This cool trick shows how to implement Google Adsense Revenue sharing feature in blogger(blogspot) blogs:
Do you run a blogger blog which is controlled by multiple authors ? Are you looking for an idea to share revenue with your co-authors? If so, then this nice Blogger trick solves all your problems.
First, What is Adsense Revenue Sharing ?
Suppose, you're the administrator of a blogger blog which has multiple guest authors. If you want to share the blog revenue with them, normally you divide the total revenue based on the Post count or Pageviews. But, most of the time it may not be accurate because CPC and CPM varies from post to post depending on the keywords,etc. So, it may not encourage the team members to post more stuff :(
But, with this cool trick, you can share the blog revenue with them more precisely because every author gets his own ad displayed in all the posts he/she does.
So, lets see how to add this feature to your blog..
For example, If your blog as 3 authors - John, Ricky and Britney
1. Sign into Blogger » Layout » Edit html
2. Tick the "Expand Widget Templates "
3. You can insert the ad anywhere you want in the post body.. In this example, I'll show you how to add it inside the blog post (between the post title and post body)
Find this line: <p><data:post.body/></p>
and Paste the below code above that line
<b:if cond='data:blog.pageType == "item"'>
<b:if cond='data:post.author == "John"'>
PASTE THE AD CODE OF JOHN HERE
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:post.author == "Ricky"'>
PASTE THE AD CODE OF RICKY HERE
</b:if>
<b:if cond='data:post.author == "Britney"'>
PASTE THE AD CODE OF BRITNEY HERE
</b:if>
</b:if>
<br/>
Replace the Names with your Blog authors (Case sensitive)
4. Don't Copy and Paste the Adsense Code directly in the template. First, Go to this Blogger Ad Code Converter Page and paste your adsense code in the box provided and click on "Convert Ad Code".
Now, copy that code and paste it in the template.
(Look at the screenshot below)
and Finally, SAVE THE CHANGES.
From now on, Each member of your blog can monetize their posts with their own adsense ads... Happy Blogging :)
Note: You can use the same hack to put other advertising networks aswell.. like adbrite,bidvertiser,etc.
Blogger has always been one of the greatest (if not the best) Free Blogging platforms available on net with so many features like unlimited bandwidth, lot of templates, multi image uploading,etc.
Its always nice and interesting to know how Blogger looks like in the past. So, in this post, we attempt to bring you back in time to look at how blogger look like in the past and then scan through it's history with images.
Blogger was created by Pyra Labs and was launched on August 23, 1999. It was one of the earliest blog publishing tools and it is credited for helping popularize the format.
Here is it's design then..
Blogger.com in 1999
Blogger.com in 2000
Later, Blogger was acquired by Google Inc in the year 2003 and changed their design in 2004 and also added some cool features like Image uploading (via Picasa) , comments, drag and drop widgets, individual archieve pages for posts,etc.
Blogger.com from 2004 - Now
And also Blogger supports Google Adsense which generates revenue for the webmasters.
Here is how adsense website look like in the past.. (year 1998)
Is Blogger going in the right direction..? Share your thoughts!
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As a new blogger(webmaster),it is always interesting to know how many people are visiting your blog/site,pageviews,where they are coming from,which sites are referring,how many are coming via Search Engines(google,yahoo,etc) and what they are typing in the search engines to visit your site.
These stastistics are very handy interms of improving your blog and it is for FREE
If you search the google,you will find hundreds of sites which will track the visitors of your blog/site.But,some sites will provide more information about your visitors than the others.
So,how to do this?
Here are the best tracking sources interms of the feautures they provide.
Note:One thing is common for all the tracking sites.First you need to register,and provide the necessary information about your blog/website.Next,they will give you a html code and you have to embed it in your blog.
How to do that in blogger?
1.Sign in to your blogger dashboard.
2.Click on the 'layout' link next to your blog name.
3.Click on the "Add a Page element"
4.Select "html/javascript" and past the code they provide and SAVE THE CHANGES.
From then,your blog will be tracked and you can check your blog stats from time to time after logging in to your registrate's website.
So,here are the good ones:-
Sitemeter.com:This one is one of the Most Popular tracking source.This is as simple as 123. Just create an account,copy the code from your account and paste it in your blog as suggested above.
You have also the option to keep your blog stats PRIVATE.
They will give you the stats on how many pageviews(hits) per day,unique visitors,geolocation of the visitors,how many users online,and much more...As it is simple(not much animation),you site will load as fast as it is before.Stats are updated hourly.
You can setup a Free Account here
Histats.com:Unlike the Sitemeter which is very simple, this site will have very cool and animated counters.
Tracking is updated every 5 minutes.I personally using this site for my blogs.Like Sitemeter,
this is also have the option to keep your site stats PRIVATE.
They will provide Animated graphs about your site visitors and fully animative.
You can register with them here
Statcounter.com:Same here!As in the name,it is a stats counter.It is fast,free,and quick loading.
Invisible tracking is available and no ads on your site.All the stats are in real time and super fast.It is not much animated as histats.com.They will provide pageviews,unique vistors,visitors activity,search engine wars,keyword analysis,and many more..
Register a free counter for your blog here
"WHITE ROSES" 3 column XML Blogger Template:
You can see the Demo site here or download using the below link
Well,Several people asking me via their comments,emails to make xml blogger templates rather than the Classic Blogger templates.So,I decided to switch to the new blogger beta templates which is preferred by most people.
About this template:
As you see,it is a lovely xml blogger template,name "White Roses".It is a 3 column template with two sidebars.
How to install this template?
If you are a new blogger or don't know how to install a xml blogger template,read this
How to install a xml blogger template?
If you like the template or do you have any questions,comment here.
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This post explains how to add "Email Subscription Form"to your blog:
If are a new blogger,you may have seen an email subscrtiption form like the below one in other blogs while browsing.
It is delevered by FeedBurner.When people subscribe,they will recieve a email with your blog posts whenever your blog is updated.It is a very easy thing and make your visitors come back again and again to your blog.
Now,Click on the Subscription Managemant option and copy the code they provide[see the below *screenshot*]
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How to add a "Email me" link on your blog?
Adding the "Email me" link to your blog/webpage is very helpful for the visitors who want to contact you.It increases the interactivity between the visitors and your site and make them come regularly.
Hi Kranthi! I will write the email address directly like abc@gmail.com and ask visitors to contact me.So,why to add these clickable links like"Email me" ?
There are plenty of problems if you show your email address directly on your site as SPAMMERS find your email address easily via search engines,and other sources.
So,by adding this type of links will hide your email address and If your visitors want to contact you,they will click on it.If the visior want to sent to you via another source like yahoo,google,etc they will simply copy the email address(in the outlook express) and email you.
On clicking the links,WINDOWS OUTLOOK EXPRESS will be open by default.
So,how to add the "Email me" link?
There are two types of ways to do it.One is text link and another one is image link.
Text Link:
Suppose,your email id is abc@gmail.com ,here is the code you have to add
| <a href="mailto:abc@gmail.com">Email me </a> |
Don't forget to change the email address in the above code to your's.If you want another anchor text(not "Email me"),you can change it.
Image link:
Suppose,if you want the visitors to email you by clicking on an image like the below one
First you have to upload your picture to some image hosting services.They will give a direct link for the uploaded image.Take a note of it.
In this example, the direct link for the uploaded image is http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc286/7kranthiswaroop/thenvelope.gif and your email address is some abc@gmail.com ,the code you have to add is
| <a href="mailto:abc@gmail.com"><img src="http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc286/7kranthiswaroop/thenvelope.gif" alt="Email me" width="120" height="57" border="0" /></a> |
Where to paste this code in your blogger(blogspot) blog?
Sign into your blogger dashboard>layout>add a page element>html/javascript and Paste the code and save the changes.
That's it!
Continue reading »TOP 5 IMAGE HOSTING SERVICES FOR YOUR BLOGS:
Want to share photos,avatars,signatures,family pictures,animated icons,etc to your friends,family members,message boards,for auctions,forums,for your blogs,etc Here is the list of Top 5 Image hosting services which host your photos for FREE.
Some want to sign up before you upload your photos,and some don't.
But onething is common.After uploading,they will give direct links to your photos or some html codes if you want to share if forums,etc.
Photobucket.com:This is the No1 image hosting service to host your photos,currently hosting billions of images.You can upload your photos,videos directly from your pc and they provide the essential codes for different purposes like,for layouts....direct links,for posting in forums......html code,etc.
Limitations:
Max image sige:1024 x 768
Monthly bandwidth:25 GB (unlimited if you upgraded to pro)
Max file size:1 MB
YOU CAN UPLOAD 20 PHOTOS AT A TIME
Negatives:Can't upload flash(*swf) files for Free.You have to upgrade to Pro if you want to do so.
ImageShack.us: It is another free, easy to use image,media hosting service.You can also upload flash(*swf) files.You can upload unlimited number of images as long as they adheres to their TOS.Hotlinking is allowed.You can upload multiple files at a time with the toolbar they provide.
Limitations:
Max image size:1.5 mb.However,you can upload more than that as they automatically resize it for internet use.
Cant' upload more than 1.5 mb for FLASH(*swf) files
No restrictions for video files.
Negatives:You don't have to change the linking codes they provide.
Tinypic.com:This is another one of the free and very good image hosting services.Larger images will be resized automatically.
Limitations:
Max video size:100 Mb and your video duration will not be more than 5 minutes.
Negatives:You can not upload your photos for private purpose.All images uploaded to Tinypic are Public.
ImageVenue.com:This is another Large image hosting service designed to share your photos to your friends,message boards,forums,blogs,etc.
Hotlinking of images is allowed.You can upload Unlimited number of photos for Free.Unlike Tinypic,your photos will not be public.You can share them only to the members you want.
Limitations:
Max file size:1.5 Mb
Files will be deleted if they are not accessed for more than 1 year.
Image formats allowed:Jpeg,jpg
ImgSpot: Another completely Free Image hosting service currently hosting more than 4 millions of images and growing daily.No Bandwidth limit and hotlinking is allowed.No expiration for your images.
Limitations:
Max file size: 650 kb
File types allowed:Jpeg,jpg,gif,png
Know another great image hosting service? You can submit it here via your comments.
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Before doing this,let me say what are sitemaps and how they will help us.The reason we use them is,they will help google bot to crawl,index pages of your site and tell you if there are any problems when they try to index it.It also helps you to know,how many pages exactly are indexed,and what people searched in the search engine to visit your site.
Let me explain the detailed procedure on how to submit your blogger sitemap to google.
1.First,go to google webmaster tools and sign in with your gmail account.
2.After you logged in, you will see this asking you to add a site.
Add your blog url(ex:kranthitips.blogspot.com).Don't add with http or www.
3.Next,it asks you to verify your site.It is just to confirm whether you are the owner or not.
CLICK on the 'verify your site' link.
Next,
4.There are two ways to verify your ownership but, there is only one way for the blogger users to add a metatag.
5.Copy the metatag.
Now,sign into your blogger account>click the layout button>Edit html and paste the metatag just after the head tag and save the changes.
and click the verify button in the google webmaster tools and there will be a confirmation message saying that you have sucessfully verified.
Choose 'Add general web sitemap' from the dropdown menu and type rss.xml or atom.xml next to your blog address as shown below
or
and click the 'Add General Web Sitemap' button.6.That's it.Now your sitemap is successfully submitted to google.Check 2 or 3 days after and you will see the detailed statistics of your blog(indexed pages,any errors,etc.)
If you have any questions regarding this,you can ask here via your comments
Continue reading »This tip explains you how to embed a flash(FLV or SWF videos) movie in your blogger(blogspot) blog or any other blogs.
Generally, most people prefer the simple code provided by the youtube to embed their videos.
(If you didn't know how to embed/insert a youtube video on your blogger blog,please read this
How to embed a youtube video in your blog).But,it is not unique content which will be availabel only on your blog.So,if you want to add original(raw) stuff like some interactive flash animations to your blog to attract the attention of your visitors,you will have to know this tip.First,create your flash videos,movies,etc and upload to your server.
There are many sources which will allow you to upload your flash files,but most of them are not free.However, you can upload your flash files on Google pages for FREE.
Simply follow the steps as shown in the below pictures.
1.Click on the upload link which is at the right side after you logged into 'google pages'
Next,
I will show you an example.I have uploaded a file named 'flash.swf',after uploading click on the link as shown in the figure
Next,save the url
2.The url in this case is
http://templates.bloggertricks.com/flash.swf
note that url and paste it in the below code and use it whereever you want,in your blog post,in the sidebar,etc.
NOTE:Replace the url in the code to your original url & also set your own dimensions to suite your blog.In this case,I prefer width:120 px and height:120 px
3.Finally,the flash file will appear like this
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This post explains, how to embed(insert) a youtube video in your blogger blog:
So,you want to embed a video(movie) onto your blog.The process is very simple,even a dummie can do it.If you want to embed your original video,then first sign up for an account in youtube and upload your video and get the embed code.
Otherwise,you can easily embed any public youtube video in your blog.Go to youtube.com and search for the video.For example,if you want to embed a britney spears video,search it and copy the embed code on to a windows notepad or anything else.
The following process is explained below with pictures for easy understanding.
1.Go to youtube.com and search for your required video
2.Copy the embeded code(ctrl+c) and paste(ctrl+v) it in windows notepad.
3.Sign in in to your blogger acoount and click the New Post button and next,select the option 'Edit html' as shown below and paste the html code as shown below.
4.Publish the post.That's it, as you can see now,the youtube video is embeded in your post properly.
NOTE:You can change the width and height of the video by replacing the values to your desirable ones.
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