Bloggers and blogging – are you determined to fail?

by angela.booth on April 13, 2007


During the week I received an email message which took me to task for being “misleading” about blogging’s money-making potential.

The writer said she had many blogs, and wasn’t making a high income; and she knew of many other bloggers who weren’t either.

Here’s my response:

Yes, I know that the money-making stats for 95 per cent of bloggers are woeful.

The fact remains that corporate bloggers can and do make from $1000 to
$1500 a week. I know one “ghost” blogger who’s making $2500 a week.

I think Steve Pavlina, who’s an entrepreneurial blogger, makes upwards
of $1000 a day.

So the money’s there to be made. In fact, I’ve got no doubt at all
that some high profile bloggers are turning their blogs into
million-dollar enterprises – viz Lifehacker, Tom Peters, etc.

BUT…

Unfortunately, because of the low cost of entry (zero) most bloggers
will never use their blog to anywhere near its full potential.

Reasons: lack of knowledge, lack of commitment, and lack of focus.

The costs of entry to blogging are very low, however, if you build your knowledge, blog consistently with focus, and continue to learn, the sky’s the limit on your potential.

If you’re determined to fail at blogging, you will. On the other hand, if you’re determined on success, you’ll succeed. My Blogging for Dollars ebook puts you on the highway to success.

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