6 Actions Taken against Blogs that are Flagged

Yesterday, we did a post on some of the things that are against Google's policy, Writing about these things on your blog might result in your blog getting deleted, or at least flagged. It also might get flagged as a result of other people reporting your blog for a violation. When this happens. your blog is automatically entered into Google's flag queue. A team will then review those flags, and if no violation is taking place, they will simply let that blog go. Otherwise, appropriate action against the blog is  taken to maintain the safety of the network, and to ensure no such thing happens again from that party in the future.So how can you tell when your blog has been penalized? Google does send the blog owner an email message detailing them on the situation, and a recourse to be taken (if any). You can also tell when any of the following happens to your blog. These are the actions Google takes against flagged blogs indeed found guilty of violation(s).
Mature content interstitial - This usually happens in case of adult-content hosted on your blog. Your blog will be placed behind a 'mature content interstitial', which means that it will no longer appear in safe search. It can only be searched by users who have their family filter turned off, which effectively reduces your traffic.Blog becomes visible only to the author - Others won't be able to see or search your blog. Only you would be able to see it.Deletion of offending content - Frankly speaking, this is the least that could happen to your blog. Google will only remove the content that's violating its policies. So as long as your website isn't filled with such content, you're fine.Disabled Blogger account - OK, now this is getting serious. If you have been copying content, or spamming, you might end up getting your account banned.Disabled Google account - Google won't just stop at disabling your Blogger account. If your offense is serious, then your entire Google Account, with all the associated profiles related to other Google products.Reporting to law enforcement - OK, things are getting pretty real now, so you might as well snap out of it. If you're involved with cyber-crime, or are promoting illegal activities, you might get reported to law enforcement agencies. Now would be a pretty good time to pack your bags and run away :These steps, harsh as some of them may sound, are necessary for the sake of the safety and sanctity of the Blogger network. If you see someone violating Google's guidelines by doing any of the things forbidden by Google, please don't hesitate to report that particular blog to Google.To report a blog, simply visit Blogger's Help Canter section about reporting abuse. Do give Google's guidelines before filing a report. If you're sure that a blog is violating the policies, then you can use the different links given at the end of the report abuse page in Blogger Help Center to file a report. Help make the internet a better place by reporting policy-violators. Stay blessed :)Filed Under: Blogging ethics, Google

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Three Niche Blogs You Can Profit From Right Now

If you’ve been paying attention to my create a blog case study then you will surely understand what I mean when I say there are millions of different ways to make money online.

Later this month I will be doing a completely free webinar with OfferInspector.com and will walk all attendees through the process of finding an affiliate offer, researching it’s potential market, competition and then creating a blog based around the actual offering and planning out how to make a long term residual source of income with the site. If you’d like to attend, you can register here.

If you are going to attend the webinar, awesome! If not, that’s still cool.

In the meantime I wanted to give you a few ideas on niche markets and ideas that you can create for a niche blog of your own and start making money with right now.

Here’s three quick niches and ideas for you to play around with.

Amazon Products

Amazon is the largest online shopping site in the world and everyone trusts using their site when it comes to online buying. With millions of different products on their site it makes it extremely easy for you to join their affiliate program, take content from their site and compiling an excellent content in any given niche. Take a look at the Amazon top sellers list and see which products have a high selling rate, but low competition in the search results.

Financial and Credit Advice

With tax season right around the corner you know millions of people are going to flood to the internet to see what tax bracket they fall into and how they can save money on their tax returns. People are looking for answers to their questions and if you have a site that is focused on solving these issues, you can have a very big “April” every year to come. In addition to tax season, people are also looking to improve and check their credit score and how to improve their financial history every day.

Product Reviews

When you are interested in buying a product or service there is a good chance that you are going to do some prior research online before taking out your wallet. Having a niche / product specific review site is an excellent way to make money with a site of your own. If you can rank in the search results for “product name” reviews keywords, you are golden. When people are searching for these types of terms, they are already in buying mode and likely to buy through your review site.

Right, I get it… you want some competitive keywords and niches for you to play around with as well.

In tomorrow’s post I will provide you with 10 different long tail keywords that you can build a legitimate business and blog around right away. Using the same methods I list in my create a blog case study you can build out your content, gain incoming links and monetize your sites to perfection.

Each of the keywords will have over 1,000 searches per month and a very low competition score below 30 (long tail pro), which means it will be quite easy for you to rank for.

Be sure to come back for tomorrows post and also register for my free webinar later in the month!

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Invest in Online Businesses and Blogs with RankTrader

As online marketers and bloggers we are all familiar with the concept of investing in ourselves and our businesses. We create blogs and run ad campaigns, then take a portion of the profits for ourselves and invest the rest of it back into the business and campaigns to continue to generate more money.

The concept is nothing new, but what RankTrader.com is attempting to create for their business is.

RankTrader is taking the old concept of traditional stock market investing and combining it with the world of online marketing and business. The difference is that their web site is a marketplace for buying and selling virtual shares in your every day web sites and blogs. In short… RankTrader is the first website virtual stock market.

In the screenshot below you will see the listings of web sites currently listed in their marketplace along with a “stock order form” similar to what you would see from any of the real online stock trading companies like eTrade or Ameritrade. You can place market orders, set the amount of shares you would like to buy, unit price and much more.

During a recent press release the company had the following to say:

The team at RankTrader recognizes that there are a lot of people out there who want to invest in this online revolution, so they created a marketplace that allows individuals to register their web properties and sell virtual shares of their websites.

RankTrader takes traditional concepts from the stock market, making it a system that is familiar to investors to learn. Their marketplace allows the individual investor to invest in a web property just like they might invest in a company in a traditional stock market. This concept allows individuals to invest and make money from the success of a website without having to own or operate their own web property.

So can this type of formula work?

A business that is based on the buying and selling of virtual shares in companies that people have no relationship? One would hope so since that’s the same working model of the stock market.

The site also provides a lot of details stats and figures for web sites in the marketplace. You can seen a screenshot of the main contributors and stats for each site listed with shares available. PageRank, Alexa and Backlinks being some of the most important.

Then end goal for RankTrader is to become a large market place for users to not only invest in web sites, but also provide tools to evaluate, compare and follow websites trends over time.

The site is currently in beta testing phase and will be released to the public for full access soon.

If you’d like to start learning about the web site or even listing your own site or blog on their network, you can do so by clicking here to visit their site or request a beta signup through the form below.

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