Darren Rowse

‘How do I run a successful competition on my blog?’ Competitions on blogs have become increasingly common in 2007 with an increased number of high profile blogs running them. As a result many smaller to medium sized blogs are considering them also. The problem is that a competition can actually ...more

I just heard that Elite Retreat has added another quality speaker to it’s lineup (previously written up here). The new speaker is Brian Clark from CopyBlogger. Now I’m really wishing I could extend my stay in the US after SXSW!

Over the weekend I held a little competition here at Problogger where readers were asked to submit Twitter Style blog tips (tips that were 140 characters or less). The winner (chosen randomly) is CatherineL who submitted this tip: “Be human – Your readers want to learn about your mistakes, as ...more

This post on Creative Blogging was written by Mark Seall from Talk Climate Change. Creative lapses are one of the biggest blog killers out there. Every blogger spends time staring at a blank screen searching for inspiration at some point, and few niches provide a steady stream of juicy news ...more

Donald at Kamloops Inside Out has submitted this question for the wider ProBlogger community to answer. “Have you ever had a local newspaper write an article in the paper that was taken from your blog and not referenced in the article? This happened to me this week. I wrote an ...more

If my inbox is anything to go by there’s an update going on at Google at the moment that seems to be going beyond just a shift in Page Rank. I’ve had ALOT of readers reporting shifts in both PR and back link numbers. Lots of discussion, speculation and guess ...more

Regular readers of ProBlogger know that I’ve been attempting to get back in shape lately. I’ve been seeing a personal trainer, exercising 3-4 times a week, eating better food, smaller portions and more regularly during the day. It’s only been 4 weeks but I’m beginning to feel lighter, the scales ...more

Over this weekend I want to run a ‘little’ competition here at ProBlogger. I’m offering a ‘little’ prize (see below) and all you need to do to put yourself in the running for it is to submit a ‘little’ blog tip. Let me explain: Lately I’ve been getting into Twitter ...more

I don’t announce the launch of too many blogs (I like to see the runs on the board first) but today a blogger who is very dear to ProBlogger launched her second blog. Yes Skellie (ProBlogger’s first staff writer) has just launched Anywired. It’s a blog with the tagline – ...more