Many people enter the blogosphere with hopes of making big money FAST. They’ve seen the book titles and claims online where others are making a six figure income blogging so they think, “why not me?”
Truth be told, it can be you.
All it takes is hours.
Lots of hours.
Today’s Lesson
In the book, Outliers: The Story of Success*,
Obviously the more time we spend practicing anything, we should get better at it.
So what about blogging?
Does it take 10,000 hours to become a blogging phenomenon?
To get a better perspective of what 10,000 hours looks like, let’s do some math.
If we work 40 hours a week (full-time), by year-end we will have worked 2080 hours. Thus, in approximately five years (5 x 2080 = 10,400), we hit that 10,000 hour mark.
If 10,000 hours is the secret recipe for success, the same should hold true for blogging.
Right?
Personally, I think it depends how we spend our blogging time and how we define success.
If we have a game plan, focus on providing quality content, have determination as well as a good grasp on our topic, know how to drive traffic to our site, are willing to experiment and learn from our mistakes, understand the workings of the internet and get our name “out there”, I think we can see success sooner.
Not only that, but if we’re told we won’t see success until we’ve banked 10,000 hours, we’re apt to give up before we start.
What say you?
Today’s Assignment
How long have you been blogging?
How many hours would you say you’ve blogged thus far?
Do you think a blogger can fast track their success or do you think a blogger needs to put in their time just like everyone else before they’ll be a blogging phenomenon?
Care to share?
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If you were to bet a blog would make it, chances are you’d lose.
The life of most blogs is short. Some claim 95% of blogs fail.
If the only reason someone starts a blog is to make money online, I can understand why they quickly give up.
But, aside from making money with a blog, it makes me wonder why bloggers not only decide to start a blog, but what inspires them to continue when the failure rate is so high.
Today’s Lesson
Like many others, one of the reasons I started blogging was to *hopefully* make a passive income. After experimenting with several advertising platforms, I quickly realized a blog wasn’t a venue I could get rich with.
But by that time, I was enjoying all of the elements of blogging, so I just kept posting.
Traffic built s-l-o-w-l-y, as did comments.
In the process, what happened was, you, my fellow bloggers, let me know I wasn’t alone in how I felt about blogging and blogging issues.
I felt validated. Inspired to continue on.
The odds weren’t in my favor, but I have your support*.
That, is what keeps me going.
What about you?
Today’s Assignment
Why did you start blogging?
With such a high failure rate of blogs, what keeps you going?
Care to share?
Thank you to all of you who continue to not only read my blog, but share your thoughts in the comment section. I am truly grateful.