Archive for: March, 2009
Written on March 23rd, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
How to Use Social Media to Land the Job of your Dreams
This interview was conducted by Monica O’Brien (@monicaobrien) from Twenty Set.
As the recession looms on, more and more people are turning to social media and blogs to look for jobs. Jamie Varon (@jamievaron) has generated buzz in the Twitter community with her new website called Twitter Should Hire Me, where she blogs candidly about her [...]
Written on March 22nd, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
Rise Of The Blogging Service Industry
In this guest post, Neil Matthews from WPDude.com writes about the rise of the blogging service industry, and how bloggers can use their existing skills to enter this lucrative industry.
Blogging has moved away from a niche activity to such an extent that it has spawned it’s own service industry. There are numerous activities and companies [...]
Written on March 21st, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
4 Pretty Pictures to Illustrate Impact of Email Newsletters on Traffic (and Social Bookmarking)
Today I was reading a post on CopyBlogger by Dean Rieck on the importance of using email to grow a blog and it struck me how many bloggers still don’t fully understand the power of email as a way to grow their blogs.
I’m not going to rehash all of the reasons why email marketing is [...]
Written on March 20th, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
How has the Economic Downturn Impacted my Blogging Earnings?
How has the economic downturn impacted your blog earnings?
Team Nirvana recently emailed to ask me what impact the recession has had upon my blog earnings – it’s actually a question that I get quite a bit when talking to friends and family – (I guess everyone is asking it about everyone’s jobs at the moment).
In [...]
Written on March 19th, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
Should Legal Blogs Be Monetized – If so…. How?
“Should Legal Blogs Ever Be Monetized?” asked by @chrischeatham on Twitter.
“Should I try to make money on my blog?” is a question I hear a lot from bloggers of many niches and while ultimately the answer will vary from blogger to blogger depending upon their own circumstances and the focus of their blog – there [...]
Written on March 18th, 2009 at 12:03 pm by Darren Rowse
Likaholix – Get a Free Invite to the Alpha Here
Over the last day or two a new social network by the name of Likaholix has been released by two former Google employees. I’ve only just signed up in the last hour or so but like what I see so far.
I’ve also been given 500 invites to the closed alpha for ProBlogger readers (be [...]
Written on March 18th, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
Google Chat: A Bloggers Best Friend
Today Eric Hamm from Motivate Thyself and Blogopolis Blueprint takes a look at Google Chat and suggests it as a great tool for bloggers.
I’m a cloud computing fanatic. Web 2.0 may just be a buzz word, but the growing number of ways we can connect over the digital airways is increasing by the day. [...]
Written on March 17th, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
Advice For Part Time Bloggers Juggling Blogging with Work, Family and Other Commitments
Over on Twitter recently @jimlavin asked if I had any ‘ideas how someone with a normal day job can schedule time to blog on a regular basis?‘
Image by Helico
This is actually a great question and one that I’m sure many others will grapple with. While a handful of bloggers are able to blog full time [...]
Written on March 16th, 2009 at 12:03 am by Darren Rowse
What’s Your Bread and Butter?
this guest post is by Dot Com Dud
In business, the phrase “Bread & Butter” is used to describe something that is core to the success of a business. A good example is a lawyer for whom divorce cases bring in the majority of their income, those cases are their Bread & Butter. Without these cases [...]
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