when you click a post link, the user is taken to the bottom of the page where comment box exists. In other words, upon clicking post URL, the control takes you to comment box rather remaining at top. This effected our AdSense Revenue and PageViews. If you are relaxed using this new commenting system then you may simply neglect this tutorial but if you think that you will add back the threaded commenting feature once all bugs are removed by Blogger Team then you can follow the easy steps shared below to get rid of this new feature.

Why We Removed Blogger Threaded Comments?

For three simple reasons:
  1. This feature is new and the bug of taking the user to the bottom of page was effecting the PageViews and hence revenue
  2. I was giving the same reply to repeated questions being asked. Readers had to search for admin comments and often could not observe the answers already posted thus they would ask the same question again. Giving rise to confusion and repeated questions.
Why we still like the old style?
  1. We can answer all readers with a single reply thus keeping things simple and clean
  2. Readers can easily differentiate between visitor and author comments
  3. No additional scripts effect the overall percentage of the load time.
  4. Page views Increase

Does this mean that this feature is all waste of time?

Of course not! We will install them back once blogger solves all bugs linked to it and make it more optimized.

Can't we customize Threaded Comments?

You can do all that you want. I am a little busy these days and need time to look into the new coding. We will share a lot of new themes and designs to add a fresh attractive look to these threaded style. We still need to write tutorials on how to distinguish between visitor and author comment styles, how to customize the new comment form, customize reply and delete buttons and how to add text above the comment box etc.

Shall you remove it too?

If you feel that you can go along with the current problems and that your readers are enjoying the new look and that your AdSense revenue and page views are not largely effected then you should surely keep it. You can surely expect blogger to solve the Jump-to-bottom problem very soon. But if you are searching for a quick solution then try today's tutorial served just for you.
Steps To Remove Threaded Comments
  1. Go To Blogger > Design > Edit HTML
  2. Back up your template
  3. Check "Expand Widget Templates"
  4. Search for this:
<b:if cond='data:post.showThreadedComments'>
            <b:include data='post' name='threaded_comments'/>
          <b:else/>
            <b:include data='post' name='comments'/>
          </b:if>
        </b:if>
        <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
          <b:if cond='data:post.showThreadedComments'>
            <b:include data='post' name='threaded_comments'/>
          <b:else/>
            <b:include data='post' name='comments'/>
          </b:if>
        </b:if>

you will find this code twice and replace it twice with the following code:
            <b:include data='post' name='comments'/>
          </b:if>
               <b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
                     <b:include data='post' name='comments'/>
      
        </b:if>
    5.    Save your template
    6.     Done!
Visit your blogs to see everything back to normal. You wont see the page jumping to comment box and posts will load as they normally used to do. Your page views and AdSense page Impressions will increase again.

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Facebook is the largest social networking site with more than 400 million active users and is growing larger every day! Make sure to use these Facebook widgets for your website or blog to connect with your large Facebook audience. You can use these tools to easily share certain profile information, websites, blogs, and businesses with the Facebook community.


Personal Profile Widgets

Like Badge
Display your Facebook pages for all to see.

Profile Badge
Create a Facebook profile badge to share selected profile information on your website. A profile badge will allow your users to easily connect with you and add you as a friend.

Photo Badge
This photo badge allows you to share your Facebook photos on websites and blogs. Choose from a vertical, horizontal, or two-column layout and also choose the number of photos to be displayed.

Basic Widgets for Website or Blog

Like Box
This allows your users to publish their content and activity to Facebook.
Share Button
A powerful facebook widget which allows your visitors to share your content on Facebook! An excellent Facebook widget for blogger.

Page Badge
Lets you share your Facebook page (one that you have created) information on your website.

Twitter Link
Connect your Facebook page with Twitter. Whenever you update your Facebook page, your twitter followers will be updated as well with a tweet. A great Facebook widget for your website!

Developers Widgets for Website or Blog

Like Button
Allows facebook users to share web pages from your website on their profile.

Comments Box
Lets your users comment on your website content with their Facebook account.

Recommendations
Provides your website users with personalized suggestions for pages to visit.

Live Stream
Lets Facebook users to post and share content in real-time.

Activity Feed
Lets users know what their facebook friends are doing on your website through comments and likes.

Login Button
Displays a login button along with profile pictures of facebook friends who have already signed up.

Facepile
Shows profile pictures of people who have liked your facebook page or have signed up for your webpage.

Registration
Another way for users to sign up for your site.

Wednesday, 18 January 2012

50-widgets-for-blogs-and-websites


      Blog Widgets
    Widgets are a handy, easy and simple way to add some flare to your blog. Whether you’d like to display the number of currently online visitors to your site or simply the weather report for Los Angeles, you can do it with widgets. We’ve assembled a list of 50 useful or simply cool widgets for your pleasure. And remember, the first rule of widgetizing your blog is – don’t overdo it!
    MyBlogLog’s Recent Readers – this widget can easily be called a hit amongst blog owners; its popularity even managed to convince Yahoo into buying MyBlogLog. The widget lets you see the avatars of recent visitors to your blog, provided they’re also members of MyBlogLog.
    Mashable – get the latest social networking news from this very site.
    Flickr Flash Photo Stream Badge – display images from your Flickr profile with a handy Flash photo stream.
    Preview Anywhere – see a live preview of outgoing links in a small popup which activates on mouseover. Some find this annoying, while others might find it useful.
    Twitter Badge – if your life is so interesting that everyone must know what you’re up to all the time, then a Twitter badge is the ideal counterpart to your blog. It’ll proudly displays your recent tweets.
    Digg News – display the latest Digg links on your blog. Themeable and fully customizable.
    FEEDJIT – real time traffic data directly in your blog’s sidebar.
    LineBuzz – inline comments for your blog. Very handy for blogs with frequent lively discussions.
    Flixn – display a stream directly from your webcam, so your blog visitors can always see what you’re up to.
      Flixn
    3Jam – lets your visitors send messages to your mobile phone, without them knowing your phone number.
    Jaxtr – with Jaxtr, your visitors can actually call you to your mobile phone; again, your number stays private.
    LinkedInABox – show off your LinkedIn profile. Perfect for personal blogs.
    Box Widget – enable visitors to use box.net’s online storage directly on your web site.
    Price of gas – displaying gas prices on your blog might seem unnecessary to some, but it’s cool if you have a traffic/travel related blog.
    iBegin Weather Widget – Display weather information in your sidebar. Just like with Price of Gas, works great with travel-related blogs.
    ClockLink – display time in various time zones with these nifty Flash clocks.
    Film Loops – display the latest loops from your FilmLoops account.
    Daily Painters – display paintings from famous painters on your blog.
    WhoLinked – show your visitors which sites have recently linked to your web site. Works with all major blog platforms.
    Criteo AutoRoll – displays links to blogs similar to your blog.
    Bitty Browser – embed a cute, fully functional mini web browser to your blog.
    Leafletter – create a mini website and embed it into your blog.
      Leafletter
    WikiSeek – search Wikipedia with this simple widget.
    FeedCount – show off the number of visitors to your blog with this handy little button.
    Technorati Link Count – display the number of links your website has from one of the biggest blog authorities – Technorati.
    MyPageRank – another good way to show how “big” your blog is is to show off your Google PageRank.
    CheckPageRank – in addition to showing your PageRank, this widget also shows your Alexa ranking.
    BlinkxIt – embed a link to related videos directly into your website.
    Skype button – display your Skype online/offline status on your blog.
    RockYou Horoscope – not something I would personally use, but some people are into horoscope. Hell, most people are into horoscope. Anyway, this widget shows horoscope (doh!) and does it in a nicely designed colorful box.
      Horoscope
    del.icio.us Tagometer – display how many times have del.icio.us users saved your page.
    del.icio.us Linkrolls – this badge shows your latest bookmarks from del.icio.us.
    Timelines – need to create a timeline? Seek no further. This widget makes it really easy.
    PollDaddy – PollDaddy lets you create beautiful polls in no time, and display them at your blog.
    Vizu – another poll-making widget, compatible with all major blog platforms.
    AnswerTips – display definitions from Answers.com for various terms on your blog. The definitions are shown in bubbles which are activated on doubleclick.
    AnswerBoxes – give your visitors a chance to enter a term themselves, and get a definition from Answers.com
    Now Playing – if you got to share your current playlist contents with the world, Sigamp will do the trick. Works with most popular music players, including Foobar, Winamp, iTunes and others.
    BuzzBoost – display headlines from your RSS feed on any website.
    LibraryThing – show off the latest books you’ve been reading.
    Plaxo Address Book – let your most faithful visitors access their address books direclty from your site.
      Plaxo
    AuctionAds – a widget that displays auctioned items on eBay, and gives you a percentage of the price paid when sometimes buys an item.
    aStore – similar to AuctionAds, only for Amazon. Create a mini-store on your site and receive profit when someone buys an item through your store.
    Plazes – show your current location on a Plazes map.
    Stockalicious – track your portfolio with this widget, and share it with others. Let everyone know how much money you’ve lost.
    Yahoo! For Good – create a charity badge and ask for donations for a worthy cause.
    Giftspace – your friends never know what to buy you for birthday? Let them know what you really want with this nifty widget.
    MixMap – see where are the visitors to your MySpace profile from on a map.
      MixMap
    Google Map Widget – display a searchable Google Map on your website.
    Google Video Search – add a video search form and selected videos to your web site.
    Odeo player – display an Odeo player for and podcast right there in your sidebar.



Google Buzz is a great social tool which is very similiar to Twitter and Facebook. It's a wonderful way to engage and interact with your readers! Make sure to implement these Google Buzz buttons into your blogger posts, so that users can easily share your content on Google Buzz.


Add Google Buzz it Button to Blogger

  1. Go to Layout >Edit HTML in your Blogger Dashboard.
  2. Back up your existing Template before making any changes!
  3. Make sure to check the "Expand Widget Templates" box.
  4. Here is the Google Buzz it Code:
    <div style="float:right;padding:4px;">
    <a expr:href='&quot;http://www.google.com/reader/link?url=&quot; + data:post.url + &quot;&amp;title=&quot; + data:post.title + &quot;&amp;srcTitle=&quot; + data:blog.title+ &quot;&amp;srcURL=&quot; + data:blog.homepageUrl ' rel='nofolloW' style='text-decoration:none;' target='_blank'>
    <img alt='Buzz It' src='http://i48.tinypic.com/idyc04.png' style='border:0px;'/></a>
    </div>
  5. Search for this line of code in your template:
    <div class='post-header-line-1'/>
    and place the Google Buzz it Code right after the code you searched for above.
    If this doesn't work, then search for this code below and place the Google Buzz it Code directlybefore it.
    <data:post.body/>
  6. Now save your template and you're done!

Add Google Buzz Button with Share Count to Blogger

  1. Here is the Google Buzz it with Share Count Code
    <div style="float:right;padding:4px;"> <script type='text/javascript'> njuice_buzz_url = '<data:post.title/>'; njuice_buzz_title = '<data:post.url/>'; njuice_buzz_share = 'reader'; </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='http://button.njuice.com/buzz.js'/> </div>
  2. Place the Google Buzz it with Share Count Code either
    directly after this:
    <div class='post-header-line-1'/>
    OR
    directly before this:
    <data:post.body/>
  3. To change the style of the widget add either
    njuice_buzz_size = 'small';
    or
    njuice_buzz_size = 'simple';
    just after
    njuice_buzz_share = 'reader';
  4. Save your blogger template and you're done!