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Who can wait? I want my new mobile now!

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Well, there’s quite a hullabaloo about the Apple iPhone coming on the market, and it is indeed a cool looking phone, but who wants to wait until October 2007 just to have the privilege to queue up in line and wait for hours to purchase one! Indeed, the phone is technologically cool, quite expensive, and its full Internet access will entail a hefty bill, as well.

For those of us with neither the patience nor the money to wait for an Apple iPhone, I’d suggest finding a good deal at Mobile 360, where you’ll be able to find the latest AVAILABLE cool models and/or great deals with good calling plans. I’d think that this website would be a great place to buy.

I like the features that can help search for phones by the features. Last time I bought a phone, it was kind of a hit or miss affair, as I didn’t have much access to comparison features. The result was I bought one with an underpowered camera, and half an MP3 player. I think this search site could have helped me choose a better model.

Nowadays, I’d certainly be looking for a phone with features, such as email, browsing, SD card support, etc., like these phones, Wi-Fi and Windows OS capability so I can connect anywhere with networks! And more to the point, it’ll help an investorblogger keep up with email, investments, and even allow you to post on your blogs, with photos and text and movies! Now that would be a good investment.

This post has been sponsored by Mobile360. And boy! Am I drooling!

Payperpost: Posts do really ‘ad’ up to successful ‘ad’vertising!

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You have a great website with attractive products, good support and sales… but you do get people to visit your website? Where do you get traffic from?

That’s a question that has perplexed me from time to time as I slave away on my latest brainwave. One solution that I have been working with as a blogger is Payperpost.

Boost your PageRank
My experience with Payperpost has given me a great deal of confidence in them. It seems to be a great way to find bloggers who can write top quality posts that will drive traffic to your websites. With links from good quality blogs, you should find that your PR ranking in Google will increase as well, not to mention your Alexa ranking.

Payperpost is different
Payperpost model is different from, say ReviewME or some of the others. It is a marketplace where you can post your request and terms of acceptance. Bloggers log in to see what is available and find what they are interested in, or is suitable for their blog. The Opportunity allows you to specify the kind of posting, including length, tone (+/-), your link, any photographs and one or two other features that you may wish for.

If you are looking to increase your pagerank then I’d suggest choosing a permanent link, as nearly 100% of the bloggers will leave your posting in their archives, giving you a chance to build some extensive and deep links. You may, though, need a little help in placing your first opportunities to get the best value for your dollar.

Quality checks
There are many checks and balances in the system that prevent bloggers from submitting substandard postings, and advertisers from posting undesirable opportunities. So, quality standards are maintained by both system checks and a hands-on editor.

If you are on a tight budget, Payperpost may offer a more affordable, targetable and controllable way to reach readers than Google Adwords. The posts will be more extensive, longer lasting and more effective.

This is so NOT-A-SPONSORED page! 100% pure Investorblogger!

Great Tips #3: Maintain your plugins

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Actually, because I had a little time to spend surfing over the New Year period, I came across these excellent suggestions “Check your Plugins this New Year“.

While WordPress is self sufficient to run as a system for a novice blogger, the more advanced bloggers like to enhance its functionality using Plugins. There are already a few hundred, if not thousand plugins … This wide choice of plugins can be very “tempting” and we end up installing a lot of plugins without giving a second thought; many of these we rarely use. … This post will stress on the importance of regular and continuous plugin maintenance.

While I won’t summarize the article here, I would like to say that some of the tips are quite handy, esp.

  • 1. Install basic and necessary plugins first
  • 2. Only install a plugin if you need it
  • 3. Find a better alternative
  • 4. Embed code in the template if possible instead of using a plugin
  • 5. Remove files of deactivated plugins
  • 6. Check regularly for updates. Security upgrades are mandatory

I do think that tips #2, #5 and #6 are quite within the realms of even the more basic users. If you know how to upload a plugin, I think you can manage #5 and #6. Tip #2 is quite difficult for beginners and even more experienced bloggers because we want to try everything! Tips #3 and #6 might require more effort and distract bloggers from getting their blogging done. But Tip #4 might be the MOST challenging even for experienced bloggers. And so I think perhaps #5 had best be done by those familiar with PHP to some extent, and who can understand that messing with PHP in their blogs can seriously damage the blog.

In general, I think that the best plugins are ones that enhance the reader’s experience either directly or indirectly. Indirectly might include making things easier for the writers/administrators of the blogs! After all, what is a blog without readers? Right?