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Will You Avail Of Custom Essay Services?

Rocky John — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:07:02 +0000

Nowadays, custom essay services are everywhere. Whether you are looking for someone to do your college application essay, your thesis, research project, formal or informal essay, the web is full of companies promising to provide you with quality paper works.

Considering the busy lifestyles of people these days, it’s not surprising that students and professional alike avail of custom essay services. Some of my former classmates who are doing their doctorate degree and are finishing their PhD thesis have paid online writers to do it for them. They have their own reason for doing this. Here are some of them:

Online writers have broad writing experiences.
Online writers have abundant resources.
Because online writers have broad experiences and abundant resources, rest assured that the paper work will be done on time.
Online writers do the paper work seriously. It’s their business.

While the web is rich of companies offering custom essay services, there are also plenty number of crooks and scammers who will suck your money and give you a mediocre work. Some of my friends who availed of Custom Essay Services were caught by their professors because of plagiarism. They found out that the custom essays they bought online were copied from someone else. Worse, they weren’t given a chance to redo their paper works… they didn’t graduate.

When you look for Custom Essay Service providers online, here are some things to look up to in order to avoid fakers and scammers.

Should have a good reputation.
Should have been into business for more than a year.
Should provide references and testimonials from customers.
Should have a money-back guarantee.
Should provide a detailed information about their services and how much they charge.

One of the online custom writing services that has all of this is Custom-Essay.org. A couple of my blogger friends recommended their services to me. I’ve seen Custom-Essay.org’s work and I’m really convince that they stand up on their promised quality service. You should try checking them out.

Thanks for your time.

Promote Your Blog For Free Through Social Bookmarking Sites

Rocky John — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:27:00 +0000

If you are running short of budget to promote your blog, try Social Bookmarking Sites. Below is a list of FREE Social Bookmarking Sites where you can submit your blog posts for additional exposure. Additional exposure would mean additional traffic and if your contents are good enough, you might experience an increase in your subscribers.

When submitting your blog posts to these social bookmarking sites, do not spam their system. Spamming will only risk your blog from being blocked or you might end up irritating your potential readers. To submit your post to these social bookmarking sites, you will have to register and agree to their terms of service. Make sure you take some time to read and understand it.

Popular Social Bookmarking Sites

Digg - Digg is one of the best social bookmarking sites in terms of traffic referrals. Once your post gets to the front page of Digg, expect a spike of traffic. Traffic from Digg is known to crash websites so make sure you have enough bandwidth to handle the surge in traffic. For the moment, your greatest challenge is to make it to Digg’s front page.

Google Notebook - With Google Notebook, clip useful information, organize your notes, get access from anywhere and you can share your Google Notebook with the world by making it public.

Delicious - Delicious allows you to link to your favorite articles, blogs, music, reviews etc. Through Delicious, favorites can be shared to your family, friends, co-worker and Delicious community.

StumbleUpon - StumbleUpon is a great source of traffic like Digg. But unlike Digg, getting traffic from StumbleUpon is a lot easier.

Reddit - I haven’t experienced much traffic from Reddit but a lot of bloggers have reported increase in their traffic as soon as their post reached the front page.

Yahoo My Web 2.0 - Yahoo! My Web 2.0 is increasingly becoming a popular social bookmarking site. The service allows saving favorites and sharing them to your family and friends. This service is useful to those who want to know the latest buzz and discover interesting things around the web.

Ma.gnolia - Discover, share and discuss the best of the web.

Promote Your Blog For Free - More Social Bookmarking Sites

Update: Here are the newest additions to the list.

Where To Get Free Wordpress Themes

Rocky John — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 09:07:00 +0000

With the phenomenal success of Wordpress, the demand for Wordpress Themes have dramatically increased. Today’s post provides a short review of the different websites where you can get Free Wordpress Themes for your blog. The links are opened on a new window so you don’t have to hit back and forward. I’ve also ranked the sources according to my own standard with 10 being the highest and 0 being the lowest.

Wordpress Themes 2.3 Compatible - Provides a long list of free Wordpress themes that have been tested to be compatible with Wordpress 2.3. The Wordpress themes have been organized alphabetically based on its theme making navigation a great experience. From the list, you can also find compatible plugins to Wordpress 2.3. I’ll rate this source a 9/10.

Free Wordpress Themes - Free Wordpress Themes offers a really huge collection of quality Wordpress themes. You can find 3 column templates, 2 columns, rounded, themed, widget ready and a lot more. I’ll give this source an 8/10.

WP Themes Free - Another great source of Free Wordpress Themes with a really huge collection to choose from. The themes come in 1 column, 2 columns, 3 and 4 columns. Searching for a specific theme is made easy by the search tool made available at the right side bar. I’ll rate this source an 8/10.

Fresheezy : Make sure to check out this website especially if you are looking for professionally made Wordpress themes. Although the themes available is not as much as the others, Fresheezy certainly has one of the best Wordpress themes. A search tool bar at the left sidebar makes it easy for you to filter out the Wordpress themes in the gallery. I’ll rate this source a 7/10.

Free WP Themes - Has a collection of 48 free Wordpress themes. Information about the theme as to whether it’s widget ready, whether its width is fix, and when was it added is available at the bottom of each theme’s thumbshot. I’ll rate this source a 6/10.

Wordpress Skins - Choose from a large number of Wordpress themes in their gallery. You can find some similar themes from other websites offering Free Wordpress Themes probably submitted by the same designer. I’ve tried using the search filter system found at the right side bar but I frequently encounter errors. Nonetheless, their templates are still worth checking out. I’ll rate this source a 6/10.

Kate’s Theme Viewer - This is another source for free Wordpress themes with alot to choose from. The themes are mostly fancy but you can also find professionally made themes to suit your niche. The only problem is that their is no available search tool so it means you need to go through all the pages to find one that you like. I’ll give this source a 6/10 score.

Themes Wordpress - The home page has a search tool that allows you to filter their huge gallery of free Wordpress themes. Templates available range from one column to four columns Wordpress themes. You can also filter your search to look for specific theme properties. I’ll rate this source a 6/10.

Wordpress Templates - Wordpress Templates offers some fine themes I’ve not found on other sources. The collection of free Wordpress themes are unique and professionally done. A search tool bar can be found at the right side bar but it’s not as efficient as the search toolbars of the other sources. You can always use the categories at the lower right side bar for a more efficient navigation. I’ll give this source a 5/10.

Theme Time - Offers some interesting Wordpress designs. The gallery is not so huge compared to other sources but searching for specific theme is much easier because the themes are categorized. I’ll rate this source a 4/10.

The UK Map - The UK Map has some large collection of cool free Wordpress themes. The designs are interesting and varies from 1 to 4-column templates. You can also find a great number of simple, widget ready, personal, professional and themed templates. Although there is no available search tool bar, the navigation at the left side bar makes viewing the templates easy. I’ll give this source a score of 4/10.

Free WP Themes - This website also offers different collections of free Wordpress themes. The free Wordpress themes are classified into 2 columns, 3 columns, black, blue etc. You can also find a collection of free SEO friendly Wordpress themes. Check the left side bar for an easier navigation. I’ll rate this source a 4/10.

WP Themes ErikGyepes - With WP Themes ErickGyepes, you can download free Wordpress themes but you’ve probably seen most of the Wordpress themes available in other sources. There’s not much templates available in this source but some unique designs are worth checking out. I’ll rate this source a 3/10.

WP Designer - WP designer features some fresh looking Wordpress themes. There is not much template available in this website but it offers useful tutorials about Wordpress, Wordpress hacks, blog design tips and tips on enhancing your blog performance. I’ll rate this source a 3/10.

SkinPress - Another website dedicated to free Wordpress themes. At the moment, there are 51 Wordpress templates available. This source gives you some cool 2 columns and 3 columns Wordpress templates. I’ll rate this source a 3/10.

CSS Design Templates - This website does not only offers free Wordpress templates but also offers templates from other blogging platforms like Blogger and Joomla. The Wordpress themes available are mostly two columns. All the free Wordpress templates have recently been updated to be compatible with Wordpress 2.3. I’ll rate this source a 3/10.

Template Monster - This source offers a few collection of good looking free Wordpress themes. Most of the themes on this site however are not free but the prices are cheaper compared to other websites selling Wordpress themes. I’ll rate this source a 2/10.

WP Mix - You can find simple to artistic to professionally done Wordpress themes in this source. The number of choice is not that much but surely the templates are worth checking out. The templates are categorized so navigation is much easier. I’ll give this source a score of 2/10.

SiteGround Free Wordpress Themes - SiteGround is mainly offering hosting services but has made some free Wordpress themes available to everyone. To avail of these free Wordpress themes, you need to fill up a form and the link where to download the themes will be sent to the email you’ve provided. The themes have simple designs and most of them are two columns. I’ll give this source a 1/10 score.

Jauhari WP Themes - This source has a collection of interesting Wordpress themes. There’s not much to choose from but you can take a look and see the designs for yourself. Most of the Wordpress themes are Adsense ready so if you are into monetizing your blog with Adsense, this is probably a good source of Wordpress template. I’ll give this source a rate of 1/10.

Wordpress Themes - Check out these 10 free Wordpress themes available in this source. Personally, I didn’t like the designs but hey it might be the place where you will find the design you’ve been looking for. I’ll rate this source a 0.5/10.

I guess that’s it for today. I’ll update the list or make another post as soon as I’ve found some more. Hope this list helps you to find the Wordpress theme that meets your requirements. Enjoy your search.

You can also share your expriences with these sources and rate them according to your own standards. The comment is more than willing to accommodate your thoughts. Also, feel free to provide links to other sources of Free Wordpress Themes at the comment. Cheers!

Free Blogger Templates With Unique Designs - For Classic Blogger

Rocky John — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:59:00 +0000

I have received an email today from Pinay Ladies, one of the readers of Blogging Mix. Pinay suggested me to review SuckMyLolly.com, another great website that offers Free Templates for Classic Blogger. The designs of the free blogger templates available at SuckMyLolly are simple, unique and very attractive. Here are some thumbnail shots of the template designs.

Sharnee, the author of SuckMyLolly started her blog because she got tired of the generic Blogger template designs and because there is a limited number of free Blogger templates available. Like she said, she simply wants everyone to have an awesome template design so don’t forget to take a look at her template designs.

Custom Blogger TemplateWhen Sharnee started her blog, she also accepted request for a custom blogger template. Unfortunately, the number of requests were overwhelming so she temporarily stopped accommodating requests for custom blog templates. If you would like to request for a custom blogger template you would have to wait as the list has gone long.

Suggestions For SuckMyLolly

Most Blogger users are now upgrading their blogs to use the New Blogger so it would probably be a great idea if Sharnee starts to create free Blogspot templates. Also, the free blogger templates at SuckMyLolly are all 2 columns. Right now, there is a high demand for three column blogger templates so creating 3 column templates is probably a good idea. Lastly, I am hopeful that Sharnee changes her mind and create templates for New Blogger as well.

Blogging Mix Looking for Blogs Offering Free Blogger Templates

If you are an owner or if you know of a website that offers free blogspot templates for New and Classic Blogger, please drop their URL at my email bloggingmix[at]gmail[dot]com. Thank you for your time.

Free Blogger Templates and Wordpress Themes

Rocky John — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:02:00 +0000

To those who are looking for cool Blogger templates and Wordpress themes, you might be interested to check the free Blogger templates and free Wordpress themes available at Blog and Web. At Blog and Web, you can find Wordpress themes converted for Blogger, 2 columns, 3 columns, 4 columns and themed templates. For Wordpress users, Blog and Web also offers a wide collection of cool Wordpress themes and plugins that is certainly of your interest. Blog and Web has been the source of Blogging Mix’s templates before I’ve decided to create my own.

Unfortunately, Blog and Web is in Spanish but it shouldn’t be a problem to download their free Blogger templates and Wordpress themes. You can always use a translator or better yet use http://google.com/translate_t to translate the whole page.

Here are some thumbnail shots of the free Blogger templates and Wordpress themes available at BlogandWeb.

Free Blogger Templates at BlogandWeb

Free Wordpress Themes at BlogandWeb

To download the free Blogger templates look for the word ‘Descargar’ that can be found just below the thumbnail shot of each template. Click on the word ‘Descargar’, Spanish word for download, to get the xml code of your chosen Blogger template. You can also do the same for Wordpress themes. The word ‘Descargar’ is located just below the thumbnail shots of Wordpress themes.

You can also find other links to blogs and websites that offer free Blogger templates in my previous post. Links to my previous posts can be found at the side bar of Blogging Mix.

Like always, your thoughts and comments are most welcome. Links on my comments are made ‘DoFollow’ so you get a link juice everytime you leave a comment. Just make sure it’s not ’spammy’ because all comments here at Blogging Mix are moderated. Meanwhile, here are some of my previous post you might want to check.

Promote Your Blog Content For FREE!

Rocky John — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:39:00 +0000

USATODAY.com is about to get behind Bloggers & Podcasters in a big way with the launch of The Blogger & Podcaster Guide tomorrow (November 8, 2007). This will be the first time that Blogger & Podcaster can reach beyond early adopters and reach such a large mainstream group of people (5,200,000 daily in print and 10,400,000 unique visitors daily online) to grow their audiences.

With enough critical mass of listings to give a positive user experience, Blogger & Podcaster is offering all Blogging Mix Readers a one month FREE content promotion in the online Blogger & Podcaster Guide. This means an opportunity for you to reach a wider audience and a savings of $49.95 (regular 1 month advertising cost).

To get your free listing, you just need to follow these easy steps:

Go to www.bloggerandpodcaster.com/usatoday
Select â€œNew Userâ€ and go through 6 Steps registration process.
In â€œStep 2â€ be sure to enter â€˜BPâ€™ in Coupon Code box under Option #4. Then click â€œOption #4â€. If you don’t enter this code, you’re going to be charged the regular price.

Information you should have handy to register is:

Blog/Podcast Name

Website URL

Brief Description (Print only): You can have 75 characters total — including spaces & punctuation â€“ between your URL and description

Detailed Description (400 characters max â€“ including spaces & punctuation â€“ for online guide)

RSS Feed

iTunes Feed (Podcasts only â€“ Not mandatory): For info go to http://www.apple.com/itunes/store/podcaststechspecs.html

Up to 10 Keywords related to your blog/podcasts (Not mandatory): Used for search and placements as relevant material on USATODAY.com

Logo/Album Art (Not Mandatory)

Takes about 5 minutes if you have the above info ready. The offer does not stand forever so take advantage of it while it is still available.Wait! That’s not all.

If you decide to continue on promoting your blog or podcast after the one month free advertisement, Blogger & Podcaster Guide will give you a 20% discount just for being a reader of Blogging Mix. Here’s a list of the 3 Program Options you can choose from.

Promote Your Blog/Podcast to 15,600,000 Readers Weekly
In USA TODAY Print Edition & On USATODAY.com

Online Edition â€“ USATODAY.com:

Reach 10,400,000 DAILY Unique Online Visitors

Published all day, every day, 24/7

Guide on the front page of USATODAY.com

Contextually relevant blogs/podcasts are also listed within articles on USA Today.com

USA TODAY Print Edition:

Reach 5,200,000 Daily Readers

Published in print 1x per week

Program OptionsOption #1:
USATODAY.com Monthly ($49.95 per month) â€“ No contract - cancel anytime

Special Prepay Offer: Prepay the first 3 months ($149.85) and get 1 USA TODAY Print Edition FREE - $195 value (Can cancel anytime after the 3rd month)

Option #2:
USATODAY.com 1 Year ($495.95 per year â€“ Save $100)

Bonus: Includes 1 FREE USA TODAY Print Edition - $195 value

Option #3:
USA TODAY Print Edition ($195.95 per issue)

Free Blogger Templates

Rocky John — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

These are just a few samples of the free Blogger templates that you can get at freeskins.blogspot.com.

Free Blogger Skins - offers free Blogger templates readily available for download and can be implemented easily on your blog.

The free Blogger templates vary from two columns to three columns. All of the templates are themed and well designed. To date, Free Blogger Skins offers 32 free templates for new Blogger and 24 free classic Blogger templates.

Here are the thumbnails of some of the other free Blogger templates you can find at Free Blogger Skins.

I hope you’ll find the Blogger template that will satisfy your requirement for a blog skin. Always remember to download and save a copy of your template before you implement any changes to you blog. I’ve received several complaints from bloggers who have messed up with their templates. You are should read the instructions from Free Blogger Skins before you download the templates and use it on your blog.

If you know of a blog or website that offers free blogger templates, please inform me through the comment. Thank you very much and your comments are most welcome as usual.

Free Blogger Templates - Themed, Two, Three and Four Columns

Rocky John — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Recently, I have been receiving emails from Blogging Mix readers. Most of which are inquiries about where to find free themed, two column, three column and even four column Blogger templates. Previously, I’ve also written some post about where to find Wordpress themes converted for the new Blogger. This is in response to the email sent to me by one of the readers of Blogging Mix.

Today, I have discovered another blog that offers free blogger templates you can download and implement on your blogspot account. The blog offers some themed (blue,green, beauty, colorfull, dragon etc.) blogger templates compatible to the new Blogger.

4 Column Templates For Blogger - Obviously, 4 column template is a blog created that offers free four column blogspot templates. The 4 column blogger templates are ideal for those who want to maximize space and use one of the four columns for their Adsense. The blog however does not solely offer free 4 column templates as it also offers some cool free themed blogger templates.Here is a screen shot of one of the 4 column blogger templates you can found at 4 Column Templates For Blogger.

You can find more free four column Blogger templates when you visit the blog.

Here’s a link to my previous post on free three column Blogger templates.

Create Your Own Free Three or Two Column Blogspot Templates

Free Templates For New Blogger

Free Unique, Themed, Two and Three Columns Blogger Templates

Free Blogspot Templates Converted From Wordpress Themes

Free Blogskins For Blogger, Xanga, Movable Type etc.

Free Templates For Blogger (Classic Templates, Blogger Beta or New Blogger) - Part I

Free Templates For Blogger (Classic Templates, Blogger Beta or New Blogger) - Part II

Cost Free Three Column Templates For New Blogger

I hope that you’ll find the links useful. The links and posts on Free Blogger templates will continue to grow over the coming days as I search for more websites or blogs that offers free Blogger templates. If you know of a website or a blog that offers free Blogger templates that hasn’t been included on my list, please inform me through my email - bloggingmix[at]gmail[dot]com or you can just leave a comment on this post.You might also be interested in these free useful tools you can use to evaluate your blog’s performance.

Check Your Alexa Traffic Rank
View and compare Alexa Ranking graphs.

Check Your Website for Broken Links
Use this tool to check for broken links on a website.

Reciprocal Link Checker
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Website Speed Test
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Google Banned Checker
Discover whether a website is banned on Google.

Index Checker
Check for the total number of pages of a specific website which are present on search engines.

Page Rank Checker
View Google PageRank on different Google servers.

Source Code Viewer
View the source code of a page.

Search Engine Position
Check your search engine positions on Google Search Engine.

Keyword Density Checker
This tool is useful for helping webmasters achieve optimum keyword distribution.

Search Listings Preview
Create a preview of how your website will appear on Google, MSN and Yahoo Search.

Domain Whois
Find all the information you need on any domain name. Check the DNS settings, Registrar details and much more.

Google PageRank Prediction
This predictor tool does what it says, it predicts your future Google PageRank.

Keyword Suggestion
Find related keywords matching your search.

Meta-tags Generator
Generate and configure your meta-tags.

Meta-tags Generator
Make a long web address short and easy to remember.

Link Price Calculator
Estimate how much to pay for a link.

Domain Availability Checker
Check for available domain names.

Thank you for using these free tools. I hope you found them useful.