Comments on: Is Blogging Doomed? Why A-Lister’s Are Quitting and Dan Lyons Is Just Plain Wrong http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/ Six Figure ProBlogger, Blog Marketing, Make Money Online, Blogging Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:40:06 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Jimi Jones http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/comment-page-1/#comment-9728 Jimi Jones Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:59:13 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/#comment-9728 Great post, don't know how I missed it months ago. The short-sightedness of some industry know-it-alls has always opened doors and provided opportunities for those with a broader vision (like you). Today's new wave of bloggers who really want to go pro could not be in a better position to make things happen. We can ride this evolution to success and write posts about how wrong the experts were. Great post, don’t know how I missed it months ago.

The short-sightedness of some industry know-it-alls has always opened doors and provided opportunities for those with a broader vision (like you).

Today’s new wave of bloggers who really want to go pro could not be in a better position to make things happen. We can ride this evolution to success and write posts about how wrong the experts were.

]]> By: JP Nova http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/comment-page-1/#comment-9002 JP Nova Wed, 15 Jul 2009 12:08:31 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/#comment-9002 Sure saying that blogging is dead is like saying conversation and debate is dead. In it's pure form..........not seo related or whatever, it's just a method of communication that has only just really started to get going as far as the masses are concerned. The real problem is weeding the crap from the good because the ratio is way way out of line. There seems to be too many spammed blogs out there with just waffle for content. I'd rather read any blog that anything on Twitter - I'm not playing on that one!! :) Sure saying that blogging is dead is like saying conversation and debate is dead. In it’s pure form……….not seo related or whatever, it’s just a method of communication that has only just really started to get going as far as the masses are concerned. The real problem is weeding the crap from the good because the ratio is way way out of line. There seems to be too many spammed blogs out there with just waffle for content.

I’d rather read any blog that anything on Twitter – I’m not playing on that one!! :)

]]> By: Chuck Rosseel http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/comment-page-1/#comment-8386 Chuck Rosseel Sun, 14 Jun 2009 17:03:01 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/#comment-8386 So much truth in this article. I'm relatively new to blogging but I'm an experienced marketer. I have several blogs but I'm still using the free Blogger format from Google. I realize I don't have total control when I host a blog through Blogger but I continue to do this for the outstanding seo results I've had on Google (one blog has been consistently listed #1 for one of my niches, out of 24 million results). Turning one's nose up at blog advertising smacks of elitism. I see absolutely nothing wrong with blog ads. For a brief time I helped my brother (very conservative lawyer)with marketing. He considered advertising/marketing anathema in the legal field. He thought my efforts would make him look like an ambulance chaser. Although he was a tough nut to crack, I assured him he would see significant results without it appearing he had done any advertising at all. For the short time I helped him he saw an increase of over $100,000 due to marketing. Let the blog snobs dominate the socialist milieu while the rest of us plug along in the real world, capitalism. So much truth in this article. I’m relatively new to blogging but I’m an experienced marketer. I have several blogs but I’m still using the free Blogger format from Google. I realize I don’t have total control when I host a blog through Blogger but I continue to do this for the outstanding seo results I’ve had on Google (one blog has been consistently listed #1 for one of my niches, out of 24 million results).

Turning one’s nose up at blog advertising smacks of elitism. I see absolutely nothing wrong with blog ads.

For a brief time I helped my brother (very conservative lawyer)with marketing. He considered advertising/marketing anathema in the legal field. He thought my efforts would make him look like an ambulance chaser. Although he was a tough nut to crack, I assured him he would see significant results without it appearing he had done any advertising at all. For the short time I helped him he saw an increase of over $100,000 due to marketing.

Let the blog snobs dominate the socialist milieu while the rest of us plug along in the real world, capitalism.

]]> By: Success-Marketing Entrepreneur http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/comment-page-1/#comment-8071 Success-Marketing Entrepreneur Mon, 25 May 2009 02:57:30 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/#comment-8071 The main point I agree with: good bloggers, to be successful economically, must be good marketers. And good direct-response marketers know that the most valuable thing we have in a business is the LIST. If you aren't capturing names and email addresses so you can send interested people more info directly, you're missing the boat. Oh, sure... have millions hit your site like the dating guy in Canada, and THEN perhaps AdSense will pay your way. If not, do lead generation (see my #1 Secret To Success here http://bit.ly/72nFU), capture names and email addresses attached to an autoresponder, and start a dialogue with good prospects. THEN you'll be in a position to sell them things directly. Best, Charles Seymour Jr http://twitter.com/UltimateWAHDads The main point I agree with: good bloggers, to be successful economically, must be good marketers. And good direct-response marketers know that the most valuable thing we have in a business is the LIST. If you aren’t capturing names and email addresses so you can send interested people more info directly, you’re missing the boat. Oh, sure… have millions hit your site like the dating guy in Canada, and THEN perhaps AdSense will pay your way. If not, do lead generation (see my #1 Secret To Success here http://bit.ly/72nFU), capture names and email addresses attached to an autoresponder, and start a dialogue with good prospects. THEN you’ll be in a position to sell them things directly.

Best,

Charles Seymour Jr
http://twitter.com/UltimateWAHDads

]]> By: Scott Fox, E-Commerce Success Blog http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/comment-page-1/#comment-6188 Scott Fox, E-Commerce Success Blog Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:44:23 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/#comment-6188 Well said, David. I gather that Mr. Lyons' career has been working for media companies. He underestimated the value of their marketing platform that he gets to enjoy. Their sales staff then handles the monetization, too, so he can concentrate on writing engaging content. The Internet does not suspend the law of gravity or provide any other magic. Why would Mr. Lyons think that his merely writing good info was going to pay him even close to the income that his major media company employers do? Like any other type of successful entrepreneur, top bloggers wear multiple hats. Monetizing our own content requires a mix of skill sets that are only beginning to be widely recognized and taught. Smart guy but he should have read your (or my) blogs! Scott Fox Author, Internet Riches Well said, David.

I gather that Mr. Lyons’ career has been working for media companies. He underestimated the value of their marketing platform that he gets to enjoy. Their sales staff then handles the monetization, too, so he can concentrate on writing engaging content.

The Internet does not suspend the law of gravity or provide any other magic. Why would Mr. Lyons think that his merely writing good info was going to pay him even close to the income that his major media company employers do?

Like any other type of successful entrepreneur, top bloggers wear multiple hats. Monetizing our own content requires a mix of skill sets that are only beginning to be widely recognized and taught.

Smart guy but he should have read your (or my) blogs!

Scott Fox
Author, Internet Riches

]]> By: the Blogoholic http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/comment-page-1/#comment-6050 the Blogoholic Wed, 18 Feb 2009 21:21:58 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/#comment-6050 This is probably the best post I've read today. Just when I was thinking that blogging was doomed, I stumble upon (figuratively) this post. Thank you. This is probably the best post I’ve read today. Just when I was thinking that blogging was doomed, I stumble upon (figuratively) this post.

Thank you.

]]> By: Your Money Online http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/comment-page-1/#comment-6040 Your Money Online Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:34:15 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/#comment-6040 the 08/20 rule exists in any industry and any field. So the best solution for us is blogging ourselves to the top, instead of leaving the blogsphere and becoming a real loser. the 08/20 rule exists in any industry and any field. So the best solution for us is blogging ourselves to the top, instead of leaving the blogsphere and becoming a real loser.

]]> By: JakeM http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/comment-page-1/#comment-5983 JakeM Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:50:22 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/#comment-5983 Not being able to buy your own tropical island on the basis of Adsense earnings isn't proof that bloggers can't go/stay pro. You're right on re: Lyons inability to correctly monetize. I can't imagine how many people could find a way to cash in very effectively on 1.5 targeted visitors in the tech field in a month! Not being able to buy your own tropical island on the basis of Adsense earnings isn’t proof that bloggers can’t go/stay pro.

You’re right on re: Lyons inability to correctly monetize. I can’t imagine how many people could find a way to cash in very effectively on 1.5 targeted visitors in the tech field in a month!

]]> By: Matty Byloos http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/comment-page-1/#comment-5978 Matty Byloos Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:19:14 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/#comment-5978 I think bloggers as marketers within their niche can also think about "guides" style blogging, where they try to offer solid, lengthy pieces of information that readers in their subject will find useful. Research for other people who don't have the time but do have the need. I think bloggers as marketers within their niche can also think about “guides” style blogging, where they try to offer solid, lengthy pieces of information that readers in their subject will find useful. Research for other people who don’t have the time but do have the need.

]]> By: Leon Benjamin http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/comment-page-1/#comment-5961 Leon Benjamin Sun, 15 Feb 2009 10:00:35 +0000 http://www.davidrisley.com/2009/02/10/is-blogging-doomed-dan-lyons/#comment-5961 When it's possible to embed functionality (as a opposed to content) into a blog page, some bloggers will make a lot of money. For example, a niche blog on living, working and travelling to Peru could embed a booking engine into its site, such that the booking experience remains on the blog site through to purchase. In effect a white label travel service branded with the identity of the blog site. In short, when people come to your blog to 'do stuff' as well as 'read stuff' is when serious money will be made by A list bloggers. When it’s possible to embed functionality (as a opposed to content) into a blog page, some bloggers will make a lot of money. For example, a niche blog on living, working and travelling to Peru could embed a booking engine into its site, such that the booking experience remains on the blog site through to purchase. In effect a white label travel service branded with the identity of the blog site.

In short, when people come to your blog to ‘do stuff’ as well as ‘read stuff’ is when serious money will be made by A list bloggers.

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