At times you could be forgiven for thinking it is - if you read a lot of blogs on ‘how to blog’ that is.
One of the first thing that most of us who write about blogging advise those starting out is to work on writing useful and unique content.
Certainly at the core of most great [...] [..] Read complete article
Published 21-Aug-2008 by Darren Rowse in featured postsmiscellaneous blog tips Read 3 times
Over at the ProBlogger Room on FriendFeed Keith asks a good question that has stimulated a whole stream of thought for me. He asks:
“If you have a blog post that clearly outperforms all other posts (more than double the traffic in my case) do you capitalize on it by writing more posts on the same [...] [..] Read complete article
Published 08-Jul-2008 by Darren Rowse in featured postsmiscellaneous blog tips Read 5 times
Today I want to share a technique that has increased my productivity levels incredibly.
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“How do you fit so much in?”
This is a question that I’m asked a lot.
Yesterday I kept track of the work that I did. It included:
Researched & Wrote 5 blog posts (2500 words) - Planned a future series - Edited [...] [..] Read complete article
Published 11-Jun-2008 by Darren Rowse in featured postsmiscellaneous blog tips Read 8 times
“Is it possible to earn a full-time salary as a part-time blogger? (eg, if you’re student)”
This question has been voted up quite high in my Q&A sidebar widget so I thought I’d attempt an answer today.
It’s one of those questions with two answers:
Yes…. and…. No
Let’s unpack both (and I’d encourage you to read both as [...] [..] Read complete article
Published 01-Jun-2008 by Darren Rowse in featured postsmiscellaneous blog tips Read 5 times
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A recent question asked in the Q&A widget was from a reader asking me to write about:
“How to go about building relationships with other bloggers?”
Building relationships with other bloggers is an important aspect of blogging. I see it as crucial for a number of reasons:
Finding Readers - one of the best ways [...] [..] Read complete article
Published 27-May-2008 by Darren Rowse in featured postsmiscellaneous blog tips Read 8 times
I was just doing an interview on an Aussie radio station and was asked to name some traits of successful bloggers. My initial reaction was to giggle - because no two successful bloggers are the same - however as I began to answer I realized that there are some common traits among bloggers who gain [...] [..] Read complete article
Published 19-May-2008 by Darren Rowse in featured postsmiscellaneous blog tips Read 10 times
Yesterday I wrote about the problem of blogger inferiority complex and how often as bloggers we can limit our potential by defining ourselves negatively.
Today I want to get a little more constructive and suggest a remedy for this common problem. In doing so I want to help those of us who struggle with a negative [...] [..] Read complete article
Published 01-May-2008 by Darren Rowse in featured postsmiscellaneous blog tips Read 6 times
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Today I was scanning through some emails from readers and it struck me that so many of those that I hear from are suffering from a similar ailment. Let me share a few excerpts from emails I received today and see if you can spot what it is:
“Darren, I’m just a small blogger [...] [..] Read complete article
Published 30-Apr-2008 by Darren Rowse in featured postsmiscellaneous blog tips Read 9 times
Yesterday I wrote about being a ruthless blogger and named a number of areas that I find helpful to have more harsh boundaries in with the hope of it helping me become more productive and focused as a blogger (and as a result provide a better resource for readers).
There is a problem with ruthlessness though. [...] [..] Read complete article
Published 22-Apr-2008 by Darren Rowse in featured postsmiscellaneous blog tips Read 12 times
Sometimes to grow your blog you need to be ruthless - otherwise you’ll become distracted, unproductive, lazy, unfocused and or lose your passion for blogging. Here’s 7 areas that I’ve found myself becoming more and more ruthless in in my blogging:
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1. Declare war on comment spam
Letting comment spam get ahold of your [...] [..] Read complete article
Published 21-Apr-2008 by Darren Rowse in featured postsmiscellaneous blog tips Read 9 times
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