Written on October 31st, 2008 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse

3 Successful Bloggers Share their Blog Tips [VIDEO]

Miscellaneous Blog Tips, Video Posts 62 comments

Here’s another compilation of blog tips from three prominent bloggers - Jeremy from Shoemoney, Steve Pavlina and Andy Wibbels.
The video was shot at Blog World Expo 08 on a Flip Video Mino Series Camcorder.
See this video at full size on YouTube, Blip.tv and Viddler. See the last video in this series with another 4 […]

Written on October 30th, 2008 at 04:10 am by Darren Rowse

The Importance of Pillar Articles and why Obama and McCain are Idiots

Blog Promotion, Search Engine Optimization, Writing Content 60 comments

In this post - relatively new blogger CJ from Wise Money Matters shares what they’ve learned about using Pillar Articles (sometimes called evergreen content) to Grow Traffic to Your Blog.
I started blogging only 4 months ago. In the grand scheme of things, this is a very short time and my blog, wisemoneymatters.com, has a long […]

Written on October 30th, 2008 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse

Internet Marketing Masterminds - A Course for Small Businesses Wanting to Grow Their Online Presence

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 23 comments

If you’re own or work for a small to medium business and are trying to get your head around how to use the internet, social media, blogging and other emerging online technologies to promote your brand, build income and drive sales then you should check out Internet Marketing Masterminds.
This course will kick off on 12th […]

Written on October 29th, 2008 at 06:10 am by Darren Rowse

How Bloggers Make Money Online without Blogging [POLL RESULTS]

Blogging for Dollars, Reader Questions 47 comments

Last month I ran a poll here at ProBlogger which asked readers if they make money online from sources other than blogging.
The result was almost completely split with 1022 of the 2053 people who responded saying Yes and 1031 saying no.

Some of the comments on the launch post of this poll revealed some of the […]

Written on October 29th, 2008 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse

Do You Sell Text Links on Your Blog? [POLL]

Advertising, Reader Questions 82 comments

Do You Sell Text Links on Your Blog?
Warning - Before answering this question in comments you might want to consider doing so anonymously and without a link to your blog - particularly if your answer is YES. It could hurt you to identify yourself if you say yes publicly.
It is time for another poll here […]

Written on October 28th, 2008 at 06:10 am by Darren Rowse

Reflections on 48 Hours of Inviting Readers to Comment ‘Spam’ My Blog

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 64 comments

OK - so I didn’t ask people to comment ’spam’ my blog - I asked them to ‘pitch’ us with their blog. Here’s what I learned from the experience….

On the spur of the moment over the weekend I decided to run a little experiment here on ProBlogger where I invited readers to leave a comment […]

Written on October 28th, 2008 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse

How To Build a Successful Email Newsletter

Blog Promotion, Blogging Tools and Services, Featured Posts, Writing Content 50 comments

Over the last week I’ve been talking about Newsletters a little. We’ve covered reasons start a newsletter and how I’ve increased my newsletter subscriber numbers 10 fold.
Today I want to finish this informal mini-series on newsletters off with some tips for actually writing a newsletter.

How to Write an Email Newsletter
Let me say up front […]

Written on October 27th, 2008 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse

The Psychology of Blogging

Miscellaneous Blog Tips 83 comments

Today Life Coach Tim Brownson from A Daring Adventure explores 6 tips to get your mindset right when approaching blogging.

10 spare hours a week - Check
Niche market - Check
Basic understanding of SEO - Check
Google Adsense account - Check
Dummies’ guide to writing great content - Check
Burning desire to succeed - Check

There are a lot of great […]

Written on October 26th, 2008 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse

Finding Your Posting Rhythm [Part 2]

Writing Content 45 comments

Yesterday I suggested 4 tips for helping bloggers to find their posting rhythm:

There is no Right Posting Level
Start out Slow and Work Your Way Up
Monitor Your Readerships Response to Your Posting Levels
Consistency is Important

Today I want to share 4 more tips on posting workflows.
5. Work on Your Posting Workflow - Identify the Blockage Points
One piece […]