Darren Rowse

Every post you publish is another potential source of traffic. And so obviously the more posts you write, the more traffic you’ll get. But while creating new content is always a good thing, there’s another way to bring extra traffic to your site that will take far less effort. Updating ...more

This post is based on episode 78 of the ProBlogger podcast. The dictionary defines “compelling” as “demanding attention or interest”. Imagine if people thought your blog was compelling. Imagine if they read one of your posts and then immediately subscribed because they didn’t want to risk missing any more of them? ...more

This post is based on episode 101 of the ProBlogger podcast. When it comes to blogging, consistency is very important. It keeps readers coming back, and ultimately determines whether or not your blog becomes one of the millions of blogs that have been abandoned over the years. However, knowing you need ...more

This post is based on episode 62 of the ProBlogger podcast. If there’s one thing we can all learn from Facebook’s recent spat with the Australian Government, it’s that you should never rely on a single source for all your blog traffic. When Facebook decided to stop sharing news on its ...more

This post is based on episode 35 of the ProBlogger podcast. With so many blogs out there (not to mention all the other types of websites), you’ve only got a few seconds to convince a first-time reader that yours is worth coming back to. So how do you do that? By ...more

This post is based on episode 52 of the ProBlogger podcast. As a blogger, you will be judged by everything you say. Of course, unless you’ve just starting out and have never received a comment on your blog, you probably already know this. But did you know you will also ...more

Why would you start a blog in 2021? The past 12 months have shown us how important human connection is. Particularly when people have become physically isolated, blogging has brought people together, providing a space for ideas, conversations and community. In the new Covid-19 world, amidst crisis and fast changes ...more

This post is based on episode 249 of the ProBlogger podcast. This week’s post is all about schedules and deadlines. Are they a good thing, or can they hold you back? We’ve talked a lot about deadlines and schedules over the years, and how they can help you publish content regularly. ...more

This post is based on episode 252 of the ProBlogger podcast. Thomas Edison. Inventor of the light bulb, the phonograph and the motion picture camera. But not the blog. That being said, a lot of Edison’s ideas on inventing can also apply to blogging. And so here are 11 quotes of ...more