Free Blog Review For Blogger Who Wants to Make Money

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1. Jarrod - Warrior Development says:

   June 18, 2008 at 1:28 am

   When I read this post I was stumped with the question of do I ‘really’ want to make money from blogging?

   I was stumped because making money has always been second fiddle to me compared to my purpose. Quite simply and I quote my blogs about page “In my life I’ve discovered that personal change, self development or whatever you want to call it is what is really important in life”. So that is what I think about first and foremost, and that is why I started my blog.

   But now bringing that purpose to reality. In order to spend most of my time on that I ‘really’ need to make money from blogging. That would be the most effective way of getting paid while aligning with my purpose.

   As the blog has only been up for 3 weeks I’m solely focusing on creating content and generating traffic. I’m not focusing on monetising yet because I simply don’t think it will be worth it until I have significant traffic. If you agree don’t review me, if I should be thinking about making money please tell me!

   My About Page: http://www.warriordevelopment.com/about/

   Cheers
   Jarrod

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2. Jonathan says:

   June 18, 2008 at 5:26 am

   The Limelight is about living life creatively. What I mean by living creatively is that you take control and create your own life, rather than coasting along letting things happen to you. So it’s my views on that subject which is somewhat releated to the law of attraction. The other part of living creatively is the “stuff” and “experiences we have in out lives. With that mind the Limelight also includes book reviews, movie review, recipes and anything that is life enhancing.

   I started the Limelight back in January and at the time it did not really have a focus, and I had no intention of making money, I didn’t even really know it was possible to make money with a blog. I’d sort of been out of the loop for internet stuff for a couple of years, I’d hit overload I think. Anyway, I heard about this thing called “WordPress” and decided to give it a try. So early on the blog was quite unfocused, and some of the early articles are all over the map.

   I guess my main challenge is getting an audience and driving traffic. I seem to have hit a pleateau of of 50 or so unique visitors in a day.

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3. Paul says:

   June 18, 2008 at 9:28 am

   Hi, I have been reading this blog for quite sometime now and have manifested the idea of a blog for quite a while now. But have not grasped a full idea of what I really want to do or to focus on. My driving force is not really because of the money (that is always nice!) but mainly because I like the idea of writing about things or experiences that will gather a group of people with the same interests or thoughts to collaborate and bounce ideas around. Networking with people helps out in so many ways for everyone and thats what I think sparks my interest so much. I have been thinking that I should just start and then my focus will develop as I go, but as a student I have been putting this on a back burner for now.

   Thanks, this blog has truly inspired many aspects of my life.

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4. Ace Andres says:

   June 18, 2008 at 10:08 am

   People, there is significant money to be made blogging. Look at Paul and Steve Pavlina. All they have to worry about is getting a blister on their little pinkies. While people send them money like manna from heaven.

   Ah I love America.

   So take advantage of this freebie he’s offering. I would but I heard sponsors don’t like when every other word on your blog is fu__ you _itch or go _uck yourself ___ger.

   On the other hand please buy my album if you get a chance.

   Cheers and respect

   Ace

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5. Steve says:

   June 18, 2008 at 11:05 am

   Hi Paul,

   Here is my Site http://www.weightlossweapons.com/blog Where I try to motivate and share my advice with others on losing weight without the expensive pills and programs. I’ve lost close to 40lbs and I’m improving my health everyday.

   I’ve been running the blog since the end of Sept.07. The blog is part of the main site http://weightlossweapons.com where I offer the basics of losing weight.

   I really enjoy the topics that I blog about and the content isn’t hard to come up with. My 2 biggest problems are:

   1. find the time to post (you will notice the posts are sporadic, but I am committing to new posts every Monday).

   2. Since I promote healthy weight loss without using pills and expensive programs, monetization is a problem. Adsense has had a low CTR for the blog (especially compared to the main site) and my current affiliate programs are under performing as well.

   Traffic is decent 60-75 uniques a day (on non stumble days), I would really appreciate any advice you could offer on improving my sites money making ability so that I can run it full-time eventually.

   Thanks Ace for passing on this opportunity.
   Steve

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6. Simon Stapleton says:

   June 18, 2008 at 11:48 am

   Oh man this could be Mana from Heaven! My blog URL is http://www.simonstapleton.com and it’s purpose is to help technical professionals develop themselves and their careers by sharing my own experiences, those of others, and what technical industries are moving towards. I am genuinely passionate about this subject. I would like to leave ‘work’ and follow this passion as it would give me self-fulfilment and give me time to spend with my wife and son – something I now truly understand as important having had testicular cancer earlier this year.

   I’ve been running this for over a year now and my biggest frustration is having only a few RSS subscribers and visitors despite how much effort I plough in – but the frustration is kept at bay by my passion, and belief in Exponental Growth! My other problem is my blog theme which I am working on now.

   I am so excited about blogging now that if you don’t pick me then I won’t be blown off course, so good luck in finding the most worthy cause Paul!

   Simon

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7. Hunter Nuttall says:

   June 18, 2008 at 1:59 pm

   That’s very nice of Ace to let the review pass to someone who can really use it!

   My blog’s tagline is “Stop Sucking and Live a Life of Abundance,” and Randy Pausch mentioned it on page 184 of his book “The Last Lecture:”

   “A former student emailed to say I had helped inspire him to create a new personal-development Web site titled ‘Stop Sucking and Live a Life of Abundance,’ designed to help people who are living far below their potential. That sounded sort of like my philosophy, though certainly not my exact words.”

   I’ve always thought that I was supposed to do my own thing, achieving financial independence outside the corporate world. Freedom is just about the most important thing to me, and it’s not compatible with any job. I knew what I wanted, but I didn’t know how to achieve it.

   I learned about blogging in April 2007, and thought it sounded like a great thing. I could see myself running a blog about cars or investing or photography or something like that, and making money doing something that was fun. The only problem was that I didn’t care enough about those topics to put forth the sustained level of effort required to run a successful blog. So that idea was on hold.

   In November 2007 I stumbled onto a blog that let me realize how I could make a difference in the blogosphere. And I know it’s become a cliche to say this, but yes, Steve Pavlina is the one who inspired me to blog about personal development.

   It just sort of clicked one day, when I realized that I had plenty of things to say that were not just rehashed from other sites. I realized that some of the posts I wrote were bound to make a difference for some people. And if I could help others, whether by informing, motivating, persuading, entertaining, etc., it made sense that I could make money by doing this.

   My biggest problem has always been making time to do everything. Just writing posts is pretty time consuming, plus responding to emails and comments, and writing ebooks (I keep coming up with new ebook ideas when I never seem to be able to finish the one I’m working on).

   And the most time consuming task of all for me is promotion. I spend far more time reading and commenting on other blogs than I do working on my own. I like doing it, but it certainly has a price. I wish I could focus more on content creation and less on promoting, but unfortunately, traffic won’t just come to us; we have to go out and get it.

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8. David Shaw says:

   June 19, 2008 at 9:21 am

   Hi Paul
   My Blog is http://www.protycoon.com

   I teach people about how they can make the most from their blog, how to be different and how to drive traffic to their blog, the good way not using black hat tactics.

   I encourage my readers to make money doing something they enjoy, blogging can be done by anyone but sometimes people need a little guidance, that is where I come in.

   Would really value a free review!

   Many Thanks

   p.s – Love the blog design and the logo, good job

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9. Christine says:

   June 19, 2008 at 2:28 pm

   My blog has been up for about a month: thebonbonlife.com

   The purpose is to help inspire others to break away from the 9-5 grind and start their own biz. I hope to start some lively dialogue about escaping corporate life–especially among my age group (gen y/quarterlifers/whatever).

   I’m especially interested in how the evolution of the internet is shifting how we think about work.

   If I had to label it, I’d say my my blog is about personal development and entrepreneurship. I am using it as a way to launch a new business for myself as well. I’d say one of the bigger challenges is keeping the theme somewhat cohesive and understanding who and how I can help through it.

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10. Beth Patterson says:

    June 20, 2008 at 7:54 am

    Thanks for this opportunity, Ace!
    The Virtual Tea House is a social/spiritual networking site. Multi-bloggers write about how they are engaging the spirituality of everyday life. Site also has forums and a place for anyone to submit life-stories, but those have not been used much.

    I enjoy the writing on my blog for the site a lot, and helping other people begin to blog (I would love to be a blog-incubator). I don’t really want to put ads on the site–but I would like to begin to figure out how to have the site bring in some money. Maybe those 2 things are incompatible, but I think there’s something that I’m overlooking…that the site can make some money and I don’t have to run a lot of ads!

    Any help you could be would be greatly appreciated.
    Beth

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11. Tara says:

    June 20, 2008 at 8:46 am

    The title of my blog says it all – Champagne Travel on a Beer Budget. It is about travelling & living with style even if you’re on a budget. I am aim to provide inspiration & tips for becoming a savvy traveler.
    The blog has been running for about 12 months, has a decent little readership but isn’t really making money yet. I am keen for this to change so that I can fund more travels and have more time to dedicate to the blog.
    I would love a review of my blog so I can have an outside perspective on what I could do to reach my goals.
    Thanks!

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12. Paul Piotrowski says:

    June 20, 2008 at 12:35 pm

    Even though I’ve already selected Simon Stapleton as the Blog Review, feel free to keep them coming guys. I will think about how else I can help the rest of you, and of course there is probably a lot that can be learned from the Simon Stapleton review as well that applies to many of you.

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13. Lucy Lopez says:

    June 24, 2008 at 12:51 am

    More important than the question of whether I want to make money from my blog is this question that has been haunting me…How do I REALLY want to spend my life? Depending on the answer, it might obviate the need for the first question!

    Do I really want to blog? If money wasn’t a concern, would I be interested in blogging? Even though I love blogging, is this how I want to keep using the hours in my days? I wish the answer was a resounding YES but it isn’t.

    So what does produce a resounding Yes? Nothing yet Which leaves me to think that for now, this is great and I’ll keep enjoying it. And while I do, yes, I do want to make money from it.

    So my blog is http://www.lucylopez.net/planethappiness. It’s tagline: Personal and Spiritual Growth for the Awakening Mind. I want to encourage people to recognize and experience the true cause of happiness, which is ‘uncaused’. It is what we naturally are.

    I do this through posts that explore life experiences, dilemmas from an understanding and experience of the nature of mind, its habits, its states of consciousness. It is about encouraging people to be truly aware.

    Hope I haven’t gone too far afield for you but yes, I would appreciate any help I can get wrt helping me monetize. I seem to get a fair few visitors (but are they only Entrecard droppers who really don’t spend time reading?). And I would especially love people to comment…I wonder why they don’t???

    Thanks so much for the offer. Whoever ends up getting it, I really hope it helps you towards your financial goals! Warm wishes everyone! Lucy

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