Darren Rowse

Let me make this very clear up front – this competition is for Australian residents only. I know this cuts out the majority of you but it is for charity and every other competition I’ve run is for everyone – so please forgive me for this localized focus. Having said ...more

Regular readers of Problogger will know that I’m a big fan of Yaro Starak’s Blog Mastermind coaching program (you can read about it’s recent relaunch here and see six student reviews here). This is just a short note to say that until next Monday you can get an unofficial discount ...more

Yesterday I logged onto Twitter and find a little addition to their sidebar. It says ‘Get some Perspective’ and contains a link ‘Watch Hack the Debate‘. Here’s how it looks. So I have two reactions to this. 1. How much more politics does Twitter need? I’m sick of the ‘election ...more

What do you think about affiliate marketing on Twitter? Lately I’ve noticed more and more affiliate marketers getting onto twitter. There’s been a real buzz about it actually in many internet marketing circles – almost like it’s the latest ‘new’ thing (I guess it is relatively new). The unfortunate thing ...more

I just found out that later this week Aweber (the newsletter delivery service that I use) is adding a new feature that will allow their publishers to automatically send an update to their Twitter account when they send a new broadcast/newsletter. The tweet will link to an online version of ...more

Today Rich Page shares five tips on how to optimize websites to capture repeat readers. You may be a blogger that thinks they have a pretty popular and well created blog – if so, well done. But remember every blog is a work a progress, and there is always room ...more

Lately I’ve been pondering the part that social media plays in my blogging business. This post is an attempt to make some sense of it. I’d value your thoughts in comments to help me take these half thought through ideas to something more concrete. Those who have been following me ...more

One of the most successful ways to bring in new subscribers to your blog is to give away a bonus when people sign up. In this post Brian Armstrong from StartBreakingFree.com shares some tips on getting free books to give away on your blog. If you’re like most people, you ...more

In this post Kim Roach from BuzzBlogger shares three techniques for getting featured on mainstream media news sites. Did you know that you can get your site featured on major news sites like CNN, CNET, Newsweek, USA Today, and even the Wall Street Journal. It’s one of the best kept ...more