This guest post is by Tommy Walker, Online Marketing Strategist and owner of Tommy.ismy.name. Why are you reading this article? Don’t get me wrong, I appreciate it, but isn’t there something else you could be doing? What are you putting off? I’m going to be straight with you. You are ...more

This guest post is by Stephanie Krishnan of guide2office.com. I play the African drum: an instrument called the djembe. I’ve been playing it since 2005. Until last year I used to play it as often as four times a week with a local group. My husband requested that I reduce ...more

This guest post is by Daniel Scocco of Next iPhone News. The Internet changes pretty fast, and if you want to have a popular blog, you must keep up with it. What if you get an awesome idea for a new post while at dinner? What if an important news breaks ...more

This guest post is by Dona Collins of CreditLoan.com. For anyone starting a revolution, or a business, Twitter can be a success. For the rest of the world, it can be a waste of time that doesn’t get the message out to people they want to reach. And for some, ...more

This is a guest post by Jane from Problogging Success. Launching a new blog today is not the same as it was a few years back. Things were a lot easier and diluted in the past decade, but now, the competition is dense, given that thousands of blogs are launched ...more

This guest post is by Tommy Walker, Online Marketing Strategist and owner of Tommy.ismy.name. A picture is worth a thousand words, right? This old cliché has become especially true in blogging. It’s statistically proven that by inserting compelling photographs into your blog posts, you’re able to better retain your reader’s ...more

This column is written by Kimberly Turner from Regator (a great tool that gathers and organizes the world’s best blog posts). – Darren You may have heard the stat that for every 100 people who read your post, only one, on average, will leave a comment. The fact is, most of us are lurkers by nature. I know I am; I read dozens of blogs every day but very rarely comment. It doesn’t mean I don’t enjoy the content, just that I didn’t feel the need—or have the time—to join the conversation. So the next time you’re looking at the vast sea of white pixels below your latest post, don’t beat yourself up over it. Having eyes on your post and having comments aren’t necessarily the same thing. But the silence can be frustrating. After all, interacting with readers and creating a conversation are the aspects of blogging that many people enjoy most.

It’s been a few days since I launched the latest ProBlogger eBook – Copywriting Scorecard for Bloggers. Since that time we’ve seen over 1000 purchases of the book and have had some fantastic feedback. Here are of the first reviews so you can hear what others are saying about it. ...more

A Guest post by Celestine Chua from The Personal Excellence Blog. Ever wondered what are the traits of the top, successful and excellent bloggers? I have. Since I started my blog, The Personal Excellence Blog, in 2008, I have studied top bloggers extensively. I read many articles on how to ...more