Archive for: March, 2008
Written on March 31st, 2008 at 10:03 pm by Darren Rowse
Six Figure Blogging - Free Preview Call This Wednesday
A few weeks back now I announced the launch of the second version of Six Figure Blogging.
This Wednesday (2d April) at 8pm EST (US Eastern time) Andy Wibbels and I will be holding the free preview call to give those deciding whether to participate a taster of what’s to come in the following weeks of […]
Written on March 31st, 2008 at 09:03 am by Darren Rowse
WordPress 2.5 Goes Live
WordPress 2.5 launched over the weekend and has lots of good things bundled up in it. As usual Aaron has a great post with 10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.5.
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Written on March 31st, 2008 at 08:03 am by Darren Rowse
Why Do You Blog? [POLL RESULTS]
A few weeks back I ran a poll here on ProBlogger asking readers why they blog.
Keep in mind that this blog is about making money from blogging so you’d naturally expect that the ‘money’ answer might be higher than in the wider blogosphere but here are the results.
There’s lots of good discussion in the poll […]
Written on March 31st, 2008 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
Interview with a Weblogs Inc Blog ‘Producer’
While at SXSW Interactive earlier this month I was fortunate enough to spend a little time with some of the Weblogs Inc bloggers. It was great to get a little insight into how one of the original blog networks has grown and is now currently operating a couple of years after it’s sale to AOL.
One […]
Written on March 30th, 2008 at 10:03 am by Darren Rowse
Should I Change My Website Into a Blog?
“Hi Darren, I’ve got a website at www._____.com which I’ve had for a few years and not really done much with. I’ve heard that blogs are a good way of building traffic and making money, should I change it to a blog?”
I get this type of question on a weekly basis so I thought that […]
Written on March 29th, 2008 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
20 Types of Pages that Every Blogger Should Consider
When you use WordPress you’re given the choice when publishing between doing it as a ‘post’ or as a ‘page‘. Posts go up on your blog while ‘pages’ are static pages that you can publish without it having to go up on your blog.
There’s a lot of reasons why you might choose a post over […]
Written on March 28th, 2008 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
5 Ways to Get the Opinion of Others and Add Dimensions to Your Blog
One way to add depth to the posts that you write on your blog is to include the opinions of others on the topics that you’re exploring. The way that I see it is that when I write a post with just my own thoughts in it it can end up being a little one […]
Written on March 27th, 2008 at 06:03 am by Darren Rowse
10 Blogging Jobs to Apply for Today
The ProBlogger Job boards have been listing some great jobs for bloggers of late. Here’s 10 of the latest from the last 7 days:
Managing Editor, Finance and Investing Editor
Mac Tips/Tricks Blogger
Topical bloggers (with eclectic interests/expertises)
Bloggers/Content Writer
Political Gossip Blogger
Community Blogger/Editor
Company rumors & news writer
Movie/Celebrity Bloggers
Experienced Fashion Blogger […]
Written on March 27th, 2008 at 12:03 am by Daniel Scocco
How Much Should I Charge for my Advertising Space?
In this post Daniel Scocco answers to another question on the Problogger Question Box (and a question that I get asked a lot). Brian Auer asks:
What about [direct advertising] pricing? Are there any good ballpark price structures? What do we base rates on?
As soon as a blogger decides to play with direct advertising, the question […]

