
Four Reader Myths You Can Safely Ignore
In blogging, we often talk about the reader or the visitor, and what our audiences like (or don’t!). A lot of blanket statements are made around the ways we approach and connect with our audiences. But many of these ideas are little more than myth. Let’s look at four of ...more
Writing Content

And the Winners Are … #QldBlog
As promised earlier in the week, today I’ve got great pleasure in naming the winners of the Great Barrier Reef Queensland Blogger Correspondent competition. 767 bloggers entered the competition. They came from an amazing array of counties (52 in all)—from the US, UK, Germany, Australia, Spain, Malaysia, Belize, Netherlands, Canada, ...more
ProBlogger Site News

Unearthing Your Blog’s Money Pages
This guest post is by the Web Marketing Ninja. Earlier today, Greg explored the question of pricing products that you’re creating for sale on your blog. Setting the right price for your products is extremely important, but I wanted to take that discussion one step further for those who are already ...more
Blogging for Dollars

Come Help Me Celebrate My 40th Birthday with @CharityWater
Tomorrow is my birthday, and it’s one of those big ones: I’m turning 40! Life’s been so busy lately—with blogging, three kids, my photographic obsession, and the other organizations I give time to—so I’ve not had a lot of time to ponder what being 40 years of age really means ...more
Featured Posts

Introducing Blekko, the Self-curated Search Engine
This guest post is by Philip Rudy of ImageWorks Studio. Have you used Blekko yet? It’s the search engine that prides itself on human curation. You as the user can actually tailor your own personal search results, which begs the question: does Blekko have some type of insight into blending “search ...more
Search Engine Optimization

Essential SEO Settings for Every New WordPress Blog
This guest post is by Karol K of ThemeFuse. Some bloggers, designers, and WordPress developers have a kind of love-hate relationship with SEO. I know—some people tend to be overly focused on everything SEO-related, and they just keep blasting us with the next “crucial” SEO advice every day. On the ...more
Search Engine Optimization
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What’s the Best Type of Affiliate Site? [Case Study]
This guest post is by Anshul Dayal of Nichsense Niche Marketing. Once upon a time, making money with affiliate marketing and AdSense was a question of following this step-by step recipe (circa 2009): Find a product to promote on Clickbank or other affiliate networks. Find a low-competition keyword. Register an ...more
Affiliate Programs

Google Publisher Toolbar—a Must-have for AdSense Publishers
This guest post is by Kevin Muldoon of WordPress Mods. Google AdSense has been in the news a lot over the last month, for all the wrong reasons. Many top AdSense publishers such as Zac Johnson and Spencer Haws have had their accounts banned and their last month of earnings ...more
Advertising

Question: How Do You Beat the Social Media Monster?
Over the last couple of days we’ve looked at various tactics that bloggers are using to gain traction, grow followings, and generate blog traffic on: Google+ Twitter Facebook Pinterest I’m sure that these posts gave you some great ideas for developing your interaction with fans and followers on these social ...more
Social Media