Life & Mindset
5 Reasons You Might Fail As A Blogger
Blogging is cool. Obviously, it is a big part of my business. However, it isn’t for everyone.
Not everybody should be a blogger. Some people aren’t a good fit for it. Others just end up doing it for all the wrong reasons.
I compiled what I believe are the big 5 reasons why blogging might not be your thing.
The Power Of Minimalism And How You Can Apply It
Have you ever felt really confused? Not sure what to do next? Overwhelmed? Things taking too long?
Of course you have. Me, too. We all have.
Today, I want to talk a little bit about my view on this, and how it ties into minimalism, and what it has to do with a well known internet marketer, John Reese. I’m about to get rather philosophical on you, but I hope you’ll see how this stuff affects everything, including how effective we are as bloggers.
Filing For Bankruptcy (From Email)
Yep. I changed my email address. The one I’ve had for over a decade now. And it feels good. Damn good.
So, the questions here are: why and how?
I mean, is it worth it? Because, after all, it is a lot of work making the change, and it is sure to inconvenience a lot of people I’ve had past contact with. So, let’s cover it.
The 5 Big Hurdles Facing Bloggers On The Path To Revenue
So, you want to build up a popular blog. You want to make some money from it. You want to feel that sense of accomplishment. Plus, this stuff is fun!
So, you sit down at the computer. You open up Firefox. You check your email. You check Google Reader. You read other blogs and get some ideas for your own blog. This is exciting stuff!
Oh, crap. It is late. Time for work, life, sleep.
Next day, perhaps you feel like tweaking your blog. So, you spend a few hours on it, messing around with code. You research PHP stuff. You go through a ton of trial and error with your Wordpress theme. After many hours, your blog might look a little different. But, traffic hasn’t changed. You haven’t even written anything yet
A Story Of One Of My Failures
I want to tell you a story.
Back before I had any form of public reputation as a blogger, I made some money by doing programming work. In fact, even as I was running PCMech, I was doing client web development on the side to earn more money. PHP/MySQL development was my thing.
As things evolved with PCMech, I saw the need for some kind of content management system. See, I began PCMech in the days where we were manually creating HTML files and linking them together. I’d use Microsoft Frontpage to manage things as a site and hopefully keep everything working. I eventually evolved to using server side includes to make certain things common and make site changes not such a pain in the butt. But, I needed a real CMS.
So, I began making one myself. I put all kinds of work into the thing and was using it to power my own site. Then, it dawned on me that I could probably make some money with it. So, I called it Miraserver and began to sell licenses.
Inner Circle Workshop: Reboot Your Blogger Brain
Before success in anything manifests in the real world, you’ve got to get a grip on what’s going on inside.
In this webinar workshop, David will discuss some exercises to help reboot your blogger brain. We’re going to ditch the clutter, get freed from overwhelm, and look forward with a new focus. In fact, we’re going into the realm of personal development a little bit here. 
Click here for details on Wednesday night’s Inner Circle workshop.
The Big 5 Huge Sucking Sounds For Your Time
Yesterday was an interesting day for me. Interesting in that I was in my office almost the entire day and got very little work done. Interesting because it pissed me off, yet I was in such a mental fog that the best thing for me to do was just to get up and leave.
We’ve all had days like this. You start the day, full of piss and vinegar and ready to tackle your business, only to get mired down by your own disorganization. At the end of the day, you wonder what happened.
Well, I’ve thought about it. And I’ve identified the big 5. These 5 things are the huge sucking sounds for our time. Unfortunately, too, bloggers are particularly prone to these big 5.
Thinking Bigger About Your Online Business
Today, I’ve been spending some time with my executive cap on. You know, stop being a day laborer and really look at my online business from a bird’s eye view.
Have you done that lately? You should.
One of the big things I need to keep in mind here is that I’m building a business, not a hobby. And it is hard to grow beyond a certain point and remain a one-man-show sitting in a back bedroom of the house.
You’re a Full-Time Blogger, Now What?
This is a guest post by Chris Guthrie from Make Money on the Internet.
Blogging is very hard work, and anyone that says otherwise isn’t telling the truth.
I know this because for the past five years, I’ve been blogging, building websites and forums etc. on a part-time basis trying to earn enough money to one day quit my job. It wasn’t until nine months ago that those efforts finally paid off, when I surpassed my day job income with my online earnings. Six months later, I lost my day job (long story). So after a couple weeks spent looking for jobs I decided that this was the gentle kick in the pants telling me it was time to voyage out on my own.
In the six months that have since followed, I’ve learned three crucial lessons I wish I would have known before I was thrust into the world of self-employment.
21 Time Management Tips For Bloggers
Underlying the constant search for tactics by bloggers out there, there is a huge perceived lack of time. You’ve got a day job. A family. A life. How are you supposed to have enough time to create a successful blog? Personally, I think our perceptions of time are completely arbitrary (more on that viewpoint on [...]
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