Smart Blogger

JUNE 17, 2024

If you’re a seasoned blogger who’s been around the block a time or two, who’s already figured out which ideas work and which don’t, it’s easy to chalk up these costs as the price of doing business. Sign up using one of your social media accounts. Do you want to be a self-help blogger? No problem.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

I remember, in the early days of building a business around my blogs, being given the sage advice, “don’t give up your day job&# when I told friends or family members about my dreams of becoming a full-time blogger. Okay, he said it back in 2008, but I think it’s still a relevant message today. Image by Adam Foster.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 3, 2018

Leaving Her Job to Create a Multi Six Figure Online Business – A Writing Blogger Tells Her Story. We’re continuing our series of blogger stories, and handing the podcast over to you so you can tell your stories and tips of starting and growing your blogs. The Creative Penn Blogger Joanna Penn. Start a Blog Course.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Blogger Nikki Parkinson Shares How She Built a Business Around Her Blog. In today’s episode, I have recorded an interview with one of Australia’s better known bloggers – Nikki Parkinson from the style and fashion blog – Styling You. I first met Nikki at one of our first ever ProBlogger events. Darren: Hi there.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

With social media platforms becoming the online communication too du jour, and with smartphones and other devices becoming for many the preferred platform, blogs have fallen to the wayside in favour of shorter, punchier messages specifically tailored to hit a reader’s buttons. So what does this mean for you, the blogger?

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

The post How to Use Social Media to Promote Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. So far we’ve explored guest posting , advertising and networking – but today I want to turn our attention to the dynamic area of social media. 9 Keys to Using Social Media to Find New Readers for Your Blog.

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Men With Pens

DECEMBER 8, 2009

Written by Taylor - 39 Comments This discussion we’ve been having about whether bloggers should get paid for their work is fascinating, and I think it’s pretty great that the whole MwP community here has been so level-headed and thoughtful about it. To hear them tell it, bloggers who don’t give it away have turned positively abusive.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The post How to Avoid Becoming a Single-Minded Blogger appeared first on ProBlogger. One of the most common ways that I see a blog ‘go under’ is when the blogger gets distracted from the overall task of blogging by one single aspect of blogging. Five Types of Obsessed Bloggers. Photo by Samuel Berner on Unsplash.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 5, 2017

Blogger Nikki Parkinson Shares How She Built a Business Around Her Blog. In today’s episode, I have recorded an interview with one of Australia’s better known bloggers – Nikki Parkinson from the style and fashion blog – Styling You. I first met Nikki at one of our first ever ProBlogger events. Darren: Hi there.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The post How to Avoid Becoming a Single-Minded Blogger appeared first on ProBlogger. One of the most common ways that I see a blog ‘go under’ is when the blogger gets distracted from the overall task of blogging by one single aspect of blogging. Five Types of Obsessed Bloggers. Photo by Samuel Berner on Unsplash.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The post How to Avoid Becoming a Single-Minded Blogger appeared first on ProBlogger. One of the most common ways that I see a blog ‘go under’ is when the blogger gets distracted from the overall task of blogging by one single aspect of blogging. Five Types of Obsessed Bloggers. Photo by Samuel Berner on Unsplash.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 12, 2012

In May of 2008 – ProBlogger the Book (yep, the real hard cover book) was released. The goal of the book was to summarise much of the writing that Chris and I had been blogging on our blogs – to present bloggers, particularly those at the start of their journey, with a logically ordered guide to blogging for profit.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 3, 2014

As the word came out of my mouth I found myself almost involuntarily shuddering because I know that there’s a lot of mixed feelings among bloggers about the network right now and I half expect that we’ll get our fair share of ‘I’ve given up on Facebook’ comments on these posts. Organic, Paid or Both.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

In 2008, Cartly Heitlinger was a freshman in college doing what most of us do in her situation – studying a subject they don’t like in order to get a degree they do. In 2008 when The College Prepster began, it was Carly’s “little escape” that she could focus her energy on in between school stress, exams, and crew practice.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 2, 2022

This type of ‘Viral’ content can be an elusive thing for bloggers and I’m fully aware that it’s something that most bloggers attempt to do but something that many don’t achieve. Pay particular attention to the titles used on the social media sites themselves but click through to visit the content itself.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Back in 2008, I had just quit my corporate job and co-founded a startup to build a fundraising app for Facebook. When I started my blog, Facebook (and social media in general) was still in the early stage. My readers loved the information as most people were still relatively new to using social media for business purposes.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

I first discovered the joys of blogging in 2007 and I launched my first blog in 2008. I launched my first posts, commented on other blogs, and promoted my content on social media. What right do I have to blog, I thought, with all these amazing bloggers around me? The dangers of obsession. I did everything right.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 30, 2015

On August 14 and 15, more than 700 bloggers and online creatives descended upon the RACV Royal Pines on Australia’s Gold Coast for two days of learning and networking at the ProBlogger Training Event. I wrote How Batch Processing Made Me 10 Times More Productive in 2008. Link your social media profiles to your email unsubscribe.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The result was poor quality content, stress and strain and eventually blogger burn out. What I ended up doing was to hire a blogger to take on one of the projects that I was running, to kill off the majority of the rest of my blogs and to focus upon two blogs (ProBlogger and DPS). Tips for Overstretched Bloggers.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The result was poor quality content, stress and strain and eventually blogger burn out. What I ended up doing was to hire a blogger to take on one of the projects that I was running, to kill off the majority of the rest of my blogs and to focus upon two blogs (ProBlogger and DPS). Tips for Overstretched Bloggers.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Most blog promotion tips that I see given are about growing your blog’s readership quite organically (something I firmly believe in) – however one strategy that I’ve seen more and more bloggers using is to pay for advertising to give their blog a kick start (particularly in the early days of their blogs).

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ProBlogger

JULY 31, 2014

As the word came out of my mouth I found myself almost involuntarily shuddering because I know that there’s a lot of mixed feelings among bloggers about the network right now and I half expect that we’ll get our fair share of ‘I’ve given up on Facebook’ comments on these posts. Organic, Paid or Both.

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2016

For example – back in 2008 I created this Make Money Blogging page here on ProBlogger which acted as a central point to put a lot of teaching on how to make money blogging. Most bloggers change in their opinions over time – it’s human to do so. The old post is one I want to feature in social media.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

The result was poor quality content, stress and strain and eventually blogger burn out. What I ended up doing was to hire a blogger to take on one of the projects that I was running, to kill off the majority of the rest of my blogs and to focus upon two blogs (ProBlogger and DPS). Tips for Overstretched Bloggers.

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The Creative Penn

APRIL 1, 2024

This is why most traditionally published authors focus on marketing through PR, literary festivals, live events, relationships with book bloggers and media, as well as trying to build an email list and social media following. Of course, most authors combine both kinds. For my fiction and memoir as J.F.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 22, 2012

First, there’s one important thing that you should look into before starting a blog: carefully read through your employer’s social media policy regarding employee blogging. After he got laid off unexpectedly from his job in 2008, he had to rely on his blog for income, and made around $8,000 from it after a few months.

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ProBlogger

JULY 4, 2011

If you look at most successful bloggers who manage more than one successful blog, you’ll usually see that they employ plenty of the same principles, methods, and systems that give them predictable, repeatable blogging success. Social media building. Web usability is something many bloggers completely forget to master.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 31, 2014

As you explore your different monetization options as a blogger, products will no doubt come on the agenda. This is particularly important for bloggers, as visitors and engagement are the lifeblood of your blog. Time and time again reviews mentioned that I was one of the ‘nicest bloggers’ going around. Over to you, Shayne.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 10, 2010

I remember back to early 2008, when I’d just started blogging, that even though I had great ambitions, my knowledge, expertise, and confidence as a blogger was sorely lacking. In the end, I realized that my own fear of going all in on a single idea was keeping me from being successful as a blogger. Holding back.

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ProBlogger

JULY 28, 2016

Why Evergreen Content is the Best Investment of Time for a Blogger. Further Resources on Evergreen Content the Best Investment of Time You’ll Ever Make as a Blogger. What New (and Old) Bloggers Need to Know about SEO. You can add into that a whole heap of social media posts as well. Make Money Blogging.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

In 2008, when I started my travel blog, I could count the number of travel blogs on one hand. Many travel bloggers start blogging months before they actually start traveling. One of the mistakes most beginner travel bloggers make is that they write generic articles. Some just do it for fun; others do it seriously. Be an expert.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 19, 2021

I first created the resources page on ProBlogger back in 2008 to serve my readers and answer questions they often asked, such as: “What hosting should I use?”. Some bloggers have even told me their resources page is the main source of income on their blog. It’s also something that does really well on social media when I share it.

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ProBlogger

MAY 30, 2024

Lots of would-be bloggers get stopped in their tracks because putting their words out into the world feels so daunting. As a blogger and writer myself, with a blog, newsletter, and online community for writers, I hear from a lot of people who are held back by a lack of confidence in their writing. “No And that can be terrifying.

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The Creative Penn

OCTOBER 20, 2023

2008, 2009 when I first started selling online, but it really has become my major focus with Shopify and Kickstarter, which I'm sure we'll also talk about, in the last year. You have to understand that a lot of readers are really happy to buy on your store on the Shopify app, click through your website, through social media.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 20, 2017

In my case, I was blogging about fitness since 2008 so I knew the industry very well and I believe this is one of the reasons that the blog’s traffic increased so quickly. Buzzsumo can help you identify what type of content gets shared on social media, what type of titles are used and who are the influencers in a niche.

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ProBlogger

JULY 26, 2016

Batching is not a new idea, Darren wrote about how batch processing made him 10 times more productive back in 2008, but it is still a very powerful technique to improve your productivity. Now hopefully you are convinced that batching can increase your productivity as a blogger, how can you implement it into your workflow? Social media.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The post 265: How One Blogger Grew His Traffic Tenfold Without Producing New Content appeared first on ProBlogger. One Blogger’s Experience of Growing Traffic Without Producing New Content. If you’ve been blogging for a while you’ll relate to Todd Tresidder’s story in this episode of our Blogger Breakthroughs series.

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