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Showing posts with label Beginner's Guide. Show all posts

How to Install Google AdSense Native In-Feed Ads(Ultimate Guide)

It has been a while since I last wrote about advertising program. Well today I will be going through the Newly product from Google In-Feed Ads ' How to install Adsense In-Feed Ads'. Follow my step by step guide installation of this tool. This ad unit is very interesting because it will be installed between the list of your articles while following the customized post layout.

In-feed ads are a new format that you place inside your feed to help monetize your site and provide a better user experience to your visitors.

For instance, a feed can be an editorial feed like a list of articles or news or even a listings like a list of products, services and so on. In-feed ads are native therefore you can easily customize them to match the look and appearance of your blog content.

In-Feed Ads are place in between the content of your feed, or where your feed begins or ends. As visitors scroll down your content they encounter In-feed ads. Because In-feed ads fit seamlessly inside your feed, they're not intrusive and they don't break the user's flow.

How to install In-Feed Ads

Step 1:

First log into you google adsense account and visit your Dashboard then click the My Ads>>Content>>Ad units. The click on New Ad Unit button.

Proceed and then select the In-Feed option.

Let's go further a head and see the next step whereby you will be required to select one type of display according to your blog layout.

You will then need to customize the type of display you chose as shown below.
After you finish the customization click on the SAVE ON THE SAVE AND GET button, paste the code in your notepad for next procedure and installation,

Step 2:
Now on this step you will need to log into your blogger account the go to Dashboard>>Theme and click on HTML button then click anywhere inside the HTML section and use CTRL+F to find the code below.

<b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'>

Add index='x' in it to look like the code given below

<b:loop values='data:posts' var='post' index='x'>

NOTE: add index='x' only to the code <b:loop values='data:posts' var='post'> in this code

<b:includable id='main' var='top'>...</b:includable>

Next look for this code

<div class='post-outer'>

The add the code given below in the code shown above
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot; and data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'>
<b:if cond='data:x==1'>
<div class='post'>
YOUR CODE SCRIPT NATIVE ADS
</div>
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:x==3'>
<div class='post'>
YOUR CODE SCRIPT NATIVE ADS
</div>
</b:if>
</b:if>

Your result should be like this
<div class='post-outer'>...</div>
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType != &quot;static_page&quot; and data:blog.pageType != &quot;item&quot;'>
<b:if cond='data:x==1'>
<div class='post'>
YOUR CODE SCRIPT NATIVE ADS
</div>
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:x==3'>
<div class='post'>
YOUR CODE SCRIPT NATIVE ADS
</div>
</b:if>
</b:if>

You are finally done with the installation, replace YOUR CODE SCRIPT NATIVE ADS with your in-feed ad that you previously created and safe your template. Refresh your bog for result.

Below are some of the benefits of using In-feed ads:

  • Better user experience: In-feed ads offer a better user experience to your visitors. They're part of the user's flow and match the look and feel of your site.
  • Monetizing new ad spaces: In-feed ads offer the opportunity to further monetize your pages by placing ads in new places, i.e., inside your feeds.
  • Ideal for mobile: In-feed ads are ideal for mobile as they can help you to better monetize the smaller screen spaces available on mobile devices.

Point To Note: In-feed ads are different from standard ads in the following ways:

  • They're part of the user's flow
  • They're highly customizable.
  • They use high quality advertiser ad elements.
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How to Secure your Blogger Blog from Hackers

Blogging industry is very famous these days & is gaining more momentum from passage if time. On the other hand, hacking is also growing day by day. In past, hacker's main target was social accounts, computers & bank accounts but things have changed significantly. Now, hacker's new focus is on forums, websites & blogs & they are hacking various blogs & websites for variety of reasons. Due to this, almost every webmaster is concerned that he/ she might be the next victim of hackers. This is the main reason of keeping your web presence secure & secure. If you have any blog that is hosted on Blogger, then you might be thinking about how to secure Blogger blog from hackers. In order to protect your blogger's blog from the reach of hackers, continue reading our blog.

Possibility of being Hijacked

The possibility of being hijacked is true as plenty of people have faced this worst situation. But it is not possible for everyone to hijack a blogger's blog. It might possible that even in your family & relative knows your password & can guess your password. So in your family, friend & relatives, anyone can hack your blog. Even if you have enables second 2nd stage verification, there is always a possibility of your blog being hijacked. There are many other ways which are used to hijack a Blogger's blog. But following tips will guide you how to secure blogger blog from hackers.

1. Strong Password - Key of All Solution

The primary and most important step is password. You should be very conscious while setting password. In this article i would like to tell you some vital step of setting password . The password should not contain your contacts, name, pet name, phone number, car number plate, family or celebrity name etc. It should be make by the help of small letter alphabets , capital letter alphabets, signs, symbols and some numbers. Furthermore, try your best 2 set a strong password which should not be less than 8 characters. Set some  unmemorable code which can not be judged easily by others. But the code should be memorise hardly otherwise you will forget the password. Do not write the password anywhere as it is a confidential keys. After set up the password, try not to open your Google or any other account from public computers or cafe as its violates the security rules but if emergency occur, open a separate browser and then open the private window.

2. Malicious Script

You have to exercise proper care while using themes. There are free low quality themes which are make with the intention to intrude security & hijack the blog using the themes. If you want to use free themes, then use themes available at famous websites.
I have seen bloggers that they use cracked/ null themes. Please stay away from them as almost 98 % cracked/ null themes have malicious codes. Instead of being hijacked, it is better to buy a original blogger theme from a trusted source.


3. Log in and Log out carefully

Always log in and log out carefully as this worst habit may hack your website. The blogger should always keep remember the signing in and signing out procedure. If you are not habitual of this you might suffer a huge loss of damaging your websites or accounts. People log in to their account and while typing password they are using naked buttons and the people along with them may judge the keys and catch the password. So when you are entering password, be careful about your surroundings. The blogger most oftenly forget to sign out to their accounts and because of this any person who are using your computer may access to your account easily. So make sure that you have sign out before leaving.

4. 2nd Step Verification

In order to protect your blog from hacker's attack, you must implement 2nd step verification right now. It is a wonderful & fantastic service from Google to keep secure all Google account. Under this verification method, you have to provide your mobile number to be associated with Google account. This can be done easily from account setting. After adding your mobile number, you can go to security setting & there, you will find 2nd step verification option. On enabling this, Google will send out SMS confirmation to your mobile number which you can use to enable & confirm 2nd step verification.
Now whenever you sign in to your blogger account/ Google account, 2nd step verification comes to play its part & on its own, sends a verification code to the registered mobile number via SMS. You need to put this verification code to access your account. If you enter it wrong, or someone else successfully enters your correct user name & password can not go further as he/ she may not have the verification code with him/ her. But for some people, it is quite irritating that he/ she has to enter verification code each & every time he logins to his account. In 2nd step verification, there is also an option to set Don't Ask for Codes Again on This Device. So, you will not have to follow the long process to get into your account. However, if you login from a new computer or clear cache, then you have to provide the SMS verification code to access your account.

5. All Recovery Methods

It is also very crucial that you should use all the methods of recovery. So, in the case your blog is hijacked, you can use any method to access your account & change the password. You should add all your mobile numbers in your account setting for 2nd step verification. There is also an option for adding alternate mobile number if your primary mobile number is off due to any reason. Apart from that add all your email addresses with your Google account so that you may be able to recover your account with email method. The last method to recover your account is to set security question. This is the mostly ignored thing & people do not give due attention to this. Believe me, it is the best option & unmatchable.

Dear friends, i am hopeful that you have liked article How to Secure Blogger Blog from Hackers. Google has many options which you may use to protect your blog from.being hijacked. It is up to you whether you use these options or not. Remember that your blog's posts are your efforts & you should not give anyone, a single chance to destroy these efforts. Still, you are unclear about any point or want to share something new, drop your comment below as we are listening!

Original source:sorabloggingtips
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How To Choose Perfect Niche For Your Blog

Blogger is the best place to build a successful blog and earn handsome money online. The best thing from making money is that you do not need to go anywhere. Simply sit in your room & do your working in a professional way. In my 7 years of blogging experience, I have seen various examples where newbie blogger may not be a successful blogger due to the lack of knowledge about the blogging industry. Just like schools, blogging is the step by step classes which you should attempt in order to become a pro. The three major classes in blogging industry are creation of blog, search engine optimization & earning/ monetizing from the blog.

The most important thing in blogging is selecting the right niche. In simple term, niche can be said category or the type of your blog. In order to choose the right niche for your blog, it is mandatory to read out the following paragraphs. Due to wrong selection, many bloggers get tired & lose patience. Even some people give up very early and leave blogging field altogether.

Numerous Types Of Blog's niche

Before going to discuss anything, here are the some examples of niches which are best for blogging.

1. Blogging Niche

As the name suggests, this niche is about creating blog about blogs, blogging tips, making money from blog, blog SEO etc. Example is like this blog has been made in Blogging niche.

2. Cooking Niche

If you are expert in cooking, then you can start your blogging career in this niche. Even if you are not an expert but has extra knowledge about cooking which you want to share with other people, then this niche is perfect for you.

3. Technology Niche

If you are good about computers, laptops, hardware, software, games, apps, electronics. Then you can go to start blog over this niche.

4. Health Niche

This is the most important niche & requires a wide knowledge of the subject matter. The topics under this category are unlimited, so you have to be very well knowledgeable about the topic for which you are writing.

5. Education, News, Entertainment & Business Blog

This is niche is variable & doesn't concentrate on single topic. The topics under this category are unlimited and requires attention about daily topics which are happening all over the world , so you have to be very well knowledgeable about the topic for which you are writing.

Do You Have Something In You?

It is a confirmed thing that everyone in this world has some unique quality. So, it is your own quality to identify the unique quality & build over it. So, it is the case with blogging industry also. You need to look at your skills and then identify the niche at which you can work. As we mentioned various types of niche above, now it’s your turn which niche best suits you. Keep in mind that you should have or two levels upper knowledge about the niche in which you are starting your blog, so that people could take advantage from your blog.

Can You Write Forever?

Please keep in mind that if you have detailed knowledge of the niche, then only choose it. You have to write various topics under that niche on a regular basis. So you should be packed up with your plans about what you will write in future days. A good blogger is one who has plans & strategy about how a particular niche will be covered with underline topics. He/ she makes a schedule about its posts on a weekly or monthly basis so that everything remain in control & his/ her reader will be aware of what is going to be discussed in the coming days. So, they come back again & again to check the latest stuff over the blog.

Are Your Niche Is In Demand In Search Engines

After getting information & selection of a niche, you need to do little bit more exercise. You need to do research about the topics in the niche which are often searched by people. If you write quality content & no one wants to search for it, then your efforts of creating quality content is in vein. So be realistic & make an excel file and populate it with the topics that you need to include in your blog. There are many ways to do so, simply type one or two words of your topic in Google and you will be presented with so many related topics. Alternatively, you may take help from Google Keyword Planner to find out the trend in the niche & to make strategy accordingly.

Niche Worth/ Monetary Factor

If your main concern from blog is to earn money, then please keep in mind that some niches give handsome money while some other gives little money. So before going to start our blog project, we must analyse the worth of the niche. There are many different ways in which we can determine the worth of the niche.

The first & most common method is to identify your competitors. Here i m talking about the top notch competitors which are enjoying the major traffic in the same niche in which you are starting your blog. So you can learn from their blogs immensely.

You may also look at the advertisement being displayed on the competitor's blog. If they are running ads from BuySellAds, then you have wonderful thing in your hand. You can click Advertise here link & then you will be able to see full stats about the blog traffic. You may also look out major posts over your competitor's blog to identify the keywords bringing the major traffic. Then you may use Google Keyword Planner & search over each keyword one at a time. You will see Suggested Bid column, here is the story unfolds as if the price is high, then it means that niche is profitable.

If your selected niche fulfills the yardstick we set above, then you should start your blog immediately. Start your work with passion, confidence & for gaining the success. Be up-to-date with latest happening in your niche so that you could be the first to cover the latest. Be the news breaker to overrun others!
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12 Things To Learn Before You Start Blogging

Blogging may sound simple on the outside but running a successful blog requires time, knowledge, discipline, and the willingness to make mistakes, and learn from them. You see, when I started blog despite of all measures I had taken, I kept failing and failing until that time came when I got everything right. So with all that experiences I would like to share with you these 12 critical things to consider before you start blogging so that you don’t get caught off guard like I was in the beginning.

1. Reason?  Why You Want to Start Blogging.

There are thousands of bloggers out there blogging out of their own reasons. In fact you can blog for whatever reason, but you need to know the purpose of your blog after'all, because that is going to determine your actions. For personal blog, setting up a Blogger account might be an option. However, on the hand Wordpress is much power platform for those who want to make money blogging.

2. Your Blog’s Niche

Another obvious reason is selecting a blog niche. It's best to pick a niche or a topic you are an expert on, or at least to have enough passion for it to make up for your lack of knowledge. Also, if you are trying to monetize your blog, you’re going to want to use Google Trends for keyword research, which will allow you to find out how your niche is performing.

3. Time, Money, and Effort

Time, money and effort, you must be wondering why all these. Well if you are thinking on how to start a blog, you should know that you will spend countless hours -That's time consumption, nothing comes easy when sharpening your writing skills, promoting your blog on social media, and making sure you remain consistent. Furthermore it will cost you money, too, because you will have to pay for your marketing campaign, domain name, and hosting at the very least unless if you prefer going with free choice of sub-domain which somehow has an odd look to me. Blogspot provides free sub-domain while wordpess also have free domain much can be done with premium style.

4. Content- A Prominent Key

Writing prominent content requires a set of acquired skill from academic level unless you are super good without it. It’s not that easy to figure out how to write great blog content, but you should definitely start by producing content that is informative and which provides something of real value to the reader. Somehow make your content to have conversational tone not like lecturing your visitors. That will encourage them to be your regular audience, post consistently.  Also take advantage of Headline Analyzer and Plagtracker to make sure that your posts are outstanding and well-formed from a headline to conclusion.

5. Copyright Laws

Infringement can be a worst case scenario, don't even think of just copying and pasting someone's work you find out there. Author of those content take much time producing them there it worth's no stealing and before you start blogging, learn how to protect your own content, and what to do in case someone steals your work. On the other hand, while it’s OK to be inspired by someone else’s work, make sure you just don't get consumed in every detail about the content. Try and make your differnt in some sort. Also, learn when and how you can use photos you find online. Simply taking an image and crediting the author may not be enough. you can edit you own photos or use TheStocks.im which offers plenty of royalty-free stock photos for you to choose from.

6. Blog’s Design-Simple and Sleek

Most users will respond to blogs which are built around a simple and elegant design. Also, you need to make sure that your blog features responsive design, which is optimized for display on mobile devices. In both cases, navigation should be as easy as possible.

7. The Basics of HTML and SEO

Not every blogger has knowledge in HTML and SEO. This is because you can get pretty much everything done on your blog without having to know the basic HTML or CSS techniques, However learning both will allow you customize themes and plugins to your own disire, as well as changing the looks of your posts. Simple Guide to HMTL Tool will teach you all you need to know. As for SEO, you will be able to drive more visitors to your blog, because your blog will be more visible in the search engines also this beginner's guide to SEO might help. You can download the PDF of it too.

8. Image Editing

I wouldn't prefer you to freely download photos from the web or paying someone else to do it for you, instead you can learn the basics of image editing, so that you can enhance your texts with eye-popping visual content like photos, infographics, and GIFs. I would rather recommend you to creating your own original designs with Canva.

9. Using of Social Media 

Social promotion is all you need for your blog. You need to let people know about your work, and the best way to do it, is through social media. Placing ads on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter is the key to generating traffic.

10. Personal Branding 

All of the knowledge and skills above can help you establish a unique visual identity for your blog. But you shouldn’t stop there, because it is important for all of your social media accounts to reflect that same identity if possible. People respond to brands, and you need to respond to their needs. Make sure to create accounts on most widely used social media platforms, so that you are in control of brand and its name.

11. Build Connections Linking

One of the things that can launch your blog into the stratosphere is the people you know, fellow bloggers. Now, we are not suggesting that you should start sending emails every day, and then end up spamming them. But, you can share some of their stuff you liked on Twitter or Facebook, and let them know about it. Reach out to influencers and start a collaboration.

12. Learning Never Stops

You will never have any time to rest on your laurels. New blogging platforms are being introduced every day, search engines alter the way they rank websites, SEO requirements change, and so on. Everything is changing constantly, and you need to stay on top of all that if you want to succeed.


To wrap with this article today blogging is a lot more complex than people think. It requires you to be a jack of all trades, such as writing, design, marketing, coding, and master of most, the coming of this blog was inspired by blogpress and you wonder how to start you own blog and needing some extra tips, the comment below will be very useful
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#AddThis: The Beginner’s Guide to On-Page SEO


You want people to find your website, right?

Well, that means making sure that when someone searches Google or another search engine for what you’ve got on your site, they’ll find it. This will only happen if the content on your website is properly optimized.

Sounds pretty straightforward, but there is a lot you can do on your site to get search engines prioritizing your content above others with similar keywords.

Download the AddThis Beginner’s Guide to On-Page SEO.


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