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How I Earn a Living as a Blogger from Digital Photography School

This post is based on episode 150 of the ProBlogger podcast. One of our main aims here at ProBlogger is to help people make money (if not a living) from their blogs. And we’ve certainly talked about it a lot over the years. We even have a portal dedicated to this very topic. But this week I’d like to give you some concrete examples by telling you how I earn a living from ProBlogger and Digital Photography School. Now before I get into the details, I need to tell you a few things. Firstly, this information is based on ProBlogger and...

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Why Blogging Karma Is In Full Effect

5 seconds ago, I received an email from someone whose list I did not sign up for. I saw the name and thought: “Moron”. Immediately, I tapped the spam button. He spammed me. This is known. But going deeper, blogging karma is still in effect. I recall his name, and an interaction we had many many many years ago. He followed me from afar. I knew little of him. One day, adopting an heir of complete familiarity – as morons tend to do – this idiot boldly and bluntly asked for feedback on his blog. He was rude, boorish, a...

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How to Get More Subscribers, Followers and Connections

Over the past few weeks I’ve been talking about warming up your readers and turning them into raving fans. So far I’ve talked about getting the word out about your new blog, and getting those first-time visitors interested in your blog and what you have to say. This week I want to talk about how to connect with them. That is, getting them to subscribe to your blog, connect with you, follow you, and give you the okay to contact them again. Because let’s face it: seeing how many people leave your blog as soon as they arrive without doing...

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Do You Blog for Targeted Or Disinterested Readers?

I scanned my email spam folder a few moments ago. Some marketers filled it, as they have filled it for years. Imagine thousands of emails landing in spam folders, never to be seen. Ineffective marketing. Inefficient marketing. Of course, in most cases, these marketers SCREAM their message from the mountain tops. But guess what? SCREAMING your message to people not interested in your message wastes your time and energy. Nobody cares. Whether you scream, or push, or strain or strive to convince, these folks care not about what you offer. Wasted time. But if you actually target your readers, these...

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Join our 7 Day Content Sprint

Hi there, friends. It’s Darren here from ProBlogger. Welcome to episode 281 of the ProBlogger Podcast. I’ve also got a live audience watching us today. They’ve been chiming in and saying good day. We’ve got people watching from Singapore, California, Adelaide, and all around Australia. It seems to be quite a few Aussies on due to the time of day that we’re going at the moment. I will explain to you I have my son playing trumpet in the background today and this is not to give you ambient music but because he’s got an online trumpet lesson today as...

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How to Get First-Time Visitors Interested in Your Blog

Last week we talked about to getting the word out about your blog so people will visit. This week I want to talk about the next stage of warming them up and turning them into raving fans: getting them interested when they do visit. You only to have to look at your bounce rates in Google Analytics to see how often people visit your blog and then leave. And that’s a shame, because chances are you  a lot of time and energy into creating your content. So you need to quickly give them a reason to stick around. The tips...

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When Should You Take a Break from Blogging?

My neck REALLY hurts as I type these words. Severe pain. So….after I write and publish this post, I will take a break. Only for an hour or so. One hour laying on the hard floor allows my neck tension to dissolve. I be good money, after that short, sweet break. But what about longer breaks? I do not suggest you take months off from blogging – unless you enjoy breaking European style – but sometimes it pays to take 1 or 2 weeks off from blogging. Ultimately, let your intuition guide you on this break-ing journey. We need to...

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How to Get the Word out about Your New Blog

Last week I talked about the four stages of warming up your readers and turning them into raving fans. Well, today I’ll show you how to smash through that first stage: getting the word out about your blog. As a teenager, you may have once pined over a boy or girl and thought, They don’t even know I exist. Well, it can feel just as bad when you create a new blog and no-one seems to be reading it. In fact, it may be even worse because Google Analytics will confirm your suspicions without a hint of sympathy. The problem is...

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3 Ways to Increase Your Blogging Profits

Profits. We all want them. But few bloggers actually boost their earnings much. Money struggles cripple most blogging careers before folks get their nose out of the blogging door. Be easy. Relax. Slow down. Calm down. One weird – but effective – way to make more money through your blog is to slow down and add money-making details all struggling bloggers seem to miss. Let us begin there. 1: Slow Down and Make Money Picture me. I intend to make money through my 100 plus eBooks on Amazon. I wrote a few. OK; I wrote a freaking eBook blitz. Anyway,...

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How to Warm Up Your Readers and Make Them Raving Fans

This post is based on episode 112 of the ProBlogger podcast. Today I’m kicking off a series of blog posts designed to help you move your readers from feeling cold towards you, your brand and your blog, to being fully engaged and becoming raving fans. I’m going to talk about the benefits of getting your readers warmed up, and then walk you through a series of steps to actually do it. Over the next few weeks I’ll be giving you some exercises that you can do to help you move your readers through the various stages. And then I’ll wrap things...