Darren Rowse
7 Ways to Build a Community Around Your Blog
This post is based on episode 61 of the ProBlogger podcast. Last week I talked about building a community around your blog, and how it can benefit you as much as it can your readers. Well, this week I’m going to give you seven practical tips and strategies on how you can ...more
Build Community
9 Reasons Why You Should Build a Community Around Your Blog
This post is based on episode 60 of the ProBlogger podcast. One of the most common questions I hear from my readers is “How do I get my readers to interact with me?” Of course, there are plenty of answers I could give to that question. But for the next couple ...more
Build Community
15 Ways to Keep Readers on Your Blog
This blog post is based on episode 35 of the ProBlogger podcast. With so many websites out there all competing for people’s attention, you need to try to grab people’s attention quickly and keep it for as long as possible. But how exactly do you do that? Well, here are 15 ...more
Finding readers
8 Tips for Busy Bloggers – How to Make the Most of Your Time
This post is based on episode 82 of the ProBlogger podcast. Finding time to blog when you’re already juggling work, family and other commitments is one of the most common challenges bloggers face – including me. So this week I want to share eight tips and strategies you can use to ...more
Mindset + Motivation
Should You Timestamp Your Blog Posts?
This post is based on episode 58 of the ProBlogger podcast. As you know, I have two blogs – ProBlogger and Digital Photography School. But that’s about all they have in common. They cover different topics, and cater for different audiences. But there’s another way they differ from each other. ...more
Strategy & Planning
13 Tips for Promoting Yourself Without Sounding like a Jerk
This post is based on episode 55 of the ProBlogger podcast. So you’ve been blogging in your niche for a while now. And the more you’ve written about it, the more you’ve learned. You’re now considered somewhat of an expert in your field. And your archive backs that up, with lots ...more
Building Community
21 Mistakes Bloggers Make (and How to Avoid Making Them Yourself)
This post is based on episode 46 of the ProBlogger podcast. When people interview me about blogging, I’m often asked about mistakes I’ve either made myself or seen others making. And the hardest part about answering that question isn’t coming up with them, but rather deciding which ones I should mention. Because ...more
Start a Blog
9 Ways to Grow Your Blog Faster
This post is based on episode 246 of the ProBlogger podcast. As you may well know, I started blogging back in 2002. And over the years I’ve tried all sorts of things to grow my blogs and make them more profitable. Some of them worked. Some of them didn’t. And some ...more
Start a Blog
Movie or Miniseries: What’s the Best Way to Share Information with Your Readers?
This post is based on episode 149 of the ProBlogger podcast. So you’ve come up with a great idea for a blog post. It’s a great topic, has plenty of depth, and will boost your reputation as an authority in your niche. But do it justice you need to cover a lot ...more
Creating Content