Written on May 31st, 2007 at 02:05 pm by Darren Rowse

Speedlinking 31 May 2007

Pro Blogging News 14 comments

SEOmoz has a good post on using Digg Comments to generate traffic to your site - take note though - I’ve seen this done very well and very badly. Do it badly and you could end up being labeled a spammer and banned from Digg.
Daily Blog Tips writes about the power of using quotes in […]

Written on May 31st, 2007 at 03:05 am by Darren Rowse

Donations on Blogs - Do They Work?

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 47 comments

One of the most popular new attempts to make money from blogging of the last few weeks has been the Buy Me a Beer - PayPal Donation WordPress Plugin that has been popping up on many of the blogs I read (the first one I saw it on was Chris’s blog (where he’s inviting people […]

Written on May 30th, 2007 at 09:05 pm by Darren Rowse

Blog Profits Blueprint - Free Resource

Pro Blogging News 19 comments

I’m really excited to be able to announce that a good friend of mine - Yaro Starak - has just launched a new free resource for bloggers called Blog Profits Blueprint.

This 50+ page report contains some great information that will be particularly useful for beginner to intermediate level bloggers wanting to monetize their blogs.

Yaro shares […]

Written on May 30th, 2007 at 01:05 pm by Darren Rowse

YPN Offer Publishers PayPal Payment Option

Yahoo Publishing Network 26 comments

YPN (Yahoo’s Publisher Network) have just announced something that I think will make many AdSense publishers quite jealous - they’re now going to give YPN publishers the option to be paid with PayPal.

I’ve been hearing AdSense publishers calling for this for years now but think it unlikely that they’ll do it as a result of […]

Written on May 30th, 2007 at 12:05 pm by Darren Rowse

Are You Contactable?

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 22 comments

Idle Profit writes a post with 5 Reasons you need to have a contact page - I think all 5 reasons are valid.

Plus it’s just bad manners not to and can create a spammy/cheap and nasty impression when you don’t.

Plus it’s just good business sense to give customers, potential partners and those that can help […]

Written on May 30th, 2007 at 10:05 am by Darren Rowse

ProBlogger New York Readers Meetup - RSVP here

ProBlogger Site News 4 comments

To help us plan for the fast approaching ProBlogger Readers Meetup in New York on 9 June I’ve just set up a page for the even on Upcoming.

If you’re planning on attending it’d be great if you could drop by the page to RSVP. While it’s not compulsory to RSVP it’ll certainly help a little […]

Written on May 30th, 2007 at 08:05 am by Darren Rowse

WordPress Plugins to Make Your Blog Sticky

Blogging Tools and Services 11 comments

Do you want to make your blog Sticky (or keep people coming back for more)?

There are lots of ways to get first time readers to become loyal to your blog but today Aaron compiled a nice little list of four WordPress plugins that can definitely help.

I’m sure there are more out there though and would […]

Written on May 30th, 2007 at 12:05 am by Darren Rowse

Social Bookmarking and Networking - How Involved Are You?

Social Media 56 comments

Belle from Working Blogger wrote me an interesting question last week on social networking and bookmarking communities that I thought might make an interesting topic for discussion for the wider community. She writes:

“What on earth is a blogger to do about all the various social networking communities. I do love StumbleUpon because it’s just […]

Written on May 29th, 2007 at 08:05 am by Darren Rowse

Blogging Overheads - How Much Does it Cost?

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 35 comments

Sometimes when I get together with my business owning friends I feel terribly guilty.

The reason - I have no substantial overheads or expenses.

When we get together my friends bemoan the costs of renting properties, paying staff, the cost of advertising and having to find the money to pay suppliers. I tend to be pretty quiet […]