Comments on: STOP! I’ve had enough! http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/ Live the GREAT life you desire! Tue, 01 May 2012 16:09:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Dawud Miracle http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 Dawud Miracle Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:17:47 +0000 http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/#comment-1635 Sorry for the delay in getting back here. I've been digging out of huge work hole. I've almost replaced all the dirt now. I'm not against monetizing either. Though I want my blog to first be about content, conversation and relationships. I'm guessing I'll monetize more in the future - though not at the expense of content or conversation. For me, blogging is about growing my service-based business. I see a natural progression from conversation to relationship to client or referrer. Not manipulation, just a natural progression. My entire business has been built on giving first. That's where I see the blog...give first and the return will happen. Sorry for the delay in getting back here. I’ve been digging out of huge work hole. I’ve almost replaced all the dirt now.

I’m not against monetizing either. Though I want my blog to first be about content, conversation and relationships. I’m guessing I’ll monetize more in the future – though not at the expense of content or conversation.

For me, blogging is about growing my service-based business. I see a natural progression from conversation to relationship to client or referrer. Not manipulation, just a natural progression. My entire business has been built on giving first. That’s where I see the blog…give first and the return will happen.

]]> By: Jason Alba http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1465 Jason Alba Tue, 29 May 2007 20:47:37 +0000 http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/#comment-1465 @DaveOlsen - I did not get reinstated. Google did evil, and I'm not sure if I'll go back. Other fish to fry, and focusing on core and quality are more impt than making a few bucks a day. @DaveOlsen – I did not get reinstated. Google did evil, and I’m not sure if I’ll go back. Other fish to fry, and focusing on core and quality are more impt than making a few bucks a day.

]]> By: DaveOlson http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1458 DaveOlson Tue, 29 May 2007 17:56:31 +0000 http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/#comment-1458 Dawud... well linking to the post could have come right after "hate" like with Jason. :grin: Would you say that your blog is your business or is more like the front desk of your business? I'm certainly not against monetizing... I guess I'm just glad that at this point it's not part of my plan. Dawud… well linking to the post could have come right after “hate” like with Jason. :grin:

Would you say that your blog is your business or is more like the front desk of your business? I’m certainly not against monetizing… I guess I’m just glad that at this point it’s not part of my plan.

]]> By: Dawud Miracle http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1451 Dawud Miracle Tue, 29 May 2007 16:26:35 +0000 http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/#comment-1451 I'm with you, exactly Dave (of course, how could it be any other way when you've linked to my post as an example). For me, blogging is about conversation and relationship. And as a business owner, I know that relationships lead to business. That's how I've built three of them. Of course, I'm not monetizing my blog to make a living from it. But even then I wouldn't use such tactics. It would still be about the conversation for me. So how I monetize my blog would fit in with conversation and relationship. Thanks for carrying this on. I'm enjoy this conversation because it gets, at least for me, to the root of why I'm blogging. And anytime I can talk about that it's a good thing. I’m with you, exactly Dave (of course, how could it be any other way when you’ve linked to my post as an example).

For me, blogging is about conversation and relationship. And as a business owner, I know that relationships lead to business. That’s how I’ve built three of them.

Of course, I’m not monetizing my blog to make a living from it. But even then I wouldn’t use such tactics. It would still be about the conversation for me. So how I monetize my blog would fit in with conversation and relationship.

Thanks for carrying this on. I’m enjoy this conversation because it gets, at least for me, to the root of why I’m blogging. And anytime I can talk about that it’s a good thing.

]]> By: DaveOlson http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1457 DaveOlson Tue, 29 May 2007 16:00:00 +0000 http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/#comment-1457 Jeff... isn't it fun to get connected with people all around the world. I absolutely love the globality of the internet. Making friends is THE deal! BTW... I wish your picture was on the front page of TFE too! Jeff… isn’t it fun to get connected with people all around the world. I absolutely love the globality of the internet. Making friends is THE deal!

BTW… I wish your picture was on the front page of TFE too!

]]> By: Jeff Hunsaker http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1449 Jeff Hunsaker Tue, 29 May 2007 15:30:31 +0000 http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/#comment-1449 Hey Dave, thanks for the shout out! Over at TFE, we're trying to help folks out with their small business/entrepreneur endeavors and make a little money doing it but mostly, it's about making a connection with others--such as yourself. I absolutely love reading and contributing/commenting on blogs. Wish I could find a full-time gig doing that! Meanwhile, I'll enjoy making friends online and continuing to improve/enjoy the journey. Hey Dave, thanks for the shout out! Over at TFE, we’re trying to help folks out with their small business/entrepreneur endeavors and make a little money doing it but mostly, it’s about making a connection with others–such as yourself.

I absolutely love reading and contributing/commenting on blogs. Wish I could find a full-time gig doing that! Meanwhile, I’ll enjoy making friends online and continuing to improve/enjoy the journey.

]]> By: DaveOlson http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1456 DaveOlson Tue, 29 May 2007 15:15:27 +0000 http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/#comment-1456 Jason... did you get reinstated with Google? I hear the process can be quite difficult. It's a good thing that you saw the positive side of it though. If it improved the quality of the content then maybe Google should kick a few more. :evil: Jason… did you get reinstated with Google? I hear the process can be quite difficult. It’s a good thing that you saw the positive side of it though. If it improved the quality of the content then maybe Google should kick a few more. :evil:

]]> By: Jason Alba http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1448 Jason Alba Tue, 29 May 2007 14:56:49 +0000 http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/#comment-1448 This is a great thread - I should mention that one of the best things that happened to my blog was when google kicked me out of their $ program for click-fraud. I wasn't responsible for it but they didn't care. It did, however, make me focus more on the quality of the blog rather than the placement of ads. Jason Alba CEO - <a href="http://www.JibberJobber.com">JibberJobber.com</a> This is a great thread – I should mention that one of the best things that happened to my blog was when google kicked me out of their $ program for click-fraud. I wasn’t responsible for it but they didn’t care. It did, however, make me focus more on the quality of the blog rather than the placement of ads.

Jason Alba
CEO – JibberJobber.com

]]> By: Vivienne Quek http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Vivienne Quek Tue, 29 May 2007 14:29:12 +0000 http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/#comment-1444 Greg is right. Write with integrity, sincerity and passion, and the result will come. I don't deny that I write sponsored posts from time to time. However, whatever sponsored post I wrote must have at least, at least one marketing and advertising angle so that I stay true to my blog's theme. I will lose my readers if my posts lose values. I spent lots of time, effort and resources reading, researching and thinking to make my posts informative and fun, I'm not prepared to surrender integrity for small money and I certainly don't want to lose readers that I built up from scratch. Greg is right. Write with integrity, sincerity and passion, and the result will come. I don’t deny that I write sponsored posts from time to time. However, whatever sponsored post I wrote must have at least, at least one marketing and advertising angle so that I stay true to my blog’s theme. I will lose my readers if my posts lose values. I spent lots of time, effort and resources reading, researching and thinking to make my posts informative and fun, I’m not prepared to surrender integrity for small money and I certainly don’t want to lose readers that I built up from scratch.

]]> By: Greg Balanko-Dickson http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/comment-page-1/#comment-1440 Greg Balanko-Dickson Tue, 29 May 2007 08:52:45 +0000 http://daveolson.ca/2007/05/27/stop-ive-had-enough/#comment-1440 Hi Dave, When I started writing online in 1998 I spent a lot of time and money trying to get SEO traffic. Fed up, I decided to forget about it and just started writing to record what I was learning. Then in 2001 I started to show up on the first page of Google. Then I became enamored with SEO again and finally I decided I needed to get back to writing for the sake of writing. My message is, if you write meaningful articles and posts they will come. It just takes tremendous patience, your PR will come somewhere between 6-9 months depending when Google decides to release a database update. Keep doing what you are doing and thinsg will work out just fine. Thanks for the kind words. Live Large! Because the best reason to believe in yourself is that you will discover what you are truly capable of achieving. Hi Dave,

When I started writing online in 1998 I spent a lot of time and money trying to get SEO traffic. Fed up, I decided to forget about it and just started writing to record what I was learning. Then in 2001 I started to show up on the first page of Google. Then I became enamored with SEO again and finally I decided I needed to get back to writing for the sake of writing.

My message is, if you write meaningful articles and posts they will come. It just takes tremendous patience, your PR will come somewhere between 6-9 months depending when Google decides to release a database update.

Keep doing what you are doing and thinsg will work out just fine.

Thanks for the kind words.

Live Large! Because the best reason to believe in yourself is that you will discover what you are truly capable of achieving.

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