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Site States

May 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · stats

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Yougler startup. Current statistics.
Numbers in parenthesis are from 5-2-08.

plugin downloads …………………138 (28)
pages linking to my site…………1,801 (1,553)
diggs………………………………………18 articles & 39 diggs (17 articles with 44 diggs (many are mine))
page views………………………………379 but 609 averaged over the last seven days(653)
Google page rank……………………0 (0)
del.cio.us bookmarks …………….3 (1)
registered users……………………..zprp (zppw)
Alexa page rank……………………..1,033,471 3.54% (1,033,471 6.89%)
Blog Rank…………………………………10,280,644 (10,280,644)
mail received…………………………….zyfd

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Add Your Favorite Blogs and Posts to Your Blogging Profile

April 30th, 2008 · No Comments · profiles, startup

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Yougler Startup
Yesterday Yougler added a new feature to the blogger profile page users. Now you can add your favorite blogs or posts to you profile page so that you may share them with your readers.
To add your favorite blogs or posts to your profile, go to edit your profile and click the link under “Add […]

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New Blogger Profile Page is Live

April 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogger Profiles

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Yougler Startup
Just a note to inform readers that the new blogger profile page is now live. It is a little cooler I guess It is tested on IE 6 & 7, Firefox for Mac and Windows, and Safari on Mac. That is about as far as I will take it. If you are using […]

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Updated Blogger Landing Page and New Features in the Works

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · startup

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Yougler Startup
For the last few days I have been working on a new landing page for the blogging profiles. This is in response to the feedback to make the site look “cooler”. The task is taking longer than planned. I always think less is more and there are benefits to that thinking other than the […]

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First Reviews are In

April 19th, 2008 · No Comments · startup

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It seems my start up has a way to go based on what seven (so far) people think. The Yougler plugin was reviewed by at Weblog Tools Collection . The review was fairly upbeat. The comments were negative. Basically they think the way the site looks is too simple. I agree and that is something […]

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Background on Yougler: History of the Startup

April 18th, 2008 · No Comments · general, startup

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This post is some background information to help readers understand how Yougler got to this point.
Yougler was an idea of mine that came to me about 16 months ago. I was having the usual trouble with spam in my mailbox and got to thinking there must be a better way. It just seemed that the […]

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Someone Cracked Open the Spigot

April 18th, 2008 · No Comments · general, startup, stats

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Just a quick note on the Yougler startup. Overnight I had 17 new bloggers sign up and 5 new white pages. (I have had several more in the in process of writing this post.) Downloads of the plugin almost doubled from 29 to 54. According to what stats I do have in place these new […]

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Installing the Yougler Blogger Profile Page Plugin

April 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogger Profiles, WordPress Plugin

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The Yougler Profile Plugin is for WordPress blogs. Here is the short version:

Join Yougler if not already a user
Login to your blog
Point your WordPress website to your Yougler URL (under the Users tab)
Download the Yougler plugin from WordPress
Unzip and upload to the Yougler folder to your WordPress Plugins folder
Activate the plugin under the Plugins tab
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Free Spam Mail Blocker

March 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments · spam-free email

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Reason #126 (just kidding).
In all seriousness, Yougler is a free spam mail blocker. It is impossible to get spam when you use Yougler in your Internet postings.
Why?

Yougler is link or URL and not an email address.You can’t send email to it. You must click on the link and type your message in person. This means […]

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Understanding and Using Yougler: The Basics

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments · general

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This post is a simple tutorial on Yougler. It is for those who want a quick read.When you create an Internet profile on Yougler you get a your own URL. This URL is a link to your “Profile” page. The URL is composed of the “yougler.com” and your profile name. For example one […]

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