31 Days to Build a Better Blog: Problogger, Allow Me
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Day 26: Improve Another Blog. Yes! I've got just the blog in mind.
After all, Darren says, "Today’s task in the 31 Days to Build a Better Blog is to do just that – to improve a blog that is not yours." And I know that Darren's blog is not mine, for a number of reasons.
Top 5 Reasons I Know Darren Rowse's Blog is Not My Blog
1. My blogs never have a one-word title, because that would make it too easy for people to remember.
2. Nobody calls me Darren. Yet. :)
3. If Darren's blog was my blog, I would be making six figures. Instead, I am making 31 blog posts about better blogging, and this is giving me carpal tunnel in my thumb. Hmmm... I may be able to parlay that into six figures if I find a creative lawyer.
4. Darren is a boy. I am not. Sigh. This reduces my chances of ever being called "Darren."
5. Darren's blog talks about making better blogs. My blogs... (oh, just fill in the blank with an L.L.-aggrandizing compliment)
All righty. Now that we have established that Darren's blog is a blog that is not mine, we are ready to begin the makeover process. Pink paint please, Martha? (I think it is always useful to engage Martha Stewart when tackling a project in particular need of a girl's design. She only charges six figures for her services, too, which seems apropos.)
Now, to quote the blogger-in-question, "The question is – how do you improve someone else’s blog?"
Hey, Problogger, allow me...
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Click here to see my Extreme Makeover of Problogger in full size.
Says Problogger, "If it doesn’t go noticed by the other blogger don’t despair – hopefully in doing something for others you’ll learn something for yourself also, as well as getting a little good karma in the process!"
This is a very nice way for him to say he might not show up and praise my handiwork on his blog, but I don't believe that an astute blogger like Problogger would let this slide by. Especially since Martha and I did such a beautiful job.
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LL's Day 1: Bambi in the Database, Day 2: The Dalai Lama Effect, Day 3: Darren Rowse, Please Link to Me, Day 4: Oprah, I Wanna Be Like You, Day 5: Email a Blog Reader, Day 6: Shakespeare and Company's Top 24 Blog Tips, Day 7: How Do I Love Thee, Let Me Link the Ways, Day 8: Entertaining Aliens, Day 9: Meet Me at the Mother Ship, Day 10: My Dog Ate Darren Rowse's Google Alerts, Day 11: Hey, Darren, It's My Turn, Day 12: Darren Gets on the Scale,, Day 13: I Will Not Be Swayed by Sales on Boxer Shorts, Day 14: Update a Key Page, Day 15: Honk if You Like, I Prefer Cake, Day 16: Buy a Velvet Couch, Day 17: Pretend Your Blog is a Barbie, Day 18: Gesundheit! Day 19: Maureen, Hope You Don't Mind, Day 20: Leave Comments on Other Blogs, Day 21: Foretelling the Future, Day 22: Pay Special Attention to a Reader, Day 23: He Told Me to Tell You, Day 24: Adding Shirtless Men to My Blog, Day 25: 10 Reasons to Ask Your Readers Questions
ProBlogger's Day 26: Improve Another Blog.
Paul's 31 Days to Build a Better Blog Project
COMING TOMORROW
A Walk in the Woods, a companion to ProBlogger's Day 27: Hunt for Dead Links.
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Problogger Extreme Makeover Illustration by L.L. Barkat.
4 Comments:
Hey Darren, love the Problogger Extreme Makeover Illustration, didn't know you were good at that as well ;)
ha ha ha
Really cool. What did Darren do to deserve such a good friend? Or was it just grace?
Do friends get discounts?
You may not be a Darren but how about a Darenne? Seems to be all the rage turning boys to girls names and vicky-verky.
As to the makeover, I think it's time you stopped stalking darren :)
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