A Compact Disc of Blogs
Beware the temptation plaguing most bloggers. The majority want a big email list. Bloggers want 45 subscribers daily. People obsess over numbers. But numbers cannot put money in your pocket. Numbers cannot buy stuff, hire bloggers or endorse bloggers. Human beings – on targeted email lists – buy, hire and endorse. Aim for a targeted …
One weird question arises often. Bloggers ask how many posts need be published before Adsense income. Or how many posts need be published before going pro. Bloggers wrongly correlate a content number and salary. As if someone pays you per post. But no one pays you per post. Blogging is a business. Let go employee …
Being a pro blogger is fun, freeing and quite fulfilling. I largely love this journey. But I also had to pay the price of becoming a full time blogger. I love blogging. Most of the time. But sometimes, blogging proves to be highly uncomfortable. Why? Life intervenes. Take today. My neck feels as stiff as …
Why get caught up in blogging badness? Most bloggers trip and stumble over negatives. Why focus on obstacles when you can focus on benefits? Move your attention from what you fear to what you love. At about 11 p.m. on a Sunday night I feel grateful to help you. I do feel a little bit …
Does your heart tell you to do it? Yes. But make sure you saved up enough money to pay bills for many months. Money arrives only if you generously serve people for a long time. Never begin a business during an economic downturn just to make money because money arrives down the road. Economic tough …
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Blogging is largely a lesson in letting go. Before growing you need to let go old, worn out thoughts, feelings and actions. All growth occurs on the other side of release. Everyone grows by letting go what holds them back. Old thoughts, feelings and actions are anchors. 10 years ago, I published posts infrequently. I …
I scanned my Twitter stream a few moments ago. People @replied me freely. I replied to them. Bonds form. Friends promote me. I promote them. Every time someone @replies to a tweet, the tweet gains priority in the main stream. Gaining priority in the main stream means more people see the tweet. Views increase. Engagement …
Never try to link unlinkable people and opportunities. Do not connect non-existent dots. Perhaps you note someone blogs. Good. But just because someone blogs means not the someone wants to join your home based opportunity. No link exists between bloggers and home businesses, per se. Imagine how many assumptions you make to link a person …
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Rise above the competitive plane of thought. Stop going against bloggers. Work with bloggers. Co-create. Make people your friend. Work with fellow bloggers. Begin guest posting. Co-promote each other. Note bloggers on your blog. Note bloggers through social media. Noting bloggers is an easy way to make friends. Making blogging buddies increases traffic and business …
Blogging best practices sometimes confuse new bloggers. I had no clue where to look for good blogging advice a decade ago. But things changed. I finally learned how following advice from pros is the simple way to profit online. Simple. Not easy. Blogging gets easier if you keep things simple. Blogging feels uncomfortable at times. …