Sugar, Spice and Vitamins: Three Types of Posts that Will Grow Your Blogs Traffic
17th of January 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Sugar, Spice and Vitamins: Three Types of Posts that Will Grow Your Blogs Traffic

What type of content helps to build a popular blog? Today Jurgen Appelo from Noop.nl shares three types of posts to help you grow your blog. There are many ways to build a popular blog, and each blog author has his own ideas on topics and style of writing. In ...more
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Interview with Top 100 Blogger – Daniel Scocco
16th of January 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Interview with Top 100 Blogger – Daniel Scocco

I always love it when I see bloggers extending their online businesses beyond their actual blogs to make money ‘because’ of their blog rather than just from it through advertising. One such blogger who has stepped out and done this in the last week is Daniel Scocco who has this ...more
Pro Blogger Interviews
Why Video IS Worth Experimenting with On Your Blog
16th of January 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Why Video IS Worth Experimenting with On Your Blog

Earlier in the week I wrote a post arguing that Text is King in the online space which caused some interesting discussion (both in the comments and on Twitter). While I did try to qualify the post by saying that I do think video has its place and that it’ll ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
AdSense for Feeds Ads Showing in Feedburner Email Updates
15th of January 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

AdSense for Feeds Ads Showing in Feedburner Email Updates

Today I was chatting with someone that subscribes to ProBlogger via email through the Feedburner RSS to Email service that we offer readers and they mentioned in passing that they see the AdSense ads in the emails that they receive. At first I was a little taken aback by this. ...more
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5 Ways Blogging Can Make a Difference for You in This Economy
15th of January 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

5 Ways Blogging Can Make a Difference for You in This Economy

Dan Schawbel is the author of Me 2.0: Build a Powerful Brand to Achieve Career Success, and owner of the award winning Personal Branding Blog. If you ever were scared or intimated of a blog, now is the best time to flush away those fears and start a blog. Forget ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
My Mum Doesn’t Get YouTube: Why Text is King
14th of January 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

My Mum Doesn’t Get YouTube: Why Text is King

Steve Rubel has a smart post up at the moment on Why Text Remains King of the Web. In it he reflects upon why Robert Scoble’s videos don’t tend to generate the buzz that they could and why text has it over video: It’s scannable Text does better with SEO ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
7 Tips on How to Write Sticky, Memorable Blog Posts
14th of January 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

7 Tips on How to Write Sticky, Memorable Blog Posts

Today copywriter Glenn Murray from http://www.DivineWrite.com shares 7 tips on writing sticky blog posts. People don’t want to read your post. Chances are, they’ve dedicated the first hour of their morning to staying in touch, and even that’s more than they really have time for. They checked out 4 or ...more
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Digital Photography School just got a New Design
13th of January 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Digital Photography School just got a New Design

Blog redesigns are always experiences that are mixed with excitement and a little fear – today has been a day for both of those feelings as we launched a new design for Digital Photography School. The new design includes an expansion from 1 blog to 3, a new portal/aggregation front ...more
Blog Design
The Power of Being Specific
13th of January 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

The Power of Being Specific

Don’t be afraid to be a little Bossy on Your Blog. Over the weekend I was reminded that sometimes readers just like being told what to do. In my post How to Launch a Blog and Have Fresh Content for Weeks I was asked by a reader for advice on ...more
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