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My Book Arrived!
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Today there was a little excitement in the Rowse House. On returning from a morning out there was a parcel sitting on our doorstep. On opening it I found: It’s been fun to watch many of you ordering, receiving and even reviewing the ProBlogger book - but it’s a very strange feeling...
Brightkite: Blazing New Paths in Microcontent
by Aaron Brazell at Technosailor
A few weeks ago, I received an invite to Brightkite so I signed up, being the early adopter that I am. What I saw instantly resonated with me. Before I get into the technical and usability “stuff” let me explain the resonance I had. first there was Twitter which blazed onto...
New Series Introduction: Rules for Entrepreneurs
by Steven Fisher at Technosailor
"Rules for Entrepreneurs". These rules will range from how to hire lawyers, leveraging PR the right way, setting up your first site, how and when to hire your first sales person, putting together your sales/venture pitch, etc....
Ad Positioning: Tactics to Increase Your AdSense Earnings Overnight
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
In this series I’m examining tactics that can be used to increase AdSense earnings immediately. Read the introduction to this series here. Today I want to talk about positioning your AdSense ads - something that has a very significant impact upon the amount of money that they are able to earn. I...
Tactics to Increase Your AdSense Earnings Overnight
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
What would you say if I told you that there are things that many bloggers could do on their blogs that could bring about large increases in their AdSense earnings in 24 hours or less? One of the misconceptions about making money from blogging that is out there is that the...
Accepted to Google News
by Aaron Brazell at Technosailor
Earlier this evening, I received word from Google that this site would be included in their technology news site. This is significant because this site has been submitted multiple times before but never qualified. One of the more rigid requirements for Google News inclusion is that a site not be...
Building Your Twitter Presence Part 2 - Pre-Prepared Tweets
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Yesterday I wrote 5 tips to help increase your follower numbers on Twitter. Thanks to everyone for your comments and suggestions on the topic. As I read over the comments I realized that there were a few more things that I’d been learning on how to use Twitter that might be...
If a Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words. . . . .
by Mary Jo at b5media
If a picture’s worth a thousand words, then today’s b5media Travel & Culture Theme Day is worth thousands and thousands of word! We invite you to take a look at our world. . . in photos: Jul from Europe String is Back from Italy, and has a photo to prove it. From...
How I Increased Page Views on My Forum by 66.7% in a Month
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Last month at Digital Photography School I ran the biggest competition that I’ve ever run (on that blog). I put a $729 Nikon DSLR up for grabs for one lucky active member in my the forum attached to the blog. The competition was successful in my mind but today while I...
Would You Read Your Blog? - A Guest Post by…. Me
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Over the coming weeks and months I will be joining a team of bloggers to blog on the new ScribeFire blog. ScribeFire is a Firefox extension that allows you to blog from within your browser. They’ve just announced the release of version 2.1. I’m going to be covering some similar topics...
Following Paths vs Leaving Trails
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Over the weekend I heard the following quote from poet David Perkins. “Do not follow where the path leads, Rather go where there is no path, and leave a trail.” I’ve not been able to get it out of my head since. I shared it last night on Twitter and half a...
The Power of Bloggers
by Aaron Brazell at Technosailor
There is an evolution that takes place where a blog goes from a blog to a media property. It's hard to tell, at least for me, what that point is. Is it when a site gets more than one author? Is it when there is a certain "rate of fire"...
My Future Husband
by Darcie at Fit Darcie
I did another late workout last night. It was a totally different place during 10 and 11:30 last night than it is between 7 and 9. A lot more gay people. By a lot, I mean, there are none during the times that I go and there were 4 last...
5 Tips to Grow Your Twitter Presence
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Since starting to use Twitter more regularly I’ve been asked by quite a few readers for tips on how to grow the numbers of Twitter Followers. Today I’m going to give a few tips on how I’ve grown my own Twitter Follower numbers up over 5500 in the last few...
AdSense Problems? - Check out the Known Issues Page
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
If you’re an AdSense publisher and are noticing problems with your account (like today when most publishers reports are showing stats that are much lower than normal) then you might want to bookmark the AdSense Known Issues page which is being used by AdSense to update publishers on the issues...
Can I get a hug?
by Darcie at Fit Darcie
Because of a work dinner last night, I went to the gym a little later than normal, so the regular idiots were leaving as I was going in. I run into George (never mentionned before because I think he’s decent. Notice he gets a first name??) and Ape-Arms as they are leaving. Ape-Arms...
Tris and CJ in Toronto
by Ed at b5media Team Blog
The Toronto office is blessed with the pressence of CJ, our Content Manager, and Tris, our Training Manager. Not much has changed with them since the trip to Austin for SXSW in March. Tris has been writting a new blog which seems to get a lot of attention because of its...
How Do I Get a Professionally Designed Blog?
by Daniel Scocco at ProBlogger Blog Tips
In this post Daniel Scocco answers a question from Reader Mar Joseph who asks: I would like to have my site professionally designed as my lack of code knowledge is really holding me back. What are the best avenues to find designers? First of all let’s identify the goal behind this...
AdSense for Search now Powered by Custom Search
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
AdSense today announced that their search feature is now featured by Google’s Custom Search. This means that those using AdSense for Search get access to a few new features including: Site Search Improved indexing of your pages Vertical search Tuning search results and ads with keywords Selecting ad location Quick and easy updates You can see a full...
Duncan Riley talks about His Experience with TechCrunch and Future Directions
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Good interview over at BlogHerald with Duncan Riley who today finishes up as a blogger at TechCrunch. The ground covered in the interview is great listening - from how he landed the TechCrunch job, to what it’s like to dealing with the email on such a position, to dealing with...
Apparently, Running a High Profile Business Makes You Stupid
by Aaron Brazell at Technosailor
It's simply fascinating that we look up to certain people who begin successful companies. Not to knock them, or anything. They obviously have something working for them. However, you'd never know it from their blogs. In fact, their blogs tell us that they are complete idiots....
Do you really want to work in Venture Capital?
by Steven Fisher at Technosailor
I have heard this from many people I have met "I really want to be a VC". First, why are you asking me when I am not one and don't have a desire to be one? Let me direct you to some people in the industry and a few who...
Where Bloggers Get Their Biggest Levels of Traffic
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Last week I asked readers about their biggest sources of traffic to their blogs. The results reveal a fairly striking winner - Google. The comparison between Google and ‘Other Search Engines’ was fairly amazing - but what did interest me was the number of bloggers reporting Social Media sites as their number...
b5’s Newest Member
by Ed at b5media Team Blog
…or extension of one. Salim Teja, b5’s Chief Operating Officer had a baby boy this weekend. (Well, his wife did). Ayden Teja was born Saturday May 3rd at 6:45 pm weighing in at 8 pounds (whoa). Mom and baby are at home and doing fantastically well. Salim is out drinking. No...
Technosailor Birthday Bash Meetup
by Aaron Brazell at Technosailor
We're coming up on four years here blogging at Technosailor.com. It's been a fantastic four years and what better way to celebrate than with a party? We're still putting some final touches on the plans, including securing a venue, but I can say, "Mark your Calendars" for May 20th....
The Power of Blog Projects
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Post Post Post… yawn… Post Post Post… sigh… Post Post Post… eyes glazing over… Do you ever find blogging a little mind numbing as a blogger? Do you ever look at other people’s blogs and feel a little bored? Most bloggers who have been blogging for a sustained period of time go through...
AdSense and Feedburner Ads a Step Closer to Launch? First Ads Seen in the Wild
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
It looks like the integration of AdSense ads into Feeburner feeds is a step closer with reports surfacing that AdSense ads have been seen on RSS feeds that look like this. This ad was seen on the feed of Inhabitat (found via Digital Inspiration). The images are served as image maps...
Become a ProBlogger Premium Sponsor
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Do you have a product or service aimed at bloggers that you’d like to be put in front of hundreds of thousands of bloggers? The premium sponsorship package here at ProBlogger has just become vacant and our ad sales team would love to chat with you about the opportunities that are...
Taking a Break (For Now)
by Shai Coggins at Shai Coggins
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Music Monday | 38 New Tracks For Your iPod
by Mike at b5media
Start your week with music. b5media’s Music Channel offers 38 tracks to get you through your Monday. The selection is vast. The tracks are ones we feel you should hear. Discover music and let us know what we should be checking out. Have fun and welcome to a great selection of music. Every Monday...

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My Book Arrived!

Brightkite: Blazing New Paths in Microcontent

New Series Introduction: Rules for Entrepreneurs

Ad Positioning: Tactics to Increase Your AdSense Earnings Overnight

Tactics to Increase Your AdSense Earnings Overnight

Accepted to Google News

Building Your Twitter Presence Part 2 - Pre-Prepared Tweets

If a Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words. . . . .

How I Increased Page Views on My Forum by 66.7% in a Month

Would You Read Your Blog? - A Guest Post by…. Me

Following Paths vs Leaving Trails

The Power of Bloggers

My Future Husband

5 Tips to Grow Your Twitter Presence

AdSense Problems? - Check out the Known Issues Page

Can I get a hug?

Tris and CJ in Toronto

How Do I Get a Professionally Designed Blog?

AdSense for Search now Powered by Custom Search

Duncan Riley talks about His Experience with TechCrunch and Future Directions

Apparently, Running a High Profile Business Makes You Stupid

Do you really want to work in Venture Capital?

Where Bloggers Get Their Biggest Levels of Traffic

b5’s Newest Member

Technosailor Birthday Bash Meetup

The Power of Blog Projects

AdSense and Feedburner Ads a Step Closer to Launch? First Ads Seen in the Wild

Become a ProBlogger Premium Sponsor

Taking a Break (For Now)

Music Monday | 38 New Tracks For Your iPod

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