ProBlogger (Free subscription) | 55 minutes ago
Today Rich Page shares five tips on how to optimize websites to capture repeat readers. You may be a blogger that thinks they have a pretty popular and well created blog - if so, well done. But remember every blog is a work a progress, and there is always room for improvement. Here are 5 great [...]
ProBlogger (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lately I’ve been pondering the part that social media plays in my blogging business. This post is an attempt to make some sense of it. I’d value your thoughts in comments to help me take these half thought through ideas to something more concrete. Those who have been following me for a while know that I not [...]
Performancing (Free subscription) | yesterday
BloggingBasics101 attended the recently concluded BlogWorldExpo which featured a panel on Making Money Online With A Blog . The post describes some of the advice given by Brian Clark, Darren Rowse, Jeremy Shoemaker, Zac Johnson, and John Chow. One tidbit of information that I thought was interesting: Each of the men discussing making money on your blog work up to 12 hours a day writing and maintaining...
Tekkaus (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Google can be nasty! Nowadays, everyone is dreaming of becoming a problogger. They wish they can start blogging today, quite their job tomorrow and start earning tonnes of cash from their blog(s) the day after tomorrow. Is this the new American Dream? To be a full-fledged blogger that can earn a living through the tube and net? Well, it could be but it's not a simple task. The age-old adage
ProBlogger (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
One of the most successful ways to bring in new subscribers to your blog is to give away a bonus when people sign up. If you’re like most people, you haven’t had time to write a great book to give away as a sign-up bonus. Well, today I’m going to show you two very easy [...]
InstaBloke: A Blogger's Natural Res (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
My dear Blokesters. I have to be honest with you. I came real close to the abiss and almost quit blogging. It all started with a frank email exchange I recently had with Darren Rowse that left me feeling frustrated and depressed. Combine that with comments being down on this blog and I drafted a farewell post (which is still in draft and I will keep it there as a testament for future reference). […]...
ProBlogger (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
In this post Kim Roach from BuzzBlogger shares three techniques for getting featured on mainstream media news sites. Did you know that you can get your site featured on major news sites like CNN, CNET, Newsweek, USA Today, and even the Wall Street Journal. It’s one of the best kept secrets in the blogosphere and I’m [...]
ProBlogger (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
One of the things I love about the blogging community is how there’s such a diversity of approaches being tried by successful bloggers in their pursuits. Take for instance two well known bloggers - Timothy Ferriss and Gary Vaynerchuck. Timothy is famous for his book The 4-Hour Workweek a book looking at the simplification of life, outsourcing [...]
Blog World Expo Blog (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Don't think any money can be made blogging? Ask John Wu. /HT Darren Rowse. More links on this story at Techmeme.
John Chow dot Com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
During Blog World Epxo, Abby Johnson of WebProNews managed to corner “The Big 3″ for interviews. Darren Rowse at Problogger talked about strategies for success, Shoemoney gave some advice on comments and content and I…
chrisbrogan.com (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
This morning, I found two different emails from book authors in my box (no, neither was from Darren Rowse or Chris Garrett). I get pitched to check out books all the time (which is awesome, because I read LOTS of books. In fact, if it’s an interesting business book or leadership / self improvement, send [...]
Mashable (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
In the midst of economic doom and gloom , exits can still exist. PaidContent and ProBlogger are both reporting on a story of a blog exit that’s nothing short of jaw-dropping. Financial services blog Bankaholic has been purchased by financial information portal BankRate for a stunning $14.9 million. Bankaholic is a one man shop, operated by John Wu, who is supposed to stay online with the blog after...
Blog Business Summit (Free subscription) | 03/10/2008
Paidcontent and ProBlogger reported this morning that the Bankaholic blog, which launched in July of 2007, was bought today by Bankrate for a cool $12.4 million, and the option to earn another $2.5 million over the next 12 months. That’s an astounding payout for the amount of time that John Wu (who is the one [...]
John Chow dot Com (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Just saw over at Problogger who saw over at PaidContent that Bankaholic, a blog run by Johns Wu, was sold to BankRate for $15 million! Financial info site BankRate is expanding its financial product listings, as it’s acquiring Bank…
ProBlogger (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
“How do I choose categories for my blog?” This is a question I’m asked a lot so when Ali Hale from Alpha Student asked if he could write a post on the topic of choosing categories I was all ears! Before you start reading this, take a quick look at something very important: your own blog. [...]
