Darren Rowse

After my recent post on the pressures of blogging I had some great feedback from PreBloggers (those thinking of starting up) thanking me and those who commented for giving a more realistic view of blogging. One of the pictures that comes to mind of my own experience of blogging is ...more

Google today launched a new feature – Hot Trends. The page shows what people are searching for in great numbers in almost real time (or at least it shows the top 100). Click on a hot search term and it’ll take you to a page (like this one on dancing ...more

If there’s one post you’re going to read today about how to take a new blog to the next level then I’d recommend it be: 27 Lessons Learned on the Way to 3000 Visits a Day and 2200 RSS Subscribers by John Wesley from Pick the Brain (found via Alister). ...more

Calling All New York Bloggers! If you’re in or near NY or are willing to travel to get there I want to invite you to come have a great night with me and other fellow bloggers on Saturday 9 June. The night is purely about meeting other bloggers, having some ...more

Andy Wibbels – topless – with a loofah – giving blog tips…. Scary, but fun and right on the money. Get Scrubbing.

Sometimes it’s best to let the readers of your blog recommend affiliate products instead of doing it yourself. As much as I often talk about blogs being a great way to build credibility and trust with your readers and how that credibility and trust can lead to nice returns when ...more

Matthew Haughey from Fortuitous has posted some good tips for building online communities. He does this out of his experience with mega-community site – MetaFilter. The main points were as follows (bold is their points – the rest is some of my reflections as it applies to blogging – some ...more

Nate has posted an article titled The Pressures of Blogging Consistently which outlines four pressures that bloggers face: Pressure #1: Regularly posting articles Pressure #2. Ever-increasing expectations Pressure #3. Catering to a larger audience Pressure #4. Lacking confidence All very true points and some worthwhile things to ponder before getting ...more

One of the income streams that I’ve been using lately that’s really starting to prove to be a worthwhile one is the Amazon Associates Program. I’ve noticed an upswing in the earnings from the program over the last few months and have been a little confused as to why there’s ...more