Changing domain names
6th of May 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Changing domain names

Paul Allen has written a post that is well worth the read if you’re looking at moving your blog to a new domain (always a scary thing to do). Unfortunately Paul learnt a lesson the hard way but is generous enough to share his story so that others might learn ...more
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10 Reasons Why Many Blogs Don’t Make Much Money
6th of May 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

10 Reasons Why Many Blogs Don’t Make Much Money

Chris Garrett writes a good post on Can Anyone Make Money From Blogging? and says that the answer to the question is ‘yes’ – but then qualifies his answer with a number of factors. My own answer to the question would be very similar. I would also say that it ...more
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Get a Bag of Schwag from ValleySchwag!
5th of May 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Get a Bag of Schwag from ValleySchwag!

If you’ve ever been to a conference you know the anticipation connected with the Schwag Bag which comes filled with bribes gifts from vendors hoping that by giving you a pen, t-shirt, condom, coffee mug, USB drive that you’ll buy their product, give them a favorable review or use their ...more
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Topix Launches Revenue Sharing Publisher Platform
5th of May 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Topix Launches Revenue Sharing Publisher Platform

Topix have launched their publisher platform which enables publishers to sign up to allow Topix to let them use their content in their system on a revenue share basis. To join you need to have a full feed from your blog and the content needs to be your own. There ...more
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Xu Jing Lei heads to the top of the Technorati 100
5th of May 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Xu Jing Lei heads to the top of the Technorati 100

Technorati have just announced a that they’ve got a new most highly ranked blog on their Top 100 – a blog by Xu Jing Lei which has previously been left out of the list but which has a mass of inbound links.
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Changing Media Landscape in Australia – Seminar
5th of May 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Changing Media Landscape in Australia – Seminar

Those readers in Melbourne or Sydney might be interested in a seminar called ‘Changing Media Landscape’ that Slattery IT is putting on later this month. The topic: “How is the Australian media landscape evolving? The race is on for consumers and workable business models! This seminar brings together an impressive ...more
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New AdSense referrals for Google Pack and Picasa
5th of May 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

New AdSense referrals for Google Pack and Picasa

AdSense have continued to release new items on their ‘referral’s program today with two new things for their publishers to earn commissions on. You can now refer to: Google Pack – when users install it from your referral you get $2 Picasa – when users download it from your referral ...more
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Blogathon Help Needed – Ask me a Question
5th of May 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Blogathon Help Needed – Ask me a Question

I’ve spent a little time today working on some preparations for my blogathon and as part of the last two times I’ve done it I’ve asked blog readers for questions for me to answer during the 24 hour blogging frenzy. So – I’m going to open this post up for ...more
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TypePad update Comment Spam Protection
4th of May 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

TypePad update Comment Spam Protection

TypePad Hacks reports that TypePad have updated their comment spam protection to allow bloggers to ban specific words and URLS. This is an update of the previous version of this feature which had problems because if you entered words that were part of other words it was a little over ...more
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