CategoryPro Blogging News

I think most people are aware that the BlogHer conference is currently under way in San Jose. From what I’ve read about it – it’s going really well and there are some wonderful bloggers in attendance. However not everyone is in a financial or life situational position to be able ...more

MSNBC has a ‘nice’ (I call it nice because it’s a fairly shallow, but warm and fuzzy one) article on Publishers making money from contextual advertising and gives some examples of a variety of sites making decent money, one click at a time. I’m always amazed by the diversity of ...more

This week’s group writing project is now officially closed with 80 submissions (see the complete list here). Thanks to all who participated. Now the ‘judging’ of submissions begins. Head to the full list from this week and do a little surfing of what people have written. While there is no ...more

David Pogue from the NYT has a good interview with Ana Marie Cox, blogger from the massively successful Wonkette. She’s also recently been hired to become Washington editor of Time.com as a result of her blogging. In it he asks her about how she got into blogging (Nick Denton discovered ...more

I had an email today from two different newbie bloggers who wanted me to pass their thanks onto contributors of the current Group Writing Project where bloggers of all levels of experience are sharing how they’d do things differently if they had to start their blogs again. Here’s a quote ...more

It’s day two of our ‘if I had to start my blog again group writing project’ and here’s the submissions from the last day which will also be added to the central submissions page. Look more forward than back, two million in the distance by TDavid An Even Bigger Chorizo ...more

There’s been a great initial response from readers in the new Group Writing Project on the topic of ‘if I had to start my blog again’. I’ll be accepting submissions until Thursday so follow the process outlined here and be included in the list central list of submissions. Here are ...more

What do you think of Technorati’s upgrade? My first impressions were not that great but it’s growing on me. Their challenge is that they are now tracking a lot of information and a lot of blogs and to present it all in a useful and uncluttered way is always going ...more

Onalytica have posted the results to a study they’ve done exploring the question of Who are the most influential authorities on “blog marketing”? In their research they attempt to explore the difference between ‘influence’ and ‘popularity’. Perhaps it’s the fact that I’ve woken up with a migraine and that coffee ...more