19th of November 2012 Darren Rowse

One Essential Characteristic of a Pro Blogger [Not Your Everyday Blog Writing Advice]

Each week, my Content manager Georgina turns away around 20 or so posts for publication at ProBlogger. She tells me that maybe 5-10% of those are of a publishable standard, but they just don’t fit our audience or purpose. The rest aren’t pro-level pieces. Forget for a moment that these ...more
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13th of November 2012 Guest Blogger

How to Blog In the Moment (or What Acting School Taught Me About Being a Better Blogger)

This guest post is by Tommy Walker of Inside The Mind.  Editor’s note: We’ve broken ProBlogger’s ban on offensive language for this post, as we feel it’s necessary in this particular piece. If harsh language offends you, you may want to skip this one.    In the Summer of 2005 I graduated from ...more
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12th of November 2012 Darren Rowse

This Week, Try Something New

In the last few weeks I’ve had the privilege to meet a lot of bloggers at various on and offline events. These have been great experiences that have really opened my eyes to what others are doing on their blogs, and with their audiences. It’s been a great time for ...more
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11th of November 2012 Guest Blogger

The Biggest Lie in Blogging and How to Disprove it

This guest post is by Ryan Biddulph of Cashwithatrueconscience.com. You lie to yourself. Every day as a blogger. Okay, maybe you don’t. Maybe you don’t buy in. But you probably do. If you moan about struggling to blog. Writer’s block The lie is writer’s block. You have no ideas. You ...more
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10th of November 2012 Guest Blogger

6 Practices to Overcome Your Fears of Playing Bigger

This guest post is by Tara Wagner of TheOrganicSister.com. Playing bigger. Putting yourself out there. What others will think? Not being good enough. Most bloggers have had to face those fears at same point. Dreams and goals tend to bring up our ugly stories after all. Being a life coach ...more
Blogging for Dollars
10th of November 2012 Darren Rowse

Weekend Project: Take a Blogging Retreat

As bloggers, we all face challenges. They might be as big as expanding our blog beyond a five-figure income. Or they might be ongoing, like the challenges of finding post ideas, or clearly defining our niches. And we look for answers wherever we can: on our favorite blogs, in ebooks ...more
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3rd of November 2012 Darren Rowse

12 Lessons from 4 Inspiring Local Business Blogs

Earlier this week I explained why every business needs a blog. Today I want to show you just how much potential there is for businesses to connect with their customers through a blog. The blogs I’ve chosen here are all for small businesses I know of. I’ve tried to look ...more
Business Blogging
28th of October 2012 Guest Blogger

How to Handle Guest Post Rejection

This guest post is by Tapha Ngum of MyAppTemplates.com. So, you agreed on a topic to write about for a blog with the blog owner or editor, and you’ve just spent eight hours writing and editing it. You’ve done all the right things—read the submission guidelines, and double-checked your post for spelling ...more
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28th of October 2012 Guest Blogger

Why My First Blog Failed … and What You Can Learn from My Mistakes

This guest post is by Ali Luke of Aliventures. Where do you hope blogging will take you? I’m thrilled that blogging’s got me to where I am today—with a successful full-time business, a bunch of ebooks, a membership site, guest posts on major blogs, two speaker appearances at BlogWorld, and ...more
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