Archive for: February, 2007
Written on February 24th, 2007 at 01:02 am by Darren Rowse
Secret Confessions of a Link-A-Holic
Is it just me or has everyone been becoming a little ‘link obsessed’ lately?
This week I’ve been counting the number of posts I’ve seen written about getting links for your blog - I’m over 40 and still counting.
Posts I’ve seen this week so far have covered:
How to ask for links
What type of links to ask […]
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 […]
Written on February 23rd, 2007 at 07:02 am by Darren Rowse
FeedBurner’s State of the Feedosphere
Feedburner has released a report this morning that is well worth reading if you’re interested in RSS metrics and the recent changes in how Google Reader is reporting he numbers of those using their service.
For analysis of the report head over to Aaron Brazell and TechCrunch.
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Written on February 23rd, 2007 at 02:02 am by Darren Rowse
10 (+5) Requisites for Professional Bloggers
Daniel at Daily Blog Tips writes 10 Requisites for Professional Bloggers and has some useful things to say under the following headings:
1. Time
2. Expertise on a topic
3. Passion for the topic
4. Writing skills
5. Technical Knowledge
6. Blogging Knowledge
7. Web Design Skills
8. Business/Marketing Knowledge
9. Creativity and Innovative Ideas
10. Network of contacts
While I think all of these skills […]
Written on February 23rd, 2007 at 12:02 am by Darren Rowse
Google Algorithm Update in Progress?
A number of readers have emailed me today asking if Google is updating it’s algorithm. I’ve noticed some slight shifts on two of my sites - but nothing major. Aaron Wall from SEO Book has noticed some significant shifts though and is reporting that an Algorithm Update / Refresh could well be in progress.
I’m not […]
Written on February 22nd, 2007 at 08:02 am by Darren Rowse
ProBlogger Readers Meetup - New York
I’m really excited to announce that it looks like there will be a chance for the first ever ProBlogger readers meet up while I’m in New York in late March.
Text Links Ads have aggreed to sponsor the night (cough… free drinks!…. cough) and we’re at a point where we’ve narrowed down the date to […]
Written on February 22nd, 2007 at 02:02 am by Darren Rowse
How to Add to Blogging Conversations… And Eliminate the Echo Chamber
One of the criticism that is often leveled at the Blogosphere is that it is an echo chamber - that the same stories get blogged about in the same ways by blog after blog - without anything constructive or unique emerging.
While I think this is a somewhat cynical view, it doesn’t take long when digging […]
Written on February 21st, 2007 at 02:02 pm by Darren Rowse
iReader Preview Tool
Richard has a nice preview of a tool that some of you will find useful - iReader.
This tool is a little like Snap (which I tried for less than 24 hours here on ProBlogger - but took down after many complaints) but instead of showing you a tiny screen capture of where a link on […]
Written on February 21st, 2007 at 05:02 am by Darren Rowse
Speedlinking - 21 February 2007
There are lots of good posting being written in the blogging space at the moment - here’s 10 that caught my eye over the last couple of days.
Philip Liu writes a piece with 17 factors that he’d consider when determining the value of a blog in his post How Much Are Blogs Worth And […]
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