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Message from Dean - May 8th 2007
I am currently testing out a new version of the APF Bridge Component - If you notice any errors within this demo store please drop me a line.
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Although, I am a newbie in blogging, I am not in much other aspects of internet business life, so, I can easily spot a books written just to sell their own stuff, or written by author who is not a specialist in his own area.
This is book is perfect in all senses, I can not comment it from a point of view of experienced blogger, I do that for books related to PPC, SE, or SEO, but what can I say here, that book is from extremely talented writers, who invested a great time to write it - guess why? Because it's short and concentrated, and as Mark Twain said - I would make it shorter, if would have a time.
I would buy this book solely only for 20 different blog post types, or idea for series of posts. It sparked my imagination immediately, and I will have topics for write now for long time.
Book is great, and even if you - like me are not interested to make money in blog but make it as your passion for topic - hey, after all - if those suggestions can lead to bucks coming - they undoubtedly will earn you anything else you need, of no money - recognition, friends, - traffic after all.
And it shortens a learning curve dramatically, some of tools mentioned in book was new for me also.
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Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/RKJHJVYB52IOH If you think you'd like to create an online presence through blogging to achieve any number of goals, this is the best place to start.
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This book covers just about every pertinent topic there is on blogging. It has information for the beginner on what defines a blog, the best tools to use to start, and how to pick a topic. It also covers more advanced issues like marketing, relationship building, monitoring traffic to your site, and why you might want to customize your blog.
The book is well structured and easy to read. The authors cover a broad range of information that make it useful for a hobby blogger as well as a professional.
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I am new to blogging and there is so much rubbish on the internet about how to make money from blogging and how to drive traffic to your site etc.....Some of the people giving advice on Youtube look rather suspect. I have only managed to find a handful of books on blogging and none really go into detail about how to make money from blogging. I have read 'The rough guide to blogging', 'Blogging for dummies' and 'Start your own blogging business'. I have found 'Problogger' to be the most professional and detailed of all the books I have read.
*I have no affiliation to 'problogger' but this book and Darren's website are packed with information and advice for new and experienced bloggers.*
I think Darren and Chris have written a book which is suitable for complete beginners who want to know more about the world of blogging and ways to monetize their blog.
I won't give too much away but the contents are:
1. Blogging for money
2. Niche Blogging
3. Setting up your blog
4. Blog writing
5. Blog income and earning strategies
6. Buying and selling blogs
7. Blog networks
8. Blog promotion and marketing
9. Secrets of successful blogs
10.Creating something worthwhile
There is an introduction where Darren presents his blogging story and experience.
Chapter 3 is great if you want to set up a self-hosted 'wordpress' account and purchase your own domain name and self host it. But if you want to set up a free hosted 'wordpress' or 'blogger.com' account and learn how to use them and customize them, Problogger does not cover that.
Chapters 2 and 5 are the most important chapters if you want to learn how to make money from blogging as they introduce you to niche blogging and provide you with some examples of niche blogs. More importantly they also show you ways to monetize your blog with adverts.
Chapter 9 is quite short but it contains examples of successful blogs and includes lessons from niche bloggers.
One thing I wanted to add is that Darren and Chris stress that it can be hard to make a full time income from blogging, there is a lot of trial and error that goes into building a successful blog.
Anyone buying this book should not be fooled into thinking they can make a 6 figure income in a short space of time.
Of course there are bloggers who are making a lot of money but they are a lucky hardworking few.
I have found it a little overwhelming starting a blog as I am not tech savvy. However I think this is a good time to start a blog in these tough depressing economic times, as blogs can be a fun hobby and they can provide you with an extra income.
My blog life-post.blogspot is brand new and is a personal development blog which I am trying to monetize early on and I am getting lots of valuable advice from Problogger.
I think there is room for more books like this which are written by successful bloggers who can show you examples of their mistakes and eventual success.
This book is the best on the market.
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I'm new to blogging. Never had a blog until just recently.
I'm taking a small business class, and one of the things the teacher recommended was having a blog. Search engines love it, and its very easy to update.
I bought this book and a couple of books on wordpress, and what I like about this book is it covers ways to make money online.
I bought this great little wordpress book that showed me how to get online, and start blogging, and I started thinking, how can I make money, how can I get more of my customers to use my website, and see my special deals on my flowers.
This book gave me some good ideas.
The problem is, it is not as detailed as I would like. It is very much so not step-by-step. I'm a little confused at times. And I do not see how to implement this stuff.
I'm glad I got the book, I think it is the only thing like it, others recommended it in my class. But I just cant use it right now.
I think you should buy this book if you want to generate ideas on how to make money, but buy something else to learn how to do it (or pay someone)
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