The world of Information technology has advanced furiously and daily almost billions of users invest trillions of money for development in the technology. Google is the most renounced name in the market, so every successful company wants to get affiliated with it because of its robust contribution towards advancing the technology. Android is another most prominent achievement of Google, according to the latest reports Android has become the leading Mobile Phone OS (operating system). Now being a Blogger it is getting essential to get an Android Smartphone because it does continue boundless services. Being a Blogger we need to stay updated regarding the latest trend in blogosphere obviously, we cannot sit in front of computer gazing 24 hours. This is the reason we must consider a Smartphone, so today we will be going through the Top 10 Android Applications for Bloggers and Webmasters. 

Blogger Android Application:

Obviously we love Blogger Platform so cheers to Google for creating such a remarkable Application which can be accessed through our android Smartphone. By using this App, you can blog on the go and can enjoy the tremendous experience. It has the flexible interface, which will never let you think that you are working on a smartphone.

You can easily publish posts, upload pictures and can even embed YouTube videos. Also, you can edit your list of old posts, and if you have multiple blogs setup on different accounts then you can make use of Blogger Switch account service. You can easily download this application for free from Google Play.

Google Reader Application:

Google Reader application is becoming necessary for every blogger because most of the time bloggers don’t like to check different blogs they want everything in systematic order in once place, so Google readers is the perfect solution. This tool will allow you to get all the updates of your Favorite Blogs, sites, and more all at once place. Google reader’s keeps on tracking the websites, so your reading listing remains updated.

WordPress Android Application:

How can we forget WordPress it is the number one blogging platform. With the help of this WordPress Application, you can easily get access to your WordPress Admin panel and can manage your blog straight from your smartphone. WordPress for android is open souse application that allows you to write spectacular content for your visitors. This application supports both WordPress.com and WordPress.org (3.0 or higher).

Google Analytics Application:

Do you ever imagine that how visitors came to your blog and how much time they spent on it? Google analytics is the perfect combination of SEO and website tracking tools that works solely on merits and gives most prominent results. Just few weeks ago Google has introduced Google analytics for Android devices so surly it would act as icing on the top.

Adobe Photoshop Express Application:

Usually to give an ideal touch to our Posts we need to associate a relevant image to it, so visitors can easily pick the things which you are trying to explain. Everyone knows adobe is the pioneer of photo editing, so if you want to edit images for your blog then use Adobe Photoshop Express on your Android Tablet of smartphone and I bet it will never let you down.

GMAIL Application:

To stay connected to your blogging circle you often use email services but Gmail is the most desirable email hosting, through which you can easily connect your different custom domain email addresses and by using GMAIL App for Android you can access them from your Smartphone or tablet. Keeps your conversation going on, everywhere you go GMAIL is there with you. Gmail is built with new and improved technology that email can be more effective, fluent, and may be funnier. Read, write, respond to your emails, and create a healthy relationship with your clients as well as followers.

SEO SERP Tracker

Search engine optimization is most crucial part of a blog it requires consistent monitoring to improve your Search engine page ranking. This App will allow you to learn whether you site is qualified to be ranked as the top most website. You can easily track and improve your website performance through SERO SERP tracker. Moreover, it’s an excellent free tool for SEO and internet marketing.

Skype - free IM & video calls:

Being a blogger, we have to maintain a decent relationship with our fellow blogger and Skype is the perfect platform to stay interacted with Fellow bloggers. You can talk, chat and can even go face to face using this Skype Android Application. This Application will perfectly work on Android 2.3 gingerbread, but you may experience few bugs if you try it on Android 2.2 OS.

 

Pocket -formerly Read It Later:

Bloggers spend almost half of their life in reading articles online, so they can get some lethal information about latest trends. However, sometime they don’t have time to search from the scratch. We can save different web pages in our smartphone and can read them anytime without any internet connection. Formally, this application was a Paid Application known as Read it later but after its success the developers renamed it to Pocket and now it’s Free for everyone.

 

DroidEdit (free code editor)

DroidEdit is an open source editor for android tables and devices which allow users to write codes straight from their mobile phones. You can easily work on several computer languages like, C++, JAVA, HTML, SQL and much more. Besides that, it is easy and takes minutes in installation. Furthermore, it provides easy to use interface through which you can easily manage different task on your fingertips.

These tools are essential for every blogger who has an Android Smartphone while those who cannot afford it can easily use these tools from their desktop. Hope you have enjoyed the feast till then, peace, blessings and Happy Blogging.

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In this area of modern world, technology has advanced furiously and daily about billions of dollars are invested in technology. Apple is one of the most rewound companies in the sphere of modern technology and its development of iOS devices is the most successful one. If you are a blogger, regardless of the fact which blogging platform you use, always wanted to have an iPhone because the features it provides relay helpful for a blogger and a ton of application on iTunes. Since, we have already covered top 10 useful android apps for bloggers. In this article we will be telling 10 Most Popular & Best iPhone Applications for Bloggers

WordPress

When a new person thinks of blogging the first platform comes to their mind is WordPress. The WordPress iPhone application gives all you want. Post a quick post, edit, post, edit pages and reply to comments. In other words WordPress apps let you do all, even when you are not at home or work. Gives you total control while you are in a restaurant or any other place using your iPhone.

Blogger.com

Believe it or not googles baby blogger is receiving more and more attention from users, blogger has continuously evolved since the time of its origins. Blogger has a simple interface which is found perfect for any young person in the blogosphere. You can easily create, edit and publish your post. Attach your photos and embed videos.

Tumblr

Tumblr is now gaining momentum as lots of youngsters is started using it nowadays. Tumblr focus on media and quick blogging. Large numbers of users on tumblr publish a short post which is reflected in tumblr interface.

Evernote

This application is the best friend for bloggers who wishes to write. Blogger thinks so much about their post ideas and when an idea strikes, they can always remember this with Evernote app. Whether it's a great picture, quote, or video clip that you want to access later, Evernote is the best way to archive things on your iPhone.

TypePad

This is yet another fastest growing blogging platform. You can write posts, post photos to your blog using the iPhone camera or photo albums. It has an automatic twitter update feature which lets you share your post in an effective way.

PayPal

PayPal now a day is must for entrepreneurs and bloggers. Huge number of clients wishes to pay through PayPal, because it’s the most convenient method of online payments. Using PayPal iPhone app we can hold in our funds, withdraw our hard earned money. PayPal is seen by far the safest and reliable source of payment.

Analytics app

Analytics App focuses on giving users a chance to plug in to their Google Analytics account and obtain info on traffic out and about. It lets you customize crucial computer data and results in any manner the truth is fit. Considering that Google Analytics delivers real-time results of online traffic, any blogger having a popular website can't buy to never provide an analytics application for their iPhone.

Photobucket

Photobucket is a useful app for posting photos you have taken from your iPhone. You can also search lot of images from photobucket website and then use it for your post.photobucket is a perfect source of images.

Photoshop Express

Bloggers always use pictures in posts and they need to cut it or enhance it before uploading to blogs. Photoshop express is an amazing app for the iPhone that always comes handy when it comes to image editing and applying special effects to images.

Facebook.com

How can we forget to include Facebook app in this list, this is the most used social sharing platforms for bloggers. The blogger uses it for post sharing, we engage our readers by post what’s coming in next. Hence Facebook app always lets you connect with your reader’s effectively.
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Looking for a blog which is under the heaps of recent blogs? Well, blog archive prevents your blog to get rusted and connects your readers to your recent as well as previous posts. Since, yours homepage is saturated with the blogs that just got published so, an archive makes your blog accessible to your readers.

The history of blog archive dates back to the time when blog evolved. Since, it was really difficult for the users to go through the previous posts and they had to scroll and scroll to get their desired article. Thus, archive provides your blog with plausibility. In this article, we will show you What is a Blog Archive? How to Create an Archive in Blogger.

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This is the question which arises in a dozen minds so, here is the answer. Blog archive has many beneficial effects on a blog. It helps the reader to sail smoothly through the previous posts. It prevents blog from crowding of posts and keeps them aligned in their order of publishing dates. The blogs having an archive always have an upper hand above those which lack one. Moreover, reader indulges himself to your blog thus spending more time on your blog boosting up your ranking and getting more and more subscribers to your blog.

For Example: if a reader viewed your blog to read a specific article, archive will provide him with the related articles thus he will stick to your blog as a permanent reader. This will ultimately add traffic to your blog.

Archive also helps the search engines to get connected to you thus publishing your blog and bringing you loads of subscribers. It also helps the blogger to view his past posts so that he could come up with new posts; and skips the chances for repetition.

How to Create an Archive in Blogger

In order to get an archive, you do not have to suffer much. Creating an archive is just a piece of cake. All you have to do is to follow these steps:

1. Go to Blogger >> Layout
2. Select "Add a Gadget". 
3. Now from the list of different gadgets select "Archive". 
4. Save the gadget and you're done.

How to Maintain an Archieve?

• The nature of blog archive depends upon the niche of your blog. It is suggested to have an archive running next to your article. The archive should be provided with all of the articles (list) published in your blog facilitating the users.
• Adding tags and keyword will help more and makes it easy for a reader. It will not only display the accurate article which the reader wants to view, but also a series of article which might come handy to him.
• Category-based archive helps the reader to directly dig through the subject of their interest and helps them to save their time.
• Date and time mentioned in chronological order is highly appreciated. It is the cream of your blog to have such archive.
• More creativity leads to the archive with some animations or pictures that instantly grab the viewers’ attention.

An archive is the heart of the blog and helps to maintain its order and keeps it clean. It does not matter of what niche your blog is; blog archive is an important element of a blog. If your blog lacks an archive, it is one of your fundamental jobs to add one to it. Once you get to know the importance of an archive, you would never miss out on it. So, ease your reader through blog archive and make them to stick to your blog forever.

HAPPY BLOGGING!
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People like to get solutions to their question and that in swift time duration. This is the exact point where live chat software were introduced. 

It is one of the best ways of providing instant answers to users questions. In the past, we have already covered an article on how to add a live chat support in blogger, but there are lots of other companies providing more fascinating and interesting features to its users. In this article, we will show 5 best live chat support software for your Blogger site.

PureChat:

PureChat is a popular free live chat support solution for website owners. It is easy-to-use with friendly interface and extremely straightforward to integrate into your site. It provides an admin dashboard from where you can respond to multiple chats at the same time, which provides you the ability to handle crowds of customers in no time.

PureChat also provides a statistics tab, from where you can take a quick look to the no of users that are getting helped from which operator. You can add multiple support agents, with different usernames, passwords and etc.

It even provides you the ability to search achieve and view the old chat history of any user you like. On the top of that, it is SSL secure which means the data is nicely protected.

MyLiveChat:

MyLiveChat is cool free live chat software that is ideal for online business websites. You can easily integrate it in your blogger site.
It allows you to not only interact with users by solving their queries, but also allows real time traffic monitoring, providing the location of the user, refer, visitor path, current page and etc. You can also invite users to chat with a simple click.

t comes with lots of customization capabilities than most of the other sites. You can do branding by changing the logo on the chat box and etc.

OnlineChatCenters:

OnlineChatCenters is providing chat support since a long time and knows how these things works very well as they provide quite a handy feature. They offer three plans, FREE, Premium ($5 per month) and Enterprise ($50 per month).

OCC comes with multiple languages, so if your site is non-English you can choose from the list of the best languages available for you/Awesome right? Despite of its awesome features, it is fairly affordable for new startups.

Olark:

Olark is not a free chat support solution, it is a premium chat software which means features should be better and more powerful than all of the above. There are some third-party apps that connect with Olark and allows you to chat with customers on the go.

Zopim:

Zopim is another premium leading live chat service provider that is being used my majority of trusted commerce sites. It is easy to integrate with Blogger. They also offer a free plan so that is a plus if you want to first make sure it is perfect for your site.

It not only adds a live chat to your site, but also provides user analytics, logs, emails and etc. You can customize the widget according to the appearance of your site.

We hope this article would help you in finding a best live chat support software for your blogger site. Do let us know about your thoughts, and in case we have missed any of your favorite site shout out in the comments below

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You might have seen sites which show a message that “Our site is in Maintenance mode, please try accessing later”. Many popular site uses maintenance mode when they are going through a monthly maintenance check or improvising site experience because nobody likes to land on a page that is either broken or no longer reachable.  in other sense, new websites often use it as coming soon page allowing users to sign up to be notified when site is ready for launch. In this article, we will show you how to put your blogger site on maintenance mode. 

First thing you need to do is to download Soonex – Maintenance mode template. Since, you are putting your site on Maintenance mode so be sure to take a backup of your existing template. Now upload the template to your blogger site.  After uploading the, you need to go to Blogger >> Layout >> to configure the template.

This template setting is divided into three different sections i.e. tabs, first one is home, second is about and third is contact.

Adding Welcome Note:

Soonex allows you to create beautiful pages to provide improved user experience. The first option is of “Welcome Note” that you’ll find in the Layout area on blogger dashboard.  To customize press the “Edit” link and input the description which you want to display on your site, weather your site is on maintenance mode or you are about to launch a new site.

Once you’re done writing it, press “Save” button to store the changes you made to the template.

Adding Email Subscription:

Soonex also allows you to add a subscription widget from which users can subscribe to your feeds and can also receive notification when your site goes live again. To customize,  go to “Email Subscription” and press the “Edit” link. Now input the username of your feed (Example feeds.feedburner.com/mybloggerlab, here mybloggerlab is the username).

 Once you are done with adding the username, press “Save button.

Adding Countdown:

If you are creating a coming soon page, or you would like to display a accurate time to your users when your site will be up, then scroll down to "Countdown Settings" and press “Edit” link. Now enter the time and date of the countdown in this format 2014/10/15 12:00:00.

However, If you don’t want to display the countdown widget then simply leave the text area blank or input “empty” in the text area and press “Save” button to store the changes.

Adding About us:

You can also add information about your site. Go to “About The Company” and  press “Edit” link. Now in the text, insert the information you would like to display on about tab. Once you’re done press “Save” to store the changes.

We hope this article would help you in creating a powerful under maintenance or coming soon page for your blogger site.  Have you ever used a maintenance page on your site, if yes feel free to share your knowledge in the comments below.  If you like this article then, share it on Twitter, Facebook and Google+.
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Live blogging is a kind of a blog post that is intended to provide live feeds or updates in form of rolling text of ongoing events similar to a radiocast, a live streaming and etc. These days live blogging is being adopted by many news portal websites who provide live feed updates of sports, technology, social media and etc. Recently, one of user sent us a query that how to do live blogging in blogger? There are numerous ways to do live blog . In this article, we will show you how to do live blogging in blogger.

What is a Live Blog?

A Live blog is kind of single post that is promptly updated with micro-updates. Due to advancement in technology the live blog is not limited to just text, you can also share pictures, videos, links and much more. Live blogs are usually well-ordered from top-to-bottom so that the best fresh updates appear at the top of the post. Posts may also be automatically updated using different techniques like JavaScript-based auto-refreshes (by the minute) without giveing a hard refresh to the webpage.

How to Do Live Blogging in Blogger?

The first thing you need to do is to go to 24LiveBlog.com and select “Create an account”. 24LiveBlog.com is a website that provides a flexible live blog widget for blogger sites with flexible features and unlimited usage for free. While signing up you need to fill necessary details like username, password, name and working email address.

Once you’re successfully able to create an account, you will automatically be redirected to the admin dashboard (screenshot attached below). From admin dashboard, you can create live blog events, manage them, check statistics of events and can even view the details of users viewing your live blogging event.

Now to create a live blog event, select the red “Create Event” button located on the admin dashboard as it can be seen in the screenshot below.

This will take you to a new page that will ask for a few details regarding your live blogging event.  We have explained everything in detailed below;

1. Title: In this text area you’ve to insert the title of your event, it could be anything related to event you’re hosting for example, iPhone 6 Press Release Live Updates. 
2. Description:  With relevant to title, enter a suitable description. 
3. Live comments: If you want your users to be able to comment, then check (tick) the live comment box. 
4. Customization Options: You can customize the look of the live feed by changing the highlight color, mouser over color, time and title color. 
5. Time format: You can also change the time format to suit the needs of your users or event. 

Once you are done customizing your event details, scroll down to the bottom of the page and press "Submit" to proceed to the next step. Don't worry, we are almost done ready to host your first ever live blogging event.

After successfully filling the above form, you will be taken to a page from where you can push new updates to your live event. In the screenshot below, you can notice a simple text editor consisting of title, post content and "Add post" button. You can follow the same lead that you use while writing new posts normaly at your site but this time around your all updates would be concise and consistent.

Before you can start live blogging, its time to place the event embed code on your blog so that your readers can easily access it. On the right side of your screen you’ll notice an “Embed Code” button, select and proceed to the next step.

Copy the embed code then go to Blogger >> Pages >> Add new Page >> revert to EDIT HTML Tab and paste the code. Put the title of the page according to your desire needs and publish the page. 

Congratulations: You have sucessfully added a live blog event to your blogspot site. You can post unlimited posts, updates with no limitations at all. You can access the admin dashboard at http://admin.24liveblog.com to either edit or push new updates to your live event.

We hope this tutorial may have everyone who kept on guess about how to do live blogging in blogger. Do share try this free widget, and let us know what are your reviews about it? Does live blogging could be the next big thing?

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It's a white and black color with 5 column blogger in there, easy loading with elegant looks, 1 left sidebar in homepage and 1 right sidebar in post page, 3 columns footer, navigation drop down menu, grid and list style, pagination for blogger ready, clean design template, and more. This template suitable for video content blog with daily updates only from Youtube. But you can use it for any gallery images content for your blog. For more detail about how to installation and customize this template please visit this link.

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