| I've noticed that most new bloggers who are still | | | | start to feel a bit knowledgeable after a short while. |
| learning the ins and outs of making money online, have | | | | This creates the desire to want to share and express |
| 'make money online' blogs themselves. I was | | | | what you've learned about making money online. Since |
| wondering why that is. I did it too. One reason that | | | | this is a new passion for newbies they tend to be very |
| comes to mind is that as a newbie you are probably | | | | enthusiastic about their MMo journey and love to blog |
| buying all kinds of ebooks in an effort to make money | | | | about it. Perhaps lots of noobs are enticed by the idea |
| online. After you read a few of them and start to try | | | | of becoming the next 'make money blogging' guru and |
| to absorb all the information you suddenly feel like the | | | | they are looking to establish credibility in the niche from |
| only niche there is online that matters is the 'make | | | | day one. |
| money online' niche itself. | | | | Unfortunately most bloggers are taught that they have |
| You might think that since you are interested in making | | | | to be some kind of expert in the niche they are |
| money blogging that the whole world is too. No doubt | | | | blogging in. This keeps the newbie from considering |
| the writers of many 'make money blogging' ebooks | | | | many golden opportunities. Lasik eye surgery might be |
| stuff these ebooks to the gills with affiliate links and of | | | | a profitable adsense niche but if you are not an |
| course entice you to sell the book itself as an affiliate. | | | | authority on lasik eye surgery then how can you 'blog' |
| You figure that since you bought the book, you can | | | | about it? |
| probably sell it to someone else right? | | | | This is how lots of newbies (and 'A-Listers') think about |
| Then you go and try to sell it and what happens? You | | | | blogging for money. They think that you need to be an |
| don't make any money and you feel like there is just | | | | expert on your niche (or fake it) and you have to |
| so much more for you to learn before you ever will. | | | | dedicate a ton of time to promoting it socially etc...this |
| What the ebooks don't tell you about the MMO niche | | | | of course is just one (lousy) business model. There are |
| is that there really isn't any money in it compared to | | | | actually quite a number of online business models to |
| other niches. | | | | choose from that are easier to maintain and achieve |
| The amount of searches per day for topics related to | | | | success with. |
| internet marketing and making money online is relatively | | | | Most of the bloggers I know that have hung in there |
| small compared to something like the Vitamin industry | | | | and eventually made decent money blogging switched |
| or the weight loss industry. It's hard for newbies to | | | | to niche blogging. I don't personally know anyone who |
| want to believe this though. Why? | | | | has made decent money as an "A-List" type blogger |
| Because as we learn about internet marketing and | | | | in the 'make money online' niche. |
| making money online, some of us if not most of us | | | | |