Darren Rowse

Eches Blog has an interesting post on Improving CTR by using Video next to Adsense by pointing to a site that uses AdSense Ads like this next to YouTube video clips: It’s a strategy that makes sense and I’ve long wondered why YouTube themselves (now owned by Google) have such ...more

Have you learnt something about blogging that you’d like to quickly share with the rest of us? Next week I’m heading to Toronto for b5media meetings and to meet my fellow management team for the first time – but while I’m gone I’d like to feature some ‘quick tips’ from ...more

Yet another service has launched today that enables bloggers to write sponsored posts in return for a payment from advertisers. This one is called ReviewMe and has been talked about for a couple of weeks now in the wake of much of the controversy around PayPerPost. Reviews cost advertisers a ...more

News is emerging today that Google is planning on launching a beta of Audio Ads by the end of the year. It’s previously dabbled in print advertising but now look like they’re targeting radio according to a range of articles going around today. I wonder if they’ll also do some ...more

AdSense have added a new targetable channels feature to their system that allows you to label channels so that advertisers can specifically target them for their ads to appear on. This takes AdSense to a new level for advertisers as it will enable them to specify where on your pages ...more

Another new advertising system that is causing a bit of a buzz at the moment is Linkbucks.com. It’s currently in beta (isn’t everything these days?) and has a different model to many others (one I’m not sure I’d use personally). From what I can tell – LinkBucks is different because ...more

BlogBurst has come out of Beta testing and is entering into a ‘commercial offering’ and has announced to it’s bloggers that they are instituting a Rewards Program. For those who don’t remember – BlogBurst is a system that gives bloggers exposure in main stream media’s online sites. They sell your ...more

Editor: Check out this post on Darren’s updated recommendations for best blog hosting options for bloggers A number of readers have sent me emails in the last few days asking for advice on blog hosts. I’ve always had my hosting through a private arrangement with a friend – so I’m ...more

Skype 3.0 (for Windows) has just been released in Beta and there is plenty for bloggers to be excited about in the new features being added. Click to Call – The new release includes ‘Click to Call’ which allows website owners to put an icon on their blog or site ...more