ProBlogger

Darren Rowse’ story is worth knowing about if you dream of one day leaving the daily grind of working for someone else and instead start your day by simply logging onto your blogging machine.

At the start of 2002 Darren didn’t know much of anything about blogs or blogging, but an article he had read about blogging changed the trajectory of his life. Within 24 hours of reading that potent article he had started his first Blog - a personal blog where issues of Pop Culture, Spirituality and Blogging are explored. He has since started many other blogs including the one that caught my attention, ProBlogger.

Today Darren blogs for a living. That’s right, he doesn’t commute to work. He writes for a living and doesn’t have to mess around with publishers, printing, book signings (yet), and all the other garbage that used to be associated with writing for a living.

I’m new to his ProBlogger site, but I plan on picking his brain and learning from his experiences as much as possible. His mission with ProBlogger is to: help bloggers add income streams to their blogs.

Way to go Darren! Blog on!

Excellent Advice on Creating a Hot Blog

I ran across an excellent guide to building a successful blog on eLance and thought I’d pass it along. Of course, I fall into that category of not “practicing what I preach”. Blog on.

Tips for Successful Blogging

Some of the best tips include:

• Determine why you’re blogging and who you want to read your blog.
• Schedule the days you’re going to post to your blog and stick to it.
• Be personal. Let people know who you are and what you’re about. Be real.
• Pay attention to what other bloggers are saying and feel free to elaborate or argue a different point of view and link to the post and blog you’re writing about.

The above tips were written with the help of a post on eLance by  Chris Bennett, a Search Engine Optimization expert and owner of 97th Floor.