
Feeling Overwhelmed by Social Media and Web 2.0? – Here Are 5 Tips For You
Last week I spoke with a blogger who had thrown the towel in on his blog. One day he simply stopped posting with no explanation. I emailed to ask him why he stopped and his response was: “I can’t keep up with the advances in technology. Every day there is ...more
Blogging Tools and Services

Why I’ve Been Offered Close to a Million Dollars for My Blog (and Why I said No)
“I’ve always treated the first two years of Digital Photography School as its launch phase.” This was a statement that I made in a session at Blog World Expo that I’ve been asked about many times since – so I thought I’d expand upon it a little here in a ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips

How to Increase Subscribers and Reader Engagement
Last week I decided to find some quality Australian blogs to subscribe to. I used a newly compiled list of Australian Marketing Blogs that Julian Cole put together as the basis for my search. I was excited by the quality of some of the blogs on that list – but ...more
Blog Design

Amazon Associates Program Add ‘Site Stripe’ – Make Affiliate Links from Any Page on Amazon
I just logged into Amazon Associates just now and found that they’ve done a redesign of their Associates area and have added a very handy new feature for Amazon Associates publishers. It’s called ‘Site Stripe’ and essentially it allows you to create affiliate links as you surf Amazon. It’s a ...more
Affiliate Programs

Types of Blogs – Can we Categorize Them?
I just received the following question about categorizing blogs from Ann Handley (from MarketingProfs) that I thought would make a good discussion starter. “A few weeks ago, Chris Brogan (writing on Shannon Paul’s blog) talked about the importance of being consistent on your blog. Some blogs, like my personal blog ...more
Reader Questions

13 Tips to Recession Proof Your Blog
How can I prepare my blog for a recession or economic downturn? Image by Rednuht Yesterday I asked my Twitter followers what they wanted me to write a post about on ProBlogger and this question (and variations of it) was asked repeatedly. So today I want to suggest a number ...more
Featured Posts

A Guide to Corporate Blogging
Today Reem Abeidoh looks at Corporate blogging and shares 13 Steps Fortune 500 companies take to Create a Blog. Image by iDream_in_Infrared In order to maintain a competitive edge, corporations are increasingly looking for opportunities to make them stand out. Although traditional media serves as a solid medium that disperses ...more
Business Blogging

Reflections on Poverty – Blog Action Day 2008
Today is Blog Action Day – a day where thousands of bloggers around the world commit to write on the one topic in the hope of creating awareness around that issue. The topic this year is Poverty. For a lot of great resources on the topic of Poverty check out ...more
ProBlogger Site News

How to Get Search Engine Traffic to Your Blog
“What is the best way to get Search Engine Traffic to Your Blog?” Last week I spoke at a Search Engine Marketing conference in Sydney about my experience of blogging. As part of the presentation I was asked to talk about my tips on getting traffic from search engines. I ...more
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