Comments on: Personal Branding and the True Potential of Blogs

By: Who is Making Blogging Bucks and How? « Lorelle on WordPress

Who is Making Blogging Bucks and How? « Lorelle on WordPress — Fri, 18 May 2007 12:02:43 +0000

[...] is Making Blogging Bucks and How? Darren Rowse of Problogger points to an article by Roj Dash on personal branding and the chart Dash created which shows the various [...]

By: Dan Schawbel

Dan Schawbel — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:59:14 +0000

great diagram…I never thought of it like that

of course, getting to that position is easier said than done. You must consistently input great content that your readers enjoy.

By: Reader Tips: 06 May 2007

Reader Tips: 06 May 2007 — Sun, 06 May 2007 16:29:35 +0000

[...] Personal Branding and Blogging: what are the different revenue sources for bloggers? How do them relate to your personal brand? [...]

By: Personal Branding and Site Improvements » Left at Sunrise

Personal Branding and Site Improvements » Left at Sunrise — Sun, 06 May 2007 02:26:42 +0000

[...] photo. These are two features of the site that I believe should be there. Why? It has to do with personal [...]

By: Duplicate Content Checker

Duplicate Content Checker — Wed, 02 May 2007 21:09:39 +0000

I agree with Paul — it does give a blogger some perspective on how more promising the blogosphere actually is.

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 02 May 2007 18:01:45 +0000

Darren,

Awesome blog post. It really opened up my eyes to other avenues beyond that standard “blue” area on the diagram.

By: Brian

Brian — Wed, 02 May 2007 16:44:00 +0000

I can now go into the white and blue circles since I got that job I mentioned in your springboard post. And after only 2 freelance articles, the white circle is 5 times bigger than the blue (of course, I wouldn’t have had the white one if I didn’t start the blog).

By: Blogger Income Sources | Elaine Vigneault

Blogger Income Sources | Elaine Vigneault — Wed, 02 May 2007 15:26:51 +0000

[...] ProBlogger pointed me in the direction of 901 am to see this image of bloggers’ income sources: [...]

By: Blog News Watch » Blog Archive » Wednesday Round-up: May 2, 2007

Blog News Watch » Blog Archive » Wednesday Round-up: May 2, 2007 — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:51:13 +0000

[...] at Problogger talks about personal branding and the power of [...]

By: Ashley Cecil

Ashley Cecil — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:28:29 +0000

As I’m sure many people have found in their own niches, blogging is a way to market your product or service. I’m a painter and use my “painting activism” blog to communicate with my clients and lure them in. They get to know me and feel connected to my work and want it in their homes, offices, etc.

By: David Howard

David Howard — Wed, 02 May 2007 12:59:40 +0000

Hey, Darren I think your my cousin.

By: Duplicate Content Checker

Duplicate Content Checker — Wed, 02 May 2007 12:33:20 +0000

Blog hard LOL I wouldn’t be surprised if you did something like it, Darren — hell, maybe you should! There definitely has to be a movie about blogging. You know, how the air force has Top Gun, sports and romance have Jerry Maguire, and classic war epics have Braveheart.

By: Armen : : iffect.net

Armen : : iffect.net — Wed, 02 May 2007 08:47:08 +0000

This is an excellent diagram (even if it is a little ‘out’).

I think some bloggers are limited even because of where they live. In a city, there is more opportunity to advertise consulting services and workshops, and you’re more likely to receive a positive response.

Maybe a move to a big city should be on the cards…

By: Karen (misc mum)

Karen (misc mum) — Wed, 02 May 2007 07:46:48 +0000

Goodness, in a perfect world, being in the blue would be the least of the circle colours I’m interested in!

Interesting perspective

By: raj

raj — Wed, 02 May 2007 07:36:52 +0000

I’ve added 3 more circles, and placed the revision on my personal blog. Feel free to republish. I couldn’t think of a ninth circle, but then that’d be too close to the Nine Circles of (Blog) Heck.

By: Linda

Linda — Wed, 02 May 2007 07:30:26 +0000

Of the options diagrammed, only ebooks and ads can be done online – the other three income sources involve face-to-face contact, which is something many bloggers won’t want to do. I’d like to find more online-only income sources, but I’m not sure I’d have time for them on top of the other things I’m doing.

Anything we do usually takes time to build up – usually over a number of years. I don’t see any fast and easy solutions to making money online. I’ve done some content writing for others, and web design, but I think the best use of my time is to build my own sites rather than those of others.

By: Dean Power

Dean Power — Wed, 02 May 2007 06:24:26 +0000

Hopefully there are a few more circles to add. While I love a good diagram I sometimes find a good table does the trick. Bugger did I say that out loud, lokks like I might have a job to do!!

By: Savvy Affiliate » Blog Archive » Personal Branding - 5 Ways To Make Money

Wed, 02 May 2007 05:53:51 +0000

[...] has a great recent post on the true profit potential behind blogging, and that is Personal Branding. Personal branding allows bloggers to make money from more than just direct advertising on their [...]

By: raj

raj — Wed, 02 May 2007 05:34:55 +0000

Of course, I also forgot about being paid to write, like I am. However, I doubt any of you on that diagram fall into that category. Problem is, 8 circles is really pushing it, forcing a very large diagram. I’ll see what I can do.

By: raj

raj — Wed, 02 May 2007 05:33:24 +0000

Thanks for the links, Darren :) I suspected you might be getting paid for speaking but wasn’t sure. I’ll update the diagram tomorrow and make the text a bit larger. What other area have you been earning money in? I thought you might have written an ebook with Andy Wibbels, but wasn’t sure.

I also forgot about merch revenue, so I should add that as a circle.