Tuesday, June 18, 2013
How to Save a Draft in HubPages
1. Select the light blue button marked 'Preview' at the top of the page from within a Hub that you are currently editing. Scroll down the Hub's preview window, and make sure your Hub is formatted the way you would like it to appear.
2. Click on the small button marked 'X' on the upper right-hand side of the preview box to close the preview window.
3. Select the light blue button marked 'Done Editing' at the top of the page.
4. Confirm that your Hub was saved as a draft by locating the pink text at the top of the page that states 'This Hub is not published, only you can see it.' Your Hub is now saved as a Hub draft in your account.
5. Return to your user homepage by selecting the 'My Account' link located above your username on the right side of the page.
6. Resume editing your Hub by locating it in the list of Hubs at the bottom of the page, clicking on its name to open it, and selecting the 'Edit' button at the top of the page.
Monday, June 17, 2013
What Is JavaScript Used For?
Cookies
Perhaps the most common use of JavaScript is to set and read cookies, small files that contain data related to your use of a site in some way. They may be used to track things such as the last time you visited a website, which advertisements you saw or and items left in your shopping cart.
Advertising
JavaScript plays a prominent role in displaying advertisements on websites. It controls which ads are displayed and may set a cookie on your computer indicating you have seen the advertisement. JavaScript is also used to open windows for pop-up advertisements. Unless your browser restricts it, it may set the size and attributes of the opened window, too.
E-commerce
JavaScript is used extensively on many e-commerce sites. It plays a part in such tasks as adding items to your shopping cart, processing forms and submitting orders to be shipped. It can also be used to display dynamic content to users while shopping, such as related items and the cost of shipping.
Alerts
JavaScript is also used to display simple alerts to users. For instance, if you fill out a form and type in an invalid address or phone number, an alert will appear informing you of the mistake when you click the 'Submit' button.
Security
JavaScript is used for security. Some login systems require you to type your password using a virtual, on-screen keyboard that uses JavaScript to accept your input.
Sunday, June 16, 2013
How to Raise the AdSense CTR
1. Place ads above the fold. The 'fold' is the area of the screen a visitor sees without scrolling down the page. If a visitor arrives on your page, but decides it is not relevant to his needs he will 'bounce' or leave your site immediately. However, if an AdSense block sits above the fold, the visitor may see an ad related to his needs and click on it.
2. Place ads at the end of content. On content rich pages where you have articles focused on helping people solve a problem, place an ad block directly underneath the content. If the content is interesting and relevant to the keywords used by the visitor to find your page, he will read to the end of the article. Clicking on an ad related to the topic he has been reading about, is a natural progression if he is interested in the subject.
3. Blend ads to match your blog. Ads that have the same color background and borders as your site are more likely to be clicked, as visitors don't see them as ads but more as content related to your site. Make the title of the ad a bright bold color that stands out, or make them the standard blue link color. Internet users are programmed to click on blue links, and using a link color they are accustomed to can help increase CTR.
How to Make Money with Creative Writing Online
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Sign up for websites which pay you as a freelancer for your creative writing. Most of these type of websites pay based on an ad revenue sharing program and/or by the amount of traffic you bring in to each creative writing piece that you write. Some of the best sites for this are Triond.com, AssociatedContent.com and Squidoo.com.
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Create your own writing platform with the use of blogs and independent websites which you create from scratch yourself. None of these are difficult to do. Other than respecting your hosts TOS agreement, you answer to nobody but yourself. You can make money through your creative writing in these platforms by inserting ads through Google Adsense and the inclusion of affiliate links. Affiliate links can be found in a vast array of places but Clickbank.com, shareasale.com and Amazon.com are some of the most popular in use at present. Many businesses and product owners have affiliate programs which you can independently apply for as well.
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Enter creative writing contests. There is absolutely no shortage of contests available for creative writing artists. Short or long pieces, fiction or non-fiction, there are contests to cover it all. Some are free to enter while others may have small entry fees associated with them. Not only do many creative writing contests offer cash prizes but winning these contests are a great way of boosting your freelance writing portfolio.
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Create a creative writing profile on websites such as guru.com and elance.com so potential employers can find you and samples of your creative writing pieces in order to hire you for specific projects. This can be highly profitable as well as serving as a great way to promote existing works.
How to Earn Income From Home Part Time or Full Time
1. Start writing. You can earn a part time or full time income writing online for such companies as Demand Studios, WiseGeek, Bright Hub, Break Studios, Textbroker and the Yahoo Contributer Network. The amount of money you earn depends on your writing skills and how much time you spend writing each day.
2. Become an affiliate. Wesites like Clickbank, Commission Junction and ShareASale allow you to sign-up for free. You can choose the campaigns you want to promote via your own affiliate link. Advertise your affiliate link and earn money on the purchases made through your affiliate link. There is no limit to how much money you can earn through affiliate sales. You can work on it in your spare time or make it a full time endeavor.
3. Join an at home sales business. Tupperware, Pampered Chef and Melaleuca are all examples of companies that allow you to work at home either part time or full time. You can throw parties to sell the products or you can use the Internet to collect orders as most home sales businesses now provide its representatives a website.
4. Take a job as a travel agent. Travel agents earn commissions on the trips they book. Such companies as Main Street Travel Company, Traverus and Coastal Vacations hire freelancers to work from home in their spare time. You will be required to have a computer with Internet access, a telephone and good customer service skills. Whether you make a part time or full time income depends on how many vacations you book.
5. Sell your own products. If you find that you have a creative idea or product that can earn you money, sell it yourself. You can do this through a blog, website or an online auction. Websites like Paypal provide secure checkouts for you to use to collect payments from customers. The amount of money you earn will depend on how many items you are selling, customer demand and your personal promotion.
How to Connect Google Web Accelerator
1. Browse to a download page for Google Web Accelerator. Click 'Download Latest Version' and save the resulting file to the desktop.
2. Double-click the file 'GoogleWebAcceleratorSetup.msi' when the download is complete. Click 'Next' when the 'Google Web Accelerator Setup' window appears.
3. Examine the terms and conditions for using Google Web Accelerator. If you agree to the terms, click 'I Agree.'
4. Examine the privacy policy for Google Web Accelerator. Check the box at the bottom of the window if you agree to the terms, and then click 'Next.'
5. Click 'Finish.' The installation utility closes all running instances of Internet Explorer and Firefox automatically, and completes the software configuration.
6. Open your Web browser. You should now see a button in the corner of the browser window with the words '0.0 seconds saved.' As you browse the Web, the number displayed grows according to the amount by which Google Web Accelerator has reduced page loading times.
How to avoid Plagiarism on the Internet
1. Description: Are you an author of a book, article, or any written online content? You may have run into plagiarism issues from other people stealing your working and want to know how to prevent this from happening. Often, I write articles on E-How and I go to extreme measures to prevent plagiarism. This includes rewriting my articles every month, changing titles, and checking for plagiarism.
2. Titles: When you create a certain blog, article, or story title - you need to make sure it has an original title. Meaning a title that no one else has. The first flag of plagiarism is the title and once you change the title, this will remove any suspicion of plagiarism. The best way to avoid plagiarism is by means of following your articles, etc. For example, if you own the rights to an article on E-how and you publish it on two other sites as well, you must be very careful. Make sure you make both titles different.
3. Body: It is always a good idea to rewrite your article or make a different version of it. I know it is a tedious task, however it is rewarding in the long run. The best way to detect plagiarism is by scanning the body for the same wording or phrases. It's better than having your account closed at E-How or getting flagged on Google as two submissions running through their system.
4. Avoiding plagiarism itself: We all know, that sooner or later your article will get flagged for plagiarism from someone who has stolen your work. E-how or Google will count it as two submissions if someone takes your work and posts it on your website. Make sure you always rewrite your oldest articles at least five times or more each month. This includes title and everything in body. That way on E-how they will skip paste your article so it isn't counted as a plagiarized article. Same with Google.
5. Use Copyscape: What Copyscape will do for you is scan your website location and see if there are other submissions online. They will basically check if someone has plagiarized your content and detect plagiarism that already exists. After they find content that is plagiarized, you should find out who the author is and take action. Do you research and send an e-mail with a copied attachment of your work to show you are the author and have rights to the original. Let them know you want them to take the article down. If they don't respond or reply within the next few days, send them another e-mail saying that you will take legal action. This will usually do the trick. If all else fails, re-write your article so you don't get penalized. Just be sure to keep the original copy on your disk, in case you need it in the future.
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