My blog does not re-direct to the URL without www

My blog W3Lanka had a re-direction problem. My custom domain w3lanka.com did not re-direct to www.w3lanka.com although I selected the necessary check box in my settings. My readers complained that w3lanka.com is not redirected and the readers were...

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Share video and earn money

UVioO pronounced as You View says it pays for sharing videos. You can simply join it and share videos in your blog or facebook etc. as it says. It looks so simple and I have doubts if it is genuine. If it is not prank, what it looks like doing is...

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A syndicator that pays for your blog post

You can earn money with your blog. This syndicator pays you a part of royalty paid by the end-users. The syndicator provides content to closed circles of clients like corporate libraries. They pay for it and a part of it is paid to you. I do not...

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Blog post removed due to DMCA complaint

Minutes ago I received this message from Blogger. We have received a DMCA complaint for your blog, blog.parakum.com. An e-mail with the details of the complaint was sent to you on May 9, 2013, and we reset the post status to "Draft"; you can edit...

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My site crashed due to change of URLs in settings; this is how I rectified the problem

I started this website a month ago and did a little promotion also. But one fine day the site crashed. It was my fault. I am using WordPress and my site is self hosted. I noticed that the pages of my website loads with the URL of my hosting account...

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Facebook image sizes

TechWyse has created the ultimate Facebook sizing cheat sheet. This infographic is a handy reference tool especially for the designers who need to know image sizes for Facebook fan pages. Use this cheat sheet and you’ll never have to guess the dimensions...

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I changed the site URL in settings > general of Wordpress self hosted site and the site crashed

By mistake I changed the site URL of a Wordpress self hosted site hosted in Godaddy. This is a seemingly simple error. But it may cause a damage that may be extremely difficult to repair. In my case, I never recovered the same site. Wordpress users...

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How to clear your cache in various browsers

Before clearing your cache, log out of any websites you're currently logged in to. Instructions are general and they can change a little from version to version. To Clear Your Cache in: Google Chrome Open the Tools menu, and select Clear Browsing...

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What is the best blog platform (my experiences with Blogger, Wordpress, Blog, Live Journal and Tumblr)

I have tested several blogging platforms while being a blogger for around five years. I have blogged mostly with Blogger and Wordpress. Of them, the most versatile, easy to use and almost totally free one is Blogger. Blogger does not trouble you...

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What is the use of shortlink or short URL?

Shorten you URL here Enter a long URL to make tiny: Short link is also a type of permalink. (Read what permalink is)It directs you to the original permalink. Short link is very useful when you use a source like Twitter to promote your post. In twitter, you can use only 140 characters. A lengthy permalink may eat up the number of characters. It...

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What is permalink?

http://blogging.parakum.com is the primary URL of this blog. But this post has this URL: http://blogging.parakum.com/2013/04/what-is-permalink.html This second URL is the permalink. It is a unique address to this post. You can find the permalink...

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How to recover a deleted blog post

You may delete a blog post by mistake. Blogger does not provide facilities to undelete or to recover your item. There seems only one option now available to recover it. You may find other options in internet. But they do not appear to work properly...

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How to find your blogger blog ID

To find blog ID in Blogger Go to your Blogger home page. It is also called dashboard.  Now you may see the names of your blogs. Of which blog do you want to find the blog ID? Click on that blog name. Now look at the address bar. The number...

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How to become a seller in Amazon.com and earn money

You can earn money by being a small scale seller of your products like books at Amazon.com. This is the way to do it. Open www.amazon.com in a different tab or a window and continue following the step by step guide. First register in Amazon.com. Visit...

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