Comments on: From Blog to Small Business: Tips for Taking Your Blog to a Whole New Level

By: Sharon Vedderson

Sharon Vedderson — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:55:40 +0000

Great post, thanks. I’ve enjoyed your blog for quite awhile and I should comment more. It’s always an interesting and great read.

By: Iddy Palmer

Iddy Palmer — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:31:57 +0000

Thanks Deb,
for your very inspiring article…

I write to affirm that,
Ability is never enough
to attain lasting success…

Like you have proven,
We need be passionate,
Dedicated
And “smart-working,”
To eat the fruit of success…

Over the years,
I’ve learnt that any hobby can be financially profitable
If we are willing to pay the price of keeping on regardless…

I am a lover of Words
Whether spoken or written
Like you,
as I gradually start to earn
From my hobbies,
I am all the more encouraged
to inspire others
To passionately and diligently WORK their hobbies
And see it earn for them….

By: Hailley J. Haynes

Hailley J. Haynes — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:58:30 +0000

Great post, thanks. I’ve enjoyed your blog for quite awhile and I should comment more.

By: Scentsy Flameless Candles

Scentsy Flameless Candles — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 07:18:12 +0000

Blogs need to have some substance. An appeal to the reader who is searching for specific information. Cute stuff is a turn off for educated readers who are looking for educated responses. I have been a Blogger and have had to adapt my writing styles to create that kind of appeal. It was not an easy transition. Most writers love stories…Folks who are Blog readers want facts. Bottom line facts. That has been my experience.

By: Pendergast

Pendergast — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:26:25 +0000

Commercials these days have really become creative. I like the concept of not letting the viewer know what they are trying to advertise which prompts them to go view a website about it, Google it, etc. I like incorporating these marketing strategies in my own work here in Kansas City Missouri at

By: Home Business ! Earn Money At Home !

Home Business ! Earn Money At Home ! — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:29:00 +0000

Congratulation on your success, Deb! Thank you for your article. It is very inspirational for me and now I know that through hard work and motivation, your goals of blogging full-time can be achieved.

By: Unsecured Business Loans by Richard

Unsecured Business Loans by Richard — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:06:23 +0000

Having to spend money to make money is a big part of growing any small business and using blogs to expand is no exception. But people forget to calculate these expansion costs in their business expenses and tend to get in trouble.

My wife and I have our own business. And we were on the verge of expanding but we didn’t know how we were going to fund our expenses. We tried investors, but during the recession, we could not find anyone who wanted to invest in our business. So we decided to look at unsecured business loans and business cash advances.

We were a bit leery at first, but now after going through the process, we are ready with our business finances. And just in time for the holidays for our business has increased tremendously due to the holiday rush.

Unsecured business loans and business cash advances have turned out to be the only things that saved us from shutting down.

By: Larry Fulkman

Larry Fulkman — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:11:31 +0000

Now I know why so many people love this site

By: Business Network

Business Network — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 09:09:21 +0000

This is very impressive post which motivates a writer to write. The only thing that is required is your maximum efforts.

By: Scentsy Candles

Scentsy Candles — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:28:58 +0000

By: Aaron

Aaron — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:08:22 +0000

Great post Deb! Congrats on your success and for working your behind off! Don’t let anyone tell you it was luck!

By: laptop batteries

laptop batteries — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:10:57 +0000

Thanks so much for sharing your story and most importantly the reality of what it took to get your business where it is today! I really appreciate the honesty…that it wasn’t a walk in the park…blogs are not magic in and of themselves. They simply provide a platform that has to be worked at every day.

By: Tom Kadwill

Tom Kadwill — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 10:51:02 +0000

This is great advice.
I was looking for advice on blogging for a business because I have a small automation technology business called Tekrux.

However, I think that I can really use some of the advice here in running my business site and business blog.

By: Paramendra Bhagat

Paramendra Bhagat — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 05:25:27 +0000

A very inspiring story.

By: Mio Navman M300

Mio Navman M300 — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:41:06 +0000

Hi Darren,
I was a great pleasure meting you.Reading your experience and views about blogs and its business performances.

By: @donpower

@donpower — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:21:00 +0000

As a writer myself, I no longer use the term ‘luck’. To me, it always implied a randomness without any consideration of effort or merit.

Instead, I only use the term FORTUNE now because it implies reward for effort.

Fortune favors the brave, right?

Oh, and what ever you do, Never wish an Irishman Good Luck ;)

By: making money clickbank

making money clickbank — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 06:34:17 +0000

Winning the competition is not easy, doing business online is to become one of the options to increase income, with all its challenges. Many more successful and failed without the slightest result. keep the spirit of making an interesting article

By: marcus

marcus — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:32:42 +0000

thanks for the tips on taking your blog to a whole new level. i have really learnt something new.

By: turisuna

turisuna — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:28:14 +0000

This is inspiring post. Building a blog to be a business needs lot of effort more than just a luck. Hard working, work smart, spend time and money, networking etc. There’s no achievement that can come only by luck. You are talented writer Deb, no wonder if your blog grows fast :)

By: Tracy

Tracy — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:12:55 +0000

Great post, Deb – vivid, informational and inspirational all at once. What a thrill, to be able to knock back a serious buyout, and to appreciate it for its positive reflection on the hard work you’ve put into your business!

It was particularly inspiring for me (as well as cautionary!) as I’m currently in the R&D stage of my own move to the serious side of blogging (and freelancing). Looking forward to swapping guest posts with you one day… ;)