One of the hardest things about creating a successfully blog is getting people to find you.  A lot of blogs have good content for the specific niche, but there audience can’t seem to find the blog.  Getting ranked on Google can be daunting especially for a new website.  One solution can be trying to get indexed into different blog directories.  This will help with link building and  it helps people find your site as well. I was looking around the internet for directories that I could submit my website www.fordjordan.com which is about Web design and SEO, and I found an awesome website that will automatically submit your blogs to 21 different directories.  This site is called Ping-O-Matic.  It is extremely easy to use and very effective.  One of the biggest constraint on the internet is time.  This website saves you a bunch of time and is so simple and easy to use.  This is a perfect example of a company giving away powerful tools for free for the sake of helping the internet community.

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Here is an example of what it looks like:

StartupCrave is a new site that connects future entrepreneurs to potential business partners, co-founders, angel investors, and venture capitalists.

The hopeful entrepreneur can go on the site and create a profile with their idea. This profile can be as specific or as vague as the entrepreneur wants; specificity gives those who are interested in the idea a better idea about the business model and vagueness allows you to not reveal your intellectual property more than you are comfortable with.

The most basic package on the site is free; anyone can sign up and use the services. There are other packages that charge a membership fee for extra perks like rating the ideas of others and appearing on the list of certain investors or potential partners. Since it is still a beta tester, all of these plans are free if you sign up now. Check it out at StartupCrave.com and submit your idea.

Many people waste time on Facebook. I on the other hand spend most of my time on NewSchoolers. Everytime I open up the internet, I go to Newschoolers. If I had to briefly describe the site, I’d say it’s Facebook and eBay put together for skiers. You can see the current skiing news, look at pictures, see product reviews, enter in competitions, and event buy and sell skiing equipment.

Newschoolers.com is the greatest forum site I have ever come across. Most action sport forums are plain gray and white, with only a few different things for visitors to do. Newschoolers is very different. The website homepage is vibrant, and displays a slider showing the most popular skiing news as well as current competitions and top rated videos. It is becoming very popular among the freestyle skiing community. Most of the guys that ski the terrain park at my local mountain have the black NS on their helmet, tall T, or sewn onto their pants.

Once you become a member of the site, you can comment on pics and videos submitted by other viewers, post in the gear discussion forums, and create threads in the buy/sell/trade forum. I have sold over $500 worth of equipment, and purchased well over a $1000 worth of skiing gear without a problem. As you do more and more transactions, you build up your karma, or legitimacy. Those with more karma are usually the more reliable, trusted seller.

As I mentioned earlier, members can participate in contests put on by the popular freestyle brands such as Saga and FirstDrop Outerwear, or ski brands like LINE, Armada, etc. Unfortunately, I have not won a contest, but did finish third in a video contest put on by Salomon skis.

Another interesting asset of the site is the Community tab. In this part of the forum, you can connect with local freestyle skiers. Whether your looking for a regular ski buddy, or want to trade a pair of skis, you can always find NS members in your area.

The reason why I love this site so much is the fact that it’s a site made by skiers, for skiers. Young amateurs can connect with the pros like Tom Wallisch, and watch their trick tips or contest runs. Newschoolers doesn’t ask for money, but a small donation will make your username move up the totem pole. They are dedicated to the members and provide the greatest social network for skiers. So, check them out! Click here to go to NewSchoolers.com

Guys in general don’t know much about jewelry.  However, there comes a time in every man’s life when he needs to buy that perfect engagement ring.  So how does a guy with no knowledge buy the perfect ring?  Enter www.buyingaengagementring.com.  Come to our website, to read about the 4c’s.  Or watch a video which explains what every man needs to know.  Or take a ring test with your future fiance in mind and see which of the five categories she would fit in to; then read how those categories impact ring choice and  hear what other girls who would put themselves in those categories have to say about what kind of engagement ring your fiance would want would want.   Or read about how much money you should spend on an engagement ring.

It’s getting to be that time for fantasy baseball and I am was thinking which website to run my league through, Yahoo or Espn? Espn is much faster and more reliable when it comes to internet speed. There is a less of a chance that there will be freezing or timing out. I remember the last time I had a league through Yahoo, the internet wasn’t registering the draft so we had to wait another week to have the draft. I also think Espn is more organized when it comes to draft information, player rankings, player reports or projections and updates on injuries. Inviting owners and teams is easier through Espn. Overall it is just less complicated.  Don’t get me wrong, Yahoo is a good site to run your league, it’s just that Espn is a better alternative. Espn is also more advanced when you want to access your fantasy league through you cell phone or ipad. I feel Espn offers more options and will give you a more exciting experience.