ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six-Figure Income | 
 enlarge | Authors: Darren Rowse, Chris Garrett
Publisher: Wiley
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Pages: 240
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0470246677
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.7
EAN: 9780470246672
ASIN: 0470246677
Publication Date: May 5, 2008
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Problogger.net is where bloggers worldwide go for advice and information on enhancing their blogs presence. Whether youre just starting out or have been blogging for years, these two professional bloggers show you how to turn your passion for blogging into extra revenue. This practical guide to creating and marketing a blog with the potential for generating a six-figure income shows you how to choose subject matter that works for you, handle technical issues, and evaluate your blogs success so that you can use your blog to generate income indirectly.
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 One of the best on the market January 5, 2009
mica (london)
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. There are also a dozen or so books on blogging but none that I have found as helpful as 'Problogger'.
*I have no affiliation to 'problogger' but the website is brilliant too. It is a rich source of advice and information*
I think Darren and Chris have written a book which is suitable for complete beginners who want to know more about the world of blogs and bloggers.
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
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' account and learn how to use it and customize it, Problogger does not cover that.
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Chapters 2 and 5 are handy if you are thinking of setting up a blog to make money because Darren and Chris give you some examples of niche blogs and ways to monetize your blog with adverts.
Chapter 9 is quite short but gives you some examples of blogs that have been successful and they gives you some lessons from niche bloggers.
The subtitle of this book is misleading 'Secrets for blogging your way to a six figure income', Darren and Chris stress that it is 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 by following the advice in this book.
Of course there are other bloggers who are making a lot of money blogging but they are a lucky hardworking few.
I found it a little overwhelming at first trying to find a niche market and now trying to drive traffic to my site and keep the content fresh and interesting. Books and websites like 'Problogger' are very helpful.
I think there is room for more books like this which go into the details of blogging and are written by successful bloggers who can show you examples of their mistakes and eventual success.
This book is the best on the market.
Ways to make money from your blog December 27, 2008
Dot
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
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)
 Good book for absolute beginners, boring read for existing bloggers December 12, 2008
Riyad Kalla
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I've been blogging for a few years now casually and didn't find this book useful almost at all. The authors don't give away any of their "secrets" or point you at what they have had successes with personally, it's one giant introductory piece of writing that just tips you towards different things to try.
For someone that has a brand new blog and has never done it before, this is a good intro.
For someone looking to take their blogging to the next level, this book is a boring read and won't say anything you can't get online by Googling.
I'd also point out that this book is written exactly like the ProBlogger articles are written -- it gives you just enough to peak your interest in a subject, then never *actually* addresses the question conclusively. Their articles online are very much the same way except every one of those articles point you at buying their book.
Also don't expect to see any monetary numbers in this book either, they far away from giving indications of how much they make, made, could make or should make... you're on your own there if you are trying to get a feel for your site's value as well (trying to price CPM and such).
I'd suggest renaming the book to "ProBlogger: Getting Started with Blogging", this book is not full of secrets or any specifics that would indicate how you get a six-figure income.
Great for a Newbie - Not so Great for a non Newbie December 5, 2008
Diana Dooley (San Diego, Ca)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
If you have never blogged or don't have any idea about how you should start then this is a good guide.
If you are a blogger looking for solid information on how to grow your blog and learn new tricks this is not a good buy.
Good overall primer on blogging November 8, 2008
Mario Sanchez Carrion
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Darren Rowse and Chris Garret draw upon their wealth of experience with blogs and give us this comprehensive blogging primer.
While the book is mostly focused on making money from blogs, it starts from the beginning: by explaining what is a blog and how to set one up. This takes about three chapters (if you have already started a blog, you can just skim through those sections).
Intermediate bloggers will enjoy the book more from chapter 4 on, when Darren and Chris talk about how and what to write (helpful to overcome the all-too-common "writer's block") and how to make money from your blog (both directly, like with advertising, and indirectly, as with partnerships, speaking engagements, etc).
The last few chapters deal with a topic that was completely new to me: buying and selling blogs. Darren and Chris do a very good job at spelling out the caveats you must take into account when buying and selling blogs, to avoid scams and costly mistakes.
The comprehensive nature of this book makes it difficult for the authors to go into much detail about any particular topic. The good news is that Darren's blog [...] is chock full of how-to articles that may give you the specific information that you won't find in the book.
Overall, I found this book to be a very good blogging primer, one that I will keep in my bookshelf for future and constant reference.
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