Develop an Editorial Calendar for Your Blog [Day 12 – 31DBBB]
17th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Develop an Editorial Calendar for Your Blog [Day 12 – 31DBBB]

This post is an excerpt from the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook Yesterday your task in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge was to come up with a list of at least 10 post ideas for your blog. The idea was to spend time ...more
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Come up with 10 Post Ideas [Day 11 – 31DBBB]
16th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Come up with 10 Post Ideas [Day 11 – 31DBBB]

This post is an excerpt from the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook Ever run out of things to write about on your blog? If your answer is yes – you’re not alone. One of the biggest challenges facing bloggers with blogs that have been around for longer ...more
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Set Up ‘Alerts’ to Monitor What is Happening in Your Niche [Day 10 – 31DBBB]
15th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Set Up ‘Alerts’ to Monitor What is Happening in Your Niche [Day 10 – 31DBBB]

This post is an excerpt from the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook I’m often asked by friends, family and readers how I spend my time on an average day of blogging. Those asking are often surprised to hear that while ‘writing‘ is one definitely one activity that ...more
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Join a Forum and Start Participating [Day 9 – 31DBBB]
14th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Join a Forum and Start Participating [Day 9 – 31DBBB]

Your task today in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge is to join a forum that relates to the topic of your blog (or, if you’ve already joined one to spend 10-15 minutes participating in it). One of the questions I always get new bloggers to ask ...more
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Interlink Your Old Blog Posts [Day 8 31DBBB]
13th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Interlink Your Old Blog Posts [Day 8 31DBBB]

This post is an excerpt from the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook Today I’m presenting you with a task that is perhaps a little less involved than some of the days so far. I wanted to give you something that would both help improve your blog but ...more
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31DBBB – Week 1 Recap and Update
13th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

31DBBB – Week 1 Recap and Update

Week 1 in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog is over and we’re almost a quarter of the way through the challenge. 11,029 people are subscribed participants and the feedback has been very positive so far – thanks to everyone for your participation. I just wanted to update ...more
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Write a Link Post [Day 7 – 31DBBB]
12th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Write a Link Post [Day 7 – 31DBBB]

It is day 7 in the 31 Day challenge and today’s task is to write a ‘link post‘ – a post that links up to at least one other blog. Someone asked me recently to name a few ways that I built a readership on my first blog. One of ...more
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27 Must Read Tips and Tutorials for Bloggers [Day 6 – 31DBBB]
11th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

27 Must Read Tips and Tutorials for Bloggers [Day 6 – 31DBBB]

Today your task in the 31 Day challenge to Build a Better Blog is to do some learning from successful bloggers. To do this I’ve asked nine bloggers that I know and respect to nominate a few posts from their own blogs archives that they believe would be most helpful ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Email a Blog Reader [Day 5 – 31DBBB]
10th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Email a Blog Reader [Day 5 – 31DBBB]

Today’s task in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge is all about building community on your blog and making an impression upon readers by giving them some personal attention. The task is simply to email a new reader (or more than one). While the tip sounds simple ...more
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