Since my Blogging forum Announcement over 200 people have signed up! Thanks to everyone who has joined and taken part in the discussions :)If you haven't joined in yet, see what you are missing at the Authority Blogger Forum now! … [Read more...]

After Darrens post revealing a "service" allowing unethical companies to buy Spam Comments Wendy Piersall has decided to put no-follow back on her links. I am considering doing the same. It's a shame when legitimate comments will get the same link-condom as fake comments but sometimes when you get a lot of messages in your queue it is hard to spot the fakes from the authentic. I would hate to encourage a slimy service such as this by providing them with link juice. What are your … [Read more...]

Want to talk about blogging? Got questions other bloggers can answer? Need feedback on your blog? Join the Authority Blogger Forum now - it's free :) … [Read more...]

Thanks all for your Branding Posts. I am compiling the round-up now so please, to avoid disappointment, do not send me any more.The post will be going up in the morning, it looks like it should be good :) … [Read more...]

What does an Authority Blogger do when he joins an existing blogging team on an already running blog? I guess we are all going to find out, today I started blogging at Crestock.As it is a stock image and photography company I will be focusing on the photography side, in particular how to be a stock photographer How to get started in stock photographyStep by step from beginner to profitThe ten reasons most photographs get rejectedWhat you need to know to make money from stock photographsExpert … [Read more...]

Adriaan Pienaar has posted his short interview with me. There are interesting questions covering topics from new media through to my opinion of blogging to position yourself as a niche expert. Check it out! … [Read more...]

Recently I have been writing a series on blog branding. I hope people will get some ideas for how they can improve the blog, personal or company brand with some of the tips I have included. Many people asked that I link the series up so I have implemented the Wordpress "in-series" plugin so now each post has a table of contents and next and previous links. Then it occurred to me to open up the topic to you guys! Have you written a good post on branding? Blog Branding Personal … [Read more...]

Yaros Blog Mastermind coaching program has launched so I hear. I first heard about this blog coaching product when my wife transcribed the interview between Darren and Yaro, I know Darren wouldn't get involved with anything if it wasn't legit. While I haven't tried the rest of the materials it looks like just the thing for any of you who want to follow a structured program to learn how to make money blogging using adsense and affiliate ads. Remember also he has a free "blog profits blueprint" … [Read more...]

I get lots of comments. As you will have seen I try to answer every single one. This can take some time, particularly when I go away and come back to several days worth.My good friend Damian, my new Wordpress-plugin wizz, has come to the rescue with his new plugin - WP_EasyReplyWhat it does it do? He has developed a fiendishly clever solution. Under the comment box appears a "Reply New" link. Hitting that link fills your comment box with the names and quoted comments of all the comments since … [Read more...]

I am a big fan of observing others success and applying what you learn to your own strategy. Andy has given us an excellent analysis of Aaron Wall's Playbook over on his blog ... it pays to observe what other successful people have done and take some pointers. You won't be able to copy them exactly and equal their level of success, but, on the other hand, every successful playbook steals a ton of pages from other successful playbooks. All art is derivative. Or something like that.One thing I … [Read more...]