The Million Dollar Network

Posted on July 05, 2007 by Nate Whitehill

This post was guest blogged by Jane May.

Bloggers have come and gone this past year like it was an old 80’s fad. With over 100 million blogs in the world, it’s easy to get lost in the masses with intimidation, feeling overwhelmed and unmotivated. Just take a week vacation without writing a post and try coming back to daily posts, you’ll know what I mean Now, how can you overcome this, be successful, and reach your goals whatever they may be?

Create a million dollar network. Now what the heck is a million dollar network? It’s essentially a network of people that have the same vision, shared goals and ambitions as you do. I say “million dollar” because it’s a high number that people can relate to as being valuable, that doesn’t necessarily have to be your goal, but its a good image nonetheless. Me and my network don’t have a goal to make a million dollars from blogging, but the network itself is valuable beyond belief.

How do I find a network? An easy place to find a network is by taking a look around you. There are tons of people starting a blog that have started about the same time. Me for instance, I started around the same time as Nate Whitehill, Jeff Kee, Gary Lee, and many others. I consider them to be all in my network. We all started by trying to gain exposure and familiarize ourselves with the scene. I think I met all of them through John Chow’s site at one point or another. That could have been the best thing to have happen to me.

Let’s take Nate for example, if I hadn’t met him as we both started out, I would have never come as far in the blogosphere as I am. And I don’t even consider myself being very far at all. Why can networking with fellow bloggers that start around the same time you do help?

1. Bounce ideas off of each other.
2. Provide constructive criticism.
3. Link exchange.
4. Ideas for future posts.
5. Provide a source of motivation.
6. It’s a lot more fun knowing you’re not alone!

You will constantly learn from trial and error. Trust me, I have learned from MANY errors (I think Nate can attest to that..hehe). Seeing what worked for Nate, Jeff and Gary gave me some ideas to test. Not everything someone else does is a good thing for you, but it sparks ideas that you wouldn’t have found any other way.

If I had one piece of advice, find someone that’s a little smarter than you in an area you are weak on; find someone that shares a common vision and goal for your online career; and find someone that makes it fun interacting with; you put them all together and you form your million dollar network.

Jane May teaches readers how to create and monetize blogs on Daily Web Ideas.

Discussion: 14 Comments

14 Responses to “The Million Dollar Network”

1. 

   Patrick Lee

   - 5th Jul, 07 05:07pm

   This is good advice and true of just about anything. A lot of people have workout partners or diet partners for the same reasons.

2. 

   Tom Collinson

   - 5th Jul, 07 05:07pm

   great post as always, you really seem to be getting your name about, well done!

3. 

   Gary Lee

   - 5th Jul, 07 05:07pm

   it’s all about teamwork . . . i can say that jane, nate and jeff have also helped me out tremendously as well! although nate’s been kind of hard to find lately . . where are you nate?

4. 

   Jane

   - 5th Jul, 07 05:07pm

   Exactly, that’s the beauty of it. You can be a multi-millionaire sort of speak with many networks for different things.

5. 

   Jane

   - 5th Jul, 07 05:07pm

   Thanks Tom. Nate’s a great person to have in your network, great to see you hear!

6. 

   Jane

   - 5th Jul, 07 05:07pm

   He’s probably been busy helping me with all my darn domain change issues

   Thanks Nate!!!

7. 

   ms danielle

   - 5th Jul, 07 09:07pm

   it truly is all about the network. where you lack, someone can fill in to help you. where you excel, you can help those around you. it’s always win-win when like-minded people join forces. my network is gary, prija, and johns, a great combination of talent, vision, and drive.

8. 

   Nomar

   - 5th Jul, 07 11:07pm

   Good post !! It is soo true !

9. 

   Angie

   - 7th Jul, 07 09:07pm

   I might not be in his “network” so to speak, but I consider myself lucky to have just found Nate’s blog. I get so much from him.

10. 

    Jeff Kee

    - 7th Jul, 07 10:07pm

    Hey, thanks for the mention – I always saw your name around on Jane’s blog, John Chow’s blog etc. but never got around to visiting.. I’m doing many different businesses at once so it kinda gets crazy, and to be 100% frank blogging isn’t a money making thing but rather more of a personal and marketing aspect, as well as presenting things to existing/new clients.

    Anyhow. Good post – hopefully we’ll all make our million dollars and more!!!

    Cheers mate.

11. 

    Russell Wagner

    - 8th Jul, 07 01:07am

    Great post jane! I know what you mean going to take a vaca from posting. I come back all confused and lost.

12. 

    ken

    - 9th Jul, 07 09:07am

    interesting, that’s why john blog is so popular. I didn’t see any interesting post coming out from john lately, and I wonder how john become so popular .. Now, I’m enlighten:) I see why people are going there not only for the blog post but to network around and gain exposure, that’s nice.