1) TO MODEL SUCCESS
I want to replicate the success of Problogger and follow in the footsteps of the practiced, tried and proven. Model success and “act as if.”

2) BEAUTY IS IN THE DETAILS
Problogger.net content is king, but the book can offer nuances that can make an ordinary blog extraordinary when applied.

3) BOLDNESS HAS GENIUS IN IT
I want to learn how to monetize my blog into a 6 figure income and provide valuable material to 48K+ subscribers too. Shoot for the moon and land among the (blog) stars!

So does this comment:
- Have interesting headlines?
- Is it scannable, concise and unique?
- Does it capitalize on the viral nature of lists?
- Has the student done her homework and is ready for the juicy insider details?

Yes x 4! LOL. Thanks for the contest opportunity and the awesome Problogger blog.

Sincerely,
Kali Lilla
http://www.KaliLilla.com

We are launching our blog almost to the minute at the same time you are closing the contest. It would be like a christening of the ship with a champagne bottle to win the book literally at the same moment as the site is being unveiled. More accurately, since you are arguably the Elvis of Blogging (albeit much more low-key), it would be really great to have the King of Blogging bless the launch.

We have used your site for mentorship to the point that your site is up on our computers all day most days. I listened to your BlogTalk Radio interview about a week or so ago and you even answered one of my questions through the moderator- the one about screen-scraping prevention, etc.

We have a very specific intent (and goals) to monetize our site and have found your work to be the single best dose or reality mixed with hope when it comes to making money from a blog.

It would be an honor to have you effectively mark the start of our blog through awarding us an autographed book. The site should be up in a matter of minutes from now. We will be loading up the social network links after 9 a.m. your time but should have those up in a couple of hours.

In any case, if you do read this post, at least it gives me an opportunity to say thank you for your transparency and guidance through this site. There is no way we would have ventured this far this fast without it.

Sincerely,

Shane Lashley

How do i drive more traffic directly to my blog? And is this important?

My target audience is women leaders and executives – and i get good feedback but rarely via the blog comments – they are time poor and change resistant. How do I encourage them to get more involved and post coments directly (and is this important?)

Thanks for this chance — and I do enjoy receiving your updates!

shyronn

I have only a blog for a few months and have spent countless hours searching for tips on how to make the sight work right. I am capable of writing good content since I have been a defensive instructor for 30 years now. I just can’t get time to right the content until I get the blog to a presentable and functional state.

Of course I will then need all the information I can gather to learn how to best utilize the different features and avenues of drawing readers to my blog. I’m not so much worried about the money since I figure that will follow soon enought after I have the rest in place.

I have high hopes that the book will answer all my questions pertaining to the above and much more that I haven’t even thought of yet.

Hope I win!

Elmer

I have no clue what I am doing and have been trying to do the tips I see on different sites.

I would love to have a free book so I’m entering your contest to see if I can get income up to the 3K mark in one month from the 2 weeks work I can devote right now. If I achieve that goal I can do this longer. If I can see 1K within a few weeks I know I’ll be able toget further.

I have blogged all my life in the form of discussions and soapboxes!

Many of the people I work with are small business owners. They often have little background with computers but still provide some of the most important services in our day-to-day lives. These are men and women with great work ethic and amazing personal stories. I enjoy working with them very much and want to help however I can. To many of them I recommend blogging. From an SEO point of view, blogging can be one of the greatest things they can do for their website. However, good, consistent blogging is very hard to teach in one or two meetings and I rarely can spend the time with them they deserve. Having a copy of your book I can begin to loan to my clients will not only be a huge help to me but an even bigger help to them. Imagine what I can do wen I can afford to buy more!

Its awesome how much you think of your readers, Darren, I really hope I can do these kinds of things for my clients one day as well. Thanks for offering this opportunity. My business blog is http://www.veribatim.com/blog

C’mon we all want it, don’t make us beg & explain. :)

Cheers…

Don’t think I have a better story than others as to why you should pick me as the lucky winner, but in short I’ve launched a new music blog/magazine a week ago and basically risked everything I own. So, if not for me then my bank lady who would be very happy to see me monetize my blog as soon as possible ;o)

The blog is dedicated to Scandinavian music and you can check it out here: http://allscandinavian.com.

http://www.greenandcleanmom.org

So Darren you wonder why I should have this book? Well I have started this swedish blog for some months ago (exactly 4 months) and I blog about computer tips and tricks. I came to notice that You and Problogger are not very known here in Sweden och Scandinavian. Maybe by giving me the one book left I can promote it here and make you king here too. What say you?

Cheers
Manou

He wanted to make it right – the prose was good and tight – but SEO did suck and he found himself stuck as a howl rang out from the dog.

Relief is now in sight! THE BOOK arrived tonight! He applied what was taught and just as he’d thought, his blog was lifted from the fog!

Hello.

First, I will not say that I ” need ” the book. I will say that I believe, after reading the blog for a short time now, that the book will provide value.

I do not yet have a blog. No whining. Just not going to buy another info-product at this time. I am an absolute beginner in the sense of taking research that step further into a plan, and then into the physcial blog product.

After reading the back of the book jacket, and a great deal of information on the blog, I do believe that I may have come across the resource that I can actually use to take the crap in my head and the notes on paper and transfer that into a business plan.

Honestly, I fell into information overload. I had to take a step back. Then I had to revisit the area I had wanted to start from in the first place. Finally, I went back to looking for the best information for me to learn from, to find models to adapt to my skill set and to create a real business for myself.

Research, theory, action-able steps, modeling, personal skill integration for creating a viable, sustainable, growth-oriented business model.

In conclusion, I would like to have the book so that I may leverage your experience to create my model.

Thank you for reading this entry.

Ayn Elise

i need to improve on my traffic building.. get more subscribers.

i hope it answers the type of approach you need for a blog and earning from home.

Biggest need for me is the Fame and a handsome amount of Money..

My Blog : http://nowatermark.net
i hope i have expressed myself fairly :)