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- On Leadership and Attracting FollowersApril 29
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Here’s an excellent video on leadership that I came across today. It was played by Derek Sivers at the TED conference. Probably the best video I’ve seen on leadership yet.
- Check out Guiding TechApril 27
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This post has been long overdue, but, as a wise man once said, better late than never. So here I am introducing my new tech blog – Guiding Tech.
It’s been a while since I started it with my co-founder Himanshu, and the response has been pretty good so far. The blog covers how-to articles, in-depth Windows guides and tutorials, and detailed posts on internet tools, software and other interesting tech related stuff.
Check it out and give me your feedback on the content. I suggest that you browse through the categories listed on the sidebar. Here are some of its most popular articles.
- Don’t Forget to Exclude Your IP From Your Site’s Analytics [Updated]January 8
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One of the must-do things when launching a new website or a blog is installing an analytics program that’d help you monitor the stats.
However, a lot of bloggers forget to exclude their own IP address in the analytics tool. That would mean bloated pageviews and visits, since you usually visit your site hundred times a day.
So make sure that you don’t forget the important task of excluding the IP address of your computer from the blog stats tool. Since Google Analytics is the most popular analytics tool used by bloggers and webmasters, I am outlining the steps here.
1. Log in to your Google Analytics account. On the page where you’ve got website profiles, there’s Filter Manager on the bottom right. Click on it.
2. Click on “Add Filter” on the top right of the box.
3. Give the filter a name, select pre-defined filter, select the filters from the drop-down menus and enter your IP address. (If you don’t know your IP, check What Is My IP Address )
4. Select the website profile from the left and add it to the right.
5. Click save and you are done. The visits from your computer should be excluded from the results now.Did you forget to do it ? Make sure you do it now.
Update after Avinash’s comment
For users on dynamic IP addresses, the pr
- Chris Garrett Struggles With Procrastination TooJanuary 6
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Chris Garrett, a well known blogger, consultant and co-author of the Problogger (the book), has written an article on his blog about his procrastination challenges. He wrote about it previously too.
So Chris Garrett procrastinates too. And so do I. It always feels nice when you find someone whom you’ve been following and learning from, is human too. Isn’t it ?
To be honest his article struck a chord with me. Not only does he frankly admit his procrastination challenges, he goes on to write about how he is coping with them. And for someone who’s been quite successful in this field, I think accepting his shortcomings openly requires true audacity.
So I thought I’ll take this opportunity to finally write an article on this blog after a pretty long time, and also talk about why this blog has been dormant for so long.
I could say that I was involved in other projects. I could say that I was too busy with more important stuff. I could say…well, I wish I could. The truth is I had been procrastinating.
Yeah, you heard it right. I neglected the blog which had a successful launch and hit the Digg front page on the first day. I negl
- Calling All Potential Freelance Writing SuperstarsNovember 4 2009
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You probably know by now, that your writing skills can make you some cool cash if you know how to use it. Believe it or not, people are willing to pay you lots of money to write for them, especially online businesses and publications. In fact, the demand for writers has never been greater, with thousands of mom-and-pop business looking to outsource their writing tasks.
That’s why I was intrigued when I first came across a guide called “Freelance Superstar” by Monika Mundell and Gobala Krishnan. According to the site, it’s a “complete guide to get started with freelance writing”, so it’s probably most suited to newbies who want to get in the game with a bang.
See the site here: Freelance Writing Guide
In case you don’t know who the creators are, let me give you a “brief” history.
According to their website:
“In 2005 Gobala quit the rat race, fired his boss, and decided to be a full-time writer. Working just two hours a day from his home, Gobala soon discovered that he could expand his writing career into information products, and have since produced multiple best-selling ebooks, guides and systems