Page rank and Alexa ranking are some of the terms normally encountered by bloggers and website owners. These quantifiers have an impact on the website or blog in terms of authority, traffic and link popularity.
Page Rank is an algorithm used by Google search engines to analyze links and content of sites and pages. No one can really pinpoint exactly what the algorithm is analyzing (relative back links, content, traffic, etc), except of course those who update the said algorithm, but one thing is for sure. Aside from authority, those who monetize their sites and blogs are affected by a drastic change in Page rank since most advertisers still use this measure for their pricing. Google Page Rank is said to update every 3-4 months though it hasn’t been consistent. As a measure to increase back links, some companies buy links from reputable companies, brokers, blogs or websites, while some engage in building up links through leaving comments on other authority blogs and forums.
If Page Rank pays more attention to links and content, Alexa Ranking on the other hand measures the amount of traffic or visit a site gets and its reach (users). The more traffic (from visitors with an open Alexa toolbar) that the site gets as well as pages visited by the user, the lower the Alexa rank. For some advertisers, they use this measure rather than Page rank because higher traffic and better reach means higher impressions on their ads and the probability that it will be clicked.
Dreaming big is never a crime. My brother has always wanted to be a musician ever since he had his hands on an old guitar he found in our storage room. As much as we’d like to support him, unfortunately my siblings and I just couldn’t give him a new one to practice on since then.
He was actually a member of a band in high school but he was the vocalist since he didn’t have a proper instrument. Now that he’s in college, we’re hoping to get him a gibson melody maker for a graduation gift. We wouldn’t want him to waste his talent so slowly we’re saving up for his dream guitar so he can be the artist he’s always dreamed to be.
The amazing internet strikes again. With tools available online for almost everything, it’s no wonder how more people stay indoors to pursue their careers and dreams.
My cousin who’s an aspiring musician just formed their own band. I’ve been wondering how they’ve been practicing and recording their music since I know my cousin’s schedule is pretty packed just from his class schedule. When we met up 2 weekends ago, I did ask him how they manage to practice and record and he said they do it from one of their member’s basement.
The basement, he said, is so up-t-date with tools from the internet. They are able to enhance voices, dub their music, and work on everything else like professionals. Because everything is almost free, they are saving for top-quality condenser microphones which they said will certainly make a difference in their music.
A couple of weeks ago my husband saw me trying to finish a blog post through my iPhone while waiting for my doctor. He felt so sorry for me because he figured it was really hard to type long texts using the phone but I had to beat a lot of deadlines.
After a couple of minutes, he excused himself saying that he had to get something from the car. When he came back, he handed me a package and it turns out to be a Bluetooth Keyboard! I was so excited that I blacked out everything else. I forgot I was in a clinic and didn’t even notice the nurse uniform hovering over me for a good 5 minutes. It was my turn to see the doctor but she figured she’d wait until I look up because I was so busy typing away.
Ah, the benefits of being able to work anytime, any day. I am just so happy with my new keyboard. Now it’s time to blog away! (or maybe facebook and twitter?)
