Author: Darren Rowse

The post Why You Should Keep Going with Your Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. This post is based on episode 89 of the ProBlogger podcast. Last week I talked about ‘starting’, and why it’s the most important thing you’ll ever do as an entrepreneur. This week I’m going to talk about the second most important thing you’ll ever do as an entrepreneur. And like so many of life’s lessons, there’s a story that captures the idea perfectly. But this story isn’t mine. It’s actually one I came across while researching a project in high school. But it’s one that really resonated with me, and I hope you’ll find it just as useful. A tale of two brothers The year was 1851, and the Cavanagh brothers stood by a bend

The post Why You Need to Make ‘Starting’ a Mindset appeared first on ProBlogger. This post is based on episode 88 of the ProBlogger podcast. Whereabouts are you on your blogging journey? You may be the very beginning of your journey, and getting ready to create your first blog post. You might be a little further along, and thinking of taking the next step – a second blog perhaps, or maybe a podcast. You might be thinking of launching a course to teach others what you know, or perhaps putting all that knowledge in an eBook and selling it. Whatever stage you’re at, there’s one thing you can do that will take you further on your journey as an entrepreneur than anything else. Start. A blogger’s journey

The post 8 Effective Ways to Wrap up Your Blog Posts appeared first on ProBlogger. This post is based on episode 56 of the ProBlogger podcast. You’ve said everything you wanted to say in your post, and now it’s time to quickly wrap things up so you can hit ‘Publish’. Sound familiar? If it does, then you’re missing out on an opportunity to do even more for your readers—and yourself. Here are eight effective ways to wrap up your blog posts and get as much out of those final paragraphs as possible. 1. Sum up your message Remember the English essays you wrote in high school? Chances are you finished each one them with a summary of what you’d written about. So why not do the same with your blog

The post Face Your Fears and Become a Better Blogger appeared first on ProBlogger. This post is based on episode 54 of the ProBlogger podcast. This week I want to talk about fear. Not about eliminating it or ignoring it, but rather about recognising, harnessing and overcoming it so you can use it to your advantage. Whether you’re a blogger, podcaster, live streamer or social media user, chances are fear has held you back at some point. Here are some of the most common fears I’ve heard over the years: “What if nobody reads it?” “What if I hurt someone with what I write?” “What if I don’t write as well as I think I do?” “What if people laugh?” “What if I say

The post 13 Tips for Building Authority and Influence appeared first on ProBlogger. This blog post is based on episode 235 of the ProBlogger podcast. Starting a new blog can be a bit of an uphill battle. You need to create lots of content, and then use that content to bring traffic to your site. But what’s even tougher is building authority and influence in your niche. After all, why would people believe you’re an authority in your niche when you’ve barely talked about it? Sure, you may know a lot about your chosen niche. But talking about how much you know and what you’ve achieved doesn’t seem to cut it anymore. These days anyone can call themselves an expert, and so people expect

The post The Best Way to Brand <em>Your</em> Blog appeared first on ProBlogger. This post is based on episode 206 of the ProBlogger podcast. So you’re about to start a new blog. It might be first, or it might be one you’re setting up to try something new. And you’re just about to buy the domain name for it. But now you’re hesitating, because you still haven’t decided whether your new blog should have a personal brand or a business brand. Sound familiar? Even if you already have the domain name, you may still be wondering which way to go. Just because you have a business-related URL doesn’t mean you can’t give it a personal brand, and vice versa. So this week I want