Darren Rowse

Continuing our discussion of things you could be doing right now to boost your blog, today’s tip is: 2. Start an email newsletter This is another tactic that I know many bloggers are convinced of. But for one reason or another it’s seen as something they’ll do “one day”—maybe when ...more

Today we’re launching a brand new ProBlogger Resource – something we’ve been working on for many months now – The Blogger’s Guide to Online Marketing – 31 Steps to a Profitable Blog. It is a Kit that is all about helping you create an income that sustains your blog. Created ...more

Yesterday I gave an example of something I’d been putting off doing to improve my blog—even though I knew it would have long-term benefits. Today I want to continue on that theme and being to suggest a number of areas that bloggers could be investing time into today—and enjoying payoffs ...more

Last week the mysterious Web Marketing Ninja released a free PDF mind map here on ProBlogger (with accompanying video) that walked readers through his in depth strategies for turning a Blog into a Business. The feedback from that MindMap and video were great and I had a steady flow of ...more

Do you put off doing things on your blog that you know you really should invest time into? I do. Yesterday I was out walking and found myself thinking about my “I’ll do it one day” list. It struck me that there were a lot of things on that list, ...more

Yesterday I shared a little exercise to help bloggers gain clarity around the branding of their blogs. The idea was to simply list what you want your readers to think and say about your blog. Today I thought I’d share a followup exercise—one that I also do on my own ...more

“A brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.”—Jeff Bezos, Amazon Founder. This quote gets pulled out a lot by bloggers (I’ve used it three times in the last week myself) but I wonder if it might be time to give it a little more ...more

Skip the Backstory and Take me to the Free Video and MindMap! In 2002 I started my first blog without even the hint that blogging would be anything more to me than a hobby. Over the years that have followed I began to see the potential of blogging to make ...more

“When you started blogging for money, what amount of traffic were you aiming for?” This was a question asked of me recently in conversation by a newer blogger. The reason they asked was that they were wanting to come up with a number to aim for, at which they knew ...more