Talk Back Fridays: Can You Make Dough Off A Personal Blog?
Conga-rats to Jummy from Life Tips Daily who won last week’s Open Mic Talk Back Fridays comment contest! Jummy wins my editing services for one upcoming post - congratulations, Jummy, and thanks for playing!
How can you win the same prize? Simple - read the post below and comment away! The most original and well-expressed thoughts win. (And spelling counts! Or might. Depends on my mood.)
How Do You Monetize A Personal Blog? Should You Even Try?
Something a bit different this time: Jummy’s winning comment (OK, it was the only comment but still, it’s good!) poses a question about personal blogs, like Dooce.com. Namely: How do you create enough interest in your personal blog to make monetizing it worthwhile?
This is a great topic. There are a couple of schools of thought, I suppose. One - the odds are against you, so don’t bother. Or put your ads up, sure, but don’t expect a lot.
I think that’s rubbish.
Frankly, just because something’s hard, it’s never been sufficient cause to me to avoid even trying. How about you? All “hard” means is “time to buckle down and get creative.”
So, let’s help Jummy out - how do we create buzz over a personal blog?
Some ideas to start us out:
- Get arrested. Just kidding.
- Find a way to distinguish your blog. What’s your “unique selling proposition” to borrow a term from marketing?
- Write incredibly well. If you’re going to hold readers’ attention over your personal life, you’d best bring your A game, each and every single day. Impeccable grammar and spelling, perfect formatting, sharp and descriptive word choice, arc and development for each post’s “story.”
- Eye-catching design - visually and aesthetically pleasing, something sharp and unique, not your “top 10 Wordpress themes” unless you tweak it significantly…
What else can we do to turn a personal blog into a moneymaker? Post away!
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