Blogging: It's NOT a Waste of Time
I was using Market Samurai to come up with something to write about today, and let me tell you, there are tons of articles to choose from. But something I read in one of the blogs interested me because it was so true.
The article was about business blogging, and the first paragraph said something about people not getting immediate results, and so they think it’s a waste of time.
Not true!
Blogging is infinitely wiser than many traffic tactics. Sitting in front of a screen clicking away at a traffic exchange won’t get you where you need to be. Buying banner ads or using free blasters to blast emails or ezine ads or whatever out. All a freakin’ waste of valuable time!
Commercial Blogging gives you an edge for several reasons. One of them is that blogs are extremely search engine friendly. I won’t go into the reasons for that right now because that’s rather out of focus, but just know that writing in a blog, using keywords you’ve researched and found to be great ones for your niche is what you need to do.
And, you need to do it every day or almost every day when you’re starting out. If you read my blog, you know that I try to post at least 5 times a week. That’s because I want to keep on building readership and momentum. Once a blog is rolling, you really don’t have to blog so much, but three times a week is good.
Surely you can find something to write about in your niche 3 times in a week! If not, hire someone. Use videos or podcasts, but just blog! Become respected in your niche, and then, make money with your blog.
It’s true that blogging won’t make you rich overnight. But, if you have a following of people that trust you, you might write a review about a product that you recommend (using your affiliate link, of course), and guess what happens? People are interested in your recommendations because you’ve built a “trust” relationship.
So, you’re branding, too. People will come to recognize you for your expertise, and it’s really, really cool when that happens. Then, you start to make bigger and bigger chunks of money. And you’re all set.
Don’t ever think that blogging is a waste of time. If you want free search engine traffic and the respect of people who come to see what you have to say each time you post, you’re on the right track! Develop a blogging personality and let it shine!
Blogging works and should be fun.
It is a simple journal of things that may be of interest to other people.
Thanks for your encouragement to keep on keeping on .
Walter
I like your insight on telling people how to make money by blogging. Most people wouldn’t have known how to make money blogging. I think your blogs help people out.
Hi Pat,
You forgot to promote yourself, so i’ll have to do it . . . If you want to learn all about making money blogging join this fantastic group: http://www.blogging4boomers.com
@Jennifer -
Jennifer… You totally rock! Thanks!
I just figure that if people like what I tell them about in my blog, they’ll just be drawn to http://Blogging4Boomers.com! Right?
Or, they can join my free blogging tech site: http://EasyBlogTricks.com
Thanks, Jennifer! You’re the best.
Pat
I create 8-10 blogs for my interest in blogging & for revenue. Today I visited your blog & I read few post. I got fantastic knoledge here. Now I will visit here regularly, Thanx for making such a beautiful blog.
Inspired me to blog too. Your advice on blogging everyday in the beginning is true. I shall start doing the same.
I totally agree! It’s not just a good way to reach customers or build a following, it makes a real difference to take the time to distill the lessons you THINK you’ve learned, because you often find you found or more, or something more important, that how it seemed at the time.
yeah, i totally agree with you..you have to have a helpful or fun/interesting blog in order for people to comeback to your site..then if they like it very much, they will tell their friends about it and your blog will be alive because many people visits it..then that’s when you can earn money..
and it is also important that your blog is about your interest(like for me my blog is about anime or other japanese stuffs) so that the ideas would just flow in your mind.
Hi! Im just starting to blog 2 months ago. It’s more like a journal where you write what you want or what you feel. Then I learned that you can actualy make money out of your blog. Not rich but for gas money or some. you certainly make me write. thank you. I will do my best to write more every week…
Edna
@Edna -
Hi Edna,
You can indeed make money from your blog and it can be BIG money. But, your blog has to strike a cord in a niche and you have to develop a large readership first.
If you want to learn more about making money with a blog, join us at http://Blogging4Boomers.com
–Pat
I agree with you, for the most part. Using blogging as a way to build relationships with your reader is definitely a good tactic. But, if you don’t post original content that is useful for your readers, you are going to get lost in a sea of a million other blogs. It is so easy to create a blog now that there are literally hundreds of thousands out there … you need to differentiate yourself if you expect to be successful.
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