Comments on: Six Defining Moments of a ProBlogger

By: John

John — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 23:32:51 +0000

Blogging is not a defining moment. Finding out about blogging is not a defining moment. There are some many other more significant moments we experince every day. Sure it may help the socially dormant enthusiast let of some steam, or make some internet friends, but i wouldnt call it a defining moment. Here is an article which takes about defining moments in business. Now these are real moments:

http://www.bizsandiego.com/bizbuz-details-774.shtml

By: paul merrill

paul merrill — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:37:29 +0000

I’m up to a whopping $5.23 on AdSense.

By: Kirk Warren

Kirk Warren — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:02:45 +0000

Oh, since I can’t edit last post, I also just started a second blog (first was on graphic novels) recently. I suppose that’s a defining moment. This one is dedicated to learning Japanese, a on again, off again hobby of mine for hte past couple years that I’ve just recently got serious about. It’s probalby more niche than my first site, but I’ll be blogging the steps I’ll be taking on it, so should be interesting to see how I handle two blogs compared to just one.

Kirk Warren
Kirby no Nihongo
http://kirbysnihongo.wordpress.com/

By: Kirk Warren

Kirk Warren — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:13:33 +0000

Starting my blog and hitting several short and long term goals I had set for myself (100 uniques, 200, 400, 1000, 100 rss readers, etc), but nothing major on the money front or critical acclaim. I guess I didn’t expect to really be blogging 6 or 7 months later, but here I am. I’m hoping to break $100 on Adsense before the end of my first year, but who knows. I did get $20 from Amazon though, so couple free gift coupons there.

By: Mick Franck

Mick Franck — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 22:53:57 +0000

Would it be a defining moment if your blog was made into an eBook for offline reading?

One blogger is doing it –
“Joe Wikert’s Publishing 2020 Blog 2007″
http://www.amazon.com/Wikerts-Publishing-2020-Blog-2007/dp/B0013O9D7S/

By: Popular Wealth

Popular Wealth — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:10:22 +0000

I own several profitable non-blog sites with solid page one results. My important discovery was realising how important it is to have “resources” available to launch future projects. You know, a way to generate buzz, a flagship site if you will.

My latest site, Popular Wealth, is a self-test to see if I can convert a decades worth of non-blog experience into a successful blog because blogs can be an amazing tool to help launch other projects with (yours and for others).

Not being one to back down from a challenge I jumped into the deep end of the “Make Money Online” crowd. Time will tell if I have what it takes so I have more such moments coming. If I fail miserably, throw me a lifejacket will ya ? :)

Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 10:04:37 +0000

For me, it was discovering WordPress, it makes it so easy to post content to the web and has all the bells and whistles that we need.

By: Ruchir Chawdhry

Ruchir Chawdhry — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:53:52 +0000

Hmm…interesting post. I might as well make a new post on my blog and then tell my defining moments :)

Thanks for the idea Darren.

By: Martin Becker

Martin Becker — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:03:11 +0000

Very useful & Helpful thanks Darren.

Martin

By: Sangeeta Sinha

Sangeeta Sinha — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 06:16:52 +0000

Darren, I am always interested to read your blogs. Though I am still not a blogger but a web publisher, your writings always puts ideas in my head to start blogging. Of course, the monetary part is also taken into consideration. One thing, your website is aptly named.

By: CatherineL

CatherineL — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:46:39 +0000

Hi Darren – I think it’s brilliant that you invented the word problogger. And of course, when people are writing about probloggers, they’re almost always going to mention you, just as they mention Seth Godin, when they talk about Purple Cows.

The most important discovery I’ve made so far is probably on my smaller business blog. I didn’t realise how tough it would be blogging about your own business, and we now realise that we approached it in the wrong way. So – we’re starting that one all over again.

My main blog, which teaches people about business is the one I enjoy blogging on most. Probably, it’s because I find it easier to write about something that I have a good amount of knowledge on. And also, it’s rewarding to help people avoid some of the traps I’ve fallen into.

I never intended to blog this much, but I love writing.

By: Yvette

Yvette — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:34:29 +0000

I have owned a dataprocessing business for 11 years. When asked, I wiould offer up any information I had. I still do. I started blogging this year (2008), now I’m helping many more people. Since my clients have always been greatfully, maybe others will be too and become clients. I started the blog with google adsense and other ads on the site, so it’s to early to talk about a payday. If I get a client from it or just keep my current clients happy that’s great.

By: PC

PC — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 03:53:08 +0000

well, There are no six defining moments for me.

I just have one that is when I got the domain and I m glad that I am able to get it by just working online.

I m just 3 months old as far as blogging is concerned.

When I look back I see that blogging requires more hard work than which I m putting in.

Thanks Darren. Your blog is the first thing I read when I entered into blogging and It helped me a lot with all the terms and ways of doing it.

By: amelia

amelia — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 02:16:40 +0000

for me, I found problogger as a very good source of information :)

By: Ken Hanscom

Ken Hanscom — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:43:58 +0000

Great and informative post. I look at my top two right now and they are:

1. Stumbling into something fun and making a little money off of that — and it still remaining fun and not a job.

2. Passing the 200k monthly page view milestone in January 2008!

By: Barry Cleave

Barry Cleave — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:15:35 +0000

Doh!

“So thanks for the advice you have given me through your may posts.”

I am sure your may posts were excellent however I did mean your MANY posts

Barry Cleave

By: Garg the Unzola

Garg the Unzola — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:25:47 +0000

1) Finding out that I can make money by blogging.

2) Learning how to make money from blogging. Might as well say ‘discovering ProBlogger’. Thanks ProBlogger :-)

3) Deciding my blog has to be different from other blogs.

4) Discovering blogging networks like BlogCatalog and MyBlogLog. These have given me much more traffic than StumbleUpon and Digg, although StumbleUpon is slowly but surely picking up as a result of blogging network contacts.

http://necrofiles.blogspot.com

By: Sangesh

Sangesh — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 12:44:49 +0000

My defining moments were:

1) When I was curious about web sites and web pages and did some “research” of my own.
2) When I learnt about Php and Open source
3) When I found out wordpress and what it could do, and more open source softwares
4) When I found out about online advertising programs
5) When I found about problogger and the interesting articles it publishes which get me hooked quite often ;)

Cheers

By: Barry Cleave

Barry Cleave — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 11:40:29 +0000

Just writing a post on my blog of a “defining moment” in my short blogging career and visited Problogger to check the spelling of Darren’s surname. (This defining moment was the decision to change the blog name).

So, I came across this post and thought it quite a coincidence, particularly as I am sure my final choice of “ProReviewer” is heavily influenced by this blog!

So thanks for the advice you have given me through your may posts.

Barry Cleave

By: tallskinnykiwi

tallskinnykiwi — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 10:57:09 +0000

thanks for the mention. now i need to think about my defining moments,.