Written on October 5th, 2007 at 02:10 am by Lara Kulpa
Another 24 hour giveaway - Where are the poets?
Calling all wannabe (or professional) poets!!
This one closes out at noon (EST - New York, USA) on Friday, October 5.
Prizes at stake:
- iPod Nano (8GB) - Back in Skinny Jeans - won by Deb - Mom of 3 Girls
- iPod Touch (8GB) - Help Desk Geek - won by Tanner Christensen -
- iPod Shuffle (1GB) - I Hate Bad Service - won by Federico Bertolini
- iPod Nano (8GB) - It’s Write Now - won by Mike
- iPod Extreme Makeover (new LCD, front plate, rear plate & battery for iPod Nano or Video) - iPod Repair of Memphis - won by Kabitzin
How to Enter:
It’s “Ode to ProBlogger” time! All you have to do to have a qualifying entry to win one of the above 5 prizes is to leave a comment below with a poem about ProBlogger. It doesn’t have to be a “love poem” or written in any particular style (though yes, rhyming would be nice). You don’t have to link to anything or write anything on your own blog - you simply have to write a poem about ProBlogger the website or Darren, the man behind the site, right there in the comments section (of course if you really want to share your Ode with your readers you can post it on your blog - but we’d also ask you to share it here in comments so we’ve got them all in the one place).
Please include the word problogger or Darren in your Ode to help us catch all of these comments in Akismet.
There will be no judging, so please feel free to write BAD poetry!
The random number generator will choose 5 winners who will be notified by email.
Here comes the rub: If you have already won something, we’re sorry but you’re not eligible. If you win one of the iPods, you will then not be eligible to win anything else. Entering is not a guarantee of winning anything, and this whole thing is just for fun so if you think you’re a bad poet, write something anyway that somewhat resembles poetry. We seriously don’t care if it’s good or not!
Check out the full prize list (now updated to show which prizes have already been awarded or are in progress!) and if you’re not subscribed to the RSS feed by now, you’ve likely missed your chances to win a whole bunch of cool stuff already!
PS: If you’re looking for a little ‘inspiration’ - here’s an Ode that ProPoet Robert Bruce did for ProBlogger a while back:
Sorry, had to remove the video because it was acting all wonky… if you like, you can view it here.
Update
This giveaway is closed, and all winners have been selected and notified. Thanks for all the really fantastic stuff (yes, even the “bad” stuff) - You all amazed both Darren and myself with your creativity!
465 Responses to “Another 24 hour giveaway - Where are the poets?”
Bimal Sivaji
October 5th, 2007 2:10 am
He is the king of bloggers,
He is the ultimate blogger,
He is Darren Rowse.
Problogger set me thinking on blogging all over again.
Josh
October 5th, 2007 2:11 am
To keep in the theme of my anime blog, here is a haiku (that does count, right? it is technically a form of poem…):
Come Thy ProBlogger,
Thou shalt read thine blog posts here
And Make Much Muula
Oh, and if I did win anything from yesterday’s contests, then I’d like one of the four new ipods, as I don’t currently have one myself. I don’t particularly care which.
Starfeeder
October 5th, 2007 2:14 am
hmmm this is a hard one, I already have an ipod nano though and can’t wait to see what others write, or record :)
Adam Walker Cleaveland
October 5th, 2007 2:14 am
If I wanted to start a blog,
There is only one place I’d turn.
When I found myself stuck in the www fog,
I’d have to get on my computer and and go to problogger or I’d burn, burn, burn.
Darren is the true blogging man,
The one who knows it all.
He created problogger - not a ceiling fan,
Such a great website….Darren, he’s such a doll.
Castigador
October 5th, 2007 2:16 am
A Terrible Ode to Problogger
Problogger is the best
This blog beats the rest
Teaches you everything
In no time you’ll be expert in blogging
Wish I wrote a haiku now
The poem sucks hard
All for iPods and stuff. Yey.
Cheapgirl
October 5th, 2007 2:17 am
Darren Darren he’s our man, If you haven’t read it on Problogger then it’s probably a scam.
maneesh
October 5th, 2007 2:17 am
no comments yet! strange :p
anyway here’s my ode to problogger
“bloggin everyday
yet my bank was barren (yea i kno u got the rhyme there :p)
but i held on
got better with your tips
and the money’s followed
thanks to you darren..”
:D :D :D …
Lara I hope you are serious about not bothering whether this is good or bad…hehe
Thaleia
October 5th, 2007 2:17 am
Ode to Darren
Darren makes my world go ’round
What is lost, that will be found
at the ProBlogger Blog. This time
that fascinating job, will be mine!
Oh Darren, thank you for loving us
and all the advice your giving us!
Without you, the blogosphere would stop turning
and you would hear all the yearning
of all those lost in cyberspace
we would only see the real world and gaze!
So thank you Darren one more time
for caring about us all the time!
Tim
October 5th, 2007 2:19 am
There once was a guy named Darren
Who had a thing for Brian McLaren
But the new kind of Christian
Left the blogger kind of itchin’
For that theology just wasn’t worth sharing.
SweetGain
October 5th, 2007 2:19 am
“Every blink of an eye,
I dream greens on my mind,
When I wake up in the moring,
Problogger helps me to make my dreams come true:)”
Damn
Wer is the romantism !
hehe…
Josh
October 5th, 2007 2:19 am
“Oh, and if I did win anything from yesterday’s contests, then I’d like one of the four new ipods”
Err…If i DIDN’T win anything. Obviously if I did win something yesterday, I’m not getting any ipods…
Ravi
October 5th, 2007 2:20 am
Ode to Darren’s Hair
Darren Rowse is just an online rockstar
He’ll help you make money online from afar
But if someone tells you his hair is gone
Check out his videos and you’ll see that they’re wrong
You see, I was inspired by Seth Godin and Darren
Shaved my hair all off, now my skull is barren
I figured I could be a better blogger if I did it
If not the lack of hair, then what’s their secret?
But woe hath befallen me when I learned Darren’s picture lies
Seeing hair on his head left me absolutely traumatized
But a blogger does not have time to cry or lament
To be a Problogger, I guess I’ve got to use an Australian accent!
//Inspired by Mountain Dew, Chipotle, and the not-completely-truthful picture of Darren at the bottom right of every page.
mgroves
October 5th, 2007 2:24 am
Problogger is red
Violets are blue
I’m schizophrenic
And so am I
Patrick Burt
October 5th, 2007 2:25 am
My Haiku:
Helping Others Learn
Problogger’s Kind Soul, Leading
Directing Me, You
Ravi
October 5th, 2007 2:25 am
Haha mgroves, that cracked me up. Definitely the best one yet.
Yod
October 5th, 2007 2:26 am
new to problogger
prizes made me come and post
gimme stuff, darren
Brian Free
October 5th, 2007 2:27 am
Blogging is fun
Much like Drinking Rum
ProBlogger teaches me a lot
so that I can learn to not be a flop
Linkbait, Content, Hootah
Google is Loathed in Utah
I read Problogger in my RSS reader
Hopefully I am done being a bottom feeder
Elizabeth
October 5th, 2007 2:28 am
There once was a blogger named Darren
Blog tips he always was sharin’
His prize give-away
Brightened my day.
(Now an iPod (I hope) I’ll be wearin’!)
Stephan Goral
October 5th, 2007 2:28 am
I got a blog called flogger, it’s no problogger
Im already out of rhymes, too bad Darren’s name isn’t Roger
When I don’t win an iPod my heart hurts
Problogger is awesome, each post is artwork
I never knew writing poems was such hard work
Etienne Teo
October 5th, 2007 2:29 am
Darren Darren on the wall
he sits with me and had a great fall
in his fall, he thinks of blogs
and nothing else that does not blog.
Dustin Brewer
October 5th, 2007 2:29 am
Bloggers are blogging about blogs
Blogging is blogged from bloggers
Where they flock to Problogger
Bloggers are commenting on blogging
Trench Reynolds
October 5th, 2007 2:29 am
Problogger is read
By a guy named Fred
It filled his head
With the knowledge that was fed
Alexia
October 5th, 2007 2:29 am
Problogger Haiku
the bastion of hope
for those who wish their writing
would make a few bucks
doug m
October 5th, 2007 2:30 am
Problogger makes money
yes this is true,
in fact it makes a lot of it
and so can you.
Just read Problogger everyday
and all of your “make money blogging” worries
will go away.
Gabi Jguma
October 5th, 2007 2:30 am
To be or not to be
Blogging for the money
That is the true question
That Darren asks thee.
Surf the high waves, school drop-out or intellectual
Work it the ProBlogger way, just make it professional.
:)))))
Brett
October 5th, 2007 2:33 am
Problogger is so
Money and does not even
know it - Darren, thanks
Barb
October 5th, 2007 2:33 am
Build a better blog,
Adsense - yes or no.
Social media, SEO,
To learn all about it,
Problogger’s the way to go!
Anthony Lawrence
October 5th, 2007 2:33 am
Problogger and Darren have been my muse
inspiration for profits and posts that I use
to spice up my blogs and put a smile on my lips
I visit here daily for wisdom and tips
James
October 5th, 2007 2:35 am
If your looking to make money on the net
ProBlogger is one of the best you’ll get
An Australian from Down Under
He’ll help your blog roll with thunder
I really hate doing poetry.:)
Derek Wong
October 5th, 2007 2:36 am
You can be a couch potato
Or be a jogger
You can still learn things
From the problogger.
He’ll teach you this
He’ll teach you SEO.
He mixes it up sometimes
So to his site you should go.
Joe
October 5th, 2007 2:36 am
Darren and problogger the words I need to get out of the way
To maybe possibly win an iPod and completely make my day
Here’s to hoping a random number generator
Picks my number because that would be cooler than a refrigerator
That’s set to a really cold setting
and My pants with joy I’ll be wetting
james
October 5th, 2007 2:37 am
Hark, the rising sun
illuminates Darren’s true calling
a problogger bright and fair
from the Internet comes falling
It lights upon the screen so clear
with advice to make the soul ring
with inspiring elements of truth and dreams.
[cripes. I better not quit my day job.]
Nelson
October 5th, 2007 2:39 am
jejejeje. this is funny… good luck for everyone.. I already have the Ipod Touch ready to get shipped…
thebassman
October 5th, 2007 2:39 am
A blogger, a photographer, and Australian, oh my!
I see Darren’s face when I look to the sky.
He speaks to the masses, though he lives “down under”
But what happened to all of his hair, I wonder?
Sara
October 5th, 2007 2:40 am
Darren,
Here is my entry:
Ode to The Problogger
What to say of Darren Rowse?
He knows his $hit and rocks the house.
I hope someday to quit my job,
And Darren will help me, with his blog.
He taught me how to make some dough,
Never writing ’bout stuff we already know.
His site, it has a job board, too.
You can find someone who’s looking for you.
For anyone needing some blogging skill,
No one can teach you like Darren will.
Sometimes he talks about tennis and jogging,
but listen up: it’s really about blogging!
Sara
(P.S. to Alexia - your haiku was awesome!)
Turtle King
October 5th, 2007 2:40 am
Ode to Problogger
Each day I get up with my mind in a fog
I click on problogger and read this fantastic blog
A guy name Darren has posts from down under
He has a weird haircut that makes me wonder
But somehow I keep coming back, especially for a prize
The fact that he makes so much money makes him so wise.
Tim Broder
October 5th, 2007 2:41 am
O CAPTAIN! my Captain! your super birthday has begun;
The blog has weather’d every hack, the prize we seek is yet to win;
The end not near, the readers hear, its all so exciting,
While steady hands the keyboard, the posts bright and daring;
But O read! read! read!
O the multitude of posts,
Where the captain Darren mans the helm,
Many posts to be read.
O CAPTAIN! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the FeedBurner count;
For you hits and readers galore and counting;
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
This contest on your blog;
It is some dream that on the web,
Will get your count up ahead.
Sensei
October 5th, 2007 2:41 am
haiku:
My quest for blog tips;
Problogger is teh rox0rz
Darren is a pimp.
Michael @ Freshome
October 5th, 2007 2:42 am
If you want to learn to blog,
And stay home with your dog
Writing a dialog,
You should visit the Problog …ger.
Paolo Pinkel
October 5th, 2007 2:42 am
Problogger
is a shocker.
Darren
is the man.
So read the best
and leave the rest.
Ken Dahlin
October 5th, 2007 2:42 am
Ode to Darren
There once was a blogger so cool
he could weed all the cheaters that fool
like they made just one entry
when they really made plenty
So I won ’cause I played by the rules
FMF
October 5th, 2007 2:43 am
Darren, Darren, he’s our man
If he can’t make money, no one can!
JvW
October 5th, 2007 2:44 am
If you want money
From your blogging hobby, then
you read Problogger
Ashley
October 5th, 2007 2:44 am
I hate writing poems that rhyme
Something so painful should be a crime
It’s okay if it’s crappy
As long as ProBlogger is happy
They’ll give me an iPod (p-please?) without spending a dime
carolina
October 5th, 2007 2:45 am
De todos los blogs que visito
probloggers es el decano
y será mejor insisto
si me entrega el Ipod nano.
carolina
October 5th, 2007 2:46 am
De todos los blogs que visito
problogger es el decano
y será mejor insisto
si me entrega el Ipod nano
Gamermk
October 5th, 2007 2:46 am
Every day I sit,
Every day I await,
To see what next
You will cleverly create.
Words of wisdom,
Lists that actually matter,
Real knowledge
that drowns out the chatter.
Lost among the blogsphere,
Looking but I could not see,
And then I found Darren,
Problogger I salute thee.
Bitten
October 5th, 2007 2:46 am
Everyone
has something to say.
Everyone
has something that
one enjoys.
One’s dreams could cost much
or less.
A problogger blogs
to fulfill those
dreams.
Aah, a crappy poem.
Mike
October 5th, 2007 2:46 am
ProBlogger is the
tree on which blogging fruit grows
for us to enjoy.
SL
October 5th, 2007 2:49 am
Darren’s check was what attracted
All the content then impacted
Me but then I got distracted
By the way my brain reacted
Soon I fixed myself and acted
Added RSS and tracked it
Now a blogging pro-I cracked it!
[final, corny line redacted]
Gita Grahame
October 5th, 2007 2:50 am
put that last cup of nescafe
a brief nap
little left to say;
document the world in words & posts
some good news is anticipated on probloggger
to help pay
for my next six dollar cup of coffee
Simonne
October 5th, 2007 2:51 am
If you want to make a buck,
Do your blogging like a duck:
Cross the water all day long,
Until you see you got it wrong.
But if you want to make it strong,
Just read Problogger all night long,
Then focus better on your niches,
To get access to all those riches,
Which make a generation’s dream,
And redirect our blogging stream,
To route those fortunes our way.
Hey, Darren dear, what you’d say?
Chitka, AdSense, Text Link Ads,
We treated all like they were gods.
We’ve put them all above the fold,
Hoping one day our blog be sold,
So we could live a life of fun,
With chicks and laying in the sun,
Free from all worries, with no trouble,
As all we touch is turning double.
I’ll post this poem on my site,
Hoping sincerely that you might
Consider digging it at once,
So I can see my traffic bounce.
Lulu
October 5th, 2007 2:52 am
Poem #1:
Ipods are red
Ipods are blue
I love making money
Problogger does too!
Poem #2:
Twas birthday time at Problogger
and all thru the Net
Not a blogger was sleeping
Cause they all had a bet
That someone would win
Some of Darren’s great games
They’d get Ipods, cash money
And we’d all know their names.
Frank Cantu
October 5th, 2007 2:52 am
Poems, ProBlogger does not teach,
not even for writing them on the beach.
But if you want to be a successful blogger,
all time wasted here won’t bother.
And the worst poem goes to….
Punny Money
October 5th, 2007 2:52 am
There was was a Problogger named Darren
Whose body was shaped like a pear and
While he wasn’t sure how,
He’s still hotter than John Chow.
It might be the snappy clothes he is wearin’.
necomanc
October 5th, 2007 2:53 am
I would love to blog,
And listen to an Ipod,
And Derren made me stop my system,
Just to write this poem.
Baris Unver
October 5th, 2007 2:55 am
Ode to ProBlogger
They said blogging is easy,
So it is, yeah…
In writing a poem, I’m just… um, sleazy?
My English is not enough, damn…
I would write you in my own language, Turkish
Then I would write an awesome poem
But then people would think I’m being a kissarse to win
OK I also lost the rhymes now.
Ramanujam
October 5th, 2007 2:55 am
Since there is no judging here is my piece of crap from “Without Me”!
There are million other blogs on the run
But it will feel so empty without Darren!
Hurrah! I love this :)
Linsey Knerl
October 5th, 2007 2:57 am
Darren and his job board,
Got me a gig,
My first adsense check,
And friends that I dig.
A way to make friends,
Earn money and more,
Problogger rules,
In a way I adore!
I NEED an iPod! Seriously, am I the last person to own one? Thanks!
Ken Dahlin
October 5th, 2007 2:58 am
(comment not poetry)
These poems are horrendous. Have mercy. Please have mercy. Think of the children.
Marko Novak
October 5th, 2007 2:58 am
I read problogger reagulary,
i like him very much.
I write of him in my diary
and i really want that ipod touch.
It can be a nano too,
just don’t leave me empty handed.
It doesn’t matter to you,
but would leave me stranded.
JimD
October 5th, 2007 2:58 am
Let’s get some more limericks posted!
There is a blogmaster named Darren
Without him, ProBlogger would be barren
By publishing tool
He keeps the site lookin’ cool
With the tips and insights he keeps sharin’
Cathy
October 5th, 2007 2:58 am
Contest haiku
blogging doesn’t pay
ProBlogger to the rescue
prizes for Bloggers
Emma
October 5th, 2007 2:58 am
Good Luck Everyone! I left a welcome poem on my site for any new visitors. Cheers, Emma
BW
October 5th, 2007 2:59 am
Darren is a man with a vision
And being a blogger is his mission
Writing posts every day
Even when he’s away
The problogger is top of his division
The Reviewer
October 5th, 2007 2:59 am
Bald man with glasses
is the king of pro blogging
his keyboard is strong
simon
October 5th, 2007 3:00 am
Problogger makes me a better blogger
Darren makes Problogger a better blog
Problogger and Darren make my day!
Mark Dykeman
October 5th, 2007 3:01 am
ProBlogger’s the guy that we read
When blogging ideas we need
Especially when money
Sweeter than honey
Is the thing that we really want (and need)!
Adam Snider
October 5th, 2007 3:03 am
Darren helps your blog
With techniques to monetize–
He is Problogger
Marty (aimClear)
October 5th, 2007 3:05 am
ProBlogger cuts through splog-infested slim jungles with machete-sharp content, gilded in golden phonetic lilt.
Clarity cuts like constellations in the East African night sky as 100 gorillas and room-filling elephants silently dance.
ranuromeo
October 5th, 2007 3:05 am
Give me the i POD
Problogger is GOD
Blog Contests
October 5th, 2007 3:05 am
Darren decided to give away some stuff
Quality stuff though, not a lot a fluff
Hence I find myself writing this stuff
:D
Jared
October 5th, 2007 3:05 am
One day in the future, a blog I will write.
‘Twill be far from annoying, trivial or trite…
(the subject, however, is still up in the air–
maybe travel, or philosophy, or music, or bears?)
Monetize it I will, using Darren’s advice,
With several posts daily, compact and concise.
ProBlogger! ProBlogger! Your praises I sing!
Doesn’t “an iPod for me” have a nice ring?
Busy Mom
October 5th, 2007 3:06 am
Darren, Darren, he’s my man,
If he can’t teach me to blog
No one can.
Denis
October 5th, 2007 3:07 am
The ultimate place with blogging advice,
Most of the posts are worth reading twice,
Helping you earn a huge money slice,
Problogger.net does not have a price :)
(I know it sucks)
Sharon
October 5th, 2007 3:08 am
If probogger was a girl
I would date her
If problogger were an app
I would take a nap
If problogger picks me
In heaven, I’ll be
Mr. Debtbeater
October 5th, 2007 3:08 am
Ohhhhh
There one was a ProBlogger from Austraila;
I asked him why my blog was a failyah; (it’s not really, but it sorta rhymes)
He replied to me twice
to just take the advice
that he’s posted online for three years now!
Leftblank
October 5th, 2007 3:08 am
Blogging, it seems like such an easy thing,
Fire up Word, and come up with a word string.
It’s a hard world though,
As you never know,
Whether you’ll get any success,
Not even after all the stress.
There are ways to ease things up nonetheless,
Darren Rose, some suggest.
My tip? Don’t get bored,
And check ProBlogger for info being stored.
Not my best poem, but I hope it’ll do, the deadline is killing ;)
Alex Weiz
October 5th, 2007 3:10 am
Darren at Problogger has all the right tools
For real bloggers to use we don’t need the other fools
They just take Darren’s tips, recycle and re-use
Like nobody would notice, but they’re all gonna lose
Cause here at Problogger we’ve got one of the best
His 33,119 RSS readers should feel so blessed
But Darren as I go I have one final request
Please give me an iPod out of your treasure chest!
Seo Developer
October 5th, 2007 3:10 am
By a Mozilla browser obscure and lonely,
Haunted by ill spammers only,
Where an eidolon, named PROBLOGGER,
On a black throne reigns .net,
I have reached SEO land too early…
when seo meets Edgar Allan Poe
Joanna Young
October 5th, 2007 3:10 am
I can’t believe the things you get us to do! Heres’ my entry.
Ode to the Problogger (with apologies to the bard)
Shall I compare thee to a celebrity great?
Thou art more helpful and more practical
Rough winds do shake the darling blogs of fame
And technorati’s lease hath all too short a date
Sometimes too hot the eyes of diggers shine
And often is the blogging mojo dimmed
And every blog from favour some time declines
By chance, or social media’s changing course, untrimmed
But thy eternal summer will not fade
Nor lose possession of that pro you are
Nor shall google brag thou wandrest in his shade
When in eternal links thou growst
So long as bloggers blog or eyes can see
So long lives Problogger and this gives blog life to me.
Michael @ herogasm.de
October 5th, 2007 3:11 am
Problogger is here!
for more then a year,
Thanks for the advice
but now gimme a prize!
I didn’t know I’m that good. :-)
otterpop
October 5th, 2007 3:11 am
I sit and write this silly prose,
About ProBlogger’s Darren Rowse
Teacher, mentor, professional blogger -
Helping make those blogs last longer.
Steve
October 5th, 2007 3:13 am
There once was a Blogger named Darren
Who thought up tips he liked sharin’
And wound up with lots of people starin’
At his web pages with affliates blarin’
There’s lots to show that he’s carin’
And I bet you thought his last line would rhyme.
Jody
October 5th, 2007 3:14 am
This Problogging site is new to me
There is so much to read and see
I clicked over here from Back In Skinny Jeans
Since I don’t currently have the financial means
To buy a new Ipod of my very own
Even though I’m older and grown
So if my name happens to randomly be drawn
I’ll be so happy from dusk to dawn.
Chris Coyier
October 5th, 2007 3:14 am
Here is to Darren who lived on a hill.
He taught us all that blogging is a skill.
Soon on ProBlogger,
The fun will be no longer,
Because win this competition, I will.
Jody
October 5th, 2007 3:14 am
This Problogging site is new to me
There is so much to read and see
I clicked over here from Back In Skinny Jeans
Since I don’t currently have the financial means
To buy a new Ipod of my very own
Even though I’m old and grown
So if my name happens to randomly be drawn
I’ll be so happy from dusk to dawn.
Ray
October 5th, 2007 3:14 am
Problogger loves blogging
Daren loves sharing
And I love taking
Bobby Bentle
October 5th, 2007 3:15 am
I used to play Frogger,
Till I found Problogger.
Now all I want to do,
is earn money like the rest of you!
Patrick
October 5th, 2007 3:15 am
To some they are about cats and depression
other see them as a way to vent
Darren in his quest sees a unique creation
Problogger is the mindset to us he has set.
matzeglatze
October 5th, 2007 3:17 am
Problogger´s poem Day.
what a idea.
you´ve nothing to do?
leave a comment here.
John
October 5th, 2007 3:18 am
When you think, you can’t make money
Problogger is the blog to read!
When you don’t find any opportunity
Problogger is the blog to visit!
When you feel, life is miserable
Read the story of Darren!
When you think Internet Money is scam
Visit problogger to see the facts!
When you have hard time to write
Visit problogger to find your guide!
When you make a lot of Dollars
Visit problogger to thanks the problogger!
Toby
October 5th, 2007 3:19 am
I love ProBlogger like I love my DP,
I consume it and it consumes me.
Darren is good, Darren is wise
don’t bother with those other guys.
my poem is lame, yes I know,
but I want an IPOD to take on the road.
eBusiness Haven
October 5th, 2007 3:20 am
When in doubt,
I searched about.
And came across this blog.
It had all types of tips,
no evil tricks.
Enough to feed a hog.
The site is Problogger,
that made my problems no longer.
It has all the information I need.
There’s videos he’s made,
and many ideas to trade.
This blog is simply a must read!
view this site,
read all Darren has to say.
Know everything will be alright,
this blog will help lighten your day!
Jacky
October 5th, 2007 3:20 am
If SEO, ads, affiliate
Darren’s blog will link the bait
if anything is new or vicious
here you burn it, digg it or del.icio.us
how to blog and how to live
how to connect and to survive
how to write and to promote
problogger’ll spread the news around the globe
Problogger is the place to be
And Darren is THE MAN indeed
I ain’t a poet
I hope that’ll do it ;)
Jacky ;)
CoolHappyGuy
October 5th, 2007 3:20 am
To make $ online, I find Darren
Whose fine, witty advice is not barren
of any good,
but if I could …
My paypal totals would grow despite my starin’
MillionDollarJourney
October 5th, 2007 3:22 am
Roses are Red
Violets are Blue
If Darren can Become a Problogger
So Can You
BT
October 5th, 2007 3:23 am
Darren, O Darren, he’s no baron
But he’s an amazing giver
His prizes can make one shiver
Problogger’s the best
Far ahead of the rest
So please give me an ipod
Cos my name is Big Bob
MyBlogContest
October 5th, 2007 3:27 am
Darren
Great blog contest! and great 5 iPods giving away!
http://myblogcontest.com/5-ipods-give-away-contest/
Aristianto
October 5th, 2007 3:29 am
SEO is a part of My Live
Traffic is My Love
ProBlogger is My Fave
WallstreetFighter
October 5th, 2007 3:29 am
There once was a man from problogger
Who’s site was more popular than frogger
He said to his honey
While he counted his money
Shut up and pass me my lager
Shane
Mike K
October 5th, 2007 3:30 am
When you’re blogging for loot,
Darren’s a hoot,
I suck as a poet,
as you surely know it,
I’ll scribe up this scrod,
when the prize is an iPod. ;-)
Andrew
October 5th, 2007 3:30 am
ProBlogger is the place to go
For bloggers who are in the know
Run by Darren Rowse
(who takes great photos)
You never would call it so-so
The Forechecker
October 5th, 2007 3:31 am
Come listen to a guru named Darren
Whose blogging tips are always worth sharin’
While you won’t pay your rents
Off of Google AdSense
Just please don’t leave comments with swearin’!
Lynnae
October 5th, 2007 3:32 am
Ode to Problogger
Every Day
I learn the way
To make my blog a little better
To read the news
Of the latest blog views
I turn to Darren, the blog trend-setter
Oh Problogger, what would I do without you?
You have seen me through
The beginning and, well, I’m still a beginner.
I hate to leave
But my husband is peeved
And I must join my family for dinner.
SingForHim @ Real Life
October 5th, 2007 3:33 am
Problogger Limerick
There once was this swell Aussie mate
who helped me go from good blog to great
Now, when I read “blogger”
I hear it as “blogga”
Thanks to the videos he makes.
Dave
October 5th, 2007 3:34 am
I started out in as a fitness jogger,
Running and thinking or how to build my house,
One day the thinking turned to action,
By reading a problogger called Darren Rowse.
He thought me to write, link and be kind,
Forcus and write about what I knew about,
Never to want anything back in my mind,
Anything bad should stay shut in my mouth.
It all paid off after a year and a half,
Blogging and admiring this blogger named Rowse,
Among my peers I had the last laugh,
I finally did it, I finally build my house.
onlimo
October 5th, 2007 3:35 am
many people without blogs,
many with blogs,
some bloggers,
few a-list bloggers,
but there is only one ProBlogger … Darren Rowse
Lori Magno
October 5th, 2007 3:35 am
Bad Haikus for Problogger:
Problogger Darren
You elevate my soul and
Technorati rank
—
Darren Prowse my friend
I’m wearing new Prada shoes
“Monetization”
david
October 5th, 2007 3:35 am
these problogger tips
people like to read them all
brings their blog to life
Brent
October 5th, 2007 3:36 am
My Ode to ProBlogger.
In the wild world of the amazing blogosphere.
Lives the wisest blogger expert who can help us with our “sort-of” career.
This man named Darren Rowse is helping everyone write.
Content that makes their blog posts excite.
So don’t hesitate to add ProBlogger to your RSS feeds.
Because this is one blog that excels and exceeds.
Written by Brent Evans a humble, non-poetry writer who would love to win an iPod!
http://brentevans.blogspot.com/
Jacob
October 5th, 2007 3:36 am
I’ve been lost and now I’ve found
Google Adsense, widgets, and more
thanks to ProBlogger’s Mr. Rowse
salvation has come.
thesavvyboomer
October 5th, 2007 3:37 am
When I write a poem
I let my thoughts roam
But when I must find words that rhyme
Darren can’t be at the end of the line
criTix
October 5th, 2007 3:37 am
problogger = business online
hence its a favourite of mine
so if business is your past-time
read problogger with your wine
;)
Byron D
October 5th, 2007 3:38 am
Darren, Darren
Always sharin’
Prizes galore
at ProBlogger
Good advice too
But that’s something you knew
So wish I may, wish I might
Catch the RNG in a good mood tonight.
annie
October 5th, 2007 3:40 am
a haiku
problogger darren
knows it all. that’s why i read
his feed, not others.
Erica
October 5th, 2007 3:40 am
Problogger Darren is a new dad,
he knows of every new fad,
He helps make us money,
which makes life more sunny,
and that’s really not too bad!
(unike this shocking poem)
Joe
October 5th, 2007 3:43 am
There once was a man from Australia
Who was often draped in regalia
His name was Darren
But from what he was wearen
You’d think that his name could be Thalia
Not meant to be mean, just couldn’t find enough words to rhyme with Australia!
Mickey
October 5th, 2007 3:44 am
Darren is the man, he’s loved so much
Oh how I want to win that iPod touch
I’m stuck with Verizon, no iPhone for me
The closest thing to it, the Touch must be
Jonathan Franzone
October 5th, 2007 3:45 am
Darren Rowse of ProBlogger,
Let’s head to the pub for a nice cold lager.
You can teach me… give me inspiration
For new and unique ways of blog monetization
I’d hang onto your every word,
No matter how ridiculous or absurd.
My mind cannot fathom the impressive span,
Of your genius and master plan
And when at least we do part ways,
I will only more sing your praise.
Thanks for giving me a good clean slate
So long ProBlogger and good day mate!
** I sure could use that iPod Touch. Shiny!
Rhett
October 5th, 2007 3:45 am
Darren loves many words
He microwaves his problog
I wait for the ding
Meg Meyer
October 5th, 2007 3:46 am
Dearest Daren the Darling ProBlogger
Delivers the Dish on Daring to Ponder
Delicious Delights so Dollars may Pool
Developing Deeds which Dabblers can Do
cammy
October 5th, 2007 3:46 am
I don’t blog for the money
but if I did
Problogger would be the one
To inspire my biz.
I write to learn
and learn to write.
Darren’s the inspiration
to blog it right.
paidtwice
October 5th, 2007 3:49 am
Darren says he has
Other blogs for which he writes
But Problogger rules (all)
a semi-haiku :)
Kabitzin
October 5th, 2007 3:50 am
I bought hosting for a webpage on zen,
But it cost me a full Benjamin,
I went to a doctor,
and he prescribed me ProBlogger,
And now my wallet’s full again.
Amy Ulibarri
October 5th, 2007 3:50 am
If it weren’t for Problogger
I wouldn’t have had a jobber.
I’m not quiet as a mouse,
unless I’m listening to Darren Rowse.
(Ok, that had to be the worst poem of all time. I obviously need an ipod!)
kaz3phyrous
October 5th, 2007 3:50 am
helping many bloggers,
that’s Problogger’s reason,
giving us turorials,
and there are some tips to,
helping those noobs like me,
learn more about blogging,
here’s a big hand to you sir,
and thank you sir darren.
Adam Singer
October 5th, 2007 3:51 am
Darren the ProBlogger
He’s The Man
If he can’t help you make money online
No one Can
he’ll turn your blog into dollars
your posts into cents
he’ll even show you tools to use beyond AdSense
Darren the minimalist, darren the designer
I read his blog everyday, there’s nothing finer !
Matt Jones
October 5th, 2007 3:51 am
I once read a site called Problogger,
I thought I could read it no longer,
and then my mum said
“what do you think in your head”
I said I’m learning to be a Problogger
Yeni Setiawan
October 5th, 2007 3:51 am
thou shalt know him
thou shalt read his writing
when thou do,
thou shalt rich
thou shalt fame
he is man of problogger
he is Darren
Roberta
October 5th, 2007 3:52 am
Ode to Darren by Roberta Ferguson
This is to he, who has little hair
His name is Darren
The man with blogging flair
Good content, he says
is what brings ‘em in
we all love the group writing projects
He offers all kinds of blogging resources
For this big birthday bash,
He and Lara joined forces
And he never maliciously posts affiliate links
As the father of blogging,
Before he posts, he thinks
All sorts of blogging tips in one handy place
Learn to make money online
In the Darren Rowse race
Watch out John Chow!
Reading Problogger to make money
We’re all learning how!
There’s my poetic nonsense……I’ll keep entering these until I can hopefully win something :) Great idea for a giveaway, Darren!
Alex
October 5th, 2007 3:53 am
ProBlogger is cool,
ProBlogger is nice,
I hope I win an iPod,
That would be my Ice
Tony
October 5th, 2007 3:54 am
I have read poems
Gah, is something wrong with me?
Darren, you own us
Vinny G
October 5th, 2007 3:55 am
There once was a blogger from Nantucket
Whose prizes I just kept an eye on
If the poem’s any good
He’ll give this advice
Just throw the Zune over there in the bucket
You really have to dig deep into the google search to find out (ref: google search page 7692 re: Darren Rowse ) that Darren wanted to grow up in Nantucket but kept this all to himself … ;)
Dustin
October 5th, 2007 3:57 am
They ask for a poem, as from a poet,
from the blogmasters who oft drop by.
Which they? Problogger (do you know it?)
Where thoughts about blogging for dollars fly.
If you could write one, would you show it?
If you couldn’t, would you try?
Deron Sizemore
October 5th, 2007 3:58 am
I like prizes yes it’s true
Pick me Problogger so I won’t be blue
(yeah, that was terrible, I know.)
Steven
October 5th, 2007 3:59 am
ProBlogger’s Birthday Bash is hard to resist
Now if I could only win a prize from the list
Winning an iPod, that would be the best
Then I could finally get some rest!
PHP eBook
October 5th, 2007 3:59 am
There was a website ProBlogger
Who promised the money was larger
The owner’s not scary and his head is not hairy,
And on your blog results will vary.
Brad K.
October 5th, 2007 4:02 am
problogger, problogger , ain’t that sweet?
All this traffic, and no parked cars in the street.
This is an online function,
not a city junction.
Helping expose that way to grow
while entertaining with a giveaway show!
Thanks for all the why’s and how’s,
that helpful guy, Darren Rowse.
Jeff
October 5th, 2007 4:02 am
The star that shines over other bloggers,
Guiding us to be our own probloggers,
Is the spectacles wearing Darren Rowse,
Whose advice helps us furnish our house.
eton
October 5th, 2007 4:02 am
If by chance you decide to make blogging a career
Then, Darren Rowse’s Problogger is just the thing, my dear.
And he does it with such style, it makes his competitors burn
Half of what he’s forgotten, John Chow still has to learn!
He’ll answer all your questions and advice, he’s got oodles.
Start earning money. There’s more to life than Ramen noodles!
Read his posts everyday, subscribe to his RSS feed
Dig through his archives and get all the info you’ll need
Plus, every now and then he’s got prizes and giveaways to boot
You’ll soon be a problogger and gain all of that loot!
You’ll be in blogger nirvana; you’ll be filled with such bliss!
Man, you could even a prize for bad poetry like this.
Deano
October 5th, 2007 4:04 am
Reading all of Darren ’s blog,
Proved to be a bit of a slog,
I hope he records all the content vast
so I can listen to it on a podcast
ok it’s bad but I’m a scientist, not an arty person!
Ceci
October 5th, 2007 4:07 am
Who is this problogger that inspires us?
Who is this Aussie that has all the world’s bloggers
Crafting bad poetry for bits of techno lust?
Darren is the source behind the code.
Blog Opinion
October 5th, 2007 4:07 am
I daily read to become a good blogger
because I have subscribed to problogger !
If you wanna become good blogger
Just subscribe to problogger !
Write less read more
drinks daily blog shakes of problogger !
Blogopinion is sitting behind
to give you more tips on blogging !
Jason
October 5th, 2007 4:08 am
Rockin’ ProBlogger is MC Darren
The other blog posers - they be starin’
They stick around and learn a thing or two
Darren keeps on helpin’ out his blogger crew
Nick
October 5th, 2007 4:10 am
problogger my lager, oh how I drink it in.
You teach us how to blog and why not to flog.
It’s an anniversary, so lets celebrate with a new post for the host.
Here’s to Darren, the guy who put the O into Pro.
Stefano Forenza
October 5th, 2007 4:12 am
When Darren calls
everyone comes
to talk non sense ?
to get I-Pods ?
Tim Miller
October 5th, 2007 4:13 am
The web’s a dark and lonely place
We meet but, never face to face
Some surf for ill; some surf for good
Some speak and hope their understood
Some stand up high, the way to light
Problogger is just such a site
Joy will pervade the blog-o-shere
As long as we have Darren here
————————-
Thanks and congrats Darren
Kim S
October 5th, 2007 4:15 am
Darren you share so much information,
and have alot of dedication,
so if I win a prize, you can be sure that l have a celebration.
Derek
October 5th, 2007 4:15 am
If you want to make money online,
no need to freet or lose a dime,
the advice at problogger is the best,
Subscribe to the RSS feed and stay head of the rest
Mariella
October 5th, 2007 4:17 am
In tradition of the Japanese tanka’s 5-7-5-7-7 arrangement
When gig there was none
Problogger has saved my bum
It’s true, don’t you see
Now my bum is big
as a fat pig’s, you agree?
sinha
October 5th, 2007 4:17 am
ProBlogger gets my nod..
wanna give an iPod?
:)
Mike
October 5th, 2007 4:17 am
Roses are Red,
Violets are Blue,
I’m no poet,
But neither is Darren
:-)
Diego M. Del Vecchio
October 5th, 2007 4:18 am
My Ode to ProBlogger:
If you want to get THE tips,
in Problogger get a seat,
Darren makes you feel the heat,
of the money you can keep.
If you follow Darren’s lead,
see your blog doing a leap.
Don’t forget to comment too,
that’s ProBlogger meal for two.
The word “thanks” is not enough,
to be grateful for his trust.
Darren please don’t stop with it,
’till I get enough of to quit.
Meri
October 5th, 2007 4:18 am
Problogger Problogger lend me your ear
Make me a winner, so I’ll have no fear
I’ll listen to music on my ipod
And when my husbands yelling
I’ll smile and just nod
Liza
October 5th, 2007 4:20 am
~:*:~
A year ago, I was surfing the net,
And found a blog I couldn’t forget.
All bloggers’ guru, with ears of an elf
Yes, I am talking about Darren himself.
While teaching us how to make money online
Today he is celebrating blog’s birthday big time.
become his reader and you will see right away,
That his blogging tips will never lead you astray!
~:*:~
PS - If Shakespeare was alive, reading this rhyme would have sure killed him :D
4e4en
October 5th, 2007 4:22 am
If you want be a man,
be a problogger visittor,
if you follow darren’s lead,
you will get in hights!
Andy P.
October 5th, 2007 4:23 am
Darren Rowse…
he is no louse…
with quick wit and turn of verse…
he’s proof nice guys can finish first…
Cheers,
andyp
AndyD
October 5th, 2007 4:23 am
Oh Darren Rowse
My love for you grows and grows,
Like the hairs in my nose,
And the nails on my toes.
Can I have a Touch or a Nano,
I’ll sing you my song while playing the piano,
as good as or better than Barry Manilow!!
Yes, yes, thank you very much!
JMorris
October 5th, 2007 4:24 am
Never neglecting his child or spouse
Darren Rowse works from his house
Sharing a wealth of blogging knowledge
His site a virtual blogging college
With b5, the Job Board and a vlog to boot
Follow Darren closely and he’ll show you the loot
While this verse is not fancy and is unworthy of praise
It is with these few words my hand I shall raise
For an iPod I have not and I wish one to claim
I risk ridicule among my peers as I really am lame
So, Darren, beyond your fame, and no doubt your wealth
Take pleasure in knowing you just got me to make an ass of myself
Chuck
October 5th, 2007 4:24 am
In Haiku:
I love Problogger
I would love an iPod Touch
The best of both worlds?
CharmCityGirl
October 5th, 2007 4:25 am
There once was a site called problogger
I scanned it while sipping a lager
I was at once blown away
and am now here to stay
It’s better than mastering frogger
(I apologize in advance for anyone reading this)
Guillermo
October 5th, 2007 4:27 am
El pintor pintó la luna
La luna pintó al pintor
Yo pinto a mi hermana en pelotas
y en cada teta una flor!
Vamos Darren Carajo!
You never said it had to be in English!
Jason Slater
October 5th, 2007 4:27 am
Blog me once for I am a ProBlogger
Blog me twice for my name be Rowse of the Darren,
Blog me thrice for I cannot a rhyming verse get.
Blog me frice for I know not what that word means.
Blog me frifth for this is getting sllly.
Blog me Blog me Blog me - I am Blogged.
Sam Jackson
October 5th, 2007 4:31 am
ProBlogger is great
Darren Rowse is Awesome
I just want some prizes
Fokissed
October 5th, 2007 4:35 am
Poetry in a song, a ProBlogger.net Theme Song!
http://www.fokissed.com/ProBloggerThemeSong.mp3
cooper
October 5th, 2007 4:35 am
I once had a personal blog
very quiet, no attention hog
one day while blog scrolling
past problogger I went rolling
very quickly at first
blogging blogs were the worst
but his post caught my eye
seemed like such a smart guy
I learned from the best
how to clean up a mess
though my posts remain long,
and I know that’s quite wrong
now my archives are pretty
comments timely and witty
my blog manners are better
and I spell to the letter.
P.F. Hawkins
October 5th, 2007 4:35 am
Ode on a Darren
O Darren,
problogger you write
this poem is blight
yeah, Capitalism!