Weblogs, Inc. – Focus Ads
2nd of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Weblogs, Inc. – Focus Ads

Weblogs Inc are taking blog advertising in a new direction with their Focus Ads which invite their readers to leave a comment on advertisers (you can see one here). Its an interesting concept that they are promoting as adding to their transparency in advertising. Here’s what they say about it. ...more
Advertising
blo.gs for sale
2nd of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

blo.gs for sale

I just spotted that blo.gs is for sale. They don’t really have an asking price so make them an offer. The sale includes sale of: the blo.gs domain name (and all subdomains) the weblo.gs domain name the database of blogs (and related databases) all rights to the blo.gs software The ...more
Pro Blogging News
Duplicate Posting and Free Articles = Duplicate Content
2nd of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Duplicate Posting and Free Articles = Duplicate Content

I’ve noticed a growing trend among bloggers who have multiple blogs to post the same post numerous times in different places. I can see why such a practice might seem tempting: it cuts down the work you have to do (two for the energy of one) it increases the chance ...more
Search Engine Optimization
Yahoo’s Contextual Ads in testing
2nd of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Yahoo’s Contextual Ads in testing

Waxy.org things they’ve stumbled upon a new Contextual Ads program from Yahoo for small publishers. They write: ‘Ken Rudman is a product manager at Yahoo-owned Overture, and his blog features contextual Overture ads throughout. His homepage shows the vertical two-ad format, monthly archives show a three-ad horizontal format, and individual ...more
General
Seeking Bloggers Expressions of Interest
1st of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Seeking Bloggers Expressions of Interest

Would you like to earn an income from blogging? Are you feeling a bit overwhelmed by tackling it alone? Would you like to work with other experienced bloggers on a niche topic blog? The Breaking News Blog collective is seeking expressions of interest in new niche blogs – you could ...more
Pro Blogging News
A Blog Is A Blog Is A Blog? Darren Rants
1st of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

A Blog Is A Blog Is A Blog? Darren Rants

Clint Dixon over at SEO Chat has written a post titled A Blog Is A Blog Is A Blog which has blogging fairly and squarely in its sites. I get the feeling that Clint doesn’t really like blogs – I also suspect he doesn’t really understand them either. He writes ...more
Pro Blogging News
Interview with Susannah Gardner
1st of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Interview with Susannah Gardner

Last week Susannah Gardner from Buzz Marketing with Blogs posted a two part interview with me so this week she’s agreed to answer a few of my questions in my ProBlogger Interview of the week. Susannah is a web/blog designer through her own business (with her husband Travis Smith) Hop ...more
Pro Blogger Interviews
ProBlogger Now Seeking Advertisers
1st of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

ProBlogger Now Seeking Advertisers

Since re-launching ProBlogger on the new domain the interest in what in this site has grown considerably. I’ve been quite amazed by the amount of blogging enthusiasts who are seeking to blog at a professional level are regularly visiting this site and interacting with what I write. Whilst traffic levels ...more
General
Why Posting about the Oscars Today is 2 weeks to Late
1st of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Why Posting about the Oscars Today is 2 weeks to Late

This morning as I do the rounds of some of my favorite blogs I’ve noticed a theme. Its the Academy Awards – the Oscars. I wonder how many blogs are listing the winners of the 2005 Oscars today – I’ve just seen at least 10. As I surfed around and ...more
Blog Promotion