Archive for: September, 2008

Written on September 30th, 2008 at 07:09 am by Darren Rowse

I’ve Joined the Photrade Advisory Board

ProBlogger Site News 32 comments

I’m really excited today to announce that I have joined the advisory board of Photrade (picture is by Renee Blodgett and is Andrew Paradies, CEO of Photrade). You can read the press release here - but in short, Photrade is a company that excites me on numerous fronts and crosses two of my passions - […]

Written on September 30th, 2008 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse

13 Gary Vaynerchuk Tips on Building a Profitable Blog

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 51 comments

One of the sessions that I enjoyed most at Blog World Expo (actually it was one of the few sessions I actually was able to get to) was a keynote by Gary Vaynerchuck.
While I’m sure he rubs some up the wrong way his tips on building a successful blog (and business) were refreshingly honest, […]

Written on September 29th, 2008 at 10:09 pm by Darren Rowse

How Blogging Changes Lives

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 43 comments

I just viewed this great video on how WordPress (and blogging) changed one person’s life. Inspiring stuff from Glenda Watson Hyatt (follow her on Twitter here).

Tags: blogging, Glenda Watson Hyatt, Video PostsShare This

Written on September 28th, 2008 at 08:09 pm by Darren Rowse

Beyond a Blog - Running a Full Website Using WordPress

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 73 comments

Amir Helzer is a business owner, blogger, and webmaster, who runs ICanLocalize, a human and technology-based translation service for small businesses who want to move their product or services into multilingual markets.
Some businesses start blogging to expand their website. Some start with a blog. For the strongest online presence, business websites need both static content […]

Written on September 27th, 2008 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse

Launching Your Next Venture Using Social Media - 5 Lessons Learned

Social Media 42 comments

Today Mark Hayward shares some lessons on how to use social media to launch an online venture.
Are you getting ready to launch a new project? Have you worked for months, or possibly even years trying to complete your vision and make it ready for the big launch day?

If you find yourself in a similar predicament […]

Written on September 26th, 2008 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse

Shoemoney Tools - Get 80% Off Your First Month

Blogging Tools and Services 22 comments

Over the last few weeks I’ve been playing around in ShoeMoney Tools. I was lucky enough to receive a free account from Jeremy when he first launched but at the time didn’t have a chance to do much more than take a quick look over the tools that he includes.
Just before I left for Blog […]

Written on September 25th, 2008 at 12:09 am by Skellie

Blogging With Audacity

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 52 comments

This is Skellie’s last post before Darren gets back from Blog World Expo. You can continue reading her blogging, online entrepreneurship and social media articles at Skelliewag.
Audacity is one of my favorite words, as I believe it encapsulates one of the best ways to approach blogging, and in my humble opinion, a wonderful attitude […]

Written on September 24th, 2008 at 12:09 am by Skellie

The Truth About Creating a High-traffic Blog

Blog Promotion 96 comments

Skellie wrote this post. For more, you can follow her on Twitter.
Did you know that some blogs receive over one million visitors each month?
Have you ever wondered how they do it?
This kind of traffic isn’t easy to attain, but the pay-off for a high traffic blog with hundreds of thousands of page views each […]

Written on September 23rd, 2008 at 07:09 am by Darren Rowse

ProBlogger Turns 4 Today!

ProBlogger Site News 108 comments

Today is ProBlogger’s 4th birthday and I’m not actually going to ’see’ it.
ProBlogger as a blog was born on 23rd September 2004 when I imported a series of 40 or so blog tips that I’d been writing over the last couple of years on my old personal blog to ProBlogger.net
At the time I had […]

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