ProBlogger

JUNE 15, 2011

November 2002 : I started my first personal blog almost nine years ago, without even the faintest suspicion that it’d be anything more than a hobby. The goal of being a full time blogger grew. December 2004 : We made a decision that things were at a level I could go full-time as a blogger. Blogging: from hobby to job.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

I thought I was too late to start blogging in 2002. Today, 7th February 2019, is the second annual ProBlogger International Start a Blog Day, where we celebrate the achievements and diversity of new bloggers around the world launching their blogs at the beginning of the year. I was wrong. I thought I had missed the boat.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 20, 2018

4: Use Guest Bloggers. You could ask one or more guest bloggers to post on your blog while you’re away. When I started blogging in 2002, smartphones weren’t really a thing. Back then (and even today), most bloggers would find internet access along the way. 5: Work While Away. Working While You’re Travelling.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 5, 2016

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. Can you apply the 80/20 rule to your blogging efforts and become a better blogger ? The principle can easily be adopted as a tool for bloggers and marketers.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 5, 2020

Most bloggers dream of having fans raving about them and their blog. When I started blogging in 2002 I was a complete unknown, and the only people who knew about me and my blog were my real-life friends and the people I worked with. And then I’ll wrap things up with some case studies. Chances are it’s your dream too.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 5, 2016

How to Stay Inspired and Avoid Bloggers Burn Out. In today’s lesson I want to talk about blogger burnout and how to avoid it. Some bloggers push through it and others get stopped in their tracks by it. Most successful bloggers go through it numerous times – I certainly have. 7 Productivity Tips For Bloggers.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 9, 2017

As I said, my name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind problogger.com; a blog, a podcast that you’re listening to now, an event, a job board, and series of ebooks all designed to help you as a blogger to grow your audience. The dream of going full time as a blogger had begun to grow in my mind.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 8, 2016

All week hundreds of bloggers have been creating some great posts and today I’m going to present you with a last post in the challenge that has the potential to share the love around our community a little. That was back in 2002 but since that time link sharing has gradually gone to other mediums more and more.

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ProBlogger

JULY 16, 2020

As you may well know, I started blogging back in 2002. Blogging is a juggling act where you’re trying to create content, build engagement, drive traffic, maintain your social media accounts, and keep WordPress and all your plugins up to date at the same time. As bloggers, we should be collaborating more.

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ProBlogger

MAY 4, 2014

The same can be said about other forms of social media. As I’ve always been a lover of forums – joining my first in 2002 at 14, then being an administrator for another for over ten years – a forum was exactly what I was looking for. Target bloggers in a similar niche to you.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 4, 2014

As I prepared for a recent mini ProBlogger event event in Perth, I created a little list of some of the ‘dos and don’ts’ of blogging that I wish I’d known back in 2002 when I started. Do push through bloggers block. Do use social proof. Do learn how to prioritise and focus upon activities that take you closer to your goals.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 2, 2014

This week on my main blog – Digital Photography School – we launched our 24th photographic eBook ( a guide to post production of portrait images ) and it got me thinking back about some of the changes in my blogging since I started back in 2002. Showcasing the Author/Creator.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 9, 2017

As I said, my name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind problogger.com; a blog, a podcast that you’re listening to now, an event, a job board, and series of ebooks all designed to help you as a blogger to grow your audience. The dream of going full time as a blogger had begun to grow in my mind.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 9, 2017

As I said, my name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind problogger.com; a blog, a podcast that you’re listening to now, an event, a job board, and series of ebooks all designed to help you as a blogger to grow your audience. The dream of going full time as a blogger had begun to grow in my mind.

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ProBlogger

MAY 7, 2020

In 2002 I started The Living Room, where I blogged about my experience of being involved in a new church (which was also called “The Living Room”). That being said, you should definitely grab the domain names and social media accounts as soon as possible.). My first blog. The slow road to success.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 10, 2017

These events are designed with very similar goals to this podcast – to help bloggers to grow blogs with world changing content, with lots of readers and which are profitable. I know a lot of you as bloggers are wondering whether you should have one blog or more than one blog. I do appreciate it. That’s why I did it, it worked.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 10, 2017

These events are designed with very similar goals to this podcast – to help bloggers to grow blogs with world changing content, with lots of readers and which are profitable. I know a lot of you as bloggers are wondering whether you should have one blog or more than one blog. I do appreciate it. That’s why I did it, it worked.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

Back in 2002 when I first started blogging, and then over the next couple years started to make money for my blogs, the first question I would almost always be asked when I say to someone I ’ m a blogger. There was just almost no comprehension back in 2002 what a blog was, at least here in Australia. Almost everyone asked it.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

I started in 2002, and I wanted to reflect on some of the lessons that I’ve learned and particularly how I’d go about it if I was starting out again today. Of course you’d be focusing upon content as a blogger, a blogs not a blog really without some kind of content whether that be video or text or audio or images.

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The Write Life

JUNE 28, 2023

That’s right, travel writing rose to popularity with the use of paper, long before the age of online blogs and social media. Shivya’s blog is a personal one, so while she does not seem to accept guest posts, she’s a great blogger to learn from. #2 Christine is an established travel blogger who partners with brands.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 10, 2017

These events are designed with very similar goals to this podcast – to help bloggers to grow blogs with world changing content, with lots of readers and which are profitable. I know a lot of you as bloggers are wondering whether you should have one blog or more than one blog. I do appreciate it. That’s why I did it, it worked.

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Income Diary

APRIL 2, 2024

billion Zhang Yiming (41) founded ByteDance, the parent company of the popular social media platform TikTok. He co-founded StumbleUpon a web-discovery platform, while in graduate school at the University of Calgary in 2002 and co-founded Uber, an on-demand car service available via a mobile application in 2009.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 8, 2017

The first step is to look at what other bloggers are promoting. This is probably the most common way bloggers get started with affiliate marketing. One example of a blogger who has become a known name in the blogging industry is none other than the owner of this blog – Darren Rowse. Method #1- Study others. Post regularly.

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Neil Patel

MARCH 16, 2021

Case and point, Social Media Examiner attributes 70% of its 190,000 subscriptions to the site’s pop-up form. What about bloggers and companies targeting a non-marketing audience? Most of today’s top names in blogging and marketing started around the 2002-2005 mark. That’s an amazing number.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 2, 2018

As I consider the question of why someone should start a blog in 2018, I can’t help but return to the beginning of my own blogging journey in 2002. They created community, and a place for others to come and interact around the ideas, stories and experience of the blogger. Things have changed since 2002. Why I Started Blogging.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 9, 2020

As I consider the question of why someone should start a blog in 2020, I can’t help but return to the beginning of my own blogging journey in 2002. They created community, and a place for others to come and interact around the ideas, stories and experience of the blogger. Things have changed since 2002. Why I Started Blogging.

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ProBlogger

MAY 7, 2018

In today’s episode I want to share my keynote at this year’s Social Media Marketing World – 9 Things I Wish I Knew About Blogging that Will Accelerate the Growth of YOUR Blog. Social Media Marketing World. Social Media Marketing World last year’s virtual pass. New Members Area. Starting a Blog.

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ProBlogger

JULY 31, 2017

It’s fantastic to put faces to names, hear the stories of what bloggers are learning and to get inspired by meeting many of you. Often bloggers look for the ‘secret’ strategies that will launch their blog into a viral success. We’ve been holding annual Australian events since 2010 and it is a highlight of my year each time.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 26, 2016

I’m regularly asked – particularly by new bloggers – what the etiquette and legalities are around using content that others have written in your own content – or the practice of quoting others. It can really hurt, if not destroy your reputation as a blogger, if you don’t do it the right way.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 26, 2016

I’m regularly asked – particularly by new bloggers – what the etiquette and legalities are around using content that others have written in your own content – or the practice of quoting others. It can really hurt, if not destroy your reputation as a blogger, if you don’t do it the right way.

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ProBlogger

MAY 10, 2011

In 2002 I published my first ever blog post. But, in short, it’s written for bloggers who are either starting their first-ever blog, or bloggers wanting to start their second, third, or even fourth blogs with a solid foundation. Build a social media presence. Who’s going to read this? What do I do now?

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ProBlogger

APRIL 24, 2017

My name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind problogger.com. A blog, podcast, event, job board and a series of ebooks, all designed to help you as a blogger to start a blog, to grow your audience, to create amazing content, and to hopefully make some profit from your blog. Compress to smaller transcript view.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 24, 2017

My name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind problogger.com. A blog, podcast, event, job board and a series of ebooks, all designed to help you as a blogger to start a blog, to grow your audience, to create amazing content, and to hopefully make some profit from your blog. Compress to smaller transcript view.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

My name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind problogger.com – a blog, podcast, event, job board, and a series of ebooks all designed to help you as a blogger to start a great blog, to grow your audience, and to build some profit around that blog. I think there was around 1800 financial bloggers, real estate bloggers there.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 18, 2016

A lot of them are automated emails and many of you will be familiar with those, those sorts of emails that you get from social networks when someone follows you and all of those types of things. At that time, I remember really clearly being inundated with social media messages, some of which you couldn’t even turn off at that time.

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ProBlogger

AUGUST 18, 2016

Email is a challenge for most of us – whether we’re bloggers or not. A lot of them are automated emails and many of you will be familiar with those, those sorts of emails that you get from social networks when someone follows you and all of those types of things. Today, I’m going to share how I deal with email.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 26, 2019

It highlights my journey as a blogger and areas where you can evolve your own blog and online business. Spend time with other bloggers, online creators, and entrepreneurs to workshop your blog and business. Jeff Goins will present this year’s keynote titled, Finding Your Voice as a Blogger.

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