How To Make Your Blog Appear on Google Search Engine

 How To Make Your Blog Appear on Google Search Engine

For those that are new in the blogging world, you might not really know how to make your blog appear on Google or how Google search really works. What you only know is that your blog needs to appear on Google search engine inorder to drive traffic to your blog.

Most new bloggers don't know that they can get their blogs on Google for free, all they need to do is just a simple task with a tool called Google Search Console (formerly Google webmaster)

Google Search Console is a free tool offered by Google which helps in making blogs or websites appear in Google search engine. This tool also helps you to improve the crawling rate of your blog (i.e allowing Google bots to visit your blog and source for information which will be sent to Google search results).

To begin this process, you need to do this few simple things.

First of all, you need to add your blog to Google search console and verify that you’re the owner of the blog.

Adding your blog to Search Console

To start things off, you’ll need to set up a free account with Google Search Console. Then you’ll need to verify that you actually own the site you’re going to analyze.

(Unfortunately, there isn’t a way to check up on your competitor’s sites with this tool. You must prove ownership to inspect a site.)

Start by clicking the “add property” button on the left-hand dropdown.

From there, just enter your site name. Remember that it’s a strict entry, meaning http: and https: are counted as different sites.

Next, you’ll need to verify that you own the site. Google provides a few different ways of doing this.

The recommended method is to add an HTML file to your server. But you can also add a meta tag, edit your DNS settings. But since we are focusing on blogger, you are advised connect to your Google Analytics or Google Tag Manager account to Google search console.

The second and most important task is to submit your blog/website sitemap to search console.

In the course of this post, I'll be guiding you through the step by step methods on how to submit blog sitemap to Google Search Console and make your blog appear on Google search engine result pages.

But, before we take off, you need to understand what actually a sitemap is, and why is it important for your blog to submit a sitemap.

What is a Sitemap?

A sitemap is actually a map of your website or blog. It is a list of pages of a web site within a domain.

When Google crawlers go around the web indexing new web pages in its database, new blogs are usually missed out as only a few or no sites are linking to them as well as they’re not aware of sitemap thing.

A sitemap is either an XML or HTML file that contains all the URLs of the pages inside your blog.

While HTML sitemap helps your visitors to navigate through your blog, an XML sitemap helps the search engine crawlers the same way.

When you submit an XML sitemap to Google Search Console, it helps search engine crawlers to find all the URLs on your website and add it to their database.

There are various parts of a sitemap that affect the crawling rate of your blog, such as the size of your sitemap, the number of URLs in your sitemap, indexing priority of pages on your blog, updating frequency, etc.

Now, that you know about sitemap and its importance, let’s move on to the further steps.

Submit Blogger Sitemap To Google Search Console

Below is the complete process you have to follow in terms to submit your blogspot blog sitemap to Google Search Console.

Submitting sitemap for blog posts

1: Sign in to your Google Search Console Account.

2: Select the desired blog you wish to submit the sitemap for.

3: At the left side of the page, click on Sitemaps under Crawl section.

4: Now, at the top-right corner of the page, click on Add/Test Sitemap button.

Step 5: Add the below code in the provided text field.

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=1&max-results=500

This is the sitemap code for your blogger blog that you need to add.

Step 6: Press “Submit Sitemap” button.

Step 7: Refresh the page.

Congratulation! You have finished the process of submitting your blog sitemap.

Note: The above sitemap will work for 500 posts only. If you have more than 500 posts published on your blog, then you have to add one more sitemap.

The Whole procedure will be same, but at this time you have to add this code.

atom.xml?redirect=false&start-index=501&max-results=1000

That’s it. You are done with submitting the sitemap for blog posts. Within the next 24 Hours, your blog will start appearing on Google search engine result pages.

After going through all these steps and you came in contact with one problem or the other, do well to drop your questions in the comment section, and I'll be glad to help you out. Don't forget to share this post with your fellow bloggers on Facebook.

How To Know When A Telegram Channel or Group was Created

 How To Know When A Telegram Channel or Group was Created

A telegram channel is more like a facebook page (but without likes and comments) where contents are published by one or more administrators for the public to see. Members can only get access to updates from the channel by subscribing to it, just as it's been done on YouTube.

A Telegram channels can pursue a variety of purposes, from sharing useful content to implementing a business strategy. Also, you can successfully use your channel to build and improve your company image, boost your sales, make profits on ads, enhance customer loyalty, etc. 

Are you already in a telegram channel or group and want to know how long it has been in existence? This post will help you achieve that. The group or channel might not really have to be yours. It can be any group or Channel.

Here's how to know when a telegram channel was created

1. First of all, locate the group or channel you want to find out it's date of creation and click on it.

2. Once you are in the channel or group, click the option button at the top right of your screen.

3. From the drop-down lists, select ' Go to first message' 

4. Once this is selected, you will be taken back to the first message that was posted in the group or channel, and right before it is the date at which the Channel or group was created.

5. You should see something like 'January 1, 2018 Channel created at 12.33pm as shown below.

For group chats, you might not really get the exact date but you will find yourself closer to it, except you are the group owner. Still on the group chat, after clicking on go to first message, it might take you to the first message you saw when you joined the group or got added to the group. Just add a little effort by manually scrolling up to see the first message that was sent to the group.

Hope this was helpful. Now you can find out how long a well thriving channel has been in existence.

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How To Easily Check Your MTN Phone Number

 How To Easily Check Your MTN Phone Number

Most times when we buy new SIM card and haven't stored the number in our head, we find it difficult to call out the phone number especially when it's needed during form registration or other uses. Also, we might want to check the phone number of a particular person without having to flash your phone with his number.

In this post, I'll be showing you how to easily get any MTN phone number using some particular codes. There will no need for you to go about with your mtn SIM pack or call MTN customer care service just to get your number.

Codes To Check MTN Number

To check your mtn number, just dial *663# and your phone number will popup on the screen of your mobile phone.

Another way to check it is by dialing the ussd code *123*1*1#.

If the above code is not going due to errors, you can use the step by step method.

Dial *123# from your phone dailer,

Select 1 from the options, which is "Account information"

Then select 1 again which is "My number" and your number will display on the screen and you will also receive an SMS immediately that contains your number.

For Androids, you can simply go to settings, then select Dual SIM settings and you will see your number.

SEE ALSO: How To Extend Expiry Date For MTN Data Subscription

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5 Ways To Make Money With Your Website In 2021

 5 Ways To Make Money With Your Website In 2021

These days, everyone is owning one website or the other and a website is one of the most powerful digital marketing tools where one can make money from.

A website that is Appropriately optimized with great valuable content can generate up to $1000+ per month.

Below are 5 proven ways to make money and even more.

1. Affiliate Marketing

Affiliate marketing is a type of performance-based marketing in which a business rewards one or more affiliates for each visitor or customer brought by the affiliate's own marketing efforts.

Instead of just providing ads to users, affiliate marketing can link neatly with your content.

2 . Sponsored Posts

A sponsored post, also known as a promoted post, is a post to any community-driven notification-oriented website which is explicitly sponsored as an advertisement by a particular company in order to draw a large amount of popularity through user promotion and moderation to the most active or most viewed page on the website. 

It’s not just Instagrammers who can get in on the action, though. As your website grows in popularity, you may find companies reach out to you looking forward to promoting their brand.

3. Generating Leads

Lead generation is the process of putting potential customers in touch with companies who may be of benefit to them. For that, you’ll need a clean, easy to navigate website with clear CTAs.

ALSO READ: Complete E-book Guide On How To Create and Monetize A Blog For Beginners

4. Subscriptions

Anything from online tutoring, to accessing software, to premium digital content can be monetized through a subscription model. Subscriptions work best when you have a product or service that people can’t physically buy, but do need to access regularly.

5. Website Article Monetization

This is how you put your website income on autopilot. It’ll help users order content placement from you with ease. You’ll get payment, rankings, and content for your website with every new buyer! Try it out.

Get .COM Domain For As Low As $7 Per Year

 Get .COM Domain For As Low As $7 Per Year

It's almost Christmas and here's your chance to get a domain for your website or online store at a very cheap price.

Namecheap is giving out up to 99% off across their product range which include Domain name registration, Domain transfer, Hosting, SSL, VPN, VPS hosting, etc. This is actually the perfect time to stock up on everything you need to keep your website online for less next year.

This offer is title Holiday Deals and will last till December 21st. Up to 94% off on Domains, 99% off on Hosting & Email, Up to 86% off on Web Security.

Why Should You Use Namecheap?

There are 3 major reason why you should use namecheap:

1. Privacy and security

Your website security and privacy comes first at Namecheap, and they will always support the rights of individuals and consumers online. It’s Namecheap's mission to keep the Internet open, free, and safe for everyone.

2. Boosting Business Online

With industry-premium products and services, Namecheap will boost your business online at prices that won’t break your budget. If it doesn’t provide you with a better Internet experience, They simply don’t offer it.

ALSO READ: How To Create A Single Page Website Without Any Coding Skills

3. Customer service

You’re covered by a Support Team that’s renowned for being one of the most knowledgeable, friendly, and professional in the business. Real people are ready to assist you with any issue, any time, 24/7.

So what exactly are you waiting? Don't let this opportunity pass you by, get a domain name now.

Gionee Found Guilty Of Purposely Planting Malware Into 20 Million Phones

 Gionee Found Guilty Of Purposely Planting Malware Into 20 Million Phones

Gionee has been found guilty by a Chinese court of purposely planting malware in over 20 million phones. The court verdict details were announced by China Judgment Document Network and reported by the Chinese media. A Trojan horse malware was injected into Gionee phones through an app, and this malicious activity was carried out between December 2018 and October 2019. Gionee is said to have used this app to plague users with ads and make huge profits.

Chinese media CNBeta.com reports that Gionee is found guilty of these malpractices by a Chinese court. The report shares details of the verdict published by China Judgment Document Network “on the illegal control of computer information systems”, disclosing details of Gionee phones becoming "broilers". The court found that Beijing Baice Technology cooperated with the defendant Shenzhen Zhipu Technology (a subsidiary of Gionee) to implant malware into Gionee Phones through an update of "Story Lock Screen" app. The app was automatically updated with Trojan plug-ins without the users' knowledge, and then “Dark Horse Platform” was used to install and update the “Living Trojan Horse” onto Gionee phones.

Shenzhen Zhipu Technology and Beijing Baice Technology then indulged in unethical activities using the pull method. The report says that the two companies successfully executed “pull activities” a total of 2.88 billion times. Unsolicited ads were also showed to affected users to make profits. The report says Shenzhen Zhipu could have earned over CNY 27.85 million (roughly Rs. 31.4 crores) from Beijing Baice Company's “pulling businesses”, and their estimated expenses are said to be at CNY 8.425 million (roughly Rs. 9.5 crores). Since April 2019, the number of "pulling" handsets covered every month exceeded 21.75 million

Both the parties have been reportedly awarded three years and six months of jail term and a fine of CNY 200,000 (roughly Rs. 22.5 lakhs), each.

I guess this is an example of "everyday for the thief, one day for the owner". We all need to be honest in our business.

Google Will Delete All Your Backup Storage Files Online If You Fail To Do This

As long as you use Gmail, Google drive and Google photos to store most of your files, this important information is for you.

Google just released a new policy statement, which they sent to every gmail users. A sample of it is below

Dear Google User,

We are writing to let you know that we recently announced new storage policies for Google Accounts using Gmail, Google Drive (including Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawings, Forms, and Jamboard files) and/or Google Photos that bring us in line with industry practices. Since you have previously used one or more of these products in your Google Account storage, we wanted to tell you about the new policies well before they go into effect on June 1, 2021. Below is a summary of the new policies. Please reference our Help Center article for a complete list of what's changing.

The summary of this policy changes is that, starting from 1st of June 2021, every files you upload on Gmail, Google photos and Google drive (forms, docs,sheets) will be deleted if you haven't done any of these things below:

1. If you haven't accessed or signed into any of your storage account for the past 2 years, you will be affected. This means that if your account has been inactive for 2 years or more, all contents in it will be deleted.

2. If you exceed your Storage limit for 2 years, your files will surely be deleted.

Exceptions

Those that won't be affected by this new policy are:

 Google One member that have not exceeded their storage limit and have been inactive for more than 2 years, will not be affected.Those using Google Workspace, G Suite for Education and G Suite for Nonprofits policies will also not be affected by this policy change.

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Before your contents gets deleted, you will be notified via your mail. Begin now to access your Gmail, drive and Photos, to avoid your files being deleted and also check your storage limit from time to time to be sure not to exceed it. Try to delete the photos or files that are no longer useful. 

Learn how to manage your storage by using the free storage manager in the Google One app and on the web to see how you're using your Google Account storage, and free up space across Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Photos.

6 Important Tips On How To Get Your Blog or Website Approved By Adsense

 6 Important Tips On How To Get Your Blog or Website Approved By Adsense

Apart from passion and personal skills development, one of the major reasons people go into blogging or own a website is to make money from it and the biggest company that can make that earnings possible is Adsense. There are others platforms and ads companies too.

Adsense is an ads company owned by Google that pays bloggers or websites owners based on generated valid clicks and impression on every ads Google places on those particular sites.

To apply for Adsense is free of charge and this can be done by visiting Google.com/Adsense but getting approved by Adsense is where the problem lies. Though this is actually not a big deal. With the right and necessary setups on your blog, you will sure get approved by Google AdSense. Below are necessary tips on what to do to your website inorder to get approved.

Important Tips

1. Loading Speed

This is very important for every blog or website. For Adsense to approve you, your website should be able to load completely within 10 to 15 seconds on 2G network and above. This helps in makings ads appear more often on your site which will inturn get more views and clicks.

2. Responsiveness

The ability for your website to adjust seemlessly on any screensize without the visitors having to zoom in or out to view your content is called site responsiveness. This is a very essential tips that adsense considers before approving your website. All you need to do is to make your site responsive or get a responsive theme/template.

3. Unique Posts 

Your site posts must be unique in the sense that it must be original and non plagiarised. This means that you should develop and write your post by yourself and not copy and pasting posts from other blogs or website.

4. Adding Important Pages

For your website to be approved, it AdSense advises that your website should contain some important pages and these pages includes:

About Us page, Terms & Conditions page, and lastly Privacy & Policy page. 

Most Adsense applicants don't have these pages on their websites and it's one of the biggest reasons they don't get approved.

5. Breadcrumb Navigation

This is just a guide that should appear on every post page which shows the user how he/she got to the particular post the person is reading. For example "Homepage to Categories to Post Title" just as seen in the image below.

6. Website Traffic

To most bloggers, this is supposed to be the first and important tip to consider when applying for Adsense, but talking from experience, I can tell you that traffic is not really as important as people think it is. Two of my blogs were approved by Adsense and they barely had upto 100 views per day. 

ALSO READ: How To Make Your Website Load Faster

This doesn't mean that having a huge traffic on your site is useless, instead, it is as useful as every above mentioned tips. Websites with huge traffic tends to make more earnings after being approved by Adsense, because the ads will get more views and in return, generate clicks and impression for the website.

Aside these tips,there are more tips available for you to do inorder to get Adsense approval. Just make more research and you will find them. Never be afraid to apply for Adsense because you might be lucky to get approved even without having exactly all these tips applied on your website. If you apply and didn't get approved, don't give up, just make the necessary changes and keep applying till you get approved.

Applying the above tips will surely get you a very high chance of getting your website approved by Google AdSense so that you can start earning 

Note: This is an addition to whatever tips you might have seen anywhere on how to get your website approved by Adsense. Doing this alone might not really get you approved by Adsense but adding these tips to other tips you might have come accross during your research, will definitely give you a greater chance of being approved by Adsense. 

Don't hesitate to ask me any questions concerning this post, just use the comment box below and I'll be here to give answers.

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WhatsApp Now Allows You To Setup Different Wallpapers For Different Chats

 WhatsApp Now Allows You To Setup Different Wallpapers For Different Chats

WhatsApp's latest update has a lot to do with personalization. After updating to the latest version of the app on Android and iOS, you will find out that you can setup different wallpapers to your chats with all of your contacts. It's not only aesthetically pleasing and interesting, but it can also work as a visual indicator that you are sending the right message to the right person once you get used to the chat's wallpapers.

There is more on this update too. They are split into two categories - dark and bright. The app can also sync with your system's preference so once you turn on the dark mode, the app will switch to dark mode as well. Moreover, you can change the color of the default doodle wallpaper.

Another minor but rather useful change is the ability to search for stickers using emojis or text. A relevant sticker suggestion will pop up, similarly to that of Telegram.

To enjoy this new features, just simply update your whatsapp to the latest version from Google play store or other APK stores of your choice.

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Avoid Common Mistakes When Buying A Router

 Avoid common mistakes when buying a router

We all know how dependent we are on our home WiFi networks. It’s not always for work, a lot of young people’s lives are on hold if they are unable to access the internet. We all are dependent on the internet in some ways either for business or for education. To upload, download, watch movies, play games, and much more everything needs the internet.

So, it all shows how important our home WiFi networks are. If you are going to buy a WiFi router try to avoid these common mistakes. This will improve the reliability and performance of our home WiFi networks.

Want to know more about routers? You check them online if you want to read their specifications. In order to identify your ptcl speed test , visit it.

Make sure that WiFi signals pass through your walls:

Walls sometimes lower the strength of your WiFi signals. We just want RF signals from our router to pass through our walls. WiFi uses RF signals in specific bands. Lower frequencies travel far but with less bandwidth. High frequency has more bandwidth but they do not travel far. Wireless home networks use two bands which are 2.4GHz and 5GHz. 2.4GHz is better and will pass through your home more freely than 5GHz.

Select Dual-band router

Your router should be Dual-band because single-band routers are a thing of the past. It means that the router broadcasts the signals on two frequencies if it is dual-band or more. One of the frequencies is always 2.4GHz and its benefit is that it is appropriate with the old networking devices and it also has a wide coverage area. But it is slow especially in blocks of flats and buildings of office.

Lifespan of Router

Using the same router for a long period of time degrades its quality. Routers with high quality don’t require to change in a short time. It does not matter if a router is expensive, if its quality is high it will be worth investing money. Changing the router, again and again, can lead to more financial loss.

Don’t take the Router from your ISP

Mostly when you sign up for ISP you will get the connection as well as the router. But you should avoid purchasing it. It seems cool to have a free router but you’ll realize soon its quality. It’s good to buy a router by keeping in mind all your requirements.

And if you have bought a router from your provider and you are not satisfied with its speed, you can check it by using our tool and then you can compare both the speeds.