This week I want to review the blog/website ProBlogger which is owned and maintained by Darren Rowse.

What this blog is about

ProBlogger is dedicated to helping other bloggers learn the skills of blogging, share their own experiences and promote the blogging medium. Actually, it's the go-to resource for bloggers. If you have any question whatsoever about any aspect of blogging, go to this website.

The blog has posts for bloggers of all levels and features tons of resources, including a page for ways to make money blogging and a page for jobs as a blogger/writer.

About Darren Rowse 

Back in 2002 Darren Rowse stumbled upon an article about ‘Blogging’. He didn’t know it at the time but that moment changed his life.  Within 24 hours of reading the article he had started his own blog – a personal blog where he's explored issues of pop culture, spirituality and blogging ever since. He has since started many other blogs.

As his blogs grew in popularity and began to generate income, blogging grew from a hobby (some would say an obsession), to a part time job through to a fully fledged business in recent times. He has slowly built his blogging into a income source that has enabled him to dedicate more and more time to the medium to the point where he is currently a full time blogger – a ProBlogger.

Why I love this blog

As a beginning blogger, I have found this website and blog to be invaluable. And I respect the owner, Darren, because he started small and worked his way up to this powerhouse of a website. He worked up from blogging as a hobby to blogging as a professional (hence ProBlogger) and I guess I would like to hopefully do the same (someday).

Another aspect I really love about this blog is the emphasis on small steps to building a blog and, eventually, a business. It's a great reminder that it's okay to slowly go through the process of building a blog through lots of hard work and patience in a realistic and sustainable way.

I look forward to purchasing Darren's workbook 31 Days to Build a Better Blog. I also hope to eventually join the ProBlogger Community, which is a home for bloggers to come together to collaborate, learn and network in a private, supportive and authentic environment.

As always, thank you for reading :)
Melissa

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