If you are looking for FREE services without the need to register your details, MyPageRank.net is the place to go. Shown in the screenshot below is the list of FREE tools and services available at MyPageRank:
Instead of wasting your time trying out all the FREE stuff one by one, I've taken the effort to test the tools and services as well as include a short description/review for each. Note that some services and tools are left out from this review as I find it irrelevant. Without further delay, let's begin the review from the top of the list:

1) SEO Stats
A widget that displays the following stats on your blog:
Display PR: display your site Google pagerank
Display Google info: display indexed pages and backlinks in Google
Display Yahoo info: display indexed pages and backlinks in Yahoo
Display Msn info: display indexed pages and backlinks in Msn
Display Alexa info: display Alexa rank and pages indexed by Alexa
The counters stats from all days , today and yesterday !

Customization:
You can choose what kind of stats to be displayed on your blog at the customization page. See screenshot below:
Widget Preview:

Get SEO Stat Now!

2. Google Pagerank Button
Find out your blog's Google pagerank and then grab the PageRank button which fancies you most. Codes for the button are automatically generated. Grab the code and place in on your blog layout.

Sample Buttons To Choose From:
Get Google Pagerank Button Now

4. Googlebot Last Access
Display on your blog the last time Google bot access your site/blog. All you need to do is enter your blog's url and then click the "Check Google Bot Last Access" button.

Button Sample Preview:


Get Googlebot Last Access Button Now

5. Ping Services
Use this service whenever you have updated your blog with a new post. Pinging is a way of notifying major sites such as Feedburner or Technorati that you have updated your blog. Dialogue wise, you sound something like this :
"Hey, look here! I'm done, come check it out!"

Sites available on the Ping list as shown in the screenshot below:
Ping Your Blog Using Ping Services Now

6. Meta Tag Analysis
Most blogs only have the title meta tag and tend to leave out description and keyword meta tags. Use this FREE service to check what meta tags your blog have. You can also learn how to add meta tags for Blogger by reading this article entitled "Tips - Adding Meta Tag To Your Blogspot".

Check Your Blog Meta Tag Now

7. Links Checks
Check how many other sites or blogs that link to your blog by using this FREE service. The more links to your blog, the better it is. Find out also what benefits your blog get from blog linking by reading this article entitled "5 Reasons Why Blog Linking Is Good For Your Blog"

Use Links Check Now

8. Poll Service
Create a poll for your own blog. Follow the step by step instruction and you'll have your own poll in no time.

Poll Sample Preview:

Get Your Own Poll Now

9. Star Rating
Create a simple widget that lets your readers rate your blog. 11 Star Ratings designs to choose from. Codes as usual are automatically generated. Just copy and paste them on your blog layout.

Star Rating Sample Preview:
Get Your Star Rating Now

10. Social Bookmark Tool
A tool that contains all the major Social Bookmarking sites. Major sites listed on this tool includes Digg, Technorati and Del.icio.us.

Tool Sample Preview:

Get Your Social Bookmark Tool Now

Bloggerfocus Summarizes
What more can one ask for? A site that gives you FREE tools and services without even asking you to register as a member. Your e-mail is save from spam and you get FREE stuff in return. Did I say in return? My apologies considering the fact that you did not even give them anything in the first place! Now this is what I trully call FREE.

Till my next post, cheers and happy blogging.

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John from EZGreatLife Dot Com is organizing a mini blog contest. The rules are simple to follow although I honestly think that John is demanding a tiny bit too much for a mini contest.

Like what John wrote in his blog, in order to play this contest you are required to:

1. Join John's RSS/Email feed.

2. Comment on any post at EzGreatLife.

3. Answer the following 3 questions:

1. What date did John quit smoking? mm/dd/yyyy
2. What was the name of his family’s first dog?
3. What was the title of John's first post on EzGreatLife?

4. Send an email to contest@ezgreatlife.com with the following:

1. State that you joined John's RSS/Email feed
2. The user name you used to comment
3. The answers to the 3 questions above
   

Prizes on offer for this contest are:
1st Prize : 2000 Entrecard Credits and a blog review from John
2nd Prize : 700 Entrecard Credits and a link from John's blog to yours
3rd Prize : 300 Entrecard Credits and a link from John's blog to yours

Winners will be picked using a random number generator .

Closing date of this contest : 30 May 2008
Results : To be announced on the 1st of June 2008.

Check out the full contest post at EzGreatLife Dot Com

I intended to blog about this last night. I started off last night's post with an introduction on Entrecard, thinking that I will eventually fill up the contents (the contents for today) as I write. Instead, I got so engrossed in writing about the past and present of Entrecard that I decided might as well turn what I'm writing into a blog post. Click here to read my "not so well planned" article.

As for today, I'm pretty sure I will be able to produce the intended article without straying away. To prevent and further ramblings for today, I'll skip the introduction and get straight to the gist of "What Kind of Entrecard Dropper Are You?"

1. Power Droppers
Power Droppers are Entrecard members who visit blogs solely for the sake of dropping Entrecards. The only goal that Power Droppers have in mind is to earn 300 Entrecard credits in the shortest amount of time daily. In some ways, we tend to see them as merciless Entrecard members who dont't give a rat's tail about the contents of other blogs. The one and only thing that attracts them is the "Drop" button located on your Entrecard widget.

Resources for Power Droppers:
PowerDropping Dot Com - A list of 300 fastest loading Entrecard blogs. Rankings for blogs in this list are determined by how fast it takes to load.

2. "You Drop I Follow" Droppers
Courtesy is the only word that I can use to describe "You Drop I Follow" Droppers. If you take the effort to drop on blogs that have the "You Drop I Follow" badge on display, rest assured that you'll be getting a visit and an Entrecard drop in reciprocal. Most of "You Drop I Follow" droppers are rather reliable and tend to return you the favour.

List of "You Drop I Follow" Blogs:
LeeDoyle Dot Com - Over at this blog, there's a huge variety of "Your Drop I Follow badges available for you to choose from (if you intend to follow implement this concept) as well as a list of 155 blogs practising the "You Drop I Follow" policy.

3. Socialcardster Droppers
A term coined by Ben Sparks for Entrecard members who are also members of this society called SocialSpark.com. I'm not to sure what benefits you will get for joining the Socialcardster list. Perhaps being called a Socialcardster and having the Socialcardster badge on your blog is something worth joining? Plus you also get a blog link from BenSparks.com to your blog if you become a Socialcardster. Hell yeah!

4. SiteHoppin Droppers
This is a term I've coined for Entrecard members who utilizes the SiteHoppin Firefox Toolbar to drop Entrecards. By selecting the Entrecard tag on the toolbar, only pages listed under the category of Entrecard will appear every time you start hopping. There's a bonus it it for those who use the SiteHoppin Firefox Toolbar to drop Entrecards. Apart from earning Entrecard credits, you will also earn BeerCredits (each hop will give you 1 Beer Credit) which you could use to bring more traffic to your blog!

Resources for DropHopping:
1. Read about the SiteHoppin Firefox Toolbar and get one for yourself today.
2. SiteHoppin.com, Entrecard Wannabe?

5. Casual Droppers
Probably the rarest among Entrecard members. Unlike Power Droppers, Casual Droppers tend to stop, explore and read your blog before actually dropping their Entrecard. Casual Droppers are hard to come by and their loyalty is unquestionable once they start following your blog. A gem among Entrecard members I would say.

There you have it, 5 types of Entrecard Dropper that I could think of. Have you discovered what kind of species erm...I meant type of Dropper are you?

Till my next post, cheers and happy blogging.

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