Learning from Top Blogs

Although it’s interesting to look at the Top 100 biggest blogs, few similarities actually exist between them once you get past the factors detailed in the previous section. To learn more, you need to look at some individual blogs.

ProBlogger

It’s only appropriate to start with ProBlogger, seeing as pro blogging is what this book is all about!

ProBlogger’s History and Mission

We have already covered the history of Darren’s blog in this book—both in the book’s introduction and, in part, throughout the rest of this book—so no need to repeat it here. Suffice to say that ProBlogger is the blog people think of when they think about making money from blogging.

Lessons from ProBlogger

How did Darren make his blog the first choice among bloggers? Of course, this didn’t happen overnight, or easily for that matter. It was a long process of testing, tweaking, and hard work. We can benefit from what he learned during this hard-won experience, however!