Does Search Engine Optimization Make a Difference?
25th of July 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Does Search Engine Optimization Make a Difference?

Earlier today I had a debate via instant messaging with another blogger who told me that Search Engine Optimization doesn’t make any difference any more. They argued that you just need to provide good content and search engine rankings look after themselves. While I see where the blogger comes from ...more
Search Engine Optimization
What You Do With Your Blogs Over the Weekend [RESULTS]
24th of July 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

What You Do With Your Blogs Over the Weekend [RESULTS]

Over the last few days I asked the question of – what do you do with your blog on the weekend? There were a lot of great responses so I asked Lara Kulpa to compile the results for me. Everyone answered in their own way but she managed to make ...more
Reader Questions
Why Promote an RSS Feed if it Keeps People from Visiting Your Blog?
23rd of July 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Why Promote an RSS Feed if it Keeps People from Visiting Your Blog?

In the last 15 minutes I’ve had 3 people ask me pretty much the same question: “Why promote an RSS feed where you share the full posts of your blog when it means people don’t read your blog?” Rather than write another post on the topic I thought I’d simply ...more
RSS
79% of Bloggers Pay Nothing for their Blog Design
23rd of July 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

79% of Bloggers Pay Nothing for their Blog Design

Over the last few weeks the poll I’ve been running here on ProBlogger has asked people about who designed their blog. The results are in and it looks like that the vast majority of bloggers are not paying for themes. 61% of our readers are using free themes in some ...more
Blog Design
How to Treat your Blog like a Business
22nd of July 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

How to Treat your Blog like a Business

In this post Robb Sutton – author of the ebook Ramped Reviews. A very helpful ebook that I’ve just read that has some great ideas on how to get products to review on your blog, how to write profitable reviews and much more. It’s a great read on a topic ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Theme Wars – Where WP Themes ‘Battle’
21st of July 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Theme Wars – Where WP Themes ‘Battle’

This is one of the cooler ideas I’ve seen in a while – it’s a WordPress theme site with a twist – ThemeWars. Each week two WordPress themes are featured and readers are asked to vote for their favorite. While obviously the site’s about selling WP themes it’s also kind ...more
Blog Design
How Long Have you Been Blogging?  [POLL]
21st of July 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

How Long Have you Been Blogging? [POLL]

It’s been a couple of years since I ran this poll and I’m curious to see if the readership of this blog has shifted since then – so…. n {democracy:50} Looking forward to seeing the results on this.
General
22 Why Reasons People Go Online: Which is Your Blog Connecting With?
21st of July 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

22 Why Reasons People Go Online: Which is Your Blog Connecting With?

This afternoon I came across the results of an interesting study called the Ruder Finn Intent Index which I think makes useful reading for bloggers.
Other Income Streams
3 Money-Making Magazine Strategies for Blogging Success
20th of July 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

3 Money-Making Magazine Strategies for Blogging Success

In this post Rodricus Kirby shares some strategies of making money blogging by looking at strategies used in the Magazine world. Magazines have been a medium to contend with for years because of their influence over readers, large subscription bases, and their power to generate big advertising dollars. By maximizing ...more
Blogging for Dollars