Darren Rowse
8 Effective Ways to Wrap up Your Blog Posts
This post is based on episode 56 of the ProBlogger podcast. You’ve said everything you wanted to say in your post, and now it’s time to quickly wrap things up so you can hit ‘Publish’. Sound familiar? If it does, then you’re missing out on an opportunity to do even more ...more
Creating Content
7 Productivity Tips for Bloggers
This post is based on episode 40 of the ProBlogger podcast. Are you using your time productively? Chances are you’ve set yourself some goals as to what you’d like your blogging to be. But reaching that point is going to take time. And the less productive you are with the time ...more
Be Productive
Face Your Fears and Become a Better Blogger
This post is based on episode 54 of the ProBlogger podcast. This week I want to talk about fear. Not about eliminating it or ignoring it, but rather about recognising, harnessing and overcoming it so you can use it to your advantage. Whether you’re a blogger, podcaster, live streamer or ...more
Mindset + Motivation
13 Tips for Building Authority and Influence
This blog post is based on episode 235 of the ProBlogger podcast. Starting a new blog can be a bit of an uphill battle. You need to create lots of content, and then use that content to bring traffic to your site. But what’s even tougher is building authority and ...more
Strategy & Planning
The Best Way to Brand Your Blog
This post is based on episode 206 of the ProBlogger podcast. So you’re about to start a new blog. It might be first, or it might be one you’re setting up to try something new. And you’re just about to buy the domain name for it. But now you’re hesitating, because ...more
Strategy & Planning
The Secret to Writing Effective Sales Copy
This post is based on episode 105 of the ProBlogger podcast. This week I want to talk about writing sales copy. Now chances are you’d much rather write a blog post than try and sell something. You may have even become a blogger so you can avoid writing sales copy. ...more
Writing Content
7 Habits of Lucky Entrepreneurs
This post is based on episode 45 of the ProBlogger podcast. How many times have you heard or read about an entrepreneur’s latest opportunity and thought, How lucky were they? And yes, in some instances it may well have been luck that gave them that opportunity. A simple case of ...more
General
How to Decide Where to Spend Your Blogging Time
This post is based on episode 65 of the ProBlogger podcast. A lot of people ask me how I manage to fit everything in – blogging, social media, speaking appearances, product development, family life, and so on. Well, the truth is I don’t get to do everything I’d like to. But ...more
Strategy & Planning
How to Edit Your Blog Posts in 7 Simple Steps
This post is based on episode 168 of the ProBlogger podcast. We often talk about being a great writer. But most great writers are also great editors, because chances are their first drafts were far from perfect. So here’s how to be a great editor of your own work and ...more
Writing Content