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

APRIL 22, 2021

Don’t think you need a team of writers before you can consider yourself a successful blogger. There’s nothing wrong with doing it all yourself, no matter how long you’ve been blogging and how many readers you have. When I started Digital Photography School back in 2006, I wrote three posts a week. This isn’t the endgame.

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Men With Pens

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

As a blogger, I was crazy enough to pitch to ProBlogger (and yes, fail) when my own analytics were damn flat. And of course, if you’re failing at your blog right now and want to get better, this blog post from Men with Pens is going to rescue you. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens! Ever failed?

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

If you write two posts a week, that’s two hours you’re spending on comments. You could have written another blog post in that time. So it’s no surprise that some people who run large blogs decide not to have comments at all. Way back in 2005, Steve Pavlina closed comments on his self-development blog.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

This tip fits into the ‘it’s not rocket science’ category of blogging tips (as do many blog tips) – however as simple as it sounds I regularly see bloggers falling into the trap of talking ‘AT’ readers rather than blogging in a conversational voice. Write in a Conversational Voice.

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ProBlogger

MAY 8, 2016

Reasons to Update an Old Post. While I know some bloggers don’t like to update old posts as they like to treat their archives as a record – errors and dating and all – I think most bloggers should consider updating old posts from time to time for a number of reasons: Broken Links.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 6, 2013

There are two types of bloggers: those with realistic expectations and those with a pipe dream. Both have the same chance of success when it comes to making money with a blog. We’ve all read blog posts where people tell you that it takes hard work and a lot of diligence to make success happen. Say hello on G+.

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ProBlogger

MAY 16, 2013

Recently I had opportunity to sit with a small group of Pre-Bloggers – people about to start their first blogs. One of the question I was asked was for advice on how much content to have written before launching a new blog. 5-10 Posts Ready to Publish in Drafts. 20 Blog Post Ideas Brainstormed.

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Men With Pens

MAY 14, 2012

It’s been even longer since you’ve actually ENJOYED writing a post. Writing a blog post shouldn’t take days. And there are fun, easy writing techniques that can help you feel inspired, motivated and even electrified to blog. One good blog post? Another rockin' post from Men with Pens!

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ProBlogger

MARCH 14, 2017

Back in 2006 Merlin Mann created a series of posts on the 43 Folders blog called Inbox Zero. I am sure most of you have heard this term, but from chatting with bloggers at conferences and meet ups, most bloggers have misinterpreted the key philosophy behind Inbox Zero.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 26, 2012

I know this because I took the Damn Fine Words writing course, taught by A-list blogger and professional copywriter, James Chartrand. When I read the blog posts I wrote pre-Damn Fine Words, I’m surprised. When she isn't writing for clients, she's busy creating structured blog post outlines for her website, Clearly Green Media.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 24, 2022

This tip fits into the ‘it’s not rocket science’ category of blogging tips (as do many blog tips) – however as simple as it sounds I regularly see bloggers falling into the trap of talking ‘AT’ readers rather than blogging in a conversational voice. Write in a Conversational Voice.

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Men With Pens

JULY 8, 2012

Most bloggers start because they’re looking for a get rich quick scheme, some illusory easy path to fame and fortune. After writing for a couple weeks, they grow frustrated by the slow results and turn to other blogs for advice. It’s easy to spot a newbie blogger. Good luck bloggers, I’ll catch you in the comments!

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ProBlogger

MAY 21, 2018

My name is Darren Rowse, as I said and I am the blogger behind ProBlogger, a blog, podcast, event, job board, series of ebooks, and courses all designed to help you to start an amazing blog, to create some great content on that blog, to grow your audience, and to build profit around it.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 25, 2018

What You Can Learn From the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Course. From a blog post series to an eBook and now a course, 31 Days to Build a Better Blog has certainly evolved. Those who already have a blog; beginners to advanced bloggers; and groups. And in doing so it has helped many people.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

You don’t have to take the course to become an action-oriented blogger. But if you need help and want to give your blog a burst of love to get it back on track, feel free to join us. Links and Resources for The Secret to Building a Better Blog: Podcast Motor. It was just a series of blog posts. Optimizing for SEO.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

On ProBlogger we have had the job board since 2006. Take a look at the How to Make Money Blogging page on ProBlogger for a good overview. The question was almost always, “ What ’ s a blog? ” Sometimes I ’ d say, “ What ’ s a blog ball?” The barista there asked me the question again, “ How do you make money blogging? ”

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 3, 2012

Write engaging blog posts that compel comments. It showed in their blog posts that didn’t get comments. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens! Damn Fine Words Writing Course: Now Open to New Members first appeared on Men with Pens Copyright 2006 - 2011, All Rights Reserved. Write ebooks. Write follow-ups.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 14, 2011

It showed in their blog posts that didn’t get comments. If you’re a start-up business owner, an entrepreneur, a self-employed freelancer, an in-house writer, a blogger, an editor… if you need to create effective content to market your business (or someone else’s), then Damn Fine Words is for you. They knew the grammar.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 1, 2014

Ramit Sethi Exposed: How He Earns Millions Blogging. Neil Patel’s Guide to Writing Popular Blog Posts. Grow Your Blog Business: The Earn Millions in Your Flip-flops Framework [Case Study]. How to Make $30,000 a Year Blogging. And here are the most popular for Facebook: 15 Bloggers to Watch in 2013.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 3, 2012

My blog posts, articles, and writing projects have all benefited from my fiction writing experience – that means I’m better at communicating with people and clients who bring me income. In writing blog posts and articles, I’m not using as many parenthetical anecdotes or unnecessary adverbs. How to “chunk” tasks.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 7, 2013

I started my first blog back in 1998, when it was called journaling. From there, I moved to Tripod, and then to Blogger, a quick side-step into another platform or two, and then WordPress. It was on some Geocities site whose name I no longer remember. It also landed me a New York Times Bestselling Book. Want to hear more?

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 11, 2017

I was talking about bloggers having similar concerns nine years ago.). The truth is, email is still one of the best ways (if not the best way) to connect with your blog’s readers. Email is a big part of my strategy on both of my blogs. Comparing Email Service Providers for Bloggers. Built from the ground up for bloggers.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 29, 2012

You can easily get away with admitting mistakes when you’re a small blogger or start-up business, but when you reach a certain level of success, your reputation is everything. I’m churning out blog posts like there’s no tomorrow. Another rockin' post from Men with Pens! ” But it’s not that simple.

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ProBlogger

MAY 7, 2020

And I was experimenting with different ways to monetize it, which I’ve talk about in a recent blog post. But the number of blogs I was involved in quickly grew when I started a blog network called The Breaking News blogs with some friends over in New Zealand. And by 2005 the number was up to around 30 blogs.

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Men With Pens

AUGUST 18, 2011

Some blog posts, sales pages and ebooks just work. I’ll take you step-by-step through a couple of examples: one blog post and one ebook. First Example: How to Turn Your Blog Traffic into Money (blog post). Take a look at How to Turn Your Blog Traffic into Money by Darren Rowse.

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Men With Pens

JANUARY 6, 2011

The last time Men with Pens saw me, I had just written a guest post for them entitled Get a Rush from Your Writing. Since then, I’ve been running a copywriting business, become a regular blogger , and have had “>two “>books published , with a third “>just recently released. That was a year ago. Moderation?

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 14, 2013

Ramit Sethi Exposed: How He Earns Millions Blogging. Neil Patel’s Guide to Writing Popular Blog Posts. Grow Your Blog Business: The Earn Millions in Your Flip-flops Framework [Case Study]. How to Make $30,000 a Year Blogging. And here are the most popular for Facebook: 15 Bloggers to Watch in 2013.

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Men With Pens

JUNE 23, 2010

She’s more like a Featured Blogger ’round here at the Pen Men Palace. So while I do that, you read this post, mmkay? There are copywriters, bloggers, academic writers (the vanilla of the writing world?), It’s no accident that several great bloggers also write fiction. Now I’m offended. I’m hurt.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

This is a guest contribution from travel blogger Chris Appleford. From the moment we made the decision to sell everything we own and travel the world indefinitely, we wanted to have our own travel blog. Then there’s commenting on everyone else’s blog posts to generate inbound links, the holy grail of SEO!

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Men With Pens

APRIL 28, 2011

How does this relate to your blog? Here are three examples: Own your brand: There are a lot of free blog tools and publishing platforms — Blogger, WordPress, Tumblr, Posterous, TypePad… the list goes on and on. I’ve rushed into a randomly-inspired, voluntary blog redesign at 4:00 p.m. Horrible headline.

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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.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 27, 2013

This tip fits into the ‘it’s not rocket science’ category of blogging tips (as do many blog tips) – however as simple as it sounds I regularly see bloggers falling into the trap of talking ‘AT’ readers rather than blogging in a conversational voice. Write in a Conversational Voice.

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ProBlogger

JULY 7, 2016

When Should You Publish Your Blog Posts. Today I am talking about when you should publish your blog post. It matters when you publish social media, but I’m not sure if it matters with blog posts that much anymore. In Today’s Episode What Time of Day is Best to Publish to Your Blog.

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ProBlogger

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

A Guest Post by Glen Allsopp from ViperChill. In 2006, at 17, I started a blog about marketing which was very successful from launch. In fact, the first blog post I published was linked to by 4 of the Technorati Top 100 at the time, and I felt like I was on my way to joining the ranks of A-list bloggers.

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Men With Pens

JULY 4, 2010

You find a voice that seems to work for a while, but then you can’t maintain consistency – a blog post you wrote last week sounds completely different from one you wrote yesterday. I’ll go check out that post now; you have me curious. (PS Rahman Mehraby | Online Marketing Blog´s last blog.

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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.

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