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12:46 pm
October 19, 2011
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LaTisha @YoungFinances
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Hey guys,
After reading about everything that happened with some bloggers and the recent Panda update and then learning that a few people have been banned from Adsense, I've been thinking of ways to make income more sustainable.
Have you guys heard of Viper Chill? Glen talks about email blogging in the newsletter form as opposed to traditional blogging. He has about 15 posts on his website but does a great job building a community. (By the way, the newsletter content is pure gold if you are interested in building a niche website.)
What about Pay Flynn? He generates substantial income from his readers with affiliate sales and a few other websites because he's created a community.
So I guess basically my question is, what are your thoughts on the following:
micro blogging: short tips and chatting with readers through Twitter, Google Plus and Facebook
Newsletter blogging: giving away the best content through your newsletter
Traditional blogging: relying on a website that could be de-indexed at any time
Is one better than the other or is a combination best? I'm considering moving towards less posts but more newsletter content.
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2:03 pm
October 19, 2011
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The College Investor
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Like I'm all about – diversify and do them all on different sites! See what works and what doesn't and get different streams of income flowing!
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2:14 pm
October 19, 2011
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Eric J. Nisall
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I think it's important to have a little bit of everything. If you read about Pat's Backlinking Strategy, he uses the main site, niche sites, article marketing and web 2.0 all at the same time to varying degrees. I think it's important to have diverse ways of communicating with potential audiences. The good thing about Squidoo and Hubpages and the like is that they are free and fairly easy to use, so you can play around there and see what comes from it (and for those that are interested in metrics, they are very highly ranked). I also think you need a regular blog site to direct people to when you are on Twitter (unless you only use a 2.0 site or Facebook as your "home") and to house your contact info, about page, sign-up pages, etc.
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2:26 pm
October 19, 2011
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LaTisha @YoungFinances
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Good point Eric. You have to have at least a home base. I think David Risley mentioned getting the same amount of traffic but posting less. And with some sites there is a massive amount of content that really would be too much to go through and a newsletter highlighting the best info would be beneficial.
I know when I first started blogging I read almost every post at John Chow going back through the archives and everything. But the newsletter is sort of disappointing because it's very 'sales' like.
@TCI Diversification is key, I'm building a few sites right now but the plan for those niche sites is built around Adsense. I would hate to work all of that for nothing. But if I work on a base of subscribers the possibility for recurring income is encouraging. Do I just accept the fact that they're niche sites and not meant for a community?
(Btw, I'm getting my first check from Adsense at the end of this month! I'm excited and concerned that I will get shut out like so many other legit publishers.)
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2:30 pm
October 19, 2011
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Tony Chou @ Investorz' Blog
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I still think traditional blogging is the best.
With a newsletter, you don't get google referrals (searches). Also, people could steal your content easily from your newsletter and publish it on the net, without Gogle realizing that someone duplicated your content.
I just don't really like micro blogging. Not enough customization features.
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6:37 pm
October 19, 2011
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LaTisha @YoungFinances
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How about having the site set up to funnel search visitors to the micro blog?
And I see more stolen content from the blog. It's mostly bots. What sort of customizations are you referring to?
Tony Chou @ Investorz' Blog said:
I still think traditional blogging is the best.
With a newsletter, you don't get google referrals (searches). Also, people could steal your content easily from your newsletter and publish it on the net, without Gogle realizing that someone duplicated your content.
I just don't really like micro blogging. Not enough customization features.
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4:32 am
October 20, 2011
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MoneyBeagle
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I'm with Tony, I'm more old fashioned (lol) on the blogging front and prefer the traditional blogging. That said, I have gotten more involved with Twitter.
By and large, I still keep doing everything that I do for fun and because I enjoy it. I try not to look at Money Beagle as a business, but instead, as something fun that might generate a little bonus now and then.
As I outlined in my most recent member post, I almost quit once because I put other things above enjoyment for awhile.
I guess all my rambling means: do what you enjoy and what you think works best. We'll support you all the way!
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