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(Maybe I should have waited until I was finished with my coffee)
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Sorry for 3 questions!
John
It depends on what you consider a reasonable amount but here is the general progression: $100+ in March 2007; $200+ in August 2007; $300+ in September 2007; $600+ in November 2007 (which still stands as my highest month.)
If I were to break down the true hourly rate, I’d probably cry – but I still think it is worth it as this is something that I am passionate about and would be doing even if there wasn’t any money. Don’t get me wrong, the money is nice, but I love the work that I do on the Interweb.
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However, this weekend at SOBCon, Chris Garrett presented some great information that I think will allow me to provide much more structure around my blogging. Stay tuned for more details!
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Which of your commentator’s do you like the most (and which the least!)?
Since I appreciate the comments that everyone takes the time to share, I will say one thing that I would like to see different is to be able to put a name to some of the commentators. While I have allowed people to use keywords as their comment name, I feel it makes it hard to build a relationship with someone when you don’t know their name.
Being able to respond along the lines of, “Hey Steve…” just seems so much more personable than saying, “Hey Gadgets4Nowt…”. But the commentators that I like the least are the ones that leave spammy comments trying to capitalize on a linkback without leaving anything of value, which fortunately has really cut back here.
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1) In an effort to move my life towards pursuing a passion of mine, I started blogging about personal finance with the desire to share tips and advice to help people eliminate their debt and build a strong financial future. Having lived through it myself, I knew how finding the right words at the right time could change your life and I thought that maybe I could provide that for at least one person out there.
2) After reading a post on John Chow’s blog about the top ten Google AdSense earners, I had dreams of building one or more blogs that could eventually replace my current income and allow me to do something that I am passionate about.
Damien asks:
How important is it to have friends. I’m not talking about internet friends. Flesh and bone, come over for dinner, go see a game at the field with friends. AND, how many of these do you have >:)
I’ve been asking myself this question lately is why. Have a great first night at SOBcon, I am freagin’ jealous dude.
Now to your question, I think it is very important to have people in your life that you consider part of your close inner circle of friends. These are the kind of friends that you know that you can count on no matter what and they know they can expect the same of you. Whether it be helping someone move, rushing over to watch their kids due to an emergency, sharing good conversations over dinner, or whatever. These relationships are truly priceless in my opinion.
I’ve got five friends that I have known since I was a young child that are in this group. We all still live in the same area and see each other regularly. In addition, I would say there are another 10-20 people that are very close to this level and that includes neighbors, friends that I have met through work, etc.
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Derek,
My apologies. Don’t meant to be a question. Just saw the link broken and thought it would be interesting to comment like a question….
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Lol, no worries. I thought it would be fun to just answer everything that came in on that post.
That’s interesting. My sister both drink a lot of coffee, and I know a lot of people that just have to drink coffee every day, but I only drink coffee every now and then too. You know some people say they drink or smoke socially but not regularly? For me that seems to be the case with coffee. And even when I’m at a coffee shop, sometimes I’d opt for hot chocolate instead of coffee as well.
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We’re in the same boat there. There are quite a few people that I know that cannot function without their coffee fix but it just has never really appealed to me.
Very informative thread, this. You have an alternate career waiting for you as an anony aunt.
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Ok, I have to ask but what in the heck is an anony aunt?
Interesting post. I have never thought any style of such kind of post. Surely the blogs are giving me some nice ideas.
Derek, I have been visiting your blog for a while now and am quite impressed with your posts. This Q&A blog has been the best so far as, a lot more of you has come out in your answers.
I really enjoy personal, conversational posts such as this one. And although mine wasn’t a question at all, i like that you bothered to answer that one too.
This is a great post. Good idea doing a Q&A session Derek.
I like how yo usay you are not doing this because of the money but because it is something you are passionate about.
Readers will see that you are writing about something you are actually interested in. This helps form a bond between the reader and the blogger.
Thanks for answering my question Derek,
John
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This is new and I like it. I just missed the question of round 1 but I will definitely ask you something next time.
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@WJ :: Glad you liked it, as I mentioned in the questions, I got the idea from Shoemoney but have seen others do it as well.
@HRS :: Thank you very much for that feedback, I am happy to hear that you liked this post.
@FS :: Lol, I felt each comment deserved a response and I am glad that you liked this style of post.
@John :: You’re quite welcome, thanks for participating! The money is nice and I would love to build this to the point where it could be my profession, but I would be doing it regardless.
@Cesar :: There will be more to come, I promise.
A question for everyone, how often would you like to see a Q&A series like this? Monthly? Is that too often or not often enough?
I like the open format Derek.
I’m another one the the “must have coffee to function” crew. The stronger the better for me, double espresso being my current favourite!
Red Bull also comes in very handy when you need a boost to stay awake.
I think an “anony Aunt” is supposed to be “agony Aunt” by the way.
Thanks for the straight-form-the-heart answers. All this lets us get to know you much better.
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As for all of you who are a member of the elite “morning coffee” club, have you ever thought about the negative aspects of drinking too much coffee? Especially you Steve, who drinks coffee AND red bull. I’m always seeing something on tv or online about why people should not drink too much coffee and energy drinks.
interesting. i too blog about something that i enjoy, so even if monetization hasn’t kicked in at all yet, i’m still good.
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