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Add your blog to Google Blog Search

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If you are a blogger, but not using Google’s Blogger (or Blogspot blog), even in that case, you can easily allow your blog to be shown in Google blog Search results. The Process is very simple, just visit this page [Google Blog Search Ping Service], and enter your blog’s url/address and click on the submit blog button.


Enjoy Guys! and don’t forget to post your comments. � MyTricksTime.com

10 Smart Ways To Protect Your Blog From Hackers

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It’s an unfortunate reality of the Internet today that there are people out there who would like to hack your WordPress blog. It’s possible that you may have made an enemy who would like to get back at you by hacking your site, but more frequently hackers are simply looking for an easy target. Here are 10 ways to ensure that you aren’t that easy target.

  • Upgrade WordPress: Perhaps you have wondered why WordPress releases a new version of its software every few weeks. Thousands of people go over the Wordpres code every day in an effort to improve it. A lot of the time, they are trying to plug up security vulnerabilities which hackers have figured out how to exploit. By upgrading regularly, you can be sure that you have all the latest security fixes.






  • Update Plugins: Many times, hackers will figure out how to gain access to your blog through a vulnerability in one of your plugins. The creators of these plugins often release updates that are more secure, which is something you should take advantage of by updating them regularly.







  • Hide Your Plugins: If the hackers don’t know which plugins you have, then they won’t know where to begin trying to hack your site. The way they find out which plugins you have is by looking in your  /wp-content/plugins directory. If you create a blank document, save it as index.html, and upload it to this directory, you can prevent anyone from accessing this information. Alternatively you can block the standard file list from showing with .htaccess.






  • Get Rid of “Admin”: Do you still use “admin” as your username to log into your account?
    If so, you are making things much easier for hackers. If they know the username of your administer’s account, then hackers already have half of the information they need to break into your account.






  • Stronger Password: If your password is something like “wood floor”, then it can be extremely easy for hackers to guess. They can often simply use a program which guesses your password based on dictionary entries. Create a lengthy password made up of upper and lower case letters, numbers and characters in no particular order and avoiding dictionary words.






  • Login Securely: One way that hackers will steal your password is by intercepting it through the network while it is on its way to WordPress. You can solve this problem by installing theChap Secure Login plugin. This plugin will automatically encrypt your password when you login, so the hackers will only be able to see your username.






  • Remove Your Version Information: Often, hackers will attack your site based on the version of WordPress you are running. If they don’t know which version you are running, they won’t know how to attack your site. Install WP Security Scan to remove the identifying code from the header and feeds.






  • Prevent Brute Force Attacks: One of the simplest ways for hackers to break into your account is to try different passwords over and over until they find one that works. The easiest way to prevent this is to use the Login LockDown plugin. If someone fails to guess the correct password 3 times within a 5 minute period, this plugin will prevent them from even trying again for the next hour.






  • Scan for Security Holes: The WP Security Scan plugin will automatically scan your blog and let you know if there are any problems with it that you should consider fixing. It lets you quickly change your files permissions, verify your htaccess file, and detect break-in attempts.






  • Get Maximum Security: Currently in beta, Maximum Security is a full featured security platform for WordPress blogs. This plugin will allow you to prevent hackers from browsing all your site’s files and adjust your firewall settings. It can be a full time job keeping your site secure and free from hackers. If you implement some of these tips, much of the work can be done for you automatically.





    • As a full time blogger, Tom Walker works for an online supplier of ink cartridges where he is the lead editor at the CreativeCloud. He covers topics as varies as vintage advertising to packaging design.

    Google Is Now Almost First On Alexa Ranking System

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    Many people do not consider Alexa ranking as accurate, because it does not count those visitors who do not have Alexa toolbar or Alexa sparky installed on their computers. But then, there are many websites and webmasters who still love to see their web sites ranking better in Alexa.

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    Another issue which is quite famous with Alexa is that, it ranks Yahoo! at 1st position, while among the web surfers, Google is generally more popular than Yahoo.
    The most common reason for Google being at 2nd position is that, Google redirects most of it’s users from it’s gTLD “.com” to various ccTLDs like “.co.in” or “.co.uk” or “.co.my” etc. And moreover many other services or web sites from Google like Feedburner.com or Blogger.com or Orkut.com are not counted in to Google by Alexa and so they have their own Alexa ranks, when you add all the traffic of these websites to Google, then Google will clearly leave Yahoo! far behind.

    But right now I am NOT talking about the other services or websites of Google.
    I am just considering Google.com vs Yahoo.com. For the first time Google.com is now overtaking Yahoo.com according to Alexa.


    Look at these 3 months and 1 year graphs:-

    So here, in the next two screenshots you can see that Google has been already been given #1 position for it’s daily and weekly traffic.

    While Yahoo is now at #2.


    So for those who do not beleive Alexa’s reports, then here’s the comparison fromCompete.com


    Keep AdSense Ads Out Of The Reach Of Children!

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    fraud-clicksAdSense is no more just an advertising service today, it has become the only source of income for hundreds of people who work hard Online day and night trying to receive as much traffic they as can as possible at their websites or blogs. Traffic blesses one with page impressions and clicks, which in return increases your AdSense revenue.  Because its all traffic that AdSense loves in the end of the day.
    Most of you are well aware of AdSense terms of service and how strict the rules can be when it comes to “fraud clicks” or “Accidental Clicks”. Probably you might have not heard of accidental clicks that much as you hear of fraud clicks. So here goes a simple explanation for both of them

    What are Fraud AdSense Clicks?

    Fraud clicks are intentional clicks made on Ads running on a website using a software or man-made clicks. New Adsense account holders are often involved in this as most people under-estimate Adsense’s policy rules and monitoring algorithms.  Many people who loose there Adsense accounts think they can easily fool this Million Dollar company and its ability.

    What are Accidental AdSense Clicks?

    Accidental Clicks are those that are un-intentionally made on Adsense Ads running on your website. This can happen due to many reasons which are discussed below

    • Clicks made by you accidently while updating your site
    • Clicks made by your friends or family members using your computer
    • Clicks made by Kids at home While Playing Online Video Games!



    But the most important amongst them are clicks made by kids. Adults in family can be informed and educated with your advertisement rules but how can you make a Kid understand that?
    Most of us have a habit of setting our Website as the browser’s homepage. Even if you don’t have this habit still the website URL is stored in browser’s cache.  With at most one desktop computer in the house, its common that it will be used by every family member. Windows has an option of creating multiple accounts but some bloggers and well learnt web masters often don’t utilize this option. Even those who create multiple accounts, still prefer to visit there websites on each and every account while in hurry. Being addicted to monitor the status of our websites we often ignore which windows account are we logged in. Is it the one which is your personal account? or the one where you let your children or younger brothers and sisters play video games online?  I have seen that happening to my own account. My younger niece once got confused while playing a game at pbskids.org and she had accidently clicked the Back button of the browser and browsed into my blog’s homepage. I had left for prayers and when I was back I found the naughty sitting on my desktop computer and gazing at my Blog. I really don’t know how many times she might have clicked the attractiveEmoticons appearing on my Adsense Ads!
    I shared my story because such accidental clicks can cause a great deal of loss to Adsense trust on you. So please make sure you create a separate protected account for you on your home computer. And never ever visit your blog on other joined accounts because it can really make your heart beat hard! :p

    Google +1 button optimized for mobile web

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    The Google +1 button, the public sharing tool which was introduced to the internet a few months back has now been thrown open for mobile web as well,. This development with respect to mobile phones comes after Google + was introduced for the iPhone in the second half of July. With this, net savvy users can publicly share what they like or recommend while on-the-go.

    The +1 button works in a two-way manner. With this, users can share pages they like, find useful, or want to recommend for possible future use to others. This can be done within their circles, restricted to people viewing the +1ed pages in the profile or it can be shared with everyone.

    The other way round, this button helps improve the Google search process by showing +1 recommendations in a separate category in the search results. Thus, users can refine and simplify their search process by seeing what pages from their search have been +1ed.

    Users can also control the visibility of their +1s. They can easily change the settings to restrict the visibility to a select number of circles, while blocking a few. Also, +1s can be kept hidden in the profile where no one will get a view of a user�s list, while they remain publicly visible.

    According to the update, the Google +1 button will appear automatically to anyone using Android version 2.1 or above and iOS 4.0 or higher browsers.