Making Money Blogs – Are You Following The Pack?

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Making Money Blogs – What separates you from everyone else?

I believe that in order for people to notice what you are doing you can’t just be another one of those making money blogs. I think the internet is littered with millions of them already.  I have been working one of those  making money blogs for sometime now and  I won’t lie it’s very hard to compete against other online marketers especially if your technical skills are lacking.  I have learned a thing or two that may quicken your ability to find your groove.

Making Money Blogs – Get A Jumpstart Ahead Of Everyone Else

If you are just starting out online I want to give you some of the best advice you can get online. Don’t start your journey in the make money at home from your home computer niche. Yep I said that! The biggest mistake that people make is believing that they can make money starting in this particular industry. Instead I highly recommend getting involved in a niche that you have a lot of knowledge in.

A while back I decided to not worry about what my sites looked like or how good my grammar skills where.  When I started making videos I decided that I wouldn’t stand in front of a fancy care with some fancy digs on. The reason is because I have always believed that the content can stand on its own two feet. I always wanted to attract people to me that care more about content and less about aesthetics. I didn’t than as I don’t now have the time to worry about that sorta of stuff.

With the knowledge I have now about marketing online, I wish I did know how to build a book shelf or rebuild a motor. Heck I wish I knew how to sew. Why you might ask? It is because these are the types of things that can get you paid online.

Making Money Blogs – Why Blog?

There are only 3 reasons that I can think of, but they are 3 very good reasons and if you are on the fence about starting one of those making money blogs this should help convince you that you should.

  • Blogs are easy to use. Seriously compared to building other types of sites blogs are pretty basic. Also you can start learning how to use html. While to be a good blogger you don’t need to know much html you should know a little.
  • Seo benefits, compared to static websites blogs are easier when it comes to getting search engine rankings. Search engines love sites that are updated regularly.
  • You can create a social community. Blogs are great for finding people that are interested in what you are interested in.

To wrap this post up, just keep in mind that blogging should be fun.   Like Me ? Hate Me? Breathing? Leave a comment I would love to know about it!

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Consistency Is The Key To Everything

Do You Have Consistency In Your Life?

Consistency Is A Virtue; If You're Not A Screwup

How often have you set out to do something only to find that you simple up and quitting before finishing what ever it is you set out to do? This is something I see many people do. Throughout the years I have seen many people start training in martial arts, they last maybe 3 years some 5 years but slowly over time they just loose interest. I see the same thing in the internet home business sector. People start out with good intentions but eventually they just give up.

I am very good martial artist as well as a great guitar player and I am not a bad online marketer if I do say so myself. The one thing that seperates me from other people is I am consistent in what I do. In fact in my Sifu’s school there is only 1 other person besides me who has consistently trained throughout the years. I am talking about a lot of people coming through my teachers doors, all starting with great intentions all just deciding to give up without ever really reaching their full potential.

The next step

I also see this happen with my own students, a person walks into my school ready to take on the world. A year or two into their training they simply give up.

Funny thing is this, I am nobody particularly special I just simply refuse to give up on something I really want.  Martial Arts really isn’t that hard, nor is playing guitar pretty much anything is possible if you put enough effort into it.

So the next time you are thinking about doing something, really take a moment and think about if it’s something you really want. If it is then the secret to success my friend is consistency be willing to do what others aren’t.  If you are sincere in your effort eventually you will accomplish what you started. Maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow but one day.

How To Make Money|From Your Hobby|Start blogging!|

Creating An  Income From Your Passion!

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I started blogging somewhere around 2005 and I have steadily watched my sphere of influence grow.  If you are interested in turning any hobby into a online business creating a blog is a good place to start. Before spending any real money on trying to turn your hobby into an income source you should first see if there are people out there that are interested in what you would like to sell. If you are using a blog its simply a matter of starting to write about your hobby.

Fear Of Writing – Don’t Let It Stop You

Fear in any form is debilitating. When it comes to blogging it seems many people are afraid to start one up because they are afraid of what people might think of them. Or they are afraid of not being a good writer.  I was never a good writer in school and writing was one of my worse subjects.

I am still shocked that I enjoy writing as much as I do.  That wasn’t always the case when I first started blogging. I sat in front of my computer screen just staring at it. When I finally got done my first post, I deleted it because I felt I had no idea what I was talking about.  Finally I realized that unless I get over my fear of writing it is going to plague me the rest of my life, and I couldn’t live like that. So I sucked it up and published my first post.  You know something it was terrible, in fact that entire blog was a nightmare, but I did learn how to blog from it and after I wrote my first post each post got easier to write.  That was 5 years ago.  Now I write in several blogs and guest post on other peoples blogs from time to time.

Making Money From Blogging…

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While there are many people out there that write in their blogs just for the hell of it.  There are even more people writing for the hell of it and  get paid in the process.  As a blogger you can get paid through affiliate programs.  An affiliate program is simple a way for you to earn commissions if someone buys something from clicking on a link on your blog.

Can Your Hobby Make You Money? Just about everything that is sold online has an affiliate program attached to it.  There are two easy ways for you to determine if you hobby has affiliate programs.

1. You can go to your favorite online supply shop and look for a link that says affiliate partners.

2. You can do a google search like  “Your Favorite Hobby” affiliate program and see what pops up.

In addition to those ways there are sites online that you can join as an affiliate and be able to market any of the programs involved with the affiliate network.  2 good examples of that are.

1. Clickbank: Probably the most popular affiliate network.

2. Commission Junction:  The second most popular affiliate network.

Within those two networks alone you can find thousands of products that you can earn commissions from. As I was saying earlier in the post. It is best to first see if there is interest in your hobby. For example: Golf is a very popular hobby however that market is very saturated with competition and could be hard to earn from that niche. Don’t let that discourage you though because there are literally thousands of hobbies that are out there that are just ripe for the pickings.


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It Was Time For A Facelift

Well I finally twisted my friend and partner Jamie Pelaez’s arm to make me a new logo & header for this blog.  I am so glad I did because I stink at making graphics. I mean I can make them, they just look  like poo. It is amazing what a little eye candy can do for your web presence.

Now that I am using this shiny new theme, logo & header its time I start writing in this blog more regularly. Which I keep telling myself I will but I keep running into the same problem over and over. I see other people putting blogs on their  name.com and usually their blogs are about their business.  I don’t particularly want to talk shop on this blog.  While I got this domain name because I do market online and I wanted to get MyName.com (which btw I think anyone who is remotely serious about marketing online should do.)

I am not sure what I should really be writing about. I was never one for keeping a journal or diary. So I suppose I will continue  along writing what ever strikes my fancy.

So here is a before pic of this site..

As you can see my new layout is much better.

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Birds Dying Is The End Coming? Read Now!

Birds Dying – Have You Been Watching The News?

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With the power of the internet it is easier to keep track of what is going on around the world. In recent news a chilling event seems to be happening everywhere and I don’t mean the cold!  Birds dying and fallen out of the sky, fish showing up on the shores what does all this mean?

Does it have something to do with some top secret experiment? Aliens maybe? Or is it the hand of god getting ready to cast judgement on his people? (I can not prove or refute the evidence I can merely share with you my findings and let you come to your own conclusions.)—> I always wanted to say that line!

Seriously though just check out what is going on! Continue reading Birds Dying Is The End Coming? Read Now!