Mobile eBook… PageRank… Copybloggers
I haven’t seen my blog status in #1 rank since I lost my PageRank. I’m always on #3, sometimes on #2. I got excited last night for this progress, I hope I’m on the right path already. In one way or another, I felt the decreased visitors since I received my first PR update for 2009. I’m not ready that time since I have technical issues with my computer for a month and haven’t concentrated updating my blog. I learned my lessons and hoping to regain my PR. I’m still working on it and trying to maintain what I did in the past plus a little experiment.
Some hotshot bloggers might considered my site as a niche blog, I consider this blog as my baby. My first real blog after years of moblogging (mobile blogging)… I personally write, research, tested softwares and application for handling mobile ebooks to have an update for this blog. On the other hand, I’m sad that there are “auto content” blogs that have some of my contents. Yes, they link back (nofollow), my concern is it might prolong my waiting for PR for my contents being copied. And they have PageRank… is that fair?
BTW, my blog is also welcome for test units/review units of handheld devices and ebook reader devices. Please contact me and send me the details.
First PageRank Update For eBookTechie 2009
I was busy and excited this morning for finding the template for GlitchLine, my personal blog. I haven’t login here until I finished uploading the template. And I found out that Google Pagerank was updated. Too bad that I have a PR0 now. I haven’t done any violation or whatsoever, its just that I haven’t updated this blog when I encountered trojan issues for a month last December. I admit that I haven’t concentrated on my niche and blogging for a while when my computer was A-Ok… I became busy on techie stuff on wordpress, template and lots of updates.
However, I wonder if I was slapped by Big G by posting the article Click A Google Ad?. What do you think? If so, I don’t think its fair because I’m not encouraging clicks on my Google ads. Did you know that a blogger unsubscribed on my feeds because of this article? I changed my feeds settings to “show all” now, better not use “summary” or somebody might misunderstood the articles. Lesson learned again.
Google PageRank Update Again (September 2008)
There is ongoing PageRank update again, too soon because we just had PR update two months ago. I noticed it on my Google toolbar showing this site a PR2 now. Anyway, the PR will be stable in a few days. I don’t know if migrating my blog from GoDaddy to Bluehost contributed to this.
Which reminds me, last month I removed a certain unnecessary category. As you can see, I’m using the custom permalink /%category%/%postname%/ so I maybe lose some backlinks for doing that even if I’m using a redirect plugin.
Hoping for a better outcome soon. How is everyone making out in this update? I wish its a false alarm, happy blogniversary to my blog.
Glitch's 1st Anniversary Contest
Mobile eBooks Etc started in September 12, 2007 with the first post “Why Glitch?” but my permalink is hello world 2. 
It was indeed a simple post, for the sake of making an initial post. That time, I wasn’t new to blogging stuff since I moblog (mobile blog) way back in year 2004 with contents related also to mobile ebooks. My old blog provider became too unreliable because of many blog hackers. That’s a long and different story.
Blogging in the real blogosphere is a never ending process. I became preoccupied learning the “basics of blogging”. Actually, I started blogging at wordpress.com and eventually got the PR5 until I decided to moved to my own domain and a web host, January 8, 2008. Obviously, I lost my PageRank and got a PR4 last May 1 and become a PR3 two months ago. Looking back and analyzing how am I doing on blogging about mobile ebooks and other related stuff, I could say that I learned a lot from my mistakes, gained friends, share what I have but as I’ve said blogging is a never ending process. This blog is still my baby and my “guinea pig”. LOL
I am not a full time blogger, I have my personal blog, glitchline which happens to be updated every 2-3 days just like this blog and used to be on blogspot. Since this month is my 1st year anniversary, I don’t have much to give but a domain name and link ads. If your blog provider is blogspot, this is your chance to have your own domain. Your chosen domain name depends on the availability.
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Prizes at stake:
1st prize – a domain name (convertible to cash)
2nd price – 125×125 ad at Mobile eBooks for 1 month
3rd price – 125×125 ad at glitchline for 1 month
4th prize – txt link ad at Mobile eBooks for 1 month
5th prize – txt link ad at glitchline for 1 month
Mechanics:
- Blog about the contest indicating the prizes and link to this post, a link to Mobile eBooks Etc and to glitchline = 6 points
- Blog your reaction on any post you find relevant on your blog with a link to that post from mobile eBooks and glitchline = 4 points (minimum 100 words and don’t copy my post)
- Comment on any of my posts on Mobile eBooks and glitchline = 1 point (Comments are moderated, post a relevant comment and you earn a point)
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Take note:
Blog should be a “legitimate” blog.
Winners will be announced on October 1, 2008.
No follow links will not earn you points.
Comment to this post if you joined the contest.
Contest runs for two weeks only.
Bloggers who want to donate prizes on this small contest are welcome and will be acknowledge on this post.
I haven’t thought that I could reach my 1st blog birthday. There were times that I became too busy of my private life and can’t even think of a better post related to my niche. Help me improve more by joining my mini contest. Good luck!
Update (9-26-08):
There are few more days to the contest deadline. Please check on your dofollow links so I can count your points otherwise your comments are your only points. Also, make sure that you click on the title to get the right contest post link and without the #more on the link.
http://www.ebooktechie.com/blogging/glitchs-1st-anniversary-contest/
Here’s the list of counted posts with 6 points each: (nofollow for now, a separate dofollow post for the winners on Oct. 1)
- Random Chronicles – 4th
- Wiehanne
- Sherry – 1st
- Dotsky
- Blogodise
- BM – 5th
- Kranjcarz
- Reloadd
- Webby Contest
- Goodies Hunter – 3rd
- David
To those who didn’t know that I have ongoing contest, they also earned points for commenting on my blogs.
Update (9-30-08): There are few more hours left, there’s still plenty of time for additional points and for those who still want to join. I will post the winners tomorrow at 12nn Philippine time. Good luck.
Google PageRank Update (July 2008)
My google toolbar shows that I’m now PR3 from previous PR4 for Mobile eBook Etc since May, 2008.
A short history of my PageRank: Started blogging at WordPress.com last September and got a PR5. Moved to my own domain last January, my PageRank obviously became PR0 because of the new domain. And eventually got my PR4 last May. And now its a PR3, sometimes its PR1. Penalized? Slapped by Google? Maybe… and I seldom concentrated on my inbound links.
A slapped by Big G obviously is a warning for paid links. I don’t have that much like others do. In fact, I can still count them on my fingers. Nevertheless, they are just there to maintain my site and I don’t like to post articles not related to mobile ebooks, ebook conversion, mobile application, mobile lifestyle, blogging and internet. Lesson learned again, this time the hard way and I don’t wanna slapped again.
On the other hand, my personal blog, glitchline still doesn’t have PR until now. I guess, I have to reconstruct that blog.
How is everyone making out in this update?
