tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28178902714902442492024-03-14T04:25:38.012+08:00My Blog LogMy blog to track my other sites, latest news and update from the blogging world, exchange links, tech articles, reviews and making money online.Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-55747411613154932362011-02-24T23:46:00.004+08:002011-02-27T08:37:19.033+08:00How effective is a disclaimer?First of all, I will like to clarify that I am not a lawyer and this article is solely based on my opinion and research, and I will not be in anyway held liable.I have unintentionally or intentionally posted a disclaimer. However, does this absolves me from all liabilities or is a disclaimer a pure waste of time? Recent incidents has spur me to do more in depth research.Disclaimers does not Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-64899991673128069332008-06-14T23:27:00.009+08:002008-12-11T06:54:35.289+08:00Update on SocialMatic In my post last week, I talk about SocialMatic who claimed that they have added my blog into their site but till now I still could not find it in their site. The funny thing is that when I first replied thanking them for my blog inclusion, they replied in 3 days. However when I query about not being able to find my site, they become silent for almost 2 weeks. Hence, I can easily say that Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-83756334403966242772008-06-10T18:15:00.005+08:002008-06-10T18:32:09.026+08:00PremiumThemes.net ContestI guess it must be pretty weird for a premium wordpress theme to be feature on a blogger platform but to me it doesn't really matter because everyone benefits - the owner gets more exposure, I stand a chance to win a theme for my finance site and the readers get to know of a quality site that sells wordpress theme.Get a free copy of any Premium ThemeAs a part of the promotion of more than 25 Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-89793817357723767962008-06-08T19:27:00.011+08:002008-12-11T06:54:35.526+08:00Content ArchitectureI was talking to my friend who's a web designer on revamping my finance website - http://thefinance.sg. Besides improving on my layout, she shared with me on what else I should do.Step 1: Content ArchitectureThis means re-organizing my information and links. As I'm using the older wordpress version, migration might be a problem if the information is not organized properly.Step 2: Information Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-71342606019182878592008-06-05T22:00:00.012+08:002008-12-11T06:54:35.705+08:00Think again before you dump your old blogI was comparing My Blog Log's traffic statistics when I was actively blogging against the time I was non-active and the results were very surprising.My first blog entry was in 22 May 2007 My traffic hit a peak in June 2007 partly because I was actively promoting my site. Traffic begin to decline thereafter as I updated my blog less frequently before completely stopping on 9 October 2007. This Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-13866689893635920782008-06-02T22:10:00.008+08:002008-12-11T06:54:35.827+08:00The Return of My Blog LogIt has been 8 months since I last updated My Blog Log and I have almost given it up for dead. However, out of the blue I received an email from a social bookmarking site - SocialMatic that my site has been featured. Naturally, I was dubious. How can a blog that has been stagnant for 8 months be suddenly featured in a website? I visited SocialMatic and my doubts were proven true.On first look, theDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-55634090386846712602007-10-09T00:07:00.001+08:002007-10-09T00:48:07.482+08:00My BlogRush AccountI got my BlogRush account approve within 48hrs.Below is an abstract of their email to me.* We have already rejected a lotof blogs (several thousand) that donot meet our strict quality guidelinesand we will continue to enforce ourdetailed criteria in order to protect theintegrity of our network.Sounds like boasting to me but I do believe that many blogs have registered to be part of BlogRush Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-72233356916872571482007-10-07T14:33:00.000+08:002008-12-11T06:54:36.179+08:00BlogRushEveryone has been talking about Blog Rush - a FREE service that will enable your blog to reach out to a wider range of audience never before possible. It may sounds too good to be true but since it's free, I've nothing to lose. I have just registered for My Personal Finance blog and I should be hearing from them within 48hrs.Below are some tips for Using BlogRush to Generate Traffic for Your BlogDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-33462432901097491992007-10-07T14:00:00.000+08:002007-10-07T14:08:24.384+08:00Kontera ContentLinkA wonderful opportunity from John Chow to allow smaller blogs to have another channel to make money online. I'm giving it a shot and I hope I my My Personal Finance Blog will be accepted.Kontera ContentLinkAbstracted from John Chow's blog.Kontera ContentLink allows you to make money from advertising without giving up any current advertising spots. Their technology reads your post and turns Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-46952769037758900452007-10-07T09:26:00.000+08:002008-12-11T06:54:36.276+08:00My First AdSense pay checkMy first paycheck earned through the internet. Not much but nevertheless a little reward for my work and more importantly spur me on to greater things. I will be setting up a forum and maybe moving my blog to a web host. It has also been a long time since I last visited blogcatalog, mybloglog and other social networking sites. It's time for me to pay them a visit.Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-45330252061767682112007-09-23T15:50:00.000+08:002008-12-11T06:54:36.766+08:00Google AdSense - Creating Custom ChannelsWhen I first started with AdSense, my plan was simple. I will put the maximum number of ads allowed base on the "heat map". However, I'm beginning to wonder which of my ads are my main money makers and which ads are making the least if not nothing at all. Another reason is the introduction of referrals - I would like to know where is the best placement for them.Channels ain't new but many like Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-60079665203258614692007-06-18T20:15:00.000+08:002007-06-18T20:20:00.276+08:00Disable Copy and pasteThinking of a way to make it more difficult for people to copy the contents of your blog? Here's a neat little JavaScript that will disable Copy and Paste.<!-- Disable Copy and Paste--><script language='JavaScript1.2'>function disableselect(e){return false}function reEnable(){return true}document.onselectstart=new Function (&quot;return false&quot;)if (window.sidebar){Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-53261549974370799962007-06-11T21:19:00.000+08:002007-06-12T13:36:05.191+08:00My Blog Log (Mon 11 June 2007)Been a pretty busy week. I have finally set up My Personal Finance Blog. Traffic is pretty ok. I get about 50 unique visitors a day. On top of my tracking my own finance, I hope to provide more information on everyday financial products, stocks and investments. I have contacted a few like-minded bloggers and has obtained permission from them to post their articles in my blog.I have added NuffnangDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-41865838247457948322007-06-11T20:00:00.000+08:002007-06-11T21:02:07.363+08:00Creating A Blog PollCreating a poll in your blog is a good way to generate views and opinions for your blog or a particular question. This works well especially for readers who do not like to be identified or find it a hassle to leave a comment. Here are a few popular free blog polls that I have personally tried. Free free to add on if it is not listed here.blogpollIf you do a search for "free blog poll" in Google, Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-6675663119653655292007-06-05T19:12:00.000+08:002007-06-07T07:13:59.398+08:00Copyright ExplainedI have been blogging for sometime now and have come across many interesting articles. I know that copyright laws forbid me from using any of them but yet I have seen many blogs and sites posting exactly the same articles. Is there a loop hole in somewhere?Not wanting to break any copyright laws, I read up further and uncovered several interesting facts.“Copyright is a set of exclusive rights Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-77931860169307761522007-06-03T22:47:00.000+08:002008-12-11T06:54:37.532+08:00My Review On Advertlets.comI took down my Advertlets Ads from my blog last week as I do not think that it will be a useful monetizing tool for my blog. However, I receive an interesting mail from Josh Lim of Team Advertlets and it got me excited again.SGD 8800 for 300 Singaporean Bloggers!I know what you are thinking. Nope, it's not SG$8800 for each blogger. If the payout is really that good, chances are that it is a scam.Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-38029464137380579682007-06-02T00:25:00.000+08:002007-06-02T01:49:33.298+08:00The PC Show 2007 - The Great Gizmo Sale (May 31st - June 3rd)The PC Show, Singapore’s Longest Running Microcomputer Show opened to throngs of bargain hunters. By 6pm on the first day, the 150,000 people who had been the doors had blown about S$2 milion on tech buys.I have uploaded some pictures taken by hardwarezone during the first day.If your like the pictures, please drop me a comment and I will upload more.Click here on how to create a Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-84170951574364320012007-06-02T00:00:00.000+08:002007-06-02T01:08:16.191+08:00How can I embed a slideshow into my blog or webpage?I believe most of us have many pictures which we would like to share with others. However if we were to show each picture individually, it will take a long time for our site to load. Creating a slideshow will reduce the waiting period and you can even add in some cool features.I have explored two imaging hosting sites - Picasa and Photobucket. One is back by Google and the other by MySpace. Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-20522632815517936742007-05-31T22:38:00.000+08:002007-05-31T22:48:02.290+08:00Adding a "Add A Page Element" Widget To The Blog Post Main ColumnSign into Dashboard, and in the relvant blog, click LAYOUT, then click EDIT HTML. In the Template Editor, look for this block of codes:<div id='main-wrapper'><b:section class='main' id='main' showaddelement='no'><b:widget id='HTML10' locked='false' title='' type='HTML'/><b:widget id='Blog1' locked='false' title='Blog Posts' type='Blog'/></b:section></div>Look Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-29010473045754979912007-05-31T20:50:00.000+08:002007-05-31T20:49:27.427+08:00Can I Run Google AdSense With Bidvertiser?I've received a reply from Bidvertiser. I'm glad to announce that you can run AdSense with Bidvertiser. However there are some guidelines.Reply from BidVertiserDear customer,Your ticket concerning 'Hi, I would like to know if there a ...' has been responded: Dear sir/madam,Google allows to run BidVertiser ads along AdSense on the same pages, as long as a few guidelines are kept, were the most Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-87245369777620783052007-05-29T19:57:00.000+08:002008-12-11T06:54:37.980+08:00The Rise Of Asian BloggersI may have only started blogging recently but a good majority of my friends in the blogging community are from Asia. I have stumbled upon many other blog sites from Americas and Europe but they are mostly out-dated. I can't help but wonder if the majority of the active bloggers are indeed coming from Asia.Source: Serene Luo - Digital Life"A recent survey by communications planning firm Universal Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-81796439278757954072007-05-28T23:00:00.000+08:002008-12-11T06:54:38.219+08:00My Review on Bidvertiser - An Alternative to AdSense?Bidvertiser is a Cost Per Click (CPC) advertising site that competes directly with Google AdSense. Its main advantage over AdSense is its low $10 payout. Yep, that's ten times less than Google's $100 payout. This effectively slash your waiting period from months to weeks. For small time bloggers, this is particularly attractive.Sounds too good to be true?I did a quick search on Bidvertiser Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-51676239717433099082007-05-27T15:25:00.000+08:002008-12-11T06:54:38.456+08:00Keep Yourself Safe From GoogleIf you are like me who uses Google extensively as your search engine, you are particularly vulnerable because Google will have a record of all your searches. This is made worse if your Google accounts are link. E.g. Blogger, AdSense, Gmail, Analytics etc. Even if you don't log into Google, it can track your searches because it uses cookies to track from session to session.The simple was is to Derekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-72415010228226553622007-05-27T00:45:00.000+08:002007-06-12T23:20:12.211+08:00Adding AdSense Ads in your New Blogger blog postBase on the 'heat map' in my previous post, I have added Google Ads into my first two blog post. I've added only one ad unit as I don't want my blog to appear too cluttered and untidy. Another advantage of adding Ads into individual blog post is that the Ads seems more relevant, thus increasing your chances of a CTR.If you are worried about violating AdSense Terms Of Service (TOS). Stavanger fromDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2817890271490244249.post-91113822336526241762007-05-26T17:29:00.000+08:002007-05-26T17:33:03.841+08:00Maximize your Google AdSenseGoogle AdSense needs no introduction. It is the most widely used and readily available online advertising program. What I mean by readily available is that their criteria for joining is pretty low. Unlike other Pay Per Click (PPC) advertising programs like Chitika which require your site to have at least 10,000 page views per month, AdSense does not have such requirements. I manage to apply forDerekhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209385199877338530noreply@blogger.com