Comments on: Pavlina On Blogging For Money

By: ray

ray — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:50:32 +0000

Hey Thomson. I agree that his posts are a bit long and it’s sometimes hard to find the time to read them. Some of them have really motivated me to make some changes in my life and I’m glad I read them. Thanks for stopping by!

By: ray

ray — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:45:50 +0000

Hi Christine. Sorry, I’ve been really slow in responding to comments lately (and posting!), but I’m hoping that’s going to change soon. I’ve picked up a lot of useful ideas from Steve’s blog and his book should be great. Thanks for commenting!

By: Christine OKelly

Christine OKelly — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 01:31:22 +0000

Thanks so much for pointing me to this post. I always enjoy Steve Pavlina’s posts but must have missed this one. I read the the entire thing from top to bottom - I’m really looking forward to his book!

By: Thomson Chemmanoor

Thomson Chemmanoor — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 04:57:34 +0000

I truely admire Steve Pavlina, I use to read his blog right from he started. But reading this post full is hard since his blog posts are more than 3000-5000 word long, Anyway I still enjoying reading this blog.

By: Email Marketing Man

Email Marketing Man — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:41:33 +0000

Nice post. There’s definitely a difference between those that are trying to support a hobby, and those that are considering their hobbies specifically as money-making ventures. Fact is, blogging is yet another instance in the “content is king vs traffic is king” debate - you gotta have both if you want to make money!

By: ray

ray — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:44:15 +0000

Thanks for the comments, guys. I understand that many people don’t blog for money, but for personal reasons as you suggested. I really think that’s awesome and highly encourage it. It’s still possible to generate a small stream of income from those efforts, though.

I think it’s also possible to blog as a business with profit as a primary goal and still build a loyal community. There are a number of people who regularly read blogs that make a ton of money even though a great deal of income is made from it. Darren Rowse and Steve Pavlina are good examples of bloggers who write from their hearts, have built large, strong communities, and yet make a great deal of money from their blogs.

I do have to say that my own motives are mixed. I don’t write these articles just to make money, but also because, I, too, have a need to express myself and share my thoughts and ideas with the community that has developed around this blog. The little bit that I do make from writing here has made a real difference for me at times, though.

By: Leather Recliners

Leather Recliners — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:26:44 +0000

Thanks for the information, will check out the post.

By: Music Terms

Music Terms — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:51:27 +0000

What if one is really not interested in the money part of it? I for one am willing to accept that if some money comes, I shall not turn it away but, the idea of my blogging is to simply express myself, find a community that appreciates it, comments on my writing and carry on as a community.

I would really appreciate your thoughts on this. I believe that your blog is building a good community and I quite appreciate that.