We are getting lot of query about the new training program of the Infosys and if there is any change made in the new training program. So we have come out with the following details about new Infosys training Procedure.
1.Training is same for both CS/IT and NON CS/IT students .From this year onwards there is no long sream and short stream..The training will be of 7 months.
2. CS/IT students will give a test one week after their joining.This test is tough and is not a part of training but if you pass the test you will be awarded a sum of Rs 5000.
3.Their will not be more than one module test per week and this is a huge relief for the new upcomming students.
4.There is some change in the exit policy for IT/CS and Non IT/CS students.This will be explained later in the article.
5.Training is now divided into three stages.Generic,Advanced Generic,Stream.
Training for NON CS/IT Training
1.The first stage is a generic stage. In this stage you will need to learn three subject(a) Programming Fundamentals(PF)(b) Programming Testing(PT)(c) RDBMS
2. There will be two module test for this stage. The one test will consist of 40% PF, 30% PT and 30% for Project.The RDBMS will have separate test.
3.The passing percentage is 65%. if you fail to pass in the test ,there will be re-test and if you fail in that retest also you will be sent back to home for 20 days non-paid leave i.e. you will not be paid for anything for these 20 days.
4.When you will come again, you will be provided again two chances and if you failed in that you will be sent back home.
5. Second stage will be of Advanced Generic phase, it will have following subjects
1) OOP using java and a little of advanced Java,
2) Oracle which include PL-SQL statements,
3) Unix and Software Engg Course after which the trainee needs to take Hands On exam on OOP concepts and Oracle.
After the Hands On exam, theoretical courses like
(1) SDM(Software Developement Methodology),
(2) UXD(User Experience Design),
(3) IQS(Infosys Quality Systems) are taught. After this, the trainee will have an objective exam on the whole of advanced generic inclusive of the theoretical courses on clearing which the trainee will be allocated a stream.
(6) There is no exit policy for Non CS/IT students in this phase.The students who fail in this stage need to retake the test after stream training
(7) Third stage will consist of stream out of following
(a) UNIX(b) JAVA(c) Mainframe,and some other.(d) dot net
Training for CS/IT students
(1) The generic phase will be same but if you fail in the test and retest you will be asked to leave the company.
(2) Here also the syllabus to study is same but you will have to pass the compre.There is also retest for the same.If you fail you will be asked to leave the company.
(3) And then their will be stream training. It has been seen that now there will also be extended training.
Duration of training
1. The generic training will be of 58 days
2. In case the course is of 3-4 days then 1 day is allotted as practice day.
3. Module test are usually on Mondays.
Infosys Technologies, an IT services provider, plans to give pay hikes and promotions next month, the Economic Times reported on Thursday, citing a senior company official.
Infosys has begun a performance appraisal process, and joins rivals including Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro and Cognizant in lifting wage freezes as industry growth prospects improve, the paper said.
"Yes, we are giving hikes this October. It will happen across the board," the paper quoted Nandita Gurjar, Infosys' group head for human resources as saying.
Infosys, which counts Goldman Sachs and Philips Electronics among its clients, could not be immediately reached for comment by Reuters.
The company had skipped the promotion cycle in April as employee utilisation and billing rates were low, but a rise in utilisation rates has made it decide to reward staff, Gurjar told the paper. Infosys has a staff strength of more than 100,000.
Infosys's salaries bill is estimated at 45-46 percent of sales, the paper said. In July, Infosys forecast consolidated revenue to fall 3.1-4.6 percent to $4.45 billion to $4.52 billion in the year to March 2010, its first annual decline.
This month, Infosys Chief Operating Officer S.D. Shibulal told reporters that pressure for price cuts had eased, but the business environment remained challenging as clients were cautious in spending.
This post contains the recent story of a trainee in Infy, unfortunately who got fired
in the middle of training.
Lets hear the story in his words only.(Read it completely do not miss the end)
I was sitting on the footpath right outside my hostel building with
all my bags packed, waiting for the golf cart which had to drop me
till the gate of the Infosys campus in Mysore. Infosys Technologies
ltd. is the most prestigious software company in India and its campus
in Mysore, where all the fresh entrants are trained is considered to
be the best in India. I looked at the surroundings. Road was empty and
there was no one around. All the trainees were attending classes as it
was around eleven in the morning. A lovely breeze was blowing and I
could see some birds frisking, frolicking and playing pranks with each
other but I was alone. I was alone when all my friends were in the
class. Now even the birds, the wind and the trees had started teasing
me.
I couldn't resist myself from shedding another drop of tear although
I'd been doing the same the whole last night. Of course, I was
checking out but that was not the only reason for the tears. It was
something much bigger than that and very much contemptible. I was not
leaving the campus after completing my training but I'd been expelled
from the company. Or I can say, I was being thrown out. I felt like
dying.
Then appeared the white colored cart coming from the road adjoining
Food Court 2. The cart reminded me of my first day in the campus and
took me into the past for sometime.
What a lovely evening that was? How excited I was when I put my first
step into the heaven called as Mysore campus of Infosys and was
completely engrossed with the thoughts of future that what I will do
and how I'll enjoy in the campus. First thing that came to my mind
that day was to explore the campus and locate all those places I'd
seen in those lovely photographs. I sat into the golf cart which took
me through some long and winding but neat and clean roads. The first
building I noticed was that football shaped spherical building which
appeared behind the lush green cricket ground on the right side of the
road. In fact that was the only building I'd seen before coming here
but I was amazed to see a building on the left which was under
construction. It was absolutely phenomenal and resembled the Colosseum
of Rome. There was another one which resembled the White House but
wasn't white in color. Some guy in the Cart told that it is GEC or the
Global Education Centre where we'll go through our training.
The cart stopped at a small building inside which there was a kind of
a reception. We got our luggage checked and room was allotted to me.
The guy sitting next to me in the cab was to be my room mate. His name
was Varun and was a tall but slim guy from Punjab with a lot of beard
on his face looked as if he's not shaved since ages but that really
gave him a typical Punjabi looks. I was just thinking how someone like
me from Gujrat will stay with such a guy who doesn't even bother to
shave his face. Then we were sent to our hostel in another cart. We
just found out that our hostel is nearest to FC2 and moreover, the
hostel right next to us was a girl hostel. That Punjabi straight away
planned to buy a new binocular so that he could easily peep into girls
rooms during night.
I opened the door of my room and could not believe my eyes. It was the
best room I'd ever seen with my own eyes and was just exhilarated with
the thought that I'd be staying here for next few months though with
some one who looked to be very unhygienic. But that was not a problem
at all coz like all the Punjabis Varun was quite nice at heart. We
just kept our bags and explored the whole campus. We saw the lovely
swimming pool, Gymnasium, Bowling alley, Market and Habib's
haircutting saloon from where Varun got his beard trimmed.
The classes started and we were made to sit in a big room having a
huge white board with a couple of projector screens in the front and
opposite to that were numerous seats each having a separate computer
system. I was made to sit in the third row and luckily between a
couple of girls though both of them had just ordinary looks. Later I
came to know that we were made to sit alphabetically when I got
introduced with both those gals. One was Ganmeet from Punjab and the
other was Geetha from Mangalore and sandwiched between them was me,
Gaurav Keswani from Vadodra.
Both those gals were quite antithetical in their behavior, style,
knowledge and everything they did. Where Ganmeet was quite simple,
Geetha was stylish like all ultra-mod and hap Bangalore gals. Ganmeet
was calm, composed and reserve but Geetha was dynamic and extrovert.
And most importantly, Ganmeet was good in her logics and a very strong
programmer and Geetha was a contrast in this matter too. This I
realized when she asked me to debug her first C-language assignment. I
was shocked to see the code. She had put the include statement within
main. God, she was a B.Tech in comp. science. But her cute and
embarrassed smile was clearly accepting her weakness. I helped her and
this became a routine. Within in no time we grew very close to each
other. We used to have the meals together, we used to study together,
we used to watch the movies together and we used to go out together.
Our friendship grew more intense when she flunked in the first module
test of C language but I got an 'A' and so did Ganmeet. But my roomy,
Varun had also flunked. So Geetha and Varun they both had to appear
for the re-test. Everyday I used to teach them and make them practice
more and more. Now we were like a group. Four of us started staying
together as Varun and Ganmeet, both being punjabi's grew very close to
each other. Now instead of me, it was Ganmeet who taught him.
Then came the retest. I and Ganmeet were waiting for both of them
outside the hall. Varun came out happily clearly showing that he'd
cleared and he did. Many came out but she was still in. I was getting
worried as only I knew that the hopes were less. It was the last
minute when she came out jumping and without speaking a word threw her
self on me and kissed on my cheeks. Many had seen but all knew what
had happened. I was stunned and so were Varun and Ganmeet. It was
obvious for a guy who never had any gal in his life and was kissed by
a hot south Indian gal in front of whole batch. But she took it as a
very normal thing and I pretended the same.
"Its all because of you Gaurav, that I've cleared it. Hats off to you
sweetheart", she said.
We were not into any sort of relationship but that's how she used to
call me and in fact all her close friends. But there was nothing wrong
in it and I enjoyed it. We grew more and more close to each other. She
took care of me in every sense: my dressing, my eating and what ever I
did. She told me many things about gals which I'd never known. We now
freely shared our body secrets to each other.
On the next weekend she took me to Bangalore where she'd done her
engineering degree. We met many of her friends, my friends and went to
famous markets and malls of the city. One thing I could say, she'd a
very happening friend circle. In the evening we went to a pub where
both of us danced after gulping a couple of beer mugs. The dance grew
more and more passionate with time. It was my first time in a pub but
she was quite used to it. Next evening we left for Mysore which is a
three hour journey from Bangalore. But there I'd spent the best
weekend of my life.
On the way, we talked about everything on the earth. Then she kept her
head on my shoulder and held me which I could say was half a hug. I
just responded. I'd never sat like this with a gal ever in my life.
Everything was so nice and tender. Time seemed like flying. I wished I
could've been like this forever. I'd fallen in love with her.
"You know what Gaurav", she said.
"What?" I asked.
"You remember that guy Raghav, whom we met in Garuda mall."
"Yeah! Why?"
"We've been in love for last 3 years and yesterday we planned to
marry." she said shyly.
It was all over for me. Ground escaped underneath my feet. I just got
away from her in a flash and asked, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I thought I'll tell you after you meet him. I hope I wasn't wrong?"
"No.. You are right. Anyways Congrats" I said, sounding very low.
"thanks." she said.
No one spoke a word after that for next one hour. She was busy with
her iPod and I was with my novel when suddenly she asked," What
happened Gaurav? Why are you so quiet?"
"Nothing", I said.
She kept on asking again and again but I'd the same answer until she
got irritated and said," you are telling me or not?"
"Its of no use dear. You can't do anything about it." I said and
rightly so. I loved her and she loved someone else whom she was going
to marry.
"Well, let me make 3 guesses." She said in a very naughty tone and I agreed.
"Ok. Hmmmmmmm. You didn't enjoy with me at Bangalore?" she asked.
I nodded my head straight away. Both of us knew that this wasn't the
reason. I thought she was just trying to change my mood.
"thennnn. U didn't like Raghav?"
Now she was coming to the point. This was somewhat the reason but not
the exact one.
"Hey. He's quite good yaar and both of u make a nice couple. And it's
your life; I don't have to marry him. So, last guess now." I replied.
"Then… you've a liking for me?" She said smiling.
I was caught. In fact clean bowled. She'd hit the bull eye. I turned
red. I tried my level best to control my expressions and said,"No way
yaar. I don't like to call engaged nos."
"ohhhhh. Mr. Gaurav keswani think about it again."
I had to admit it now. And this time she laughed. I asked the reason
but again she laughed. I was perplexed at her enigmatic laugh. Finally
she spoke.
"You know what my stupid."
"What?" I inquired filled with curiosity.
"Raghav and I are just friends you dumb."
She broke into chuckles again. I was confused and even I'd started
smiling now and finally started laughing with her.
This time I held her and said, "I love you Geetha."
"I love you too stupid. And did all this coz I know that you were not
going to propose me easily" She replied.
We both fell in each other's arms and waited for our destination.
Finally Geetha was mine. It was the happiest day of my life. We
reached Mysore campus and again got busy into our same daily routine:
attending the classes, completing assignments, studying in the class
after dinner, going for long walks and kissing each other when ever we
got chance. I always used to thank god for the life he'd given me.
Modules tests came and went. I kept on getting 'A' grades and she
somehow managed to clear them. Both of us were quite happy. We made a
few trips with Varun and Ganmeet to Ooty, Coorg and Mangalore which
was Geetha's home town. We met her parents there who were very humble
but her little sister was naughty like her.
Now we had entered the last month of our training. Shortly we were
going to have our comprehensive exam which was a mixture of all the
modules which we'd studied so far. It also included a practical exam
in which we'd to complete a project within 3 hours and it was the
toughest thing especially for someone like Geetha. The day for compre
came. All of us cleared it but Geetha. Both of us were very depressed.
Now she'd to appear for it again. Actually compre is the most
important part of the training. If you don't clear it your training
won't complete. Now retest was the only hope for her.
Retest was the very next day. We were going to classroom after dinner.
And suddenly she started crying.
"Gaurav. I really love you." She said.
"I love you too sweetu. Don't cry. Everything would be ok. I'm there
for you. I won't let you flunk again." I consoled her.
"No. I will because there's no way out. And we'll be separated forever. "
"No dear. It won't ever happen" I said and took her in my arms.
"Gaurav. Can you do something for me?" She asked.
"Of course my love. My whole life is yours." I said.
"You'll have to sit along with me tomorrow. You know every one does
it. Meenal's boyfriend helped her out that's why she cleared. I hope
Even I can expect this much from my love." She said.
I was drowned into deep thinking because it was really risky, In fact
very risky. We could've been thrown out of the company if caught. But
on the other side was my love. What I would do in the company without
her because if she fails she'd be out, I thought. Then I just looked
into matter carefully that these people never count the number of
candidates appearing for a test and how many are extra. Then I thought
that I'll sit on another system and complete the project and submit on
Geetha's employee id.
The day came; we all were sitting in the class room. I was sitting a
bit far from her and finally we got the project. It was not at all
tough for me. I started working on it and had completed almost half
when Srikkanth.M entered into the classroom. He was our batch owner,
just like a class teacher in schools. Don't know how but he'd got the
report that no. of candidates appearing were more than the no. in the
list. I was shocked. It was a dead end to my career. Coming time won't
be easy for me and I'll have to face a lot, I thought. I look at
Geetha's face. She was looking as lovely and innocent as ever. But she
too was badly shocked. But don't know why, I wasn't afraid. Love had
given me a special courage and I was doing it for my love, no one
else. So what if I'm caught. Srikkanth knew me quite well as I was
among those who'd got 100/100 in his module, java. He looked at me
straight away and called me.
Srikkanth himself was shocked when he found me as the culprit. But he
was helpless as company is very strict against the cheating cases. He
asked me again and again the name of the guy for whom I'm screwing up
my career. But how would've I named my love. I didn't speak a word. He
insisted again and again that Infosys needed brains like me but I
would not listen. Finally he gave up and reported to HR department.
The same question was asked again and again from me but my love was
the most important thing in the world for me now. They then asked me
to write a resignation letter and I did the same. I was fired.
Someone's strange voice hit my ears and came out of the world of my
thoughts. I was still sitting on the footpath and looking at the trees
and the birds.
"Come on sir. Sit in the cart." Cart driver said.
"Oh yes. Lets go." I replied and left the campus and the company for ever.
Now you all must be having one question your mind. That what about
Geetha? Geetha cleared the exam. I think I had taught her enough and
rest she cheated from the guy who was sitting next to her. I waited
for her call after the incident but she didn't. I called her but she
didn't attend my call. And most interesting thing is that it has been
8 months since that incident but we never had a talk.
Moral:Boys beware of girls.Never ever screw your life for sake of a girl..Cheers :)
What is RSS?
You probably have seen this three-letter acronym in the course of your Internet surfing. RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication or Rich Site Summary; syndicating means republishing an article that comes from another source such as a website.
An RSS is a means of publicizing updates about websites. It may or may not include a summary and photos of the latest posting. But those that provide summaries (thus Rich Site Summary) allow users to skim through the article so that they could decide later on if they want to access the website source. The RSS feed usually contains the title of the update originating from the website. It is also usually the link to the website source.
What are the benefits of RSS?
RSS gives benefits to both readers (users) and web publishers.
1. It gives you the latest updates.
Whether it is about the weather, new music, software upgrade, local news, or a new posting from a rarely-updates site learn about the latest as soon as it comes out.
2. It saves on surfing time.
Since an RSS feed provides a summary of the related article, it saves the user’s time by helping s/he decide on which items to prioritize when reading or browsing the net.
3. It gives the power of subscription to the user.
Users are given a free-hand on which websites to subscribe in their RSS aggregators which they can change at any time they decide differently.
4. It lessens the clutter in your inbox.
Although your email address will be required to enjoy the services of online RSS aggregators, RSS does not use your email address to send the updates.
5. It is spam free.
Unlike email subscriptions, RSS does not make use of your email address to send updates thus your privacy is kept safe from spam mails.
6. Unsubscribing is hassle-free.
Unlike email subscriptions where the user is asked questions on why s/he is unsubscribing and then the user would be asked to confirm unsubscribing, all you have to do is to delete the RSS feed from your aggregator.
7. It can be used as an advertising or marketing tool.
Users who subscribe or syndicate product websites receive the latest news on products and services without the website sending spam mail. This is advantageous to both the web user and the website owner since advertising becomes targeted; those who are actually interested in their products are kept posted.
What are the drawbacks of RSS?
The disadvantages of RSS use are brought about by its being a new technology and some user-preference concerns.
1. Some users prefer receiving email updates over an RSS feed.
2. Graphics and photos do not appear in all RSS feeds.
For conciseness and ease of publication, RSS feeds do not display the photos from the original site in announcing the update except for some web-based aggregators
3. The identity of the source website can be confusing.
Since RSS feeds do not display the actual URL or name of the website, it can sometimes get confusing on what feed a user is actually reading.
4. Publishers cannot determine how many users are subscribed to their feed and the frequency of their visits. Moreover, they would not know the reasons why users unsubscribe which could be important in improving their advertising.
5. RSS feeds create higher traffic and demands on the server.
Most readers still prefer the whole update over a brief summary of the entry, thus they still access the site.
6. Since it is a new technology, many sites still do not support RSS.
How do I start using RSS?
There are two things needed: an RSS feed and an RSS aggregator or reader. The RSS feed comes from an RSS-supported website. There are also websites that provide a list of RSS feeds of different websites. An RSS aggregator is used to read the RSS feed from the source website. It scans and collects data on latest RSS feeds from the worldwide web.
An aggregator comes in two forms: a downloadable program also known as desktop aggregator and an online or web-based aggregator. Downloadable aggregators may require payment before they can be acquired, while Internet-based aggregators are usually free of charge. All you need to do is to register an account then you are ready to use their services. Both versions allow you to customize or choose which RSS feeds to enter. Paid aggregators are usually chosen by more experienced users and they usually allow more freedom in customizing feeds.
1. Choose an RSS aggregator to use. For beginners, web-based aggregators are recommended since they are usually user-friendly
2. Scan the homepage of your target website for the RSS or XML button. It contains the RSS code you need to enter in the aggregator. Copy this code. Syndic8 provides a directory of websites that support RSS.
3. Paste the code (which contains the URL of the website) in your aggregator. There is a space provided for pasting the code.
After you have done these three easy steps, you can start reading the RSS feeds coming from the website. New postings appear as they are published real time at the source website.
RSS and Internet Marketing
The original idea of RSS came from Netscape, where their intention is to provide a means for users to customize their personal homepage to contain links to websites that interest them, similar to bookmarking websites.
The application of RSS to Internet marketing was an unforeseen development to RSS technology developers. Since users are given the freedom to add RSS feeds to their aggregators, those who are interested in particular products and services available in the Internet can now be notified real time. Marketing becomes more specific to interested people and not a hit-and-miss operation.
Those who intend to use RSS for marketing their products and services should consider linking up with email account providers, (e.g. Yahoo, MSN, Google mail); networking websites (e.g. Friendster, Multiply, My Space, Hi5); websites of newspapers and television network websites (e.g. New York Times, CNN) for medium to big-scale companies. Small-time industries can also look into networking websites as well as personal blog websites (e.g. Blogspot) and websites of clubs and organizations that would probably make use of their products or services e.g. a fishing supplies store can look for the website of their local fishing club for possible RSS marketing.
Clearly, RSS is an innovation in information management in the worldwide web as well as online marketing. We can expect better RSS technology in the not-so-distant future as its popularity increases among users and website owners alike.
To all writers and non-writers out there, now is the time to start digging up those creative writing skills back.
With modern communication technology comes the popularity of information-based marketing, which is one of the oldest and most effective techniques in getting targeted prospects to sites and converting them into buyers. This is why article writing, submissions and publications are also getting popular.
There are already many tools that people can use to make the process of distributing their articles more easily. Though this is invaluable in getting the contents more exposure, which is only half of the story.
Let us take a look first at the common mistakes that some people make before submitting their contents to article directories:
1. Confusing the reason to promote the articles with the reason to write them.
In article writing, there are three key benefits why you are promoting them; branding, lead generation and promotion, which are all part of your optimization efforts.
But there is only one reason why you write an article, and that is to inform your audience. If the article is not focused on this primary and most important purpose, it will fail to achieve the three promotion benefits because no one will be interested in reading them.
You need to figure out first how to get people to read what is in your article, then make them click on your resource box. You can achieve this by producing better contents.
2. Failing to maximize the promotional opportunities of article marketing.
You may know already that your articles can help you generate additional links back to your site. But do you know that you can get more visitors and better search engine results from that same articles?
Mention keywords at strategic places. Just be sure not to overdo them. Some are even using anchor texts which is also an effective method. But it is important to know that majority of the directories are not able to support this.
Remember that is not only about the links back to your site. Part of doing well in your article marketing is getting picked up by publishers with a large number of audiences and gaining the ability of leveraging other brands because of the quality of your work. Better search engine results also are great benefits.
But these things do not put much money in your pocket. There are other factors that can turn your article marketing efforts into an opportunity that can boost your earnings. Not just increase the number of visitors to your site.
Start out with a plan and see to it that your article will serve the function that you intended it to have.
3. Publishing content that does not help your readers.
Maybe in the process of writing articles, you are thinking that all that is you wanted is links back to your site. And any visitors it can generate are fine.
Guess what? Not all article banks and directories are going to accept your content automatically. Oftentimes, they have some guidelines and specifications on the articles that they are accepting.
You can double the number of sites you can submit to by writing articles that the directories want to share with other people. All it takes is one publisher with a hundred thousand readers to increase your potential audience overnight.
Write the articles that publishers want in their publications if you want your article marketing to work the most effective way for you. This also means you have to obey the standard guidelines, spell checks, researching on a good topic and even hiring a writer to produce a good content on your behalf.
In the end, it is all really a matter of choice on your part. You can start getting a little exposure from increased links back but on a very basic level. Or enjoy massive exposure from a little extra time making quality contents.
It will be your choice. You may not be aware of the fact that an article submitted on directories is not meant to have the same level of exposure as highly-targeted content ones geared on a narrow group of people.
Learn the difference between these two and it will surely help you know what kinds of articles to write and to submit.
For all you bloggers who are lazy (like me!!) to update blog everyday here is a great trick to make you del.icio.us bookmarks to be posted automatically as your posts in your wordpress blogs and to make your blog look updated. In order to make this happen you have to do the following steps.
* Sign up or Login to your del.icio.us account.
* Start bookmarking and tagging favorite web pages. I recommend using the “post to del.icio.us” bookmarklet on this page by dragging that bookmarklet directly onto your bookmark toolbar. The “post to del.icio.us” button allows you to post your current page to del.icio.us, and allows you to enter tags and a brief description of the link.
* On the right side of del.icio.us, under Experimental, click on the link that says “daily blog posting”
* Click “add a new thingy” and some form appears.
* Enter the following into the form, and enter your relevant details in the [boxes]
job_name : WordPress Daily Post (or any title you want)
out_name : [Your WordPress Username]
out_pass : [Your WordPress Password]
out_url : http://[ Your Blog URL]/xmlrpc.php
out_time : 4 (the GMT that you want the post to happen. 0 = 8pm EST)
out_blog_id : blank (not applicable to WordPress I presume)
out_cat_id : 15 (Regardless, it’ll probably post to the default WordPress category)
* Hit “Submit Query” and you’re done!
I think this will be useful to a lot of bloggers and do tell me if you have any more ways to post blogs automatically.
Web 2.0 has brought an amazing change in the way people browse the net. It has brought the users and developers together connecting them directly in different ways. Perhaps more importantly, users can now interact directly with businesses and increasingly shape the directions businesses are taking.
Web 2.0 technologies, such as blogs, RSS feeds and other two way interactions, are allowing businesses to give their customers a voice that helps them improve their products, sales, and customer satisfaction. Hence by following some of these Tips you can increase your blog revenue by a great amount.
However, if you decide to engage with your visitors using these techniques, you will have to take the good with the bad because you will receive both positive and negative criticism.
The following are some of the best ways you can increase interaction with your visitors using Web 2.0:
Blogs - Thousands of companies have already embraced blogs as a way of interacting with customers. A blog could be about a particular product or service or group of product or services. While keeping visitors up to date, blogs also allow visitors to post comments and leave feedback which can be responded to.
Search Engine Optimization - Make sure your site is optimized so that you can be easily located on the major search engines.
Personalization - Web 2.0 technology allows for delivery of different content to different types of visitors.
RSS - Keep your visitors in the loop by offering an RSS feed on your website-allowing you to automatically send news, opinions, and advice.
User communities - You can also allow your visitors to interact with each other by setting up a user community on your website. Even a basic forum will allow visitors to exchange views and help each other. Do, of course, monitor all discussions to pinpoint visitors concerns to correct mistakes or highlight customer raves.
Interaction - Allow your visitors to interact with your members of staff directly through real time chat.
Podcasts and video - Create audio and video bulletins to keep your visitors up to date.
Tagging - Tagging can help you monitor the usefulness of the information you are providing to your visitors by allowing them to rate it.
These are just some of the ways that you can interact with and monitor the opinions of your visitors. Also consider establishing a presence on social networking websites, or using wikis as they can generate huge traffic for your site.
How effective the above methods execute for you will depend on what kind of business you have. However, there should be at least one technique that will allow you to use Web 2.0 to serve your visitors better.
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