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Thursday, October 2, 2008

Increasing traffic..

So many people have asked me how to monetize their blogs, though I don't find a sincere blogger in me because I monetize all my blogs. Basic structure of the process to earn through blogs is very simple. You sign up for a free blogger account, start blogging about whatever you find interesting and popularize your blogs through various tools available on several sites that bring you good amount of traffic. If you feel this would take more time to develop yourself on the blogging platform, you always have the option to go for a domain with a good Page rank. After you acquire the domain from its administrator, you can start posting your blog son that domain. After you make some 10 or 15 quality posts on your new domain, you can register it with one of several pay sites which pay you for blogging for their advertisers. But, you should be fair on your part. Instead of making earning money the sole purpose of the domain, you should make it more productive, attractive and should bring more traffic to it. Back links play a very important role in making a domain or a blog retain it's Page rank. Numerous link exchange sites are available today which help you browse through their directories filled with domains and blogs of different page ranks from which you can select the domains with which you wish to exchange links. Better practice is to go for domains that have higher page rank than yours so that when Google updates the page ranks of domains, your domain would be able to sustain its status as it is. Advertisers expect blogs to have high amount of traffic. So, its your responsibility to draw more number of readers to your blog/domain. I found an excellent tool to bring a good amount of readers to your blog without the help of sites that say they can increase your traffic to a level from where you would be able to compete even with Google! Bullshit! There is something called Cbox. It's a message box which when added to your blog will be available for other bloggers to drop their messages for you. By following those who drop their messages on your blog, you can return them their favor and thus, bloggers around the globe would get mutually benefited by this. I used this Cbox and found that I can bring my blog as much as 60 visitors a day with no big strain. I am planning to discuss in my subsequent posts about other techniques to increase the visitor rate of a blog so that Alexa rank of the blog remains healthy.

Closing in on Kodai plan..

Finally, the day is about to come. In another 20 hours, if everything goes as planned, we would be in the train exactly at this time tomorrow on our way to Madurai. This Kodaikanal plan is something that is pending for a really long time now. Last year, we went to Kodaikanal as soon as I came back from my Kullu-Manali tour with college friends. When it comes to striking a balance between the importance I attach to school friends and college friends, I think I am a pro. I managed to plan a couple of tours with my college friends and my school friends as well. We had to come across so many hurdles to reach the position we are in now. We have got the train tickets to Madurai, which is the closest city to Kodai. First, it was one of my friends' parents who said they want their son to get employed before going on a fun trip. We tried everything within our scope to get him into the world of profession. Unfortunately, the company which recruited this guy put him on hold for four months to release the results of the four rounds of interviews my friend faced. At last, he received a call from the I.T firm and they said he has been selected to work for them. That was when the plan got back its life once again. Now, the atmosphere looks so jubilant because we are about to execute a plan that has been in the bag for a very long time now. We have been waiting for almost 8 months now to set things right for this plan to workout well. Hey my dear fellow bloggers and my most respectful followers and readers, I won't be seen here for the next 4 days. I'll join you in the blog league very soon! Have a great time blogging around!

Do we really respect the Father of our nation?




As far as we all know, Government wine shops, which are popularly known as TASMAC, and other outlets where liquors will be available on normal days should remain closed today which marks the birth of a Mahatma. I was taken aback after looking at what happened just outside a Government wine shop today in the evening. There were 3 men standing outside TASMAC and they were involved in some discussion among themselves. Suddenly, the shutter of the shop moved up slightly and I saw a man crawling out of the shop. I wasn't shocked to see the man coming out from a place which was supposed to remain closed today. But, what he carried with him hidden in his pants gave me a reason to question the respect these people have got for the man who is considered as the Father of the nation. If my friend who was standing beside me is not wrong, what he carried was Royal Challenge whisky in his right hand. This doesn't show the extent to which these liquors make one addicted to them. It shows the extent to which people have gone that they are totally uncontrollable over their temptations and desires. They can't hold on even for a day without liquors. Everyone is to be blamed here. I was passing by the shop and noticed what was happening there. I am pretty much sure even the Government officials who should have a check on these are very much aware of the illegal sale of liquor today. People who buy these hot drinks and also the one who sold the product know for sure that today is the day several years back when a Mahatma was born. Everyone is to be blamed here. During the course, we have forgotten what makes Gandhiji the Mahatma and what the purpose of the freedom he won for us after a non-violent fight is. If I had asked the alcoholic about freedom, I am too confident that he would reply 'Drinking even on Gandhi Jayanthi is freedom'. Let us not forget a great man.

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Laptops with lucrative price tags..

People have started to shift from conventional desktop computers to portable laptops since the advantages in using laptops are quite numerous compared to desktop PCs. There are so many brands of cheap laptops available in the market and to get a clear picture of the long list of leading laptops producers, you can visit www.savebuckets.co.uk which contains almost all the details about every single brand of laptops. Some of the most popular brands in laptops are toshiba, apple, acer and Sony. If you want to know which one would make you a great deal by not compromising anything on the quality, performance and durability, you always have the option of comparing the prices of different brands of laptops on www.savebuckets.co.uk. Price comparison has never been as easy as it appears on this site because when you choose a cheap laptop which will carry a price tag, you can compare the features and cost of that product with other similar types of products lying within a particular range of cost. Also, when you purchase at www.savebuckets.co.uk, you can save your wallets from being squeezed and that means you will be left with more money using which you can go for one more laptop. Prices on www.savebuckets.co.uk are extremely reasonable and affordable which is one of the advantages you enjoy when you hunt for a laptop and find one on www.savebuckets.co.uk.

Government vegabonds..

Today, I had a bad experience with the traffic police officers again. This time, I felt I was really unfortunate for having bought a bike because I think I would have paid more than the cost of my bike as fine amounts to the cops. The traffic police in Chennai are so damn desperate that they are willing to do anything stupid with the public in order to squeeze the money out of people's pockets. There are police officers who stop those who are wearing helmets and have got all the proper vehicle documents just to scratch a piece of buck out of their wallets. This time also, I didn't do anything wrong. I received a call from one of my college friends and I had the time to bring the vehicle to a halt along the roadside and attended the call. After the conversation ended, I kept the mobile locked between my left ear and the helmet so that I can immediately attend the calls if I receive any. After a 2 minute ride, a traffic constable appeared in front of me and signed at me to bring the vehicle to him and that was exactly what I did. The mobile inside my helmet found exactly the wrong time to fall down and that was when fate turned its attention towards me. The constable asked me 'Talking over the phone while driving?'. I said I wasn't and I even gave him my mobile to check the information of the last call which I received from my friend. He checked the time and was pretty much convinced that I didn't go against the rules. But, what runs in him is the Indian Police blood. That made him argue with me and he put forth a question 'If you were not talking to anyone, then why the mobile phone inside your helmet was closer to your ear?' I don't know where I got the reason from. I quickly responded to him saying that my mobile phone's vibrator isn't working and that was the reason why I held the mobile closer to my ear in the helmet so that I would get to know as soon as someone calls me. He wasn't satisfied with the reason because it was not reason that he wanted. It was something else that he had his intentions upon. As an expert in dealing cops and talking to traffic constables, it was pretty easy for me to guess what was running on his mind. I went to the sergeant and explained to him the entire scenario. He understood that I wasn't using the mobile. But, once again, Indian Traffic Police. He wanted me to give what he expected. But, I was not prepared to be fined for a mistake I didn't commit. I kept arguing while the sergeant started filling up a form using the details he acquired from my license card. While he was busy doing this, I told him 'Sir I know I didn't cross the rules and even you do. Please don't waste a sheet of paper for sheer 50 bucks. I can pay that to you though I can't justify myself if I pay you the money. So, you can stop filling that form'. The guy appeared quite calm and replied 'No kid. Rules should be respected and you should be given a written record of what you have done' I asked him what I did. And once again I entered the world of explanation but the man, about 60, never seemed to loosen his end of the rope. Finally, I made call to one of my school friends who brought Rs.40 against Rs.500 which the cops demanded. When I handed over the 50 buck note to the sergeant, he was completely heated up and started venting his anger on me and not even my foot cared for that. Finally, he accepted the 'BRIBE' and threatened 'I'll make sure you get caught wherever you go in the city'. I replied 'You're welcome sir. You can catch hold of me if you find me really crossing the rules unlike what you just did now'. While I was about to leave, I told the constable who caught me 'Even you know I didn't use the mobile while riding'. He replied 'You should have been fined Rs.1, 100 as per the rule book'. I told him 'No rule book would say keeping the mobile closer to the ear while driving is wrong unless we use it to speak with someone or listen to music'. When he was retaliating, I left the place, leaving my foot to listen to his mouth!


Journey to the center of my native..


Today, my family decided to go to our native since it's been quite a long since we visited the place last time. Being the head of the family, my dad made all the necessary arrangements for the 1 and a half hour journey. We decided to go by my sister's car which was quite small to give room comfortably for even 4 adults. In total, there were 6 adults including the driver who was here since none of us know car driving. Now, the all the eyes turned at me and I understood where I am going to have my place in the car. At the front, one more person can sit beside the driver comfortably. I was made to sit between the driver and my mom, which means I was literally sitting on the gear board. For the first few minutes of travel, I didn't find anything uncomfortable except for the way people outside peeped into the car to find where I was sitting. But, as the journey continued and sun started to scorch the roads, I felt a slight pain on my back. I realized that it was just the start since not even half of the total upward distance was not covered y then. I decided to sleep even though I was put in a completely uncomfortable position inside the car so that towards the end of the journey when the back pain becomes unbearable, I wouldn't feel a thing about it. Unfortunately, the hot atmosphere, both within and outside the car, didn't allow me to have the nap I wished to have. So, I had to undergo a physical strain on my back when we reached the end of the road. I had a big sigh of relief when I popped out of the car and had a good walk under the hot sun for about 10 minutes before entering my uncle's place. I was so happy since the pain had so after effects and I was able to move properly. When we were about to start our journey back to Chennai, again, I was the most unfortunate in the car next to the four wheels that had to roll down the white hot roads. I had no choice. I again tried to get some sleep on the gear board setup. But, I was not in a good position to do what I liked. The journey came to an end few minutes back and I can still feel the pain in on my right knee which was completely covered by the driver's left leg. To add to the tragedy, the driver had his left leg rested on my right knee for the whole journey back home. Now, I am going to try some thermal treatments on my knee and I'll get back to the business (Blogging) very soon!

Animal World




As an animal lover, I always tell people that this world belongs to animals since they have been living here for millions of earth. They have been inhabiting earth even before human beings started developing societies. The best part of such a wonderful, beautiful and awesome animal world is dog. Dogs are the most loyal creatures on earth. I grow a Dalmatian which is so loyal that it comes back to me even after I treat it harshly. I stumbled upon the site dedicated to dogs and especially to yorkie breed of dogs. teacupyorkiedogs.com is site that contains a whole lot of information about various kinds of cross bred dogs. I loved the way the resulting puppies are named. For the naming purpose, the author of the site has used the names of both the parent dogs so that the naming convention becomes too easy that one can get to know the breeds of the parent dogs just by knowing the pup's breed name. For instance, when a yorkie is bred with a maltese, the resulting pup's breed would be called Morkie which sounds so quirky and unique! There are so many yorkie cross breed temperaments that have been listed on the site that tells you everything about yorkie pups. After browsing the pages of the site, I was interested in discovering some new breed names. I wondered what would happen if a Dalmatian is made to breed with a yorkie. The resulting pup would have long strands of hair around its face and the whole body would be quite soft and fluffy like a fur ball. But, the pup would possibly be having the shades of a Dalmatian with black spots all over the body! I tried imagining how such a pup would look like in real life. It would look so cute and small which would be completely adorable for even the cruel animal killers. I have even found a name for such a pup, using the same naming rules as the moderator of the site did. The pup should be called Darkie which sounds as cute as the pup would appear if it really finds its way to earth!



The Political arena

The museum is a building where specimens of art and science are kept. It also contains antiquities and specimens of manufacture. It can also be stated that a museum is permanent institution in the service of society and of its development, open to public, which acquires, conserves, researches, communicates and exhibits the tangible and intangible heritage of humanity and its environment, for the purpose of education, study and enjoyment. There are ten of thousands of museums all over the world. There are different types of museums like art, maritime, mobile, natural etc.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Arrogant atheists..

Atheism has become more a kind of trend for people than what it should really mean to those who call themselves atheists. Opinions differ. Atheists don't accept this. Opinions should be individualistic and one should not try to inflict it on others. Atheists do this. They not only stop with calling God an imaginary creation of man but they also call those who worship God fools and everything senseless.

I am affected..Thanks to the Indian politicians..



There are so many happenings in the country to prove that most of the politicians in India are totally inefficient, incapable and irresponsible illiterates. The American economy seems to be crumbling to pieces but the politicians over there are smart enough to pump $700 billion into the business to save the nation. But, our FM who lauds himself to be a genius when it comes to finance couldn't help the nation by providing proper aides to free it from the tightening clutches of inflation and price rise. All he does every time the media comes with the figure of inflation which keeps rising everyday, is to appear in front of the press and address the nation with a single statement:

"Indian banks and financial bodies are immune to the rising crisis"

May be he is insulated from these problems but not the common man. There were days when petrol was sold at Rs.35 per liter. But, I was so unfortunate that I was riding a bicycle at those times and now, when I love bike riding, my parents are not ready to waste money on petrol since the price has gone up to almost 56. And my bicycle is also rusted now. How can I use it again? Now, all my means of transportation are blocked! This is what our Indian FM has done to me.

Few months back, I made it a habit to play cricket everyday in the morning, no matter what the weather guy told about the weather. Water packets are essentials for us. As a result of inflation, even the cost of a water packet has gone up by 50 paise. It may sound so silly since the cost is too low to compare with what the American Government has planned to invest in the market to bailout the sinking ships. But, when you consider the amplified image, you would find even a single penny making a big difference. Today, once again, our FM has released a statement according to which our markets are stable, strong and sound. Dear FM, if that is the case, can you tell me why inflation is going up faster than NASA's spacecraft and why the food and oil prices have increased by several folds???

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