That Time of the Week

It's that time of the week, which is dreaded the most. Trying to get out of the weekend mood and meaning some serious business. But hey, you don't need to fret; weekend's around the corner and before you realize it, you will be enjoying your Friday and Saturday nights and relishing a relaxing brunch on Sunday.

So here's to another splendid week ahead...

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Google Comes Crawling

Ever wondered how Google decides which website should be first, second, third, fourth...tenth, etc. in their list of ranks? Do you also want to be featured in the list to increase the visibility of your website? I am sure you do. Visibility on Google means an increase in the sale of your services or products. In most countries, Google is the most preferred way for searching anything under the sun. Whether the Internet users are searching for baby names or some gift items, whether they are looking for content writing services or a particular product, Google.com is the most preferred destination.

Predominantly, Google uses three main steps termed as Crawling, Indexing, and Serving. Crawling is a process that involves Google discovering new pages and content that is updated, which can be indexed and added to the database at Google.com. Indexing involves collating all the words on a particular page and their location into a huge index that Google maintains. Serving is when an Internet user searches for a particular word or phrase, machines at Google search their indexes for those particular words or phrases that match and display the most relevant results. For instance, if you search for ‘content writing services’, all the pages / websites on the web with the exact same phrase will be shown to you. These words appearing in close proximity are also considered. For example, if you have a sentence like, ‘We are content providers and our unmatched writing and efficient services will ensure....’

Check out Google Guidelines for some very useful information. This site is a boon to all the webmasters out there who are starting out. This will ensure that Google comes crawling earlier than you expected.

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Weekend is Here...

Hey there everyone...Have a great weekend and be good. See you guys on Monday.

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Chrisblogging.com – A Blog worth Bookmarking

I came across chrisblogging.com on one of my ‘surf’ modes on the Internet and believe me I was totally floored by the blog. Any person on the verge of starting a blog should make it a point to refer to this blog. Let’s see, he started this blog almost a year ago and the blog has been nothing but encouraging in all aspects. It got me, a very lazy girl to start blogging regularly. In fact, I was so brainwashed that I decided to start another blog. (btw still thinking what to write on)

One thing I would like to say here is that no matter what you write on, write as if the whole world reads your blog from Day 1 and every single day after that. This will definitely get you and your blog far. This is certainly something that has helped me continue blogging.

As far as making money online goes, chrisblogging.com discusses about all the options under the sun, Pay Per Click, Article submissions, Google adsense, et al. If you want to make money sitting at home comfortably through blogging and freelance writing, then you should not miss this blog. The blog has some great tips and remarkable advice that will definitely help you like the way it helped me. He has analyzed the online market very well and I find myself agreeing to his opinions quite a few times. In the huge list of visitors to his blog, one more dedicated name has been added, namely I. Go on and have your fill of the blog.

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An Interesting Site

While surfing online for some work a couple of days back, I came across an interesting site that I’d like to mention here. The site is called www.writingworld.org. I could actually relate to the concerns that were being voiced on the site about many freelance writers ready to work for as less as $5 for a 500-word article. She rightly went on to say that, it shows an amateur freelance writer, desperately looking to make quick bucks without even stopping to think what impression a buyer would get. You guys should check out the site. It even has some interesting polls that would definitely interest you all.

When a serious buyer is looking for someone to write quality articles, s/he will definitely research the market, check the various rates that a particular work is being done for, weigh all the pros and cons, and then finally decide from which person to get the work done. In his/her search, s/he must have definitely come across varying rates ranging from $3 for a 300-word article, $30 for a 200-word article to $50 for a 100-word article. A buyer who is relatively new to the freelance writing scenario would make the obvious choice of going in for the writer who charges the least for the maximum number of words.

However, buyers with real-time, ongoing projects and more experience on the World Wide Web would immediately be able to spot the difference between true professional writers from amateur ones. A professional writer knows his/her work’s worth and would never lower his/her rates to such an extent only to get a few hundred dollars. In fact, a professional writer would wait until a really good project that pays what its worth comes along. A professional writer would also never hike rates to such an extent that s/he does not end up getting any work. These are only a few things that would go on in the mind of the buyer. Based on this and maybe a couple of online/telephonic conversations with prospective writers, the buyer may make the decision of whom to award the project.

For those of you who feel that lower rates is a sure-shot of way of getting good projects, then think again. You may land a few hundred-dollar projects but you are definitely missing out on the biggies, which could keep you occupied for months on end with a good, steady, monthly income. Not to mention the fact that the time spent looking for a few hundred-dollar projects could be judiciously used to write quality content and deliver on time keeping your buyers contented.

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