Comments on: On Motivation

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By: Henning Stedtnitz

Henning Stedtnitz — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:53:30 +0000

I’m not in it for the money, and I write about the stuff I’m passionate about. I still struggle with motivation. I guess I’m just too lazy. Also, I need to read GTD some time

By: Michael Mistretta

Michael Mistretta — Sun, 04 May 2008 21:08:01 +0000

Alex, I hesitated to publish this post because I didn’t want to make it sound like I was “going after” you. I know you didn’t mean it in that way, but I just wanted to address the matter, and what I thought about monetization as a blogger.

By: Alex

Alex — Sun, 04 May 2008 17:13:36 +0000

I express my sorrow for for the Tweet I replied to you there. Looking back on April 30th, I could have sworn I’d read something like 10,000 readers in a couple of months. If I had realized that was the blog post, I wouldn’t have replied in such a manner. I have no objection with people who plan out their career paths, I actually think it’s a very good idea.

The idea behind the Tweet there was the fact that expecting money, readers and international fame from blogging immediately is just being big headed. A real blogger, as you and Chris are, doesn’t want millions of readers awfully quickly, they want to push out quality content for the enjoyment of their loyal readers, its not just a race to see who has the most subscribers.

I must admit, I hear what you are saying in this post, I much prefer to read the blogs of those who are pushing out quality content no matter what, since they clearly love blogging.

By: Michael Mistretta

Michael Mistretta — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:07:30 +0000

Yup, it posted. Could be a problem with the javascript action. Refreshing should solve that though.

By: Raul

Raul — Fri, 02 May 2008 16:05:24 +0000

Hmmm… did it post my comment?

By: Raul

Raul — Fri, 02 May 2008 15:32:06 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. I came through your blog through Mostly Lisa. I think it all comes down to how you approach blogging. In my case, I try to provide content that is fun, readable and will catch my readers’ interest. I don’t do it for money, I do it because I love it. And I still love it

By: Mom On The Run

Mom On The Run — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:41:48 +0000

It’s like the old Field of Dreams line: “If you build it, they will come.”

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By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 01 May 2008 07:19:50 +0000

This is very true. Money can be a very alluring thing. Especially for technology bloggers which inevitably spend a lot of money on the latest technology items. There will always be the question in the back on someone’s mind; “I wonder if I can make some money of this”.

You’ve just got to choose the right time, to early and you’ll never get the advertiser back in the future, to late and you’ve missed a great opportunity.

If you start out blogging to earn a fortune you shouldn’t, because you obviously don’t know anything about your market, the internet.

By: Noah

Noah — Thu, 01 May 2008 02:01:07 +0000

I completely agree. The vast majority of good blogs out there are good simply because the people writing them aren’t in it for the money, but rather for the pleasure that blogging brings with it. You can’t force good content out of someone; if someone is writing posts for money, they tend to become dry. You can feel it in the words they use and the topics they discuss. Ultimately, if you are motivated to create quality content, the money will eventually follow. Unfortunately, that doesn’t quote work the other way around. Motivation is everything (and primarily why I fail at blogging).