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Whoah, guys did you feel it, tha changes this April 2009? PR or commonly known as PageRank just updated and this blog: Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009, gained a big PR3. For those who are not familiar with the term, PageRank is a way of measurement of Google to tag websites for its importance over the search result pages. Its measurement is from 0 to 10, where zero is the least important value while ten is the highest importance a site can gain. So if you have a higher PR the more valuable your site is. Now, you may asked how would you gain a higher value. Actually the algorithm that is used by this seach engine in computing this value is hidden in the eyes of the public. Back in the days, the said algorithm was revealed however some misused this algorithm and abused the power that they've gained from this.

For myself, I uses a simple formula to gain a high PR of my site. See the formula below:

A lot of Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 people today quit from blogging because they were not able to immediately achieve the things that they hope for. They thought that by simply blogging, you can easily be successful and get what you want. It is not that actually. With the different reasons that came up for people to divert their attention to online activities such as economic recessions, lost of jobs, unemployment and other reasons, competitions online are becoming tough. Suppossedly when you started your Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 blogs, you should already set your purpose to target an alternative route beside from what your initial target is. Its like you have a plan B when plan A fails. If you can't handle the challenge brought by this current local event in Capiz then try to gather information from this event. Learn from it, remember each mistakes you made so that next time you will not commit them again.

Make a move, don't stop from doing just anything. Experiment, explore and experience! Make blogging both fun, exciting, interesting, educational and very lucrative later. You will only realize this when you have done your role as a part of the Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009. Last word, "Don't quit!"

One way of promoting your blogs and increasing the chance of your Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 blogs to be visible on search engines is through blog commenting. It is through blog commenting that you both gain back links to your blogs at the same time you learn something from other blogs. However, this is the reason why some are using this mechanisms to spam the web. Now, some blogs instantly approve comments but other blogs are turning their comment moderation on. This mean that before your comments get out of their blogs, it will be read thoroughly and its the discretion of the bloggers if they will approve or not your statements or remarks. This is because they don't like their sites to be spammed by these people. Even search engines indicates on their guidelines that site owners should not allow spammers get insider their system. That's when captcha and comment moderation came to being.

Now I will list here some practical guidelines to increase the chance of approval on your comments.

1. Read the posts first and try to write comments really relevant to the article that you've read. If you can't find time to do that try to read the first or last paragraph of the post and base your comment there.
2. Avoid the comments "great post", "nice post" and the like. It triggers them that your a spam.
3. Write at least two to three sentences of comments. This looks like you are really sincere with your comments.

Remember this before you start your commenting spree, try to be sincere with all of your remarks. If not, even closest to that. I know some of the Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 participants already mastered this commenting craft and so can you share your ideas here?

Listen Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 members, participants and enthusiasts, today I will discuss about things that will change your life forever. I will discuss today the different methods how to earn from simply blogging. One reason why blogging became popular around cyberspace is because of its lucrative characteristics. That's right a lot of people, gramatically gifted or not were lured to create their blogs merely for the purpose of earning from it. Now, what are the different avenues or methods these bloggers are earning from their blogs. The following are the common methods bloggers are earning from their craft:

1. Blog reviews or posting. This is the first thing I've started making money online from merely blogging. The problem with this is Google really hates this type of method for the reason that according to them it hurts the "natural ecology" of the world wide web. That's why when SEs found out that you are doing such, they are penalizing your site. Later, I will discuss in detail how search engines are penalizing blogs or websites.
   
2. Ads. This is another method that is really attractive when in terms of payment and earning. Some have hundreds of blogs maintained and earning a thousands or more dollars a month. Some common advertising means are through Google Adsense, which is highly utilized by bloggers all over the world, Adbrite, Projectwonderful, Nuffnang and others. However, this earning method requires traffic to be generated to realize the result. So it means that you need to promote your blogs more than what you are doing normally. Actually a friend of mine who participated the Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 event, stop from joining because he started to earn bigger than what he can get from the event which is a practical decision.

These are just two methods and will try to continue more of it on my next post.

Now you have done it already: you have customized your blogger blog sites, you've joined several online communities, you observed proper ethics and attitudes in blogging and you have already chosen a specific topic to discuss on your Blogger blogs. What now? What's the next step after this? Well, I think you are ready for the next level and that is how you will make your sites and articles be visible on a lot of readers. Nah, I will not discuss about how to spend wisely in television or radio advertisements just to get a traffic and exposure that you want. Think about this, if you are a reader and you want something to know about anything, what's the first thing you will do? Of course, you will open your browser, go to Google, Yahoo or Live then type a keyword relevant to what you like then search. Right? That's what other readers are doing. They are using search engines to find things that they want. It is the trend right now, if you want a maximum exposure and visibility for your blogs online, you should make sure that you can be found on major search engines whenever a reader search for a topic that you are discussing.

In this way, your "master piece" can be discovered easily by your readers that will eventually become an avid Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 reader. Now, how it will be done? Here's some basic and practical things that you can do for starter:

1. First try to create quality contents for your posts on your blogs. For example, tips or advices which one topic that people love to read should be written clearly but concise. Make sure it will really helps. In this way other people who first discovered your article will recommend the link of your blog to any places they've been like forums or their own blogs. Thus creating a very nice referral from other sites at the same time building enough links for your site. Remember the higher the number of site linking to your site the popular your blog will be.
   
2. Make a catchy title. In this way readers will be lured to read the whole content of your posts specially if the title tickles their mind or intrigued them. :)
3. Use multimedia in your articles. Add graphics or images in your posts or even audio/videos. This makes the site more interesting and increases the users experience which will make them return for more.

These are just practical steps that you can start applying to your blogs. If you are a serious Capiznon blogger of 2009, you should consider these tips.

Capiznon bloggers, there are a lot of things that you can do to increase your visibility on the net. One thing is by joining different social networking websites and forums that allows you to build or join an online community. Some of you have already done this by joining to some popular social networking websites in the country. I am referring to your Friendster account. That's right, you are uploading your pictures, showcasing it, adding and seeking new friends, sending your private messages to them and many other social activities that you are doing offline. A real community where you could interact and exchange ideas. Forums on the other hand allows you to discuss something publicly allowing other people to read your thoughts. A good place to seek for ideas and new things about online activities which is vital in blogging and other stuff on the net.

There are more than things than blogging and you should try to join those. This will give you a loyal follower, a time to time visitor of your blog and even commenter of your posts. Blogging becomes more meaningful and exciting if you know someone reads it and really appreciate what you are doing. By joining online communities, you have given opportunities to learn from other people and to share what you know to others. Remember this Hectic Capiznon Bloggers 2009 members, don't forget your netiquette lessons when you join a community. It is either you gain a lot of friends or you build a lot of foes whic is sometimes unavoidable and you just need to live with it. Make yourself exists in an online community.

Today, I participated a local chess competition here in Capiz called Ret. General Roberto T. Lastimoso "General Strategy" Chess Tournament and successfully got 4 points out of 5 games making me to get the 4th place. I did not attend our MSCS seminar in Iloilo City and preferred to play instead to this Capiz Chess Association, Inc. organized tournament. CCA is a chess organization in the province of Capiz which is the only organization to be affiliated with the national chess organization, NCFP (National Chess Federation of the Philippines).

I really missed playing and actually did not participate our last chess tournament last February 14 because I have my report on our MSCS in Iloilo that day so I am obliged to attend. Actually feel bad that I wasn't able to participate this test of wit and strong nerves. That's why today, I make sure that I will not miss this game despite the fact that I am not practicing and playing much chess lately because of my several hectic activities and as a blogger, I have several blogs to maintain. For your information, this chess tournament is a in exclusive tourney for Capiznon players who will be representing the province on regional chess tournaments. The competition aimed to find top 10 best players of Capiz and luckily got the 4th place.

I really like this tournament not because I won a place but because it given me a certain feeling of relaxation. I know it causes some sort of stress but as I said to a Capiznon friend, the game of chess seems to massage my brain cells making it to work much better. It's like oiling the different cells to move on its maximum capacity. Allowing me to formulate a lot of ideas. I will discuss in detail about this Capiznon chess event on my chess blog later. I am quite tired right now and my head really aches. Maybe because I have less sleep for several days already and I overuse my brain juices today with the said tournament. Needs to rest guys! :)

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