This blog has Google Page Rank 3 and I don’t think I deserve it. I sound like I’m complaining but my point here is that I have another blog, PromdiLiving.com, which is a PR 0 but I think deserves a PR 3 instead of this one. I started both blogs at about the same time, November of 2007. I migrated all my posts from gladita.wordpress.com to PromdiLiving so basically it has more content and more links than RaketScience. I also update it more often.

My fault really is that I haven’t looked into how Google Page Rank works and I didn’t study Search Engine Optimization. So I don’t know how exactly this blog got a PR3. Probably becaue a lot of people are searching ‘make money‘ and ‘entrepreneurship‘ that’s why I get more hits. And if you Google ‘raket‘ you’ll get my blog on the front page. It’s just very fortunate that the word ‘raket’ is racket in another language.
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Mag On Wood Theme from ChiQ Montes of WPThemeDesigner has the elements I’ve been looking for in a theme. I’ve seen the same qualities mostly in Premium Themes. However, if I can get the same features from a free them then it would be a better option.Support is also a deciding factor for me. ChiQ Montes provides Support for the themes she designs.

There are loads of beautifully designed free Wordpress Themes out there that it’s hard to make your choice. When I choose a theme I make sure it somehow reflects my personality and the topic of my blog. An important consideration also is the ease of customization. I’m a newbie on blogging and by experience it takes a lot of time to make a theme look the way you wanted it. Therefore I would prefer a theme which is widgetized. Leave those techie stuff to the experts.

Mag On Wood is a 2 Column Magazine Style Wordpress Theme, clean design and Widgetized.

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I’ve never seen so many Premium Themes up for grabs in one contest! Thirty, yes you got that right. Thirty Premium Themes are to be given away at WPThemeDesigner. There are loads of free Wordpress themes out there but having a premium theme wil make your blog stand out. To be honest I am not yet ready to buy one so the next best thing to do is join the contest and try my luck.

Here are the Premium Themes to be given away:

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I haven’t updated this blog lately since I was quite busy with the full-time job. There were a lot of things I wanted to blog about but I needed references and images. Searching for these information requires time and effort and make blogging a challenge.

I am glad I came across a Firefox plugin called Zemanta which can make writing posts a lot easier by suggesting relevant links and related content to your post. This plugin integrates with your WordPress, Blogger, TypePad and even self-hosted WordPress installations and helps you by providing links while you are creating a new post.

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It’s interesting that it took a Singaporean to note that the Philippines is the Blog Capital of the World. He has also some nice things to say about Filipino friendliness and charm. Well, I’m quite flattered. It’s not everyday that you hear kind words from foreigners. This observation has come to light because of the number of Pinoys using Entrecard.

For those who don’t know it yet, Entrecard was launched in November 8, 2007 where you can drop your card on somebody’s blog in exchange for credits. You can even buy Ad space from other bloggers using 125 x 125 Ad format all in exchange for credits. The idea is like exchanging business cards. You gain credits by dropping your card to other blogs and when bloggers drop their card to yours. Simple but effective method for gaining traffic.

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My fans …err…friends must have wondered what happened to this blog since I’ve uploaded it last November 15. There’s no updates, and the site can’t be accessed sometimes. Has this blog experienced an early death? What a pity, you say. It shows potential.

Well, don’t fret because I was wondering the same thing too. I can’t even login to my own blogsite! After several phone calls I knew the source of the problem. It’s not us, it’s them, Globe Broadband that is. They’re “upgrading their system” (as always) so unfortunate subscribers may experience downtime and selective browsing. And the system just happen to select my site to be one of those on the dark side. It’s such a pity that our office is using Globe Broadband. Otherwise, I won’t have to decide to hook up with Smart Bro last November 27 in order to resurrect this blog. So there, that spells the end of my free internet. Now I can feel the pressure to come up with posts, tweaked the theme and plugins, subscribe to blogging gurus, and read on SEO and monetization strategies. I’ve got bills to pay you know.

I’m no longer sure I’m happier now that I have unlimited connection at my disposal. I’ve been losing sleep ever since I got connected. But I’m sure Hershey’s Kisses Rich Dark Chocolates would cheer me up. Wanna buy me some? Click the Kisses to the right, to the right, please.

P.S. I’ll have to thank these two guys for my Buy Me Kisses Paypal Donation:

• www.blogclout.com for the original Buy Me Beer Plugin.
• www.jozzua.com for his post on the Buy Me Beer Plugin.