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#TodayNotSomeday: Create a Product
Today kicks off the first episode of our 10-part podcast series about finally turning those “one day” dreams into today’s to-do list! As I mentioned on Monday, these topics are focused on the ones I know most of you have on your someday pile of tasks, so during the month ...more
Blogging for Dollars

How I Lost 80% of My Traffic Overnight (And How I Got it Back, Plus More!)
In today’s episode of the ProBlogger podcast, I want to tell you a little story. I want to tell you about one morning in 2004 when I realised my blog, which I’d recently established as my full time source of income, had hardly any traffic coming to it. I lost ...more
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How I Earned $15000 from The Problogger Job Board
This is a guest contribution from Andy Nathan, of Smart at the Start. I have a secret formula for using the Problogger job board that will enthrall many, and bring others to tears with their boredom. That is OK! I do not want everyone to use what I am about ...more
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30 Lessons from Selling $30 Million Worth of eBooks
This is a guest contribution from our very own Shayne Tilley. Before you hit me up for a loan, let me preface this post. That number represents eBooks sold in for various masters and partners in the last decade. Yes there are a couple of mine in there, but it’s ...more
Blogging for Dollars

5 Tips for Launching a Product On Your Blog Without Annoying Your Readers
“Darren, I have written an eBook but am struggling with how ‘pushy’ to be with my readers in my marketing of it. I want to sell some but don’t want to annoy my readers. Any tips?” This question hit my inbox today and I thought I’d share some of my ...more
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What If We Put As Much Effort into Writing Blog Posts as Public Speaking?
In just under 2 weeks I’ll be standing on this stage at the beautiful Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, giving a keynote at World Domination Summit in front of just under 3000 people. It is an incredible honour to be invited to speak at this event and I’m very ...more
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EXERCISE: Deep Dive into Your Content Analytics
Today I spent a couple of hours doing my monthly deep dive into Google Analytics. While hardly a day goes by that I don’t check my blogs stats (usually just to see traffic levels and sources of traffic etc) I try to set aside a longer period of time, at ...more
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Do You Make These 6 Domain Name Mistakes?
I’m regularly asked about the mistakes I made when starting out with blogging and the first two words that usually spring to mind are ‘Domain Names’. Most of the early mistakes I made (and some of the more recent ones) have revolved around domain names. Let me run through a ...more
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9 Steps to Creating a Successful e-Course
It seems so effortless from the outside: Record some audio, shoot a little video, schedule a few emails, throw in a live call. Shaazam! You’ve got an e-Course. But when you dive in to actually create your own course, you may get: frustrated – ‘What do people actually need to ...more
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