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“I don’t think I have what it takes to put myself ‘out there’ every day.” “Who would want to read what I have to say?” “Do you ever get used to the fact that strangers are reading what you write?” “I don’t think I have enough ego to do this!” ...more

Today I thought I’d compile a definitive list of must follow rules for bloggers that all successful blogs follow: I was going to stop at ten, but 11 has a much nicer ring to it, don’t you think? Plus point number 11 brings them all together nicely. This post was ...more

My accountant just called and asked me if I’d robbed a bank. She just saw the figures from the last few months of blogging and, as I mentioned back in my December earnings update, we’ve had some very good months lately. December was my biggest month ever, but January and ...more

Recently, I worked with Darren on some sales content—including launch emails—for the release of a new product at DPS. That launch email was tested against another version written by a professional marketer in a split test before the launch. In (what was to me) a shock result, the email I’d ...more

This guest post is by the Blog Tyrant. Wouldn’t it be nice to send out an email or two and pull in $10,000+ to pay your rent or mortgage payments for the year? It is actually possible using your own products or those of selected affiliates. And while some of ...more

This week, I’ve been reading The King of Madison Avenue—an interesting biography of ad man David Ogilvy (aff). I’ve always been fascinated with Ogilvy and see a lot in what he’s done as relevant to bloggers. So here’s some of his more famous quotes, with a few thoughts on how ...more

Are you looking for more traffic for your blog? If you answer yes – you’re not alone. In fact you’re in the vast majority of bloggers. I ran a survey of a segment of ProBlogger readers recently and a ‘lack of traffic’ was identified as the #1 challenge that bloggers ...more

Update: The 50% discount on this ends Thursday 20 January! If you’re looking to take your blogging up a notch in 2011 with some great training then you’ll want to check out Blogging Success Summit 2011. This is a completely online/virtual event and it is currently 50% off (a limited ...more

Earlier this week I launched a new blog: FeelGooder. This post will give some of the backstory behind it (expect another one next week with more). What? Another blog? Are you crazy? One of the most common reactions I get when I mention that I’m starting a new blog is ...more