Comments on: Blogging for Money? Don’t Quit Too Soon!

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By: Bobby Revell

Bobby Revell — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:57:56 +0000

Well, I think this blog as well as mine are basically fun personal blogs; however, they have a lot of power. They are good to have to provide yourself a link for one. They can also be used to promote your other sites. The way I see it, it’s great to have a personal site because it builds friendships and tons of contacts. Anything you do online has a collective effect. Some business bloggers consider a personal blog to be a waste but I disagree completely. The more people you know the better off you’ll be.

Of course, I already know that any niche site I have will probably not have the same readers or audience as Revellian.com. Nonetheless, I have built a good rapport with other bloggers and need a place to just have fun and write about anything. I’ve also thought about slowly morphing my blog with a business slant - not changing too much, but including a little more about making money, affiliates and so forth.

By: dcr

dcr — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:19:54 +0000

I’m glad you’re still around too!

By: dcr

dcr — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:17:58 +0000

That’s why I’m spinning out some blogs from this one. You can hit a good topic, but then the next topic can cancel that out or confuse AdSense and deliver way off-topic ads. It really does work best to have a consistent topic. But, I’ll likely continue using this one for an eclectic mix of topics as I do!

By: dcr

dcr — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:13:04 +0000

Took me a year to get my first AdSense check. The second one has been taking a lot longer.

By: dcr

dcr — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:09:31 +0000

Or you could be a movie star, but there aren’t a lot of openings and it’s not easy to get into.

By: dcr

dcr — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:08:42 +0000

I think part of it is that “overnight success” makes such a great story. But, while some people may find success “overnight,” stories (and especially retellings of those stories) generally overlook (or lose) the long struggle that happened before that success.

“Overnight success” just isn’t exciting to hear about if the preceding story is about how the person’s family life fell apart, lost their home and were living in a van down by the river and were contemplating jumping into that river when the big check arrived in the mail.

By: JD at I Do Things

JD at I Do Things — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:26:06 +0000

Excellent post. I started last July, too, with big dreams of big paychecks. But I kind of let the monetizing aspect slide while I concentrated on writing good content and getting a nice readership. Now I’m slipping a few ads back in, and we’ll see what happens. There are so many monetizing options, you really do have to be patient, try different things, and see what works for you.

I’m glad you’re still around!