Comments on The R Family Diaries: Blogging for Dollars?

Bravo Tiffany! I agree, we all need to gain some ...

2010-06-26T15:23:08.256-07:00

Bravo Tiffany!
I agree, we all need to gain some perspective on the hype and remember why we started blogging in the first place.
For me, blogging has always been about the joy of writing, the pleasure of sharing a view, an idea, and valuable information once a week.
Yes, I love to make connections and build community too but some are so caught up in the bs that they can't see the forest for the trees. Life goes on... I don't get the withholding of goodwill, the pettiness, the cliquish HS mentality either.
Like you, I love my family and friends, they sustain me; bloggers come and go and life does go on.
I wish all well and I trust that whether we make money blogging or not, we can work harder to just get along and get on with it.
Happy Share-fest Saturday everyone!
Cheers,
Eliz

I started my blog in hopes of making money, plaste...

2010-06-26T09:37:47.296-07:00

I started my blog in hopes of making money, plastered it with affiliate adds and waited for the money to roll in.

I didn't make a penny so I eventually took down the adds.

The blog is still going strong and is probably one of the few things that are keeping me sane(ish) these days.

It all depends on your goal. I don't have adve...

2010-06-26T09:25:47.688-07:00

It all depends on your goal. I don't have advertising on my site, I don't charge for links and I offer people to look at my blog. Why? I'm promoting myself, making myself stand out upon all the other authors out there! I am also just joining, just talking, I like talking to people over the internet. So no, I don't do the add thing, I use my blog for fun and promotion. And you know what? It's working pretty dang good.:)

Blogging for money WORKS for those that have a bus...

2010-06-26T09:10:05.023-07:00

Blogging for money WORKS for those that have a business mindset. For those that want to make it, don't be discouraged by this post.

It's a blog but it's also a business. A brand. There is so much potential for those that WORK for it!

Wow. Great advice - thank you. We've been to...

2010-06-26T09:00:20.390-07:00

Wow. Great advice - thank you. We've been toying with the idea of making money from the blog, but I really didn't know it entailed so much, and so little is to be made (unless you do what you listed). It's good to take on this perspective. Thank you!

Great post and very informative! Thank you! ~B xox...

2010-06-26T07:11:27.460-07:00

Great post and very informative!
Thank you!
~B
xoxo

Sheesh. This was timely for a re-post. I had this ...

2010-06-26T06:46:11.215-07:00

Sheesh. This was timely for a re-post. I had this very convo last night, as I was feeling badly about my lack of giveaways and ads for casinos.

Thank you for reminding me that an ad for Viagra will, sure, drive traffic to my site- but won't result in a book deal. ;)

Keely

love the post. and right now, definitely even mor...

2010-06-26T05:51:47.133-07:00

love the post.

and right now, definitely even more loving my ad free blog.

thanks for this!

Great post. It really puts things in perspective. ...

2010-05-29T07:55:27.333-07:00

Great post. It really puts things in perspective. I've never made any money off my blog nor really thought about it but I've seen/read a lot of people whining over the lack of money they are making. Maybe I'll send some of them over here to read this in the future.

Stopping by from SITS!

Cheers :-)
- CoconutPalmDesigns

This blog makes me realize the energy of words and...

2010-04-22T19:09:11.671-07:00

This blog makes me realize the energy of words and pictures.It's very beneficial for me and it's filled with information.keep smiling and take care!

Tiffany, I'm fairly new to blogging, but not ...

2009-11-30T08:22:19.997-08:00

Tiffany,
I'm fairly new to blogging, but not to writing. I was a successful TV-Movie writer for nearly two decades, made all kinds of money, but honestly, my blogging has given me more pleasure than my TV work ever did. It's enabled me to actually enjoy writing again and I've met so many wonderful writers and bloggers. I've read many posts on blogging and this one of yours really nails it. I'm thrilled when I get new followers and thrilled with the comments they leave, but only because it is giving me an audience to do what I love and get feedback on it. I know of nowhere a writer can have this kind of intimacy with an audience except maybe on the stage. I enjoy your blog because, although you bill yourself as a mommyblogger, you write about other things as well, and your writing is clear, precise and most of all -- spell-checked! I will start to follow you if I can just find the follow button now. Thanks for a great read. - Jayne,

agreed. I use to do bloglines and dropped them wh...

2009-11-29T20:14:56.054-08:00

agreed. I use to do bloglines and dropped them when I realized it wasn't their space for rent!

I've been wondering since I started blogging i...

2009-11-03T16:55:49.672-08:00

I've been wondering since I started blogging in June, what's the point? I'm glad you've affirmed my assertion that there is no point. I think the blog is helping my writing and possibly I can turn that into something profitable in the future. Writing is like pooping, you have to do it every day.

I've been a SITS Reader for a while now, yet e...

2009-10-29T11:59:50.601-07:00

I've been a SITS Reader for a while now, yet embarrassingly this is one of my first visits to your blog.

Because of this post - I am a follower now.

Looking forward to reading more!

Thanks for SITS!!!

This is my first time to your blog. {Nice to meetc...

2009-10-09T07:16:16.846-07:00

This is my first time to your blog. {Nice to meetcha!} This post is well-spoken. I'm fairly new to blogging so I'm still learning to balance it with everything. Don't want to miss out on livin' life due to tryin' to {constantly} journal it, you know? ;)

Well said! I read this at the right time and I tha...

2009-10-05T16:48:06.103-07:00

Well said! I read this at the right time and I thank Kitty over at Fahrenheit 350 for sending me this link.

Now, I'm off to educate myself on how SEO works. Thanks!

Lynn

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!! I was feeling a weee bit in...

2009-10-02T05:34:41.727-07:00

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!!! I was feeling a weee bit in secure lately and coming to Vegas to hope and learn some good advice. You just gave it, but I'm still coming!!! C U Soon!!!

great post.

2009-09-23T18:50:51.069-07:00

great post.

I have written journals for years, and started blo...

2009-09-23T05:03:40.692-07:00

I have written journals for years, and started blogging as it was a way of writing and journaling that included sharing what I'd written. I love clicking on other people's widgets and finding beautiful, inspiring blogs. I've found the over-commercialisation of some people's blogs off-putting. It's the creativity and honesty of people's writing and sharing that really appeals to me. Great post.

This is very inspirational. Saw you on SITS, thank...

2009-09-21T22:19:48.857-07:00

This is very inspirational. Saw you on SITS, thanks for the great blogs:)

Love this post. Glad I found you, sound like you&...

2009-09-21T15:35:04.948-07:00

Love this post. Glad I found you, sound like you've got it goin' on.

You know what? This was great to read for someone ...

2009-09-21T13:23:31.093-07:00

You know what? This was great to read for someone who knows basically nothing about blogging who has just started. I already decided that I would do this for me. Well for my kids. For them to read when I wasn't able to tell them all of the great memories I have of them. Thanks for keepin' it real...

Cristina

Well said. It really confirms what I've alway...

2009-09-19T16:34:20.395-07:00

Well said. It really confirms what I've always felt (and why I don't do advertising on my blog.) I started blogging because I love writing and it's been a FABULOUS outlet. As it turns out, I'm helping some people along the way and meeting some cool people too. But that's just icing on the cake really. Carpe diem!

Great post... thanks for telling it like it is.. :...

2009-09-18T10:49:39.367-07:00

Great post... thanks for telling it like it is.. : ) Hope y'all have a great time... Meeting up with the "hookers" : )

What a great discussion. My husband and I were di...

2009-09-17T05:07:38.775-07:00

What a great discussion. My husband and I were discussing "give-aways" and advertising. For my blog, give-aways detract from my mission. If I were a craft or coupon blog or product education blog, I could see that. But I'm not.

If someone called and said, I want to advertise on your blog and the product was something that I already loved that promoted the mission of my blog, I'd say, "Sure." Otherwise, I'd say, "No thank you." I've had the opportunity to do that once, though.

I blog because I've wanted to have a column for years about what being the mother of 5 sons has taught me. I figure other moms need a little encouragment along the way like I did and do.

I've got more out of blogging that I ever imagined, in terms of reading blogs that uplift and encourage.

It allows me to write about what I think for my children when maybe they won't want to hear it now, but they will later.

Thanks for your candid post. Maybe you need to review your mission statement, re-establish a new mission.