Written on July 28th, 2008 at 09:07 am by Darren Rowse

Offers for Bloggers That Will Expire Soon

ProBlogger Site News 19 comments

Over the last few weeks there have been a number of offers and deals for bloggers - some exclusive to you as Problogger readers.

As some of these expire at the end of the month I thought I’d give a brief recap of three of them with cut of dates that are approaching:

$100 Signup Bonus from […]

Written on July 27th, 2008 at 02:07 am by Darren Rowse

If you only had one hour a day to blog what would you spend it doing?

Reader Questions 122 comments

If you only had one hour a day to blog what would you spend it doing?
A reader recently sent me a question asking how I’d approach blogging if I only had one hour a day. I can’t find the email for the life of me (if it was you please email me and I’ll give […]

Written on July 26th, 2008 at 07:07 am by Darren Rowse

Hundreds of Bloggers to Interact with On Digg and StumbleUpon

Social Media 41 comments

It’s time to release into the wild another two of our Social Media Love-In lists - this time it’s all about social bookmarking.

The opportunities for collaboration and cooperation on sites like Digg and StumbleUpon are amazing. They can be powerful tools with the potential to drive significant traffic to a blog.

One of the keys that […]

Written on July 26th, 2008 at 06:07 am by Darren Rowse

Passion, Honesty, Content and Light-Footedness - Ingredients of Successful Blogging

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 19 comments

Yesterday I linked up to an interview with an Australian blogger (Alborz Fallah from CarAdvice.com.au) who has built his blog from a hobby to a million dollar business in just two years.
I’ve not been able to get Alborz story out of my mind since as it’s a brilliant example of what is possible with blogging […]

Written on July 26th, 2008 at 12:07 am by Darren Rowse

Twitter for Beginners - 5 Things to Do as a New Twitter User

Social Media 44 comments

Yesterday I added all 538 Twitter users that submitted their details in our Social Media Love In. It took me a couple of hours to do - but I’m glad I did it because already there have been some wonderful conversations emerge.

As I was adding new people to follow I noticed that there were a […]

Written on July 25th, 2008 at 01:07 pm by Darren Rowse

Million Dollar Blogger Interviewed

Case Studies, Pro Blogger Interviews 34 comments

Yaro Starak has just published an audio interview with one of his former students (and now a coach) from BlogMastermind Alborz Fallah.
Alborz is behind a car blog here in Australia - a blog that has enabled him to grow his blog to a point where it’s been valued at over $5 million - have a […]

Written on July 25th, 2008 at 04:07 am by Darren Rowse

How to Make Your Blog More Personal

Miscellaneous Blog Tips, Video Posts 121 comments

It has been a while since my last video and in this one I’ll show you the reason why - my son Henri who arrived just a few weeks ago has been taking a lot of my attention of late.
In this video I want to talk about adding a personal touch to […]

Written on July 24th, 2008 at 10:07 pm by Darren Rowse

TeachingSells to Close Doors 31 July

Pro Blogging News 13 comments

One of the best courses that I’ve personally participated in on the topic of teaching people how to make money online is TeachingSells - and it’s about to close it’s doors to new members (in just 7 days).
Every time I come to write about TeachingSells, its creators have added new courses/modules to it.
They’ve now completed […]

Written on July 24th, 2008 at 12:07 pm by Darren Rowse

Google’s Knol - A Wikipedia Killer or a Blog Killer?

Pro Blogging News 66 comments

Is Google’s Knol an attack on Wikipedia or Could it hurt Smaller Publishers like bloggers more?
So today Google finally opened up and launched Launched Knol (it’s been coming for a while) a place where people can publish ‘authoritative articles about specific topics’. It’s like Wikipedia in that articles can be edited by others - but […]