ProBlogger

APRIL 4, 2024

The post 18 Lessons I’ve Learned about Blogging appeared first on ProBlogger. In November 2002 I first heard the word blog after a mate e-mailed me a link and said I should consider starting one. Within 24 hours I’d created my first blog (a blogspot blog that doesn’t exist today).

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ProBlogger

APRIL 24, 2018

Even if you haven’t launched your blog yet, you’ve probably come across the term ‘HTML’. My first experience with HTML was back in 2002, when I wanted to change the design of my my first blog. But one look at all the seemingly random ‘code’ on the page and I immediately put designing my own blog in the ‘too hard’ basket.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 21, 2013

A couple of years ago I wrote a series of posts here on ProBlogger that looked at ‘Misconceptions New Bloggers have’ We covered: Blogging Takes Super Human Effort vs Blogging is Easy. You Have to Write About Making Money Blogging to make Money Blogging. You MUST post Every Day!

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

The post How to Make Money Blogging – What We Wish We Knew appeared first on ProBlogger. Image created in Canva This post on how to make money blogging is part of the ‘ What I wish I knew when I first started Blogging’ Series. That first 12-18 months of blogging on a personal blog was very formative.

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2017

The Things Successful Bloggers Do to Build Their Blogs Into Businesses. In today’s lesson, I want to talk about some of the things that successful bloggers are doing to increase the conversions of their website. Resources for 3 Key Things Bloggers Do to Grow Their Blogs into Businesses. Michael Hyatt.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The post Mastering the Art of Listening: A Blogger’s Guide to Success appeared first on ProBlogger. Once upon a time, I shared a set of slides from a presentation which outlines a variety of lessons that I’ve learned as a blogger. It’s no wonder that only my wife read my blog that first week (and even she never really came back).

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 2, 2018

At a recent Christmas party a friend asked me a series of rapid-fire questions about blogging. “Do you think I should start a blog in 2018? Or have I missed the boat with blogging? If blogging is still relevant, how could it benefit me? I guess I’m trying to work out… why should I start a blog?”

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2017

The Things Successful Bloggers Do to Build Their Blogs Into Businesses. In today’s lesson, I want to talk about some of the things that successful bloggers are doing to increase the conversions of their website. Resources for 3 Key Things Bloggers Do to Grow Their Blogs into Businesses. Michael Hyatt.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

My Blogging Income Streams. In episode 150 I talked about how I make money blogging and broke it down by percentages. In Today’s Episode How I Diversified My Blogging Income and Became a Full Time Blogger. November 2002 – I get an email from a friend that says, check out this blog. Paid speaking.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 8, 2017

Promoting affiliate products is still one of the most effective ways to make money from your blog. Jayson DeMers points to affiliate marketing as an excellent entry-level place to begin monetizing your blog in this Forbes article , because it is easy to implement and free to start up (just taking a bit of your time).

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 9, 2020

The post 4 Reasons Why You Should Start a Blog in the New Year appeared first on ProBlogger. At a recent Christmas party a friend asked me a series of rapid-fire questions about blogging. “Do you think I should start a blog this year? Or have I missed the boat with blogging? Why I Started Blogging.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 23, 2020

The post How I Created My Profit Streams and Became a Full-Time Blogger appeared first on ProBlogger. And that worries me, because the last thing I want is for you to think you’ll never achieve numbers and that you should abandon the idea of making money as a blogger. I started blogging in late 2002. Not at all.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 16, 2020

And I hope it moves you to take more action on building your blog and your business. I’d been blogging for about a year and a half, and I was starting to see that it was possible to make money blogging. At first, I didn’t tell anyone about my dream of going full time as a blogger. I became a full-time blogger.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 12, 2020

The post How to Get the Word out about Your New Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. Well, today I’ll show you how to smash through that first stage: getting the word out about your blog. Well, it can feel just as bad when you create a new blog and no-one seems to be reading it. 1. Write guest posts for other blogs.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 16, 2021

Content upgrades could be the difference between your blog post converting at 6% and converting at 60%. Upgrading content involves: Writing a blog post Creating a piece of content that goes more in-depth on the post’s topic Offering readers of your blog post the option to receive the upgraded content in exchange for their email.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Whereabouts are you on your blogging journey? You may be the very beginning of your journey, and getting ready to create your first blog post. You might be a little further along, and thinking of taking the next step – a second blog perhaps, or maybe a podcast. A blogger’s journey. I didn’t know any other bloggers.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

The post International Start a Blog Day Class of 2019 appeared first on ProBlogger. I thought I was too late to start blogging in 2002. But I started a blog anyway. I also loved seeing my blog grow and the community that built around my blog. And In 2019 it’s still not too late to start a blog.

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ProBlogger

MAY 22, 2018

Open up a new tab in your browser and go to the homepage of your blog. And if you’ve been blogging for a long time, it might be how you expect a blog’s homepage to look. For some bloggers, it’s a perfectly good choice. Could a Static Homepage Be the Next Step for Your Blog? How Does Your Blog Make Money?

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 18, 2017

We’re handing the podcast over to you – the listeners and readers of ProBlogger – to tell your story of how you started your blog and what’s happened since. As I said a couple of weeks ago, in the second week of January we’ll be releasing a brand new (and completely free) course on how to start a blog. Start a Blog Course.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 21, 2017

Blogger Apps for Smartphone and Tablet. Today, I want to take you on a tour of my iPhone and iPad, and talk about the apps I use most in my blogging and online business activities. One of the biggest changes that has happened in my blogging since I began back in 2002 is the technology I use. Things were so simple.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2016

In today’s 100th episode of the ProBlogger podcast, I take a retrospective walk down the lane of memories from my last 13 1/2 years blogging. I’ve learned some pretty huge lessons along the way, and back when I started in 2002 there were quite a few things I wish I’d known! What was it? Why was anyone doing it?

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ProBlogger

JULY 16, 2020

The post 9 Ways to Grow Your Blog Faster appeared first on ProBlogger. As you may well know, I started blogging back in 2002. And over the years I’ve tried all sorts of things to grow my blogs and make them more profitable. So here are nine things I believe will help you grow your blog faster. Some of them worked.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 20, 2018

The post Have Blog, Will Travel: Tips For Blogging On the Road appeared first on ProBlogger. If you’re travelling over the holidays – to see family and friends, or just for a vacation – then you might be worried about you’ll keep up with your blogging. 4: Use Guest Bloggers. 1: Blogging from Your Mobile Phone.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

How Many Live Posts Do You Need When You Launch Your Blog. Today, I want to answer a question almost every blogger asks when they start blogging: How many posts should I have live before I launch my blog? So if you’re starting a blog for the first time, or thinking of starting a second blog, this podcast is for you.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 16, 2018

Tools and Techniques for Blogging While Travelling. Today I tackle a question from a listener about blogging on the road. Carmen Fellows asked about technicalities such as how to get content online and ways to access your blog. How can you balance blogging while traveling for work or vacation? Blog on the road.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

My Blogging Income Streams. In episode 150 I talked about how I make money blogging and broke it down by percentages. Update : I’ve continued this mini series of posts with one more in episode 154 in which I talk more about how to grow your blogging income further. I liked what I saw, and I began blogging.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 15, 2011

One of the requests that I’ve received a fair bit lately from readers here at ProBlogger is for me to write a little more on the team I’ve put together to help me run and grow my blogs. Blogging: from hobby to job. The goal of being a full time blogger grew. Blogging: from job to business.

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ProBlogger

MAY 14, 2020

As I mentioned in last week’s blog post , I started my first blog back in 2002. And nearly all bloggers were in the same boat, which meant only a few were including images or any other form of multimedia. Every blog post on both of those sites has at least one image. (We The primitive web.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 5, 2016

If you apply the principle to blogging, you could improve your efficiency and maximize your efforts. In 2002, then-CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer announced that the 80/20 rule was not only applicable to the company’s product features – it applied to bugs, as well. Applying the 80/20 to Blogging. A Little History. Absolutely.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 18, 2014

In 2002, Australian speed skater Steven Bradbury was lining up for the 1000m final at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics. And what does this have to do with blogging? What do you do when you’re chugging along on your blog, seeing other people achieve success faster than you? I tell them that blogging is a marathon, not a sprint.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 8, 2020

And today I want to talk about some habits you can develop to grow your own luck as a blogger and entrepreneur. In fact, I may not have even become a blogger if I hadn’t had a bit of luck come my way. On a rainy Friday afternoon in November 2002, I received an email from a friend. Back then I had no idea what a ‘blog’ even was.

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ProBlogger

MAY 7, 2020

The post The Pros and Cons of Having Multiple Blogs appeared first on ProBlogger. As you probably know, I have two main blogs – ProBlogger and Digital Photography School. But while are definitely benefits in having two well-established blogs, those benefits come at a cost. My first blog. The rest of my blogs.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Two months ago my wife, Vanessa, started to blog. The blog is in its very early days and Vanessa is still finding her voice but I think she’s a natural. I’ve been excited to see her experiment with a variety of kinds of blog posts. I’ve been excited to see her experiment with a variety of kinds of blog posts.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 5, 2015

When Heather Armstrong from Dooce decided to wind back blogging after 14 years, it became headline news – New York Magazine even ran a piece called “ Dooce Talks Life After Mommyblogging “, which gave us a glimpse into how someone so successful could leave that life behind. Will you shut it down? Is this the new normal?

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ProBlogger

JULY 31, 2017

How Ordinary Things Can Lead to Extraordinary Results With Your Blog. This week and I’m excited to be spending time face to face with quite a few ProBlogger podcast listeners and blog readers at our Aussie blogging events. Links and Resources on 6 ‘Ordinary’ Things That Will Grow Your Blog into Something Extraordinary.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

In fact this advice is Day 20 in our 31 Days to Build a Better Blog workbook. 7 Benefits of Leaving Comments on Other People’s Blogs. Getting to know other bloggers – leaving a comment can often be a great way to get on the radar of another blogger. Leaving a good comment can make people pay attention.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Every now and again I am pulled aside at a conference or am emailed and/or tweeted by someone wanting to get the “real” scoop on whether it is possible to make money blogging. Is it really possible to make a living from blogging? Is it just a small number of people making money from blogging? It is possible.

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