ProBlogger

AUGUST 31, 2016

Andreea Ayers founded LaunchGrowJoy.com in 2011 after selling a successful t-shirt business, and realised she had plenty to share in terms of selling products successfully online. Andreea has some tried-and-true strategies for building a buzz around your blog or business through media promotion, both traditional and online.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 19, 2017

I curated Bloggers To Watch column here on Problogger for four years and it is phenomenal how much has changed since I wrote my last post in 2012. In that time, popular bloggers have pivoted multiple times. So fascinating that I asked to compile another list of bloggers that haven appeared on my radar. It is a fascinating time.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 2, 2018

3 Travel Bloggers Share Their Tips and Stories. I started this series towards the end of last year with episode 221: From 0 to 500,000 Page Views a Month – A DIY Blogger Shares Her Story. Today I’ve got three blogger stories for you. Links and Resources for 3 Travel Bloggers Share their Stories and Tips.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 30, 2011

As Michael Stelzner said at Blogworld, “You’re not a blogger, you’re a publisher!”. Do you know of someone that has really stood out in 2011? He had a popular blog, Free Pursuits, but focused on creating a legacy rather then just being a blogger. He runs a popular blog, but I wouldn’t called him a blogger.

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Content Powered

JUNE 16, 2022

One of the most common pieces of advice for bloggers is to avoid writing about themselves. For example, 99% of your audience doesn't care who your CEO is unless they have a reason to care, such as in cases where an incoming or outgoing CEO has a reputation positively or negatively. Most of the time, there's not that much to say.

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Income Diary

APRIL 29, 2024

Before you click ‘Publish’, ask yourself if there’s anything else that you could provide the audience of post. Seth Godin is one of the world’s most successful bloggers and he rarely writes posts longer than 300 words. Take for example the “Blogger Profiles” I’ve been writing lately, like this one about Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 19, 2012

I recently secured the position of Resident Blogger at PLUS Hostels , a large hostel and camp site chain based in Europe. I approached PLUS about becoming their Resident Blogger. They also had a very cool, well-designed site targeted at a young audience. That audience also happened to fit their target market. Follow up.

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ProBlogger

JULY 4, 2017

This opened my eyes to the potential of hosting guest posters on my blog – but I also got feedback from many of the contributing bloggers that guest posting on ProBlogger was hugely positive for them too. One blogger even told me that it led to them getting a dream job. Bloggers I’d never heard of would pitch to post on my blogs.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 1, 2018

Over $100,000 in Ad Revenue – a Dating Ideas Blogger Tells Her Story. Today we’re resuming our series of blogger stories where I hand the podcast over to you, our listeners, to tell your stories and tips of starting and growing your blogs. But I was also voted best blogger by Orlando Magazine last year.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 5, 2016

In 2011, the U.S. 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. He spends four times as many hours promoting his content (including both new and old writings). Focus on the Right Audience. Absolutely.

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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. We talk about how Nikki built her audience and how to stand out in a competitive niche.

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BKA Content

MARCH 13, 2023

The magazine, which helped the tractor company forge deeper connections with its audience, quickly became a hit. Because the American housewife was Jell-O’s target demographic, this appears to be one of the first examples of purposeful audience targeting , which is another groundbreaking chapter in content marketing history.

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ProBlogger

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Many bloggers I know are struggling to get much traction on social media. If you don’t have the budget to pay for advertising (and many bloggers don’t), then social media can feel like shouting into an empty room. If your blog has hardly any content or your posts are full of typos, they may well avoid promoting you. #3:

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ProBlogger

APRIL 15, 2021

If you really want to be a full-time blogger, you need to escalate this.”. Today I’m living the dream of being a full-time blogger. At the time I was already promoting books, and becoming an affiliate meant I could earn 8% commission on any book someone bought through me promoting it. Be an action taker.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 9, 2018

You want to avoid audience fatigue. Figure out what products to create, redo or replace, as well as what promotions to include. You can also gear your products toward specific audiences, such as beginners or new customers. My name is Darren Rowse and I’m the blogger behind ProBlogger. I encourage you to check it out.

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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. We talk about how Nikki built her audience and how to stand out in a competitive niche.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 10, 2017

So take a minute to think beyond the surface of create content/promote that content, and think a bit bigger picture. Know your audience. You might find, as a blogger, that you get asked to promote a product or write an article for no monetary compensation whatsoever – they offer the “exposure” drawcard instead.

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ProBlogger

MAY 3, 2013

I did meet Darren Rowse, Sonia Simone, Chris Garrett, Tim Ferris and Annabel Candy at the Problogger Conference in 2011 but I was so new that I was too scared to even introduce myself properly. Identify your audience. Promote that content. Unspecified target audience. I am pretty sure this doesn’t count. So what does?

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Men With Pens

OCTOBER 28, 2012

You can also use your experience to teach on topics such as productivity, personal finance, balancing work and life, self-promotion and marketing, or anything that allows you to position yourself as an expert. You just have to tailor your services to an audience you’re comfortable teaching. You’re more of an expert than the students.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

While I used that post as a case study to present some ideas that I hoped you may be able to use on your own blogs, there’s a hidden hitch with that kind of post: it can give you the impression that you should be aiming to triple your revenue each time you hone a promotion on your site.

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ProBlogger

MARCH 17, 2012

For beginner and more advanced bloggers, one of the most important questions we must ask is, “How will my blog stand out in my niche?” It’s a wise move—according to the 2011 State of the Media report , over 140 million people watched online video in 2011. Build an audience. Establish credibility.

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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. Evergreen content is also the type of content that you’ll find other bloggers will want to link to as well.

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 8, 2012

Sure, it’s silly, but it’s a valuable lesson: people want to laugh and share stuff for an audience, no matter what it is. According to the 2011 Technorati State of the Blog report , 90 percent of bloggers use some kind of multimedia on their site. Is your article cluttered with call-to-actions, ads or promotions?

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ProBlogger

JANUARY 19, 2012

If you’re like most bloggers, you probably realize it’s not so easy. Step 2: Build audience engagement. Companies who think that the conversation is one-sided and do nothing but pump out sales promotions tend to look at social media as a necessary evil. Why are they going through all this effort to engage their audience?

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ProBlogger

JUNE 28, 2012

In fact, I first started by building small affiliate and AdSense sites sometime in mid-2011—a process I wrote about in this post for ProBlogger. it helped me build a loyal online audience and somewhat immunize the blog from unreliable search traffic. My initial foray into internet marketing wasn’t completely based around blogging.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 23, 2012

Looking at some of the leading bloggers in some specific niches today, though, it’s clear that they have more than authority and a way with words or images. They help audiences avoid making the mistakes they themselves have made. As a blogger, you need to know your niche better than anyone. Lead through connection.

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

With the holidays almost upon us, now is a time for bloggers who are Amazon Affiliates to act to capitalize on what is usually one of the most profitable times of the year. Here’s how Amazon performed in 2010 and into the early months of 2011 for me. Promote the sales. Here are a few quick tips to start with: 1.

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ProBlogger

JULY 29, 2014

This is a guest contribution from blogger Jenish Pandya. The first lesson that Darren shared was something he had seen a number of bloggers go wrong with, including himself. Most of the bloggers started blogging as a creative outlet to share about their passion or as a hobby and monetizing the blog came as an afterthought.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Stephen Pepper is insurance administrator by day, youth worker and blogger by night. This was based on the 12 Days Of Christmas, where we re-posted our most highly trafficked 12 posts since we started the blog on 1 September 2011. Youth Workin’ It has a global audience. This includes blogging 6 days a week about youth work.

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ProBlogger

JUNE 10, 2011

Hello again, fellow bloggers! The problem with eliminating all links is that linking can provide additional information, promote your old posts, support your opinion, and build community, among other things. Avoiding jargon and using language that is as simple as possible will increase your potential audience. So what to do?

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ProBlogger

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

How a Blogger Expanded Her Income Streams and Engaged Readers in a New Way. As a blogger, do you feel like you’re on a hamster wheel? We continue our Blogger Breakthroughs series with Anita Joyce, who experienced the same problem with her Cedar Hill Farmhouse blog. Don’t give up if you fail. Further Listening. Starting a Blog.

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ProBlogger

JULY 18, 2019

And I’m not the only blogger who thinks this. Here’s what Tim Ferriss said in a podcast episode back in 2015 : If you’re building an audience, the most labor efficient way to build an audience over time is to have evergreen content. It inspires people as much today as it did in 2011 when we first published it on ProBlogger.

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ProBlogger

APRIL 17, 2013

In fact, some say that although there have been solid podcasting networks around for years and years, it’s only just in the last 12-18 months that the idea of starting a podcast, especially as a blogger, has become something that we’d even consider. This is a good opportunity for you to have the undivided attention of your audience.

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ProBlogger

DECEMBER 11, 2016

My name is Darren Rowse, and I’m the blogger, founder of ProBlogger.com – a blog, podcast, event, job board and series of eBooks all designed to help you as a blogger grow your audience, to create content that helps that audience, and to make money from that blog – to build a profitable blog.

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ProBlogger

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Guest posting is a hot topic amongst startup bloggers. It is one of the most widely-adopted blog promotion strategies in existence, and has been made perhaps even more popular by the success of “serial” guest posters such as Danny Iny of Firepole Marketing. This guest post is by Tom Ewer of Leaving Work Behind.

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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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Content Marketing Institute

JUNE 27, 2018

Without curation, we inevitably pack our feeds with pitch after promotion after pitch. Without curation, marketers pack their feeds with pitch after promotion after pitch, says @AaronOrendorff. grew up as a lowly algorithm destined to change the way content is promoted, shared, and curated. Since its 2011 launch, Scoop.it!

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