ProBlogger Easter Break Vacation
24th of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

ProBlogger Easter Break Vacation

Well its Easter (or it will be tomorrow) and at this time of year a group of friends that I am close with always go away for the long weekend for a time of great food, fantastic wine, to take in some our wonderful state’s coastline and a whole heap ...more
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Google Search Box Ads
24th of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Google Search Box Ads

One of my wonderful readers, Danger, just emailed this question – ‘I was just looking through my adsense reports and it occurred to me that I’m not using the google search box on my site to serve ads. I’m debating whether to employ it and I kinda wonder if a ...more
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Adsense Earnings Poll Update
24th of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Adsense Earnings Poll Update

The Poll we’re asking in the sidebar this week asks how much bloggers earned from Adsense last month. At the time of writing this 295 readers have voted (thanks everyone!) I’m going to let it run until the end of March at which point I’ll give you a full tally ...more
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Random Blog Tip – Contact Options
23rd of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Random Blog Tip – Contact Options

Related to my previous post about About pages I’d also like to make mention of another personal preference that I have – the inclusion of the ability for readers to contact you privately. There are many ways of doing this – but I’m surprised by just how many blogs give ...more
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Ambush Podcasting – Screen Your Skype Calls
23rd of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Ambush Podcasting – Screen Your Skype Calls

Watch out Jeremy Wright is Ambushing Business Bloggers. You might like to screen your Skype calls or you might get asked questions like ‘How do you justify your Existence’. His Ambushees included: Paul Chaney Lee Wilkins Tris Hussey Eric Rice Toby Bloomberg Nice format actually – which could be adapted ...more
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Wikis and Wikipedia
23rd of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Wikis and Wikipedia

There is a good article over at Wired on Wikis and in particular – Wikipedia. I’m a regular Wikipedia user and often wondered how it got going – now I know. thanks to Rachel for the tip
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Meeting Cameron Reilly
23rd of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Meeting Cameron Reilly

This morning I spent a couple of hours with Blogger and Podcaster Cameron Reilly. Meeting face to face with other bloggers is always an interesting experience but to do it with a podcaster added a new slightly surreal element. Not only have I been reading what he writes daily for ...more
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Add an ‘About’ Page to Your Blog
23rd of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Add an ‘About’ Page to Your Blog

One of the ways you can make your blog more engaging for readers is to consider adding a feature that I’ve noticed that some bloggers are increasingly avoiding using – an About page. About Pages: Two of the most viewed pages on my blog here are my About ProBlogger and ...more
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Introducing The Wealthy Blogger
22nd of March 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Introducing The Wealthy Blogger

Jeremy from Ensight today announced the launch of a new blog he and a buddy have been working on – its The Wealthy Blogger – a blog about Money Management. Its a good example of a niche topic that aims to provide good helpful advice whilst providing its owners with ...more
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