What do you Want to Know?
23rd of February 2007 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

What do you Want to Know?

Do you have a question that you’d like to see answered or addressed here at ProBlogger? It’s not that I’ve run out of questions to answer (I get quite a few through my inbox) but every now and again I like to publicly ask for questions to get a gauge ...more
ProBlogger Site News
FeedBurner’s State of the Feedosphere
23rd of February 2007 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

FeedBurner’s State of the Feedosphere

Feedburner has released a report this morning that is well worth reading if you’re interested in RSS metrics and the recent changes in how Google Reader is reporting he numbers of those using their service. For analysis of the report head over to Aaron Brazell and TechCrunch.
RSS
10 (+5) Requisites for Professional Bloggers
23rd of February 2007 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

10 (+5) Requisites for Professional Bloggers

Daniel at Daily Blog Tips writes 10 Requisites for Professional Bloggers and has some useful things to say under the following headings: 1. Time 2. Expertise on a topic 3. Passion for the topic 4. Writing skills 5. Technical Knowledge 6. Blogging Knowledge 7. Web Design Skills 8. Business/Marketing Knowledge ...more
Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Google Algorithm Update in Progress?
23rd of February 2007 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Google Algorithm Update in Progress?

A number of readers have emailed me today asking if Google is updating it’s algorithm. I’ve noticed some slight shifts on two of my sites – but nothing major. Aaron Wall from SEO Book has noticed some significant shifts though and is reporting that an Algorithm Update / Refresh could ...more
Search Engine Optimization
ProBlogger Readers Meetup – New York
22nd of February 2007 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

ProBlogger Readers Meetup – New York

I’m really excited to announce that it looks like there will be a chance for the first ever ProBlogger readers meet up while I’m in New York in late March. Text Links Ads have aggreed to sponsor the night (cough… free drinks!…. cough) and we’re at a point where we’ve ...more
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How to Add to Blogging Conversations… And Eliminate the Echo Chamber
22nd of February 2007 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

How to Add to Blogging Conversations… And Eliminate the Echo Chamber

One of the criticism that is often leveled at the Blogosphere is that it is an echo chamber – that the same stories get blogged about in the same ways by blog after blog – without anything constructive or unique emerging. While I think this is a somewhat cynical view, ...more
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iReader Preview Tool
21st of February 2007 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

iReader Preview Tool

Richard has a nice preview of a tool that some of you will find useful – iReader. This tool is a little like Snap (which I tried for less than 24 hours here on ProBlogger – but took down after many complaints) but instead of showing you a tiny screen ...more
Blogging Tools and Services
Speedlinking – 21 February 2007
21st of February 2007 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Speedlinking – 21 February 2007

There are lots of good posting being written in the blogging space at the moment – here’s 10 that caught my eye over the last couple of days. Philip Liu writes a piece with 17 factors that he’d consider when determining the value of a blog in his post How ...more
Pro Blogging News
How to Run a Blog Competition to Find New Readers and Make Your Blog Sticky
21st of February 2007 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

How to Run a Blog Competition to Find New Readers and Make Your Blog Sticky

One technique that an increasing number of bloggers have been using over the last year to create a buzz on their blogs is to use competitions. In this post I’ll share 9 tips for running a successful competition on your blog – but first why would you want to run ...more
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