@ Ari, I’ve heard about Teaching Sells, and I’ve read a few of their posts, but haven’t looked into it very much. I thought Yaro had a good point about how blogging requires a steady flow of fresh content, but with an email list, you can use the same emails over and over, because they’re going to new people whenever they join (no one person gets the same emails over and over). Good for you on thinking about your business plan!

@ Vered, hmmm…do you mean making money from an email list specifically, or making money from their blog in any way? Like if someone puts up some AdSense ads, do you think they’re walking a fine line?

@ Cath, let me know how it goes. I think a big part of getting people to sign up is to offer an incentive, like a free report. I see so many blogs that say “sign up to my newsletter,” but I don’t really see any reason why I should.

@ Evelyn, I hope the explosions stay under control! You’re very committed to reading your favorite blogs if you can keep up with email subscriptions.

I’m listening to Yarro’s video right now, based on your recommendation. Although I’ve known this tip before, it’s always great to update my knowledge.

Thanks,
Evelyn

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Bloggers who try to make money from their blog are walking a very fine line. I wish it wasn’t the case, but it is.

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I think e-mail list is a great selling tool. But obviously, it works only when you have something to sell. Have you seen another seminar called “Teaching Sells?”

Both these programs make good point: blogging is a labor-intensive affair. Even though what I’m writing about with Our Best Version is fairly timeless matter, blog by definition is grown and marketed based on newness.

The problem with blogging is that it’s not exactly scalable. If you reach the maximum amount of blogs and entries you can crank out yourself, then you can’t really delegate your blogs to others — well, you can, if your topic is more news or product oriented and less on your personal voice. So I definitely agree with them about developing a content that you can create once and have it produce passive income. With Yaro, he’s talking about creating like an e-learning campaign using emails, where users are taken through step-by-step emails, regardless of when they join. With Teaching Sells, they are talking about creating an interactive learning environment.

I think blogging is definitely still the fundamental of online business. It’s just an optimum platform for promotion and traffic generation. But on more business and profit-producing level, it’s good to have somewhere to go from blogging.

I’m already starting to think about changes to my business plans!

ari

That’s one of the reasons I try not to post too much (though I’ve been doing a bad job lately). Some people like lots of posts, but some people would prefer only one post a week and any more feels excessive to them (remember that many people are subscribed by email). It’s hard to find a balance that appeals to everyone.

I’m not sure I understand the part about “one more e-mail trying to sell me something” though. I think every email or post is trying to sell something, even if it’s just trying to sell you on subscribing to the blog.

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I have to say, my email isn’t on the top of my list of priorities. When I was away from my blog (and email) last week for 3 days, I came back to nearly 300 emails. I had to weed through them to find actual messages. It was a pain. Just today, I got my inbox done to near zero.

Because I am not a fan of emails alerts, spam, ads, etc, the “conversion blogging” doesn’t appeal to me. For that reason, I wouldn’t want to add to my friends inboxes either.

Although this sounds like a good way to make additional income from blogging, I’ll pass on it.