Darren Rowse
Encyclopedia
Darren Rowse is a blog
ger, speaker, consultant and founder of several blogs and blog networks, including b5media and ProBlogger.net. He lives in Melbourne, Australia
.
, for an online department store
, and as a casual laborer, Rowse started LivingRoom.org.au, a blog about living in Australia, religion (mainly the emerging church movement), politics and other topics that he found interesting.
Rowse contributes to around 20 different blogs (although he is only actively blogging on three) - including topic specific blogs such as the Athens Olympics
and the Michael Jackson court case - he runs with other bloggers.
His two main personal blogs are 'Digital Photography School' which features photography tips and ProBlogger which features tips on blogging. These two blogs get around 85,000-100,000 page view
s a day and over $20,000 in total ad revenue a month...
As of 22 May 2009, ProBlogger was listed as number two on Technorati
's most favorited blogs list and number 40 on the most linked to blog.
In 2006, Rowse was awarded the Best Web Development
Weblog blog award
in 2006 for ProBlogger.
Rowse is a co-founder of b5media
, the blog network he founded in September 2005 with fellow bloggers Jeremy Wright
, Shai Coggins and Duncan Riley
. The blog network claims to have over 300 blogs, and one of the largest new media
networks in the world with one million page views a day in 2006.
Rowse was named in the Forbes Web Celebrity List in 2007.
In 2008 Rowse co-authored the book 'ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six Figure Income' (Wiley) and founded TwiTip - a blog dedicated to Twitter Tips. He also has a Twitter page.
Rowse is co founder of the Third Tribe and founder of Problogger Paid community
In 2011 Rowse was a speaker at the blogopolis blogger conference in Melbourne.
Darren has also held two Problogger events in Melbourne
He also likes photography, reading, food, wine and movies.title
http://blogginggateway.blogspot.com
Blog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
ger, speaker, consultant and founder of several blogs and blog networks, including b5media and ProBlogger.net. He lives in Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
.
Career
In November 2002, while working as a part-time ministerMinister of religion
In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform functions such as teaching of beliefs; leading services such as weddings, baptisms or funerals; or otherwise providing spiritual guidance to the community...
, for an online department store
Online shop
Online shopping is the process whereby consumers directly buy goods or services from a seller in real-time, without an intermediary service, over the Internet. It is a form of electronic commerce...
, and as a casual laborer, Rowse started LivingRoom.org.au, a blog about living in Australia, religion (mainly the emerging church movement), politics and other topics that he found interesting.
Rowse contributes to around 20 different blogs (although he is only actively blogging on three) - including topic specific blogs such as the Athens Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
and the Michael Jackson court case - he runs with other bloggers.
His two main personal blogs are 'Digital Photography School' which features photography tips and ProBlogger which features tips on blogging. These two blogs get around 85,000-100,000 page view
Page view
A page view or page impression is a request to load a single HTML file of an Internet site. On the World Wide Web a 'page' request would result from a web surfer clicking on a link on another 'page' pointing to the 'page' in question. This should be contrasted with a hit, which refers to a...
s a day and over $20,000 in total ad revenue a month...
As of 22 May 2009, ProBlogger was listed as number two on Technorati
Technorati
Technorati is an Internet search engine for searching blogs. By June 2008, Technorati was indexing 112.8 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media...
's most favorited blogs list and number 40 on the most linked to blog.
In 2006, Rowse was awarded the Best Web Development
Web development
Web development is a broad term for the work involved in developing a web site for the Internet or an intranet . This can include web design, web content development, client liaison, client-side/server-side scripting, web server and network security configuration, and e-commerce development...
Weblog blog award
Blog award
A Blog award is an award for the best blog in a given category. Some blog awards are based on a public vote and others are based on a fixed set of criteria applied by a panel of judges....
in 2006 for ProBlogger.
Rowse is a co-founder of b5media
B5media
b5media is a blog network based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded by five bloggers from Canada, the United States, and Australia, in June 2005....
, the blog network he founded in September 2005 with fellow bloggers Jeremy Wright
Jeremy Wright (blogger)
Jeremy Wright is a blogger, author, consultant, and Founder/Former CEO of b5media, which he founded along with Darren Rowse, Duncan Riley and was later joined by Shai Coggins. He lives in Toronto, Canada.-Biography:...
, Shai Coggins and Duncan Riley
Duncan Riley
Duncan Riley is a blogger and a co-founder of b5media. He lives in Melbourne, Australia.-Biography:...
. The blog network claims to have over 300 blogs, and one of the largest new media
New media
New media is a broad term in media studies that emerged in the latter part of the 20th century. For example, new media holds out a possibility of on-demand access to content any time, anywhere, on any digital device, as well as interactive user feedback, creative participation and community...
networks in the world with one million page views a day in 2006.
Rowse was named in the Forbes Web Celebrity List in 2007.
In 2008 Rowse co-authored the book 'ProBlogger: Secrets for Blogging Your Way to a Six Figure Income' (Wiley) and founded TwiTip - a blog dedicated to Twitter Tips. He also has a Twitter page.
Rowse is co founder of the Third Tribe and founder of Problogger Paid community
In 2011 Rowse was a speaker at the blogopolis blogger conference in Melbourne.
Darren has also held two Problogger events in Melbourne
Outside of blogging
Rowse is married to 'V' and they have 2 sons.He also likes photography, reading, food, wine and movies.title
External links
- ProBlogger
- ProBlogger.COMmunity
- b5media
- LivingRoom
- Digital Photography School
- ProBlogger book site
- Twitip Twitter Tips
http://blogginggateway.blogspot.com