Comments on: Bloggers Must Have These 3 Ducks in a Row

By: Rick Bellefond

Rick Bellefond — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:26:42 +0000

This was a great post!!

It provides a lot of useful information for those of us who are relatively new to blogging.

Thanks.

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:22:21 +0000

@ Erica, I agree that consistent, daily action is essential. I don’t post every day, but I do write comments, read relevant books, and/or plan future posts every day. If you step away from your blog just for a little bit, you take the risk that you won’t return at the same level.

@ Barbara, I know you wear many hats in your business, so I can see how you related to that part. There’s no one to bail us out, and yet we still have plenty of moral support in the blogosphere.

@ Vered, I definitely see how you’re treating your blog like a business. Even though it’s a personal blog, I don’t think that makes you any less serious about it. Work doesn’t really feel like work when you enjoy what you’re doing, right?

@ Derek, thanks, I’m glad you found it useful. Although this should be especially pertinent to new bloggers, many non-newbies have overlooked these points.

@ Marc and Angel, ditto!

@ Marelisa, a business plan for your blog? That’s so cool! In fact, it sounds like a good post topic.

@ Evelyn, yes, refer your friend here! We don’t want to scare her off blogging, but I think it’s always a good idea to know what you’re getting into up front.

By: Evelyn Lim

Evelyn Lim — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 01:12:50 +0000

Hello Hunter, it is great that you are spelling out how much work blogging takes. Come to think of it…my girlfriend just called me about starting a blog on her own. I may as well direct her to your article. It saves me time having to explain to her on what it takes. Thanks!

Evelyn

By: Marelisa

Marelisa — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 00:27:08 +0000

I guess since blogging has such a low cost of entry a lot of people jump on board without giving much thought to just how much work it takes. I definitely agree that a blogger has to wear many different hats. In addition, you have to be very disciplined because you don’t have a boss looking over your shoulder. I’m working on my business plan for my blog right now. Great post Hunter.

By: Marc and Angel

Marc and Angel — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:44:10 +0000

Well stated!

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By: Derek Ralston

Derek Ralston — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:49:20 +0000

Nice post Hunter! Thanks, very useful advice for those like myself who are new to the blogging community.

By: Vered

Vered — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:13:34 +0000

Awesome. To the point and so true.

Especially the “treat your blog like a business” part.

Even with my highly personal blogging, I am taking my blog VERY seriously and certainly see it as a business. It goes without saying that it requires work and effort, but since I do enjoy what I write about, I don’t mind.

By: Barbara Swafford

Barbara Swafford — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 05:13:30 +0000

Hi Hunter,

This is a great guest post about a subject near and dear to my heart. You are so right. Blogging is not easy, although getting a blog is.

I love how you said we’re VP, the CEO, the CFO and HR Director. Yes, we do wear many hats. There is often no one to bail us out. To succeed in blogging takes time, dedication and lots of patience. The well known bloggers didn’t have a cake walk. They too, paid their dues.

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By: Erica

Erica — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 04:30:05 +0000

Hi Hunter,

Good to see you over here!

One thing I’d add is that writing every day is important, too. You can’t make excuses or put it off, or your blog will quickly stagnate. It’s extremely difficult to write every day. Just mastering this — even if you don’t post everything you write! — will make you a better blogger than 99% of the world.

-Erica

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 02:02:46 +0000

@ Eathan, somehow a lot of people don’t know that everything worth doing takes a lot of work. And even if we know that, we tend to forget it when we’re frustrated with our results. Sometimes it’s good to look at examples set by other people to remember that it’s not supposed to be easy.

@ The Success Professor, thanks. I figured that to explain how to treat a blog like a business, it would be a good idea to think about it in business terms.

@ Tabs, a lot of the time people will just assume that what people currently have came naturally to them. But you need to look at what they did to get there, not necessarily what they’re doing now!

By: Alex Shalman

Alex Shalman — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 21:12:55 +0000

Tabs, I’m glad you like it. Just remember, this article is a guest post from Hunter! =)

By: Tabs

Tabs — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 19:15:51 +0000

Alex,
Thanks a million for simply stating how much work Darren, Steve and Mehdi put into creating their successful ventures. It is sometimes hard for people to see exactly how much work one needs to put into blogging or any business at that to be successful. Any success simply takes hard work, even George Clooney worked his behind off before ER, everyone pays their dues. Bill Gates had a successful business at 14 years old. Hard work is such a valuable commodity, you just have to remember to enjoy the ride. Great post.

Cheers,

Tabs

By: The Success Professor

The Success Professor — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:48:11 +0000

Excellent post.

Your explanation of how to treat your blog like a business is one of the best I have heard.

Thank you!

By: Hunter Nuttall

Hunter Nuttall — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:34:58 +0000

Alex, thanks a lot for letting me do a guest post here! I’ll be back later to respond to all the comments.

By: Alex Shalman

Alex Shalman — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:42:48 +0000

Hi Eathan,

Thanks for joining the conversation here. I just read a post from your site, and I’m not gonna lie it was kinda funny. =)

By: Eathan

Eathan — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:28:42 +0000

This is a great post. I don’t comment often, i just read your feeds..but I agree with most starters don’t know how much work it takes. I’m glad you pointed that out.