Comments on: How To Make Money Blogging With A Business Mindset

By: Catherine Holt

Catherine Holt — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 03:32:35 +0000

Yes it certainly isn’t a ‘built it and they will come’ kind of deal is it. I think many people in small business forget that as they spend thousands on creating a nice shiny website and then expect new customers to come. The thing they don’t realize is that no-one is going to see their site just because it’s there! That’s the great thing about blogs…you can keep building content, and engaging with others to ensure you start to be recognised.

Reviewing is definitely an important process. It is essential to ensure you remain on track.

Thanks for stopping by Steven, and have an awesome weekend too

By: Steven J Wilson

Steven J Wilson — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 03:26:19 +0000

Hey Catherine,

You made some great points, Especially, laying out that it takes more than just creating a blog, putting up a couple of interesting post and your raking in the big bucks. When it comes to blogging and almost everything for that matter, the quote “If you build it, they will come’ definitely doesn’t apply

These areas are so important to our success:

Set goals
Reviews progress
Takes action
Engages with readers (customers)
Knows what income strategy fits their audience

I think that the review process is far over looked by far. We you see that something works or doesn’t, we need to make a not and continue of discontinue that particular thing.

Most bloggers are part time so we must use that time as effectively as possible.

Excellent post Catherine! Have a great weekend!

By: Catherine Holt

Catherine Holt — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 00:21:42 +0000

That’s absolutely true Kevin. A fun business blog with a purpose! Just because we think of business, it doesn’t mean it has to be boring and stuffy. The great thing about blogging is that you are doing something you love, and if you can turn your passion into a business that that is awesome…right?

The difference between a hobby blog and a blog that will make money is the business focus. If you change your mindset around that, then everything else will fall into place.

Happy business blogging Kevin!!!!

By: Kevin Duncan

Kevin Duncan — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 14:09:32 +0000

Hi Catherine,

Great post. Thinking of my blog as a business wasn’t easy for me. “Blogging is fun, business is not” I kept thinking in the back of my head. But thankfully, I eventually realized the only way my blog (either my old one or Be A Better Blogger) can truly be successful is if I treat it like a business.

I still have fun, of course. But it’s fun with a purpose!

By: Catherine Holt

Catherine Holt — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 11:28:48 +0000

Your right Mi, that is the real distinction between whether your blog will be a hobby blog or a blog that can earn an online income. Any blog that intends on making money has to have a business focus. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the sole business, but it has to work as if it was part of your business. That includes having a strategy and following through on actions.

Likewise, no one is going to buy a product from someone they don’t trust or a product that they don’t consider to be of value. Having a business outlook will help you to refine the blog’s purpose and engage with readers in a way that they could be potential future customers.

Thanks for sharing your ideas here!

By: Mi Muba

Mi Muba — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 21:12:18 +0000

Hi Catherine

Very informative post.

I think without a proper strategy it is difficult to run a blog like a business. Yes just for fun or to pass the time one can do but not to earn money from it.

To earn money you must have business mindset. What business mindset is. It means you have a mindset you don’t believe in giving someone any valueless thing. To make the person realize value of your offer you charge him. So you think like a business man and this is called business mindset.

In the field of blogging there is still confusing regarding this issue. Many people are very proud of not earning money from their blog. But they actually promote something else and it means instead of money they are earning their reputation.

Thanks a lot for sharing another very informative post on quite a relevant topic.

By: Catherine Holt

Catherine Holt — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:48:50 +0000

I agree with you Marc. If you treat a blog as a hobby then you will have a hobby outcome. Treat it as a business and you will have a business outcome. A blog can really go either way, but it depends on the mindset that you have with it and the time and effort that you are prepared to give.

Thanks for providing your feedback here!

By: Marc

Marc — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:36:43 +0000

Hi Catherine,
This is an excellent topic. Over the years I have seen that this is one of the biggest factors in determining a blog’s success (at least, when success is being measured in terms of making money). Your mindset and how you approach the blog will have a big impact on how things play out. Most people I know that have not had success at making money with a blog have not viewed it or treated it like a business. If you want to make money blogging you can’t treat it like a hobby and expect it to make a lot of money

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By: Catherine Holt

Catherine Holt — Mon, 25 Aug 2014 00:23:06 +0000

Yes I understand what you mean Tim. As opposed to an affiliate site whose primary purpose is to sell the product, your site is based around helping you develop the services you currently offer in your business. It is a tool that you use for your customers. Still a business, but not the primary business.

Yes I think we are on the same page here Tim, just maybe different paragraphs…..lol