Freedom to Be
5th of October 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Freedom to Be

I love hear bloggers talking about their journey of blogging and some of the discoveries they make alone the road. Today in this guest post Renee Mayne from Bra Queen does just that. Everyone has a purpose, a reason as to why they start blogging.   Mine was because I ...more
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The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web [Video Review]
4th of October 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web [Video Review]

Here’s a quick review of a book that I’ve been reading – The New Community Rules: Marketing on the Social Web – through over the past few weeks by Tamar Weinberg. It’s a great read! Apologies to Tamar for mispronouncing her name – should have been more like ‘Tuh-MAR’!
Blogging Tools and Services
Why Blogging is Like The Wizard of Oz and There’s No Place Like Home. A Polemic or Maybe a Manifesto. For all the Red Shoe Bloggers.
3rd of October 2009 kellydiels 0 Comments

Why Blogging is Like The Wizard of Oz and There’s No Place Like Home. A Polemic or Maybe a Manifesto. For all the Red Shoe Bloggers.

A Guest Post by Kelly Diels. Let’s mash up reality and assume that Dorothy wrote The Wizard of Oz and it is a memoir told through the lens of pharmaceuticals and it is to be published next year. Dorothy has written a great book: part trippy fantasy, part freudian/jungian/wonky archetypical ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
ProBlogger.com is Live! JOIN with 1200+ Bloggers to Improve Your Blog
2nd of October 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

ProBlogger.com is Live! JOIN with 1200+ Bloggers to Improve Your Blog

What would happen if the thousands of bloggers who read ProBlogger each day decided to work together to improve their blogs? This is a question that has been on my mind lately – I thought it was time to find out what the answer is. So far 800 1200+ bloggers ...more
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Should You Use a Localized Domain Name?
1st of October 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Should You Use a Localized Domain Name?

I’m regularly asked about local domain names and whether they are worth using on a blog. My answer usually revolves around the question of ‘what audience are you trying to reach?‘ Let me explain. When I first secured my own domain name I chose a .au (Australia) domain without really ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Books – How to Expand your Blog #2
29th of September 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Books – How to Expand your Blog #2

See the full sized version of this video at YouTube – Expand Your Blog By Adding a Book. A couple of weeks back I introduced a brainstorming exercise that gets bloggers to think about how to expand their blog. I followed that post up with an exploration of adding a ...more
Video Posts
Top 10 Posts on ProBlogger Q3 2009
28th of September 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Top 10 Posts on ProBlogger Q3 2009

Over the last three months on ProBlogger it’s been a pretty busy time – here are the most popular posts – judged by mixture of factors including traffic and comments. 9 Things to Do To Make Sure Your Next Blog Post is Read by More than Your Mom 8 First ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Blogging Tips in 140 Characters or Less
27th of September 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Blogging Tips in 140 Characters or Less

A couple of days back I tweeted this question: “Question: what’s your #1 blog tip in 140 characters or less? GO!'” Over the next hour or two a lot of great responses came in – so I thought I’d post a link to them today because I think in the ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
How to Create Reader Profiles/Personas to Inspire and Inform Your Blogging
26th of September 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

How to Create Reader Profiles/Personas to Inspire and Inform Your Blogging

One of the techniques that I’ve employed in my blogging over the last 6 months behind the scenes is to create Reader Profiles (or Personas). The technique is simply – open up a word document and begin to describe a type of reader that you’re either attempting to write for ...more
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