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April 9th, 2007 by Spud Oregon
I used to be a regular reader of Steve Pavlina’s Personal Development for Smart People blog, but he kind of lost me with all his articles on polarity.
Nevertheless, there is so much good stuff on it, that I find myself going back to re-read my favorite articles. One of them is the classic 10 reasons you should never get a job, and another is about overcoming news addiction. Since Nice4Rice is all about blogging for money though, let me tell you about Steve’s 7,300 word article, How to Make Money From Your Blog.
First of all, Steve Pavlina makes over a thousand dollars a day from Google Adsense alone. He claims to have started his personal development blog with just $9, and didn’t spend anything on marketing or promotion.
In this ridiculously long article, he says if you’re going to monetize your blog, then really monetize it:
If you do decide to generate income from your blog, then don’t be shy about it. If you’re going to put up ads, then really put up ads. Don’t just stick a puny little ad square in a remote corner somewhere. If you’re going to request donations, then really request donations. Don’t put up a barely visible “Donate Elink and pray for the best. If you’re going to sell products, then really sell them. Create or acquire the best quality products you can, and give your visitors compelling reasons to buy. If you’re going to do this, then fully commit to it. Don’t take a half-assed approach. Either be full-assed or no-assed.
He then goes on to suggest that the 99% of people who fail to create a successful blog, fail because they aren’t smart enough!
while most people can’t make a living this way, I would say that most smart people can. How do you know whether or not you qualify as smart? Here’s a good rule of thumb: If you have to ask the question, you aren’t.
In the paragraph titled Thriving on change, Steve says:
Your greatest risk isn’t that you’ll make mistakes that will cost you. Your greatest risk is that you’ll miss opportunities. You need an entrepreneurial mindset, not an employee mindset. Don’t be too concerned with the risk of loss ?Ebe more concerned with the risk of missed gains. It’s what you don’t know and what you don’t do that will hurt you the worst.
That doesn’t mean that you should implement every possible “opportunity” into your site. Steve suggests making an income-generation strategy. He talks about putting your goals, and how to achieve those goals, on paper. How are you going to get from zero to $3,000 a month? If you just keep throwing new things on your site hoping one will propel you into fame and fortune, then you’re not following the ready-aim-fire approach, you’re just firing blindfolded.
I’ve only just scratched the surface of what Steve has to say about making money from your blog, and rather than me cut and paste bits here, you’ll be better off visiting StevePavlina.com and reading the full article yourself. Make a cup of tea and get some biscuits, it’s a long, but worthwhile, read.
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Posted on April 9th, 2007 in Blogging for Money.
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