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WordPress Comment Spam

December 14th, 2008 • Blogology • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

If you run a WordPress Blog then you NO DOUBT have at some point been irritated by the comment and or trackback spammers. It’s not slowing down anytime soon. When I turn off our spam plugins on any of the many WordPress blogs we are involved with,  I would estimate that 90% of the comments and trackbacks are spam.

Whats the solution?

Shawn Collins of AffiliateTip.com wrote a post, that led us to Rachir over at TechVivo who has posted a list of 21 essential plungins, two of which you should definelty check out in an effort to combat spam, and the precious time you spend dealing with it.

Simple Trackback Validation

The Simple Trackback Validation plugin helps to eliminate trackback spam by performing a simple a simple but effective test on all incoming trackbacks.

WP-Spam Free

Fed up of all that comment spam? Stop wasting time checking and clearing your Akismet spam queue every day and download WP-SpamFree. It will eliminate 99% – 100% of the comment spam you receive. Yep, I’m not joking. And it does it without captchas! WP-SpamFree uses a combo of JavaScript and cookies to stop the spambots. Since 99% of the spambots out there can’t process JavaScript, they won’t be able to submit comments. It also doesn’t slow down your blog one bit.

To make life a little easier for some of the WordPress newbies out there we put together a video on How To Install the WP-Spam Free Plugin:

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Problogineer Xmas Blog Contest

December 12th, 2008 • Blogology • 1 comment • Related • Filed Under

If your looking at PPC, or advertsising your blog this will be a contest for you.

Contest URL: http://www.problogineer.com/problogineer-xmas-blog-contest

Contest ends Dec.20th/2008

Prizes:

 

Ben Spark Blog Contest

December 8th, 2008 • Blogology • 2 comments • Related • Filed Under

This one is a mystery folks.

Big Box of Awesome Contest URL: http://www.benspark.com/bensparks-big-box-of-awesome.html

How To Enter: The usual comments, Twitter, etc.

Prizes: No clue! Whatever is in the box :>)

Dates: Ends Dec.17th/2008

If your wondering who Ben Spark is, he is a not so famous but very active blogger. Here is a recent video of him crashing a toy drive he found on FaceBook. How can you not like a guy who supports toys for kids :>)

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$6000 John Chow and XR Blog Contest

December 1st, 2008 • Blogology • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

Here is a contest from a trusted pro blogger, where $5000 goes to the Charity of your choice and a cool $1000 to spend on Christmas. We entered the contest as well (see at the bottom of this post)… why not its for a great cause and think you should jump on board as well.

Contest Url: http://www.johnchow.com/6000-contest-from-john-chow-and-xrcom/

Prizes:

$5000 to Charity You Choose

$1000 to blow however you wish

How To Enter:

To enter the contest, you need to sign up for an account at XR.com. Then you need to write a blog post about it. The post should link back to the contest URL, include the name of the charity you’re playing for, what you’ll do with the extra $1,000, and a review of XR.com.

Dates: The deadline for entry is December 24. Winner will be drawn on December 27

Blogology’s Entry into the Contest:

Charity: We are playing for the Children’s Variety Heart Center.

How would we spend the  extra $1000? We would as well give the $1000 to the Children’s Variety Heart Center.

XR Review: Amazingly simple free service like TINYURL, but even shorter!!!!! Example we just turned this long blog post URL into http://xr.com/i28 Doesn’t get better than that folks!

Roadmap To Become a Blogger Review

November 30th, 2008 • Blogology • 1 comment • Related • Filed Under

Thanks to Yaro Starak & Gideon Shalwick for getting us an advance copy of The Roadmap to Become a Blogger that will be officially released 9am Dec. 1st/2008.

 

Blogology Rating: 4.5/5

 

Cost: FREE (That’s refreshing :>)

 

If you are a newbie, read this before even thinking of seriously starting a blog. If you are an old school blogger, then read this to discover why new school blogs are kicking your ass. Roadmap to Become a Blogger is an awesome, easy to understand guide that even pro-bloggers will find a few golden nuggets.

 Yaro & Gideon stick true to their words and give readers a distinct and easy to follow roadmap to creating a blog that stands out in sea of millions. But they harshly admit that the roadmap is not enough. With the thousands of blogs that are coming online every day, only blogs that can find the X Factor will rise to the top. Don’t worry as they clearly lay out what the X Factors are for every stage of blogging!

 

We highly recommend The Roadmap to Become a Blogger …great read!

 

You can get it here for free starting Dec.1/2008 

www.BecomeABlogger.com

 

Win Premium WordPress Themes Contest

November 27th, 2008 • Blogology • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

Hurry…ends tomorrow!!!

Contest Url: http://www.blogohblog.com/mega-contest-win-10-premium-themes-worth-700/

Deadline:  Only one day left… Nov. 28/2008

How to enter: See contest URL

Prizes:

 

50 Bloggers HP Magic Giveaway Contest $300,000 Thousand in Prizes

November 24th, 2008 • Blogology • 1 comment • Related • Filed Under

You heard that right, HP has teamed up with 50 Bloggers below so you will have 50 contests to try and win some really cool prizes for Christmas. You better grab a drink… your eyes are going to go buggy after this one!

Official HP Contest Page: http://www.hp.com/united-states/campaigns/blogger-magic/

Prizes X 50:

Hardware

  • HP TouchSmart IQ816 PC
  • HP HDX 18 series Premium Notebook PC
  • HP MediaSmart Connect
  • HP Pavilion dv4 series Entertainment Notebook PC (with Windows Live)
  • HP Mini 1000 (with XP)

Accessories

  • HP Photosmart C6380 Wireless AIO (printer)
  • HP 564 Photo Value Pak

Software

  • Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate/Home Premium or Microsoft Windows XP pre-installed on all units (Mini 1000 runs XP)
  • Microsoft Office Home and Student Edition 2007 (Student-Teacher Edition) – 1 DVD with 3 licenses
  • Microsoft Windows Live
  • Corel VideoStudio X2

Entertainment

Kung Fu Panda (2 widescreen DVDs; 1 widescreen Blu-ray disc)

50 Simultaneous Blog Contests Pages:

 

 

 

 

Yaro Starak’s 10 Videos On How To Become a Blogger

November 24th, 2008 • Blogology • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

So you want to become a blogger or are just getting started. Who are we to tell you NO, you shouldn’t be the150 Millionth blogger… we’ll leave the negativity checked at the door. Go for it…you’ll love it!

In fact, we would love to help you get started but are pretty busy these days, so thought our friend Yaro could point you in the right direction.

From one of the best bloggers in the world, Yaro Starak teaches you how to blog with ten free videos, and will be giving away a FREE Blogging Roadmap Report starting Dec.1/2008.

Video 1- Why You Should Use WordPress

Video 2 – How To Get Your Own Domain Name

Video 3 – How To Get A Web Host

Video 4- How To Install WordPress

Video 5- How To Upload Files To Your Webhost Using FTP

Video 6- Choosing A WordPress Theme For Your New Blog

Video 7- How To Install And Use WordPress Plugins

Video 8 – How To Create Your First Blog Post And Blog Page

Video 9 – What RSS Is And Why You Need It

Video 10- How To Use Feedburner For Supercharging Your RSS Capabilities

You can check out the videos and get the Free Report here: Become A Blogger

Smart Bloggerz Blog Contest

November 23rd, 2008 • Blogology • 0 comments • Related • Filed Under

This one focuses on logo’s, free advertising for your blog and EC.

Contest URL: http://www.smartbloggerz.com/2008/11/smart-bloggerz-smart-contest.html

How To Enter: See details at contest URL.

Dates: Contest Deadline Dec.5/2008

Prizes:

1st Prize
An awesome logo designing specially for your blog worth $50 from Mr.Javo
A 125×125 pixels ad for December month on Knowliz
A 125×125 pixels ad for 1 month on Smart Bloggerz
A 125×125 pixels rotating ad for 2 months on BlogNetAwards

2nd Prize
A Text Link Ad for 1 month worth $10 on Themelib
A 125×125 banner ad for 1 month worth $50 on Wilcox-Studios
A Text Link Ad for 1 month on Smart Bloggerz

3rd Prize
A 125×125 pixels ad for one month worth $20 on Rockfuse
A 125×125 pixels ad for January month on Knowliz
A Text Link Ad for 1 month on Smart Bloggerz

4th Prize
A Text Link ad for 1 month worth $10 at Shanker Bakshi’s Blog
A 125×125 banner ad for 1 month worth $50 on Wilcox-Studios
A 125×125 pixels ad for February month on Knowliz

5th Prize
Any one wordpress template to choose free of cost worth $29 from WordPress Templates
A 125×125 banner ad for 1 month on The Fountain Of Happiness
A 125×125 banner ad for 1 month on Da Blogger

6th Prize
Get $5 via Paypal from Wonderful things In Life
150×50 Banner Ad for a month worth $20 on lifeOmaniac
A Text Link ad for 1 month on Rapidshoots

7th Prize
A 125×125 banner ad for 1 month worth $25 on Contest Whiz
A 125×125 banner ad for 1 month on Mitk World

8th Prize
A 125×125 pixels ad for 1 month worth on Bloganol
A 125×125 pixels ad for March month on Knowliz
A 125×125 pixels rotating ad for 2 months on SuccessBlogNet

9th Prize
A 125×125 pixels ad for 1 month worth $20 onIndocontest
A 125×125 pixels ad for 1 month on A Message From My Heart
A 125×125 pixels ad for April month on Knowliz

10th Prize
A 125×125 pixels ad for 1 month on Cheth Studios
A 125×125 pixels ad for 1 month on Love Is A Perfect Gift
A 125×125 pixels ad for 1 month on Rapidshoots

Entrecard Prizes(Winners Of This will be chosen by me randomly)
2000 EC from Cheth Studios
1000 EC from MichaelPark
1000 EC from Blog About Contests
1000 EC from Wonderful things In Life
1000 EC from Wilcox-Studios
1000 EC from Wilcox-Studios

Good luck with your contest Smart Bloggerz :>)

Speed Reading 30 Blogs a Day

November 22nd, 2008 • Blogology • 2 comments • Related • Filed Under

So you want to follow 30 amazing blogs, but how the heck do you find the time to read 30 blogs a day, when the average person reads only 250 words per minute. If an average blog post is around 500 words, you will chew up an hour a day staying on top of your favourite bloggers.

 

If your like most people, time equals money and every minute counts.

 

Enter free www.spreeder.com that allows you to copy and paste text into their Free Online Speed Reader, slowly tweak the settings each day and in no time you will be flying through 600 words per minute or 30 blog posts a day, saving you 30 minutes.

 

You just became more productive.

 

 

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