Blogging ?? (1 Viewer)

[johnniericoh]

Saw an advert in Facebook recommending starting a blog for profit - forgive my ignorance (old git) but just what actually is a blog, what commitment does one have to adhere to, what subject matter can be chosen and is there a fee/cost involved.

Also what potential is there to actually receive a reasonable income from being a blogger.

I have plenty of life experiences to draw from, some of which I have submitted to SBT over the years - will they be suitable?

 

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[Nick]

It would cost you for the domain name, then for the web hosting.

It's hard work!

 

[dutchman]

Also what potential is there to actually receive a reasonable income from being a blogger.

Zero in my experience and I suggest that all the sites which tell you otherwise exist purely to attract advertising revenue.

It was possible at one time to set up a network of blogging sites which earned advertising revenue by referring readers from one site to the next but the advertisers got wise to that and now have sophisticated systems in place to detect bogus websites.

 

[Nick]

The other option is to get a shed load of followers, it's a lot of hard work.

 

[Otis]

The other option is to get a shed load of followers, it's a lot of hard work.

Yeah and that didn't end too well for Jesus did it.

 

[Sick Boy]

To make any real money these days you will need to focus it on a specific niche and know exactly what you're doing in terms of seo.

 

[Sick Boy]

*....and even then it is going to be hard work and time consuming.

 

[robbieray]

So much competition, u need as Sick Boy says a specific niche, unique content and loads of promotion.Saying that a domain is cheap, hosting is cheap enough. Take a look at WordPress for a template/theme.

 

[Captain Dart]

It would cost you for the domain name, then for the web hosting.

It's hard work!

That's the scam in a nutshell.

 

[Nick]

That's the scam in a nutshell.

What is? A domain name and hosting?

 

[robbieray]

Where's the scam ?

 

[robbieray]

If your clever you can get a domain and hosting for pennies

 

[Nick]

If your clever you can get a domain and hosting for pennies

But it is usually shite!

 

[Captain Dart]

Where's the scam ?

It was an advert, so they'll want to sell you something won't they.

OK it may be legit business, but that's the cynic in me labelling it a scam without knowing details.

The consensus is that blogging is hard work & requires niche expertise & I'd add you would definitely have to have an interest in what you are blogging about or you would never stay the course.

Anyway, you should be able to find a platform to start a blog for free to test the water.

 

[ajsccfc]

Vlogging seems to be where the money is now, there's a whole host of people who are actually regarded as 'Youtube celebrities', marking the exact point I realised I became old.

 

[Nick]

Vlogging seems to be where the money is now, there's a whole host of people who are actually regarded as 'Youtube celebrities', marking the exact point I realised I became old.

I dont get the appeal.

Watch some woman put her makeup on, watch a lad talk about hair gel? when I was a kid I had better stuff to be doing like making a den or playing football.

 

[robbieray]

I dunno I could watch women putting make up on, after we had done the 8 hour love making

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

I dunno I could watch women putting make up on, after we had done the 8 hour love making

If that is on you tube expect your viewers to dip in and out after a few minutes

 

[ajsccfc]

I dont get the appeal.

Watch some woman put her makeup on, watch a lad talk about hair gel? when I was a kid I had better stuff to be doing like making a den or playing football.

Let's set up a Youtube channel about making dens and coin it in!

I can see the appeal of makeup tips and that kind of thing as they're actually useful, but all the 'hey guys, watch me shout about the thing you were actually searching for' kind of videos seem a right load of wank.

 

[Nick]

Let's set up a Youtube channel about making dens and coin it in!

I can see the appeal of makeup tips and that kind of thing as they're actually useful, but all the 'hey guys, watch me shout about the thing you were actually searching for' kind of videos seem a right load of wank.

I don't think youtube would appreciate a treehouse made out of a couple of old pallets, a piss stained cushion and 4 jazz mags that have been found stashed away as a den nowadays

 

[ajsccfc]

Call it vintage chic and they'll be all over it!

 

[mrtrench]

Very difficult to make any money on youtube now either - those days have gone. We are releasing tutorial videos on how to make a video game as part of marketing for our PC game. One video has been watched over 10k times and we made 3p from it.

 

[Terry Gibson's perm]

Very difficult to make any money on youtube now either - those days have gone. We are releasing tutorial videos on how to make a video game as part of marketing for our PC game. One video has been watched over 10k times and we made 3p from it.

Nearly enough to buy the club then