Once in a while, I got a question and answer here and someone asked a question like this:
Wess Stewart: What motivates you to blog? What made you want to blog in the first place?
I just said for the pleasure of being read and for money. Well I think I would love to say more about that. The money, of course everyone in the blogosphere has believed they can become rich and they can put up a decent amount of money having their blog. It’s given, I mean not so many people can continue a blog that you have to pay $10 a month and get no moolah for it.
Back again to the pleasure of being read. I was looking at my stats and it says I am getting 800 page views a day and 350 uniques. About 1/4 of that probably is just because of AdWords and some PPC. So thinking of having about 150-250 readers a day reading the simple thing that you say about something, man don’t you feel happy for that? Being read from US to Australia to India, New Zealand, Philippines and etc. just seems to be a pleasurable thing for me. I even have some offline friends who says “oh dude, you’re post about this topic pretty got a great response!” And I was like “oh I thought you’re not reading my blog”. I know a lot other blogs there have bigger number of readers but for someone like me who’s just a dork and a cool student, it’s really amazing. I also got about 100 feed subscribers and its great!
To be honest, I never think at first blogging can be this fun. Back to my first day I just posted how I think making money online being not for everyone and I think receiving no responses to now getting 5-10 comments per post and keeping on growing. I also meet a lot of people and learned from a lot of people who commented on this blog to share something about what they think and how they disagreed and such stuffs!
I see people who are getting depressed with their blog not piling up hundred of dollars for them every month but with great readership. I know its hard not to get a lot of money but well you just always have to think that a lot of people are following you. You may not be gaining money but for sure you’re getting the traction that most people couldn’t get. And believe me, this will be more useful for you and your journey!
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I have to agree. Knowing that people not only read what you say, but value it, encourages me to keep blogging!
That’s one very good reason why blog too.
Aside from that, you said that almost no one commented on your first post. It was me who commented first on your blog. 😀
I most definitely agree. I blog for money because my goal is to eventually not have to work a full time job, but knowing that what I have to say is important to people make me feel all warm and tingly inside.
Even though I don’t make much money from blogging, I still do it for the same reason mentioned above; feeling appreciated.
This is what inspires me to keep going even after I feel like all hope is gone. If it wasn’t for the readers, I would have given up a long time ago.
hahha, never noticed that.. 😉
I like you blog. you know I was awake about 3am this morning really aggravated with my blogs not making me enough revenue to purchase a new PC or laptop.
I keep blogging, because with it, I can express myself and talk about somethings i wont talk about with friends or family.
I am getting better at it( making money online) as times passes and it takes more dedication and work than I had imagined, but it doesn’t feel like a chore and it’s fun.
I started a Blog to talk about my frustrated making money headaches lol .. It’s not a Top Blog but it’s my thoughts
Also a few links of blogs I read everyday. http://webmoney2k.blogspot.com/
thank you very much dude.. 😉
Encouragement from fellow blogger like you and all here keeps me motivated to blog
I do want also to be read and be noticed. I feel good when someone comments on my blog and subscribe to my blog 😀
Melvin, I concur. It’s not really the revenue that matters, it’s the feeling that you’re being appreciated and respected. 😉
yes it feels like someone cares on your blog… 😉
This is one main thing why I blog.
true. personally, since i write poetry, it’s great to know that there’s an audience out there for what you write, and then you later find that some of them actually like your stuff, and keep on coming back. it’s a great feeling. 🙂
I love being read – it’s what inspires me to keep going, to write another post for them
I wouldn’t write for no audience
oh, how I do love blogging. 🙂
Having one’s material read is quite a validation for it as it signifies that it was up to par and seemed to provide the viewer with something that they would take their time for.