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YouTube Add ‘Insight’ Video Metrics
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Google today announced that it has launched YouTube Insight - a tool for giving insight into who is watching your videos. So today I logged into YouTube to see what information I could glean about the viewers of my videos. from the new stats. Here’s what I learned about who is...
A-Ron’s last day…technically
by Ed at b5media Team Blog
Today was Director of Technology Aaron Brazell’s last day at b5media. Well, tomorrow is his official last day, but he’s flying home to Baltimore from Toronto then. Some of us are sad that he is going. Ok, well, no one has said that, but I can only assume that someone...
5 Emerging Trends in Blogging
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Over in the question widget on my sidebar I was asked to comment on the future of blogging and where I see it heading. In this video post I explore 5 trends that have been emerging (and that I think we’ll see continue to grow) including: Multiple Author Blogs Multi-Topic Blogs Blogs Converging with...
Rules for Entrepreneurs: Pay yourself first
by Steven Fisher at Technosailor
Over the last 9 years and two startups I have learned many things and screwed up royally in some cases. This ongoing series is about providing you best practices of lessons learned and avoiding the mistakes I have already made. In the past, I have had good years and bad years....
How to Split Test (A/B Test) Your AdSense Ads
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
A couple of days ago I talked readers through some different approaches to AdSense Ad Design and how it can make a significant impact upon the earnings of your AdSense ads. At the end of the post I mentioned that one great way to work out which ad design is...
Open Call to ALL Ad Networks - Pay up or shut up!
by Chad Randall at Advertise Space - Online Avertising
Ok this is still one thing that really irks me. Every person that I’ve ever met from any ad network has the exact same pitch. “We have the best CPM’s in the industry” Wow, how is it that everyone has the highest rate? There can be only one number one. ...
TechHugger: Go Green and Eco Friendly! (with discounts and a contest too!)
by Jayvee at b5media
In our internal chat banter, we were looking for someone to host Green Day for our theme week. Well, after a few seconds of awkward silence, all fingers pointed to Hilary, our bubbly eco safe, eco friendly driver who writes our eco-friendly auto blog. Of course, she was more than...
Please help end the Skype nightmare (video)
by Brian at The Code Cave
Friends don’t let friends double click… © Brian for The Code Cave, 2008. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with Technorati Want more on these topics ? Browse the archive of posts filed under An Uncategorized Post. ...
Chitika Interactive Premium Listing Units
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
One of my biggest blog money makers is Chitika. I’ve reviewed and written about them many times. They’ve always done very well for me on product related sites - however on sites that don’t have a product focus they have never performed. I’ve been nagging the Chitika team to get them...
How to Respond to Individual Requests for Help From Blog Readers
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Today Lisa sent in this question which I thought might make an interesting post topic: “I would love if you’d do a post on how you handle emails from people who ask for one on one help. As my site and blog grows, I continue to get more and more emails for...
Andy Beal Shares His Blog’s Tipping Point
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Andy Beal - author of a great book by the name of Radically Transparent - today shares his blog’s ‘tipping point’. The biggest tipping point for me was a redesign of MarketingPilgrim.com. I moved from Blogger to WordPress and also had a custom template built. Within 30 days of the redesign, I had...
Win one of 50 ProBlogger Books
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Want to win a copy of the ProBlogger book? ScribeFire is giving away 50 copies to people who sign up for their newsletter. More details here. Also over at ScribeFire’s blog today is my latest guest post - How to Increase Page Views on Your Blog. Share This...
Beauty & Style Welcomes Glamour Gift Guide
by Christina Jones at b5media
New this week on the Beauty & Style channel we have a gift buying guide for the glamorous among us - GlamourGiftGuide.com. Written by Kori Ellis, our multipurpose beauty and fashion/sports maven, Glamour Gift Guide will cover gifts for female fashionistas of all ages. You can find Kori blogging...
Leo Babauta shares his Blog’s Tipping Point
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
In the Skribit question widget in my sidebar the number 1 requested post is for me to ask ‘a bunch of pro bloggers what their tipping point was?’ I’ve done just that over the last few days and a few answers have trickled in so far. The first is from...
Childhood Sports Memories
by Kori Ellis at b5media
With Mother’s Day behind us and Father’s Day ahead, the b5media sports bloggers are looking back at our childhood sports memories. Check out the childhood sports memories from: David Kindervater at Every Morning Quarterback Jodie Lynn Boduch at Gossip on Sports Jeanne Dupuis at Hockey Beat Sandy Mitchell at Green Posse and Light the Torch Michael Sedor with...
The Return of Chicken Shawarma
by Darcie at Fit Darcie
He came back! It’s been three months to the day that Chicken Shawarma has been to the gym. He returned yesterday with a new Chia Pet hair-do and gangsta clothes. I avoided him throughout the majority of my workout, but near the end he caught me. I asked if maybe he...
Ad Design - Tactics to Increase Your AdSense Earnings Overnight
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Over the last week I’ve been covering a few tactics that can lead to a significant overnight increase in your earnings with AdSense (and other ad networks). So far we’ve looked at AdSense Ad Positioning and the number of AdSense ads on your page. Today I want to talk about AdSense...
Risky Business
by Kelly Erb at b5media
I am currently training to run part of the Philadelphia Marathon in November. That sounds impressive in the abstract but there are a few things you should know: I have never run a competitive race in my life. I am not an athlete. I will not be anywhere near the leader...
Putting More Ads On Your Page: Tactics to Increase Your AdSense Earnings Overnight
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Last week I began a mini series of posts on tactics to increase your AdSense Earnings Overnight. In the first post I looked at the tactic of optimizing the position of your AdSense ads and shared my own journey of discovery in this area and the realization that I could...
On Life Changes and Extended Breaks
by Shai Coggins at Shai Coggins
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New Series: Writing a Marketing Plan
by Steven Fisher at Technosailor
Since the Business Plan series came to a close I thought of the next logical step in what you have to do in your business to support the business plan and its operations. This next step is the marketing plan. Logically, your CMO or VP of Marketing would be in...
Weekend Wrap Up
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
It was a busy weekend here at ProBlogger full of some great conversation as a result of the ‘weekend of discussion’ series of questions that I posted - so I thought I’d do a quick recap post: Is Syndicating Other People’s Content on Your Blog OK? - Reader Discussion Migrating your Blog...
Blogger Blacklist (and Other PR Pipe Dreams)
by Aaron Brazell at Technosailor
I welcome the concept of a blogger blacklist. In fact, I want to be at the top of that list. See, it's not that I don't want to be pitched. I do. But pitching should come from some sort of rapport or relationship, not simply because of social ranking in...
Men in Lululemon Pants
by Darcie at Fit Darcie
I love them. I used to think it was really femmy, but what it does for women’s butts, it also does for men’s. I wish more men would wear Lululemon pants. Tags: lululemon...
Share A Picture of You with the ProBlogger Book [WIN A PRIZE]
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Have you got a copy of the ProBlogger book yet? I’ve been overwhelmed by the numbers of people who have emailed, Tweeted and IM’d to say that they got one. A few people have even sent me pictures of them with the book. Thank you to everyone for buying the book...
Worst Pick Up Line Ever
by Darcie at Fit Darcie
I’ve heard so many pick up lines in my day. Mostly because I’m really hot, but really because men will try their line on any girl that walks by…it’s a numbers game for these guys. If they use the same line on 100 women, at least one will fall for...
Building Your Twitter Presence Part 3 - TweetBaiting
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Last week in my 5 Tips to Grow Your Twitter Presence post John suggested that an additional strategy to grow your follower numbers in Twitter is to target bigger Twitter users for conversation. The logic behind this is that if you can get them to reply to you and even have...
How do you Stay Motivated as a Blogger?
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Here’s another question from webspear for some discussion: “How do you keep yourself motivated, when your blog is not attracting much traffic.” Staying motivated is a massive issue for bloggers. Without it a blog really suffers. How do you keep yourself motivated? Do you have systems or practices that help you? I...
Should you add Keywords to the Name Field when you Leave Comments on a Blog?
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
This weekend is a weekend for discussion here at ProBlogger and I’m posting some questions submitted by readers via Twitter. jophllips asks: “should you add keywords to the name field when you leave comments” So another way to put it - should you leave your name, blog name or some other keywords in...
Migrating your Blog Between Platforms: Pitfalls and Consequences
by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger Blog Tips
Today’s guest post is by from Swade from Trollhattan Saab. In it he tells his story of migrating his blog from one blog platform to another. I’m almost willing to guarantee that anyone who’s been blogging for more than a year has contemplated migrating from one content management system (CMS) to...

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YouTube Add ‘Insight’ Video Metrics

A-Ron’s last day…technically

5 Emerging Trends in Blogging

Rules for Entrepreneurs: Pay yourself first

How to Split Test (A/B Test) Your AdSense Ads

Open Call to ALL Ad Networks - Pay up or shut up!

TechHugger: Go Green and Eco Friendly! (with discounts and a contest too!)

Please help end the Skype nightmare (video)

Chitika Interactive Premium Listing Units

How to Respond to Individual Requests for Help From Blog Readers

Andy Beal Shares His Blog’s Tipping Point

Win one of 50 ProBlogger Books

Beauty & Style Welcomes Glamour Gift Guide

Leo Babauta shares his Blog’s Tipping Point

Childhood Sports Memories

The Return of Chicken Shawarma

Ad Design - Tactics to Increase Your AdSense Earnings Overnight

Risky Business

Putting More Ads On Your Page: Tactics to Increase Your AdSense Earnings Overnight

On Life Changes and Extended Breaks

New Series: Writing a Marketing Plan

Weekend Wrap Up

Blogger Blacklist (and Other PR Pipe Dreams)

Men in Lululemon Pants

Share A Picture of You with the ProBlogger Book [WIN A PRIZE]

Worst Pick Up Line Ever

Building Your Twitter Presence Part 3 - TweetBaiting

How do you Stay Motivated as a Blogger?

Should you add Keywords to the Name Field when you Leave Comments on a Blog?

Migrating your Blog Between Platforms: Pitfalls and Consequences

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