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If you are interested in learning how to surf anonymously, this article will give you some tips. Today, it is very easy for third parties to trace your internet activity. The government, businesses, hackers and other individuals can easily place cookies on your computer and trace your surfing activities. They do this so that they can get information from you that will help them better market to you. Other people or groups do this for far more sinister reasons. They may want to steal sensitive information such as credit card information, financial account numbers and your social security number. Some websites will automatically attempt to download spyware when you visit their website.

When you use the internet, you leave a foot print. Other sites can see your IP address, what sites you have visited and even where you live. One way to avoid this and conversely, surf the internet without worrying about whether or not your personal information gets out, is to use an anonymous proxy server. These allow you to prevent your browser from directly connecting to other websites. The proxy will be in contact with the website and not your browser. Consequently, the sites that you visit, will pick up the IP address of the proxy and not your own. There you have it, one great tip to help you learn how to surf anonymously.

Some of the ways to surf anonymously are :

- Obviously use a web proxy to open the site.

- Use the ip address of a website instead of the main url. e.g. 113.434.343.433 instead of www.proxyminds.com

- Block the software that is tracking your activity. Sometimes you cant do that because of password and administrative blocks.

- Use url redirects to open the web site. e.g. Tinyurl.com and Snipurl.com

- You can see the wesite content on Google using Google cache. Type cache:sitename.com in google search and you will see the site. This function is available on many search engines like yahoo, msn etc.

- Use google translation tool to open the blocked website. Yeh, its a type of proxy.  e.g. http://www.google.com/translate?langpair=en|en&u=www.forbiddensite.com

- Use google mobile search to see the site.

“Want a fresh proxy? Just rotate!”

Today I discovered a cool proxy website called ProxyRotator. Instead of using only one proxy, ProxyRotator lets you randomly rotate different proxy websites. No need to search top lists for new fresh proxies anymore, ProxyRotator does it for you.Basically you just enter ProxyRotator.com and you are set to go. If you do not like the current proxy website, just click Rotate and ProxyRotator will find a new proxy for you.

The design is simple,smooth and in big letters (I love big letters).

The thing about ProxyRotator is that it’s a win - win for proxy users and proxy webmasters. It’s easy to submit new proxy websites, and there is no reciprocal link required. However, if you place a small banner before joining you will get 500 Credits.

The more credit your proxy has, the more views it will get. So by placing a small banner you are guaranteed 500 visits. You can also get extra credits by participating in the forum, and the owner of ProxyRotator revealed to me that in the future there may be a paid option.

The only downside to ProxyRotator as I experienced it was a few slow proxies, and some that didn’t work. But all in all I had a good experience using ProxyRotator, and for active proxy users I am sure that this is a great tool!

Because there are different proxy websites from time to time, content, speed and design can not be reviewed as usual. This review is based on the overall experience of ProxyRotator.

Here are some of the best Google Adsense Tips and Tricks

a. Strictly follow the rules mentioned in Adsense policies. You will always earn more revenue from Adsense by playing it clean.

b. Never modify the Google Adsense HTML code. If have trouble embedding AdSense code in your WordPress or Blogger template, take help of the AdSense support forums or send an email to your AdSense account manager.

c. Never ask your friends or visitors to click on your Google ads. Google takes click fraud very seriously. Do not include incentives of any kind on your site for users to click on your ads. Don’t label Google ads with text other than “sponsored links” or “advertisements.”.

d. Don’t click on your own ads - Google is much smarter than you think and can discover invalid clicks through IP addresses, site navigation patterns, etc. If you working on a new design for your site, avoid reloading your pages (with AdSense) excessively. You can turn off AdSense temporarily and avoid invalid CPM impressions. Or you can use the unofficial Google Adsense Sandbox Tool that is accessible from Firefox, IE and other browsers to see what kind of Google ads will be served based on content (website address URL) or keywords.

e. Don’t place ads in pop-up windows, error pages or even empty pages. Update: With the new AdSense policy change, you can probably place ads on 404 pages. Check with the AdSense support team.

f. Don’t start a “adsense asbestos” or “home equity loan rates” website merely to make money from accidental clicks. You will never make money out these Made for Adsense websites. Instead, write on topics what you are passionate about. Don’t waste your money on high-paying adsense keywords lists. Stay away from AdSense Adwords arbitrage.

g. For short articles, CTR is best when ads are placed just above the content.

h. For long articles, CTR will improve if you place ads somewhere in middle of the content or just where the article ends - when visitors are done reading the article, they may be looking for related resources.

i. Use Text Ads instead of Image Ads as users get more options and the payout is often higher. If you still want to display image ads (for CPM), consider ad formats like the 300×250 medium rectangle or the 160×600 wide skyscraper as they support also support rich multimedia and the new gadget ads.

j. Google Ads with no background color and no borders will always perform better. Make the border color and background color same as your page background color.

k. Always put ads above the main fold. Make sure that the ad unit with the highest clickthrough rate is the first instance of the ad code that appears in your HTML source. Since the first ad unit is always filled before the rest, you want to make sure that ad unit is located in the best placement on your page.

l. Try setting the ad link URL color to a lighter shade. If your text is black, you may make the adlink as light gray or something like #666.

m. Go Wide - The large rectangle (336×280) is the best paying Adsense format especially for text ads. Try using the 336×280 large rectangle, 300×250 medium rectangle, or 160×600 wide skyscraper.

n. Don’t places images next to Google ads as that will invite a permanent ban to your AdSense account.

o. Blend AdLinks with other navigation links or place horizontal adlinks at the top of your webpage. AdSense publishers are permitted to click on link unit topics on their web pages, provided that they do not click on any Google ads on the resulting page.

p. You should try adding a unit near the comments senction of your blog. See more AdSense tweaks.

q. You can put upto 3 adsense units on a page. Try putting a large skyscraper on the right navigation sidebar of your website. That area is close to the browser scrollbar. You can also add 2 AdSense for search boxes and 3 adlink units.

r. The first few lines of your content are an important factor for determining what Ads are served on your webpage. That’s the right place to put keywords in bold (strong or &ltb> tags) or header tags (h1, h2, etc).

s. Always select the setting to open Google Adsense search box results in a new browser window, so you won’t lose your visitors. Click the Open search results in a new browser window checkbox and this add target=”google_window” to your form tag.

t. Maximum people think the search box is on the top right corner. So you know where to put it.

u. Always syndicate full text RSS feeds and then monetize your feeds with a 468×60 ad in RSS feeds.

v. Monitor the AdSense performance of individual web pages with Google Analytics

w. For low CTR pages, try changing titles or adding more relevant content to get better focused ads. Alse see: Get relevant Google Ads

x. Block low paying advertisers with Filters. Why to loose a visitor for an ad that will only pay you a cent. Use Overture or Google Adwords Keywords tool to discover keywords that are less popular with advertisers.

y. Learn how to implement AdSense Revenue sharing if you run a site with multiple authors and need to pay your writers based on advertising revenue generated from their articles.

z. Experiment with color schemes and layouts using split testing. You are the best judge when it comes to choosing ad formats for your own website.

Previously we talked about the method to create a proxy site without much discussing about a proxy script. So here is the tutorial regarding proxy scripts alone.

Now first of all I will explain you What is a Script ? - Scripts are readymade file packages made for creating a website. There is no need to create different webpages and edit them. Such scripts help you manage your site with a backend which only administrator or website owner sees. You can control your website from a backend admin panel. You just need to download the script, upload on your host, visit the install page, follow the onscreen instructions and you get a website within seconds.  This is how scripts work. If you have a cpanel hosting with fantastico feature, there is no need to upload scripts on your host, just with few clicks you can create a website. E.g. of various scripts are Wordpress, phpads, joomla etc.

There are plenty of scripts available to create your proxy site. Some of which, are absolutely free. The most well known free scripts are PHP Proxy and CGI Proxy. There are advantages and disadvantages to each. They also obviously both use different types of software. You may also purchase proxy scripts. They may be a little more user friendly, more features and with customer support. Besides using scripts to build proxy sites, there are proxy scripts that will help you earn money.

Proxy Man is a proxy management script. It costs a little under $100. It allows the user to create and edit sites easily. Proxy Man makes it easy to control the themes, title, meta tags and the meta description. It offers easy Adsense integration and affiliate codes. Users can create a proxy site in only 1 minute.:eek: It uses PHP proxy. You simply need to upload the script to your domain. It comes with ten themes, allows you to customize them and even add more theme. You can also optimize your proxies for the search engines.

If you are looking to make money with your proxy website (who isn’t?), you may want to consider purchasing Proxy Shout. This software allows you to start a proxy lister website. You can charge advertisers a monthly fee for both line ads and banners. Proxy Shout comes with a hit counter, has automatic site submission and easy management setup. This software will cost you around $49.

We will discuss about each proxy scripts in coming up tutorials

“Brandable, fast and full of extra features!”

At first sight, iSchoogle looks like a fun and simple web proxy that looks like Google. One point for simplicity. The other thing I notice is the funny slogan “Works for teachers too”. This is great if a teacher that uses Facebook or MySpace happends to stumble it .

The name, iSchoogle, is highly brandable in my opinion. It mixes the two words “school” and “google” into a uniqe, but not cheesy brandname. A bit hard to spell, but easy to remember.

What I like about iSchoogle is one featurue I’ve never seen on any other web proxies around. Atleast not yet. The panic button that leads to Wikipedia, lets all the users feel safe when using it at school. If your teacher should show up, just hit the panic button and whoops; you’re doing research at Wikipedia. Could it be better?

The negative thing about iSchoogle is that there is no content, only a picture with text on. This is not good for SEO, and search engines do not like websites without content.

To sum up, I’ve given based this review on the following things:

Uniqueness: 7
Design: 9
Content: 1
Usability: 8
Speed: 8
Special Feautures: 10

Proxy Review: 7,1

Visit http://www.iSchoogle.com

If you are interested in how to make a proxy site, keep reading. We will discuss some of the easiest and cheapest way to do so. You have two primary choices. You can create a proxy site yourself or you can outsource the duties to someone else. The decision will most likely be dependent upon how comfortable you feel dealing with websites, servers, uploading, scripts and all things technical. If you are not, it is probably a good idea to pay some one to install the script. This will save you both time and stress. You can visit many forums and get this done pretty affordably.

 Another option is to create the proxy yourself. You can do this with a proxy builder or software. Proxy software is available in PHP and CGI. You can find types of both of these proxy scripts for free online. You can also purchase such scripts which comes with advanced features, support and more..

A proxy builder is a good option because they are easy to use. You simply will be required to fill in a form that includes your websites title, what type of script you want to use (PHP or CGI), a description, background color, content color, border color and text font. You then receive a zip file that you upload. It is very simple to learn how to make a proxy site if you are interested, if you are not, just pay someone a nominal fee to create and/or upload one for you.

So in short, to create a proxy site, you will require :

1. Domain name - Godaddy or namecheap is best
2. Webhosting account - that allows proxy site hosting.
3. Proxy script - free/paid
4. Designing the site - Lots of readymade free templates available on net OR get a custom theme for more professional/unique look