The giant search engine Google has changed their way of indexing and ranking websites. Now it doesn’t count how many back-links you have or nice keyword you are using. All that matters now is how much good your content is and how the users are acting upon it on the social media.

So this will be a favor for you and to your readers if you do not write or publish unnecessary things in your blog. If you are thinking that where to find the post ideas that people will love? Then you are on the right track now.

Generating ideas that people loves

This is the fun part. The guys who generates most of the keywords for your blog is actually giving you the idea for a topics. You see – we always try to find the less competitive keyword with an average search volume. This is a good practice if you are just starting a new blog. But what about the high competition keyword? those are the topics people love most. So what are you afraid of to use those? Find out the topics fro those high searched and high competitive keyword. Use them in longer tail keywords and write elaborately on those topics. These are the things people love and forget about the exact keyword placing. Just move with the topics and you can see though you do not have back-links or exact match keyword, still you are rising in the search and getting a lot of visitors.

This is because you are helping people with new information.

Solve a problem

You must have to admit that most people do not read. Either they do not have time to read or they do not like to read. Whatever the cause the end result is -people do not read unless it is necessary and important. The world is getting smarter and information is also getting mostly visual than written on a paper or on a weblog.

So, what you can do to make them read your blog? It’s very simple – they need something you have and getting it from your blog. They need information on a matter that they can’t solve by themselves. So need an expert advice or a solution. Even and alternative solution.

That’s where you need to peep in. Solve a problem like- how to feed your baby in less time, How to shop cheap in wall mart and this kinda thing. Just identify your target audience and find out what problems they are facing and you will know what you need to write about. Fuck the keywords and back-linking bullshit. This will make you popular, a problem solver and a public speaker.

I think you know the words: “Necessity (need) is the father of invention” – so, you write on something people need then you will be popular as you wanted.

What is a profitable niche and how to find it?

I suggested people several times to start a blog for a hobby or profession. But things won’t work the same way for a professional blogger like it works for a hobby blogger. A hobby blogger can blog on any topics and write whatever he wants. But for a blogger who wants to earn from it and want to take blogging as profession then at the very beginning of their journey even before registering a domain they need to choose the perfect niche to profit in the long run.

So the most important part of blogging should be choosing your topic. This topic can be of your interest or anything that you are a master of.  If you do not find find any topic that is profitable and you have interest in it then you can’t succeed. I can say it more easily by the following Equations:-

• You have interest in a thing to describe= You can blog on that.
• You have interest+ knowledgeable about the topic (niche)=You can be a popular person on that particular subject.
• The topic is profitable + You have interest + You Have Knowledge= A popular and profitable blog

Niche selection or topic selection whatever you call it- try to choose it carefully. This selection will determine what domain you will buy and how you are going to prepare your plan for a profitable blogging.

But remember the rules, you must love the ideology of the topics and are knowledgeable or willing to research more on that particulate niche. This is the only way to rise as a professional blogger.

The myth of niche selection

The era of micro niche has ended by Google and so the bloggers with the spammy and  copycat designed blog has fallen from the scenario. Now you have to find a useful and interesting niche to profit from your blog and it must contain your effort to success.

What niches are profitable is a myth. There are several niches and none can give you the assurity that blogging on that niche will bring you profit. It all depends on the public demand and the trends. To choose a niche  you should look into the Google Trends for an idea: http://www.google.com/trends/. Type in a topic and you can see the results of the market demand.

As for suggestion some people say ( I am not quite sure about these) the following topics or niches are quite profitable:-

1. Medicine and health care
2. Law
3. Technology ( you have to be selective and narrow down your choices)
4. Education and study abroad

There are plenty of more and you have to use your head to find one.

I have another suggestion for you that is- never ever choose money making as your niche. You can almost fail every time with this kind of blog.

I hope this little discussion is going to help you decide on your niche selection. One perfect niche that is in your grasp can make you one of the popular blogger on the web and if that is profitable you will be a rich person within a year. So determine and  do your homework first before you jump in blogging.

So my response for Payza is not so good as you might think. Personally I avoid this payment method. Unfortunately country like Bangladesh where PayPal and other payment method is not swift enough, Payza is working as one of the Payment processor.

What is Payza?

Payza is a payment processor that works in more than 190 countries including Bangladesh. You can see that where PayPal is not an option Payza works just fine. They are one of the Payment processor like Moneybookers and PayPal and also a UK based company.

How to Use Payza?

Go to Payza.com and signup for a new account from the top right and then select the personal account type. This is better if you are not accepting sellers revenue through Payza. Fill up all the necessary fields  and validate your account. This is a very simple procedure to open an account.

The next thing you’ll need to do first is verifying your account. Verify you account by the link you see on the top right (if that is not changed now) after you log in.

You need your national ID scanned or Passport’s scanned copy with a Bank Statement in your name to get verified.

Upload the documents in any of the verification method. There’s currently two of them. Either you have to-

1. Upload two photo identity ( like passport and National ID) or
2. One photo identity  plus your bank statement in your name

It might take a week to get verified as Payza is slow in response.

Next, add a bank account where you want the money to be withdrawn.  You have to give your bank account number and Name as listed in your bank statement. You can select the bank from the drop down list of banks in your country. Name the branch and city and add the bank account. Now when you receive some funds from any Payza supported sites. You can just withdraw them in your bank account. But before withdrawing make sure your account is verified. The time taken to process your money is around 4-6 days. In this time it should be credited in your local bank account.

There is a service called Simply Send for Bangladeshis who needs to use the money transfer amongst the Bangladeshis or want to send it to a bank account in BD rather than his/her own. They had some charges from $5 to $10 for the transfer. I mean if you are living abroad and want to send money to your family members account or in a friends account who is living in Bangladesh- then all you have to do is the following:-

1. Log into your Payza account and credit it ( load money) with your visa card or from bank account or from a Money Order/Check
2. Log in to the Simply Send account with the same username and password you have with Payza.
3. Now fill-up the form as needed. The name, purpose for transferring money, mobile number and bank account number.

You can then send money from your account.

Do I Love Payza?

Not at all. I have read many complains about them and there response is also very slow for any support ticket. Once they block your account for any reason you can goodby the money for a long time. As for Bangladesh they seems to have some specialize option for transferring money and very few Bangladeshis are also using their services. Complaints are also less in number.

Some peaople say they are a scam and some say they are legit. Both of them are true as many faces the problem withdrawing funds with them. I hate them as they are associated with the PTC sites and most of the  PTC are fraud. But it is sure that you can withdraw your money through Payza. Let me know what is your experience with Payza. Have you faced any problem? Is the fee too high?

There are some basic rules and things a new blogger has to maintain to be a successful blogger. Let’s hear about it.

01. Choosing your niche:

Before starting a blog – you have to choose your niche. It means you have to find out your area of interest. Looking at other’s blog and starting a blog like that won’t take you so far. After some time you can see that you are not finding any interests in blogging. Because this is not your area of expertise. So find an area first on what you will start the blog, like- technology, sports, and video games. It differs from person to person. Don’t copy others.

02. Continuity:

This is the most essential thing a new blogger needs. You are starting out just new and so you have to maintain regularity in your blog posting. You might have very few readers but you have to write on a day by day basis. Don’t waste time thinking that you are going to post tomorrow. You don’t know what might happen today. So write regularly.

03. Comments:

Your blog might lack of comments and you can feel sad. But to get comments from the bloggers and readers you have to do comment on other’s blogs first. This thing can also make your name known to them. Another thing is that- when you are getting comments try to answer them as soon as possible. Show them you are active.

04. Research:

You will not be just writing all the time. You have to read what others are writing too. Again when you are going to write about a new thing in your blog- do research. That means search the Google, Bing or Yahoo to get relevant topics and info. Use them as necessary. If needed don’t forget to mention the source of the info.

05. Hope:

Let’s hope for the best. You are starting new and can’t be rich within a month or six. It is a continuous process and you have to work hard. So don’t lose your hope. Always look at the positive side of anything. Don’t be a jerk like thinking- you are going to be a millionaire within a year. But hope that you will earn and continue what you are doing.

Online is not a place for the lazy or get rich quick people. They will loose time and money here. Keep an honest suggestion – if you are going to buy some crap that will make you rich within six month, please think at least once. Why does a millionaire selling things online? Isn’t it a little bit odd?  If he has that much money, then why will he sell a crap for $100 and some time on discount?

What is a DAT file?

A Dat file is something that is not under any common program you are using. It’s a data file that may contain music file, image or text documents. It’s kind of archive of data but the extension is not clearly announced in the code. Some e-mail programs converts the attachments to DAT file and some games also uses DAT file to archive game data.

Another program is the VCD players that uses the DAT file.

How to Open?

The question is how to open DAT file?

The most easiest way to ask the sender of the file what was in it and then you can change the extension of DAT to that file to see if that opens the file. For example: if the sender sends a MP3 music file and you received it as a DAT file then ask him if it is an MP3. Then change the .DAT to .mp3- I mean rename it with the extension and see if that works.

If you get it as winmail.dat or ATT0001.dat that means it came from a Microsoft outlook express or similar kind of E-mail service. To open this kind of attachment use this two website:

• winmaildat.com

This is an online based free service that will let you upload the DAT file and extract it in your PC.

• Winmail Opener

Just download the software and install in PC. http://www.eolsoft.com/freeware/winmail_opener/

Let me know if you know any other way to open the DAT files.

What will be the future of this trend can’t be imagined truly. The following infographs describes a little about how much time we are spending online and what are the people’s best choices to stay online.

Source: TopComputerScienceDegrees.com

Adsense+Amazon Experiment

Now, why I am saying that? I have two experiment in my hands of my own blogs. On one that is optimized for search engines mainly where I inserted Google adsense for testing and on second one I did optimization for search engines but in a very basic level- that blog is running on social media marketing (paid).

The first one which is used with adsense and got a quite decent amount of visitors from the search engines, I tried to run some Amazon affiliated campaign and it did not click well. But the adsense on that site earns a decent amount. I got click on the amazon links but that didn’tt convert. Got around 200 clicks in a month but no sell from my links.

Second one, where I haven’t used any adsense and the primary target is the affiliation from amazon products. This site I optimized for social media and I run paid campaign for it’s marketing. The idea is to get some visitors that actually cares for the content and products I am writing about. I am amazed to see that within 3 months I got some return visitors and followers on a tight budget.

This second site has got clicks in amazon links and they converted very well. Now, from this scenario I have gathered some points.

01. Traffic and Return Visitors:

If you are willing to earn from amazon produtcs then you have to get traffic. The more traffic you get the more is the possibilities to convert those into sell. And the return visitors who comes second or third time in your blog is most probably going to buy. People want to but products from the place they trust, amazon is a recognizable brand that can create trust when they visit the product’s page. All you have to do is lead them towards the amazon page. When your readers want to learn more about a product you are reviewing – just let them know where they can actually get more. Rest of the thing is amazon doing itself.

02. Building Trust and Authority Site:

It’s an interesting fact, I have seen that people do not want to buy products just by watching advertising or promotion. The want someone they know to recommend it. A vast majority will buy a product only if his/her friend or colleague is going to tell them it’s OK to buy. I have done this plenty of time – friends asking me which internet connection he should use or which cellphone to buy. And they really bought that product after I say it’s good.  It means that my friends are thinking that they can trust me with tech products and I am good with technology.

From this- you should get the idea why you will need to create an authority site. If you can create an authority site people will put faith in you and they will love to try the products you recommend. Don’t try to bang everything you got from amazon. Use the best you think you can recommend to your loyal readers. Try to twist them with some to buy and not to buy suggestion. It is kind of discussing a group of friend of yours who might buy a new product. Never treat you readers as a buyer. Try them as your real life friends. It converts well.

Earning Amount and the Choice

The frustrating thing for most people who try for amazon affiliate program is- the referral fee is very low. This ranges from 4% to 8% and depends on the number of product you can sell. So the monetary value by selling one product can’t add much in your inventory if the products price is less. That’s why you can choose high priced product that has some demand. And also don’t forget to advertise the related products from your list.

I am going to share more insights from my own experience in the future about the product choosing and marketing tactics. Meantime you can share your experience with amazon affiliate if you have success. What was your way and what is the tips for the newbies?

But if you have some paid content and the advertiser who paid for the content are not willing to see infolinks on that particular post then how you can stop infolinks from showing in that post? The current plugin of infolinks still haven’t got this option to turn it off for a single page or post.

There is a very simple way you can do that. Just add the following code before your post in HTML/Text view in WordPress editor page or post and walla… the infolinks will not show up on that particular post.

<!--INFOLINKS_OFF-->


Short and sweet, isn’t it? Without the post you added this code- all other posts will show infolinks normally. Remember, you have to add it before the post in Text editor view not in Visual editor view.

I am going to list some of the very best free resources I am using for sometime.

Fonts

Every web-designer knows that there are several fonts that we have to download, convert or create according to the clients demand. So it will be easy if I make a list for you from where you can get most of the free fonts.

1. http://www.fonts2u.com/
2. http://www.fontsy.com/
3. http://www.dafont.com/
4. http://www.filecart.com/fonts/
5. http://www.urbanfonts.com/
6. http://www.ffonts.net/
7. http://www.coolfonts.de/index/
8. http://www.highfonts.com/default.aspx
9. http://www.2200freefonts.com/
10. http://www.fontface.com/main.html

And I am assuring you that there are lot’s of more free font area on the world wide web. One good place can be Google’s Free Web fonts.

WordPress Plugins (Slider)

We all use plugins for our WordPress site and we also know that using the right plugin can save us a lot of hassle and time. Today I am listing three best slider plugin that I use normally for my clients.

01. Smooth Slider

As it’s name it is simple to handle and gives the smooth experience to add a slider in your post or in any template. The better part of this plugin is almost everything of the slider can be modified from the option panel. Even you can preview it inside the admin panel before you publish the slider or update the changes.

02. Simple Slider

This is not as simple as it’s name. They have free and paid both version . The free version has some limitation like the number of slides that can be added. Instead of that the slider is very much well designed and good to go with your theme.

03. WOW Slider

This is another stunning slider with java and  CSS. The slider is designed as responsive. So you can use it for various device oriented sites.

Contact Form

Definitely every website  needs a contact form and other kinds of forms to get feedback from the users. If you are building with WordPress and the theme do not come with a template of contact form, then this might be very hard for you to add one.  Just use the Contact Form 7 plugin and you can be free from worries. I haven’t seen any other contact form plugin so flexible and nice looking. You can add as many contact form or feedback form you want. This is just inserting a given short code in your page or post and you are done.

So, these are the things for Friday Night and I hope to come again with many other cool resources.

The services of an expert, professional online marketing agency are of the essence, to lend your business just the right amount of exposure in the web space. In what follows, we will take a look at the nine most important of these factors:

• Industry experience – Always hire a web marketing agency that has several years of relevant experience in this line of business. You can always rely on experienced marketers to come up with the ideal marketing solutions for you.

• Client testimonials and reviews – Before hiring any agency, take a tour of its website. Browse to the customer testimonials section, and read through – to find out the quality of service they generally deliver to their clients.

• Consider multiple options – Make a shortlist of three/four online marketing agencies, and get in touch with their representatives. Consider their range of services, compare their price quotes – and choose the one that offers you the best deal.
• Know your purpose – Is it only the website designs you wish to get optimized by the agency, or do you wish to delegate your entire online marketing campaigns to it? Find out the precise reasons for which you require the services of the marketing agency, and inform its executives about the same.

• Communicability – Keep the contact number/email id of the agency of your choice ready at hand – and make sure that you can communicate with them round the clock. While working on your projects, the online marketing firm should regularly interact with you too.

• Knowledge base – Right from the latest search engine algorithms and CMS web design guidelines, to paid advertising campaigns and social media optimization – the online marketing agency should have all the requisite knowledge at its disposal. It should also be able to provide you reliable back-end web development support. Click here to know more about the recent changes in SEO algorithms that the agency should be aware about.

• Time-frame – Online marketing is an ongoing process – but the agency you hire should be able to specify definite time-frames within which they would be able to deliver results. For instance, for organic search campaigns, the search engine rank of your website should start improving within a couple of months.

• Transparency of operations – Never hire an agency that is not completely forthcoming about their mode of operations. Retain a copy of the service contract that they provide, and go through it carefully. If you have any doubts, get it clarified. Avoid agencies that demand for a large amount of upfront payment.

• Goal-orientation – Make sure that the agency you hire is results-oriented. It should let you know of the precise things it plans to do, to boost up the popularity of your business online. You also need to be aware of the ways in which the agency proposes to get about the job. Any vagueness on this count can lead to complications in future.

Do not go for web marketing agencies that delegate their projects to other, third-party firms. The agency you hire should be responsible for handling all your marketing and promotional requirements. If you are from the United States, you will find several firms specializing in online marketing and web design in USA, which offer a high degree of credibility and professional expertise. Select your online marketing agency with care – and bring about greater recognition for your business in the virtual space.

Author’s Bio: Kenneth Parkar is an experienced online marketer. He regularly writes on the web too, on organic as well as paid advertising campaigns on the web. In this piece, he lists out 9 valuable tips for hiring the best online marketing agency.