I have severe generalized Anxiety Disorder. Most people think that this just means I have panic attacks and don’t leave the house much. I wish. At its worst, I am so lethargic and nauseous I can barely move. I can barely think. It was during this time that I become friends with Darren Rowse and started chatting to him on twitter. He seemed cool and had similar interests.

With a lot of encouragement from Darren, I launched The Prolific Writer. This had moderate success in its first couple of weeks. Unfortunately, I became ill a week later and haven’t touched the blog since. I had such a severe depressive episode that I became extremely suicidal, and spent most of the next three months at my parents house3511009891_b869cd5372

Darren gave me a chance.

I did 3 guest posts on Problogger and received a lot of advice over an 8 month period. This helped me develop a brand and make connections with other influential bloggers.

Now I am at a stage where I am about to relaunch my blog. Many high profile bloggers have given me review copies of their products before their launch. Its this blog your reading now. Its still a work in progress, but thanks to Darrens support during this rough year, I am well enough to continue blogging. There is nothing I can say to express how thankful I am.

He is a top bloke and believes in helping people. I believe in everything he creates or recommends. This is no exception.

My review of 31 Days To Build A Better Blog

I understand the reluctance to spend money on something you can already get for free. I’m poor – and a month isn’t long to what compared to a year like with the Bloggers Bible.

I would highly recommend it if you have trouble learning from blog posts. I find I need more structure and the ebook made it easier for me to implement the activities.

If you’re stuck, let’s examine the differences between the free and paid versions.

6000 words of extra content.

Is this alone worth the $20? I’d say not, especially then you consider the content is covered in the thousands of posts on problogger. Your paying for the extra words within the context of the other material. This is what makes it extremely valuable.

An Emotional Investment:

I have spent a lot of money on information products. I find the more money I spent, the more I take action to justify the expenditure. I went to Adelaide when the free emails were being sent out and I still haven’t read them. Now that there is an emotional investment, I am taking action to ensure

Better presentation:

This was the clincher for me. It was beautifully designed and the layout made the content so much easier to process. It was a pleasure reading just to learn that an ebook doesn’t have to be low quality.

Is it worth getting?

It depends. If you have the spare cash, then sure. But there are ways around it for the financially challenged, and you are better of spending your money on products which have no free version.

If you are strapped for cash, there are many ways you can still learn from Darren Rowse.

  • Sign up for the free content
  • Follow his twitter stream for awesome posts and hints

What you can learn from this release:

Build a network before you need it.

Darren has said this many tips during his launch process. The idea is that you provide enough value and help that eventually, your friends and colleagues will want to return the favour.

This obviously has worked for Darren. He had a number of people promote this to their large lists, which led to a large number of sales.

It has also worked successfully for me. I now have some amazing opportunities lined up with guest posts and paid work. This is because I focused on building relationships and didn’t expect anything out of it.

Don’t assume people won’t buy your content

Many people fear that repackaging existing content will annoy, or alienate, their audience. This ebook release has shown that you can successfully sell a product that has previously been widely publicized as free.

They key is providing extra value to make it worth the financial commitment.

Check it out today.