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By: Blogging Is a Serious Business

Blogging Is a Serious Business — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 06:23:58 +0000

[...] don’t have to try to make money with it (but if you would like to, check out these tips). You don’t have to write life-changing content on your [...]

By: Joe

Joe — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:50:57 +0000

Though i have a few adsense sites which have started generating revenue ,blogging is something alien to me. What i have realized is blogging model can only be successful if you are passionate on a subject and can engage a visitor and make him come back again and again. It ‘s a far cry from the traditional content sites where the writing style can be impersonal .

By: Cape Cod Web Design

Cape Cod Web Design — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:46:24 +0000

It would be near impossible to make your primary income solely by blogging, especially if your relying on Googles AdSense or something similar as your source of advertising. To really make some money install OpenX and start marketing your blog to advertisers.

By: Ade Adenekan

Ade Adenekan — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:21:42 +0000

Thanks, Yaro, for this wonderful blue print. I have been scammed by many so called work-at-home promising mouth watering income but which in the end has led me no where.

I can see the light at the end of the tunnel for this gracious offers of yours and please keep the flag flying and if there is a way you can continue to help a newbie like me, please do not rest on your oars. More grease to your elbow.

Ade

By: Free XBox Live

Free XBox Live — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:36:56 +0000

Thanks for your informative post. I’ve tried blogging many times in the past and I don’t find it easy one bit. Made little money from it too.

By: Debra

Debra — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:44:47 +0000

Hi Yaro!

Just some FYI about this article from a searcher’s perspective, for what interest it may be to you. This particular article title comes up frequently in the search engines when I have been researching for my IT classes, and e-commerce. In my opinion, it has been the most valuable for me from an academic point of view (meaning it has given me solid information to help me as a student researching for papers). So thanks for that!

I just thought I’d let you know that, as you stress the importance of content. It works not only for successful search engine results, but can get a reader who keeps coming back. According to my business courses, a return customer is a good thing (skipping the academic language it’s being taught in). I am also getting inspired, and after a month of thinking, feel a content-creating streak coming on.

Debra

By: Blogging Is a Serious Business « Goins, Writer

Blogging Is a Serious Business « Goins, Writer — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 04:47:46 +0000

[...] hour. You don’t even have to try to make money with it (but if you would like to, check out these tips). You don’t have to write life-changing content on your blog. You just have to hvae something [...]

By: Kai Lo

Kai Lo — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:21:01 +0000

The biggest problem for new bloggers who try to earn money through blogs is that they get impatient when they can’t even earn a penny. Learning to become a professional bloggers takes a long time. A lot of bloggers quit because they don’t take the time to learn and accept constructive criticism from others.

By: Petes2cents

Petes2cents — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 13:53:32 +0000

Thank God I like to blog, because it is extremely hard to get traffic. I do admit I would like to see more traffic, and reading articles similar to yours, keeps the hope alive.

One of the business models I use is trying to transfer visitors, into purchasing, my services as a graphic designer, compared to trying to get visitors to click on ads. I think you need hundreds of thousands of visitors, to get a few to click on your ads.

Bottom line, I think if you have a viable business behind your blog, you will do well, because the way blogs are set up, the raw traffic you receive is FREE, compared CPC, with Yahoo or Google.

Thanks for a great article.

By: Chris Lang

Chris Lang — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:36:25 +0000

Yaro, this post is a beaut.

I think that the content is 70% of the package. Also it is good to stay in touch with your readers – it helped me many times to find topics for posts. Sometimes people email you questions and you suddenly know what your next post will be about.

Great point about insular bloggers.

By: Tony Kummer

Tony Kummer — Sat, 03 May 2008 03:55:52 +0000

Yaro,
This article makes some good points. I think the motivation and consistency is a big pitfall for many. I’ve worked harder than I want to admit for the income and traffic I generate.

I’ve been branching out to different topics and have had some success building one of my blogs into a team project. I’m looking forward to reading the rest of this series… which I will go do now.

By: Anne

Anne — Fri, 02 May 2008 19:47:02 +0000

Thank you once again, Yaro, for keeping the basics in focus. It takes a lot of hard work to turn a blog into a success. Right now my numbers aren’t where I want them to be and I can see why……

By: Greg Brave

Greg Brave — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:30:27 +0000

Hi Yaro,
I found your blog only very recently and got very interested in it.
So I started reading your posts one after another, and while reading this one, this one thought hit me:
I figured out how you and other “internet gurus” make such a big money.
Here and in other posts you say … many bloggers doesn’t success…
many bloggers try to make money but make little of it…
etc…
And you make money by teaching those bloggers to succeed… but there always will be millions who doesn’t succeed and continue to look for somebody to show them how to do it.
So, actually, your success depends on those millions of non-successful bloggers

By: Ray Loesch

Ray Loesch — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 02:46:51 +0000

Hi Yaro,
I just happened to find this post while Stumbling. Great article, more new bloggers should read this post and series and consider what is the direction they want to go. As for me it really is not about making lots of money with my blog, but giving people lessons on my trials and tribulations of earning a living online whether through Blogging, Adsense or Affiliate Marketing.

By: Small Business Marketing

Small Business Marketing — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:35:15 +0000

I teach a workshop on Internet Marketing and your post and the follow up ones will be very useful to my class. I will show your links on my slides.
Thanks

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:10:19 +0000

I thought that I was doing well with my visitors numbers until you said thate I need 5,000 a day. Wow that’s a challenge but with your help I’m on the starting blocks so just watch The Business Coaching Blog take off.

By: Jose Santiago Tan

Jose Santiago Tan — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:53:49 +0000

This is timely to my current journey to blogging. Thank you so much sir for coming up with this article series. It will surely benefit many.

Jose Santiago Tan
http://www.siampinoy.com
Bangkok, Thailand

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Sat, 03 Nov 2007 20:23:22 +0000

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By: Fred333

Fred333 — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 20:19:14 +0000

Blogging seems to be the next get rich quick scheme of our generation. People make it out to seem like you make a couple of posts and the dollars keep rolling in. I really like the point of having current and relevant entries.

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Tue, 05 Jun 2007 07:34:09 +0000

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By: Yaro

Yaro — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 23:26:24 +0000

Thanks Jesper. I’ll get that article submitted now for you.

Yaro

By: Jesper

Jesper — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 12:04:35 +0000

Yaro, what an interesting article! I enjoy the clarity and the style of your writing that so well conveys the very relevant content.

I’m into the whole blogging as a business myself, and I’m just launching a Blog Carnival on this subject. I would be very honored if you would consider submitting one of your excellent articles for publishing in the first issue. It won’t mean much to you in terms of traffic, but it would mean a lot to me.

Sincerely
Jesper

PS. I also enjoy your newsletter. Brilliant.

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Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:07:55 +0000

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Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:43:02 +0000

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Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:09:12 +0000

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