Comments on: So You Want to be a Blogger?

By: JR @ Internet Marketing

JR @ Internet Marketing — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 08:22:24 +0000

Passion for the topic is key for the success of a blog.

By: Mr. I

Mr. I — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:50:13 +0000

It took me 6 months to figure out my interest. And guess what, I also blog about Blogging. I just want to Blog and learn about them. Now, I help people blog at my team blog. I have also written a post about finding your blog topic: http://www.bloggingwithsuccess.net/2008/11/finding-topic-that-will-make-you-famous.html

By: Rachel

Rachel — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 17:18:02 +0000

@Keg of Wisdom – I worked with the guys over at UBD to create a custom theme. It’s all my own

By: Keg of Wisdom

Keg of Wisdom — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:32:53 +0000

I really like your theme. Which one is from UBD?

By: Keg of Wisdom

Keg of Wisdom — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 07:32:26 +0000

For me it was easy. After 6 years in college all the knowledge I had needed to be spread. Plus its fun to express how you feel.

By: Lindsay

Lindsay — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 07:08:06 +0000

One of the reasons I love simple article-based sites is that you can write 50 articles for the site and be done. You work on getting links and voila, you’re making money (okay, I earned 93 cents in my first four months, but it did grow from there!). Maybe you update it and add an article once in a while, but the pressure to continually update it isn’t there the way it is with a blog.

I’ve only managed to start one blog that I’ve updated daily for 3+ years. I have others that I update weekly (or less) that still make money, but it’s definitely hard to stick with it if you pick too narrow of a niche. The reason I’ve been able to keep the one updated is that the niche is very broad!

By: Laura-Whateverebay

Laura-Whateverebay — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:18:50 +0000

Hi Rachel:

Great post. I started blogging for my previous business I was a partner in. I had support to help post articles and get exposure for the company. I started my new bog while I was getting out of the partnership. That was not good. It consumed my time and when I would want to blog on my own site it was draining. Now, I have more time and just have too much to say. I need to figure out where to start …

By: Dee Langdon - BloggerNewbie

Dee Langdon - BloggerNewbie — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:53:45 +0000

Rachel:

When writing becomes work it’s time to rethink your direction. Also not a good idea to write under pressure. And a blog should be started because you want to blog, not because you want to make money, that is too much work!

By: Cash2Blog

Cash2Blog — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:57:19 +0000

Rachel,

I have been blogging for amost a month. I wrote an article about blogs I noticed while stumbling that were abandoned. I would have to agree that it must be something that motivates, inspires, and keeps you interested. Writing for anything else would end like you said in “3-6 months.”

Mitch

By: Tumblemoose

Tumblemoose — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:47:43 +0000

Hi Rachel,

My own experience has shown me that a post that I write with passion generates more page views and more comments than all of the others. It’s not just about content, so what you say is very true. If you’re going to be in it for the long haul you should find something that is more than merely interesting to you. It should be something that you are inspired about.

Cheers!

George