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BY: JOHN [email protected]
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From Hobby to Full Time Blogger: Lessons Learned from 5 Years of Blogging
Audience
No Separation of Blogging from WordPressNew BloggersCurrent BloggersStart More BlogsKeys to Blogging
What matters most? Passion Motivation
Hobby Blogging – June 2005
Lesson Learned: Great Content MattersLesson Learned: Monetize Early (Ad Focused WP Theme)
Topic Blogging - EMR
December 2005Goals
Become an Expert in EMR Reach the First Page of Google for “EMR”
Lesson Learned: Have GoalsLesson Learned: Don’t be Afraid of FailureLesson Learned: Stats Addict
WP.com Stats Plugin Google Analytics Ad Stats (ie. $$$$) Not Comments (bad stat)
Lesson Learned: Stats Motivate (Perspective Changes) Spikage RULES!!
Spikage Rules!!
Paid Blogging (PayPerPost) – Learning Phase
Blogger 61Incredible MotivatorBe Social
Drives Traffic More Fun Learn
Don’t Believe Anything You Read!Top Blog on WordPress.comWordPress.com Slap Down (TOS Violation)Lesson Learned: Platform Matters
Finding the TV Niche
Lesson Learned: Great Backups (wp-db-backup)
Lesson Learned: Not All Monetization is Equal
Splurged on 5 New Domains Pure TV Network
Lesson Learned: 5 Minute Install – Much Longer to Build Content and Traffic
Scaling a Blog
Stimulus Money Worked for MeLesson Learned: wp-super-cache works!Lesson Learned: Consistent Readers Rule…mostly
Must Blog ConsistentlyLesson Learned: Advertisers and Revenue Rule…
mostly Must Maintain Traffic Need an Accountant
Lesson Learned: New Sources of TrafficLesson Learned: Monetization is Never Over
New Opportunities with No More Effort
My Future Blogging
There is no future, it’s just part of my life!Opens Up Crazy Opportunities
Backstage at TV Show Tapings Satellite Radio Show Media/Press Access to Events
Not Just Writing SEO
SEO Plugin (All in One SEO Pack Plugin) Good Titles Good Tags/Categories Internal Linking Newly Popular Keywords
Lesson Learned: Don’t Pay for Promotion…maybeLesson Learned: Do LOVE the Process!!
About My Blogs
5 Years Later2 Electronic Medical Record (EMR) Blogs4 TV Related Blogs2 BuddyPress “Blogs”~6000 Blog Posts~13 Million PageviewsFar Too Many Comments“Built a Media Empire”
King of My Blogging World
