Not All Pro Bloggers Are Driving at Full Speed!
Did you hear the saying that professional bloggers make a bunch of money online? Do you have the feeling that they’re spending an hour a day [at maximum] while playing on the beach and swimming in the deep blue ocean somewhere in Seychelles?
Let’s debunk this myth. And show you the lessons all beginner and veteran bloggers should learn to blog at full speed.
First of all, a pro blogger spends more time on blogging than the average person, despite what the majority thinks [out of insights].
Full-time internet marketer, Kim Roach @ BuzzBlogger.com says…
“I spent 4 days writing the article – packing it with killer content and golden nuggets that were truly irresistible. I gave it an eye-catching title. And finally after hours of work, I posted the article to my blog”
Pro bloggers know that content is king and can’t risk their reputation releasing garbage. Time spent on proper, in depth research is one of the key ingredients to pro blogging success.
Secondly, a pro blogger gets his money pie [sometimes a pie as big as an elephant] from one or two sources. Either through accepting 3-rd party advertising [recurring income] and/or by selling his own products, services and coaching programs.
There are only a few pro bloggers who get the bulk of their income from AdSense, Amazon and other affiliate programs [e.g. ClickBank, CJ, etc]
Thirdly, a pro blogger knows this secret, which makes the rest of the crowd look like babies. I’m talking about list building [aka email marketing]. To be honest, there are just a few pro bloggers who finally get it! That you need a list [at least one!] to keep in constant contact with your subscribers and build long-lasting “one-on-one” relationships which turn into massive profit.
Without a list, a blog is like a dead body. It exists, but it is not living!
That’s why I think that not all pro bloggers are driving at full speed. But when they add email marketing to their arsenal, pockets start fattening like magic! 
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Kim's articles are usually very long. No wonder it takes her 4 days! Many people don't have the time or inclination to read long articles.
Better in my view to break it down into several shorter posts.
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Codrut Turcanu
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April 6th, 2010 at 17:40
It's not about article length, but its quality; and a good researched article takes time, regardless its length.
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Sandy
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April 6th, 2010 at 18:42
I agree that the articles must be of good quality. But a well researched long article can still be broken down into shorter posts.
I often break down my blog posts into several parts. It's one way of keeping your reader interested in coming back for more.
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Codrut Turcanu
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April 6th, 2010 at 19:03
yes, my standard is to write shorter articles/posts and do a series. that's how I'm also able to crank out one product after other. starting from one idea, and expanding on it.
I disagree somewhat on the lisbuilding principle. I know how I react towards trashy material: I delete their stuff when unsubscribing doesn't work. And I expect my readers to be as clever as myself.
The internet is so big that it's cheaper to find new clients than try to create some artificial idea of loyalty from customers. Marketing Expert Doug Hall has talked about this in his books. It is erroneous to believe you can live off past buyers.
What you need is supreme content that gets people to subscribe to your blog through RSS. That goes past ANY spam filter.
Just think of one essential fact: I am not on any of your lists, but I do enjoy your articles, which is why I do subscribe through RSS.
So listbuilding is not necessarily the most effective way to earn money online – although I do realize people such as those in AWeber would like IM people to believe it was so…
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Codrut Turcanu
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April 29th, 2010 at 17:16
since you're not using a list and compare that with RSS, you can't really argument here; you have no evidence of your affirmation. I make my online income [85%] through list building, so that's what works for me…
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Henrik Blunck
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May 1st, 2010 at 02:10
I may have been less precise than I could have been since you misunderstood. I have built lists before, but found that spam filters – and complaints instead of unsubscribes – have been burdensome to counteract.
Therefore, my focus has now been on creating supreme content, and I find that it takes much less time.
But I am encouraged by your positive results with your lists, and wish you all the best in continuing to build them.
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