Finding the Good Stuff…
I’ve got to be honest, I’ve not been particularly involved with blogging recently…
Why?
I’ve recently moved house… DIY is not my favourite passion, but when someone has painted AROUND the wardrobes you really (I mean really) don’t have much of a choice!!
So… What’s this post about?
I only really want to post when I’ve found something really, really interesting (if you want to find out what I find interesting, why not subscribe?) and plus I’ve got to the point recently where I’ve avoided all the “WebGuru’s” and “Interent Marketer’s” in my feed reader.
Alright, I know these guru’s are (allegedly) making a fortune from blogging, but most of them are regurgitating the same things:
- Twitter
I still fail to see how twitter is going to allow me to give up working for a living (I mean who wants to know everytime I scratch myself? - for the minority that do, simply let me know and I’ll give you a call as and when?!?). - Web 2.0 / Social Networking
I’ve got a Wordpress Theme (I’ve just bought another one from Chris Pearson that I’ll probably migrate onto this blog soon once i’ve customised it). I will be upgrading to Wordpress 2.5 once I’ve had more of a play with it on one of my niche blogs (and no, I still don’t like it that much - I’ll get used to it I’m sure!). - The Something for Nothing Brigade
I also completely agree with Alan Johnson, who made a guest post recently, Instant Riches? Pah! - Not going to happen! You have to put some work in, and so many people don’t want to. A millionnaire overnight for just three clicks of the mouse??
Now the first good thing I came across….
After all that negativity I did find something quite refreshing my Google Reader, a Q&A from Shoemoney . He doesn’t read books, he tells people to write good quality content, doesn’t build email lists, and admits it took him 7 years to make his first $1,000 in a month (he also comes clean on the rumour surrounding his incredibly large penis) - but he is honest and he does make money out of blogging, check him out!
I’ll be back soon as I plough through my Google Reader trying to pull out some of the good stuff from the rubbish!
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This is one of the things that people don’t realize is so difficult about blogging - consistently coming up with good topics to write about over long periods of time. It is also what will determine whether you can be a full time blogger or not…
I agree, I’ve got a billion and one things I could just comment on randomly in my Google Reader, but if I’m really honest I believe in quality not quantity - if there’s nothing I have any passion for to post about in a given week, so be it!
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