Written on February 23rd, 2007 at 01:02 pm by Darren Rowse
What do you Want to Know?
Do you have a question that you’d like to see answered or addressed here at ProBlogger?
It’s not that I’ve run out of questions to answer (I get quite a few through my inbox) but every now and again I like to publicly ask for questions to get a gauge on where the wider readership is at and how I can be of more use to you.
I won’t be able to answer all questions but will try to get through as many as I can. If you don’t want your name/blog to be linked to your question feel free to ask it anonymously. Please submit the questions in comments below.
92 Responses to “What do you Want to Know?”
GuruMonetizer
February 23rd, 2007 1:50 pm
Hi,Darren can you review my site tnx
http://best-makemoney.blogspot.com/
P.S can you describe how did you get backlinks for problogger over the time?
Tnx
Bryce
February 23rd, 2007 1:55 pm
I want to know what your top tips are for communicating for readers.
BlueFur.com
February 23rd, 2007 1:58 pm
What’s your thoughts on Shoemoney being banned from MyBlogLog?
mark
February 23rd, 2007 2:04 pm
Do you plan on doing another round of problogger tshirts? I followed the link the old store and it says “CafePress.com Product Not Found”
Thanks,
mark
Wendy Piersall :: eMom
February 23rd, 2007 2:06 pm
Darren,
I’m getting to a point where I want to start selling my own ad space on my site without a broker.
I’ve got the sales experience and the contacts, what I don’t really know is how to put together an advertising program, how to price the ads, and how to best track their performance for my clients.
I see that b5 has a team in place to service clients across your network - is there a way you can scale down their advice for one blog?
W
Wendy Piersall :: eMom
February 23rd, 2007 2:13 pm
Allow me to add to that question - what are your thoughts as to when it is best to even be embarking on selling your own ad space in the first place - or if you think something like AdVolcano is worth it (and why).
THX :)
Craig Harper
February 23rd, 2007 2:16 pm
Thanks to the tips provided by yourself, Yaro, and Aaron Wall I’ve just managed to finally crack into the top ten on Google for my keywords ‘motivational speaker’. I read over on Yaro’s site
here about the importance of outbound links being targeted at your niche. In terms of SEO I know there is a lot of emphasis placed on the importance of inbound links but I would like your thoughts on the importance of outbound links and the websites that you outwardly linked to.
Stuart
February 23rd, 2007 2:18 pm
Darren,
I noticed from one of your recent posts that you weren’t about to share your income via any more posts, and I can live with that.
However, I would love to know what type of goals you set yourself in terms of future earnings, readership, subscribers, commenters and even SEO growth.
Mainly because I’m just really nosey but also because I like to know how the BIG boys play the game.
Cheers.
Linda
February 23rd, 2007 2:34 pm
I was thinking about what posts here have helped me the most, and I remember when you asked for submissions along the lines of, “If I Could Start My Blog Over, or Things I would you differently.’ I printed them, and I still learn something when I go back and read them. I would appreciate another round of that some time.
Thanks,
Linda
Ah Pek
February 23rd, 2007 2:36 pm
Yes Darren, in fact I do have a question that I was thinking of asking you through your inbox.
I have started a new blog, and I will be doing a series of articles that are quite lengthy. I have divided it into a few parts. Is it advisable to post it as a regular entry with titles that says XXX Part 1 and so on or would it be better to put all the parts in a single page with a dedicated title? Which option will be better from a SEO point of view?
Binny V A
February 23rd, 2007 2:36 pm
What is the best way to generate revenue using a tech blog? I have some blogs that focuses on programming - OpenJS(http://www.openjs.com/), for example provides articles, tutorials and scripts for JavaScript. Do you know what kind of advertisements are best suited for this kind of sites?
Patrix
February 23rd, 2007 2:39 pm
They say, content is king yet harp about creating linkbaits. How do you strike the balance between what you want to write and what attracts the maximum traffic? Apart from the ideal situation of wanting to write what attracts traffic anyway, that is.
Indian
February 23rd, 2007 2:51 pm
Why does your feedburner says 19234 ‘reacers’ instead of ‘readers’?
Juuso - Game Producer
February 23rd, 2007 3:00 pm
What are the URLs for the other blogs you write? :)
Calvin
February 23rd, 2007 3:02 pm
I really want to know whether your religious background -i.e., your faith, in any way, instrumental in guiding you towards achieving your goals? No offence intended here Rowse, just asking. I believe it does - although you may reluctance to admit.
Brent
February 23rd, 2007 3:15 pm
I am curious about your thoughts on the saturation of the blogosphere. Do you think that there are too many “non-relevant” blogs and with all of them trying to make money online through blog-spamming techniques, is it making it harder for relevant bloggers to break into the “sphere”?
Bottom line: How does a new blogger become relevant without pimping themselves out or getting lost in the shuffle?
Emil
February 23rd, 2007 3:44 pm
Darren,
I would like to know the life cycle of a post (average to limit variance), a chart of sorts that shows the average views for a post after a day, a month, a year, and etc. it would be good metrics to find out approximately how exponential blogging is. If possible also include examples from a couple of blogs.
Emil
iqbal
February 23rd, 2007 3:56 pm
hi Darren
In few days I’ll be having my own web site with own domain name. I want to know can we place the RSS buton which we see on many blogs on a web page. can it work .
Thanks.
Anon Guy
February 23rd, 2007 4:01 pm
Hi,
Probably a stupid question, but I was wondering about how cross-posting can affect the original site. I have a small political blog and was recently asked to cross-post some story I had did on Myspace and politics. I went ahead and cut-and-pasted the story over at a wikia.com site and, much to my surprise, a day later it was picked up by The Wonkette (from the wikia site).
But then I was reading about how having the same story on different sites is looked down upon by Google. Will occasionally posting the same story elsewhere ended up hurting the rankings of the original site?
Thanks,
–AG
Steve Trefethen
February 23rd, 2007 4:05 pm
I’d like to hear about strategies on working with vendors asking to run ads on my site. I’ve had a vendor approach me to run an ad for 6-12 mos. but I have several concerns. I’ve been blogging for several years but only recently (last Oct) did I move my blog to my own domain from my employers blog server.
- If I accept the ad am I entering into a potential quagmire?
- How should I price the ad?
- What terms should I consider?
- Should I ask for payment up front?
- I don’t want the same static ad running for that long.
I have lot’s more questions but I figure that’s a good start.
-Steve
Maki
February 23rd, 2007 4:44 pm
My question.
What’s the best way to consistently promote Cost per Action affiliate programs like Azoogle Ads and Text Link Ads on a blog, in order to achieve sustained conversions and earnings in the long run?
Can we just rely on optimized passive ad placement or do we need to pitch the program relatively frequently to achieve success? How should we integrate it with other contextual ad systems?
Declan
February 23rd, 2007 4:53 pm
How about discussing long term blogging strategies. So many bloggers seem to just ‘go with the flow’ and have a daily to-do list but no real strategy of where they’d like to see their blogs in 12 months or even 5 years. You can be blogging ‘full-time’ but unless you have a plan it may as well just be a hobby.
Nasir
February 23rd, 2007 5:14 pm
Hey Darren,
Have you ever employed any software to prevent click fraud. I know its a serious thing and quite risky when you are using Adsense. Now a days there is a debate of Open Source Adsense Tracker, “Adlogger”. I am really concern that whether or not Adsense allow you to do so. If it is the case how can a publisher avoid click attacks on his ads.
Edward
February 23rd, 2007 5:58 pm
Hi Darren ,
How can I know where the readers of my blog mostly come from? Search Engines? MyBlogLog? Other Blog’s Links?
Thanks
Xion
February 23rd, 2007 6:04 pm
Darren, how to define an ad price for a blog if I am going to sell my own ad place without any agent?
Daniel Scocco
February 23rd, 2007 7:13 pm
What is the biggest mistake you ever did as a blogger?
Kumiko
February 23rd, 2007 7:24 pm
While I love and read everything you write, I’ve found that a lot of the articles are written for “pro-bloggers” and those just getting started - who are possibly in the majority of your readers. Things like SEO, Ad positioning and RSS optimization are not entirely relevant for those who are new and just starting. Content is king.
I was studying John Chow’s traffic patterns through Alexa and noticed that his popularity really surged after four of his articles were listed on Digg and his traffic went through the roof. He was “discovered” through these and his traffic levels have never really looked back.
And receiving a link in one of your posts has done wonderful things for my traffic!
So my question is, “What were landmark posts or actions that you did in order to receive the traffic that you have now? Was there a single post or link that sent your traffic sky-high and made you a ‘pro-blogger?”
Thank you for your consideration,
Kumiko Suzuki
Kumiko
February 23rd, 2007 7:26 pm
Correction - in my previous comment I meant a lot of your articles “are written for ‘pro-bloggers’ and NOT those just getting started.
Philip May
February 23rd, 2007 7:37 pm
How important is it to have a highly customized (WordPress) theme? And how risky is it to choose one that might not get the newest security updates?
Rhys
February 23rd, 2007 7:38 pm
Hi Darren,
I’ve been running a site with a few affiliates on it, I have enjoyed a healthy relationship with said affiliates, and likewise they’ve commented to me on a number of occasions that I have generated business for them from my site. Recently my site has experienced a huge upturn in visitors, and the amount of money I’m getting from the affiliates - which previously covered my hosting bills - is no longer covering it.
I am wondering if it is reasonable to ask at the end of the current agreement to ask for more money. If so, how would you go about asking them?
Philip May
February 23rd, 2007 7:39 pm
How important is it to have “old articles”? How much traffic do 1 week old articles get in comparism to the rest of your articles?
LintCollector
February 23rd, 2007 8:14 pm
My question relates to comments on a low-traffic blog. If there are very few comments due to lack of readers (not lack of regular posts), can this emphasise the lack of readers and reflect badly on the blog? If high activity on popular blogs conveys an impression that the blog is valued and has worth, then can a lack of comments give the opposite impression?
I currently don’t allow blog comments due to bad experiences with my website’s guestbook a few years ago. Deleting the spam, rubbish, abusive and indecent comments took far too much time, and my website is just a hobby. When I tacked a blog onto it last year I disallowed comments to avoid spam, but of course this goes against the community spirit of blogging. (The reader comments on your Comments Policy are useful here)
Now I’m reconsidering; the web page that caused the old guestbook spam gets 8000 visitors per month, but the blog only 400, so moderating blog comments may not be a problem. On the contrary - with so few blog visitors my concern is that the infrequency of comments won’t be a good look.
Alistair
February 23rd, 2007 8:33 pm
Having a niche blog means that I will never have the same amount of visitors as some of the larger technology/media blogs. This means that advertisers such as blog ads will not allow me to use their ads as they see me as having lower visitor numbers. Traditionally manufacturers in my niche are wary of the internet even though they have websites - I have contacted a few and state my visitor numbers etc but still they are unwilling to even trial. I think it is because my blog is “personal” but in my niche I can get away with that as it is classed as a diary.
Any advice ?
RachelAPP
February 23rd, 2007 8:39 pm
I have a couple of questions/queries:
1) Some ads services require a minimum amount of traffic (Text Link Ads does), and some don’t (Google AdSense). I’m guessing they might change their policy over time but a table recapitulating this would be quite welcome for the beginner/intermediate blogger who’s thinking about monetizing her/his blog.
2) How accurate is Technorati? From my server stats, i can see a certain number of incoming links from blogs that don’t show up on my Technorati stats. Is it a bug, or is it because they aren’t registered with Technorati?
Great blog by the way, loads of useful information :-)
gabo_uy
February 23rd, 2007 8:59 pm
Hi Darren,
I’m writing from uruguay, and I’d like to know:
Your views on Google referral ads. Do you make money out of them, or is it something to run away from?
What is in your opinion the best strategy, a few quality blogs, or a myriad of two nickles a day blogs?
Do you ever get writer’s block? (bloglock?) If yes, how do you manage to overcome it?
Before creating a blog, what kind of market research do you do, and what tools do you use?
thanks,
gabo_uy
Otto
February 23rd, 2007 9:23 pm
We´re reading almost the same posts on every top blogs - it makes me feel that:
1. there´s nothing really new on making blogs;
2. blogs are past.
So, what´s next?
Jennifer
February 23rd, 2007 9:26 pm
I just started a new blog a week ago. I’m writing one post a day, in the mornings before I go to work. I have a problem with obsessively checking my blog stats and comments during the day at the office. Surely I’m not the only one! Is there anything you can say that might discourage this behavior? Or are there some good desktop widgets that I can run unobtrusively in the background? My regular career would probably benefit from it. I would love to go pro one day but I’ve gotta pay the bills for now!
And I just wanted to thank you for the great blog. I’ve been reading for a while and finally started started my blog. It’s a very niche topic (plus-size sewing, crochet and knitting pattern finds and reviews) but I’ve followed some of the basic rules and am now getting about 90 readers a day…after only a week! To me, that’s grand. :) I’m going to be studying up on more of your tips and redesigning it this weekend. Hmm, I guess that’s another question - I know a better layout would be more useful to my readers. Is it better to redesign early in the game?
Scott Howard
February 23rd, 2007 9:33 pm
When will you post the next Group Writing Project?
Richard
February 23rd, 2007 10:22 pm
I have a website and blog which is well established, many inbound links and high traffic. But the blogging software I can use is limited. It is difficult to customize and the categories are too big and slow to load.
Is it better to keep going with an imperfect blog software and lots of links
or start afresh with the best blogging software?
I thought of this question after this blog post “Don’t make me think - Don’t make me wait.”
http://www.richardpettinger.com/blog/archive/2007/02/23/dont_make_think_wait
Desiree Scales
February 23rd, 2007 10:29 pm
What is your personal “secret?”
vatu
February 23rd, 2007 11:18 pm
Hi,Darren can you review my site tnx
http://digitalworld4u.blogspot.com/
And let me know how to gain more traffic and adsense unit are in good place or not
Aziz
February 23rd, 2007 11:23 pm
1. Have you ever had a thought about quitting to blog?
2. Did you put in more hours of work at the beginning of your blogging career or now?
3. What changes do you expect in the blogosphere 5 years and 10 years down the line.
4. What do you think about the future of podcasting? Can you give some useful tips for beginners?
5. Do you plan to retire? If so, when?
James
February 23rd, 2007 11:25 pm
Hey Darren, here’s one I’ve been thinking about that it would be nice to get some professional feedback on. Tagging, or better yet the use of the word “tag” in a link. I’m curious what you think might be better, to use a url like domain.com/tag/widgets or domain.com/widgets? Thanks
Anthony
February 23rd, 2007 11:46 pm
Hi Darren, I’m very interested in your work flow and routines. What is a regular day in the life of a ProBlogger like and how is it different from when you were first starting out.
I’m especially curious about how you split your time between many blogs. Do you work on one blog at a time or do you work on one task (brainstorming, writing, marketing) at a time.
Dawud Miracle
February 23rd, 2007 11:57 pm
5/8/10 must do’s for the beginning blogger - who isn’t necessarily interested in problogging.
Daniel Flueck
February 24th, 2007 12:00 am
Hi Darren, I would like to know, why you have to pay so much attention on others in the blogoshpere? I mean, isn’t it enough to get high google rankings, which isn’t related that much to other blogs.
Why I ask this question is because I’m writing about “color blindness”. And there are definitely not a lot other bloggers interested in this topic. Of course some write single posts about it but I couldn’t find others writing something in this area.
Is it important to get links from the blogosphere in such a topic and why?
Thanks a lot for you terrific work,
Daniel
Dick
February 24th, 2007 12:01 am
Hi Darren
I got a problem with one of my blog where my blog url is not ranking for any of the small or big keywords. But the blog Feeds are ranking well and even the pages were the site links are spread, are also ranking well. I cannot understand what is the reason for it. Could you suggest me something what to do so that my main site comes in search results and not my site feed or links on third party sites.
I hope you got my problem.
Preston
February 24th, 2007 12:02 am
I started a new blog about a month ago. I got about 40 topics written. But only 2 comments.
I’m thinking of faking comments, making a few users and get a nice sample of comments on some of the blog posts i’ve made.
Is this not a good use of my extra time, and i should do something else related to my blog? or spending some time doing this, is a good idea.
My website is http://www.streetmagicblog.com/
Dick
February 24th, 2007 12:05 am
Hi Darren
You may think that I am asking you too many questions. But the reality is that I have too many questions actually for which I am looking for a solution. This question is related to the “Supplemental page” of a site. If they are bad for a site and if what are the ways to minimize or have no Supplemental pages on a site.
I will be putting in some more questions when I got the time as I have to go now…..
thatedeguy
February 24th, 2007 12:28 am
Most of us that read this site regularly are bloggers and many are trying to get to a place where they make a very nice income or at least a second income from blogging. While getting started is pretty easy, what can we do to get over the proverbial hump and break into the wild blue?
What tips/advice can be given for those of us who are on our way, but just can’t seem to get off of the plateau?
Joe
February 24th, 2007 12:30 am
Hi Darren,
What is your favorite blog software and why?
Listerate
February 24th, 2007 12:36 am
How to best sell link-ads directly? Do you have a forum, or an auction site that you recommend? Which of them is the best? I am trying to avoid the middleman (text-link-ads or such) and get directly to my customers.
Also, how do I know how much my text link ads are worth?
tish
February 24th, 2007 12:59 am
Darren — I’d be interested in answers to most of the above questions …and then some. But I’d also like to know your thoughts on corporate blogs — those that are out there and what you think a corporate blog needs in order to be successful. Mine is a corporate blog, but with a very different approach and audience than the CEO or techie-type corporate blogs. It’s a marketing blog with a very personal approach. Just want to know what you think is the value to a company of the typical corporate blog.
Thanks. I’ve learned so much from your posts — and links.
Google Tutor
February 24th, 2007 1:03 am
Why are you still using this awful font!? It’s very hard to read. For someone so into content you should have a more readable font *that can be resized by the user.*
I can help out if needed just let me know.
Manzkee
February 24th, 2007 1:11 am
Hi Darren,
Your blog is an inspiration to me. My question is- “What is your best advice to all aspiring bloggers (like me)?”
phplemon.com
February 24th, 2007 1:12 am
Would you ever consider selling problogger.net?
– Phil
Joe
February 24th, 2007 1:15 am
Hey Darren,
Your offer to answer questions is quite kind, and actually timely.
I wrote a post the other day Would You Delete a Post When You Know You’re Right about a situation I am going through about a post I had written a year ago.
The wife of the subject of the original post is now demanding that I delete the posts and any reference to her husband.
I haven’t revealed the name of the party yet.
I would like your opinion and ask if anything like this has happened to you?
Thanks,
Joe
George
February 24th, 2007 1:59 am
Hi Darren,
I would love to know the answer to one of gabo_uy’s questions:
>Before creating a blog, what kind of market research do you do, and what >tools do you use?
Additionaly, I would like to know how that market research has evolved over the years.
Thanks,
George
JuicyTools
February 24th, 2007 2:43 am
Here’s a thought.
Extreme Makeover’s for Bloggers.
Go to someone’s website and tell them how they could improve their sales. comments, stories, ranking, etc.
Then as you become more popular, spin it off into your own consulting business and offer to do it for, say $40 per blog.
Then watch the money pour in.
Or not. :)
Mdaughdrill
February 24th, 2007 3:17 am
Hello Darren,
This is my first comment, but I have been reading your blog for several months now and I would like to congratulate you on a job well done. Your web site is an invaluable contribution to the blogging community.
I have a question myself that I would like to see answered, yet before I get to that, I would like to support the questions presented in some of the other comments listed, such as Brent’s comment, “How does a new blogger become relevant without pimping themselves out or getting lost in the shuffle?” and comment # 31 by Lintcollector (question too long to quote). I would really like to see what your thoughts are on these topics.
Let me segue now into my own personal question by stating my current situation in regards to blogging. For the past five months I have been doing a lot of research in regards to the successful operation of a blog and the potential results. The reason that I am interested in this is, 1. Blogging is a medium to transport your thoughts, visions, and/or experiences to an almost unlimited amount of people very easily and quickly, and 2. Blogging has within it the latent ability to transform into something that is not only a communications medium, but potentially a very lucrative source of income.
I am only 21 years old, and the possibilities of blogging intrigue me on a level that very few things have. Yet, to be very honest, I have no idea where to start. I mean, I do, but I don’t. I know that I need my own personal domain to have optimum flexibility in regards to income streams and to maximize name recognition and association. But, perhaps due to ignorance, I am unaware of how to go about handling this step of the process. What type of hosting should I go with? What type of software do I need? Etc., etc., etc.
Basically, I would be extremely gracious if you could create some type of checklist for people without advanced technical or HTML experience who are attempting to create a blog, but do not know where to start and in what order to proceed. I know what my niche will be; I already have my first 50 post planned out; I know that I wish to have a non-chronological articles section, a chronological blog section, and a forum, but I do not know how to go about bringing any of this to fruition. I understand that the topic of forum creation is somewhat of an advanced topic to discuss, but I would be absolutely grateful for some type of walk-through or guide that could assist the uneducated in creating a blog from scratch. I do apologize if you have already addressed this issue in the past, but I am somewhat lost.
I also apologize in regards to the length of this post. Lol, I am obsessive compulsive when it comes to grammatical accuracy and completeness of thought transmission through writing.
Thanks again,
Michael Daughdrill
Stephanie Quilao
February 24th, 2007 3:18 am
Hi Darren,
I’d like to know: As a blogger: What matters most to you?
Thank you!
Wendy Piersall :: eMom
February 24th, 2007 4:11 am
And yet another question came to mind today. I’m also considering taking out the “nofollow” tags in my comments so that readers can benefit from an incoming link just by commenting. Thoughts?
infonote
February 24th, 2007 5:18 am
Hi Darren,
The question I would like to ask is:
If you had to place a bet on the future of search engines, what would it be
1) Semantic or
2) Social
Yahoo seems to be going social while Google is going semantic.
Lisa
February 24th, 2007 5:34 am
Hi Darren,
I’d like to know is it okay to use pictures from other websites for your blog? I see a lot of gossip blogs post pictures of celebrities from other sites. Is it ok to do so as long as I name the source? Example, if I want to blog about what happened on Oprah yesterday can I post a picture about the episode from her site? Thanks.
Jeff
February 24th, 2007 5:34 am
How many more social community/video sharing sites do you think the new Web 2.0 space can support, and what do you think the effect of “too many” social networks will have? i.e. another bubble burst?
Frank Johnson
February 24th, 2007 5:37 am
Darren - my question is how you find product photography for your product-related blogs. Do you 1) take photos of the products yourself; 2) grab them off the manufacturers’ websites after asking for permission to use them; 3) grab them off the manufacturers’ websites without asking for permission (assuming it’s fair use); 4) do something else? Thanks!
Karol
February 24th, 2007 9:55 am
Hi Darren,
Greetings and a hug from Costa Rica. I’m a big fan of your site and I’m about to start my blog soon (or site, I have not decided yet). I share the same concern as #43 Anthony:
“Hi Darren, I’m very interested in your work flow and routines. What is a regular day in the life of a ProBlogger like…” Not only the regular day…but the regular week! I’m very lost, I don’t know what to do first or how to organized my very little time (2-3 hours per day). Thanks so much for the opportunity. Pura vida!
Ross Hill
February 24th, 2007 12:28 pm
What is more important, working on getting more traffic (digg, links from high traffic sites) or working on search engine optimisation?
If you had 10 hours to spend on one or the other which would benefit you more?
mistergin
February 24th, 2007 1:12 pm
Hey Darren!
I notice most of your blog entries are short. I have a habit of not necessarily being long winded, but very detailed. I want to cover all the bases and make the article ‘full’.
However, I realize that I start running into posts that scroll through 2 sometimes 3 pages. I keep paragraphs short, try to use to accentuate, and bold/color where possible, but I still can’t help but feeling that while my site is great for content, some folks may not want to read all that.
Any suggestions on the length of my articles? I keep thinking that right now I want to build ‘pillar articles’ as I believe you called them, and then link to them later on. It seems to me that long and detailed articles now will help get me indexed and linked, and then shorter articles may keep the feed readers happy.
My dating/relationship blog is at http://www.mistergin.net/blog
Appreciate any replies :)
Sunflower
February 24th, 2007 6:27 pm
Hi Darren,
I’ve been reading your blog for a while and learnt a lot from your posts. My question is:
As a problogger, how much time do you spend on your blogging every day on average?
Thanks!
I will Exercise for Comments!
Sunflower
Landon
February 24th, 2007 6:48 pm
Hi Darren,
I’m very new to blogging, so let me just say this site is a big help! My question to you is about providing outbound links vs. original content. I understand how important original content is, but do links help generate traffic as well? As a novice blogger, I’m not an expert on certain topics, so my best solution is to simply link to sites that explain things better than I can. Will this just drive traffic out from my site forever, or can I expect them to come back?
Joe Caterisano
February 24th, 2007 8:03 pm
I heard you own over 20 blogs. How do you stay motivated? How do come up with quality posts for each topic everyday? Do you have employees help you?
Jason
February 25th, 2007 2:04 am
Hi Darren,
Don’t you ever get sick of blogging about blogging? =)
Seems boring.
Thanks,
Jason
How to start a clothing line from scratch
February 25th, 2007 3:20 am
why haven’t you reviewed the number one clothing line blog on the net???
Alex
February 25th, 2007 4:27 am
I’m curious about the process of blogging, from the initial brainstorming to the final publishing.
Ashish Mohta
February 25th, 2007 4:10 pm
Hello Darren,
I wanted to ask if you can blog about the future of blogging.Things are changing all around both in content and technology.Blogs are getting monotonous everywhere…everybody is trying to create something new but there is no proper guidance. If you can write about future of blogging and guide us all and what we should take care and do…it will be awesome.
I had been always looking for this kind of topic in problogger.
Shankar Ganesh
February 25th, 2007 10:38 pm
Hello, Darren!
I am Shankar Ganesh and I am 15 years old. I am from India. And I would like to ask you how far the design of a blog influences readership?
Thank You.
Neel
February 26th, 2007 1:28 am
Where do I start? I want to start a successful blog that earns me cash but where on Earth do I start?
sinha
February 26th, 2007 1:37 am
Darren
Do you think it’s okay for Bloggers to moderate comments? I, personally am completely against it [though others disagree], but quite lately have been getting too many stinkers [people try to pull down, write all BS, try to harm personally rather than stay in the context of post and that too anonymously!].
And that makes me rethink whether to stick to unmoderated comments or..to moderate?
What do you think?
-sinha.
pluGGd.in
Adim Ofunne
February 26th, 2007 4:12 am
I wanted to ask, how you put ads in between a post.
Bob
February 26th, 2007 6:20 am
I want to know how blogging can be used in personal branding.
I want to be considered an expert in a topic, how best can writing a blog get me there?
I do not care about adsense or CJ.com, I want to know how to use a blog to get consulting and freelance work in my field.
In other words, blogging as indirect income rather than direct income.
Steve B
February 26th, 2007 6:22 am
I also want to know about filler/news posts.
I want to be able to write a great post every day but sometimes I do not have the time.
Is there a good way to creating quick “filler” posts of links or recent news so that my blog does not go unupdated?
Vanessa
February 26th, 2007 8:40 am
Hi Darren,
I was wondering what an update of your ‘day in the life’ post would look like now that you have Xavier. How have the baby’s needs and routines affected yours, and how much have you had to cut down a lot on work or hobbies or both?
mysearchisover
February 26th, 2007 11:28 am
How to get cheap advertising.
Billy Mac
February 27th, 2007 3:33 am
Have you ever come across this problem…when I click on an outgoing link for another blog I get redirected to paypal.com…what the heck can be causing that? Any ideas?
alexander
February 27th, 2007 4:24 am
Hi,
I’m very curious what’s your opinion about letting readers know that link that you’re just about to introduce to them is coming from some affiliate program. I noticed that you’re doing this from time to time, for example on the left menu of this site we can read “(some affiliate links)”.
Fred
February 27th, 2007 6:35 pm
hello darren,
i guess you’ve just opened up a pandora box by inviting the public to ask what they wanted to know - judging from the number of comments here …
i’m pretty realistic, so here’s what i want to know - how to get traffic from all the 3 main search engines namely google, yahoo & msn for a beginner blogger? of course content is king but without traffic, you’re as good as talking to the four walls …
for a novice who doesn’t know SEO or internet marketing, does that mean his/her blog is doom to fails? i think most beginners face the nightmare of not having enough traffic though their contents might be good enough …
to make matter worst, it’s not easy begging from authority website (such as problogger) to link to them due to obvious reasons … it’s rather demotivating to few-months-old bloggers to not able to generate increasing traffic after some-time …
cheers … thanx for publishing my comment …
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Barry S
February 27th, 2007 8:21 pm
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February 27th, 2007 8:25 pm
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kevin
February 28th, 2007 10:13 pm
hey im kinda new here.. i just want to know what it takes to bring a blog up to popularity. at first when i started blogging (which was kinda recent), i thought a blog should be like a personal diary, or similar to that. but later on i realised there are blogs which comment on everyday issues.. just about everything. so can you guide me? thanks.
and could you please review my blog and provide some tips of improving it.
Thanks.
kevin
venu
March 23rd, 2007 3:30 am
will you answer the question “why do you want to become a tutor”
venu
March 23rd, 2007 3:32 am
why do you want to become a tutor
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