PB000: Welcome to the ProBlogger Podcast - a podcast by Darren Rowse: Blogger, Speaker, Author and Online Entrepreneur

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 EpisodeToday'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 levelYou'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 EpisodeAs 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 TranscriptExpand to view full transcript
Compress to smaller transcript viewHi 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,

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