Comments on: Darren Rowse in Conversation: Top Tips for Writers

By: David Shaver

David Shaver — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:43:02 +0000

I read many blogs a day and Problogger is one of the first. I think the most important things are reading and learning from as many experienced professionals as possible, picking and choosing what is important to you. Work hard and persevere at your craft and don’t worry what others may think.

By: Link Medley Blogging - Forty Plus Two

Link Medley Blogging - Forty Plus Two — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:56:34 +0000

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By: Bill K.

Bill K. — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:08:46 +0000

Thanks, Darren. I appreciate you taking the time to answer this. Good words of guidance there.

By: Darren Rowse

Darren Rowse — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 03:22:08 +0000

Bill – yes blogging does take a lot of time. Actually in the early stages it’s a lot of work in some aspects but it only gets worse as your blog grows with popularity as you end up spending a lot of time moderating comments, taking emails from readers, getting requests from other bloggers etc.

For me it’s always been about trying to set goals and boundaries for my life and the different things that I find valuable. I do this in conjunction with my family (my wife mainly at this stage).

The key for me has been to set times aside to blog and times aside for being a husband, dad, have hobbies etc

It is something that takes juggling though and I do constantly have to keep balancing it :-)

By: Bill K.

Bill K. — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:28:52 +0000

Great interview. You can mark me down as another blogger who got started directly as a result of the ProBlogger book. If the book had been only about monetization, it wouldn’t have inspired me the way it did.

And I do have a question for Darren:

In the early stages it seems that nearly every aspect of blogging takes a lot of time: from writing content to interacting with other bloggers to addressing design and technical issues. Did you ever go through phases when you felt that blogging might overwhelm other responsibilities in your life? How did you deal with that?

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 11:01:12 +0000

Hi Spaceagesage!

When I first started blogging, I learned some important lessons from Darren’s blog:

#That is fine to be yourself on the Internet. You don’t have to hide behide a pseudonym.

#That it’s important to be helpful and generous.

#That its imperative to do you best and never stop to develop your writing skills.

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:51:36 +0000

Hi Dave Fowler!
It’s exciting to read that you are about to start a blog. When it’s up, invite us all to visit and we’ll celebrate with you!

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:49:46 +0000

Hi Deb! I too am amazed at the way post ideas seem to flow out of Darren’s mind on and on and on and on. Each time a read his posts, I think, “Oh, great post. I’ve always wanted to know more about this theme.”

By: Mary Jaksch

Mary Jaksch — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 10:46:48 +0000

Hi Twanna!
I’m happy to welcome you as a new subscriber! Tell all your friends about WritetoDone :-)

By: Blog2Life

Blog2Life — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:20:00 +0000

Hi Mary.

This is so true, they do say that the hardest mistakes to spot are your own and this reins true with just about all aspects of life i imagine. You are lucky to have such a helpful group of friends/readers. They even emailed you. I’m envious.

Thanks again for the interview WTD, it covers some very interesting topics I’d not previously thought of.