Comments on: An UnMeme – What I Expect from my Blog http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/ Making Money through Ethical Internet Marketing. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:39:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: An Unmeme: What Do Your Readers Expect of Your Blog? | terryheath.com http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2970 An Unmeme: What Do Your Readers Expect of Your Blog? | terryheath.com Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:27:03 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2970 [...] first question worked fine as a meme, but this second question requires something new. Josh Spaulding introduced me to something an “unmeme”, but the term may have originated with [...] [...] first question worked fine as a meme, but this second question requires something new. Josh Spaulding introduced me to something an “unmeme”, but the term may have originated with [...]

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]]> By: Josh Spaulding http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2818 Josh Spaulding Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:23:40 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2818 @ Ruck - Thanks for the great compliments. You're providing some good info over at your blog as well. @ Scott - Thanks and no problem at all. I always try to help where I can. When I first began I found that alot of people were annoyed when I asked questions, as dumb as my questions may have seemed to those people, so I always try my best to do the complete opposite. @ Chuck - I saw you got tagged as well. I guess we're a few odd bloggers. You really should write more though. Your blog looks great and you're a great writer. @ Terry - You're a deep guy :) and you're right. I didn't think of it that way. I suppose I do have expectations for this blog. If all the great guys and gals who support me suddenly disappeared I would be pretty disappointed. If the blog suddenly stopped receiving traffic I would be very disappointed. I guess there are some expectations that I just don't think about, good point. Once again, I hope you were offended in any way that I didn't tag others. It's a great meme, I'm just trying to get away from memes in general. @ Stephen - Thanks, all of you who subscribe and take part are a very large part of that though. You don't have to read the blog, so you guys have made it somewhat of a success. btw, I believe you will eventually make some decent money with your blog, myself as well. My point is that it's not a quick thing. It <i>normally</i> takes alot of time, a year minimum, for a blog to bring in a full-time income no matter how knowledgeable the blogger is. I say that and make next to nothing with this blog :) I think guys like you and I will eventually do well with our blogs income-wise, but it will take time. Many "bloggers" I see out there have "make money" blogs and it seems like that's their only attempt at making money online. Many of them lack the knowledge that it takes in order to retain readers. @ Everyone - Thanks again for all the great comments. You guys and gals have been extremely supportive. Before I started this blog, or should I say before Terry started this blog :) I had never retained such a loyal group of supporters. You guys are what makes blogging fun and why I'm addicted and spend way too much time on this blog rather than making money with my other ventures :) @ Ruck – Thanks for the great compliments. You’re providing some good info over at your blog as well.

@ Scott – Thanks and no problem at all. I always try to help where I can. When I first began I found that alot of people were annoyed when I asked questions, as dumb as my questions may have seemed to those people, so I always try my best to do the complete opposite.

@ Chuck – I saw you got tagged as well. I guess we’re a few odd bloggers. You really should write more though. Your blog looks great and you’re a great writer.

@ Terry – You’re a deep guy :) and you’re right. I didn’t think of it that way. I suppose I do have expectations for this blog. If all the great guys and gals who support me suddenly disappeared I would be pretty disappointed. If the blog suddenly stopped receiving traffic I would be very disappointed. I guess there are some expectations that I just don’t think about, good point. Once again, I hope you were offended in any way that I didn’t tag others. It’s a great meme, I’m just trying to get away from memes in general.

@ Stephen – Thanks, all of you who subscribe and take part are a very large part of that though. You don’t have to read the blog, so you guys have made it somewhat of a success.

btw, I believe you will eventually make some decent money with your blog, myself as well. My point is that it’s not a quick thing. It normally takes alot of time, a year minimum, for a blog to bring in a full-time income no matter how knowledgeable the blogger is. I say that and make next to nothing with this blog :)

I think guys like you and I will eventually do well with our blogs income-wise, but it will take time. Many “bloggers” I see out there have “make money” blogs and it seems like that’s their only attempt at making money online. Many of them lack the knowledge that it takes in order to retain readers.

@ Everyone – Thanks again for all the great comments. You guys and gals have been extremely supportive. Before I started this blog, or should I say before Terry started this blog :) I had never retained such a loyal group of supporters. You guys are what makes blogging fun and why I’m addicted and spend way too much time on this blog rather than making money with my other ventures :)

]]> By: Stephen Cronin http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2805 Stephen Cronin Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:15:14 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2805 Hi Josh, <blockquote>the only expectation I have for my blog is to serve as a valuable resource to those of you who read it</blockquote> Well your blog is a total success! It is definitely a valuable resource to me. You're spot on when you say that too many bloggers think of their blogs as their business model. When I started my blog, it wasn't to earn money at all. I've been sucked into the idea of making money online now, but I've come to realise that it won't be through my blog. I'm about to launch a second blog, which may earn a little more (it's not targeted at such a technical crowd), but I know it won't earn a lot either. Both are because I want to write on these topics. But behind the scenes I'm starting to work on a MFA niche site, with a view to actually making some money (if I can pull it off!). Hi Josh,

the only expectation I have for my blog is to serve as a valuable resource to those of you who read it

Well your blog is a total success! It is definitely a valuable resource to me.

You’re spot on when you say that too many bloggers think of their blogs as their business model. When I started my blog, it wasn’t to earn money at all. I’ve been sucked into the idea of making money online now, but I’ve come to realise that it won’t be through my blog.

I’m about to launch a second blog, which may earn a little more (it’s not targeted at such a technical crowd), but I know it won’t earn a lot either. Both are because I want to write on these topics. But behind the scenes I’m starting to work on a MFA niche site, with a view to actually making some money (if I can pull it off!).

]]> By: Terry Heath http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2798 Terry Heath Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:47:05 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2798 I think sometimes we don't see what we expect from our efforts until those expectations are no longer met. From what I know of you Josh, relationships are important to you. Your blog shows that in the comfortable feeling Ruck mentioned, as well as your choices for topics and the general way you treat those of us lucky enough to be called your friends. But if none of your readers were interested in sharing ideas, commenting, or just chatting, would you keep blogging after a month? Six months? A year? If your only comments were spam, would you give up? If it didn't help the SERP of your products and MFA sites, would you keep blogging? If any of these things have something to do with why you blog, then you do have expectations. There is nothing wrong with expectations. All of our actions are driven by something we want . . . but what you want from your blog may not be clear to you. I think sometimes we don’t see what we expect from our efforts until those expectations are no longer met. From what I know of you Josh, relationships are important to you. Your blog shows that in the comfortable feeling Ruck mentioned, as well as your choices for topics and the general way you treat those of us lucky enough to be called your friends.

But if none of your readers were interested in sharing ideas, commenting, or just chatting, would you keep blogging after a month? Six months? A year? If your only comments were spam, would you give up? If it didn’t help the SERP of your products and MFA sites, would you keep blogging?

If any of these things have something to do with why you blog, then you do have expectations. There is nothing wrong with expectations. All of our actions are driven by something we want . . . but what you want from your blog may not be clear to you.

]]> By: Chuck http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2796 Chuck Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:14:52 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2796 LOL...I got tagged on this meme as well...and believe it or not, my response would be almost exactly the same as yours, Josh. I have ZERO expectations for my blog. I have almost no subscribers...I post once a month...and I actually think I'm better at stirring things up in comments than I am at writing. In other words, I am behaving the opposite way I should behave if I wanted to be accomplishing something with it. LOL…I got tagged on this meme as well…and believe it or not, my response would be almost exactly the same as yours, Josh. I have ZERO expectations for my blog. I have almost no subscribers…I post once a month…and I actually think I’m better at stirring things up in comments than I am at writing. In other words, I am behaving the opposite way I should behave if I wanted to be accomplishing something with it.

]]> By: Scott Jay Ringle http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2794 Scott Jay Ringle Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:09:47 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2794 Josh, You are an incredible asset to some of us newer people in the industry and don't think we don't appreciate it. You have helped my on many issues already and once again THANKS! Your new e-book on e-zines is a great resource by the way.. I noticed Ruck responded above. His blog and forum are another awesome resource. In fact, I found Ruck through you. Josh,

You are an incredible asset to some of us newer people in the industry and don’t think we don’t appreciate it. You have helped my on many issues already and once again THANKS! Your new e-book on e-zines is a great resource by the way..

I noticed Ruck responded above. His blog and forum are another awesome resource. In fact, I found Ruck through you.

]]> By: Ruck http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2790 Ruck Thu, 10 Jan 2008 19:54:25 +0000 http://ez-onlinemoney.com/blog/blogging/an-unmeme-what-i-expect-from-my-blog/#comment-2790 I'm in the same boat Josh. I don't really expect anything from my blog either. As a matter of fact as Forrest "just felt like runnin", I "felt like writin". However, the fact that you don't expect much from your blog could be reasons why I love it here. The fact that you DO take the time out of your day and write your thoughts and musings IS the value. Your a sharp guy and from what I have seen from the WF and articles around the web for over a year now your a helleva marketer too. That's more than enough to keep me coming back each day man. Hard finding people like you these days. Just to let you know, it is appreciated man. Best, Ruck I’m in the same boat Josh. I don’t really expect anything from my blog either. As a matter of fact as Forrest “just felt like runnin”, I “felt like writin”.

However, the fact that you don’t expect much from your blog could be reasons why I love it here. The fact that you DO take the time out of your day and write your thoughts and musings IS the value. Your a sharp guy and from what I have seen from the WF and articles around the web for over a year now your a helleva marketer too.

That’s more than enough to keep me coming back each day man. Hard finding people like you these days. Just to let you know, it is appreciated man.

Best,
Ruck

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