Comments on: Free Blogging Tips Podcast with Darren and Yaro

By: Loden Jinpa

Loden Jinpa — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 08:39:10 +0000

Just in case anyone want the Wordpress landing pages plugin

http://theundersigned.net/2006/06/wordpress-creating-landing-sites/

By: MichelleVan

MichelleVan — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 03:41:30 +0000

When I first thought about signing up with Yaro I looked around at all the places that were offering it and decided to sign up here since this is where I got most of my ‘free information’. I figured you might as well get the affiliate link…. I made myself a note to cancel within the first 30 days.
I’ve been blogging for a short while, no quite a bit about wordpress, but I made some big changes the first few days that will pay for a years worth of the program. I’ve got three blogs and I’m implementing these changes on all of them.
You have to pick and choose what to do and follow through on BM as there is so much information. I get as much out of the forums as anything, but I’ve also made incredible contacts.
Thanks Yaro, Thanks Darren.

By: Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 07:30:53 +0000

I’ve been in Blog Mastermind since the first day and I find it invaluable, I would fall into the beginner blogger class. The community and help from the members is fantastic, and I feel like I am not on my own, but we are working through this altogether.

I definately recommend it to newbie or beginner bloggers.

Mandy

By: Corinne Edwards

Corinne Edwards — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 18:32:16 +0000

What? Me a blogger? And crazy about it! It is like being obsessed and dazzled with a new lover. When I tell you that I had no idea what the difference was between a web page and a blog until very recently, I would be lying.

Now I do. As they say in Brooklyn, where I originated, “Who knew?”

I have traveled several life paths – from business owner to sales trainer, author, lecturer, life coach and TV producer. Blogging is not a big transition for a writer.

I joined Yaro’s Mastermind Program as soon as I heard about it.
I like Yaro because he is honest. He took us newbies and said right away to build content and get traffic before you expect to make money. He also said to hire out what you are not good at like the technical part. I got a wonderful techie on his Forum who is also taking the course.

Some of it is way beyond me right now. But, I am listening.

If you are new – or experienced – you can benefit from the course. I am loving it!

Corinne Edwards

By: Yaro

Yaro — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:08:57 +0000

Thanks for all the great comments everyone. I’m glad you enjoyed the podcast too.

If Darren wasn’t so busy we could aim to do a podcast on a regular basis ;-)

By: Jason Jacobsohn

Jason Jacobsohn — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 02:35:38 +0000

I joined Yaro’s Blog Mastermind within the first week of its launch. For the most part, I have been very happy with the program. Yaro has kept me motivated and has taught me some new things about blogging. I have been blogging for about 6 months so I was ready to learn more. My main concern with the program is that he focuses some of his teaching on WordPress and I use TypePad. I am hesitant to switch to WordPress because you need to know more technical aspects to make it work right. Yaro should let people know up front before they pay for the program that he focuses some of his teachings on WordPress. Overall, I am still happy with the program and would recommend it to others who want to learn more about blogging and how to make money. Thanks Yaro.

By: Tea Party Girl

Tea Party Girl — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 20:16:43 +0000

I look forward to listening to the Podcast. Thank you for it.

I like Yaro’s style as a Mentor. He doesn’t promise me that if I jump through these hoops I’ll make a bunch of money, but does promise that if I work hard and follow the program, I will. He’s down-to-earth, direct, and accessible. I don’t feel like I can’t do this because my niche isn’t technical.

Yes, I want to make money, but it’s not the only “why” behind what I’m doing. Yaro brings in the big picture and I appreciate that.

He’s also helped a great deal with defining how to spend time as a pro-blogger~I feel like I’m spinning my wheels less and less and not as distracted by all the info I could be taking in.

By: Kim Dushinski

Kim Dushinski — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:29:02 +0000

I’ve been in Blog Mastermind since the first day and love everything about it. Yaro is an excellent teacher! Working with Yaro is like having a GPS for blogging – he gives turn by turn directions to reach your destination.

What I do is grab the great information here at ProBlogger to use within the structure that Yaro provides. It is a match made in blogging heaven.

I will stick with Blog Mastermind for the long haul.

Thanks, Darren for doing this great audio on advanced blogging. It is terrific.

By: Vincent

Vincent — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:28:59 +0000

I signed up for Blog Mastermind on day one. It was about 2 hours after the official launch hour that I actually signed up, because I was reading through Yaro’s copy, just to see how his copy matched with all the other sales copy I’ve read before.

A few weeks before the launch, I attended two seminars back to back in Singapore (24th May till 29 May). I think Yaro was there. Anyway, some of the programs and products offered by the speakers were tagged at ginormous prices, in the hundreds and even thousands of dollars. All of them seemed to agree on the part of having a mentor (perhaps a conspiracy among the speakers?). Frankly, I think USD47 per month is cheap, comparatively speaking.

The one limited resource all of us have is time. Fishing through the Internet ocean for useful information has its merits. I prefer to supplement that with someone telling me what to do as well. I don’t have to do everything Yaro tells me to do, if I think it’s not suited for me. If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 12:10:18 +0000

Great post, I’d love to sit down with Tim one day and just pick his brain and experiences.

By: Karen (Karooch)

Karen (Karooch) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:51:59 +0000

I’ve been a member of this program from the first week and I think it’s great. I read a lot of people who say why pay for information that you can get for free on the Internet. Using that approach there’s no need for any formal education courses. After pretty much everything is available on the Internet these days.
For me it’s more about having the information filtered and prioritised and provided to me in a way that I can take it up and use it without feeling overwhelmed.
And the extras of the audios and interviews are great. I’ve recently started getting more involved in the forums and there’s a bunch of terrific information being shared there.
As far as I’m concerned it’s an excellent program because it really targets you to action rather than just information gathering.

By: Dena

Dena — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:38:31 +0000

I haven’t listened to the podcast yet, but I did want to share my thoughts about the Blog Mastermind.
I had my reservations because $47 is alot of money for me.
The first week after I joined I felt a bit let down because I didn’t learn much, as I’ve been blogging for a year now. But, I’ve been blogging on Blogger and not on Wordpress. Things picked up during my second week. Yaro highly recommends using Wordpress and I put up my first Wordpress blog. I’ve learned tons about Wordpress and Yaro’s lessons force me to move ahead and learn about other things like RSS and SEO for my WP blog.
There is a wealth of information on the blog (lessons, Question and Answer audios, interviews with successful bloggers, case studies of members’ blogs etc.).
The forum is very helpful and it’s an opportunity to meet other bloggers. There is also technical help available for questions pertaining to Wordpress.
I would very much like to continue into my second month. I would have to say that despite my initial skepticism I recommend Yaro’s program!

By: James

James — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:57:01 +0000

AWESOME!!! My only request is that I hope you do MORE podcasts! :)

By: Liz Tufte

Liz Tufte — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:11:22 +0000

I’ve been a Blog Mastermind member since Day 1 as well. And to be honest, I’d rather not toot the whistle too loud b/c I love it as is. The community is great, and I don’t want it to get too large. I love the direct contact I get with Yaro and the other mentors, and I don’t want them to get stretched too thin with lots more ppl signing up. I’m at the beginner level, so I don’t know how it is for advanced bloggers, but what I’ve accomplished in the first 5 weeks has been amazing. I continue to learn a ton, and I’m having fun doing it b/c of Yaro’s enthusiasm and b/c of the great community energy. It feels good to be starting up a blog in a really solid way that sets me up for success without having to reinvent the wheel and figure everything out myself. ProBlogger and other sites have been very useful as well, but they each offer different things. It’s not an either/or situation: I’m getting a lot from Blog Mastermind that I wouldn’t get from ProBlogger, and vice versa. As with anything, though, what you get out of it depends on what you’re able to put into it.

By: Jeremy Steele

Jeremy Steele — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:52:05 +0000

Listening to it right now and loving it, great info covered.

By: emigre

emigre — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:24:23 +0000

I’m a member of Blog Mastermind and overall, I find the program to be most useful for those who are completely or fairly new to blogging but want a quickstart to make money with their blogs. It tells you what to do in a step-by-step fashion and where to find what, so that you don’t have waste time searching and trying.

However, the main thing is still CONTENT – something no program can teach you.

Bloggers who’ve been at it for sometime on their own will find the initial lessons mostly familiar ground. I will stick around for a couple more lessons to see how it goes.

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:17:37 +0000

I loved this podcast. Learned a ton about using creativity for solutions to gaining traffic and making more with my blog.

By: Joe Cheray

Joe Cheray — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:03:56 +0000

I will say I am learning alot from this program. At first I was frustrated with the Word Press blogging platform,but now I am getting along with it just fine. I also have Yaro’s audio mindsets burned to cd so I can listen to them in my car on the way to classes this fall. I also make notes and such when I am listening to his audio’s so I can see how and where his information can apply to my blog. It’s like he says you just have to throw it up against the wall and see if it sticks. If it does go with it and if it doesn’t then go back and try something else.

Even if I don’t make A-list blogger status the new skills I am learning from this experience will be invaluable.Not too mention the huge networking opportunity provided within this program.

By: Daniel Sitter, Idea Seller

Daniel Sitter, Idea Seller — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:45:42 +0000

Just a simple “Thank You” for making this great information available to the masses. Keep up the great work!

By: Teresa Duncan

Teresa Duncan — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:32:57 +0000

Nice podcast – off to check out Crazy Egg. Good info!