Grapevine is ripe with rumours of Google vying with Yahoo in a bid to take over the URL shortener bit.ly. If you thought bloggers used bit.ly only in tweets, think again. Ahem! It’s also used to cloak the URLs of the deep linked pages containing link exchange requests and link sale offers. Now I need not tell you the consequences if Google has its way to bit.ly along with all that ‘classified’ information. Here are the top 5 sites most bloggers consciously, subconsciously or unconsciously wish Google never buys. Read more
Terrific work! This is the type of information that should be shared around the web. Shame on the search engines for not positioning this post higher! I laughed my ass off when this comment came up for moderation. How can such a well-written comment be a spam; Akismet must be wrong – I said to myself. Flattery had the better of me and the comment made its way to approval. Barely a day after the comment went live, I started receiving the same comment on other posts as well. Definitely not a flattering stuff any more, I had to mark off the published comment as spam and delete it. Read more
Having a personal computer is the very first prerequisite to start blogging. Whether to go for a desktop or a laptop is a common dilemma most of us encounter. Around the time I took up blogging, having a laptop was beyond my reach. So, I had to settle for a desktop. Getting the latest configuration desktop assembled that time had cost me around $550; accessories like UPS, speakers, table, head phone, etc. not included. I didn’t have to buy a chair as I made use of the one lying in my drawing room 
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When I came across a shared web hosting plan starting at just $2.95 per month by Midphase, I said to myself – Wow! I must recommend it to my readers. So, I signed up for a 2-year plan to try it out. Unfortunately, the hosted site was constantly down here in India and I had to cancel the hosting under 30-day money back guarantee. Anyways, the intention of this post is not to review the web hosting services of Midphase. I just wanted to show you how cheeky the chat support can get and how to deal with it. Read more
When I opened my mailbox, I was in for a shock. Barely 2 days ago, I had received a payment of $120 from my client. And now this stupid mail from PayPal said that the payment had been reversed. From the wording of the mail PayPal sent, it was quite clear that the problem pertained only to India. When I did a bit of web search, I found that many other bloggers and freelancers from India faced the same problem. Read more
(This is a guest post by Mary Ward, who writes frequently on various health topics)
We all need to rethink our health to some degree. These books can be of great help as they force you to think about some of the very things that define our health, and more importantly help us to change them up a bit. Read more
We bloggers have been publishing ads from various advertisers. But how would it feel to see our own ad on other blogs? Must be a great feeling for sure. But due to financial constraints or for any reason whatsoever, rarely do we get an opportunity to experience such a feeling. Thanks to Bidvertiser, this new year, eZaroorat offers you the opportunity to advertise free on this blog for up to $20. Here is how it works. Read more
(This is an India specific article)
We are in midst of the financial year 2009-10 and most of us are already busy with income tax planning. This article intends to augment your efforts in this direction. We will mainly discuss 2 things here – income tax rates & deduction under section 80C. After reading this article, you should be able to save tax up to Rs. 10,000 or even Rs. 30,000 depending upon your income. So, let’s get the party started! Read more
Swine flu, swine flu everywhere. Well, this is not a nursery rhyme. Swine flu continues to take its toll across the globe. It is but imperative that we do something before this viral infection takes pandemic proportions. SMSes asking to use “Nilgiri oil” drops on handkershiefs and masks as one of the preventive measures are already doing rounds in India. On international front, WHO has issued detailed guidelines and instructions for prevention and handling of the disease. Recently, I received an email prescribing some preventive medication for swine flu. What I liked about this mail is that the medication prescribed is really simple and practicable. I would like to share this mail with you. Hope, you will find it useful. Read more
Gouri is an SEO Content Expert based out of India. He is a commerce graduate and holds an MBA in Marketing. All posts on this blog, unless otherwise mentioned, are written by him.
