Couldn't agree more. Fact is, most money making blogs online don't actually make money. Why the hell should I read about make money online if you can't do it? People like John Chow add personal content because we want to hear from them, there's a person behind them. It'd be like me blogging on
Retro Garden without playing the games. I wouldn't have any authority. A blog that got me into the "Make Money Online" crowd (
Mike's Money Making Mission) got me interested because he
had made money, and was just doing an experiment to see if he could do it with free blogs. Sure enough, he's doing well.
Whenever I blog about making money online, I usually do it under the premise "Get easy beer money by....". Why?
- I don't make millions, but I make enough to keep me from being sober
- It sticks a lot better in people's mind
- It's more personal.
Ironically I've noticed that people generally agree with you, but half the people that agree by a quick flick through their blogs seem
exactly what you were talking about! People don't realise it I guess.
Finally, the other thing I don't like (as a bitter veteran) is "Blogging experts". These haven't been blogging
that long (months at best), what gives them the authority to call themself that. These usually get found out.
Well, sorry for the long post Jason, but i thought your post was great