Winners, Those Who Never Give Up
I thought that perhaps my last post, The Honest Truth About Blogging For Money, would put some people off blogging, but you know, I’m cool with that because people who aren’t prepared to put in the hard work to succeed should give it up. Actually if all they all pulled out today it would make it better for the rest of us.
Truth be told making money from blogging isn’t easy at all, but it can be a very enjoyable, especially if you enjoy writing, and for all of you thinking not to take it up because writing is not your forté, it was never mine either until I took up blogging and discovered it to be something that I love.
In regards to making money, just because most of us will probably never get to be six figure earners, or who like myself have no wish to be a problogger, as told in Why I Will Never Be A Problogger, that’s no reason to give up. Rather than chuck it all in we just need to earn the most from blogging that we can without compromising our standards.
In life there are generally winners and losers. Winners are those people who set out to do something and then do whatever it takes to achieve it. Losers are those who quit before ever getting there because there were too many obstacles or it was just too hard. I know that all those following me through this blog are winners and we will keep blogging away and even if we don’t achieve that 6 figure income we keep at it until we’re making a tidy sum to supplement our income.
I found this video the other day, one that I hope you will enjoy, and I thought it would fit nicely into this post. I can just imagine what this guy must have thought when he first tried to perform this act, and how we may never have seen it if he had given up because it didn’t seem possible.
Personally I will continue to do what I love and I will also continue to find ways of monetizing a blog so that I can share it with you guys, as I have always done.
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I will also, Sire, but it’s not going to involve tennis rackets in any fashion! lol
Mitch´s last blog ..I Love Natalie!
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Sire Reply:
January 17th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Damn it Mitch, I was so looking forward to seeing you try that trick.
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Mitch Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 2:56 am
I bet you were. Now, if those tennis rackets were barrel size…
Mitch´s last blog ..Videos On This Blog, 2007 – June 2008
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Let’s stick to blogging, shall we?
I wonder what the guys from the ambulance thought when they had to rescue him after his first attempt. :) And I don’t see him pull that off with a tennis racket from the seventies, either.
Luc J´s last blog ..Low-cost Stairlift Alternative – StairSteady
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Hey Luc, it would probably be easier to cut him out of a seventies racket, being wood and all.
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Hi Sire,
Long time no see. Had a good weekend? My post that will go up tomorrow is also related to not giving up and taking the knocks, but I’m using the lyrics of a song from Karate Kid.
It’s great to see you’re having a great time blogging and that it caused you to discover your writing talent through it.
Cheers.
Gordie´s last blog ..How To Stop People From Driving You Crazy.
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 5:13 am
Gordie, I don’t know that I have a talent for writing, just that I enjoy doing it. Can’t wait to see your post mate.
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I haven’t given up. And since today there is no school I watched the video with Amanda who asked ‘what’s a contortionist?’ As if that wasn’t self-explanatory.
I write because I love to write. If I make anything off of it then it’s all gravy. Mmmm, gravy. Now I have to start reading Gordie’s blog because he makes everything sound so dir, uh, interesting.
Anne´s last blog ..How to Rid Yourself of Negativity and Let the Happiness Inside
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 6:18 pm
Did Amanda like the video?
As to Gordie, he comes up with amazing titles and has the photo to support the title and then always follows up with a good post.
I also agree that everything else that comes from my writing is gravy…..yum.
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Anne Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
Amanda and I were in awe of that guy! Well, except towards the end when he sucked in his belly. That was kind of wrong.
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 8:34 pm
Really? Remind me not to do that in front of you guys if we ever get to meet.
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Anne Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
Now I see why your wife said no to 365 days of sex. I mean, who wouldn’t find that move sexy!
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
Shit Anne, she’s never seen it seeing as we’ve only ever done it in the dark. When I say I do my best work in the dark it’s from experience
Glad you write what you do. I’m learning a lot here.
And I agree with you completely that you shouldn’t compromise your standards to earn money..
Glen´s last blog ..Advertise on This Site
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 6:23 pm
Glen, the good thing about this blog is that we are all on a learning curve and I’m learning every time I write a post.
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I think if you are blogging without passion then you will end up feeling like your blog is a chore rather than a positive outlet of creativity and sharing.
Winners are the same as everybody else, it’s just they become winners by putting in the time, the dedication and the passion to get to where they want to be. They also believe in themselves and their talents. :)
I can’t remember where I first came across this video and I hope you don’t mind me dropping the link but I found it very inspirational. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLN2k0b3g70
All the best Sire,
Karl
Karl Foxley´s last blog ..15 Free Tools To Add To Your Online Business Toolbox
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 6:29 pm
“Greatness exists in all of us!”
I know who I am, what I believe, that’s all I need to know!”
Are just some of the great quotes I got from that video. Thanks for sharing that link Karl.
The brick wall analogy was also great.
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Honestly, I started blogging to promote a local fence contracting business, I didn’t know I would like it so much and here I am 2 years later writing on 3 sites, helping others start sites and doing a little consulting on the side. I love to write, so I would do it for free, luckily I am able to supplement my income as well…
Keith @NeedInformation´s last blog ..Pop Ups On Your Blog
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 6:38 pm
I started blogging to promote a website….it’s still there but I’m too busy blogging to attend to it.
Blogging is truly infectious.
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You are so right, Sire. I’ve heard the same thing about becoming a successful writer. I was discussing my thoughts with a friend, and admitted I didn’t know why I was bothering because so many were so much more talented. He reminded me that it doesn’t matter how talented they are if they don’t follow through. All I have to do is follow through and I’ll have a leg up. It really does make sense.
Also, I wrote a post a while back called Brick Walls after watching Randy Pausch speak on tv. When we encounter obstacles it’s best to think of them as meant to keep others out, but not us. They help to weed out the playing field (sorry for the sports analogy) and increase our chances of success, rather than lessening them.
Just keep going. Don’t give up. Plug away, be consistent, and hopefully a lot of things will become clear to us. I like your attitude. I’m not surprised to see you are a fighter given the example your parents displayed for you.
Heather Kephart´s last blog ..Joe got his first real haircut!
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 6:46 pm
It certainly does make sense, especially as you are talented. As to brick walls, when seeing one there are those who turn back and those who find a way around or over them. We’re the ones who won’t turn back.
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I think that most of the people that fail are the ones who expect to make six figures. If you just do it because you love it the money will follow.
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
True, but for the money to flow you also have to have something to sell. Adsense won’t be enough for most people.
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Reminds me of the quote from the movie “The Rock” “losers always complain about their best, winners go home and f$%^ the prom queen.” I think that last part is code for having a goal and reaching it, at least that is how I perceive it.
The Real Josh´s last blog ..Develop A Story In Order To Sell More Products
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Gee Josh, are there enough prom queens to go around
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I was thinking of a similar post, damn it Sire you beat me to it!
I think as long as you love doing what you are doing everything else will come, don’t focus on the odd’s and sod’s it will only lead to distraction to what you really want to write about
TheInfoPreneur´s last blog ..In 18 Days I have …..
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 6:53 pm
Sorry mate, you got to be quick to beat me
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Thank you for your honest observation regarding blogging. Like you, I don’t want to be a “problogger” but I have seen first-hand how having a quality blog as part of your site helps with SEO. That’s the only difference between me and my competitor who is 3-5 entries ahead of me for key Google searches.
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Too easy Scott, I’m all for being honest, and as long as you’re on page one of Google you are doing very well.
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Absolutely, Sire. Well said. Whatever one does, in order to succeed, you’ve got to crush it (as Gary V says). :-)
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 8:55 pm
Thanks David, I have my moments of inspiration.
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I have to say I never thought of myself as a writer. I am not one now either. I don’t think? I actually failed my second semester of Freshman English in college. Yeah the teach didn’t think I could write at all. Probably true, but he also was a guy that wouldn’t let us use contractions like wouldn’t couldn’t didn’t all those. He just thought it was wrong and everytime you wrote one there would be a big red “X”. He made us scared of contractions. I was emotionally scared and needed to see a pyschitrist as everytime I saw one I would run off screaming. It wasn’t until about a year ago that I began writing with them again. Contractions are your friends. Wow sorry I was off on a tangent.
As far as winning with a blog you are right it takes a lot of hard work. I have had thoughts of quiting blogging before because I just couldn’t focus and didn’t know what actually to write about. Not having a lot of visitors can kill you to because you sit there and feel like who am I writing to anyways. But now I have gotten into a bit of a groove and I am really enjoying it. It has though taken me a while to get there, but I really do enjoy it.
Jim Hardin´s last blog ..Hearty Blog Stock
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Sire Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
I’m not sure I consider myself as a writer Jim other than I write therefore I am. What I can say is that I enjoy doing it and it seems that a few of the readers get a kick out of it as well and that’s what makes it worthwhile.
As to your writing skills I think it’s great, although you may be missing out on a career as a chef.
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Jim Hardin Reply:
January 18th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
I am still working on that stew recipe and I just put my computer in a pot of boiling water then I stuck it in the oven. That was a bad idea. Sparks were flying everywhere. Well its not as bad as yesterday when I rolled the computer in some flour and stuck it in a fryer of oil. Phew what a smell. Not to mention the visitors I had that were driving some red trucks with sirens. Anyways back to the drawing board.
Jim Hardin´s last blog ..Hearty Blog Stock
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Sire Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 12:58 am
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Man, I think making money blogging and online in general is WAY easier than what that guy does with that racket!!
JR @ Internet Marketing´s last blog ..The Ultimate and Best Content Spinner Ever
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Sire Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 1:53 am
Yep, I totally agree, especially considering I’ll never be able to do what he did.
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Sire I couldnt agree with you more with this post although it’s the bad bloggers that keep us honest ones in business so even tho they are a slur on real bloggers we can use the morons as examples. It is hard work, a lot of hard work, and like you I am fortunate to love it. I just wish I could have discovered blogging 30 years ago, no use looking back, and it’s great to connect with bloggers like you!
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Sire Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 2:04 am
Dick, your not the only one mate, but it seems I’m always getting on the band wagon ages later than I should have. Oh well, que sera sera.
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Sorry I hadn’t been by. Couldn’t blog for the last couple of days. Anyhow, I don’t worry much about making money from blogging. I’ve been at it a long time & up until recently I had no advertisement. I was having too much fun blogging that I didn’t give much thought to making money from it.
Rose´s last blog ..Faking Death Online
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Sire Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 2:08 am
Honestly Rose, if I didn’t enjoy it I wouldn’t do it. One of the reasons I don’t do all that SEO stuff, even though I’ve learned a bit about it, is that it would take the enjoyment out of it and that just won’t do.
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Rose Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 2:37 pm
I never once said you didn’t join it!
Rose´s last blog ..Faking Death Online
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Sire Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 4:58 pm
Sorry Rose I’m a little lost, join what?
Also it seems you’ve lost a post?
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Rose Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Opps I meant enjoy it. I never said you didn’t enjoy it.
What post did I lose?
Rose´s last blog ..Hello Kitty Phenomena
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Sire Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 4:50 pm
The post about the guy who faked his own death. I got a 404 error when going back to it. But don’t worry it’s back now. Don’t know where it went though?
Success is in large part contingent upon how we define it. IMO the trick is to figure out what your personal definition is and then go out and do it.
I almost forgot to include that I agree with you regarding perseverance.
Jack´s last blog ..These Pictures of You
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Sire Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 2:24 am
One has to do whatever works for them Jack, because what works for one person may not work for another. You may have to play around with it a bit before it all comes together.
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Yes Sire we must continue with our dreams no matter what the circumstances. It’s better to die trying than to give up and lose hope. My attitude in life is summed up by this Vince Lombardi quote:
“It’s not whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you get up.”
Blessings,
Eren
Eren Mckay´s last blog ..Top 20 Beautiful Free Printable Calendars for 2010
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Sire Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 4:59 pm
That is so true Eren, thanks for entering the discussion.
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Eren Mckay Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 5:34 pm
Oh and I also totally “get it” when you talk about the keywords SEO stuff stifling you. I am very much more and artist and a free spirit and understand your feelings precisely.
I do not like to be put in a box and told what I’m supposed to write about simply because writing is all about inspiration and money does not inspire me.
What I have found that really helps me is writing the post first (free spirit part that brings me joy). When I have at least 50% of the article written I do the keyword research. That way at least the article will sometime be found by people searching in the search engines. But the SEO part didn’t take the joy away.
Hope that helps,
Eren
Eren Mckay´s last blog ..Top 20 Beautiful Free Printable Calendars for 2010
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Sire Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 5:32 am
Eren, I actually write the whole post first and then pick out any words that I think may make valuable keywords and input them into platinum seo. That way it doesn’t affect my creative juices one little bit.
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I agree! I continue blogging, and I continue earning as little as $0.50. And I’m happy about it.
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Sire Reply:
January 19th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
Keep blogging away Minnie and soon you will pass the dollar mark.
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Great video, enjoyed it. Never give up is the right mindset for sure. It all about failing and learning from it so you can do better the next time. I have tried many things over the years and had some success and lots of failures but I learned a lot along the way. Some day my payday will come why because I keep trying and never give up.
Jared P Little´s last blog ..David Risley Pre Launch Freebie’s
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Sire Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:35 am
That’s the right mindset to have Jared, and I hope that it leads you to what you want sooner rather than later.
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Amen to that! :) Just think about how many of us would still be leaving comments here if we’re all quitting upon facing our first failure? I’m so happy to see that you persevered, offering us not just your experience but talents in poetry too (bravo on that!). The video is a well-fit, as tough as it seems but he did it anyway! :-)
A delightful encouragement, thanks Sire!
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Ching Ya´s last blog ..How Blog Review Can Help to Improve Blog Traffic
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Sire Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 2:36 am
No worries Ching Ya, I’m glad you enjoyed the video, and I’m glad that I was able to write a post around it.
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Uhh…. I had something useful to say, but then I watched the video, and now its gone. How on earth… in fact no, forget how, why?!?
*ahem* Anyway, I think you’re right about the reason ‘winners’ succeed. They just stick things out longer than everyone else, which means that of course there’s far more chance for them to do well. Much as the video made my eyes pop out, obviously the guy had spent a lot of time learning how to do his act, and possibly he had to face friends and family that just didn’t understand him (and he probably got stuck a few times, which wouldn’t have helped his ego from a ‘calling for help and being laughed at’ point of view). He’s done well to achieve his goal, and there’s a lesson to be learned there I think.
Good, yet disturbing, post :P
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Sire Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 4:54 am
Disturbing, gee Heather that’s nothing, wait until you see what I can do with a squash racket……then again, that’s probably not a good thing to put online.
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Heather Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 4:56 am
Lmao, that’d be entertaining :P You should, though, it’d probably come back to haunt you years from now…
Imagine, one day, your children (if you have any/choose to) will be harmlessly surfing the blogosphere, stumble into some forgotten archive, and BAM! You’ll be there with your squash racket.
But don’t let that deter you ;)
Heather´s last blog ..End Of Semester Scramble: Are You A Victim?
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Sire Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 5:35 am
I’ve actually got two Heather, a 21 yr old male and a 18 yr old girl, who won’t friend me in FaceBook because they find my avatar embarrassing
As to putting it online, I think it’s best I just leave it to your imagination.
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Heather Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 5:39 am
Haha, I think I better refrain from comment here – I’m right between them in terms of age :lol:
Probably for the best *nods*
Heather´s last blog ..End Of Semester Scramble: Are You A Victim?
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Sire Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 5:52 am
You’re kidding. I didn’t realize you were that young…..
I reckon from here on out you’re going to have to give me some respect as being your elder. 
Heather Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 6:07 am
Lol, I respect everyone equally at the start, then by their actions thereafter :P
Apparently I seem much older, but no, I’m actually only 19. :)
Heather´s last blog ..End Of Semester Scramble: Are You A Victim?
Wow, someone with that much determination will surely make it out there.
Eric´s last blog ..Pop Posts
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Sire Reply:
January 20th, 2010 at 5:35 am
Yep, I wonder if he has a blog?
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Reading your post again (I read it on Monday but was lost for words after the video and as such, had nothing of value to add ;)) reminds me of a quote I read yesterday from Edison:
“Life’s greatest feats, the world’s greatest discoveries, (his) own most fantastic inventions are 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.”
If that were true of Edison, it’s got to be true of blogging ;) Thanks for the reminder :)
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Sire Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 2:21 am
I would say it was true of almost anything that is worthwhile achieving in this wonderful world of ours. Thanks for that quote Eleanor.
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You are right about winners and losers and one can see the difference between the 2 straight away. One has to be focused and work hard in any task in today’s world to make it to the top or just succeed.
If I make the 6 figure income, then it’s cool. If I don’t then it’s still cool as I’m having my say and making new friends.
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Sire Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 6:50 am
No worries George, as long as everything’s cool, I reckon we’re all a bunch of happy bloggers.
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Just starting to monetize my regional blog for Texans and Texas Ex-Pats and love hearing what others are doing around the USA and around the world. I ALWAYS find nuggets here. Thanks…..
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Sire Reply:
January 21st, 2010 at 4:41 pm
Cool, I’ve heard a lot about Texas and how big everything is there. Hopefully, if you don’t give up, your blog will be just as big.
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Rose´s last blog ..Hello Kitty Phenomena
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Never giving up. Hard work.
The things that seem so obvious are sometimes the things that we forget to do or stick to. Is anyone really born great? Michael Jordan? Muhammad Ali?
It took WORK! I’m as guilty as anyone of forgetting this, but thanks for the reminder. Great post and video lol. Crazy!
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Sire Reply:
January 22nd, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Glad you liked it Josh. It’s true though that although a lot of people may have a natural talent, it can still take hard work to capitalize on it.
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Nice post man! I’m new here, but I liked it. I’m glad you covered the fact that blogging is enjoyable. I love that quote that work doesn’t seem like work when it’s your passion.
For me, my blog makes NOTHING. Literally. But I love it and I love the readers on it. My father is a writer and it got passed on I guess. So the passion part–for me–is taken care of. Because of the uniqueness of my niche, I’ll have to do some brainstorming regarding monetization, but I know that will come. Meanwhile, I enjoy blogging!!
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Sire Reply:
January 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
That’s great Travis and I’m sure that love of blogging will show in your posts.
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