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Mengembangkan Diri Menghadapi Dunia Kerja

2009-12-23T16:35:00.000+08:00

Akhirnya kita bisa bertemu kembali setelah lama gw ga ada nulis gara-gara sibuk ngurusin skripsi gw buat ngejar wisuda Januari taon depan (2010), akhirnya bisa juga n sekarang sisa menghadapi ujian akhir doang. Oke, sekarang gw pengen berbagi cerita buat temen-temen yang kondisinya seperti gw sekarang, yang bentar lagi akan selesai kuliah atau sekolahnya dan ingin melanjutkan ke dunia kerja.

Pada awalnya gw berpikir, bagaimana caranya gw bisa cepet dapet kerja setelah lulus kuliah ntar. Kemudian gw cari deh buku-buku sebagai referensi. Eh gw dapet ilmu yang menarik dari buku Triton P. B. yang berjudul “Panduan Sikap dan Perilaku Enterpreneurship” terbitan Tugu Publisher yang salah satu materinya adalah Pengembangan Diri. Gw baca tuh materi mpe cape', asik banget bukunya. Kayaknya perlu lo beli deh buat pegangan kalo gempa, loh.. maksudnya buat pegangan buat kalian yang akan terjun ke jurang, eh salah lagi :) terjun ke dunia kerja maksudnya. Dan kenapa gw pengen bagi ini sama kalian, karena gw pikir pengembangan diri itu penting untuk menghadapi rasa bertanggung jawab terhadap pekerjaan, apalagi yang baru mulai bekerja dan belum memiliki pengalaman, karena kita pada umumnya saat masih sekolah selalu bergantung kepada orang tua, sehingga merasa tidak bertanggung jawab terhadap apapun kecuali menyelesaikan pendidikan.

Gw pengen ceritakan isi materinya dikit (maaf ya Om Triton, ga banyak kok, cuma buat promo-in buku sampeyan) hehe..

Dikatakan bahwa pengembangan diri mutlak diperlukan oleh orang-orang yang sedang merangkak menuju cita-cita. Pencapaian cita-cita tidak dapat dilepaskan dari segala upaya dan langkah-langkah yang bersifat konstruktif dalam rangka mencapai kebahagiaan yang sejati. Seorang pembicara dan penulis terkenal mengenai hidup yang sukses pernah menyatakan proporsi pencapaian hidup manusia di bumi sebagai berikut :
1.30% orang di dunia ini hidup di bawah garis kemiskinan,
2.60% orang di dunia ini hidup dalam standar rata-rata,
3.10% orang di dunia ini hidup di atas rata-rata orang kebanyakan, dan
4.diantara kelompok 10% diatas, sekitar 3% diantaranya adalah orang di dunia ini yang benar-benar sukses dan mencapai hampir semua cita-cita dan impian hidupnya.

Wow, semoga kita bisa menjadi 10% orang-orang di atas. Amin.. :) Sekarang masalahnya adalah bagaimana caranya mengembangkan diri? Om Triton mengatakan ada 7 (tujuh) cara hidup yang perlu ditingkatkan dalam pengembangan diri, yaitu :
1.Tindakan-tindakan diri memperbaiki diri baik dalam berpikir, bersikap maupun berperilaku;
2.meningkatkan kemampuan yang terkait dengan communication skill (kemampuan berkomunikasi dengan baik);
3.meningkatkan kemampuan negotiation skill (kemampuan dalam melakukan negosiasi);
4.meningkatkan kemampuan dalam memanagemen waktu;
5.meningkatkan kemampuan yang terkait dengan kepemimpinan (leadership);
6.membiasakan diri mengembangkan dan menerapkan positive thinking; dan
7.membiasakan diri untuk berpegang teguh atau konsisten untuk menjaga dan fokus pada pencapaian cita-cita dan visi hidup.
Kemampuan pada poin 7 (tujuh) merupakan cara hidup yang paling penting dalam mengembangkan diri. Orang yang sukses, biasanya mereka memiliki hidup yang terus berubah makin baik namun cita-citanya terus dipegang teguh.
Gw pikir cara diatas cukup mudah untuk diterapkan namun untuk gw pribadi perlu dilakukan secara bertahap. Gw akui untuk beberapa poin diatas seperti cara bernegosiasi, managemen waktu dan kepemimpinan gw sangat lemah. Untuk itu mungkin gw harus latihan secara intensif di pasar-pasar dan lembaga organisasi. :) Gimana buat kalian, ada pencerahan untuk bersikap menghadapi dunia kerja? Semoga aja ya, mudahan apa yang udah gw tulis bisa bermanfaat buat kita semua. Amin..

Ada sedikit lagi nih yang mau gw bagi, Om Triton memberikan media pembelajaran buat kita semua untuk mengembangkan diri lewat internet (sumber: www.computer-easy.com) :
www.free-online-training-resources.com
www.ukans.edu/cwis/units/coms2/vpa/vpa
www.nwlink.com/-donclark/leader
http://positiveteenso.tripod.com
www.givetogetmarketing.com
www.mindtools.com
www.oneishy.com/personality
www.motivation123.com
http://thepargroup.com
http://creativequotations.com
Semoga berguna dan sukses.!!

Cerita Idul Adha 1430H

2009-11-28T15:40:00.001+08:00

Hari Raya Idul Adha 1430 H kemarin memang tidak semeriah Hari Raya Idul Fitri, biasanya jika Idul Fitri rame sekali orang belanja baju baru. Namun di hari Adha ini rame sekali Sapi dan Kambing yang berkumpul dimasjid-masjid. Bukan mau sholat ye, tapi mau dikurbanin. hehe..

Gw pengen cerita dikit waktu gw sholat Ied kmaren, sebenernya kmaren tu males banget bangun pagi, gara-garanya semalam begadang maen game. hehe.. Terus gw dibanguni deh, kamar diketok lah, pake sirine lah, macem-macem cara dilakukan nyokap buat banguni gw. Terang aja gw bangun, ga tahan denger bisingnya suara. Dengan muka kucel and lusuh gw jalan ke kamar mandi, santai tapi pasti. Aktivitas mandi selesai gw segera make baju n cabut ke masjid, soalnya gw hampir telat. Sampe dimasjid udah rame banget tuh manusia didalam masjid (ya iyalah..masa' sapi ma kambingnya yang sholat), jadi dengan sangat lapang dada gw sholat dijalanan, berbekal dengan koran bekas yang udah disiapkan panitia masjid, gw mengatur tempat yang asik dengan teman gw. Lagi asiknya duduk sambil dengerin panitia ngebacakan info para penyumbang qurban gw ceritaan aja ma temen gw.

Lama banget rasanya tuh info yang disampaikan panitia, sementara awan gelap dan tebal bergerak cepat menuju masjid tempat kami sholat. Emang bener, ga lama kemudian hujan deras terjadi, dan kalian pasti tau apa yang terjadi, para jamaah yang sholat diluar ruangan masjid berhamburan dan berlarian mencari tempat berteduh. So, do like the other, gw pun lari menuju teras rumah orang untuk berteduh dengan beberapa orang lainnya. Jadi kami pun sholat diteras tersebut. Unik dan lucu menurut gw, sayangnya gw ga bisa mengabadikannya lewat gambar karena gw emang ga bawa kamera.

Jadi, mulai hari ini hingga beberapa hari kedepan menu dirumah gw pastinya daging, mungkin begitu juga dirumah kalian. Yang jelas bosen banget, apalagi bagi orang yang tekanan darah tinggi, wah pastinya penuh tuh rumah sakit.

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Sori ini cerita yang berbeda, tadi pagi gw nonton Trans7, acara "Tupperware She Can". Ceritanya tuh gw tonton sekilas-sekilas aja, maklum lagi motong daging. hehe... Gini ceritanya:

Adalah seorang TKW asal Banyuwangi (kalo ga salah) punya hobi nulis. Banyak udah postingan yang dibuatnya, namun dia ingin lebih dibaca dan dikomentari orang banyak. Sehingga dia berpikir ide yang bagus buat tulisannya. Kalo ga salah nangkep info nih tuh Ibu menulis tentang motivasi diri.

Dari ceritanya Ibu itu, banyak mencari informasi dari temannya, membaca diperpustakaan, dan kisahnya juga berasal dari pengalaman hidupnya. Dengan berbekal itu semua dia mulai membuat tulisan yang memotivasi diri untuk bangkit dari kegagalan. Dan yang sangat menotivasi gw sendiri adalah semua tulisan ibu itu dibaca orang dan akhirnya menjadi sebuah buku. Sekarang Beliau menjadi seorang narasumber dalam acara Seminar, dan sedang menyusun buku keduanya.

Gw menyesal cuma bisa menyimak sedikit, banyak hal yang gw pengen tau. Nama Ibunya aj gw lupa, trus judul bukunya gw ga tau. Wah, berat banget penyesalannya. Googling dulu ah, sapa tau ada.

Mau Jadi Apa Besok?

2009-11-19T21:51:00.002+08:00

Tadi pagi seperti biasa datang kekampus lagi asik cari referensi buat tambahan skripsi yang sampe sekarang ga kelar-kelar. Sampe dikampus langsung asik bongkar skripsi orang (enak banget ya kalo ngambur, yang nyusun kerepotan hihi..) selesainya diperpus gw nganter cwe gw ke atm yang lokasinya di depan Kantor Rektorat Unmul, ngeliat rektorat kok pada rame ya.?? gw pikir cuma mahasiswa yang antri ngurusi beasiswa, terus selesai dari ATM, lewat lagi di depan rektorat tiba-tiba gw denger suara kaca pecah dari gedung rektorat dan para mahasiswa disana berhamburan lari tunggang langgang kesana kemari. Kejadian heboh terjadi, ternyata ada demonstrasi dari temen-temen fisipol. Orang-orang dari rektorat keluaran dan berteriak-teriak sambil membawa kayu, dan lucunya ada Dosen yang memukul temen-temen mahasiswa. Gw ga tau masalah apa yang didemokan, tapi adanya kejadian seperti ini hanya malah membuat image buruk buat temen-temen fisipol yang selalu setia membela hak-hak rakyat. Jadi kesannya kalo tiap temen-temen dari fisip demo pasti ada kekacauan, pasti ada anarkis, pasti ada ini dan itu, sehingga niat untuk menyampaikan aspirasinya hilang seketika dan berubah menjadi kekacauan saja.

Sebenernya apa sih arti dari demokrasi itu??
Kalo ditilik dari wikipedia, sejarahnya bisa kita liat dari sini:

"Istilah demokrasi berasal dari Yunani Kuno yang tepatnya diutarakan di Athena kuno pada abad ke-5 SM. Negara tersebut dianggap sebagai contoh awal dari sebuah sistem yang berhubungan dengan hukum demokrasi modern. Namun, arti dari istilah ini telah berubah sejalan dengan waktu, dan definisi modern telah berevolusi sejak abad ke-18, bersamaan dengan perkembangan sistem "demokrasi" di banyak negara.

Kata "demokrasi" berasal dari dua kata, yaitu demos yang berarti rakyat, dan kratos/cratein yang berarti pemerintahan, sehingga dapat diartikan sebagai pemerintahan rakyat, atau yang lebih kita kenal sebagai pemerintahan dari rakyat, oleh rakyat dan untuk rakyat. Konsep demokrasi menjadi sebuah kata kunci tersendiri dalam bidang ilmu politik. Hal ini disebabkan karena demokrasi saat ini disebut-sebut sebagai indikator perkembangan politik suatu negara."

Seperti yang disebutkan diatas, arti dari demokrasi sendiri sudah berubah sejalan dengan waktu. Jadi seperti yang udah gw sebutkan sebelumnya. Kalo orang udah bilang demo, tuh biasanya diartikan macem2 yang kebanyakan negatif. Gw ga bilang mendukung temen-temen yang demo ya, cuma memang seperti itulah kenyataannya.

Kalo kita liat, perhatikan dan sadari. Sbenernya apa sih tujuan temen-temen yang berdemo itu. Toh mereka udah tau kalo (menurut gw ya..!!) demo dan menuntut ini dan itu sebenernya ga ada hasilnya. Hanya buat cape aja, ga akan ada yang mau ngedengerin.

Gw pikir lagi lebih jauh, kalo setelah lulus dari kuliahnya apa masih mau demo? Apa yang mau di demo? Apa tujuannya? Dan apakah bisa membantu mencari nafkah dari demo? Wah, jadi banyak deh pertanyaannya. Sori ya buat temen-temen mahasiswa yang aktif memperjuangkan nasib rakyat, bukan mau menyinggung, cuma pengen tau aja.

Setau gw kalo udah lulus dari universitas ya tujuan berikutnya adalah mencari kerja untuk menghidupi dan mensejahterakan diri sendiri dan keluarga. Nah, bicara tentang pekerjaan, ada satu pertanyaan buat temen-temen yang masih kuliah. Pertanyaannya adalah setelah kalian lulus dari universitas, pekerjaan seperti apa yang kalian inginkan??? Untuk yang baru masuk kuliah sih kebanyakan belum berpikir, tapi buat temen-temen yang merantau dan kebutuhan sehari-harinya banyak sementara (maaf) kondisi ekonominya tidak mampu pasti memutar otak sampe kepala botak untuk mencari tambahan buat hidupnya.

Mau jadi apa besok? Itulah pertanyaan simpel yang hanya bisa dijawab oleh kalian sendiri, setiap langkah dan keputusan hidup yang kalian jalankan itu adalah nasib yang udah kalian buat. Umumnya dan kebanyakan, paradigma orang di Samarindamasih ingin menjadi karyawan, sedikit sekali yang ingin menjadi pengusaha. Wajar saja, karena kalo jadi karyawan tiap bulan pasti dapet duit yang tetap walau jumlahnya relatif atau bahkan masih kecil jauh dibawah UMR (Upah Minimum Regional). Istilah kerennya Safe Zone, sedangkan kalo usaha sendiri pendapatan sangat ga jelas, kadang untung kadang buntung.

Yawda, daripada ngelantur panjang2 tapi ga jelas, intinya gw cuma pengen temen-temen jadi perpandangan luas setelah baca tulisan gw. :) Kalo bisa buang jauh-jauh paradigma yang ada selama ini dan dobrak dengan membuat keputusan menjadi pengusaha, kenapa tidak? Lebih baik jadi bos daripada jadi karyawan selamanya. Lagian dengan begitu akan membuka lapangan kerja baru dan mengurangi pengangguran. Trus jangan lupa promosikan blog gw ke temen-temen yang lain ya. hehe...

Sekian untuk hari ini, semoga bermanfaat dan tetep semangat untuk SUKSES.!!!

Cerita Kiamat di Film 2012

2009-11-19T00:26:00.000+08:00

Halo semua.!!! Wah, lama ga ketemu pada makin banyak utang aja.hehe..Becanda teman. Kayaknya serasa lama banget ga posting tulisan lagi diblogku tercinta ini. Maklum, akhir-akhir ini lagi banyak kepikiran urusan skripsi, pengen cepat selesai tapi macem-macem aja alasan untuk males ngetik. Dari pada pusing mending sedikit menuangkan uneg-uneg yang berhamburan dikepala.

Hari Senin lalu (16 Sept 2009) akhirnya bisa dapet tiket buat nonton film 2012 yang lagi heboh banget sekarang ini, gw ga tau hebohnya dijawa kayak apa, tapi dikalimantan biasa aja tuh (sok jual mahal :p). Ternyata eh ternyata, datang sepagi mungkin ke mall supaya bisa cepet beli tiket dan kembali kekampus akhirnya gagal. Sepagi-paginya gw datang ke mall ternyata masih banyak yang datang lebih pagi, jadi sewaktu gw nyampe di lantai 5 Samarinda Central Plaza udah penuh sesak dengan orang yang pada antri untuk beli tiket film 2012. Wah, dengan orang sebanyak itu sebenernya gw males antri, tapi jadi kepikiran jg gimana sih ceritanya tuh film. So, mau ga mau jadi ikutan antri deh, lagian sang kekasih bakal marah kalo sampe ga jadi nonton. :)

Dari yang gw tangkep setelah nonton tuh film, inti permasalahannya sebenernya bukan kiamat. Tuh cerita cuma gara-gara lempengan bumi yang bergeser ke kiri dan ke kanan. hehe... yang lebih jelasnya tanya aja ma ahli geologi aj ya. Gara-gara pergeseran inti bumi yang cepat itulah terjadi kejadian seperti itu (apanya yang seperti itu??? Nonton dong biar jelas.!!).

Tapi gw pikir para penjahat seperti kita-kita (apa!! Lo aja kali.!!) hehe.. perlu nonton tuh film, biar pencerahan aja supaya bisa kembali ke jalan yang bener. Biar bisa cepet tobat dan sadar kalo hidup itu cuma sebentar. Kalo gw gambarin tuh seperti dibawah ini (MENURUT GW YA.!!). Kita tuh dikirim ke dunia dengan suatu tujuan, ga mungkin kita (dalam hal ini manusia, kalo kamu bukan manusia mending ga usah baca aja) dikirim tanpa sebab dan musabab. Nah, dikirimnya kita didunia itu untuk menjadi Khalifah untuk menjaga bumi dan menyembah Sang Pencipta kita (Allah SWT, karena gw beragama Islam). Jadi hidup di dunia merupakan perjalanan kita menuju tempat perhentian terakhir. Tinggal kamu pilih, kalo mau enak ke Surga yaitu dengan cara yang diajarkan oleh Agama, sebaliknya kalo kamu mau hidup seenaknya berarti secara langsung kamu milih untuk berada di Neraka.

Sebenernya, sampe saat ini setelah 3 hari nonton tuh film gw jadi kebayang sendiri. Gimana ya kalo kiamat bener-bener terjadi ga lama lagi??? Wah, makin hari makin kuat kepikirannya. Pengen mengisi absen Sholat tapi masih kalah dengan MALESnya. Tapi mau dicoba pelan-pelan deh, 2012 tuh ga lama lagi, sementara tiap hari makin banyak dosa yang dibuat. Moga gw makin sadar deh and semakin giat Sholat 5 waktu. Amiinn...!!

Segitu dulu deh buat hari ini, nyambung ga nyambung nih cerita asal lo dapet makna yang tersembunyi dari apa yang gw tulis, walaupun sebenernya gw sendiri bingung baca nih tulisan. hehe..Moga bermanfaat.

Buntu, mandeg, stop.!!

2009-11-06T22:27:00.000+08:00

Kalo dipikir lagi judulnya aneh (sama kayak orangnya hihi...). Tiga kata itu yang pantes digambarkan dgn kehidupan gw sekarang. Minggu-minggu ini penuh dengan bunga, ada yang merah dan ada yang putih. Lho kok malah nyanyi sih.. Ya, minggu ini banyak banget yang harus dikerjain. Mulai dari cuci piring, cuci baju, cuci sepatu, cuci motor, cuci mobil. Wah ketauan deh kerjaan aslinya. hehe.. Hal pertama yang buat pusing ya skripsiku, dah molor sampe 4 bulan gara-gara ga dapet data. Belum lagi urusan kerjaan, urusan ini, urusan itu. Arrgghhh... rasanya mau meledak aja nih kepala, penuh banget dengan pikiran.

Bener-bener lagi buntu nih. Nunggu waktu sampe lancar lagi deh...

Sebab Akibat UU No. 22 Tahun 2009

2009-10-31T01:10:00.000+08:00

Penerapan UU No. 22 thn 2009 tentang Lalu Lintas dan Angkutan Jalan yang akan diberlakukan di Samarinda pada 1 Nopember 2009 ini menurut gw pribadi sangat kurang sosialisasinya. Bayangkan, hanya dengan memasang spanduk-spanduk pada titik tertentu tanpa ada kegiatan untuk mendemonstrasikannya secara langsung. Biasanya tuh polisi seneng kayak gitu, kalo udah razia bisa panen.

Sebelumnya gw akan sampaikan sekilas buat temen-temen yang belum tau isi dari UU ini, beberapa poin penting yang akan diberlakukan yaitu :

Pengendara roda 2 dan penumpang wajib mengenakan helm standar nasional Indonesia (pasal 57 ayat (2)).
Pengendara roda 2 wajib menggunakan kelengkapan berkendara (maksudnya spion harus 2, baut harus standar, ban harus bulat - ya iyalah.!!!hehe..)
Pengendara roda 2 wajib menyalakan lampu pada siang hari (ini gw liat spanduknya waktu lagi di Tenggarong, orang sana pada rajin nyalakan lampunya).
Larangan belok kiri secara langsung pada jalan-jalan khusus (yang ini ada ditivi, pasti semua tau).

Sejauh ini baru 4 poin diatas yang gw tau, beritanya masih ga' jelas banget buat gw. Bener-bener ga' ada sosialisasi yang baik. Maen pasang spanduk aja, sukur-sukur yang bisa mbaca, lha kalo ga' bisa baca gimana.??

Kabar santer yang sudah beredar dimasyarakat, apabila kita melanggar salah satu dari keempat poin diatas, maka akan dikenakan sanksi sebesar Rp 250.000,-. Wah, lumayan tuh buat nraktir temen-temen. hehe...

Anyway, barusan aja tadi gw jalan-jalan ma do'i (suit..suit...) hehehe... Udah planning dari sore mau beli helm standar nasional Indonesia, sepanjang jalan gw mikir, pasti helmnya mahal, akibat akan diberlakukannya UU ini membawa berkah bagi penjual helm standar. Bagus lah kalo gitu. Ketika sampe di toko retailnya, astaga naga gondrong janggutnya, penuh sesak dan berjubel dengan orang yang lagi beli helm. Gilanya lagi, baru aja ngambil satu helm buat dicoba, eh udah abis ludes helm yang di etalase saking banyaknya orang.

Menurut gw pribadi sebenernya UU ini bagus buat kita semua, secara langsung mengajak kita untuk lebih menjaga keselamatan berkendara. Banyak sih yang diuntungin, ya penjual helm, ya pengendara, ya tukang bakso dan es (lho, apa hubungannya dengan bakso??). Cuma yang gw kesel, sosialisasinya hanya dalam bentuk spanduk!!! Yah maaf kalo emang ada sosialisasi langsung ke masyarakat, tapi sejauh yang gw ketahui dan selama gw mengukur panjangnya jalan Samarinda sebulan terakhir ini. Ga' pernah gw liat apalagi denger ada sosialisasi langsung ke masyarakat.

Gw ngacungi jempol deh buat yang buat nih UU, walau ada sedikit yang ga' jelas maksud dan tujuannya. Emang pada dasarnya ini bisa buat kesadaran kita akan berkendara semakin tinggi, dan mengurangi tingkat kecelakaan. Kalo ada yang belum sadar, siap-siap aja ngeluarkan kocek untuk bayar denda tilang. Hehehe...

Provider dan Tarif Internet Murah

2009-10-28T15:23:00.002+08:00

Sebelumnya saya ingin mengucapkan Selamat Idul Fitri (Lho, salah bos!!), Selamat Hari Sumpah Pemuda ke-81 yang jatuh tepat pada hari ini tanggal 28 Oktober 2009. Semoga para pemuda Indonesia dapat menjadi kebanggaan bagi NKRI tercinta.

Baik, kita kembali ketopik pembicaraan kita. Internet sepertinya merupakan bagian dari kehidupan sehari-hari pada masyarakat perkotaan pada umumnya, sudah banyak dan menyebar cepat seperti jamur disetiap sudut kota. Tarif internet pun kian murah dan semakin terjangkau. Layanan internet murah yang dipromosikan oleh beberapa provider seluler pun kian marak. Dengan banyaknya layanan internet yang ditawarkan, saya coba untuk menyajikan kepada Anda informasi yang kiranya dapat berguna sebelum Anda membeli produk yang diinginkan.

Flexinet, paket internet dial up dengan kecepatan teknis mampu mencapai 153,6 Kbps ini menggunakan jaringan CDMA dan memiliki dua layanan tarif berdasarkan volume pemakaian (Volume-Based) dan berdasarkan waktu (Time-Based).

Untuk pemakaian Volume-Based pada Flexi prabayar, tarif yang dikenakan sebesar Rp. 5,- per Kbyte sedangkan Time-Based sebesar Rp. 220,- per menit.

Ada produk baru dengan nama FlexiNET Unlimited menawarkan paket internet yang lebih murah dengan harga Rp.2.500,- per 24 jam. Dengan kecepatan yang sama (153 Kbps) bisa dibilang produk ini dapat dijadikan sebagai pertimbangan. Saat membuat tulisan ini saya menggunakan FlexiNET Unlimited di wilayah desa, kecepatan sampai saat ini masih stabil dan tidak ada gangguan.

PT. Indosat Mega Media (IM2), menawarkan paket Unlimited mobile internet dengan produk Broom-nya. Paket yang banyak ditemukan saat ini adalah Broom Xtra dan Broom Bastis. Broom Xtra dengan kuota 2,5 GB dapat digunakan hingga kecepatan up to 256 Kbps dan biaya per bulannya Rp.125.000,- selanjutnya kecepatan akan diturunkan setelah melewati batas kuota hingga tak terbatas (unlimited), sedangkan Broom Bastis memberikan kuota sebesar 3 GB dan biaya per bulannya Rp. 200.000,- per bulan. Ada lagi paket lain seperti Truff yang merupakan layanan terbaru internet pra-bayar IM2 yang menggunakan jaringan seluler CDMA (StarOne-Indosat) dengan kecepatan hingga 153 Kbps. Akses melalui layanan Truff bisa menggunakan dua pilihan metode pembayaran, yaitu time based dan volume based. Setiap saat pengguna Truff dapat merubah pilihan charging mereka dengan menggunakan login account yang dimiliki.

Selanjutnya produk dari Smart, menawarkan paket internet unlimited dengan 5 paket yang berbeda. Menarik sekali yang ditawarkan dari Smart, untuk paket reguler saja perharinya hanya Rp.3.000,- sedangkan perbulannya ditawarkan sebesar Rp.45.000,-. Sayangnya Smart hanya dapat dinikmati diwilayah Jabodetabek, Jawa Barat, Jawa Tengah, Jawa Timur, Sumatera, Bali dan Lombok. Untuk teman-teman yang berada di wilayah Kalimantan sudah jelas belum bisa mencicipi Smart.

Layanan dari Wimode menggunakan jaringan CDMA dengan tarif reguler Rp. 125 per menit untuk kartu prabayar dan Rp.100,- untuk kartu pascabayar. Sedangkan untuk Wimode Online Nonstop 24 Jam per harinya sebesar Rp.10.000,-. Jangkauan jaringan Wimode menurut situs resminya mengaku mencakup wilayah Jadetabek dan beberapa wilayah di Jawa Barat. Namun sejauh yg saya ketahui, beberapa wilayah di Kalimantan Timur sudah dapat menikmati layanan ini.

Masih banyak lagi Provider mobile internet yang menawarkan tarif internet murah, seperti Ceria yang tidak saya bahas karena belum saya temukan lewat Mbah Google. Setelah anda me-review apa yang saya tuliskan di atas, saya harap anda dapat mengecek mengenai jaringan sinyal masing-masing provider di wilayah tempat tinggal anda sebelum membelinya.

Untuk lebih jelas dan detail, silakan kunjungi website resmi masing-masing produk.

NB.: Sory ga review telkomsel, udah kecewa berat dengan speed-nya.

Selamat Hari Blogger Nasional

2009-10-27T10:05:00.001+08:00

Kebetulan tadi lagi saparan sambil nonton Derings, eh Desta lagi bahas tentang blog, baru gw inget kalo hari nie hari Blogger Nasional. Sebenernya gw sempet bingung, pertama kali gw kira hari blogger nasional tuh tanggal 24 Oktober (sama seperti hari kelahiran gw, hehe..) Tuh gara-gara gw liat acara Pesta Blogger 2009 tanggal 24 Oktober, waktu itu juga temen yang di Semarang ngajak tuk datang itu acara itu. Wah, sayangnya gw ga' bisa, selain sibuk ngurus skripsi, gw juga bokek..hihihi...

Tentunya hari ini (27 Oktober 2009, red) merupakan hari kebanggaan para blogger se-Indonesia, pasalnya pada tanggal ini, tepatnya 2 tahun silam, Menkominfo Kabinet Indonesia Bersatu Muhammad Nuh menyatakan sebagai Hari Blogger Nasional pada sebuah acara gathering blogger nasional di Bilangan Blitz Megaplex. "Momentumnya sangat tepat untuk mendeklarasikan hari ini sebagai hari blogger nasional. Sebelumnya hal ini belum direncanakan sama sekali", demikian pernyataan beliau.

Wah..wah.. wah.. Ga' terasa udah 2 tahun berlalu, pastinya banyak yang berubah dengan blogger-blogger yang ada di Indonesia, moga-moga makin mantap dan semakin banyak kreasi serta kreativitas yang dapat ditunjukkan lewat blog.

Gw yang baru dalam itungan bulan mulai aktif mengurus blog (sampe hidup ga' keurus..hihi..) semakin hari, semakin senang baik mengutak-atik desain blog sampe nge-posting tulisan. Awalnya terasa agak sulit buat gw, karena secara attitude gw orangnya kaku, ga' suka ngomong ceplas-ceplos sembarangan dan ga' karuan. Sekarang cukup enak dan nyaman setelah belajar menulis di kertas, meja dan dinding kampus..(hehe.. ga' sampe' segitunya kok).

Nah, buat temen-temen yang lagi baca nih tulisan gw yang sederhana, jelek dan ga' karuan. Apalagi yang belum punya blog, buruan gabung dan meriahkan blogger Indonesia dengan hasil karyamu. Kembangkan layar kreativitasmu, luaskan ladang ide dan sawah inisiatifmu.

Salam dan sukses buat Blogger se-Indonesia..!!!

Antara Seminar dan Umur

2009-10-25T00:00:00.000+08:00

Hari ini (24 Oktober 2009, red), tumben sekali q bangun jam 6.30. Bayangkan, suatu hal yang langka terjadi setelah q lulus SMA. Biasanya jadwal bangun tidur rutin q sekitar jam 8 atau jam 9, itu sudah bisa dibilang membanggakan-hehe.. Bangun sepagi ini tentu ada alasannya, hari ini kekasih yang tersayang sedang ada seminar - cieee... Alhasil, bangun dengan muka kucel, jelek dan banyak iler, kemudian segera lari ke kamar mandi dan mandi dengan rekor waktu tercepat (alias mandi bebek..hihihi), segera berangkat ke tempat tujuan (Eits..tidak lupa berpakaian terlebih dahulu, ga mungkin kan kekampus dengan kostum tarzan).

Sesampainya dikampus, lagi asik duduk nyantai secara ga sengaja gw liat seorang dosen membawa OHP memasuki ruang seminar. Wah, langsung inget klo seminarnya pake slide powerpoin, sementara gw jg inget klo file seminarnya ada dilaptop, sementara itu gw mikir lagi... LAPTOPNYA DIRUMAH.!!! Bagai pohon yg baru tumbuh daunnya dan tiba2 rontok lagi, langsung saja tanpa banyak pikir gw balik lagi kerumah. Yah.. lumayan setengah jam bolak-balik.

Setelah setengah jam perjalanan melelahkan akhirnya tiba juga dikampus, udah banyak temen yang berbondong-bondong masuk diruang seminar, untungnya acara belum dimulai, karena dosen2 pada nunggu kehadiran gw..(gila aja lu.!!) Saat acara dimulai, semua pada sibuk menyaksikan dengan khidmatnya, seakan-akan sedang upacara bendera (padahal ga pernah ikut upacara...hihihi) Sembari acara seminar terus berjalan, waktu semakin cepat berlalu, dosen pembimbing do'i-q belum datang, perut mulai terasa gempa 4,3 skala Richter, semakin membosankan dan seorang penonton seminar ditegur oleh dosen karena tidur sehingga matanya segar kembali seperti sedia kala (dalam hati: mampus luu..!!)

Bete..bete..dan bete.. Itulah yang dapat digambarkan kalo lagi nonton seminar, cuma dengerin dosen komat-kamit baca proposal skripsi, komen ga' jelas, ngasi perbaikan hanya dalam kata yang keluar dari mulutnya tanpa ada coretan tinta hitam yang berarti di proposal skripsi. Semua itu pasti dijalani sama yang lagi seminar baik yang kemaren, sekarang dan besok. Dari pada bete menjalar ditubuh gw, lebih asik kalo online facebook dulu. "pencet".."pencet".."pencet".. Wow, ada 68 notify. Cek punya ricek, ternyata banyak post yang ngucapin met ultah ke gw. Jadi terharu..hiks...hiks... Ga nyangka masih banyak temen yang inget ma gw.. Makasih buat semua yang ngucapin, wish u all best too.

Tepat tengah hari, dosen pembimbing do'i-ku datang. Dalam hati, "syukur deh bisa cepet kelar". Sekitar 1 jam kemudian seminar emang udah selesai. Hati seminaris pada senang, riang gembira, sumringah dan lega setelah sukses dibantai-bantai oleh para dosen penguji (gw udah ngalamin ndiri berhadap-hadapan dengan 10 penguji, mak nyuss deh...) Selesai acara kami pulang kerumah masing-masing.. (udah? gitu aja ceritanya?)

Eitss, ngerumpi kita belum selesai. Kalian pada tau ga hari nie hari apa? Ya hari Sabtu lah.!! Bukan cuma sabtu biasa, sabtu ini luar biasa buat gw. Karena hari ini merupakan hari spesial dan malam renungan (ritual pribadi) buat gw. Umur gw bertambah 1, disini juga pastinya umur akan semakin berkurang. Nah, malam ritual buat gw pribadi perlu untuk merenungi apa aja yang telah diperbuat selama setahun belakangan ini. Kalo ditelusuri banyak hal yang terjadi dalam sejarah hidup gw setahun terakhir, berdasarkan pencarian di Google (Emang ada.??) banyak banget kesalahan-kesalahan yang udah gw perbuat, memang kalo dipikir secara naluriah pasti manusia akan berbuat salah. Ga' ada manusia yang sempurna di dunia ini.

Selain itu, roda kehidupan gw juga naik turun. Kadang seneng, kadang susah, kadang kaya, dan kadang-kadang juga keseringan miskin. :D Menarik sekali buat saya menelusuri cerita-cerita lama yang sudah terjadi, secara pribadi hal ini menempatkan gw pada tingkat kedewasaan yang lebih tinggi dan lebih sulit untuk dipahami dengan umur gw yang sekarang.

Pastinya ada hikmah dari semua cerita dan kejadian-kejadian yang terjadi dalam hidup kita. Cerita gw ini sekedar mengingatkan teman-teman aja agar dapat merenungi dan mensyukuri apa yang telah kita kerjakan pada masa lalu dan beranjak dari perilaku buruk menuju kepribadian yang lebih baik. Ga ada salahnya kan sesama manusia saling mengingatkan??

Balada Modem Baru

2009-10-21T15:04:00.002+08:00

Udah beberapa hari gw ga ol secara teratur, biasanya klo gw lagi ol tuh minimal 3 kali sehari, persis sama seperti minum obat anti gila gw. Sejak sembuh dari penyakit menular stadium 3 yaitu cacar (sumpah ga' enak banget kena nie penyakit, ga bisa mandi dan pastinya lu bakal dikarantina). Ga' teraturnya jadwal manggung ol gw ini ada sebab musababnya.

Sebabnya dikarenakan beberapa hal, yaitu pertama gw baru beli modem baru, lagi dicicipin gmana rasanya make barang baru. (wah, barang baru apaan.??hayoo!!) Eh ternyata ga enak banget, sinyal bagus tapi sering DC (disconnect), wah sangat amat mengganggu.!! Kedua, sejak kesembuhan dari penyakit menular dan berbisa, jadwal yg tertunda harus dan wajib gw tuntaskan, walopun masih banyak yang belum selesai.

Gw mau curhat dikit ma modem baru gw, modem dgn merk ZTE buatan Cina ini buat gw pribadi lumayan bagus, pasalnya, menurut UU No.4 thn 2009 tentang Dunia Permodeman yg baru aja gw buat, modem ini mengandung 10 mg TAR dan 15 mg NIKOTIN (halah, emang rokok) modem ini bisa nelpon n sms. Canggih banget ga sih, nenteng laptop tiap hari kalo mau nelpon tinggal nyalakan laptopnya dan nelpon deh, dijamin kamu bakal dicap sebagai trendsetter-nya orang sinting.

Modem yang gw dapat dari hasil jerih payah ade' gw menjual gitar listrik tua beserta sound sistemnya ini setelah diinterogasi mengaku menggunakan jaringan telepon CDMA 1X yang gw sama sekali ga ngerti maksud dan arti tulisannya. Dengan bermodalkan sebuah chip nuklir dari Telkom Flexi, modem ini mulai gw luncurkan.

Kesan yang pertama kali saya ekspresikan pada percobaan ini adalah dengan mengucapkan Bismillah dan "Kurang Ajar", karena setelah meng-klik Connect pada programnya, koneksi selalu saja gagal. "Wah, gawat nih, melayang percuma dong setengah juta gw" itu yang terbayang-bayang dalam otak gw. Setelah kesal, jengkel dan marah gw berpikir lebih baik gw datang ke ahlinya untuk dapat memecahkan kode yang tersembunyi dari modem gw itu. Ya, langsung saja tanpa ragu saya datang ke paratidaknormal Hendry Syahputra alias mbek, ahli tipu yang satu ini mempunyai modem yang sama dengan gw, karena asal mualnya gw beli nih modem infonya ya dari pakar jiwa ini.

Setelah dibacai mantra dan disumpah-serapah, akhirnya modem saya dapat digunakan dirumah Hendry alias mbek ini. Wah, kok bisa gitu ya.?? setelah diskusi panjang dan melelahkan sampai liur berbusa akhirnya dibuat kesimpulan bahwa sinyal dirumah gw lemah syahwat (Lhoo.!!)

Sekarang modem gw lagi dicoba sama Danu dirumahnya yang nun jauh dipinggir hutan sana, katanya dirumah Danu ada tower, setelah dicek ternyata tower PLN. haha.. Tapi bagusnya nih modem bekerja dengan baik, dia sangat sopan dan menuruti majikan barunya..(emang pembantu.?)

Dari kisah nyata yang sangat mengharukan ini (mengharukan dari hongkong.??gw aj ga' nangis) temen-temen bisa ambil kesimpulan sebelum membeli modem lebih baik dicoba pinjam dulu, bilang aja ma tokonya mau ada percobaan (paling cuma digampar ma yang empunya toko), ya engga' lah, pinjemnya sama teman yang udah punya. Trus dicoba dirumah sendiri, tempat tetangga dan pos kamling terdekat bagaimana kecepatan koneksinya. Kalo bagus barang bisa dibeli, kalo ga bagus cari cewe lain (yang terakhir jangan dilakukan bagi yg udah punya pasangan).

Reuni Dadakan Gara-gara Facebook

2009-10-18T01:41:00.005+08:00

Hari Jum'at, pukul menunjukkan 9 lewat, masih belum bisa dibilang malam. Lagi asik didepan laptop sambil chating sama Leo, begini kira-kira pembicaraan kedua pengusaha.

Arif: bos..!

Leo: apa..

Arif: ap kabar.?

Leo: baik..ikam sdh sembuh kah cacar.?

Arif: Udah, gara-gara ikam nyumpahi,makax cpt sembuh..

Leo: kapan ngumpul lagi kyak dulu.??

Arif: sembarang aja, besok kah..

Leo: bujuran nah,jadikan

Arif: atur..dimana??rumah juan kh,nie q lg chat ma juan juga..

Leo: sembarang ikam

Arif: juragan kopi aj dah..mau??

Leo: ajaki bbhanx,biar rame

Arif: iya,q dri FB aj ngajaknya,tar q pasang distatus..

Leo: jadikan,jam brapa?

Arif: tar q tanya juan dulu...

...

chat sebentar dengan juan

...

Arif: juan bisa jam 6,mlm dia kerja..

Leo: ayo dah

Arif: besok jam 6 di juragan kopi lah??deal..??

Leo: Deal..

Dari pembicaraan gila diatas kemudian q umumin dimasjid-masjid, nyebarin selebaran pake heli - hehehe..ga sampe segitunya kalii.. q pasang deh pengumuman di statusku.. sibuk deh wara-wiri cari temen yg OL (online) di FB buat ngumumkan.

Keesokan harinya q bangun pagi dan olah raga dengan menyalakan laptopku, langsung ol deh dengan cap liur masih dibibir dan nyebarin woro-woro kesemua teman SMA, sampe sore tuh ga ada henti, disambi main mafia wars, hehe..

Ga' kerasa udah jam 5 sore, kumatikan laptopku tersayang dan segera mandi, jam setengah 6 q dah berada dijalan menggelandang, sampe ditempat tujuan tepat pukul 6, tetapi... wah, pada belum datang.. Dengan sangat terpaksa, q duduk dipinggir jalan melamun tentang nasibku, ga lama kemudian juan datang, gue samperin deh mbil jalan kayak bebek mau makan.

"Apa kabar bos?wah, lama ga ketemu. Mana bubuhannya?" tanya juan, "ga tau, lama kutunggui dipinggir jalan kyak orang gila, dikira tukang parkir" jawabku. Ga' lama kemudian kami masuk pesan tempat sambil bercerita ringan, cerita udah mau habis sampe liur juan muncrat kemana-mana masih pada belum datang juga anak-anak yang lain, pada kemana ya..??

Setengah jam Hendri Syahputra a.k.a mbek, dengan baju rapi baru pulang dari kampus lengkap dengan tasnya, ikut bergabung dan bercanda ria,tak lama kemudian datang Leo-sang kepala mekanik bengkel mobil ternama- dengan Fajar, Leo baru aja jemputi Fajar, soalnya Fajar bis nyabuti rumput dirumahnya. Tanpa rasa bersalah kami mengambil dua meja untuk duduk, memang enak mencuri tempat, jadi lebih luas dan ga bayar, haha.. Dengan datangnya tiga manusia ini, cerita makin malam makin gila, sambil ketawa ngakak ga' peduli orang kiri kanan kami ceritaan tentang masa SMA, yang bolos lah, yang kelahi, yang dikejar guru, pokoke siip.. Rame deh yang namanya mengenang masa lalu.

Tak lama waktu berselang, datanglah si gozai - bukan gozin ya! Gilanya nih anak, datang-datang salaman dan menunjukkan kebolehannya bermain sulak (pembersih debu), halah sulap dengan kartu-kartu tipuannya, kayaknya emang penipu nih, hehe.. engga' wal, becanda ya! Wah, next dedy corbuzier nih. "tapi q bentar aja wal, q jadi panitia dikantor buat acara alexa nih".

Makin malam, Eri Pringgodani Kusumaatmaja dan Danu Permana datang, dengan muka ga' bersalah - Eri bilang jam 6 tuh udah mau nyampe tempat tujuan, ternyata jam 8an baru datang - duduk dan berfoto narsis. Ga lama kemudian datang Ashari jawa, kemudian disusul oleh Opet, cerita makin gila saat Danu dan Eri menceritakan pengalaman gilanya saat knalpotnya dites dengan besi oleh dokter, huahahaha-ngakak banget dah pokoknya, dan cerita pun semakin memanas, kata Leo sang Chief Mechanic bisa buat celdam (celana dalam, red) wanita berkeringat. hahaha... Ada-ada aja orang satu ini.

Cerita mengenang masa SMA emang ga' ada habisnya, hingga larut pun tak terasa, menjelang tengah malam kami semua pulang dengan perasaan senang, bahagia dan haru. Karena tak terasa 4 tahun sejak kami berpisah dari satu sekolah yang sama, masing-masing menjalani aktivitasnya sehari-hari dan berkarir demi melanjutkan hidup dan masa depan.

Inilah lika-liku kehidupan manusia, kadang saat bersama-sama kita akan senang, bahkan bisa senang sekali, namun saat berpisah kita akan merasakan kesedihan. Menjalani kembali kehidupan seperti tidak pernah terjadi apa-apa sebelumnya. Namun semua itu terkenang dan terukir abadi di dalam jiwa, dan akan selamanya berada di dalam hati kita semua.

Terima kasih buat teman-teman yang udah pada datang reuni, next year q rencanain konsep buat reuni akbar khusus angkatan 2005, semoga itu bisa terwujud, dan apabila terwujud diharapkan partisipasi dari teman-teman semua, semoga bisa menjadi acara yang dapat membangkitkan semangat muda kita semua.

Salam sukses buat kita semua.!!!

My Very Best Friend

2009-10-16T16:06:00.000+08:00

Namanya Asmari. Gila, stress, lucu, imut, makannya ikan, sukanya susu, (kayak ciri-ciri kucing) hahaha.. itulah yang dapat digambarkan mengenai asmari.

Anak pertama dari 3 bersaudara ini udah jadi temenku dari kelas I SMA, duduk berdua, makan berdua..halah..emang homo..ga deh..intinya dari kelas satu kami duduk berdua dan cocok gilanya. Jadi dikelas cuma kami berdua biang korek (soalnya kepala asmari waktu itu kyak pentol korek) keributan, waktu itu asmari lagi naksir cewe', namanya megalia. Berbagai cara udah dicoba dari bawa bunga, bawa sate, bawa bapaknya, macem-macem dibawa tapi ditolak. hahaha.. Engga' kok as, cuma becanda..

Setahun kemudian, dikelas II, setelah kami puber, haha.. kami sekelas lagi, mungkin mukjizat, mungkin anugerah dan bisa jadi itu musibah. haha..bukan musibah kan as?? Di tahun ini, mulai terjadi banyak perubahan, asmari yang dulunya gila, ketawa sana ketawa sini, suka ngelawak, suka ngehumor, n suka ngerampok..Eittss, yang terakhir bukan, dia mulai bisa dibilang mengalami pendewasaan, tapi tetep ga tinggi-tinggi juga. haha, jangan marah as. Mulai banyak yang berubah darinya, dalam konteks attitude bisa dibilang mulai lebih baik, bukan berarti aku pakar psikolog nih. Nah sementara aku? Masih seperti yang dulu, nakal, ribut dikelas, yah gitu deh. Tapi ditahun ini asmari bener-bener dapet kekasih hatinya, walaupun masih malu-malu kucing. Cie asmari..suit..suit..

Waktu terus berjalan, 1 tahun berlalu lagi dengan cepat. Banyak yang sudah dilalui dan terlewati begitu saja, rasanya ingin kembali kewaktu itu dan memperbaiki semua kesalahan yang udah ku perbuat, hiks..hiks..(kok jadi sedih). Dan tahun ini, doorprice! aku dan asmari sekelas lagi. Bener-bener gila, ga nyangka juga bisa sekelas lagi bareng sob-ku yang satu nie. Ditahun ini semua kisah senang, sedih dan haru menjadi satu. Pokoknya semua cerita terukir menjadi kenangan yang akan selalu ada dihati.

Setelah lulus kami tetap saling kontak, aku sering juga kerumahnya, dia juga sering kerumah orang. halah. Tiap tahun diwaktu senggang ku sempatkan kerumah sohibku yang satu ini.

And now, after seven years our friendship, dan dalam pengalaman hidupku, susah untuk mencari sahabat sejati. Sekarang Asmari sudah kuliah disemarang, dan aku lagi dalam tahap akhir kuliah, tinggal menyusun skripsi. Walaupun sekarang kami punya kesibukan masing-masing, silaturahmi tetap kami jalankan, tetap bertukar informasi dan pengetahuan. Dan apapun akan kulakukan untuk menjaga hubungan baik kami, syukur-syukur bisa sampe berkeluarga, sampe gigi asmari tinggal dua,bisa dilepas lagi..haha..

Kupikir ga ada harga yang bisa diberikan dari semangat persahabatan setiap orang siapapun mereka, dari dalam hati, pasti ada rasa sayang dan hormat jika kita bisa menjaga dan menghargainya pula

Salute for my best friend..!!

Cuma klik dapat uang.?

2009-10-15T15:53:00.000+08:00

Ada aja ya ide-ide cemerlang untuk mendapatkan uang, salah satunya KlikAjaDeh-PTC. Situs ini saya temukan dari blog teman dan merupakan situs afiliasi dimana anda akan mendapatkan uang dengan cara meng-klik iklan yang mereka miliki. Cukup mudah sebenarnya, tidak ada lagi yang perlu anda lakukan setelahnya.

Dari program afiliasi yang satu ini, dapat juga digunakan untuk mencari jaringan. Untuk urusan komisi, tiap klik iklan yang anda lakukan akan mendapat Rp 100,-, jika referal anda yang melakukan klik iklan, anda akan mendapat komisi Rp.50. Lumayan kan? buruan gabung, terus rajin-rajin klik iklannya untuk meningkatkan pendapatanmu. Untuk pendaftaran klik disini.

Yuk, Upload di Internet!

2009-10-15T10:58:00.001+08:00

Kalo teman-teman punya file penting yang ga pengen hilang, rusak, atau tercecer dan berserakan dimana-mana. Ada alternatif nih buat nyimpen file-nya melalui filehosting di internet. Buat yang belum tahu, filehosting merupakan tempat penyimpanan atau media storage (tumben bisa bahasa Inggris :D) online, artinya file dan data kalian akan disimpan diharddisk server yg ada di internet.
Apa untungnya? Nah, keuntungannya menyimpan file di internet adalah pertama, file ga akan pernah hilang, karena server biasanya memback up file yang dimilikinya setiap beberapa periode. Kedua, file bisa dibagikan kepada siapa saja yang memerlukan, itung-itung bisa membantu kesusahan orang. Ketiga, bisa dapat duit kalo file kita didownload orang, dalam bentuk US$ lagi (tapi tidak semua file hosting). Gimana? Tertarik setelah baca yang terakhir?
Nih daftar situsnya:
1. Media Fire
2. File Hosting
3. File Factory
4. File Den's
5. File Dropper
6. Web File Host
7. Ziddu
8. Rapid Share
dan masih banyak lagi.. (cape' nulisnya, mana tulisanku jelek).
Nah, mikir apa lagi. Buruan daftar dan upload file-file kamu. Terus bagikan linknya lewat blogmu, biar orang lain bisa download. Gampang kan? Nah, kalo udah dapat bagi-bagi ya.:)

Iklan alternatif Adsense

2009-10-10T10:12:00.003+08:00

Bagi Anda yang ingin mendapatkan tambahan penghasilan dari internet tentunya sudah mengenal Google Adsense. Bagi Anda yang belum mengetahui, Google Adsense merupakan produk dari Google dimana kita dapat memasang script iklan yang telah diberikan oleh Google di blog atau website kita kemudian kita akan mendapatkan uang (US$) jika iklan yang ada di blog kita di-klik oleh orang lain.

Langkah pertama yaitu Anda harus memiliki blog ataupun website. Namun kita akan melangkah lebih lanjut sesuai judul agar tulisan ini tidak OOT (Out of Topic).

Untuk dapat diterima Adsense, banyak hal yang harus Anda lakukan. Contohnya, blog Anda harus menggunakan Bahasa Inggris, desain yang harus sesuai dengan WebMaster Google, dan banyak syarat-syarat lainnya. Tentunya hal ini akan menguras waktu, tenaga dan biaya Anda untuk mengup-grade tiap-tiap halaman web Anda. Belum lagi semangat Anda yang “bisa saja” akan naik-turun untuk update artikel atau tulisan. Tentunya hal-hal semacam ini akan sedikit menghalangi Anda diawal karir Anda untuk menggeluti bisnis ini.

Nah, sekarang sudah banyak advertise yang memberikan layanan serupa dengan Adsense tanpa banyak syarat yang rumit. Prosesnya sangat mudah, bahkan setelah Anda mendaftar script iklan dapat langsung Anda pasang di web.

Berikut ini daftarnya:

1. ppcindo.com

2. kliksaya.com

3. adsensecamp.com

4. kumpulblogger.com

dan masih banyak lagi (googling aja)…

Nah, sekarang lebih mudah da banyak pilihannya. Untuk keterangan lebih jelas, Anda dapat masuk langsung di situs resmi masing-masing. Semoga bermanfaat.:)

What is RSS?

2009-09-11T19:25:00.002+08:00

Making money to blog requires a vast array of knowledge. Of course you need a blog to get started, and then you’ll integrate some ad services like AdSense and WidgetBucks. These ad services will help us generate money with our blogs, but without the readers there is no money. RSS plays a big role in building our fan base.

(Here's my feed if you would like to subscribe now)

Ok great, so what exactly does RSS stand for and why should I care?

RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication. When you create a new post with Blogger it publishes a new RSS “feed”, which is simply a stripped down version of your website. It contains the basic text and any images you display.

I don’t get it. What’s so good about a stripped down version of my site?

In today’s ADD, news-hungry society, RSS has exploded in popularity. People want as much information as they can get their hands on, with as little effort as possible.

With RSS comes “Feed readers” like Google Reader. These applications allow readers to “consume” or subscribe to your sites feed. When you post a new article, the user is alerted. The great thing about these feed readers or RSS readers is that they provide a quick list of your article subjects. So instead of being overwhelmed with a page load of content, they can simply scan for subjects that interest them and then drill down further if they wish.

I’m starting to get this RSS thing… but maybe you can create some analogy for me to make it clearer?

Boy you sure do ask for a lot. Ok – here goes: Let’s say you go to the store and purchase a magazine on computer software. Chances are good that you will flip open a page and have a subscription card fall on to your lap. For this example, let’s pretend it’s a subscription to the latest Microsoft news. Well, if you like Microsoft and you care about their news (I’m an Apple guy by the way) you’ll fill out their card, write a check and send it off in the mail. Now the first of every month – you’ll get a brand new magazine from Microsoft and learn about their many failed attempts to beat Apples’ iPod with their Zune (sorry, I just had to throw that in there). And of course if you get tired or the same ol’ same ol’, you can cancel at any time.

RSS is the same way (Minus the paid subscriptions, thankfully). If you run across a site that you find interesting, you can simply subscribe to that sites feed and you’ll be alerted to anything new coming from there. And of course, you can cancel the site feed at any time.

This was an introduction to RSS. In future articles I will discuss ways we can present an RSS feed for our users to consume. In the meantime, digest this information, because RSS is something you need to know about if you’re going to be a serious blogger.

How to Install a Custom Blogger Template

2009-09-09T13:42:00.000+08:00

You can create and install a custom blogger template for your blog. Many websites offer free, custom blogger templates. Just find a template you like, and make sure you can change the graphics. Check the terms of service for use. You may need to provide a link back to the original website in order to use the free template.

Set up your Blogger account on its website. If you already have one, sign in.
Choose "Layout" on the dashboard screen. Next, click on "Edit HTML." Download a full copy of this, and save it somewhere on your computer as your backup copy of your original Blogger dashboard.
Make a copy of all the graphics you plan to use. Upload a copy to your own website, if you have one. Or, use a free service such as Photobucket.
Locate a template you would like to use. Free is always good, but if you want to purchase a template, that's fine too. Download the new template you have chosen. Don't copy anything below the black line at the bottom of the page. Save a copy.
Make any changes you like to the templates. Use your graphics to customize new Blogger page. Save a copy of this version.
Click on "Edit HTML" in the Blogger dashboard. Next, choose "Expand Widget Templates." The template reloads with a check mark in the box. Remove the old code, and replace it with the new code that you have customized. Copy the new code in its entirety.
Preview your changes. If all looks good, enjoy your new, custom template. If the template still needs editing, go back and make the necessary changes.

How to Create Blog with Blogger

2009-09-08T05:34:00.001+08:00

This time we learn how to make a blog with blogger.com.

first time before create a blog, you must have an email, I recommend using gmail. If you have one, then we go to next step. Here we go..

Link to blogger website.
Click on the orange arrow that says "create your blog now".
On the "Create a Google Account" screen enter in the information required, see picture for detail. Then click on the "Continue" arrow.
On the "Name your blog" screen, enter the title what you like, This is the title that will appear at the top of your blog page and will also be the default name that will appear in users' browsers when they bookmark/add to favorites you blog, so choose something that will give readers a clear idea of what your blog is about. And then pick something that you'll remember easily and that is easy to type on your blog address. Click "Continue".
On next page,choose your very best template for your own blog. Click "Continue".
On the "Your blog has just been created!" screen, click on the "Start Blogging".
And the last step is posting your first post.. HAPPY BLOGGING..!!!

What is a Blog?

2009-09-08T04:18:00.000+08:00

Definition blog is

"Blog is a type of website, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in reverse-chronological order. "Blog" can also be used as a verb, meaning to maintain or add content to a blog." (Wikipedia)

A blog is basically an online diary - A journal written by an author, about the author and/or the author’s interests. The great thing about a blog is there are no boundaries whatsoever. You can blog about your dog, cat, career, relationships, car, favorite ice cream, etc, etc. You have total control to be as creative as your heart desires!

The important thing about this journey is that you blog about something that matters to you. Different people have different interests and you’re no exception. Chances are good that others just like you are ready to delve into your material because they have similar tastes. Don’t hesitate to write about something you’re passionate about - just do it! (like Nike).

If you want to learn more about blog, just go ahead to Wikipedia.

What is AdSense?

2009-09-07T23:24:00.001+08:00

In the Getting Started series of articles (links on the right side of this page, if you missed them - shame on you), we learned a little bit about AdSense. We learned that Google AdSense could help us earn money from blogging. You probably saw the words money and blogging and feverishly read on to other articles, but hold on cowboy (or cowgirl)! This isn't a get rich quick scheme. We need to educate ourselves and today we're going to do just that.

AdSense is a free Google program that allows site owners to earn money from ads. What's great about these ads is that they're targeted to your content. The AdSense actually "crawls" your text and from there determines what ads are best suited for your website. How cool is that? So if you have a blog about cars, well you're going to get ads targeting car subjects.

Well that's fine and dandy but how do we generate money off of these ads?

I'm glad you asked. The answer is both simple and complex. I'll keep this article simple and save the complex for the future. But in a nutshell - you make money from people who click on your AdSense ads. That's it! Really!

But users have to purchase something on the advertising site before we make money, right?

No! That's what makes this program wonderful. Google's business model is brilliant - they help people make money, while making more money in the process. In layman terms: the advertisers pay Google to promote; when a user from your site clicks their ad the advertiser wins (they get additional traffic, possibly more business), Google wins (they get a big piece of the advertisers money they used to promote), and we win (we get a small piece but it's a piece that will add up over time... more on that in future articles).

There's a reason why Google is the Internet giant and AdSense is a perfect example. It's a snowball effect that helps all participants involved: Google, the advertiser, and most importantly… You!

How to boost your AdSense revenue

2009-08-23T23:37:00.000+08:00

AdSense often easier than affiliate programs

Google's AdSense is a superb revenue generating opportunity for small, medium and large web sites.
Some webmasters are designing brand new sites specifically for serving AdSense text ads. (It's against the AdSense rules to design a site purely for AdSense, so you'll want to include a few affiliate links or sell your own product, too.)
Here's the background info:
AdSense overview
AdSense FAQ
AdSense tech FAQ
AdSense policies
AdSense allows you to serve text-based Google AdWords on your web site and receive a share of the pay-per-click payment. AdSense ads are similar to the AdWords ads you see on the right-hand side at Google when you do a search there.
AdSense is having a huge impact on the affiliate marketing industry. It's often much easier to generate revenue from AdSense than from an affiliate program.
Weak affiliate merchants will die faster than ever.
If you're a merchant running a lousy affiliate program, now's the time to improve it FAST.

AdSense's advantages
AdSense is simple to join.
It's easy to paste a bit of code into your pages.
It's free to join.
You don't have to spend time finding advertisers.
Google provides well written, highly relevant ads - chosen to closely match the content on your pages.
You don't have to waste time choosing different ads for different pages.
You don't have to mess around with different code for various affiliate programs.
You're free to concentrate on providing good content and Google does the work of finding the best ads for your pages from 100,000 AdWords advertisers.
It's suitable for beginners or marketing veterans.
AdSense provides simple, easy-to-understand stats.
If you have affiliate links on your site, you ARE allowed to add AdSense ads. However, with your affiliate links, you must not mimic the look and feel of the Google ads.
You can filter up to 200 URLs, so you can block ads for sites that don't meet your standards. You can also block strong competitors.
Inevitably, AdSense is competing strongly for space on web sites with all other revenue sharing opportunities.
If you own a small web site you can plug a bit of AdSense code into your site and almost instantly relevant text ads that are likely to appeal to your visitors will appear on your pages.
If you own several sites, you need apply only once. This makes AdSense much simpler than joining a bunch of affiliate programs.
As you can see, I'm really keen on this revenue sharing service.

Disadvantages
One problem is inappropriate ads. You don't want spammy junk advertised on your site. Google's standards probably aren't as high as yours. You can filter out 200 URLs, but in some industries that won't be enough.
The stats Google supplies are inadequate. They're easy to understand at a glance. However, they don't tell you exactly which ads people are clicking on, or which keywords are involved. That's frustrating.
Also, I'd like to be able to identify and block ads that have very low payout rates, without doing a lot of sleuthing and messing around.
The ad panels say "Ads by Google" - free advertising for Google. You don't earn anything if someone clicks on that link.
The minimum payout is $100, which is regarded as too high by sites which don't receive much traffic. That won't worry experienced webmasters.
Also, sites that want to display AdSense ads may not include "other content-targeted and/or text-based ads on the pages displaying AdWords ads." However, human beings review the sites. Rejected sites have been able to appeal successfully.
Another disadvantage is that Google doesn't allow you to share your stats with other webmasters. The AdSense Terms and Conditions say:
"Confidentiality. You agree not to disclose Google Confidential Information without Google's prior written consent. 'Google Confidential Information' includes without limitation: ... (b) click-through rates or other statistics relating to Site performance in the Program provided to you by Google..."
That's really weird. Web site owners need to be able to share such information and discuss successes and failures.
A big disadvantage of the service is that Google doesn't say how much its AdSense partners will receive. You'll just receive an unknown share of the revenue.
Only a company with the goodwill and respect Google has earned could get away with such a cheeky offer.
Google says:
"How much will I earn through this program? The AdWords ads you are able to display on your content pages are cost-per-click (CPC) ads. This means that advertisers pay only when users click on ads. You'll receive a portion of the amount paid for clicks on AdWords ads on your website. Although we don't disclose the exact revenue share, our goal is to enable publishers to make as much or more than they could with other advertising networks."
So the only way to know how much you'll earn is to try it and see. If you want to bail out, all you have to do is remove the code from your site.
Don't put all your eggs in the AdSense basket. If Google discovers fraudulent clicks on ads appearing on your pages, it can dump your site from the service, and refuse to pay you all revenue owed. Some webmasters who claim total innocence have had this happen to them.
Google has made several changes to its AdSense FAQ, clarifying varying things. For example, it IS possible to apply for separate accounts for separate web sites. I've done so, and checked with Google that it's OK in my case. Read the rules - they look ambiguous to me. If in doubt, ask first!
Some time after the launch of AdSense, Google added "channels" which improve the tracking. I strongly recommend that you experiment with these.
Sites with "excessive advertising" are being rejected.

How Do I Change the Width of my Blog?

2009-08-22T10:36:00.002+08:00

Okay, get out your calculator. It's time for some math!

Right now, if you have the Minima template installed on your blog, the maximum width of your blog is probably set to 660 px (pixels) wide. If you were to break this down: 410 px have been given to the main body text of your blog, 220 px are set aside for your sidebar and the remaining 10 px are dividing the text of your blog entries from the sidebar (called "padding"). Playing around with these numbers will change the look of your blog.

One thing to note, however--there are still some people who have 800 x 600 resolution monitors. If you decide to change the dimensions of your blog to 1000 px (because this looks great on your monitor, which is 1280 x 800) then the content of your blog is going to run off the right side of their screen. That's not very professional looking...

Probably the widest you should go is 780 px. Just divvy this number up between your main body text and your sidebar: 550 px for the text, 220 px for the sidebar and 10 px for the gutter.

Where do you enter these magical numbers? Click on Edit HTML on the Page Elements page and follow these directions:

1) Scroll down to where you see the title Outer-Wrapper. You'll see that here is where the numbers are entered in!

2) Change 660 px to 780 px. Change the "main wrapper" from 410 px to 550 px. The sidebar wrapper and "padding" you can leave as is (220 px and 10 px).

Now, one more thing has to be done so that your pretty banner will be perfectly centered over your text:

3) Scroll up a little to the section entitled Header. Change the width from 660 px to 780 px. Now Blogger knows the right number with which to center your banner and everything will be lined up perfectly!

Customize Your Blogger Menu Links

2009-08-22T02:23:00.000+08:00

Making money with our blogs includes some bigger topics like: Google AdSense, WidgetBucks, and URL submission to search engine giants: Google and Yahoo. However, there are a lot of little tweaks that we can easily make to our blogs, which will add to the reader's experience. And remember - no readers, no money - so make sure to take care of them!

We're going to do just that today by customizing our Blogger menu links. When you first create your Blogger blog you'll most likely get a menu that looks something like this:

That's a nice menu if your blog is more of a diary than an information site, but to make money we need to simplify things for our audience. We need to create navigation that is user friendly and easily understandable. For example - if I came to my site looking for information on Google AdSense, it would do me little good to see a long list of month and day links. However, if I saw a nice link that said: What is AdSense? THAT would be much more helpful.

So let's start by logging into our Blogger accounts and going to the Layout page. Once you're there, click on Add a Page Element. Instead of the Blog Archive module, we're going to add a Link List to our layout.

Here you will see a form that allows you to enter the title, number of links, sorting, page or site URL, and the name.

Let's quickly go over some of these options in a little more detail.

Title: This will be the name of your navigation menu. Your readers will see this so make it something useful. Let's say you're going to make a list of beginner tutorials, you might name this: Getting Started.

Number of links to show in list: This will allow you to control how many links are visible to the user. Unless you're going to have 100 links in your navigation, I would recommend keeping this blank. Keeping this field blank will show all of your links.

Sorting: You can choose to sort your list alphabetically if you wish. What I like to do is order them by topic. So for example: I would have a link: “What is Google AdSense?” before How to integrate “Google AdSense on Blogger?”

New Site URL: This is going to be the direct link to the site or page you want to display. You'll simply copy the URL string at the top of your browser for this.

New Site Name: And of course the name of your link. Try to be short and descriptive as possible. Ideally you want to fit the name all on one line and not have it break to another.

Now that you have a grasp of the options go ahead and add a link. Once you fill out the fields click the ADD Link button.

You'll see a little preview of your link's name and optionally you can edit, delete, or change the position with the arrows to the left (You'll need more than one link for the arrows to show).

When you're happy with your changes - save them and you're done! Not too bad for a days work (considering our day is only 10 minutes long).

In just minutes we got rid of the hard-to-navigate menu system that Blogger gives us out of the box, and replaced it with a more intuitive menu that our readers will appreciate. By doing this we've made the overall experience better, which will lead to: more repeat visitors, happy newcomers, and more money for us!

Using a Custom Header Image with Blogger

2009-08-22T02:18:00.000+08:00

Today we're going to take a break from our money making talk to discuss an important issue I found with Blogger. Yesterday I attempted to use my spiffy new logo (shameless self-promotion coming up) for Earn Money to Blog.

Well long story short, there seems to be a known issue when uploading your header image for people using a custom domain. What does that mean exactly? Well, instead of something like: http://earnmoneytoblog.blogspot.com, I purchased a custom domain name: http://www.earnmoneytoblog.com. Anyway, today I'm going to show you a way to get around this annoying issue so you can use a custom image for your header too!

First things first - You're going to need a hosting service where you can upload your custom image. Here at Earn Money to Blog, we use free tools to get our work done. My suggestion for image hosting is Photobucket.

Head on over there and sign up for your free account and then upload your custom image.

Next, go to your Blogger account and into your layout (click the Template tab). Once you're at the layout screen, go ahead and click on Add a Page Element. Instead of clicking on the AdSense options like we have in the past - we're going to add an HTML/Javascript module to our layout.

Before you pass out like Marie Osmond did on Dancing with the Stars last night (my girlfriend makes me watch it - I swear!) And here's a YouTube link in case you missed it: Marie Osmond Passes Out on Dancing with the Stars.

Oh hi there! Welcome back... let's continue.

You don't have to know a lick of HTML to get this done, I promise. I'll tell you exactly what needs to be done!

Now open up a new tab (or window) in your browser. Go to the Photobucket site and login with your account if you aren't there already. Scroll down a little ways and you should see the image you uploaded. Here's what mine looks like:

Go ahead and copy the text box that's labeled: HTML Tag. Once that's done, paste it into the Configure HTML/Javascript form on Blogger. Your form will look like this:

We're almost done. Stay strong here, because I'm going to have you edit some HTML. It's going to be dead simple - just watch.

Three quick tweaks that needs to be made to our HTML:

1.) The section that starts: “a href=http://blahblahblah” … remove everything starting with http all the way to the .com, and replace that with a link to your home page. This will allow users to easily navigate back home by clicking on your header.
2.) Remove the “target=”_blank” completely. This will prevent your page from popping up a new window.
3.) Change the “alt=”Photo Sharing blah blah” to something descriptive about your site. Mine is simply: Earn Money to Blog.

Save your changes, position your custom header image in the layout to the desired position… and you're done!!

Blogger is an awesome service, but it's not without it's flaws. But hey, it's going to help us earn money blogging so we'll deal with the hiccups along the way. Until next time - go earn yourself some money!

Creating a Custom Domain for Your Blogger Blog

2009-08-22T02:16:00.003+08:00

There are a lot of factors involved that will help us monetize our blogs. If you registered with the free Blogger service (check this out if you don't know how), creating a custom domain name is a snap. And doing so will help you in the long run with: branding and ease of use. We don't want our readers to type in: http:///mycoolblog.blogspot.com - we'd rather a cleaner url like: http://www.mycoolblog.com. This article will show you how.

First off - you're going to need a domain name. Here at Earn Money to Blog, I like to preach about our free tools. But I have some bad news for you - this is going to cost you - and big… $9.99/yr (can you sense my sarcasm?) Definitely not a requirement for earning money with our blogs but a small investment that's well worth it.

Head on over to Go Daddy and sign up for an account.

For this article, let's just assume you created the domain name: superapplepies.com. You just can't wait to take the shinny wrapping paper off your new domain name and apply it to your Blogger blog! Let's go log into our Blogger accounts and at the dashboard, click on Settings. You'll see the familiar tabs and menu options - We're interested in the Publishing link.

Your picture may differ than mine, but here is what my Publishing page looks like:

If it looks a bit different, try poking around for an “Advanced” link. That should do the trick.

Notice to the right there is a “Need a domain?” option from Blogger. Google has actually “tried” to make life easier for you by allowing you to purchase one right here (they actually partnered with the Go Daddy service that this very article talks about!). This may not be a bad idea (if you didn't already sign up at Go Daddy yourself), however, I had mixed results with this in the past. And besides, signing up at Go Daddy ourselves will give us more flexibility.

Before you go typing your new domain name in there… WAIT! We need to make some quick configurations over at our Go Daddy account to point the name to the Blogger service first.

Log into your Go Daddy account if you aren't already, and click on the My Domain Names option.

You should see your new domain listed there. In this example you would see superapplepies listed. Simply click on the link to drill down into your domain options (note: If you don't see your domain name right away, don't panic. Sometimes this process can take a few minutes).

You're now at the Domain Control Center. It all seems pretty overwhelming for some of us, but I'm going to point out the option you need to select called - Total DNS:

Again, if you don't see that option there - relax… go talk to your loved ones for a little while, they miss you.

Back Already?

Now you're sitting at the Total DNS Control Panel. Here we're going to make one simple change - we need to edit the “www” in the “Host” column, in the “CNAMES” table.

Change your “Points To” value to match the picture above: ghs.google.com, by hitting the edit button.

Save your changes and switch back over to your Blogger account. We left off on the Publishing screen and now we're going to wrap up the process. Under the Advanced Settings, in the Your Domain section, enter your new domain name.

Save your settings and you're done! Now the only downside (what? I have to give it to you straight) is that your domain name changes won't happen automatically. In some cases it can take up to 48 hours, but my experience has been less than a couple (yours may vary).

Congratulations - you now own a piece of the pie (pun intended) with your custom domain name. Well, we did have our space before but now it's more personal. And earning money with our blogs is all about our personal touch on the World Wide Web.

Track Your Site Visitors in Real Time for Free!

2009-08-22T02:14:00.000+08:00

We love blogging for money and it's more exciting than Red Sox, Rockies Game one World Series! But when we set out to make money with our blogs we need tools to track our sites progress. Today I'd like to introduce an excellent free tool (there are subscription options as well) that will allow us to track our visitors in real time! That's exciting.

The blog tracker is called HitTail.

What HitTails does, is record the keywords that your visitors used to find your site. Let me refer you to a great article over at Tech Crunch with the details.

Signing up for the free service is easy - just head on over to the HitTail registration page and fill out the form.

Once you've successfully completed the registration process, you'll have to copy and paste a piece of JavaScript into your HTML. Don't panic! I'll help you.

Log into your Blogger account and head over to the Layout page. From here you're going to click on the Edit HTML option in the menu.

This page shows you the HTML and JavaScript that makes your blog chug along on the Internet. In order to track our sites statistics, (so we can maximize the amount of money we will make some day soon.) we'll need to paste that piece of JavaScript into our text window.

Scroll all the way to the bottom of your HTML screen and look for the "body" tag.

Now simply paste the code you got from HitTail and place it on the line directly above that tag and save your template changes.

You can head back to HitTail, log in with your credentials, and start tracking your blog statistics in real time like it's Apple Stock on Wall Street! As Austin Powers would say: “Yeah baby, yeah!”

Submit Your Blog to Google and Yahoo Search Engines

2009-08-22T02:10:00.002+08:00

Like the 2007 Boston Red Sox - Google and Yahoo are champions. Together they help power millions of queries on the Internet every day.

In Promoting Your Blog with StumbleUpon we learned that blog promotion is an important factor to making money blogging. In order to generate revenue from our sites we need traffic and StumbleUpon is a great source. However, even before you start to network with sites like StumbleUpon, you'll need to submit your URL to Google and Yahoo search engines.

What's that? You don't have a blog yet? Sheesh… head over to Creating a Blog Site for FREE and come back when you're done!

Google URL Submission

Head over to Add your URL to Google and simply enter your URL, some comments about your site, and the letter verification.

When you're set, just press the Add URL button and Google will do the rest!

Yahoo URL Submission

Now that you have submitted your blog to Google, let's do the same with Yahoo. Go to Yahoo Site Explorer

Here you can submit both your sites URL and feed. When you have the information placed in one of the text boxes just submit and you're done!
Google and Yahoo claim their search bots may not crawl your content for months but from my experience it takes a matter of days. As long as you constantly crank out quality content you will be in business.

Pretty simple eh? In just a few minutes we easily submitted our blogs to the major search engines. This will go a long way in promoting and driving traffic to our blogs. Our money-making days are just around the corner now.

How do I put WidgetBucks on my Blog?

2009-08-22T02:08:00.002+08:00

In What is WidgetBucks? We learned that there are more ways than just Google AdSense to make money from blogging. If you know about WidgetBucks and want to sign up go ahead and do that now:

WidgetBucks allows us to easily integrate product ads on our Blogger blog but how? Luckily for us, WidgetBucks and Blogger make it a very straightforward process. Let's start by logging into our WidgetBucks accounts and click on the New Widget button in the menu.

This will bring us to the Customize Your Widget page.

From here you simply create a name for your widget, point it to the page you're going to place it, customize the design, and finally select what type of product you want served. Once you're set just press the Get code button and copy the HTML/JavaScript. Don't worry - like everything else we do around here - you don't need to know anything about HTML or JavaScript to start making money. But you do have to know how to copy and paste!

Now that you have your widget code, log into your Blogger account. At the dashboard go to Layout and then Add a Page Element. If for some reason you've been hiding under a rock this whole time and don't have a Blogger account - check out Create a blog.

You should have the Blogger form with all your layout options now. Here you're going to click on the HTML/JavaScript option.

Go ahead and paste your widget code in the main form - you can optionally give it a title if you want - I don't. Once you save your changes you're done! Congratulations! You're ready to start making money with WidgetBucks.

John Chow’s FREE - Make Money Online Ebook

2009-08-22T02:07:00.000+08:00

We love to make money with our blogs, and we especially like to do it with FREE tools and information. Google AdSense, WidgetBucks, Blogger – all free! And the other day I came across yet another free resource for us; this time in the form of an Ebook by John Chow called: Make Money Online.

Who is John Chow and why should I care?

John Chow is a Dot Com Mogul – a status we’re all vying for. His documented success online has led thousands of little Chow-a-maniacs to flock to his site daily (yours truly included)

I’ll have to admit – my first impression wasn’t so hot. You go to his site and instantly you’re met with images of hundred-dollar bills, hot fancy cars, and a tagline that says: “I Make Money Online by Telling People How Much Money I Make Online”. Just a little bit on the arrogant side, don’t cha think?

(Sticking with the wrestling theme here)

Once you go beyond the subliminal messages and peel away the initial wrapping, you learn that he’s not just another “Get-rich-quick-scheme” guy. No, he’s much more – and his FREE ebook – Make Money Online is just one reason why.

Make Money Online is a very practical guide that is packed with over 50 pages of expert advice. It’s easy to read and by the 2nd chapter he gains your trust and commands your attention.

Here’s a run down of the nine chapters that are available:

Introduction
My Recommended Money-makers
Beginner’s Blogging Tips
Must Have Wordpress Stuff
Pumping Out the Content
Monetize Your Blog
Google Optimization
Promotion Ideas
My Story

Reading this FREE book is a must. It’s an eye opener for beginners and a great reference for veterans. I even found myself tweaking some things here and there on my own site!

To get the FREE book you just have to subscribe to his newsletter (near the top of the page). It takes just a few seconds and it’s valuable information that’s well worth your time. Head over there now – you’ll thank me later.

Google AdSense for Search on Blogger

2009-08-22T01:55:00.002+08:00

Earning money with Blogger is more fun than watching a Britney Spears meltdown (no really it is!). And today is no different as we learn how easy it is to add AdSense for Search on our Blogger blogs.

We learned in AdSense Options for Blogger: Part 1 and AdSense Options for Blogger: Part 2 that the Blogger service gives us some nice Google AdSense abilities right out of the box. In just minutes we can easily get up and running with ad and link units. But there's more to AdSense - a lot more.

Let's go to our Google AdSense accounts and login. Once you're there, click on the AdSense Setup tab.

We're presented with several Google AdSense options. You'll notice that the first choice (minus the images option - we'll talk about that in another article) is what we have on our Blogger blogs now: AdSense for Content. But today we're focused on AdSense for Search, so go ahead and click on that now.

AdSense for Search is a great option for our blogs. It gives our readers the ability to search the Internet from our site, as well as our content.

Ok, we're at the AdSense for Search screen now. Feel free to play around with the configuration options to best match your site. This is a judgment call on your part and should be tweaked, as you feel necessary. When you're done, click next and keep the defaults for now on the following page (you can always come back and play around) and hit next again. You should see the search box code that has your html ready for you to copy and paste!

The fine folks at Google do all the hard work for us - no messy HTML for us to write! Once you've copied the entire contents of the text box, log into your Blogger account and navigate to the Layout of your site. From here, choose the Add a Page Element and select the HTML/Javscript option.

Go ahead and paste the HTML that you copied from the Google AdSense page into your HTML/JavaScript form and save your changes.

That's all there is to it! In just a few minutes you were able to easily add Google's AdSense for Search onto your Blogger blog. That wasn't so painful now was it?

Now scram! It's time for you to earn some money!

Five Ways to Drive Traffic to your Blog

2009-08-22T01:49:00.000+08:00

When you blog for money you need to create your own content (and lots of it!), implement advertisement programs like Google AdSense and WidgetBucks, and last but not least – you need traffic.

In our offline lives we dread it, but online we embrace it. I want to give you 5 ways to start driving traffic to your blog today. With a little time and patience, you will slowly start to increase your viewer ship.

(In no particular order)

5.) Post comments on other blogs.

Blogs are everywhere – there’s certainly not a shortage of them. You should have no problem finding other bloggers in your niche that are popular and interesting. Bookmark those that you like, follow their topics daily, and if you find something that sparks your interest – comment.

Become a participating voice in the community. The more interesting your comments are, the more likely your peers will follow you to your blog. And who knows – you might stand out among the crowd and be recognized by the author, which can spin off into better opportunities.

4.) Register with blog networks like: Technorati, BlogCatalog, and MyBlogLog

It’s important that you get your blog out there for others to see. You can start the process by submitting to search engines, but that’s just the beginning. Technorati, BlogCatalog, and MyBlogLog are just a few of the high profile blog networks on the web. Register with them, network with other people in your releated area, and get your word out.

When you register with these services remember a couple of things:

1.) Create a detailed profile. Let people know a little bit about you and draw them in. Without that personal interaction people may flee quickly.

2.) Tag your blog properly. Tags are very important – they’re usually one or two word descriptions of your blog. So for example my blog would fall under categories like: Money, Business, and Finance. Dig around the specific service and look for popular tags and try to use those for your blog. It allows people who are interested in these topics to easily find your site.

3.) Register with several forums.

Do a Google search for forums that are related to your niche and register. Try to be an active voice in the community. People will flock to you if you’re interesting. Not only that but it allows you to find out what others are doing and what makes them appealing.

When you register with a forum, make sure to fill out the profile, similar to the blogging services. And equally as important – make a signature that is a direct link to your blog. Your signature is shown in every post that you make – helping you gain visibility. This is all the more reason to create thought provoking discussions.

2.) Social Bookmarking and Article Submission.

Social networking, bookmarking, and article submissions are all the rage today – don’t let it pass you by. Some of the major networks include delicious, Furl, and of course, Digg. These sites will allow you to tag, bookmark, and submit articles that you think are interesting. What’s more interesting than your own work? People should know about it so go spread the word.

1.) StumbleUpon

StumbleUpon really falls into tip #2, but I decided to break it away from the pack because it provides quicker results. Like the rest of the social networking sites, you create a profile and network with others. But what makes StumbleUpon so darn unique, is that you can “stumble” thousands of sites that you’re interested in by the click of a button. So what does that mean for you? Well, you can stumble your own site. By doing this you get into the Stumble rotation, and any people that you network with can stumble across it as well.

In my experience StumbleUpon can bring great surges of traffic for short periods of time. Due to the nature of the service, you’re likely to get overlooked more than not; however, those that do stop – tend to stay. And if they like the site, they can rate it and review it for all the friends in their network to see. Are you getting the picture here? Your viewer ship has the potential to explode!

As with most things in life, there’s no silver bullet for getting traffic. It takes a lot of research, careful planning, networking, patience, and time. If you have what it takes and start using my recommendations, you will definitely start to see an increase. Hopefully that increase in traffic will help you blog for money.

Making Money Blogging in 10 Steps (By ebiz)

2009-08-22T01:15:00.000+08:00

Firstly, we all want to know How to Make Money Online, and one of the best ways I have found is by creating blogs. In this article I intend to show you how you too can learn How to Make Money Blogging by telling you how combining the techniques I have gathered from across the web helps to make me $$$ every day. Secondly, I am not trying to sell you my latest “Get Rich Quick” scheme because I don’t have one. Each eBook you read will have a wealth of information within them which will, without a doubt help you to discover the secrets of How to Make Money Online. I am only going to tell you which ones out of the 100’s available you SHOULD read if you too want to make lots of money.
I use a 10 step guide to setting up and starting all of my blogs.
I will give you a list of the top 10 resources later that I use and recommend to everyone who is serious about making lots of money online. One of the vital aspects people seem to miss out when they first get into blogging is the fact that their blog must contain information that people want to read.
Many bloggers are looking through closed eyes in this regard and if you browse through 50 blogs you will notice that most will tell you they know How to Make Money with Blogs when really all they tell you is where they went on their vacation or how many cars they have.
Are you ready to learn How to Make Money Blogging?
If the answer is YES then read on and start to make money with your blog. I am not here to tell you how to write your blog, that’s up to you, but what I am about to tell you is the 10 things I use to make money on the internet. You can choose to use these techniques or not, that’s your prerogative.
Step 1 – Finding a Topic
Turn off your computer, grab a pen and some paper and sit somewhere you can relax but also stay focused (if you are just starting out this step can be a pain because we all want to know How to Make Money Online and we want to know how to make it NOW). Think of a topic you are interested in and write it down (this helps because you will be more committed to trying instead of giving up in a day or two) and also make sure it is something other people are interested in too. A couple of ways I use to think of a topic is by using MetaSpy to find out what people are searching for, Ask IQ to find what’s popular and VRE Toolbar to find out how many people search for the topic (this is also useful later on to get traffic). Write down your top five keywords, you will want to use them later in your blog.
Step 2 – Create Your Blog
Find and create your blog online. I like to use Blogger but other popular Blog platforms are Wordpress and Movable Type. You can find all the help in the program you use to get information when setting up the blog. Create your content, make it original, and make it informative. This is one of the main keys to learn How to Make Money with Blogs. You need to include the keywords you wrote down in Step 1 in the content of your blog. Try not to overuse these as it sends out bad signals to the search engines, and this is 100% not what you want.
Step 3 – Go Google
Sign up for Google Adsense and insert the code in the margin of your blog. You can customize your ads in many ways, such as including text links or image links. I prefer the text links only, as they are easier to blend in with your blog and don’t take the focus away from the information. Google Adsense will probably not make you a millionaire but it is an instant way of generating a small amount of money.
If you want to track where your visitors are coming from with regards to direct hits or from search engine results then I would suggest you use Google Analytics and again you can get all the help you need setting that up from within the program.
You will also want to add your URL to Google’s index.

Knew More Single Lens Reflex (2)

2009-08-08T12:17:00.004+08:00

In this time, I want to share about optical components in SLR camera.

A cross-section (or 'side-view') of the optical components of a typical SLR camera shows how the light passes through the lens assembly (1), is reflected by the mirror (2) and is projected on the matte focusing screen (5). Via a condensing lens (6) and internal reflections in the roof pentaprism (7) the image appears in the eyepiece (8). When an image is taken, the mirror moves upwards from its critical 45 degree angle in the direction of the arrow, the focal plane shutter (3) opens, and the image is projected onto the film or sensor (4) in exactly the same manner as on the focusing screen.

This feature distinguishes SLRs from other cameras as the photographer sees the image composed exactly as it will be captured on the film or sensor.

Pentaprisms and penta-mirrors

Most SLRs use a roof pentaprism or penta-mirror to direct the light to the eyepiece, but there are other finder viewing capabilities, such as the waist-level finder, the interchangeable sports finders used on the Canon F1, F1n and F1; the Nikon F, F2, F3, F4 and F5; and the Pentax LX.

Another prism design was the porro prism system used in the Olympus Pen F, the Pen FT, the Pen FV half-frame 35 mm SLR cameras. This was later utilized on the Olympus EVOLT E-3x0 series, the Leica Digilux 3 and the Panasonic DMC-L1.

Lastly, a photographer can also purchase a right-angle finder which slips onto the eyepiece of most SLR's and D-SLR's and allows viewing sans a waist-level finder. There is also a finder which provides EVF remote capability.

Knew More Single Lens Reflex (1)

2009-08-08T12:07:00.003+08:00

The single-lens reflex (SLR) camera uses an semi-automatic moving mirror system which permits the photographer to sometimes see exactly what will be captured by the film or digital imaging system, as opposed to pre-SLR cameras where the view through the viewfinder could be significantly different from what was captured on film.

Prior to the development of SLR, all cameras with viewfinders had two optical light paths: one path through the lens to the film, and another path positioned above (TLR or twin-lens reflex) or to the side (rangefinder). Because the viewfinder and the film lens cannot share the same optical path, the viewing lens is aimed to intersect with the film lens at a fixed point somewhere in front of the camera. This is not problematic for pictures taken at a middle or longer distance but parallax causes framing errors in close-up shots. Moreover, focusing the lens of a non-reflex camera when it is opened to wider apertures (such as in low light or while using low-speed film) is not easy.

Most SLR cameras permit upright and laterally correct viewing through use of a pentaprism situated in the optical path between the reflex mirror and viewfinder. Light is reflected by a movable mirror upwards into the pentaprism where it is reflected several times until it aligns with the viewfinder. When the shutter is released, the mirror moves out of the light path and the light shines directly onto the film, or in the case of a DSLR, the CCD or CMOS imaging sensor.

Focus can be adjusted manually by the photographer or automatically by an autofocus system. The viewfinder can include a matte focusing screen located just above the mirror system to diffuse the light. This system permits accurate viewing, composing and focusing, especially useful with interchangeable lenses.

Up until the 1990s, SLR was the most advanced photographic preview system available. But the recent development and refinement of digital imaging technology with an on-camera live LCD preview screen has overshadowed SLR's popularity. Nearly all inexpensive compact digital cameras now include an LCD preview screen allowing the photographer to see exactly what the CCD is capturing. However, SLR is still popular in high-end and professional cameras, because the pixel resolution, contrast ratio, refresh rate, and color gamut of an LCD preview screen cannot compete with the clarity and shadow detail of a direct-viewed optical SLR viewfinder.

Blog Sahabatku

2009-08-01T14:31:00.005+08:00

Di halaman ini khusus ku persembahkan buat meng'iklan'kan blog sahabatku Asmari. Soalnya dagangannya pada ga' laku. Sohibku yang tampan tapi gila ini dagang sepatu, ikan, sayur, biskuit, dan yang paling penting (dengan mata bersinar-sinar) dia jual sate asli dari Madura..Huahaha.. Engga'..engga', semua itu ga bener, just kidding fren.

Blog doi berisi nasi, sayur, lauk ma sambal. Wah, tu kan makan siang gue. haha.. Becanda sob, blog doi isinya seputar catatan hariannya, informasi dan pengetahuan sekitar dunia internet, gaya hidupnya dibawah jembatan, aktivitas kampusnya. Wah banyak deh, ga' bisa dijelasin kriminal yang satu nie. :D

Buat temen-temen yang tertarik pengen mengunjungi blognya bisa langsung ke TKP (Tempat Keingintahuan Pembaca) di http://asmarie.blogdetik.com

Tentang Aku

2009-07-20T15:51:00.007+08:00

Halo semua, buat Bapak-bapak, Ibu-ibu, kakak-kakak, adek-adek, serta nenek dan kai' yang berbahagia. Ijinkan saya memperkenalkan artis dalam blog ini. (teriakan:Huuuuu..!!) Dia sangat tenar (diblognya sendiri), cukup banyak teman (pokoknya lebih dari 1), dan baik hati.

Baik, langsung saja saya perkenalkan diri saya sendiri. Tuh, gue lagi makan lumpia..hihi.

Temen-temen biasa manggil Arif, saya punya nama yang lebih panjang dari gerbong kereta yaitu Awaludin Arif Wasito, itu belum termasuk gelar kerajaan dan gelar sarjana (Ya iyalah, wong kamu ga' punya). Aye lahir di Samarinda-Kalimantan Timur yang katanya ibu kota propinsi tapi kyaknya tidak mencerminkan sebuah ibukota, pada tanggal 24 Oktober 1986. Kulo niki anak sing 'mbarep (pertama) dari 4 bersaudara, dan dibesarkan dari keluarga yang bisa dibilang berkecukupan, ya buat makan cukup, buat sekolah cukup, buat kehidupan sehari-hari juga cukup.

Sejarah hidup pendidikan saya sudah masuk MURI (MUseum sendiRI), jadi udah dapet banyak sertifikat - ijazah maksudnya. Mulai dari SD Negeri 007 Samarinda (tuh, SDnya aja ditempat James Bond, pasti ganteng nih orangnya. hihi), SMP Negeri 4 Samarinda (sempet jadi preman disini-pria eman-eman), waktu remaja sekolahnya di SMA Negeri 5 Samarinda, nih sekolah idaman remaja pada zamanku, soalnya yg sekolah disini anaknya gaul-gaul, artis semua (wuiihh, keren..) Setelah lulus dari sekolah artis, aku ngelanjutin kuliah di Universitas paling keren di Samarinda, Universitas Mulawarman. Ga gampang masuk nih PTN, sampai 2x ikut tes lokal, bayangin orang sepinter gue tes 2x, cukup itu aja deh. Setelah itu baru masuk di fakultas ekonomi jurusan perencanaan pembangunan & keuangan daerah.

And now, udah semester 8 sejak semua itu terjadi. Kehidupanku ya masih kyak gini, biasa aja ga ada sesuatu yang seru, pengennya sih sekalian kerja, soalnya tinggal nyusun skripsi aja. Sapa tau ada yang mau nawarin kerja, "Rif, omku nawarin kerja tuh, jadi manager bank." atau "Rif, bapakku nyari staf ahli tuh diDPR", kan enak tuh bisa skalian kerja.

Demikian yang bisa saya sampaikan mengenai "kesuksesan" saya dalam berpendidikan, mungkin teman-teman ada yang ingin lebih tahu mengenai saya, buat Anda wanita cantik yang mau melamar saya, (mau lu aja tuh.!!) atau buat siapa saja yang ingin kursus dan tanya jawab (ga' gratis loh ya.! hihi) silakan layangkan dan lempar jauh-jauh surat anda ke sigmacell2009@gmail.com atau kalo mau ngobrol dan minum teh dengan gue bisa di-YM dengan id co_nfuse. Gue siap mendengarkan kisah anda, dan berbagi di blog ini.