Comments on: Why Are YOU Blogging? http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/ Business, Technology & Life in Seattle Fri, 23 Dec 2011 04:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Goodbye CPC Advertising | Nate Whitehill dot Com http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-3115 Goodbye CPC Advertising | Nate Whitehill dot Com Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:12:08 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-3115 [...] is, hell no. Just like Mitch and The Paper Bull, I am not blogging to make money. I blog because I enjoy the community, being inspired by others, and hopefully, inspiring others [...] [...] is, hell no. Just like Mitch and The Paper Bull, I am not blogging to make money. I blog because I enjoy the community, being inspired by others, and hopefully, inspiring others [...]

]]> By: Collis Ta'eed http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-177 Collis Ta'eed Tue, 20 Feb 2007 06:28:16 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-177 Interesting post Nate! I think i blog because i love reading other peoples blogs and finding out useful, clever stuff... so I want to return the favour. Also its nice to be able to let out all the stuff that runs around in my head and even get people to read it.... of course there is the squillions of dollars that I'll be making any day now too to consider :-) Interesting post Nate! I think i blog because i love reading other peoples blogs and finding out useful, clever stuff… so I want to return the favour. Also its nice to be able to let out all the stuff that runs around in my head and even get people to read it…. of course there is the squillions of dollars that I’ll be making any day now too to consider :-)

]]> By: Nate Whitehill http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Nate Whitehill Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:37:36 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-155 Hey, thanks for visiting my blog. I agree that I feel like I have gained a lot of knowledge over the past year, especially with regards to business and finance, so I would also like to share my experiences as well. I am also slowly implementing ads into my site, but like you, it is not my primary goal to make money from blogging. Hey, thanks for visiting my blog. I agree that I feel like I have gained a lot of knowledge over the past year, especially with regards to business and finance, so I would also like to share my experiences as well. I am also slowly implementing ads into my site, but like you, it is not my primary goal to make money from blogging.

]]> By: Gary http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Gary Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:02:12 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-153 Hi Nate . . .Great Post and you've captured what i've been feeling for the past few months by stating how hard it is to meet "like-minded" people. A lot of my friends are in different industries and I don't think have a complete understanding of what i do. They probably just think I play on the internet all day and somehow make money off it. I really do want to hone my craft and to really do that, I really feel that I have to meet more "like-minded" people to develop dialog where I can learn and brainstorm. Anyways, Great Post and keep up the great work. Your passion clearly shows more than your money-grubbing tendencies ;)j/k Hi Nate . . .Great Post and you’ve captured what i’ve been feeling for the past few months by stating how hard it is to meet “like-minded” people. A lot of my friends are in different industries and I don’t think have a complete understanding of what i do. They probably just think I play on the internet all day and somehow make money off it. I really do want to hone my craft and to really do that, I really feel that I have to meet more “like-minded” people to develop dialog where I can learn and brainstorm. Anyways, Great Post and keep up the great work. Your passion clearly shows more than your money-grubbing tendencies ;) j/k

]]> By: My New Choice http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-136 My New Choice Sun, 18 Feb 2007 07:04:45 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-136 Hey Nate, nice article! I started blogging as I have a love for personal finance topics and have thoroughly enjoyed my journey out of consumer debt. As such, I felt that I wanted to try and return some of the knowledge that I have learned to hopefully help at least one person work their way out of debt. I've been at it for a few months now and it is exciting to see the traffic increase and receive comments from people that are getting something of value out of my posts. While I do have ads running, making money from my blog is not my true goal. Hey Nate, nice article! I started blogging as I have a love for personal finance topics and have thoroughly enjoyed my journey out of consumer debt. As such, I felt that I wanted to try and return some of the knowledge that I have learned to hopefully help at least one person work their way out of debt.

I’ve been at it for a few months now and it is exciting to see the traffic increase and receive comments from people that are getting something of value out of my posts. While I do have ads running, making money from my blog is not my true goal.

]]> By: Nate Whitehill http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Nate Whitehill Sun, 18 Feb 2007 00:39:09 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-133 Hey Steve, thanks for visiting my blog...and thanks even more for the update about my CSS. I think it is because my images are wider than the main content page width. Either way, I need to fix that ASAP! Money is a great motivator and I think anyone would be lieing if they said otherwise. However, for me personally, money is less important than the business connections and new friends I will make from blogging. Hey Steve, thanks for visiting my blog…and thanks even more for the update about my CSS. I think it is because my images are wider than the main content page width. Either way, I need to fix that ASAP!

Money is a great motivator and I think anyone would be lieing if they said otherwise. However, for me personally, money is less important than the business connections and new friends I will make from blogging.

]]> By: Clarke Henning http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-129 Clarke Henning Sat, 17 Feb 2007 18:19:09 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-129 I started my blog as a way to express my own personal thoughts and experiences. You are definitely right, it is much harder than most people think to come up with quality meaningful content that stands out in the blogosphere. I started my blog as a way to express my own personal thoughts and experiences. You are definitely right, it is much harder than most people think to come up with quality meaningful content that stands out in the blogosphere.

]]> By: HMTKSteve http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-128 HMTKSteve Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:43:43 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-128 1) Your CSS is messed up. The sidebar is below this post in IE 6. 2) I blog because I enjoy it and I hope to make some money :) 1) Your CSS is messed up. The sidebar is below this post in IE 6.

2) I blog because I enjoy it and I hope to make some money :)

]]> By: Showing Some Community Love « John Chow dot Com http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-122 Showing Some Community Love « John Chow dot Com Sat, 17 Feb 2007 08:31:42 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-122 [...] Why Are YOU Blogging? - Nate Whitehill [...] [...] Why Are YOU Blogging? – Nate Whitehill [...]

]]> By: Matt http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Matt Mon, 12 Feb 2007 09:22:30 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-88 I was meant to respond to this earlier. Great post and it's a vital question to ask yourself. I don't really know exactly why I blog. It's certainly not for a living at the mo :) I enjoy talking about certain aspects of Web Design and Domaining. Oh and I'm not on Bebo or Myspace and it's good for socialising! I was meant to respond to this earlier.

Great post and it’s a vital question to ask yourself.

I don’t really know exactly why I blog. It’s certainly not for a living at the mo :) I enjoy talking about certain aspects of Web Design and Domaining.

Oh and I’m not on Bebo or Myspace and it’s good for socialising!

]]> By: Allen.H http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-82 Allen.H Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:12:44 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-82 I blog for a living. (You don't know for how long I've been waiting for someone to ask, lol) Allen.H I blog for a living.

(You don’t know for how long I’ve been waiting for someone to ask, lol)

Allen.H

]]> By: Jacob http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-81 Jacob Sat, 10 Feb 2007 15:30:56 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-81 Why do I blog? Why do I blog? Good question. I use my blog as a way to tell other people what I am doing in the internet world. And I use my blog to document my progress. Because my blog has a goal (to document my growth from a tiny internet to an earner to one day pay for medical school). I don't really use my blog to make money...If you read my posts one day, you'll see I am against putting adsense up on my blog. On my other sites? Yes. But not on my personal blog. I'll get sponsorships and try and sell a few links, but I am not going to put adsense on it. Anyways...I'm one of those young entrepreneurs you mentioned in your post. Good luck with what ever you do! Why do I blog? Why do I blog? Good question. I use my blog as a way to tell other people what I am doing in the internet world. And I use my blog to document my progress. Because my blog has a goal (to document my growth from a tiny internet to an earner to one day pay for medical school). I don’t really use my blog to make money…If you read my posts one day, you’ll see I am against putting adsense up on my blog. On my other sites? Yes. But not on my personal blog. I’ll get sponsorships and try and sell a few links, but I am not going to put adsense on it. Anyways…I’m one of those young entrepreneurs you mentioned in your post. Good luck with what ever you do!

]]> By: Ilya Lichtenstein http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Ilya Lichtenstein Sat, 10 Feb 2007 01:48:04 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-79 As an entrepreneur who is working on a couple web startups and is still in college full-time(and started blogging about a month ago how about that!), I understand completely what you're saying. Through my blog I have met some pretty amazing people, and discovered some really interesting content. Aside from making friends, I've also made meaningful business connections. If such a small blog like mine(neomeme has only got around 50,000 hits so far) can do so much, I can only imagine what kinds of valuable connections bigger blogs can forge. Good luck in all your enterprises- I'm glad I found another blog to read regularly. As an entrepreneur who is working on a couple web startups and is still in college full-time(and started blogging about a month ago how about that!), I understand completely what you’re saying.
Through my blog I have met some pretty amazing people, and discovered some really interesting content. Aside from making friends, I’ve also made meaningful business connections. If such a small blog like mine(neomeme has only got around 50,000 hits so far) can do so much, I can only imagine what kinds of valuable connections bigger blogs can forge.

Good luck in all your enterprises- I’m glad I found another blog to read regularly.

]]> By: David Wilkinson http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-78 David Wilkinson Fri, 09 Feb 2007 19:06:26 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-78 How young? And Nate... Can you get the MyAvatars plugin working on my site? ;) It rocks! :D But it's not working at the moment for me... I think it's my e-mail. Who cares! It rocks! How young?

And Nate… Can you get the MyAvatars plugin working on my site? ;) It rocks! :D But it’s not working at the moment for me… I think it’s my e-mail.

Who cares! It rocks!

]]> By: AnthonyC http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-77 AnthonyC Fri, 09 Feb 2007 15:16:11 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-77 Nate you wrote: "And by like-minded people, I mean young, ambitious, and creative entrepreneurs. I didn’t know where to meet these people." To offer you some insight from my point of view, and although by the sounds of it you have figured this out yourself..... If you build a blog, a site, or a web community, and put your true passion into your writing, posting and content, it is bound to attract other 'like-minded people', or people who find your work fascinating. Just the fact that I enjoy visiting your site daily to see what you have to say is a perfect example, because my business partner VinayM (who discovered your site) and I actively seeks other individuals around the world such as yourself and other young entrepreneurs to see what they are doing. Why? Out of pure interest, curiosity and inspiration to help fuel new ideas one day at a time. Nate you wrote:

“And by like-minded people, I mean young, ambitious, and creative entrepreneurs. I didn’t know where to meet these people.”

To offer you some insight from my point of view, and although by the sounds of it you have figured this out yourself….. If you build a blog, a site, or a web community, and put your true passion into your writing, posting and content, it is bound to attract other ‘like-minded people’, or people who find your work fascinating. Just the fact that I enjoy visiting your site daily to see what you have to say is a perfect example, because my business partner VinayM (who discovered your site) and I actively seeks other individuals around the world such as yourself and other young entrepreneurs to see what they are doing. Why? Out of pure interest, curiosity and inspiration to help fuel new ideas one day at a time.

]]> By: David Wilkinson http://natewhitehill.com/why-are-you-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-76 David Wilkinson Fri, 09 Feb 2007 11:36:14 +0000 http://natewhitehill.com/2007/02/09/why-are-you-blogging/#comment-76 Why do I blog? I get pleasure out of it. I make friends from it. I even met... (Shock horror!) NATE! ;) Why do I blog? I get pleasure out of it. I make friends from it. I even met… (Shock horror!) NATE!

;)

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