12.12.2011

Holiday Shopping Using Google

Do you remember how it feels when you have to go to a mall to find the perfect clothing. You visit numerous stores, try out tons of options, and eventually you may or may not get the items you want.

Gone are the days when you have to go to malls and visit endless shops to find the things you desire. You can find each and everything online using none other than Google!! Right from a apparel, electronics, home decor, furnishings, mobile phones, and more - you name it and it's most likely available online. And sometimes also at lower cost.  

Below are a few basic tips on how to shop and find the best deals using Google.

1. Make a list of all the articles you want to shop for. e.g: party dress, gift for parents etc.
2. Then use the same keyword and just add the word online to it and search Google. For.e.g to search for a party dress on Google, you would just need to search party dress online
3. Google will show up a lot of websites which sells party dress online.
4. Now look at the description of the site, it will give you some basic information about what the site is offering and select the site you like.
5. Usually the shopping websites will have a list of items along with the photographs. Some of the sites also offer the facility to zoom and see the product closely.
6. If you like the product, you just need to add it to your cart and give your address information and checkout.You will get an option to pay using your card. some even offer cash on delivery.
e.g. of a sites : http://www.greatglam.com/
7. If you are looking for something specifically in your area e.g dentist in your area: just use the keyword: dentist followed by your city name or area name.

Search Using Product Name and Offers

Apart from random searching on Google, another way to find great products online with amazing discount is to search using a different keyword. Taking the same example again, if you want to look to party dress online with great discount, just search Google with the following keyword: party dress online discount. It will show up with all the sites which offer discounts on party dresses.

Few things you would need to keep in mind which shopping online using Google is security. Always ensure that the site you visit from Google, has some signs that will indicate that the site is genuine. e.g the site could have a logo which says 'Safe shopping guarantee' or it would have also have contact no's or toll free no's on the site. Some of the site also have representatives online whom you can chat will and they can guide you through shopping.

12.05.2011

Tips for Better Blogging

Creating a blog can be quite challenging. At first it may seem easy to make a blog, especially if you are renewed with the vigor on the project. Buy what’s hard is maintaining and also renewing the interest of your readers. To make a blog work, not only do you make a good impact on your readers, but you also make sure that your blog does not stagnate as you go along.

That’s usually the common problem of most bloggers in blogs or whatever type of blog that you make you might want to make sure you get fresh material and that you update it constantly. More often than not, we become victims of our own procrastination or also sometimes we get too busy with what we consider as the important things that we forget to keep the blog alive.

Sometimes it’s not just keeping the blog alive. I admit, writing can be fun and a blog can give you a great outlet to what you are thinking but it won’t be as great if nobody reads your blog right? Make sure that you keep your articles interesting – and by that I mean you might want to start as if you are conversing with your readers. Speak your reader’s language so it’s not only about you – it’s also about them. Being able to relate to a blog keeps readers wanting for more.

Know what you will be blogging abut. A certain theme will do and that will also help keep you focused. Blogs are usually shared by readers to their friends and this will help you gain more readers and more attention.
Make sure you don’t fill up your blog with a lot of keywords. Keywords make “filing” of your articles easier but don’t overpopulate it. Use ones that most f your readers would look up or one that aren’t to colloquial. Common and easy keywords will give your article much more exposure.

To gain more attention, not only do you have to make your articles interesting, you might also want to submit them to RSS feeds. This way interested readers would be updated every time you post a blog and to those subscribed to the same RSS feed will be able to look up your articles. RSS feeds give your blog more exposure.

A more effective way to promote your blog is by advertising in social networks. A lot of people log on to the social networks so why not advertise there? You can seek the help of peers as well as the groups you belong to help spread the word. This usually doesn’t even include you having to pay off the advertising for your blog. You might also want to advertise in search engines as well but whether you’ll want to pay for the advertising is up to you.

A usual problem is getting a constant stream of topics especially on your off days. It a usual problem every writer encounters but not an unsolvable one. You might want to consider lazily browsing the internet – a lot of ideas will come to you. If you hit a wall, don’t forget to bring a pen paper or tablet with you. The old saying that great ideas come to you in the wee hours of the morning is quite true- they poop out of your mind when you least expect them. By noting them down you won’t easily forget that came up.