Professional Blogger

Just read the book "Social Media Is Bullshit", which debunks the idea that social media is helpful for growing a business, and that it really only helps celebrities and large companies that are already entrenched. Do you agree with that?

Asked by goldenea9le almost 12 years ago

I haven't read the book but I'm intrigued, I'll check that out. My personal opinion is that social media can't make or break a business but...it certainly can't hurt. If you've got an amazing product, social media is going to help spread the word about that product a whole lot faster than if you didn't use social media. BUT...if you have a crappy product, no amount of social media will do anything to change that. Social media is a tool, not an answer.

How many pageviews a month would you say is "good" for an up and coming blogger?

Asked by p.t. 007 almost 12 years ago

Well, less than the amount of pageviews, I'd say its more important to look at the growth over three months, six months, a year, etc. If you're getting 100 pageviews a day today, what are you doing to get up to 300/day and then 500/day and so on? Use these benchmarks as a way to measure whats working for you and what's not. And if you're not happy with the page views or they're plateauing, do things like adding a social media tool, sending links out and other traffic-growers and see what effect they have.

Is blogging journalism?

Asked by mokensteff almost 12 years ago

Well...it can be. Most of the time it probably isn't. The generally-accepted idea of blogging is that you take information culled elsewhere and put your own spin on it, but you didn't actually create that information. However I know there are bloggers out there who do investigate, break stories and have their own sources. For those people, there's no difference between them and a reporter at a newspaper. Of course, they have to work harder to be considered credible.

Is it socially isolating to be a blogger sitting in front of a computer all day? Have you ever worked a traditional "office" job, and is there ANYthing you miss about it?

Asked by espresslady over 11 years ago

Do I have a good niche?
My idea was to make a blog containing tutorials on a variety of different things.. Wondering if I should do something else before I invest too much time into this project

Asked by Freddy almost 9 years ago

Do you think the daddy-blog space has the potential for explosive growth just like the mommy-blog space 5 years ago?

Asked by prodad almost 12 years ago

How Much do you make blogging?

Asked by starjoy14 over 11 years ago