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Last night I was chatting with a blogger who was feeling completely overwhelmed with their goal of making a living from blogging.
I asked them how much they wanted to make from blogging.
They responded that they wanted to be a full time blogger.
I pushed them for a figure – what does ‘full time’ mean for you?
They thought for a moment and said that they could live off $30,000 USD a year …
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Todays post in the Best of ProBlogger 2009 series looks at the topic of making money from blogs. By no means is it a comprehensive or complete guide to the topic but below are 12 of the more popular …
Learn from 15 Successful Bloggers: Grab Your Copy of Beyond Blogging Today
29 Dec 2009 / 35 Comments
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28 Dec 2009 / 36 Comments
As part of Best of ProBlogger 2009 series – today I want to look at the topic of ‘writing content’ and present a series of posts that went live this year on how to create compelling blog content – …
Best of ProBlogger 2009: Holiday Series
28 Dec 2009 / 19 Comments
2009 was a massive year for me – both personally and on my blogs, including here on ProBlogger.
As a result I’ve decided for this last week before the new year that I’m going to do two things:
Take a …
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27 Dec 2009 / 122 Comments
What are your biggest challenges going forward as a blogger into the new year?
In the coming weeks I’m planning on taking a day or two out to plan a roadmap for ProBlogger going into the new year. I already have …
The ‘It Factor’ – How to Get It as a Blogger
26 Dec 2009 / 61 Comments
A Guest Post by Nathan Hangen of Making it Social.
Ah, the “It Factor…” that something successful people have that the rest of us can’t seem to figure out. To some, it’s an enigma, while to others, it seems …
Happy Christmas from ProBlogger
25 Dec 2009 / 69 Comments
Just a short note to wish those of you celebrating Christmas a Happy day.
Thanks to everyone for your support and encouragement this year. It’s been a fun and rewarding year and I do appreciate all that you contribute to this …
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7 Questions to Ask On Your Blog to Get More Reader Engagement
02 Dec 2009 / 220 Comments
Have you ever been ‘talked at’ instead of had someone ‘talk with’ you in a real life conversation? It doesn’t feel good to have someone talk AT you.
It leaves you feeling like you might as well not have been there at all.
Blogs can be like that and in this post we explore the power of asking questions on your blog and I share 7 types of questions you can ask to increase reader engagement.
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