Darren Rowse

Have you ever sat down to write and suffered from Opening Line Paralysis (OLP)? It happens to me all the time—in fact it’s taken me about 15 minutes just to start this post. You know what topic you want to write about, and you might even have more main points ...more

“Beyond writing good quality content, how can I format my posts so that they communicate more effectively?” I was asked the above question by a reader earlier today on Twitter and shot them back a series of DMs with the following suggestions that I thought might interest others (I’ve expanded ...more

If you’re a regular here at ProBlogger, you know that I often post videos on the blog. I love doing video posts—it’s fun, it’s something a bit different, and it’s a good way to really reach out to my readers. I think videos provide bloggers with a good opportunity to ...more

If you’ve been blogging for a while now but feel ‘stuck’ – there’s a group of bloggers about to take the ‘31 Days to Build a Better Blog‘ challenge that you really should consider joining. The Group is SITSGirls – a blogging community with over 8000 women bloggers – and ...more

It’s been six months since I launched my latest blog—FeelGooder—and today it’s entering a new phase, so I thought it might be time for a bit of an update. You might remember back in November we launched FeelGooder and I outlined some of the backstory here on ProBlogger. The blog ...more

Today I thought I’d share a behind-the-scenes photo of what’s going on at ProBlogger HQ—one that illustrates why I love blogging as an occupation. The picture was taken at my local cafe and in it you can see my pride and joy. No, not the Macbook Air—my eldest son, “X,” ...more

Update: I’ve just ended this discount and associated competition. Winners will be notified and the price has been returned to normal. Thanks to everyone for buying your copy and to those who missed out – it’s still available at the normal price! It’s been a little over a week since ...more

There’s one common thing about the four blogs that I run today—I started them all for myself. ProBlogger Blog Tips: When I started ProBlogger I was experimenting with the medium of blogging to make a living. I was already doing it to some extent, but I’d been looking for a ...more

If you haven’t signed up for Copyblogger’s Authority Rules conference yet, you still can… but only until Tuesday May 17 at 5:00 PM Pacific (U.S.) time. What’s Authority Rules? You can think of it as an intensive 30-day “boot camp” for your online business. It’s all based on the business ...more