Choosing the right blog software for your new blog requires that you ask yourself some questions and make a list of all of the features and tools you need as well as your budget. Once you have this information written down you will be prepared to start shopping for blog software. However, keep in mind the following seven tips for choosing the best software for you.

Tip #1 Ping Updates
These allow you to update your blog and are very important in blog software. Make sure the blog software you are interested in provides automatic ping updates.

Tip #2 Comments
Whatever blog software you choose, you’ll want to make sure that it has an area for comments from visitors. This will help you understand what is successful in your blog and what is not, as well as guide you in future blogs. This is a really great tool and should be part of your blog software.

Tip #3 Trackback
If you are discussing your blog on another blog, or simply adding information to another blog, trackback will allow you to update this information. This is a little confusing, but trackback allows you to talk on your blog about information on another blog and ping the writer of the other blog to let them know what is going on. Trackback is certainly a feature you want in your blog software.

Tip #4 Pingback
Pingback is similar to trackback, but it just sends a URL to the other blog to let them know you are talking about their blog on your blog. This is not used as much as trackback, but you will want a blog software that has at least one of these two functions.

Tip #5 Web-based
The point of a blog is you can post information instantly online, so you want your blog software to be similar to a word processor and web based without a shadow of a doubt.

Tip #6 Archiving
You want a blog software that supports archiving, and most of them do. The reason for this is you will want to save all of your past blogs by the date they were published and archiving allows you to do that.

Tip #7 Categorize
Another great tool you will want in your blog software is the ability to categorize. You want to keep your blogs organized and in categories, if you have them, so this option is really a great one for most bloggers.

There are lots of types of blog software available. You just need to do the research and compare what you find with what you need and then… start blogging!

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Here is more investigation result for TroyBank, founded on forums.

Website and Script

Domain name was for sale recently for $295(Selling domain name….are they kidding ?, are they serious Investment Service or what ?). Their reason for this….. http://www.troybank.com/news_one.php?id=83
……if you have a successful business why would you even consider selling your Domain name?

Their Verisign SSL cert. is incorrect…..click it yourself and see. Troybank website not secure…check this !

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This article is to make you aware of the basic facts and figures about Blogging for dollars and the rest you would have to find for yourself.
If you think that just by reading this article you could be an expert about Blogging for dollars, well you are a bit off the mark.

Blogging for dollars might sound like the latest game show or some new drinking game, but it’s the latest craze to hit the Internet. Bloggers Blogging for Dollars began blogging for a number of reasons, but as the blog movement has increased in popularity, they have found ways to monetize their blogs and are seeing their commitment pay off.

Whether a blogger’s focus is to communicate with customers or just to have fun, they have begun looking at ways to earn revenue from their blogs. The most popular ways for bloggers to earn some added cash for their pet projects are:1. ) Google Adsense in Blogs
Google AdSense allows webmasters to dynamically serve content-relevant advertisements in blogs. If the visitor clicks one of the AdSense ads served to the blog, the website owner is credited for the referral. Webmasters need only to insert a Google-generated java script into the blog or blog template. Google’s spider parses the AdServing blog and serves ads that relate to the blog’s content. Google uses a combination of keyword matching and context analysis to determine what ads should be served.

2. ) Affiliate Programs (Product Endorsements)
Affiliate Programs work when an affiliate web site receives income for generating sales, leads, or traffic to a merchant website. Generally, bloggers will mention or endorse specific products and if site visitors purchase the product, bloggers will receive a portion of the sale.

3. ) Product Promotion
Businesses use blogs to detail how specific features or product add-ons can increase functionality and save time. Content-rich product promotion will help with search engine placement.

4.) Banner Ads
While less popular than in the past, websites with high traffic levels can still earn decent revenue by selling banner space.

As the Internet evolves bloggers will continue to seek out ways to monetize their opinions and thoughts. Daily journals and online blogs have become more than just a communication means to many.
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This article taken from : http://blog-connection.com/blogging-for-dollars.htm By Sharon Housley, from blog-connection.com

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I tried to investigate and get more information about this HYIP, currently the results are :
Website of Program

They have 2 website

1. http://www.troybankbonds.com/

TroyBank bonds issued by the TroyBank.com (Managed by TroyBankBonds.com) are designed to offer high secondary market liquidity and spread performance to the institutional investor. TroyBank bonds are backed by the commitment of the TroyBank´s underwriting partners in the financial community to carry out active secondary trading and make markets throughout the life of an issue. TroyBank regularly monitors the spread quotations of its benchmark issues versus the underlying government issues in order to ensure consistent market pricing and superior performance.

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TroyBankBonds generate 4% interest every working day for 6 months.

A TroyBank bond pays interest six months until it matures. When a TroyBank bond matures, you are paid its face value.
Bonds exist as electronic entries in accounts. When we resume issuing TroyBank bonds, we will issue them in electronic form, not paper.
Buying TroyBank Bonds:
• Issued electronically to your designated TroyBankBonds.com account.
• Sold at face value; i.e., you pay $100 for a $100 bond.
• Purchase in amounts of $100 or more ($100 increments). i.e., $100, $200, $500, $7300..
• $100,000 maximum purchase in one calendar year.

2. http://www.troybank.com

Date April 27/2006 : TroyBankBonds are going to a new website.
Now you can manage your purchased bonds from (http://troybank.com/troybankbonds.php) in new www.TroyBankBonds.com
All old accounts are transfered to new website, your login information stays the same.

TroyBank domain sales are closed and NOT sold and it is final decission.

Katrin Loodla
Website Management

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