ProBlogger Podcast: Blog Tips to Help You Make Money Blogging

Welcome to day 1 of the 31 Days to Better Blog challenge. As I explained in yesterdays welcome episode this 31 day challenge is all about giving you short challenges to do that will bring a little life to your blogging. Today my challenge is for you to create an Elevator Pitch for your blog. elevator by Kai Ziehl on 500px Todays podcast isn't long but the activity can really bring a lot of clarity to your blogging which has many flow on benefits to your blogging. In fact what you do today will help a lot in future days of this challenge. In This Episode In todays episode I'll share: What an elevator pitch is Why you need an elevator pitch Where you’ll use it in your blogging 9 Simple tips on how to Write one 5 Questions to start with to get some clarity on your elevator pitch Share Your Elevator Pitch in Comments Below One of the things I've always loved about 31DBBB is that participants share what they DO as a result of each days challenges. Once you've created your elevator pitch - please share it in comments below (feel free to leave a link to your blog too so we can check it out) and have a look at the elevator pitches and blogs of others too. This challenge works best if we tackle each day together so please get to know your fellow 31DBBB participants! A Great Offer from our Friends at 99designs Before I go I would recommend that you check out the great offer our friends, and new podcast sponsor, 99designs have for you (worth $99). They're a fantastic place to go if you're looking for any help with graphic design in your blogging. I'm a user of their services and appreciate their great variety of designers, fantastic value for money and the quality and speed of the work being produced. Don't Forget You can also grab the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook with a 50% discount using the coupon code PODCAST50 during the checkout process here. A HUGE Thanks for an Amazing Start Lastly I wanted to take a moment to say a big thank you to everyone for your encouragement, comments, shares and reviews of yesterdays first episode. The podcast made it to the #1 Podcast in numerous countries iTunes store and I've been quite overwhelmed and very humbled by the feedback already. Please take a moment to leave us some feedback in a review on iTunes. Also note we are now available on Stitcher - you can find it here. Full Transcript Expand to view full transcript Compress to smaller transcript view Welcome to the ProBlogger Podcast episode 1 and day of 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. We’ll be talking today about creating an elevator pitch for your blog. But first, a short word from our sponsor, 99 designs, the best place for new businesses to build their brands. 99designs is the entrepreneur’s number one choice for quality graphic design. To get your logo, business card or any blog creative you might need, visit 99designs.com/problogger and get a $99 upgrade of services for free. The idea of an elevator pitch is probably something that you’ve heard about before. I heard about it back in 1990 when I enrolled in my first university degree. I was studying marketing at the time and I remember quite clearly, my lecturer, getting us to come out with an elevator pitch for a hypothetical business that we were a part of.  I’ve never heard the term and he really explained it quite simply. Imagine you’re getting on an elevator, you meet someone on that elevator that you’ve never met before. You’ve got the time that it takes to travel between the ground floor and the 30th floor to introduce yourself and communicate in a way that intrigues that other person to know more about your business. You need to be able to communicate quite succinctly to them what it is that you do in a way that makes them want to interact with you again. You’ve got the period that it takes to go from one floor to another ...

I'm super excited today to welcome to the First ProBlogger Podcast! This has been a long time coming and I'd like to thank all of you who have encouraged, nudged and at times nagged me to get this podcast going. I hope you enjoy it! In this Episode Today's episode (find it here on iTunes or listen to it above) is all about setting the scene for the month of podcasting that is ahead. In episode 0: I share why I decided to start podcasting I talk about 2 traits that I've seen in many (if not all) successful bloggers I issue you with a challenge that could take your blog to the next level You'll discover what the next 31 episodes of this podcast will revolve around This podcast will not be for those wanting a nice gentle passive journey. Each episode will challenge you to not only 'listen' but to 'create', 'build' and 'implement' the strategies discussed. My hope is that it'll encourage you to develop effective habits that will help you to build a better blog. Mentioned In this Episode As we move into the first 31 days of the ProBlogger Podcast we'll be moving through the activities mentioned in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Workbook. Having the workbook is not essential to get value out of these next 31 episodes but if you do want to have your own copy of the material (plus a bonus 7 days of challenges) I've set up a coupon code to get a copy at 50% off. From the 31DBBB workbook sales page use the coupon code PODCAST50 in the check out to get the 50% discount for the next month. Again - there's no pressure to have a copy of the workbook but it's there if you'd like to have a copy as we move through the activities (and to work through again and again in the months that follow). Also as mentioned in this episode - I highly recommend you install Google Analytics (or some other analytics/stats package on your blog as we'll be talking about it in a future episode and it would be good to have some data collected by then. Google Analytics is the most powerful stats program I've come across and best of all it's completely free. Welcome to the ProBlogger podcast episode zero. In today's episode, I'll share two keys to successful blogging and introduce you to a challenge that has the potential to take your blog to the next level.  Full Transcript Expand to view full transcript Compress to smaller transcript view Hi there. My name is Darren Rowse and I'd like to welcome you to the first-ever ProBlogger podcast. I've been blogging now since 2002 and podcasting is something that I've seen in many blogging friends get into over the years, but it's always something that I've put off. As I've announced to friends over the last few months that I'm planning this podcast, a lot of people have been saying, “Why now? Why are you starting to podcast now?” There's a number of reasons that I'm doing it now. Partly it's the accumulation of the people over the years who've said, “You should start a podcast,” and a lot of my friends have been gently nagging me for a while. I guess that's one of the factors, but the main factor for me is that I love to speak. I love to present. I love to teach using my voice not just my fingertips as I blog.  I guess one of the realizations that I've had over the last year, particularly, is that the opportunities that I get to speak while I take as many as I can and enjoy it. As a father of young kids, I don't get to travel and speak as much as I get invited to do so, so podcasting for me is one way that I can continue to do that. That was part of this reason to start podcasting. The other one is that I've been a bit of a podcast listener and a bit addicted to it as well. The realization that I had at the start of this year was that I was getting a little bit dry in terms of my own input. I've always been someone who’s read a lot, but the busier that I get,