Darren Rowse
What is the Secret to Successful Blogging?
"What's the secret to successful blogging?" "How do I build a profitable blog?" I get asked these questions a lot. And my mission with ProBlogger is to address them. Let me start by answering the first question. There is no secret to successful blogging, and no magic formula for a successful blog. But there ...more
31 Days to Build a Better Blog
How to Find Images for Your Blog That Won’t Get You Sued
At some point (probably soon after you launch your blog) you’ll want to start using images. You probably already have some of your own images you can use: a photo of yourself for your About page, or a photo of your workspace, home, garden, or whatever’s relevant for your blog. ...more
Creating Content
Case Study: How a Blogger Became a Startup Founder
When Cas McCullough’s son asked for help with a letter writing project, she had no idea it would change the course of her career. Here’s how she went from being a blogger to becoming a startup founder and CEO. “I’m a content strategist and writer by trade. And as content marketing ...more
Case Studies
10 Blogging ‘Firsts’ to Celebrate (From Launch Onwards)
Do you ever look at other bloggers and feel you’ll never catch up to where they are? Perhaps they have hundreds – or thousands, or even hundreds of thousands – of subscribers to their email newsletter. Maybe they’re making a full-time living blogging, or even employing a whole team of staff. ...more
Start a Blog
Should Your Blog Have a Static Homepage (Whatever That Means)?
Open up a new tab in your browser and go to the homepage of your blog. What do you see? There’s a good chance you see your most recent posts. This is, after all, what most WordPress themes default do. And if you’ve been blogging for a long time, it ...more
Start a Blog
The Best Blogging Resources Bundle of the Year is Back (48 Hours only)
Every year thousands of bloggers buy The Genius Blogger’s Toolkit because the value is just that good. And the 2017 Toolkit was no exception, with 91 blogging resources valued over $5,800 - for a limited time offer of just $97. For two days only, the offer is back on the table! ...more
General
The RULES of Blogging
I regularly get asked by new bloggers for blogging ‘rules’ or ‘blueprints’ for building a successful blog. What platform and tools should I use? How long should the posts be? Should I have comments switched on or off? What kind of opt-in should I use? In this short video I ...more
Mindset + Motivation
Case Study: How to Run a 7-Day Challenge
Today’s post is a case study with Undercover Architect, Amelia Lee. Amelia attended the ProBlogger Evolve and Mastermind events in 2017, and adapted speaker Jadah Sellner’s 7-Day Challenge model to boost her own lead generation and course enrollments. Here’s how she did it. When I attended ProBlogger Evolve in 2017, I ...more
Blogging for Dollars
A Simple and Non-Scary Guide to HTML for Bloggers
Even if you haven’t launched your blog yet, you’ve probably come across the term ‘HTML’. You might know what it looks like. Or you might just have a hazy idea it has something to do with web pages – like I did when I started. My first experience with HTML ...more
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