Comments on: Bloggers, making money is not a crime http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/ International technology news, business & culture Wed, 15 Feb 2012 05:31:00 +0100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gangster33 http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/#comment-369387 Gangster33 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:42:31 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5939#comment-369387 This is nearly always an unpleasant surprise, which is why if you are going to a market, it's best to take with you only the amount of money you're willing to spend. , This is nearly always an unpleasant surprise, which is why if you are going to a market, it’s best to take with you only the amount of money you’re willing to spend. ,

]]> By: erwin blom http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/#comment-369386 erwin blom Mon, 27 Oct 2008 17:38:39 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5939#comment-369386 "Content producers should not be involved with advertising, to avoid even the appearance of advertised-influenced content." This sounds like old skool journalism! I think they should be involved! Take for example the advertisment spots at 37 Signals, only good products (products the 37 Signal people use themselves) are allowed to advertise / sponsor. The better the combination of content and advertisements the better the site! “Content producers should not be involved with advertising, to avoid even the appearance of advertised-influenced content.”

This sounds like old skool journalism! I think they should be involved! Take for example the advertisment spots at 37 Signals, only good products (products the 37 Signal people use themselves) are allowed to advertise / sponsor. The better the combination of content and advertisements the better the site!

]]> By: Natasha Cloutier http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/#comment-369385 Natasha Cloutier Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:23:12 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5939#comment-369385 I'll have to try it ou! I’ll have to try it ou!

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/#comment-369384 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:22:17 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5939#comment-369384 haha corrected, sorry about that! Have you noticed the new Goosegrade buttons by the way? Crowd-sourcing copy-editing haha corrected, sorry about that!
Have you noticed the new Goosegrade buttons by the way? Crowd-sourcing copy-editing

]]> By: Ernst-Jan Pfauth http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/#comment-369383 Ernst-Jan Pfauth Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:21:32 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5939#comment-369383 Thanks for the positive feedback guys! To be honest with you, I was expecting some rather harsh critics on this post - since it concerns making money and all that. Thanks for the positive feedback guys! To be honest with you, I was expecting some rather harsh critics on this post – since it concerns making money and all that.

]]> By: Natasha Cloutier http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/#comment-369382 Natasha Cloutier Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:05:24 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5939#comment-369382 BTW this sentence is a total disaster: "Write your articles in English, Geman, or France, so you can sell them to any magazine or newspaper." Try English, German and French :) BTW this sentence is a total disaster:

“Write your articles in English, Geman, or France, so you can sell them to any magazine or newspaper.”

Try English, German and French :)

]]> By: Justin Baker http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/#comment-369381 Justin Baker Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:01:25 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5939#comment-369381 Great event, lots to think about and I'm sure everyone who attended will improve their game as a result. We did our own quick review at http://blog.mippin.com and thought I'd also mention that mobile should be considered an option when thinking about making money from blogging. I mentioned it on the day but thought i'd take the liberty of including our URL once more - www.mippin.com/mobilizer - thanks again for the Dutch hospitality. Great event, lots to think about and I’m sure everyone who attended will improve their game as a result. We did our own quick review at http://blog.mippin.com and thought I’d also mention that mobile should be considered an option when thinking about making money from blogging. I mentioned it on the day but thought i’d take the liberty of including our URL once more – http://www.mippin.com/mobilizer – thanks again for the Dutch hospitality.

]]> By: Natasha Cloutier http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/#comment-369380 Natasha Cloutier Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:59:31 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5939#comment-369380 Amen for writing in English! It was a great conference. Whenever a non-Dutch person like myself (Canadian) mentions blogging in English, people get either defensive, insulted or jealous. Actually, with the US, Canada and the UK, you're looking at 381 million. Add Australia, New Zealand, etc. and everyone else who understands English and you'll see why bloging in Dutch is more of a liability for most Dutch bloggers unless your target audience is Dutch. And remember, Clo Willaerts of Sanoma Magazines told us at Blog08 that the Flemish blog in English mostly. Maybe they actually want to make money. Amen for writing in English! It was a great conference.

Whenever a non-Dutch person like myself (Canadian) mentions blogging in English, people get either defensive, insulted or jealous. Actually, with the US, Canada and the UK, you’re looking at 381 million. Add Australia, New Zealand, etc. and everyone else who understands English and you’ll see why bloging in Dutch is more of a liability for most Dutch bloggers unless your target audience is Dutch.

And remember, Clo Willaerts of Sanoma Magazines told us at Blog08 that the Flemish blog in English mostly. Maybe they actually want to make money.

]]> By: Mathys http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/#comment-369379 Mathys Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:35:37 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5939#comment-369379 check some of the attendees photos on: http://mobypicture.com/?blog08 And Boris thanks for the invite... I had a good time check some of the attendees photos on:
http://mobypicture.com/?blog08

And Boris thanks for the invite…
I had a good time

]]> By: Jorg http://thenextweb.com/2008/10/27/bloggers-making-money-is-not-a-crime/#comment-369378 Jorg Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:08:35 +0000 http://thenextweb.org/?p=5939#comment-369378 Nice post Ernst-Jan and Blog08 was definitely a success. Kudos for you and Edial. Regarding Pete's question about monetizing and the reaction of the crowd; I think it addressed the way of directly monetizing your personal blog through advertisements and such. What was underexposed in the whole 'monetize!' discussion was the aspect of indirect conversion through blogging. Something that is in the end one of the main goals for corporate/business blogs. Improving relationships with your crowd, giving your company a human voice, positioning yourself regarding competitors, strengthen authority, better positions on a wider range of keywords in Google.. all these benefits that can be achieved through corporate blogging will in the end deliver more sales. Note: when your product or customer care sucks, above goals are not anywhere near achievable. Then blogging will bite you in the ass, hard. So through transparency (Loren Feldman would scream now that I am lying my ass off here) or maybe even more basic: through conversation (listening and talking, two way) you can win the crowd for you making them fans of you and your product. And when you're good at this you are monetizing your blog. Note: One of our site is Weekendjeweg.nl and I see in my personal blog statistics a lot of people googling on 'ervaringen weekendjeweg.nl' [translated: experiences weekendjeweg.nl] and other searches that indicate people want to see more about the people behind a website before they buy there. A blog is a way to add one more and maybe the definite argument in their frame of reference, why they should choose us and not someone else. Nice post Ernst-Jan and Blog08 was definitely a success. Kudos for you and Edial.

Regarding Pete’s question about monetizing and the reaction of the crowd; I think it addressed the way of directly monetizing your personal blog through advertisements and such. What was underexposed in the whole ‘monetize!’ discussion was the aspect of indirect conversion through blogging. Something that is in the end one of the main goals for corporate/business blogs.

Improving relationships with your crowd, giving your company a human voice, positioning yourself regarding competitors, strengthen authority, better positions on a wider range of keywords in Google.. all these benefits that can be achieved through corporate blogging will in the end deliver more sales. Note: when your product or customer care sucks, above goals are not anywhere near achievable. Then blogging will bite you in the ass, hard.

So through transparency (Loren Feldman would scream now that I am lying my ass off here) or maybe even more basic: through conversation (listening and talking, two way) you can win the crowd for you making them fans of you and your product. And when you’re good at this you are monetizing your blog.

Note: One of our site is Weekendjeweg.nl and I see in my personal blog statistics a lot of people googling on ‘ervaringen weekendjeweg.nl’ [translated: experiences weekendjeweg.nl] and other searches that indicate people want to see more about the people behind a website before they buy there. A blog is a way to add one more and maybe the definite argument in their frame of reference, why they should choose us and not someone else.

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