Darren Rowse

I’m excited to announce that at 2am this morning V gave birth to our second son – Henri. He’s 7 pounds 14 ounces (3.59kg) and so far is a very content little guy. Here are a couple of pictures from this morning and last night. Both mother and baby are ...more

Thomas Edison was one of the most prolific and influential inventors that the world has seen. Inventing world changing technologies such as the light bulb, phonograph and the motion picture camera – Edison is someone whose views on emerging technologies can inform what we do in blogging today. Following are ...more

There are so many free applications and services available for bloggers that many of us get into a mindset of being anti paying for anything. However sometimes you get what you pay for in life and as a blogger wanting to build your blogging into a business there are some ...more

Over the last week I’ve been experimenting with a social messaging/micro blogging service called Plurk. Over the last week I’ve seen many comparisons between it and Twitter – but wanted to show one of the main differences that I’ve observed: To illustrate let me show you a ‘tweet’ and a ...more

It’s been six weeks since the launch of the ProBlogger book and it has been a lot of fun to see people’s reaction to it. Last week Amazon sold out of it and a 2nd print run took place which was pretty exciting and we’ve begun to hear reports of ...more

A quick congratulations to WidgetBucks ad network for announcing their VC funding today. I’m looking forward to seeing how the injection of funds helps this already promising ad network to grow in what they offer publishers. Disclaimer – WidgetBucks is a sponsor of ProBlogger.

Today I want to share a technique that has increased my productivity levels incredibly. image by estherase “How do you fit so much in?” This is a question that I’m asked a lot. Yesterday I kept track of the work that I did. It included: Researched & Wrote 5 blog ...more

If you’ve got a little spare time today and are in the mood for learning about how to blog – you might want to check out Alltop’s Blogging Page. It lists the latest posts of 44 great blogs about blogging. Only thing I’d add to the page is the RSS ...more

Today I’m pleased to announce a giveaway/competition here on ProBlogger where you have the chance to win one of three prizes – a year’s worth of free podcasts for your blog from First Blog Media. All you have to do to win is answer a question in the comments of ...more