by macewan on May 9, 2008
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Making a living online
First question I’m asked is whether or not it is possible. Well, yeah it is quite possible to generate a good income online. We’re heading off to Costa Rica in June for a two week vacation. I’m bringing cash, clothers and some International Calling Cards. So let’s not call this blogging 101 or any such nonsense. Plenty of folks have written about the art of starting a blog. Take Caroline Middlebrook her blog is dedicated to teaching others how to make a living online. I’ve followed her since around September of 2007. The site is jam packed with rich instructions in the art of making a living online. I’m more interested in the idea portion of blogging for this post.
Open mind eases blogging creativity
Folks it’s darn easy for bloggers to get overwhelmed when they have to think of creative ideas for their
blogs to gain the interest of their readers. Some probloggers like JaneyBell, Valerie MacEwan & Phoebe Kate get sit down and whip out 500 plus word posts on any subject they want. Not everyone has that talent. Sure it is a daunting task but it can be done. It is important to create interesting
ideas for your blogs that will really grab your readers attention and keep them coming back to your blog. If you think about the last blog or article you read it was because the topic jumped out at you. It really got your interest and you wanted to know more. That is the key to blogging and inventive writing. Making your reader want to come back for more. Every great writer has this ability and even though you may think you are not a good writer you too have the ability to think up creative ideas for your blogs. It is not as hard as it appears. It just takes some time and some great tips to get your creative juices flowing and the ideas from you head to the blog. Writing for blogs or blogging is a fun activity that doesn’t have to be stressful. You can relax and think up creative ideas using some great techniques and your readers will come back every time for more.
by macewan on April 6, 2008
In looking at making money online one market has all but dried up. Pay Per blogging has kicked the bucket. I bring this up because it reminds me of the best method I’ve found with making money online. If a system works well then work it hard. Whether the past method of paid posting, the .info temp hop, stores, membership sites or products. There’s no time to waste trying to be a rockstar when serious money is on the table.
Markets and algos change over night without warning. Never have all your eggs in one basket unless that one basket has the potential for huge pay-offs. Take Ben of Blogging Experiment. He’s just sold his site in order to concentrate on other projects and that’s just my point. Keep your eyes open and pay attention.
After you hit a certain level in blogging as you learn more and more how little you truly do know other options will spring foward. Try to keep yourself and your time in such a place as to be able to jump when the time hits. Caroline has an excellent write-up on the subject.
