Comments on: So You Wanna Be A Problogger?

By: Sharon Hurley Hall

Sharon Hurley Hall — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:29:10 +0000

@ Phil: agreed. It’s been really useful to me and I recommend that all writers blog.

@ Sue: it is fun, isn’t it? When I happened on that first blogging site, I had no idea I would become addicted.

@ Gimme a Dream: I’m still working on the best advertising strategy myself. The social sites are a good starting point. Article marketing and guest blogging are also useful.

By: Gimme A Dream

Gimme A Dream — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 18:02:54 +0000

All these comment have been very useful as well as the main post, in my search for knowledge of monetizing my blog(s).

How does one get the traffic if they are not advertised?
If you build it, they will come? is rather much a deity statement.

And if you advertise, where are the best places? For myself, I have joined the social communities. Some work others are rather iffy. But there have to be better places.

By: sue jeffels

sue jeffels — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 10:38:48 +0000

I started blogging for fun, the earning potential came much later. I would still blog even if there wasn’t any earning potential - it’s a great way to join others who enjoy blogging.

By: Phil the Plumbing Expert

Phil the Plumbing Expert — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:29:21 +0000

Blogging could be the best way for you to get better exposure. As long as you make you posts interesting and open for conversations to your readers. Personally, I blog not just to earn money, actually I owe it from my readers.

By: Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:12:26 +0000

The best of luck with your blog, something good always surfaces when the person behind a resource is passionate about what he/she is doing and gives it 110%

Alan Johnson

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:54:04 +0000

Good point, JoLynn. I also agree with Alan. My best affiliate commissions have come from products that I can really recommend.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:46:52 +0000

That’s why I started Get Paid To Write Online. I could blog about freelance writing forever, and when I started the precursor to that blog, I didn’t know that I could earn money as well. That was a nice bonus.

By: Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:14:41 +0000

Practicing what you preach is always a must: if you recommend a certain product, you shouldn’t do it only because you earn a commission from it, you should do it because you’ve realized that they will find it useful after using it yourself.

Alan Johnson

By: Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:12:46 +0000

Exactly, you always have to ask yourself: Why would a person want to visit my website?

If the answer is “so that I can make money”, it’s back to the drawing board I’m afraid

Alan Johnson

By: Alan Johnson

Alan Johnson — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 02:10:48 +0000

Sharon, working on something you are passionate about will definitely be a decisoin you will not regret and your productivity in such cases is impressive compared to working on something you just see as a chore.

Alan Johnson