Darren Rowse

Late last week I received an invitation to try out Google Analytics’ new Real Time Stats feature, which was announced a couple of weeks ago. I’m not sure when it will be available to everyone, so thought I’d give a quick preview of it. While it is very simple I ...more

Last Friday was the second Melbourne ProBlogger Event, and I thought I’d take a moment or two today to create a bit of a summary of what happened on the day for those who weren’t able to be there. Wow, what a day it was! A total of 271 bloggers ...more

One of the types of posts that I’ve created quite a few of over the last few years here on ProBlogger is the “talking head” video post—like the one you see above. In this video I talk a little about some of the benefits of using video in this way ...more

As I reflect upon the times when I’ve felt most “effective” as a blogger (and perhaps as a human), I think it’s times when I’ve built these three things into life. Space Perhaps it’s just me and my personality, but I find that if I don’t create space… to reflect ...more

In just over a month Blog World Expo will be happening in Los Angeles from 3-5 November – and I will be there – speaking at one of the Track Keynotes (topic TBA). I didn’t think I would get there this year with a new baby in the house but ...more

A few weeks ago here on ProBlogger we launched a product I’m really proud of—the Blogger’s Guide to Online Marketing Kit written by the Web Marketing Ninja (the guy who has helped me shape my own blogging business model over the last few years). The kit is essentially based around ...more

Continuing our discussion of things you should be doing right now to improve your blog, today’s tip—the final in this series—is: 13. Bundle your best posts as an ebook This is a variation on the first post in this series, about creating a product, but for those of you feeling ...more

Today was an exciting day for me – I was one of a small group of bloggers invited to cover a training session of the Carlton Football Club (the ‘Blues’) – the football team I support. For those of you outside of Australia – the Carlton Football Club (CFC) is ...more

Continuing our discussion of things you should be doing right now to improve your blog, today’s tip is: 11. Link to your hosting or blog theme provider with an affiliate link I spoke with one craft blogger recently who has a medium-sized blog and told me that her third-strongest income ...more