5+ Uses Of Dropbox That Every Blogger Should Be Aware Of

5+ Uses Of Dropbox That Every Blogger Should Be Aware Of Make Money Online Queries? Struggling To Get Traffic To Your Blog? Sign Up On (HBB) Forum Now!5+ Uses Of Dropbox That Every Blogger Should Be Aware OfUpdated On 09/01/2018Author : Pradeep KumarTopic : DropboxShort URL : https://hbb.me/2CDIOZj CONNECT WITH HBB ON SOCIAL MEDIA Follow @HellBoundBlogDropbox is one of the most useful tools I found this year. Another one is Google Reader. Seriously I didnt know it can do wonders. Every time I Google something I come up some Dropbox news, so here is my contribution.For people who are not aware Dropbox, it is a Web-based file hosting service that uses cloud computing to enable users to store and share files and folders with others across the Internet using file synchronization.1. Use As Content Delivery Network (CDN)You can improve the loading speed of your site by using a CDN to host your website’s static content like images, CSS and JS Files. A content delivery network or content distribution network (CDN) is a system of computers cont aining copies of data, placed at various points in a network so as to maximize bandwidth for access to the data from clients throughout the network. [via Wikipedia]With the help of Dropbox CDN WordPress plugin you can use your Dropbox Public folder as a free Content Delivery Network (CDN). This plugin allows you to upload your themes CSS, JavaScript, and Images into your Dropbox Public folder and server these files from the Dropbox network, reducing the bandwidth of your server and allowing users to load your site faster.Tutorial: Use Dropbox as a CDN for your WordPress Files 2. Backup Your WordPress BlogWordPress Backups is one of the recommended basic security tips for your blog.wp Time Machine WordPress plugin creates an archive of all your WordPress Data Files and then stores them on Dropbox, Amazons S3, or your FTP host. It can perform an automatic backup of your WordPress MySQL database, themes, plug-ins and all the other files and images that you may upload to your WordPres s folder. Just enter your Dropbox credentials and hit the Generate Archive button. Bingo!Tutorial: Backup your WordPress Blog to Dropbox3. Use With Your Web DomainEvery Dropbox account comes with a useful Public folder. You can use that folder to host documents, images, and other stuff that you want to share with everyone. By personalizing the default Dropbox URL, you can indirectly promote your brand, track individual file downloads, and make it look less complex.Default Dropbox URL : http://dl.dropbox.com/u/ID/folder/hbbdemo.txtPersonalized URL : http://files.hellboundbloggers.com/folder/hbbdemo.txtTutorial: Use Dropbox with your own Web Domain4. Make Your Own WebsiteDropbox is an easy way to create a quick website without the need for a server. You can easily get a hosting provider for your blog/website. You are limited to client-side scripts and HTML since Dropbox cannot run any server side stuff.Create a folder in your Public folder for your website.Put your entire website unde r this folder.Right click on the homepage of your website (usually something like home.htm or index.html) and get the public URL for it.5. Control Your Home Web ServerYou can simply add a vHost to your web server and point it to a folder inside your Dropbox home and voila! You have complete control over the content youre hosting!The basic idea behind this is to use vHosts to have the website contents in the Dropbox folder. The post explains how to do this for Tomcat or Apache. Its also useful with IIS and Visual Studio. Simply add a symlink of your wwwroot to My Dropbox and you have your website on the net to control. When making web application in Visual Studio, simple Public the project to the folder inside the wwwroot inside My Dropbox and your website updates, no matter where you are working at.Tutorial: Controlling Your Home Web Server ContentREAD20+ Awesome Unique Uses Of Google Reader You Probably Didn't Know6. Automatic Free Web Publishing SolutionEver wondered that you ca n use the very same Dropbox as an automatic Web Publishing Solution (as an alternative to SVN and other technologies). It only takes three steps in order to get your Dropbox running as a Web Publishing solution. However, you wont be able to do so if you dont have full access to the server.Installing Dropbox on the serverSharing data between multiple Dropbox accountsConfiguring the webserverRunning Dropbox as a serviceTutorial: Using Dropbox as an automatic and free Web Publishing solution7. Create Your Personal WikiWith TiddlyWiki and Dropbox you can set up your own wiki that is easy to use and available from anything with a web browser.TiddlyWiki is extremely flexible and can accommodate many needs with some of the variations available. Before you pay for another note taking program, or if you are unhappy with the one you currently have downloaded TiddlyWiki for free and see how it can suit your needs.Tutorial: Build Your Own Personal Wiki Accessible from Any PCDo you know any othe r cool use of Dropbox that could help a blogger or webmaster? Kindly share them in the comments!