Analyze a Top Blog in Your Niche [Day 4: 31DBBB]
9th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Analyze a Top Blog in Your Niche [Day 4: 31DBBB]

You task today in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge is to spend some time on a successful blog in your niche. The purpose of this task is not to promote yourself on the blog – but rather to spend time watching, listening and observing how the ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Promote a Blog Post [Day 3 – 31DBBB]
8th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Promote a Blog Post [Day 3 – 31DBBB]

Yesterday’s task in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge was to write a ‘list post’ on your blog. Hopefully you’ve had a chance to write that up and publish it by now. Today we’re going to take that post and attempt to drive some readers to it. ...more
Blog Promotion
FAQs about 31 Day Project and Email Delivery Problems
8th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

FAQs about 31 Day Project and Email Delivery Problems

I’ve had a few questions being asked quite a bit by those participating in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog challenge so thought I’d post here some answers: 1. Missing Emails – I’m afraid that for some reason a number of those participating are reporting not getting emails. ...more
31 Days to Building a Better Blog
Write a List Post [Day 2 – 31DBBB]
7th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Write a List Post [Day 2 – 31DBBB]

Today your challenge in the 31 Day project that we’re running here at Problogger is focused around writing a post and is to write a ‘list post’. Today’s Teaching: Using ‘lists’ has always been a popular and effective technique among bloggers wanting to write content that gets spread from one ...more
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Do you prefer Light or Dark Backgrounds on Blogs?
7th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Do you prefer Light or Dark Backgrounds on Blogs?

Over the last few days we’ve run this poll in our sidebar. {democracy:44} Feel free to share your reasons for your answer in comments below.
Reader Questions
Write an Elevator Pitch for Your Blog [Day 1 -31DBBB]
6th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Write an Elevator Pitch for Your Blog [Day 1 -31DBBB]

Welcome to Day #1 of the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Challenge. As on each day of this project today I’d like to present you with two things: Some Teaching/Theory A Task to go away and Do Teaching Today’s task (outlined in full below) is to develop an ...more
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7 Ways to Engage Readers of a Business Blog
6th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

7 Ways to Engage Readers of a Business Blog

In this post Alyssa Gregory from avertua, LLC shares some tips for business bloggers wanting to become more engaging with readers. People are busy, and in order to gain and keep readership as a blogger, you need to provide your readers with information that makes their lives better, easier, and ...more
Business Blogging
Hot Button Marketing (Factors that Call Your Readers to Action)
5th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Hot Button Marketing (Factors that Call Your Readers to Action)

One of the books that I’ve been reading off and on over the last 12 months (it’s a good one for dipping into a little at a time) is Hot Button Marketing (by Barry Feig). It’s an interesting read that caught my attention in the book shop because it puts ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Blogging Debates – There are Many Ways to Build a Successful Blog
4th of April 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Blogging Debates – There are Many Ways to Build a Successful Blog

Debates in blogging circles have raged for years now on many topics. Should a blog have full feeds or partial feeds? Is a blog a blog if it doesn’t have comments? Frequency of Posting – Should a blog post once a week, once a day or 20 times a day? ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips