I'm Jake Ruston - A huge Nightwish fan! I'm also interested in programming, which is why you'll probably see a lot of Wordpress Plugin releases on my blog. I also like to talk about random subjects. So... yeah... that's it.

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Hi Guys,

I just thought I’d make a post saying I thank you all for commenting on the blog. Most of the comments I get on my blog seem to be comments regarding my plugins – Whether it’s regarding a bug or a feature request.

I seem to be getting quite a large amount of these comments lately so it’s quite difficult to keep up by responding to everyone. I am still going to try and respond to all of the comments, but it may take a while to get through them. All comments that have been submitted will be looked at, I’m starting to get through them now.

Over the next few days to the next week, I will be re-reading all feature request comments made on my blog and will be trying to implement as many of them as possible into my plugins and release a new major version of as many of my plugins as possible. If you have a new feature idea, it’s probably best if you make the request quite soon.

Regarding the feedback form in my plugins, again, thank you for using it. I have read all of them, but unfortunately I haven’t been able to respond to quite a lot of them. This is because of the scale I’m actually receiving them (Over 20 messages a day most of the time) which can make it pretty difficult. It would make things much easier if the feedback form was used properly though because I do receive a significant amount of junk messages (For example, advertising a service or messages that aren’t even in English). I’m not sure how clear I need to make it that I can’t understand feedback messages sent to me in non-English language. These will unfortunately have to be ignored since I don’t know what it actually says.

Thank you for visiting my website, I’ll do my best to fix all of the bugs mentioned and add as many new features to my plugins as possible.

Posted by: Jake Ruston On February 27th, 2010 - Filed Under News | 1 Comment


Google Nexus One UK Launch


After being released in the United States for quite a while now, Google have announced the launching of their Google Nexus One phone to be in April, for the United Kingdom. It will not be on sale in the average retail shops however – It’s only on sale online through the Google website, which you can find at Google.com/phone.

No tariff has been announced, nor the idea of a pay-as-you-go model, but the Nexus One will start off on the network Vodafone in the United Kingdom, possibly moving out to other networks in the future. It is expected that the pricing of the Nexus One will be pretty similar to the pricing of the iPhone to try and compete.

Vodafone apparently wanted a UK launch in March, but now both parties have settled for the release in April to give enough time for everything to be prepared and ready for release.

It was a very interesting idea to make the phone only purchasable online. It means that they’re probably limiting their sales to start with as most users tend to prefer to buy mobile phones in shops instead of online. It also means they’re heavily relying on word of mouth to promote their Nexus One phone. They may find it quite difficult to compete with Apple’s iPhone, considering the huge marketing campaign completed by Apple. It’s going to be interesting to see how Google are going to market this phone in the United Kingdom – Are they going to start doing the TV advertisements like Apple do, or are they just going to hope that their phone advertises itself virally?

Personally, I will look at the Google Nexus One and consider buying it. However, I’m currently very content with my iPhone, and many users like myself may find it quite difficult to make the switch from the familiar iPhone over to a new phone like the Nexus One.

Posted by: Jake Ruston On February 27th, 2010 - Filed Under Technology | Post Your Comments


Promoting your site with Blogging


Posting articles online is a great way to increase your company’s web presence by referring readers to your site or providing other contact details at the end of the article. By adding articles to a number of separate websites and pages, you will increase the chances of people locating them through the search engines and web optimization seo.

Other recent effective forms of internet marketing include forum posting, bulletin boards, news groups and online radio. These forms of advertising are also free of charge and often have a better result than the traditional banner and pay per click advertising schemes available.

The internet is evolving to make new information available more easily and this is being reflected in the way the search engines are working. Google is now concentrating on getting real-time results, and the sites that will score better in this regard will be those that are updated most frequently, providing new content everyday or every minute. Press release sites and new articles are a great way to ensure that what you have is seen quickly and almost immediately.

Nowdays there are lots of web developer guide site to learn about making site and promoting them.

Posted by: Jake Ruston On February 23rd, 2010 - Filed Under Internet | 1 Comment


Expanding Your Reach Using Press Releases


To be a successful Internet marketer you need to make use of all the different ways in which you can market your products or services, but some tools are a lot more effective than others. One such method is by making use of press release websites.

Press release websites are fast becoming one of the best ways to promote something. Press release (or PR) sites enable you to reach a mass audience quickly, and the site owners are always hungry for content rich articles to publish. Many sites offer this service free of charge and make it easy to submit articles to a database. These articles can be re-printable and free content is often shared making the content available elsewhere.

You can learn about PR on tutorials board and if you are using cms software there are lots of wordpress developer site to get plugin to add in your blog to use PR and submit them in Google News.

Posted by: Jake Ruston On February 23rd, 2010 - Filed Under Internet | Post Your Comments


Internet Marketing and the Importance of Getting the Basics Right


Internet Marketing is essentially the same as any other type of marketing, and a good understanding of the basic principles is needed in order for an internet marketing campaign to be a success.

Whatever you are trying to market will always have a target group. The target group refers to the people who are most likely to buy your products. These are the people your advertising will need to appeal to, and in order to achieve that, you need to understand them.

Effective market research should give you a clear picture of the people in your target group, and you will discover their likes and dislikes and, when it comes to the internet, what websites they are likely to be looking at. If you are trying to promote computer games and consoles then advertising on walking frame websites will not work. These people may well spend a lot of time in doors due to a disability, but they probably won’t spend their money on your product.

A good way to decide where to advertise on the internet is by looking for informative sites about the product you are selling that allow user interaction. Specialized online forums, and to some extent blogs with comment sections, will get a lot of traffic from search engines from people who need help with a similar product or want to discuss it with other users.

Sites that publish news articles relating to new products including online magazines or e-zines will also appeal to your target groups and will prove to be more cost effective for your advertisements. These ads could be in the form of solo ads, classified ads and top-line advertising. Classified ads might be the cheapest, but they also are the least seen of the three.

Many people are making use of search engines in order to advertise their websites. Search engine optimization can be effective in getting more traffic to your website by tweaking and promoting your site so you get shown high up in search results. This is a great idea and can be really effective, but can also take a long time and involve lots of hard work on your end, or a lot of expense if you pay someone else to do it.

When it comes to SEO, it’s a good idea to understand the basics and ensure your site is set up to be found by the search engines in the first place, and then provide your visitors with an enjoyable experience and a reason to stay. Good content is the most effective form of SEO there is and again, knowing your target audience is essential.

Posted by: Jake Ruston On February 22nd, 2010 - Filed Under Internet | Post Your Comments