Darren Rowse

When Money Motivates Blogging
10th of February 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

When Money Motivates Blogging

Michael Buffington writes that he’s just started a new blog on the topic of Asbestos. He’s doing so not because he’s interested in it but largely because it pays good money. This type of blogging is becoming more and more popular as people realize the amount of money that Adsense ...more
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Business Blogging Awards – Mid Race Commentary
10th of February 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Business Blogging Awards – Mid Race Commentary

There is a week to go in the Business Blogging awards and Darren at Inside Blogging is encouraging us all to give it a bit more of a push. I thought I’d do so by doing a commentary (horse racing style???). Here we go… Business bloggers are under starters orders ...more
Business Blogging
Tsunami Blogging – What did we learn?
9th of February 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Tsunami Blogging – What did we learn?

I really enjoyed reading Pete Blackshaw’s Marketing Through the Tsunami Lens article today where he examines some of the lessons learned and trends that have emerged as a result of the mass of blogging that happened around the Tsunami tragedy late last year and in the weeks that followed. He ...more
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The importance of the Scoop in Blogging
9th of February 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

The importance of the Scoop in Blogging

This week is a very busy week for me. Both in my general life but also my blogging. In particularly the blogging side of things is pretty hectic as there is a trade show happening in Orlando where all the major digital camera manufacturers unveil their newest models for the ...more
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Blog Design Matters
9th of February 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Blog Design Matters

Last week I asked the question – ‘Does Blog design Matter?’ I asked it because my own blog’s redesign was just around the corner and I was interested in the impact it would have upon my blog. A number of people have asked me about the change and the impact ...more
Blog Design
How To Make Money With Your Blog Site
8th of February 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

How To Make Money With Your Blog Site

Robin Good has a good post on How To Make Money With Your Blog Site which outlines 13 or so ways that bloggers can make money from their blogging. His tips range from Google Adsense, to Amazon, to other advertising programs, to donations, through to premium content sponsorships and online ...more
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Interview with Joel Johnson
8th of February 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Interview with Joel Johnson

I’m pleased to post the following interview with one of the bloggers that I’ve admired for some time – Joel Johnson the editor of the incredibly popular Gawker Media blog, Gizmodo. At the time of posting this interview Gizmodo averages 153,334 unique visitors per day and ranks third on Truth ...more
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Should Google be the Blogosphere’s Ad Agency?
8th of February 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Should Google be the Blogosphere’s Ad Agency?

Jeff Jarvis has an interesting post titled Should Google be the citizens’ ad agency? where he questions whether Google is the best ‘ad agency’ for citizens media and writes: ‘But it makes me wonder whether we’re foolish letting Google be our ad sales agent. For Google undersells the value of ...more
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Are Google paying out less to Adsense Publishers?
7th of February 2005 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Are Google paying out less to Adsense Publishers?

Om Malik has an interesting post looking at the record earnings that Google have been reporting (largely due to their earnings from Adwords) but the apparent decreases in payments that they are making to publishers. ‘Intrigued, I looked up some of the SEC filings and discovered that for past four ...more
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