Needs Work

A couple weeks ago I was very hyped up on what I saw/read from other people where they are generating very good income from blogs. I talked with several friends about it (most my friends would enjoy another stream of income) and gave them a very detailed email on the steps needed to get started. The two people I work with and actually hand-held through the process did create blogs:

• http://texashighschoolgirlsbasketball.blogspot.com/
• http://tvmusings.blogspot.com/
• http://mynewjobtransition.blogspot.com/

My father did nothing, although he continues to say he IS really interested. My mother DID get signed up for both Adsense and Blogger, but is delayed due to not knowing what to write about. My sister signed up for both and has fairly certainly decided to blog about losing weight... perhaps not a bad topic, but she is also really in to gaming (World of Warcraft, and EverQuest), which I think would probably be a much more popular blog topic. A couple other friends are also stuck at various stages of "starting".

I don't really want to slam my family and friends... that's not the purpose of this blog entry, but I DO want to use this information to help them, and others (you) to realize that putting up a blog is not a free ride to riches. It DOES take some work!

As I sit here right now, I'm glancing over to see two friends. Each of them are playing some form of solitaire/freecell type games. One has not written a blog entry in 18 days. The other has not written an entry in a bit over 3 weeks! I also know my father has been spending countless hours at some space strategy game. Of course, I respect their obvious priorities... not everyone is truly motivated to take the effort required to make extra money. I think for most of us... it's the point where we have no other income, and in danger of loosing our house that we REALLY get in gear to take action. It sure would be nice to see them making an extra $1,000/month, though!

I'm sure blogging is not for everyone (thank goodness).... but, it really does work for many people. I got inspired today -- due to their LACK of inspiration, and decided to go research some successful blogs. Here's what I found:

• StevePavlina.com - one of my favorites, is (has been) listed by technorati as being in the top 100 favorited blogs. His blog is now (as of 7/31/06) bringing in over $300/day, as he describes in a post "How To Make Money From Your Blog" which I mention in my first post "Starting Off - Blog for Cash".
• Darren Rowse manages 20 blogs and has a recent post in which he talks about his six figure blog income... giving people inspiration to work on their blogs too.
• Jacob has a couple blogs which are finally totalling $100/day with Adsense. He talk about it here.
• I'm finding MANY more blogs that easily make over $100/day, and will post more here as I find time. But, actually, I'd rather just get this post finished and move on to other posts for my other blogs. If you don't want to believe me that there are several thousands of people making decent money from there blogs, then wasting my time with more examples is not going to help you.
• Check out technorati.com which is a great site (search engine) for blogs.

SO, assuming you are still reading, and eager to get past the challenges of being lazy or procrastinating, here are some steps to take right now. YES! RIGHT NOW!

1. Pick a topic to write about. Right now you should not care so much WHAT that topic is. The point is to start getting in the habit of doing some writing about something. ANYTHING!
2. Yes, you need to actually take the time to sign up to these sites:
   Blogger.com - free, quick, easy blog setup
   Adsense - income from targeted ads
3. Write your first post. Write your second post tomorrow. Write every day for a week, even if it's just one or two short paragraphs.
4. Come back here and post your blog URL in a comment. I WILL check it out and give feedback!
   

I think the hardest thing about this, for most people, is just making the effort to get started. No one can MAKE you do that. You have to want to do it for yourself.

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