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Craftsmanship – Principles of Successful Blogs #9
4th of February 2010 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Craftsmanship – Principles of Successful Blogs #9

As we continue to explore principles of successful blogging I want to turn our attention to a matter at the heart of the topic – content. Much could be said on the topic but in the presentation that sparked my principles of successful blogging series of posts I spoke at ...more
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How to Write Great Content for Your Blog In the New Year
28th of December 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

How to Write Great Content for Your Blog In the New Year

As part of Best of ProBlogger 2009 series – today I want to look at the topic of ‘writing content’ and present a series of posts that went live this year on how to create compelling blog content – after all, it’s a cornerstone of successful blogging that bloggers simply ...more
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How to Be A More Productive Blogger [And Add 37 Minutes to Every Hour!]
19th of December 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

How to Be A More Productive Blogger [And Add 37 Minutes to Every Hour!]

This week, on a busier than normal day, I Tweeted that I wish there were more hours in a day (or that there was a pause button so that time could stand still for a bit so I could catch up). The tweet was of course an attempt at humor ...more
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The Storyteller’s Tale: How a Fiction Mindset Will Empower Your Blog
17th of December 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

The Storyteller’s Tale: How a Fiction Mindset Will Empower Your Blog

A guest post by bestselling novelist Larry Brooks from Storyfix.com. Sports analogies rock. They certainly can and often do lean toward the cliché, but like even the most trite of clichés, they’ve earned that dubious label because they’re valid. The use of cliché in copywriting, not so good. The use ...more
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Why Nobody Cares About Your Blog
22nd of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Why Nobody Cares About Your Blog

A Guest Post by David Risley Except yours, of course. ;) However, there are a lot of bloggers who feel this way. You write. You write some more. You don’t feel as if you’re getting the traction that you want. What’s going on? There is plenty to be said about ...more
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13 Ways I Get Back into Blogging after a Vacation
18th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

13 Ways I Get Back into Blogging after a Vacation

Yesterday was my first day back at blogging after a 10 day vacation with my family and on Twitter I commented that I was finding it a little hard to get my brain back into blogging mode. @Mikeachim responded by suggesting I write a post on the daily rituals that ...more
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An Important Question to Ask Before Hitting Publish on Your Next Post
11th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

An Important Question to Ask Before Hitting Publish on Your Next Post

Here’s a question I’ve learned to ask on a daily basis at the completion of every post I write: “Would this post work better if I split it into two (or more) posts?” While the answer is usually ‘no’ for me I do semi-regularly get to the end of a ...more
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Do you Write Outlines for Your Blog Posts?
9th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Do you Write Outlines for Your Blog Posts?

Do you plan your posts or do you just write them free flow as they come? This is a question that one of our members at ProBlogger.com (Mark Dykeman) started off a conversation with in the last week. Mark talked in the thread about how he does both (sometimes he ...more
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14 Types of Stories You Can Tell On Your Blog
5th of November 2009 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

14 Types of Stories You Can Tell On Your Blog

Yesterday we explored WHY stories can be such a powerful communication tool on your blog. Today we’ll look at 14 types of stories that you might like to try on your blog. 14 Types of Stories You Can Tell On Your Blog Personal Discovery Stories – tell how you discovered ...more
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