Useful Windows 8 Tweaks and Keyboard Shortcuts

Recently Windows 8(New Operating System) is out in market.Devices running on Windows 8 are emerging more and more day by day.To get the best experience from windows 8 you must be knowing how to use all the functionality properly.Here we listed some quick tweaks and keyboard shortcut keys for windows 8 users.

1. Enable Num Lock on the Windows 8 Logon Screen

Some user believes that there is a setting in Computer BIOS that num lock will not be enabled automatically on the logon screen. But let's think that you have enabled the user authentication while logon and your password will be in numerical. So, if you want to enter in the Operating System speedily you have to turn first Num Lock On then type, if in case you forget to turn on then password will be wrong. Here is the simple tweak to Enable Num Lock on the Windows 8 Logon Screen.

• Open "run" (Win Key + R), type "regedit" (without quote) and hit enter.
• After that one window will appear, as shown in below image.
• Now Browse to this location: HKEY_USERS\.DEFAULT\Control Panel\Keyboard
• Then edit the value of InitialKeyboardIndicators and set it to a value of 2.
• Done successfully.

2. Launch File Explorer with Drive List

In Windows 8 and Windows 7, when File Explorer is launched via the Task bar shortcut, Libraries are shown by default, which is not useful to us. But If I show the tweak that when you click on File Explorer via the Taskbar then My Computer opens with a drive list. Here is simple tweak to follow.

• Right Click on the File Explorer which is on the Taskbar.

• Then Select Properties, it will open File Explorer Properties.

• Now change the Target Location to the following:
  %SystemRoot%\explorer.exe ,::{20D04FE0-3AEA-1069-A2D8-08002B30309D}
• And click OK, you have done successfully.

3. Customise Default Programs for the Windows 8 Desktop

In Windows, when you click on any image on the desktop then it will not open in Image Viewer or otherwise if you play a video from a desktop then a full screen player emerges out. To avoid all this things we know that we have to set default programs for that. So, here is the simple tweak:

a) Image Viewers

• Click on the Windows Key from your Keyboard, type Default Programs and hit Enter.
  

  
•  Select set your default programs.
  
•  Select Windows Photo Viewer and then click set this program as default.
  

b) Video Players

•  Click on the Windows Key from your Keyboard, type Default Programs and hit Enter.
  
• Select set your default programs.
  
• On right hand side, you will see change program option. Click on that button.

• Select Windows Media Player (Any Player installed in your computer) and then click set this program as default.

c) PDF Viewer

•  Click on the Windows Key from your Keyboard, type Default Programs and hit Enter.
  

  
• Select Associate a file type or protocol with a program.
  
•  Select .pdf and then click Change program.
  
• Now, select Adobe Reader.
  

In this way, you can set default programs for various of extension.

4. Windows 8 Multi-Monitor Tweaks

While designing Windows 8, Microsoft keep the concept of multiple monitors support in mind. If you use multiple monitors then you can do different works on both of them and also works can be finished fast. For that you have to customize and also we have to put different wallpapers on specific monitors. This article is a compilation of multi-monitor tips that will help any Windows 8 power user. 

a) Taskbar Customization

Now, right click on Taskbar and select properties. You will see a pop-up properties window and on the bottom half of the Taskbar tab you will see the new Multiple Display options, as shown in below image:

There you will see the three options:

1. All Taskbars
2. Main taskbar and taskbar where window is open
3. Taskbar where window is open

So, select as per your requirement and many others options are also there to customize.

b) Background Customization

This is very simple tweak, you have to right click on the specific image and on which monitor you want to display select that. And also select position settings.

You can bring your Windows apps on desktop by dragging with the mouse and also you can switch multiple monitors by pressing Windows Key + Page up / Page down.

5. Windows 8 Keyboard Shortcut Guide:

Lastly I want to introduce Keyboard Shortcuts so that you can use Windows 8 quickly and efficiently. So, let's useful Keyboard Shortcuts to improve relationship with your new OS.

General Windows 8 Shortcuts

Win – Display Start Menu

Win + Mouse Scroll Wheel – Zoom in and out on the Start Menu

Win + L – Lock your PC and return to logon screen

Win + P – Projector options

Win + X – Admin tools menu

Win + Enter – Starts Windows Narrator

Win + (plus sign + ) – Screen zoom in

Win + (minus sign - ) – Screen zoom out

Win + Print Screen – Saves a screenshot in the picture library screenshot folder

Print Screen – Saves a screenshot to clipboard

Alt + Tab – Classic app switcher

Win + Tab – Metro app switcher

Alt + F4 – Close application (Desktop and Metro)

Tab – Select different items

Ctrl + C – Copy

Ctrl + X – Cut

Ctrl + V – Paste

Metro / Modern Shortcuts

Win + C – Displays charms

Win + Z – Displays app bar

Win + I – Settings side menu

Win + K – Devices menu

Win + H – Share menu

Win + F – File search

Win + Q – Application search

Win + W – Settings search

Win + (period . ) – Snap Metro app to the right

Win + Shift + (period.) – Snap Metro app to the left

Arrow keys + spacebar – Select app tile

Desktop Shortcuts

Win + D – Show Desktop

Win + M – Minimize to Desktop

Win + R – Run

Win + T – Taskbar previews

Win + U – Ease of Access Center

Win + Pause / Break – System Information

Win + comma – Peek at desktop

Ctrl + Shift + Escape – Task Manager

Win + Right Arrow – Aero snap right

Win + Left Arrow – Aero snap left

Win + Up Arrow – Aero snap full screen

Win + 1 through 9 – Launched applications pinned to the taskbar

File Explorer Shortcuts

Win + E – Open File Explorer    

Ctrl + N – Additional File Explorer window

Alt + F + P – Open Command prompt at current location

Alt + F + r – Open PowerShell prompt at current location

Ctrl + Mouse Scroll Wheel – Change view

Ctrl + Shift + N – New Folder

Alt + Enter – Selected File/Folder Properties

F2 – Rename selected item

Ctrl + F1 – Show or Hide Ribbon

Alt + Up arrow – Navigate up a folder

Alt + Left Arrow – Navigate to previous folder

Alt + Right Arrow – Navigate forward

Desktop Internet Explorer 10

Ctrl + B – Favorites Manager
Ctrl + D – Add site to Favorites
Ctrl + I – Favorites List
Ctrl + G – Feeds
Ctrl + H – History
Ctrl + J – View Downloads
Ctrl + N – New Window
Ctrl + P – Print
Ctrl + Shift + P – Open In Private mode tab
Ctrl + T – New tab
Ctrl + K – Duplicate tab
Ctrl + W – Close tab
Ctrl + Shift + T – Reopen closed tab
Ctrl + Tab – Switch between open tabs
Ctrl + R or F5 – Refresh Page
Ctrl + U – View Source
Ctrl + F or F3 – Find on page
Ctrl + E – Move cursor to address bar to search the web
Alt + Home – Homepage
Alt + Left Arrow – Back
Alt + Right Arrow – Forward
F10 – Menu bar
F11 – Toggle Full Screen Mode
F12 – Developer Tools

Metro Internet Explorer 10

Ctrl + E – Move cursor to address bar to search the web
Ctrl + F or F3 – Find on page
Ctrl + R or F5 – Refresh Page
Ctrl + P – Print
Ctrl + T – New tab
Ctrl + K – Duplicate tab
Ctrl + W – Close tab
Ctrl + Tab – Switch between open tabs
Ctrl + Shift + T – Reopen closed tab
Ctrl + Shift + P – Open In Private Mode Tab
Ctrl + L or F4 – Open address bar
Alt + Left Arrow – Back
Alt + Right Arrow – Forward

All above are the useful Tweaks that you should know while using Windows 8. Share this post so that others also can know these Windows Tweaks. If you have any problem related these tweaks then put your comments in below comment box!!!

 Sohil R. Memon

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Hi,I am the founder of my Personal Blog - sohilmemon.com. I am a computer-junkie. I haven’t had any educational background related to computers, but it’s in my blood. I love to write articles on Blogging, Technology, Computers & Smartphones. You can stay connected me on Facebook, Follow me on Twitter.

Download Microsoft Office 2013 Professional with Product Key for Free[Officially]

Microsoft Office 2013 Final build is available for free download.Before buying the original pack of Microsoft Pro version you can try 60 Days trial.

Microsoft is officially offering the trial version of MS Office 2013 Professional Plus. Downloaded software is same as what you will get in paid/retail package. So, it is full version with all the features and you don’t miss out feature which is available in a paid package.

Steps to Download Microsoft Office Professional 2013:

The only thing you need in the download process is a Microsoft Outlook account.If you already have an outlook ,hotmail,live account then you can proceed.

• Login to your Account(Outlook or Hotmail or Windows Live)
• Then go to Microsoft Office 2013 Download Page(Click Here).
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click GET STARTED NOW button.

• Now you will be redirected to a page where you have to fill a form(where most of the details will be filled previously) and you have to select the version which you want to download(Either 32-Bit or 64-Bit).You also need to choose your role in your primary role in your company or organisation(Choose other if you don't want to specify anything).

• Now you will redirected to a page where you get a unique product key.

• Copy the key to clipboard and then choose your language and hit the DOWNLOAD button.

• Now an ISO image will start downloading to your PC.

Compatibility:

• Microsoft Office 2013 is not compatible with Windows XP and Vista.
• Your PC must be either Windows 8 or windows 7 to experience office 2013.

In a Nutshell:

• To download office 2013 login into your outlook/hotmail/live account and go to this page.
• Scroll down to bottom and hit get started now.
• Then select your version and continue.
• After that you will be redirected to Product key page.
• Copy the product key and hit download.Your download will begin.

From the Editors Desk:

To install microsoft office you have to enter the product key which you have obtained in the above steps.As it is a trail version you will get full access to the software upto 60 days.After finishing the trial your software will be expired and you need to buy the full version.The full version is not yet released but critics say that the full version of Microsoft Office Professional 2013 will cost 499$.

How to create Custom Animated GIF Images with Camtasia Studio[Video]

Camtasia Studio is one of the leading screen recording and video editing software.It is not only useful for recording videos but also used for editing videos,changing the quality on videos,converting videos to different formats and many other functions which are related to video editing.

• If you have not yet downloaded then download Camtasia Studio now.

In this video I will be discussing how to create custom Animated GIF Images using Camtasia Studio.

Steps to create GIF Images Using Camtasia Studio:

1.Import the video from which you want to extract a gif image.
2.Edit and crop the part of video which you want to turn into a gif image.
3.Then go to Produce and Share.
4.In Production Settings choose Custom Production Settings.
5.In Custom Production Settings choose GIF option.
6.Next all the steps are self explainatory .
7.You can also include water mark for those gif images.
8.After the process is finished you have to save the files to a specific location(Preferably Desktop).

Watch the video tutorial for better understanding:

Conclusion:

There are many other ways of creating an animated gif image.Using camtasia studio you can create custom animated gif images of great quality at very less size.

I will be sharing some more methods in future stay tuned.

How to Recover from Google Panda Effect

Google Panda is one of the most discussed SEO Topics of 2011 and 2012.If you are new here "Google Panda is an Algorithm introduced by Google to improve search results quality".

What is Google Panda?

As I previously said Google Panda is an Algorithm introduced to improve search results.No doubt these algorithm definitely increased search quality results but for most of them this algorithm left tears in vain.Basically Google Panda is a domain level penalty,so if you blog has few bad posts then it will effect the whole blog like "one bad apple spoiling the whole bunch".I will be explaining how to get rid of this low quality content read on......

How to Identify if your site got effected with this Update?

As soon as the update rolled out you will either notice an increase in traffic ,decrease in traffic or no change in traffic.

• No Change in Traffic:It means you didn't either loose or gain in this update and should be aware of the future updates.
• Increase in Traffic:Increase in traffic shows that you are blessed by Google in this update.That means you are doing well as of now cheers :).
• Decrease in Traffic:This is the most worried aspect.If your traffic decreased then you are one of the victim in this update and should work on recovery process.

What Kind of Websites get affected with Google Panda Algo?

1. Websites with Low Quality Content(Often discussed as Thin Content).
2. Websites which work as content farm.
3. Websites with useless pages indexed in Google.
4.  Websites with many advertisements(Especially Above the Fold).
5. Websites with no proper design and SEO structure.
6. Websites/Blogs which are not updated for a very long time.
7. Websites with outdated articles.

How to Recover from Google Panda Update:

Honestly speaking its very easy to recover from Google Panda Effect.I am one of the victim of these Google Algorithm's.As soon as my site gets affected with these Algos I start working from that day and will mostly recover within a week(maximum a month).

1.Remove Low Quality Content from Google:

This is the first and primary step you have to do as soon as you are hit by Panda.Writing low quality content is like inviting Panda.Many web masters are not aware of Low Quality content.

• Identifying low quality content is itself a big task.For this reason I have made a separate post on How To Identify and Remove Low Quality Content from Google-Refer that article.
• Also Read:How to Remove Duplicate Content in Blogger.

2.Fix all Broken Links:

Broken links are one of the major issue of every website.Broken links not only effect blog SEO but also use experience.These links leaves the visitors with a 404 error page annoying the visitors who was searching for some useful data.

• I personally use Xenu Tool to fix broken links and I recommend you the same.

3.Get Rid of Duplicate Content and Duplicate Meta Tags:

Duplicate content is another major issue.Sometimes web masters write same kind of update in multiple posts like "Google Panda Update 20" "Google Panda Update 21" and give same Meta Description and Keywords.Though both are different but contains almost same keywords in the title.This makes them look like Duplicate content in the eyes of Google.

So you have to either adapt different titles for both the posts or write all the updates in a single post.For more info refer my article on How to remove low quality content.

4.Remove Spammy and Unwanted Comments:

• Only accept genuine comments on your blog.
• Don't force others to comment on your blog just to increase comments count.
• Allow only comments that add value to your post.
• Good comments always add fuel to your post and thereby boosts your rank.
• At the same time a spammy comments can harm your whole blog.
• Also Read:Best Commenting System for Blogs.

5.Split content into Categories:

Now this is also a very important aspect that you have to implement on your website.If you have a blog or website,you write content on different topics like Gadgets,Blogging,Making Money Online etc.Then Split your content into categories.

• Give proper label for each category.
• Don't give more than three labels for each Category.
• If you have already messed up your blog with many labels the its time for you to wake up and give proper and limited number of labels to each post.
• If you implement the above mentioned steps then you will definitely notice a boost in your traffic.

6.Remove Unwanted Advertisements:

I see many people fill their blogs with lot of advertisements.Its wise to make 1000$ from only two Advertisements than 800$ from 5 Advertisements.

• User experience is very important scenario in SEO.
• If you annoy the visitor then he/she might not be sharing your content and wont visit your blog next time.To build an authoritative site referral traffic plays a key role.
• Remove all unwanted ads especially ads above the fold.Google also introduced Page Layout Algorithm which penalises websites with more ads above the fold.Though CTR will be high for ads above the fold it will effect your blog traffic.
• Don't use more than Two Ads above the fold.I prefer only one ad above the fold as I give more importance for my visitors.

7.Avoid Keyword Stuffing:

Keyword Stuffing was one of the mostly used method to rank well in Google.After wise Google Algorithm Updates google has thrown axe on all the spammers who used to rank high by keyword stuffing.I don't say you to stop keyword research but I suggest you to do it properly without interfering with user experience.

• If you are new to Keywords then you should refer my post on Keyword Research Guide for Bloggers.
• Use not more than 3-4 keywords in your title.
• If your blog is new then focus on Long Tail Keywords.
• Use more number different keywords in your post.Spin the keywords.

For example if you are writing a post on How To Make Money Online then don't use the same word repeatedly instead use earn money,make extra income,money making from home etc.Using different words not only keeps away from Panda but also gives good user experience.

8.Site Design: 

Maintain a clean,easily navigable site design.I find many web masters using a lot of scripts to make their website look attractive.Such kind of sites takes hell lot of time to load and makes navigation cumbersome.Having a attractive site design is good but not at the cost of user experience.

• Use a clean site design.
• Put a menu bar for easy navigation.
• Have atleast one search bar on your blog.
• Easy social sharing buttons.
• Good subscription box at proper place.

9.Active Social Media Presence:

Social media is the largest source of Referral Traffic.A blog must have good referral traffic to establish as brand.Be active on Social Networking sites like Facebook,Stumbleupon and Google+.After introducing G+,Google is allowing us to link our website with our Google Plus profile.New features like Google Authorship,Author Rank are associated with Google Plus.So be active on Google+.

10.Write a Reconsideration:

This is the last thing you have to do after you have done with all the above mentioned steps.There are cases where google pulled out penalty on few websites.So its worth writing a reconsideration.

• Write a Reconsideration [Link].

Check out Matt Cutts Advice on Panda Recovery:

In a Nutshell:

If you are hit by Google Panda then follow the below simple steps:

1. Remove low quality content.
2. Fix broken links.
3. Write quality content.
4. Remove unwanted Ads.
5. Avoid Keyword Stuffing.
6. Don't buy or sell links.
7. No Index unwanted achieve pages.
8. Remove Spammy and unwanted comments.
9. Remove Duplicate Content and Duplicate Meta Tags.
10. Write a reconsideration.

Surveys says that 68% of Web Masters cant recover from Google Panda Penalty:

A lot of surveys came out after the breach of Google Panda.Google is releasing a new panda update every month.So every website will get hit by these panda updates today or some other day.But 68% of them say that they cannot completely recover from Google Panda Penalty.Though 68% say they cant recover we have to look at the 20% people who have completely recovered from the Panda Penalty.

If others can recover you can recover too.

Conclusion:

Always focus on Quality not Quantity.User experience is the primary aspect which you have to focus on.Every blog will get hit by this algorithm updates now or some other day.Don't panic stay cool and work on to provide quality content to readers.If you had a hit then the above mentioned steps will recover your website completely.

• If you are a newbie and don't know much about SEO ,Designing and Tech Stuff then you can Hire Me to Recover your website completely from Google Panda Penalty.

How to Increase Google Page Rank

After the recent November 2012 Google Page Rank Update AllTechBuzz is blessed with PR-4.Now everyone keep asking me "How To Increase Page Rank",so for those who are curious to know how I achieved PR4 in very short span of time here is the post.Though Google has incorporated 200+ different signals to rank a website in Google Search Results,higher priority is given to Google PR.

Increase Google Page Rank

What is Google Page Rank?

Those who are new here "Google ranks every website based on the number of quality and relevant incoming links to their blog/website".

• The minimum Google Page Rank is "0" and the maximum is "10".
• New websites will be given N/A(Page Rank not yet Assigned).
• Higher the page rank better and helps in ranking well on search engines.

How Google Page Rank is calculated?

Page Rank is calculated based on the number of incoming links and outgoing links from a blog as well.To many outgoing links will harm your blog PR.The primary criteria for a website to acquire Google Page Rank is the number of Backlinks.

Google has recently updated its algorithms and officially announced that relevancy is the new measure of Page Rank.So if you get 100 backlinks from various websites and only 10 of them are relevant,natural,organic then only those 10 links will pass link juice to your website.Other links will be simply ignored by ranking algorithms.

Incoming links will boost your PR whereas the outgoing links will reduce your Page Rank.

• Google considers only those links which pass page rank that means links which are "Dofollow".
• If the webmaster specifically tags a link with "Nofollow" attribute then the link wont pass any juice to other website.
• For those who don't know the difference between dofollow and nofollow links then you must refer to my article on-What are Dofollow and Nofollow Links?

An incoming Dofollow link will boost your page rank in the similar manner a outgoing dofollow link is going to reduce your Page Rank.So not only incoming links but also you have to consider outgoing links as well.

How to Attain a Good Page Rank: 

The basic strategy is to get good number of relevant dofollow links and reduce unnecessary dofollow outgoing links.

• You can simply reduce the number of dofollow outgoing links by just adding a nofollow attribute which is a very simple task.
• The tough part is to get dofollow links from other websites.

How to Build Dofollow Backlinks:

Most of them think that its very difficult to get a dofollow link but 80% of the links on Internet are dofollow which leaves back only 20% nofollow links.This shows the potential of getting dofollow links through various ways from which few most important aspects are listed below;

1.Write High Quality Content:

As I always say "Content is the King".If you write high quality content then people will automatically link back to you.No other way can generate more number of high quality links except providing high quality content to visitors.

• How To Identify Low Quality Content?

2.Guest Posting:

Guest Posting is the top and always be the top ways to build dofollow backlinks for free.All you need to do is to select some websites/Blogs with Google Page Rank(Preferably PR3+) relevant to your niche which accepts guest posts and start writing posts on those blogs.They will be offering 1 or 2 links in the post or in author bio.These are the links which are going to boost your PR.

If you write about 10 Guest Posts on blogs with greater than Page Rank 3(PR3+ Blogs) then you should expect a Page Rank between 2-3.

Things you must take care of while doing Guest Posting:

• Do Guest Posting on those blogs relevant to your niche.For example if your blog belongs to Health category then do guest posting on health related blogs.
• Never do guest posting on low quality blogs even though they have a Good PR.Incoming links form low quality blogs will invite Google Penguin which is the latest google algorithm against link spamming.
• Don't spin the same article and submit it to various websites.This is also an invitation for Google Penguin.

Get more comments on your guest posts:

Bonus Secret Tip:If there is one dofollow link of your blog in a guest post then all other nofollow links in comment section will be considered as dofollow links by Google bot and pass the link  juice thereby giving a boost to your page rank.

The below video demonstrates Matt Cutts view on Guest Posting:

3.Answering Questions:

This is one the best ways to get some quality backlinks.All you need to do is to join few forums and start helping others.

• Join few forums related to your niche.
• Start answering questions.
• Leave your blog link url for reference.

Few things to consider while answering questions:

• Let your answers be natural and relevant.Irrelevant answers and spammy actions will lead to the permanent ban from specific forum.
• If a link is really helpful then don't hesitate whether its other blogs or websites link.This develops trust among other members of the forum.

Few best places to Answer Questions:

• Yahoo Answers:Though they are nofollow they add great value to your blog.I got few backlinks from yahoo answers and all those posts were ranking very high.
• Wiki Answers:Same as yahoo answers but adds great value to your blog.
• Forums:Though most of the forums have made links nofollow there are few forums which are still dofollow ,join them and start answering questions.

4.Social Networking Sites-Especially Google Plus:

Be active on social networking sites.Though most of them are nofollow the latest emerging network Google+ is a dofollow social networking site.Each and every time a person gives a plusone to your site a dofollow link will be created naturally.So if you get more shares and +1's then the number of links and your website popularity increases.

5.Article Submission:

Submit articles to high page rank websites like Ezine Article,Go Articles etc and get few links to your blog from author bio or references.

6.Submit Blog to Directories:

Directory listed blogs especially DMOZ listed blogs used to rank high in Google.But now things have changed,a link from a directory is same as the link from normal website with the same page rank.

7.Go and Buy Links:

Now this may sound against Google Policies but believe me it works.If you feel its difficult to follow the above mentioned steps then this is the best way to get a decent page rank in very shortest period of time.

Few things take care before Buying Links:

• Buy links only from websites which are under your niche.
• Don't buy too many links at a time,Google may become suspicious.
• Don't buy links for same keywords,buy links for different keywords to avoid being caught by Google.
• Prefer links on Homepage.
• Avoid footer links.Footer links will lead to Google Penguin Penalty.

Generally I don't recommend buying links but I included in the list as it is considered to be one of the best ways to attain good page rank in very less time.Last but very important thing is don't get caught by Google.

Some More Killer Tips to Boost Google Page Rank:

As mentioned above backlinks are the Fuel to Boost Page Rank.Still there are some other aspects to consider to attain a Good Page Rank.

1.Interlinking:

Interlinking the posts not only increases page views but also distribute page rank juice to other pages.This will help you to rank all the internal pages well.

2.Link to Homepage:

There should be minimum of one link from all your posts to Homepage.This will pass the page rank juice from all the posts to homepage.Sometimes you may notice a blogs internal pages rank more than the homepage.If you follow this method you can avoid such jargon's.All the advertisers will look at your Homepage rank ,so it should have higher rank than the internal pages.

3.Use "Nofollow" Wisely:

I recommend you to give nofollow to outgoing links from your blog.Except for websites which are of high authority like Facebook,Google ,Microsoft can be given dofollow.A dofollow link to high authority websites will have a SEO advantage as well.Never dofollow websites with low page rank or low authority,it can harm your ranking.

Few things that can Harm your Page Rank:

1.Don't Sell Links:

Back in 2007 link selling was the primary source of income for most of the bloggers.But after Google became serious on those paid links which pass link juice and penalised blogs which are selling links.

Don't sell links especially on Homepage Blogroll.A homepage link will pass link juice from all the pages thereby shows a huge negative impact on your page rank.One of the best examples of the website that has loosen its page rank by selling links is seoroundtable.It was previously PR7.Now its dropped to PR3 for selling dofollow links on homepage.If you sell links on Homepage give them a nofollow tag so that those links wont pass any Page Rank Juice.

2.Dont Exchange Links:

Few SEO masters suggest to exchange links but I suggest you not to exchange links as there is more harm than benefit in exchanging links.

3.Avoid Links in Footer:

Links in footer are often considered as low quality and irrelevant links.WPMU.ORG is one the best examples of those websites which was penalised by Google after introducing Google Penguin Algorithm.It had most of the links in footer templates ,so it was hit by Google Penguin later they somehow managed to recover by removing spammy links.

4.Don't Accept Too Many Guest Posts:

If you are accepting too many guest posts then you should sit back and think once again.I have seen many blogs which keep on accepting all kind of guest posts.

• Blogs that accept too many guest posts may loose Page Rank in the next update.
• May get penalised by Google for many outbound links.
• Such blogs Page Rank remains constant and wont increase for a very long time.
• If there is any suspicious link in a guest author bio then Google may think that its a paid link and will penalise your blog.

Google Will Penalise Blogs with Spammy Guest Posts[Video]:

Few tips before accepting Guest Posts:

• Accept only high quality guest posts.
• Avoid low quality articles.
• Don't giveaway too many links.Restrict to only one or two links.
• Don't link to any paid service or product.
• Don't link to any company related websites.
• Link to only those websites which are under the same niche.

Conclusion:

Google has officially announced that it looks for 200+ different signals to rank search results.Still Page Rank is considered to be one of the most important parameter.As all the webmasters are behind Page Rank it is loosing its importance day by day.In future Page Rank will be having very less priority compared to other aspects.

• Must Read:How To Increase Alexa Rank.

What to do if you don't get Google Adsense Approval?

Google Adsense is the first advertising network that comes to mind of every blogger to monetize any blog irrespective of the niche.They deliver very relevant ads to any niche blog.This is the thing that makes them unique from other advertising networks.But as you know its not that easy to get an adsense approval.Now a days getting an adsense account has became even more difficult.

• I already wrote a article on - How to get Google Adsense Approval Fast? 

After following the above steps if you are still not able to get an adsense approval then you must follow the below tips.

Things to do if you don't get Google Adsense Approval:

1.Share Google Adsense with others:

You will be definitely having some friend or fellow blogger who already has an active adsense account.Join him and earn money.

• Get an invitation to share revenue from Adsense with your friends Adsense account.
• Google recently introduced this features in which you can share a single adsense accounts with multiple members.
• Create separate channels and track your earnings.

Is it harmful to share adsense account with others?

The answer is yes and no.

• If your fellow blogger has a quality blog and after trying all ways still not able to get an adsense account of his own then there is no trouble in sharing an account with him.
• Avoid sharing your adsense account with those bloggers who have blogs with low quality content and less traffic.

Precautions to be taken before sharing adsense account with others:

• Share Adsense account only with trusted people.The newly joined members will have power to remove the actual admin so be careful with that.
• Don't authorise any sites under Authorise section except the one for which you got an adsense approval.
• Start revenue sharing only with those bloggers who have a quality site with high traffic.

2.Try Alternatives:

There is no perfect competator for Google Adsense as of now.But there are few advertising networks whose income is almost near to the income generated from Google Adsense.

If you have a blog with 1000 unique visitors per day then you must be generating around 3-5$ per day on an average from Google Adsense.So,if you pick some alternative which is generating an income about 2-4$ per day per 1000 visitors then you should be happy with the network which you are using.

Some of the Adsense alternatives are:

• BuySellAds: Its very tough to get approved for BSA.If you get approved for buysellads then you can earn more than what you can actually earn from Google Adsense if you have a niche site related to blogging,SEO etc.
• Tribal Fusion :These are CPM based ads.Your website should have atleast 10,000 visitors per day to get an approval.
• Infolinks(Highly Recommended):In Text Link Advertising network.This network is highly recommended for small publishers who are searching for an adsense alternative.Their CPM is very good ranging from $1-4.
• We will be sharing some more adsense alternatives in a separate post.Some more are clicksor,chitika,kontera etc.
• Check complete list of Google Adsense Alternatives.

3.Try Affiliate Marketing:

Affiliate Marketing might be a little tough in the initial stages of blogging but once you become familiar and start selling few products your confidence will boost and you will never again look back to Google Adsense.The best affiliate networks are clickbank,amazon,neverblue etc.

4.Direct Advertisement:

This is the best method but only works if your blog has reasonably good amount of traffic and having a proper niche.Direct banner advertisements can give more than what you earn from Google Adsense.

Follow the below tips to get your ad spaces sold:

• Build a niche blog.
• Have a contact form on your blog for the people who are interested in advertising on your blog.
• Join few forums like Digital Point where you can directly deal with the advertisers and sell your ad spaces.
• If your blog is having a reasonably good amount of traffic then contact advertisers directly and show your traffic reports.Ask them to advertise on your blog to increase their products sales instantly.

5.Earn Money by Offering Services:

If you are good at something then you can also offer services to others and earn money.

• For example I am good at SEO,Web Designing related stuff.So here I offer services related to them and earn money.

Conclusion:

The first thing to do if you don't get an adsense approval is "Don't Panic".Be patient and improve your skills.There are many ways to earn even without adsense. If you depend on something then you will always become dependent.So always keep few alternatives with you.Choose the one which works the best.

• Must Read:10 Best Ways to Make Money from your Blog.

How to Install Windows 8 on Virtual Box

Windows 8 version performance is very good when compared to its predecessors.If you have not yet downloaded windows 8 then download it for free now from below link.

• Download Windows 8 Pro for Free.

There are many ways to install windows 8 as follows:

1. Installing Windows 8 alongside windows 7(Dual Boot).
2. Installing Windows 8 on virtual box.
3. Overwriting the current OS with windows 8.

In this article we will see how to install Windows 8 in a Virtual Box, step by step.We will be discussing the other methods in further articles.

Pre-Requisites:

1. The version I've chosen for the test is Windows 8 Release Preview ISO 32-bit (x86) English.
2. You can also use other versions as well like Consumer Preview,Developers Preview or even the Professional(Windows 8 PRO) version itself.
3. VirtualBox (4.1.8) is the latest version which brings a default configuration for Windows 8 .
4. I assumed the default setting and I only assigned a size of RAM 3GB (out of 12 in the team) and the memory for the virtual graphics card I have placed at the maximum (128 MB). This does not mean it is the best option,which partly depends on the machine but that is how the installation has been done to provide screenshots for illustration.You can also alter the above settings based on your need and configuration.

Installing Windows 8 via Virtual Box:

To avoid problems when you restart the system, the virtual hard disk is the first boot order and image ISO the second.Insert the ISO disk and get started.
1. The first thing you see is a screen that differs from those seen before in other versions of Windows.It appears with a blue screen with stylish LOGO.
2. In the next screen you have to choose Language and Keyboard layout.I hope most of you go with the default settings itself.

3. After the selection, click "Next" and got to the point where you start the actual installation.

4.In the next page you have to provide a product key to proceed the installation.Windows 8 product key differs for various versions of windows as follows.

Windows 8 Professional Edition Key : XKY4K-2NRWR-8F6P2-448RF-CRYQH  Windows 8 Release Preview Key: TK8TP-9JN6P-7X7WW-RFFTV-B7QPF    Windows 8 Consumer Preview Key: DNJXJ-7XBW8-2378T-X22TX-BKG7J  Windows Server 8 Developers Version Key: 4Y8N3-H7MMW-C76VJ-YD3XV-MBDKV

5.Accept the license agreement and passed the point where we have to make the first decision.
This is very important if you install on a computer that already has an operating system installed, because we will designate partitions.

• Here I recommend you to choose Custom Installation.

6. In our facility we have nothing to decide and allocate entire virtual disk (20 GB in the default installation).

7. Now we face the slowest part of the installation, copying files from the image ISO , file decompression, installation of operating system features and updates if any.

7. When processing completes, the system restarts automatically after a few seconds, you can control short pressing "Restart now".
8. The system is already installed and after a restart and a succession of black screens with several warnings (Preparing, Getting ready devices, Getting ready system ) and the machine will be restarted again.
9.Next a personalize screen comes out.Here you can choose the theme colour ,PC name.

10. After completing the above process, see the settings screen. We have two options: Express configuration and custom. I selected the first on the characteristics of this test.

11. In the next step we have to decide if we want to associate our facility to a Windows ID or not. In the first case, the partnership will allow us to conveniently download apps from Windows Store, access files and photos from anywhere and sync preferences from any computer. The option chosen has been associated with my Windows installation ID.
12. After a while, we can enter the key to that later we can connect with other Microsoft services automatically (Messenger, Hotmail, Xbox Live and Windows Live Services).

If you are using Release Preview version then use this key:MBFBV-W3DP2-2MVKN-PJCQD-KKTF7 

13. Now we will go through three more black screens while syncing with our own and once the process of adjustments, we will be in the Welcome screen .
14. We have successfully finished Windows 8 Installation.The next time you boot the system, if we have an image associated with your account will appear on the Welcome screen.

Mothi Venkatesh

About the Guest Author:

A Maverick cyber activist and a passionate technocrat. Preferred to be called-"MOTHI". His interest in blogging started when he stepped foot in College.He Blogs at Times of Android.