Archive for Miscellaneous Blog Tips
Written on October 3rd, 2009 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse
Why Blogging is Like The Wizard of Oz and There’s No Place Like Home. A Polemic or Maybe a Manifesto. For all the Red Shoe Bloggers.
A Guest Post by Kelly Diels.
Let’s mash up reality and assume that Dorothy wrote The Wizard of Oz and it is a memoir told through the lens of pharmaceuticals and it is to be published next year.
Dorothy has written a great book: part trippy fantasy, part freudian/jungian/wonky archetypical therapy, part love letter to friendship, and [...]
Written on October 1st, 2009 at 12:10 am by Darren Rowse
Should You Use a Localized Domain Name?
I’m regularly asked about local domain names and whether they are worth using on a blog.
My answer usually revolves around the question of ‘what audience are you trying to reach?‘ Let me explain.
When I first secured my own domain name I chose a .au (Australia) domain without really giving much thought to it. I figured [...]
Written on September 30th, 2009 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse
Listening – Principles of Successful Blogging #1
Last week I shared a set of slides from a presentation I recently gave which outlines a variety of lessons that I’ve learned as a blogger over the last 7 years. Over the coming months I intend to expand upon many of the points in that presentation – starting today with ‘Listening’.
When I began blogging [...]
Written on September 28th, 2009 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse
Top 10 Posts on ProBlogger Q3 2009
Over the last three months on ProBlogger it’s been a pretty busy time – here are the most popular posts – judged by mixture of factors including traffic and comments.
9 Things to Do To Make Sure Your Next Blog Post is Read by More than Your Mom
8 First Step SEO Tips for Bloggers
Forums – How [...]
Written on September 27th, 2009 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse
Blogging Tips in 140 Characters or Less
A couple of days back I tweeted this question:
“Question: what’s your #1 blog tip in 140 characters or less? GO!’”
Over the next hour or two a lot of great responses came in – so I thought I’d post a link to them today because I think in the midst of them is a lot of [...]
Written on September 26th, 2009 at 12:09 am by Darren Rowse
How to Create Reader Profiles/Personas to Inspire and Inform Your Blogging
One of the techniques that I’ve employed in my blogging over the last 6 months behind the scenes is to create Reader Profiles (or Personas).
The technique is simply – open up a word document and begin to describe a type of reader that you’re either attempting to write for or who is already reading your [...]
Written on September 25th, 2009 at 02:09 am by Darren Rowse
Don’t Be a Greedy Blogger
This is another guest post from Robby G at Shite I Like.com where he gives expert dating advice for both men and women, amongst other advice.
I’ve only recently realized the benefits of good Karma. Greed and blogging doesn’t go well together at all. Right off the bat I wanted to say that if you’re thinking [...]
Written on September 24th, 2009 at 01:09 am by Darren Rowse
Confessions of a ProBlogger – Principles of Successful Blogging
Yesterday I spoke at the MarketingNow conference here in Melbourne. I shared my story of blogging and then explore 25 or so lessons that I’d learned as a blogger in the 7 years since I started.
Following is the slide deck from the presentation. It might not make a lot of sense without the commentary (the [...]
Written on September 20th, 2009 at 01:09 am by Darren Rowse
Blogging to Learn
A friend who knows I’m a blogger recently asked me for my blog address so she could take a look. We were chatting with instant messaging, so I sent her the link. A few minutes later, she asked me how long I’d been blogging, whether I enjoyed it, and how much I earned. [...]
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