20th of July 2023 Guest Blogger 0 Comments

Six Ways to Get Feedback On Your Posts and Pages (And Why You Need To)

This guest post is by Ali Luke of Aliventures. Are your blog posts working well, or leaving readers unsatisfied? Is your About page enticing, or confusing? Does your Hire Me page do a great job of selling your services, or is it too bland? Often, the only feedback that you ...more
Creating Content
13th of July 2023 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Content Creation vs Content Promotion: Where is the Balance?

A few days ago we published a post on ProBlogger titled ‘Forget about Marketing: Concentrate on Blogging‘, which led to some interesting discussion on Twitter and in the comments. I love the points author Nicholas Whitmore made in the post but I wanted to give a few thoughts, based on ...more
Blog Promotion
10th of July 2023 Guest Blogger 0 Comments

Forget about Marketing: Concentrate on Blogging

This is a guest contribution by Nicholas Whitmore. The title: What on earth does it mean? Well, recently it seems like a lot of bloggers fancy themselves as marketers. You can’t read a post on a blog without seeing a load of other bloggers commenting at the bottom, with a link ...more
Blog Promotion
6th of July 2023 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

How to Build Your Blog’s Audience with Long Form Evergreen Content

Who wants to grow their blog’s audience? I’m yet to meet a blogger who doesn’t, so I’m picturing in my mind a room full bloggers with their hands in the air! If you’re one of them, I would highly recommend you spend a few minutes today listening to the first ...more
Creating Content
29th of June 2023 Stacey Roberts 0 Comments

Thinking of Quitting Blogging? Here’s How One Blogger Turned it Around

Today we chat to Nicole Avery from Planning With Kids, who was dangerously close to burnout a few years ago. She knew if she didn’t change her approach to blogging, she was going to ditch the whole thing entirely. Her ideas of how to pull back, recalibrate and start again ...more
Be Productive
22nd of June 2023 Guest Blogger 0 Comments

4 Ways A Superhero System Will Make You A Better Blogger

“That’s it! I’m starting a blog!” We all had that fire, that passion when we first started a blog. The excitement of creating content and putting it out into the world was tangible… that feeling (and motivation) to publish a few posts and see what everybody thinks. Fast forward a ...more
General
15th of June 2023 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Strategic Blogging

Over the past year I’ve been meeting with a business coach who has been helping me to look at my blogging as a business rather than just a job. One of the things that has become evident to me is that good sustainable businesses don’t usually just happen by accident. ...more
31 Days to Building a Better Blog
8th of June 2023 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Principles of Choosing a Profitable Blog Topic

I recently had a conversation with a reader about selecting the right topic for a profitable blog. In this discussion, I realized that finding a balance among various factors is crucial. Let’s explore these essential principles for choosing a profitable blog topic. Topic Popularity One important factor in the success ...more
Making money
1st of June 2023 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

An Introduction to Using Images on Blogs

The following post was originally submitted by Duncan Riley from the Blog Herald, Weblog Empire and updated with current tools and tips. I asked Duncan to explore the topic of using Images on Blogs. I think you’ll agree that his article below is a very comprehensive exploration of the topic, ...more
Blog Design