Meet Kevin Bondelli

This 24 year young man from Tempe, Arizona is the Southwest Region Director of the Young Democrats of America, overseeing Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Yes, a politician he is! Not just that, he is the Internet Organizer, Internet and Technology Strategist and Non-Traditional Campaigns Director for the Arizona Democratic Party.

What I like about this politician guy is that he believes in the freedom of speech and is deadly against censorship of content on the Internet.

Kevin has not just got a long list of achievements in his political carrier but he is a professional graphic designer, just take a look at this F16 breaking out of this photo.

This multi faceted personality has some great ideas on how to get your book or DVD reviewed by blogs and websites.

Kevin has also pointed out some hilarious incidents where Google Maps asks you to swim across the Atlantic in order to reach Paris from New York.

His blog features some really very interesting and original content on a regular basis. Do subscribe to his blog's feeds so that you don't miss out on some really good information.

Kevin Bondelli was the fourth to submit his review of HashOut as part of the Review My Blog campaign. » Continue reading

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The secret to improving your Google PR and Technorati Ranking

These days almost everybody in the blogosphere seems to dream about becoming a dot com mogul. One such soul is Cheewee Ng. And if that was really tongue twisting then you could simply call him Betshopboy. For a detailed explanation of why he's called Betshopboy, read his profile.

Betshopboy was the third to submit his review of HashOut as part of the Review My Blog campaign.

If you've ever been to John Chow's blog then the first thing you'll notice on Cheewee Ng's blog is that he has got a similar bottom line for his blog.

At first sight the blog seemed to be very amateurish, but as I sifted through the blog posts I was quite astounded to see that the blog which ranked in the region of 1.8 million on technorati at the end of March, ranks under 52k and has a Google PR (Page Rank) of 2 out of 10 as on date. All this within a month and just a meager 56 posts on the blog!

So how did Cheewee Ng achieve this feat? Yes, you got it right! The link love that he received through his "review exchange and link swap" campaign skyrocketed his Google and Technorati rankings. This once again asserts the importance of building links to your blog and review exchanges are a much better alternative to link exchanges as it serves three purposes. Firstly you get links back to your blog, secondly the person who reviews your blog gets involved with your blog and may become your thick friend and a loyal reader of your blog and finally your blog gets more readers through the reviewer's blog.

However, Cheewee Ng's review exchange program is a little different from what I've seen at several other blogs. In that, he has reversed the roles. He reviews your blog first and in turn asks you to link back to his blog with the anchor text "make money online" and also to link back to his "free blog review" post. Seems pretty simple, even for a layman to understand. » Continue reading

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The secret to living a passionate life

Sam Chan of Acquire Wisdom and Live With Passion was the second to submit his review of HashOut as part of the Review My Blog campaign.

Acquire Wisdom and Live With Passion is your daily dose of Wisdom. Not just that! Sam Chan's posts just livens up the day and true to its name, fills your life with passion. He is a professional at Self-Improvement. Don't take my word for it. Go through his blog posts to have a first-hand look.

The more I think I had learnt the more I know I still have to learn. Everyday when we face problems, we are actually learning. How we tackle problems determines whether we are acquiring Wisdom or getting more stress that kills. - Sam Chan

His philosophy of life is that we learn everyday from our experience, but we shouldn't limit ourselves to our own experiences. We should also learn from others' experiences. It could be anyone for that matter.

A wise man is one who learns from all men. Learning only from our own experience is like learning the traffic rules by accident. - Sam Chan

Sam makes his posts even more interesting by clubbing an apt and lively picture with all his posts.

Take a loot at the blog study I did of Sam's blog earlier. » Continue reading

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Tips on building brand credibility

It was an honor for my blog to be reviewed by Jennifer McLean, Market Communications Strategist and Author of the book "The Credibility Factor", on her Credibility Branding Blog, as part of the "Review My Blog" campaign. She was also the first and quiet quick to review my blog.

On The Credibility Branding Blog, Jennifer McLean gives some valuable insight into the credibility branding aspect of marketing. She also emphasizes on the importance of marketing in any business as opposed to a salesman-driven business.

Is your sales guy running the show? This is very common. The sales guys come in and they want the sale, no matter the cost. And that cost is what I call a "seat-of-the- pants" approach,

Some of her note-worthy posts are Preparing a Marketing Press Release for Editors and Customers and Not Your Boss and Pitching the Big Guys – How to Get Their Attention

In one of her recent posts she even talks about building a brand persona through blogging.

In short, her blog is a great resource for those looking forward to master the art of marketing. You could be a business man, the head of marketing in your company or even a blogger, you will definitely find her posts of relevance to you and for sure you're going to add her blog's feed to your reader.

I'm glad to have made a friend like you through this campaign, Jennifer! The next time I need the help of a marketing strategist, I'm gonna bank on you.

And for those of you readers who got annoyed with the exceptionally excessive links to Jennifer McLean's blog on this post, I'm terribly sorry. I couldn't help but highlight some of the best posts I liked on her blog. Actually, there was more, but I cut it short.

This post was actually scheduled to be published on May 1, 2007, but since it was already ready to be published, I couldn't help but just publish to let you guys know about her blog. It will also serve as a reminder to you that the Review my blog campaign is still up and running. Just 7 days to go before the first roundup of the campaign. So what are you waiting for? Go ahead and take advantage of this opportunity. » Continue reading

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Time for some link love - review or comment about Hashout on your blog or website and get the honour returned

As part of my link building strategy, I am hereby kicking off the review this blog campaign. You can not only review HashOut but also you can write or comment about any of the posts on HashOut on your blog or website and link back to it using appropriate link phrase, to get a mention of your blog or website and a link back to your post from Hashout, at the end of the campaign. Not just that! The first 10 reviewers / commentators will get a full fledged review of their blog or website on HashOut!

Here are some basic rules:

1. You must some where in the post, link back to this post and
   
2. Link back to the homepage (http://hashout.blogspot.com/) or a post on hashout which you are writing about, using Anchor text only. Do not link back using "Hashout" or "http://hashout.blogspot.com/" as the anchor text. Either use the title of the hashout post, you are writing / commenting about, as your anchor text or be creative and use keywords relevant to the hashout post as your anchor text.
   
3. In order to avail the first 10 reviews offer, your blog needs to be atleast a month old or have a minimum of 30 posts. Sorry, you just can't expect a review of an empty blog or website.
   
4. Submit your entries along with your name, a link to your post and any other information that you may want included in the link to your blog by April 30, 2007 to
   

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