Darren Rowse

Recently, I posted my “How bloggers make money MindMap” on Google+. I’ve had a few people ask for clarification around the Advertising section, and what all the options there mean. Here’s a summary: 1. Ad networks These are services like AdSense and Chitika but also smaller or more local ones ...more

Continuing our discussion of things you should be doing right now to improve your blog, today’s tip is: 9. Create a Resources page One page on ProBlogger that has worked well for me is a Blogging Resources page (it is actually a page I need to update further). The page ...more

Continuing our discussion of things you should be doing right now to improve your blog, today’s tip is: 8. Add an incentive to your email opt-in Chris Garrett suggested this one on Google+ when I raised the topic of this post, and he’s a guy who has seen real benefit ...more

Continuing our discussion of things you should be doing right now to improve your blog, today’s tip is: 7. Interlink your posts Another task that I try to do on a regular basis (not as regularly as I should!) is going back through old posts in my archives and looking ...more

Continuing our discussion of things you should be doing right now to improve your blog, today’s tip is: 6. Optimize your menus, navigation, and sidebars One task that I think many of us could benefit from on a periodic basis is a critical review of menus and navigation areas on ...more

Continuing our discussion of things you could be doing right now to improve your blog, today’s tip is: 5. Check your metrics for “hot posts” One of the tasks that I build into my own blogging on a monthly(ish) basis is to dig into Google Analytics. I do a number ...more

Continuing our discussion of things you could be doing right now to improve your blog, today’s tip is: 4. Optimize other key pages Yesterday, we talked about pages on your blog, and it might also be worthwhile looking over some of the other key pages on your blog. For example, ...more

Today I received an email from someone asking what my “methods” are for building an online business. That’s always a tough question—particularly because I got the sense that it was asked by someone looking for an easy and quick answer. Here’s my response. I’d love to hear what you’d have ...more

Continuing our discussion of things you could be doing right now to improve your blog, today’s tip is: 3. Optimize your advertising page When I mentioned I was writing this post on Google+ (connect with me here), Nick Roshon suggested auditing your advertising page. If monetization through selling advertising is ...more