Leave it to Wendy to really drum up some major thought-provoking online/home-based business type issues, at her latest

Are You a Member of the Blogging In-Crowd?

Only because my personal/professional 2-cents may get lost in the shuffle, I’m re-posting my full comments here…and, I really want to know what you think!

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On March 8th, 2007 at 9:52 am, Ponn Sabra said:

Hi Wendy!

Phew, I don’t know how I’ll be able to address all your issues and the great dialogue ahead of me. So I’ll try my best to focus on sharing some useful thoughts:

1. Blogging — love it and so do you!

Remember Darren’s Problogger.net has the most readers but his affiliate income from this particular blog is the lowest.

So, if money is an issue, maybe this is the perfect time to sub-niche to other blogs, like your personal coaching blog. That one, by its own nature, will be more SEO-based and will drive non-bloggers, and readers interested in having you solving their problems, hence the affiliate programs you recommend are more profitable.

Why you’re helping bloggers solve our problems here, we’re less likely to stray away and click on Google Ads.

A perfect example: is I have a blog (sub-niche) which I think has 2 feed subscribers (1 being myself), no PageRank, no alexa ranking, I only wrote in it for ~ 8 months, and haven’t touched it in nearly 2 years. Yet, I get SE traffic and affiliate income from that site.

Here it is: http://shoestringbookpub.blogspot.com/

3. You’re building a loyal and growing community, so giving advice as you are is practicing good business!
You’re starting to build your informational products, your ebook, and this will begin your funnel-profit system.

I’m a firm believer in giving, giving, giving…I give so much away for free, but the pay back in affiliate income, book sales, quality JVs (joint ventures) etc. is well-worth this initial start-up phase for you.

Remember, Wendy you didn’t even have your 1st year anniversary…a start-up entrepreneur is considered a business owner when you sustained and became profitable in your 43rd month.

You are FAR ahead of schedule.

4. As for local media and diversifying your internet marketing techniques. This is an area you know your falling short, and rightly so–you’ve dedicated yourself to building this prosperous blog, you had no time to dedicate elsewhere. It’s okay!

What’s great is, while your veturing into Internet Marketing, Public Relations, SEO/M techniques and discussing your experiences, successes and headaches, your Google Ads will change to higher-priced clicks, and in turn be more profitable for you.

I know all the editors personally and professionally of all the local newspapers, free periodicals, etc. in the Greater Toledo area (1) because I’m a freelance writer and (2) I’m an active PR chick. I’m in the media all the time, I’m called as an Expert opinion, yadda yadda…and everything I do is duplicable and easy-to-do.

In time, you too will be!

Stay posted, my special report of PR 101 on a shoestring budget will be coming out.

Please stop being hard on yourself…if you’re doing this with your traffic, search engine ranking, etc…imagine us loyal readers way behind you…so, my very last thought is:

“Make new friends but keep the old, one is silver but the other’s gold”. Us, goldies…not only will be your loyal, dedicated customers…but, most importantly we will be your ranting and raving Affiliates promoting your awesome products, because we already believe in you and experienced your success!

Peace & Empowerment,
Ponn

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On March 8th, 2007 at 9:54 am, Ponn Sabra said:

No, really…one last thing…as for having or developing a “blogging clique”…call it as you may…we will be your followers and grassroots affiliate promoters pushing for your products to succeed…and we’ll all succeed as a “clique” (geez…I hate this word, cuz I’m so “anti-clique”) making money online together!

~ Ponn

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