Written on August 31st, 2007 at 10:08 pm by Darren Rowse

Speedlinking - 31 August 2007

Pro Blogging News 17 comments

I’ve not done many Speedlinking posts this month due to the 31 day project. But as it’s the last day I thought I’d post a few:

Chitika have launched a Premium Publishers Club which enables members to get a higher revenue share, get paid for impressions as well as clicks, real time auditing, dedicated account manager […]

Written on August 31st, 2007 at 09:08 am by Darren Rowse

How I Produce Video Blog Posts

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 38 comments

Each time I release a new Video based post I get a number of questions about the technicalities of producing the video. So today I thought I’d answer the most common questions that I’ve been asked so far. By no means am I a ProVideoBlogger. I’ve produced just a handful of them and know I […]

Written on August 31st, 2007 at 05:08 am by Darren Rowse

Run a SWOT Analysis on Your Blog

31 Days to Building a Better Blog, Miscellaneous Blog Tips 21 comments

Today is the last day in the 31 Days to Building a Better Blog project and as a result I want to make your last task a little reflective and forward looking.

Your task today is to run a SWOT Analysis on your blog.
A SWOT analysis is a strategic tool that has been used for many […]

Written on August 31st, 2007 at 12:08 am by Darren Rowse

Who Does Your Blog Serve? The Secret to Sustainable Blogging

Miscellaneous Blog Tips, Video Posts 42 comments

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Who does Your Blog Serve?
In today’s video I take a look at two groups of people that a blog needs to benefit if it’s going to sustain itself for the long haul.
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Written on August 30th, 2007 at 07:08 pm by Darren Rowse

The ProBlogger Job Board Gets an Overhaul

ProBlogger Site News 13 comments

Another part of the ProBlogger redesign is done with the migration of the ProBlogger Job Boards to a new backend and design.

While those who use the boards regularly will only see a completely new design - the main functions of the board are exactly the same as they were before. On the back end however, […]

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

The Right Width for Your Blog

Blog Design 57 comments

The following post on blog width was submitted by Michael Martin from Pro Blog Design.

800×600… 1024×768… 1280×1024… There are dozens of different screen resolutions available, and what’s more is that not all users have their browsers at full size, making it even harder to choose a resolution to design for.

Lies, Damned Lies…
Most statistics are of […]

Written on August 30th, 2007 at 12:08 am by Darren Rowse

Explore a Social Media Site

31 Days to Building a Better Blog, Social Media 28 comments

Today’s task in the 31 Days to Building a Better Blog Project (this is the 2nd last day) is to explore a social media site (whether it be a networking site or a bookmarking one) that you might not have seen or explored previously. I’m not going to tell you which one to choose to […]

Written on August 29th, 2007 at 11:08 am by Darren Rowse

AuctionAds Update Their Look

Advertising 16 comments

AuctionAds has done an update in a number of areas of what they are offering publishers with what they describe as a new ‘Web 2.0 Ad Creative’ (new colors and a new design - see the example to the left).

They’ve also optimized ad images (much improved) and have updated their hardware which will improve uptime […]

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

Email a Blogger that Linked to You to Say Thanks

31 Days to Building a Better Blog, Blog Promotion 27 comments

One of the lifelines that keeps a blog healthy and growing is the incoming link. When other blogs and websites link to you blog they inject your blog with ‘juice’ that brings it real life in three main ways:

Google Juice - incoming links are gold when it comes to climbing the search engines rankings. Every […]