Frequently Asked Questions found in sites or blogs are usually compiled with the intention of providing quick answers to commonly asked questions by readers in the blogosphere. in compiling this FAQ page, I have tried to provide these answers as clearly as possible to my best ability and knowledge. Where those that require more indept explanation, a link to the relevant source of information or post is provided. My objective in creating this Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page is two-fold – sharing some useful information with readers as well as for my own easy reference. This is because I can imagine with information overload, this FAQ helps to filter and focus on selected information, on new and interesting work at home ideas. Similarly for all  seo updates and advanced tools that help us in all our online business opportunities that we will see in the new year.

1. Where can I find a free anti-virus program for my PC?

AVG Free Edition – This may be the only link that I know of where you can still get this program for free. Don’t click the large download button as it will redirect to a different site. Click the small link below it for an instant download.

2. I’m looking for Free Research Tools. Where can I find them

A free research tool that is very popular is WordTracker. You can also get a free WordTracker Tutorial to learn how to use it.

Google offers many good freeware tools to assist you do market research. Here are some of their free and helpful research tools.

a.Google Search Basics teaches you how to get the most out of your searches.

b.Google Trends will show you the marketing trends for your selected keyword phrase.

Some useful keyword Tools:
Google Adwords Keyword Tool
Keyword Discoveryl

3. How do I check for any duplicate articles of mine

If you are re-writing some of your articles to be used for other sites submission or on your work at home blog, once your article has been published you can check it for duplication by using Copyscape to search the Internet for duplicate copies. If a duplicate article is found, you will then know that you did not edit yours enough if you intend to use it yourself. Similarly this tool is also useful to see if anyone has plagiarized your articles.

4. How can I tell if someone is stealing my posts and my submitted articles?

On the subject of plagiarizing, another excellent free tool by Google is called Google Alerts. This tool will send you an alert email any time another site or article comes up on the web with the same title that you have set on the Alert. You can then take whatever necessary actions that you deem fit.

5. What would you recommend for Web Hosting

If you don’t have a web hosting service, the two that I use and recommend are HostGator and Host4Profits.

6. How Do I Set Up A Blog

There are free blogging platforms such as Blogger.com, WordPress.com, and Weebly.com, but they are quite restrictive. Most bloggers agree that the best blogging platform is with WordPress.org uploaded to your hosting account. This YouTube video  will show you How to Install Your WordPress Blog

7. I’m looking for someone to ‘ghost write’ articles for me. Where do I find such services?

If you can’t write, or just don’t have the time to do it, but you are able to afford spending a little money, you can hire someone to ghost write the articles for you. You can hire people to do this at eLance, GetACoder, Guru.com for around $20 a page for a well written article that doesn’t require any editing. A more recent one I’ve found is 72-Hour Articles with raving testimonials and even screenshot of Google #1 SERP and the cost is about $7 per article. Also check out forums like Warrior Forum where many people offer such writing services too.

8. I’m looking for a free Article Submitter. What do you recommend?

Writing articles and sending them to a big list of article directories can be very time consuming. You can download Brad Callen‘s free software program, Free Article Submitter that can save you much time and submit your articles easily.

9. How do I submit my posts to social bookmark sites?

There are quite a few you can choose from but the popular ones are: Only Wire, Social Poster and Social Marker.

10. Where can I find dofollow forums?

Here is a post from Ben Pei that shows a good list of 120 dofollow forums.

11. Where can I find some good Press Release sites as well as free ones?

One very good Press Release site is PRWeb. The free ones are:

Press Release Distribution & Free Press Release Submit @ 1888 PressRelease.com
Free Press Release Distribution Center – I-Newswire.com
Express Press Release Distribution (Free)
PressRelease.com
http://openpr.com/
http://www.clickpress.com
http://www.freepressindex.com
http://www.pr.com
http://www.ecommwire.com/

12. Where can I find free images for my blog?

Here is a list of some sites that provide you access to free images:

http://www.flickr.com/
http://images.google.com/
http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/clipart/default.aspx
http://www.webshots.com/

13.How can I know my position (SERP) in search engines for specific keywords i.e. how my keywords are ranking in the search engines?

Exact Factor is a free site that lets you track search engine position (SERP) for your site or blog at various search engines of your selection. You can even track that of your competitors too at this site.

14. How can I convert my document to a pdf format. Is there a free site I can use?

PDF995 Is a free PDF converter that can create your documents to PDF file format simply by selecting the print command.

15. How can I optimize my pictures and can I change from one type to another?

This Online Image Optimizer allows you to easily optimize your GIFs, JPGs, and PNGs, so that they load quickly on your blog or website. You can easily convert from one image type to another up to a maximum upload size limit of 300kB.

16. I think I might have gotten the Google ban. How can I be sure and what can I do?

Here is a post I wrote on Google Ban. You will find some useful information on OMG I Got The Google Ban?

17. I really like to know the SEO health state of my website or blog . Is there a site which can show me quickly.

Try this free SEO tool called Website Grader. It measures and provides you a free report on the marketing effectiveness of your blog or website. This report includes a score of your website traffic, SEO, and linkpopularity among others.

18. I intend to change my WordPress theme. I’m on a low budget so I’m looking for free themes.

Here are 100 Excellent Free WordPress Themes that you can download, customize and use for free for your personal as well as commercial projects.

What did I miss? Do you have good Frequently Asked Questions(FAQs) you found in your internet business opportunities you want to share?  Drop me a comment and share them as well as some thoughts.

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