Archive for: July, 2007

Written on July 31st, 2007 at 08:07 pm by Darren Rowse

Targeting Your Reader’s Emotions

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 10 comments

Rand has a great post over at SEOmoz on The Emotions that Make Us Link.
It’s one of those ‘why didn’t I think to write it’ posts.

I guess I’m linking up to it out of ‘envy’, mixed with a little ’sharing’.

PS: Actually Rand’s post reminds me a lot of a great book that I’ve been […]

Written on July 31st, 2007 at 06:07 am by Darren Rowse

Building Your Personal Brand - One ‘Straw’ at a Time

Miscellaneous Blog Tips, Social Media 34 comments

“Customers build an image of a brand as birds build nests. From the scraps and straws they chance upon.” - Jeremy Bullmore

I heard the above quote from Bullmore a couple of months ago and since then have continued to mull it over as I think it applies to bloggers pretty well.

I received the following email […]

Written on July 31st, 2007 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse

The Power of Getting Readers in the Door at Amazon

Affiliate Programs 32 comments

Two weeks ago I started an experiment over at Digital Photography School which I think highlights the power of getting people in the door at Amazon using their affiliate program.

The experiment centered around a review that I wrote of a book - Complete Digital Photography.

The book is a brand new release (an updated version of […]

Written on July 30th, 2007 at 11:07 am by Darren Rowse

Why is my Technorati Authority Falling?

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 43 comments

Help - my Technorati Authority Ranking is decreasing - how can this be - I know I’m getting new links but the number is decreasing!?
This is a question that I’m asked quite frequently by readers and the answer is pretty simple.

No you’re not being penalized by Technorati and no the blogs that once linked to […]

Written on July 30th, 2007 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse

Guerrilla Marketing Tactics for Your Blog

Blog Promotion 40 comments

Aaron Brazell has put together a post Guerrilla Marketing Techniques that Anyone Can Do which have some less common tactics to get word out about your blog.

I doubt any of them will bring in a deluge of traffic - however sometimes it’s the small ways of building traffic that add up to make a blog […]

Written on July 29th, 2007 at 01:07 pm by Darren Rowse

Are You An Ungrateful Link Getter?

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 39 comments

45n5 has a post that has got me thinking - Are You An Ungrateful Link Getter?

In it Mark asks his readers whether they say thanks when another blogger links up to them. He also wonders out loud how a blogger who gets quite a few links each day copes with it.

I left a number of […]

Written on July 29th, 2007 at 07:07 am by Darren Rowse

Speedlinking - 29 July 2007

Pro Blogging News 12 comments

Digital Inspiration reports that Blogger have added a new feature that allows their users to add comment policies to their blogs. Excellent idea.
BlogHer is currently running. This is one of my favorite Blog conferences to watch (from the other side of the world). If you’re there and blogging the event feel free to let us […]

Written on July 29th, 2007 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse

Generate Multiple streams of blogging income

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 23 comments

This guest post has been submitted by Brad Isaac - software programmer and blogger at Achieve-IT!

You are probably losing more money than you think…

One common beginning blogger question I hear is “what is the best ad or affiliate program that will make me the most money? ”

Unfortunately, this question is flawed because there is no […]

Written on July 28th, 2007 at 10:07 pm by Darren Rowse

Media Whiz Aquires AuctionAds

Pro Blogging News 8 comments

Congratulations to the team behind AuctionAds who today announced that they’ve been acquired by Media Whiz. Well done Jeremy and Dave - don’t spend it all at once!
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