Posted on 27 June 2008
A quick congratulations to WidgetBucks ad network for announcing their VC funding today.
I’m looking forward to seeing how the injection of funds helps this already promising ad network to grow in what they offer publishers.
Disclaimer - WidgetBucks is a sponsor of ProBlogger.
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Source:WidgetBucks Secures $10M Funding to Expand Ad Network
Posted on 16 June 2008
One of the keys to building a successful blog is to build something that is ‘interesting’.
But how does one BE interesting?
It’s probably a topic that deserve someone smarter than me to explore but it strikes me that one element of being an interesting blogger (or an interesting person for that matter) is that they are [...]
Source:How to Be an Interesting Blogger
Posted on 16 June 2008
Over at ScribeFire they’ve just published the 3rd part of my offline blog tips series (read part 1 and part 2). This one includes 7 tips from some of my Twitter buddies as well as four more of my own.
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Source:Offline Blog Promotion Tips - Part 3
Posted on 16 June 2008
Perhaps the fastest way to let your blog go is to stop posting to it. It can happen for many reasons whether it be your life getting busy, suffering from a bout of bloggers block or becoming distracted by another project.
Most bloggers go through one or all of these issues at one point or another [...]
Source:Lack of Posting - How to Let Your Blog Go #1
Posted on 16 June 2008
Thomas Edison was one of the most prolific and influential inventors that the world has seen. Inventing world changing technologies such as the light bulb, phonograph and the motion picture camera - Edison is someone whose views on emerging technologies can inform what we do in blogging today.
Following are 11 Thomas Edison quotes and some [...]
Source:What Thomas Edison Can Teach You about Blogging
Posted on 16 June 2008
There are so many free applications and services available for bloggers that many of us get into a mindset of being anti paying for anything. However sometimes you get what you pay for in life and as a blogger wanting to build your blogging into a business there are some things that can be well [...]
Source:5 Tools that I’m Happy to Pay for as a Blogger
Posted on 13 June 2008
Today I’m pleased to announce a giveaway/competition here on ProBlogger where you have the chance to win one of three prizes - a year’s worth of free podcasts for your blog from First Blog Media.
All you have to do to win is answer a question in the comments of this post (see below for the [...]
Source:Win 12 Months of Professional Podcasting for Your Blog [COMPETITION]
Posted on 13 June 2008
If you’ve got a little spare time today and are in the mood for learning about how to blog - you might want to check out Alltop’s Blogging Page. It lists the latest posts of 44 great blogs about blogging. Only thing I’d add to the page is the RSS feed of each blog (so [...]
Source:All You Can Eat Blogging and Social Media Posts
Posted on 13 June 2008
Just a very quick post to let readers know that I’m playing with Plurk (another micro blogging/life streaming tool that is a little like Twitter).
At first I only intended to grab my names (problogger and darrenrowse) and use them as placeholders but I’m now starting to find it a really interesting medium. It takes the [...]
Source:Playing with Plurk
Posted on 13 June 2008
It’s time for another Reader Poll - this week I want to take a look at your posting frequency.
How Many Posts Did You Publish On Your Main Blog in May?
Pick your main blog and focus upon that. I responded for ProBlogger where I published 88 posts over May - 10 more than my three month [...]
Source:How Many Posts Did You Publish On Your Main Blog in May? [POLL]