Funancials said:

Justin- 

The more you vent, the more I learn. 

What I love is that if you blog for fun, you'll have the opportunity for income. If you blog for income, you'll have no fun. 

The more you vent, the more I learn. 

What I love is that if you blog for fun, you'll have the opportunity for income. If you blog for income, you'll have no fun. 

Charles @ MoneyGreenLife said:

One thing you can do is write a super good article. An article you're the proudest of. But also make sure the topic has relevent keywords you want to be optimized for. Then write more articles that's related to the same topic as your super article and create an internal link to it from your new articles. Keep doing it forever and ever. That's what I did for a few of my posts and they're the most trafficked posts now.

What bothers me is that my so called "anchor posts" arent even the ones im proudest of.  Hands down I know my very favorite article Ive written so far...very editorial in nature, but also very well thought out, and I thought well written, on scams and snake oil salesmen...and it's one of my least viewed/commented on articles.  Meanwhile I vented about my lackluster experience with a penny auction site one time, and that's one of the big hitters for SE traffic.
 

Sorry another random vent of mine! lol

Vent all you want! Mine aren't the ones I expected (or hoped) would get read either. So what does one do? Change the focus of the blog or just capitalize on those popular posts? I know I ended up writing a few more posts on the same topic (high efficiency washing machines) and they drew a lot of traffic too. But that topic certainly doesn't define my blog... I guess I'm saying I feel your frustration.

Charles @ MoneyGreenLife said:

One thing you can do is write a super good article. An article you're the proudest of. But also make sure the topic has relevent keywords you want to be optimized for. Then write more articles that's related to the same topic as your super article and create an internal link to it from your new articles. Keep doing it forever and ever. That's what I did for a few of my posts and they're the most trafficked posts now.

Yes, anchor posts are great ways to build traffic and SEO results. I have a few (not enough) anchor posts that consistently draw traffic to the blog.

Also, I can't reiterate enough what the others said about not blogging for the money. It seems that most of the time opportunities present themselves when you're not trying so hard to find them.

What bothers me is that my so called "anchor posts" arent even the ones im proudest of.  Hands down I know my very favorite article Ive written so far...very editorial in nature, but also very well thought out, and I thought well written, on scams and snake oil salesmen...and it's one of my least viewed/commented on articles.  Meanwhile I vented about my lackluster experience with a penny auction site one time, and that's one of the big hitters for SE traffic. 

Sorry another random vent of mine! lol

One thing you can do is write a super good article. An article you're the proudest of. But also make sure the topic has relevent keywords you want to be optimized for. Then write more articles that's related to the same topic as your super article and create an internal link to it from your new articles. Keep doing it forever and ever. That's what I did for a few of my posts and they're the most trafficked posts now.

Yes, anchor posts are great ways to build traffic and SEO results. I have a few (not enough) anchor posts that consistently draw traffic to the blog.

Also, I can't reiterate enough what the others said about not blogging for the money. It seems that most of the time opportunities present themselves when you're not trying so hard to find them.

MoneyIsTheRoot said:

MyJourneytoMillions said:

If you are doing it for money, quit now.  Blog because you love putting content out there and building something. 

 

There is another forum thread that talks about google monetization and time (took me 18 months to get my first check, but have received 300 - $600/month checks since)...seems most people are around the 6 month mark.

 

As far as other forms of monetization you need your PR to go up to sell text links.  Google could bump you up tomorrow or it could bump you up in 2.5 years from now. 

 

Blog because you love it - join the yakezie group because you want to help others grow

 

MJTM really does say it best.  Monetization came at the 6 month mark from me... and compared to my real world salary, blogging comes out to be pennies on the dollar so far...considering the 100 posts Ive written, and countless hours researching SEO amongst other things, and just participating in the forums.  If you dont love it, then the money certainly wont be rewarding enough anytime soon.  That being said, money will come eventually, but patience and hard work is key.  I LOVE that fact that I know 3000 people are going to read articles on my blog this month, and I love the recognition from my friends when they read it, and im proud everytime I get a glowing comment from a total stranger... they are many rewarding factors.

If you are doing it for money, quit now.  Blog because you love putting content out there and building something. 

 

There is another forum thread that talks about google monetization and time (took me 18 months to get my first check, but have received 300 - $600/month checks since)...seems most people are around the 6 month mark.

 

As far as other forms of monetization you need your PR to go up to sell text links.  Google could bump you up tomorrow or it could bump you up in 2.5 years from now. 

 

Blog because you love it - join the yakezie group because you want to help others grow

 

MJTM really does say it best.  Monetization came at the 6 month mark from me... and compared to my real world salary, blogging comes out to be pennies on the dollar so far...considering the 100 posts Ive written, and countless hours researching SEO amongst other things, and just participating in the forums.  If you dont love it, then the money certainly wont be rewarding enough anytime soon.  That being said, money will come eventually, but patience and hard work is key.  I LOVE that fact that I know 3000 people are going to read articles on my blog this month, and I love the recognition from my friends when they read it, and im proud everytime I get a glowing comment from a total stranger... they are many rewarding factors.

There is another forum thread that talks about google monetization and time (took me 18 months to get my first check, but have received 300 - $600/month checks since)...seems most people are around the 6 month mark.

As far as other forms of monetization you need your PR to go up to sell text links.  Google could bump you up tomorrow or it could bump you up in 2.5 years from now. 

Blog because you love it - join the yakezie group because you want to help others grow

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