Comments on: 5 Ways to Tap Hidden Money Making Opportunities With Your Blog

By: make money online

make money online — Wed, 13 May 2009 12:39:15 +0000

There are still many other indirect ways of making money off your blog. Most of the people depend on the cash but not on the possible effects or possibilities of doing so.

By: William

William — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:56:26 +0000

Hi,
Great article! My second time on this website and this is just what a needed. You are really a ProBlogger! I especially like the part about “Strong Branding” and “Determination”.
- William :)
http://www.npgb.org

By: cher

cher — Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:19:29 +0000

Great post Wendy! I was of the opinion that blogs help in generating the traffic. With your post, the new idea to promote for a different reason is now evident.

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By: Samsara

Samsara — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 18:03:14 +0000

Get Uncomfortable. God I can relate to feeling like a fraud…less than ten seconds ago. Geesh. Reaching out into the blogosphere is absolutely not something I am comfortable with. At. All.

Never will be.

Nope.

But …I’ll work on it. I’ll work on getting better at it. To hear validation that “if you don’t feel like a fraud at least once per day you’re not doing something right” was absolutely what I needed right now.

Absolutely. Thanks.

By: Kyalo

Kyalo — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 17:01:49 +0000

At the risk of boring everybody by repeating the obvious, let me say that there is no other site on earth with the kind of useful and valuable info that this blog has. It is amazing that we can get all this gems here for free. Can you believe I feel guilty sometimes?

Thanks a lot Darren. I will always remember that my long journey started here and I still come back frequently for inspiration. I’m currently earning a living (and a good one at that) from my online activities.

By: Christy

Christy — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:00:06 +0000

Okay this is kind of cool because I get to leave a comment to both Wendy and Problogger, sorry Darren I know you have a name but you’ll always be Problogger to me. Thanks to your tips I’ve been able to generate an income off of my blog which is only three months old, and yesterday bought my very own website. I still have miles to go, there’s so much to learn. But when you guys speak….I listen.

A Big Thank You,

Christy

By: Sherri - The Rebel Housewife

Sherri - The Rebel Housewife — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 14:39:34 +0000

Wendy (& Darren),

I absolutely agree with Jason’s comment above (#15/Jason of Mindful Entrepreneur).

You two have become my Blog role models (the only FeedBurners I am currently subscribed to): Darren on the Business of Blogging, and Wendy, the Heart & Business of Blogging, with a focus on other content in the eMoms niche. I am learning so much from both of you.

Thanks so much,
Sherri

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By: David

David — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:36:39 +0000

Thanks for the great post Wendy!

I’ve always been aware that there was a difference between product-oriented blogs and content-oriented ones, and your advice makes a lot of sense to me. Thanks!

I am just starting out in the “blog world” (in terms of making money online), and I’m discovering that there is a lot more to it than I first imagined. That’s why I’m glad Problogger is around!

Darren and contributors, like yourself, really help beginners like me get a better grasp of the whole blogging industry.

By: Wendy Piersall

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 03:20:39 +0000

Kelly, ironically enough, that was going to be the original content of this post. But the link I mention above about Darren’s old post on the subject pretty much covered it. So I had to totally rework this guest spot to add to what Darren already said (posted before my own blogging career even started!!).

By: Ray Dotson

Ray Dotson — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:51:15 +0000

It’s okay, Wendy. You’ll get the hang of this blogging thing eventually… :)

By: Rogers Place

Rogers Place — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:43:30 +0000

Don’t forget the old fashioned elbow grease. All these things will work but not overnight as many believe.

By: Wendy Piersall

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:05:15 +0000

OMGosh – I added one to the list mid-way and now there are 6 up there! HAHAHA! I forgot to update the title.

Jeesh. Talk about getting outside of my own comfort zone!

By: Jason Hooker

Jason Hooker — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:02:31 +0000

I’m just not sure what your post has to do with it’s title. Where are the five ways?

By: Wendy Piersall

Wendy Piersall — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 00:29:33 +0000

Alex, I agree with you – I have a strong brand as “eMom”, and I’m neither outspoken (well, I guess I’m a bit talkative, but not necessarily ‘outspoken’!) nor controversial. It’s more important that you are 1-unique, and 2-congruent. If I was controversial one day, kissing butts the next, then silent for a week, then blogging rampantly about a different topic, it would be hard to build a brand on that kind of inconsistent foundation. Hope that makes sense!

By: Mindful Entrepreneur

Mindful Entrepreneur — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:46:03 +0000

It’s great to see Wendy’s exceptional content on this site. I’ve learned *so much* from Wendy and Darren throughout my entrepreneurial journey.

The eMom truly is a “ProBlogger”!

-Jason

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 23:08:11 +0000

I agree that it’s good to develop a “strong brand,” but I don’t know that a brand will always be strong merely because it is particularly outspoken or controversial. It depends on the type of brand one is developing! I’ve been working for about a year now on a legal blog, and I’ve realized over time that although it’s easy for me to generate traffic with provocative posts it’s far more important to me to write in a way that has credibility and depth. A “legal expert” brand, in particular, has to emphasize credibility almost above all else, and so it is actually more important for me to be credible and accurate than it is for me to be thrilling or offbeat. I’m sure my traffic growth is slower as a result, but on the other hand I feel like I’m striking the best tone for the type of brand I’m gradually developing.

By: Kelly King Anderson

Kelly King Anderson — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:37:22 +0000

Wendy,
Great job here! This is a topic I need to hear, so thanks. My question to you is how is networking, branding, determination, etc. a money maker if you don’t have a product or service to sell? You didn’t mention that you have services on your blog…coaching/consulting. If I have a content-focused blog and nothing to offer my audience then I won’t make money regardless of how great my branding is, right? Seems obvious, but there must be a tie into an eBook or eCourse or something…ads don’t seem like a strong business model to me. Perhaps the answer is build the foundation, with your 5 strategies, create a product and then you’ll be in business?

Thanks for making a difference!
Kelly

By: David Airey :: Creative Design ::

David Airey :: Creative Design :: — Wed, 28 Mar 2007 22:36:25 +0000

“I prefer to make my mark in a less abrasive way, but hey, that’s just me. :D”

…and you do all the better for it, Wendy.

This was a nice read.

Bye for now,

David