For Filipino Viewers
Just another Exhibits of the latest technology in Philippines : Consumer Electronics Show in Philippines
What : Consumer Electronics Show in Philippines
When : October 24.2008
Where: SMX Convention Center in Pasay City
So to all Tech Bloggers you should be there.
Another Blog Event :
The Digital Filipino is inviting Filipino bloggers to join the bloggers eyeball which will be held this August 11, 2008 (Monday) 6pm to 9pm at “The Legend Fillas”. During this event, 10 participants of the “Top 10 Emerging and Influential Blogs 2008” will get $100 each, and 10 blogs will receive recognition as the “Top 10 Emerging and Influential Blogs 2008″ based on the votes by the participating bloggers. And of course, get the chance to meet fellow bloggers and enjoy the party.
Source : visit this page.
Hello there are you a Filipino Blogger ?, I would like to expand my reach to other bloggers and I would like to gather more friends in the web, specially Filipino & Filipina Bloggers.
Filipinos are becoming aware that Blogging is not only a hobby but it may be a source of income.
I just purchased a new domain ( www.techathand.net ) and actually I bought that domain for this site. Now the problem I do not know how to install this to the blogspot.com. Actually I have tried just a couple of hours ago and I did not succeed to divert my blogs to my new domain.
I have already contacted www.ploghost.com where I bought my new domain and I know they will respond soon.
But if there are Filipino readers out there who could help me out. It will be my pleasure. That is the reason why I blog about this.
I will update this post whenever my new domain is working.
Below is a blog post of my first ever guest blogger.Enjoy reading..
Introduction
If you haven’t heard about blogging, then you must be living under the rocks. Blogging or web log is a website where entries are written in chronological order and visitors may leave a comment for a particular post. Blogs vary from different niche. There are photo blogs, online diaries, adult blogs, entertainment, sports and so on. Sky is the limit of what you may think of to blog. The fun of blogging is that you can make anything bloggable and be unique. People blog for therapeutic reasons, some for rants, some just for fun and others for money.
So let’s have a typical idea of how much, really does a blog income produce.
This guy is a little disappointed receiving his pay check from google.
dcpanganiban’s check
I have posted a link on my blog about these people who earned money through blogging. From tech blogs, odd news, to cats talking crap. Have a quick view to all of them.
Read Full Article About Top Bloggers and Their Income
So I guess that warmed you up. To give you a quick overview of what you’ll get in this guide is all listed below.
Guide Overview:
• Creating accounts for money making network ads.
• Get all necessary files to start your blog.
• Tips in writing and managing you blog.
• Monetizing Your Blog
• Blog Promotion
My Personal Story
Meet the Master
As may you all know, I don’t have talent to write nor did I know how to earn money online. I learned about email during my second year in college and my classmates thought I was joking. I got my computer on my 4th year of college. And afford to buy my own laptop through online money making while still struggling to pass that software engineering subject. Arrrrrgh!!!.
As I got into the company I’m working now, I met people that are uber in this field of money making. They come across as arrogant because they’re always talking about money. But for me, they are good hearted people that wanted to share their knowledge and talk about their experience.
I made friends with retzwerx, if you don’t know him, ask a fellow blogger, he won the Philippine Blog Awards for an entertainment blog focusing on Pinoy Big Brother. Well, he got excited and showed me a peek of his income.
Sounds good? It is. It’s dated June 14, 2007. Yep it’s not even end of the month yet and he earned that much.
As we got closer, the more I know how to make money online. He is just soooo good on the subject that it comes natural. His enthusiasm is very contagious and I’m always excited to hear what he’s going to say next because what he says are gold nuggets ready to be picked up by all who noticed them.
My Own Style
One day, I came up with an idea to share what I learned with this guy and probably help others to earn money online. Anyone can do this, all you have to do is follow and understand everything stated here. Ok, understand? Now sit, then rollover… lol. Just kidding.
After following his advices and picking up those gold nuggets, I was able to make money on my own, at home.
I know its crap compared to what he’s earning but I hope you get my point. By the way, that interface isn’t google. It’s xoom, I wanted to get away with what he teach and try my own way of earning money. But the principle is still the same as to what I will write here in the guide. I do hope I’m making myself clear here.
What’s the catch?
What’s the catch? There is no catch, totally nothing. All I ask is a link of my site (http://supernoobice.com) from your site and that would help. You may also distribute this article to everyone you know. I don’t care. But please give proper credits.
Creating accounts for money making network ads
Recommended Money Makers
The following are the best ad networks and affiliate systems for start up sites in my opinion. They provide support and information and most of all, on time payments.
Google Adsense
Google Adsense is probably the most popular ad network on the internet. It pays you for every click on the ads. You have the chance to customize ad links to match your site theme. You definitely want to signup for adsense. Minimum payout is $100 and payments are made every month.
Bidvertiser
Bidvertiser is a CPC ad that competes with Google Adsense. The only advantage so far is that it has a low pay out. Meaning, at a minimum of $10, you may receive your earnings. For cash check payments, a minimum of $50.
Auction Ads
Action ads allow you to post relative items from eBay on your site. User clicks and money comes rolling in. You may want to check it out. If you’re planning to have a site with selling items, you may want to try Audtion Ads and get paid by every transaction and user clicks.
AGLOCO
AGLOCO is a toolbar for advertising. If you use the toolbar, you will be given share of your ad money. They will also pay you if you refer other people to use the toolbar. The more people you refer the more you can potentially make. AGLOCO is still in startup and unproven. But since the cost of investment is ZERO, it’s worth a try. It is also the only ad network here that doesn’t require a website.
Exoclick
Here comes an alternative to Adsense that are more “mature” in nature. One of the distinct feature of Exoclick is that it allows mature ads for adult related websites. But that’s not the only thing that makes Exoclick an Adsense alternative….
Get All Necessary Files
Get a Domain and Hosting
Nothing beats a personal domain and web space, but if you’re broke you don’t want to spend money, stay with free hosing if you like. But please make it a must to get out of free hosting and brand your own website if you have the chance. The money and effort are worth it on personal website because once the blog is popular, it is YOUR site that is popular and not the free blog hosting. Besides, it would make you look professional.
The money you invest on a domain and hosting will greatly outnumbered by the money coming in once you got your blog rolling.
There are lots of cheap hosting packages floating around. But I use www.bigskymedia.net simply because its cheap for only P50 a month. =)
Disclaimer: I don’t have any connection with bigskymedia.
Tips in selecting a domain name:
• Pick a domain name that reflects you.
• Pick a domain name that will reflect the most important subject of your blog. For example, if you are blogging about pictures of nude monkeys, you may want to buy a domain like www.nudemonkeys.com. So that it would be search engine optimized. (More on that later).
WordPress – The Blogging Machine
There are lots of blogging scripts out there but for this guide we will use wordpress. You may want to download the latest file at WordPress.org or if you have a cpanel try looking for the “Fantastico” icon and click it.
You will be directed to a page with list of all possible applications you may install on your hosting. Look for wordpress. It should be there. If not, download wordpress on the above link.
Pick a Theme
You may want to have a stylish look on your blog. Free resources such as this are elegant. Just download and install.
Tips in writing and managing you blog
Blog things that your passionate about
If you are not passionate about your topic then you might have a big problem in growing your blog. People know and can smell through you and through your post if you’re just in for the money.
Whatever happens, don’t do it for the money. Blog things that you enjoy story telling to others and the money will come later.
Blog in a consistent basis
A blog with no blog is a dead blog. Always remember, that an outdated blog is a dead blog. Decide on what frequency will make a post. Once a week, once a day, whatever, and stick with it!
Remember that you may want to keep readers from coming back. Think what will happen when they return and see post made a month ago? Of course, they won’t visit your site ever again and you lost a potential reader and maybe a customer.
Interact with readers
Blogging is building a community, kindly reply to comments in a positive manner. Meet and know other bloggers as they are also potential readers. It’s all about being active in the blogosphere.
Link out hearts
If you have friends who blog exchange link with them. If you don’t then find a friend online that blogs and exchange links.
“Blog Hopping” is a good way. Where you visit one blog to another then leave comments with your site url.
Brand Yourself
What makes your blog different from millions of blog around the world? Brand yourself, give your own opinions on topic you selected. Every point of view, rants and raves are unique for each person and also the way you communicate it.
Be a Good Writer
You don’t really have to be a good writer. What I meant by this is that you should have a good way of expressing your points across.
Monetizing Your Blog
Ok here it is!!! It is time to earn some money. You may need to sign up to at least one ad network to go on with this guide. I suggest you go with google adsense first or go with all. Its your choice. But for the meantime, I’ll be using google adsense as an example. Same logic applies to all ad networks.
1. First of all download and the wordpress login called “Adsense Deluxe” .
2. Login to you adsense account and click on the Adsense setup tab.
You may pick 3 types of adsense product. For now, click on the “Adsense for Content”.
3. Select Ad unit and then select text ads only. Then hit continue.
4. You will be directed to a page where you may customize the look of your ad. For the Format of our ad, select the 728×90 Leaderboard option on the drop down menu for now.
5. Now select the colors for border, title, text, url and background.
6. At this point you hit continue or ad more appealing effects to you ad by the added options, like having a rounded corner for the ad blocks.
7. Hit continue.
8. You are then directed to the Choose Channel page. Add a new channel and then hit continue.
Let me explain to you what channel does. Channel allows you to monitor which ads is generating money. For example, I added snoobLeaderboard for our ad. If that ad generated money, I would have the chance to know and basically analyze which ad to improve, change or discharge.
9. This is the final page. This page gives you the code that you will insert on your page. If you still want to customize and go back to the previous steps, just hit the back button.
10. Copy the code and fire up your WordPress Admin Page. I am now on the Presentation Tab of my Admin area.
11. I am using Fluid Solution Theme for this example.
On the Presentation Tab, there are lists of more tabs under it, namely, Themes, Widgets, Theme Editor. If you don’t have a Widgets tab, do not worry, you will still be able to follow along, it’s not necessary to have one. It’s a sort of added feature installed on my WordPress.
12. On the right side of the Theme Editor page, you will see a list of pages that you may edit that makes all of your blog. You may edit it and give a personal look on the page. For now, we are focused mainly on putting our Google Ad on the homepage.
13. Click on the Main Index Template. And the code should show up on the left side pane of the page.
14. Don’t be intimidated by the code. All we have to know is where to paste our google ad code. Browsing from our Homepage Template code, look for this code:
15. All you have to do is paste the code in place of the <PASTE GOOGLE CODE HERE> so it would look like this.
16. Now that you’re done, click Update File and preview your ad.
17. Now that you made your first Google ads and placed it on your homepage all that is left is to explore and experiment. Same goes for other ad networks.
Try new combinations and placements, try other Google Ad sizes. For more tips about Google Ad Placement visit Google’s Optimization tips.
Blog Promotion
Let’s summarize the things we have from this point. And make sure that everything’s laid out.
• We have our blog.
• We have a posting schedule.
• We have ads.
All that is left now is to promote our blog. Remember that traffic is important in the world of blogging and traffic means readers, visitors and money.
Write Good Content
Make it a habit to write quality content. If you write good articles, many would like to link to your site. When that happens, you increase your site’s visibility and more and more blogs will want to visit you for more quality contents.
The most important of all, if many sites link to you because of your content, you also increase the chance of being indexed on page 1 of google when users search for certain keywords relevant to your articles.
Once you have a striking content, you may want to submit them on digg You get popularity when readers “DIG” your content. Which in return generates more traffic.
Submit to Web Directories
By submitting to web directories, you help search engines to categorize your blog and makes it easier to be found. Here are some of the lists of directories you may submit your site. Remember that there are free and paid web directories, if you’re not willing to pay until your blog is earning, free web directories is the way to go. Just search, there are tons of it.
• http://dir.blogflux.com/country/philippines.html
• www.pinoysites.org/pinoyblogs
• http://www.blogcatalog.com/post-tag/filipino
Be The First One to Comment
Always try to be the first one to comment on blog post of other sites. It will give you the chance to be noticed since readers do not care anymore past the first 10 comments.
Big Blogs
Look for popular blogs that have top commentator list. Try to be the top commentators on these blog. Technorati has 100 lists of top blogs. You may want to join in and be one of the top commentators.
Customize Your Permalinks for Search Engine
WordPress has this option wherein you may change the link name of every post on your blog. Instead of seeing http://supernoobice.com/?p=123,you may want change it to something like http://supernoobice.com/money/make-money/ so that google, and other search engine spiders may crawl on your links for easy indexing.
To change the permalinks, go to your Options Tab then click on Permalinks on the sub tab.
Click on the Custom, Specify Below radio tab and type in /%postname%/ on the text field.
After that Update your permalinks.
Note: Search Engine Optimization is such a broad subject, and there are tons of ways to do SEO. You may want to look for resources related to SEO, Search Engine Optimization, to further know the subject.
Last Few Words
There’s no quick and easy way to earn cash, whether online or offline. Why people walk away from this business unsuccessful is that they often quit too early. Try to do things differently if things don’t go according to plan, and eventually, you’ll be making your site successful.
If you think this guide is helpful, drop me a message at supernoobice@gmail.com or drop me a comment on my website at supernoobice.com.
Thanks. 
About the Author
Supernoobice is a word describe someone aiming for the best that life has to offer. A super and a noob in life struggling to achieve success! His blog aims to note his adventure, defeats, rise and fall, rants and raves, stupidity and more wrong grammar
Yesterday I received an email from Yahoogroups regarding helpful Tools from a Filipino Blogger.
I love helpful tools and I’ve done a weekend project to skin Xinu. I had fun!
What is Xinu (unix spelled backward)? It’s a tool to help you check your blog’s (or even someone’s) PageRank, Alexa rank, backlinks, feed subscribers, technorati rank, domain validation/diagnostics and much more. You can also use it for your website.
Xinu has also a reporting tool to save it as PDF if you need to print (still scratchy).
Visit:
http://xinu.techhive.net
It currently works with IE7, FF2, Opera 9.x and Netscape 9. Please let me know if it’s useful to you.
From : AJ ( pictures also captured from AJ Site )
I may say that I am impress on that project. The only thing I cannot understand at the report is the Validation part, I got the following result
XHTML : 582 errors, Not valid
CSS : 12 errors, Not valid
RSS : 9 errors, Not valid
I am not a programmer, But will somebody help me understand this. Will it affect my page? or what.
In my overall opinion the site is very helpful it is a 1 stop page to get the desired stats. Great job for the programmer.
Remember when I post about that I am joining Janette Toral Writing contest? Now Janette has provided the masterlist of bloggers that will be included in her final random selection on August 1,2007.
The following entries are still in the process of blogger identity confirmation:
Among this total 126 participants I have 7.94 Percent of having US$ 100 but a big percentage of having new visitors.
Smhypermarket Blog is announcing a Blog contest. But please be informed that this is applicable only to Filipino Bloggers or any Blogger living in Philippines.
Join the first ever SM Hypermarket Blog Writing Contest and get a chance to win one of the following:
Best Blog Post -Grand Prize – Trip for 2 in Kuala Lumpur
1st Runner-Up – Sanyo Digital Camera
Consolation Prizes – 3 Sanyo DVD Players
Best Photo Blog – 5 Nike SunglassesRequired Content
Share your best SM Hypermarket experience through a blog post!Include your SM Hypermarket shopping experience, the best merchandise and if SM Hypermarket met your expectations.Judging
Your post will be judged on concept, style and its popularity and should simply answer the question – is it a compelling read?How to Join
• Entries must have a minimum of 200 words and maximum of 600 words
• You must write in English, although of course a few Filipino phrases are okay.
• Include a link to http://www.smhypermarket.com/ and include the following tags: SM Hypermarket, Philippines supermarket. Also include a link to this blog (http://smhypermarket.blogspot.com/) using the anchor text “Be updated and interact with SM Hypermarket through their blog.”
• To make an entry official, post a comment at http://smhypermarket.blogspot.com and let us know about your entry. Include your name, e-mail address and the post URL.Deadline
• Entries should be posted on or before August 21, 2007.
• We will announce the winners on August 23, 2007.
This is a good signs that big company in Philippines believes that blog could do something in their advertisement. This is the first time that I have heard big companies such as SM make a contest specially for bloggers. I may not be qualified to an entry since I am out of Philippines but perhaps my family might make their story or experience and blog it here.
Hat Tip from Macuha.com
When searching ” Pinoy Technology Blogger ” I have seen the following blogs I think worth of Linking Arrange as how it appears in the Search Results.
Technology at Hand This is my Personal / Technology Blog which deals with my personal Opinions and Reviews.
Pinoy Tech Blog a group blog which deals mainly in technology which is also own by Abe Olandares owner of yugatech.com I even Guest Blog here before. ( How do you blog? with 2286 visit as of this time )
YugaTech.com a prominent PRo Blogger in Philippines which deal with Philippine Technology News and Reviews
Pinoy techie deals with pinoy techie / technology and society news and reviews for the filipino masses
An Expression of Myself a personal blog of a Pinoy OFW
An Agricultural Blog ( This one I don’t know how it comes from the list )
Pinoy Seminars deals with trainings seminars negosyo philippines
Pinoy Top Blogs it ranks the Filipino Blogging Community
Alleba is a Worlwide Web Directory which is own by a Filipino.
A bugged life own by jayvee Fernandez and deals with different Technology and Photography
Selaplana Directory is a pinoy Directory which is own by selapana a blogger from Leyte
asia.cnet.com/reviews/blog/babelmachine the site is where a prominent writer Mr Joey Arilla is writing.
I think since the name of my blog have Technology it become easier for me to be on top for the keyword in addition my blog relates to Philippines also helps to put it on the top. I just don’t know until when this will last. I hope it will last long .
I have been following the writing project that janette did on her blog. Well It is Amazing that she has received lots of participants since her start last 3 weeks. And I think Janette have lots of work to do.. Because she is really checking all the links that the participants made. Most of the time she will quote”
” Your entry was not created from August 2006 “
Well I think it is really hard to do that. But of course she need to know that her US $1,000.00 will only go to the right blogger in the blogosphere. As a show of support to Janettes Writing Project and having some Link love to those who participated and to meet new bloggers in the net. I am listing those blogger who participated linking to their Top 10 Emerging bloggers.
Week 1 ( 21 entries ) C5, Rexted, Aileen Apolo, Radueriel, Leyteño, Em Dy, Stephanie Caragos, Zubli Zainordin, Ryan Shamus, Ja Kel Daily, Hoop, Chris, Damsel_SEO, Andoy, ChrisH, Manuel Viloria, Blogie, BetShopBoy, Jonathan Phillips, Sorren Galiza, and AbbyLim.
Week 2 ( 23 entries ) thegrapebunch, lateralus, this eclectic life, Dennis Rito, ww-success, Shari, pusa, David Ledoux, Happy Lizzette, Fjordan Allego, the philosophical bastard, Noemi, Agent Grey, Cliff, Johnny, Ross, Blogbastic, Peachy, Joan Pinon, Iva, fruityoaty, ApplesH, and Jake the Miserable.
Week 3 ( 22 entries ) Lei, LJ, Rhey, Alohapenny, Diogenes, Honey, Baklang AJ, Free Willy, Trex, Passing Through, Little Khalifah, Samut Sari, Zen, Apu, Dan F., Leovy, Abet, Judith G. Santos, Claudia, Archeia, Gibo, and Arbet.
I must admit I have not gone to all of them yet. but I ll find some time in the following days.. The Writing Project will end on Last week of July..
Mathematically Speaking I have 15.15% Percent chance of winning the Writing Ptoject and 100% chance of having new found friends, readers, Link Love and etc…Love it..
Final review of posts on July 29 to 31
So what are you doing for, Why don’t you vist those links and for your to know what i am talking here.
Update : Janettes Writing Project Updates
week 1, week 2, week 3 and week 4
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Last month I bought my Nokia 2626 so that I have a phone to be used for Smart Roaming Purpose. Yup that’s right I am using 2 phone, one is I-mate PDAL and other one is Nokia 2626. I have decided to buy this Phone so that my relatives could easily contact me by paying the same rate that they are paying when they send messages to anyone in the Philippines. That will be equal to PHP 1 not unlike if they will try to send message at my International Number it will cost them PHP 15.
Nokia 2626 – Tune into style
The Nokia 2626 is a colorful mobile phone designed for style-conscious consumers in emerging markets. The Nokia 2626 will be available in a range of bold colors, such as Fiery Red and Spatial Blue
And since they can save from sending me a message sometimes it is hard for me to reply back since If I will reply to them I will be charged about PHP 5.5. So the device that I have made to save some money is by sending SMS to them via Load.com.ph where I will only be charged PHP 1. You can visit my post here to know how this works.
And Now here is my Review:
I recommend this phone to other Filipinos around the world who is looking for a cheap Nokia phone that will serve it’s purpose. It can also be use as a POP mail receiver if your network allows it.It can also be used in Internet. I bought this in a very cheap price of US$ 59. I is also very handy and has a nice color. By the way my phone color is Spatial Blue. I just can’t get other picture with my that color that is why I used pink in the pic.
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A blog post at Pinoy Tech Blog regarding a contest made by Janette Toral caught my attention regarding The Top 10 Emerging Influential Blogs in 2007 since I love joining contest like this, not to mention the possibility of winning $100.00 just by telling to the public your favorite blog which has the potential of having an influence to the readers and my choices are this blogs:
I am planning to give it a try to complete it to 10, Since most of my favorite blogs are more than a year ago from August 2006. Maybe some of you wanna be included in this list. WHy don’t you leave a comment and let me see your blog.
Who knows I might win this contest.. Just think of the number of visitors that will come here. So what are you waiting for. Let me know your blog and help me complete this till 10.
Update : 16 May 2007
This is my other 6 blogs in the list
Hope this satisfies the requirement of janette.
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The list of all nominees for Philippine Blog Awards has been released and this site is nominated under Technology category . This is my frst time to join this kind of award. I do hope I made it through the finals . The backlinks from other bloggers makes me happy. And so therefore i am doing it also for my fellow Filipino Bloggers.
Below are the official entries for the Technology category