See How Much Money I Made, It’s That Time Again

Written by: Don Miller

Posted on December 26, 2007 
Filed Under Starting your Online Business

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Thanksgiving and Christmas are behind us and all we have to safely negotiate is New Years. Shortly thereafter the blogosphere will be inundated with post about how much the various make money blogs earned during the month of December. Some will claim they experienced a holiday rush and sales records were set. Others will suggest the December lull was the result of a technical difficulty with their site, but somehow they managed to save the month in the last week by installing some fancy widget that boosted traffic and thus profit, and may suggest you do the same. Coming from a traditional business background where profits and bottom lines were closely guarded secrets, I am amazed. Why do blog owners post this kind of information as a matter of public record? Can you believe them? Mr Ripley made it famous to believe it or not. The short answer to that question is NO, you cant believe them.

The truth is they don’t care if everyone believes them. Much the way a fisherman cast his net they really only need a few to take the bait and that really what profit reports are all about. Why do state lotteries all around the country post Jackpot totals on billboards; because it sells tickets. It’s the lure of easy money. I actually know a man who refers to his paying customers as fish. He tells me over and over “Don, I only need a few fish per month” This quote actually came from one of the big blogs, “By doing this to all the big fish you are trying to reach, you will gain some decent accounts” Now I ask you, how does that make you feel right now? It makes me feel as if I have to navigate my way around a carnival barker. I‘ll go out on limb and say most will report profits greater than the windfalls they had the month before. Even the smaller blogs follow this method, but be sure they will change their lures. Fishermen have to change lures and so do make money online blogs. So let the trash talking begin, I can’t wait to see this months bait. People it would appear we have a decision to make, we can follow or get out of the way.

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  1. bloggingzoom.com on December 26th, 2007 12:55 pm

    See How Much Money I Made, It’s That Time Again…

    Its that time gain when blogs and bloggers will tell anyone who will listen how much money they made. It really does not have to be the truth. You do not have to believe it , that is not the motive. So why do they do it? Perhaps they just want to boas…

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