Comments on: Is there a Long Tail of Blogging Dollars? http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/ Reviews and opinions about consumer technology, gadgets, Websites, new media, services, and more. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:25:58 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Out of the Box » Blog Archive » Happy Birthday, Out of the Box http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-131711 Out of the Box » Blog Archive » Happy Birthday, Out of the Box Sat, 17 Mar 2007 20:20:04 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/#comment-131711 [...] So, what will the second year bring? A redesign? (I hope at some point.) Funnier tag line? Burnt feeds? Futile ads? Guest bloggers? Podcasts? A companion blog? Pimping out with every blotchke covered by TechCrunch? Acquisiiton by Federated Media? Late presidential bid on a national free Wi-Fi platform? My being mistaken for some other Ross? Who can say? [...] [...] So, what will the second year bring? A redesign? (I hope at some point.) Funnier tag line? Burnt feeds? Futile ads? Guest bloggers? Podcasts? A companion blog? Pimping out with every blotchke covered by TechCrunch? Acquisiiton by Federated Media? Late presidential bid on a national free Wi-Fi platform? My being mistaken for some other Ross? Who can say? [...]

]]> By: HMTKSteve http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-119700 HMTKSteve Thu, 08 Feb 2007 19:46:19 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/#comment-119700 I'm begining to think that some people might be confusing review sites with blogs. Review sites tend to favor afilliate deals and make more money on a CPA model than most bloggers do with a CPC model. I’m begining to think that some people might be confusing review sites with blogs.

Review sites tend to favor afilliate deals and make more money on a CPA model than most bloggers do with a CPC model.

]]> By: Ricky Cadden http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-118976 Ricky Cadden Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:24:41 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/#comment-118976 Very interesting article. I've recently started my blog, I launched around Thanksgiving. I'd previously read Business 2.0's article on blogging, and thought, wow, there's people who make MILLIONS doing this. But that's not the real reason, and I would submit not the reason that most people start their blogs. I think we have these outlets for one of several reasons: 1. To have a voice. I've been active on HowardForums for three years, and have amassed a reputation in some of those sub-forums, but I wanted to have a voice other than a forum posting. 2. To make contacts - again, there's only so much you can do in a forum community. I've only blogged for 3 months and yet I've made contacts with people I normally wouldn't have 3. To give back to the community - online it's a community thinktank, and by commenting on others' blogs and writing posts in response to other's posts, it enriches the community. So like you mentioned, I'd classify blogging as more of a "priceless" pasttime, rather than an income generator. I certainly haven't quit my day-job. Very interesting article. I’ve recently started my blog, I launched around Thanksgiving. I’d previously read Business 2.0’s article on blogging, and thought, wow, there’s people who make MILLIONS doing this. But that’s not the real reason, and I would submit not the reason that most people start their blogs. I think we have these outlets for one of several reasons:

1. To have a voice. I’ve been active on HowardForums for three years, and have amassed a reputation in some of those sub-forums, but I wanted to have a voice other than a forum posting.

2. To make contacts – again, there’s only so much you can do in a forum community. I’ve only blogged for 3 months and yet I’ve made contacts with people I normally wouldn’t have

3. To give back to the community – online it’s a community thinktank, and by commenting on others’ blogs and writing posts in response to other’s posts, it enriches the community.

So like you mentioned, I’d classify blogging as more of a “priceless” pasttime, rather than an income generator. I certainly haven’t quit my day-job.

]]> By: BlogKits Performance Marketing Network Blog » Nobody Cares About The Long Tail Of Blogging, Should They? http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-118973 BlogKits Performance Marketing Network Blog » Nobody Cares About The Long Tail Of Blogging, Should They? Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:14:01 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/#comment-118973 [...] Good piece here. The text ad above is a BlogKits Blog Entry Ad Sample. Refresh page to see new ad. [...] [...] Good piece here. The text ad above is a BlogKits Blog Entry Ad Sample. Refresh page to see new ad. [...]

]]> By: tivoboy http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/comment-page-1/#comment-118971 tivoboy Mon, 05 Feb 2007 16:02:38 +0000 http://www.livedigitally.com/2007/02/05/is-there-a-long-tail-of-blogging-dollars/#comment-118971 Welcome back! I caught this article this AM as well, found it par for the course of the analysis that has been focussing on the blog industry over the past six months. I wouldn't say, however, that the think part of the distribution falls to spammers and squaters, there are of course the techcrunch's of the world that draw in some serious $$ Welcome back!
I caught this article this AM as well, found it par for the course of the analysis that has been focussing on the blog industry over the past six months. I wouldn’t say, however, that the think part of the distribution falls to spammers and squaters, there are of course the techcrunch’s of the world that draw in some serious $$

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