Talking ‘Bout A Revolution
Life has a way of changing. It was John Lennon who said that life is what happens while we make other plans, and the older I get, the more I think John was right. As I look back across the winding road that has led me to this point, I see many places where had I done just one thing different, my entire life would have changed. Sometimes, I think life all comes down to a handful of choices we make.
About 2 and a half years ago, I took up blogging for the first time. I was about to do a major change in the way my store I owned at the time operated and I thought that a blog would be a way to keep customers updated on the progress.
A good friend was a problogger, so I had some exposure to the field, but to be honest, I did not have high expectations. I went over to blogger, put my fingers to the keys…and fell in love. I liked the cathartic experience of getting it out there, I liked the feedback from readers, I liked the community of people I met and got to talk to.
Fast forward a few years (and a few blogs, to be honest), and we come to spring of this year. I had some ideas for an edgy, in your face sort of business blog, one where we did not truck with bullsh*t, one where we spoke the truth. In this blog I envisioned, it would be no place for sissies. Here people would hear about how hard business is, what it takes to persevere and how to take control of their lives.
Dear reader, I want to apologize to you, for I have failed you. Let me explain.
Over the last 4 weeks, I have thought a lot. Some of you know, but I am going through huge life changes right now. I closed a business, moved across the country and am in the middle of starting another. My life is a bit nuts, to say the least.
I find that it is in these times that we look inside ourselves, that we become more introspective, that we take stock of how things are working out, that we look inside ourselves for insight, for answers. Well, I did, and when it came to this blog, I felt like I was coming up short.
Not counting this one, I have exactly 87 posts on this blog. There are only 25 that are worth anything, and less than 6 or 7 I am actually proud of. The rest is filler: blog memes, writing contests, admin stuff…filler. I have failed with the promise I made all of you when I started this blog, and for that, I am sorry. All of that is about to change.
What does the future hold? Well, I have some plans that will be unveiled next week, but for now, let me just say that big things are underway. For me, Very. Big. Things. Stay tuned and hold on.
The problem I see in making money is that most people are all following the same advice and doing the same things.
If one blog makes a lot of money, it DOES NOT mean they are experts on the subject and often the way they “made it on the map” won’t work for anyone else.
I avoid reading most of the big money blogs. I don’t link to them and don’t want stale advice. Some blogs make it big and they still suck and their blogs are garbage!
Starting a blog and taking part in Memes and writing exercises can be a great way to get your blog some initial exposure and traffic.
It seems that after a certain point, however, its time to start doing more - this is what separates the big timers from the part timers.
Quality is better than quantity any time. I read somewhere that people would rather read a blog that was updated occasionally with good content, rather than one updated every day with mediocre.
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Trust your instincts when following advices from other people. It doesnt mean that when something is working for them, it will work 100 percent on your site.
Money is not such a easy thing.
I am agree with Donnel. Quality is important than quantity. I have seen lots of blogs with daily upadate but doesn’t have useful or meaningful content. They just upadating to keep high traffic nothing else