Darren Rowse

There is an article in the WSJ today on how Blogging is becoming a Corporate Job for an increasing number of people: ‘In its short lifespan, blogging has largely been a freewheeling exercise in online self-expression. Now it is also becoming a corporate job. A small but growing number of ...more

This is another post in the building blogging relationships series. I remember reading two studies a number of years ago that taught me about the power of positioning in social networks when it comes to relationships. One study did research into who the most well connected, social and relational people ...more

I would like to pause for a moment and acknowledge some people who have gone out of their way to make it possible for me to have a restful holiday. The following 27 (so far) bloggers responded to my call for guest bloggers on many of my blogs. None of ...more

Those of you who are WordPress users might be interested in Secrets of WP Theming: Part 1 and article by Chris J. Davis.

SEO addicts are breathing a sigh of relief today after the Disappearance of Google Page Rank seemingly being rectified in the last few hours. The green bar on the Google Toolbar has returned. For the average web surfer and blogger the loss of PR would have had little impact but ...more

Another way to Build Blogging Relationships is to be a good host on your blog. V and I went out to a friend’s home recently for a meal and had one of the best nights we’ve had in a long time simply because of the efforts of our hosts. They ...more

Jim from Blog Kits shot me an email last week saying that he thought it would be interesting to do a post asking readers what their favorite blog layout was. So…. What is your favorite blog layout? Do you prefer 2 columns, 3 columns or some other format? What are ...more

Connected to my last posts on the building blogging relationships series is the idea that sometimes the best place to build relationships with others is on ‘their’ turf. As I look at some of my most fruitful blogging relationships I notice that many of the best interactions that we have ...more

Arieanna is becoming a ProBlogger this week. She’s put in her resignation and starting out on this new exciting path of blogging and consulting. She writes: ‘So, here is a wrap up of some of what I’ll be doing. I’ll continue to write on all of our blogs, and maybe ...more