Darren Rowse
Why Google is Syndication Shy
Steve Rubel has a great post asking why Google is Syndication Shy – something I’ve often wondered. In comparison to Yahoo! and MSN they seem somewhat behind the eight-ball. Steve writes: ‘Google views syndication drastically differently than its competitors. On the Web Google is all about driving people away from ...more
RSS
Interviewing ProBlogger
Just a quick reminder that I’m doing an interview with Andy in a couple of hours time that you’re welcome to listen in on live. Details are at Easy Bake Weblogs; Exclusive Interview: Darren Rowse from Pro Blogger. Drop in and say hi – it could be fun. Update – ...more
ProBlogger Site News
Gawker Launches Sploid
Gawker Media today went live with their latest venture – Sploid – a ‘news site with a tabloid mentality.’ There isn’t much content on Sploid – photos and headlines are pretty much everything – with links to the articles in question. This isn’t the smartest SEO strategy for most bloggers ...more
Case Studies
Blogging Fears – Getting Hacked
What is your Worst Blogging Fear? This might make me sound a little paranoid – but occasionally I wake up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat thinking about the things that could go wrong with my little blogging business. In many ways what we do can ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Adbrite Ad Packages
A blogging friend just pointed me at a new strategy that the AdBrite advertising network seem to be employing – selling packages of ads that will appear on multiple sites. Some of the packages are packages of their higher performing sites in the network and others are theme related on ...more
Advertising
Shiney’s BayRaider
Shiny Media is at it again by launching yet another blog – Bayraider – a blog that is centered around another net icon – ebay. Their Press Release Describes Bayraider as follows:
Case Studies
On Clicking your Own Adsense Ads
A reader emailed me this question this morning and I feel its important that I respond publicly to it because it is crucial information for anyone using Adsense to monetize their blog. It is basic information but can’t be emphasized enough. He writes: ‘I just started Adsense, and one of ...more
Adsense
Help ProBlogger Find a Business Model II
I’m quite overwhelmed by the response to my post asking for Help in finding a business model for ProBlogger. There are 29 comments there already from some bloggers that I really admire and respect the opinion of. Thanks to those of you who have left your opinion and who have ...more
ProBlogger Site News
Google AdSense Changes
Overnight Adsense have released a few new changes to their program. I’m about to run out the door now but the basics from their Google AdSense: What’s New page are posted below. Most importantly (at a first glance) is Real Time Channel Reports – something I’ve been hoping for for ...more
Adsense