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Premium Content Myth

Is Premium Content Really a Big Myth?

by Seth · 44 comments

in Blogging With Meaning

The discussion has arisen over and over in my mind… is premium content really a myth?

I mean what is purpose of blogging? Is it a way to communicate? Yes. Is it a way to educate and improve the world? Yes. Is it a way to make money online? Hmmm…

Now I believe that blogging is a powerful way to make money online through the selling of products (our theme), affiliate’s products, advertising, and a few other random options.  The real challenge I have with blogging as an income source is with the content itself.  You see as a vesicle for other products, blogging is a great way to market your wares, but as an actual income source for content it may be lacking a few major elements of profitability.

Now hear me out first…

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Creating a Business Culture on Your Blog

by Seth

Blogging and working online means a variety of things to different people. To Brian Clark, Darren Rowse, and other professional bloggers it means a full-time income. Others find blogging to be a hobby in which they share their personal lives and pictures of their family.
I’m not talking to them today though, they either [...]

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What Every Blogger Should Know About Design When Buying a Theme

by Seth

Getting a new design for your blog is both time consuming and expensive.  There are many great options for free themes but too often these themes do not have very many features and require a lot of extra work.
Purchasing a theme from premium theme designers or paying for a custom design can not only give [...]

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Wake Up! You’re a Blogger Not a Crackhead

by Seth

Getting a quick fix is all most drug addicts can think about.  There is a physical and mental addiction which impairs your perspective and destroys your long-term goals.  Over time drug addictions result in complete and utter failure unless a remedy and rehabilitation are implemented.
Bloggers, like drug addicts, can be focused and even addicted on [...]

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Blogging Questions

The Easiest Post You’ve Ever Read

by Seth

Reading blogs can be very fun but sometimes it gets boring when there are no new ideas or its just too long.  How many times have you read a post that didn’t have anything to do with what you were interested in or subscribed to a blog that kept posting about things unrelated to their [...]

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Blogging Question

To Be, or Not To Be: That is the Moral Question

by Seth

Blogging is a great way to explore the world all around us.  From blogs about weird but funny things to useful do it yourself blogs there are millions of blogs and websites ranging from the obvious to the obscure.
With all of these blogs it would seem that at some point some very serious questions must [...]

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Branding Battle: Favicon to the Rescue

by Seth

Branding is an essential part of blogging and includes developing a recognizable product, service or blog.
Most good companies not only have a product that you can recognize as a customer but also a logo or icon. For instance, if I told you to tell me what the logo for Google was you could probably draw [...]

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Blog Inspiration and Innovation for the New Year

by Seth

With 2010 in full swing its time to look deeper into our blogging goals and decide how we actually plan on achieving them.
I love goals as much as anyone but nothing irritates me more than goals that are unachievable or unrealistic.  You know the goals to make $1 Million from blogging this year when you [...]

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Money Bag

My $2000+ Return On Investment

by Seth

Invest in this: Win a Free Copy of Smashing Magazine’s “The Smashing Book” with 313 pages of full-color images on coated paper by reading on…
What do you think of when you hear the word “investment?”
Perhaps you think of stocks, banks, debt, money, or profits when financial words like “investment” are used.  For many bloggers and [...]

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Writing Great Content

The Importance of Writing Great Blog Content

by Seth

Becoming good at writing requires practice, effort and skill.  Great writers are focused more on the substance of their work rather than spelling, grammar or citations.  Those elements of writing are not forgotten, but great blog writers know substance matters most.
If you want to learn how to “Hurt Your Writing” then you are in the [...]

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Wired Weekend #6: A Special Week

by Seth

This week has been insanely hectic and very good all at the same time.
Alex and I have been able to celebrate the birthday of Blogussion a bit while trying to prepare for some awesome new products [we will be unveiling very soon] and freelance work. We are officially celebrating during this month and have some [...]

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Personalized Marketing

Marketing Personalization: It’s Not About the Numbers

by Seth

“Over 4 Billion served”, the billboard says. “60 People die from this disease every hour.” “Millions of people have this heart condition and will live shorter lives.” What do these quotes all have in common? Numbers.
Marketing strategies for businesses, non-profit organizations, and even blogs often try to use numbers to sell their services [...]

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Wired Weekend #5: The Best Blogging Tips from Around the Web

by Seth

It’s the weekend, and time for another round of Wired Weekend. We are already on #5 which surprises me because it feels like we just started this awesome blogging tips roundup.
We’ve seen some great articles this week from our readers on blogging tips and are excited to share them with you. We have also [...]

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