Archive for: January, 2009
Written on January 24th, 2009 at 05:01 am by Darren Rowse
The Day 250,000 People Showed Up At My Blog: Case Study
Wednesday was the biggest day of traffic that I’ve seen to any of my blogs for a very long time (perhaps ever). I mentioned this on twitter yesterday and had a few followers request that I write up how it happened – so here’s a quick recap/timeline on the 24 hours that saw around a [...]
Written on January 24th, 2009 at 12:01 am by Darren Rowse
Dealing with Blogging Evolution – Foundational Necessities for Bloggers
This post is the 3rd in a series of posts by Hendry Lee. Check out part 1 and part 2.
Whether or not your like it, blogging is going through an evolution. Although it has only been around for less than a decade, we have seen quite a lot of impacts it brings to businesses and [...]
Written on January 23rd, 2009 at 12:01 am by Darren Rowse
How to ReDesign a Blog [Part II]
This post is the 2nd in a two part series in which Matt Brett shares how he approached redesigning Digital Photography School. Read Part 1 Here.
When it came to developing the new Digital Photography School, the real challenge was brought to the table. How was I going to house three blogs under one roof? There [...]
Written on January 22nd, 2009 at 12:01 am by Darren Rowse
How to Create a Blogging Plan and Actually Reach Your Goals This Year
This post is part of the series (by Hendry Lee) about how to survive the blogging evolution in 2009. If you haven’t done so, you want to read the previous article about my take on niche blogging trends. It was based on analysis rather than predictions. That is important because if you ask me, I’d [...]
Written on January 21st, 2009 at 07:01 am by Darren Rowse
21 Ways to Write Posts that Are Guaranteed to Grow Your Blog
Write something useful
Write something unique
Write something newsworthy
Write something first
Write something that makes those who read it smarter
Write something controversial
Write something insightful
Write something that taps into a fear people have
Write something that helps people achieve
Write something that elicit a response
Write something that gives a sense of belonging
Write something passionately
Write something that interprets or translates news for [...]
Written on January 21st, 2009 at 12:01 am by Darren Rowse
How to Redesign a Blog: Redesigning DPS
In this post (the first of two) Web Designer Matt Brett shares some reflections and tips from the process of redesigning my Digital Photography School blog.
When I was approached by Darren to take on the task of not only redesigning, but expanding his Digital Photography Schoolblog, I was thrilled and a little intimidated. I knew [...]
Written on January 20th, 2009 at 12:01 am by Darren Rowse
The Hype Cycle and Niche Blogging – What They Mean to You in 2009
Today Hendry Lee from BlogBuildingU starts a series on building a blog that grows in 2009 that we’ll feature here at ProBlogger Blog Tips over the coming 2 weeks. Make sure you subscribe to ProBlogger to get the full series.
Just another day, one particular news item caught my eyes again. Every year, I always look [...]
Written on January 19th, 2009 at 12:01 am by Darren Rowse
How To Make Deals With Bigshots in Less Than 10 Minutes
This is a guest post from Laura Roeder, creator of The Dash.
As I’m writing this, I just got off the phone with the famous Gary V. We spoke for less than ten minutes and now a fun collaborative venture is underway. You should know that before today I had never spoken with or met Gary. [...]
Written on January 18th, 2009 at 12:01 am by Darren Rowse
Use Gravatars to Add Personality to Your Blog
In this post Jack Gamble from Babeled sheds some light on a handy service – Gravatars which is a tool that many people are adding to their blogs (I’ve got it operating in the comments section of both TwiTip and Digital Photography School at present).
An important thing to remember as you develop your blog is [...]
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