Focus Baby, Focus
When people say they want to make money blogging, they often mean that they want to be able to sit at home, in front of the computer, share a few thoughts with the world and then sit back and watch the dollars roll in.
Blogging is work, actually blogging is hard work. It takes all the skills of any other entrepreneurial venture. You have to get to know your customers, you have to know your market and you have to know how to communicate.
The sites with high traffic and therefore high revenue potential all have one thing in common - Focus. The authors, whether a sole blogger or a team have a singular vision of what the content should be and how their blog should be represented.
If you want a revenue generating blog, then the first thing you need is Focus. Establish what it is you want to say, find out who is going to listen and communicate with them. Establish a routine early, and keep to it. Keep reviewing what you are writing and who is reading it. Keep ensuring that the Focus is kept, revisited, and refreshed as needed but keep it.
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#1 by Alex on December 21, 2008 - 6:50 am
Yeah I think this is very true, I know a blogger who posts 2-3 posts every day. He always has good content, and people have started to recognize this. Doing this I think takes up a very long time and is really hard to do. Im sure hes wanted to quit many times but I guess he sticks to it, hoping to make it big in the blogosphere.
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#2 by Paul on December 21, 2008 - 10:29 am
MY suggestion when starting a blog business is to keep you day job, but on the side setup some blog and do what you said 2-3 post a everyday no matter what, after and while if you keep at it, you will start to see some decent traffic and be making a small part time income, but it takes a really long time before you start seeing really good money. It has taken me years to build up my sites. Also you have to pick the write niche, I strongly suggest when choosing a niche try to blog about something that is product related like my blogs are.
#3 by Blog Income Report on December 21, 2008 - 1:25 pm
Focus is important because your readers will come to expect certain types of posts from you and if you don't stay on topic, it might turn them off.
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#4 by portable on December 21, 2008 - 7:25 pm
Very true.
However, it's fun sometimes to sit back and dream about the money rolling in!
#5 by Bryan on February 16, 2009 - 7:48 am
When I first started blogging and working online, staying focused was my biggest problem. I was constantly distracted by incoming e-mails, new software, etc. For me to stay focused and manage all the sites I own or manage for clients, I have to stick to the following plan:
Only check e-mail twice a day. Otherwise, T-bird isn't even open on my system.
Use a calendar to plan out my work week. I make a list of items to be done on each day and check them off as they are completed. I generally try to post or market at least 2 sites a day. I make specific tasks (write 3 posts for site XXX and 2 posts for site YYY)and stick to that schedule no matter how hard it is. For me creating specific tasks is the key to success. If I make a general task (ie: marketing site YYY), I can technically check that task off and not have completed anything specific.
Forcing myself to focus on items on a task by task basis significantly improved my productivity and efficiency.
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