Curiosity killed the cat. Hence the giraffe.
Photo by Gardawind
Why do you have a blog? Is it because you are interesting, or perhaps because you want to be interesting? Is it because you just love sitting inside all the time, stuck behind your screen, typing the day away? You could just be someone that tries to make a living from blogging. If you are, I’m curious to know what your mindset is.
This blog is pretty much about me. About the things I like, dislike, know and want to know. I’m no expert on anything but myself really. Sure, I know a bit of Internet Marketing, some SEO, a little Social Media, and perhaps a dash of personal branding. Jack of all trades, master of none.
That is one of the reasons I decided to start blogging again. This way, I get to connect with like-minded people. Create new business opportunities, forge mutual beneficial relations, learn more. This is my place on the Net. Here I don’t have to push through the masses to try and connect with someone. Here is where you connect with me.
A lot of blogs I see today are purely based on the following formula:
Create newsworthy or viral content > attract more eyeballs and clicks > make more money > rinse and repeat.
To me, that sounds like:
Do a lot of hard work and be on your toes all the time > don’t give a shit who reads your stuff > make more money > do it all over again. and again. and again.
Personally, I can see and understand the temptation of making more money online as fast as you can. But if you’re working that hard all the time, when will you have time to spend that cash? There needs to be a healthy balance. If that means I have to work less to play more, so be it.
An online rep is priceless. Remember that next time you try to sell your visitors something. If you don’t provide value, what do you provide? A good excuse for them never to visit you again. See all your hard work go out the window yet?
If you blog striclty for money, how do you go about it? Do you monetize through ads, link sales, reviews and affiliate promotions and go for the quick buck? Or are you ready to build up a trustworthy relationship with your visitors that will result in life-long customers?
(PS I know. The whole cat and giraffe thing? Didn’t make any sense.)