Darren Rowse
How to Increase Your Email List Subscriptions
This post is based on episode 68 of the ProBlogger podcast. Note: This article contains affiliate links, which means that if you purchase anything via my link I may earn a small commission at no cost to you. (And in some cases, ProBlogger has negotiated special deals for our readers ...more
Finding readers
7 Areas to Focus on During Your Mid-Year Blog Review
This post is based on episode 131 of the ProBlogger podcast and has been updated for 2021. A lot of bloggers do an end-of-year-review, where they analyze how everything went in the previous year and set goals for the new one. But when you set such long-term goals, it’s worth checking ...more
Strategy & Planning
A Cool Tool for Monetizing Your Facebook Group
(Disclaimer: This article contains affiliate links, which means I get a commission if you make a purchase by following one my links) Do you have a Facebook group? If so, how do you convert your Facebook Members to email subscribers and sales leads? We’ve been testing a pretty cool tool ...more
Blogging Tools and Services
3 Things You Can Do to Protect the Content on Your Blog
This post is based on a guest post from Abhishek of Budding Geek. One topic that comes up a lot at ProBlogger is plagiarism. More specifically, people want to know how they can protect their blog content from being copied and re-posted without their permission. In our Facebook group people we ...more
Mindset + Motivation
12 Tips for Affiliate Marketing to Help You Monetize Your Blog
This post is based on episode 51 of the ProBlogger podcast. This week’s post is all about affiliate marketing – one of the many ways you can make money blogging. I’ll tell you what it is and how it works, and then give you 12 tips you can use to ...more
Making money
5 Tips from Full-Time Bloggers
This post is based on episode 155 of the ProBlogger podcast. About five years ago I started using a new piece of software for creating and distributing surveys. As you probably know, I’ve been using surveys for a while to learn more about my readers and their needs. As part of ...more
Mindset + Motivation
The Power of Being Vulnerable
This post is based on episode 255 of the ProBlogger podcast. A lot of bloggers feel that showing any sign of weakness will damage their reputation and weaken their authority . And so they talk only about their successes, and never about their fears, doubts, or mistakes. But I’ve learned from ...more
Writing Content
What Every Blogger Needs to Know about Email
This post is based on episode 251 of the ProBlogger podcast. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: email is one of the best ways (if not the best way) to connect with your blog’s readers. You might think email is outdated, and that communicating on social media will give ...more
Build Community
How to Hire Writers for Your Blog
This blog is based on episode 169 of the ProBlogger podcast. Most blogs start out as a solo effort, with one person doing all the writing, marketing and social media updates. That’s certainly how I started all my blogs. But while I still produce most of the content on ProBlogger, it’s ...more
Creating Content