The lesson which struck a chord with me most was lesson 2 - Blog Like Your Life Depended upon it:

How would your blogging change if you blogged as if your life depended upon it?

For some, especially those who turn their blogs into businesses, dependent upon the income to keep a roof over their head and food in their family’s stomach, it does.

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Wouldn’t that change how you blogged?

You could say this is similar to the question ‘Would You Blog Differently if you had Money?’, especially if your blog is your main/only source of income.

I guess what both questions are asking is how different pressures and stresses affect your blogging. People react to pressure (or a lack of) differently, so the same blogger might not necessarily write the same entry under different conditions.

How would your blogging change if your life depended on it?

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ProBlogger Darren Rowse makes the point that he would still blog, even if he had enough money that he didn’t have to:

“Five years ago when I started blogging (5 years this month actually) I did so on a whim to see what would happen. The thought that it’d end up being a full time job (and more) was laughable. The reason I continued blogging was that within days I was hooked. Hooked by the relationships I discovered, the community that I became a part of and the learning that I was engaging in.

The money came years later - much later.

So I guess I’d answer Anne’s question with a yes - I’d still write if I had a Million Dollars.”

_ProBlogger: Would You Blog Differently If You Had Money?

I’ve always been involved in the net. I first got online when I was 13 or so (nearly 12 years ago!), so I’ve grown up with the web. Right from the very beginning I had a web page of my own. Blogging is the evolution of the personal “homepage”, so I would probably still be blogging in some way.

Would I write differently? I don’t know. I’ve found that people who are financially secure enough that they don’t have to think about money (I know several thanks to my day job), intrinsically think differently to others. Whether it’s simply because they have one less thing on their mind I don’t know.

The point is, through my experience, yes I would blog differently. I think every one would. People like to think money wouldn’t change them, but personally I think it’s a load of rubbish.

Of course, if someone would like to give me enough money to test my theory, please feel free!

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Increasing your readership is not just about your (presumably great) content. I’d say about 40% of blogging is marketing. There are plenty of tips out there on marketing your blog. The usual suspects include submitting to Digg, guest posting on other blogs, including your blog address in forum/email signatures, and commenting on other blogs. There are also some lesser used methods.
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For many, Darren Rowse’ Problogger is the quintessential example of making money from Blogging. Problogger is well written, with good content which people want to read, is monetized well, and is well known - both on and offline.

Problogger is often used as a model by others trying to replicate Darrens success. Beginning bloggers often look at Problogger, and try and copy it.
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