Comments on: Believe the hype not the press http://www.upstartblogger.com/believe-the-hype-not-the-press Successful Blogging Made Simple Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:41:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: curtis earl http://www.upstartblogger.com/believe-the-hype-not-the-press#comment-14029 curtis earl Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:52:02 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/believe-the-hype-not-the-press#comment-14029 my predicament is unique because I never wanted to use ads. maybe its my pimped out, super-anti-ad version of firefox 3. Maybe its my host block which kills ads, but i don't see many sites with ads up. but i know you guys are making bank. I have 4 ads on the very front page of <a>Real Sports Bloggers</a>. They're very small text link ads which make me about $100 a month. I do the paid posts and reviews. I use Linkworth, and I'm finally showing a profit. The issue that I really don't know much about using my blog site to make money. I allow my bloggers to post ads if they chose to and keep that money; but i'm not very much help. Thats why I come here. My site is every bit as powerful as wordpress.com. In fact, it has MANY more features than that site and we use the same software platform (WPMU). I have a HUGE theme upgrade upcoming. If anyone you know is jazzy and wants to make a few bucks, tell em i'm looking for something <em>Sharp 2.0</em>. I've got some mapping ideas. well, i won't spill the beans, but maybe you could do some consulting for me and help me tighten up my ideas into something profitable. my people will call your people. my predicament is unique because I never wanted to use ads. maybe its my pimped out, super-anti-ad version of firefox 3. Maybe its my host block which kills ads, but i don’t see many sites with ads up. but i know you guys are making bank. I have 4 ads on the very front page of Real Sports Bloggers. They’re very small text link ads which make me about $100 a month. I do the paid posts and reviews. I use Linkworth, and I’m finally showing a profit. The issue that I really don’t know much about using my blog site to make money. I allow my bloggers to post ads if they chose to and keep that money; but i’m not very much help. Thats why I come here.

My site is every bit as powerful as wordpress.com. In fact, it has MANY more features than that site and we use the same software platform (WPMU). I have a HUGE theme upgrade upcoming. If anyone you know is jazzy and wants to make a few bucks, tell em i’m looking for something Sharp 2.0. I’ve got some mapping ideas. well, i won’t spill the beans, but maybe you could do some consulting for me and help me tighten up my ideas into something profitable. my people will call your people.

]]> By: david http://www.upstartblogger.com/believe-the-hype-not-the-press#comment-14021 david Mon, 31 Mar 2008 04:09:59 +0000 http://www.upstartblogger.com/believe-the-hype-not-the-press#comment-14021 Huh. While I can't disagree entirely with what you're saying, I have to say that many many people (like myself) start blogging with the idea that they'll soon be rich and famous. The simple fact is, they probably won't be. It's not that you can't make money blogging, but it require a great deal more traffic than the average person's likely to get within even a few years. I've not read the article you mention, but the points you quote sound completely reasonable to me. As to the Google Ads and AdBrite point, I'd be very interested in knowing what you advocate. Those surely aren't the best programs on earth, but I know of nothing that works without a substantial amount of traffic. Huh. While I can’t disagree entirely with what you’re saying, I have to say that many many people (like myself) start blogging with the idea that they’ll soon be rich and famous. The simple fact is, they probably won’t be.

It’s not that you can’t make money blogging, but it require a great deal more traffic than the average person’s likely to get within even a few years. I’ve not read the article you mention, but the points you quote sound completely reasonable to me.

As to the Google Ads and AdBrite point, I’d be very interested in knowing what you advocate. Those surely aren’t the best programs on earth, but I know of nothing that works without a substantial amount of traffic.

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