11 Things You Can Learn about Blogging from Thomas Edison

Published: Thu, 01/28/21

Here at ProBlogger HQ in Melbourne, Australia we've just marked the Australia Day national holiday and our children have returned to school to start a new year. That means 'grown-ups' holidays are also well and truly over - it's time to roll up our sleeves and get stuck into 2021.

This week's blog post brings you a little inspiration from Thomas Edison. Meanwhile, our Start a Blog Class of 2021 are gearing up to launch their blogs. Also this January, the ProBlogger Job Board is seeing it's strongest month EVER - so if you're looking for some writing work, there's plenty available.

Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.

— Thomas Edison

Deadline: International Start a Blog Day

If you're part of our Starting a Blog Course class of 2021, you've got until the end of this week (January 31st) to enter your blog details in your student profile for publication on problogger.com as part of International Start a Blog Day. All the information is contained in this email (sent yesterday).

Join the final Starting a Blog Live Q&A Session with me at:
(click this link for a reminder)

4pm Sunday in Los Angeles (PT)
7pm Sunday in New York (ET)
12am Monday in the UK (GMT)
11am Monday in Melbourne, Australia (AEDT)

I'll see you then!

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Read: 11 Things You Can Learn about Blogging from Thomas Edison

If it wasn’t for Thomas Edison, you’d probably be sitting in the dark feeling quite bored. Edison was a prolific and influential inventor. He invented world-changing technologies including the light bulb, the phonograph and motion picture camera.
And his views back then on emerging technologies can teach you about blogging today...

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Have a great week blogging!

Darren Rowse

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