Bloggin Is A Superhero Thing...

"Blogging is a superhero thing. A nobody by day and a blogger by night."

This is the statement that made me won an ebook worth $19.95 from shanker's contest "Define blogging and win". I haven't finished reading it yet so the review has to wait for another time.

A nobody by day and a blogger by night...

I got this idea from the my favorite comics character "The batman". Who else could you think of? The keyword is "by day" and "by night". I thought of relating it to blogging since you could have a totally different persona online. You could be someone you are not and sometimes it gives you the opportunity to get the attention you deserve.

Blogging is a superhero thing...

I firmly believe that publicity fools almost everyone. News reports and other commercials are biased when you get behind the scenes. Mass media can turn an evil vicious criminal to a superhero that everyone looks up to in just one night. Okay I'm exaggerating but the point is, as a blogger, you also carry the same burden and responsibilities to be true to your words and honestly give unprejudiced information. I've noticed recently after I read newspapers or hear some news on TV and radio, there is a certain statement about the news that favors only few selected people. Read between the lines and you'll see a whole new different perspective. Someone's hiding something. I want to emphasize this since I encounter a lot of bloggers, actually a bunch of boohoos that pretend someone that they are not. They claim things that they haven't done yet, worst is that they can't most of the time. Writing is a powerful weapon in this new kind of war most commonly known as "mass media". With all the false news spreading, it urges you more to be true and spot the lies before it takes effect.

A blogger holds great responsibilities. Be honest to your readers and true to your conviction. Au revoir!

No More Blog Post - For Now

What kept me from writing?

School Accreditation

I'm sorry for not writing this past few days. School has been busier these days especially now that it is preparing for the coming of the accreditors from a known school creditor. I can't disclose it here since I might get in trouble. Maybe after the school is credited then it will be okay to post about it.

Graduation Rush

Well anyways, my graduation is almost near so I am really getting busy these past few days. I can't write any post yet but I still visit some blogs and socialize to other bloggers that I know but not that often.

So what have I been doing this past few days?

Social Media

I'm still active in some social media, facebook to be more specific. Social media tends to have tremendous effect on our country maybe because we Filipinos love to socialize with one another. It's a dominant trait and sometimes it's really bothersome especially when you want to be alone for a awhile. I post most of my blog's link to facebook and let my friends visit it.

Challenge: Compelling Titles

Actually I find it challenging to post links to Social Media and see what the results are. Some links doesn't get the attention they deserve because of lame titles. Different people have different opinions about the title you posted. Some prefer decent while some prefer the hilarious ones. It's a series of trial and error but it's worth the effort because it's really fun.

Short Url

It is common nowadays to shorten the url so readers focus their attention more on the titles. I usually leave the shortened link after the title and it doesn't bother the readers. I got the idea on twitter when it replaces the links you post on it. It is a good thing if you do have a long url like mine.

Learn More

Don't think too much. Some posts are really interesting for some and lame for others. Just post some that you find interesting. Social media is really a great source of network traffic if done right. Although I don't blog that much now, I still try to learn some new things.

Bloggers Ain't Geeks ( well some of them )

I added some famous bloggers and see what they are doing. Surprised I was when I noticed that they ain't that busy after all. They ain't that geeky when it comes to personality. Some of them really do have a good social life. They have this balance in maintaining their offline and as well as their online world.

Although I'm that busy, I will still try to update this site if I can. Anyways, I wan't most of my blogger friends to be in my friends list on facebook too so if you would be kind enough to add me, it would be my pleasure.

Be Active In Social Media

What is Social Media?
It supports the human need for social interaction using internet. It is a way for bloggers to interact with one another. A common example of this is a community for bloggers. ex. mybloglog and blogcatalog


First goal: Be recognized.
This should be the first step in your online marketing career. Your posts, how informative it may be, wouldn't be noticed without readers. Readers invigorate your blog through interactions usually through blog commenting.


Things should start working on with...

1. Blog commenting - comment on other blogs to get the blogger and commentators attention
2. Make friends with other bloggers - join blogging communities and share some ideas. Be more personal and share a lot of your ideas. ex. twitter, facebook
3. Join blog contests - there are a lot of blog contests around the blogosphere, you just have to look for it. Bloggers do this to invigorate their blogs and encourage more readers. ex. top commentator, raffle emails
4. Attend meet ups - once in awhile bloggers meet on a place or on an event, attending one gains you more exposure. You might even be invited to be an author in a multi-author blog/site. 

Moral Lesson (hahaha)

"Do unto others what you want them to do unto you." Comment on them and you would be commented on too. Destroy someone's reputation and they would do the same to you. 


As you progress, better keep that blog running with informative posts to convert those visitors to avid readers and potential customers. It would be a waste of effort if the visitors just passed by your blog once and never did come back again at all. 

I have read a lot of books lately because of the recent black outs in our place making me unable to blog which have helped me actually to get more ideas. I would share this to you next time since I'm still interrelating it with blogging. 

6 Practical Ways To Survive a Major Philippine Flood

Warning: This is not like my usual posts about blogging.

A storm has caught the Philippines unaware of the vast streams of water it has brought. I was currently on my way home worrying about my family's sake and my own as well. I've crossed the flooded streets for 2 straight hours, witnessed some being taken away by the fast gushing streams of water which I can do nothing about since I too am in a hopeless condition. As soon as I've reached shelter in a form of a LRT 2 station, there are only two things on my mind which is travel safely back to our house and ensure my family is safe. To reach these goals I've conditioned my mind on the following:

• think quickly - time is of the essence, come up with a good decision quickly
• conserve energy - don't do unecessary things
• be strong willed - keep on going and never turn back
• be clever - be smart enough to choose the road to take. There is always a better road to partake.
• stay focused - avoid things that may distract you
• think positive - positive persons attracts positive things and events

These are the lessons I've learned which hopefully next time an event like this occur would help me to become more prepared. I'm sure some of you have your own stories to tell. Care to share it here? 

I'll get back at you as soon as I can.

3rd Philippine Blog Awards

Philippine Blog Awards is a yearly event held to recognize outstanding blogs. This is a good opportunity for filipinos to meet other bloggers within the Filipino Blogging Community.

WHAT: 3rd Philippine Blog Awards

WHERE: Megatent Ortigas, Pasig (this will also be held at Cebu and Mindanao)

WHEN: Oct. 9, 2009 (same month for other venues)

The nomination period is already closed but it's still a good event to visit so mark up those calendars and together we will go. ^-^

A friend and classmate of mine (actually one of my first tutor in blogging) won the award last year. To have an idea of what a winner blog looks like visit him with this link PinoyBlogero.com

If you have anymore questions or just wanted to know more about this event, enter this link. Pinoy Blog Awards or contact them at pinoyblogawards@gmail.com

Stuffs I Do In 4 Internet Hours Per Day

If we are serious with our blogs, we should spend some time updating it regularly. There are a lot of questions on the internet on how many hours should we spend on blogs in a regular basis. As stated in the title of this topic, I spend 4 hours a day. I try to stick to it to have some time with other daily chores.

The internet is so addicting sometimes with all the distractions that you may encounter while you surf the net. Distractions such as inviting videos, catchy gossips, cool pictures and others more. This takes up a lot of your time thus making you more unproductive and your time and effort is spent inefficiently. I know because I experience this too a lot more than you know actually. Hehe

To fix this habit, I created a to-do list but to make it more effective, I inserted the value of time well spent therefore I include the "4 internet hours per day basis". This is the list:

• Check my email - I receive notifications in email if someone commented on my blog
• Check my blog stats - page views and clicks through mybloglog stats and Google Analytics
• Make a blog post - not on a daily basis especially if I wanted to expose more to the public a featured post
• Read and leave a comment on other blogs - I have this favorite blogs of mine but I'll share those on my next blog post since I will be featuring them.
• Check on my blog - I have this addiction of making my blog look clean and professional
• Visit forums - this is quite boring but the information you will gather from here is the best..geeks are wonderful
• Look for more ideas on blog promotion - there are a lot of ideas in the net but not all works out, a 10 mistake to 1 correct ratio.
• Answer some questions on yahoo and other Q & A sites - I leave a link to my site usually after I answered the question properly.
• Check twitter and facebook - promote blog (yeah right) actually more on ramblings and rants
• Jot down the tasks I will do tomorrow - I add the tasks I wasn't able to accomplish at the top of the list for tomorrow.

That is all my fellow bloggers. I was able to spend double my productivity with this to-do list since I don't forget anymore the things that I will do and I avoid some distractions since I under time pressure. (4 hours per day remember?) Have a nice day!

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Don't Give Up On Your Blog

Lately I have been busy with a lot of school work but honestly, I have been quite slacking off writing posts in this blog since I don't really know what to do next. There are ideas in my mind but something keeps me from not doing it. It's the attitude where we want all the lights to be green before they take a road trip.

Over the last few days I utter the following excuses when I give out my schedule of work.

1. This seems like too much work.
2. I am not sure whether this will work, is it worth the risk?
3. I want to ensure my page will convert before sending it traffic.

Is it just me or too many people are afraid of work. I've read a post from Darren entitled "How Passion Can Transform Your Blog" and this is what I've learned. Success comes from hard work and there may be some short cuts but it seems like people just don't even want to invest some hours trying things.

I am in the venture of discovering fresh ideas on tips in blogging and traffic generation methods. It takes me 9 bad ideas just to come up with 1 good idea. It is hard work but it pays off at the end.

Be prepared to work if you want to get paid. Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Donald Trump and many other super rich people go to work early every morning.

Respect the process, invest the time, reap the rewards.

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