Nov 07 2011
Blogs: Are We There Yet?
Remember those long rides as a kid where you were in hurry to get somewhere? Maybe it was a special trip to Grandma’s house, an amusement park, a vacation. As kids we always asked, ” are we there yet”? As a blogger and webmaster, I am always thinking about this question and I am sure many of you are too. We build, we design, we do SEO, and we promote. Why do we do it? Though almost of all of us wish to make money from our blogs, this is a more personal question that only you as a blog o0r website owner can answer.
I have known and worked with many webmasters who start one project after another and they put almost nothing in it with dreams of getting rich. Does this happen? More times than not, it does not. There are those few who have conquered the dream but it took hard work, endless hours, and a good investment to achieve. I have been part of many Online projects and made some money here and there. Did I get rich? Not yet. However, I have not invested my whole life to my Online projects.
As webmasters, we need to look at what motivates us and why we do what we do. Only have we do this, can we honestly answer the question “are we there yet?” I know the answer for me changes as my life changes.
When most of my money comes from offline work, I am where I want to be with my blogs. They have held through the test of time and they are always there waiting for me when I need them. They generate enough income to pay for their cost and they supply a value to the readers. These are the best of times!
However, when my offline income is low, I go back to the love of the blogs and realize that the journey is far from over. It is in those moments that I know that the real answer is to enjoy the adventure on the way and not be an hurry to get there. Building a blog or website takes work and time and if you always try to improve, you are never truly there. However, if your love is to share your knowledge, maybe you have already completed the journey.
So with that I ask you, Are you there yet?
Sharing information that is useful for readers or the information that people are looking for is the thing lead to success of your blog. Definitely it requires the promotion So that, people can find it. But ultimately content is the king.
Awesome post. I’ve just come to the same conclusion lately. It’s all about the journey and not the destination. I think the more fun you have with your blog the better everything will be in the long run.
cheers!
If I ever ‘finished’ my projects I think I’d be rich by now. Sadly I always get enamored with something new and end up veering off in other directions. Apparently I’m not the only one, huh?
After two years of doing that I started really planning out my projects before jumping in and starting. Trying to start with the end in mind. That way I have a finish line in mind. Just finished a couple big projects, fingers crossed that they perform well. I enjoyed your article, thanks for the read.
A couple years back I started a blog and then after giving birth to a baby girl..I never go back to it and I know thats a mistake and now I never blog and write anything. For the question “are we there yet?”, I would say “No”.