New Cool Feature at Entrecard

You know Entrecard, right? If you don't, maybe you live under the rocks. :) Come on, no joking on this.

I just got great news that Entrecard just released its new cool feature: the ability to add more than one blog to an account.

By this cool feature now you can just add all of your blogs to Entrecard simply by going to your Dashboard and clicking “Linked Blogs” in your Dashboard navigation. So easy, guys.

You will be able to choose whether to link your account with another existing account, or to register a new blog with Entrecard, and automatically link it to your account.

You can also switch from one blog to another, and drop or advertise as either one, from the very top right of your Entrecard screen. Where your email address is displayed there will be a link to “switch” to another account of yours.

And if you wanna get some free credits from Entrecard, add just one more blog to your account, and you’re automatically entered to win 15,000 credits! Why not just add your blogs now? :)

Other cool information I got was that Entrecard has also released their first official e-book. Their free ebook has arrived for everyone to download! Anda if you’re new to Entrecard, and wondering what to do first, this e-Book will guide you along the way.

If you’re an intermediate or advanced user, it’s packed full of strategies you can use to get the absolute most from Entrecard service. Please feel free to download the e-book from the link below:

Download Entrecard e-book.

Happy dropping your Entrecard, guys! :)

My Interview with Shoemoney

As I mentioned in my previously post, I will have interesting interviews with some prominent bloggers on blogging, blogging business and make money from blogging especially for non-English blogs.

And here they are. Today I have Jeremy "Shoemoney" Schoemaker from Shoemoney.com (please don't say you don't know this man, guys). The interview was done via email and I really glad that a prominent figure in blogging business like Jeremy willing to participate in this interview project.

Please sit back and get yourself involve in this conversation with Jeremy. :)

Q: Question
A: Answer
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Q: What do you think about non-English blogs in general?

A: I only know English (some may say I don't even know that ;) ) but looking at the amount of trackbacks I get from non-english blogs which seem to be very content rich, I think they are doing really well.

Q: Do you think non-English blogs have good prospect in the online business realm?

A: Without a doubt. Right now is a great time for non-english blogs to establish themselves in the space. The reason now is so important is because there is not that many global advertisers yet so there is not much motivation for your competition to be the authority. Its kind of like how it was a long time ago for english speaking blogs. When people did it out of passion and not out of profit. Then when advertisers came around they were established. I think this will happen with many non-english blogs as well.

Q: What are the most advantages of non-English blogs compared with English blogs in the online business realm?

A: Mostly the fact that its such a untaped resource. The English market is very saturated in almost any profitable niche.

Q: What are the obstacles or constraints?

A: I think the obstacles and constraints are pretty standard english or non-english. One of the great things bout todays world is it really does not matter where you are located. Especially for a blog. If you are connecting with people eventually you will build readership (in whatever language). Money will eventually follow.

Q: What opportunities are mostly suit for non-English blogs?

A: eBay has affiliate programs for over 15 countries. You are also starting to see non-english dating sites popup all over the world. I think the dating and mobile industry will be big up and coming inches in non-english speaking areas.

Q: What niche theme mostly fit for non-English blogs?

A: I would venture technology and industry news. Politics seems to be a hotbed but I just do not see that being very profitable.

Q: While most online ads are in English, what are the non-English blogs have to do to get the cake?

A: I think non-english blogs have a nice advantage that they can learn from where english only bloggers have failed. Also they can pretty easily also have translated versions of their website into English. I think a lot of English blogs will be translating their content more as the non-english bloggers enter the market.

Q: Among these programs: PPC Ads, Affiliate Programs, Independent Ads - which one will give more opportunity for non-English blogs?

A: I would say using something like the Rubicon Project would be key. They will automatically geo target (show ads based on ip) for your customers. This means a person coming from mexico will only see offers they can use... maybe people from the us only see adsense. It will full optimize your global campaign.

Q: Do you think non-English speaker bloggers should push themselves to write post in English?

A: I think if the site wants to move more into a "news" site and has the budget for it then yes. If its a blog and its a subject the author is passionate about then I would just write in non-english and see where it goes. I see a lot of english sites that translate do very well with search traffic though. Its defiantly something that should be tested.

Q: Do you have or may consider running any new project specifically address for non-English blogs?

A: Not specifically for blogs. I have had several people offer to translate my content in other languages but at this point I just do not think its worth it.

Q: What's your advice for non-English speaker bloggers in order to keep survive in the online business realm?

A: Stay at it. Establish your self as an authority and build readership.

Q: One word about blogging in 2008?

A: Political

Thank you!
Jeremy
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Hope you'll get great insights from this interview, guys. :)

My Interview with John Cow

As I mentioned in my previously post, I will have interesting interviews with some prominent bloggers on blogging, blogging business and make money from blogging especially for non-English blogs.

And here they are. Today I have John Cow from JohnCow.com (please don't be get confused with John Chow and JohnChow.com. It's different). The interview was done via email and I really glad that a prominent figure in blogging business like John Cow willing to participate in this interview project.

Please sit back and get yourself involve in this conversation with John. :)

Q: Question
A: Answer
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Q: What do you think about non-English blogs in general?

A: It doesn't matter what language your blog is in, as long as you get readers for it. Blogging without readers is like milk without cookies. :)

Q: Do you think non-English blogs have good prospect in the online business realm?

A: As far as online business goes, the international language of business is English and you will limit yourself by seeking out a non-English speaking market. Having said that, the majority of entrepreneurs will seek out the largest possible audience, which is English. This leaves a lot of space for those that want to focus on different languages.

Q: What are the most advantages of non-English blogs compared with English blogs in the online business realm?

A: It's niche based. Most people can do English, only a fraction of that amount can concentrate on other markets too.

Q: What are the obstacles or constraints?

A: There's no such thing as obstacles and constraints, only opportunities and challenges.

Q: What opportunities are mostly suit for non-English blogs?

A: That would obviously be local business. Every country has it's own standards and values, you'd need to be a local to know what motivates people. Also generic products that are being used all over the world, like web-hosting for example. These are things that are not limited to certain locations.

Q: What niche theme mostly fit for non-English blogs?

A: That would all depend on your country. Once again, you will have too look and see what people are interested in. One can imagine that a Britney Spears blog would do better in the US than in Indonesia for example.

Q: While most online ads are in English, what are the non-English blogs have to do to get the cake?

A: We know there's companies that specialize in local advertising, like Nuffnang and Advertlets. Google Adwords does localized ads so there's something for everyone.

Q: Among these programs: PPC Ads, Affiliate Programs, Independent Ads - which one will give more opportunity for non-English blogs?

A: It would depend on the product you are promoting. For obvious reason, we'd say Independent ads would work best on a specific language blog. It's all about local business.

Q: Do you think non-English speaker bloggers should push themselves to write post in English?

A: That all depends on what you'd like to accomplish. If you're blogging for fun, no. Just keep doing what feels good. If you're blogging to make money, you would be wise to expand your territory and reach out to a larger group of English readers.

Q: Do you have or may consider running any new project specifically address for non-English blogs?

A: We're actually entertaining the idea of starting up a new blog in our own language. We've been comparing the top 50 blogs from my country, those who only write in my language, and my current English blog, JohnCow.com would be in the top 3, comparing the statistics.

Q: What's your advice for non-English speaker bloggers in order to keep survive in the online business realm?

A: Either focus purely on your local business and work hard to make a name for yourself, or you can choose to switch to English and serve a greater market with more competition.

Thanks for this opportunity and we hope you found our ramblings useful. And say hi for us to those millions of fans in Indonesia!

JohnCow.com
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Hope you'll get great insights from this interview, guys. :)