Comments for Darren Rowse http://www.darrenrowse.com Where I think out loud Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:09:55 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 Comment on What Do I Do? by Anne Galivan http://www.darrenrowse.com/what-do-i-do/comment-page-1#comment-887 Anne Galivan Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:09:55 +0000 http://www.darrenrowse.com/?p=185#comment-887 Well, you certainly got a lot of traffic on this one! What do I do? I'm a full-time home-schooling mom (mom for 26 years, home-schooling for 20). I own a contracting business with my husband (he does the contracting, I do the bookkeeping - which I am good at but hate doing *sigh*). I am a part-time college student working on finishing a degree I started 30 years ago. And one month ago I launched my own website/blog about home-schooling that I hope will one day add to my family's income but that is not my primary motivation for starting it. When I launched it I sent an e-mail to dozens of family and friends inviting them to take a look. The ones that bothered to (and many did) now know what I am doing, sort of - though I can guarantee you they have no idea the hours and hours of work (and frustration) it took to get this website off the ground. I sometimes tell people now to not take the Internet for granted! It's so simple to surf and read and shop, but what it takes to get websites launched - and keeping them interesting and running properly - is like climbing Everest in my book! Well, you certainly got a lot of traffic on this one!

What do I do? I’m a full-time home-schooling mom (mom for 26 years, home-schooling for 20). I own a contracting business with my husband (he does the contracting, I do the bookkeeping – which I am good at but hate doing *sigh*). I am a part-time college student working on finishing a degree I started 30 years ago.

And one month ago I launched my own website/blog about home-schooling that I hope will one day add to my family’s income but that is not my primary motivation for starting it. When I launched it I sent an e-mail to dozens of family and friends inviting them to take a look. The ones that bothered to (and many did) now know what I am doing, sort of – though I can guarantee you they have no idea the hours and hours of work (and frustration) it took to get this website off the ground. I sometimes tell people now to not take the Internet for granted! It’s so simple to surf and read and shop, but what it takes to get websites launched – and keeping them interesting and running properly – is like climbing Everest in my book!

]]> Comment on What Do I Do? by Neil Macdonald http://www.darrenrowse.com/what-do-i-do/comment-page-1#comment-886 Neil Macdonald Mon, 14 Jun 2010 07:00:13 +0000 http://www.darrenrowse.com/?p=185#comment-886 I work online looking after newspaper websites, including their bloggers, but I blog for kicks, writing about science fiction. I haven't really thought about monetizing my blog beyond the basics as I do it for fun and as a creative release. Nice post Darren I work online looking after newspaper websites, including their bloggers, but I blog for kicks, writing about science fiction.

I haven’t really thought about monetizing my blog beyond the basics as I do it for fun and as a creative release.

Nice post Darren

]]> Comment on What Do I Do? by Stephen http://www.darrenrowse.com/what-do-i-do/comment-page-1#comment-885 Stephen Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:22:16 +0000 http://www.darrenrowse.com/?p=185#comment-885 When people ask me what I do my answer is simple "I work with websites". I never mention blog or Google - (if they don't get it) they're eyes just glaze over. If they show a bit of interest I elaborate, but more often than not, the conversation ends with "I just don't get all that interweb sutff, Twitbook n'that, I can't even switch a computer on!". When people ask me what I do my answer is simple “I work with websites”. I never mention blog or Google – (if they don’t get it) they’re eyes just glaze over. If they show a bit of interest I elaborate, but more often than not, the conversation ends with “I just don’t get all that interweb sutff, Twitbook n’that, I can’t even switch a computer on!”.

]]> Comment on What Do I Do? by Steve Szasz - Web Designer http://www.darrenrowse.com/what-do-i-do/comment-page-1#comment-884 Steve Szasz - Web Designer Mon, 14 Jun 2010 01:50:02 +0000 http://www.darrenrowse.com/?p=185#comment-884 My need for a way to finance my retirement lead me to Blogging. I started my career as a farmhand and I plan to end it as a Blogger. Currently I am an Australian web designer, starting on this road in 1999. Then in 2004, I read an article about an Australian Blogger I only knew as Darren. In May of 2004 I built my first personal website, added some adsense and affiliate links. Been doing the same thing every year since then. Today, I still have my web design business, but my retirement websites are generating a very nice superannuation fund for me. At this rate, I may be able to retire before Im 80. Good to see that Darren just like the rest of us has to put in many many hours each week, I thought I was unique. Steve My need for a way to finance my retirement lead me to Blogging. I started my career as a farmhand and I plan to end it as a Blogger. Currently I am an Australian web designer, starting on this road in 1999. Then in 2004, I read an article about an Australian Blogger I only knew as Darren. In May of 2004 I built my first personal website, added some adsense and affiliate links. Been doing the same thing every year since then. Today, I still have my web design business, but my retirement websites are generating a very nice superannuation fund for me. At this rate, I may be able to retire before Im 80.

Good to see that Darren just like the rest of us has to put in many many hours each week, I thought I was unique.

Steve

]]> Comment on Ping! by Kristoffer http://www.darrenrowse.com/ping/comment-page-1#comment-883 Kristoffer Sun, 13 Jun 2010 23:54:50 +0000 http://www.darrenrowse.com/?p=169#comment-883 It happens to me too Ricardo. And very funny... :D It happens to me too Ricardo. And very funny… :D

]]> Comment on What Do I Do? by Amy http://www.darrenrowse.com/what-do-i-do/comment-page-1#comment-882 Amy Sun, 13 Jun 2010 22:55:53 +0000 http://www.darrenrowse.com/?p=185#comment-882 Darren! That must have felt good to get out! What a great snapshot of where you are right now. And aren't you just curious as to how it will be different in, let's say, ten years? I did something similar on my post just to answer the 'what's a blog?' question, so I guess my friends are a little slower than yours! I also made it a permanent page on my site. I am curious though, why did you say it was 'sad' that some people would want to learn about blogging? I absolutely love blogging and greatly appreciate the information you so openly share at problogger.... No judgment, just curious. Wishing you much continued success. Darren! That must have felt good to get out! What a great snapshot of where you are right now. And aren’t you just curious as to how it will be different in, let’s say, ten years? I did something similar on my post just to answer the ‘what’s a blog?’ question, so I guess my friends are a little slower than yours! I also made it a permanent page on my site.

I am curious though, why did you say it was ’sad’ that some people would want to learn about blogging? I absolutely love blogging and greatly appreciate the information you so openly share at problogger….

No judgment, just curious.

Wishing you much continued success.

]]> Comment on What Do I Do? by Lindsey Whitney http://www.darrenrowse.com/what-do-i-do/comment-page-1#comment-881 Lindsey Whitney Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:23:21 +0000 http://www.darrenrowse.com/?p=185#comment-881 I know it's tough to explain. My mom also is asking, "You charge people to read that?" and I try to explain, but oh well. It'll catch on! I know it’s tough to explain. My mom also is asking, “You charge people to read that?” and I try to explain, but oh well. It’ll catch on!

]]> Comment on What Do I Do? by Lindsey Whitney http://www.darrenrowse.com/what-do-i-do/comment-page-1#comment-880 Lindsey Whitney Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:23:04 +0000 http://www.darrenrowse.com/?p=185#comment-880 I know my it's tough to explain. My mom also is asking, "You charge people to read that?" and I try to explain, but oh well. It'll catch on! I know my it’s tough to explain. My mom also is asking, “You charge people to read that?” and I try to explain, but oh well. It’ll catch on!

]]> Comment on Speak at My Conference…. for Free? My Thoughts by Kristoffer http://www.darrenrowse.com/speak-at-my-conference-for-free-my-thoughts/comment-page-2#comment-879 Kristoffer Sun, 13 Jun 2010 21:11:59 +0000 http://www.darrenrowse.com/speak-at-my-conference-for-free-my-thoughts#comment-879 Wow a lot of comments... I just spend over an hour reading them all. I totally agree with you - even though I'm not that big blogger yet. Wow a lot of comments… I just spend over an hour reading them all. I totally agree with you – even though I’m not that big blogger yet.

]]> Comment on What Do I Do? by Gip @ So Much More Life http://www.darrenrowse.com/what-do-i-do/comment-page-1#comment-878 Gip @ So Much More Life Sun, 13 Jun 2010 15:52:35 +0000 http://www.darrenrowse.com/?p=185#comment-878 It's interesting because I recently wrote a blog post called something like "So What Exactly Do You Do?" Before returning to writing and starting in the blogging world, I was (and am) an online used bookseller, something people think of as a hobby rather than a full-time job. So people haven't understood what I do for years... And I second the shout out to Annabel. She's great. Gip It’s interesting because I recently wrote a blog post called something like “So What Exactly Do You Do?”

Before returning to writing and starting in the blogging world, I was (and am) an online used bookseller, something people think of as a hobby rather than a full-time job. So people haven’t understood what I do for years…

And I second the shout out to Annabel. She’s great.

Gip

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