Searching from the available list of fonts from different website is very difficult. There are several website with font collection, but it’s very tedious and time consuming as the font needs to be checked and compared one by one. Thus, an online font search software which is able to process font images would be very useful.

An online software from WhatTheFont that searches the font name using a graphic image uploaded from a fonts database. The website URL is http://new.myfonts.com/WhatTheFont/. It’s really pretty amazing how accurately it determined the closest font type name. If not satisfied with the result an online forum frequented by anonymous font expert is available that serves as a venue for finally determining the font name.

WordPress requires PHP and MySQL for installation to work. I have chosen for Windows 7 Home Basic operating system computer to install WAMPSERVER 2.2 as the working environment for editing WordPress Theme. Everything seems to be smooth during installation. Opening localhost from the internet browser shows a Not Found HTTP Error 404 pages. It seems the Apache Server is working, but it throws this Not Found error page.

Checking on Windows services for the Apache Server shows wampapache was not started. Manually starting the Apache service throws some error.

WAMPSERVER Apache Service could not start

Checking on the WAMPSERVER panel have shown that Apache service was not started. Testing on port 80 had shown that it is being used by Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0. Stopping the Microsoft-HTTPAPI/2.0 service allowed Apache to use port 80. After which, I could run WAMPSERVER Apache Service and install WordPress without a problem. I was in no time editing some WordPress Theme on Windows 7 Home Basic operating system desktop computer.

As a solution, I try out several themes on local laptop computer before uploading them to the web hosting service provider to save internet bandwidth. All I need to do is download several themes and see them on the local WordPress installation. By doing this, I could make more minor WordPress theme customization before actually uploading them to the web hosting.

To make things easier, I installed WampServer application on Windows XP laptop computer. By the way, WAMP on WampServer stands for Windows, Apache, MySQL, and PHP. WAMP made the installation of WordPress Blog platform or CMS platform a breeze. On this local instance of WordPress, I modified themes which allowed viewing of the changes immediately without uploading the changes to the web hosting provider.

Thus, Wampserver application truly reduced the Internet bandwidth consumption while working on a custom WordPress theme.

For a lean software-development company, I wear different hats at work as an application programmer, business analyst, software requirement / development, delivery manager, and whatever the boss tells me to do. If no one wants it, I am the guy that’s sent for the task.

Together with the client we have drawn a preliminary list of criteria and some basic website portal design guidelines. They are not looking for a fancy site, but just one that is functional and professional looking. Looks come second to these people, but we’ll have to make the portal website appealing too for the users.

DiscussIt Widget

After discussion, we basically nailed down the general requirements as follows:

• Website Portal which is accessible for intra-campus users.
• Secure interactive BLOG with Comment system
• FORUM capability for interactive discussion
• Management of multimedia files for upload and download such as audio/video files, images, documents and others
• User friendly interface for easy maintenance of website portal

Since our company doesn’t specialize in the interactive communication solution, we try to scout for some third party software. I came across with pnyxe.com, which offers integrated solution. It has various plugins which can seamlessly work with major CMS available on the market. There are Forum widget for forums, recent posts, comment box system that has features that matches the user requirements. I see, in particular, the use of the DiscussIt system and the ForumIt system to be applicable in this project.

We need to develop a login facility, which will authenticate via LDAP, which will provide information on who the user of the portal. Various users will see what has been assigned by the portal administrator and can view their own stuff only. It allows users to tag and organize the materials to be access by others as well.

The DiscussIt system and ForumIt system could be integrated to the portal website both on the blog section and forum section, respectively. I’ve noted for example that the DiscussIt widget is more than just a simple Comment box for comments, but rather a complete comment system. Interesting features that will enhance engagement of portal users such as author reputation, comment ranking, search engine indexing, single sign on and a social network integration, and whole lot are present.

I believe the pnyxe system is a solution that will enhance the interactivity for a community of users inside the higher-education institution. The widget software could be evaluated for free to reduce risk before implementation. Over-all I envision it to boost faculty, staff, and student interaction which is the central purpose of the whole website portal project.

So, I came to experience also this drought of an online income stream. The reason could be varied from a decline in the interest by advertisers, webhosting service, which usually is fine, goes awry, to lesser, cost per click revenues, and many others. Thus, it makes me think of a solution rather than wait for everything to be a waste. If you make money from a blogsite then you really need to do something.

Here are some basic random things to consider when online revenue declines (depending on the reason):

• get a reliable webhosting service rather than a cheap webhosting which goes down frequently
• increase traffic through web promotions (ex. web directories, link exchange, social network, etc.)
• optimize an ads’ layout for better visibility, follow Google’s ads heat map layout
• start niche websites through internet affiliate programs
• increase keyword rich blog content

The list could go a long way more, but from my experience the above helped me keep up with the decline in online revenues. It may or may not work for you, but it does affect online revenue.

The result is intriguing Google PageRank drop on sites that aren’t generally considered content farms. Of course the ones who got a boost in rankings are happy, but those negatively impacted are not disappointed. Two big names on the net that I am familiar with are PRnewswire and EzineArticles has became casualties as well on the recent update. My website techxplore.net is as well affected by the recent change.

Generally, no website has considered itself a content farm by Google’s standards. Google have long held secret their search algorithm which is the heart of their business success leaves everyone wondering in the dark. The question is how to cope up with all of these changes.

A few steps to cope up with Google’s change in search engine algorithm:

• increase articles / blog post word count to around 250- 300 words
• do away with keyword stuffing in articles / blog post
• reduce number of off topic outgoing text links
• create better valued content

Over-all those affected needs to revisit Google’s website on page ranking. If you feel that you’ve been unjustly hit by Google’s algorithm update, ask for a reconsideration. Those website that unjustly experienced pagerank devaluation hopes that the rankings will be back again soon.

Any individual or business that aspires to succeed online should choose a medium of getting to target group. A personal blog or business blog is a good way of starting an internet presence aside from social networking. A key to blogging success is the web hosting service. There are various web hosting services available to choose ranging from a dedicated web hosting to shared web hosting to a free web hosting service.

Depending on the objective of the blog website, the web hosting service could be adjusted accordingly. Web site hosting is a simple thing, but it is one of the most difficult things to get properly. There are many different things to consider in selecting a straight web hosting service for blogging.

You can start blogging immediately by signing up for a free web hosting service at http://wordpress.com. More information on the different web hosting that are compatible with WordPress could be found from http://wordpress.org/hosting/. You’ll find out how easy it is to start blogging.

Based on user friendliness, I prefer, WordPress popular blogging platform technology. One could do without difficulty create a blog site with WordPress. Thus, WordPress has emerged as an effective and preferred choice. A free web hosting service to start blogging with WordPress is worth a try.

Putting the blog on a free webhosting service is practical for starters as cost is a big factor. This is a perfect choice for neophyte blogger. The issue with free hosted sites is limited flexibility in website monetization opportunities. Newbie blogger start to realize this after the excitement of owning a blog has subsided and business kicks in mind. This takes about a month of familiarizing on WordPress and tweaking on their blog when they start to try putting affiliate marketing banners or advertiser sponsor links.

On occasion, I have been contacted because of the several years of consulting on blog web hosting and search engine optimization experience. Search engine optimization and Internet marketing campaigns are essential aspects of a reaching mass audience for effective blog monetization. Getting the right message to the right person at the right time is a basic marketing strategy.

Knowing how the Internet user is searching, what they are searching, and where it is being searched using a search engine are key factors to the successful campaign. The user search experience and reading their minds is a critical aspect in a successful internet marketing campaign. Capturing the right terminology and keywords on the language of the user would make marketing campaigns successful.

Keywords forms part of the message composition in the formulation of the website content. Having the right keywords closely to what Internet users have on mind will make great monetization opportunities. The words should not necessarily with the highest search volume, but instead, keywords with the highest qualified search volume. The usual problem for Internet marketing experts is forecasting or knowing the latest trend search volume.

Having the right kind of tool to capture this could lead to a better understanding on the search keyword law of supply and demand. A best new search engine which shows relevant keywords with their search volume demands could lead to knowing better the target market which is important Internet marketing factor for success.

Pluz It Bookmarking and Sharing Button

Web search engines have been a major force in providing relevant content. It’s been a dream of most web content provider to land on the top of search engine result pages. That’s investments on search engine submissions and SEO analytic as a marketing tool have grown. Tools that show the popularity of a website such as PageRank or Alexa has gained marketing impact on businesses. The higher the web site ranking most likely the better marketing opportunities are available.

Increase website visibility and traffic would most likely result to a search engine top placement. I have been employing, for example, keyword optimization on relevant content to gain more website visitors. The result is also better PageRank. I rely mostly on the search engine as a source of page visits. Bookmark and Share buttons are another way as well of promoting and spreading website content. Thereby increasing the website visibility.

It is noticeable on most websites the presence of this little fancy button which goes to Facebook, twitter, feeds, stumble upon, etc. One may wonder, due to the numbers they have. What’s all those buttons all about? Simply put those could actually help in website promotion by sharing it to some social networking group.

Talking of Bookmark Buttons, I have encountered this Pluz It buttons, which makes it easy to share web content directly from your webpages. You will surely get free traffic to you website when your webpages are circulated among the social networking sites or news groups. What’s special with this bookmark and sharing button is the analytic tool which helps you track trends on how the content is shared. It would give a good idea on how improve your website. The web traffic analytic tool will also give an idea how to best share the content.

It’s very easy to install the Pluz It buttons. The codes are generated automatically and can be placed immediately on the website or blogs. You can get further information by viewing the Pluz It Videotour. Don’t be left behind; increase your online website reach with the best bookmark and sharing tool on the web.

I have started blogging about three years ago and have hosted immediately on a premium paid wordpress hosting service. Mentors in blogging have encouraged me to register my own domain and start writing anything about work and that’s how www.techxplore.net started. During the early stages, I have been cash strapped. Thus, I subscribed to some affordable web hosting service that offers minimum bandwidth and space requirement for a few visit.

Everything has changed though after a couple of months. The site traffic increased and the 3Gb bandwidth in a month is not enough. Thus, I searched for some paid hosting, which could accommodate the demand. I was looking for services, which have a free domain name, 24/7 technical support and easy to use control panel. I end up with some popular hosting service, but later found to have many problems regarding web reliability. The website is always down, I was even thinking of moving to the web hosting hub service which offers a much better deal.

The only thing that hinders me from immediate blog migration is the bulk of data to be transferred. Although the web hosting service providers assures of a worry-free transfer and no-downtime process, I still had my doubts. I was also thinking of the possibility of trying a b2evolution hosting to see whether it’s better than wordpress blog platform. Anyway, the biggest factor that I am considering is the reliability and affordability. It’s nice also to have unlimited disk space and bandwidth in a premium hosting as it offers the chance to start exploring other forms of the blog platform.

Usually, moving from a free blog hosting to a premium web hosting will be trouble free. I am positive also that there are many advantages with a new web hosting service. Moreover, at a price of less than 5$ a month, it’s worth a try with some 90-day money back guarantee. The risk is very minimum.