Online Money

What Time of the Day is Best to Post to Your Blog
LeftTheBox asks “Hey Darren I know you post daily but do you try to post at a certain time each day?”I certainly do! I not only set myself minimum post numbers each day but I’ve taken it a little further and narrowed down some daily posting windows that I aim for.Really it comes down to […]

How to Choose a Niche Topic for Your Blog
@jonathanguinn asks: “I am new to internet marketing and am struggling to find my niche. Maybe some pointers about that would be helpful.”There are many factors to consider when choosing a niche. I’ve written about many of them in this post - but for me a lot of it comes back to choosing something that […]

ProBlogger Book - Shipping This Week
Just a quick note on the ProBlogger Book. Amazon have it listed now as coming into stock on 26 April (a week or so before they previously estimated) and have been emailing some of those who have pre-ordered it to say it’ll ship in the next few days.So if you want their 5% pre-order discount […]

How to Choose a Niche Topic for Your Blog
@jonathanguinn asks: “I am new to internet marketing and am struggling to find my niche. Maybe some pointers about that would be helpful.”There are many factors to consider when choosing a niche. I’ve written about many of them in this post - but for me a lot of it comes back to choosing something that […]

Online Advertising for Newbies - SXSW Podcast
The session that I participated in as a panelist at SXSW is now available here. It’s a panel so it covers a fair bit of ground and includes information on ad networks, affiliate programs and other topics associated with making money online.Share This

Online Advertising for Newbies - SXSW Podcast
The session that I participated in as a panelist at SXSW is now available here. It’s a panel so it covers a fair bit of ground and includes information on ad networks, affiliate programs and other topics associated with making money online.Share This

ProBlogger the Book - Sample Chapter Now Available
Last week when I announced the release of ProBlogger the Book I mentioned that we’d be making the first chapter (the Introduction and chapter 1) available as a sampler download.It took us a few days longer than we anticipated to get it up but it’s now available.To get it all you need to do is […]

Tips For Social Media Toddlers
I don’t do many guest posts on other people’s blogs these days but this week I was asked to do one that I couldn’t resist. Kristen from Social Media Mom asked me to write something on Social Media and being a Dad.My first thought was that it was all too hard - but I decided […]

12 Ways to Be a More Interactive and Accessible Blogger
image by Jeff BaucheYesterday I wrote about being a ruthless blogger and named a number of areas that I find helpful to have more harsh boundaries in with the hope of it helping me become more productive and focused as a blogger (and as a result provide a better resource for readers).There is a problem […]

Killer Domains: a Resource for Finding the Perfect Domain Name for Your Blog
I am really excited today because Daniel Scocco, regular contributer to ProBlogger and a wonderful blogger in his own right, has today launched his first ebook. It’s called Killer Domains.Daniel sent me a copy of it a few days back and I think it’ll prove to be a very useful resource for quite a few […]