I’m regularly asked about local domain names and whether they are worth using on a blog.
My answer usually revolves around the question of ‘what audience are you trying to reach?‘ Let me explain.
When I first secured my own domain name I chose a .au (Australia) domain without really giving much thought to it. I figured [...]

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Should You Use a Localized Domain Name?

Last week I shared a set of slides from a presentation I recently gave which outlines a variety of lessons that I’ve learned as a blogger over the last 7 years. Over the coming months I intend to expand upon many of the points in that presentation - starting today with ‘Listening’.
When I began blogging [...]

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Listening - Principles of Successful Blogging #1

See the full sized version of this video at YouTube - Expand Your Blog By Adding a Book.
A couple of weeks back I introduced a brainstorming exercise that gets bloggers to think about how to expand their blog. I followed that post up with an exploration of adding a forum to a blog as one [...]

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Books - How to Expand your Blog #2

Just a few reminders of pending deadlines…
Conscious Growth Workshop
The Conscious Growth Workshop kicks off this Friday, October 2nd, in Las Vegas. We now have 113 people registered to attend.
The current registration price of $597 is good through Monday, September 28th. After that we’ll accept new sign-ups at the late registration price of $697.
You can also [...]

Over the last three months on ProBlogger it’s been a pretty busy time - here are the most popular posts - judged by mixture of factors including traffic and comments.

9 Things to Do To Make Sure Your Next Blog Post is Read by More than Your Mom
8 First Step SEO Tips for Bloggers
Forums - How [...]

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Top 10 Posts on ProBlogger Q3 2009