Comments on: THE PROBLEM WITH MY BLOG http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/ My Music, Videos, Photos and More! Tue, 16 Mar 2010 07:09:15 +0100 hourly 1 By: AssishVes http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-31867 AssishVes Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:29:49 +0000 http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/#comment-31867 The good convenient site is made. The good convenient site is made.

]]> By: My Popular Blogging Posts http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-30356 My Popular Blogging Posts Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:32:48 +0000 http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/#comment-30356 [...] Category but I also post on completely different topics (see my categories). I do not have a niche site! There are too many topics I’m interested in and I can’t be bothered to have multiple [...] [...] Category but I also post on completely different topics (see my categories). I do not have a niche site! There are too many topics I’m interested in and I can’t be bothered to have multiple [...]

]]> By: Xarj http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-16786 Xarj Tue, 18 Dec 2007 10:51:03 +0000 http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/#comment-16786 Thank you all for your point of views! I'm happy to say i started my blog for myself, that was exactly 2 years ago. But things happened on the way and now I also write to make money! I'd say 40% of my motivation comes from income, the other 60% still is me wanting to write for my own pleasure. But in my case, money naturally came into the equation. When you have less than 200-500 visitors per day, it is not worth polluting your blog with ads. Making 50 cents a day isn't worth it! Keep working on your blog and only when you have an relatively important number of visits should you add the advertisements. That's what i did. Thank you all for your point of views!

I’m happy to say i started my blog for myself, that was exactly 2 years ago. But things happened on the way and now I also write to make money! I’d say 40% of my motivation comes from income, the other 60% still is me wanting to write for my own pleasure. But in my case, money naturally came into the equation.

When you have less than 200-500 visitors per day, it is not worth polluting your blog with ads. Making 50 cents a day isn’t worth it! Keep working on your blog and only when you have an relatively important number of visits should you add the advertisements. That’s what i did.

]]> By: catalunya spain http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-16753 catalunya spain Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:26:19 +0000 http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/#comment-16753 Kathy has made some good comments. Getting traffic can be quite a scenario for each blog. Kathy has made some good comments. Getting traffic can be quite a scenario for each blog.

]]> By: Hawaiian Shirt Gringo http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-16752 Hawaiian Shirt Gringo Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:16:45 +0000 http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/#comment-16752 No problemo wid da site dude ... it be kewel. Really though, it's a fun read. I have been here for a while now ... I didn't just click away. I've been blogging for a while. I like to just visit them, read and move on. Once in a while I'll post something back ... I felt compelled to today, so I guess something you are doing is working! You get a lot of traffic if you have as many visitors as you mentioned above. Visiting from photos though probably doesn't help you too much. It's a hassle, but it's traffic. I suppose the whole idea of blogging boils down to whether you, as you and Kathy elude to, it's for yourself, not really for anyone else. That is the way you need to look at it. Take it or leave it, I'm writing here because I want to. Da Way 2 Go! sit back ... chill ... enjoy No problemo wid da site dude … it be kewel.

Really though, it’s a fun read. I have been here for a while now … I didn’t just click away.

I’ve been blogging for a while. I like to just visit them, read and move on. Once in a while I’ll post something back … I felt compelled to today, so I guess something you are doing is working!

You get a lot of traffic if you have as many visitors as you mentioned above. Visiting from photos though probably doesn’t help you too much. It’s a hassle, but it’s traffic.

I suppose the whole idea of blogging boils down to whether you, as you and Kathy elude to, it’s for yourself, not really for anyone else. That is the way you need to look at it. Take it or leave it, I’m writing here because I want to.

Da Way 2 Go!

sit back … chill … enjoy

]]> By: dab0neman http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-16089 dab0neman Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:00:51 +0000 http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/#comment-16089 XarJ, I started my blogs with the intentions of selling my soul to the Devil, but he said that Hell was overbooked! Try Limbo. I'm stretching myself thin, I know, and as a result, I think my content is suffering. I've been writing to earn and maybe I should go back to writing to write. I made more people happier that way. Good luck in your endeavours and keep on trippin'. I hope to get back to bella italia soon. I miss getting lost in Venezia. XarJ,

I started my blogs with the intentions of selling my soul to the Devil, but he said that Hell was overbooked! Try Limbo.

I’m stretching myself thin, I know, and as a result, I think my content is suffering. I’ve been writing to earn and maybe I should go back to writing to write. I made more people happier that way.

Good luck in your endeavours and keep on trippin’. I hope to get back to bella italia soon. I miss getting lost in Venezia.

]]> By: vince http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-15415 vince Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:30:32 +0000 http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/#comment-15415 superbe site superbe site

]]> By: Xarj http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-15402 Xarj Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:49:55 +0000 http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/#comment-15402 I think it is much more rewarding to have people participate (comment) one each post. I just wasn't able to achieve this with my blog, the main reason, my Blog's Niche. I get 2000-3000 visitors everyday and practically no comments. But i make 10-20 dollars a day. It pays for an occasional trip (see my post on Nov 12th). Sometimes you can't have the best of both worlds. A blog should not be started with money as principal motivation. If you are very successful and things naturally happen, then ok. But i see so many people start blogs to "make money". 99 out of 100 won't reach their objective. You can't be disappointed if you do something for yourself. Just feels good to do it. Nice chatting with you too! :-) I think it is much more rewarding to have people participate (comment) one each post. I just wasn’t able to achieve this with my blog, the main reason, my Blog’s Niche.

I get 2000-3000 visitors everyday and practically no comments. But i make 10-20 dollars a day. It pays for an occasional trip (see my post on Nov 12th). Sometimes you can’t have the best of both worlds.

A blog should not be started with money as principal motivation. If you are very successful and things naturally happen, then ok. But i see so many people start blogs to “make money”. 99 out of 100 won’t reach their objective. You can’t be disappointed if you do something for yourself. Just feels good to do it.

Nice chatting with you too! :-)

]]> By: Kathy http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-15391 Kathy Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:35:15 +0000 http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/#comment-15391 I don't know, some people tell me I'm funny (at least that I write funny, I'm not the most entertaining person at a party). I get about 6-8 comments per post, and I'm truly happy for that. Of the 75 unique visitors per day, I estimate that about half are regular readers. So my fan base is extremely small. But, like you, I'm in this for myself. I would write even if nobody came. But I have to tell you, once you get loyal readers, you start to want more to come! I never thought to make money from my blog, I don't even know how to do it, except via AdSense. But I suppose if my blog takes off, I might consider it. I have no idea how anyone runs more than one blog (and runs them all well -- that's the key.) It's hard for me to keep just one going, but again, everything in it is originally written, so it's a chore some days. Like today, I barely have a creative thought in my head. Hopefully tomorrow, something fun comes out of it. I sometimes wonder what my blog will be like in just a year, much less a decade. And in 30 years, I'll probably be dead or at least in a nursing home. Good chatting with you, and all the best with your blog! I don’t know, some people tell me I’m funny (at least that I write funny, I’m not the most entertaining person at a party). I get about 6-8 comments per post, and I’m truly happy for that. Of the 75 unique visitors per day, I estimate that about half are regular readers. So my fan base is extremely small. But, like you, I’m in this for myself. I would write even if nobody came. But I have to tell you, once you get loyal readers, you start to want more to come! I never thought to make money from my blog, I don’t even know how to do it, except via AdSense. But I suppose if my blog takes off, I might consider it.

I have no idea how anyone runs more than one blog (and runs them all well — that’s the key.) It’s hard for me to keep just one going, but again, everything in it is originally written, so it’s a chore some days. Like today, I barely have a creative thought in my head. Hopefully tomorrow, something fun comes out of it.

I sometimes wonder what my blog will be like in just a year, much less a decade. And in 30 years, I’ll probably be dead or at least in a nursing home.

Good chatting with you, and all the best with your blog!

]]> By: Xarj http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/comment-page-1/#comment-15389 Xarj Sun, 11 Nov 2007 22:33:58 +0000 http://www.xarj.net/2007/problem-with-my-blog-no-niche/#comment-15389 You must be a naturally funny person to keep writing humorous posts on your blog! :-) If you have 75 loyal readers and if they comment (participate) to your posts once in a while; that's real nice! I started my blog purely for myself, not really the readers. My original topic was "my music". I would post the songs i created but people never commented. I could see people were coming to my site but i didn't know what they thought and what were their intentions... A little annoying. So just for fun i added new categories and posted a few articles. After some time the traffic started coming in but not from my original categories. And when money enters the picture, your motivation changes. I started adding more posts for the extra categories to get more traffic. Some topics on the internet just attract massive amounts of people, it's ridiculous. I sold my blog's soul ! ;-( I wouldn't have the time or motivation to run more than one blog! Too many various topics interest me so i cannot focus on just one! Search Engines penalize you for writing off topic. I would find it boring to write about just one specific "niche", but so many people do it! It's incredible the amount of people who run a blog on ; photoshop tricks, green living, seo for wordpress, celebrity news, fashion, or more specificly ; jeans, socks, sun glasses, gloves etc... So many blogs about any specific interest. I'm impressed. The number of human hours spent running blogs, writing articles and researching to offer real great and original content. Some are motivated by the grow of knownledge, some just like to share and others are in for the money. I must say i'm a bit of each. Well i hope i can continue my blog forever. I wonder what it'll look like in 5 years, 10 years, 30 years! In 30 years I'll be 56 ! You must be a naturally funny person to keep writing humorous posts on your blog! :-)
If you have 75 loyal readers and if they comment (participate) to your posts once in a while; that’s real nice! I started my blog purely for myself, not really the readers. My original topic was “my music”. I would post the songs i created but people never commented. I could see people were coming to my site but i didn’t know what they thought and what were their intentions… A little annoying. So just for fun i added new categories and posted a few articles. After some time the traffic started coming in but not from my original categories. And when money enters the picture, your motivation changes. I started adding more posts for the extra categories to get more traffic. Some topics on the internet just attract massive amounts of people, it’s ridiculous. I sold my blog’s soul ! ;-(
I wouldn’t have the time or motivation to run more than one blog! Too many various topics interest me so i cannot focus on just one! Search Engines penalize you for writing off topic. I would find it boring to write about just one specific “niche”, but so many people do it! It’s incredible the amount of people who run a blog on ; photoshop tricks, green living, seo for wordpress, celebrity news, fashion, or more specificly ; jeans, socks, sun glasses, gloves etc… So many blogs about any specific interest. I’m impressed. The number of human hours spent running blogs, writing articles and researching to offer real great and original content. Some are motivated by the grow of knownledge, some just like to share and others are in for the money. I must say i’m a bit of each.

Well i hope i can continue my blog forever. I wonder what it’ll look like in 5 years, 10 years, 30 years!
In 30 years I’ll be 56 !

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