Darren Rowse

Earlier today I was asked for tips on how to speed up the writing process when writing longer posts. I don’t know that I have an answer that will help everyone with that one as I think it partly comes down to personal style, experience level and skill – but ...more

This morning, a reader asked me this question: “How do you motivate yourself to grow your blog traffic from day to day?” We’ve covered a whole heap of techniques for growing the amount of traffic you attract to your blog in our Blog Promotion category (also check out this ‘how to find ...more

Next week marks the 3 month anniversary of Vanessa (my wife) starting her first blog at Style and Shenanigans. It’s been a fascinating process to watch her plan, launch and grow her blog. Some might imagine that being married to ‘the ProBlogger’ means she’s constantly being told what to do ...more

Over on dPS today we launched a brand new photography eBook about buying the right camera gear. As I was writing a blog post to announce the new eBook I was looking for an opening to the blog post that might capture our readers attention. Then it struck me – ...more

Are you disillusioned or frustrated with Facebook? I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve heard bloggers say that they are unhappy with the changes Facebook have made to their algorithm in the last 12 months – changes that make it harder for those who ‘like’ your page to ...more

Earlier in the year I published a post where I shared links to 13 tools and services that I use every day in my blogging business. Today I wanted to add a four – particularly ones that relate to creating images for my blogs. PicMonkey I use PicMonkey every day ...more

What’s the one thing that you should do on your blog every day (or at least regularly)? “Create new content!” Good answer! Without regular new content your blog isn’t really a blog is it? Another Great Daily Exercise for Your Blog But other than creating new content – what else ...more

Two months ago my wife, Vanessa, started to blog. It is something she’s been planning for some time and with a little encouragement and some design help from Shayne, we set up at Style and Shenanigans. The blog is in its very early days and Vanessa is still finding her ...more

How do you organise and plan your posts? Do you have an editorial calendar? I like to keep things fairly informal but do use a spreadsheet to help me keep more organised than I used to. Here’s how it looks for dPS: The left two columns are my blog posts. ...more