Make Money with Your Personal Development Blog
April 21, 2009
“Man shall not live on bread alone…” (Matthew 4:4)
If you’re looking for a How-To guide, you’ve come to the wrong place; I can assure you, I am the wrong person to advise you on that. However, Darren Rowse at ProBlogger has a ton of tips and great information for you.Â
No, what I’d like to discuss is something a little different: the question of why “The M-Word” is taboo among this genre of blogs. If you have a blog about finance, technology, or blogging, it is perfectly reasonable (and expected) for you to make money from it. I’ve even seen figures thrown around like $20K to $40K per month! That’s considered a good thing; something to aspire to… in those circles.
Enter Personal Development, or the more spiritual and selfless side of blogging. A recent post by my dear friend Michael from Love To Spare got me thinking about this issue. The post itself, Look Mom – No Ads, was about advertising, but the comments made me start to pay attention to the larger question of making money with personal development blogs.
Most bloggers who get into this space (myself included) are primarily driven by a need to help others. We’re idealists… we want to make the world a better place. Many of our readers are also this way. So we are all happy and comfortable… until “The M-Word” comes up. I get the sense that some readers feel like, “If you really cared about us or the world, you wouldn’t do this for money.”
Perhaps.Â
Money, ironically, cheapens things. Just typing the word repeatedly makes me feel a little tawdry. Yuck! And yet, it –money – is a necessity in this world.
What about the Noble Eightfold Path, and the concept of Right Livelihood? Are we not encouraged in most spiritual traditions to leave our meaningless, wealth-increasing jobs, in favor of a livelihood that makes us, and the world around us, better?
I have a confession: I would like to make blogging my livelihood.
There, I said it.
If you find that offensive, I am so sorry. But it is the truth. I love what I am doing. I love writing, and I love helping people more than anything. But I also love my husband, who, for as long as I can remember, has worked in an unfulfilling career to provide for us, and to enable me to stay home, educating our son. I would love for him to be able to quit and find what he is truly passionate about.
I love my extended family, and all my friends who are struggling to make ends meet; I would give anything to be able to help them. I even love complete strangers who, for whatever reason, now have no home, no food, no options… and I would like to help them too. I love the endangered species in Costa Rica and would like to do what I can to save their habitats. I could go on…
In short, money helps. It isn’t always about consumerism and keeping up with the Joneses. For me, at least, the idea of financial rewards for a blog that endeavors to help as many as possible, and make the world a better place, is not obscene. It is a noble goal. At least, I think so.
What do YOU think?
If, like me, you are interested in making a living by helping others through your blog, you may want to consider downloading Chris Guillebeau’s free manifesto: 279 Days To Overnight Success. It’s a fantastic place to start.
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Hi Lisis!
I’m so glad you posted this! Like you, I am an idealist. I want to use my blog to make the world a better place. I want to help people think and grow spiritually. I want to share my experiences in the hope that they will help others who find themselves in similar situations. I want to let people know that they aren’t alone, and that the Universe is an awesome place to live in.
And I want to get paid for it, too.
The way I look at it, part of taking care of the world means taking care of myself, my friends, and my family. In order to do that, I need money. Money for food, money for shelter, money for bills, money for…life. I keep my “day job” for now, because it provides me with enough money to do all of that, plus enough extra to allow me to live comfortably. It also allows me to make donations to my favorite charities, and help the world in that way.
But at the same time, my “day job” causes me stress, and decreases my overall level of happiness. It isn’t nearly as fulfilling spiritually as it should be, and so I want to leave it behind. I think blogging could be a way for me to continue doing all the things I love, but would also be more spiritually fulfilling and uplifting.
The way I look at it, writing is a talent and skill that takes a long time to develop. Connecting with others through the blogging platform requires a certain amount of social skills, empathy, and intuition. It’s a rare skill set, and much in demand. There’s no reason we shouldn’t get paid for providing value.
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Lisis,
I think it’s great that you want to make money from your blog. I sincerely hope that you’re wildly successful!
Money is neutral – people decide whether it’s used wisely or not.
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In my opinion helping yourself by helping other people is perfectly alright and to be honest that is what is most desirable. Any one who thinks that trying to earn this way is not good, got some serious limiting beliefs. I will be proud of anyone who achieves this goal and become an inspiration for others.
What are all the businesses really about anyway? They fill some need or some want. One of the basic human needs is to prosper and help others prosper. What’s wrong with that? if you deny yourself that path then you got problems.
No one has the right to tell you otherwise.
Go for it and go for it with the right intention, go for it with all your heart in it, go for it with all you got and in time you will achieve it and the real outcome will not be just money but also the fact that in the process you changed so many lives, so helped so many people, you motivated and inspired so many souls, you allowed yourself to be who you are in the way you wanted it to be.
All the best from my side, always.
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I have zero reservations whatsoever about making money blogging.
When Steve Pavlina began to monetize his blog, he received a lot of criticism from people who apparently believed that it is somehow ‘wrong’ to make money off of a personal development blog. I wonder what those people do for a living.
Most people work jobs that aren’t particularly fulfilling to them, and that aren’t especially helpful to humanity or the earth. As far as I’m concerned, making money from a blog that helps people is a great example of ‘right livelihood.’
As you said, money seems to ‘cheapen’ things. I think this is an undeserved cultural prejudice, based on jealousy and cynicism. I still get that averse feeling to money sometimes, and I’ve learned to mistrust it.
I don’t consider it a necessary evil at all, there is nothing evil about it, IMHO.
Thank you for taking on this issue. Though I’m not really sure why it is an issue.
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I agree with you Lisis. If bringing a bit of extra income from your blogging activities helps you and your family then go for it. I am sure the vast majority of productivity and life-coachers that do the circuit are not doing it for free. If you have great ideas for posts and that helps improve somebody elses life, even just a little bit, then I am sure they wouldn’t begrudge you getting a small payment.
One of my objectives this year is to get rid of some debt and any money my blog brings in will go towards that, I am sure non of my readers would mind that.
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Lisis, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with making money from a personal development blog.
My own decision not to pursue making money on L2S was a very personal decision based primarily on two things:
1) My blog topic (i.e. love to spare);
2) What I eventually hope to achieve through my blog;
To me, having love to spare means thinking and acting beyond limited self-interest (at least some of the time). Since that’s what my blog is (supposed to be) about, I feel I should strive to live up to it. Personally, I have plenty of practice being selfish. Now, I want to do more to benefit others.
Since I could certainly stand to become a more loving person, and also I am hoping to spread the message of love – I figure both goals will be best served if I can manage to leave my own self gain out of it. Ultimately I decided that trying to earn money via L2S was hypocritical and a conflict of interest for me. But again, this was a very personal decision. It does not represent my views on making money from personal development blogs in general.
I hope that helps.
- Mike
Hi Lisis,
There is nothing wrong with making money. Like you, I am aiming to be able to earn my living from my blog. So I am with you on the cause. I think the issue about money depends on the method. So for example if someone wants to have a blog solely for money with no passion for the topic, then I think that is bad. To do something solely for money is bad. I really believe that because I have been in the position of doing a job I hate just to get the paycheck. That is a wrong way to live. So if you can make money and love what you do. Then I am all for that!
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Hey, guys! Thanks for all your comments. I think we’re all basically on the same page with this. We love what we do, we’d like to keep doing it, and we’re looking to make the world a better place. I know I’m in great company here.
Michael, I totally get your decision to take Love To Spare in a slightly different direction. I hope you didn’t think I was writing this as a rebuttal to your post… it was just that the comments on that post got me thinking about the subject and, as I started to look into it, I realized there kind of IS an issue about money that doesn’t exist in other genres of blogging. It was curious to me, so I thought I’d throw it out there. But I definitely don’t judge your decision or feel judged by you at all.
I know you are all about Love, hon… that’s what we love about you. =-)
I completely get what you’re saying. I want to put out interesting information for the sake of helping others, but I really wouldn’t mind making money in the process. I’m not sure how I feel about it though because I hate going to blogs that are bogged down with tons of ads. When I see a page like that, I can’t help but think, “Oh, this one’s in it for the money.” (I guess I’m putting unfair judgments out there which isn’t very positive of me, is it?)
I could see both sides of the argument, but, to be honest, I do hope to make money one day with my blog so I can’t judge others who do.
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Hey, Positively… that’s exactly what I am talking about that most of us (in this niche) tend to do. If we visit problogger or a blog about technology or finance, we don’t notice or mind the ads… those are SUPPOSED to be there. But if we visit blogs about helping eachother and making the world a better place, then the ads feel intrusive and a little insulting. Not just to you… to most of us. What I’m wondering is, why is that? And, should it really be that way?
I would venture to say that most people would love to make money doing something they love… whatever that is. But if what you love is helping others, then there is a bit of guilt associated with receiving money in exchange for the value you are adding. It strikes me as odd.
Thanks for your comment, and for your honesty.
I totally utterly agree with your statement! There are so many niches out there, and specific people will be very happy with your advice, for sure!
Keep up the good work!
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Lisis, Great topic, and I have no problems with someone making money from a personal development blog, so GO FOR IT! People either deem the info you provide, and the way you provide it, as valuable, or they don’t. That being said, I also see Michael’s point, and have struggled with this debate myself, not as much within the context of my blog as in the context of my meditation teaching. It started as an extension of my own practice, after many years of meditating, and I had no intention of taking on longer term students. But then some people wanted more of a spiritual mentoring type relationship, and that started to develop. Along the way, all I ever strove for was to meet my expenses. But I’m in the same boat as you – hubby has been main breadwinner for awhile, I would like to contribute more, so I started doing corporate/organizational stress-management classes for $, and felt fine with that. But the question as to whether to develop a pricing structure for my public ’spiritual’ meditation classes and mentoring that does more than meet my expenses is much more complicated to me, because I do still view them as my own practice, and because I do believe it is dharma work that should be offered with no ‘taint’ of self-interest. So it’s an open debate in my little, over-worked head…thanks for the post and great links…
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@ Mireika: Thanks! And welcome to Q4B!!
@ Lisa: That is exactly what I’m talking about. I have always spent a lot of time playing armchair psychologist for family and friends. They often say, “You should do this for a living.” But I don’t feel right about charging people who are suffering for helping them feel better. When I discovered blogging I thought it was the perfect answer: the readers find comfort and solutions for free, and the advertisers (corporations) pay to be seen by the readers… who may actually benefit from those services. Seems like a win (for me), win (for the reader), win for the (advertiser). Everybody wins… right?
Hooo Lisis! I feel you! I’ve always wondered why PD bloggers catch flak for monetizing their blogs and not bloggers in other niches. I’ve had one email where some reader lost it at me and called me all sorts of colourful names including “pedophile monk”(HAHAHA!) for the mortal sin of having Google Ads on my blog.
I don’t see blogging as any different than any other service. Like giving out free coffee and cake at a little cafe, except we sponsor it by wearing a Google T-shirt or something. Nobody in their right mind would get angry at that – they would be going crazy – “Oh my God FREE CAKE!”. Why would they get upset at blogs then? Very strange.
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@ “Pedophile Monk”: Did you just call me a Ho somewhere in there?
But seriously though, I know what you mean. This concept really baffles me so I’m thrilled that you decided to join this discussion. I know you’ve been doing this for a while, so I really value your input here. I love the free cake analogy, too… priceless!
I make a nice living online (more than 2 of my family members combined) each month and while I’m not about to buy a Ferrari, I’m very happy at my current position. That being said, I am not ‘making it’ with a personal development blog.
I have a blog that has 103 subscribers that has made me more than $3,000 this month. That about 6 times more than I have made with PluginID, which has 2200 subscribers. Honestly, I see blogs with 15k subscribers in this niche and the blogger is still needing a part time job. I remember the days when 1,000 subscribers was thought to be enough to blog full-time (I’ve been making sites for about 4 years now).
I love this industry more than any, and even if i could HALF yes, HALF my income and do it full-time then I would, I just don’t see it as a possibility right now.
Even Leo Babauta with 110k subscribers is selling himself short offering monthly coaching for $1,000. I think I know what is needed though, so after I’ve finished with my current product launch I’m going to move onto my next project. The ’self help’ niche is a $9bn dollar industry annually. I’m clearly not in it for the money but I would love to be rewarded for my efforts
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Hi, Glen!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such a thoughtful and helpful response. Your statistics here are very intriguing… particularly the 103 subscribers vs 2200 numbers. Fortunately, I think most of us in this niche would do it with or without the possibility of financial reward; the point is really to help others. Still, like you said, it would be nice to be rewarded for those efforts.
I wonder then, since even big time bloggers are not banking huge bucks… where are those $9bn going? Blogging seems like such an efficient way to reach a lot of people at once, involve them in the community, and provide them with resources and help at no cost. That is value-added, it seems to me. Anyway, thanks again for your contribution to this dialogue.
That $9bn is spent on ‘The Secret’ DVD. Then the book ‘The Secret’ then a book by every single member of the secret cast and finally the book ‘10 things the secret didn’t tell you’
I’m joking of course (or am I). Books is definitely one of the main income sources, some books in this industry sell millions of copies. I think seminars are huge as well, some cost upwards of $10k per person and they are literallly flooded with participants.
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Hmmm… I could probably write a book… The Other Secret.
I hear what you’re saying, though, books, seminars, and other resources for seeking souls. I just wish the people who NEED the help weren’t also the ones paying the money. I like blogging business model better, but I don’t guess I get to decide how it’s going to work.
Thanks again, Glen!
I also have no problems with making money on a blog. One problem I’ve encountered, though, is that with adwords, some of the ads that come up on my blog are ads I am philosophically opposed to. Anyone else deal with that?
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What strikes me as funny, of the same people that would say something against blogs in this genre monetizing, most probably would not think twice of paying good money for a book on the same subject. The difference? The media type. That’s it. Oh, and a blog is updated, current, frequent and allows interaction that the tradition printed book just cannot.
If you can make your living doing what you love in blogging your niche, more power to you. Just keep it REAL – if you do a sponsored post, or receive an item to review, disclose it properly.
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@ Sheila: I have run into something similar with adsense. Not that I’m necessarily opposed to some of the services, but I wouldn’t normally endorse those particular ones. I feel like the best way around this is to work on increasing my readership until I can place direct ads by specific companies that I really value and want to encourage my readers to visit. In the meantime, I just need readers to understand that it’s like Albert said above, just because I’m wearing the adsense T-Shirt doesn’t mean I stand for everything they do. (BTW, my son and I LOVE Penrose the Mathematical Cat!!) =-)
@ Bill: That’s exactly what I don’t understand. I used to think I wanted to write a book to help others, but then I realized (in today’s day and age) I could reach and help more people if I went online instead. Plus, then readers can interact and we can form a virtual support group for comfort and ideas. I think it’s infinitely more effective, especially if it is free to the reader. What’s not to love about that? And I agree with you that it is best to fully disclose when I benefit from particular affiliate links or product reviews. It’s best to put it all out there on the table.
I totally agree that there is nothing wrong with making money on a personal development blog, website, etc. For me it comes down to HOW that money is made. While I understand wanting to make everything available free to the people who need it – which would require making money from ads instead – I’m not willing to have ads on my site that I don’t personally agree with or want to support. When I recommend a book, or link to someone else’s site or product, it’s because I genuinely believe my readers will benefit from it (in most cases, because I personally have found it helpful). I am VERY selective about what I put on my site and therefore don’t use Google Ads.
Also, I think it is good to charge for some content (i.e. an e-book) because our society measures the value of things by how much they cost, at least to some extent. If everything you write is given away free, it’s easy for people to question how much that content is really worth. Also, their motivation to actually apply that content and do the work required to bring about positive changes and growth in their own lives is higher when they have had to spend money to get access to the information.
With that said, I’ll admit that sticking to my principles and refusing to run Google Ads or sell self-help products I don’t believe in limits my income and probably means I’ll have to stay longer at the full-time job that pays my bills, so I can understand why people decide to allow ads, especially if they are trying to support themselves solely on income derived from a blog!
Great post Lisis…my thoughts are that as long you are genuinely trying to help others, there is nothing wrong in making money to cover your needs. If you love helping others, and are able to make a living from it, you will have the time to really think about the best ways to help your readers….best of luck to you…Ivan Campuzano
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@ Wendi: Welcome to Q4B, and thank you for your very thoughtful comment. I think you are the first of the commenters to mention that there may be some value (other than financial gain) in charging the reader/ seeker for some of the content. This is a side of things I haven’t really explored at all. It was always my assumption that the readers who came to my site needing help would receive it for free, and if I could make money from advertising corporations, then no harm done. However, now that you mention this, I am intrigued by the idea. I’m going to research it further and maybe write a later post about the pros and cons of charging for some of the content. Thanks!!
@ Ivan: That has always been my thought on the subject. If we are genuinely trying to help, we should be able to make that our livelihood. Obviously it won’t be as lucrative as some other professions, but the spiritual rewards will make up for that. Thanks for joining this conversation!
There is definitely some perverse logic around in relation to money.
If people were paid according to how much real value they add to the world then amongst the highest earners would be, for example, teachers of young kids, nurses, and, obviously, personal development bloggers.
I was invited to Nigeria to do some training for youth peace workers trying to mediate between oil companies, government and the local tribes in the delta. The organisers couldn’t raise enough money to cover the flight (we’re going to try again). I’d already waived my fee and at a certain moment I thought about using my small amount of savings to pay for the flight myself. But I stopped myself because I realised that this type of acting just reinforces the view that what I do has no value.
It does have value!
So do our blogs. There is no shame in saying that!
That’s true, Ian… why is it that we pay big bucks for the most superficial things but, like you said, teaching is about the most underpaid profession? I wonder if this sort of thinking will ever change?
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Welcome to the club Lisis! I left my full-time career last year to pursue my passion to help others grow, and I’ve been loving it ever since. It’s been 7 months but it shockingly feels like it’s been forever! I can’t imagine life any other way. Please keep us constantly updated on your progress on this path through your blog; us readers are definitely interested to know and will be with you through the way.
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I am an idealist also. I don’t have a problem with making money off a blog as long as it is ethical. Blogging is a good business venture and everyone need who does it can make good money.
I am not ready yet to take the plunge. I support fellow blogs that do but do not recommend their products, only their wisdom. I am an ad free blog.
It is a matter of choice. To each his own.
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Hey, Bunny! Thanks for stopping by and adding to this conversation. You’re absolutely right… it all comes down to a matter of choice.
What I’m finding now that I’m a little further along in the process of blogging is that the only real way to make a living at this is to add REAL value to our readers. If we do that, consistently over time (like Leo at Zen Habits or Darren at ProBlogger)… success follows. There are no shortcuts.
Good thing we’re in it for the long haul and the right reasons, right?
Good post and fine comments. I got into blogging about three years back with the sole idea of making money to be honest. Didn’t make much apart from a couple of bucks here and there, now I have a couple of blogs and yet I dont make much. Why do I continue to blog then?
A few blogs and a full time job as a financial planner, its not easy. Once while driving through a traffic jam, I just asked myself why do I blog, as the traffic started moving again I got the answer, 1. I enjoy blogging. 2. I have a passion for expression. 3. I have also met some wonderful people who keep me going in my blogging journey. Good enough reasons I think.
I am an old fan of Albert’s Urbanmonk.net. I also have a personal development blog now, at least I think it is…lol. Check it out and let me know what you think, commentluv just picked it up.
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some people will always have an issue with other people making money, especially from personal development blogs…..but no one has a problem with their doctor making money, his staff, the hospital (which btw is a ginormous capitalist enterprise)…
you can not help others if you are starving and can’t pay your rent…and why not get paid for get you do best…..go for it and make sure to keep posting about “making money”…thanks
Well,I was a Security Contractor In Iraq and the Balkans.Did I do it out of a sincere desire to serve and help in places where service and help was desperately needed?Absolutely.Did I have a motivation to make money?Sure,I would be lying If I said otherwise.My point is it IS possible to do good things and make money,the two dont have to be polar opposites.Does Banksy work for free?There ya go.
Wow! Thank you (all three of you) for visiting and for your comments. I think we are all in agreement that making money and helping others need not be mutually exclusive.
And, Robin, as you pointed out, making money from ANY blog is quite the challenge. I’m off to check yours out now.
Welcome to Q4B!
I’ve been pondering on this too for a while. I do have ads on my site, but not really satisfied with how they look. When I took my two Reiki classes in India, though the Master told me a price, it was worded as a donation. So wondering if a set price for donations would be the way to go?
Actually, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with making money as a blogger (either directly or indirectly) as long as one remembers to 1. make a serious effort to disclose (and avoid) any potential conflicts of interests caused by one’s advertising or affiliate program should one arise, 2. keep one’s editorial focus pure (avoid pandering to advertisers or endorsing products one would hesitate to use).
In short, an ethical blogger should strive to keep their site tasteful and not risk alienating their readers with off topic ads or crass hucksterism.
Many people make their living as writers, which is what a blogger is. There’s nothing wrong with getting paid to “be one’s true self”; being paid for the hours of research and the development of the skillset one needs to be an effective blogger/writer.
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I can see no logical reason why anyone would not take financial opportunities, especially in these economic times. I would make one suggestion; you should be strongly up-front with advertisers that your content and creativity will not be subject to any censoring by them.
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@ Lea: I’ve wondered about the whole donation issue too. I see the “buy me a cup of coffee” buttons all over the place (but have never done it, even on blogs I enjoy), and I have a donation button here, but it’s seen very little action so far.
I really feel most comfortable with readers just visiting here and corporate advertisers paying for page views. That way, I feel, everybody wins. Of course, that assumes I can get enough page views for those spots to earn premium prices. It’s a ways off still… so I’ll just focus on the readers for now.
@ Hugging the Coast: Great points, both of them. I always try to disclose when I’m an affiliate of a product I’m reviewing. I am not a fan of secret, sneaky commission sales. I like your term… “crass hucksterism”. I don’t think I’ve ever heard that before.
@ Crafters100: Absolutely true. My first loyalty is to my readers. If I can review or offer products that will benefit them, I’m happy to do it. But I won’t lie in reviews or endorse something I don’t believe in. You know what they say, “If you don’t stand for something, you’ll fall for anything,” and I know what I stand for.
I really appreciate all of your comments. Thanks for joining the discussion.
We need money even Jesus in his time, he has Judas as his treasurer. Money is not evil, it is the love of it that makes the difference. If you blog for money then that is wrong but if you blog and earn from it, I don’t see reasons to call it bad, after all you need to pay your monthly hosting and yearly domain plus the time you allocate in writing your articles that’s worth to be paid. For me, your intentions is what matters.
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@ xavierlee: That’s a great example you offered. Even those who spend their lives doing good deeds need SOME money. They aren’t trying to get rich, and buy fancy mansions, but some form of income is always needed… might as well be obtained in a noble fashion. You’re absolutely right: intentions DO matter.
hey lisis!!
i don’t think there is anything wrong with making money from your blog. at all.
my only advice is to be smart about it and make sure it’s slick and not spammy.
beyond that: two words – ask. glen. =D
haha
keep well lisis dearest and all the best.
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Hi Lisis, This was such a wonderful read. I began my blog as a business site years ago and watched it transform into exactly what you described. Submitting articles to increase exposure too, I found others profiting on their adsense sites from my articles. Why couldn’t I? And you hit the nail on the head around the dogma that chases the personal development and spiritual side of writing and sharing from the seat of idealism. It is an important and big leap to realizing that money, too, is a spiritual energy transformed in the hands that hold it.
Welcome it in. It is a worthy and noble goal.
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Hi, Nice post… I do also blog on personal development. I have no monetary goals in short term except that the hosting costs should be covered. But it is really great to have it make money and serve as a source of income.
When your blog is making money/living for you, you are more free to concentrate on its contents than doing this at part-time.
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@ Alex, Lee and zencontrol: Thank you so much for your contributions to this conversation. All valid reasons to continue in the noble pursuit of a worthwhile goal that also happens to pay the bills.
And Alex, you are absolutely right.. Glen seems to have found the perfect way to do this.
Hey Lisis,
I’m Janey-come-lately today…I’ve only just read this post. I can relate to it so strongly – especially the part about loving your husband and wanting to alleviate some of his burden. I feel the same way. I really admire your positive, steadfast dedication to your family and to others, and I hope and pray that you will be blessed with the monetary means to fulfill your beautiful dreams. Thanks again for being such an inspiration.
Be well and happy,
Acooba
PS: Did I ever tell you my name means: “May the wealth continue?” The irony!