Darren Rowse

Two announcements are echoing around the blogosphere today: Jason Calacanis today announced he’s taken up a new job after leaving AOL Entrepreneur in Action (EIA) at Sequoia Capital. The Blog Herald’s new owners have been announced as a network called the Bloggy Network Ltd – not to be confused with ...more

I am regularly asked how I started blogging and whether I’ve always been into making money from them. My first entry into blogging around four years ago was on a free blogspot blog which was largely a personal blog in which I reflected upon many aspects of life including spirituality, ...more

Creating Passionate Users has a great post on building community which I think can be applied to building community around a blog. “The best way to grow a user community is to get even the beginners to start answering questions. The more they become involved, the more likely they are ...more

Have you ever wanted to test out AdWords to promote your blog? Google are currently running a promotion where you get a $50 Ad coupon when you sign up here. thanks to Jaro for the tip via email.

Congratulations to Matt who has just announced that the Blog Herald has been sold…. again (it could be the most bought and sold blog going around with another sale or two). There’s no mention of who bought it or how much it was sold for but Matt has decided to ...more

Slacker Manager has a great post today on The Honor of Humility which I think is well worth reading for bloggers. I’m not sure whether blogging attracts big egos or creates them – but most bloggers that I know struggle with it at some time or another (or at least ...more

Devon at Ink in My Coffee has written a nice list of 17 questions for writers to reflect upon as the end of the year approaches – I think they are a good list for bloggers (and anyone actually) when reflecting upon a year of blogging and getting ready for ...more

Ririan Project has a great post with 22 Ways To Overclock Your Brain which should be essential reading for all bloggers wanting to get their brain in gear for some great blogging!

Earlier in the week I was asked the following question: ‘How long does it take a blog to come of age?’ It’s a question I get asked regularly, usually by bloggers who have been blogging for a month or two who are wondering how long to stick with it. I ...more