Written on June 4th, 2008 at 10:06 pm by Darren Rowse

Feedburner AdSense Ads in the Wild

Adsense, RSS 20 comments

Over the weekend news broke of the coming Feedburner and AdSense Integration.

Since then I’ve chatted to one of the team at Google about the integration and asked if I could see them in the wild somewhere. They shot me a link to this RSS feed where you can view them in Google Reader on each […]

Written on June 3rd, 2008 at 11:06 am by Darren Rowse

Feed Compare - Feed Comparison Tool

Blogging Tools and Services, RSS 16 comments

If you’re into comparing stats with your competitors (or friends) then you might like to check out Feed Compare - a tool that lets you compare the numbers of subscribers to a blog with other blogs (as lon as they are all using Feedburner).

Here’s a comparison of my two blogs over 24 months:

You can also […]

Written on June 3rd, 2008 at 06:06 am by Darren Rowse

Feedburner and AdSense Integration Coming Soon

Adsense, RSS 15 comments

Over the weekend Feedburner have announced on their blog that the long awaited integration of AdSense ads into the Feedburner service is about to become a reality.
Google bought Feedburner last year and so this has been talked about for a while now - but in the coming weeks they’ll begin to run AdSense in the […]

Written on May 5th, 2008 at 11:05 pm by Darren Rowse

AdSense and Feedburner Ads a Step Closer to Launch? First Ads Seen in the Wild

Adsense, RSS 16 comments

It looks like the integration of AdSense ads into Feeburner feeds is a step closer with reports surfacing that AdSense ads have been seen on RSS feeds that look like this.

This ad was seen on the feed of Inhabitat (found via Digital Inspiration). The images are served as image maps not JavaScript.

Here’s hoping that this […]

Written on April 26th, 2008 at 10:04 pm by Darren Rowse

Full or Partial RSS Feeds?

RSS 27 comments

@SeanBannister asks - “on Problogger your RSS shows the entire post but on DPS it only shows a teaser”
Whether to post excerpts or full feeds is something I’ve grappled with on and off for years now. I used on only do excerpts here on ProBlogger too but in the end decided to switch. The main […]

Written on February 10th, 2008 at 12:02 am by Darren Rowse

7 Dark Truths: Why Readers Really Become Subscribers

Blog Promotion, RSS 47 comments

This post was submitted by Nick Cernis - the author of Put Things Off, the laid-back productivity blog.
Think you’ve heard it all before?
It’s true – if you want more subscribers, write great content and target a specific niche. It’s a lovely idea, and guess what? It really works.
But to understand why your readers subscribe (and […]

Written on February 7th, 2008 at 12:02 am by Darren Rowse

How to Create a Sense of Anticipation on Your Blog

RSS 32 comments

Yesterday I shared a theory - that creating a sense of anticipation on a blog is an important element in getting people to subscribe to it.
My logic is that people subscribe to blogs that they think will enhance their lives in some way in the future.
Many bloggers create a sense of anticipation on a […]

Written on February 6th, 2008 at 12:02 am by Darren Rowse

A Secret to Finding New Subscribers for Your Blog

Blog Promotion, Featured Posts, RSS 113 comments

‘How do I find new subscribers for my blog?’

This question hits my inbox so regularly that I that I’d answer it publicly rather than retyping my answer to each person who asks - it’s a topic that is on the mind of many bloggers these days so lets tackle it head on.

I’ve written an extended […]

Written on January 2nd, 2008 at 11:01 pm by Darren Rowse

Bidvertiser Add RSS Advertising

Advertising, RSS 28 comments

One of the areas that many bloggers want to see improvement in when it comes to making more money from their blogs is in the area of RSS Advertising.

Today Bidvertiser started experimenting with just this.

I’m yet to try it for myself and there’s a distinct lack of information on the Bidvertiser site about this new […]