Darren Rowse

Over the last week I’ve had quite a few readers emailing me about Google AdSense ads that they are seeing with the headings of the ad in italics. Initially the ads mainly seemed to be appearing on big websites and I thought they were something premium publishers were testing but ...more

Is it just me or has everyone been becoming a little ‘link obsessed’ lately? This week I’ve been counting the number of posts I’ve seen written about getting links for your blog – I’m over 40 and still counting. Posts I’ve seen this week so far have covered: How to ...more

Do you have a question that you’d like to see answered or addressed here at ProBlogger? It’s not that I’ve run out of questions to answer (I get quite a few through my inbox) but every now and again I like to publicly ask for questions to get a gauge ...more

Feedburner has released a report this morning that is well worth reading if you’re interested in RSS metrics and the recent changes in how Google Reader is reporting he numbers of those using their service. For analysis of the report head over to Aaron Brazell and TechCrunch.

Daniel at Daily Blog Tips writes 10 Requisites for Professional Bloggers and has some useful things to say under the following headings: 1. Time 2. Expertise on a topic 3. Passion for the topic 4. Writing skills 5. Technical Knowledge 6. Blogging Knowledge 7. Web Design Skills 8. Business/Marketing Knowledge ...more

A number of readers have emailed me today asking if Google is updating it’s algorithm. I’ve noticed some slight shifts on two of my sites – but nothing major. Aaron Wall from SEO Book has noticed some significant shifts though and is reporting that an Algorithm Update / Refresh could ...more

I’m really excited to announce that it looks like there will be a chance for the first ever ProBlogger readers meet up while I’m in New York in late March. Text Links Ads have aggreed to sponsor the night (cough… free drinks!…. cough) and we’re at a point where we’ve ...more

One of the criticism that is often leveled at the Blogosphere is that it is an echo chamber – that the same stories get blogged about in the same ways by blog after blog – without anything constructive or unique emerging. While I think this is a somewhat cynical view, ...more

Richard has a nice preview of a tool that some of you will find useful – iReader. This tool is a little like Snap (which I tried for less than 24 hours here on ProBlogger – but took down after many complaints) but instead of showing you a tiny screen ...more