One of the things that I've been doing over the last 12 months is writing. "Writing? Don't you mean Blogging" you say... No, actually writing in a non blogging form - writing a book. Bouncing off my blog ProBlogger (a...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on April 10, 2008 04:43 PM
A few readers have asked me recently why I haven't been doing many 'blog tips' recently - It's actually been a while since I've stopped writing about blogging specifically on this blog - a few months back I decided to...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on January 25, 2005 11:09 AM
Update: All of the following blog tips have been moved to my new blog at ProBlogger - Blog Tips - please join us there. Also check out our Blog Tips for Beginners series. See the most popular Blog Tips at...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on January 24, 2005 11:58 AM
I've now move all of my Blog Tips to ProBlogger - Blog Tips...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on December 19, 2004 11:23 AM
Update: I have recently moved all my blog tips category to a new blog dedicated to blogging atProBlogger. Thanks to Rod, Tim, Randy, Josue and Fabian who submitted their top blog tips a couple of posts ago. I've now written...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 1, 2004 02:28 PM
Calling all bloggers - lay your top 5 blog tips on me. I've been asked to write 200-300 words on blogging for a national publication with a few blog tips for beginners in it. I'm going to put 5 short...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on September 29, 2004 05:19 PM
I know one or two of your out there are going to think I've completely lost it now but I've started another blog. One of the constant pieces of criticism/feedback that I've had here on this blog is that I...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on September 24, 2004 04:26 PM
Scobleizer has a good post on how to get your blog discovered. Most of it is the kind I've stuff I've already got in the Blog tips section but this one was a tad different: The rest of this post...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on September 20, 2004 10:52 AM
A few people have emailed and asked for more information about the Olympic Blog we've run. Phil asked - "what lessons did you learn about running a successful blog through the process." I thought it might make an interesting...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on August 31, 2004 02:50 PM
Jonny Baker has an Idiots Guide to Starting a Blog which is well worth the read if you're thinking of starting one but don't know how. I'm going to add it to my Blog Tips Central Register.... The remainder of...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on August 2, 2004 08:30 AM
Here are the nominated Underbloggers starting with letters U to Z...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on July 2, 2004 12:41 PM
Here are the nominated Underbloggers starting with letters R to T...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on July 2, 2004 12:32 PM
Here are the nominated Underbloggers starting with letters M to Q...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on July 2, 2004 12:26 PM
Here are the nominated Underbloggers starting with letters I to L...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on July 2, 2004 12:21 PM
Here are the nominated Underbloggers starting with letters D to H...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on July 2, 2004 12:16 PM
Wow - what a response we've had to the Celebrating the Underblogger 2004 project. For those of you who don't know about it yet, last night I invited blog readers and owners to nominate quality blogs that deserved more attention...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on July 2, 2004 12:07 PM
There has been a lot of renewed interest over the past week in my Blog Tips series. Whilst I'm away this week I invite you to leave your own 'blog tip' in comments below so that we might all learn...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on June 21, 2004 12:44 PM
What is your experience with Blog Comments? Do you use them? How do they enhance or hinder your blogging experience? How do you suggest bloggers starting out approach the issue?... The remainder of this blog tip has been relocated to...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on June 3, 2004 05:40 PM
This week's Blogger Idol topic was one dear to my heart - Blog Tips. Some of the tips there are excellent (its never too late to submit yours). One in particular has been valuable to me as a Moveable Type...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on April 15, 2004 01:36 PM
One of the most important decisions you can make when it comes to designing your website is to think about your colour scheme. One of the more useful articles I've read on this topic is Choosing Colour for your...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on April 13, 2004 12:38 PM
Welcome to Week 13 of Blogger Idol. The Theme for Week 13 is 'Blog Tips'. We all run blogs so surely among us all there is a wealth of information on what makes a good blog. Lets pool our...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on April 11, 2004 11:43 AM
Why do Bloggers Blog? Is there some underlying thread of motivation that we all share? This is the introduction for a 6 part series on how to blog in a way that brings lasting change. Each blogger writes for their...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on April 7, 2004 11:40 AM
Update: I have recently moved all my blog tips category to a new blog dedicated to blogging atProBlogger. Photoblogs and MoBlogs are continuing to grow in popularity. I've had a number of emails in the past week asking for information...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on April 6, 2004 12:34 PM
So you've got a blog, it is looking good, the design is working and your content is stimulating - now you'd like to spread the word on what you have to offer, after all blogs are designed to be read!...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on March 1, 2004 03:11 PM
Blogathon Entry 83 Blogging 101 is a great introduction to blogs and blogging. It covers a great deal of information including: - history of blogging - parts - the anatomy of a blog - read/write - reasons to read and...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on January 21, 2004 11:23 PM
Blogathon - Entry 58 Martin asks - 'Did you have a lot of plans for your website when you got going? If so, has the site developed in accordwith those plans, or has it gone off in unexpected directions of...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on January 21, 2004 05:18 PM
Blogathon - Entry 46 Starting a Blog with Moveable Type is a great set of tips on starting an MT blog. Actually a lot of it is helpful for all types of blogs - not just MT. Check it out...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on January 21, 2004 01:44 PM
30 Days to a More Accessible Blog is a great series of posts that really will help bloggers make their blogs more accessible to those that may not be able to use many of our blogs. I'll let the author...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on January 21, 2004 05:11 AM
Andrew Jones has really been getting into the blogging thing of late since his switch to Typepad. He's got comments, a fresh look and seems to be having a lot of fun with it. (We should petition him to write...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on January 5, 2004 02:44 PM
I've been reading Unleashing the Idea Virus by Seth Godin this past week or so. I'm really taking my time over it and whilst it doesn't mention blogging at all I'm finding many applications for thinking about medium. One of...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on December 18, 2003 10:36 AM
Will blogging produce millionaires? Can blogging financially provide people with a full time earning capacity? Will we see more and more professional bloggers? Can and should blogs earn money? This blog tip article on blogging for dollars has been moved...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on December 17, 2003 02:34 AM
The following blog tip was submitted by Phil Wolff from blogs such as Don't Blog, Blog Count, emblog and a klog apart.... This Blog tip has been relocated to Pro Blogger - Link Unto Others....
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on December 16, 2003 06:17 PM
Blog Cards are like Business Cards that feature a bloggers blog address to make networking easier..... This Blog tip on Blog Cards has been relocated to Pro Blogger - Blog Cards...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on December 15, 2003 08:23 PM
Blogging about Blogging is happening with growing frequency on many weblogs, but writing in hard copy is also becoming more popular. Here are a few of the best selling and most popular books on the topic. (Descriptions are taken from...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on December 13, 2003 11:05 PM
Dave Pollard writes some great Blog Tips - here is another good one on Understanding Trackback....
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on December 13, 2003 12:42 PM
Wayne Hurlbert shares Three quick ways to more visitors in one week. It is written more with a business blog in mind but most of it is somewhat transferable. The remainder of this blog tip on finding more visitors for...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on December 1, 2003 08:48 AM
Today is the anniversary of my first post at the Living Room blog. My first words were 'The Living Room lives!' Since that time I've posted 795 reflections and had 3106 comments. Posts have covered everything from Living Room Developments...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 27, 2003 10:21 AM
Finding good fresh content for your blog will make it more attractive to your readers. There are a number of great online tools that I have used to come up with up to date content that might be useful for...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 22, 2003 08:07 AM
Here is a great article on Weblog Ethics. The remainder of this blog tip has been moved to Pro Blogger - Blog Ethics...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 21, 2003 11:03 PM
Here is another worthwhile article on weblog design and layout from How to Save the World. His 9 main points are: The remainder of this blog tip has been moved to Pro Blogger - Good Weblog Design and Layout....
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 18, 2003 12:45 PM
Martin Roth is a legend around the God Blog circles. He's the guy who started collecting links of Christian Bloggers which today is Blogs4God. Martin responded for my call for people to post their own blog tips. So here are...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 14, 2003 03:27 PM
Since writing the Finding Readers series of blog tips I've had a number of people ask for more information on getting listed on Search Engines - particularly Google.... This post has been moved to Pro Blogger - Getting Listed...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 11, 2003 10:56 PM
This post on Blog design has been moved to Pro Blogger - Blog Design...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 10, 2003 09:57 PM
This post about Blog Logo Design has been moved to Pro Blogger - Blog Logo Design...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 10, 2003 06:44 AM
12. Blog Search Engines and Indexes - Get yourself registered on sites like Blogdex, , Popdex and Daypop (they require RSS I think). These sites have features that allow people to search for blog entries via topic and keywords. They...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 9, 2003 09:22 AM
Part C of Finding Readers for your Blog 9. Web Rings - A web ring is a group of blogs with a common interest that refer traffic to one another. There are many of these dedicated to blogging on a...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 8, 2003 12:00 PM
Part B 5. Interact with Readers - I've written about how to interact with your readers before so I won't go into it too much except to say that if you interact with your readers they are more likely to...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 7, 2003 03:14 PM
Taking a short break from the 'Finding Readers mini-series' because I asked fellow blogger and blog designer Rachel Cunliffe to write a post for me on good blog design. The following is what she wrote: Darren asked me for a...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 6, 2003 09:09 AM
I suspect I could cop some flack for this post - but a number of new bloggers have recently asked me how to get hits on their blog. Let me say up front that 'getting hits' isn't everything. I guess...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 5, 2003 10:50 PM
Have you ever tried to explain how to start a blog to someone? Just point them to this post - Introduction to Blogging - its a great introduction including definitions of, tools and some great starting points. The rest of...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 5, 2003 09:05 AM
In the last blog tip we talked about how comments are one way to increase the interactivity of a blog. Of course not everyone agrees that comments are the way to go. Each to their own. Having harped on about...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 2, 2003 07:09 AM
Human beings are relational. We like to be acknowledged. We like too participate and contribute. We like to feel that what we have to say is valuable. Most of your blog's readers are human beings. So acknowledge and interact with...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on November 1, 2003 07:07 AM
I found this great page 47 key tips from the World's best Bloggers. It was interesting to see that most of them talked about establishing boundaries for the content of your blog. Here is what some of them had...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 30, 2003 11:11 AM
Is this your first time to this site? If so welcome to the LivingRoom. Pull up a bean bag, grab a coffee and stay a while. My name is Darren Rowse. I live in Melbourne Australia. If you want to...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 29, 2003 04:15 PM
One of the keys to blogging is frequent posting. This is what distinguishes weblogs from from static websites. The average blogger posts once every 14 days - personally I tend to mainly visit bloggers who update more regularly than...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 29, 2003 07:54 AM
After slaving away on your latest blog post pause before you hit that 'publish' button and consider your title. What does it convey to your potential reader? Titles can be the difference between having your post read or ignored....
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 28, 2003 07:59 AM
Only 16% of people read web sites word for word. Source Most people read online by scanning the page for individual words or phrases, headings and other visual cues. Studies have shown that reading from a screen is more...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 27, 2003 08:04 AM
My post Where are the Blog Designers? got a bit of interest yesterday and a number of Blog Designers let us know about themselves and gave examples of their work. I thought I'd give them a little exposure here:...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 25, 2003 01:47 PM
No posting today as I'm heading down the highway to Nana's funeral. But there is plenty for you to do here - yesterday I posted 6 times - interested to hear your thoughts on some of those issues. There are...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 24, 2003 08:06 AM
The average person only comprehends 60% of what they read. How much do you comprehend?. To ensure your reader 'gets' what you're saying you need to make it clear by using some of the following techniques. - Use simple...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 23, 2003 01:49 PM
The average person reads 200 words per minute - What's Yours? (The speed reading record is 1347 wpm) In 96 seconds they will read 320 words. So keep things short and to the point. I know this sounds crazy...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 23, 2003 10:31 AM
We've established that the average Joe spends about 96 seconds at your blog. Its not long in the scheme of things - but when you think about it its actually a real opportunity. - The average TV commercial is...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 23, 2003 10:30 AM
How long does the average blog reader stay on a blog on any given visit? I searched for the statistic on Google but couldn't find it so I decided to do some of my own investigations. I headed over...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on October 22, 2003 10:56 AM
Is this your first time to this site? If so welcome to the LivingRoom. Pull up a bean bag, grab a coffee and stay a while. My name is Darren Rowse. I live in Melbourne Australia. If you want to...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on December 14, 2002 09:26 PM
I am Darren Rowse - welcome to my personal blog. I live in Melbourne Australia where I fill my days with a variety of activities. I'm married to 'V' and we live in the inner Northern suburbs of this wonderful...
Posted in LivingRoom >> A space for Life on December 14, 2002 08:41 PM