Monday, September 27, 2010

Don't Make Your Blog Appears On Google Search No.1 In A Wrong Way

Is My Blog Worth Appears No.1 On Google Search Results Page?
Any blogger would want their blogs to appear No.1 in Google search results page. And that makes sense, given that blogging is an activity that is consuming time, energy and mind. And one of the most relevant things that by being number 1 in Google search results page, is going to increase the opportunity of bringing lots of visitors, or get high traffic.

But after all, there is a question that needs to be asked by the blogger to the blogger own self. This question is: "Is my blog worth appears number 1 on Google search results page?". This question is quite substantial, considering that it correlates with the matter of energy and time.

What is meant by the matter of energy and time here is that, a blogger should not waste energy and time to be able to make his / her blog appears number 1 on Google search results page, but it's done in a wrong way. This wrong way could mean:
  1. Using techniques and tricks that tend to spam, or just to be able to appear No.1 in Google search results page.
  2. Completely ignoring the interests of reader or user.
When a blogger is successful because it uses as described in wrong way number 1, then it will only survive in a very short time, even his / her blog can be deleted because of excessive tricks and techniques (read: spam). Keep in mind that when a blog comes to No.1 in Google search results page, at that time and basically, the blog is in a dealing with a party that is very entitled to judge or assess the quality of a blog (an article), it's not Google, but User or Potential Reader.

As an illustration, there is a blog that appears on Google Search No.1 because using the wrong way number 1 as above, then there is a user doing clickthrough, next, most likely that what will happen is that the user will only stand a few seconds in that blog (for then the user bounces to other blogs). Why?, because the wrong way as mentioned in wrong way No.1, will only cause the blogger will be wrong in managing posts, in this case is to write good articles that clean of (excessive) SEO techniques. In fact, a good article is like an article written by a journalist for a newspaper. The wrong way No.1, by itself, would ignore the interests of user or reader (on above is No.2).

Actually, SEO is good, if it used in proportional and fair.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

What Is Behind The Unacceptable Site Content In Google AdSense Program?

Among many threads or questions in Google AdSense help forum, Unacceptable Site Content issue is the most popular subject. Its number could reach about dozens, perhaps hundreds or even thousands.

Unacceptable site content issue itself is a kind of rejection, upon an application submitted by owners of blog or website, who want to participate in Google AdSense program by becoming an AdSense publisher, where later, their application is not approved by Google AdSense team after conducting a review. Besides the reason of unacceptable site content, there are many other reasons that cause an application is rejected or disapproved, including page type, difficult site navigation, site under construction, wrong postal code and others.

Ethical Aspects Behind An Unacceptable Site Content
Lots Of Ethical Aspects Behind An Unacceptable Site Content
Among many reasons of why an application is disapproved, unacceptable site content issue is indeed the most substantial one. Why?, because it is closely related to content issues, which need to be known, Google AdSense is an advertising program based on content of blogs or websites, especially text. Also, unacceptable site content as an issue has a broad meaning. This is admittedly, become very confusing and disappointing for bloggers and webmasters who have tried hard to build their website and blog.

Here are some of issues that may cause a blog or website included as unacceptable site content (but not limited to the following):
  1. Containing copied content, or not original. Original content can be interpreted as the content which is by using "bloggers or webmasters own words.", Even more than that, that the true original content is content that contains the bloggers or webmasters own ideas, words and medias (image, video, mp3 and its similar). Google used to term a copied content as duplicate content.
  2. Publish content which is copyrighted material, and the blogger or webmaster is not the copyright holder, or published copyrighted content without any permission from the copyright holder.
  3. Contains adult content, including, all terms which lead to content that should be consumed by adult people. Where it should be, its content can be consumed by all age, or family-friendly.
  4. Spam content (it should be noted that spam has broad meaning), as one example, there is an external link in one article that leads to a spam site or blog. Also, for hacking and cracking content.
  5. Number of text-based content is less, or content is a lot but it's not focus on one topic comprehensively. This will cause AdSensebot difficult in identifying and determining relevant ads to its content, and it would not be appropriated to the interests of advertiser.
  6. Blog or website that has not aged of 6 months. This applies to several locations, including India and China. Why should it be 6 months?, Because the requirement of 6 months to several locations as mentioned before, basically is to ensure that a blog's content will be able to be crawled by the bots and easily identified so as to produce relevant and good Google ads. And with the consideration that the level of activity of internet users in each country is different. Both causes of no.5 and this no.6 are highly related.
  7. There are no pages that are used as security and protection guarantee for users or readers privacy. Or there is no Privacy Policy page, especially for blogs or websites with high traffic.
From above 7 possible causes, actually there are some aspects that are more important, for both newbie and old bloggers. Whereas, all of which contain ethical aspects that must be possessed and adhered to by bloggers. Among them are:
  1. Diligent and patient in making original content, remember that blogging is not just for today, but for a long time. Even if passed and was not detected in doing copy and paste, actually being in a position of danger on this web. The proof is, disapproved by Google AdSense team.
  2. Honest and respect. It will educate a blogger to appreciate a copyrighted material. Opportunity for copyright infringement are very open on the web, the only attitude to stop, is honesty. Just imagine if your property is stolen, it really really hurts.
  3. Spirit and willing to learn. Thus, for example, know and realize that adult content in Google AdSense program has an implicit, sensitive and wide interpretation. Includes understanding the fundamental meaning of spam. The best, right and safe way to learn is by reading all AdSense help articles thoroughly and by discussing it with many Top contributors and other helpers in AdSense help forum (some of Top contributors were AdSense publishers for long years).
  4. Focus and concentration. It is necessary to develop a website or blog content that is accurate, relevant and comprehensive. Usually reflected in links between articles, not just links, but links between these articles is to indicate a relevance. If this developed well, will meet the criteria of substantial content, as prioritized by Google AdSense program.
  5. Care. This will foster an attitude that must be owned by ethical bloggers, in order to preserve, protect and ensure user or reader privacy.
Basically, the ethical aspect has been internalized in Google AdSense program policies. If a blogger or webmaster can implement in earnest 5 points of ethic above, then he / she will not get this message in their email:
We did not approve your application for the reasons listed below.
Issues: Unacceptable site content

Saturday, September 25, 2010

A Blog Content Is To Enrich Information On World Wide Web

Previously, the following article is more intended for bloggers who will be blogging in order to enrich the information on world wide web. It is about blog content.

As for the very first time someone will be blogging, so he or she made fascinated by one thing, that is, self publication internationally. Feeling happy, that's for sure. How not?, a Newbie blogger, in turn, will interact with all bloggers in the world with different backgrounds. New friends and new experiences, this is one of advantages gained by a newbie blogger.

For those newbie bloggers who are included in a group of "blogging just for fun", this may be protracted. But for newbie bloggers who are more oriented (or can be read: in order to enrich the information on world wide web), then they should start to learn more, not just for new friends and new experiences. In this case, determine a niche, or topic, or more broadly, the blog content.

Furthermore, for newbie bloggers who have a high desire to become one of information providers on the web, then thinking, considering and determining a blog content is very essential. There is an idiom that strongly implies the substance meaning of determining blog content, read this: "Blogging is to enrich the information on the web with a big new document."

A Blog Content Is To Enrich Information On World Wide Web
Just give an underline in the phrase: a big new document. The word "new" in this phrase, has a very important meaning. This means that blog content that you write and build, should be different from others that have been published on the web. This also means that you have to create blog content which is truly original and unique. Even if there are other similar content on the web, but if you write with your own words, then it will have a different substance of information and nuance. And readers or users surely know its differences.

While the word "big" means that blog content is substantial in quantity and quality, especially for aspects of quality, what's meant here is its accuracy and relevance. This can be exemplified on a blog that has more than 20 posts for each label. If there are 5 labels in that blog, then there will be more than 100 posts. And in those 20 posts were also built inbound links (which also reflect its post relevances). So this will have a very close relationship.

As an illustration, If blog content has a topic of, for instance, A, then the labels is AB, AC and so on. Furthermore, the single posts is ABC, ABD and so on. And between the post of ABC and ABD, each have backlinks one to another under the label of AB. From all these examples, A is a topic that made and explored as blog content. If all those blog posts printed, it will generate a lot of pages, which if then compiled and bound, will become a new book, or a big new document.

As an author who wrote a book for many years with great patience and perseverance, then a blogger is just same.

A Simple Logical Framework Of How A Blogger (Must) Dealing With Public

Simple logical framework of (general) blogging include:
  1. You (a blogger) write articles, then your articles read by users or readers.
  2. From logical framework no.1 then there are two parties, you as blog author and readers.
  3. Next is, the process of publication. You as blog author, should serve the interests of readers who come from different countries, languages and cultures. They are public who have to be served. They are information seekers.
  4. Then there was an informal agreement (a deal) between you and the public.
From simple logical frameworks above, the gist is that when you are blogging, then you are dealing with the public, though somewhat informally. When a blogger realize that he / she is dealing with the public, then the blogger must realize also that he / she must deal with a variety of things that bind him / her. Mainly, if the blogger is intended to maintain the blog for a long-term.

Parties are referred to as the public, is not only second party or users. But also the third parties, for instance, advertiser, affiliator and the platform with its regulations.

A Simple Logical Framework Of How A Blogger (Must) Dealing With Public
A Simple Logical Framework Of How A Blogger (Must) Dealing With Public
Public originating from third parties, can be interpreted, are outside the line. Sometimes a blogger must agree in advance with their regulation, sometimes in conjunction with when a blogger is dealing with users. For example, when you create a blog on Blogger, then you must first agree to the Blogger's terms of service and content policy. And the process of how a blogger to read, then understand and agree to this regulation, which is said to be the case of Binding.

Thereafter, or concurrently, a blogger should really consider the interests of the reader. Among them is how a blogger should present useful articles, original, insightful, maintain and ensure the privacy of users and many more. It is actually also shows that when a blogger dealing with users as public, a blogger was prosecuted its ethics, in terms of how should a blogger really concerned with the public interest. And all of that, is a binding thing for a blogger.

All above description, perhaps, less suitable for bloggers who are blogging just for fun (private or personal blog).