Comments on: My Reality Check About Blogging For Dollars http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/ Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:28:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jamie (fitforamom) http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-9343 Jamie (fitforamom) Wed, 13 Jan 2010 17:37:17 +0000 http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/?p=300#comment-9343 I agree with Berni. Do it because you have a passion for it. I am a marketing consultant who strategizes with those in the wellness industry and what I love to do is WRITE, so blogging has been a natural progression for me. I am currently working on my first book and thought that blogging would assist me. Being a newbie has been great in regards to all of the connections that I've made with like minded individuals! Fit Moms = Fit Families = Fit Business, Jamie @fitforamom I agree with Berni. Do it because you have a passion for it. I am a marketing consultant who strategizes with those in the wellness industry and what I love to do is WRITE, so blogging has been a natural progression for me. I am currently working on my first book and thought that blogging would assist me. Being a newbie has been great in regards to all of the connections that I’ve made with like minded individuals!

Fit Moms = Fit Families = Fit Business,

Jamie
@fitforamom

]]> By: “How much you get paid for these advertising ads?” « SkinnyMinnyMedia http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-7890 “How much you get paid for these advertising ads?” « SkinnyMinnyMedia Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:10:50 +0000 http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/?p=300#comment-7890 [...] a post I wrote about this very subject earlier this year and another on some of the revenue sources I [...] [...] a post I wrote about this very subject earlier this year and another on some of the revenue sources I [...]

]]> By: Laura Jane http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 Laura Jane Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:14:14 +0000 http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/?p=300#comment-1491 I like using my blog as way to share my weight loss struggles and successes with others. It's great to be able to vent or share a great success with people who are truly interested. Most people in my life, although supportive, don't deal with these things themselves and don't have that much interest in what I ate or how long I worked out and all those details. I also use my blog for some accountability (both from "strangers" and from the few people I know personally who do read my blog). So I'm not really interested in making money from my blog. But I do really enjoy learning more about the technical aspects blogging and about getting more readers. And I do enjoy reading blogs like ProBlogger and the posts on here about making money, even though it's not something I plan to do, if that makes any sense. I like using my blog as way to share my weight loss struggles and successes with others. It’s great to be able to vent or share a great success with people who are truly interested. Most people in my life, although supportive, don’t deal with these things themselves and don’t have that much interest in what I ate or how long I worked out and all those details. I also use my blog for some accountability (both from “strangers” and from the few people I know personally who do read my blog). So I’m not really interested in making money from my blog. But I do really enjoy learning more about the technical aspects blogging and about getting more readers. And I do enjoy reading blogs like ProBlogger and the posts on here about making money, even though it’s not something I plan to do, if that makes any sense.

]]> By: roni http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 roni Sat, 25 Apr 2009 01:59:39 +0000 http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/?p=300#comment-1487 Jaime - first.. there is always the anonymous option! :) Sometimes I wish I did that and yeah.. I cringe.. but then I think.. HEY this is ME, if they don't like it, then there's nothing I can do about it. What I've found is that most people I know rarely read. They are totally uninterested in that part of me. So it's really not a big deal at all. Jaime – first.. there is always the anonymous option! :)

Sometimes I wish I did that and yeah.. I cringe.. but then I think.. HEY this is ME, if they don’t like it, then there’s nothing I can do about it.

What I’ve found is that most people I know rarely read. They are totally uninterested in that part of me. So it’s really not a big deal at all.

]]> By: roni http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-1468 roni Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:05:37 +0000 http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/?p=300#comment-1468 Kerry - I do TOO! Every time some says they tried a recipe or any idea I shared online I get psyched! It's such an awesome feeling. :) Kerry – I do TOO! Every time some says they tried a recipe or any idea I shared online I get psyched! It’s such an awesome feeling. :)

]]> By: Kerry http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-1460 Kerry Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:11:24 +0000 http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/?p=300#comment-1460 I make a negligible amount of money from my blog, but I do get very excited when somoene tells me they tried a new recipe after reading! I make a negligible amount of money from my blog, but I do get very excited when somoene tells me they tried a new recipe after reading!

]]> By: jamie http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-1424 jamie Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:34:20 +0000 http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/?p=300#comment-1424 I blog mostly just for myself, family and friends. I don't put my blog out there too much b/c I work full time as a designer and I try hard to keep my personal life separate from my professional. I just find it a bit odd that the guy next to me could be reading about my personal life without me knowing. I'm having a hard time "going public" - did anyone else have a hard time making this leap? But while I think it would be great to roll in some extra money from it, like Berni I mentally cringe at the idea of the reactions I might get from my readers if they see ads. I blog mostly just for myself, family and friends. I don’t put my blog out there too much b/c I work full time as a designer and I try hard to keep my personal life separate from my professional. I just find it a bit odd that the guy next to me could be reading about my personal life without me knowing. I’m having a hard time “going public” – did anyone else have a hard time making this leap? But while I think it would be great to roll in some extra money from it, like Berni I mentally cringe at the idea of the reactions I might get from my readers if they see ads.

]]> By: Sally http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-1394 Sally Wed, 22 Apr 2009 03:23:02 +0000 http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/?p=300#comment-1394 I would just like people to see what i could do and hopefully someone will like what they see need a cake or something and tell their friends that i make nice things and they should try me out. So i guess technically id like to make money eventually but not really through the blog, Just baking. Im no where near where i would like to be with the amount of posts i want.. but i guess you need to start somewhere. (= I would just like people to see what i could do and hopefully someone will like what they see need a cake or something and tell their friends that i make nice things and they should try me out. So i guess technically id like to make money eventually but not really through the blog, Just baking. Im no where near where i would like to be with the amount of posts i want.. but i guess you need to start somewhere. (=

]]> By: Berni http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 Berni Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:32:19 +0000 http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/?p=300#comment-1391 I'm a lot like @Melissa, I had Adsense running for a while, made no money from it and cringed every time I went to my site and saw the "lose 20lbs in 4 weeks" ads. I do want to make money from blogging, but for now I'm a total newbie, 6 months in, and I'm enjoying sharing and connecting with other people so much I'm not really even thinking about it :) I’m a lot like @Melissa, I had Adsense running for a while, made no money from it and cringed every time I went to my site and saw the “lose 20lbs in 4 weeks” ads. I do want to make money from blogging, but for now I’m a total newbie, 6 months in, and I’m enjoying sharing and connecting with other people so much I’m not really even thinking about it :)

]]> By: Melissa http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/2009/04/21/my-reality-check-about-blogging-for-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 Melissa Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:26:26 +0000 http://skinnyminnymedia.com/new/?p=300#comment-1379 I make no money from my blog and have no advertisers at all. I know I could ... but I'd fear getting all kinds of "lose weight now" type ads, and I just don't think that's on message for a blog about recovery from disordered eating. I hope someday my writing style -- and the guest posts I've written already -- might land me a cool opportunity with a print pub or an online pub that would come with a paycheck ... but I'm blogging about a passion and a reality of mine. It's definitely not something I do for money, and even if I had a bigger following than I do, I think any money I would earn, I'd probably donate to NEDA. I make no money from my blog and have no advertisers at all. I know I could … but I’d fear getting all kinds of “lose weight now” type ads, and I just don’t think that’s on message for a blog about recovery from disordered eating. I hope someday my writing style — and the guest posts I’ve written already — might land me a cool opportunity with a print pub or an online pub that would come with a paycheck … but I’m blogging about a passion and a reality of mine. It’s definitely not something I do for money, and even if I had a bigger following than I do, I think any money I would earn, I’d probably donate to NEDA.

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