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Frequently Asked Questions
Section 1. What are the special benefits and features of OnTopList.com?
What are the top five reasons to join OnTopList?
- Grow an online audience for my new blog
- Promote multiple blogs under one major network
- Learn and discover opportunities with other bloggers
- Increase your blog's potential to generate revenue
- Conveniently distribute your site content via RSS feed
What benefits and features are exclusively offered on OnTopList?
OnTopList.com is one of the fastest growing blog directories available to help you magnify the presence of your blog on the Web in the most fun, easy, and pain-free way. This is the perfect place to build a new blog, or widely expand your existing blogs online.
OnTopList.com boasts a whole host of practical and easy tools that make blogging as exciting as it's meant to be, including:
- Convenient blog management: In a matter of seconds, you can create an account, and start creating blog content right away. Our quick and easy process enables you to join our ever-growing blog directory today, and distribute and promote your blog in a number of ways online.
- Social networking: Connect with our rapidly growing blog community, where you can connect with like-minded authors and find opportunities to cross-promote blogs, receive valuable advice, exchange links, and socialize.
- Increased recognition: The OnTopList blog directory gives you the advantage of a stronger Web presence and the reputation that is recognized by hundreds of Web visitors and other bloggers. Find the recognition you deserve at OnTopList.com, where you can increase revenue opportunities, a valuable presence in the blogosphere, and a place to call home for every one of your blogs.
- Growth in one or more niches: The OnTopList community has several niches in which you can belong, from music to blogging to technology to politics and so much more. This is the place to find your unique voice and a supportive community to belong.
- Blog promotion tools: We offer more than one way for your blog to get noticed today. From blog rankings to blog badges to blog entry tags and more, OnTopList.com enables your blog to grow your audience around the world by optimizing how search engines let Web users learn about you.
- Viral marketing opportunities: Word-of-mouth marketing has, and will continue, to be the strongest kind of promotional strategy online. You'll have many chances to make new blog friends who can help spread the word about your blog from day to day.
- Blog traffic measurement tools: As a member of the OnTopList.com blog directory, you'll have the analytical tools to measure increases in blog traffic, including daily and monthly Web views, hits, and rankings. In just a few clicks, you can check on the ongoing progress of your blog, and learn effective ways to boost Web visits, rankings, and grow loyal readership in the future.
Section 2: Getting Started
How do I start promoting my new blog?
- Easily submit your blog to our blog directory using our Join Our Community quick guide
- Maximize your exposure by using our built-in social networking feature on your blog profile page
- Syndicate your latest blog posts by adding your feed to the OnTopList network
- Update your blog content in a few seconds when you ping multiple syndication services
How do I list my blog?
Select the Join, and select the "Yes" option next to "I'd like to add my blog." If you're already registered, log in to your account, and click on the Add New Blog tab.
Can I submit a website instead of a blog?
Yes. We allow other sites as long as they're not pornographic in nature, and you can claim the site. Also, make sure that you have selected "Website" as the listing type under the placement section.
What is the Dashboard?
After you've created a free account with the OnTopList.com blog directory, it shouldn't take you long to familiarize with the various tools and options available to you. The Dashboard is the main member center, where you can find all of the most frequently used blogging features. The link to your Dashboard is found at the top-left section of the blue toolbar on OnTopList.com.
From here, you can see a summary of your blogs, add new blogs, update your password, check recent blog traffic, and much more. These options are categorized under four main areas that are easy to navigate: My Stuff, My Assets, Add New Blog, Add New Ranking, and Update Password.
What is the Directory?
Located under the top blue toolbar, the Directory takes you straight to the OnTopList.com blog membership directory. With more and more blogs being added daily, our Directory is growing in size and specialty. This section conveniently features top bloggers as well as blogs by popular tags and categories with which you can freely browse, read, and connect.
What is the Community?
Under the Community link located in the same blue toolbar, you will find numerous ways to build your blogging profile and grow a rich network of online friends around the world. Your options are laid out in an easy five-tab format, so that you can quickly upload a new photo, update your personal information, invite new friends, and regularly connect with other bloggers.
How do I refresh my thumbshot?
From your Dashboard, select the My Assets tab. Click "Edit" beside the blog/site you want to update, select "Screenshot Update,” and remember to save your changes.
What is a badge?
A badge is a way to show support for our site, you can choose a graphical or textual badge. To get your blog or site badge code, go to your My Assets tab and click the "Code" link.
How can I become a featured member? (Coming soon)
This brand-new benefit is only available to blog owners with claimed blogs. By writing articles for OnTopList.com, featured members are able to contribute value to our expanding blog directory while gaining recognition as a blogging expert. You'll also gain a successful blog ranking for increased promotion, including at least 10 of your or your friends' claimed blogs.
What is a blog ranking?
A Ranking is a term used to describe a "blog micro-directory" on the main page to name blog ranking features. When you set up a Ranking you create a sub directory for your micro-directory for OnTopList.com (example: music.ontoplist.com). Anyone can add their site to an existing ranking as well as edit or remove sites at their discretion. For instance, if a site is not related to other sites in the ranking, it may be deleted.
Why should I create a blog ranking?
- If you have several blogs
- If you know other bloggers writing on your topic or with similar content
- To get additional back links to your blog or site
How can I set up a ranking?
On the Dashboard page, click on the Add New Ranking tab. Complete the Web form, and be sure to use our basic SEO guidelines in the next question. Please note that empty rankings with no blogs listed will be removed without notice.
What is a tag?
A tag is a keyword describing your blog, and it is very useful for search engine optimization (SEO). This feature is extremely valuable in blog promotion, because it increases the chances of new Web users finding your blog through popular search engines including Google.
What is SEO and why should I care?
SEO is the acronym for Search Engine Optimization, and this element of your blog is important for garnering more Web traffic to your site. All sites rank on the search engines according to how search-engine friendly those sites are and how many back links they have. Adding your blog to blog directories like OnTopList.com will help create back links to your site and increase your search engine ranking.
Section 4: Analytical Tools to Measure Web Traffic
Why can't I see my analytics?
You must have the badge code on your site to enable the analytics feature. If you've placed the badge code and still do not see analytics on our site, make sure the code is the correct code for that specific site URL. Be aware that it may take up to 24 hours before analytics data is updated for you to see.
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