Deborah Woehr

As I approach my three-year anniversary with blogging, I realized that I’ve learned quite a bit about the subject and who the reputable people are. But I haven’t mastered everything about blogging because this tool is always evolving. I’ve yet to learn how to set up a video blog or a podcast, for instance.

Darren Rowse has always stood out as an upstanding guy who genuinely wants to help people succeed with blogging. Earlier this year, I signed up for a subscription to Chris Garrett’s blog when I downloaded his free Flagship Content report. Chris also gives very good advice when it comes to blogging. So, when these guys announced the publication of their book, I decided to buy a copy to see if there were any new techniques or tools that I haven’t discovered yet.

I have a varying degree of knowledge of much of the material covered in the Problogger book. What I liked best about the book was the friendly writing style and the short exercises at the end of each chapter. I’ve listed the chapter titles below to give you an idea of what is covered in this book.

• Blogging for Money
• Niche Blogging
• Setting Up Your Blog
• Blog Writing
• Blog Income and Earning Strategies
• Buying and Selling Blogs
• Blog Networks
• Blog Promotion and Marketing
• Secrets of Successful Blogs
• Creating Something Worthwhile

If you are a rank beginner to blogging, this is the book will provide you with a solid education without overwhelming you. I wish this book had been on the market when I first started blogging in 2005 because it would have been a tremendous help. As an experienced blogger, I was hoping for a blook (blog-turned-book), where all of the posts were organized by category that I could refer to when I needed information on a specialized topic. Because I suffer from eye strain (from staring at the computer all day), a hard copy would have been a treat to have. That was my only disappointment with the Problogger book.

I was ecstatic when I found an email waiting for me this morning, by paranormal author Pamela K. Kinney, who recently published Haunted Richmond. Below is a snippet of the full review that she wrote for Prosperity.

This book explores not only the theme of the paranormal kind of hauntings, but digs into those of the psychological kind that haunt both the living and even the dead. Lines between evil and good can be splattered by many shades of gray. That sometimes, a town is more than just s town, but the center of Hell itself. And that is why Prosperity will scare you.

I give Prosperity 4 Dragons.