Phew. Sorry if I didn’t post much this past week, my final exams prevented me from blogging. One more project defense this Monday and I’m officially free from school works! Goodluck to me!

Here’s a list of interesting articles and news about the Pinoy blogosphere during the past two weeks. Oh, and also some Pacquiao news! Enjoy!

Interesting Articles

• Have you ever heard of the Parable of the lost blogger? If not, go to BloggingMix’s blog to find out!
• Janette Toral gets a chance to interview Benito Vergara, the founder and Managing director of the local blog advertising agency called MadCrowdMedia. They discuss about the growing pinoy blogging community and how local companies are now recognizing the potential of blog advertising. Read the interview here.
• Yuga says that Malu Fernandez’ latest article is one of the best link bait articles of the year! And I agree with him, with all the hype about Malu’s article, it is the Manila Standard Today website that is benefiting from the traffic! Sneaky bastards!
• Silkenhut asks his readers, “Is Paid blogging good or bad?” He then follows it up with his own conclusion which has some really good points.

Blogging/SEO Tips

• Experienced a drop in PageRank even if you know you didn’t do anything bad to earn the wrath of Google? BloggingMix shares his experience on how he managed to regain some of his PageRank by placing a No-Follow tag on some of his links.
• Can’t reach the top position on the SERPs for a specific keyword because of the competition? Jehzlau says that instead of optimizing for the international search results, you could try optimizing keywords for specific regions. In other words, instead of aiming to be on top on Google.com, try aiming for the stop spot on Google.com.ph.
• If you are thinking of applying as a guest blogger on another blog, you may want to check out Manila Freelancer’s article on how to become an effective guest blogger.
• Thinking of buying your very own domain name? Well, before you take out your wallet, you may want to read Manila Freelancer’s post, “10 Sensible Steps to Take When Choosing Your Domain Name“
• Manuel Viloria shares a tip on how to find out what to write about. It contains good guidelines on finding the right topic.

Offline Blog Events

• The Blog and Soul Movement held the second installment of their Kape sa Isla Blog Event series and this time it’s a creative writing workshop with Butch Dalisay, a Palanca Hall of Fame Awardee, UP Professor, and the blogger behind Pinoy Penman. Listen to the whole talk here.
• BlogBank, a new local blog advertising agency, had just officially launched their service last

Writing Jobs

• The National Geographic Traveler is currently accepting freelance writers who can cover mainstream and adventure travels. Read more about the job opening here.

Pacquiao vs Marquez Related News

• Pacquiao wins! Here’s my recap of the fight.
• Here’s an interview of Manny Pacquiao after the fight.
• Military Declares Truce with Rebels for Pacquiao fight. Read full article.
• New Manny Pacquiao Nike TV Commercial. Watch the video here.
• Sonnie Santos says that Pacquiao won over Marquez unconvincingly
• Nick wants another rematch!

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