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207: Smartphone and Tablet Apps for Bloggers

207: Smartphone and Tablet Apps for Bloggers

Blogger Apps for Smartphone and Tablet
Today, I want to take you on a tour of my iPhone and iPad, and talk about the apps I use most in my blogging and online business activities.

One of the biggest changes that has happened in my blogging since I began back in 2002 is the technology I use. In the early days it was all done purely through my old desktop PC (and by old I mean really old) and via dial-up internet.

Things were so simple. I started on Blogger and everything that went on my blog was written directly into it. Adding images or video to my posts were not even something I considered as my internet speed was too slow and my computer not really powerful enough to do anything with them.

But since that time a lot has changed. For me, it started with an upgrade of computers (I bought myself a little white apple iBook with my first earnings) and upgrading to ADSL internet. Continue reading “207: Smartphone and Tablet Apps for Bloggers”

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206: Personal Brands vs Business Brands for Blogs

206: Personal Brands vs Business Brands for Blogs

Is There a Right Way to Brand Your Blog?
I’m just back from our Aussie Problogger training events where we ran masterminds with around 40 bloggers per city. In those days speakers spent time with small groups of attendees in round table discussions where attendees could ask us any question they liked.

One of the questions that I got asked repeatedly through both masterminds was around whether it is better to give a blog a personal brand or more of a business brand?

In one case the questioner was about to start a new blog and was wondering if they should set it up on a domain that was their own name or if they should choose a name that was nothing to do with them. Continue reading “206: Personal Brands vs Business Brands for Blogs”

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205: 5 Obstacles Bloggers Face (And How to Get Over Them)

205: 5 Obstacles Bloggers Face (And How to Get Over Them)

How to Overcome 5 Blogger Obstacles
As I record this, I’m just home from our first ProBlogger event of the year in Brisbane and am preparing for our next one in the coming days in Melbourne.
The Brisbane event was really worthwhile. We heard from Pat Flynn, Jadah Sellner, James Schramko, Kelly Exeter, Shayne Tilley and Laney Galligan and had a couple of days of great teaching and inspiration – including a day with a small group masterminding their businesses.

Each year at our events, I open the event with a keynote. This year I spoke about evolving your blog rather than getting into a ‘revolving’ pattern (or going in circles). I will share more on that topic on the podcast in the future but as we’re very much focused this week on our events and serving our attendees I wanted to give you another taste of what we do at our events and share with you the opening keynote from a previous year as this week’s episode.
I did this in the last episode too and got a lot of positive feedback and hope you’ll enjoy this one too. It’s from 4 years ago but I think it’s spot on in terms of a message for today too. Continue reading “205: 5 Obstacles Bloggers Face (And How to Get Over Them)”

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204: 6 ‘Ordinary’ Things That Will Grow Your Blog into Something Extraordinary

204: 6 ‘Ordinary’ Things That Will Grow Your Blog into Something Extraordinary

How Ordinary Things Can Lead to Extraordinary Results With Your Blog
This week and I’m excited to be spending time face to face with quite a few ProBlogger podcast listeners and blog readers at our Aussie blogging events.
We’ve been holding annual Australian events since 2010 and it is a highlight of my year each time. It’s fantastic to put faces to names, hear the stories of what bloggers are learning and to get inspired by meeting many of you.
So because I’m away this week and busy with the event I thought it might be fun to give you a taste of what happens at a ProBlogger event and to play you a talk I gave at one of our events a few years ago. Continue reading “204: 6 ‘Ordinary’ Things That Will Grow Your Blog into Something Extraordinary”

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203: How to Approach Influencers in Your Niche

203: How to Approach Influencers in Your Niche

How to Connect With Influencers in Your Niche
Today I want to share some teaching on how to approach influencers and other well known people in your niche (or outside it too).
One of the most powerful ways to grow your profile, audience and brand is to connect with others in your niche. The benefits of doing it can be many and varied – the opportunities that flow from these interactions can be pretty cool for the growth of your blog…. Continue reading “203: How to Approach Influencers in Your Niche”

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202: Advice from a Veteran Blogger (Chris Garrett) on How to Build a Successful Blog

202: Advice from a Veteran Blogger (Chris Garrett) on How to Build a Successful Blog

Veteran Blogger Chris Garrett on How to Build a Successful Blog
Today’s episode is #202 and in it I have my good friend and co-author of the ProBlogger book – Chris Garrett on the show to talk about the changes in blogging since we wrote the book.

Continue reading “202: Advice from a Veteran Blogger (Chris Garrett) on How to Build a Successful Blog”

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201: The Secret to Building a Blog with Big Traffic and Profit

201: The Secret to Building a Blog with Big Traffic and Profit

How to Build Traffic and Profit into Your Blog

On today’s episode I want to talk about a key to creating a blog with lots of traffic and profit.

The topic comes from a conversation I had this morning with a new blogger who was asking me about how to create content that would go viral and as I look back at the growth of my own blogs I think it’s an important lesson to my own business’s growth.
Links and Resources on The Secret to Building a Blog with Big Traffic and Profit
Facebook group
ProBlogger Success Incubator
ProBlogger Event
4 Techniques to Get More Eyeballs on Your Blog
31 Days to Build a Better Blog
10 Things You Can Do Today that Will Pay Off On Your Blog Forever Continue reading “201: The Secret to Building a Blog with Big Traffic and Profit”

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200: What I’ve Learned About Podcasting in My First 200 Episodes

200: What I’ve Learned About Podcasting in My First 200 Episodes

Lessons Learned in 200 Episodes of Podcasting
Today’s episode is #200, and while it’s a podcast about blogging, today I want to talk about podcasting and share some of the big lessons I’ve learned about this medium since starting this podcast 2 years ago. Continue reading “200: What I’ve Learned About Podcasting in My First 200 Episodes”