Comments on: What’s your blogging story?

By: My Blogging Story - Blogging Teacher

My Blogging Story - Blogging Teacher — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:05:01 +0000

[...] left a very brief comment on Kiesha’s post What’s Your Blogging Story and its had me thinking since then about how my blogging started and has developed over the [...]

By: kieshaeasley

kieshaeasley — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:57:19 +0000

I’m glad you decided to keep on blogging – you’ve got some very helpful content on your site.

By: Paul Cunningham

Paul Cunningham — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:17:57 +0000

I started my first blog for the money. Seriously.

Of course that didn’t work out so well. But I kept blogging anyway, and soon realised that I start blogs about topics that I like, so that I can help other people by turning the complex into the simple.

In fact that is now the basis of my business.
Paul Cunningham´s last blog ..The Blogger’s Guide to Eating Elephants

By: kieshaeasley

kieshaeasley — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:12:57 +0000

Hi Nick!
Oh you’re so kind! Thanks for stopping by and for stumbling this – that’s always appreciated and it’s a huge compliment coming from you!

By: Nick's Traffic Tricks

Nick's Traffic Tricks — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 20:08:01 +0000

I am impressed how much you’ve accomplished in so little time. Good job for sure! I will be coming back. And I stumbled this post.
Nick’s Traffic Tricks´s last blog ..@terribrooks is Today’s 84 Traffic Videos Winner! March 17, 2010

By: Gautam Hans @ Blog Godown

Gautam Hans @ Blog Godown — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:15:06 +0000

I started a blog with almost one motive, to try ans make money online and also start an online presence. I saw that the blog had no niche and was just random stuff, so i dropped it. Then i started a technical blog, but it was not the best niche for me. Next i started a money making blog, but making money was difficult than i thought, so i decided on blogging on things i’ve learned from the past and started a niche on blogging and social media
Gautam Hans @ Blog Godown´s last blog ..Boosting your Google Adsense Earnings using Google Certified Ad Networks

By: kieshaeasley

kieshaeasley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:06:24 +0000

Hi Alison!
Sorry about the spam detector – I found your comment there – I don’t understand what happened either.
Anyway, what an interesting start!
Thanks for sharing your story :)

By: Alison Moore Smith

Alison Moore Smith — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:30:16 +0000

[Note: I submitted this comment and immediately clicked edit to fix a closing tag. The comment loaded and when I changed the close tag, I was told it was marked as spam and to contact the admin. No idea why that happened, but I'm informing you.]

I opened my first web site in 1994. It was an online catalog to accompany my mail order catalog of educational products mostly targeted at homeschoolers.

My first blog opened on January 1, 2003 and it’s still going as a large group blog that I manage and, occasionally, write for. It started because two other women and I were writing a Q&A column for a large online magazine and, frankly, got tired of the lack of autonomy. :)

I started an affiliate marketing blog. I researched as much as I could; I wanted to promote products that taught people how to get into affiliate marketing because those seemed to be the ones that were paying the most money.

Honestly, I think this is one of the problems we face on the internet. When we look for a blog that will make money, it’s often not based on real expertise. One of the reasons I like Darren Rowse is that he made money online before he started telling people how to make money online.

I found the same thing in the homeschool community. About 10-12 years ago, when homeschooling kind of exploded and became much more universally accepted, big companies (including those formed by public school teachers) jumped in to “serve the homeschool market.” They could see the income potential and wanted a piece. But since they didn’t homeschool themselves and hadn’t successfully navigated through the issues, most of their efforts (thought not all) fell totally flat. They had no credibility. They didn’t understand the paradigm or even the lingo. Sometimes they said really idiotic stuff and sometimes (as with the public school group who thought we needed their expertise in something utterly irrelevant to homeschooling) they were offensive.

When we look for something to blog about, my suggestion is to look for only two things (1) something in which we have experience and expertise and passion (2) something other people are interested in. With that combination, a blog is on a really productive path. :)
Alison Moore Smith´s last blog ..Introduction to Affiliate Marketing

By: kieshaeasley

kieshaeasley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:32:05 +0000

Hi Pakboz!
I checked out your personal blog – it’s a great-looking blog. I ran into a hilarious post about passing gas – it’s the only one in English, but it was super funny by the way! I’m glad you chose to write in your native language, keep up the great work.

By: kieshaeasley

kieshaeasley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:29:45 +0000

Hi Ryan,
Glad to see you here! We all need a little bit of motivation and inspiration that’s for sure. How’s it going for you?

By: kieshaeasley

kieshaeasley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:28:10 +0000

Wow! That’s an amazing reason to start blogging. I’m glad you’ve allowed God to speak through you, you really have the ability to affect a positive change in the world and make the lives of others better for it. You’ve definitely made mine a bit better! Thanks again! :)

By: kieshaeasley

kieshaeasley — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:25:32 +0000

Congratulations on three years of blogging! Hey, I like the idea of mind mapping – each one of those would make a break blog post. Hmmm…
Have a good one!

By: Pakboz

Pakboz — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:15:45 +0000

I started my 1st blog 2 years ago. It’s tell about my favorit Game, DOTA. I post many replay there, about hero, the best item for it n all about dota. But now, i have new personal blog. It’s tell in my self.

Thanks. Keep blogging

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:59:55 +0000

I started blogging about 15 months ago to spread the word about my work at home opportunity. I also wanted to tap into my inspirational side by writing motivational, spiritual, and law of attraction insight.

Continued success with your blog Kiesha :)
Ryan´s last blog ..ryanbiddulph: "The more clear and definite a vision, the more real it becomes." ~ RB

By: Brandon Cox

Brandon Cox — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:59:10 +0000

I started blogging because I preached sermons on Sunday to a limited-sized congregation and wanted to carry my thoughts further to the rest of the world. I started blogging in 2004 and the rest is history!