Do you maintain your own Blog or Website?

[oldbuddy]

Nope I don't have either I used to have a website but ended that a few years ago.

But I still remember you, so maybe it had more of an effect than you thought.

[nadinastarr]

Yes, I have a site for my craft business.

[diyana]

Neither,sadly.

[dancer139]

no,,,  not anything I would be interested in doing. 

[catherinedwhite]

I manage two business blogs. I had a personal blog too but I didn't have time to write on all of them. I do enjoy blogging when I can find enough time to write.

[oldbuddy]

I manage two business blogs. I had a personal blog too but I didn't have time to write on all of them. I do enjoy blogging when I can find enough time to write.

All that when you are not too busy running a popular traffic exchange, right?

[vg7405]

I wanted to create my own blog or website, mostly for monetary reasons. But I doubt I have anything interesting to discuss that would attract a strong fan base. But it is nice to dream about it sometimes.

[JediJohnnie]

I have my own website for my comic "Bullets Bourbon" and there's a blog there, but I mainly use it for my Youtube videos and for my feature "Johnnie's Jukebox" where I showcase some of my favorite songs.

[yisa]

I am currently deciding to open a blog or not. Any advice.

Just Do It!!! A blog or website can be run for less than $2 a month for hosting and domain name, which should easily be covered by the referrals and sales made from advertising your own agenda on it.

I have two blogs on WordPress and a few more on Blogger, plus dozens of my own websites to tell my story online. I only use Blogger to have a connection when I make comments on other blogger posts, so people find their way back to me.

In addition to advertising paying ventures for me, my pages also promote the system I use to promote online that pays me a monthly commission for each person under me. That's where the real money is.

Thanks, I will definitely look into the world of bloggers.

[countrygirl12]

I do have a website.  Don't know how to get people to look at it though.  So far nothing I am doing works.

It's really pretty simple, post comments, articles, responses, forum posts or any other way you can get people to notice who you are and what you are about, then give them a link to something that will help THEM. I am really easy to follow around the Internet and you will see what I mean.

It is NOT simple.  We have had this discussion before.  Yes, you are easy to find on the internet.  Have you googled yourself lately?  The top hits are all about how you are a scam artist.  Just sayin'.  I have shared my link(s) in public places and asked friends to share.  Most do not.  They ignore my request.  Or if I send the link to people I know - most never look at it.   I joined something the other day and for every person I get to join I get a one time $5 and they get a bigger incentive just for joining.  I sent it to like 13 people and 1 joined.  : (

[countrygirl12]

I wanted to create my own blog or website, mostly for monetary reasons. But I doubt I have anything interesting to discuss that would attract a strong fan base. But it is nice to dream about it sometimes.

Part of the problem is everything is already being done.  I would love to make enough money to make a living on my own website.  It is not safe to be out in the world anymore.   I think dreaming is about all I can do.

[oldbuddy]

I joined something the other day and for every person I get to join I get a one time $5 and they get a bigger incentive just for joining.  I sent it to like 13 people and 1 joined.  : (

That's a fantastic success ratio!!! Most people are happy with 1% return and you got 8%, what's wrong with that? Now instead of 13 people you need to invite 1300 and you should make $500 if the numbers hold up.

I would love to make enough money to make a living on my own website.

I would love to make a full time living from the Internet too, but even though I have done that for short periods of time, I am just as happy earning a few hundred extra to make life more fun each month. It's just so much easier if you get a steady flow of residual income, than finding it necessary to click every day for pennies and make nothing if you miss a day or two.

[countrygirl12]

I joined something the other day and for every person I get to join I get a one time $5 and they get a bigger incentive just for joining.  I sent it to like 13 people and 1 joined.  : (

That's a fantastic success ratio!!! Most people are happy with 1% return and you got 8%, what's wrong with that? Now instead of 13 people you need to invite 1300 and you should make $500 if the numbers hold up.

I would love to make enough money to make a living on my own website.

I would love to make a full time living from the Internet too, but even though I have done that for short periods of time, I am just as happy earning a few hundred extra to make life more fun each month. It's just so much easier if you get a steady flow of residual income, than finding it necessary to click every day for pennies and make nothing if you miss a day or two.

How can I invite 1300 people?  I do not know 1300 people.  How can I get strangers to sign up?  I can't get supposed friends or family to sign up and the actually participate.  That is the problem.  I have a couple of websites.  I have one that has I think 4 sites like this where you get paid from your referrals.  Like I said, I cannot get anyone to look at it.  I don't think people realize that when they say oh they looked at it that I can SEE if they did.  When it says ZERO visitors then obviously they did not hit my site.  I posted a link on facebook and asked if nothing else to hit the site so I can get a little rank or share this so people would see it.  Not one person looked at it nor did anyone share.  I do not have many friends on facebook so mostly it is close friends or family members. 

I am not trying to be mean or negative or hateful to you.  I really ain't.  If I could make "a few hundred" a month I would be ecstatic.  I have asked many times and have yet to receive any workable advice on how to get your site noticed.  And just because it gets noticed doesn't mean people will sign up thru my links.  They usually go directly to the website themselves and sign up so I do not get credit.  : (

[ancmetro]

     But how do you do it?

[Mandoli]

Yes. I have a blog that I had been updating every week, but a lack of motivation on my part (with personal events going on at the time) forced me to minimize the time I spent working on it. I moved it to another site, but it's rarely posted on, and I'm trying to look for help running it.