Designing Tweets: How To Integrate Twitter Into Your Web Site

In order to grab your attention and have you follow them on Twitter, some web site owners choose to go beyond a simple “Follow Me” and also display their latest tweets. I don’t know if one method is preferable over the other in order to actually pick up followers, but I thought it might be helpful to take a look at how you can display tweets and also how some designers are making their tweets stand out, or in some cases blend in to the overall design.
So how do you actually get your tweets to display? Well there are a number of options.
Twitter Widgets

If you’re blogging or using MySpace or Facebook, you can grab a widget to work in the appropriate social media area. They’re available as Flash or HTML; all you need to do is copy the code and paste it into your site.


Twitter Goodies
Twitter also provides all users with a profile widget which can be added to most web sites by grabbing the code the provided. You can configure the size, colors and number of updates for your badge in the settings.


jQuery Plugins
There are a quite a few of these plugins around which all provide tweet display functionality as well as a few other bells and whistles.
Juitter is a widget which will display tweets to or from a user and has an option to display avatars.
TwitStream uses the Twitter Search API to display a list from your twitter feed containing a particular keyword and also displays avatars and URLS.
If you want to add your tweets to your WordPress blog, Twitter For WordPress does what is says on the tin, displaying your recent tweets and URLs.
Designed Tweets
Although many sites are displaying tweets, some designers are going that extra mile to incorporate the Twitter feed into their overall design. It’s the attention to detail that makes them interesting to look at. Here are five imaginative examples of Twitter integration.
Justin Delabar

That Indie Dude

Mad Frog Designs

Jeff Sarmiento

Indiqo

What do you do with your tweets? Have you integrated them into your site and what method do you use? Or do you just ask for a follow? Have you seen any other Tweet displays that you liked?

HOW TO SPLIT YOUR BLOG HEADER ONE WIDGET TO TWO TWO WIDGET

Most of the newbie blogger are facing the problem to split the header widget in two parts one for blog title and another one for search engine.In this article i am going to explain you step by step so you can achieve it easily.
Note:This article example is achieved successfully on my blog but i suggest you to take a back up copy of your Template and test it.
Steps
1.Go to Blogger.com and login with your account
2.After successful login it will take you to your blogger dashboard
3.Now click on layout and the click the subcategory Edit HTML
4.Search for this below content in your blog HTML Editor
/* Header
------------------------------------
*/
#header {
width:960px;
margin: 0px;
text-align: left;
color:#ffcc66;
}
Now replace this above code with this
#header {
margin: 0px;
width:500px;/*width size for title widget*/
text-align:left;
float:left;
color:#ffcc66;
}

#r_head{
width:500px;/*width size for search widget*/
float:left;
}
One more main steps to do that
Now locate this below code in the same HTML Editor
<div id='header-wrapper'>
<b:section class='header' id='header' maxwidgets='1' showaddelement='no'>
<b:widget id='Header1' locked='true' title='Blog' type='Header'/>
</b:section>
</div>
Now replace this above code with this
<div id='header-wrapper'>/*Header calling function*/
<div id='head-inner'>/*Title Header*/
<b:section class='header' id='header' maxwidgets='1' showaddelement='no'>
<b:widget id='Header1' locked='true' title='Test Blog (Header)' type='Header'/>
</b:section>
</div>

<div id='r_head'>
<b:section class='header' id='header2' preferred='yes'/>/*Search Header*/
</div>
</div>

Thats it .Almost you done.Go to layout page element and select the search widget by clicking the add widget..

Related Posts Widget for Blogger with Thumbnails

Related Posts with Thumbnails for Blogger

Displaying the links to related posts along with a thumbnail of the corresponding post will help you increase the page views/user .Users will be tempted to go for the related posts when they are presented attractively with thumbnails.
This is another first release from me.This one also uses the media thumbnails generated by blogger for each post.
For displaying the thumbnails,this widget will use the images uploaded for the post using the blogger image uploader(from the post editor) [Update - Now supports external images also.]

Related Posts Widget with Thumbnails for Blogger

Here are the detailed steps to install the related posts widget for blogger with thumbnails
1.First of all Login to your blogger dashboard and navigate to Layout > Edit HTML and check the "Expand Widget Templates" check box
2.Now look for

</head>

and replace it with

<!--Related Posts with thumbnails Scripts and Styles Start-->
<!-- remove --><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>
<style type="text/css">
#related-posts {
float:center;
text-transform:none;
height:100%;
min-height:100%;
padding-top:5px;
padding-left:5px;
}

#related-posts h2{
font-size: 1.6em;
font-weight: bold;
color: black;
font-family: Georgia, &#8220;Times New Roman&#8221;, Times, serif;
margin-bottom: 0.75em;
margin-top: 0em;
padding-top: 0em;
}
#related-posts a{
color:black;
}
#related-posts a:hover{
color:black;
}

#related-posts  a:hover {
background-color:#d4eaf2;
}
</style>
<script type='text/javascript'>
var defaultnoimage="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaoRTHZuyKhKutGXbX7uNk-WjnCFwWPoDYrahoLPKemZIkfbtjpOrRHkWvcET0_ByWNhO-Ol8g0R0K3PsxHKC64f4slGP0tol0Ct6ruWF1txSR_9zSQ8QW247yrnc_w4pxaSEwVgnk5I/s400/noimage.png";
var maxresults=5;
var splittercolor="#d4eaf2";
var relatedpoststitle="Related Posts";
</script>
<script src='http://blogergadgets.googlecode.com/files/related-posts-with-thumbnails-for-blogger-pro.js' type='text/javascript'/>
<!-- remove --></b:if>
<!--Related Posts with thumbnails Scripts and Styles End-->
</head>

3.Now Find

<div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'>

If you cant find it then try finding this one

<p class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'>

Now immediately after any of these lines(whichever you could find) place this code snippet

<!-- Related Posts with Thumbnails Code Start-->
<!-- remove --><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'><div id='related-posts'>
<b:loop values='data:post.labels' var='label'>
<b:if cond='data:label.isLast != &quot;true&quot;'>
</b:if>
<script expr:src='&quot;/feeds/posts/default/-/&quot; + data:label.name + &quot;?alt=json-in-script&amp;callback=related_results_labels_thumbs&amp;max-results=6&quot;' type='text/javascript'/></b:loop>
<script type='text/javascript'>
removeRelatedDuplicates_thumbs();
printRelatedLabels_thumbs(&quot;<data:post.url/>&quot;);
</script>
</div><div style='clear:both'/>
<!-- remove --></b:if> 
<b:if cond='data:blog.url == data:blog.homepageUrl'><b:if cond='data:post.isFirstPost'>
<a href='http://www.bloggerplugins.org/2009/08/related-posts-thumbnails-blogger-widget.html'><img style="border: 0" alt="Related Posts Widget For Blogger with Thumbnails" src="http://image.bloggerplugins.org/blogger-widgets.png" /></a><a href='http://bloggertemplates.bloggerplugins.org/' ><img style="border: 0" alt="Blogger Templates" src="http://image.bloggerplugins.org/blogger-templates.png" /></a>
</b:if></b:if>
<!-- Related Posts with Thumbnails Code End-->

4.You can adjust the maximum number of related posts being displayed by editing this line in the code.

var maxresults=5;

5.To edit the title of the widget you can change this line of code

var relatedpoststitle="Related Posts";

6.To change the default thumbnail, you can edit this line of code

var defaultnoimage="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbaoRTHZuyKhKutGXbX7uNk-WjnCFwWPoDYrahoLPKemZIkfbtjpOrRHkWvcET0_ByWNhO-Ol8g0R0K3PsxHKC64f4slGP0tol0Ct6ruWF1txSR_9zSQ8QW247yrnc_w4pxaSEwVgnk5I/s400/noimage.png";

7.To Change the Colour of the Splitter Line , edit

var splittercolor="#d4eaf2";

To change the other colours and all you will have to modify the CSS
If you fall into troubles implementing this,don't panic.. :) .just leave me a comment here and i will help you out. If you like to give me any suggestions on how to improve this widget,then it would be really great.

How to display the related posts on every page and not only on the post pages?

Just remove the two lines starting with <!-- remove --> from both step 3 and step 2.
that is lines

<!-- remove --><b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == &quot;item&quot;'>

and

<!-- remove --></b:if>

How To Place Adsense Ads Inside Your Blogger Header Section

The header section of a blog is one of the prime areas for AdSense and other ads so in this post i will show you an easy tip to place ads in your blogger header section.This will help increase your earnings and hopefully help make you more money from your blog.

This image from Google displays the top positions for ads.




There are a number of ways to place AdSense ads in your header and i will cover other options in later posts.

In this post i will show you a nice clean and simple way to achieve this trick.

The ads will be placed differently to how i have them in my header to see a live demo of the ads in a header section click here


Here is how its done lets spice up your blog :

Getting your ad code ready.

Before you add AdSense code to your blog it must be parsed don't worry this is simple.

The first thing to do is go to your AdSense account choose the ad unit you want to use and get the code.

You now have the code copied Click Here to go to my AdSense parser .
Paste your AdSense code in to the gadget and click 'convert' now copy your new parsed code.

If the add you are adding is a simple html banner ad you don't need to parse it you can skip that step.
Placing the code in your template.

Remember you can get all these tips sent directly to your email and stay a step ahead.Its quick easy and of course a free service provided by Google just fill in the form below the post.

1.Click 'layout'-> 'Edit html' for your blog.
(Tick The 'Expand Widget Templates' Box)

2.Find the following piece of code in your blogs html:
(Click 'Ctrl F' for a search box to find the code)

<p class='description'><span><data:description/></span></p>

3.Paste the code for your AdSense unit directly Below the code above.


Example:


<div class='descriptionwrapper'>
<p class='description'><span><data:description/></span></p>

<-----YOUR ADSENSE CODE GOES HERE----->

</div>
</b:includable>


Before we finish : If you need more help or have an opinion or suggestion Please leave a comment Below. To help you this is a Do-Follow Blog leaving a comment will also help your blogs Google rank.

Once you have added the code click save.

The ad has now been added to your blogs header,Remember it can take up to 10 minutes for AdSense ads to show on your blog.

Have you implemented this trick and do you think it will increase your AdSense earnings? Let us know..

Show categories as menu in blogger.com

• Go to Design menu
• Simply drag the labels gadget to the top (Just bellow the header)
• Click on edit label
• Un-Check Show number of posts per label

Advantages and disadvantages of blogging platforms

In this lesson we will cover the four major free platforms.
Blogger
Blogger is one of the biggest and is owned by Google. It is a point and click simple system to use.
There are a variety of different looks available. You can even find vendors that will provide a custom look for your Blogger blog.
Advantages
If you are looking to create an Adsense account this can be one of the quickest ways to apply. Create a blog, add 3 or 4 posts then click the apply for Adsense link in the dashboard area. This is one of the biggest advantages of Blogger.
It is quick and easy to get set up. It is also easy to use.
Disadvantages
Blogger is not a search engine friendly format and does not have automated pinging. This means you need to manually ping each post through a service like Pingomatic or Pingoat.
The other problem is that you don’t own or control the site. This site can be deleted at Bloggers discretion and you don’t have any discourse.
If you are using a blog for business this is a huge disadvantage.
WordPress.com
WordPress.com is another free service that is widely used. Very easy to get set up and with a large variety of themes to choose from. Unlike Blogger you are restricted to the available choices.
Advantages
Very easy to use. Just create an account, pick a look and you are ready to go.
Has an easy to use WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) interface. Anyone that can use a word processor can use this to post.
Disadvantages
Despite having quite a few themes there is almost no customization available to you. Also, like Blogger you don’t control the blog and it can be removed at the discretion of WordPress.com. Not a good thing to base any business on.
MyCCBlog.com
A relatively new service that we just launched. Very easy to get set up and with a large variety of themes to choose from. Unlike Blogger you are restricted to the available choices.
Advantages
Has good SEO plugins and video instructions to get you started. Very similar to WordPress.com (uses the same script) but marketing friendly. Terms of service allow for you to use the blog to make money or create back links for other properties unlike WordPress.com. Was created by a marketer to be as marketing friendly as a free solution can be.
Disadvantages
Again you don’t have total control of the property as you don’t own it. Also, you need to pay a small fee if you want to use more than one blog unlike Blogger or WordPress.com which will allow you to have multiple blogs.
WordPress.org (Self hosted)
Installing WordPress on your own domain is our recommended way to get started. This allows you to overcome some of the disadvantages of both Blogger and WordPress.com.
Advantages
There are quite a few advantages to hosting your own blog.
First is that WordPress is open source and there are a wide variety of themes and plugins available. This allows you the flexibility to make the blog unique to you.
The other big advantage is that you can customize and automate your ping schedule. There are also quite a few plugins that you can add to make your blog search engine friendly. Properly set up and optimized you can easily get your posts indexed in hours.
We recommend you check out “7 Tips To Make Your WordPress Blog Search Engune Friendly.“.
You also have total control and no one can shut your blog down or make all your hard work disappear.
Disadvantage
One of the biggest disadvantages will be addressed in this course. Because it is open source there are so many choices that it can cause confusion as to what you need.
You will need to install the script to get started after that it is as easy to use as the other two platforms.

WordPress Plugins for Monetizing Your Blog

If you’re a WordPress bloggers and you want to monetize it Lorelle has put together an essential read for you in her post which outlines Monetizing WordPress Plugins.
Lorelle’s put together a whole list of WP plugins which can be used in making money from your blog under the following titles:

• Adding Adsense Ads to Your WordPress Blogs
• Amazon.com WordPress Plugins
• Other Advertising WordPress Plugins For Your WordPress Blog
• Ad and Banner Rotator WordPress Plugins
• Shopping Cart WordPress Plugins
• PayPal Donations WordPress Plugins
• Adding Ads to Feeds
• Monitoring Other People’s Money

It’s an excellent resource which I hope you find useful.

How to add your blog in Technorati & What are the benefits

Technorati.com is a search engine of blogs. It indexes more the 100 million blogs in blogosphere. So adding your blog in technorati will ensure that you get indexed properly, get some more traffic & also get a chance to be in top 100 blogs in the world.

So How Technorati rates your blog

Its pretty simple, the number of unique blogs linking to your blog in the last 6 months will be added up and it will decide who is number one. After adding your blog in technorati you will be pinging technorati and they will get all the data about your article postings.
Whenever a blog links at you, they will increase your authority which means your ranking is been improved in blogosphere. Apart from being featured in top 100 blogs you will be getting massive subscribers and unique traffic as technorati is been accepted globally in blog ranking.
For all this to happen you will require to claim your blog or add your blog in technorati with proper tags and keywords that you are targetting.

How to add the blog

Again its pretty easy and you will need to just follow few steps before making your blog claim.

• Sign In ( If you don’t have a technorati account Join it Its free. )
• Go to your account
• Look in image below, you will find this on your account page .. with a box which will be a URL field for claiming your blog

• After adding your blog and the required title and tags you will get a message on your email account with a claim token which would be a random generated text.

Top Young Bloggers and Blogs

 Top Young Bloggers and Blogs
These are the world’s top most young bloggers who have started blogging in their teen age or in early twenties and made a fortune from the Blogging. Most of them are 6 Figure Bloggers means they are making literally $ 100,000+ every year from their Blogs and some are making literally millions of dollars from their Blogs.

They have started their Blog Businesses with $ 1 Million $ 500,000 $ 100,000 $ 10,000  just $ 100 or ZERO Start-up Capital and still they have made multi-million dollar fortunes…!!!

Their story is Highly Inspirational. Take the Inspiration from them. If you want to start your own Blog Business or a career as a Professional Bloggers than these stories are MUST read for you.
In fact, if you are a school or college going student than also these stories are MUST read for you. So that you can choose your career path. See How these Bloggers have made fortunes in their early life…!!!
01) Amit Agarwal -

Amit Agarwal is the great Indian Technology Blogger. He is the founder of the Technology Blog Labnol.org. Amit is a 33 years old blogger (As of 2010) living in Agra, India and started his Blogging Business in the year 2004 and after that he never looked back. Today Amit is earning literally US $ 1000 per day from his blog by displaying Google AdSense adds on his Blog. And that is US $ 365,000 + Earning every year…!!!
02) Amit Bhawani Patel -

Amit Bhawani Patel of AmitBhawani.com is the Indian Technology Blogger. Amit is from Hyderabad and in his late twenties he started his Blogging business with a team of writers in the year 2005 and at the end of the year 2009, his Income from his Blog was in 6 Figures in dollars and well that is US $ 100,000+ year after year without having to worry about the day time job. Around 95% of his income comes from Google AdSense – The amazing advertising program by Google.
03) Yaro Starak -

Yaro Starak is the Australian Blogger who is the founder of the great Blog Entrepreneurs-journey.com – A Blog on how to do blogging, make money online and Internet Entrepreneurship. Yaro is in his late twenties (2010) and he is making literally 6 figure income in dollars from his Blog every year and literally half a million dollars every year from his several membership sites.
04) John Chow -

John Chow is the Canadian Blogger living in Vancouver and he is the founder of the 2 Blogs -
JohnChow.com
TechZone.com
In the early life he was a partner in the Richmond Printing Company. After over a decade of running a printing shop, he decided to do something new in his life and in the year 1999, he founded a website TechZone. He also started JohnChow.com – A Blog about making money online, Blogging and the Internet Entrepreneurship.Today John Chow is making over 6 figure income in dollars every year from his blog.
05) Darren Rowse -

Darren Rowse is the Australian Blogger living in Melbourne and the Founder of the Authority Blog – Problogger.net.
Darren is a full time blogger and make a living on his Blog Income. He started his Blog Business in the year 2002 after reading the article about “Blogging” and within 24 hours of reading that article he started his own first blog – LivingRoom.org.au
Darren has also founded 2 other Authority Blogs - Digital Photography School and TwiTip.
Today Darren is a 6 figure Blogger. Means he is making literally 6 figure income in dollars every year from his blogs.

How to Promote Your Blog with Technorati

The biggest blog search engine on the Internet now knows you blog.

Blogging, just like a website, gives you a global reach. Besides, creating and maintaining a blog is extreme easier, faster and cheaper compared with running a website.

If you are building a blog, or any online business for that matter, you absolutely and confidently ought to possess your own blog. You must learn how to setup your own blog immediately. You can find a great deal of free websites with information about blogging. It is recommended not to pay for information on how to setup a blog, as that sort of information is freely obtainable on thousands of websites on the Internet.
Your blog is your main hub and all your online marketing ought to direct back to it and once your blog starts receiving traffic, your next assignment is to convert that traffic into whatever action you would like your visitors to take.
The moment your blog is in place, one of the first most important thing you need to do is index it with Technorati. Technorati is an Internet Search Engine for blogs and has millions of blogs indexed in their database. You must index your blog because that will build up your blog’s exposure.

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Here are the steps to follow to index your blog on the Technorati site:
Step 1
Open an account with Technorati, if you haven’t registered with them before. The registration with Technorati is totally free.
This step is very easy, just proceed to their site and click the “Join” link at the top right of the page. Fill out the form with your information and click the join button. They will then send you an email containing a link you require to click to validate your account. This completes your registration with Technorati.
Step 2
The next step is to update your account settings, your bio, and uploading your photograph. Don’t skip this step like most people. It is most important that you let the world know who you are.
Step 3
To finish, there’s an option that will let you “claim your blog” to validate that it is actually yours. This step is a bit more involved as you have to get a code from Technorati and then incorporate that code into a post on your blog so they can send their spiders and validate that the code is in fact present somewhere on your blog.
There you have it. The biggest blog search engine on the Internet now knows you blog.

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