What Do You Want Out Of Blogging?

by Jack Humphrey on May 1

Aside from being able to make money with your blog, what are some other things you expect from blogging?

  • Fame?
  • Respect?
  • Independence?
  • Helping others?
  • Helping a cause?
  • More time with family?

Thought Joggers

  • What is your dream for your blog outside of just making money?
  • How would having a successful blog change you and/or your family?
  • What will you do with the ability to work from anywhere, at any time?
  • What are you willing to do to attain all that you want from blogging?

I really want to know.  Try not to drop the “get rich” bomb here.  Everyone wants to make money from their blog.  There has to be more though, to sustain you through the popularity building phase.  If your only goal for starting a blog is simply to make money, remember that that’s how tens of thousands of others started and then quickly abandoned their blogs.

There are tons of things you can do for money.  Why is blogging the thing for you?

Tagged as: blogging tips, make money blogging, why blogging, why blogs

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  • http://mamasontheweb.com Cassie

    When I first read the title, I thought it said “Why do you want OUT of blogging” and I was intrigued because blogging is so much work! But anyhoo, that’s a story (blog post) for another day.

    I make money from other sites other than my blogs so the money factor doesn’t play a huge role. What I get the most satisfaction out of from blogging is when I genuinely make a difference in someone’s life. It’s a really selfish thing to be honest. You’re helping someone, but it makes you feel great, so ultimately you’re doing it for yourself.

  • http://rumblinglankan.com Nishadha@Make Money Blogging

    Other than helping a cause I want all the other five things mentioned in your post. Not that I don’t want to help a cause but the thought haven’t crossed my mind yet. Another big motivation for me is that I want to prove the people who ridiculed me when I said I can make money from blogging wrong.

  • http://merchantofnewyorkcity.com/blog/about Christopher

    Wow. Gut check alert.

    I thought I wanted blogging and social site networking because I knew bloggers need money. I thought I’d just show up and help people where they are at.

    Now that you ask though, I’m pretty happy with blogging for the purposes of leaving a collective message for the strugglers out there that reads “Hey, money isn’t for privileged people it’s for all people. This is why. Now go get your money back. Feed your people. Live free”.

    Having an audience of people like that would really change a lot for me. For starters, I’d realize I have an audience. That’s more than enough to keep me blogging and bringing more to said audience.

    At the same rate, blogging isn’t doing what I need it to do right now as far as my money needs are concerned. And there really is not a good reason why blogging is my thing.

    I’m good at communicating and I have a knack for understanding social media. But that doesn’t make blogging the thing for me. It just means I could do it and maybe help others do it better.

    Oh my goodness dude … should I just quit blogging?

    Christophers last blog post..Update MONYC: Life, Money, Things Of Interest

    • http://www.jackhumphrey.com/ Jack Humphrey

      Chris – the next question is what would do it for you if not blogging? Sorry for a question in answer to a question, but that seems the next logical step in the process. It could well be the topic itself that makes your blogging a take it or leave it kind of thing as opposed to an “I wouldn’t be doing it any other way” type of thing.

      • chris_flores

        Hmm … there is a preference now that I look at it. And that would be blogging.

        I know this much, I like publishing my blog to showcase that I'm one of few men who can deliver that message, Money to the People. When I blog, it's about showing people a different side of money so people don't feel so awkward about their chances at making a lot of it with me and the information I have. I want to get directly to the people, where they are.

        so now, watcha say to dat??

        • JackHumphrey

          Well then I'd say you have to keep reaching out with content that speaks to those folks and make sure you are moving those people from your social network to that content as well.

          Make sure your friends know when you've written and enlist them to help you reach your crowd.

          Then watch the reaction to your stuff. Are you creating real discussion through comments? Are they indifferent? Can you encourage them to give you feedback, possibly through surveys in addition to comments?

          Are you assuming things about your target market and what it wants/needs?

          Once you know what your crowd positively reacts to, can you bottle it and keep producing that kind of content and the solutions that come with it?

          • http://mercantofnewyorkcity.com/blog/about chris_flores

            That really cleared up a lot of blogging issues for me and connected some loose dots I never spoke up about before. I could imagine the tens of thousands of bloggers who burn out getting to the popularity building phase.

            My blog is definitely low to no readership for now and it is frustrating to think that this thing I'm publishing on is supposed to end up bringing me the right kind of people to make money with.

            In your blog consulting, do clients usually have specific things they mention they want or need? What do they say mostly?

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  • http://mlmbeginner.blogspot.com Oje

    To help people, maybe help them avoid making some mistakes

  • http://www.vivavisibilityblog.com Nancy Marmolejo

    Hey Jack-

    I'm enjoying reading the comments here, especially your convo w/ my nephew Christopher.

    Like we talked about in our interview (http://www.jackhumphrey.com/fridaytrafficreport…) , I am all about giving people so much value that they build the know-like-trust factor to become leads and clients.

    Blogs are more important now than ever in the way they connect with social networking sites. My blog is the hub of my web presence and all my social networking profiles lead back to it. The relationships I create on Twitter and Facebook encourage people to read my blog. From there they can subscribe to my free report, learn about products and programs, find out more about me, and get acquainted with my business.

    So yes, it helps all those things you outlined above: fame, money, trust, respect, etc.

    P.S. Have fun in London!

  • roger bris

    I'm interested in finding out how to get the most from blogging the business websites I have. I'm not much of a writer, but would like to get training on blogging my business. Does your system teach this?

    • http://twitter.com/bendtheweb JackHumphrey

      Absolutely – it's one of the most common situations members find themselves in. A lot of interest, but not so sure how to create content for their blogs. Many ideas and training sections on this inside. Thanks for asking!

  • BloggerBroad

    Late to the party, but hey, I just stumbled across your video on embedding YouTube video into a blog post in WordPress last night (thank you!), so I’m doing some catching up on your site(s). Great stuff, BTW.

    To answer your question:

    1) I want to write. All the time. (I will occasionally do dishes, but that’s it.)
    2) I want to be a professional dilettante. (I’m not kidding.) I love learning about new stuff, even in areas I already know a good bit about, and I love sharing the info. (On the latest blog I’m developing, I’ve been sharing it with a small group of friends who happen to be in the target market, and their response is generally, “Oh, that’s so cool! Now I know how to do X!” Love it, love it, LOVE IT.)
    3) I am the youngest child of two of the world’s great smart alecks, so being opinionated is not just a job for me, it’s a calling.
    4) Blogging fulfills both sides of the brain for me — the creative right brain (coming up with new content) and the logical left brain (who but an ex-IT person would write up a Microsoft Project plan for launching a blog?).

    In short, I think it’s the perfect job. But I’m weird that way.

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