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It must be Google day.
I had not long pulished my simple post about Google search when I received an email from Pot Pie Girl regarding her latest post.
Jennifer has also talked about Google & how they get their search results. Since her blog post is much more in depth than mine, I’d recommend to those who want more information, to head on over to this link.
When you want to search the internet, or “surf the webâ€, you’ll very likely use the Google search engine (http://www.google.com/) which is estimated to have 70% of the market at the present time.
Have you ever wondered just how this works?
Well, first of all, when you search on Google, you are not actually searching the web, you are searching Google’s index of the web. So the next question is, how does Google create this index?
They use software programs called spiders, or web crawlers, or web bots (short for robots) which start out searching a few web pages, then follow the links on those pages to more pages, continuing on and on and in a very short time, have reached millions of pages stored on thousands of machines all around the world. Google’s index is based on all the words the bots find; not all search engines work this way, but today, we’re just discussing Google.
If you want to find some information, you type in the main words and Google goes away and searches for all the pages they have in their index that includes all your key words. For example, say you want to know how much an African Elephant weighs, you’d type the words in say African elephant weigh and back would come a list of approximately 200,000 results for you to look through.
It’s interesting to note that if you type in African elephant weight, you’ll get a smaller result and that’s because African elephant weigh will include results for African elephant weight, but not vice versa.
All of us, in a certain point of our lives, experienced memory loss. It could be forgetting where we put the keys, if we have locked the door, etc. As we grow older, it is natural for some of our brain cells to age and die which would cause some problems with memory. Over the years, research on brain training showed that it could help in decreasing memory loss.
Dementia is one of the biggest health issues that the older generation is facing. Currently, about 24 million people are suffering from dementia. By 2040, the number could reach about 84 million of sufferers, making us one of the possible patients of dementia.
The same goes for Alzheimer’s disease which is affecting about five million Americans. Health experts project that Alzheimer patients could reach about 16 million by 2050. That is until the current generation would do something to avoid such problems with memory loss.
How does brain training help us in enhancing our memory? Read the rest of this entry »
Do you have a blog already, but it has been a while since you posted something?
Or perhaps you thinking of starting a Blog?
To keep your blog fresh and interesting, then you need to post frequently, preferable at regular intervals so your readers have an idea when to expect another instalment. Create different types of posts to keep your readers interested. This also helps you from getting bored with your own blog. It doesn’t matter if you have a blog to make money directly fromit, or you are blogging to drive traffic to someone else’s product to earn affiliate commissions, you need to be aware of the following types of post.
1. The Review Post
Review blog posts can help you to earn income because you review several products, including your affiliate link for each. When reviewing, be unbiased and give an honest review, including both positive and negative comments about the product. Even if you totally loved the product, keep your review balanced by mentioning a few things that could have been improved. Your readers will appreciate your honesty and be more likely to trust your recommendation.
2. The Quick Tip Post
In between your longer posts you can do a “quick tips” type of post; these are approx 150-250 words.We may have a lot of information about our niche that we want to share but it may not rate a full length post. In that case, post a quick tip. Focus on ONE key area of the niche. For example, “How to connect a new monitor” would be a quick tip article for a beginner computer users blog.
3. The List Post
Blog readers love lists! The most popular blogs make good use of lists. You can create lists that fit with any topic imaginable. This is a great way to convey information online because it can be easily scanned by web readers who are “skimmers.” You can also create lists of different ways to accomplish a goal in your niche. “10 Ways To Prepare Your Soil For Planting” would be a great list for gardeners.
4. The Interview Post
Interviews will require some preparation, but they are very valuable to your blog. Interview someone in your niche and then share the results of that interview with your readers. This will not only provide valuable content for your blog, but will also bring more traffic. Most likely, the person you interview will also publicize the event on their blog or Website, directing traffic to your Blog.
5. The Instruction Post
This is similar to Quick Tips as you are providing your readers with valuable information. However, these Instruction posts will go into much more detail on a certain topic. Sometimes your instructions can even be divided into two or three posts or courses. Look at comments and questions from your readers to find what topic would be most beneficial to them.
As you blog, remember that your readers like variety. Don’t always write the same type of post, but add something different to keep it fresh and new.
Work from home based business opportunities are being researched by many people due to the nature of the economy. Many would be entrepreneurs are looking to find the right business on the internet as there are literally hundreds to choose from.
However, to avoid failure, especially if an opportunity seeker is looking to make money from a network marketing opportunity, it is important to ask what kind of training/system is in place so reps can become successful sooner rather than later. If distributors are not able to earn money within a couple of months from the income opportunity, they will become frustrated and quit.
Therefore, before one signs up on a company’s agreement dotted line, here are some crucial questions to ask: Read the rest of this entry »
