Darren Rowse

This is one of the cooler ideas I’ve seen in a while – it’s a WordPress theme site with a twist – ThemeWars. Each week two WordPress themes are featured and readers are asked to vote for their favorite. While obviously the site’s about selling WP themes it’s also kind ...more

It’s been a couple of years since I ran this poll and I’m curious to see if the readership of this blog has shifted since then – so…. n {democracy:50} Looking forward to seeing the results on this.

This afternoon I came across the results of an interesting study called the Ruder Finn Intent Index which I think makes useful reading for bloggers.

In this post Rodricus Kirby shares some strategies of making money blogging by looking at strategies used in the Magazine world. Magazines have been a medium to contend with for years because of their influence over readers, large subscription bases, and their power to generate big advertising dollars. By maximizing ...more

Update: we’ve compiled your answers on your weekend blogging strategy and have posted them here. What is your weekend blogging strategy? Do you post less because people are not online as much? Do you post more to try to keep traffic levels up? Do you just take a couple of ...more

Almost a week ago I started a new type of post here at ProBlogger by asking readers – What Were the Best and Worst Blogging Experiences You Had This Week? The response was fantastic. I actually found quite a bit of inspiration in some of the comments left and think ...more

My youngest boy will take his first steps any day now. He’s been watching his older brother (and his mum and dad) run around the house for 12 months now and you can just see in his eyes the desire to be up and doing it too. This week he’s ...more

This comment from Jannie Funster caught my attention earlier in the week on my ‘best and worst’ post: There are many attributes that go into becoming a successful blogger but this one is key – taking criticism well. There’s nothing more disheartening than getting a comment telling you that you’ve ...more

I hesitate to promote this due to the price tag but it’s one of the best high level online training experiences that I’ve had – Elite Retreat. In 2007 I spoke at this event in San Francisco (although got as much out of it as any of the attendees) and it ...more