Pinoy Blog Watch

Calling The Attention of Filipino Bloggers: #Bloggys2015 #PinoyBlogWatch Filipino bloggers who are willing to participate for this Philippines’ Premiere Blog Awards for 2015 have a chance to prove his/her worth in the blogging world, friends, family, colleagues and the social media. Bloggys 2015 opens its nominations for the best Filipino blogs and bloggers. The event will give recognition to the most outstanding Philippine blogs from different categories during its culmination in November 2015. Netizens and Bloggers are encourage to send their picks for the 18 blog categories: ·         Arts and Entertainment ·         Beauty and Fashion ·         Business and Finance ·         Computers and Internet ·         Corporate and Brand ·         Family an...

        Whаtеvеr уоu usе уоur blоg fоr, І knоw оnе thіng іs truе - уоu саn аlwауs usе mоrе trаffіс. Аnd іf уоur sаlеs funnеls аrе sеt uр соrrесtlу, thе mоrе trаffіс уоu rесеіvе thе mоrе sаlеs уоu shоuld gеt.  Ѕо hоw саn уоu іnсrеаsе thе рорulаrіtу - аnd thus thе trаffіс - оf уоur blоg?  Неrе аrе 10 іdеаs frоm wеll-knоwn blоgs thаt уоu саn іmmеdіаtеlу рut tо usе оn уоur оwn blоgs. - Ве Тоtаllу Тrаnsраrеnt          Раt Flуnn  рrоvіdеs а mоnthlу іnсоmе rероrt dеmоnstrаtіng ехасtlу hоw muсh mоnеу hе іs еаrnіng thrоugh hіs mаrkеtіng mеthоds. Віllіng hіmsеlf аs thе "сrаsh tеst dummу" оf оnlіnе busіnеss, іt's thіs lеvеl оf  hоnеstу thаt hаs drіvеn hіs trаffіс аnd hіs еmаіl sіgn-uрs thrоugh thе rооf.  Fіnd hіm аt smаrtраssіvеіnсоmе.соm - Gіvе Аwау Frее Аdvеrtіsіng          Јеrеmу Ѕсhоеmаkеr  hаs а "Frее Ѕhіrt Frіdау" еvеrу wееk оn hіs blоg, "Ѕhоеmоnеу." Rеаdеrs sеnd іn а shіrt wіth thеіr ...

              It is very noticeable than even traditional media is getting contributions from ordinary citizens either it is video, photo and stories. This is what we called citizen journalism where everybody has participation in the field of media. It means that traditional media is using this form, not only to adopt technology what we have right now, but they also believe that citizens has also the right or capability to express their voices. Gone were the days that only the respective broadcasters, newscasters, columnist can deliver news and information to the public.

                            Recently, Blogapalooza conducted their 3 rd year activity on October 11 at SMX Convention Center in SM Aura, Taguig City. This was organized by wheninmanila.com of Vince Golangco and ourawesomeplanet.com of Anton Diaz. Both of them are bloggers who are popular in their respective niches and their blogs are gaining million views per month. Through their own experienced, they already proved that blog has a big impact; not only to the online readers but also to the advertisers.

      If you have Google Adsense  in your blog and worrying to be banned this article is for you. But if you read their terms and conditions,  you’re already familiar with their policies. This is just a reminder for every blogger out there. We always heard that there are many bloggers complaining and asking why their Adsense banned? Here are the tips not be banned in this ad network.

 If you’re tired from blogging because you doing it in several months and you don’t see any improvement about your earnings, it makes you mad. You became frustrated and you want to stop from blogging. That’s fine, no one can resist if that is your decision. But if I were you, I would like to think twice and examine what’s wrong with my blog? And can I make it as a career?             Blogging is not all about writing. Yes, it is the life of a blog. But there are many things that you need to consider if you want to earn money from blogging. You may ask yourself. Do I frequently update and promoting my blog? Do I following all the rules of Google? So, they will index every time I post a new article in my blog? Am I exploring or using other  ad networks out there to boost my earnings?

       Alexa rank is important if you want to get noticed by the direct advertisers and  ad networks out there. Because they choose or approve a blog with the highest score. If running site is a contest, it seems that Alexa has the right to judge and to give a score according to the performance of our sites.  Through this tool, you can measure the popularity of your blog. To be considered a popular, you need a massive traffic everyday. When it will be happening, the Alexa rank of your blog will get improved.

Do you notice every time that you visit on anyone’s blog; you will see they are featuring blogger. Maybe you’re thinking that they did some good works that’s why they were featured in a blog. Or is there something special about them that need to announce in public. It seems that they are a superstar or an icon and we need to take a bow for them. Do we really need to know their life story? Well, maybe they are a good blogger, but it’s not something like that.                 They are allowing guest blogger to their site because both sides will benefit from it.  This is just a matter of give and take. You will be my guest you if you will guest me to your blog. This is one of their tactics to expand their exposure and gain addition traffic. By doing this, they can get new readers to their blog. They can also leave their links with each other sites.

         If you want to boost your traffic you will use all the tactics to increase your blog views. This is very important because traffic is the game or life of a blog. Lack of traffic means no earnings at all. To gain traffic, one of this way is by using tools that will show your old contents. Because many readers don’t take a time to browse what’s your other post although they might interested. But if you have nRelate, they see that there are related contents from what they had read then they would click and read it.

            General blog is good because you can put all the topics that you like. Bloggers called it as random post or random thoughts. So, it has no specific theme or topics. Bloggers are only putting labels to categorize their post. The good in general blog is you have always an idea what to write. Then, it has no limit because you can write any topics under the sun.

          Blogging is very popular nowadays and many people earning money by writing this alternative platform of media. As many people involves in blogging; many companies are also looking at this to expose their products. Why not? If everybody of us has a question in my mind, we will search it immediately in Google. And it will lead to someone’s blog. What makes blog special? It is open 24 hours a day. So, if you love writing you must leverage the power of blogging. Who knows you will also earn money?

  As a blogger, it is not enough to finish an article. What’s the sense of it if there is no other reading it except you? Are you a blogger who is easy-go-lucky? After writing a post; you already neglected it. Hoping that Google will be indexed your article. You never worry because you believed that content is really good and you might get a lot of views through organic traffic.                But wait, just think for a while. Does your traffic, satisfy you or not? If the answer is no, what’s the missing point? Maybe you’re not promoting your article because you have a personal reason. Maybe you don’t want it to discover by your family, friends and relatives.  If that is the case, why don’t use a pseudonym? Or maybe you’re very conscious about your grammar and you don’t want to be criticized by other people. And the worst reason is you’re too lazy to do that. Well, you can’t achieve anything if that is your behavior. ...

               As a blogger, we always think how we can boost our traffic. Of course, we are using Facebook and Twitter to promote our blog post. Others of us are also using StumbleUpon to get additional views. Recently, Google launched their social media, which is Google Plus. I don’t know if they want to compete the said giant social networks. All I know, as a blogger we must also use it for our own good.

  There are many bloggers saying that it is hard to be accepted in Google Adsense because they became very strict nowadays compare to early years that they were very open. Well, everything changes; they only want to assure that only the good and quality blog will be accepted. Let’s put our shoes to their advertisers. Do you want to put your ads in a dump or nonsense blog? Of course not! But don’t worry; there are ways how to get accepted in Google Adsense. It is not hard as what other newbie blogger thinks about it. -Always remember that content is a king. Write an article that is very informative or entertaining. That’s the main purpose of people why they read your blog. So, write an article that you have a vast knowledge or familiar with. At least, maximize your article with more than 350 words. Make sure that you have more than 20 articles before you apply to Google Adsense. And remember, use only supported languages.  - Don’t pass your blog if you have co...

        Facebook is a great way to share our blog post because it has more than one billion users worldwide. If you’re lucky, your post will become viral. It means that you will get a bulk of the traffic. But Facebook nowadays is so strict in terms of propagating your link. Their system will mark it as a spam if it was over shared. What I mean is over shared by you and not when other people shared it. That is when you’re sharing frequently your link in your timeline or to the Facebook group or community. Your link will also mark a spam if there is someone who reported it. Don’t wait your link this to be happening because your entire blog will be affected. You must guard your own move and don’t over share your link. Or else Facebook will mark it as a spam. If ever, there’s a possibility that the readers will not click it because they would think that your link has a virus according to the warning of Facebook. They will only click it if they are already fami...

              Are you looking for other adnetwork that will give you an extra income online? Why don’t you try Admediaking, a company based in India. Their requirement is too easy to meet. It is not necessary that your blog has already thousands of views. But of course, you need to boost your traffic, if you want to earn money from your blog. For traffic is the blood and life of blog. Without it your blog is dead.                    You can apply with them, if your blog is already one month old and not violating any of their terms and conditions. It is almost the same with other adnetwork. They are not accepting blogs has an adult content, using vulgar words, promoting illegal drugs so on, so forth. So, you must read carefully about their regulations. The good thing is, even your blog is not written in English, you can still apply it....

      In our lives, completion is present in everywhere. Every time I hear this word I remember the popular belief indicates survival of the fittest. This is very true, not only to human, but also to animals. Only those strong species could be survived. But can we apply this system in the world of blogging?      We are considering other bloggers as a competitor because we are sharing with the same market or if we have the same niche. Maybe we become jealous if we are seeing that their blog become more popular than ours. Their blog is earning a decent amount of money while our blog doesn't earn. But instead to treat them as competitors, why don’t use this to improve your blog? Meaning, be motivated through their success and never feel bad about them. They are only doing their work very well. So, mind your own business also. Just study what makes their blog successful and you can apply it to your blog. In the end, you will be thankful...

          If you’re belong to the community of bloggers in Facebook;    maybe you already familiar with the terms. But for others bloggers who don’t know yet; blog syndication is an act of helping each other to gain comments and additional traffic to their blog post by sharing it in social media like Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Stumbleupon, etc. But make sure after they syndicate your post you must reciprocate or else they will kick out you in a group. This is only a matter of give and take principle. As what the adage says, “You reap what you sow”.

                Ambient Digital is the first adnetwork which used pop-up ads in the Philippines. It originated from Vietnam in 2010 and they brought it here in the Philippines in 2012. It is the number one adnetwork in the said country. It also plans to expand its business throughout Asia. As of now, Ambient Digital Philippines has more than 500 website partners, including GMAnetwork.com, Inquirer.com, Spot.ph and other premium sites. Its primary focus is to get clients so they can continually provide ads with their publishers. If you will visit itswebsite you will see that it had been a partner to big brands or companies. If you are a blogger you must focus your content and traffic if you want to be accepted as Ambient’s partner.

       Blogging is dead. This was the statement of Hawie Severino when he was talking in iBlog 10 held on April 5, 2014 at Malcolm Theater, UP College of Law in Diliman, Quezon City. He was already stopped previous ago from blogging. He believed that bloggers already reached the peak of its popularity or glorious days. But through the advent of social media, especially Facebook blogging was already fading. Because through that site you can also post your writings and you can share also your thoughts and emotions. Well, that is his personal opinion as a former blogger. But the good thing about him, he is still writing in other forms of outlet. And he will still be my idol as a broadcast journalist.