Daniel Scocco

Guest post by Daniel Scocco from Daily Blog Tips. I have been using Google AdSense to monetize my blogs and websites for as long as I remember. In fact it was the first method I ever tried (I made a whooping $15 on my first month… back in 2005). Over ...more

In this post Daniel Scocco examines personal branding vs blog branding. When creating a blog, you need to decide if you want to build the brand around the blog itself or around your person. While doing both things at the same time is possible, it will make achieving either of ...more

In this post Daniel Scocco answers to a question by Warren: I started a blog about Professional Lifestyle a little over a month ago. It already has gotten 16,000 visits, has almost 100 subscribers and has a google page rank of 4 (somehow). Should I put up advertisements at this ...more

In this article Daniel Scocco answers to a question by Jana: Where does a blogger draw the line between putting up free content versus releasing an eBook? I’m all about an informative blog with great articles…but an eBook seems to be a good revenue point. So, should an eBook have ...more

Bruce Simmons asks: Social Network sites like Digg and StumbleUpon and what not seem to have unspoken rules about who can promote a blog. What I mean to say or ask is: OK, with Digg, one cannot submit their own blog. But Twitter, you can chest thump all day long. ...more

In this post Daniel Scocco answers a question from Reader Mar Joseph who asks: I would like to have my site professionally designed as my lack of code knowledge is really holding me back. What are the best avenues to find designers? First of all let’s identify the goal behind ...more

In this post Daniel Scocco answers to another question on the Problogger Question Box (and a question that I get asked a lot). Brian Auer asks: What about [direct advertising] pricing? Are there any good ballpark price structures? What do we base rates on? As soon as a blogger decides ...more

In this post Daniel Scocco gives some tips on letting others do the talking about you. Example 1 Aaron Wall is one of the most famous search engine optimizers on the Internet (and consequently in the whole world). His book on the topic has sold thousands of copies, and he ...more

In this post Daniel Scocco answers to another question from the Problogger Question Box. Vivienne asks: Can poor writing skills overshadow good content? Considering that I am not a native English speaker, I wish that the answer to this question was “no.” Unfortunately the opposite seems to be true; poor ...more