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Becoming a successful blogger is a very very difficult task. Many believe that it is a simple thing and that is why there are so many new blogs each day. Many believe that quitting their 9-5 full-time job and sign up for blogging is the easy way out. Becoming a blogger is a very simple task to accomplish, but becoming a GREAT blogger is something to think about. People really think it is easy to make money by becoming a blogger, but many seem to fail after a month or two because of poor strategies and poor knowledge of what blogging is really about. Experimentation should be put into picture first before you put all of you have into blogging, which includes your full-time job, your time, and your life.

Successful Blogging

What do I mean by successful blogging? Do you know the answer to that? If you know the answer, then you do not have to continue reading this sub-topic because you understand the whole concept. Anyways, here’s my thought about successful blogging, but I may be missing a few points here or there, so you guys can help me add on to it through the comments

Successfully blogging should first start with you having the time to spend into this field of online work. You won’t necessarily get paid for it in the beginning, but you might end up getting paid for it in the future. I’m not talking about getting paid with cold hard BENJAMINS, but I mean getting paid for the time you have spent to get your blog big. This totally pays off more than getting money and this is considered successful blogging.

Here are a few things I follow to become a successful blogger:

• Set a time schedule for blogging
• Come up with good GREAT posts
• Do not think about money, but more about the content
• Blogging should not take over your life, but know how to use it
• DO NOT GIVE UP (unless you blog about making money…)

I know, some of these things I still have to commit to, but I have set that goal for myself already. It doesn’t matter how long it takes to achieve the goal if it is what you really want.

Full-Time Job

I ask you new bloggers and experienced ones not to quit your part-time or 9-5 full-time job as of yet. Blogging is a serious commitment, but not everyone makes a success out of it. Blogging successfully also requires a small amount of money, which is usually for hosting (about $10/month) and a yearly domain ($6-10/year). If you wish to go big, you could also use your money on marketing your image and/or blog. This requires time and quitting your job to become a full-time blogger is not the way to go. You must first experiment and understand what blogging is before you even think of throwing in that resignation letter. Most bloggers that wish to quit their 9-5 job would usually like to make the full-time income through blogging. I would first actually ask you to create a platform for yourself before you go forward and try to make income through blogging. In the beginning months of blogging, you probably won’t see much action, but if you blog successfully, you will start to see a rise in advertising sales, sponsored reviews, affiliate marketing, etc.

Time

Is there time for you when you start blogging? Many try to become a blogger, but have no time to commit to such a task that is starting to become more difficult as the blogosphere increases in size. You must also schedule the correct time for yourself, which also means you shouldn’t chat with your buddies . There’s not much to say in this sub-topic, but I had to put it here to show that this is an important factor to becoming a successful blogger.

Life

Becoming a successful blogger is a life changing event. What I mean by life changing event is that it might ruin relationships you currently have, future relationships, or even make things better. It all depends at how you go at things and everyone is different. You are the person that chooses whether you want to continue forward or fall back. As of now, my wife and I do not know if we’re going to continue Bloggin-Ads to make it a huge success because it really has impacted our lives. There are times where I can’t cuddle or be around my wife because I have to publish a post or check my e-mail. It really is much harder than it seems, but big blogs like Shoemoney, John Chow, or Zac Johnson makes it seem so easy. It’s not really their fault (which I thought it was before) because they had to endure long journeys to get to where they are, but because they’re up there now, it’s a lot easier for them to gain things. Think about this and ask yourself if blogging is a difficult task for you or if it is impacting your life in any way.

Blogging Experiment Review

Background – Ben’s About Page

Ben Cook is the owner of this blog and he is a 23 (probably 24 now) year old husband that lives with his wife. He’s no techie like Joe Tech, but he does want to make something out of his life. What is he trying to make? He created his blog, Blogging Experiment to prove to bloggers that he can either have a successful or a failed journey to blogging full-time with a full-time income. Ben gave himself 365 days to achieve this goal and he’s arriving to the last stretch of it.

The Experiment

This experiment has gotten bloggers all over the world to try and achieve the same type of goal that Ben is trying to achieve. From the day of this post, there are about 111 days left, but time flies and we’ll soon find out what will happen with the experiment. I’ve been following the experiment for quite a few months now and it was possibly one of the reasons why my wife and I started Bloggin-Ads. Ben is a great writer and I enjoy reading these posts of his. Ben always comes up with new ways to make money and gain high readership. He experiments many different things, but also summarizes the results for it after it has been completed. His passion is great and here’s a few of his posts to show you:

• Don’t Waste Your Networking: Nurture Online Relationships
• Want to be a Ninja?
• Your Blog Might Suck
• South Park: Lessons on Blogging

Ben’s ‘TV SHOW” posts are also great comparisons to the blogging world too. I know I didn’t mention much about Ben and Blogging Experiment, but the blog name basically answers the question

What Will Happen After?

As a follower of the Blogging Experiment, I would actually like to know what will happen after the experiment is over? Many of Ben’s readers have also asked the same question, but there is no definite answer to what may happen. I think Ben should start deciding and finalizing the future of the experiment

The Critique

BEN, There isn’t much critique about the Blogging Experiment due to the fact that it has been run with much success.

• I understand making money is what you are trying to achieve, but I don’t think you should continue selling your theme. If you do, you should change to a new one that is purely unique.
• Your blog takes too long to load at times. You should really try post summaries for the main page. I’ve switched to that and it works A LOT better. Of course you’ll need to get a few feed plugins to fix the feed problems too, but you can contact me for that.
• NEW UPDATED AND LONGER ABOUT PAGE! Readers LOVE knowing more about the blogger.
• An Archive page is needed more than the pull-down menu at the sidebar.
• The resources page should be updated with newer additions.
• The “FREE STUFF” link to your post…you should get rid of it. It’s almost like begging for referrals. Instead, you should create a page and have all the stuff listed with small summaries.

That is basically all I can say. There aren’t any big changes you need to make since everything looks great and has easy navigation, but I suggest you to think about the critique and possibly change a few things.

Folks, I highly suggest you subscribe to The Blogging Experiment RSS feed before you actually start blogging. Even if you’re a blogger, you should still pay attention to the huge tips that Ben provides.

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