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What is DVT? Is the formation of blood clot that affect leg veins (wikipedia). A DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis can occur without symptoms.

Some DVT cases happen in airplane and bring sudden death to patient. The root cause related to blood clot block leg veins when sit too long. Diagram below explain how DVT happen.

It could happen to full time blogger too, who sit in front computer whole day. Unhealthy to sit long hours without moving. The risk increase if more than 4 hours!

Prevent DVT Tips

I’m not doctor, yet still can provide my opinion to prevent DVT. Bless us become healthier blogger with these tips: (more…)

Google update our website page rank again! Have you notice your latest page rank?

I was penalized by Google on January 2009, get back my PR 3 after few weeks. And now, after Google PR update I got PR2! *sigh* From PR3 -> PR0 -> PR3 -> PR2. Instead of improving, it become worst.

Why? I’m curious why Google drop my PR from PR3 to PR2? I didn’t sell text link ads anymore. Who can tell me? Hope to find out root cause and fine tune it before next PR update middle of the year.

PS: What is your latest PR? Check your page rank here.

Google penalize my blog ranking to PR0 (zero). I don’t know about it until I check back my PR (Page Rank) recently.

I got my PR3 after 3 months of blogging. My last check on PR was June 2008, stay at PR3. I thought everything just fine after that. I can see my visitors is growing but “feel” the traffic lesser after few months. I never think Google penalize my blog. Because I’m just a “small” blogger and Google won’t notice me. But I was wrong!

Why Google Penalize me?

I have read about “nofollow” link tag and the risk of selling Text Link Ads long time ago. I didn’t take any action because I thought Google won’t notice this “small” blog.

Google don’t like paid links because they disturb the organic search environment. Well, this is a subjective point. Anyway, you must follow the rules if you are in the game. Not like JohnChow, he has enough traffic so don’t bother Google but I need more traffics from Google search.

Now I know I have been penalized by Google due to sell paid links (Text Link Ads and custom text link). (more…)

One of the important factor that keeps a blog healthy and growing is incoming link. When a blog or website link to your blog, they actually grow your blog in 3 ways:

• Search Engine Ranking – Original incoming links are key factor to decide your ranking in Google search results. The more raw links you get, the higher ranking for the keyword.
• Referral Traffics - Probably increase your traffics when people click the link and visit your blog. Further, new potential readers are on the way!
• Reputation - Build impression and reputation when people refer to you. Especially incoming link from famous blog in that niche. Write unique, quality content to get quality link back.

Now you know how important is incoming link to grow your blog. The question comes. How to get more incoming links?

Get More Incoming Links

Of course you will say good content. We have to admit good content is the base. But other than that? 3 techniques you can’t resist to apply soon. (more…)

No doubt everyone can make money from blog. Some make good income than a normal job. Where others make only pocket money or a cup of coffee.

My question is can you make a living from blog? This mean can you make enough money for your living just from blog? There is always exceptional case, but generally affected by 2 factors below. (My wife discuss this on her posts-part1 and part2 in Chinese, and now I translate and reorganize here).

Factors of Make Money Blog

Although Chrissie just blog for 6 months, she notice blog for money is not easy. Make money from blog sounds easy but not everyone can do that. Full time blogger that make a living from blog is result after lots of effort, not luck!

So, what the 2 main factors that she noticed? (more…)