Darren Rowse
The Parable of the Lemonade Stand: Is AdSense Costing you Money?
A guest post by Kevin from BeginnerBloggerTips.com (with some comments from me below too). Image by Shawnson. My journey into affiliate marketing. Before I start, I’d like to make two disclaimers: I don’t hate google or AdSense—this article isn’t a rant against either. I recognize that every blog is different—what ...more
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WIN a Book By Commenting on This Post
UPDATE: This competition is now closed and I have closed comments on this post. Thanks to everyone for entering – it’s been amazing to see so many entries! I’ll notify winners of their win shortly! OK – I have a pile of books that is growing beside my desk (and ...more
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3 Steps to Help You Choose a Topic for an E-Book
In my recent post on the importance of having your own product to sell I was asked in comments by Todd for advice on choosing the best topic to create an ebook on. Here are a few quick thoughts on some starting points for choosing a topic for an e-book ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Make Fast Money Blogging Products – My Reaction
Today a new ‘make money blogging fast‘ product is being launched into the blogosphere that promises those who buy it that they can make big money blogging – fast. As this thing is launching and I’m already getting emails about it from readers asking if they should buy it – ...more
Blogging for Dollars
Survey Your Readers and Discover Who They Are and How You can Be More Useful to Them
Two weeks ago I re-launched the ProBlogger weekly newsletter. The first email I sent out to subscribers was a story of how I’ve been changing my approach to blogging over the last year. The reaction to the email was huge – literally hundreds of readers responded with emails telling their ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Ask These Successful Bloggers a Question
Over the coming weeks I have lined up to record audio interviews with a number of bloggers who have been making a living from their blogging and related activities. The first 3 are: Leo Babauta – from Zen Habits Gala Darling – from iCiNG Aaron Wall – from SEObook Each ...more
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The Importance of Having Your Own Product to Sell
Recently while on a beach vacation my family was out on the street having ice-cream when we came across two street performers/buskers. The first one was set up 15 meters to one side of the ice-cream shop we were visiting. He had a guitar and had his guitar case open ...more
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How Getting An F On Your School Paper Makes You A Better Blogger
This guest post was written by Rob Sutton from Ramped Reviews. Image by kharied. This comes to be a surprise to many, but I hate writing. Every paper in grade school through college was a futile effort in an attempt to pull out my own teeth. I could not stand ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
How To Stop Procrastinating and Start Your Blog
A Guest Post by Jennifer Blanchard of Procrastinating Writers I read this blog daily. But it wasn’t until last week when I noticed the results of Darren’s poll on “How long have you been blogging?” that I decided it was time to submit a guest post. According to that poll, ...more
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