[19:31] nick: let's get started
[19:31] saffireyin: yay!
[19:31] wdzzz: I'm ready
[19:31] nick: So, welcome everyone to our Workshop
[19:32] nick: Baldwin (Jeremy)and Kristen
[19:32] nick: are also here.
[19:32] nick: Basically, we are going to start by going around and leting people ask questions
[19:32] nick: then we have some generic questions we'll post.
[19:33] nick: Prism we'll start with you.
[19:33] nick: Feel free to ask away.
[19:33] prism: Okay...  
[19:33] prism: Can we currently embed video in our articles and if so, how?
[19:33] nick: No, not yet.
[19:34] nick: Unfortunately.
[19:34] nick: But it is coming along with spell check and word count.
[19:34] prism: Thanks!
[19:34] nick: ok vecchiaz
[19:34] nick: your turn
[19:34] vecchiaz: Hi I am new so I will probably ask something silly
[19:35] nick: :) no silly questions just sill answers
[19:35] nick: *silly
[19:35] vecchiaz: the point accumulated with Xomba what really are?
[19:36] baldwin: You receive user points from making posts, leaving comments, or voting on articles.  Keep in mind that user points are just for fun.
[19:37] vecchiaz: Ok I did not realize was for fun, thanks
[19:37] nick: however, we will be combining them with badges soon. Which are like achievements for completing goals.
[19:37] nick: We might set up a reward system as well.
[19:37] nick: Still discussing it
[19:37] vecchiaz: sounds good thanks
[19:38] nick: ok wdzzz
[19:38] nick: have at it
[19:38] wdzzz: Is it ok if I ask about the PR Campaign?
[19:39] nick: sure if we have an answer
[19:39] wdzzz: How is that going? and I wanted to let
[19:39] wdzzz: you all know that I do have
[19:39] wdzzz: A homepage that has a list of articles
[19:40] wdzzz: It is not fully updated with links yet
[19:40] wdzzz: But I am getting there
[19:40] wdzzz: if you needed more ideas.
[19:40] wdzzz: or more possible candidates
[19:40] wdzzz: candidates meaning article submissions for PR Campaign
[19:41] nick: thanks for setting up a homepage and becoming a feature writer
[19:41] nick: the ffeature writer program might be become a big part of our pr campaign
[19:41] wdzzz: Thank you I very much appreciate the oportunity
[19:41] nick: All is going well. We got some great ideas coming up.
[19:42] nick: *we've
[19:42] wdzzz: Thank you
[19:42] nick: Saffireyin
[19:42] nick: back to you
[19:43] nick: (from this morning) :)
[19:43] saffireyin: lol
[19:43] saffireyin: oh yea
[19:44] saffireyin: will there be a better way to see what articles we voted for and left comments at?
[19:45] kristen: If you would like to view the things you have voted on or the comments you left...the only way to see it easily is to favorite the article
[19:47] kristen: Does this help?
[19:47] guest-17996 entered the room
[19:47] guest-17996 changed nickname to kidgas
[19:47] saffireyin: They're not always my favorite though lol but yea, was wondering if there were plans to make it easier to navigate
[19:47] guest-18022 entered the room
[19:47] wdzzz: welcome Kidgas
[19:47] kristen: You can favorite the articles yourself
[19:47] saffireyin: hi kidgas
[19:47] kidgas: thanks much wdzzz you are the reason i joined xomba
[19:47] guest-18022 changed nickname to kathwrites
[19:48] kidgas: hey saffire
[19:48] wdzzz: be back
[19:48] kristen: If you vote or comment on an article, you can then favorite the article so it's easier to go straight to it
[19:48] prism: hello kidgas and kathwrites
[19:48] kidgas: hello
[19:48] kathwrites: hello
[19:48] saffireyin: hi kathwrites and thank you Kristen =3
[19:48] vecchiaz: where we can have more info on feature writer program?
[19:48] kristen: Your welcome! I hope that helped
[19:49] kristen: Check out the category you feel you would like to write about...
[19:49] kathwrites: how do people outside xomba access our articles?
[19:49] guest-18144 entered the room
[19:49] kristen: if there is a vacant spot there will be a place that you can apply to become a feature writer
[19:50] kidgas: i applied for money & investing
[19:50] vecchiaz: thanks for the info and hi to the new people in the room
[19:50] baldwin: Anyone can access articles from Xomba, you do not have to be a member to view articles.
[19:51] kathwrites: I don't think they show up on google searches for the topic, do they?
[19:51] baldwin: Most articles are indexed in Google
[19:53] kathwrites: oh, I just checked using my login name, not my full name. can I change my profile so my age isn't screaming out <g>
[19:53] kristen: If you want to age you age or any other info on your profile..
[19:53] kristen: Just go under your profile and hit the edit tab
[19:53] kristen: Then hit personal information
[19:54] nick: kidgas do you have a question?
[19:55] kidgas: no, just checking out this session to see what i can learn
[19:55] nick: cool, anyone else let's just go one at a time
[19:55] nick: so anyone
[19:55] guest-18485 entered the room
[19:55] vecchiaz: I have one
[19:55] prism: I have a couple...
[19:56] kristen: ok...one at a time please
[19:56] kristen: vecchiaz you first
[19:56] guest-18485 changed nickname to josephehoward
[19:56] vecchiaz: Can a writer have good goals only writing Xombytes
[19:56] saffireyin: hi joseph
[19:56] kristen: Absolutely
[19:56] kathwrites: this looks r\pretty awaful now that I changed it a bit in my profile: kathwrites is a , freelance writer  living in Carmel , CALIFORNIA , USA . They have been a member for 1 week 19 hours
[19:57] kristen: as long as all of your summaries are original and you include some great keywords
[19:57] vecchiaz: thanks
[19:57] wdzzz: I'm back
[19:57] nick: a well written xombyte can be great
[19:58] nick: check our make money guide for strategies
[19:58] vecchiaz: will do thanks
[19:58] josephehoward: I can never get Xomba chat to work. When I click on a name I get "hi joseph." but never any real reply -- what's up on that??
[19:58] nick: a good strategy is to mix
[19:58] nick: joe if you want to check it right now send me a message on there
[19:58] josephehoward: ok
[19:58] kristen: Kathwrites- there is nothing that we can do about that...though honestly I don't think many people would notive
[19:58] kristen: notice*
[19:59] kathwrites: ok - I'll get over it!
[19:59] kristen: :-) Not really what I meant
[19:59] nick: yeah, we'll make a note of it though.
[20:00] kathwrites: can the photo in a feature article have be copywrited?
[20:00] josephehoward: well I tried it -- did you get msg??
[20:01] baldwin: you can only include photos that you have permission to use
[20:01] baldwin: or you took yourself
[20:01] nick: joe- yes
[20:01] baldwin: or are free promo type photos
[20:01] nick: prism your turn
[20:01] josephehoward: great - but, I didn't get a reply-----------I shouldn't expect replies??
[20:02] prism: thank you nick
[20:02] nick: joe - refresh the page
[20:02] prism: I have two quick questions if that's okay sinced i have to leave in a few minutes
[20:02] kristen: that's fine
[20:02] nick: yup
[20:02] prism: I think it started with the new editor...
[20:03] kathwrites: thanks Baldwin
[20:03] prism: a <p> is showing up at the summary break.
[20:03] prism: anyway to hide that on the programming side or by us?
[20:03] nick: we're looking at it now
[20:03] nick: Kristen is showing me
[20:03] josephehoward: Thanx nick --
[20:04] prism: the other question is whether any consideration has ever been given to having a secondary category to link our articles to.
[20:04] prism: for articles that overlap in two categories
[20:05] baldwin: Unfortunatelly Prism that would cause errors in the way things are categorized on the site.  
[20:05] prism: for instance, it could be how to make a craft that is for use in gardening
[20:05] vecchiaz: right or cooking and recipe and catergory foood
[20:05] vecchiaz: food
[20:06] prism: I'm sure there are probably a lot of articles that overlap in such a manner  but I understand if it would make the categorizing messy
[20:06] baldwin: It just wouldn't be possible in the way the site is configured.
[20:06] nick: @prism we'll have to look into <p> more. But we see it.
[20:06] prism: okay....  maybe something to think about way down the road.  thanks!
[20:07] baldwin: Does anyone have any other questions?
[20:08] vecchiaz: I have one
[20:08] baldwin: go ahead
[20:08] vecchiaz: What if a writer wants to use his/her articles published on Xomba to do a bbok
[20:08] vecchiaz: book
[20:09] baldwin: You own the rights to all the articles you publish on Xomba.
[20:09] vecchiaz: all clear
[20:10] vecchiaz: mercie
[20:10] saffireyin: I have a question
[20:10] kristen: shoot
[20:11] prism: Sorry to interrupt folks but I have to run.  This is great!  I hope more workshops will be planned - maybe on a regularly scheduled basis?
[20:12] nick: yeah, we'll be doing the chat room more.
[20:12] nick: In a few weeks
[20:12] nick: maybe another workshop
[20:12] nick: bye prism thanks
[20:12] nick: anyone else have a question
[20:12] guest-19265 entered the room
[20:12] saffireyin: Why doesn't it list the category when applying to be a feature writer when it says Xomba is looking for one in teh Featured Author boxes?
[20:12] prism: bye!
[20:12] guest-19265 changed nickname to luvtosurf
[20:12] saffireyin: bye prism!
[20:12] kathwrites: thanks for your help - I have some writing to do    bye
[20:13] vecchiaz: bye writers
[20:13] kristen: bye kathwrites
[20:13] josephehoward: This was good , but, I think a call in advance for questions would be make this better served...
[20:13] nick: actually we did ask for questions, but thanks for the input
[20:13] saffireyin: hi luvtosurf, bye kathwrites
[20:14] luvtosurf: Hi
[20:14] nick: saffireyin: what exactly do you mean
[20:14] kristen: hi luvtosurf
[20:15] luvtosurf: hi kristen. i just joined. is it ok to ask a questison?
[20:15] luvtosurf: question?
[20:15] saffireyin: Like in Diary and Journal, it says Xomba is looking for a featured writer
[20:15] kristen: sure...go aheas
[20:15] kristen: ahead*
[20:15] saffireyin: but on the application, it doesn't have Diary and Journal in teh category
[20:16] nick: hang on we're checking
[20:16] guest-19389 entered the room
[20:16] guest-19392 entered the room
[20:16] guest-19389 changed nickname to freeseo
[20:16] guest-19392 changed nickname to idlewild
[20:16] saffireyin: no worries
[20:16] saffireyin: hi freeseo, hi idlewild
[20:16] freeseo: Hi Ho
[20:16] luvtosurf: I have found the new script for xomba to be quite slow at times. Is it because they are a few bugs to fix?
[20:16] idlewild: Hey there
[20:17] baldwin: saffieryin we will fix that error
[20:17] saffireyin: hehe ok, thanks =)
[20:17] baldwin: luvtosurf we haven't noticed any slowdown
[20:17] nick: actually just fixed it :)
[20:17] saffireyin: awesome xD
[20:17] luvtosurf: i meant to write "there are..."
[20:18] baldwin: idlewild do you have a question?
[20:19] idlewild: No, just thought I'd pop in & see what was going on.
[20:19] kristen: cool! Freeseo do you have any?
[20:19] vecchiaz: Gentleman and ladies I got to go nice to chat with you.  Mercie, thank you, grazie and Ciao
[20:19] baldwin: have a good night
[20:20] saffireyin: I kind of wonder the same as luvtosurf because Xomba is slow sometimes at random. I check other websites to make sure it isn't my internet connection but they load just fine
[20:20] kidgas: gn vec
[20:20] freeseo: Would it be possible for us to have the Google Analytics code attached to the pages we create?
[20:20] idlewild: OK, here's one... I'm getting emails tellling me a post I've subscribed to has been updated
[20:20] freeseo: Oh..I get those all the time too, Idle
[20:21] idlewild: ... but it's always a post I've never heard of.
[20:21] kristen: Idlewild- This is an error that we are aware of. It is definitely going to be fixed soon, it's in the works as we speak
[20:21] baldwin: @freeseo it isn't possible for us to do that
[20:21] freeseo: ok
[20:21] nick: You don't like our new random suubscribing feature?
[20:21] nick: lol
[20:21] baldwin: its a great way to find new articles lol
[20:22] nick: We know what is causing it.
[20:22] idlewild: Now you're thinking, Nick... it's a feature, not a bug!
[20:22] kristen: Dont worry Idlewild...I don't even like our new random subscibtion feature!
[20:22] saffireyin: lol
[20:22] baldwin: i think i need to block kristen :)
[20:22] nick: @freeseo I'd like to get some more tracking features on the site
[20:22] freeseo: Ok, so when will the Beta testing of that feature be over?
[20:23] baldwin: @freeseo it should be over soon, unfortunately i cant give an exact date
[20:23] nick: heh
[20:23] nick: ok wdzzz your turn
[20:23] freeseo: that would be great nick..both about the tracking and the random subscription feature
[20:24] wdzzz: just wanted to comment that wikimedia commons is a good place to get un-copyrighted pics
[20:24] wdzzz: But you have to check each pics copyright status
[20:25] baldwin: yes, great point wdzzz
[20:25] saffireyin: good to know
[20:25] nick: anyone have questions talking  about making money
[20:25] idlewild: True, wdzzz... some images are free to use, but not for commercial purposes (as in making AdSense income)
[20:26] kidgas: gotta get going but will leave the window up
[20:26] saffireyin: bye kidgas!
[20:26] kidgas: here is an earning question--what do you find earns better, bytes or blurbs?
[20:26] kidgas: bye saffere
[20:26] baldwin: both can do well
[20:26] kidgas: saffire
[20:26] freeseo: Yes, making money..lets talk about making it easier to add things like Amazon links..
[20:27] kidgas: political response baldwin
[20:27] baldwin: hehe
[20:27] saffireyin: lol
[20:27] guest-20299 entered the room
[20:27] baldwin: well ive seen both do really well
[20:27] baldwin: we have a xombyte that has made steady money for 3 years
[20:28] baldwin: but we have some xomblurbs that have made a hundred dollars in a day
[20:28] kidgas: send me a few of those blurbs
[20:28] baldwin: you can get just a standard link from amazon and that is the easiest thing to put on xomba
[20:28] guest-20416 entered the room
[20:29] nick: yeah check our testimonials page out
[20:29] kidgas: alright see ya all later
[20:29] guest-20416 changed nickname to mcohen
[20:29] saffireyin: hi mcohen
[20:29] nick: I know there are some mentions there. We can't reveal how much a person makes.
[20:29] nick: specifically
[20:29] freeseo: ok, but you had mentioned before about making it easier towork with the Amazon links..was wondering what you had in mind
[20:29] nick: yup
[20:29] nick: we need to
[20:30] nick: it is a future plan
[20:30] nick: right now you can do a text link
[20:30] freeseo: ok, no problem
[20:30] nick: or you can do an image and give it a url
[20:30] nick: like a linking image
[20:31] nick: scripts are not allowed. we want to get embedding for videos first
[20:31] freeseo: yep, they work just fine..just trying to shave time off of my run ..that was my nex ?
[20:31] nick: mcohen do you have any questions?
[20:32] mcohen: yes. i read somewhere that we aren't allowed to use affiliate links. Is that true?
[20:33] baldwin: you are allowed to use amazon, ebay and other reputable places for affiliate links
[20:33] mcohen: okay. thanks
[20:35] baldwin: anymore questions?
[20:35] freeseo: Oh, I know you guys sent me the screenshot, but any idea why I NEVER see my adsense ID in the page source?
[20:36] baldwin: no clue
[20:36] nick: we know for sure that the code is working
[20:36] freeseo: I am getting adsense..just curious as to why I only see the one code
[20:36] nick: cacheing or cookie problem? no clue
[20:36] nick: kristen has some generic questions that she will be posting if no one has anything else
[20:37] nick: oh wait
[20:37] nick: nevermind
[20:37] mcohen: yes. when you say 50/50 rev share do you mean every other post or out of maybe every hundred impressions the code is showing up 50% of the time?
[20:37] nick: they will be posted in the trascript tomorrow
[20:37] baldwin: yes mcohen
[20:37] mcohen: thanks
[20:38] nick: trust me guys it's 50/50
[20:38] nick: or we would be in the bahamas having this workshop :)
[20:39] saffireyin: one question: do you guys read every single byte and blurb or depend mostly on when people flag bad articles?
[20:39] saffireyin: lol
[20:39] freeseo: I do trust you..just always gave me peace of mind to check the page source.. who knows..you could BE in the Bahamas..they have wieless on the beaches
[20:39] mcohen: i get a very good ctr so i certainly believe it's 50/50
[20:39] kristen: Oh yea....I read EVERYTHING!
[20:39] kristen: Welcome to my job!
[20:39] baldwin: thanks kristen!
[20:40] baldwin: I sure don't want to do it anymore!
[20:40] kristen: ....what? It's true? Is it not!
[20:40] freeseo: (they had to hire someone that could read without sounding out the words..it took too long)
[20:40] nick: lol
[20:40] nick: burn
[20:41] baldwin: nice one :)
[20:41] saffireyin: lol
[20:41] nick: Kristen actually reads everything, but we do have a new spam filter
[20:41] nick: it's more for catching bots though
[20:42] idlewild: [FreeSEO's posts may be loading very slowly for the next couple of days for that comment...]
[20:42] freeseo: yes, I ran into that Spam filter a couple of times..with the captcha
[20:42] freeseo: lol
[20:42] saffireyin: were there a lot of bots? O_o
[20:42] saffireyin: lol
[20:42] mcohen: thx for the anwers ... signing off
[20:42] baldwin: yes we get hit by a spam bot last week
[20:42] baldwin: *got
[20:42] saffireyin: bye mcohen!
[20:43] saffireyin: eek, bots are evil
[20:44] idlewild: Spammers are evil, too. I've flagged a bunch of illegal movie viewing/download posts.
[20:44] freeseo: oh, that reminds me..can we possibly get a flag message option in our inbox? For the MamaLove messages and such?
[20:44] nick: oh the flag works
[20:44] nick: flag on content
[20:44] saffireyin: lmao
[20:44] nick: you can block the person
[20:44] nick: better than flag
[20:45] idlewild: What have you got against MamaLove? She saw your profile on xomba.com and decided you were her soulmate
[20:45] freeseo: yes, but just to alert you guys..easier than sending a message
[20:48] saffireyin: I think when more people use Xomba, all of you will get more love notes haha
[20:48] baldwin: alright so are there anymore questions?
[20:48] kristen: aww Jeremy's feelings are hurt1
[20:48] kristen: :-( sorry
[20:48] nick: i'm all outta of love
[20:48] saffireyin: xD
[20:48] nick: i'm so lost without you
[20:48] freeseo: and lost here without you...
[20:49] freeseo: lol
[20:49] nick: sorry
[20:49] wdzzz: Any tips for helping new referals to write?
[20:49] nick: yes
[20:49] saffireyin: hehe
[20:49] nick: absolutely
[20:49] nick: make money guide
[20:49] idlewild: LOL.. who did that, Air Supply?
[20:49] nick: get a twitter account
[20:49] wdzzz: Thanks
[20:49] nick: have them read the community think tank
[20:50] nick: have them set a goal to make $1 a day
[20:50] nick: you know a user shhould give themselves 3 months  to learn how to make money
[20:51] nick: however, the secret is in the title
[20:51] nick: as you know wdzzz
[20:51] nick: think about what people search for on google
[20:51] nick: then use that as your title
[20:51] nick: how to articles work well
[20:51] nick: reviews
[20:51] nick: google trends
[20:51] nick: it's all in the make money guide
[20:52] wdzzz: Yeah I had some great articles with lousy titles and they flopped, I'll reread back through it
[20:52] wdzzz: THanks
[20:52] nick: right
[20:52] freeseo: oh, referrals..I've askled this before, but could it ever be possible to link our referral code to any Byte or Blurb? That way we could both recommend a post and possibly get a referral..(kind of like HubPages.)
[20:52] nick: seriously take a look at the recycle scrap metal article
[20:52] freeseo: and i'll askle again..
[20:53] nick: you know, to be honest I don't see how that really pays
[20:53] idlewild: First sentence is important, too, since part of that will show up in Google search results
[20:53] nick: @ idle yes
[20:53] nick: people sign up through your article
[20:54] nick: you think?
[20:55] nick: have you expereinced sucess with it?
[20:55] freeseo: On HubPages, yes..That's really the only way I've referred people..linking to articles that may interest a person or group
[20:56] nick: hmm
[20:56] nick: it's something we'll consider
[20:56] saffireyin: I like the idea
[20:56] saffireyin: =D
[20:57] saffireyin: is Xomba compatible with all browsers or certain ones?
[20:57] nick: ie 6 or higher
[20:57] nick: however ie 6 isn't perfect
[20:57] nick: all other browsers should be fine
[20:57] saffireyin: kk
[20:57] nick: we HIGHLY recommend upgrading your browser to the most recent version
[20:58] nick: are you having issues
[20:58] nick: ?
[20:58] saffireyin: not really. It's just I mainly use Opera and when I flagged an article, I wasn't sure if it sent or not lol
[20:58] baldwin: there is an error's with flags right now
[20:59] saffireyin: because there was no message saying if it did
[20:59] baldwin: we should have that fixed soon
[20:59] saffireyin: ooh ok
[20:59] saffireyin: oh yea
[20:59] baldwin: alright well we would like to think everyone for contributing to tonights workshop
[20:59] freeseo: no more questions..I just woke up...that's why all the typlos..gotta get some breakfast! Bye all..
[20:59] saffireyin: one more question
[20:59] baldwin: *thank
[20:59] nick: ok
[20:59] saffireyin: bye freeseo
[20:59] nick: last question
[21:00] saffireyin: sorry >.<
[21:00] saffireyin: um, can you add bb code or html when editing your profile?
[21:00] idlewild: Thanks, folks... bye...
[21:00] baldwin: not on your profile
[21:00] saffireyin: k
[21:00] wdzzz: Thanks for the opportunity to be a Xombie! Good night all
[21:01] saffireyin: good night!
[21:01] wdzzz: See ya all o the site
[21:01] wdzzz: *on
[21:01] saffireyin: and thanks =D I learned a lot