CategoryMiscellaneous Blog Tips

This post on Imposter Syndrome and Bloggers was written by Clarke Scott from Positive Blogger a blog about leveraging Positive Psychology to improve your blog. Image by Steffe Do you suffer from Impostor Syndrome (or IS)? Those who suffer Impostor Syndrome are convinced that friends or colleagues grossly overestimate their ...more

This week my guest post at ScribeFire is all about building community and conversation into your blog. It struck me today that the barista in my local cafe is not only one of the best coffee makers that I know – but is also really great at building community (albeit ...more

If you’re just getting your first message from a public relations (PR) professional, and you are wondering why you’re being graced with our august presence, this article is for you. And, if you’re among those who receive dozens of seemingly pointless emails from PR people, and you’re wondering what in ...more

Today Chris Garrett (my co-author from the ProBlogger Book) shares 5 influential books that bloggers will find useful – all of which heavily influenced me (Darren) in my blogging). Blogging is relatively new in the scheme of things, but even so, there are some conventions and ideas that are already ...more

Have you let your blog go? It’s easy enough to do – this series of posts explores 10 ways that bloggers ‘let their blogs go’ and what they can do about it. The season here in Melbourne is changing (some say it changes every day) and we’re slowly moving into ...more

Last week I was speaking to a business owner who was in the process of doing some ‘preliminary research’ (his words) into blogging and social media. The reason that he was thinking about getting into blogging and social networking was that later in the year he was going to be ...more

Thomas Edison was one of the most prolific and influential inventors that the world has seen. Inventing world changing technologies such as the light bulb, phonograph and the motion picture camera – Edison is someone whose views on emerging technologies can inform what we do in blogging today. Following are ...more

It’s been six weeks since the launch of the ProBlogger book and it has been a lot of fun to see people’s reaction to it. Last week Amazon sold out of it and a 2nd print run took place which was pretty exciting and we’ve begun to hear reports of ...more

Today I want to share a technique that has increased my productivity levels incredibly. image by estherase “How do you fit so much in?” This is a question that I’m asked a lot. Yesterday I kept track of the work that I did. It included: Researched & Wrote 5 blog ...more