Darren Rowse

If you’re one of the thousands of bloggers out there who’s trying to generate the right kind of blog traffic, you’ve probably felt a bit bewildered at some point. I know I have. Some days I’ve sat down at my computer and literally haven’t known where to start in building ...more

Before you ask, let me start by saying that I don’t feel that I’m a profound writer, or that many of the things I have to say fit the description of “profound”! But in some blogging niches—self help, personal development, and other emotive categories—”profound” is a word that’s often used ...more

It’s standard professional blogging wisdom that to succeed in blogging, you need to choose a niche. This is a point that I’ve made many times, and it’s advice I still stand by. That said, there are many, many bloggers out there with multi-topic blogs who aren’t about to “niche down” ...more

When was the last time you compiled a resource list for your readers? Tom Ewer recently wrote up his own ultimate resource list for readers of his blog, titled 100 Blogs You Need in Your Life. (And ProBlogger came in at number 2! Thanks, Tom!) If you look at the ...more

As Ash explained in her post today, using blogging as a platform from which to sell consulting services can be effective and lucrative. Blogging has long been respected as a method for supporting offline businesses, but as the potential of blogging in general has evolved, so too have the options ...more

Training and electronic courses are common product offerings for bloggers, and as the range of tools and services available to help us create and market engaging courses has grown, so has the competition in this space. Jules Clancy talked earlier today about offering classes and training as a blog business ...more

Affiliate marketing is one of the blogger’s mainstay business models. It’s simple, and as Anshul proved when he shared his story earlier today, it works—but it does take effort and commitment. The first challenge is to understand how the process works, and for that I can point you to no ...more

Today I explained a bit about the strategy I use to sell electronic products through my blog at Digital Photography School. I sell ebooks, but as technology evolves, bloggers face a growing array of product creation possibilities. Just as many hop on board the product bandwagon, so many keep well ...more

This is the third post in our series on Blog Business Models. On Digital Photography School, we currently sell nine ebooks on different aspects of photography. When you look at the blog now, it looks as if it was built to sell products, but it wasn’t. The site is five ...more