CategoryMiscellaneous Blog Tips

Preston asks – “I started a new blog about a month ago. I got about 40 topics written. But only 2 comments. I’m thinking of faking comments, making a few users and get a nice sample of comments on some of the blog posts I’ve made. Is this not a ...more

This post on creating a Blog Binder to help you keep organized has been submitted by Julie Bonner from declutter it. I first heard Julie speak about her Blog Binder in passing in a b5media forum discussion and thought it might be something others might find helpful. I asked her ...more

This post on blogging workflow has been submitted by Melissa Petri of Europe String. Apart from maintaining 5 travel blogs under 3 different networks, I also: (1) work full-time; (2) am a mother of 2 very young boys; and (3) travel a lot for work. Many have asked how I ...more

Stephanie asks – “I’d like to know: As a blogger: What matters most to you?” Wow – this could go in any number of directions including the philosophical! I don’t think I could name one thing alone but here’s the first few things that popped into my head (I’m sure ...more

Phil asked – “Would you ever consider selling problogger.net?” I’ve been asked this quite a few times of late for some reason – increasingly by genuine buyers. The answer is Yes…. and No. At this point I’m not looking for a sale and am not even close to doing so ...more

Bob (no url provided) asks – “I want to know how blogging can be used in personal branding. I want to be considered an expert in a topic, how best can writing a blog get me there? I do not care about adsense or CJ.com, I want to know how ...more

Time for a quick reader survey. I’m sitting here at FOOA and have heard a few presentations today highlighting different ways bloggers make money and how advertisers can target blog readers. These have been from companies like BlogAds, PayPerPost and Federated Media. It strikes me that these three models are ...more

Anthony asks – “Hi Darren, I’m very interested in your work flow and routines. What is a regular day in the life of a ProBlogger like and how is it different from when you were first starting out.” I’m especially curious about how you split your time between many blogs. ...more

Aziz asked: Have you ever had a thought about quitting to blog? Did you put in more hours of work at the beginning of your blogging career or now? What changes do you expect in the blogosphere 5 years and 10 years down the line. What do you think about ...more