Talk Back Fridays: Open Mic!
First things first - congrats to Deb Ng who won last week’s Talk Back Fridays comments contest! Deb’s won my editing/proofing services for one post of her choice for her thoughtful comment on the Army’s new blogging rules.
How can you win? Easy! Post a comment to this post, and the most original and thoughtful comment (in my discretion) will win. I reserve the right to refuse to edit defamatory, obscene, or otherwise illegal posts, but otherwise, you can write about anything relevant to your blog.
Now, on to the post: there isn’t one! This is Open Mic day. Talk about anything you want (relevant to blogging). Got a gripe? Something to say about blogs and civility? Or the First Amendment? The role of blogs in a free press? Your favorite (or least favorite) platform?
Spout off!
May 14th, 2007 at 2:27 am
Hi Sheryl! I hope having an open mic means I can ask a question (after blabbing for a moment or two).
I am increasingly interested in the idea of monetizing a website, and I have done a bit of reading on the matter. One important key to creating a site that will be easy to monetize is finding a niche, and preferably one that hasn’t been oversaturated by writers on the topic. Then comes the process of getting established as an “expert” in the niche and I suppose as that happens, the number of visits to your site grows, and profits do as well.
For niche blogs, the formula to wealth seems relatively straightforward, but how does someone with a personal blog create enough interest in his/her life to successfully monetize it? Some have done it extremely successfully (dooce comes to mind).