Darren has shown his finished Mo with a terrific $1847.50 (AUD) raised for charity, so all there is left to do is post the winner of the Premium News Theme ... drum roll ... The winner of the draw was Colbs of BlogLighting.com - Congrats! :) … [Read more...]

If you follow a lot of news and social bookmarking sites you are going to love this Firefox Extension. Have you gone to a site or seen an interesting link and thought you would get back to it later? My usual technique is to open up a ton of tabs and come back to them when I have time. Inevitably I will find I don't have time, the screen gets too cluttered or the browser crashes. Read it Later allows you to create a reading list so you can come back to read links at your leisure. Save pages to a … [Read more...]

Isn't it quiet out there? It seems when USA goes into Turkey-eating mode the rest of us take the day off :) Here are some useful links for the rest of us: Michael is wondering What You Can Learn about Blogging from Britney Spears Jon has another fantastic money making post; The Forrest Gump Guide to Becoming a Gazillionaire Windows Tools for Better Productivity contains some great downloads You have seen those eye-tracking usability studies? Rather than read through the research, … [Read more...]

I can't tell you how pleased I am that Performancing has managed to reach a two-year anniversary :) It seems like just last week we were planning the thing. Unfortunately I can't get through to Archive.org right now, network errors, otherwise I would dig out my first post. Ryan, Ahmed, Raj, Deb and co have taken the site and community and really made it their own. The blog has a unique, informative and interesting take on the niche, and they tell it like it is. Obviously I don't always … [Read more...]

While I often recommend that bloggers "link out generously and often" I don't take my own advice quite enough so here is a roundup of some links you will love:Is it really 2 years since we launched Performancing? Ryan is doing a fun treasure hunt to celebrate.Want to win $1000? Put a value on Splashpress Media35 Guaranteed Ways to Increase Your RSS SubscribersA while ago I wrote how my Pocket PC allows me to blog from the road, it seems like the iPhone is not about to replace it just yet. Why I … [Read more...]

I imagine most of you already read Darrens blog, but just in case you missed it, he is growing a 'Mo' for charity. Seeing his recent comment I have been inspired to help out: if every ProBlogger reader donated $1 we'd be raising tens of thousands of dollars in a single day. Now I haven't got the number of readers that Darren has but I think we can do our bit. The charities Darren is supporting are very worthwhile. How can we add a little additional twist to the proceedings? How about a … [Read more...]

Two pieces of news to share with you today: Recall the free Teaching Sells ebook I mentioned before? Well, Brians course has launched along with some new free articles. I have been looking through and I know you will like it. In fact my Authority Blogger e-course plans have changed already because of the material Brian and co have produced. Definitely check it out. I have been inundated with guest post requests at the same time as I caught a pretty yukky bug, so I will not be able to get … [Read more...]

Teaching Sells? It certainly does! I have long maintained that bloggers can sell by educating and building trust, it is a large part of my AuthorityBlogger concept. Brian Clark of CopyBlogger fame has produced a free ebook telling you why you should have your own product and how to go about it. Whether blogging is dead or not How to avoid the tyranny of Google Why you should forget the "Long Tail" How to truly leverage Web 2.0 Why you're not normal, and why that's a good … [Read more...]

Blog Action Day is here! It seems like only five minutes since I was invited to join in. From the first mention I thought it was a great idea so I am so pleased the project is already a success with some fantastic blogs and backers involved. This Blog Action Day has been dedicated to the environment. Hopefully by the end of today you won't be sick of all the environmental posts as it is a really important topic. Unfortunately somehow the environment became a divisive issue? How, I am not … [Read more...]

My first round of October free guest posts are up, a couple even got to the Digg front page :) 5 Skills That Boost Your Design Career My Top 5 Biggest Freelancing Mistakes 5 Tips For a Less Stressful Moving House Experience WP_Submission WordPress Plugin Makes Reader Submission Projects and Blog Carnivals Easy Hopefully more will be appearing online soon (let me know if I have missed any that have been published). If you requested one please be patient, if you are getting a guest … [Read more...]