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Attractive Read More Button Images For Blogger and Blogspot blogs �Arrow Head

Thankfully I am again proud to present another unique blogger resource entitled Arrow Head Read More Image Buttons which are barely available in the blogosphere. I have created a set of 12 Images each of different colour and taste. Get rid of that Read More Link text and replace it with a cool MBT Read More Image button.

First have a look at them in the screen display below,

Blogger Arrow Head Read More Button Images

Read More button Images for blogger/blogspot blogs

To replace you Read More Link with one of these button images then do the following,

1. Go to Layout > Edit HTML

2. Back up your template

3. Press Ctrl + F , and in the search box write the read more text. You know it better whether to search for Read More or Continue Reading. Depends what text are you using.

Once you find the read more text in your blogger template then replace the text with the code below,

<img width=”120px” height=”32px” src=”URL Of Your Read More Button Image“/>

Replace the bolded text in blue with the image link of the read more button. To know how to get Image URLs , read this post �> Create Image Backup In Blogger & Get Image URLs

You can also resize the image. The default size is 120px by 32px. If you want a smaller one than you can use these proportions:

width=�100px� height=�27px�

width=�80px� height=�21px�
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Make a Free Android Application for Your Blog

In this post i will teach you how to make a free App of your blog for Android and Nokia Touch Phones. First little description on its importance :
As we all know that Mobile Internet is getting more craze from Internet Users. Many people just use their Mobile Phones to surf internet. An App is a shortcut for a user to search for his requirement. Such as a currency converter app makes it easy for a user to get the results fast either by going to internet explorer and surfing internet to find your currency rate.
I personally build an Android and Nokia Apps of my Blog and it really help me little in my traffic but more than traffic, it gives your Blog a professional Look. If your app receives good stats than you can have an Advertiser to make some revenue from your App. Now let’s get started!

Building an Android App

1- First of all go to ibuildapp.com and go to Account Login

2- No need to create account, simply Log in through your Facebook account.
3- Click on CREATE APP
4- Continue with Native iPhone/Android App
5- Now you will see a list of different menus. Simply scroll down and select CUSTOM APP and continue.
6- Give your App a name ( Note: This name is shown on Phone. For Example : Camera ). Select Android and continue.
7 – Now the work is very very very easy 🙂 First see the picture below.

8- Choose a Logo, change Background Image ( You can upload your Own ). Now you have Six options as you can see on the left side. It is a Live Demo where you can test your app. Remember, you must have this Six Options, you cannot delete any otherwise you cannot proceed further. You can change the Icons, their names and functions.

To change the icons, click on edit and change the name and icon.

9- To change the functions of these icons, click on any icon on the live demo and than click on CHANGE PAGE TYPE to see the list of different functions. Give a title to your Page Type.

NOTE: When adding Twitter or Photobucket feed, you have to validate it first fromfeedvalidator . You will get a new URL and you have to use it.
And in case of RSS Feed Burner URl, u have to add.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/TntByStc?format=xml

Replace TntByStc with your feedburner title. The Red one is extra code to run it on the App

Now i will show you my customized App

As you can see i put the above options. I uploaded my own icons and gave them a unique name and changed their functions from default. The home tab is my feed burner Url. My readers can easily read all the latest news through this app. Also i placed Facebook page, Contact and Website. You can customize it as you want. Just choose from the menus mention in step 9 and place whatever you want. After every change do not forget to SAVE. After completing all the six features, save your app and hit continue.

10 – Next step is your APP Setting. Choose Android option and a beautiful Splash screen. Leave the Advertising option with NO because the other options are useless because if you have to join those ad networks than your app should have huge stats which at time being you do not have because your app is not published on Android Market so leave it with NO but if your app gets good stats than you can get Advertisers as you can see the fourth option ( HTML – create custom ad ). You can place advertiser’s banner with his URL. To use Ad Networks, you must publish your App in Android Market ( Further written below about Publishing the app in Market )
11- Save and Continue
12- Now give your app some Information

App logo is that logo which appear on Phone
13- Save and continue to the next step of Notifications. After giving a Notification message, continue to the next and final step.
14- I do not have to explain this step 🙂 it is very easy and you can follow the instructions given to you by them.
YOUR APP IS READY ! But you must try it first with Live Demo From MY APPS link.
Now some important things: If you wish to publish your app to android market, you have to pay a one time fee of 25 dollars but it is not necessary because you can download your app and can upload it on any file hosting and than you can give that link to others. You can test my app on your Android Phones or you can test my App Online

http://ibuildapp.com/projects.php?action=info&projectid=61385

If you wish to make changes to your app than you can do it by going to My Apps Link and than click App Management. You do not have to download the app again and again after every change. The change will happen automatically to all the users because this app is connected to internet.

Now you can share this app with your readers. Enjoy 🙂

Submit Your Blog To Bloggers Directory Now!

I am really amazed at the new look of Bloggers Directory which in fact has all features that a Directory must have. You can no doubt expect to drive fair amount of traffic by registering your blogs there. The more votes your receive the higher the chances for your blog to receive traffic from the community. You can interact with other interesting niche bloggers and can expand your blogging network. A minimum 40 votes can push to the front page of the category “Best Bloggers” The early you submit your blog the better it is. The submission is extremely easy. Follow the simple steps below.

How to Submit Blog To Bloggers Directory?

Go to registration page by Clicking here
Fill up the simple instructions by keeping these tips in mind:

Keep your Blog title as short and attractive as possible. Use no more than 4 words
Keep Blog description the same that you have used in your Meta Description
Use Sensible Tags/Labels that may describe your entire blog content
When asked to verify your blog by adding the Directories Badge then choose the link version instead of the logo one.

3. Once you have submitted your blog, then verify it by adding their logo to your blog

4. It will start appearing in the search page of Bloggers Directory once it is accepted.

5. Add a good quality thumbnail image of your blog. Use an image with 100px by 100px in size. This will produce a full size quality thumbnail.

6. Done!

How To Drive Traffic From Bloggers Directory?

What normally newbie bloggers or visitors to any directory does is visiting the “Most Popular Blogs” or “Best Bloggers” category. They can also search blog by country. So you make sure to you interact with the directory members/users as much as possible. Make friends and ask them to comment and vote for you. Ask for good and fair comments instead of one liners. If you succeeded in achieving at least 40 votes then I am sure you will be able to receive some traffic from their.

How to add Bloggers Badges To WordPress?

I guess the video below is the best way of learning on how to add Bloggers Directory badge to WordPress.

Add Bloggers Badges Tumblr?

Why Join?

I normally don’t encourage readers to submits blogs to directories unless the directory is extremely well developed and worth trying. I have seen blogs from this directory appearing in Google Search Results page (SERP) and I think this can contribute some amount of traffic if you use it effectively by engaging with users and asking for more and more votes. I will recommend it for starters who need an initial boost up in their traffic and readership.

Don’t forget to read this also:

Is Directory Submission a waste of time?

Is Directory Submission a Waste of Time?

Driving continuous flow of traffic to your blog is a wish that never seems to end. With the growing expansion of social media networks and creation of more advanced search engines, traditional methods of driving traffic to your blog is slowly loosing its importance. Indeed Blog directories that once flooded the blogosphere are loosing reputation considerably. Check your Google Analytics and discover it for yourselves that how much Traffic are these directories paying you in return for their reciprocal links and banners? I am sure the answer would not be a delightful one. So today we are going to remove all doubts regarding directory submission and will try to educate you all with something that may be worth trying.

Why Should You not Submit Your Blog to Blog Directories?

Following are some of my strong reasons against this tradition.

Reason #1

When there is competition then quality service emerges by its own. Five years back Search engines were battling with one another to reach a status and today we finally have Google as an ever developing Search Engine that has turned out to be a multi million dollar company now. Before 2005 blog directories were trusted and often visited by all international traffic to find blogs of their interest and read the specific articles. But today what do you do when you have to find an answer to a problem? Of course you Google it. Who will in today�s hectic life would waste time navigating blog directories in order to read content of their interest.

Reason #2

Most Blog directories seem inactive and their service seem dead. Many exist today just by name with no active query service. You will have to wait for weeks in order to get something done. For instance I once submitted my blog to xyz.com (This anonymous directory has good PR and traffic but dead!) with my previous domain tnt-by-stc and when I changed to mybloggertricks. I requested them to kindly update my domain and months past but got no reply. I had to then remove my URL from the list.

Reason #3

Most of these directories share reciprocal links which means in order to submit your blog to them you will have to add their banner or link to your homepage. This surely benefits them but harms your search engine ranking. Its best when people link you. But when you link websites which are not in your niche, you simply flow your precious PR juice in waste!

Reason #4

Most Blog directories have no authority. Directories with PR<3 and with Alexa Rank> 100,000 itself have no proper traffic then how can it benefit you? Many of these directories have Alexa Rank in 132,000 which means they receive around 300-400 daily visitors.

Reason #5

Linking Directories and adding their banners on your homepages diverts your traffic and effects your PR. Ask yourself what impression do you get from blogs which have long list of ugly banners added on their sidebars? The first impression that you get is that �Man he is just a newbie!�

You blog needs a professional touch and your readers want a clean touch. Serve them with justice.

Do not be a Blind Blogger!

A good blogger is one who respects what others share but do not take things blindly. You should test what others are advising and examine if they really make some sense. Almost every tutorial on Blog Directories tell you that by submitting your Blog to one of them can boost your Traffic significantly. But your criteria of work should be such that you must always keep a good look at your Google Analytics and ensure if a particular Directory is bringing you some traffic. If they are bringing you one or five visitors a month then you must rethink your idea of submission and may give priority to what is more important.

Are All Directories not useful?

Well of course not. There are some directories where search engine robots love to crawl. They sometimes provide the biggest hits and do really contribute in building fair traffic. It can be accepted to some extent that well established Directories like DMOZ and Yahoo Directorydo bless you with good PR and Traffic but then again the traffic even from these directories is temporary.

For newbie Bloggers Who wish to drive readers to their Blogs, I have shared below some Directories which can help you to some extent.

But again don�t add their widgets. Just add their code in your templates. Keep your template as clean as possible. Add only those widgets which the readers want and not those which makes your blog look like a Widgets Shop.

What is Alternative to Blog Directories?

The answer is simple. Its all about better understanding the Search Engine crawling, indexing and ranking criteria more and more. In other words, do what Search robots love and stop what they hate. I may be sounding complicated here but my future posts on SEO will help you better understand how exactly are people getting several visitors a day by making use of their good optimization skills.

Optimizing your Blog is the easiest but the most significant thing when it comes to achieving your Online Goals. The only way to drive consistent and good traffic is to write what the current era demands and give more importance to Post titles, Post frequency and search engine likings. Simple but fact. I will write consecutive posts on SEO from today on wards. I will try my best to make this SEO term look more like eating chocolate for all of you. Things that will be required will be shared and those tips that never helped will surely be avoided.

That�s All!

Hope you may understand my point and may take mature steps in making your Blog a place where readers may find comfort. Do let me know about any interesting story that you may wish to share with all of us. Peace and blessings 🙂

Embeddable �CSS Color Chart� � 216 Hexadecimal Values

Below is an embeddable Web Colour Chart most probably known as hexadecimal colour chart. The chart below consists of a total 216 hexadecimal colours which are well interpreted by all browsers and are compatible in every sense. The Colour chart below uses a combination of well scripted HTML and CSS to produce a mouse over effect when you hover your cursor over the table cells. You can use this chart for both free and commercial purpose. You can use these colour codes/hexadecimal values for editing your Blogspot, WordPress or web templates. They are web safe colours so they look the same in any browser. You can embed this Colour Chart or table in your websites or weblogs. You only need to subscribe to this blog by filling up the simple Subscription form on the sidebar. Once you have subscribed kindly inform me by using the comment box below and include in it the email address with which you subscribed. To avoid spam robots, write your email address as follow,

If you use hotmail write like this �> xyz hot mail
If you use gmail write like this �> xyz g mail

where xyz is your email ID. If you use any other emailing service then simply follow the above pattern.

The moment I receive your comment, I will send you the embeddable code to this chart.

CSS Web Colour Chart

#FFFFFF	#FFFFCC	#FFFF99	#FFFF66	#FFFF33	#FFFF00
#FFCCFF	#FFCCCC	#FFCC99	#FFCC66	#FFCC33	#FFCC00
#FF99FF	#FF99CC	#FF9999	#FF9966	#FF9933	#FF9900
#FF66FF	#FF66CC	#FF6699	#FF6666	#FF6633	#FF6600
#FF33FF	#FF33CC	#FF3399	#FF3366	#FF3333	#FF3300
#FF00FF	#FF00CC	#FF0099	#FF0066	#FF0033	#FF0000

#CCFFFF	#CCFFCC	#CCFF99	#CCFF66	#CCFF33	#CCFF00
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#CC00FF	#CC00CC	#CC0099	#CC0066	#CC0033	#CC0000

#99FFFF	#99FFCC	#99FF99	#99FF66	#99FF33	#99FF00
#99CCFF	#99CCCC	#99CC99	#99CC66	#99CC33	#99CC00
#9999FF	#9999CC	#999999	#999966	#999933	#999900
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#9900FF	#9900CC	#990099	#990066	#990033	#990000

#66FFFF	#66FFCC	#66FF99	#66FF66	#66FF33	#66FF00
#66CCFF	#66CCCC	#66CC99	#66CC66	#66CC33	#66CC00
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#6666FF	#6666CC	#666699	#666666	#666633	#666600
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#33FFFF	#33FFCC	#33FF99	#33FF66	#33FF33	#33FF00
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#3300FF	#3300CC	#330099	#330066	#330033	#330000

#00FFFF	#00FFCC	#00FF99	#00FF66	#00FF33	#00FF00
#00CCFF	#00CCCC	#00CC99	#00CC66	#00CC33	#00CC00
#0099FF	#0099CC	#009999	#009966	#009933	#009900
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#0000FF	#0000CC	#000099	#000066	#000033	#000000

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I would love to know how you liked it. Any comment is appreciated.