HOW TO PROMOTE AND DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR BLOG

Incase you missed our announcement last month – we have teamed up with the wonderful international organization for fashion and beauty bloggers and publishers, iFabbo, to bring you a monthly guest blog showcasing their expert content-creation advice.  This month they share all you need to know about promotion and driving traffic. 

We are also very excited that one of the Co-founders of iFabbo, Sinead Norenius, will be speaking at our next big blogging event  on November 14th – That’s What She Said. It is a co-produced event with Trymbl and She is Media and is gearing up to be the best (free!) blogging events of 2014. Do join us, just follow this link!

You have put a lot of time and effort into creating and designing your blog, writing posts, and uploading content. However, your work is not done yet. To get the most out of your posts and to drive traffic to your blog, you must promote it as much as you can. We will cover several ways that you can promote your blog (the majority are free). Treat this as a check-list and with a little work, you will get the most leverage out of your blog posts.

Bookmarking Sites

• Create an account on StumbleUpon.com and start stumbling your posts.
• Reddit.com is one of the most popular bookmarking sites, be on it.
• Submit each post to Digg.com so that they can be shared with others.
• Help others find your posts when you submit them to Delicious.com
• Being on Technorati.com is a must as it is the top search engine for blogs (even Google says so).
• Triberr.com is a great site to promote your newsest blog posts and get social shares from it.

Social Media

• Add your recent posts to your personal and blog Facebook pages.
• Tweet about your latest posts at least once a day.
• Create a board on Pinterest for you to pin all of your posts to.
• Share your posts on Google+ for additional SEO perks.
• Instagram an image from your latest blog post to grab your followers attention and let them know that you have new content.
• Share on your LinkedIn profile and relevant groups.
• Bloglovin is becoming more popular as Google Reader is going away. Plus, they will drive traffic to you the more followers you have.
• Tumblr is a microblogging site that is perfect for sharing niche-based content.
• Empire Avenue combines social media and networking tools to help you drive network engagement to your blog.
• Quora.com is a question and answer based community. Perfect for your how-to posts.

Your Community

• Add your latest blog posts and URL to your email signatures using WiseStamp.
• Add your blog posts to your email newsletters.
• Share your posts with people in groups or forums that you belong to. Have you submitted your post to be featured as our Favorites of the Week or to our Favorite SHOP Reviews?
• Submit your posts to RSS directories. Your published posts will be published on other blogs automatically.

On Other Blogs

• Comment on other relevant blogs. Be sure to include a link to your blog or include a link to a post.
• Ask influential bloggers to link to your posts.
• Guest blog on other relevant blogs to capture a new audience.
• Join a blogging community and exchange links with other bloggers.

SEO

• Use Google Keywords to promote your blogs via SEO. Their Keyword Tool helps you to search keywords and see how many people are searching for particular keywords and how competitive they are.
• Look in your Google Analytics to see how people are finding your blog now. If it is a specific post, you may want to revisit that topic.
• Add relevant keywords in your image “Alt” tags. Images can be searched for too.
• Link to other posts within your site. This helps to build authority for your posts and keeps your readers on your blog longer.

This blog post was written by Michele Wang, one of our iFabbo contributors

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Free Cloud Storage For Entrepreneurs: Top 6 Picks

1. Dropbox – Dropbox is one of the best known free cloud storage systems. One of its major advantages is that it offers clients specifically designed for Linux and Blackberry systems as well as the more standard OS offerings, so no matter what particular type of technology you or your employees enjoy employing, Dropbox can likely fit your needs. Heartbleed security: Dropbox was affected by Heartbleed, but there is a patch in place now, and previous users are encouraged to change their passwords.
2. Google Drive – Google Drive comes with a particularly generous 15GB of cloud storage when you link a Google account to it. It also exempts videos below a particular resolution and video content under 15 minutes in length, making it possible with wise data management to effectively enjoy unlimited space. Heartbleed security: Google was affected by Heartbleed and there’s a patch now in place. Google has said users do not need to change their passwords, but because of the previous vulnerability, better safe than sorry, we say.
3. OneDrive – This is Microsoft’s cloud storage service previously known as SkyDrive. One key difference of this cloud storage service is the social media integration OneDrive features, which is ideal for file sharing between colleagues across platforms and devices. It also directly integrates with Office 2013, perhaps the single most popular piece of business software on the market. Heartbleed security: Microsoft services were not running OpenSSL, according to LastPass, and were therefore not affected by Heartbleed.
4. Box – This service has been around even longer than Dropbox, originating in 2005. Most people are less familiar with Box as they have focused most of their efforts on enterprise-level solutions for larger businesses. However, the company offers increasingly competitive personal and small business-sized plans as well. The big advantage of Box is the ability to access and use the incredibly wide range of productivity-enhancing applications that have been developed for the platform over the years in support of the company’s corporate accounts. Heartbleed security: According to Mashable, “We’re currently working with our customers to proactively reset passwords and are also reissuing new SSL certificates for added protection.”
5. iCloud – For fans of Apple devices, the iCloud solution may make good sense. One of the biggest drawbacks of iCloud is that it doesn’t feature drag and drop functionality, nor can you back up photos from Android or Windows mobile devices. Files can be accessed via a PC once Apple’s Control Panel has been downloaded, but that’s about it. It does have impressive integration with Apple’s iWork office suite, and iPad and iPhone apps typically automatically interface with the platform as well. Heartbleed security: According torecode.net, “iOS and OS X never incorporated the vulnerable software and key web-based services were not affected.”
6. Firedrive – Firedrive.com makes this list because of the immense 50GB of free space the company gives new members, nearly 3x a fully-upgraded Dropbox account (and few people offer up enough referrals to Dropbox to bump their usage limits this high).  In addition to the high storage space, Firedrive offers the same functionality of the other choices and adds social integration. Heartbleed security: Says CEO Joseph Turner, “Our backend systems were affected and were patched on Tuesday morning when the [Heartbleed] bug was made public. Our customer facing systems utilize Cloudflare, which patched the issue before it was publicly disclosed. We’ve also re-issued our SSL certificates and administrative private keys to keep our systems secure.

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Top 10 CDMA Smart Phones in India [2015]!

CDMA phones have been considered the poor cousins of the more popular GSM phones in India for some time. But with the introduction of 3G, CDMA has been seen to provide superior speeds and reliable data handling. Unfortunately, there are hardly any new CDMA phones launched, because majority of users use GSM services.

We had published an article few years back on best CDMA phones –  we thought we will update that list and give you current top and best favourites for CDMA users. Because these phones are very few, we have gone through every CDMA phones and come up with this.

If you are in the market for CDMA phones, you should give this list a serious look.

Let’s take a look at the best 3G CDMA phones available.

HTC One 802d (GSM+ CDMA) – Rs. 32499

This is probably the best CDMA phone available in Indian market currently. It has a whopping 2GB RAM which will help your multi-task effectively and play even the most demanding games quite well. Even the 4.7 inch screen has an excellent resolution of 1920X1080 pixels packing 471 ppi.

If you want a high end CDMA phone, this is the one you should go for…

Here are the specifications

• Processor- 1.7 GHz quad-core
• GPU- Adreno 320
• RAM- 2 GB
• Camera- Primary: 4MP AF,  LED Flash, OIS; Secondary: 2.1 MP
• Display- 4.68 inch, 1920×1080 pixels, 470.71 ppi
• Android OS- 4.2.2 Jelly Bean
• Storage- 32 GB internal; upto 64 GB via micro SD card
• Battery- 2300 mAh Li-Po
• Sensors- accelerometer, proximity, ambient Light, e-compass & Gyroscope
• Connectivity- Bluetooth 4.0, NFC, EDGE, EvDo, Wi-Fi with Hotspot & Wi-Fi Direct, GPS with A-GPS & GLONASS
• Extra Features- Dual SIM (CDMA + GSM).

Get HTC One 802d from Flipkart

Micromax EG111 Duet II – Rs. 9999

If you are looking for a budget CDMA phone the Micromax EG111 should be a good bet. At Rs. 9999, the phone comes with a quad-core CPU coupled with 1GB RAM. It should work great for most users. The best part about this phone is that it has a large 5.3inch screen and has a 2300 mAH battery that should easily last through the day and more!

Here are the specifications

• Processor- 1.2 GHz quad-core,
• GPU- Adreno 203
• RAM- 1 GB
• Camera- Primary: 8MP Auto-focus with LED Flash; Secondary: VGA
• Display-5.3”, IPS LCD, 1280×720 pixels, 277 ppi
• Android OS- 4.1 Jelly Bean
• Storage- 4 GB internal; upto 32GB via micro SD card
• Battery- 2300 mAh Li-Po
• Sensors- Accelerometer, Proximity, and Light
• Connectivity- Bluetooth 3.0, EDGE, HSPA, EvDO Rev. A, Wi-Fi, and A-GPS.
• Extra Features- Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA).

Get Micromax EG111 Duet II from Flipkart

MTS Blaze 5.0 – Rs. 9499

This is yet another phone very similar to Micromax EG111 – the specifications are virtually the same, just that it has a slightly smaller screen at 5 inch. However, has a bigger battery at 2500 mAH, which should be more than suffcient and should last atleast a day and half. This one is priced lower than Micromax, so it is anothe Value for Money CDMA phone that you can look at:

Here are the specifications

• Processor- 1.2 GHz quad-core
• GPU-Unknown
• RAM-1 GB
• Camera-Primary: 8 MP AF with LED Flash; Secondary: 0.3 MP
• Display-5 inch, 480×854 pixels, 187 ppi
• Android OS-1.2 Jelly Bean
• Storage-4 GB internal, up to 32GB via micro SD card
• Battery-2500 mAh
• Sensors-gravity, proximity, light
• Connectivity-Bluetooth 3.0, EDGE, EVDO Rev. A, Wi-Fi, GPS.
• Extra Features-Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA).

Buy MTS Blaze 5.0 from Snapdeal

HTC Desire XC – Rs. 16,325

While this phone is on the expensive side as compared to its specifications, this phone has got great reviews from its users. Also, coming from HTC brand, this is definitely  one of the phones that you should give a closer look to.

Here are the specifications of this phone:

• Processor- 1 GHz Dual-core
• GPU-Unknown
• RAM- 768mb
• Camera-Primary: 5 MP AF; Secondary: 0.3 MP
• Display-4 inch, 480×854 pixels, 187 ppi
• Android OS- 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich
• Storage-4 GB internal, up to 32GB via micro SD card
• Battery-1650 mAh
• Sensors-gravity, proximity, light
• Connectivity-Bluetooth 3.0, EDGE, EVDO Rev. A, Wi-Fi, GPS.
• Extra Features-Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA).

Buy it from Snapdeal

Haier E619 – Rs. 5099

This is yet another cost-effective CDMA phone with decent specications launched recently. Haier E610 is a 4.0 Inch Smartphone with a Snapdragon 1.2 GHz Dual Core Processor and latest Android Kitkat 4.4. The phone has a decent 1450 mAH Battery, a 2 MP Camera and is compatible with all Indian CDMA & GSM operators SIMs.

Buy Haier E619 from Flipkart

Swipe Sonic – Rs. 4829

If you are on a budget and want a phone that is in the sub-5k range, then Swipe Sonic should be your choice. It is a dual SIM (GSM + CDMA) with 4 inch screen with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean loaded on it. For regular use this is a great phone to have!

• Processor- 1. 2 GHz dual-core
• GPU-Adreno 203
• RAM-512 MB
• Camera-Primary: 2 MP with LED Flash; Secondary: 0.3 MP
• Display-4 inch, 480×800 pixels, 233.24 ppi
• Android OS-1 JB
• Storage-4 GB internal, upto 32GB via microSD card
• Battery-1500 mAh
• Sensors-Accelerometer
• Connectivity-Bluetooth, EDGE, EVDO Rev. A, WiFi, A-GPS.
• Extra Features-Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA).

Buy Swipe Sonic from Flipkart.com

ZTE n799d Blade Eg – Rs. 5299

The Swipe Sonic and ZTE phone are near replica of each other with exact same specifications. The only thing is that is slightly expensive than Swipe Sonic. It comes down to your choice.

Here are the specifications:

• Processor- 1.2 GHz Dual-core
• GPU-Unknown
• RAM-512 MB
• Camera-Primary: 3 MP; Secondary: None
• Display-4 inch, 320×480 pixels, 144.22 ppi
• Android OS-1 JB
• Storage-512 MB internal, upto 32GB via micro SD card
• Battery-1400 mAh Li-ion
• Sensors-Accelerometer
• Connectivity-Bluetooth 3.0, EVDO Rev. A, WiFi, A-GPS
• Extra Features-Dual SIM (GSM + CDMA).

Buy ZTE n799d Blade Eg from Flipkart.com

So, these are the Top 5 CDMA phones currently available in Indian market. We have tried to showcase phones in each of the price segement – High, Mid and Low. If you have any questions, please do drop us a comment and we will surely get back to you!

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Top Mobiles in India

There’s always a battle to own the best and the latest in mobile phone industry. You see a phone launch every week and people rush to grab the best device available. However, in a rush to own the latest, most consumers forget about the reliability and value for money the device offers.

This article is an attempt to introduce the top rated latest new mobiles in India. If you wish the compare the prices and  in-depth features of the mobile mentioned here, add them to the comparison basket with other phones you have been eyeing on at Price Raja and you will get an honest outlook of the mobile’s performance.

Sony Xperia Z3 Plus

Price: Rs. 40,920

This quick-to-charge device is dust and water resistant and boasts of a powerful processor with a brilliant display. The device offers a premium set of features with 20.7 MP camera and a 3GB RAM.

Key Features

Android, v5.0 (Lollipop)

2 GHz, Octa Core Processor

3 GB RAM, 32 GB Memory

5.2 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels Display

20.7 mp Primary, 5 mp Front Camera

2930 mAH Battery Capacity

Lenovo K3 Note

Price: Rs. 9,999

Lenovo K3 Note comprises a powerful hardware packed with high-resolution cameras and a big display. This is one of the cheapest 4G phablets in the market with promising features in a budget.

Key Features

Android, v5.0(Lollipop)

1.7 GHz, Octa Core Processor

2 GB RAM, 16 GB Memory

5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels Display

13 mp Primary, 5 mp Front Camera

3000 mAH Battery Capacity

Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen)

Price: Rs. 11,999

The Moto G flagship was in itself an enormous success. The latest 3rd generation banks it all on the upgraded camera of 13 MP (primary) and 5 MP (front).

Key Features

Android, v5.1.1(Lollipop)

1.4 GHz, Quad Core Processor

1 GB RAM, 8 GB Memory

5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels Display

13 mp Primary, 5 mp Front Camera

2470 mAH Battery Capacity

Sony Xperia C4

Price: Rs. 21,010

The most tempting feature for selfie-freaks is the front flash. With a 2 GB RAM, Xperia C4is a decent bargain considering that it is specially made of photography enthusiasts.

Key Features

Android, v5.0(Lollipop)

1.7 GHz, Octa Core Processor

2 GB RAM, 16 GB Memory

5.5 inches, 1920 x 1080 pixels Display

13 mp Primary, 5 mp Front Camera

2600 mAH Battery Capacity

Samsung Galaxy J5

Price: Rs. 11,999

Another device with front flash that is well under the budget is Galaxy J5. The mobile is characterized with good looks.

Key Features

Android, v5.1(Lollipop)

1.2 GHz, Quad Core Processor

1.5 GB RAM, 16 GB Memory

5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels Display

13 mp Primary, 5 mp Front Camera

2600 mAH Battery Capacity

Intex Aqua 4G Plus

Price: Rs. 8,949

Two of the key temptations of the Aqua 4G Plus are the 88 degrees wide-angle and slow motion camera lens and the dragon trail glass display. This is another 4G budget device that offers enticing features.

Key Features

Android, v5.0(Lollipop)

1.3 GHz , Quad Core Processor

2 GB RAM, 16 GB Memory

5 inches, 720 x 1280 pixels Display

13 mp Primary, 5 mp Front Camera

2300 mAH Battery Capacity

Yu Yureka Plus

Price: Rs. 9,999

With good performance and a great display, this weird-sounding mobile phone is equipped with a much desired 13 MP. The device is said to deliver a power packed performance.

Key Features

Android, v5.0 (Lollipop) with CyanogenMOD v12

1.5 GHz, Octa Core Processor

2 GB RAM, 16 GB Memory

5.5 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels Display

13 mp Primary, 5 mp Front Camera

2500 mAH Battery Capacity

Samsung Galaxy A8

Price: Rs. 32,499

USP? Super Slim Unibody Design. Temptation? Fingerprint scanner. This device is a spec monster and offers a powerful battery of 3050 mAH.

Key Features

Android, v5.1.1(Lollipop)

1.8 GHz, Octa Core Processor

2 GB RAM, 32 GB Memory

5.7 inches, 1080 x 1920 pixels Display

16 mp Primary, 5 mp Front Camera

3050 mAH Battery Capacity

So, now that you have a list of latest mobiles in India, you know where to research on the specifications and the prices. However, latest does not mean the best, so, before you decide to buy a fancy gadget, compare it with gadgets that have already been established as monster gadgets in the market.

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