Comments on: The Struggle – What To Do With My Blog? http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/ Internet Marketing Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:56:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Brian http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4264 Brian Sun, 23 Jul 2006 04:37:44 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/#comment-4264 Loren, I very much enjoyed your post, and I can relate to your struggle. I hope you will consider keeping us up to date with the decisions you make, as that information could probably help others. Many times on blogs such as Yaro's, we get nothing but success stories, and great tips and techniques, but very little back story on how a project began, and what the thought process was behind it. You've layed the ground work for a very helpful story. Let me ask you a few questions, not to be difficult, but because I myself don't know the answers, and feel the answers are critical to my future success in similar goals to yours. 1. You said you wanted to setup the blog selling the ebook to have an income stream that is not dependent on you working. I have the same goal, but surely keeping a blog going with fresh content is going to be a lot of work. Are you prepared for the amount of work you will have to put in on the blog? 2. I would assume that as your write your ebook, you are going to pack it full of helpful information so the consumer is fully satisfied with your product. If so, I wonder what will be left to continually share on your blog? How much more content will you find on the subject that was not in your blog, and will it be content that is important enough to keep the attention of your readers? 3. This is really an expansion on question 2. How will you convince the reader that you are knowledgeable enough on the topic to be trusted? In order to convince them, will you not have to give away for free, the very information you want to sell? I wish you the best, and look forward to reading more of your journey. Loren,

I very much enjoyed your post, and I can relate to your struggle. I hope you will consider keeping us up to date with the decisions you make, as that information could probably help others.

Many times on blogs such as Yaro’s, we get nothing but success stories, and great tips and techniques, but very little back story on how a project began, and what the thought process was behind it. You’ve layed the ground work for a very helpful story.

Let me ask you a few questions, not to be difficult, but because I myself don’t know the answers, and feel the answers are critical to my future success in similar goals to yours.

1. You said you wanted to setup the blog selling the ebook to have an income stream that is not dependent on you working. I have the same goal, but surely keeping a blog going with fresh content is going to be a lot of work. Are you prepared for the amount of work you will have to put in on the blog?

2. I would assume that as your write your ebook, you are going to pack it full of helpful information so the consumer is fully satisfied with your product. If so, I wonder what will be left to continually share on your blog? How much more content will you find on the subject that was not in your blog, and will it be content that is important enough to keep the attention of your readers?

3. This is really an expansion on question 2. How will you convince the reader that you are knowledgeable enough on the topic to be trusted? In order to convince them, will you not have to give away for free, the very information you want to sell?

I wish you the best, and look forward to reading more of your journey.

]]> By: Yaro http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4262 Yaro Sat, 22 Jul 2006 23:46:44 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/#comment-4262 All fixed - thanks Web Brander. All fixed – thanks Web Brander.

]]> By: Web Brander http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4263 Web Brander Sat, 22 Jul 2006 14:49:04 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/#comment-4263 hi your link www.mobileofficetech.com in the post when clicked dosen't work. Just thought you should know. hi your link http://www.mobileofficetech.com in the post when clicked dosen’t work. Just thought you should know.

]]> By: Loren Nason http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4260 Loren Nason Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:44:31 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/#comment-4260 Thx Eric and Charles for your insight. The article on Problogger.net was a very good read. Yaro - I agree - so Harsh. Jose - if your gonna b*tch then have the cojones to use your email instead of anon. Thx Eric and Charles for your insight. The article on Problogger.net was a very good read.

Yaro – I agree – so Harsh.

Jose – if your gonna b*tch then have the cojones to use your email instead of anon.

]]> By: Yaro http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4261 Yaro Sat, 22 Jul 2006 00:12:45 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/#comment-4261 Jose - So harsh! - ever heard that phrase if you don't have anything positive to say... I appreciate that you prefer my writing but I think all the guest authors have contributed something from their unique perspectives of value. This post is was a call for help and feedback, it would have been nice if you spent the effort you did to make a comment to provide some advice of a positive and constructive nature. Jose – So harsh! – ever heard that phrase if you don’t have anything positive to say…

I appreciate that you prefer my writing but I think all the guest authors have contributed something from their unique perspectives of value. This post is was a call for help and feedback, it would have been nice if you spent the effort you did to make a comment to provide some advice of a positive and constructive nature.

]]> By: jose http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4259 jose Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:56:53 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/#comment-4259 4 or 5 paragraphs explaining why she is writing that piece of crap... Yaro, I prefer that you are away for a bit rather than publishing all the crap that people send you... we miss your quality posts 4 or 5 paragraphs explaining why she is writing that piece of crap…
Yaro, I prefer that you are away for a bit rather than publishing all the crap that people send you… we miss your quality posts

]]> By: Charles Jolley http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4258 Charles Jolley Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:12:34 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/#comment-4258 I think you should definitely start with your ebook, and then pimp your business on the side. This way you establish your expertise, but also build revenue to your ebook. By the way, if you want to promote your blog, you should enter your blog in the Blog for a Year competition at http://www.blogforayear.com. It's free to enter and since the competition just started, your blog will get a lot of attention from visitors over the course of the contest. I think you should definitely start with your ebook, and then pimp your business on the side. This way you establish your expertise, but also build revenue to your ebook.

By the way, if you want to promote your blog, you should enter your blog in the Blog for a Year competition at http://www.blogforayear.com. It’s free to enter and since the competition just started, your blog will get a lot of attention from visitors over the course of the contest.

]]> By: Eric Allam http://www.entrepreneurs-journey.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-4257 Eric Allam Fri, 21 Jul 2006 04:47:12 +0000 http://candy.become-a-blogger.com/469/the-struggle-what-to-do-with-my-blog/#comment-4257 Well, personally, I have never seen a blog dedicated to mobile technology for solo business professionals, and I subscribe to more than 150 blogs (I am also very discriminatory and delete feeds often). There has been some pretty good proof that using a blog to pimp an e-book works. Heck, 37signals just released the number for their ebook, and it turns out they sold almost 20k copies. I would highly suggest reading <a href="http://www.problogger.net/archives/2006/07/14/why-this-blog-sells-tons-of-ebooks-and-how-it-can-sell-even-more/" title="ProBlogger.net" rel="nofollow">ProBlogger.net's</a> post about selling ebooks through blogs. Well, personally, I have never seen a blog dedicated to mobile technology for solo business professionals, and I subscribe to more than 150 blogs (I am also very discriminatory and delete feeds often). There has been some pretty good proof that using a blog to pimp an e-book works. Heck, 37signals just released the number for their ebook, and it turns out they sold almost 20k copies. I would highly suggest reading ProBlogger.net’s post about selling ebooks through blogs.

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