How To Pull Off The No-Socks Look

How To Pull Off The No-Socks Look

As street fashion becomes more mainstream, one trend that's likely to be seen on an increasing number of well-dressed men is bare ankles. Once considered to be a big fashion faux-pas, a recent wave of new designers have brought the sockless look to even tailored clothing. In fact, renowned designer Thom Browne once said, "ankle is the new male cleavage." And, we couldn't agree more, after all who doesn't like cleavage?

Now don't get us wrong, we love socks - long, short, coloured, striped - all kinds. Wearing them has lot of advantages, too. But, there is something mature about going sockless. It's an indication about your evolution in style without making you come across as too much of a rebel. However, going sockless is no easy feat. It's an art, something that is practiced and perfected over time. And, as with most things in style, there are a few general guidelines here that will help you pull off the no-sock look. We try and uncover them all.


Whether Weather Is Appropriate

One of the first things to bear in mind is the weather. If it's windy, cold or raining outside, then perhaps skipping the socks or feet warmers isn't such a good idea. No one really cares much for wet ankles. Second, and perhaps the most important thing to keep in mind is when and where to bear your ankles. Heading out with your friends to a pub? Sure, go ahead and skip those socks. Heading off to an office party organized by your boss? You might want to keep them on. Knowing when to bust those ankles is of paramount importance.


Show Your Feet Some TLC

Picking the right shoes to go sockless tend to become more of a habit, and therefore no longer raises concerns eventually. However, the one aspect that will probably never change is the part about taking proper care of your feet - in order to avoid any skin issues that may come with the sporting of bare ankles. Here's how to take care of your feet in this weather.



Shoe Speak

If you've finally decided to embrace the sockless trend, you best be ready to care not only for your feet but also for your shoes. The first rule to remember is to give your shoes resting period set between 24-48 hours after you've worn them once. In simple terms - don't wear the same it's advised to use old newspaper to help the shoes dry Tips

Style Tips

1) Wearing skinny jeans is a hundred percent failsafe method to go sockless, therefore, keep your hems close - speTips
cally with a circumference between 13-15 inches.

2) The perfect shoes for going sockless are loafers. They are smart and chic, and give the necessary edge to the look. For office, wear thin-soled derbies or semi-casual brogues.

How To Make Money With Google AdSense

Make Money With Google AdSense

Adsense is great, and if you want to learn more about it read on.

Adsense is one of the most convenient ways to make additional money from your website.

What is Google Adsense?

All you do is copy some code into your site to display the ads, and you earn every time someone clicks. You may also earn from impressions in some cases.

All this is derived from a program they call Adwords

You often see these ads displayed above the free/organic results and along the right side of the page on Google.com.

These are called Sponsored Results, and the advertisers are paying a certain amount of money per click for these ads.

AdSense is your revenue share from AdWords ads. When someone clicks, you earn roughly 68% of the click and Google gets the rest.

AdSense is an auction-based system that allows advertisers to compete for those spots. Whomever has the highest bid and most "quality" ad, gets the top spot and so forth.

It's a great program that can help drive additional income to your website, and it's really best for websites that are mainly content driven.

The more content you have, the more Google can get a sense for what your site is about and better match the ads to your website.

Please make sure you read this entire article. AdSense is not a get-rich-quick scheme and it takes a lot of work to make money. Don't think that just because you join, you are guaranteed to make big money.

How Much Can You Earn With AdSense?

The commission you receive per click depends on how much advertisers are paying Google for the particular ad. You will earn a share of that amount.  I've heard of earnings anywhere from 2 cents to $15 per click.

Getting over $1 is probably very rare, although it does happen from time to time. However, you will find that most of your earnings will be on the lower end of the spectrum.

It's important to note that I cannot estimate how much you will earn based on your traffic. People always want to know what the average amount is per click.

No one knows the answer to this except Google, so don't let anyone try to tell you any different. It would be impossible for myself or any AdSense publisher to give this information because the ads all cost different prices and we have no idea what advertisers are paying.

However, there are some niches that obviously pay more. So it is logical to believe that keyword phrases like sex, make money, etc. may earn you more per click since these are highly competitive keywords that are searched for quite a bit on  

The more competitive the search term, the more the advertisers pay and the more you earn as a publisher.

Even though Google will not reveal how much you are earning for each ad that is clicked from your site, you can still login to your account at any time and see the total amount of revenue you've generated that day, week, month, year, etc.

For example, if you see that you've made $12.60 today from 9 clicks then you can calculate that your average click-thru commission was $1.40 per click.  That's as detailed as their stats will get.  Also remember, that's only an average.  You won't know how much each specific ad brought in.

The amount you'll earn also depends largely on the amount of targeted traffic you receive to your own site, how well the ads match your audience's interests, the placement of the ads on your pages, and of course the amount you receive per click.

Ideally, you should create a site on a topic you know a lot about.  That way you'll have a much easier time creating a generous amount of content on that subject.  

So don't waste time and start blogging. ;-)

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5 times Leonardo DiCaprio truly deserved the Oscar

1. The Aviator (200I'll admit the movie was a bit of a stretch but the only reason why you didn't mind the massive length and overtly dramatic treatment was Leonardo's pitch perfect portrayal of Howard Hughes' descent from an eccentric billionaire to that of a reclusive, almost crazy man in solitude. His performance reaches newer heights of cinematic genius towards to penultimate moments of the movie as you come out awed and blown away.

2. Blood Diamond (2006)

Shining like a diamond (I couldn't resist saying that!) in this otherwise gory and mostly all over the place action movie, Leonardo proves why he's the ever-dependable actor, lending much-needed gravitas and emotional depth amidst all the war sequences happening around. Plus, that accent he put on was so on-point, it alone was reason enough to get him the award.


3. Shutter Island (2010)

One of my favourite Scorsese movies, this thriller had a lot going right including the brilliant ending. But the ace here, apart from the direction was certainly Leonardo's portrayal of US Marshal Teddy Daniels who's out to investigate the goings-on on the island. He was restrained and layered and displayed no overt heroism, letting the film take precedence.


4. Django Unchained (2012)

He may not have been the lead here but you couldn't have walked out of the theatre marvelling at Leonardo's brilliance on screen. He played a ruthless and vicious man who doesn't blink an eyelid before feeding a slave to the dogs, literally. Yet, you continue to stare at him with rapt attention simply because Leo truly looks like he's having fun being so bad on screen. Unfortunately, he didn't even get nominated for this one.


5. Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

My personal favourite Leo performance, the film had him playing a highly unlikeable, mostly despicable man who's all obsessed with making money, morals or no morals. It's only because of his wonderful portrayal that you end up liking Jordan even though he's busy doing all that he does on screen. Leonardo was hilarious, sleazy and nasty and every bit deserving of that award. Damn you, McConnaughey!

Here's hoping that 'The Revenant' breaks the Academy Awards jinx for the powerhouse performer in 2016.

Let's Remember Severus Snape For The True Hero He Was

Let's Remember Severus Snape For The True Hero He Was

As a hero disguised as a villain, Severus Snape was forced to bear the brunt of a lot of hate until we all realized just how incredible he was. We're just lucky that J.K. Rowling -- and actor Alan Rickman -- knew his true allegiance all along.

A few years ago, YouTube user kcawesome13 compiled a video depicting the magical story of Severus Snape in chronological order, spanning all eight "Harry Potter" films. It shows Snape's most important moments (and his true story) in the way it was meant to be told.  

"I made this video to counteract the overwhelming amount of Snape hate I've seen on Tumblr over the last couple years," writes kcawesome13. 

As we mourn Alan Rickman's death, let us remember one of his greatest characters -- Professor Snape -- in the way he ought to be remembered.