02 Nov 2007
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One of the important features of my daily blogging routine is to check my ‘Vanity Folder’ in Google Reader (my news aggregator of choice).
The reason I call it my Vanity folder is that it’s a folder that is absolutely and …
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Google’s Page Rank Update Increases Profitability of Selling Text Links
05 Nov 2007 / 19 Comments
This email comes from a ProBlogger reader who wishes to remain anonymous:
“Dear Darren,
I have watched with interest the Google Page Rank fiasco (is there any other words for it) that happened recently. I am a blogger …
Selling Blogs - Factors of Valuation
05 Nov 2007 / 37 Comments
The last couple of weeks have seen some real action in the selling of blogs in the ‘make money online’ part of the blogosphere with the sale of Blogging Fingers ($6000), Ryan Shamus ($2500) …
Feedburner Subscriber Counters - A Glitch?
04 Nov 2007 / 48 Comments
A few hours back when the Feedburner RSS counter chicklet that thousands of blogs use to show their subscriber numbers updated bloggers everywhere scratched their heads in wonder.
I’ve had about 10 emails in the last couple of hours from many asking if I’d …
The Power of Commenting on Blogs
04 Nov 2007 / 65 Comments
I just came across a nice post by Caroline Middlebrook who did some analysis of her blog’s stats for the month of October.
Her blog increased it’s traffic from 3,000 readers in September to 11,000 in October - that’s pretty good growth. That’s partly due …
Need a New Blog Logo? Here’s a Special Offer for You
04 Nov 2007 / 10 Comments
A couple of weeks ago I received a package in the mail from a company by the name of Logo Design Guru. It contained two gifts - one for me and one for you.
The gift for me - …
Disclosing Affiliate Links on Blogs [POLL RESULTS]
04 Nov 2007 / 15 Comments
A couple of weeks back I asked readers to respond to a Poll with the question - ‘Do You Disclose Affiliate Links?‘
Over 800 readers responded. 19% said that they didn’t use affiliate links - but of those that do use them the break down …
Voting is Live in the 2007 Weblog Awards
03 Nov 2007 / 12 Comments
Voting in the 2007 Weblog Awards has been open for the last week or so. ProBlogger is up for an award in the Best Business Blog if you choose to give us a little vote love (although we’ve given the competition a decent head …
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It’s Movember - Please Sponsor Me
01 Nov 2007 / 31 Comments
Today is 1 November which means that like thousands of other Men around the world I’m starting to participate in Movember (see my page on Movember here).
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