Traffic Exchange Widgets - Wahoha vs MGID vs 2Leep vs ZapArena...

The Good...

A few years back, there were only a few social networking sites (Digg, Stumbleupon, Reddit, Delicious etc.) which used to circulate the content across the Internet. But there are a number of limitations to these sites;

Firstly, none of these websites guarantee any minimum amount of traffic to you. Secondly, visitors coming from these sites are mostly the registered members of these sites (although the number of members in these sites is very large but definitely limited). And finally, in almost all these networks only a dozen or so popular websites get maximum benefits (read traffic). Nowadays you can expect significant traffic from these sites only if you have a breaking news or something really bizarre.

The Better...
So the next option to make your content viral is to use "manual" traffic exchange sites/widgets like LinkWithin, BlogExplosion and EntreCard etc. where you have to manually visit other blogs, and in exchange other members of those sites visit your blog.

Again, even this system cannot promise traffic forever;

First of all, you have to visit other blogs, whether you are interested in doing so or not - a complete waste of time and sooner or later you will lose interest in doing that regularly. Secondly, the traffic coming from these sites is mostly non-targeted and they usually leave the website from the landing page itself, raising the blog bounce rate. And of course, this type of traffic exchange is also completely limited to the number of registered members.

The Best...

Recently, you would have noticed many blogs (including BloggerStop.Net) with a new type traffic exchange widget. This is how these widgets work:

These widgets show different content from various blogs/websites on your site (you can place the widget anywhere on the blog - at BloggerStop, it is there right below this post). The links are shown in the form of small windows with some text (titles). See the example below this post (widget from Wahoha).

If you send 100 visitors to other blogs via this widget, then in return, your posts will be shown on other blogs in a similar way and you will receive anywhere between 250-400 visits (150-300%).

Now, if you are ready to add this kind of widget to your blog, then you will find a number of websites (from Wahoha, MGID, 2Leep, ZapArena etc.) offering exactly the same service with similar claims of around 150-300% traffic. But to make your job easier, I have already tried all of them and selected the best one for you.

The two main criteria of selection were:

1. The provision to add our own posts (with appropriate title, description and perfectly cropped image). A "Perfectly Cropped" image is the most important part of this whole system. As you know that 'a picture speaks a thousand words', so your picture has to be the most attractive one among others to receive maximum clicks.

2. The stats shown by by these traffic exchange sites must match with our records (Google analytics or StatCounter etc.), but unfortunately it wasn't the case in almost all of them.

The widget I have selected for BloggerStop and which I suggest to my readers is the one from Wahoha.

Here are the some highlights from Wahoha:

1) All return traffic is unique;
Currently their competitors send duplicate visitors to webmasters in order to meet the 250% - 300% traffic return rates they promise.
This means on any given day, up to 30% of the visitors sent to any one individual webmaster could be duplicate clicks.
This is deceiving, with their system 100% of the traffic you receive is unique visitors.

2) Greater transparency with traffic statistics;
The traffic statistics recorded and shown to webmasters in their Wahoha accounts is very accurate, and will match Google Analytics within 5%.
They even record every single IP address they send to each WM, and then make the information available daily to download in an excel format.

3) Faster widget loading times;
Their widget loads the fastest. Not just a little bit quicker.... up to 8 times faster.
This means webmasters gain those first few precious seconds back when new visitors hit their site. Quicker loading time means lower bounce rates.

4) Better return rate;
They constantly monitor their client's accounts and the editorial team are always distributing new content across the network and generating the most interest for webmasters articles and blog posts.

So, join Wahoha, grab your widget code and paste it below your posts (recommended) or in the sidebar. Then at your Wahoha account, add posts from your blog to be displayed at other blogs (with attractive titles and images) and enjoy the traffic.

Spring-Summer 2011 Runway

Spring/Summer 2011 Runway Curly Hairstyles
For spring/summer 2011, romance and femininity are the key words so choosing a suitable hairstyle to match this mood perfectly is more than recommended. Curly hairstyles are a perfect choice for a romantic look so discover some interesting hairstyles to highlight your features. Check out the curly hairstyles trends straight from the 2011 spring summer runways!

Curly hairstyles are some of the most alluring and feminine hairstyles available for all hair lengths. With amazing ability to soften facial features and offering a natural hair volume boost, curly hairstyles are an interesting alternative for all hair lengths. Some of the most important runways were filled with interesting suggestions when it comes to curly tresses.
Whether you like perfectly defined curls whether in a classic or a more modern style or you prefer smaller, tighter curls there is surely a hairstyle that can match your preferences. There are endless variations that can be made to be able to create unique looking hairstyles that will highlight your personality as well as your features the best. Depending on your natural hair texture, you might need to make several variations to some of the hairstyles presented below in order to get a style that looks effortless and that truly compliments you.


Natural looking curls are without a doubt one of the best choices for those who prefer a natural boho chic look as they provide a balanced look that contributes to a relaxed , balanced look that is elegant although it cannot be considered a true formal hairstyle. If you are only interested on a subtle change in style and you have sleek, straight tresses a great alternative is a beautiful hairstyle, similar to the ones seen at John Richmond. An important advantage of this type of hairstyles is that the volume is perfectly controlled being distributed only where it is really needed.
This type of hairstyle can also draw attention to the upper part of the body creating better body proportions where needed.
While perfectly styled curls occupy an important place in the following season's trends, a casual looking and sightly messy hairstyle is certainly equally popular. With a more relaxed attitude towards style a more carefree and almost effortless look can be easily obtained. Although this type of look might seem more rebel in certain ways, if done properly, it can still maintain a feminine, deceivingly seductive allure that instantly attracts attention.
Subtle cascading curls are one of the most suitable hair style choices for all types of hair textures as well as hair lengths. While the latest trends are not necessarily highly innovative or extremely original, they offer in many ways a delicate and discreet reminder of how easily an elegant and even sophisticated look can be obtained if we know how to highlight our features in an appropriate manner.


By using the right tools and experimenting with a variety of hair accessories the styles that we can get automatically become more numerous and the styles become more interesting. Depending on the occasion you can turn different types of hair accessories. While to add complexity to a casual hairstyle, a hat can be an excellent choice if you are looking for something a little more formal, a more discreet and delicate hair accessory
can work a lot better.
Whether you are looking for a style that will give you enough versatility for every day challenges or you are looking for a more formal hairstyle, browsing through some of these hairstyles will give you a pretty accurate idea when it comes to the options you have if you want to get a fashionable and trendy look regardless of the occasion. In many ways the following season will allow us to unleash our creativity and experiment with a lot of different curls styles so make sure you experiment with a lot of hairstyles to be able to see which ones suit you best.

Latest Korean Girl Hairstyles

Latest Korean Girl Hairstyles
Min Hyo Rin is a Korean accompanist and acclaimed model. She is acclaimed for her attractive haircuts and styles. Her hairstyles are actual accepted a part of boyish korean girls. She consistently appears in abounding appearance magazines. Lets see some of her attractive hairstyles.

7 Tips for Increasing Blog Traffic

It could be that you have a good reason outside search engine optimisation to feature a blog, but maybe not. Any good SEO service will tell you that having fresh and original material on your site is important when it comes to SEO. A site can be built to perfection in terms of style, but if new content doesn't appear then search engines won't stay interested, and all-important exposure through search engine ranking will be lost. Any good search engine optimisation agency will inform you of this and stress the importance of having a blog. So after you've realised the importance of new, high quality content and put a blog on your site, how are you going to increase traffic to it? Here are 7 tips for increasing blog traffic


1. Blog Domain
Be sure to host the blog on your own domain. Hosting it on a site that's different from your primary domain will not help your site and search engine optimization specialists would probably call it madness. Remember that a blog, especially a good one, will attract links, attention, trust, publicity, and search engine rankings.

2. Title Tags
Think about two audiences when writing title tags. Remember, of course, that the blog exists primarily for people who visit your site regularly or have a subscription to the feed. Besides them, you really need to keep search engines in mind, particularly if it's a new blog. Title tags that are smart, relevant and memorable are what you need. Think about keywords users will type into search engines and which ones you want to use to bring users to your pages.

3. Get Involved
Get involved in blogs and forums that relate to your own. Keep in mind that whatever the nature of your online enterprise, there's a pre-existing community of related forums and bloggers. You can increase your exposure by purposely involving yourself with the established online community. A good way to do this is to search using technorati.com, and of course to pay attention to links. Be aware of your image and how far your blog can take you if you get things right.

4. Adding Comments
Launch your blog without a 'comments' function and add it later. If you want to avoid a scenario whereby you have a lot of blog entries openly displaying that there are '0 comments' then simply delay the introduction of comments until you're sure of some traffic to your site. This will prevent those visiting your site early on from assuming that it's simply an unpopular blog on an unpopular page.

5. Be Unique
Try to stand out from the crowd. Make your content unique, valuable and interesting for people to read. This might sound like an obvious tactic, but many sites fail on all fronts. If it's not interesting then people won't want to read it and you'll lose out. It's as simple as that. So if all related blogs are covering the same thing, take the time to wonder how you can do things differently and better.

6. Link Intelligently
Search engine optimisation experts will tell you how important it is to pay attention to the quality of the links in your blogs when it comes to offpage SEO and website optimisation. Remember that links should be relevant, useful and valid. It's far from optimal to have a lot of random links on your page, and as SEO experts know, when it comes to links, less is often more.

7. Select the Correct Blog Software (or Make it Yourself)
When it comes to creating a good quality blog, those who want to stand out from the crowd and attract readers know the importance of using the right blog CMS. You'll want to decide early on where content will come from and what features you want the blog to have. If you're writing it yourself then custom-made software will allow you to produce it in exactly the way you want. Think about how you want comments, archives, categories, sub-pages, multiple feeds, and user accounts to operate. Remember that increasing traffic is what's important and so you want your blog to be as good as possible. Don't just accept a standard format and include cheap substandard text. Not many users will read beyond the first sentence or visit your site again.

A blog can help your site in many ways but it's going to work for you only if it's nurtured. Even if it's only there for SEO purposes, give it love and attention if you want it to work.

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How to Convert Byte To String In Visual Basic 6.0

This example shows how to convert a string into bytes and vice versa in Visual Basic 6.

To convert a string into bytes, use: bytes = StrConv(txt, vbFromUnicode) To convert an array of bytes into a string, use: txt = StrConv(bytes, vbUnicode)

Private Sub cmdConvert_Click() Dim txt As String Dim bytes() As Byte Dim i As Integer ' Display the bytes. txt = txtOriginal.Text bytes = StrConv(txt, vbFromUnicode) txt = "" For i = LBound(bytes) To UBound(bytes) txt = txt & Format$(Hex$(bytes(i)), "00") & " " Next i txtBytes.Text = txt ' Convert back into a string. txt = StrConv(bytes, vbUnicode) txtResult.Text = txt End Sub