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Yogile – The Easiest Way to Share Photos with a Group
Yogile – The Easiest Way to Share Photos with a Group
If you’re looking for a super easy way to share photos with a private or public group, Yogile is the answer. Not only can you password protect albums as well as customize your album email & album URL, but you can also lets others add photos to your albums. Yogile is great for collaborating on photo albums with family members or a group of friends.
Creating and managing your albums are not the only simple thing about Yogile. It’s also extremely easy to sign up to use the service; you only need an email address and password. You can also choose a password for your album when signing up; this is only needed if you want your initial album to be private.
There is currently a monthly usage of 100MB, but you can get an unlimited amount of storage for $24.95 per year. This will give you unlimited uploads, storage and photo albums; you’ll also get “complete ad-free sharing and browsing”. That’s an affordable price for someone who is planning to share a lot of photos.
There are three ways to upload photos: via email, mobile MMS and direct uploads via the site. As I stated above, the email that you use to send in photos can be customized per album; so each album can have a different yet customize URL and email address for sharing that you can give to your family or friends to use as well. You can easily make it something that everyone will be able to remember.
Yogile has basic features like being able to edit your album title, viewing images in different overviews (small, medium, large), sorting photos by oldest or newest and viewing photos as a slideshow. For each album you can choose to review photo submissions before having them added to your albums. You can also choose to have your album listed in the public directory. So you really have control over your albums and who can see them.
With it’s dead simple setup and ease of use, Yogile is great for the whole family. It’s also easy to share photos via email with the built in share button. Unfortunately, there are not social sharing buttons; that would definitely be a nice addition to the site. In a nut shell, Yogile is the easiest group photo sharing & collaboration, and definitely worth giving a try.
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Yogile – The Easiest Way to Share Photos with a Group
If you’re looking for a super easy way to share photos with a private or public group, Yogile is the answer. Not only can you password protect albums as well as customize your album email & album URL, but you can also lets others add photos to your albums. Yogile is great for collaborating on photo albums with family members or a group of friends.
Creating and managing your albums are not the only simple thing about Yogile. It’s also extremely easy to sign up to use the service; you only need an email address and password. You can also choose a password for your album when signing up; this is only needed if you want your initial album to be private.
There is currently a monthly usage of 100MB, but you can get an unlimited amount of storage for $24.95 per year. This will give you unlimited uploads, storage and photo albums; you’ll also get “complete ad-free sharing and browsing”. That’s an affordable price for someone who is planning to share a lot of photos.
There are three ways to upload photos: via email, mobile MMS and direct uploads via the site. As I stated above, the email that you use to send in photos can be customized per album; so each album can have a different yet customize URL and email address for sharing that you can give to your family or friends to use as well. You can easily make it something that everyone will be able to remember.
Yogile has basic features like being able to edit your album title, viewing images in different overviews (small, medium, large), sorting photos by oldest or newest and viewing photos as a slideshow. For each album you can choose to review photo submissions before having them added to your albums. You can also choose to have your album listed in the public directory. So you really have control over your albums and who can see them.
With it’s dead simple setup and ease of use, Yogile is great for the whole family. It’s also easy to share photos via email with the built in share button. Unfortunately, there are not social sharing buttons; that would definitely be a nice addition to the site. In a nut shell, Yogile is the easiest group photo sharing & collaboration, and definitely worth giving a try.
Copyright © 2010 Blogging Tips. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading this material in your news aggregator, the site you are looking at is guilty of copyright infringement. Please contact us so we can take legal action immediately.
Yogile – The Easiest Way to Share Photos with a Group
Rahasia Menjadi 10 Top Artikel di Lintas Berita
Rahasia Menjadi 10 Top Artikel di Lintas Berita
Di artikel sebelumnya yang berjudul "Lintas Berita Efektif Naikkan Traffic Pengunjung", saya coba berbagi Bagaimana Cara Naikkan Pengunjung Blog. Disana disebutkan bahwa judul artikel yang saya "titipkan" ke Lintas Berita memiliki Pageviews tinggi. Selain itu, artikel tersebut juga mendapat "cipratan" keyword yang kuat dimesin pencari khususnya Google dan Yahoo. Artinya, jumlah pengunjung saya makin bertambah saja.
Beberapa Tips Agar Menjadi 10 Top Artikel Di Lintas Berita adalah :
1. Buatlah Konten berita yang original. Artinya berita yang ingin kita buat, didasarkan dari Data Sekunder. Data yang kita dapat dari beberapa data primer yang kuat dasar dan faktanya serta dapat dipertanggung jawabkan.
Hindari men-copy habis semua artikel yang menjadi Top Artikel disana. Sadurlah beberapa kalimat dengan mencantumkan sumbernya. Jika hal ini tidak dilakukan, Pasti hasilnya percuma saja! Traffic pasti akan "Kalah" dengan pembuat artikel yang pertama kali. Sedangkan Keyword di mesin pencari pun akan jauh tertinggal.
2. Buat Judul Artikel Yang Menarik. Pembaca akan segera meng-klik segala yang berbau "Penasaran" di halaman Berita Baru Melintas di Lintas Berita. Gunakan kata-kata efektif seperti kata penarik Pembaca, seperti : "Bussyeet!", "Inilah..", "Berita Hot..", "6 Fakta Terbaru..", dsb. Contoh berita ini : Inilah Ibu Termuda Didunia, Empat Orang Yang Mirip Presiden, Nama-Nama Bola Piala Dunia, dsb.
3. Berita Yang Disajikan Up To Date . Artinya kontent berita disesuaikan dengan hal yang sedang Hot pada saat ini. Misalnya : Siapa Pengganti Mbah Maridjan? , Daftar Gunung Berapi Lainnya Berpotensi Meletus, 6 Dampak Akibat Letusan Merapi, dsb.
4. Perhatikan Keyword Pada Judul Posting. Sebelum kita posting, silakan ketik dulu Keyword dari judul artikel sobat yang akan Submit ke Lintas Berita. Lihat 20 situs terdepan disana, apakah ada salah satunya datang dari Lintas Berita? Jika ada, mending sobat urungkan niat untuk posting itu. Jika belum, silakan "Tembak Keyword" tersebut dijudul postingan sobat. Kalau bisa merangkum seluruh Keyword yang dicari orang. Misalnya : "Info CPNS DKI Jakarta Di Situs Resmi Pemkot Jakarta.Go.Id Tahun 2010". Judul ini adalah gabungan seluruh keyword tentang Info CPNS Jakarta 2010, coba cek saja sob!
5. Perhatikan Pagerank Situs Pesaing Anda Di Keyword Judul Postingan. Jika di Keyword yang ingin sobat posting, urutan pertama sampai sepuluh, adalah dibawah Pagerank Lintas Berita yakni = 4, maka langsung saja (Babat Man!). Segera posting. Cara ini dan diatas ditujukan agar, sobat mendapat 2 keuntungan dari 1 artikel sobat. Pertama, mendapat Traffic Melimpah Dari Lintas Berita, dan Memperoleh Rangking 10 Besar Pencarian Google.
Selain mendapat Traffic dan Posisi Bagus di Google SE, Tips Agar Menjadi Top Artikel Di Lintas Berita ini dapat membantu sobat dalam mengikuti Kontes Blogger. Seperti : Kontes SEO Yang Berjudul "Pasang Iklan Gratis Sebagai Langkah Awal Mulai Bisnis Online". Banyak Manfaat Dari Kontes SEO ini. Selain teman dan keakraban, Kontes SEO ini dapat menambah pengetahuan kita dalam meng-optimasi artikel atau blog kita agar lebih baik lagi (Promosi Blog).
Demikian 5 Tips Agar Menjadi 10 Top Artikel Di Lintas Berita ala "Nyubie". Semoga bermanfaat dan berguna. Terima kasih.
Di artikel sebelumnya yang berjudul "Lintas Berita Efektif Naikkan Traffic Pengunjung", saya coba berbagi Bagaimana Cara Naikkan Pengunjung Blog. Disana disebutkan bahwa judul artikel yang saya "titipkan" ke Lintas Berita memiliki Pageviews tinggi. Selain itu, artikel tersebut juga mendapat "cipratan" keyword yang kuat dimesin pencari khususnya Google dan Yahoo. Artinya, jumlah pengunjung saya makin bertambah saja.
Beberapa Tips Agar Menjadi 10 Top Artikel Di Lintas Berita adalah :
1. Buatlah Konten berita yang original. Artinya berita yang ingin kita buat, didasarkan dari Data Sekunder. Data yang kita dapat dari beberapa data primer yang kuat dasar dan faktanya serta dapat dipertanggung jawabkan.
Hindari men-copy habis semua artikel yang menjadi Top Artikel disana. Sadurlah beberapa kalimat dengan mencantumkan sumbernya. Jika hal ini tidak dilakukan, Pasti hasilnya percuma saja! Traffic pasti akan "Kalah" dengan pembuat artikel yang pertama kali. Sedangkan Keyword di mesin pencari pun akan jauh tertinggal.
2. Buat Judul Artikel Yang Menarik. Pembaca akan segera meng-klik segala yang berbau "Penasaran" di halaman Berita Baru Melintas di Lintas Berita. Gunakan kata-kata efektif seperti kata penarik Pembaca, seperti : "Bussyeet!", "Inilah..", "Berita Hot..", "6 Fakta Terbaru..", dsb. Contoh berita ini : Inilah Ibu Termuda Didunia, Empat Orang Yang Mirip Presiden, Nama-Nama Bola Piala Dunia, dsb.
3. Berita Yang Disajikan Up To Date . Artinya kontent berita disesuaikan dengan hal yang sedang Hot pada saat ini. Misalnya : Siapa Pengganti Mbah Maridjan? , Daftar Gunung Berapi Lainnya Berpotensi Meletus, 6 Dampak Akibat Letusan Merapi, dsb.
4. Perhatikan Keyword Pada Judul Posting. Sebelum kita posting, silakan ketik dulu Keyword dari judul artikel sobat yang akan Submit ke Lintas Berita. Lihat 20 situs terdepan disana, apakah ada salah satunya datang dari Lintas Berita? Jika ada, mending sobat urungkan niat untuk posting itu. Jika belum, silakan "Tembak Keyword" tersebut dijudul postingan sobat. Kalau bisa merangkum seluruh Keyword yang dicari orang. Misalnya : "Info CPNS DKI Jakarta Di Situs Resmi Pemkot Jakarta.Go.Id Tahun 2010". Judul ini adalah gabungan seluruh keyword tentang Info CPNS Jakarta 2010, coba cek saja sob!
5. Perhatikan Pagerank Situs Pesaing Anda Di Keyword Judul Postingan. Jika di Keyword yang ingin sobat posting, urutan pertama sampai sepuluh, adalah dibawah Pagerank Lintas Berita yakni = 4, maka langsung saja (Babat Man!). Segera posting. Cara ini dan diatas ditujukan agar, sobat mendapat 2 keuntungan dari 1 artikel sobat. Pertama, mendapat Traffic Melimpah Dari Lintas Berita, dan Memperoleh Rangking 10 Besar Pencarian Google.
Selain mendapat Traffic dan Posisi Bagus di Google SE, Tips Agar Menjadi Top Artikel Di Lintas Berita ini dapat membantu sobat dalam mengikuti Kontes Blogger. Seperti : Kontes SEO Yang Berjudul "Pasang Iklan Gratis Sebagai Langkah Awal Mulai Bisnis Online". Banyak Manfaat Dari Kontes SEO ini. Selain teman dan keakraban, Kontes SEO ini dapat menambah pengetahuan kita dalam meng-optimasi artikel atau blog kita agar lebih baik lagi (Promosi Blog).
Demikian 5 Tips Agar Menjadi 10 Top Artikel Di Lintas Berita ala "Nyubie". Semoga bermanfaat dan berguna. Terima kasih.
What Is High, Normal And Low Bounce Rates?
In the past I already explained what is bounce rate, and why small and new websites tend to display their bounce rates incorrectly. Today I want to talk about what is considered to be high, normal and low bounce rates.
The first thing we need to consider is that every type of website will have a different ballpark number for what is considered high, normal and low bounce rates. Online forums, for examples, will naturally have lower bounce rates when compared to blogs, because people tend to read many threads on forums, while blog readers might visit the site to read a single post and move on.
The second thing to consider is the fact that a high bounce rate might not be a bad thing. If you have a website where your priority is to make money with ads, for example, you’ll want people to click on these ads, so a high bounce rate would mean you are well optimized (provided people are bouncing by clicking on the ads and not by closing their browsers’ tabs).
With that out of the way let’s talk numbers.
As far as blogs go I would say that a high bounce rate is one above 70%. It’s a high number, but that is because blogs are naturally “bouncy.” Blogs have many subscribers, and those are users who might visit the blog only to read the latest post.
If you have many ads on your blog, and making money with them is one of your priorities, then a high bounce rate might be acceptable. For example, on my other blog my bounce rate is around 82%, and I am fine with that because the CTR on my ad units is quite high.
If you don’t have many ads on your blog and your priority is to grow your traffic and audience, then your bounce rate should be between 40% and 70%, which is the normal range in my opinion.
Finally, if you have exceptionally engaging content and a very user friendly design you might get your bounce rate below the 40% mark, which I consider to be low (and therefore very good).
Over To The Readers
Defining what is high, normal and low bounce rate is always tricky. If you research around the web you’ll find all kinds of answers. That is why I wanted to ask you guys what is your bounce rate (if you know it) and what you consider or heard to be high and low bounce rates.
Original Post: What Is High, Normal And Low Bounce Rates?
The first thing we need to consider is that every type of website will have a different ballpark number for what is considered high, normal and low bounce rates. Online forums, for examples, will naturally have lower bounce rates when compared to blogs, because people tend to read many threads on forums, while blog readers might visit the site to read a single post and move on.
The second thing to consider is the fact that a high bounce rate might not be a bad thing. If you have a website where your priority is to make money with ads, for example, you’ll want people to click on these ads, so a high bounce rate would mean you are well optimized (provided people are bouncing by clicking on the ads and not by closing their browsers’ tabs).
With that out of the way let’s talk numbers.
As far as blogs go I would say that a high bounce rate is one above 70%. It’s a high number, but that is because blogs are naturally “bouncy.” Blogs have many subscribers, and those are users who might visit the blog only to read the latest post.
If you have many ads on your blog, and making money with them is one of your priorities, then a high bounce rate might be acceptable. For example, on my other blog my bounce rate is around 82%, and I am fine with that because the CTR on my ad units is quite high.
If you don’t have many ads on your blog and your priority is to grow your traffic and audience, then your bounce rate should be between 40% and 70%, which is the normal range in my opinion.
Finally, if you have exceptionally engaging content and a very user friendly design you might get your bounce rate below the 40% mark, which I consider to be low (and therefore very good).
Over To The Readers
Defining what is high, normal and low bounce rate is always tricky. If you research around the web you’ll find all kinds of answers. That is why I wanted to ask you guys what is your bounce rate (if you know it) and what you consider or heard to be high and low bounce rates.
Original Post: What Is High, Normal And Low Bounce Rates?
Why Your Story Matters
One of the first things I’ve started saying to my new clients is: “Tell me your story.”
Which seems like a strange thing to say, considering that the blogosphere is rife with people telling their stories. Person X blogs about their new cat, Person Y blogs about where they went to dinner last night, and honestly, readers could care less about both of those people.
There are two types of bloggers out there. The first type talks about themselves in diary fashion, writing ad nauseam about cats and dinners. (If you want examples, of what I mean, surf Blogger.com randomly. I’d guess that 99% of personal blogs on Blogger are written for Grandma’s interest, if anyone’s.)
The second type of blogger writes about business, and only business. You might actually say they’re hyper-focused on business because they don’t want to be confused with the I-write-about-my-cat crowd. What’s your blog about? Why, it’s about circuit board repair. Today we’ll be continuing our exploration of the many different kinds of solder.
Most of the people who hire me as a coach are blogging about finance, or human resource management, or fashion, or any number of other specific topics. Usually, these people are trying to sell something, and turn their blog into a living. Usually, they’re very good and knowledgeable about what they do — and in a fair world, they’d be considered authorities that people interested in that speciality topic should listen to.
But, despite all of this, they’re not really getting anywhere, and the root problem always boils down to the same thing:
They don’t stand out. They’re one of a million people doing what they do.
The internet is a big place. You want to write about finance? So do five million other people. I don’t care how much you have to say about the very best no-load index funds; I can find similar opinions in dozens of other places just by typing a few words into Google. This speciality thing of yours? It’s a commodity.
If you want people to stick around — and read your thoughts on finance instead of those of any one of the other financial blogs — you’ve got to realize a fundamental blogging truth:
Readers don’t form a loyal bond with the information in your blog. When things work, it’s because they’ve formed a loyal bond with YOU.
And that’s where your story comes in.
1. Blogging is selling
and
2. Stories are a great way to sell
Let’s say you run a charity blog. Or it’s a “movement” blog, trying to generate momentum for some thing or another. Or let’s say you do run that circuit boards blog, but you’re not selling tech consulting or an e-book. You’re just trying to establish some expert status, by getting a lot of readers and followers.
None of those blogs are about selling, right?
Wrong. All blogging is selling.
I sell blog and website setups, coaching, and information products (including one on how to sell using stories, ahem) on my blog. I also refer other trusted folks through affiliate promotions. So you’d look at my blog and think, “This guy sells stuff.” But in the above examples I just gave, the tendency is to totally miss the fact that you’re selling simply because money isn’t changing hands. And that would be a mistake.
You’re selling yourself as an expert. You’re selling someone else on the idea of promoting your cause, or talking about you. You’re selling readers on finishing the post, leaving a comment, or coming back. Want to guest post? Well, I personally had to sell Daniel on accepting this one, and that’s true of any guest post, or JV, or anything involving another person… which is everything.
The problem with selling is that it’s ultimately one person trying to get another person to do what they want. If you’re selling right, what you want that other person to do is something that will benefit both of you, and if that’s true, selling becomes far easier. But you’re still selling. You still have to overcome resistance, or maybe just inertia. That person flitting by your blog? They have other things on their to-do list. Why should they read your stuff?
If you engage them first with story, you disarm people. You catch them in a tale first, and instruct later.
When I was promoting my course Question the Rules, which is an instruction manual for being a punk rock entrepreneur, I didn’t try to lay out the course’s benefits up front. Instead, I told the story of my days as a punk rock kid. What did that kid learn? And how is it exactly like what an entrepreneur has to learn when working outside of the nine-to-five, straightlaced life?
People would read that story and instead of thinking, “This guy is trying to sell me something,” they thought, “Hmm, I’m not unlike him. I guess I am kind of a punk rock entrepreneur.”
The guy writing about circuit boards might talk about why electronics fascinated him as a kid, and why he’s so passionate about circuitry. Try to make the readers feel just as passionate, rather than merely try to interest them in the technology.
The finance blogger should eventually spill his “origin story,” and talk about how he used to work in a brokerage, but got tired of the greed and corruption and yearned to get out there and tell the real, no-BS, no-hype truth about how real people should manage their money for maximal returns.
Your stories should have a point, of course. But the most important thing is that you should tell them.
Give it a try. As you get the hang of it, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the way your stick times and readership numbers increase.
About the Author: Johnny B. Truant is the creator of Storyselling 101. He coaches, sets up websites for clients, and writes about ninja sharks at JohnnyBTruant.com.
Original Post: Why Your Story Matters
Which seems like a strange thing to say, considering that the blogosphere is rife with people telling their stories. Person X blogs about their new cat, Person Y blogs about where they went to dinner last night, and honestly, readers could care less about both of those people.
There are two types of bloggers out there. The first type talks about themselves in diary fashion, writing ad nauseam about cats and dinners. (If you want examples, of what I mean, surf Blogger.com randomly. I’d guess that 99% of personal blogs on Blogger are written for Grandma’s interest, if anyone’s.)
The second type of blogger writes about business, and only business. You might actually say they’re hyper-focused on business because they don’t want to be confused with the I-write-about-my-cat crowd. What’s your blog about? Why, it’s about circuit board repair. Today we’ll be continuing our exploration of the many different kinds of solder.
Most of the people who hire me as a coach are blogging about finance, or human resource management, or fashion, or any number of other specific topics. Usually, these people are trying to sell something, and turn their blog into a living. Usually, they’re very good and knowledgeable about what they do — and in a fair world, they’d be considered authorities that people interested in that speciality topic should listen to.
But, despite all of this, they’re not really getting anywhere, and the root problem always boils down to the same thing:
They don’t stand out. They’re one of a million people doing what they do.
The internet is a big place. You want to write about finance? So do five million other people. I don’t care how much you have to say about the very best no-load index funds; I can find similar opinions in dozens of other places just by typing a few words into Google. This speciality thing of yours? It’s a commodity.
If you want people to stick around — and read your thoughts on finance instead of those of any one of the other financial blogs — you’ve got to realize a fundamental blogging truth:
Readers don’t form a loyal bond with the information in your blog. When things work, it’s because they’ve formed a loyal bond with YOU.
And that’s where your story comes in.
How to sell with stories
I’ve been fortunate in my blogging career, and saw a lot of success very quickly. I didn’t realize it at the time, but I owe that success to the fact that I instinctually understood two principles:1. Blogging is selling
and
2. Stories are a great way to sell
Let’s say you run a charity blog. Or it’s a “movement” blog, trying to generate momentum for some thing or another. Or let’s say you do run that circuit boards blog, but you’re not selling tech consulting or an e-book. You’re just trying to establish some expert status, by getting a lot of readers and followers.
None of those blogs are about selling, right?
Wrong. All blogging is selling.
I sell blog and website setups, coaching, and information products (including one on how to sell using stories, ahem) on my blog. I also refer other trusted folks through affiliate promotions. So you’d look at my blog and think, “This guy sells stuff.” But in the above examples I just gave, the tendency is to totally miss the fact that you’re selling simply because money isn’t changing hands. And that would be a mistake.
You’re selling yourself as an expert. You’re selling someone else on the idea of promoting your cause, or talking about you. You’re selling readers on finishing the post, leaving a comment, or coming back. Want to guest post? Well, I personally had to sell Daniel on accepting this one, and that’s true of any guest post, or JV, or anything involving another person… which is everything.
The problem with selling is that it’s ultimately one person trying to get another person to do what they want. If you’re selling right, what you want that other person to do is something that will benefit both of you, and if that’s true, selling becomes far easier. But you’re still selling. You still have to overcome resistance, or maybe just inertia. That person flitting by your blog? They have other things on their to-do list. Why should they read your stuff?
If you engage them first with story, you disarm people. You catch them in a tale first, and instruct later.
When I was promoting my course Question the Rules, which is an instruction manual for being a punk rock entrepreneur, I didn’t try to lay out the course’s benefits up front. Instead, I told the story of my days as a punk rock kid. What did that kid learn? And how is it exactly like what an entrepreneur has to learn when working outside of the nine-to-five, straightlaced life?
People would read that story and instead of thinking, “This guy is trying to sell me something,” they thought, “Hmm, I’m not unlike him. I guess I am kind of a punk rock entrepreneur.”
The guy writing about circuit boards might talk about why electronics fascinated him as a kid, and why he’s so passionate about circuitry. Try to make the readers feel just as passionate, rather than merely try to interest them in the technology.
The finance blogger should eventually spill his “origin story,” and talk about how he used to work in a brokerage, but got tired of the greed and corruption and yearned to get out there and tell the real, no-BS, no-hype truth about how real people should manage their money for maximal returns.
Your stories should have a point, of course. But the most important thing is that you should tell them.
Give it a try. As you get the hang of it, I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by the way your stick times and readership numbers increase.
About the Author: Johnny B. Truant is the creator of Storyselling 101. He coaches, sets up websites for clients, and writes about ninja sharks at JohnnyBTruant.com.
Original Post: Why Your Story Matters
