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5 Simple Ways to Brand Your Blog on the Web Posted: 27 Dec 2012 08:57 AM PST Bloggers everywhere are fighting for their piece of the online literary pie, and the competition is fierce. Now that blogging software has made it easy for everyone to publish their own writing on the web, bloggers need to do something extraordinary to set themselves apart from the field. For many, this means branding their blogs, and their are a few great and easy ways you can do this for your own pages. Invest in a Well-Designed Logo Branding your blog means making it memorable, and you’re going to need a good logo to do this. All the most recognizable brands have great logos. The idea is to turn your name into an icon that will be remembered as an image, a concept, and a product all at once. Hire a qualified graphic designer to help you design your blog’s logo–you’ll get better results than you would by designing on your own, guaranteed. Write with a Purpose You want your blog to be known for something. Whatever it is that you’re writing about, take a strong stand on it and push out focused content as much as possible. Some bloggers focus on music reviews, others are in the field of food critique, still more have their gaze on literature or news. Find something that you are passionate about, and make it the purpose behind your blog. Your readers will lose interest if your writing lacks purpose and passion. Be Consistent In order to be successful with branding, you’re going to need to be consistent with your blogging. This means several different things. Publish new content consistently so that your readers can get into the habit of checking your updates. Keep your color scheme the same–readers don’t like change once they get used to your layout. If your blog has a tagline, stick with it. Branding takes time, and if your blog is constantly changing, your readers will never be able to identify with it in the long run. Give Your Blog a Personality Personality is one of the most important aspects of branding for big businesses as well as bloggers. Your blog should have something that sets it apart from the rest–a unique feel, or a specific tone. Imbuing your blog with personality isn’t easy, but there are simple ways to get started. Match your writing style to your blog’s design. Make use of graphics that convey your attitude towards your subject matter. Consider writing as a persona so that you can make your articles even more unique. Advertise Everywhere The number one key to success for corporate branding companies is exposure. People need to know about you, and you need to be proactive about your advertising. Market your blog on social networking sites to start. This is a great way to promote your blog to a large audience for free. Something as simple as creating a Facebook page to promote your blog can grant you the opportunity to introduce your site to thousands of new readers, so advertise your blog actively and creatively. © 2011 TipsBlogger.com | Home | Contact | Submit Guest Post |

Apps That Prevent You From Texting behind the Wheel Posted: 27 Dec 2012 08:57 AM PST Smartphones are truly amazing devices. It wasn’t that long ago that you were probably blown away by making a phone call without a pocket full of quarters. Now you can trade stocks, buy a car, watch your favorite movies or even meet your potential husband or wife all with those little mobile computers. We’ve become so reliant on smartphones that we now often don’t leave the house without them. And they are certainly useful. Texting has become the new shorthand, allowing people to make plans in silence. However, there is a dark side. Smartphones and texting have led to an epidemic of accidents due to distracted driving. More than 6,000 people die each year due to distracted driving accidents, and upwards of 500,000 are injured, many of them permanently. That’s a major side effect for something as generally unimportant as writing or reading a text message. But when that little device beeps and blinks it’s ever so tempting to pick it up. Luckily, smartphone programmers are working to help you remove that temptation. Here are just a few of the quality apps out there to help prevent you from texting behind the wheel. First of all, check out Text-STAR. This app isn’t any sort of punishment for texting, but simply a helpful tool to get you from point A to point B safely and without distraction. You’ll leave it on all the time, and once your car hits 10 mph and exceeds it, Text-STAR will put a freeze on text messaging. You can set up auto-replies for incoming messages, so people will know you are temporarily unavailable if you are waiting for an important notice. Want to turn your push to avoid texting into a way to actually improve your driving skills? Then check out DriveScribe. This app you’ll switch on as soon as you get behind the wheel, and it will rate your driving based on how closely you obey the traffic laws and the speed limits. It works on a points system, and as you hit certain totals you’ll actually receive discounts or gift cards at well-known retailers. It’s a great way to save money for doing something you want to be doing anyway, as well as a way to incentivize any new drivers in the family to learn proper driving methods. You can check out full data about your drive after its over, including your average speed, distance covered, a full map of the route you took and a breakdown of any instances when you bent the law. If you simply don’t trust yourself and want to take all of the thinking out of it, check out the apps Textecution and AT&T DriveMode. Textecution works off of GPS, and much like Text-STAR will lock your texting once you hit 10 mph. This one has the added feature of adjustments for mass transit, so you won’t be cut off if you’re speeding along on a bus, train or subway. DriveMode simply and efficiently cuts you off. Once you launch the app the phone will continue to receive emails, calls and texts, but any alert tones will be silenced. That way you truly won’t be distracted by anything. And if you simply can’t keep your hands off the phone, you’ll find that you are locked out of typing anything as well. You can set the phone to allow calls to and from five different phone numbers as well as the local emergency service, so you will have flexibility when you absolutely need it. And don’t worry, you’ll still be able to access your 20GB of music. If you’re in the market for a new insurance policy from Cheapcarinsurance.net or any of the other listing sites, look into discounts for using these apps. Just as you often receive lower monthly rates for a good driving record, some companies may be willing to reward you for this level of diligence. © 2011 TipsBlogger.com | Home | Contact | Submit Guest Post |

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