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Paypal is the website meant for online money transactions...Bloggers admins can integrate paypal donation buttons on blog in order to recieve donations from their readers ( in case the readers want to donate ). Well here is the code which you can copy and paste in to your blog to incorporate the paypal donation button


<br /><form target="PayPal" action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_xclick"><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="business" value="xxxxxxxxx"><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="item_name" value=""><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="item_number" value=""><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="currency_code" value="USD"><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="image_url" value=""><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="return" value=""><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="cancel_return" value=""><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="receiver_email" value="xxxxxxx"><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="no_shipping" value="0"><br /><br /><input type="hidden" name="no_note" value="1"><br /><br /><input type="image" name="submit" src="http://images.paypal.com/images/x-click-but04.gif" alt="Make payments with PayPal, it's fast, free, and secure!"><br /><br /></form>


In the above code replace xxxxxx with your paypal E-mail id ( You have to create an account on paypal )

As a blogger you must have registered for a couple of services to handle your feeds e.g feedburner .

As I had written before about the way of tracing the amount of page loads , and the amount of unique viewers who have come to you webpage is to install a sitemeter ( in case you dont have google adsense on to your blog / site).

There are various sites which provide you with sitemeters that can help trace about the unique visits , page loads and a lot of other things which can be more than suffcient for a blogger to understand the traffic activity on his blog.

Here are some major websites that provide hits counters for you webpage :-

1. http://www.easycounter.com/

2. http://www.histats.com/

3. http://www.freestatscounter.com/

4. http://www.activemeter.com/

5. http://www.onestatfree.com/

6. http://www.sitemeter.com/

7. http://www.tinycounter.com/

All of the above websites provide fairly good website counters though my personal favourite is HISTATS where you can find a lot of options ( even animated counters ).

Just register on one of these sites , get the code ....Paste it in the HTML of your blog....DONE !!!!

Still got problems with installation - mail me at kinglife50@gmail.com

During my experience as a bloggers i have come across bloggers who are interested to put up a REVIEW WIDGET on to their blogs so that they can get user feedback in case the viewers do not leave comments.

Well , here is one such VIEWERS REVIEW WIDGET that i am putting on here so that you can download the code and place it on to your blog.

GET THIS WIDGET

You can visit http://www.rateitall.com/itemWidgetWizard.aspx?itemID=987014

and select your own widget style , background colors and various other options......ENJOY !!

I included this tutorial for bloggers who are more inclined towards earnings from search results while simultaneously helping their readers to search the web as well.

Here is how you get a google adsense search box :-

1. Login to you asense account ( You have to be a adsense user !! ).

2. Click the 'adsense setup' tab right next to the 'reports' tab.

3. Choose the second option - Adsense for search

4. Now just keep following the instructions of choosing you colour and some other customization and at the end you will get the option to generate the code.

5. Once you generate the code ... Copy / Paste it into you blogs (blogger) HTML/Javascript page element and ...........DONE!!!

If you still dont get the search box or have problems with its height/width parametres then you can just edit the HTML yourself and in case you dont how........ ask me at kinglife50@gmail.com

Bloggers have shown keen interest in having a search box on their blog so that there readers can search anything at the same page and which may help to promote their traffic ( thats what they suppose !!!! ).

So , I have decided to include this tutorial to integrate a google search box in to your blog . If one is familier with HTML then it is pretty easy to make your own search box . However , most percentage of bloggers are not programmers so here is the HTML code that you can directly put into your blog : -


<form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/search"><br /><br /><br /><br /><input type="text" name="q" size="31" maxlength="255" value=""><br /><br /><input type="submit" value="Google Search"><br /><br /><input type="radio" name="sitesearch" value=""><br /><br /> The Web<br /><br /><input type="radio" name="sitesearch" value="YOURSITE.com"> YOUR SITE <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></form>

Replace YOURSITE with the address of your blog and paste the code in the HTML of the blog .
Save the template.....DONE !!!!

This is what we call the 'CUSTOM GOOGLE SEARCH BOX' . In this you can add more sites to be searched for your readers ( I assume you know how to do that...If you dont ..MAIL ME!! )

However , if you want the Google adsense search box which can generate earnings on the basis of search made by your viewers , then read my tutorial ... GOOGLE ADSENSE SEARCH BOX

Some bloggers do not feel the immediate need to register for google adsense ....and therefore there is no actual method for them to know the amount of page loads of their site per day except placing a counter which records page loads or clicks on links that point to your site.

One such traffic tracing method is to get a STATCOUNTER for your site.

You can register at WWW.STATCOUNTER.COM and get a counter to trace your site page loads.

Here i have included a script to place a statcounter on your site/blog. You can paste it in your HTML code and if you like it , then you can register and get your own code .

<br /><!-- Start of StatCounter Code --><br /><br /><script type="text/javascript"><br /><br />sc_project=3767049; <br /><br />sc_invisible=0; <br /><br />sc_partition=40; <br /><br />sc_security="b6aa6086"; <br /><br /></script><br /><br /><br /><br /><script src="http://www.statcounter.com/counter/counter_xhtml.js" type="text/javascript"></script><noscript><div class="statcounter"><a class="statcounter" href="http://www.statcounter.com/"><img alt="frontpage hit counter" src="http://c41.statcounter.com/3767049/0/b6aa6086/0/" class="statcounter" /></a></div></noscript><br /><br /><!-- End of StatCounter Code -->

The code above is for you to test the counter on your site and if you anytime feel the need to get your own then just register on the site and generate your own counter code.(You can choose your own background colour).

In case the above code doesnt work then i suggest getting you own by registering at http://www.statcounter.com/ and pasting it in your site .

Apart from a live counter you can also add a STATCOUNTER button like :

Bloggers are always in search of new ways to promote their blog..and so adding your blog to a social networking site which recieves a lot of traffic every day is not that bad an idea after all.

So i figured out how to add your blog to facebook..which may help in promoting your blog.

To add your blog to facebook...

Firstly create a Facebook account if you do not have one . After registering with a valid email address you can join the networks you are interested in to connect with people of similar interests. You can customize your profile to be private or public .

# Put the blog in your profile

To add the blog to you profile go to http://apps.facebook.com/flogblog/home.php . Add your blog feed URL here and specify how much blog posts you want to display in your profile .
Save the settings and......... DONE!!

Now each time anybody views your profile they will be able to see your blog posts...

# Blog link in your profile

New applications are developed everyday. In order to promote your blog and search for new applications by typing in the word 'blog' in the search box above the 'Applications' link in the sidebar. Select the application you want and then click 'Add Application' to set the settings and add it to your profile. There are applications which can even add a screenshot of your blog.

For any further reference drop me a mail at kinglife50@gmail.com

Lot of new bloggers are fascinated by the idea of having a widget that shows the recent viewers of their blog and want to get it for their own blog as well...

Well its the one of the easiest things to get for your blog..Here is how you do it -

There are two sites providing recent viewers widget to add on to your blog :

1. http://www.mybloglog.com/
2. http://www.blogcatalog.com/

Just go to one of the above links and register an account there...Thats it !!!
Now just look around to find the widgets section on the page and get the code for the recent viewers widget.

Copy/Paste the code in your blog page and you will have it running immediately...

If you are confused in choosing one out of the two , then i suggest reading this - www.ianfernando.com/2007/blog-catalog-vs-mybloglog-review/

Many bloggers are interested in placing amazon ads on their blog...and while overviewing the content i concluded that there is actually there is harly any help for bloggers on 'how to get amazon.com ads on your blog' ..

So i decided to make a tutorial for it ......Here is how you can do it....

1. Go to https://affiliate-program.amazon.com

2. Register an account if you are a new visitor or SIGN in ...if you have an account already.

3. Now just log in with your new account and choose the categories of products you want to display an AD for....and then obtain the HTML code for it (will be given by amazon only )

4. Thats almost it....now just add it to your blog and your ads are up and running....

If your blog is targeted to a broader horizon of viewers , then it sometimes becomes essential to provide a language translation option which can in turn help promoting your blog traffic too ......

The most popular Web-based language translation tools are offered by Google, AltaVista Babelfish and WorldLingo. Using these services, web audiences who speak English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Greek, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified), Japanese, Korean or Russian will be able to translate websites into their own native language.

There are two methods to let your visitors translate your website in a different language :

1. All these services provide a translation box. To translate a webpage, you can simply go to one of these and type in the URL of the website you want to translate, choose the source and target language, and click the Translate button. (World Lingo, Google Translate, BabelFish Translate)

2.You can also integrate the translation form in the website itself so that the users doesnt have to visit any external page for translation. Your web visitors will be able to translate foreign language content into their native language by simply clicking the country flag icon. (Notice the top right corner of this page to see the various country flag icons).

Make a HTML/javascript element and simply cut and paste the following code into it :

# Alta Vista Babel Fish :

Babel Fish Translate is available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. Just add the following single line of JavaScript code :


<br /><script language="JavaScript1.2" src="http://www.altavista.com/static/scripts/translate_engl.js"></script>

#Google Translate :

Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese (Simplified). Remember to replace the value of variable "w" with the URL of your website. The translated pages can even be bookmarked.


<table width="320"> <tr> <td> </td> <form action="http://www.google.com/translate" target="_blank"> <td width="40"><script language="JavaScript"> <!-- document.write ("<input name="w" value="+location.href+" type="hidden">") // --> </script> <noscript> <input name="w" value="http://blogger-station.blogspot.com" type="hidden"> </noscript> <input name="hl" value="en" type="hidden"> <input name="ie" value="UTF8" type="hidden"> <input name="langpair" value="" type="hidden"> <input name="langpair" value="enfr" title="Français/French" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539949_e76af75976.jpg" onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" height="20" type="image" width="30"> </td> <td width="40"><input name="langpair" value="ende" title="Deutsch/German" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539933_041ca1eda2.jpg" onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" height="20" type="image" width="30"> </td> <td width="40"><input name="langpair" value="enit" title="Italiano/Italian" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539953_0384ccecf9.jpg" onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" height="20" type="image" width="30"> </td> <td width="40"><input name="langpair" value="enpt" title="Português/Portuguese" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539966_0d09b410b5.jpg" onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" height="20" type="image" width="30"> </td> <td width="40"><input name="langpair" value="enes" title="Español/Spanish" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539946_2fabed0dbf.jpg" onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" height="20" type="image" width="30"> </td> <td width="40"><input name="langpair" value="enja" title="日本語/Japanese" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539955_925e6683c8.jpg" onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" height="20" type="image" width="30"> </td> <td width="40"><input name="langpair" value="enko" title="한국어/Korean" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539958_3c3b482c95.jpg" onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" height="20" type="image" width="30"> </td> <td width="40"><input name="langpair" value="enzh-CN" title="中文（简体）/Chinese Simplified" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/14324441_5ca5ce3423.jpg" onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" height="20" type="image" width="30"> </td> </form> </tr> </table>

#World Lingo URL Translator

World Lingo is a beneficial service since Google indexes the static URLs translated by World Lingo. Thus,your website can be found on Google even if the search is for non-english terms. World Lingo supports English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Greek, Chinese , Japanese, Korean and Russian.


<table width="320"> <tr> <td width="40"><a href="http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/translate?wl_fl=2&wl_url=<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$">&wl_lp=en-fr"><img alt="Français/French" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539949_e76af75976.jpg" height="20" width="30" /></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/translate?wl_fl=2&wl_url=<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$">&wl_lp=en-de"><img alt="Deutsch/German" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539933_041ca1eda2.jpg" height="20" width="30" /></a> </td> <br /><td width="40"><a href="http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/translate?wl_fl=2&wl_url=<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$">&wl_lp=en-it"><img alt="Italiano/Italian" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539953_0384ccecf9.jpg" height="20" width="30" /></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/translate?wl_fl=2&wl_url=<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$">&wl_lp=en-pt"><img alt="Português/Portuguese" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539966_0d09b410b5.jpg" height="20" width="30" /></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/translate?wl_fl=2&wl_url=<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$">&wl_lp=en-es"><img alt="Español/Spanish" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539946_2fabed0dbf.jpg" height="20" width="30" /></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/translate?wl_fl=2&wl_url=<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$">&wl_lp=en-ja"><img alt="日本語/Japanese" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539955_925e6683c8.jpg" height="20" width="30" /></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/translate?wl_fl=2&wl_url=<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$">&wl_lp=en-ko"><img alt="한국어/Korean" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/13539958_3c3b482c95.jpg" height="20" width="30" /></a> </td> <td width="40"><a href="http://www.worldlingo.com/wl/translate?wl_fl=2&wl_url=<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$">&wl_lp=en-zh_cn"><img alt="中文（简体）/Chinese Simplified" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/43/1633/320/14324441_5ca5ce3423.jpg" height="20" width="30" /></a> </td> </tr> </table>

wl_url=<$BlogItemPermalinkUrl$> in the URL will need to change if your blog is hosted on another service like Typepad or Wordpress.

In order to promote your page loads and increase the amount of traffic to your blog ....its becomes almost essential to have your blog listed in the top blog directories which in turn helps its search rankings...

Here i have listed some of the major blog directories where you can submit your blog :

1. Blog top sites
2. Top blog lists
3. Blog rankers
4. Blogger now
5. Blog explosion
6. Blog village
7. Get blogs
8. Bloghop
9. Globe of blogs
10. Top blog area
11. Blog tree
12. Blogarama

For a more exhautive list you can visit http://www.blog-connection.com/submit-blogs.htm

Sitemaps are important in order to help promote your site rankings in google search....as it helps the google automated crawler to crawl your webpage in a more effecient way and almost ensures that none of your pages are missed out.

In terms of websites one has to generate sitemaps using various sitemap building tools available ..such as GSITEMAP(click to download).

However this is not the case with a blog. To add a sitemap aof your blog all you have to do is :

1. Go to http://www.google.com/webmasters/

2. Create an account if you not a member of log in if you already have an account.

3. Once you log in you will see the sitemaps option in the leftmost column.

4. Click it and in there you will find a "ADD A SITEMAP" button (look carefully !!! its not too big )..

NOW THE IMPORTANT PART :

Bloggers blogs already have a list of URL's listed in the feeds page....so all you have to do is write atom.xml or rss.xml depending upon the feeds that you are using in the URL box. (blogger is defaulted to atom feeds i guess !! )

5. Done..!!!

your sitemap will be verified within a max time of 3 to 4 hours i guess...you can submit sitemaps at regular intervals so that none of your latest pages are missed by the google spiders. If you still encounter difficulties then drop me a mail .... i will reply ASAP ..

I have noticed very long tutorials on blogs as well as websites on "how to add a bookmark button to your blog".

Well according to me you dont need to read all that stuff...(which actually doesnt matter)...All you need to do is :

1. Go to http://www.addthis.com/

2. Create an account and then log in with that account.

3. After you log in you will see the option to add the "Drop down bookmark button to your blog".

4. Click it and it will automatically add the widget on to your blog...

5. There is no 5 th step.......its DONE !!!

To recover a deleted blog along with posts and comments you should provide information about your deleted blog by filling up a form located at :
http://help.blogger.com/bin/request.py?contact_type=deletedblog
Blogger needs to identify that you are the owner of the blog before restoring it to you. You cannot request a URL deleted by someone else.

If you still cannot recover your blog then drop me an e-mail to review your situation..

I have encountered situations where a blogger loves a template and would like to use it on his/her blog . But the only problem is that an error occurs when they try to save changes...
Your template could not be parsed as it is not well-formed. Please make sure all XML elements are closed properly. XML error message: The element type "head" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "".

If you got the same problem, please read Using Classic Blogger template in New Blogger :-

1.Login to New Blogger with your Google account.
2.On your Dashboard choose blog you want to edit, Click on Layout, you'll go direct to Template tab where blog you want to Edit.
3.Choose the Template tab of your blog then click on Edit HTML.
4.Next scroll down to the end of your page and choose Revert to Classic Template.
5.Copy all the code of the template you wish and paste it into your blog.
6.Click on SAVE TEMPLATE and... Thats it!

Here is a nice video explaining how to add google adSense to your blog :-

If you are still having troubles ... then write to me at kinglife50@gmail.com or leave a comment and i will get back to you soon ..!!!!

Would you like to integrate feedburner in your blog and don`t know how, well here is a video tutorial that might help you.





If you still have trouble using feedburner in your blog ...then write to me on my email address or leave a comment ...i will be glad to help you.