Comments on: The Road to ProBlogging is Not Always Obvious; Or, How I Came to Be Editor of a Top 1000 Blog

By: Ruchir Chawdhry

Ruchir Chawdhry — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:28:19 +0000

The road to success in any field, be it blogging or real life, is never obvious. After all, if it was obvious then everyone would follow a how-to manual and be successful anywhere.

By: My Inner French Girl

My Inner French Girl — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:57:11 +0000

Thank you for a great post! I’ve only just begun seriously blogging on my site (started doing daily posts in October, I think), but already I’ve been mentioned in a New York Times article and have been approached by publicists about clients seeking publicity. However, I’ve yet to really achieve any kind of serious monetization about my site.

I’m not worried, though. Like you, I’ve been focused primarily on creating excellent content, giving my readers something interesting to read every day. So far, it’s worked! My readership has slowly but steadily increased (the NY Times mention made my stats skyrocket, but it’s since dropped back to a level about double what I was seeing before the article), and I have a group of loyal readers whom I consider my “core” community. More than anything else, I love doing this, and I expect that someday, I might actually be able to make money off of it.

I especially appreciate the fact that your blog isn’t one on How To Make Money From Your Blog, which seems to be the only sites I ever hear about that actually make money!

Salut,
Marjorie

By: Lexi

Lexi — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 05:59:15 +0000

thanks for sharing your inspiring story!

now i don’t feel so bad that after one month of blogging, i have less than 10 subscribers.

cheers!

By: Andy MacDonald - SEO & Marketing Blog

Andy MacDonald - SEO & Marketing Blog — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:36:40 +0000

Congratulations Peter. I hope im in a similar situation in 9 months time. Im relatively new to blogging, so i hope i can follow in your footsteps and make a success which is equal to yours.

Well done!!

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:56:29 +0000

AWESOME Stuff Peter, and congrats!!
Todd

By: marcus

marcus — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:37:57 +0000

i’ve been on that road for a couple years now. another all nighter. the sun is up

By: Stephen Hopson/Adversity University

Stephen Hopson/Adversity University — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:24:49 +0000

Hi Peter:

Imagine my surprise and delight at finding you here after experiencing how our paths have crisscrossed a few times last week in connection with my interview of John Welsey at my blog!

Like I did in my gratitude post a few days ago, I’m grateful to see you succeeding and taking on the editor post at PTB. You seem well suited for the job and I’m so very glad for you. I continue to be amazed at how our paths seem to have interwined more than once – it’s an amazing experience to see how the universe brings together people for the right reasons at the right time in the right place.

Congrats Peter! Upwards and onwards, I say. :)

By: Kajaria

Kajaria — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 13:24:31 +0000

Hi Peter,

Thank you for showing a path to a new blogger it will certainly help me to go ahead in blogging.

By: Manish

Manish — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:40:50 +0000

When u want anything u get it.u r rite.thats the secret in action.best of luck

By: Sampath

Sampath — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:49:44 +0000

This is a very good post for a beginner and any blogger. We should thank him exposing his success secrets without any financial intention. Thanks Peter!

By: Sangesh

Sangesh — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:58:07 +0000

Hey Peter, nice post. I’ve noted all of your points.

By: ViralKing

ViralKing — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 03:44:55 +0000

Good Post Peter.

Pick the Brain is a good blog and congrats on getting a role there!

By: Dr.Mani

Dr.Mani — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:37:17 +0000

Great post, Peter, I’m glad to have ‘met’ you through Problogger, and that’s another nice thing about blogs that allow guest posts – you get to meet a diverse group of writers you may never have otherwise. Will be dropping by your blog often :)

All success
Dr.Mani

By: Ted

Ted — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:35:05 +0000

Congratulations on the jump there, I agree with you about the advertisement on a blog, it’s rubbish unless it brings you decent enough cash.

By: RandomThinker

RandomThinker — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 02:22:22 +0000

I struggled with the idea of monetizing my blog right off the start or not. What caused me to start right away was the thought that if I didn’t do it right away and gained a healthy readership, would they feel somewhat ticked off if one day they logged on, only to find ads. If they know they’re there from day one, then there’s no surprise. However, maybe I am turning people away before I’m out of the gate. I suppose time will tell.

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:30:02 +0000

Wow – THANK YOU everyone for your warm comments. It is an honor to have a guest post on ProBlogger, and I am so glad that you enjoyed this article.

Peter

By: Dave Hughes

Dave Hughes — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 01:05:54 +0000

Heh…I know what you’re talking about, Peter. I started my first blog with the idea in mind of using it as a showcase for my blogging ability, since every search for writers asked for samples (and rightly so).

I currently have three paid writing jobs for other blogs (one daily, two of the “two posts per week” variety. When I got the first one, “Now how in the heck am I going to find time for this!?!” went through my mind more than once. In fact, I’ve said that with every new job I’ve taken.

I’ve found, however, that you can find the time to take care of quite a bit more than you think you can…if you want to. I didn’t know how I was going to handle one, and now I’m looking for a fourth…because I see I can, in fact, handle it without my level of quality slipping.

Great post!

By: Jory Brown

Jory Brown — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:47:09 +0000

I only have to agree with everything that has been said here, writing with a passion really makes a big difference not only it increase traffic but your visitor and those who comment get a good sense of interaction and also you as a writer improve post after post.

By: Emma

Emma — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:42:13 +0000

Thanks, Peter. That’s actually some of the best blogging advice I’ve read lately. I love Pick The Brain, and I love the guest post you just did for Problogger. Congratulations!

By: Video Blog

Video Blog — Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:13:00 +0000

Good advice, I have 4 kids, and managing a family plus a business is not easy, but you wake up each day and find a way to do it. I also got great kids, so that helps. LOL