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Most of us actively pursue "blog commenting" as a link building strategy. But have you ever wondered how many of those comments, that you leave on other blogs, are actually approved and published. The following post highlights some of the ways in which you can ensure that your comments are accepted. 1. Read the post (at least the concluding paragraph) before commenting - Doing this will give you a fair idea of what the author is trying to convey. This will help you in coming up with an agreeable comment. 2. Enhance their posts - If you come up with something that will add to or enhance the quality of their (the author's) posts, you can rest assured that your comment will be accepted. 3. Write more that a "Thank You" or "Great Post". You are expected to come up with at least a sentence or two. 4. Praise their work - Every one likes being appreciated. Go ahead and speak good things. 5. Comment on blogs that encourage you to comment. Blogs that are &

Formula 1 (F1) fever is all set to grip us once again. Here are some fast facts about the 2011 Formula 1 season. 1. Return of KERS - KERS or Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems is all set to make a comeback after a gap of 1 year.  2.  Pirelli will take over as the sport’s sole tyre supplier. 3. Introduction of 107% qualifying rule -  During the first phase of qualifying, any driver who fails to set a lap time within 107 percent of the fastest Q1 time, will not be allowed to start the race. 4. The first ever Indian Grand Prix will be held from 28 - 30 Oct. This is however subject to track approval. 5. Teams will have to ensure that their gearboxes last for at least 5 weekends, instead of the previous four. 6. The 2011 F1 season will feature 20 races. source -  http://www.formula1.com

Addicted to Twitter? This is how you can get rid of your addiction. 1. Abuse others and get your account flagged. 2. Do not pay your internet bills. 3. Get addicted to Facebook for a change. 4. Join the military. 5. Enter into a contract with a charitable trust offering to pay them $100 every time you log into your twitter account. 

10 words to add more meaning to your conversation.  1. Apathy - Lack of interest. 2. Arid - Dry. 3. Avid - Eager / Enthusiastic. 4. Bestow - Confer or present ( a gift, title ect). 5. Chronic - Long lasting (disease). 6. Contend - Compete with. 7. Dismay - Despair / Disappointment. 8. Frivolous - Not serious. 9. Insatiable - Cannot be satisfied. Eg. Insatiable thirst for knowledge.  10. Livid - Very Angry / Furious

CTR stands for Click Through Rate and is a measure of the number of clicks received per 100 ad impressions. Thus a CTR of 0.3 means 3 clicks per 1000 ad impressions served. Now if you are a blogger serving "Cost per click" ads on your blog CTR is important as it is directly related to your ad revenue. Here are a few tips to help you improve your Click Through Rate.  1. Display contextual ads - Contextual advertising has its advantages as you are serving ads related to your reader's interest. Your readers are thus more likely to click on ads pertaining to their areas of interest; rather than an ad displayed randomly. 2. Make your ads visible - The visibility of your ads has a direct relationship with ad clicks. Ideally you would want to position your ads in such a way that they are visible when someone loads your page. Ads displayed in the less visible areas of your blog generally do not gather much click activity. 3. Display picture (banner) ads - "Pictures speak

URL shortening is a service that allows users to  shorten a long URL. This enables users to share links on Twitter and other social platforms where there is a character limit to messages. Here is a list of popular URL Shorteners. 1. Bit.ly  - Shorten, share and track your links. 2. Goo.gl  - The URL shortener from Google. Provides click statistics. 3. TinyURL  - Allows you to assign custom names to your shortened URLs. 4. Ow.ly  -  Shorten urls, share files and track visits. CAPTCHA enabled. 5. Is.gd  -   They offer custom shortened URLs and detailed statistics. 6. Cli.gs -  Short URLs with analytics, social media monitoring and geotargeting. 7. Tiny.cc  -  View click stats without registering.

Adding Chitika ad code to your Blogger blog now gets a whole lot easier with the introduction of the "Add To Blogger" widget.  To use this widget -  Login to your Chitika account and generate your ad code under “Ad Setup“. Next click the “Add to Blogger” button at the bottom of the page to add your ad codes to your blogspot blog. Chitika is a free service which displays revenue-earning ads to your website visitors. If you do not have a Chitika account get one now by clicking here .

Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency. Now you can add Reuters content to your blog / website in three easy steps. 1. Go to Reuters Homepage.  Navigate to the end of the page. Next click on Widgets . (You can also follow this direct link) 2. Pick the widget of your choice. Copy the  Embed Code that you would find on the right side of the page, below the widget preview.  3. Paste the code on your blog and you are all set to display the latest Reuters content on your blog.