Comments on: All Work & No Pay Makes Bloggers…Carry On?

By: Mel

Mel — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:59:56 +0000

I suspect that many free blogs will eventually require a subscription to participate. I’ve already encountered a few and if the content is good and the following is loyal, a blogger can make a lot more “guaranteed” money than relying purely on advertising. Plus, the participation on those sites is a lot more interesting. There is no spam because spammers don’t pay to become members, but since real people did pay to participate, they speak up a lot more and it makes for a fun environment. Get ready. The days of everything being free on the internet are rapidly coming to a close.

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:03:33 +0000

I often feel like friends, clients, etc. expect me to work for free. As a blogger/webrepreneur, people think I’m just hanging out playing games in my pjs all day. It can be frustrating.

I also agree with Lee above; blogs add value and help your followers get to know you better.

By: Walter

Walter — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 06:02:24 +0000

A blog is merely a tool we use to achieve certain ends. Some aims to monetize from it while others are just using it to express themselves. Whatever our purpose in blogging we should always respect reasons other than our won.

By: Ursula

Ursula — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:36:25 +0000

Definitely frustrating to be “working for free”, but I guess I’m of another mindset – if someone asks for help, then I give the help. Maybe something happened with your friend/ex-friend where he was simply not able to start using the blog you made, but if he’s taking an interest now, and you’ve already put the hard work into it, what will you accomplish by not “giving him the keys” so-to-speak?

Also, I think free content is good as a way to gain trust, but then having a product to sell as a “premium content provider” is probably the way to go, the way Darren Rowse does. I’d like to head in that direction myself, but am really still in the early stages of my blogging, so I can’t very well release much if I don’t have any traffic to find it!

By: Tom Hawkey

Tom Hawkey — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:36:09 +0000

Not sure if it’s what your “google it” quote was referring, but i love this site:

http://lmgtfy.com/

purest genius.

By: Lee

Lee — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:09:11 +0000

Rhys,

An interesting and fair point well made post. I think you guys who ‘really’ know what you are talking about when it comes to SEO and Blogging have to make a choice of what your ultimate aim is. I see your blogs, posts and tweets as adding real value to other peoples activities and at the same time positioning yourself as an expert in your field.

As for your (ex) friend I see that as a real shame as it makes it very unlikely that you will be inclined to ‘help out’ others in the future.

All the best
Lee