Darren Rowse

Jason Dowdell at Marketing Shift has a post where he analyses the Feedster top 500 list and finds that it is ‘dead wrong’. ‘Sites with RSS feeds and even some without are being considered blogs when they clearly aren’t. Blog search has a long way to go but that’s another ...more

Today I’ve added a ProBlogger In the Press page to this blog as a central place to list the mentions this blog has had in mainstream media (and some of the larger online news sources.

Here are today’s reader submissions for the 31 Day Project: Thom submitted Networking and Blogging – Blogging and Networking Ignat has written Helping Bloggers get to the top Jon’s submitted Copywriting Tips from the Donald Gary has written How to become the ‘Go To’ in your niche Connected Internet alerted ...more

Ads on Blogs (a newish blog – to me at least) has a list of Useful Blog Forums for those interested in discussing the ins and outs of blogging. Do many here use blog specific forums? I have to admit to not using them much – if I go to ...more

After the leaks of Weblogs Inc’s blogger contract Paul Scrivens has published the members agreement that members of 9Rules sign. Having seen both Weblogs Inc’s and 9Rules contracts/agreements I will say that they are like chalk and cheese. This of course reflects the massive differences between the two blog networks. ...more

Aaron has just been sued for content in comments left on his blog. This could be a precedent setting case that could have massive ramifications upon bloggers.

Duncan has an interesting post that sheds some light on the rate that Weblogs Inc pay some of their writers. The information was gleaned from a blogger who was given a Weblogs Inc contract but who decided not to sign up (see their account of events here). Duncan writes: ‘According ...more

We’ve now looked at a number of popular affiliate programs for bloggers and today I’d like to finish off this series by giving a few tips that should help bloggers get the best results out of any affiliate program that they choose to run with. 1. Consider your Audience It ...more

We’re getting close to the end of the 31 Day Project and today I have three reader submitted links for your reading pleasure: Yzabel submitted Trackbacks Unveiled Tony writes Content Management Systems – not for me Steve let us know about The Medium vs. the Message Write your blog tip ...more