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I just read Blogging On The Boss’ Time and it got me thinking, how many of us “Probloggers” who still have day jobs blog from work? I know many companies are starting to monitor blogging activity, but part of my job is actually blogging at work. But I find at ...more

Are you starting, or thinking of starting, a commercial blog? Do you have a question that you’ve been trying to figure out around some of the topics of ProBlogging? Feel free to submit your question for ProBloggers in comments below and I’ll try to get back to you with an ...more

When I asked readers at for questions for my upcoming interviews with Professional bloggers – Bobby Masteria asked: ‘Ask long time probloggers what have been their fears, hopes and expectations.’ I’ve written about my expectations and fears and now thought I’d turn to hopes. 1. Internet usage is booming. The ...more

When I asked readers for questions for my upcoming interviews with Professional bloggers – Bobby Masteria asked: ‘Ask long time probloggers what have been their fears, hopes and expectations.’ I previously answered the expectations part of this question – now I’ll turn to ‘fears’ Fears: I don’t really have too ...more

When I asked readers over at ProBlogger what they’d like to ask professional bloggers Hashim asked: ‘Ask them do they choose topics they personally enjoy or just what will make the most money’ Good question – I’ll ask those I interview but will answer for myself here.

Coming up with creative and profitable Ideas for blogs sometimes feels more about luck than anything else. But in my experience there is a number of steps you can do to better your chances. This is the third and final part of a series on finding Money making blog ideas. ...more

More and more people are finding ways to make money from blogging but few pro bloggers are making their money from their personal, general themed blogs. In most cases it takes a blog either with a tight niche or fresh idea to make it big in the blogosphere – but ...more

Susannah linked up to my How to Research a Profitable Blog Topic post and writes: ‘What Darren doesn’t say is just how to come up with those money-making ideas. He’s clearly got the knack of latching onto current issues appropriate for blogs, but not everyone does.’ That got me wondering ...more

A while back when I asked you what you’d like to ask professional bloggers in my upcoming interview series MM asked: ‘I want to know what kind of research they did before they jumpstart a new blog. How do they gauge the “marketability” or earning potential of a new topic?’ ...more