Comments on: 7 Things that you shouldn’t be doing when starting up a blog!

By: Bisnis Internet

Bisnis Internet — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:45:17 +0000

Great post and refreshing article. keep blogging.

By: Everything Blog

Everything Blog — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:33:25 +0000

It is always wise to learn from other peoples mistakes, I appreciate the fact you are willing to share what you have gone through in becoming a successful blogger. Keep up the good work

By: Snow

Snow — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:13:39 +0000

interesting post. this is a good list. i actually started to write my personal blog using a wordpress.org instead of the free hosted site because i find it much better.

By: lvs

lvs — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:58:21 +0000

wow looks like i scored a lowly 2/7. I wish I had seen this earlier. I am on a free domain. so I guess I am stuck to that?

By: Taylor Thompson

Taylor Thompson — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 08:26:22 +0000

Great post man. Many people wait to monetize their site. Darren Rowse says to, but I totally disagree with him. Why wait to monetize? The way I see it, if you’re going to throw ads on your site anyway, you may as well do it right away.

On the other side, I see where Darren is coming from, but again, I just don’t agree with it. He doesn’t think people should put ads on their site right away because sites with ads are less likely to be linked to.

So I get both points, but I think that it’s safe to say that if you make good content, you’ll be linked to either way.

Ask for selling links, I don’t like the idea and I never have. Frankly, it’s a lazy and bs way to rank. To top it off, it’s against Google TOS and I am definitely not trying to be another John Chow.

Anyway, great post man. You must be busy, but I would still love to collaborate.

Get back to me when you get the chance. Keep up the good work.

Sincerely,
Taylor Thompson

By: ceblogger

ceblogger — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:57:45 +0000

great list you have here! it certainly applies to those who wants to earn from blogging.

By: Angel Cuala

Angel Cuala — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:56:43 +0000

I agree with almost all the points except for using a free domain. While it is true that it may be difficult to do, it is still possible. However, it is best that you ask yourself first if you really are capable to maintaining a blog. But why should I say that? Based on my experience, it’s hard to focus on many different things simultaneously. Blogspot is very user friendly and I can spend my time for quality content, studying different strategies, etc. I did not start blogspot because it’s free, I did because I can have time to focus on others first.

Then, I bought my own domain later after I realized that I am really getting serious.

Just my 2 cents though.

By: Kathy @ Virtual Impax

Kathy @ Virtual Impax — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:51:16 +0000

OUTSTANDING LIST!!! Seriously, I’m stunned at the number of people who don’t follow these “rules” and are then surprised that their blogs aren’t successful!