Have you heard of the social network Digg? It’s a website rating social network. When you are reading a post or webpage online that you like or enjoy you can Digg it by submitting it through there network. Other Diggers that like your post also can add a Digg, the more Diggs a page gets means more people that like your page or post on Digg.com.

Not only is Digg a good resource for readers who are looking for a good read, it is also a great benefit for Bloggers, and website owners for extra traffic.

“If you enjoy an article or post, why not help by Digging it, win win for all… “

What better way to help the writer than to share it with other people out there. One way of sharing this page is by talking to people you know at home and another way is by submitting the page to social networks like Digg.com.

You can see the Digg button below for my posts to allow people to Digg my posts or pages easily.

Not only are you sharing information that will help others or interest others you will be able to show your appreciation to the blog owner. Which always helps when you are a writer. So next time you read a post and you enjoy it, why not help them and others by Digging the page.

Have you heard of BlogCatalog? Well you might of seen there widget displayed on many blogs. It has become one of the biggest free social network for commenters (on many blogs) out there. As you can see from the widget image to the left there it’s all about commenter’s.

What is a Social Network you might ask?

Any online social network is about people being able to get together and connect through a single profile. Maybe you have heard of Facebook which is a perfect example? What is great about social networks is it allows all friends in your network to comment or keep up to date depending on the network.What makes Blogcatalog different is it’s a community social network based around commenting on Blogs.

“What a bonus for any Blog owner. Social networks based on Blogging is a great mix because any online business is about people”

One of the many good aspects of Blogcatalog is if you own a blog yourself they will crawl your blog for updated posts similar to a search engines and index the listings.

Benefits of using BlogCatalog -

• Another good free way for advertising your blog.
• Allowing another avenue for comments.
• Set it up it and it looks after itself.
• Allows more interactions for your posts on your blog.
• A more exciting and more visual avenue for commenter’s whether they have a blog or not.

Voting on BlogCatalog -

Blogcatalog is partly a rating system for the ranking of posts in there index. The more votes the better. While you are here why not Rate my Blog or write a review?

Each Comment by a BlogCatalog member is displayed by a visual avatar or your own image that links to your profile. Overall BlogCatalog seems like another good blogging addition for many blogs out there.

Why not check it out more yourself by seeing my BlogCatalog profile.

Well i have just discovered the crazy world of Twitter and wanted to do a review on the social network. How Twitter works is unlike any other social networks.

What you do is open a free account, and you can post really short comments about what your doing during the day in 140 characters or less.

It’s like an update about all the things in life we usually don’t share. Like watching a tv show, making the bed, or going to the pub for example. The things we leave out of our usual life, Twitter allows people to be kept up to date on the little things we are doing now.

Here’s an example of a Twitter Update or comment :

Also do you use Wordpress because you can be keep your Twitter account up to date with your blog. This is with the handy plugin Twitter Tools by Alex King. This allows every new post to be shown in your twitter account for what you are doing now. As like even with this post a Twitter update will be shown shortly after i have published this post.

“Twitter me this and Twitter me that…”

Not sure as yet if it will be good with business updates for my blog, but it sure is an interesting concept in social networking.

If you wish to keep in touch with Me or the Buyers Web blog on Twitter or to sign up click here. People beware Twitter can be addictive, so use with caution. Move over Facebook welcome to Twitter.

Ahhh…i have to write this post, i can’t take it any more lol…Why do some people over do there advertising on there website or blog? Well i can sort of see the the writing through the the advertising on that blog. When someone said put some advertising on there blog, they sure did go for it…hehehe jokes…

Are you killing your website…some people are…?

How to not kill your webite? -

• Don’t overdo your page with bidvertiser or adsense, less is better…
• Make it so you can see your writing predominantly through the advertising
• Don’t use popups…who out there likes popups??
• Make it so the logo is easy to see over the advertising too
• Make the ads or affiliate banners compatible with the template
• Make your writing easy to look at so when reading its not too bright…grey is good…
• Unless your getting heaps of traffic, don’t use much contextual advertising? Build traffic first…
• Also with affiliate banners keep them to a minimum unless they suit your template and there’s no point overdoing it unless you have the traffic as well…

Well here are some the major influences for your website, the key here is the balance… Like the Goldilocks story, not to hot not to cold, it has to be just right. You have to remember all this advertising is links off your website, so don’t kill your own traffic.

For a website or blog starting out this is an example of what i would recommend in advertising -

• 3 Good Affiliate banners max, that blend well with template..If your getting heaps of traffic like over 500 a day, then maybe up it to 4 then as traffic grows so does the advertising…
• if you use Google adsense or bidvertiser then just one ad spot, maybe at the bottom of your posts or on a website under categories…Blend these ads to your website theme also…
• As time progresses and traffic grows work out how much advertising works for you best, play with options for your website. If a Affiliate banner gets no sales then stop using it..

In conclusion finding the balance is the key to all aspects of business… Remember if you are going to use alot of advertising, then design your website for people as well.

We all have seen all these contextual advertising companies online, especially Google AdSense. They all seem to have gotten very popular on blogs and websites alike. We all have our own opinion on these contextual Companies, which one is better…? Which one suits my website more? Let’s first look at there differences.

“Personally myself i prefer Kontera Advertising and Bidvertiser in look and payment options…”

Kontera Contentlinks -

There an in content form of advertising used in content on a website. Kontera are seen by the double line that they use on keywords in content. They blend well into websites and don’t seem to make the website look spammy which is good. The bonus with Kontera ads is they open in a new window. An example of kontera can be seen here.

Google Adsense -

We all know Google Adsense, its the block of ads we see in websites all over the the internet. They contextually match the websites page and are very popular on all types of webites. There contextual matching is awesome to individual pages. In fact i can’t think of a company that has matched there contextual system out there in how they match your page.

The negative side of Google Adsense is they don’t open there ads in a new window, and therefore the website loses the reader or customer. That’s a big one, you want to keep your customers or readers on your website, not lose them.

Bidvertiser Ads -

Well not as popular as Google Adsense or Kontera lately, Bidvertiser are still a great contender. Although there ads are not fully contextual they go by category and then by relevance. They look very similar to Google Adsense in the way they are presented . There most positive aspect is they have a good anti click fraud system to ensure the publisher is safe and advertiser by detecting ips and blocking too many clicks from one ip.


Such a good bonus that one, as it stops negative effects from random ips from effecting your account. Without being too controversial this is a possible aspect Google Adsense should work on to protect there publishers as well as the advertisers from click fraud.

Also if you sign up to be a publisher, Bidvertiser publisher ads, open in New window and payout can be into a Paypal account for as low as $10. You can also promote your Website with BidVertiser and Get $20 in FREE clicks.

Which contextual advertising do you think is better? Even from a readers point of view which do you prefer?
Kontera Contentlinks Vs Google Adsense vs Bidvertiser…Vote below or comment your opinion…?

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