This is the last past of series Infinite scrolling for Blogger. I will show you how to combine Infinite Ajax Scroll with other Jquery Plugin or scripts in your page.
Because it too long, so I divide this post into 3 parts with detail as bellow:
- Part 1: Basic usage of Jquery Ajax Scrolling and apply it to default Blogger template
- Part 2: How to apply Infinite Scrolling technique to all Blogger templates.
- Part 3: Combine this Jquery plugin with other plugin ( layout plugins such as Masonry, Isotape, or Disqus comment system, Google Analytics)

As introduced in last post on Jquery Ajax Scrolling plugin, the basic usage and how to apply it to default Blogger templates, this post, I will go further on the way to apply this technique to all custom Blogger template

If you are using Facebook, Twitter or take a look around new websites, you may see most of them use a technique to load next posts automatically, without click on Next or Previous button as we did before. This technique was also applied to Blogger Dynamic interface.
In this post, I will show you how to use this technique to make infinite scrolling or load more effect for normal Blogger blog using a Jquery plugin name Jquery Ajax Scrollling.

This tutorial goes out to all those who download SIMPLEX ADVANCE NEWSPAPER II. 
I will be giving you tips on how to manipulate this template for SEO (search Engine Optimization). Now For those who must have downloaded this template, have you ever noticed that the ads (probably AdSense) you put doesn’t appear on the inner pages of your template? SIMPLEX NEWSPAPER II is no doubt on of the best template from SimplexDesign collections, and many people would want to use it to build a very strong audience for their blog with its attractive looks and gain rewards for that with AdSense being integrated into it. But come to think of it, how do you intend to achieve these rewards for ads without not being able to show ads on all you pages (including indexed label search pages) to increase click through rate (CTR)? I will be taking this little opportunity to demist little tips on how to do this with the following few steps

First of all, open the Xml template with any word editor and look for a very strategic position for your ad placement (If you just downloaded it).
Or you can log in to your blogger dashboard and find the Template link and click on HTML
Blogger login page Template HTML

For me I decided to place it in between Recent Entries and Recent Comments. You will agree with me that this position is the best place to place our ads so that readers can easily have their eyes on it at all glance. I also noticed the relatively large width of that position and found out that Google 300x600 Large skyscraper ad will fit into it perfectly (no pun intended)

Go tohttp://www.htmlescape.net/htmlescape_tool.html to encode your adsense
See diagram below for instructions


You can virtually place adsense code anywhere it pleases you within the template.
I hope it works
You can see the prove from my blog http://naijafreakynews.blogspot.com
That’s all

About Guest Blogger

This post is written by Adanyebe Anthony from http://naijafreakynews.blogspot.com

The New York Times reported in 2008 that about 95 percent of people who start blogs abandon them. An abandoned, or failed, blog is a blog that isn’t updated for 120 days or longer. That’s a huge amount of people who had at least an iota of ambition and, for one reason or another, lost it. At least some of these blogs were business-related.
Starting a blog seems incredibly simple, especially with the slew of free programs that feature a fill-in-the-blank approach. However, writing daily (or even weekly) can be frustrating, especially when you’re not getting comments or followers. You might find an SEO company that offers blog maintenance along with other services. Unfortunately, that’s not in the budget for many small businesses.

The Time Crunch

Many blogs fail because people don’t think they have the time to update them regularly. This is an excuse, considering a short blog update only takes 15 to 30 minutes. Of course, this is a slice of time that can be spent surfing the web or taking a coffee break. Blogs aren’t considered real work, but of course they are.
It’s important to schedule time for blogging and stick to it. Some people are very ambitious in the beginning, but that drive quickly fades as you feel that no one is reading what you write. Getting blog readers takes constant outreach and relationship building with other bloggers. Utilize your existing customer base and any social media presence to boost your blog.

The Poor Skill Set

Some lucky people are getting readers, but the interest wanes quickly. This can happen if you’re not a real blogger. It takes a certain kind of writer, usually a professional, to garner and foster blog readers. Not everyone has the skills to find high-quality images and produce consistently solid writing.
Ideally, you can hire a freelance writer to take care of this project. If that’s not possible, make sure you use the best writer at your disposal. Remember that this is an additional job on top of current demands, so re-distribute time or pay accordingly. Most importantly, if the person you use isn’t a professional writer, don’t expect their work to reflect otherwise.

Prioritization Issues

Similar to time-crunches, blogs are often put on the back burner. They’re abandoned during busy seasons, or the writer thinks it’s fine to skip just one day (and then a few more). There are always priorities in small businesses, but blogs can’t come last. They need to be somewhere in the middle in order to survive.
I’ve worked with businesses who want me to save their blog. That’s a tough task when they only allot a handful of blogs to me and expect that to be the magic cure. Assess if you have the time, skill and drive to start a successful blog. Having no blog is better than a neglected one.

About Guest Blogger

Adrienne is a blogger and aspiring writer. When she’s not blogging about tech and social media on her site Pongra, you might find her practicing her French, whipping up some recipes she found on Pinterest, or obsessing over vintage postcards and stamps.

Some people asked me for showing Picasa albums in a page of Blogspot, and in my latest template that made for customer, he requested the same. So in this post, I will show you the way to embed Picasa Gallery in Blogger by using Jquery Picasa Gallery. This plugin is writen by Alan Hamlett at http://ahamlett.com .

Demo

After a long time working and test, Download Page is now live in SimplexDesign blog. You can access through the link in top navigation bar or through this address :  

http://templates.thesimplexdesign.com/

This page will keep you up to date to all changes made with SimplexDesign templates , all new templates or bug fixed. All files here automatically sync with files in my computer, and refresh every minute. So updating template is not a nightmare anymore.

Another thing should be notice here : if you see only one files or more when visiting this page, maybe it's in updating time. Refreshing again and you will see them in full.

At this time, there are some templates uploaded to this Download page. It will take time for all Simplex templates because I have to test them all again.
For templates uploaded, I integrated all scripts into templates files, so you don't need to worry about finding hosting provider for script or website downs because of 110mb.com.
In the future, I will make two editions for each templates . One comes with all script and image files so you can host yourself , and one comes with all scripts integrated in template file. This was my idea before but it will take time to become reality.

That's all for this post. Hope new Download section will shorten our times when working.

In SimplexDesign blog, I always welcome bloggers who want to contribute content and giving value to readers . Guest blogger can place two links in the bio as an exchange to his contribution . When site grows , I receive more and more guest posting proposal everyday. But it doesn't mean all guest posts I received are good enough to publish. In this post, I will show you what need to do to make me publish your guest post :

Have you ever ask for the value of your site ? How much is your site worth ? I found this infographic in Webstarts website that may helpful to you all .
Via: WebStarts

If you ask a handful of people what the purpose of a blog is, chances are you'll get a few different answers.

• For writers, a blog is a place to hone their skills and get their thoughts published easily and inexpensively.
• For readers, a blog is a place to read others' ideas, stay up-to-date on the latest news and trends or learn about a topic that interests them.
• For Internet marketing mavens, a blog is a means to boost a website or brand's SEO ranking.

There are millions of blogs floating around out there on the Interwebs, and each one was started for a particular reason. On the same note, there are blogs about every topic imaginable, and some are naturally more popular than others. Looking for a blog about cooking, technology or small business? You're in luck. Just type your desired topic into Google, and watch the results roll in. Even those who work in traditionally "boring" industries — such as insurance, construction or law — are jumping on the blogging bandwagon. So, how do writers in these niches garner enough readers to make their blogging efforts worth it? By implementing techniques that make their blogs and blog posts more interesting, which ultimately makes people want to read their blogs on a regular basis. If you want to draw more readers to your blog, follow these four simple tips.

Many many people ask me why their blog stop working recently ,why 110mb.com down ,and ask me for js files .I repeated thoudsand times the answer . But it seem useless . So I make this post for clarifying what need to do with js file .

1,If the host 110mb.com live again ,you can open template files ,search for what files hosting in 110mb.com ,download them and than upload to your host . After that ,replace links in template files .

2,If 110mb.com downs ,you can search for file in internet ,very simple ,for example :
Search for file :jquery.js , I open GOOGLE and type 'jquery.js' in search box and press Enter , jquery.com site which provide jquery.js is the first one in search result ^^
Now you got it .

Repeat for other files , I must say that all files I used in template are popular js script in internet and it's the line in search result . So don't need to worry I hide something or have special script that don't want you to know . So what to do when you have js file ? you can buy a host ,I recommend a host that support CDN for best quality and than host your files there . Don't upload your files to services such filefactory.com ,rapidshare.com ,mediafile.com ... because they are file sharing services ,and file hosted in these host can't use directly . If you don't have enough money for a host , you can see my post here for unlimit hosting for blogger

Have you ever tried Blogger default star rating ? I tried several times and hard to make it work as I want . In internet , I found Graddit.com ,a star-rating system that work for Blogger . So in this post ,I will show you how to add them to blog. Maybe it useful for you .

Many people mail me ask me for solving error when installing new template . They installed template in their main blog and every error occured may affect to their site performance . So in this post , I would like to show you the way for testing new template with all data from your main blog ,but do not affect to main blog performance .

Some of you asked me on how to make a floating share button which slide in left or right side of website . It's very simple and easy . In this post ,I will show you how to do this with addthis.com service.

 After reading some comments from you on Customize threaded comment system and check by myself ,there's an error when applying CSS in this post: the reply button and load more button are not work .
Now in this post ,I will show you how to customizing theaded comment system like Simplex Bigblue template .

Update : Blogger Fixed this error

The new blogger interface will be applied to all blog in next month . 
Some of you updated to new blogger interface and error message suddenly appear when installing a new template .
The reason is very simple . The error is on widgets in blogger and widgets inside template .

Attracting traffic to your blog is not an easy task. Optimizing your blog needs to consider few important things. The design of blog, home page, content, images, SEO, and the text presentation plays crucial role in optimizing your blog on the net. The visitors often search for good quality content with attractive interface and images.

Several days ago ,Blogger team announced new SEO functions for Blogger after a long time waiting :D These functions are grouped in Meta Tags, Errors and Redirections, and Crawlers and Indexing. In Redirections group,we got 404 page function and redirect dead links .
Now in this post ,I will show you how to create a custom 404 page for all Blogger templates and Simplex's templates .

Many peoples complaint about their blog loading speed . 'Slow' is the term that I heard so much . So in this post ,I want to tell you some tips for increasing the loading speed .