Alqloop’s chat arab

Overview

Today, I cover Grand Effect, its new design, my place in the network, and possibilities for others to join. The new design for Grand Effect goes live later tonight!

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Show Notes

0:26 – Where was Tuesday’s Podcast?

• Went to see a drive-in movie
• Worked on the new Grand Effect design

1:11 – Grand Effect Membership Opportunities

• Contact us via Grand Effect contact page

2:37 – Issues with Reworking the site

• I designed it
• Powered by WordPress
• 9rules Redesign

3:47 – Next Steps with Grand Effect

• New Members
• Advertising Program
• Helping Members with WordPress, SEO

4:15 – Why Work on Member Sites for Free?

• Builds their blog which helps bring in higher revenue ads

4:40 – Is it Worth Joining a Network?

• New 9rules Round coming soon

5:43 – Wrap-up

• Feedback please using my Contact page
• Should I add a Xfep Videocast?
• Like 45n5.com’s Videos

Intro and Exit Music

Wired for Loud by David Henderson, found via PodsafeAudio

Overview

Today, I talk a little about the history of this blog, reminding everyone to pursue their passions, no matter how crowded a subject may seem.

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Show Notes

0:27 – Blogging for a Blog Network

0:40 – Content Concerns

• b5media
• Splashpress Media
• David Krug

1:40 – Social Media Promotion

• Who is responsible for it?
• Build it into the payment model

3:00 – Traffic

• Build in a payment bonus for traffic increases

4:10 – Go With a Network or on Your Own?

• Paid slowly from building a blog
• Paid for your effort right away with a blog network

5:09 – Wrap-up

• Xfep Podcast is going to be a 4 day a week podcast

Intro and Exit Music

Wired for Loud by David Henderson, found via PodsafeAudio

Overview

Today, I talk a little about the history of this blog, reminding everyone to pursue their passions, no matter how crowded a subject may seem.

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Show Notes

0:29 – Why I Started Xfep.com

• Lack of support from friends
• Unique perspective on blogging

1:39 – Xfep’s Ranking

• 45n5.com/top100
• Started at 120 of 150
• Getting into the Top 100
• Currently at 17

2:21 – Niche Saturation is Irrelivant

• If you can put your personal twist on it, you can be successful
• Build a brand
• It isn’t easy though

3:23 – Getting Noticed

• Don’t let anyone tell you its impossible to rank well in a niche
• Share your passions

3:50 – Wrap-up

• I will be on the WordPress Weekly Podcast May 2nd, 9pm EST

Intro and Exit Music

Wired for Loud by David Henderson, found via PodsafeAudio

James and I haven’t done a TechCanuck podcast in a while, and so we were well overdue. We love working together on talking about technology, the web, and everything related to it.

Head on over to dailypixel to have a listen and let me know what you think.

Show Notes:
a) The rise of ad networks – Six Apart announces that they are morphing into Six Apart Media an advertising network for blog publishers and it will compete directly with Glam Media and Federated Media. Also, Glam cuts its rates and what does that mean for new players and how do players like Adify which is letting everyone roll their own advertising network like Forbes fit into the mix?

b) The Top 100 Global Brand rankings were just released and Google is the world’s #1 ranked brand. Coca-Cola which held that spot for many years has officially given way to a wave of technology companies. We discuss the trends.

c) Shyftr started a debate about how much of blogging content could be syndicated without upsetting the content creators. Is this a symptom of a larger issue – ie, is blog content a commodity, and if so, what is it worth in an era of aggregation and off-site conversation?

d) Microsoft-Yahoo, what the heck is going on here? Who has the most to lose if a deal isn’t consummated soon? We discuss.

It was definitely a fun episode, and while my mic quality seems to be a little low, I hope you will all enjoy it.

Overview

Hosting is the big issue I have been working out lately. I have been reading all about various hosting providers, and trying to figure out how to consolidate all of my projects onto one server that is easy to manage and powerful.

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Show Notes

0:28 – Hosting

• Hosting from home is usually against ISP Terms of Service
• Wasn’t a fan of Dreamhost
• I don’t like custom control panels

1:31 – Hosts I Currently Use

• Vortexhost
• HostGator
• HostGator’s Online Support Review
• Mosso

3:30 – Looking at Getting a VPS

• Cloud Server options?
• Media Temple is not on my list
• Wired Tree

4:25 – Managing a VPS

• SSH
• Subversion
• Updating WordPress Blogs using Subversion

5:56 – Wrap-up

Intro and Exit Music

Wired for Loud by David Henderson, found via PodsafeAudio

Overview

Unlucky number thirteen today, as I knock over my mic, have issues with my laptop, get a phone call mid-stride, and many other wonderful things which continued to make my sleep deprived life, oh so fun.

Today I talk about conferences and events. I am really excited to network and meet new people, but I also want some good content, so what should I be attending?

The number of posts per day on here will go up again hopefully tomorrow, but today was all about getting Splashpress work done with the little energy I did have.

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Show Notes

0:28 – Conferences and Events

• Northern Voice / Moosecamp

0:50 – Are conferences worth people’s time?

• Some have slanted towards the basic user
• Some seem too corporate to me

2:25 – Signed up for Blog World Expo

• Didn’t go last year due to scheduling conflicts

2:45 – Which Conferences Should Bloggers, Podcasters and Videocasters Attend

• I am still looking for suggestions

3:05 – I live in Canada

• Effects the ease of being able to attend events
• Anyone else feel like location is an issue?

3:35 – Live Video Streaming?

• Where is Live Video Streaming for Conferences?
• Could be a good money maker for events

5:00 – Networking is the best

• Aproach people!

6:03 – Wrap-up

Intro and Exit Music

Wired for Loud by David Henderson, found via PodsafeAudio

Overview

Sorry about the lack of enthusiasm today. I am still dealing with many sleepless nights thanks to our new puppy. In this episode I cover how I am doing, and how bloggers don’t get enough credit when it comes to creativity in their blogging.

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Show Notes

0:32 – Our New Puppy Means Sleep Deprivation

1:40 – Concentration, Focus and Creativity are Needed for Amazing Blogging

• If you really want to make your mark in the blogosphere, you have to come up with something new, innovative, or at least original.
• Sleep deprivation lowers quality of work

3:05 – Creativity in Blogging Deserves More Press

• People don’t understand what many of really us do

3:30 – Wrap-up and hint about some big news

Intro and Exit Music

Wired for Loud by David Henderson, found via PodsafeAudio

The title is only true for today. I was hoping to put up a new episode of the Xfep Podcast today, but we just got a new puppy. She is a black lab/husky mix and is only six weeks old. She is very afraid of everything, and as such, she is very dependent on me right now. It’s cute, but a bit tiring. I will be putting up a new episode on Monday, but hopefully I will have a chance to write up some new great content during the weekend, so keep checking back.

Thank you to all those that are checking out the podcast. I would love it if you would all leave some feedback on the length, quality, and content.

Overview

Today I talk about blog designs. This podcast has some conflicting advice, but overall, I am pro having a custom theme if you can afford it and you know your site will be amazing right from the start, and against spending the money if you can’t afford it and are going to focus solely on growth through quality content.

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Show Notes

0:27 – Blog Design

• Beautiful design not needed
• Previous Podcast about Promotion

1:10 – Branding

• Freelance Switch
• PSDTuts

1:38 – Marketing

• Design Galleries

1:48 – Network Design for Digital Life News

• I am a horrible graphic designer

2:04 – Great Blog Designers

• Chris Garrett
• Elena of Design Disease

2:24 – Premium WordPress Themes

2:40 – Custom Theme Design Prices

• Sitepoint
• TalkFreelance

3:12 – The Value of Custom Themes

3:42 – Things to Consider

• Advertising Space
• Branding and Promotional space
• Social Media

4:20 – Images in Content Area

• Is there enough space to display the size of images you want to use?

4:40 – Topic Roundup

5:25 – Wrap-up

Intro and Exit Music

Wired for Loud by David Henderson, found via PodsafeAudio