Written on May 28th, 2008 at 01:05 pm by Darren Rowse
ProBlogger on the News
As mentioned in my last post – today saw Karen, Neerav and myself featured in an Aussie national news story on channel TEN.
Many international readers have asked to see the story so Neerav has posted it on Google Video for you. If you’d like to see the full sized version of the story you can do so here.
If you’re new to ProBlogger and have arrived after seeing the story please check out my last post – a welcome to you which has some introductory information for you on where to start with blogging.
63 Responses to “ProBlogger on the News” - Add Yours
Amit Bhawani
May 28th, 2008 1:30 pm
Its great to be named as the Number#1 blogger in australia. Congrats Darren!
Sandy Naidu
May 28th, 2008 1:31 pm
Very cool….(except may be for your incorrect surname)
Ashley Smith
May 28th, 2008 1:35 pm
Congrats Darren, good to see blogging on our local television :)
Tom Stine | Living from Consciousness
May 28th, 2008 1:46 pm
Very cool, Darren. Stories like that will draw more people into blogging, but I caught the subtext: you’ve got to keep plugging away, month after month.
Lipton of Starfeeder
May 28th, 2008 2:14 pm
Congrats Darren! :D Funny how they talk about google ads and there are none on problogger.net
Chris Jacobson
May 28th, 2008 2:38 pm
Great segment, Darren. Congrats!
Luis Gross
May 28th, 2008 2:42 pm
That’s major! Congrats Darren! You sure do deserve it!That’s superstar status! Red Carpet! Keep it up #1 in Australia, Soon the world!
Tim L. Walker
May 28th, 2008 2:46 pm
That’s awesome… congrats, Darren – well earned publicity. :)
Mike
May 28th, 2008 2:50 pm
Nice story. I sent it to my family so they can see that there are a lot of people out there blogging for a living. I thought it was strange though how they kept filming someone searching on google for “Karen” and “Darren”. What was that all about?
Joy
May 28th, 2008 3:02 pm
That’s awesome, Darren. Congrats!
Brian
May 28th, 2008 3:27 pm
“The life of the professional blogger is somewhat more relaxed.” Ha — I bet you have your own take on that interpretation of problogging.
It’s really an awesome story to have made the evening news. I’m glad I was able to catch it here :)
Toblerone @ Simple Mom
May 28th, 2008 3:29 pm
Darren, that’s wonderful. You definitely deserve the publicity.
JB
May 28th, 2008 3:31 pm
good work Darren. now you just gotta teach TEN to tell people your urls so they know where to find you.. pretty sure people will remember “Darren” and maybe even “problogger” but, most of all I reckon they will remember the book! how long is it going to take old media to understand and embrace new.. maybe never.. too paranoid about linking out..
Jessica Bond
May 28th, 2008 3:34 pm
Very informative TV segment. Darren, your terrific personality shows both in your writing and on TV.
ketacode
May 28th, 2008 4:16 pm
Congrats Darren! keep up with the good work.
Harald Johnsen
May 28th, 2008 4:16 pm
Nice! I like how that turned out. Good going, Darren.
failureblogger
May 28th, 2008 4:26 pm
They need to put more emphasis on how much work it takes to get to the level that you guys are on AND how important PASSION is. Passion helps out with long term comittment.
How much more exposure do you think this got you?
failureblogger-16 year old blogger
Catherine
May 28th, 2008 4:33 pm
Congrats Darren! I agree with failureblogger. I think new bloggers need to realize how much work goes into blogs from designing the layout to network socializing.
I know I personally put in more hours than the 9-5 career person does.
Here’s to finding ways to make 100K a year or at least a piece of that.
Moyo
May 28th, 2008 4:46 pm
It’s pretty cool to see how far you continue to progress in your pursuits. It just gives me confidence that, though this is difficult and takes patience, it is possible to accomplish a great deal and make a living online as well. Kudos.
Eli
May 28th, 2008 5:46 pm
Hey Darren, great work on these. I obviously don’t watch the news enough because I didn’t get to catch this.
Nihar
May 28th, 2008 6:24 pm
Congrats Darren…..
Good that you are featured on Channel TEN….
Keep up the good work….
Archit
May 28th, 2008 6:35 pm
Congratulations Darren!
A well earned appreciation! :)
P.S. The last scene where you son comes up to you on your lap and shouts in excitement was fun watching it. :P
Ricardo Bueno
May 28th, 2008 7:27 pm
Darren,
I really enjoyed the segment… Congratulations on being named #1 and on the success of your new book! It’s pretty neat that you posted some pictures of bloggers w/the book to share :D
Lara Kulpa
May 28th, 2008 8:04 pm
I have to say that my most favorite part of that video is when X comes up, climbs on your lap, you click something, and he goes “Yeah!”
Teaching him about the benefits already, I see! I love it! :)
Igor The Troll
May 28th, 2008 8:19 pm
Leveraging who you are!
I think this are the most Pithy words I heard Darren say!
suresh
May 28th, 2008 9:01 pm
Congrats and you are well deserving for this wonderful reputation.
Joel Falconer
May 28th, 2008 9:42 pm
Nice one Darren – managed to catch it live. Was a bit shocked to see your face on my tv for a moment there!
Roraz
May 28th, 2008 9:45 pm
Ha ha great stuff!
It’d be interesting to see if you notice any sizable increase in traffic to any of your sites from this.
Erin
May 28th, 2008 10:03 pm
Congratulations! A nice piece.
Successful blogging does take a lot of time and commitment—and perhaps more than that 9 to 5 job that many people are so eager to shed. On the other hand, you can’t beat the dress code.
Darren Rowse
May 28th, 2008 10:28 pm
Lipton of Starfeeder – yes, they definitely simplified the process of making money online to getting money from Google or Yahoo. Not sure where they got that from, it wasn’t in anything I covered in my interview.
Brian – hehe, yes, the ‘relaxed’ thing made me giggle a little too. Perhaps it looked ‘relaxed’ while the reporters were at our houses :-)
Failureblogger and Catherine – yes, the ‘hard work’ wasn’t quite as prominent as I’d make it. I definitely covered it in my interview numerous times but I guess the 30 minutes of footage that they shot didn’t fit into a 2 minute segment very well. Oh well – at least Neerav’s words of wisdom on the hard work side of things made it in.
Archit – yes the last scene was fun. My son came home just as they were about to end and ran in all excited so they decided to film it and include the family which was nice.
Lara – yeah, X was looking at pictures of himself on my screensaver – one of his favoriate things to do, sometimes I go in there and find him just watching them over ad over
Roraz – there were a few little leaps in traffic at the different times that it aired. Certainly not as much traffic as Digg’s front page – but nice. Will post about it in the coming days.
Bontb
May 28th, 2008 10:34 pm
Congratulations Darren!
team ray
May 28th, 2008 10:41 pm
lol @potential
darren isnt potentially 100k
you are making it 100k plus
Frugal Dad
May 28th, 2008 10:43 pm
Congratulations on the media mention, Darren! Are you becoming more accustomed to things like this, or are they still as exciting/nerve-wracking as the first ones?
Darren Rowse
May 28th, 2008 11:14 pm
Frugal Dad – it’s still a nervous thing for me being on TV. I’m more used to other media but TV gives the jitters a little as it’s still a bit foreign to me.
Job
May 28th, 2008 11:19 pm
That’s major! Congrats Darren! You sure do deserve it!That’s superstar status! Red Carpet! Keep it up #1 in Australia, Soon the world!
Igor The Troll
May 28th, 2008 11:26 pm
Darren, you are a natural. Do not Fret!
Can I have your signature, before you head to Hollywood?
Or is it Blogawood! lol
Ryan McLean
May 28th, 2008 11:32 pm
Wow Darren!!
This video is epic. How awesome is that, because of your blog you are on tv. This you get heaps of people coming to your site who will think blogging is simple, easy and relaxing because ‘they saw it on tv’.
Sometimes I think ‘working’ is easier than blogging. But I am passionate about it.
What marketing strategies can smaller bloggers (who don’t have tv promotion) do to market their blog?
Jim DeSantis
May 28th, 2008 11:36 pm
As a former News Director/Anchor for a C.B.S. News affiliate, I can tell you that this kind of coverage is huge for you and all bloggers!
This is an excellent piece, well written, well edited, and well presented, plus, a 3 minute feature is nearly unheard of in most newscasts.
This has got to give newbie bloggers a real attitude boost!
Take it from a pro, you did a super job, Darren!
Natalie - The Liquid Muse
May 28th, 2008 11:37 pm
You are my hero! ;-)
Nancy Nally
May 29th, 2008 12:16 am
Ugh. Loved the quotes from you but a lot of the rest of the info was either incorrect or misleading (your misspelled name, the limited reference to making money from ads by clicks from Google and Yahoo). I felt like the story’s overall attitude was “hey, take it easy, anyone can do it – be a problogger!”
Yeah, if it was easy, everyone would be doing it and we’d all be millionaires. (insert eyeroll).
Steven Finch
May 29th, 2008 12:52 am
Darren what can I say. Well Done. You seem to have a nack of getting into mainstream media more and more. And what can I say to make national nine news back home is not an easy task. But i thought it was a little funny when they state stats like number 1 australian blogger. Where do they actually get these figures from, most probably no where, just make them up.
Well, my blog http://crenk.com is on the rise and although im an aussie but working in the UK.. will i ever make the it to australias top blogger. who knows. However seems another opportunity for a site. Country lists of some of the worlds best blogs, in a variety of Genres!
Mauro Sanchez
May 29th, 2008 2:00 am
Keep up the great work! Cheers!
Nelson
May 29th, 2008 3:16 am
congrats Darren. I was nice to see you with you son at the last scene.
Idaho Wood Sheds
May 29th, 2008 5:07 am
Congratulations Darren! Good job on providing solid information to the bloggers around the world…
Sheamus
May 29th, 2008 7:23 am
Good stuff, Darren. You came across well. I must admit I’ve never even heard of the other two bloggers, at least not up until that video clip. Makes me wonder how many bloggers are out there that are doing well, that nobody ever hears about…
Sire
May 29th, 2008 9:09 am
Congratulations Darren it’s great to see an Aussie at the top. I missed part of the news and so am thankful for the link. I reckon I should pay more attention to the ‘Problogger’ in the hope that I may learn something. Once again, congratulations on reaping the benefits of all your hard work.
chriss
May 29th, 2008 11:19 am
congrats Darren !Keep up the great work
Syahid A.
May 29th, 2008 2:25 pm
Darren in the news everyone. Congrats!
gardino
May 29th, 2008 3:48 pm
I wonder when I will be on TV… :D
Leony
May 29th, 2008 6:00 pm
Congrats Darren!
I came across your site from Karen’s blog, and I LOVE your content! So relevant and useful to me as a blogger too! Will surely come and visit again in the future.
Oh yes, btw here’s my blog: http://www.oureverydaythings.com
A fulltime mom of two :)
Hmmm, how helpful that will be to my family when my site can generate good income too :)
Mike Martin
May 30th, 2008 9:25 am
Congrats on the news spot. Its great to see they didn’t fudge up the concept of the internet and blogs, as most American news stations do. Great job, and keep up the good work.
Rob
May 30th, 2008 11:40 am
Sweet, my site, that is a non blog, got featured in two newspapers, then my hosting service had problems that very same day.
=(
http://www.sweetredwines.info
Hunter Nuttall
May 30th, 2008 11:15 pm
Congratulations Darren, you did a great job!
Zia
May 31st, 2008 8:06 pm
Congrats Darren ..u roks
Offgrid Living
June 1st, 2008 9:02 am
That’s great – Can’t wait to buy the book. I can’t figure out how to make more than a few hundred dollars a month. What’s the Secret ?
Darren
June 2nd, 2008 11:04 am
Great press Darren. I hope it was free publicity. Maybe it’s time to bring in a PR person??
Tarah
June 2nd, 2008 4:52 pm
Just wanted to say congrats and tell you your son is soooooooooooooo adorable! Thanks too for your continued support to all of us bloggers and helping to show the world what being a blogger really means!
Kiki
June 3rd, 2008 5:22 am
I wish some day I will be able to do as much money as they do. It would be nice to leave in such a big house have a dozen of sport cars and chicks around :)
David Herbert
June 3rd, 2008 12:29 pm
Go Darren! Woot!
Marvin
June 4th, 2008 7:14 am
I wish someday I can make some money of my blog
http://www.proof-of-payment.com
Zac Martin
June 4th, 2008 10:15 pm
Congrats, great piece and it wasn’t even on Today Today or A Current Affair!
Found you over at AdAge Power 150. Keep up the good stuff, you’ve got yourself a new subscriber. :)
mel
July 4th, 2008 3:26 pm
you would think i’d notice the mistake on the surname given I use to share it with you but had to go and watch again! At least it was a different mis spelling than the normal ‘u’ for ‘w’!!! Great piece Daz! X was great too!!!
العاب شمس الدين
September 29th, 2008 7:43 pm
This is an excellent post , I’m grateful to you , thanks a lot .
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