[Michael]

I have just done some upgrades so that RenewedReflections is like a Blog

Have you heard of track backs and pings???

When you link to the RenewedReflections forum from a blog, a link will automatically be created from that renewedreflections page back to the blog.

Similarily, if you link to a blog that is trackback enabled, that blog will automatically link back to where you quoted their site.

Cool eh.

These enhancements are part of the vBSEO url rewrite package that I have just upgraded for this site.

So, please wander around the web, and add links back to RenewedReflections. Our site will then link back to that site, and be part of the worldwide tangle of interlinking between sites. The more links that come into RenewedReflections, the higher we get on the search engines.

[DocSanae]

Boy, have you been busy!!
I'm going to read the FAQ thoroughly, so I get it right.
Thank you for all your ideas and hard work.

[freebird]

ok so this is where you can tell i am an internet virgin. i have no idea what a blog is? I've heard this term before but never had the guts to ask anyone for fear they would laugh at me.

[fr1endly2]

Well can i put this link on my OH profile? so that when people read my profile that it will ping them over here too?
I dont think OH can tell me what to have or not have in my profile?
what ya think?

[Michael]

OH needs links, RR needs links. Its all about community.

Adding a link from OH to RR - their system wont ping ours unless they have the same technology (blog or vbseo). But thats only about that particular technology. Since we need links back to RR, basically any link will do.

So what does a link provide

• A signiture link, or any link back to RR means that people will follow that link and find out about our wonderful community.
• If Google has found the page that links to us, then that link is like a vote saying that RR is important.
• We know that Google has found the page when we can see that Google has cached that page.
• We can see how powerful that page is, by seeing the "Google PR" of that page. A zero to ten count, ten being the most important of the value of a page. The concept being that if a PR5 page links to a page that page will "receive" a PR4 (if no more than around 80 links are on that page).
• We will get higher on the search engines when... The more links, and the more powerful those links, and the better the text is in that link ie using the words Weight loss surgery in a link back to RR.

[Michael]

Originally Posted by freebird

i have no idea what a blog is? I've heard this term before but never had the guts to ask anyone for fear they would laugh at me.

Whenever you don't know something, go to Google, and type "define:blog", and Google will tell you.

define:blog - Google Search

Almost all I know relating to the internet I have found via Google. You start to get good at knowing how to ask questions, good at knowing what to search for to get your questions answered.

Heaps faster than looking up on the paper based dictionary

Definitions of blog on the Web:

• Blog is short for weblog. A weblog is a journal (or newsletter) that is frequently updated and intended for general public consumption. Blogs generally represent the personality of the author or the Web site.
  www.bytowninternet.com/glossary
• A blog is basically a journal that is available on the web. The activity of updating a blog is "blogging" and someone who keeps a blog is a "blogger." Blogs are typically updated daily using software that allows people with little or no technical background to update and maintain the blog.
  www.conceptwebsites.com/SEO/common-terms.htm
• An online Journal.
  matra.sourceforge.net/misc/glossary.php
• A blog is information that is instantly published to a Web site. Blog scripting allows someone to automatically post information to a Web site. The information first goes to a blogger Web site. Then the information is automatically inserted into a template tailored for your Web site.
  mason.gmu.edu/~montecin/netterms.htm
• A short form for weblog, a frequent and chronological publication of comments and thoughts on the web. They usually include philosophical reflections, opinions on the Internet and social or political issues.
  www.epolitix.com/NR/exeres/0CE8163A-7446-43D7-A038-91C95E078E97,frameless.htm
• a public web site where users post informal journals of their thoughts, comments, and philosophies, updated frequently and normally reflecting the views of the blog's creator.
  www.worldwidelearn.com/elearning-essentials/elearning-glossary.htm
• Web LOG is a journal kept on the internet. This journal is often updated daily and contains all information that the person maintaining the BLOG (Blogger) wishes to share with the world. Also applies to websites dedicated to a particular topic and being updated with the latest news, views and trends.
  www.optymise.co.nz/resources/glossary.asp
• The name "blog" is a truncated form of "web log" according to Rebecca Blood's essay "Weblogs: a history and perspective." Blog is used to refer to sites that can best be described as mini sites or mini directories, populated with the site owner's personal opinions. Blogs are now popular for business use as well.
  www.thewebdivision.com/glossary.html
• A weblog or internet diary. Weblogs enable users to publish short comments and ideas instantly for other people to read. Blogging can be an effective communications tool for small groups of people to keep in touch with each other.
  www.z2z.com/site01/itglos01.html
• .....
  

[fr1endly2]

OK i will put the link for here in my profile!

I dont mind at all!

[beckamarie]

I put this link in my blog. I hope it brings us plenty of newbies

[Michael]

You must have read the newsletter! Thanks. Coolness

The following links are the best for us:
- and your choice of sales text around the links. Great to have a personalized description around the link. But essential to have those exact words in the links.

Weight Loss Surgery - visit RenewedReflections.com forum and blog. Heaps of great support and information.
Gastric Bypass Surgery - having surgery is only one part of the process. The RenewedReflections.com forum helps in the emotional side of the journey, providing essential support along the way.