Darren Rowse
How Bloggers Make Money Online without Blogging [POLL RESULTS]
Last month I ran a poll here at ProBlogger which asked readers if they make money online from sources other than blogging. The result was almost completely split with 1022 of the 2053 people who responded saying Yes and 1031 saying no. Some of the comments on the launch post ...more
Blogging for Dollars
Do You Sell Text Links on Your Blog? [POLL]
Do You Sell Text Links on Your Blog? Warning – Before answering this question in comments you might want to consider doing so anonymously and without a link to your blog – particularly if your answer is YES. It could hurt you to identify yourself if you say yes publicly. ...more
Advertising
Reflections on 48 Hours of Inviting Readers to Comment ‘Spam’ My Blog
OK – so I didn’t ask people to comment ‘spam’ my blog – I asked them to ‘pitch’ us with their blog. Here’s what I learned from the experience…. On the spur of the moment over the weekend I decided to run a little experiment here on ProBlogger where I ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
How To Build a Successful Email Newsletter
Over the last week I’ve been talking about Newsletters a little. We’ve covered reasons start a newsletter and how I’ve increased my newsletter subscriber numbers 10 fold. Today I want to finish this informal mini-series on newsletters off with some tips for actually writing a newsletter. How to Write an ...more
Blog Promotion
The Psychology of Blogging
Today Life Coach Tim Brownson from A Daring Adventure explores 6 tips to get your mindset right when approaching blogging. 10 spare hours a week – Check Niche market – Check Basic understanding of SEO – Check Google Adsense account – Check Dummies’ guide to writing great content – Check ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Finding Your Posting Rhythm [Part 2]
Yesterday I suggested 4 tips for helping bloggers to find their posting rhythm: There is no Right Posting Level Start out Slow and Work Your Way Up Monitor Your Readerships Response to Your Posting Levels Consistency is Important Today I want to share 4 more tips on posting workflows. 5. ...more
Writing Content
Tell us about Your Blog in 140 Characters or Less
Update – 48 hours has expired and I’ve now closed this experiment. OK – here’s a little experiment for us to participate in this weekend. Below I’d like you to ‘pitch’ us on why we should read your blog. Read on to find out how. I get asked these two ...more
Blog Promotion
Tips on Finding Your Blogging Rhythm
Today I had this question from a reader about their struggle with posting daily on their blog: “Darren I am a new blogger and I really want to be posting every day, but I just can’t keep up. I find it takes me so long to put each post together ...more
Writing Content
8 Reasons to Add a Newsletter to Your Blog
Almost every time I write about having an email newsletter associated with my blog (as I did yesterday in sharing how I drastically increased subscriber numbers) I get people asking me why I use newsletters? The questions on newsletters as a medium often include: Isn’t Email old fashioned? Isn’t RSS ...more
Blog Promotion