13 Ways I Get Back into Blogging after a Vacation
18th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

13 Ways I Get Back into Blogging after a Vacation

Yesterday was my first day back at blogging after a 10 day vacation with my family and on Twitter I commented that I was finding it a little hard to get my brain back into blogging mode. @Mikeachim responded by suggesting I write a post on the daily rituals that ...more
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Email Marketing is Not Dead
17th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Email Marketing is Not Dead

While at Blog World Expo recently I recorded this video interview with Abby Johnson from Web Pro News. We covered a variety of topics including why email marketing is not dead – internet marketing for smart people – the new FTC regulations and touched on a new project I’m working ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Your Final Chance to Get ProBlogger.com Membership for Just $1.95 – 3 Hours to Go
17th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Your Final Chance to Get ProBlogger.com Membership for Just $1.95 – 3 Hours to Go

This is just a short last warning that we’re about to increase the price of our ProBlogger Community Forums. We posted a week ago that we’re doing this but wanted to give a final opportunity. In 3 hours from now (1pm Easter US time) the price goes up from $1.95 ...more
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Does Your Blog Look Like NASCAR?
16th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Does Your Blog Look Like NASCAR?

In this post, Jack Gamble from Babeled talks about ad placement and the risk of overdoing it. Are you responsible for a website that has so many ads that it looks like Dale Earnhardt Jr. should be driving it in circles at high speed with a strange aversion to right ...more
Advertising
3 Lessons I Learned Building 4,000 Subscribers in 12 Months
15th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

3 Lessons I Learned Building 4,000 Subscribers in 12 Months

A guest post from Glen ViperChill. I’ve read a lot of blogging success stories in my four-year blogging history. Sadly, they’ve always been about other people, rather than me. And, when I do see them, although they are real, I get a sense that the owner didn’t have to work ...more
Blog Promotion
Why Stress Can Kill Your Success Or Help Your Blog Succeed Wildly
14th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Why Stress Can Kill Your Success Or Help Your Blog Succeed Wildly

Today’s post by Rob McPhillips of Stress Management and Beyond. If you knew that your blog was vulnerable to hacking or some similar security breach, would you take the time to secure it? I ask, because I want to warn you about a greater, yet almost unknown threat to your ...more
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Does Price Impact Which Affiliate Products You Promote?
13th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Does Price Impact Which Affiliate Products You Promote?

When it comes to affiliate promotions do you tend to promote big ticket items or small ticket items (or both)? I ask the question because while at lunch with a few bloggers recently the topic came up and I discovered that the answers to the question varied quite a lot. ...more
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Getting Over the Blogger’s 6 Month Itch
12th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Getting Over the Blogger’s 6 Month Itch

A Guest Post by Annabel Candy – Get In the Hot Spot In marriage they talk about a seven year itch. It’s the time when people get restless and think about giving up on their relationship. For bloggers that itch and desire to give up comes sooner. In fact, most ...more
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An Important Question to Ask Before Hitting Publish on Your Next Post
11th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

An Important Question to Ask Before Hitting Publish on Your Next Post

Here’s a question I’ve learned to ask on a daily basis at the completion of every post I write: “Would this post work better if I split it into two (or more) posts?” While the answer is usually ‘no’ for me I do semi-regularly get to the end of a ...more
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