Tuesday, December 15, 2015

December - Daily Action Schedule to Improve Page Views of Your Blogs

December

1. Make a  post on your Top 10 Blogposts of last month
2. Make posts in your Google+ page
3. Make posts in your Google+ page
4. Make posts in your Twitter account
5. Make posts in your Linked in Communities
6. Make posts in your Googe+ communities
7. Make posts in your facebook  communities

8. Visit other blogs related to your blog -  Make comments on posts you like
9. Make posts in your Google+ page
10. Make posts in your Google+ page
11. Make posts in your Twitter account
12. Make posts in your Linked in Communities
13. Make posts in your Googe+ communities
14. Make posts in your facebook  communities


15. Visit YouTube videos related to your blogs - Embed videos in your blog posts and write comment in YouTube video page
16. Make posts in your Google+ page
17. Make posts in your Google+ page
18. Make posts in your Twitter account
19. Make posts in your Linked in Communities
20. Make posts in your Googe+ communities
21. Make posts in your facebook  communities


22. Inform an Email Group/Contacts about your recent  blog posts
23. Make posts in your Google+ page
24. Make posts in your Google+ page
25. Make posts in your Twitter account
26. Make posts in your Linked in Communities
27.. Make posts in your Googe+ communities
28. Make posts in your facebook  communities

Monday, December 14, 2015

Sad Economics of Internet Fame - Will You Make Money as Blogger or Vlogger?





http://fusion.net/story/244545/famous-and-broke-on-youtube-instagram-social-media/



It is very tough making even minimum every month on internet. Making decent money to make a living. It is an uphill task even for moderately successful persons. The middle class of internet contributors have to do many jobs to take care of themselves.

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Google wins the Google Books Suit




http://www.economist.com/blogs/democracyinamerica/2015/10/words-masses?fsrc=scn/tw/te/bl/ed/wordsforthemasses


Reproducing too many of somebody else’s words for profit and without adding value to the work generally constitutes a copyright infringement. But if a reasonable portion is spun into parody or criticism, or if the work is put to a “transformative purpose”, it counts as permissible “fair use” under the Copyright Act of 1976.

Google Books does a transformative act. Ruled the judge.

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Blogspot Bloggers Community in Google+



https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/104908576706387541376/communities/111344391940078394247

It is a big community of bloggers. 63,534 members on 23 February 2015. It is an active community.

It has 141,657 members on 27 Sep 2015.


I am setting up a poll in the community.


What are average daily page views of all your blogs combined?

1. Around  100

2. Around 250

3. Around 500

4. Around 750

5. Around 1000

Minnow Media Persons versus Mega Media Organizations




                                         Source: Google.com Doodle on 27 September 2015

Digital media allowed minnow media person to emerge. Blogs and social networks are creating citizen journalists and authors. They are able to mass customize successfully as a group and due to that they are eating away a portion of the market of mega media organizations. But this is a period of transition. Traditional print media organizations are embracing digital and are providing space to these citizen journalists and authors and thereby expanding their market share. But still, the enthusiasm shown by tech companies like Google, Yahoo and other companies is very high compared to the traditional companies. We need to thank Google etc. for taking pains to manage this social media activity. There is a revenue earning opportunity and significant number of bloggers or minnow media persons are making money.

There is lot of promotion material claiming that money making using blogs is very easy. Large number of people are trying and unwanted practices may be making their appearance. Social media platforms are trying to manage this big motley crowd of minnow media persons and channelise their energy into creating original content that support mass customization in a meaningful way. They are banning blogs, suspending adsense accounts, suspending social network accounts and exhorting all through various policy declarations to adhere to a discipline.

Should mega media organization see the minnows as a threat? Even though in the short term dynamic phase, the traditional media may look like losing, the bloggers will increase the reach of the traditional media through reaching nooks and corners of the world with specific news items and creating more visitors for online content of traditional media.


Updated 27 Sep 2015
First posted 28 October

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Get Your Blog Post Noticed - 4 Million Blog Posts are Posted Every Day



Join Social Media Networks. Google+, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin.  Follow others and let others follow you. You have a willing audience. Even they do not see your post every day. They see it only when it is relevant to them. Do market research. Find out what will be of interest to them. Ask them discuss with them.

Join communities in Google+, Facebook, Linkedin. You will get more focused audience for your blog post. Don't expect a miracle. There also only relevant articles will be accessed. Be relevant. Think. Observe, Listen. Find out what is relevant. Think based on observation.




http://www.sitegains.com/1-4-million-blog-posts-published-today-will-anybody-read-yours/

Many Ways to Make Money from Your Blogs and Blogging




I liked an article on

12 ways to making money using blogs.



Things like speaking assignments, writing assignments, selling products like ebooks are mentioned as methods of making money.

AdSense and amazon affiliates are the initial money making methods. Then comes direct ad selling. Getting sponsorships is the fourth one.

Winning prizes for blog can another source.

Creating YouTube videos based on blog content can be attempted.

You can write specific sponsored articles, that is commissioned articles.

You may get book writing assignments also.

You can be invited as a motivational speaker apart from being invited as an expert on the subjects you are blogging.


Communicate, Convince, and Convert.  Selling  through communications. Selling through web communications, selling through catalogues, Selling through annual calendars etc. have to follow this strategy.

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Promotion is as Important as Creation for Blogging Success



Do you want to be successful blogger? Do you want your blogging activity to be a success?

Then you have to realize promotion of your blog is as important as creation of your blog and blog posts.

Promotion of blog can also be explained as marketing and selling.

An interesting quote from Salma Jafri

Create Less, Promote More

Well, it may be true. For your blog post to succeed you may have to spend more time selling.

Read two recent interesting articles.

365 Daily Actions and Tips to Market and Sell Your Blog - Experience Sharing from Million Page View Bloggers

12 Ways to Extend the Life of Every Article You Write

Thursday, April 23, 2015

The Architecture of Shrama Yoga or Karma Yoga for Success in Material World



The vedic tradition or ancient tradition of India or Hindus identified four great professions.

Brahmins who pursue intellectual pursuits, Rajas who pursue managing people, maintain laws, fight to maintain justice, Vaishyas who accumulate capital and use capital to produce more useful products and Shudras, who do all activities which are not prescribed for the first three professions. The tradition is basically is division of labour into four great professions.

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

The Architecture of Jnana Yoga or Yoga for Intellectuals in Success in Material World



The meaning of Yog


Zeal
Yoke
The act of harnessing
Remedy
Meditation
Junction
Fitness
Concentration
Charm
Arrangement


Union
Connection
Application
Means
Sum total
A system of concentration and meditation
Means of salvation
Similarity
Use
Occasion
A theory or practice of abstract meditation undertaken to bring the soul towards or into union with the super soul
Agreement
Yoga
Concentrational exercise
Union with the universal soul by means of contemplation
Total
Recipe
Combination
Addition
Joining together
Conjugation
Mixture
Contribution
One of the six schools of indian philosophy
An auspicious or opportune moment
Opportunity
Device
Of sutras on composed by the sage Patajali

http://shabdkosh.raftaar.in/Meaning-of-YOG-in-Hindi


The worg "yog" has so many meanings. So we have to use appropriate meanings to describe the functions or objectives of Yoga for attaining success in intellectual pursuits in the material world and the sub-processes prescribed by scholars of vedic and post vedic tradition.

In this article such an attempt will be made.

What a brahmin has to do?

Learn, teach, do yajnas, help others to do yajnas, to take daan, to give daan.

Why daan?

Brahmins, the intellectual community has to contribute value to the other professions so that there is surplus. Daan is given out of surplus. It is only when intellectual really contribute and help other professions to create surplus that they have the means to live. They are asked to give daan also. What does it mean? The brahmin or the intellectual person is not expected to accumulate wealth. So whenever he has surplus he is asked to give daan.

A brahmin is to learn on a continuous basis. Tapas or present day research was prescribed for Brahmins. Purans were heard by brahmins first. Then then promoted the purans among others.

What is yajna?  Yajna is practicing the knowledge. The tapas or research may produce new knowledge. But it has to be put in practice to give benefits to society. Brahmins are asked to perform yajnas for the benefit of society and also to support yajnas performed by other professionals.

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Interesting Quotations - 2015 Collection




14 April 2015

People like you because you help them. People like you because they feel happy when they see you. They like you because they feel happy when they think of you.  Help people whenever you can. Be nice to people whenever you can. Make them laugh whenever you can. Lessen their sorrow whenever you can. - Narayana Rao


28 March

Entertainment is essential for life. Apart from sleep, entertainment relaxes the tired parts of the body, and provides energy to them to renew the economic work. Watching cricket or films is not waste of time, it is appropriate usage of part of 16 hours if we say we have to sleep an average of 8 hours in a day. - Narayana Rao


World of thoughts only provides joy and happiness. Not World of Things. -   Swami Sukhabodhananda


17 Jan 2015

Be Happy and Make Others Happy. That is real spirituality. - Narayana Rao K.V.S.S. in a Tweet on 17 January 2015

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“Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow.” - Robert Kiyosaki



6 Jan 2015

On Having a Mission
"It doesn't matter if I failed. At least I passed the concept on to others. Even I don't succeed, someone will succeed."  - Jack Ma

On not giving up

"Today is cruel. Tomorrow is crueller. And the day after tomorrow is beautiful."  - Jack Ma

"We will make it because ... we will never, never give up."



3 Jan 2014
“Frequently, when I suggest to people that they detach from a person or problem, they recoil in horror. “Oh, no!” they say. “I could never do that. I love him, or her, too much. I care too much to do that. This problem or person is too important to me. I have to stay attached!” My answer to that is, “WHO SAYS YOU HAVE TO?” I’ve got news—good news. We don’t “have to.” There’s a better way. It’s called “detachment.” It may be scary at first, but it will ultimately work better for everyone involved.”
― Melody Beattie, Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

2 January 2014
"If you decide to change but don't tell anyone that you are changing it's going to take them really long to pick upon it. Instead tell them ... Now, people would be on the lookout for your changed behaviour and when you do change, people will be more aware of it and give you more credit for doing so."
- Dorie Clark,  CEO Clark Strategic Communications and adjunct professor of business administration at Duke University's Fuqua School of Business.
Article in The Economic Times Corporate Dossier, 2nd January 2015
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/corporate-dossier/imagineering-2015-this-year-create-your-own-personal-brand/articleshow/45726648.cms

31 December 2014

"The New Year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals."  - Melody Beattie

http://melodybeattie.com/new-year-january-1/

I followed the advice and set up blog related goals. Reading 365 chapters in management around 180 chapters in industrial engineering and 130 chapters in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The going is good for the first three days in the year (3 January)

Friday, April 3, 2015

Planner and Executor for Bloggers



https://wordpress.org/plugins/coschedule-by-todaymade/


The Editorial Calendar (you call it as blogging calendar) stores your ideas and planning in advance.

Benefits of planning and recording ideas as and when they come,


You don’t have to think when and what to blog (already planned)
Your work will be more consistent as you planned it in advance and can make the posts consistent.
You come up with amazing and thoughtful ideas instead of writing something.
You can track what’s working and what’s not, what’s written and what’s possible (You can keep track of your performance of posts).
You are most likely to get ideas out of ideas during planning the calender



Features
For each post topic that you enter in your planner, you can add more details.

Publishing date, date & time
Title
Category
Focus keyword
Any related keywords
Ideas/structure of post
Key benefit for the reader
Goal
Status


Some bloggers plan for the entire year. Some make the plan for a month.

http://www.sunitabiddu.com/editorial-blogging-calendar-atozchallenge


The co-schedule plugin will send social media messages from the blog posts. We all know we can schedule the blog posts now.

Happy and Profitable Blogging.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

తెలుగు కవితలు - Telugu Kavitalu




కల్లూరి శైలబాల

తెలుగు కవితలు


http://telgukavitalu.blogspot.in/

Telugu Bidda Kavitalu

http://www.telugukavitha.com/


ఆంద్ర ప్రదేశ్ పత్రికలో ప్రచురించబడ్డ కవితలు

Bloggers Lists on Twitter

BlogMint.Com - Connecting Bloggers and Brands


Do you want to blog on brands and make some money.

BlogMint.com provides you an opportunity. You sign up with them and send your proposed blog posts for the brands they specify. If the company approves your post you can post it in your blog and there is remuneration. BlogMint will keep 20% for their service of connecting you and the brand and pays the rest to you.

If interested join them.  (Terms and Conditions of BlogMint).





Statement from My Side
I have not joined them. I basically write notes for supporting education and learning. They are the output of my reading on a continuous basis to support my teaching, research and training responsibility.

Saturday, March 28, 2015

Entertainment is Energy Giving Activity


Entertainment is essential for life. Apart from sleep, entertainment relaxes the tired parts of the body, and provides energy to them to renew the economic work. Watching cricket or films is not waste of time, it is appropriate usage of part of 16 hours if we say we have to sleep an average of 8 hours in a day.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Blog Posts of Melanie McKinnon - Popular Blogger



5 Ways to Actually Help Someone Dealing With Loss
Posted: 18/03/2015 22:55 IST
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/melanie-mckinnon/5-ways-to-actually-help-someone-dealing-with-loss_b_6882628.html

1. Write something memorable in their card - The communication helps them to know that you are providing support to them.
2. Make them a meal - People neglect their daily activities in their sorrow. Make a meal for them.
3. Give them your phone number - There may want to talk. But can't decide whom to talk. Give them your number and encourage them to give a ring to you.
4. Check in regularly - After the initial days, many friends will not give them a second call. Enquire their wellbeing regularly for a longer period.
5. Be sincere and genuine - Show genuine sympathy for their situation.

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Steps to Increase Visitors and Page Views for Your Blogs


Join Blogspot Blog Author Foundation Google+ Community and Participate in Discussions and Share your blog posts.
https://plus.google.com/communities/116678499685486484909


2015
I just read an article on Blog Promotion.
I liked one suggestion - Send at least one Thank you note every day in cyber space.


2013

Facebook groups for blog promotion
http://www.slideshare.net/Orhionkpaibima/list-of-active-facebook-groups-for-blog-promotion

17 tips
http://www.profkrg.com/tips-successful-blog-promotion

99 ways to promote your blog
http://vandelaydesign.com/blog/blog-promotion/99-ways-to-promote-your-blog-for-free/

How to help your content rise above the noise
http://holykaw.alltop.com/how-to-help-your-content-rise-above-the-noise-infographic


Posted on Knol

Suggestions to Authors to increase page views


1. Plan to write one knol a week.
2. Update all your knols. Examine your knols for improving language (spelling and grammar)
3. Examine whether you can insert a  youtube video.
4. Examine whether you can add some more content.
5. Give links to your other knols under an appropriate caption - related links - My other knols etc.
6. Send twitter messages about each of your knols.
7. Make a blog entry about each of your knols.
8. Make a digg entry about each of your knols.
    Digg.com for Article Marketing, Reading and Appreciating
9. Announce your knols on Knol Bulletin Board 2010, for Authors and Visitors..
10. See  Knol Directory of Interesting Knols  and insert your links in appropriate subdirectory.
11. Send E mail to all your friends informing them of this important milestone. They will visit your knols.
12. Participate on Knol Discussion Board of Knol Help http://knol.google.com/k/knol-help/knol-discussion-page/si57lahl1w25/204 .
13. Make entries about your knols in orkut/linkedin/facebook communities.
14. Think of more ideas. You are a creative person.

For some more ideas
Ways to Improve Knol Site and Promote Knol Articles

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Number of Websites Visited by Internet Users - Information


2010

Usage of News  Sites by Content Emphasis

Content Emphasis  - Monthly Visits Per Person  -   Monthly Web Pages - Time per Person
                                                                                     Per Person Monthly  -   (min:sec)
National and International 4.55 17.45 13:48
Local 3.28 15.67 10:52
Niche 2.86 8.93 07:34



Usage of Entertianment Sites vs. Science and Technology


Content Emphasis  - Monthly Visits Per Person  -   Monthly Web Pages - Time per Person
                                                                                     Per Person Monthly  -   (min:sec)

Entertainment 2.58  9.3 05:59
Science and Technology  1.97 5.50 03:54



Top 10 Sitse Usage Figures

Website Unique Audience Sessions -    Minutes (min:sec) Minutes per - Page Views - Web Pages
               000 's                                        per Person               per Person      Per Session    per Person
                Monthly                                  Monthly   -              Monthly         (min:sec)       Monthly                                                                                                                                                                                  
Yahoo News 40811 5.91 13:59 2:22 2.91 17
MSNBC
Digital Network 35571 5.66 19:18 3:25 4.21 24
AOL News 24358 6.86 17:37 2:34 3.22 22
CNN.com 20739 8.13 27:22 3:22 3.92 3.92
NYTimes.com 18520 3.73 14:56 4:00 4.18 16
Google News 14737 4.13 9:11 2.13 3.10 13
Fox News 12650 7.08 29:35 4:11 5.54 39
ABCNEWS 10331 2.72 8:36 3:10 3.54 10
washington post.com 9810 3.17 11:11 3:32 3.94 12
USATODAY.com 9311 3.76 13:20 3:33 3.67 14

http://www.stateofthemedia.org/2010/special-reports-economic-attitudes/nielsen-analysis/




Students when given home computers visited 6000 unique websites in 16 Months
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=gLqYYFoVoR8C&pg=PA319#v=onepage&q&f=false

Students usage of web - Motilal NIT study
http://www.ijcaonline.org/volume4/number6/pxc3871159.pdf

NIT study is was done over 2 years data of all the students of the institute using institutes proxy server data.

On an average  students visit 68 sites in a day spread over 6 sessions, and they spend 300 minutes (5 hours per day).

But does an average user visit 68 sites in a day? I don't think an average user visits even 10 sites per day.