300 Greatest Rock Songs

1. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin
2. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
3. Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
4. Respect - Aretha Franklin
5. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - Rolling Stones
6. Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley
7. A Day In The Life - Beatles
8. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
9. Good Vibrations - Beach Boys
10. What'd I Say - Ray Charles
11. Papa's Got A Brand New Bag - James Brown
12. Won't Get Fooled Again - Who
13. All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
14. (Sittin' On) The Dock Of The Bay - Otis Redding
15. Imagine - John Lennon
16. Born To Run - Bruce Springsteen
17. Layla - Derek & the Dominos
18. Light My Fire - Doors
19. I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
20. Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
21. Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On - Jerry Lee Lewis
22. When A Man Loves A Woman - Percy Sledge
23. Hey Jude - Beatles
24. Hotel California - Eagles
25. Rock Around The Clock - Bill Haley & His Comets
26. You Really Got Me - Kinks
27. American Pie - Don McLean
28. Tutti Frutti - Little Richard
29. Baba O'Riley - The Who
30. Sympathy For The Devil - Rolling Stones
31. Superstition - Stevie Wonder
32. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
33. Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
34. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley
35. Yesterday - The Beatles
36. My Generation - The Who
37. Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple
38. Don't Be Cruel - Elvis Presley
39. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin
40. Shake, Rattle & Roll - Big Joe Turner
41. Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix
42. Summertime Blues - Eddie Cochran
43. In The Midnight Hour - Wilson Pickett
44. Time - Pink Floyd
45. Oh Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison
46. Sunshine Of Your Love - Cream
47. Walk This Way - Aerosmith
48. Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns N' Roses
49. A Whiter Shade Of Pale - Procol Harum
50. What's Goin' On - Marvin Gaye 51. Tears in Heaven - Eric Clapton
52. Comfortably Numb - Pink Floyd
53. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel
54. You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC
55. Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard
56. Everyday People - Sly & The Family Stone
57. Roundabout - Yes
58. Bye Bye Love - The Everly Brothers
59. Born To Be Wild - Steppenwolf
60. Sixty Minute Man - The Dominoes
61. Voodoo Child (slight return) - Jimi Hendrix
62. November Rain - Guns N' Roses
63. One Nation Under A Groove - Funkadelic
64. The House Of The Rising Sun - Animals
65. Mr. Tambourine Man - Byrds
66. Let's Go Crazy - Prince
67. Please, Please, Please - James Brown
68. Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
69. Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane
70. Dust In The Wind - Kansas
71. Slow Ride - Foghat
72. Crossroads - Cream

73. Blue Suede Shoes - Carl Perkins
74. With Or Without You - U2
75. More Than A Feeling - Boston
76. We Will Rock You - Queen
77. Go Your Own Way - Fleetwood Mac
78. 21st Century Schizoid Man - King Crimson
79. Mystery Train - Elvis Presley
80. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes - Crosby, Stills and Nash
81. Show Me The Way - Peter Frampton
82. Where Did Our Love Go - Supremes
83. My My Hey Hey (Out Of The Blue) - Neil Young
84. Money - Pink Floyd
85. Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
86. Master of Puppets - Metallica
87. Stand! - Sly & The Family Stone
88. Sultans Of Swing - Dire Straits
89. That'll Be The Day - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
90. Dream On - Aerosmith
91. Maybellene - Chuck Berry
92. Every Breath You Take - Police
93. Jesus Christ Pose - Soundgarden
94. For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield
95. All Day And All Of The Night - Kinks
96. Tom Sawyer - Rush
97. Tangled Up In Blue - Bob Dylan
98. Hound Dog - Elvis Presley
99. Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
100. All Right Now - Free
101. Be Bop A Lula - Gene Vincent
102. Money Honey - Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters
103. Jumpin' Jack Flash - Rolling Stones
104. Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer
105. Kick Out The Jams - MC5
106. Green Onions - Booker T. & The MG's
107. Back In Black - AC/DC
108. School Day - Chuck Berry
109. Runaway - Del Shannon
110. Good Rockin' Tonight - Wynonie Harris
111. London Calling - The Clash
112. Eight Miles High - Byrds
113. Aqualung - Jethro Tull
114. Heroin - The Velvet Underground
115. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
116. The Joker - Steve Miller Band
117. Barracuda - Heart
118. I Get Around - Beach Boys
119. Child In Time - Deep Purple
120. White Rabbit - Jefferson Airplane
121. Free Ride - Edgar Winter Group
122. Long Cool Woman (In A Black Dress) - Hollies
123. American Woman - Guess Who
124. Hallowed Be Thy Name - Iron Maiden
125. Wake Up Little Susie - The Everly Brothers
126. Gimme Shelter - Rolling Stones
127. I'm Walkin' - Fats Domino
128. Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues
129. She Loves You - Beatles
130. Walk On The Wild Side - Lou Reed
131. (Love Is Like A) Heat Wave - Martha & The Vandellas
132. Rock and Roll All Night - KISS
133. It's Your Thing - Isley Brothers
134. Reach Out, I'll Be There - Four Tops
135. White Room - Cream
136. Paranoid - Black Sabbath
137. Money For Nothing - Dire Straits
138. Jeremy - Pearl Jam
139. Blitzkreig Bop - Ramones
140. Lola - Kinks
141. Hold On, I'm Comin' - Sam & Dave
142. The Weight - The Band
143. Old Time Rock & Roll - Bob Seger
144. Purple Rain - Prince
145. Refugee - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
146. Whipping Post - Allman Brothers Band
147. Welcome To The Jungle - Guns N' Roses
148. Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf
149. No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley
150. (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult 151. Paranoid Android - Radiohead
152. Psychotic Reaction - Count Five
153. Chain Gang - Sam Cooke
154. Bang A Gong (Get It On) - T-Rex
155. Teardrops From My Eyes - Ruth Brown
156. I Got You (I Feel Good) - James Brown
157. Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly & The Crickets
158. Sweet Home Alabama - Lynyrd Skynyrd
159. Like A Hurricane - Neil Young
160. Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group
161. Lawdy Miss Clawdy - Lloyd Price
162. Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis
163. In A Gadda Da Vida - Iron Butterfly
164. Paradise By The Dashboard Light - Meat Loaf
165. California Dreamin' - The Mamas and the Papas
166. Jump - Van Halen
167. Work With Me Annie - The Midnighters
168. I've Seen All Good People - Yes
169. Piece Of My Heart - Janis Joplin
170. Cloud Nine - The Temptations
171. Time Of The Season - Zombies
172. Proud Mary - Creedence Clearwater Revival
173. Space Oddity - David Bowie
174. Heart Full Of Soul - Yardbirds
175. Should I Stay Or Should I Go - The Clash
176. Be My Baby - Ronettes
177. One - Metallica
178. Do You Believe In Magic - Lovin' Spoonful
179. Werewolves of London - Warren Zevon
180. We're An American Band - Grand Funk Railroad
181. Alison - Elvis Costello
182. Bad To The Bone - George Thorogood
183. Come Sail Away - Styx
184. Sharp Dressed Man - ZZ Top
185. Grace - Jeff Buckley
186. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
187. Sherry - Four Seasons
188. Fever - Little Willie John
189. Riders On the Storm - Doors
190. Free Fallin' - Tom Petty
191. Cold Sweat - James Brown
192. Lonely Teardrops - Jackie Wilson
193. Under The Bridge - Red Hot Chili Peppers
194. Sledgehammer - Peter Gabriel
195. The Wanderer - Dion
196. My Sweet Lord - George Harrison
197. Pride & Joy - Stevie Ray Vaughan
198. Let's Stay Together - Al Green
199. Rocky Mountain Way - Joe Walsh
200. Ain't Too Proud To Beg - The Temptations
201. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard
202. Paint It Black - Rolling Stones
203. Strawberry Fields Forever - Beatles
204. Billie Jean - Michael Jackson
205. You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling - The Righteous Brothers
206. Dance To The Music - Sly & The Family Stone
207. One - U2
208. My Girl - Temptations
209. Dazed And Confused - Led Zeppelin
210. Another Brick In The Wall Part II - Pink Floyd
211. Rocket 88 - Jackie Brenston
212. Carry On Wayward Son - Kansas
213. Brown Sugar - Rolling Stones
214. Blueberry Hill - Fats Domino
215. Soul Man - Sam & Dave
216. Twist And Shout - Beatles
217. I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones
218. Wild Thing - The Troggs
219. Why Do Fools Fall In Love? - Frankie Lymon & Teenagers
220. Knock On Wood - Eddie Floyd
221. Hurricane - Bob Dylan
222. Rockin' in The Free World - Neil Young
223. 25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
224. Cocaine - Eric Clapton
225. Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
226. I Want To Hold Your Hand - Beatles
227. Born In The U.S.A. - Bruce Springsteen
228. I Can See For Miles - The Who
229. Truckin' - The Grateful Dead
230. Uptight - Stevie Wonder
231. People Get Ready - Impressions
232. I Got A Woman - Ray Charles
233. Rave On - Buddy Holly
234. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
235. Surfin U.S.A. - Beach Boys
236. Turn! Turn! Turn! - Byrds
237. Iron Man - Black Sabbath
238. God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
239. Think - Aretha Franklin
240. Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry
241. The Tracks Of My Tears - The Miracles
242. Locomotive Breath - Jethro Tull
243. Desperado - Eagles
244. Maggie May - Rod Stewart
245. I'd Love To Change The World - Ten Years After
246. Who Do You Love? - Bo Diddley
247. Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
248. Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd
249. Changes - David Bowie
250. Takin' Care Of Business - BTO 251. Higher & Higher - Jackie Wilson
252. Black Magic Woman - Santana
253. Mony Mony - Tommy James & the Shondells
254. Anthem - Rush
255. Rock'n Me - Steve Miller Band
256. China Grove - Doobie Brothers
257. Crying In The Chapel - The Orioles
258. Take It On The Run - REO Speedwagon
259. There Goes My Baby - The Drifters
260. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother - Hollies
261. Glad All Over - Dave Clark Five
262. Breakdown - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
263. Uncle John's Band - Grateful Dead
264. Hit The Road Jack - Ray Charles
265. Stop! In The Name Of Love - The Supremes
266. Pink Houses - John Mellencamp
267. Lucille - Little Richard
268. Tumbling Dice - Rolling Stones
269. Roadhouse Blues - Doors
270. Rock 'n' Roll Hoochie Coo - Rick Derringer
271. Call Me - Blondie
272. School's Out - Alice Cooper
273. Aenema - Tool
274. Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley
275. We Gotta Get Out Of This Place - Animals
276. What's Love Got To Do With It? - Tina Turner
277. Roxanne - Police
278. Earth Angel - The Penguins
279. Ain't It A Shame - Fats Domino
280. Low Rider - War
281. Rocket Man - Elton John
282. Love Hurts - Nazarath
283. You Got Another Thing Comin' - Judas Priest
284. Doctor My Eyes - Jackson Browne
285. Monday, Monday - The Mamas and the Papas
286. I Saw The Light - Todd Rundgren
287. Pride (In The name Of Love) - U2
288. All The Young Dudes - Mott The Hoople
289. Rooster - Alice In Chains
290. Fields Of Gold - Sting
291. Rock You Like A Hurricane - Scorpions
292. I Love Rock 'n' Roll - Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
293. Surrender - Cheap Trick
294. Nothing Else Matters - Metallica
295. No Time - The Guess Who
296. Woodstock - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
297. River Deep-Mountain High - Ike & Tina Turner
298. Bad Case Of Loving You - Robert Palmer
299. Love The One You're With - Stephen Stills
300. You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet - BTO

Bin Laden....Bin Dead????

I have mixed feelings about this. I want to see the picture of his rotting body and yet, I don't. I can understand why Mr. Obama doesn't want to publish the picture. It does make sense. However, cynic that I am, I want proof. I want to make sure this son of a bitch is really dead.

For the people who are "appalled" that he was taken out :-) saying that was barbaric or whatever....there are times when "an eye for an eye" is appropriate. This was appropriate. Although, I believe he should have been made to suffer first.

Broke any password in Excel

Break Excel sheet Protection
'Sub Excel_Password_Breaker()
'Author unknown
'Dim i As Integer, j As Integer, k As Integer
'Dim l As Integer, m As Integer, n As Integer
'Dim i1 As Integer, i2 As Integer, i3 As Integer
'Dim i4 As Integer, i5 As Integer, i6 As Integer
'On Error Resume Next
'For i = 65 To 66: For j = 65 To 66: For k = 65 To 66
'For l = 65 To 66: For m = 65 To 66: For i1 = 65 To 66
'For i2 = 65 To 66: For i3 = 65 To 66: For i4 = 65 To 66
'For i5 = 65 To 66: For i6 = 65 To 66: For n = 32 To 126

'ActiveSheet.Unprotect Chr(i) & Chr(j) & Chr(k) & _
'Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & Chr(i3) & _
'Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)
'If ActiveSheet.ProtectContents = False Then
'MsgBox "One usable password is " & Chr(i) & Chr(j) & _
'Chr(k) & Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & _
'Chr(i3) & Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)
'ActiveWorkbook.Sheets(1).Select
'Range("a1").FormulaR1C1 = Chr(i) & Chr(j) & _
'Chr(k) & Chr(l) & Chr(m) & Chr(i1) & Chr(i2) & _
'Chr(i3) & Chr(i4) & Chr(i5) & Chr(i6) & Chr(n)
'Exit Sub
'End If
'Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next
'Next: Next: Next: Next: Next: Next
'End Sub

write above code without (') this quate

How Much Does It Cost to Set Up a Website?

The Basic Idea

Since those asking this question are obviously people who have not yet started a website, I should mention that this article follows How to Make / Create Your Own Website: The Beginner's A-Z Guide closely. You should consult that guide for more details so that you will have a clearer idea of what is involved in creating a site.

Cost Breakdown for Setting Up a Website

Since prices of the various components change from time to time, I have linked to the pages providing the prices in addition to mentioning a general figure here. You should always follow the links to the vendors' sites to get the latest up-to-date prices, since the ballpark figure I list here may no longer be accurate by the time you read this. Prices are stated in US dollars.

1. Domain Name

   A basic "must" in creating a website is buying your own domain name. There is simply no substitute. The prices for domains vary from registrar to registrar, and are (at the time I wrote this article) around $10 or so per year. You can find the exact price of a domain for some popular regi
   strars in the article How to Register Your Own Domain Name at http://www.thesitewizard.com/archive/registerdomain.shtml
   Because a domain name is a necessity for the health and longevity of your website, this price must always be factored into your budget when planning a website. Almost everything else can have substitutes if you have no money, but my rule-of-thumb is to never start a website without a domain name. Websites that don't have their own domain name have to use their web host's subdomain name (eg, your-site-name.example.com where the web host's name is example.com). Such sites are totally at the mercy of that web host. When the latter closes, your site is gone. If the host suddenly decides to charge you an exorbitant price for hosting your site, you will have no choice but to comply.

2. Web Hosting

   If you want to use a commercial web host, you will need to factor in the cost of web hosting as well. This is a monthly fee that you have to pay to the web host. Some hosts also offer discounts if you pay a year (or more) in advance. Prices vary from web host to web host but are usually (at the time I wrote this article) around $10 per month if your website is new and doesn't have much traffic or data. You can find the real prices charged by a number of web hosts on the Budget Web Hosting page. As your website gets more traffic, or if you need to put a lot of big files on your website, you may have to upgrade your site to one of the web host's higher-priced plans.
   Those who are not earning an income (for example, students) and are merely creating personal websites or hobby sites that will not earn any money can also consider using a free web host that provides free domain hosting. Such web hosts will allow you to host your domain with them without charging you any hosting fees. In exchange, most of them will also place advertisements on your website to recoup their costs of hosting your site. (There may also be other limits, but as they say, beggars can't be choosers.)
   Note, though, that hosting with a free web host is a risky proposition. The free web hosts I have tested have frequent "down" times, times during which your site is inaccessible. One of them had a server that was down for nearly two months during December last year to January this year, the peak business period for many websites. Needless to say, when your site is down, you will receive no visitors nor make any money. If you run a web-based business or are earning from your website through advertisements, you should not use a free web host.
   In addition, as mentioned in my article, All Those Disappearing Free Web Hosts, free web hosts come and go with alarming frequency. Don't believe their promises that they will last a long time -- many of the free web hosts that I have investigated in the past have promised to be around forever because of their deep pockets, corporate funding, long term planning, blah blah blah. In spite of that, they are now extinct. Some have closed shop, while others have started to charge for their services because they found that their financial situations have changed. If you host on a free web host, make sure you have your own domain name, so that you can easily change web hosts when it closes.

3. Software

   The exact software you need for your site depends on the type of website you want to set up.
   If you are running a blog, you will probably do fine using only free software, such as the ones found on the Free PHP Blogging Software page. However, if you have sufficient funds, you may want to choose the software not based on its price tag (or lack thereof) but on its features and whether it suits your needs. In such a case, you may want to look at my brief comparison of three such software: WordPress Vs Drupal Vs Expression Engine: Which Blog Software Should I Use?
   The above review is also relevant for people who want to set up a content management system, or "CMS", for your site. CMS software allows you to manage your website directly from a web browser without using a web editor. Free CMS scripts can be found on the Free Content Management Systems (CMS) PHP Scripts page.
   Whether you use blogging or CMS software, you will need an FTP client, a program that allows you to transfer files from your own computer to your web host's computer. There are many free FTP programs available (as well as commercial ones). Naturally, if you use a free FTP program, it won't cost you a cent.
   For those who don't want the overhead of a CMS or blogging software, using an ordinary web editor is the way to go. If you have the money, Dreamweaver comes highly recommended by many (if not most) professional webmasters. The software is expensive ($399 the last time I checked), but it's a one-time cost, and the productivity gain from using it (as compared to using the free tools) is tremendous. Otherwise, you can use free software like Nvu or KompoZer. While the free web editors have certain limitations (and unfixed bugs), they are nonetheless sufficiently functional for you to create simple websites.
   If you are making your own graphics for your website, you will probably need a program for designing and editing pictures too. At the very least, you will probably want to create a logo for your site. This can be done using free image editing programs or commercial tools like the famous Photoshop. A free tool will probably be more than sufficient for those creating the one-off image (like a site logo) for their websites. On the other hand, if graphic design is your forte, and you see yourself repeatedly creating graphics, or editing photos, then Photoshop may make your life easier in the long run. Photoshop was $649 the last time I checked.
   (On a related note, if you're buying both Dreamweaver and Photoshop, it may be more cost effective to get the Adobe Web Premium Suite bundle which includes Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Flash, Acrobat, and other stuff. I didn't, and ended up paying more when I bought those programs piecemeal over a period of time.)

4. Advertising (Optional Expenditure)

   If you are selling goods or services on your site, you may also want to set some money aside for advertising. There are many ways to advertise your site, such as in newspapers, magazines, TV, as well as over the web. Since the cost for ads in the traditional media varies from country to country, you will have to do your own research.
   Advertisements on the web can take many forms. For example, you can advertise on individual websites that attract an audience that you think may be interested in your products. This is done by contacting the webmaster of that website and asking them if they're interested in advertising your site, and finding out their rates. Since rates vary from site to site, it's not possible for me to give you an estimate here. Alternatively, you can also sign up as an advertiser in one of the many affiliate networks around. Such networks work like a sort of middle man between you and the other websites on the Internet that display your advertisements. Generally speaking, they allow you to advertise on other sites without your having to manually search for relevant websites yourself.

As mentioned above, if you are on a shoestring budget, you can mostly get by with just buying a domain name, and making do with free stuff for the rest. Your site may be inaccessible from time to time, and you may have to fight your web editor to get it to work the way you want, but for simple personal sites that are not selling anything and don't have to be always available, this shouldn't pose a substantial problem. Commercial sites, on the other hand, should not be penny wise and pound foolish.

How To Get Traffic To My Blog

Posted at February 17, 2011

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As you know I always welcome questions about anything affiliate and internet marketing related here on AffiliateTreasureChest.com. This morning I got a great question from Catherine who has a new blog that doesn’t get a lot of traffic yet. She asks:

 I would like to know how to drive traffic to my blog. I do use PLR. I am putting my first free report on it this week.  Thanks for your help.

Great question and I’m sure she’s not the only one that could use more traffic to her blog. I know I am always looking for more ways to drive traffic.

Let me quickly cover some fast ways to get traffic to a new blog and then we’ll dive into specific traffic strategies in more detail in the coming days.

Getting Indexed

My first goal when I set up a new blog is to get it indexed quickly. Once your blog is indexed regularly you can start to rank for long tail keywords in the search engines. Here’s what I do to make sure I get indexed as quickly as possible.

1) Set up a Good Ping List – Take a look at my how to ping a blog post for directions and a list of ping services you want to add to your blog.

2) Set Up Permalinks – You want your permalinks to include the title of your post. Take a look at this blog post for example. Do you see how “how-to-get-traffic-to-my-blog” is part of the url of this page? You can set your permalinks in the settings of your blog. The token you want to use is %postname%

3) Blog Regularly – For the first few weeks it is very important that you add new content on a regular basis. A daily post is ideal, but even 3 new blog posts per week will work. You can use the wordpress scheduling feature to write everything on your own schedule and then have the posts go live in regular intervals (i.e. once per day or every other day).

4) Get A Few Links - Last but not least you want to point at least a few links to your new site to make sure the search engine spiders can find you. I usually write 1 or 2 articles and submit them to Ezinearticles.com

Social Media For Fast Traffic

Social media is excellent for quickly driving traffic to a new site. Use your existing twitter, facebook and stumbleupon accounts, or create a new one if your blog is in a completely unrelated niche. Make as many friends as possible, join some groups and participate regularly. It doesn’t take very long to build a nice little following on the big social media sites.

After you have a few friends and followers, start to occasionally link back to your blog, ideally to good content. Don’t try to sell them anything, just share information and on your blog invite them to join your list, comment etc.

You should see a nice little stream of traffic from this right away.

Guest Blogging For Fast Traffic And Powerful Links

Next, find a few good blogs in your niche. Start participating on the blogs by leaving well-thought out comments. Once the blog owner had a chance to get to know you a bit via these comments, email him or her about the possibility of writing a guest blog post for the site. Include one or two links toward the end of the blog post inviting readers to check out your own site.

Not only are you building strong incoming links with this technique, you’re also getting quite a bit of traffic once the blog post is published, especially if the blog your guest posting on is popular.

Aim to write and submit several guest posts per month for a nice steady stream of traffic.

Article Marketing For  A Little Traffic Now and More Links

Last but not least, write a few articles per week and submit them to some of the big article directories including:

• Ezinearticles.com
• ArticleBase.com
• ArticleSnatch.com
• LadyPens.com

They will send you a little bit of traffic directly from the article directory, but more importantly you are building a pretty strong incoming link. As an added bonus, you can expect some extra traffic and links anytime another webmaster republishes your article.

To get the best results download and read this free report: Killer Strategy To Get The Most From Article Marketing

How Do I Ping My Blog

Posted at September 15, 2010

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One of the reasons wordpress blogs are so popular with the search engines is the fact that you can ping servers all across the web to let them know that you have updated your blog. This results in new pages being indexed by the search engines much faster – and if you did your homework (a.k.a. keyword research) – in quicker rankings in the search engines.

Which of course brings up the question: “How Do I Ping My Blog?”

You can ping your blog two different ways. You can do it manually, or you can utilize the automatic pinging tools that comes with most blogging software. Let’s take a quick look at each method.

Manual Pinging:

Let’s start with manual pinging. This simply means that after you’ve written your new blog post you go out to one of the pinging websites and manually enter your blog url and ping various servers.

One of my favorite sites to do this on is Ping-O-Matic. It’s quick and easy to use as well as quite effective. When you get to the site, all you need to enter is the name of your blog  (TIP – use your main keyword in the name), your site url as well as your feed url. Here’s what the filled out form looks like:

Below that you will find a list of services to ping. I recommend you leave it at the default settings. Click on “Send Pings” and you’re done.

Other sites you may want to consider to ping your blog manually are:

• Auto Pinger
• Feed Ping
• Feed Shark
• Pingler

Doing this manually each time you blog can become a bit tedious though and it’s easy to forget. That’s why I recommend you automate the process if possible.

Automatic Pinging:

Another option (and the easier one if you ask me), is to set up automatic pinging on your blog. Most blogging platforms allow you to set up a ping list or at the very least check an option that makes sure at least one of the pinging sites is notified anytime you make a new post.

In a wordpress blog it is very easy to set up an extensive ping list which is something I highly recommend you do. Here’s how to set it up:

1. Log into your wordpress admin area.
2. Go to your settings. This is one of the last links found in the left sidebar of your blogs admin area.
3. Click on the “Writing” link under settings.
4. Scroll down to “Update Services” and paste the list below in there.
5. Click on “Save Changes” and you’re done.

Here’s my list. I have been using it for a few months now. Feel free to copy and paste it into your “Update Services” list.

http://a2b.cc/setloc/bp.a2b

http://api.moreover.com/ping

http://api.moreover.com/RPC2

http://api.my.yahoo.co.jp/RPC2

http://audiorpc.weblogs.com/RPC2

http://bitacoras.net/ping

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/XMLRPC

http://blogmatcher.com/u.php

http://blogpeople.net/ping

http://blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates

http://blogroots.com/tb_populi.blog?id=1

http://blogsearch.google.ae/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearc

h.google.at/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.be/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.bg/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.ca/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.ch/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.cl/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.cr/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.hu/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.id/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.il/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.in/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.jp/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.ma/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.ar/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.au/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.br/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.co/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.do/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.mx/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.my/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.pe/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.sa/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.sg/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.tr/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.tw/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.ua/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.uy/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.com.vn/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.nz/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.th/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.uk/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.ve/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.co.za/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.de/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.es/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.fi/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.fr/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.gr/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.hr/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.ie/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.it/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.jp/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.lt/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.nl/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.pl/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.pt/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.ro/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.ru/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.se/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.sk/ping/RPC2

http://blogsearch.google.us/ping/RPC2

http://blogsnow.com/ping

http://blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi

http://feedsky.com/api/RPC2

http://ping.bitacoras.com

http://ping.bloggers.jp/rpc

http://ping.blo.gs

http://ping.blogs.yandex.ru/RPC2

http://ping.cocolog-nifty.com/xmlrpc

http://pinger.blogflux.com/rpc

http://ping.fc2.com

http://ping.feedburner.com

http://ping.kutsulog.net

http://ping.myblog.jp

http://ping.namaan.net/rpc

http://ping.syndic8.com/xmlrpc.php

http://ping.wordblog.de

http://www.popdex.com/addsite.php

http://rcs.datashed.net/RPC2

http://r.hatena.ne.jp/rpc

http://rpc.bloggerei.de/ping

http://rpc.blogrolling.com/pinger

http://rpc.icerocket.com:10080

http://rpc.pingomatic.com

http://rpc.reader.livedoor.com/ping

http://rpc.twingly.com

http://rpc.weblogs.com/RPC2

http://rpc.wpkeys.com

http://services.newsgator.com/ngws/xmlrpcping.aspx

http://www.wasalive.com/ping

http://www.a2b.cc/setloc/bp.a2b

http://www.bloglines.com/ping

http://www.blogoole.com/ping

http://www.blogpeople.net/servlet/weblogUpdates

http://www.blogroots.com/tb_populi.blog?id=1

http://www.blogsnow.com/ping

http://www.blogstreet.com/xrbin/xmlrpc.cgi

http://www.popdex.com/addsite.php

http://www.wasalive.com/ping

http://xping.pubsub.com/ping

http://zhuaxia.com/rpc/server.php

That’s it for today. I hope you’ve found this little tutorial about how to ping your blog helpful.