Indiblogger Unveils IndiPR.com – Get Your Business Publicised by Influencers in Just 72 Hours

For those of you who live under a rock, Indiblogger is the largest Indian blogging network that has ever existed. Just a few days back, Indiblogger launched IndiPR.com, which is a boon to businesses, start-ups and even bloggers. IndiPR.com helps businesses (of whatever size they may be) and start-ups, connect with the right influencers, to help them publicize them their product/service.

What makes IndiPR.com different?

It’s not hard for businesses to find bloggers. What’s hard is for businesses to find the ‘right’ bloggers. Businesses generally end up wasting money by paying influencers (who may or may not put their blood, sweat and tears into their work), who manage to reach large audiences, but not the targeted audiences. Now, you can’t be like Nick Fury and spend all your time and energy in putting together the perfect team. If you did that, you would probably have no time to run the business you are trying to promote. Furthermore, sometimes you may want to promote an event which is going to take place in the near future, such as launching of a product/service or some campaign. In such case, you need to get the event promoted as quickly as possible. This system helps you get articles from relevant influencers in less than 72 hours!

How does IndiPr.com do it?

Meet 'Automated Influencer Targeting Engine' (Nick named 'AITE'. Yes, it’s still a mouthful to say, but we didn't want to humanize it by giving it an actual name.) Once, the press release is uploaded, AITE automatically short-lists applications by bloggers based on various factors such as internal ratings, rankings and past performance. Short-listed, influencers research with the help of the press release and publish the articles on their respective websites/blogs.

I’m slow. I still don’t get it.

Here is a video, which we hope clears everything up: 

I’m sceptical. Can I try it for free first?

Of course, Indiblogger is currently allowing you to try IndiPR.com for free. I suggest you make absolute use of this free trial. Every business can execute one free trial on IndiPR.com. Free trials are base packages that are given so that businesses can evaluate the system before they invest in it.  Extra reward points are awarded to bloggers who participate in free trials. These points get added to the blogger’s internal ratings and it helps them get a higher preference when applying for paid projects.

What’s in it for bloggers?

Apart from the revenue from paid assignments, bloggers also get to know about new events, products and services before the rest of the world does. If you write a really good article, some businesses may choose to promote your article themselves as well, which will lead to more traffic on your website or blog.

I need more details. Who can I get in touch with?

Anoop Johnson

1004, Spaze I-Tech park, Sector 49, Sohna Road, Gurgaon.

+91 124 4891498

+91 99000 01655

contact@indipr.com

Here is what the Indiblogger Team has to say about IndiPR.com:

Anoop Johnson, Co-founder & Director of Marketing at IndiBlogger: “With a starting budget of just USD 150, a business of any size will be able to get their press releases published by influential bloggers with a few clicks.”

Renie Ravin, the Founder and CEO of IndiBlogger: “We believe that this system will help Influencers with fresh and new content on their site every day. In a way, you could be writing about the next Google without even realising its immense potential.”

Karthik DR, Co-founder & Business Head at IndiBlogger: “The amount of time that people spend in trying to identify and contact influencers is huge. With IndiPR.com, you don't have to worry about any of this as the system just needs your Press Release. The rest is history!”

Here is what others have to say: (subject to verification)

Winston Churchill: “IndiPR.com is going to be a bigger hit than the Dark Knight. I'm definitely going to blog about it.”

Sherlock Holmes: “Data, data, data. I cannot make bricks without clay. That’s why I'm going to take full advantage of the Free Trial of IndiPR.com, before Mark Zuckerberg acquires it.”

Anurag Kashyap: “@#*!”

Hope you liked the above article guys. If you did, then you will also be happy to know that this article too, was an outcome of the IndiPR.com programme.

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My Experience at Quaker Bowl Indiblogger Meet

Chef Vikas Khanna

Today, Indiblogger along with Quaker, organized an elaborate surprise for bloggers at Mumbai. I attended the event which was at J.W. Marriot (Yeah, Indiblogger always picks swanky places) and found my beloved fellow bloggers waiting for the long over due Indimeet (We were starting to think that the Indiblogger team hated Mumbai weather!). The event began with us bloggers being subjected to third degree torture, by being made to watch Tahir Shah’s, “Angel”. This was followed a light and fun work-out session.  Anoop, our host and dost, then asked first-timers to introduce themselves. Now when you go to an Indiblogger event you can usually expect that something unexpected will happen. This time, the big revelation was that speaking to us about the importance of nutrition was none other than celebrity chef Vikas Khanna! 

Chef Vikas Khanna was a gentlemen and excellent orator. His talk was not restricted to just nutrition and oats, but went into the realm of fruits that come from roses and places to visit in India. He also shared with us some hilarious anecdotes about Punjabis, his life in USA and adventures while at work. The guest of honour also provided us the opportunity to take ‘soup-shots’ (Yes, apparently that’s a thing now) and guess the ingredients contained therein. Chef Vikas Khanna also quizzed us and Quaker gave away goodies to all those who could answer the questions.

If you smmeeeelllll... what the Rock is cooking - It's oats!

Just when we thought that the fun was about to end, we were segregated into teams and got to cook our own oats dish. We were provided with oats, chocolate, vanilla ice cream, dragon fruit, jaggery, chili flakes and many other ingredients. There were so many ingredients that even after preparing the dish there was plenty of chocolate and vanilla ice cream to eat for us. Chef Vikas Khanna then proceeded to taste all the oats-based dishes and rate them based on taste and presentation. We really felt bad putting him through that torture. However, our celebrity chef mustered the courage to eat our creations and survived! Here's some videos of my team preparing a delicious oats meal:-

For those who are interested in knowing the recipe of the dish we prepared for Chef Vikas Khanna, here it is below:Ingredients:-

• 100 gms oats

• 20 gms diced carrots

• 10 gms peas

• 20 gms corn

• 15 gms Brocolli

• Chopped Chilli

• Oil

• Water

Preparation:-

• Heat the oil a bit and add the carrots, chillies, peas, broccoli and corn

• In a separate pan heat the mixture of water and oats.

• Mix the above mixtures.

Serves:- 1

When it comes to oats, the first thing that comes to mind is Quaker. In fact, because of the reputation Quaker has gained over the past 139 years, ‘Quaker’ has become synonymous with oats. Unfortunately, oats has only gained a reputation as a healthy breakfast, when it can actually be included in any meal of the day. Oats need not be the base ingredient of a food. Due to its mild flavour, oats can be added to almost any other food item, including rajma and palak panner. It is an excellent substitute for rice, maida and other grains.

Awesome Recipe Book provided by Quaker

We come to this world with empty hands and leave with empty hands. But one never leaves an Indiblogger meet empty handed. At the end of the event we were all given a packet of healthy Quaker oats and a recipe book providing a plethora of different ways to use them in our food. We all went home with nutritional food, useful information and great memories. I think that in a couple of months, not only will I be healthy and fit, but also happy and energetic. I recommend all my readers include Oats not only in your breakfast, but all other meals as well. Bon appetite!  #QuakerBowl 





Oh, by the way, the above #QuakerBowl event was covered by Bombay Times. Do have a look:

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Food, Oats, Celebrity

Gold Mornings with my Colgate 360° Charcoal Gold

When I woke to a Gold Morning!

I have never been a morning person. If anyone wished me a ‘good morning’, I would look at them with contempt. I used to find waking up and brushing my teeth a chore. Even after regular brushing I would get cavities, because of which my dentist would give me the third degree. However, in the past week my ‘bad mornings’ have not only become ‘good mornings’, but ‘gold mornings’.

Recently I acquired the coveted Colgate 360° Charcoal Gold, a revolutionary toothbrush, which is guaranteed to give you the morning boost you so desperately need. Now all my mornings are #Colgate360GoldMornings. Brushing my teeth has become absolutely effortless, thanks to Colgate 360° Charcoal Gold’s super-soft bristles. It cleans gums, without doing the damage which other brushes with hard bristles generally do.

Check out that design!

You will notice that this magnificent toothbrush comes with charcoal spiral bristles which get rid of those nasty stains. Did you know that 80% of germs in the mouth are not only on the teeth? The Colgate 360° Charcoal Gold doesn’t just clean teeth. It cleans even the gums, tongue and inside of the cheeks! Make sure you use it with Colgate tooth-paste, for optimal results.

Apart from all its other unique and marvellous features, the Colgate 360° Charcoal Gold is strong and long-lasting. Also, it would not be right to not mention its beautiful and smart design and colour, which makes it the coolest brush to ever exist.

You know that annoying feeling when you have something stuck between your teeth. Say ‘astalavista’ to that! The Colgate 360° Charcoal Gold comes with 17 times slimmer tip bristles. It slides between the teeth and cleans the gum-line. These super-slim bristles are also anti-germ and get rid of those evil bacteria.

So what are you waiting for? Go! Get that blast of freshness every morning and enjoy your #Colgate360GoldMornings with the Colgate 360° Charcoal Gold. Start wishing people a ‘Gold morning’ every day!

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The Force is Strong in this Notebook

Awesome Red Backlit Keys

I’m joining the dark side, only because they have the coolest notebook in the Universe. And for a lawyer like me there is no better side than the dark-side. If I had the HP Star Wars^TM Special Edition notebook I would make my enemies shiver with terror with the dark-side graphics which decorate the notebook and the scary glowing red backlit keys, which would also enable me to use the dark-side’s notebook even in the dark.

The Notebook comes with a “Command Centre” containing over 1,100 images. I would go crazy with the Command Centre where I would get the option to choose among several customized Themes and Wallpapers (Wall papers can be either a Single Image or even a Customizable Slideshow). The Notebook also comes with three Star Wars Screen Savers. What makes this ‘Special Edition’ Notebook even more special is the fact that it contains almost 40 years of Star Wars history, including illustrations created before the films were made, were used to design the sets of the movies and also contains several behind-the-scenes images.

Visuals aside, I would also replace the standard windows notification sound with iconic Star Wars sounds such as R2-D2’s beeps and the swoosh lightsabers.

My days of English would be over. The HP Star Wars^TM Special Edition notebook also has Aurebesh font loaded in the font library. I could send to my clients e-mails which would look like they came from the Imperial Senate.

You know how in the movie Darth Vader chokes a guy using the force, simply by clasping his finger while standing several feet away? Well, that’s how I’m going to feel when I use the optional Touch Screen Feature. I’m sure I would have all other lawyers under my thumb, once they see me using my notebook like a maestro.

I would entertain all my friends with the pre-loaded Star Wars book excerpts and movie trailers and also all the handpicked collection of independent films from Fandor, to which I would have a free one-year membership. They would, no doubt, enjoy reading/watching these on the extra wide 15-inch diagonal FHD display, and would also take pleasure listening to them because of the fantastic Audio by B&O PLAY.

Apart from the above, I would also impress chicks with the HP Star Wars^TM Special Edition notebook which comes with Windows 10, 12 GB RAM, 6th generation Intel® Core™ processor, up to 1TB of additional storage space and NVIDIA GeForce Graphics.

Life in the court room is tough and I often have to rush through the hustle and bustle of lawyers. The padded sleeve fit would protect my Star Wars^TM Special Edition notebook and all the important data contained therein.

I can’t wait to get my hands on the Star Wars^TM Special Edition notebook so that I can become the coolest lawyer in the entire galaxy! You should get one too if you want to #AwakenYourForce

Wind Energy - The Best Renewable Source of Energy for India

Image taken from here.

India ranks fifth in the list of largest consumers of electricity, in the world. However, India is lowest ranked when it come to per capita consumption. India also ranks high in pollution.

For a country like India, which has a huge population, non-renewable energy is not an option, and definitely not a long-term option. That is the reason India desperately needs to look towards clean renewable energy sources. Our country needs to make sure that we can keep up a constant supply of electricity while keeping emissions at a minimum.

Fortunately, India is a major player in the global wind energy market, and it still has plenty of potential. This untapped potential has the ability to ensure steady growth of the Indian wind energy sector over the coming years.

I think above all, the biggest obstruction to the wind energy sector is the people’s presumptions regarding wind energy. People think wind energy is inefficient. While it is true that wind turbines are an intermittent source of energy, energy storage solutions are developing. People also think that wind energy is expensive, which is also untrue. Over the years thanks to gear-less wind turbine generators and other types of technologies, the cost of generating electricity from wind has decreased substantially.  There are now longer and lighter wind turbine blades, which have increased the efficiency and cost of wind turbines. We should also not forget the cost that other types of non-renewable have on the environment. Fossil fuels are depleting and cannot be considered a long-term source of energy. Wind turbine generators are also safe, unlike nuclear power generators. On the other hand whereas there are several incidents of people dying or getting seriously injured or impaired while working nuclear power plants or thermal power plants, there is no recorded incident of a person losing his life due to a wind turbine.

The other type of myths associated with wind turbines is that they are noisy and kill birds. Wind turbines make very little sound and there are not many incidents of bird killings caused due to these wind turbines.

Wind energy can also play a significant role in rural electrification, where usage of electricity is comparatively low. Companies with surplus profits also consider wind energy sector a reliable investment with good returns and tax benefits.

In conclusion, the rate at which wind energy technology is developing is far more exponential then that of other types of energy. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has also set targets for the Wind Energy sector. The sector aims to reach 60,000 MW capacities, for which it obviously needs complete support. Wind energy is the best source of clean energy in India I have no doubt that it will continue to prove itself in the future. 

Mumbai - City of Greatness

Mumbai is the financial capital of India. It is the most dynamic and energetic cities, not in in India, but also in the world. My friends who come to visit, always ask me why Mumbai is #madeofgreat and I tell them the three key features of Mumbai which are:

Drive: Mumbai City is also known as the City of Dreams. At the same time it is also known as the City which Never Sleeps.  It’s true that it’s a rat race here. People run from one place to the other, looking for opportunities. The reason the people of Mumbai hope big is because Mumbai is the city where even a person who starts as a tea-seller or gardener, can make it big. It’s like Abhishek Bachchan says in ‘Bunty aur Babli’ – if Dhirubhai Ambani, Ratan Tata, and Birla had been in Lucknow/Kanpur they'd be swatting flies in Ambani General Stores, Tata Flour Mills and Birla Tobacco Stall. Bombay... gave them the recognition they deserved.

Cuffe Parade Skyline
(Image taken from here.)

Design: Mumbai s beautiful. If you ever visit, make it a point to see the Cuffe Parade skyline at night. The Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is a heritage structure. A free guided tour is available between 3 to 5 p.m. Let’s not forget that you can’t leave Mumbai without seeing the Gateway of India. Also, take the ferry at Colaba and go see the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, while you are at it. Although it's not a popular tourist destination, I recommend seeing the Bombay High Court as well. The architecture is really first-class. The Bandra–Worli Sea Link, though, comparatively new, has given the city a lot of class too.

(Image taken from here.)

Connect: Despite all the ambition and show, the city has a certain spirit. Everything and everyone in this city is connected. Mumbai is one big well-oiled machine and each person is a nut or a bolt, which helps it run. People say that Mumbai is crowded, and admittedly it is. But what they don’t notice is that the crowd is one force. There is a spirit of oneness which can only be felt, but cannot be explained. When calamity strikes, Mumbaikars come to each other’s aid, without even a second thought. This city has seen its fair share of disasters, but after everyone, the city has come out stronger and wiser. The railways and metros have connected us in terms of travel, but in terms of spirit we have always been connected, and that is what has made us the best city in the world.

It’s for these reasons that Mumbai is considered to be #made of great. In a way you can say what makes Mumbai great, is also what makes the vehicles of Tata Motors great. If you want to understand why, please go to: http://madeofgreat.tatamotors.com/

Comment below and please do share why you find Mumbai to be made of great.

Chocolate Chip Ice Cream -Recipe

So who doesn't love ice cream? Even lactose intolerant kids love ice cream! To have delicious ice cream one does not have to go to some super-expensive ice cream parlour. Let me give you a way to make supercalifragilisticexpialidocious ice cream at home:

Here's what you'll need:-

• Half a litre of sweetened condensed milk. (For health reasons, you can sweeten it using Sugar Free Natura)
• Whipped cream
• 1 tube of pure vanilla
• Diced/Chopped chocolate pieces (Milk chocolate will do, but dark chocolate will be preferably). You can use a food processor to to break a bar of chocolate into chunks.
• salt

And here's what you do:-

1. Mix the condensed milk, the vanilla, and a pinch of salt.
2. Whip the cream until thick peaks appear on the surface.
3. Add the mixture of milk, vanilla and salt to the whipped cream and properly mix them then add the pieces of chocolate. 
4. Pour the mixture into a plastic container, put a tight lid on it, and let the mixture freeze for an entire night.
5. Eat, Share and Enjoy!