Now when a person starts blogging he or she might have many ambitions. It is a fact that a person who considers blogging as an activity , the person has got some kind of intellectual asset. Such a person might also be experimental with ideas and may try various things that could prove to be avoidable mistakes.

 

Image source and license

Few avoidable common mistakes by bloggers

 

Not understanding the blogging basics

A blogger should do a bit research on blogging basic and should have some idea of what blogging actually is ?

Selecting wrong primary blog topic

Selecting an improper topic that might be unsuitable for any reason create scope for the blog being discontinued after some time.

Not having a strategy to grow a blog

Growing a blog requires a strategy and not having such a strategy will result in failure.

Using duplicated content on a blog

In an attempt to easily create large content in anticipation of huge traffic new blogger may use duplicated content on their blog. This may include articles , photos and videos. However they do not understand that this may never make their blog successful.

Not understanding their blogging platform.

Not understanding the blogging platform and its features is also a very common mistake that leads to improper optimization of blog features.

Using excessive and irrelevant ads on a blog

New blogger generally are not generally approved by large ad networks. Such bloggers register with many small ad networks who quickly approve them and bloggers do place many irrelevant ads from such ad networks on their blogs. This result in slow page load and bad user experience. A blogger should understand that show more ads does not mean more revenue and also that every ad network is not suitable for any kind of website or blog.

Overwriting and composing mistakes

New blogger tend to write more and they also make common composing mistakes like not using the header title ( h1, h2 etc.). Expressing in least possible word is important in blogging because time is n=very important and not one would spend time to read lengthy articles unless they really need the information.

Not using a user friendly font and design

Many blogger use unsuitable templates and font that is improper for reading. A fancy designed blog does not mean more readers , a blogger must use a suitable template that loads faster and standard font with proper size.

Using too many widgets and other stuff

Using too many widgets is also a very common malpractice in new bloggers that leads slow page load and bad user experience. A blogger must only use only required widgets.

Not letting readers know the key topics of your blog.

New bloggers generally do not clearly specify the key topic of their blogs and visitors do not get clear idea of what the blog is actually about.

Inconsistent writing of blog post

Writing about anything at any time is wrong. Just understand that a blogger has written about wordless installation and a visitor likes the post and subscribes to the blog but the next day finds an review about a new movie, the effect will be negative.

Not building a readers community

A blogger should build a community of readers along with the posting good articles. New bloggers generally do not do this.

Trying to close imitate a popular website.

Though copying is the easiest way to success but does not apply every case. trying to closely imitate a renowned blogger will result in negative impression to readers.

Nor using own domain name.

New blogger generally do not use their own domain name. Though it s not as big a mistake but still using own domain name is recommended.

Not knowing SEO and web mastering

I have always said that for one to become a successful blogger . Very basic knowledge of SEO and web mastering is required.

When a blogger starts blogging , in many cases the thought that comes in their mind is that blogging is a very easy and this is a relaxing part or full time profession that gives lot of money. The reason for this though indulging is that the blogger who starts blogging has seen many popular blogs earning money and gaining popularity. This observation cam easily challenge the enthusiasm of a new blogger to be very optimistic about the success of a blog without knowing much about the know how of successful blogging. As they go on they face many obstacles and difficulties , the bloggers who face this reach the success, many of them surrender at certain point, many blogger continue blogging but without success.

One of the most common question that a new blogger might have is that what should they actually write about. This might be about the primary topic of their blog or can be about creating a blog post. This article explains few ways a blogger can find interesting and traffic prone blog topics.

Image licence and source

Ways to find better blog topics.

 

Be clear about your blogging goal and key topic of you blog.

Bloggers should be very clear about the key topic or the niche of their blog. We are not going to talk about the primary topic selection method for a blogger but we will stay focussed on selection of a topic for blog post but I do recommend that a blogger should be careful while selection of the primary blog topic for their blog. Some tips in this article will help you for finding a better primary blog topic also. When a blogger is very clear about the writing area of their blog and the limits they set for their writing practises, next point should be considered.

 

Ask yourself that who will be reading your blog and what they will be interested in reading.

When a blogger decides the key blogging topic for a blog, now is the time to try and find out that who will be reading their blog and what they will be interested in reading about. Just ask a question to yourself , for example , if you operate a technology blog just ask yourself that what would you be interested in knowing about technology. If the answer is latest mobile phone, if you can compose a post about this topic it is fine but in many cases the first answer that you will get will be a broad concept,so you will have to again ask yourself that what exactly about a new mobile phone you would be interested in. The answer can be like  “the difference between old and new mobile phones”. this is a kind of good topic. Now you can do this till you get a satisfactory topic for your blog.

 

Stay connected to other blogs related to your key topic.

Everything stays around something. For example you can understand that mobile phone technology stays around Apple, Samsung, Nokia, Android , Blackberry , iOS, Symbian and many such other terms. Now is the time to start following the official blogs or information points of the websites of these companies or projects. You can subscribe to their feeds in readers or their newsletters or can also regularly visit their websites and also you can stay connected to their profile on social media. You will stay updated with the latest happening.

You can also stay connected to the leading blogs and publishers who publish regularly on your about the topics that you blog on.

 

Keep a handy note of ideas that erupt in your mind while researching.

Keeping a handy note like a sticky note or something along the same line is important in blogging. A blogger has to think a lot and do a lot of research . While do this many ideas do struck in mind. Though these ideas are not good blog topic but they can be developed in good blog topics. So you just need to keep a handy record of this.

 

Use keyword research tools.

When a topic is finalised by you for composing a blog post .You can check to see the better keyword that you can use in the title and post. Read this article about keyword research. Make sure that the keyword you use is extremely relevant or else  will end up loosing your reputation.

 

Understand your competition.

Try to find the blogs the publish about the similar topics and stay updated with them also. They are generally your competitors and you should know what they are actually writing about. You can also use services like SEM Rush to do the same.

 

Keep you blog post title limited to 75 characters.

Now after doing all this when you compose a blog post I recommend that you keep your blog post title limited to 75 characters.

Thousands of bloggers are working to make their blogs popular. One can easily understand the kind of competition one has to face while taking a blog to success. A blogger should understand that a successful blog is one that receives a big number of regular visitors. When a blog gets visitors , the content on the blog reaches number of people and its quality or usefulness will have any real meaning. Unless a blogger can get good traffic , a blog can be seen a s successful. This article will offer some useful tips and explain the three most important needs of a successful blog. The success of a blog also depends on many technical aspects but this artcle will stick to the non technical stuff.

Image source and license : Some rights reserved by Rick McCharles

 

Three important non technical needs for a successful blog.

 

Building a community.

A blogger should understand that only a blogger can help them make their blog popular by offering numerous kinds of help. When a blogger starts new blog , the first way to build traffic and initial exposure is to build a community of bloggers with you. There are many ways to achieve this and the first is to offer comments to posts from other bloggers. The profile used to post is very important. Generally blogging platforms allow commenting using various profile and some even do no need a profile. You should make sure that when you offer comment to other bloggers they can reach your blog using the profile you use. Your blog should also have links to your other social profiles.

Using community building and social interaction tools like Disquss and Livefyre can also be a good idea. These tools have advanced features and also easily used.

Participating in bloggers communities is also a great idea. Blogger communities can give you the exposure that you need.

 

Scale and the topic of content/articles

The scale of content on a blog is important. It is observed that blogs receive more traffic as they grow. A general observation is that a successful blog has 1000 posts or more. However this is not applicable for every blog and blogs can have less post and may rank higher if they their primary sources of traffic other than organic traffic from search engines.  Search engine should require a blogger to have more and more authentic content. To receive traffic from search engine , use of keywords should also be important.

I never recommend writing for search engines and a blogger should try and find a better keyword for a topic and not a topic for a keyword.

Frequency of posting is also important and this is general observation by many bloggers globally that the frequency of posting articles would increase Alexa rank very quickly.

 

Links to a blog.

Links to a blog is extremely important and bloggers generally ignore this in anticipation that when they receive good traffic people will share more and this will lead to more link building. However this is not correct and one should carefully see to it that they have some strategy for generating more and more backlinks.

Free and easy to use services that help you make your blog better.

GT Metrix

WooRank

IWeb Tool

Few useful keyword research tools

Google Adwords Keyword Tool

Google Insight for search

Google insight for search is an advanced tool that will display the search trends for a keyword or key phrase in detail.

Google Trends

Google trends displays searched trends and data for any keyword entered . It also shows top searched topics for countries and geographical regions.

SEO Book Keyword Tool

SEO Book Keyword Tool is a competitive tool to do keyword research and can be used for free by registered users.

SEM Rush

SEM Rush is a very good web based service that lets you do a lot of competitors research and keyword research.

Bing Keyword Research Tool

Bing Keyword Research Tool can be used to research the search trends for a keyword or key phrase on Bing and Yahoo search engines.

So now when a person becomes a blogger and starts blogging, it is never a finalised goal. The inspiration to start writing can be anything but the goal is something definite . Generally many bloggers take time to realise as to what they are targeting . Once they understand blogging they go on to finalise their blogging goals. Some just do it as a hobby but blogging is a kind of addictive activity so sometimes satisfying this addiction is a goal. However in the recent years due to the success some bloggers have seen and the money they could earn from their blogs. Blogging is increasingly becoming a money earning game. I do strongly recommend that no one should straight away dive in to this industry and think that they will start earning money but initially they can just move slowly by learning and applying and consider blogging a full time job once they have controls. For someone having time and money to experiment, my advice will never be required.

At whatever stage you are but if you are seriously considering making money from your blog in the web 2.0 2012 era, just understand that this is not going to be easy. Earning money from your blog is a different application and I have seen many renowned bloggers failing to make good money despite having great following. Here I am sharing some things that  could learn in my small blogging endeavour.

Image source and license : Some rights reserved by SEOPlanter

Tips for making money from your blog.

 

Primary source of earning .

Please do not mind understanding that the primary source of earning for a blog is showing relevant ads in most of the cases unless a blog is explicitly promoting some kind of product.

 

What are you writing ?

You need more traffic to earn more from your blog and search engines can provide you with this traffic. This is not easy to get huge traffic from search engines but even to consider trying it you must mind what you are writing. You can not just write anything and receive traffic. You should write something that is widely searched by people on the web. While doing this just not forget that you have to maintain the quality of your content to get a visitor back.

 

What ad network you are using ?

Your earning will depend on the ad network that you select. You should select an ad network that has large clientele and operating in a wide area especially the area from where you have traffic. Contextual kind of ad network are preferred for blogger. Google Ad Sense is a very good alternative if you can qualify for their participation. You can achieve this with moderate efforts.

 

What quality of visitors you have to your blog ?

Quality of your visitors will decide how much you will earn from some particular number of visitors. Visitors from geographical regions like U.S.A , U.K , Canada , Some European Countries and Australia may fetch you more money. Countries like India and China are also offering good revenue.

 

Placements of ads.

One of the most common mistakes bloggers make at the start is that they go on and place any number of ads from as many as possible ad networks. This does not earn for them but decreases the user experience and reputation of the blog. You should carefully select one or two ad networks and place minimum possible ads but at prime spots.Just understand that no one will visit your blog to see ads.

 

Scale of content.

This is really the key nowadays. Once your blog reaches minimum reputation you will just have to increase the content on your blog. There are millions of blogs on the web and if you have make yourself visible , you need scale. Original content with quality and quantity. You can find many full time successful bloggers post 3 to 4 article a day and that too with moderate quality. However this will be a process that can not be shortened without skills and experience.

 

Behavioural re-targeting.

For moderately successful blogs that have sufficient traffic, using behavioural re targeting is recommended . Behavioural re targeting can dramatically increase your revenue. Ad networks like Google Ad Sense use the search and other data of users to display ads that a person will be interested in. Some other services like Ad Roll also offer retargeting service.

Earning large sum from your blog is a journey that requires many strategies and tactics that you learn as you go on . You only need the right approach and consistency.

Bloggers understand the meaning of using photos in their blog posts. It is a very common trend to use suitable photos in a blog posts. Some people may require photos of something even if they are not bloggers. A very common way to find images is to use image search provided by leading search engines. This is a very simple way but not a legal way. Images do carry some rights. Using images without proper permissions may violate copyrights of someone. People who just need a single image may not think this very seriously but bloggers will have to and should always. Though doing this may not produce any legal difficulty but may reduce your blogs reputation once it reaches higher number of users. Every blogger is not a photographer and it is difficult for them to use their own photos every time but there are legitimate ways to use others photo and also to maintain the standard of your blog. Here are few of them.

Image source and licence : Some rights reserved by Kalexanderson

Few websites that provide free stock photos.

 

sxc.hu

sxc.hu is considered to be the largest website on the web that offers free stock photos.

 

freedigitalphotos.net

freedigitalphotos.net is also a very good alternative to find free stock photos of smaller size. This site offers the smaller size of photos for free and the larger sizes can be purchased. The photo size required by bloggers is generally free.

 

everystockphoto.com

everystockphotos.net is a free stock photos search engine that lets you search for free stock photos and creative commons photos.

 

stockvault.net

stockvault.net is a photo community that lets users upload and share photos that can be downloaded by other users for free.

 

Creative Commons Licence

Creative Commons licensed content is the best way to find any type of content that can be reused even commercially. Creative Commons offers various types of licenses that can be associated by the owner of photos or content with their stuff and shared. Many websites that host photos, videos, articles etc. offer users to share content using Creative Commons licence. Such sites include Flickr, YouTube and many such other. The best way to find Creative Commons content on the web is to user CC Search by visiting CC Search page.

 

Few other ways to find free photos.

Free Photos Bank

MorgueFile

Public Domain Photos

Pixabay

Best Photos

Sprixi

Pinterest

Cadyu

Image source and licence  :Some rights reserved by methodshop.com

 

 

The better and improved features of iPhone 5

Size of iPhone 5

The biggest change in the Apple iPhone 5 is the size. Earlier iPhone was 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm in height , width and thickness , iPhone 5 is 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm, so the height has increase and thickness has reduced.

Screen

Apple seemed adamant on not increasing the screen size of iPhone despite of popular demand but not they have decided to go with the demand and increased the screen size n iPhone 5. iPhone 5 feature a 4 inch. screen replacing the 3.5 inch. screen in earlier models. The increased size is to accommodate larger screen. Technology behind the screen is the same as the last model.

 

Weight

iPhone is better and lightweight this time . iPhone 5 is weighed at 112 gm. if compared to 140 gm. of earlier model.

Supported Networks

A timely change for iPhone 5 is that it supports all latest and existing 4G network technologies. However 4G is in its early days internationally and will introduce changes toward betterment. Apple will also introduce models to accommodate support for these changes.

3G

iPhone 5 supports HSDPA 3G networks that allow downloading speed of up to 42 Mbps if compared to earlier HSDPA 3G support of up to 14.4 Mbps.

 

Ram

iPhone 5 uses a 1 GB RAM if compared to earlier RAM of 512 MB.

 

Camera

iPhone 5 features the same 8.0 megapixel camera like its earlier version but supports HD video and image recording simultaneously.

Better secondary camera

iPhone 5 features a 1.3 megapixel secondary camera if compared to the VGA secondary camera that the earlier version had.

 

Chipsets

iPhone 5 features the latest Apple A6 chipset that is less talked about its cores and cloaking speed but is said to offer 2x performance in processing and graphics if evaluated with the earlier A5 chipset.

Operating System

iPhone 5 operates on iOS 6.0 that will be available for up gradation for earlier versions free of cost from 19th September 2012.

Facebook is a very advanced social media platform that offers you many ways to protect your data and access to your account but due to unawareness many Facebook users do not use these settings.

Tips for securing your Facebook account.

Privacy Option

Profile fields

Tagging

Profile and post visibility

Applications and permissions

Mobile text messaging and replying

Public or subscriber search feature

Security options

HTTPS access enabled

Photography is surely not an activity that is limited to professionals. Very rarely we may find a person who is not having any kind of affection with photos. Some like to be snapped , some like to snap others and some just like to see photos. Photography is a broad idea and had many sub ideas but in general terms it is a loved activity for amateurs too. For last few years we have got a utility that we can use to express our love for photography at any place. However I do not recommend doing so and trying to capture everything that you like but the tool that we have is extremely useful. A mobile phone with an inbuilt camera is what I am talking about. This article offers some useful tips to use a camera phone and to capture better photos.

 

Many phone do possess a camera nowadays but photos taken using these cameras are generally not good in visible and printable quality. One reason for this can be the limited capabilities of a phone camera but in many cases the quality of photos can be improved by using techniques that make photos better.

 

Image source and licence : Some rights reserved by liewcf

Tips for using a camera phone in a better way.

 

Understand the features of your camera phone

When you get a phone that has a camera. It is highly recommended that you try and understand the features of your phone camera. Every phone camera is not the same and digital imaging technology is always improving. A camera is not just starting and clicking but has some settings that affect the photo quality largely. Be sure that you understand the key features of your phone and can use them.

 

Avoid using zoom

Phone cameras generally have digital zoom that enlarge images and deteriorate. Avoid or do never use zoom unless your phone has optical zoom.

 

Maintain minimum distance from the object

Phone cameras are not professional cameras that have zooming lenses to capture photos from distance. In many cases phone camera lenses have fixed focus. Keeping minimum possible distance from your object will help you capture better photos.

 

Frame objects properly

Make sure that your object covers most of your photo. This is smple but very important trick.

 

Use white balance feature

Phone cameras usually have a white balance feature that lets you select the right light conditions. Using white balance feature will drastically change the photo quality.

 

Do not use frames and photo effects

Avoid using frames and other effects provided in your camera software. Using these effects will spoil the entire photo and make it artificial. Such frames are not smart enough to place themselves and may hide important elements is your photo.

 

Have optimum light

A very basic technique of photography is that you should have maximum possible light. Make sure that your photos are taken in daylight or sufficient light.

 

Be steady

Make sure that your hands are very steady when the photo is taken. Very little movement can spoil the quality of the photo taken. Use timer feature if possible. Using this feature will make sure that your hands are not doing anything when the photo is taken.

 

Wait for photo to be taken.

Phone cameras generally do not have a physical shutter that results in shutter lag. Shutter lag means the delay in clicking and the actual photo being taken. Phone cameras need more time to take photos after you click. Wait few more seconds that you do for normal cameras to make sure that you have correct abject in your photo.

 

Use appropriate resolution.

Phone cameras support various resolutions. To make sure that your photo has highest quality. Use the best possible resolution of your camera.

 

This article will also help you in using your phone camera properly.

Understand your phone camera and its capabilities

We must understand that a mobile phone is not primarily use for photography and the mobile phone camera is not a dedicated camera for professional use. High end mobile phones have better cameras but they also can not equal the performance of a professional SLR ( Single Lens Reflex ) camera. The camera provided in a phone is for personal use.

Image source and license : Some rights reserved by vernieman

Key features of a mobile phone camera.

Camera Sensor

Shutter type

Camera Lens and focus

Camera Flash

Optical vs. Digital zoom

Considering blogging a hobby or a full/part time profession is lucrative but being a successful blogger is not easy. Hundreds of people start blogging with high confidence level but the way they feel the challenges, they understand the kind of difficulty levels they have to go through. In todays times blogging is not only earning money but much more that that. There is no doubt that a good blog can earn money for its author but  I think that blogging is not only making money. Many bloggers have not been blogging to make money but just doing it as a hobby and have developed popular blogs with high following. Whatsoever be the primary goal of a blogger , a blog can be taken to success by avoiding common misunderstandings that new bloggers generally have. Time given to blogging is an important factor. Saying that giving more or less time to blogging will affect the blog is a topic that might need to be discussed a lot and may also not produce any result. However , it is a fact that giving more time to blogging may take a blog to success early but this will not be the case when if the time is not used in a proper way.

 

This is difficult for people who consider blogging a full time career to decide the time they will be giving to blogging. Blogging is not instant source of earning money. A new blogger should understand that this activity is recommended to be started using the additional time you have and later be given more time as a blog becomes successful. If one decides to offer entire working hours for blogging , I advice that such a dedicated blogger should have a plan for their blog over a period and must take advise from an experienced blogger. This will make sure that the blogger utilises the time given to the blog exactly the way it has to be.

Image Courtesy and licence : Some rights reserved by Ed Yourdon

Earning from a blog is directly related to the quantity and quality of traffic to the blog. It is not an established fact that more time will make more money for you. On the other side it is observed that blogs with more content have a prospect of receiving more organic traffic and producing more content requires more time. A blogger should understand that trying to control the way search engines will behave with their blogs is not a good idea. It is very clear that search engines can send tons of traffic to their blogs that they can not achieve by manually promoting a blog but building the readership of a  blog manually is entirely controllable. Using social media , developing good relations with with other bloggers, participating in various communities is important and requires time. Only writing and posting articles all the time will not help.

A blogger should gives some time in the entire blogging hours for interactions with readers and other bloggers. Rest of the time can be given to write quality content. A single article can attract hundreds of readers and a hundreds of articles may also not attract readers if they are not good. So few good articles with high quality is the goal. Once a blogger reaches the extent where the minimum quality of their posts is good. They can focus on more content.

Web is always changing. Changing in a positive manner though. People who have been associated with internet are aware of the transition that web has seen over the years. Most significant change the web has gone through is search to social. We do never mean that the utility of search engines is over but the search engines have their own role to play and also their own restrictions. People and businesses used SEO ( Search Engine Optimization ) and SEM ( Search Engine Marketing ) techniques to fetch attention of their desired audience and now SMM ( Social Media Marketing ) is also a way. So, the web is changing.

Image source and licence :Some rights reserved by Maria Reyes-McDavis

The idea of web logs gained popularity after the dot com burst around year 2000. Many blogs who have continued for last 8 to 10 years are now large internet entities. Things have changed here on web. Bloggers also need to make a lot of changes . This post discuses few of those.

Understanding your reason for blogging is important. If one is blogging to earn , they need traffic and is if one is blogging for fame or just a hobby. They need exact audience. So being clear about goal is important for bloggers.

The blogosphere is large and the competition is huge. The topic a blogger chooses is really  the key. A blogger should chose a topic widely read and felt at comfort level by the contributor/s to the blog.

If a blogger is blogging for money . Selection of ad network is important. However this steps should only be considered once a blog has some reputation on the web. Ad Sense is still dominating but there are other good options that have emerged. Many of these are also suitable to be used along with Ad Sense but Ad Sense should be kept as the first choice for contextual advertising.

Search engine have also advanced a lot in past few years and have become smarter. Understanding how they work is important. It is not advised that every blogger should be a webmaster or SEO expert but basic knowledge is important.

Using social media is unavoidable, entertaining and productive. One should understand the ways to use social media. It is not about posting links to hundreds of social media sites but carefully using social media sites in a planned manner.

The days of writing about something and getting traffic from search engines are over. It is needed that you build audience using social media and other platforms. Being interactive is important. Working on the web is not as technical as the web. IT is the people who maintain blogs and read the blogs. Building audience and communities is extremely important for success of your web logs.

Facebook is unavoidable part of life for many people. The need to stay connected to friends has let Facebook develop and grow but now it has become a habit for people to use Facebook for things or nothing or anything. Facebook is also a way to entertain yourself by keeping connected with your likes. Facebook is becoming better everyday and now offers many features that are extremely useful but are not even known popularly. Why not find some useful Facebook features here ?

Image courtesy and licence : Some rights reserved by stoneysteiner

Facebook Chat settings

 

Facebook chat is the most key Facebook feature which now allows you to video chat and also group chat. You can stay away from chat even when you are online and using Facebook but this is not a good idea every time to stay away from all friends and buddies. You can use the advanced settings n Facebook chat setting and go offline or online for specific people in your friends list.

 

Uploading high quality photos

 

Facebook processes your photos on upload . This is just to make them friendly with Facebook. While doing this , your photos may loose their quality but this can be avoided using a Facebook feature that lets you upload high quality photos. You can go to your albums and upload photos there to find the High Quality check box. Just check this box and your photo will be uploaded in high quality. All photos uploaded from timeline or news feed are processed by Facebook.

 

Repositioning posted photos

 

If you do not like a photo appearing on your timeline once it is posted . You can simply use the pencil icon on the top right corner of the post and use the reposition feature to make the photo displayed correctly.

 

Highlight photos

 

Facebook timeline is a conceptual thing that displays your life in a way that you like. You can use the highlight feature to highlight posts the are special for you. All highlighted posts will be displayed in full width on your timeline. You just need to click the start icon on the top right of your posts.

 

Application notification

 

Facebook applications use recommend feature that lets users recommend an application to their friends. In many cases this process is automated and users even do not realize that they are repeatedly sending request to there friends. Such requests are annoying but can be easily stopped by visiting the account setting option and notification sub option to find the applications that are authorised to do this by you. You can easily uncheck an application to disable it from posting any notification.

 

Download your Facebook history

 

Well, in a case you want details of your activity on Facebook. It is really easy to get it. Just visit Facebook account settings and find a “download a copy of my Facebook data” . This option will let you to the easy process of archiving and downloading information about everything that you have shared on Facebook.

 

There is also one interesting way to to find analysis of of your presence on Facebook. Wolfram Alpha is a computational search engine that does a lot for you but for now we just will conduct a search on wolfram alpha that will be My Facebook. Type My Facebook on the main search box and you are directed to a page that offers you the analysis of your Facebook data n Wolfram Alpha way.

 

Print visiting cards using Facebook

 

This is a real fun but very unknown feature of Facebook. Facebook lets you print your own visiting cards. Use the link about under your name on timeline and be landed on a page with handy information about you. Then just find the contact information section which has a small business card icon which takes you to business card printing service by Moo.com . This service is also free for the first box of V cards as of now.

Facebook is changing, users do not need to worry of this change because this change is specifically for businesses. We know that Facebook has been dedicated to individual users and has been offering all these great services to connect them to their friends and family. Despite being open in nature , Facebook business policies have made it a safe and good place for people worldwide. Though a very much used brand Facebook is not the largest web property on the web. The reason behind this is that Facebook is yet be a good place for businesses and that Google already is. Facebook is changing its policies to make it friendly for businesses. People can use Facebook pages and many other ways provided by Facebook and make it to produce better results for their commercial activities. Here we have few tips for using Facebook pages to grab attention and revenue to brands, businesses, blogs etc.

 

Tips for using Facebook pages to do more for you.

 

Make sure that to use a name for your Facebook page that represents your brand. You must have seen that even when you search for a well known term on Google. Google shows results for their Facebook and Twitter profiles.

Use a custom URL for your Facebook page, Facebook allows doing so once a page crosses some specific number of likes on Facebook. Currently the number is 30.

Do fill all possible details about your Facebook page and brand or the cause of your page.

Use page tabs that are required and serve some cause. Avoid using unnecessary tabs and applications.

Use a cover photo that relates to your brand closely and avoid using cover picture for advertising , do not put email address or phone number on cover photos.

Use Facebook ads to get the initial likes . Be careful while doing this, use specific targeting to make sure that you reach you target audience.

Update content regularly. Post minimum two post and maximum 10 posts per day. Make sure that your post include photos that are appealing and relevant.

Use Facebook insights to measure the performance of your page.

When you are using Facebook ads . Post quality posts regularly to make sure that your new likes really find you good.

When you post something on your page not all people who like you see the post. People who liked your post earlier are more likely to see your posts.So make sure that you post good things and regularly and get more likes.

It is observed that content or photos that include text or a phrase are more likely to be shared. Use this trick to get more shares. More shares make sure that you get more likes that you do not pay for.

Use Facebook post scheduling and targeting Facility to schedule posts and target exact audience. You can also use other services like Postscron and IFTTT to schedule posts but using inbuilt Facebook feature is recommended.