The Untold Truth About COVID-19 [Must Know]

Just like a nightmare so has the novel COVID-19 (Corona virus) induced pandemic befallen mankind at the time when no one expected. Many have claimed that COVID-19 was born in December of 2019 precisely in Wuhan, China, others still argue that it has been existing long before the index case was reported. Be it as it may, we all have to come to terms that the pandemic has befallen mankind regardless of when it all started.

Many call it Corona Virus but I call it 'The Record Breaker'?. Yes you got me right, The Record Breaker! Never before has the whole world faced such economic recession as it is now in a time where the world is in a state of absolute peace. Here are some facts and trustworthy predictions to consider:

•  The United States of America is currently facing its worst economic backlash since the great depression of 1929 to 1933 (4 years of economic disaster). In the past few months more than 36 million Americans have filed for unemployment (The worst in U.S history). Now what? The U.S is officially in recession all thanks to 'The Record Breaker'
• Oil price has drastically dropped; the lowest in the world's history
• Analyst predict that inflation rate will go very high in few months and the price of commodities will become unbearable.
• Global GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth was estimated to be only 2.5% in 2020.
• More than 20% of the world's population will lose their jobs as many businesses will go out of business. Even after the pandemic, buoyant business will find it difficult to thrive because demand for good and services will drop drastically.
• Many potential students will be forced to stop schooling some because of the fear of being infected, some because their sponsors or parents will lose financial stability and yet others because they don't see hope of getting a job after completing their studies.

The streets are empty, cinemas are shut, banks are closed, schools have forcefully gone on vacation, people are wailing and are afraid of contracting the virus. With more than 10 Million recorded cases worldwide, the numbers still keep increasing by the minute and no one knows who is the next in line to be confirmed COVID-19 positive. 

Right from the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak, the World Health Organisations have issued out guidelines which should be followed to prevent the spread of this virus - wash your hands regularly with soap and water, avoid physical contact, practice social distancing, avoid crowded spaces, stay at home if you feel sick even with a slight fever or cough, put on Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and so on...

The proposed guidelines have and is still being faithfully followed by all the countries of the world yet, the number of cases are on the increase with the total number of cases reaching 10.7 Million (approximately 60,000 cases per day) in the last 7 months. I am then forced to ask, what are we not doing right, does it then mean that the proposed precautions by the W.H.O are not good enough? Well, to answer that I'll say 'Yes".

👭👭THE UNTOLD TRUTH...👬👬

COVID-19 has been dwelling in our planet for quite some time now and it is evident that man's effort to curtail the virus is not yielding positive results. Who could have imagined that the President of the world's most powerful nation, Donald Trump (the president of U.S) would make a statement advising the whole world to drink bleach in a bid to kill the virus? This goes to show how frustrated and confused the world leaders are. The whole world have been humbled by a very small microbe that has bastardized human intelligence and threatened the fate of the generations yet unborn and it is high time the world realized that another means by which COVID-19 is rapidly spreading is through the use and sharing of public toilets and bathrooms. Yes, you got me right, people do all sorts in public toilets that can trigger a rise in the spread of this virus, if you don't think so, think deeper!

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How to win ₦1,000,000 on Zoom lottery this week!

Ever since the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic struck the world, a lot of companies, private individuals, non-governmental organisations and the government in all countries of the world have been trying their possible best to meet the dire financial needs of citizens currently obeying the strict lock down orders to stay at home without any source of income.

Luck has shined on Nigerians as Peter Okoye, the brand ambassador of Zoom Lifestyle took to his official twitter account to announce a 100% increase in the prize to be won on Zoom Lifestyle's weekly raffle draw, from ₦500,000 to ₦1,000,000!.

Another 1Million Naira this Saturday. Tickets are now available at https://t.co/kLE6InEjxU 🎰💰💴💸🎰 pic.twitter.com/4obP7TY8Zn

— Peter Okoye MrP (@PeterPsquare) April 26, 2020

But before you move a step further, here are some of the terms and conditions you must take into consideration

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

• The promo is only valid in Nigeria
• Participants must be at least 18 years of age
• Any money deducted for participation during the course of the promo is non-refundable
• Participants are to choose from the following categories: Music/dance draw, Sports/business draw and international draw
• Bundle costs ₦500 for participation (an equivalent of 25 tickets)
• Tickets costs ₦20 each
• Registration for the next draw ends on May 3rd, 2020
• Raffle draw will conducted on May 4th, 2020.

Click here to read the full terms and conditions before continuing

HOW TO WIN

1. Click HERE to buy raffle tickets
2. Fill in your details to pay
3. Check your email for raffle tickets
4. Voila! You are now eligible for the raffle draw

N.B: Winners will be contacted via mobile phone during a live TV show.

Watch video on how to win below.

My joy shall it be if you emerge a winner. Feel free to share with us if you eventually emerge a winner.

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10 Awesome Smartphones Released In 2016 + Specifications

Recently, quite a number of smartphones were released to the public hence leaving us with a huge decision to decide which one of them is the best. Unlike in 2015, a large number of smartphones were released most especially by Apple Inc, Samsung, HTC, Lenovo and BlackBerry.

So, I have taken my time to list out the top 10 smartphones released in 2016. But just before we proceed my ranking factors are based on the smartphone's specifications. Here are the top 10 in no particular order.

1. Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge

Waw! This awesome smartphone from Samsung has been competing with the latest iPhone SE to be crowned the best smartphone in 2016. But luckily I chose the S7 edge as the best smartphone due to some proves I watched. But hey, that doesn't mean that the iPhone SE is not worth it anymore.

One thing I love about the S7 edge is its water resistant protector that helps protect it against water damage for a long period of time.

Here are some specifications of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge:

-5.5 super AMOLED touchscreen, 16M colors

-12-megapixel of camera

-4GB RAM

-Long-lasting 3600mAh battery

-Water resistant

Click here to view more of its specifications.

2. iPhone SE

The iPhone SE is Apple's most powerful 4-inch first-class device ever that has the iPhone 6S internal specifications with an A9 processor and super-efficient M9 motion processor embedded directly into the A9 chip, the M9 motion processor connects to the accelerometer, compass, and gyroscope for a range of fitness tracking capabilities such as measuring your steps and distance. It also makes it easy to activate Siri by saying "Hey Siri" without having to pick up your phone.

The iPhone SE comes with a 12-megapixel camera, can shoot 4K videos and even Live photos (animated photos) right from the camera.

Starting at $399.99, the iPhone SE happens to be cheaper than the previous versions of iPhone 6S hence giving you more at a cheaper price.

Here are some of its specifications

-12-megapixel camera and 5-megapixel FaceTime HD camera with Retina flash

-A9 processor

-Touch ID

-Apple Pay

Click here to view more specification of the iPhone SE.

3. HTC 10

The HTC 10 happens to be one of the most long-awaited smartphones to be released in 2016. Earlier in May, HTC released their newest smartphone, the HTC 10. It comes with a 5.2 display, 12-megapixel camera, 4GB RAM and a lot of other awesome features. It also supports expandable memory.

Though the home button somewhat looks like that of Samsung, and the design kinda looks like that of the iPhone 6 but anyway, the HTC 10 design is just awesome compared to other previous versions of HTC. 

Here are some of its specifications:

-12-megapixel camera

-3000mAh battery

-4GB RAM

-Nano-SIM

-Super LCD5 capacitive touchscreen

Click here to view more specifications

4. Tecno Camon C9

Welcome to the next generation of smartphones with the new Tecno Camon C9. The Tecno Camon C9 is an awesome smartphone that was launched in May 2016. One thing I love about the Camon C9 is its 13-megapixel camera. It comes with 2GB RAM, supports 4G for faster browsing experience, 5.5 inches, supports MicroSD up to 128GB.

It also comes at a cheaper rate starting at $260.

Here are some of its specifications:

-13-megapixel front camera

-Android 6.0 Lollipop

-3000mAh battery

-Daul mini SIM

Click here for more specifications.

5. LG G5

The LG G5 is one of the best smartphones anyone would like to have in 2016. It comes with a unique and clean design hence making the smartphone stand out amongst others. The LG G5 was released in April 2016 and ever since the smartphone has been reigning supreme.

It comes in 5.3 inches, with an amazing 16-megapixel camera, 4GB RAM, 2800mAh battery (A little lower than the others above) and of course it supports up to 256 MicroSD

Here are are some specifications of the LG G5

-16-megapixel camera

-4GB RAM

-Android OS, 6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

-Always-on display

-Water resistant

Click here to view more specifications.

6. Lenovo Phab2 Plus

The Lenovo Phab2 plus is an awesome smartphone released in June 2016. It comes with  more powerful features than the Lenovo Phab2. It is currently available in 2 colors: Black and Gold. It has this awesome camera of 13-megapixel, super long-lasting 4050mAh battery, 3GB RAM and also supports 4G LTE.

Here are some of its specifications

-32GB internal, 3GB RAM

-4050mAh battery

-Android OS, 6.0  (Marshmallow)

-IPS capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Click here to view more specifications.

7. Xiaomi Mi Max

The Xiaomi Mi Max is one of the best smartphones in 2016. It offers a lot more powerful features, equipped to do more and guarantees a wonderful user experience. It comes with 6.44 inches, 16-megapixel camera, 4GB RAM and other awesome features.

Here are some specifications of the Xiaomi Mi Max

-16-megapixel

-4GB RAM

-4850mAh battery

-6.44 inches

 Click here to view more specifications.

8. Sony Xperia XA

The new Sony Xperia XA is a slightly not well-equipped smartphone for my liking, but anyway, I love the smooth and sleek design hence the reason why I chose to include it on my list. It was released in June 2016 and has some awesome features.

Here are some of its specifications

-5.0 inches

-13-megapixel

-2GB RAM

-2300mAh battery

Click here to view more specifications.

9. Gionee S6 Pro

The Gionee S6 Pro is an awesome smartphone released in June 2016. It comes with more special and new features that enhance and gives users a wonderful experience. Its home button somewhat looks like that of Samsung and has a sleek design that looks like that of iPhone hence making it stand out in the market.

Here are some of its specifications

-5.5 inches

-13-megapixel

-4GB RAM

-3130mAh battery

-IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen

-Android OS, 6.0.1

Click here to view more specifications.

10. Lava X81

The Lava X81 is one of the most popular smartphones of all times. It comes with a few awesome features. Though the brand of this smartphone may not be popular but I think it deserves to show up on my top 10 list.

Here are are some of its specifications

-5.0 inches

-13-megapixel

-3GB RAM

-2700mAh

Click here to view more specifications.

Now we've successfully listed out the top 10. Place your comment in the comment section below if you have any question or doubts due to my rankings.

We're gladly expecting the iPhone 7 soon

Rumour has it that the iPhone 7 will be released in September 2016. Take a look at what the iPhone 7 may look like when released.

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10 Online Accounts That Can Help Bloggers Grow Their Blogs For Free

Online accounts are the specially reserved online spot that gives us access to a particular software or program. There are a lot of software and programs which require you to open an online account in order to have access to it. But I am going to be focusing on the blogger aspect (i.e accounts that bloggers need to have in order to make their blogs/websites grow).

One thing that really bothers me about online accounts is that they can be easily hacked by experienced computer users, I heard it in the news recently that Mark Zuckerberg's (the CEO of Facebook) Twitter and Pinterest accounts were hacked. So I ask, how secure are our online accounts? well, not all online accounts are believed to be as secure as a Google account because Google wouldn't allow you change anybody's password without providing some prove of ownership (i.e Mobile number).

Please just before we proceed I want you guys to read the below-outlined accounts carefully and highlight anyone which you think isn't needed in the comments section below.

Here are the top 10 in no particular order.

1. Google Account

How would you feel knowing that you have an account with the world's largest Internet company, Happy I guess?. A Google account is a very complex and unique kind of account that cannot be found anywhere because 1 Google account comprises of all your most important programs and documents including AdSense, Blogger, YouTube, Google+, Google Drive, Google Mail, Google Docs, Firebase and more.

This is one thing I love about Google and that is why every Google account is very important because hacking one Google account means hacking your source of income e.g AdSense and some other important programs that really matters a lot to you.

So if you are a blogger who wants to start a free blog using Blogger, you have to open a Google account in order to start blogging right away for free!.

2. Facebook Account

According to Alexa rank, Facebook is the 4th most visited site in the world hence making it the largest online community where bloggers, businessmen and women, musicians and so many other people come together to share their feelings, ideas and perceptions about something.

Facebook can serve as a source of traffic for your blog just as it did for me ( these are my three main traffic sources: google.com.ng, ebuniga.blogspot.com, and ml.facebook.com ). It automatically creates a social media card for your inserted website hence bringing more traffic to your site.

Click here to create a Facebook account and experience how Facebook is going to turn around the average number of visits you receive on your site daily to a better number of visits.

3. SEO SiteCheckup Account

SEO means Site Engine Optimization. SEO SiteCheckup is a free software which analyzes a website and gives you tips in order to make that site rank higher in search engines like Google, Bing, DuckDuckGo etc. SEO SiteCheckup is a very awesome software in which bloggers ought to have.

Click here to try out SEO SiteCheckup for free and don't forget to carry out all the steps as stipulated in order to make your blog rank higher in search engines.

4. EzineArticles Account

EzineArticles is a free software in which experienced writers can submit their own articles to in order to get more exposure, credibility, and traffic back to their own website/blog. It works by writing and submitting high-quality articles which will be read by millions, and in return, you get more traffic to your site from people who will click on your website.

Click here to try out EzineArticles it's fun and interesting to use.

5. Technorati Account

Technorati is a free web post publishing software where bloggers can submit their site and once their site is approved, relevant posts from that site will be available to millions of visitors who are interested. Technorati is a very awesome software to use. In case you don't like Technorati then consider using the option below.

5.1 Medium Account

According to Alexa rank, Medium.com is ranked as the 400th most visited site in the world. Medium is a free article hosting software which people can use to write and publish their articles instantly without any need of approval, you can also import your articles from any website.

To use Medium you have to open a Twitter account so that you can login using it or better still, create a new account using your E-mail address. Articles submitted will also be sent via E-mail to their subscribers hence increasing the number of page-views on your blog all for free.

Click here to give Medium.com a try.

 6. AddThis Account

AddThis is a free tool in which bloggers or website owners can use to add Share buttons, Follow buttons and also add email banners on their site for free. It works perfectly on any website. It currently supports shares to 300 social media network, unlike others.

AddThis is wonderful and can help increase engagement on your blog through social media shares. Click here to try it out for free.

7.  Infolinks Account

Infolinks is a free software in which web publishers can use to earn money by displaying relevant ads on their website. Infolinks is a very simple software in which users can monetize their online content and make good cash in return.

Try out Infolinks for free to earn more money on your site.

8. MailChimp Account

Mailchimp is a free Email Marketing software. It can be used to send Email messages to all your subscribers automatically. Bloggers can create an RSS campaign and have their post delivered to all their subscribers for free. It also allows you send personal messages to your subscribers.

MailChimp helps your promote your website through email marketing for free. Try MailChimp today!

9. Shareaholic Account

Shareaholic is a free tool in which website owners can use to add Share and Follow buttons on their website and also make money by displaying Promoted and Related content on their website for free. Its maximum payout is $100. It is easy to set up and works on any site.

Try Shareaholic today!.

10. Appy Pie Account

Appy Pie is a free online app builder in which users can use to create an Android and iOS apps for their website or blogs and then publish it online. It helps users distribute their website as an app easily with no stress attached.

Try Appy Pie today!.

So, these are the 10 online accounts that can help you grow your blog for free. Thanks for reading.

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4 Simple, Fast and Easy Steps To Generate A Facebook Key Hash For Android App Integration On Windows

A Facebook key hash is more like a verification code required when creating a Facebook android application. The key hash helps the system to determine your development environment (The model and Operating system).

I wanted to create an App for my blog, and suddenly, I was asked to give my Facebook android app's ID and Secret. I was furious because I knew nothing about a facebook android app's ID or secret. I searched and took many tutorials to be able to start creating my Facebook Android App.

Quite interesting isn't it? Knowing that your app will be created in at least 10 minutes. I took all the Guidelines until I got to the Key Hash section. Guess what? I became stuck, I didn't know what to do.

So, I searched and read bunches of assumed tested and trusted tutorials (Bunch of scrap), But it was a total waste of time. Because, none of those sites I visited gave an accurate step-by-step tutorial to generate a Facebook android app key hash. Please be patient, read this article from the beginning to the end to get every single detailed required information.

But wait, before creating the application, you should be able to identify the main reason why you need the application. Many integrates it into their personal apps while others use it to gain more popularity on Facebook.

Getting Started In Creating Your Facebook Android App

Maybe you want to create a Facebook app and don't know how to go about it, so, read this little piece of information on how you can start creating your Facebook Android App.

Login To Your Facebook Developers Account.

To start creating your app you have to login to your Facebook developers account. If, you have a Facebook account then you can authenticate it to your developers account. But if you don't have one then you can create one from the facebook link above.

Once you have successfully logged in to your facebook account, You will be redirected to the Developers Dashboard and there you can start creating your app.

If you want to start creating a new Facebook Android App or edit existing ones, Read on...

On your facebook developers dashboard account, Navigate to the menu and click on the 'My Apps' drop-down button. There you can choose whether to create a new app. Or if you want to edit an existing app, Click on the 'My Apps' button and click on the existing app to start editing.

When you click on the 'Add New App' option, a pop-up will display asking you to choose the platform which you wish to create an app for. Choose android which is represented by a white robot in a green background.

After doing this then, you can now proceed and start creating your app.

After you have chosen Android as your preferred option, Then something like the picture above here should be familiar to you. Complete all the necessary steps for creating your app. A fixed menu on top of the screen will be showing you your progress towards every section. (Please open images in a new tab to zoom).

But once you get to the Key Hashes' section then, you will have to figure out how to generate your key hash (If, you don't already have one or don't know how to get one).

Congratulations! If, you've made it to the Key Hashes' section. Get ready to take the below tutorials or steps seriously to find out how to generate your key hash. Though Facebook has a tutorial to generate the hash key, But many says it's not just working for them. I have managed to figure out this trick that will give what you are looking for faster than expected.

Looking forward for this?

Steps To Take In Generating Your Facebook Key Hash.

So, you don't know anything about generating a Facebook key hash right? Sit back and relax let me show you how you can do that in less than 10 minutes. So let me show you how.

1. Download OpenSSL For Windows

To start generating your Facebook key hash you must first of all download OpenSSL for windows (If you don't have one already). To download the OpenSSL file follow these steps:

• Click here to download OpenSSL for windows from Google code. But don't just download any type of version of OpenSSL because the certain version is required for windows to generate a key hash.

• Download 'Openssl-0.9.8k_WIN32.zip' (Recommended for generating a key hash) directly from here without visiting the Google Code page.

• After your download has been completed, Click on it to open in the downloads folder. Just above the zip file click on 'Extract All Files', wait until windows have successfully extracted all files.

• Click the right button and then rename your the folder from openssl-0.9.8k-WIN32.zip to OpenSSL.

• After renaming your file to OpenSSL then, Move it to Local Disk (C:). After moving your file to Local Disk (C:), Click on this link to see how your OpenSSL will look life after moving it to Local Disk (C:) - The way your folder will look on Disk (C:) depends on your view. If you have done this then, let's move to the second step.

2. Run A Command On Windows.

After successfully renaming and moving your file to Local Disk (C:), then the next thing to do is to run a command on windows by holding Windows start button + R or click on the start menu search for command, and click on command prompt. A command prompt will pop-up asking you to type the name of program, folder, document, or Internet resource.

Just as seen in the picture above, type in cmd on the command and hit ENTER on your keyboard. Another command prompt will pop-up with your Computer's manufacturer name. It will look like this:

3. Locate Your Java Folder.

Locate your Java folder. To do this follow this step:

'Go to Windows Explorer >> Local Disk (C:) >> Program Files >> Java >> Java Sub-folder >> Bin.

When you get to Bin click on the folder indicator just as seen in this picture. Right Click the code and copy it.

For example this is how my code looks like. Please don't copy my code, Use yours to make it easier for the system to identify your environment.

C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.8.0_40\bin

So, get your own code and paste it at the command prompt after cd hit ENTER after pasting your code. Here is how my code looks like, and yours should look the same.

 Please click on this image to zoom if you can't view it properly.

4. Copy And Customize This Code

Awesome! We've got to the very last step in generating the Facebook key hash. Please note that if you don't pay proper attention to this step then I am sorry you will not achieve your aim.

So let's get started: Copy and paste this code in your Wordpad, Notepad, Microsoft Excel or any other application your can use to edit this code.

keytool -exportcert -alias androiddebugkey -keystore "C:\Users\HASEE\.android\debug.keystore" | "C:\OpenSSL\bin\openssl" sha1 -binary | "C:\OpenSSL\bin\openssl" base64

So, there you go but notice this code: C:\Users\HASEE\.android It has to be changed to your own code. How can this be done? Follow the step below.

Go to Windows Explorer >> Libraries >> Documents >> .android. 

The step above is where most .android folder can be found. But if yours doesn't appear here then try searching for .android or if you know where it is then you can look for it. Here is how to get the .android code:

So, there you go, Copy the code and paste it somewhere to be used shortly. After copying your code change it from

THIS

keytool -exportcert -alias androiddebugkey -keystore "C:\Users\HASEE\.android\debug.keystore" | "C:\OpenSSL\bin\openssl" sha1 -binary | "C:\OpenSSL\bin\openssl" base64

TO THIS:

keytool -exportcert -alias androiddebugkey -keystore "Paste the code from .android\debug.keystore" | "C:\OpenSSL\bin\openssl" sha1 -binary | "C:\OpenSSL\bin\openssl" base64

After pasting and editing your code then you can now copy the whole code. Go back to the Command Prompt and paste your edited code.

Mine Looks like this.

After editing and pasting your code, hit ENTER on your keyboard and your 28 character code will show up. This is how my 28 character key hash looks like.

But if you are prompted to enter a password, type: Android and then hit ENTER. Your key hash will show up immediately.

After this copy the code and paste it on the Key Hashes' section on Facebook Developers, Click next to continue. Viola! Your key hash has been generated.

If you are a little bit confused then, here is a video which clearly shows you how to generate the key hash. Though the video is silent, Pay proper attention to it.

Or you can choose to download the video here, for those using incompatible mobile devices to stream YouTube videos.

Click here to start download automatically (2.3 MB).

Hope you did enjoy this post stay tuned for more tricks. 

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Google Announces Encrypted Connection To Blogspot Sites For Free

Google has moved a step further in making their Blogger Blogspot users happy. I've read a lot of post from top authority sites claiming that you can secure your Blogspot site's encryption for free before now, Anyway, that is a big Lie!

Earlier in April 2016, Google sent me a notification about the free encryption of Blogspot sites over HTTPS.

Finally, Google has decided to make the HTTPS feature free for all Blogspot domains, And guess what? It is absolutely free.

But if at all you are doubting me or think that I am just trying to tease my blog readers, Okay then, I have a prove, below is the screen shot from the notification.

 This is what the notification stated: "All visitors will be able to view your Blogspot domains over an encrypted connection by visiting https://.blogspot.com. Existing links and bookmarks to your blogs will continue to work. As part of this change, the HTTPS Availability setting will disappear, and your blogs will always have an HTTPS version".

I thought writing it out will be more understandable for those viewing this post on small mobile devices. Well, there you go!, Hey! don't go yet, I still have one more prove to this if you still don't agree with me.

This was how my blog was been viewed by visitors before Google made it free and accessible or before I enabled the HTTPS feature on my blog. Anyway, that was then but now, my blog loads the HTTPS version quicker than before.
NOTE: The HTTPS version of your blog will not be available unless if you have enabled it on your blog.

So this is how my blog will be viewed from today (6th of April 2016) till when Google decides to shut down the offer. The green Padlock just beside my blog's domain represents HTTPS. So, what are you waiting for? Take advantage of this offer before anything unexpected happens.

How to turn on the HTTPS version on your blog

Turning on the HTTPS version on your blog is quick, easy and only takes a minute. Because this service has just been introduced, you will have to enable the HTTPS version on your blog yourself, but after some time all Blogspot domains will have the HTTPS connection automatically.

Login to your Blogger Dashboard >> Move on to settings - Basic settings >> Navigate to the HTTPS availability on your Basic settings, Click on it and select yes.

After selecting yes, it reloads and the HTTPS availability option becomes Yes, If you want to view the changes yourself, then view your blog to see it encrypted.

Hope it worked for you, thanks for reading bye!

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Comparison: Blogger or Wordpress Which Is The Best?

Blogging is becoming one of day-to-day activity online, while others take it as a full-time business. A lot of new bloggers who wants to start blogging are often confused, about what? About which of the two most popular free blogging hosting service (Blogger and Wordpress) should they use.

Now let's assume that 5 million bloggers use Blogger and 4.5 million bloggers use Wordpress to run their personal blogs or magazines, ordinarily new bloggers will want to use Blogger knowing that it is the most popular free blogging hosting service. Well, as regards to that, I will not make any comments but have you decide on that.

I decided to use Blogger because it is hosted by the most powerful and secure internet company in the world: Google. And because I don't have to create another account considering the fact that I have a Google account.

Both Blogger and Wordpress are just awesome, but they both can't offer the same satisfaction to their users. Here are some comparison between Blogger and Wordpress.

1. Dashboards
Both Blogger and Wordpress uses dashboards as their homepage. I've taken my time to differentiate some few reasons that make them different. Let's check them out.

Blogger Dashboard

Blogger dashboard is just awesome, let's check it out!

If you are a Blogger user then the image should be familiar to you. Blogger dashboards have a very simple and clean design.

One thing I so much love about Blogger dashboard is that it provides a very clear navigation in a drop-down menu which users can easily use to go through the pages of your blog. It also gives users the opportunity to create an unlimited amount of blogs from its dashboard.

Users can also follow other top bloggers who have RSS feed enabled from the dashboard and also view their latest posts.

Wordpress Dashboard

Wordpress dashboard is also awesome but takes a little longer to load.

Unlike Blogger, Wordpress choose to simply split out all the important links in a fixed navigation sidebar so that their users can easily go through their blog instantly. It also gives you an overview of your blog.

Wordpress equally lets you view the posts of your favorites blogs and also follow them. Wordpress also allows you to write a draft post instantly from the dashboard.

Winner: Wordpress.

2. Alexa Rank

I consider it appropriate to also differentiate both Blogger and Wordpress' rank. Now let's see the most visited free blogging hosting service.

Blogger's Alexa Rank

Now let's see how popular Blogger is.

According to Alexa's 2016 rank. Blogger.com was ranked the 69th most visited site in the world. While it was dominating the 22nd spot in India which clearly shows that most Blogger users are from India.

Though Google was unable to make Blogger as popular as YouTube and other free services which Google offers. According to Alexa as well, Blogger's daily visitors have moved from 3% daily visitors to 7%. Which means in fewer years to come, Blogger would exit it's 69th position to another better position.

Wordpress Alexa Rank

Wordpress happens to be more popular than Blogger, let's see it's rank.

Wordpress was ranked as the 41st most visited site in the world in 2016 and the 39th in the United States. Though it seems as though Wordpress was demoted by 6th position from its previous rank maybe because it's beginning to lose its visitors.

Wordpress bypassed Blogger in rank by far.

Winner:  Wordpress

3. Photo Storage Space

Photo storage space is a very important factor for most bloggers who blog mostly about images and videos. Now let's look at them.

Blogger Photo Storage Space

Blogger gives their users a huge amount of storage space.

This is another reason why I prefer Blogger to Wordpress. Blogger gives their users 15GB storage space for photos. All images uploaded on Blogger blogs are also uploaded automatically to Picasa Web Albums (Google free photo hosting service).

Blogger also offers a lot of other ways in which users can upload images on their blogs including URL.

Wordpress Photo Storage Space

Let's see how Wordpress photo storage space works.

What a pathetic view it is indeed! Wordpress offers their users a lower storage space of 3,072 MB which is equivalent to 3GB. Unlike Blogger, Wordpress offers their users a very low storage space for both photos and music.

Wordpress can actually do their users a favor by pushing up the storage space from 3,072 MB to a larger storage space of 5,120 MB (5GB).

Winner: Blogger

4. Photo Uploading Options.

Bloggers want to have more convenient ways in which they can use to upload images on their blogs/websites. Let's check them out.

Blogger Photo Uploading Options

Blogger has quite a lot of photo uploading options. Let's see them.

This is yet another reason why I like Blogger, It has about 5 ways in which bloggers can use to upload images on their blog. Let's see them and how they work.

• From this blog: This option allows you to use previously uploaded images on your blog with a single click on your current post.
• From Picasa Web Albums: Picasa web albums allows you to upload images uploaded in your Picasa web albums on your blog.
• From your Phone: You have to connect your phone using a USB cable, this option automatically sorts out all the images on your phone and then you can easily upload them without having to transfer them on your system.
• From Your Webcam: This option allows you to capture images using your Camera and uploading to your blog post instantly.
• From A URL: You can easily upload images from a URL or to make it more understandable, from a link.

Wordpress Photo Uploading Options

Let's check out Wordpress' uploading options.

Wordpress only offers two ways for their users to upload images on their blogs. Unlike blogger which gives users five ways to upload images on their blogs.

Wordpress can do something in improving their user experience by adding more image uploading options.

Winner: Blogger

 5. Developers Alexa Rank

I just thought of adding this as well. Let's check them out.

Blogger Developers Rank

Blogger's developers are Google.

Waw! Blogger's owners, Google is the world's most visited site in the world. It is also the most powerful internet company in the world with about 50 different apps/services.

Google also succeeded in making Blogger a very useful service in the world.

Wordpress Developers Rank

Let's check out Wordpress developers rank.

Wordpress.org was ranked 251st globally and 80th in India. But unfortunately, Wordpress was demoted by 44 positions in 2016. Wordpress really did lose it by far as in terms of Google.com which was ranked 1st Globally and 1st in the United States of America.

Wordpress.org is the place where Wordpress users go to ask questions and get answers to, find beautiful free Wordpress themes and more. How I wish Google can create something like this for Blogger users.

Winner: Blogger

6. Access to Themes/Templates

This section focuses on how both Wordpress and Blogger users access themes/templates.

Blogger Themes/Templates

Let's see how Blogger users have access to themes/templates.

Blogger offers their users a wide range of awesome but simple themes/templates. But the most important part of it is that of all these templates are free.

Blogger templates ranges from Simple, Dynamic Views, Picture Windows, Awesome Inc, Watermark, Ethereal, Travel and Classic templates. Each having the same layout but different customized designs and views.

Wordpress Themes/Templates

Wordpress offers a lot of awesome professional templates for free.

Though Wordpress offers a wide range of professional customized templates, though Wordpress templates are far more beautiful than that of Blogger. Wordpress templates are well customized and serve for different purposes.

Though not all Wordpress templates are free, some of the best Wordpress templates costs few dollars while some costs a few hundreds more.

Many Blogger templates are adapted from Wordpress and then converted to XML files which are appropriate for Blogger.

Winner: Wordpress

7. Photo Editing Options

Photo editing options are most important for search engine optimization (SEO).

Blogger Photo Editing Options

Let's check out Blogger photo editing options.

After uploading your images on your blog there are many things your can do such as adding an ALT text on your photo for SEO purposes.

Blogger supports the following photo editing options: resizing options like Small, Medium, Large, X-Large, Original Size, including some alignment such as Move Left, Center or Right, and some interesting options such as Add Caption and Properties.


Wordpress Photo Editing Options

Wordpress also have a lot of other photo editing options.

Wordpress also offers the same photo uploading options except for the option of resizing images from Small, Medium, Large, X-Large and Original which Wordpress doesn't offer.

Wordpress equally support some editing options such as Align Left, Align Center, Align Right and No Alignment, resizing options: Increase Size and Decrease Size and Caption.


Winner: Blogger

8. AdSense Sign up

Both Wordpress and Blogger users can both apply for AdSense from their blogs.

Blogger AdSense Sign up 

Let's the Blogger AdSense sign up page.

This is another reason why many Blogger users easily sign up for Google AdSense easily than Wordpress or any other free blog hosting sites.

Google managed to easily integrate this feature to their sidebar. After approximately 6 months the sign-up button for AdSense on your Earnings tab should be click-able and afterward, you can apply for AdSense.


Wordpress AdSense Sign Up

Wordpress also allows you to sign up for AdSense from your blog.

Just like Blogger, Wordpress equally supports a sign up for AdSense plugin directly from the settings tab on your Wordpress blog. Wordpress and Blogger both supports the AdSense sign up from your blog. But it seems that Blogger is easier.

Winner: Draw: Blogger and Wordpress

Overview

Blogger happens to be the best in terms of comparison.

Blogger had 5 points but Wordpress which had 4 points.

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