Writing and Blogging

This is how to put statistics from Google Analytics (Embed) into Blogger without API. Many bloggers find working with the Google API too technical, making it difficult to implement. There is another way to do this, namely by using Google Sheets. Here is an example . How to add statistics from Google Analytics to Blogger without API To add or embed statistics from Google Analytics to Blogger easily without API, you need to follow the steps below: 1. Go to Google Sheet page 2. Choose Blank 3. Select Add-ons (you need to install the Google Analytics Add-on if you don't have one already) 4. After the Google Analytics add-on is installed, select Add-ons -> Google Analytics -> Create new report (you will see a dialog box where you have to fill in the available fields). 5. In the configuration options section, leave Metrics and Dimensions blank. We'll fill it...

Gdrive and Dropbox Direct Download Link - Google Drive and Dropbox are two of the most popular free file hosting services today. Just like the other file hosting services, files uploaded in the Google Drive and Dropbox usually don’t have a direct download link. The link of each file hosted in them drives the users to a page to review the file before they download it. This article shows you how to “bypass” the “view page” and download the file from Google Drive and Dropbox directly. Most Bloggers who provide downloads host their downloadable files in Google Drive, Dropbox, Mediafire, Zippy Share, and so on. None of these file hosting services will give us a direct link to the files. Some people prefer to put direct download links on their blogs to give more times to the users to download the files they need; some users may not be familiar with how to download the files so the direct download link must be helpful. Actually, there is a direct link to the downloa...

CPA vs PPC Simplified - Talking about online advertisement, we cannot avoid some technical terms like CPA, PPC, CPC, CPM, and so on. Either you are an advertiser, publisher, or viewer, you should understand the meaning that these terms stand for. Today, I am going to simplify the concept and practice behind CPA and PPC while the rests are left for next article. Scenario for Advertiser Assume that you use Google Ads to advertise or promote your product, you will need to pay (1) whenever your add is viewed for 1000 times (CPM), (2) whenever people click your add (CPC or PPC), and (3) whenever people follow your add and purchase your product (CPA). Scenario for Publisher Let’s say that you have a blog and you run an ad on it, you will be paid for (1) 1000 views reached by an ad (CPM), (2) every click that the viewers do on an ad (CPC or PPC), and (3) every purchase that your viewers do on the ad (CPA). Scenario for Viewer You ...

BooksCart is a blogger template for online bookstore. It has an amazing look with fancy widgets that all blogs about book, including book review blog, need. Built based on the latest responsive blogger theme, BooksCart is a very good blogger template for online bookstore, book review blog, and even movie posters. If you run an online bookstore blog, you must have online shop (ecommerce) blogger template. One of them is BooksCart. This template is designed by Sora Template and originally distributed by Gooyaabi. Today, this ecommerce blogger template is a good option. Features of BooksCart Online Bookstore Blogger Template Here are some features of BooksCart that you may want to know before using it: Adjustable width Stylish look on every aspect ratio Super-fast loading Highly SEO optimized Email subscription widget ready Drop Down Menu ready Mega Menu re...

Code editors for bloggers - A blogger ideally needs the best text editor to support his blogging activities. Although Blogger or WordPress have provided reliable text editors, in time, a blogger needs to type in codes such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Using a text editor provided by a blogging platform, a blogger's creative activities are limited to content that can be viewed or read. If a blogger wants to create or manage the flow of programs in his blog automatically or programmatically, like it or not, he needs the best text editor for bloggers. For this reason, I wrote this article to help you, bloggers, to choose a text editor for you. Personally, as a blogger, I've used at least two text editors (or rather code editors), Notepad++ and Visual Studio Code (VSC). But before we compare the two, I want to explain why a blogger needs a code editor, more than just Microsoft Windows' built-in Notepad. Why a Blogger needs a Code Editor ...

10 Factors why Google AdSense Rejects a Blog - So, you are wondering why your blog got rejected by Google AdSense. You must have read many articles about how Google AdSense accepts a blog but you haven't read the things that cause Google AdSense to reject a blog. There have been many tutorials on this subject, even Google itself provides AdSense tutorials, both on the Google support website and YouTube so that your blog can be accepted and ready to serve AdSense ads. Maybe the tutorials are too technical so that it is difficult for beginner bloggers to understand and apply. This short article comes from my personal experience after being repeatedly rejected by Google AdSense. After solving the problems below, my blog was finally accepted by Google AdSense. I want to share with you now the 10 factors why Google AdSense rejects a blog. #1 Unoriginal Content Unoriginal content includes plagiarized articles, whether translated or using spinners. New bloggers...

Adding a Twitter card Meta tags to blogger template manually can be risky if you don’t know where to put the tags on. Moreover, not all blogger template has Twitter card Meta tags. So, if you want to add a card with featured images or videos on the Twitter when you put your blog’s URLs, then you are in the right page. What’s a Twitter Card? A Twitter card is a “card” added to the Tweet that’s visible to the followers when a user tweet links in Twitter. Without a Twitter Card, the featured image of your homepage, post, or page will not appear in your tweet. With a Twitter card, not only does your tweet look prettier but also attractive. It means that a Twitter card may drive some traffics to your blog. How to Add a Twitter Card to Blogger Template? There are many Twitter Card Meta Tags Generator provided on the internet. However, most of them just provide Twitter card for homepages. So, their Meta tags wouldn’t...

The Right Property Type for BlogSpot in GSC - BlogSpot bloggers need to choose between Domain and URL Prefix as their property type in Google Search Console. Which one is the right choice? Short answer, URL Prefix is the right property type for BlogSpot bloggers. Keep reading! Understanding Google Search Console Long time ago, when we wanted to submit our blog URLs, what we did was just enter the URL and a comment or suggestion on google.com/addUrl . However, Google had made lots of changes and improvements and one of them is Google Search Console. Google Search Console or formerly Google Webmasters is a dashboard page for every bloggers to submit URLs and control the growth of their blogs. Less complex than Google Analytics, Google Search Console shows many information related to your blog like the number of clicks, impressions, average CTR, average position, indexed and unindexed pages, errors detected in your blog, how your pages appear on the users’ device, mobile usabili...

Discovered Currently not Indexed - Due to Google Core Update on July to August 2021, it seemed that Google bots were “busy” so that many blogs (especially BlogSpot) were not crawled and indexed; even, most of the time we got 5xx errors when we tried to Live Test our blog URLs; using other URL testers, the 5xx error didn’t exist. After Google Core Update completed, lots of crawl requests bombard Google Search Console so that it is fine if your blog posts are found under Excluded, especially Discovered – currently not indexed. However, is it the only reason why your blog posts are found under that “discouraging” place in Google Search Console? It is not. Therefore, in this very good day, I want to address this issue and help you identify the possible factors that cause your blog posts not crawled and indexed. Here are some possible factors that put your blog posts under excluded tab in Google Search Console. 1. Page Redirection If you enable mobile v...

NewPress Blogger Template - Every news blogger wants to have a blogger template that fits his blog niche. This time, we will share a blogspot template that is very suitable for news blogs, the NewPress blogger template. Based on its name, this blogger template is very suitable for use by bloggers who post news on their blogs. This news blogger template was designed by Templatesyard and distributed by Gooyaabitemplate. NewPress blogger template consists of a free version and a premium version. To see how the NewPress blogger template works, please see the demonstration here . The features offered by the NewPress news blog template are as follows: can appear on various screen sizes perfectly (responsive) support search engine optimization there are ad slots in strategic positions there are features for sharing posts to social media fast page load time compatible with all modern browsers etc. This NewPress blogger template is not...

Search description in blogger is often used to improve search engine optimization (SEO) of a blog. But few know that turning off the search description feature in blogger is actually better than turning it on. Why is that? Keep reading. What is the function of search description in blogger? The search description performs the same function on any blog or website, namely to display descriptive information about a blog or an article. Through search descriptions, people can find out what a blog is all about. The simplest definition of search description in blogger is a summary that describes a blog or post. Many people activate search descriptions for search engine optimization reasons. If you notice some flaws in the search description, you might turn it off immediately. If you haven't enabled the search description feature in blogger, there's nothing you need to do. Why should search description in blogger be turned off? It is a p...

Mistakes in writing paragraphs are often found not only in essays written by novice writers but also experienced writers. For an essay to convey the author's ideas, a paragraph must be free of mistakes, both grammatically and organizationally. There have been many articles that discuss mistakes in writing paragraphs but based on in-depth investigation, we conclude that the list of common mistakes in writing paragraphs mentioned in their articles needs to be reviewed. Therefore, I wrote this article to discuss some common mistakes in paragraph writing. Read also: 3 Reasons to Turn Off Search Description in Blogger Redefining Paragraph A paragraph is a container for ideas that are arranged either in one long sentence or several sentences that explain each other . There is no specific size of a paragraph; the size of a paragraph depends on the complexity of the ideas described in the paragraph. Therefore, writers who mention ...

Adding a stylish and responsive table into a blog post is necessary when you are displaying some data or comparing product prices. In the blog post, adding a table is not as easy as doing it in Microsoft Office Word or Excel. You will need to learn some HTML tags and CSS code to create a stylish table in your blog posts; and this article will cover it. The importance of tables in blog posts Tables are not always needed in every post, especially guide posts. Tables are needed in blog posts that display tabulated data, price comparisons or product features, and in some cases, tables are needed to organize the layout of content within a blog post. In a blog post, tables function like pictures or diagrams; displays visual information that is easily understood by blog visitors. Compared to descriptions with words, tables not only save space but also direct the reader's mind in reading and understanding the data displayed. Without going into the importance of tab...